Chapter 661: Spring in Obai
When the king of Joseon, Imjo, concentrated all the financial and material resources of Joseon to form the new Korean army.
Far away in the territory of the Houjin Kingdom, Ao Bai, the first warrior of the Houjin Dynasty, was reporting to Huang Taiji the specific reasons for the failure of the operation with a solemn face.
When Huang Taiji heard that North Korea, which had always been bullied by himself, had actually formed a firearms unit specifically for cavalry with the help of the Tiger and Leopard Army, his facial expression, which was still calm just now, became solemn at this moment.
At this time, Huang Taiji's thoughts were the same as those of Ao Bai at the beginning.
In addition to being shocked, the first thing that came to mind was the great danger that this firearms unit might bring to Houjin after it was formed......
Just when Ao Bai looked at Huang Taiji with a face full of emptiness, thinking that Huang Taiji must be angry because of his defeat, and didn't know what to say, Huang Taiji's voice suddenly reached Ao Bai's ears.
What made Ao Bai feel excited and glad was that Huang Taiji's next words not only did not show the slightest anger and dissatisfaction, but were full of relief......
"General Ao, you did a good job...... Although they failed to eliminate this tiger and leopard army on the battlefield. However, being able to immediately think of destroying the Haw Par Army and preventing the DPRK from forming a firearms unit after understanding the purpose of the Haw Par Army's garrison in Korea is enough to prove that you Ao Bai is not only the first warrior of our Houjin, but also a brave and resourceful general of our Houjin......"
"Especially when you know that you are not defeated by the Tiger and Leopard Army, you took the initiative to give up your supplies and war horses, led the remnants to withdraw to Houjin, and saved the limited troops under your command, which further proves your courage and resourcefulness......"
As a former nomad, the fierce general of the post-Jin. It can definitely be said that it is a big handful.
But. This is just talking about the fierce generals. There is no bravery, but there is no strategy.
For such a person, no matter how strong his ability is, he can only serve as a low-level officer in the army, attacking and killing the enemy on the battlefield.
As for the so-called good generals in Huang Taiji's heart, they can be described by a few words.
And this leads to why Huang Taiji, as the Great Khan, attaches so much importance to the Han people who are inferior in the Later Jin.
In the absence of enough good generals. Huang Taiji had to let some fierce generals come out to command the troops. In order to avoid the fact that these fierce generals will not be able to command the battle, they can only select some very strategic Han people and serve as military advisors for these fierce generals.
Therefore, when Huang Taiji saw that some of the first warriors of Houjin called Ao Bai, not only brave, but also strategic, and had a view of the overall situation.
The unhappiness brought to me by the death of more than 1,000 soldiers in my heart will disappear immediately......
As an overlord of troubled times, Huang Taiji knows very well. Talent is important to Houjin.
Just before Ao Bai reacted from the surprise that Huang Taiji brought to him, Huang Taiji's voice. Again to his ears......
"General Ao, since you have clearly seen the great threat that North Korea may pose to our Houjin after the formation of a firearms unit...... So, what do you think I should do to remove this threat......
Regarding this question, which he had already thought about on the road, Ao Bai answered without thinking about it......
"Great Khan, the minions think that we should immediately send troops to North Korea to prevent North Korea from forming a firearms unit......"
"Tell me about the specific reason why you did this...... Huang Taiji asked in a deep voice......
"There are two reasons...... After a short period of thought, Ao Bai replied in a firm tone......
"First, after the Haw Par Army imposes an economic blockade on our Houjin, with the strong military strength of the Haw Par Army, all the border passes south of our Houjin will be completely blocked by the Houjin...... Coupled with the fact that the north and west sides are blocked by mountains and cold, the only way we can communicate with the outside world is North Korea in the east...... Therefore, no matter what, we must not allow North Korea to threaten us in the east and completely trap our Houjin outside the Guan......
"Second, North Korea has just experienced war, and even with the help of the Haw Par Army garrison, the overall strength is very weak. Therefore, only by launching a full-scale attack on North Korea now can we take the ...... North Korea at the lowest cost" "Of course, in the process of sending troops to North Korea, we can also obtain all kinds of materials and ...... necessary for Houjin from North Korea"
"Among them, the most important is sea salt. Take North Korea, and Kim will have the coast after me. With the coast, I Houjin can cook salt myself. At that time, the salt shortage faced by our Houjin will be completely lifted......"
"Not only that, but after taking south Korea and owning the coastline, we will also get an unprecedented advantage of having access to the sea and trading with the Portuguese, from whom we can buy muskets and artillery ...... that are more powerful in the crisis."
After Ao Bai finished speaking, Huang Taiji fell directly into Chen Si.
After thinking about it for a while, he affirmed loudly: "Yes, General Ao, you have analyzed very well and very thoroughly...... Now it seems that for the sake of the future of Houjin, this soldier, I Houjin must come out ......"
Thinking of this, Huang Taiji's eyes quickly shot out two rays of fine light.
Staring at Ao Bai, he continued to ask......
"General Ao, if Ben Khan tells you that the battle of sending troops to Korea will be under your command...... Do you think that we need to mobilize how many iron horses will Kim need to take down the ...... of South Korea?"
Hearing the news, Ao Bai's first reaction was that he was going to be developed.
However, under the gaze of Huang Taiji's clever eyes, he still covered up the surprise that suddenly appeared in his heart for the first time.
Then, he met Huang Taiji's gaze and replied: "Great Khan, since the Tiger and Leopard Army has been stationed in North Korea and helped North Korea to form a firearms unit. Then, at this time, North Korea must have been controlled by the tiger and leopard military ......"
"Under such circumstances, if we want to take North Korea, we must be able to be very fast, and before the Haw Par Army reacts, take South Korea without giving the Haw Par Army any chance to react......
"In this way, we can only dispatch cavalry that can carry out long-distance running operations......"
"If North Korea does not garrison the Tiger and Leopard Army, with the remaining 20,000 remnants of North Korea, the minions only need 5,000 iron cavalry to eat him and take the whole of South Korea...... However, with the addition of hundreds of Tiger and Leopard Army garrisons, there was no way for the minions to take the whole of South Korea with 5,000 iron cavalry...... However, as long as the minions are given two more thousand iron horses, the minions will have the confidence to take him down in the shortest time and at the lowest cost......"
At this time, Huang Taiji spoke: "My Houjin's current strength is not as good as before...... However, 7,000 iron horsemen can still be taken out. Therefore, Ben Khan decided to give you 7,000 iron cavalry and send troops to Korea......"
"In addition, after hard work, I have successfully created a grenade equipped by the Haw Par Army...... Due to the limitations of pig iron and gunpowder, 3,000 have been built now. This time he sent troops to North Korea, and General Ao also brought these 3,000 grenades with him to try the power of these grenades......" (to be continued......