From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1021

Zhou Yuan can be sure that his experience in his previous life has given him great help, but more importantly, his experience in recent years has made him grow a lot.

Especially from an all-round perspective, his vision and wisdom have made great progress in all aspects, such as how nations and countries should maintain competitiveness and how to formulate development strategies.

The Tsarist Empire is coming with great momentum. It has stockpiled so many troops in the eastern part of Siberia. This cannot be done in a day or two. It is just a long-term planning and accumulation.

Without strategic goals, where does the strategic deployment come from?

They may have thought of everything long ago-taking down the Jurchens, gaining a foothold, and building battleships in Lushunkou and Andong Port.

But the situation in Dajin has changed too fast. In recent years, it has fought north and south, miraculously solved internal and external troubles, and built its own battleships in the South China Sea.

Therefore, the strategic plan of the Tsarist Empire must be corrected.

Zhou Yuan will put himself in the perspective of Peter the Great. This country in the south is recovering at a miraculous speed and will inevitably be the biggest rival in the future.

As the other side's maritime power gradually matures, of course, third-party forces must be brought in to form a basic balance and seek development in the balance.

Western maritime powers now have a big appetite, and Dajin will be their ideal colony.

And their colonization happens to divide Dajin, which is absolutely optimistic for the future geopolitical situation.

So after multi-level and high-angle considerations, Zhou Yuan basically guessed the other side's intentions.

Of course, there are also places that the Tsarist Kingdom does not understand, that is, they still believe that Dajin is unlikely to send troops to help the Jurchens.

After all, after many years of feuds, Dajin hopes that the Jurchens will be in trouble.

Moreover, this feudal and ignorant country has not had time to open its eyes to the world, and should not be aware of such a far-reaching strategic problem.

"This may be the only good news for us."

Guan Lu sighed: "They didn't expect us to send troops to help the Eastern Tartar."

"They underestimated the lord."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "In fact, they also underestimated Huang Taiji."

"They would never have thought that Huang Taiji would make such an outrageous decision to surrender his entire clan when facing the wheel of the times."

"The stream flows into the river. It seems that the stream is gone, but the water is still there. The Jurchens found a way to survive."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan paused slightly and said: "Of course, they really didn't expect that I could see so far. Many reasons are indispensable."

"In any case, we have to fight."

Guan Lu said: "Then can we Have you given the order?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Li He is on his way to Shandong with 40,000 troops."

"He will join Wang Xiong's 60,000 Leiden troops and rush to Shenjing."

"Ji Shan will bring 60,000 Huguang troops to join Min Tianrui in Datong Town and go to Shenjing with the Northwest Army."

Guan Lu frowned and said, "How many people will come from the Northwest Army?"

Zhou Yuan said, "40,000 people."

"The Northwest Army suffered too much loss. Although it has recovered for more than a year, the number is not enough and the quality is not good. 40,000 is already the limit."

Guan Lu said, "My lord, don't forget Gansu Town."

Zhou Yuan's face became more serious, and he said in a deep voice, "The soldiers in Gansu Town cannot be moved, and I will let Xu Dasheng bring some new soldiers. Go over and strengthen the defense of Gansu Town. "

"We must guard against the Tatar Tumed, Turpan Khanate, and Yarkand Khanate."

Speaking of this, he frowned and said, "They are restraining each other, so nothing big will happen, but I am afraid that they will unify."

Guan Lu said, "After the fall of the Khoshut tribe, Yarkand has taken advantage of the competition with Turpan and completed the annexation of the Khoshut tribe. It is currently the most powerful force."

"But looking at the current situation, it is not easy for Yarkand to complete the unification, at least in a short period of time."

Zhou Yuan said, "That's good, and we will call back the troops. This time, there are twelve regiments in the Beijing Camp, four of which will be left to protect the capital, and the other eight regiments will all go out to fight."

"Xuan The prefecture has a special geographical location, so it also needs to send troops, 20,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry. "

"Jizhou and Shanhaiguan will also send troops. I have already informed Wu Dingzhong and they have made preparations."

"In addition to the necessary garrison forces, we can squeeze out 60,000 troops."

Guan Lu recorded while saying: "Li He led 40,000 troops in Zhejiang, Wang Xiong led 60,000 troops in Leiden, Ji Shan led 60,000 troops, Min Tianrui led 40,000 troops, 80,000 troops in the eight regiments of the Beijing camp, 50,000 in Xuanfu, and 60,000 in Shanhaiguan and Jizhou."

He looked up and said in amazement: "A total of 390,000 troops? This is really the strength of the country!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "To be precise, it is 280,000 troops, because 110,000 of them are newSoldiers, although they are rigorously trained, their combat effectiveness is still not up to par. They are responsible for the transportation of food and supplies. "

"However, Huang Taiji has 80,000 troops, so the combat force is estimated to reach more than 350,000. "

Guan Lu couldn't help but ask: "Where did Huang Taiji get so many people?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "This is the advantage of the hunting nation. As long as the situation is urgent and the policy is tightened, the source of soldiers will be sufficient. "

He stood up and sighed: "This is indeed the strength of the country. For this battle, I have invested tens of millions of taels of silver. Last year's taxes, including the 10 million taels of silver brought back from the sea by Chaozhou merchants. "

"In terms of logistics, I have already planned it, and Shanxi merchants have been helping us with transportation. "

"This battle can only be won!"

"Winning a powerful country and shocking the world, the Westerners may not dare to come. "

"But if we don't fight, or lose, they will definitely come! "

Guan Lu smiled and said, "Is this the challenge that a backward country will inevitably face?"

Zhou Yuan patted his shoulder and smiled, "You have improved a lot compared to before."

Guan Lu hurriedly said, "It's purely because of your talent."

Zhou Yuan said, "It's okay. You can be influenced by my talent, but you can never be influenced by my handsome face."

Guan Lu was stunned.

He put down the tea, shook his head and walked away.

Zhou Yuan said, "Where are you going?"

Guan Lu said, "Shenzhou, Shenque should move, I have made a lot of arrangements. Due to the different regions, our infiltration is very difficult, but at least in terms of the setting and planning of the marching route and the intelligence transmission route, Shenque must understand and understand it clearly."

Zhou Yuan said loudly, "Let Zhang Fei go with you. He has been ready for a long time."

Guan Lu waved his hand and said, "Zhang Fei? He set off the day before yesterday. "

He turned around, showing an ugly smile, and said: "My Lord, we will win, right?"

Zhou Yuan straightened his back and said solemnly: "We will win!"

Guan Lu laughed out loud and turned away.

Looking at his back, Zhou Yuan was stunned and couldn't calm down for a long time.

The Northern Expedition was extremely difficult.

But there are so many people working together...

This battle will win!