Chapter 147, Relief Strategy for the Liaodong Theater (Part 1)
When Shengjing of the Qing Dynasty moaned and groaned through its last day in history amidst the tragic blood and fire, other major cities in the Liao region outside Shanhaiguan, such as Liaoyang, Jinzhou, Guangning and Jurchen The city of Duhetuala and others also suffered the same fate one after another.
——The sudden appearance of the [Random Gate] in the city and the rapid influx of armed forces; the sniper killing of the enemy leaders and the decapitation tactics of seizing the government offices first; after paralyzing the enemy's command system, there is blood and fire. Cruel sweep... The entire battle process was like flowing clouds and water, completed in one go. No city in the entire Liao region could sustain such a series of critical attacks for more than half a day.
In particular, the standing armies in this land are basically fighting on the distant battlefields of the Central Plains, and the number of troops stationed in Liao is extremely empty.
Among them, the army that attacked Shengjing, the old capital of the Jurchen Eight Banners, were mainly Han people from Liaodong recruited before the Vladivostok Crossing Group. This time, they could just satisfy their desire for revenge; while the army that attacked Liaoyang and Guangning were the Han people from Hainan Island who had crossed over. For the Han troops of the group, because there were many Han coat servants and very few bannermen in these two cities, it was necessary to maintain strict military discipline.
As for the city of Hetuala where Nurhaci and the Jurchen Eight Banners made their fortune, for some unexplainable plan, Huangshi dispatched a group of African black uncles with the worst military discipline and armed prisoners from various major punishment camps - because now they are everywhere To use troops, the manpower of each crossing group is very tight, so So they had to pinch their noses and recruit soldiers from prison. All criminals who were willing to join the army would be exempted on the spot, incorporated into the newly established punishment camp, and sent to the most cruel battlefield... As a result, this gang of scum who were armed to the teeth could not leave. Another humanitarian disaster was accidentally created in the city of Hetuala.
According to subsequent statistical reports, at least 60% of the young women of all ethnic groups in Hetuala City were violated by the attacking troops at that time, and there were many horrific murders among them. For example, a royal princess who returned to her hometown to visit her relatives received special attention because of her noble status. She was lined up to be raped to death by dozens of "big and good" gangsters... As for the various incidents that were created afterwards. There are too many mixed-race and illegitimate children to count. The entire city was burned to the ground, and even the graves of the Eight Banners nobles were dug up and their bones were scattered everywhere.
In fact, General Huangshi originally only invested more than 1,500 people on the battlefield of Hetuala City. It stands to reason that it would not cause such serious damage. But the problem is that the local Han slaves who seemed to have been taught a lesson in ignorance quickly awakened their violent tendencies after they were liberated, entered the role of avengers, and soon became the main force in vandalism, smashing and looting. In the chaos It exerted amazing destructive capabilities.
However, Huang Shi was used to seeing all kinds of human tragedies in the Ming Dynasty over the years, so he didn't feel guilty about this. Anyway, there have been many such things since ancient times. At least his troops did not regard those female prisoners as "two-legged sheep" "If you cook it into broth and drink it, it's considered more ethical.
What's more, didn't those experts in later generations say so? The invasion of foreign nations is a blessing for the Chinese nation, because it promotes national integration and makes our motherland family more prosperous. Even from a genetic point of view, adding some fresh blood is beneficial to genetic optimization. And during the Qing Dynasty's rule, the Manchus and Han people deliberately did not intermarry, which was simply dividing ethnic relations, and it was really too backward. Therefore, such a large-scale rape campaign is also uniquely progressive and revolutionary. Although it seems a bit rough and painful in the short term, it is not without benefits in the long run. With the exchange of bodily fluids, aren't the barriers between various ethnic groups broken down?
Finally, the troops responsible for attacking Jinzhou, the base camp of the Guanning Army and the general settlement in western Liaoning, were Huangshi's direct troops, the Funing Army. Unlike other attack targets, the Funing Army will still be bordering the Qing Army's control area after occupying Jinzhou. In addition to eliminating the remaining enemies and restoring public order, it is also necessary to guard against counterattacks by the Qing army on the front line of Shanhaiguan... because the Allies have no intention of entering Shanhaiguan.
Looking at the newly revised strategic confrontation situation on the Liaodong military map displayed on the tablet screen, Huang Shi couldn't help but sigh melancholy. To put it bluntly, with the powerful firepower of modern military equipment and the global real-time logistical support provided through [Shuimen], it is not difficult for him to capture Beijing, sit in the Golden Palace, or even sweep across the Central Plains.
But the problem is that it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to sit on it. Just like the US military in the 21st century can easily conquer the entire territory of Iraq, but cannot digest this land with different customs and establish a stable rule in the Middle East. The Ming Empire was so huge that a small body like Hua Meng couldn't digest it in one go. Even with four to five hundred years of technological progress, it still couldn't be done.
It should be noted that things like rule and "education" ultimately depend on people. Of course, judging from the map, the current territory of the Chinese League is unprecedentedly vast, spanning North America, South America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. The total area is several times the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but in terms of population, this "big country" "But there are serious flaws - even including "naturalized people" and vassal indigenous people, when the Chinese League was established, its total population was only about three million. Compared with the hundreds of millions of people throughout the Ming Dynasty, it is nothing to describe it as "swallowing an elephant with a snake"!
——From a territorial point of view, the current Chinese League is already at the level of a world hegemon. But in terms of population, it is still an outright small country.
Therefore, limited to the scale of human resources, no matter how much black technology is added, any expansion actions of Huameng must be restrained.
For example, right now, the Lingao Crossing Group has almost exhausted all its efforts just to digest the new territory of Guangdong, from gang wars to intelligence fronts, from class issues to ethnic minority issues, and even religious conflicts. All kinds of chaos hindered their efforts. Therefore, the Zhejiang side can no longer even send out rural work teams, because it is impossible to find so many politically qualified and capable cadre candidates... As a result, all fronts in the Zhejiang battlefield have to start to shrink, and many of the once-occupied cadres have County towns, villages and towns are now abandoned again.
In the same way, the scope of the Chinese League's Liaodong strategy at this stage is limited to the east of Shanhaiguan. Otherwise, it will exceed the maximum digestion capacity of the Vladivostok Crossing Group, which will be overstretched. By then, many will be defeated due to the inability to control it. The land that came down can only be spit back.
Of course, the Chinese League can also forcibly relocate the population as long as they don't want the land, and use it to develop the wild and fertile lands in America, Australia, and Africa. However, this approach also has its limits. Although the current territory of the Chinese League is vast enough to accommodate the collective relocation of all the subjects of the Ming Empire, the cheating black technology prop of [Random Gate] also reduces the cost of conducting a large-scale migration across continents and thousands of miles. The success was reduced to a negligible level, and it seemed that human resources could be endlessly absorbed from the Ming Empire to build new worlds.
But the problem is, just as a pile of building materials does not equal a house, a wilderness and a group of homeless people do not make a country.
To develop any piece of wasteland into a farm, any mine into a mining field, or any bay into a port requires people to devote countless time, energy and sweat. It also takes a certain amount of time for a group of immigrants to adapt to their new homeland and develop a sense of identity with their new country. No matter how advanced the future black technology is, it can only shorten this process rather than eliminate it.
In just one year, in addition to Australia, which is temporarily used as a "reservation land for future people", the various colonial strongholds established by travelers in North America, South America and South Africa have absorbed approximately 1.5 million immigrants from mainland China. Even more than their original total population of the country!
Even with the crazy cheating of various black technologies, all the food, tools and materials needed for immigration are available. But just giving so many new immigrants at one go, arranging work, food and accommodation one by one, publicizing and educating them on their sense of identity with their country, and dealing with various criminal conflicts that broke out during the period has seriously overdrafted the bureaucracy of each union republic. The overall management ability is really incapable of saving more people in the homeland from the fire... Fortunately, the ancient Chinese did not have too many dietary and religious taboos, otherwise the troubles caused would be even more.
But even so, several riots broke out in the resettlement sites of the Chinese American Republic, the East Coast Republic, and the Republic of South Africa this year. The causes were either ambitious cultists mixed in among the immigrants, or former bandits. The leaders or the settled Jin gentry were collaborating to cause chaos, and some of them even made a big fuss. In the end, cavalry and artillery had to be dispatched to suppress it...
It can be seen that although each of the union republics still has infinite vast wastelands and inexhaustible food and materials, due to shortcomings in organizational management capabilities, at least in a short period of time, the Americas and Africa will not be able to absorb Chinese immigrants. abilities have reached their limits. If you ignore your own appetite and continue to eat haese before digestion is completed, you will run the risk of bursting your intestines alive.
What's more, in the previous series of joint operations of the Chinese League, China, the East Coast and South Africa gained millions of people, while the Lingao Group swallowed up the entire province of Guangdong and half of Zhejiang, all of which were full of food. Oil, only the Vladivostok Crossing Group has basically nothing to gain. Therefore, even if it is just for balancing the interests of the factions, this time it is necessary to swallow up all the people and land in Liaodong, so as to expand the basic base of Vladivostok.
However, it is not easy to gain a foothold in Liaodong. Although military victory is easy to achieve, the restoration of social order is very troublesome. First of all, the rescued Liao people must be centrally managed, and roads, docks, mines, and farms should be built as soon as possible in the Liao River Basin... This is a task that will test the organizational and management capabilities of the Vladivostok Crossing Group.
According to Huangshi's experience in hosting and resettling Liao people in Changsheng Island in the past, although these Liao people living in the "occupied areas" are all miserable people, not only their families were destroyed by the Tatars, but they also had to work from dawn to dusk for the Tatars. Suffered countless hardships. But you must not let them act unscrupulously just because you sympathize with their plight - you must know that if human nature is suppressed to a certain extent, the psychology will become distorted, and it is easy to go to extremes in anything. Therefore, once these Han Baoyi, who have been oppressed for many years, break free from the shackles of suffering, they will instantly release the anger in their hearts for many years and do all kinds of crazy things to vent. As a result, they have become the most dangerous group of people, unable to bear the slightest control and unable to withstand the incitement of any thoughtful person. While they are fragile and sensitive, they also have an extreme and twisted side.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that all poor people are simple and honest. Sadly, not everyone who has experienced suffering knows how to cherish the hard-won peace and live a peaceful life. On the contrary, precisely because they have experienced the most tragic things and have nothing to worry about, once they break out, they will instantly release astonishing destructive power - this is how many crazy terrorists come to be!
In fact, during the mopping-up operations in Shengjing and other places, these "front-line enlisted" Han soldiers had already caused countless troubles. According to reports from frontline commanders, many of the stimulated slaves of the former Han Chinese did not listen to their orders at all. They only knew how to kill and set fire to destroy, and even repaid kindness on the spot and robbed Allied soldiers of their guns and baggage. The matter of supplies... was very messy.
In this regard, Huangshi had no better way except to resort to severe punishments and take people's heads to establish his authority. Anyway, in the subsequent collective labor, those lazy and cunning scoundrels will definitely be exposed one by one, and then filled into various mines and quarries.
In short, according to the aftermath policy of the Liaodong occupied area formulated by Huang Shi, the Han people in Liaodong cannot be suppressed blindly, but they cannot be indulged endlessly. This is not an era of humanitarianism. If you treat certain people too politely, you will only misunderstand the other party. If you are weak and can be bullied, you will Further kicking the nose and the face - although Confucians are not willing to admit that human nature is inherently evil, in the era of demons in the late Ming Dynasty, all kinds of ugly things such as repaying kindness with evil, repaying kindness with evil, picking up the bowl to eat, putting down the bowl and cursing one's mother, still think that they are superior to others. Scholars do the most!
Anyway, kindness and kindness alone cannot manage such a large land. As a conqueror of this white mountain and black water, although you have to hold candy in one hand, you also have to hold the handle of the knife tightly with the other hand. . It's best if you don't draw the knife, but at least let others know that you have a knife in your hand! In addition, there is a very thorny problem that is also placed in front of General Huangshi - after the Jurchen Eight Banners' power in Liaodong is eliminated and a preliminary ruling order is established over this land, how can we satisfy the needs of the people of Liaodong? Ration supply?
You know, during the previous Tianqi years, when he was still training troops on Changsheng Island in Liaodong, he had never been able to solve this problem...