It was generally believed that the rise of Europe was related to the continuous wars after the Renaissance. Europe fought against Turkey, and European countries fought against each other. The cruel war made society have a huge demand for technological progress. Engels said that once society had a demand, it could promote the progress of science and technology more than ten universities. Therefore, European war technology began to advance by leaps and bounds.
Regardless of whether it was war equipment or understanding of war, facing the Goryeo army that had never actively or passively participated in the cruel competition, the Xiang army that was able to survive until now despite repeated defeats in China's civil war had an overwhelming advantage. Especially in hand-to-hand combat, the Korean army was not as good as the Manchu Qing army. More than a thousand Korean troops west of the Yalu River were wiped out by the Xiang Army in less than an hour.
The Xiang Army wiped out the Korean army west of the Yalu River like wolves and tigers. Then they seized the Korean army's ships and began to cross the river. When the Korean army east of the Yalu River saw this situation, they immediately began to flee. This time, they came with a total of more than 3,000 people. This scale of troops was already a relatively high proportion for the more than 10 million Korean population. When the Manchu Qing had a population of 500 million, the army was only 900,000. Even if there was an army of one million, it was only 1/500. In just one attack, Korea had used an army of two ten-thousandth of the country's population, or one thousandth of the country's army.
Such a number of troops was by no means ordinary for an agricultural country. There was a difference of ten times between one thousandth and one hundredth of the country's army, but the millions of Manchu Qing's army had disappeared. What's more, the Manchu Qing army was seriously short of money. The number of their troops could be maintained at one thousandth, which was 500,000, which was already a great number.
This was the comment of the Liberation Army after the battle of the Yalu River. Hu Chenghe couldn't help but say, "When we fought the Xiang Army, we only wanted to kill the Xiang Army. But when I heard that the Xiang Army won against Korea, I felt a little happy."
Obviously, Hu Chenghe was not the only one who had such a thought. Many people felt a little sad. However, the Xiang Army had always been the enemy of the Liberation Army. It didn't feel right to praise the Xiang Army like this. Vézé has no comment on this. This kind of distant and distant attitude is human nature. Even if the Xiang Army is the lackey of the Manchu Qing, they are still Han people. No matter how you look at it, it is not a bad thing for the Han to win the war.
Seeing that everyone had the same idea, Hu Chenghe continued, "The Koreans were thinking of taking advantage of the situation, but now it seems that they are completely wrong. I don't know if they will choose the right person to follow."
This was a problem. Would Goryeo surrender to the Manchu Qing again? If Korea surrendered to Manchu Qing, how would the Liberation Army deal with Korea? These were all very big problems. Everyone discussed this matter, and there were all kinds of opinions. Vézé, on the other hand, was deep in thought. If the Xiang Army attacked Goryeo, the situation in Northeast Asia would change a lot. At this time, the main strength of the Liberation Army was used to deal with the challenge of the British. The top priority was to build up the internal strength. The navy relied on accumulation, and what China lacked was industrial accumulation.
However, Vézé could not help but have an impulse at this time. If the surrounding situation was a little more chaotic, would the Liberation Army progress faster under the pressure? Even the surviving Xiang Army could suppress Goryeo with 20,000 people. Although the navy was definitely no match for the Japanese navy, the Xiang Army had a good chance of winning if they fought with the Japanese army.
"Commander-in-chief, what should we do next?" Hu Chenghe asked Vézé.
"It is impossible to fight in the north without cavalry. Changshan's Zhao Zilong was the cavalry commander under Gongsun Zan. After Gongsun Zan was destroyed, Zhao Yun defected to Liu Bei. Liu Bei's army received cavalry, and the combination of troops was completed. "Vézé was a little absent-minded, so he could not help but quote the classics when he spoke.
"Isn't it better to raise horses in Mongolia?" Hu Chenghe ignored Vézé's quotations and asked the core of the matter.
"Hehe! Manchu Qing has no awareness of sustainable development. The situation in Hebei and Mongolia is very bad, "Vézé said.
In this era, no country had any awareness of sustainable development, and the situation in China was very serious. It was a very real problem. There were seven things to do: daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Firewood was the first priority. Guangdong had already begun to close the mountains for afforestation. The main reason for this was not because the revolution was completed, but because the supply of anthracite, which was suitable for making honeycomb briquette, was guaranteed. The high-quality anthracite from the Hongji Coal Mine was the most suitable for making honeycomb briquette. Shipping was getting more convenient, and the scale of production was getting bigger. Guangdong's urbanization was also very fast. After a large number of people moved into the cities, the population of the mountainous areas plummeted, and the damage to nature immediately decreased.
However, there was no such foundation in Hebei. The place in Hebei that was rich in coal was actually Beijing, but in this era, it did not have the ability to use it on a large scale. According to the report from the northern military, the vegetation in the northern area, which was originally thought to be suitable for horses, was severely damaged. When the wind blew, yellow dust billowed, and sand filled the sky. This kind of godforsaken place was not suitable for large-scale breeding of horses.
This was completely different from what Vézé had imagined. He had thought that he had returned to the "beautiful old era," where all he needed to do was develop as much as he wanted and pollute the environment. He did not expect that in returning to the old era, he would have to bear the burden of environmental damage that was even more serious than in the 21st century.
Vézé lamented in his heart, "What the f * ck is this!"
However, at this time, Vézé felt that he understood something else. He understood why China's pace of industrialization was so difficult. With a population of 500 million people in China, any results brought about by the development of productivity would become incomparably meager. If there was no strong central government to "concentrate on big things," then China's progress would be very limited.
Take Guangzhou, which was second to none in the Far East, for example. The city had become what it was now not because society had naturally developed to this level, but because the new government led by Vézé had forcefully pushed forward with foresight and power that surpassed the times. It was the same for Shanghai, which was developing rapidly. A modern city was rising from the ground. In any case, the so-called Linong culture and the situation of several generations living together would no longer be a tradition in Shanghai. The new generation of Shanghainese grew up in the reinforced concrete forest, which would be the unchanging foundation of Shanghai for the next hundred years.
"Then how does the commander-in-chief plan to reorganize the horse farm?" Hu Chenghe was only concerned about this now. The commander-in-chief of the army naturally had his own love for cavalry.
"I still want to go to the north to oversee things," Vézé said.
"I don't think it's appropriate. The north is still not clean yet. Commander-in-chief, you care about the world. With your habit of going everywhere, we really don't feel at ease. "Without waiting for others to speak, Lei Hu spoke up. Vézé's safety was the biggest hidden danger now. The north had only become the territory of the Liberation Army last year. The land that had been occupied for less than a year was almost no different from enemy territory to the current Liberation Army.
"Yes, the commander-in-chief still has to put everyone's interests first. As long as you are here, there will be no problem. "Hu Chenghe also spoke sincerely. At this time, what he needed most was to make himself believed by Vézé.
"Then I have to at least go to Kaifeng," Vézé said. In Nanjing, Vézé controlled the north. There were no northerners in the Liberation Army, and the temperament of the south was actually very different from that of the north. In particular, the land reform in the Huanghuai Plain in the north was related to the stability of the entire Central Plains and the north. If the land reform could be completed, everything would be fine. If there was a problem with the land reform, there would probably be no peace in the north.
"Commander-in-chief, there are as many things to do in the south as there are hairs on an ox. If you go to the north, what will happen to the Central? Will you go to the north with me? "Lei Hu asked. Vézé was in the Central, but now the south could not act on its own. It would either move the capital to Beijing or stay in Nanjing. If the Central stayed in Nanjing and Vézé went to the north, what would that mean?
Vézé did not answer immediately. He stood up and walked to the front of the map. "Now we must build shipyards in Tianjin, Tsingtao, and Lushun. There are too many things involved. I really don't feel at ease. "
"So many comrades are here. What is there to worry about?" Lei Hu asked. "If the commander-in-chief is worried about the British attacking, then you can't leave."
Some time ago, everyone had opposed Vézé going north, and now there was such a discussion. Vézé was annoyed and helpless.
While everyone was in a stalemate, the intelligence staff suddenly ran in and handed a secret document to Vézé. After Vézé read it, he was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but laugh.
The senior soldiers wanted to know what was written in the intelligence, but the discipline of confidentiality had been very strict recently. If Vézé didn't say, no one dared to ask.
Waving the paper in his hand, Vézé smiled and said, "Hong Xiuquan has died."
Everyone's eyes widened. Hong Xiuquan was 54 years old this year. Dying at this age was not premature. However, in the past few years, the Liberation Army had never really cared about Hong Xiuquan's situation. They didn't expect him to die so quietly. Everyone was shocked and didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy.
"I don't know what he will say when he sees the Heavenly Father that he killed the King Of The East," Ke Gongyu said with a sneer.
After hearing this, everyone suddenly burst into laughter. No one believed that Hong Xiuquan was the reincarnation of God's second son. Over the years, everyone had become more and more disgusted with Hong Xiuquan killing the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing. Moreover, after the recent internal reorganization, a large number of people had been executed for treason. If Vézé really wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of people he didn't like, he could naturally go on a killing spree. At the very least, he could appoint and dismiss a large number of people. Vézé didn't do that. He just restrained everyone with stricter discipline. Therefore, when Hong Xiuquan was mentioned, everyone thought of the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing.
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