Chapter 1389
Cui Wenxiu fell into deep thought. The chain reaction has not yet been passed on to the Indian-German war situation, but I believe that the Luzons will be busy in the future. How many troops will the Luzons maintain on the land of South India and Germany will be observed before conclusions can be drawn. However, Cui Wenxiu believes that Frederick and Kruff will not be able to maintain such a large number of troops in South India and Germany. It is already an extreme number to maintain about 200,000 troops.
Two hundred thousand troops sounded like a lot, but it would be difficult to maintain the current unstable South Indian Germans. Once the negotiations with Hansen Alliance were implemented, the infantry could be freed up to about 200,000, plus two Ranger regiments, and four Ranger regiments formed by Luo Beiren. The troops could be completely fought a full-scale war, not to mention that His Majesty also sent the Tiger Guard Corps and the Eleventh Corps here in his letter. The total number of troops he could control would exceed 800,000, which would account for almost half of the total military force of the empire. This is undoubtedly an honor for a general who commands troops outside, and is enough to prove the degree of trust His Majesty the Emperor has in his letter.
But Cui Wenxiu didn't think so. Commanding such a huge army is not easy, especially since the troops sent are mostly the original second-line troops. For example, the four Rangers of Luobei people were recruited from the nomadic tribes of Dongtengli County. They were not entirely transferred from the original Rangers of Luobei people's headquarters. Most of them were novices on the road and needed to be tempered. The predecessor of the Tiger Guards was the Tanghe Empire Imperial Guards Corps. Although this army has not yet transformed into a master's army and a playboy army, its combat effectiveness has long been eliminated after a long period of comfortable life.
The division of Huangfu Tian was still in a very strong position. The other divisions, Huangfu Tiancheng, had to admit that his combat effectiveness still needed to be improved. The Eleventh Army should be said to be worth mentioning in terms of military composition. After all, they are all composed of veterans who are used to fighting, but this has also become a burden. It is even more difficult to combine the elite troops selected from the surrendered army into a group, which is even more difficult than training a new army, especially the requirements for middle and senior officers. A group of officers who are difficult to convince the public will never be able to train this army into a real hero. The newly appointed Mulige may face such a problem.
In this case, Cui Wenxiu even doubted whether His Majesty the Emperor had made such arrangements to push these troops onto the battlefield of Indian and German. On the one hand, it was to train troops and reduce the financial pressure of the empire. The annual consumption of these 800,000 troops was an astronomical figure. No matter how rich the Indian and German kingdom was, it would be necessary to plan well if it was to take on this expense. The various divisions of the Indian and German kingdom had not yet legitimately joined the empire. If they were willing to pay such a huge expense for the imperial army, they would have to spend some time.
Cui Wenxiu doesn't like the taste of Indian De'an black tea very much, but its rich taste can make people keep a clear mind for a long time. During working hours, Cui Wenxiu prefers to taste this kind of black tea with heavy flavor, and it is more suitable for the empire's famous green tea in her spare time.
The Luzonian crisis is coming, not just on the Indian-German battlefield. It is estimated that Frederick should have some plans for the East Luzon issue, but he probably did not expect the Pasha people to reconcile with the Peninsula so quickly. In this way, the Luzonians were afraid that they would solve the East Luzon issue after stabilizing the situation in Comini and South India and Germany, and that the Luzonian idea would only delay indefinitely. I hope that the guy Gillette can seize this opportunity. Maybe he should appropriately increase his military investment in the East Luzon and Pamirs, so that he might create better conditions for the upcoming South India and Germany battle.
Gillet stood proudly on the top of the city, looking down at the busy people like ants on this land. Although it is still quite far from the formation of a city, it is enough to witness a brand new city appearing under his feet. This sense of pride is enough to show off to future generations in the future.
The road construction from Liushantai to here occupies too much labor, which makes Gillette very regretful. The construction speed of this soon-to-be-Luzon city has slowed down a lot, but this is also necessary. Poor roads will seriously restrict all projects in the later stage. Gillette is still clear about this, but this affects the construction of this new city, but it still makes Gillette sigh.
The lack of sufficient labor has become the biggest problem for Pei Yuanfeng, a senior aide to the Gillette and the Governor's Office of the Northern Luzon, who was sent by Kong Yunzhen here to be responsible for the construction of the Kuiyang Mansion. The news from Beiyuan County and Yanyun County, was reported to be quite smooth in the north of the empire. It is said that a large amount of wasteland can be provided with fertile land. The attractiveness of landless farmers is greater than their dear feelings for their hometown. It is said that more than 100,000 farmers have registered at the immigration recruitment points in the two counties and began to move to Northern Luzon in an organized manner. However, there is a process after all, these immigrants cannot reach here in a short period of time, and they cannot become the labor force that Gillette and Pei Yuanfeng long for. They have to continue waiting.
Gillette is not a government official, he is more concerned about the construction of this city. The Luzons will not always turn a blind eye to the East Luzon. Now they have to take a defensive due to their limited power. However, once the situation of Comini and South Indian Germans stabilizes, the Luzon army will continue to advance eastward. If they do not have a stable and solid rear base, they will inevitably be quite passive. To build a reliable large rear base, urban fortresses are essential, which is why he is even more anxious than Pei Yuanfeng.
Gillette was not limited to the initial constraints. The Luzons were obviously unable to respond to their expansion offensives, especially after their harassment was completely defeated by themselves, their commanders adopted a more conservative countermeasure. In addition to operating within fifty miles of Manlon, the army almost never wanted to take another step outside, even when Gillette was deliberately showing weakness, which made Gillette very regretful. Supported by the desire for expansion, he had quietly moved the location of Kuiyang Mansion City south for more than ten miles. The location here is more suitable, surrounded by mountains and rivers, a stream passes by the city, and the location of the dam between hills is also more suitable for urban construction. From here, you can overlook the important town of Sanbarong in southeastern Luzon, and the two places are only 160 miles apart.
When news of the defeat in the southwest of the Empire came from the diary, Gillette also realized his opportunity. The Luzons would be more restrained by their nemesis, Pasha, to the south. Then their steps seemed to have taken a bigger step and laid a thicker position in the future. Especially when Cui Wenxiu's idea of ending the Battle of West India and Germany was introduced to the commanders of various sub-districts in the war zone, Gillette deepened his thoughts. If the Luzons were unwilling to withdraw from South India and Germany, they could make them pay a greater price in this area.
Pei Yuanfeng did not think as much as the Gillette next to him. As the founder sent by the Governor, he also knew that if he did a good job, he might be waiting for him in the next step of the city guarding of Kuiyang Mansion. Now all this seems to have gradually become a reality with his own efforts day and night. In name, he is a senior aide of the Governor's Mansion, but the imperial official system does not clearly specify the name of senior aide, but is called a government counselor. This can only be regarded as an ordinary official in the local government system, and even the directors of the deployment level at the government level. At least this level of official has been registered.
Pei Yuanfeng hoped that this opportunity would become the cornerstone of his career to take off. All of this depends on his performance. So while trying his best to maintain a good relationship with the garrison, he was also actively planning how to make this land become as prosperous as other prefectures as possible. He had already launched all the relationships that could be used to attract merchants to invest in East Luzon, urging surveying and mapping officials to measure and plan the arable wasteland as soon as possible, waiting for the immigrants to start production as soon as possible; the road project from Liushantai to Fucheng was his lifeblood. He spent almost half of his time sleeping on the construction site of this road. Even officials at all levels below had to admit that this style of construction and supervision with a bad appearance was something they had never seen before.
The measurement and mapping of large areas of barren mountains are also in an orderly manner. What excited Pei Yuanfeng was that under his own strong encouragement and invitation, several large planters in Vito's mansion have begun to show their interest in this area. Tea Mountain and Jiao Garden are the beautiful prospects in Pei Yuanfeng's outline. The soil and climate here are undoubtedly the best places for these two economic crops to grow, and the only thing they lack is labor and investment. When immigration comes, this place will become a new hot land for business development. Pei Yuanfeng firmly believes in it.
Chapter completed!