Yuan Yijing didn't know how to evaluate this matter.

He was surprised at first and incredible, but when he thought about it, he felt less surprised, and could only sigh deeply and helplessly.

However, his retainers were talking about this and found it very surprising.

Some retainers believed that those who surrendered to the Ming army after being captured and had to do business for the Ming army were bastards and should be sentenced to death to let them know that betrayal would not have a good end.

However, some retainers also believe that the Ming army's methods of winning people's hearts are very powerful. A mere temptation of food allowed so many locals to overcome language barriers and country barriers to serve them.

Only Musashi Bokebuchi, who has been a monk who has been following Genyosuke for a long time, believes that this matter is inevitable.

"People have to eat. In the past, I went up the mountain just to fill my stomach. Only then did I understand the way of loyalty and righteousness. Before I filled my stomach, I didn't understand these things. Perhaps those people were like me in the past, only knew how to fill my stomach and didn't know anything else. I think it's wrong to offend them in this situation."

When Yuan Yijing heard this, he sighed and nodded slowly.

"What Benkei said makes sense. Mingguo can actually allow the locals who transport logistics supplies to them to eat the same food and eat three meals a day. When it comes to us, only officials, powerful people and a few samurai can do it. Most people have a good meal at the same time.

You have either seen betrayal, or seen the importance of buying people's hearts, or filling your stomach, but what I have seen is the large amount of food that the strong national strength of the Ming Dynasty can provide. Without sufficient food supply, how could the Ming Dynasty let everyone who transports the logistics industry eat pancakes?"

When the retainers heard this, they were silent.

Yuan Yijing did not continue to stay here, but chose to return to Yindou quickly.

He rushed back to Yindouguo all the way, telling Yuan Lai Chao everything he had witnessed.

Genyosuke told him in detail why the Mino army failed and even how the entire Japanese army failed.

"The Ming army is a whole, and each army is like a person's arms or legs. There is no individual in their army, only a whole. One army is a person, the commander is the head, and other arms are the left hand, right hand, left leg, and right leg.

They commanded a large number of soldiers with command skills that I could not imagine, so that they could really clench their fists like a hand, and then attack us hard. They were like a tall giant, and with one punch, they could crush our army."

Yuan Yijing became enlightened and explained to his brother the huge gap in military thought between the two countries' armies.

The army should be a whole and should be used as a whole. Everyone is a part of this whole and should not be separated from it.

On a chaotic battlefield, no matter how brave an individual is, he cannot surpass his overall strength. There are more people than fewer people, and more people are more likely to win more easily.

Therefore, he strongly suggested that Yuan Laichao carry out military reforms to his troops, change the military branches, train different techniques and tactics, so that the army can change from individual courage to a whole, pay attention to group offense and military formations, so as to enhance combat effectiveness.

No matter how powerful a person is, he cannot defeat a hundred people.

Yuan Lai Chao was surprised by the statement of Yuan Yijing and felt that it made some sense, but he knew that he had no time to carry out the military reforms envisioned by Yuan Yijing.

"There is no time left. The Ming army's attack speed was too fast. Even Mino had already broken through. Shinno and Kafai were also in danger. Both places were important horse herders and there were a large number of war horses. Once they were obtained by the Ming army, we would completely fall into decline.

What we have to do now is no longer military reform. What we have to do now is to find a way to win a battle. You should have achieved success in the country of Mu Ao. Now is the time for you to show your talents."

Yuan Lai Chao decided to appoint Yuan Yike as a general, hoping that he could use his military talents to defeat the Ming army on the battlefield and curb the Ming army's offensive.

The terrain of Shinno country is important. Once the Ming army controls Shinno country, it will be able to invade local forces in the eastern and northeastern parts of Japan, and everyone will face a crisis at that time.

Shinno's terrain is conducive to defense. If the Ming army can be curbed on the front line of Shinno, everyone will have a chance to breathe and can reorganize more troops to fight the Ming army for a long time.

Therefore, Genna Raicho and Hojo Shimasato were preparing to use Shino country's terrain to curb the Ming army's offensive. They were preparing to transfer the current concentrated force to Shino country for battle to ensure that Shino country is not controlled by the Ming army.

Yuan Yijing is relatively pessimistic about this.

He believed that the strength of the Ming army was not just tactical strength, and no matter how tactical it was planned, it would not make much sense.

What if the Ming army was really blocked by Shinno's country and could not move forward for the time being?

The strength of the Ming army was a product of the strong national strength, and was a comprehensive manifestation of the strong national strength of the Ming country, not other reasons.

The entire strategic thinking of the Ming army reflected something far beyond Japan. Genyosuke did not believe that this could be compensated in a short period of time. Even Shinono's terrain was conducive to defense, it could not offset this advantage.

What Yuan Yijing saw and understood in that battle had deeply affected his will.

So Yuan Yijing decided to make a comment to Yuan Lai Chao.

"Brother, this war is meaningless, it only increases casualties. Even if we really have time to train a whole army, we cannot win."

He told Yuan Yijing everything he saw when he sent his retainers to risk lurking in the Ming army camp.

Yuan Lai Chao was surprised by this.

"Three meals a day? There are pancakes to eat? How strong is the Ming army's grain reserve?"

"Everything reflected in this incident is where the Ming Kingdom's strong national strength lies."

Yuan Yijing said helplessly: "Ming's grain reserves are so strong that they can use food to buy people's hearts and win people's hearts. Locals are willing to serve Ming's country, just to have three meals a day, which is something we can't do no matter how hard we try."

Yuan Lai Chao was silent.

He had to admit that what Shangyuan Yijing said was reasonable.

Only officials, powerful people, and a small number of high-level warriors can do it. It is good if the remaining people eat two meals, and there are many people who are hungry every day.

The level of three meals a day is directly transferred to an ordinary civilian who transports logistics. It is not that it is completely impossible, but that it is impossible.

It is impossible to let the powerful and officials lower their living standards and give civilians three meals a day without even thinking about it.

In Japan, where the hierarchy is strictly strict, it is a fantasy to do such a thing, unless all the existing rulers are killed and they are pushed back.

Yuan Lai Chao knew that such a thing was impossible, but he was unwilling to admit defeat.

"Ming is nothing more than relying on a big country and a strong country to bully the weak. How can I accept such despicable behavior? Even if I die in the battlefield, I will never admit defeat!"

Yuan Lai Chao was determined to fight to the death with the Ming army.

But Yuan Yijing knew that Yuan Lai Chao’s so-called death on the battlefield was not a good will at all.

How many young and strong people will die on the battlefield alone mean that he will die on the battlefield with him?

The power of the Ming Dynasty was definitely not just because of its large country.

Can those Ming soldiers and local civilians sit together for dinner just because of this?

Perhaps the fundamental reason for the Ming army's victory was not here at all.

But will Yuan Laichao believe this kind of thing?

He did not think that Yuan Lai Chao could win, nor did he think that Japan could win in this war. He believed that Ming would win and Japan would fall, so the most important thing to do was not resistance.

But then again, even if the thing they should do the most is not resistance, what can they do?

Leading the appointment of the military general, Genyoko left Yuan Laichao with concern. When he was alone, he secretly took out a book from his luggage.

Volume 1 of "Hongwu Political Discussion".

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