Under such an overall environment, Yang You felt that Daxia really had a bright future, and it should be easy to defeat the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast.
If a prefect like Lian Ruizhifu has such great abilities, how powerful would the governors and generals who manage the southeastern coastal areas be?
Before Yu Zhifu could reply, Qi Guangji spoke up, "The Japanese pirates aren't particularly strong. On the contrary, they're weak compared to the powerful regular armies. They can't compare to the invincible iron hooves of the Northwest, nor can they match the sharp swords of the northern border troops of Daxia."
Yu Zhifu listened and nodded silently, then looked at Qi Guangji with interest. He was not angry when Qi Guangji interrupted him, but instead tilted his head to look at him.
"Then why don't you send the Northwest Iron Cavalry or the Northern Border Army to kill them? Every year I hear that many people die due to the rampage of the Japanese pirates. I also hear that many people flee to the south of the Yangtze River."
Xiang Yu also tilted his head curiously to listen. His grandfather's generation had fled from the southeast coast. It was not a flood or drought but a man-made disaster.
Originally, they planned to be fishermen on the coast, making a living from the sea. Although they paid a lot of taxes, their daily life was pretty good.
But after the Japanese pirates wreaked havoc frequently, several brothers and sisters of his grandfather's generation were killed by them, and even their fishing boats and fishing nets, which were their livelihoods, were stolen. Reporting the matter to the authorities was of no avail because the county government office was in ruins at that time.
His grandfather didn't know how to farm, and there was little land on that side, so there was no need for such tenants. He had no choice but to follow a merchant caravan as a sailor and come to the western route of Jiangnan.
Later, he got married and had children because the Yangtze River suddenly flooded and many families became refugees. His grandfather was a good fisherman and knew a lot about the wind, waves and fish, so he was able to support people.
Therefore, he was able to save many people at that time, and it was also at that time that he married his grandmother.
“Puff!”
Yu Zhifu couldn't help laughing when he heard such a naive question.
Unauthorized transfer of troops from other areas to the Jiangnan West Road area is definitely a capital crime punishable by death.
No general had the courage to do this, and the cavalry had no way to fight on the seashore. The invincible iron hooves would be helpless on the sea.
The swords on the northern border are indeed sharp and sharp, and have always been known for their bravery, but that is the border, and there are heavy troops stationed there at all times, and no one will definitely send troops down.
The Japanese pirates were wreaking havoc on the southeastern coast, but they were very cautious and could not harm the wealthy and powerful.
Most of the casualties were from civilians, and even big cities like the county government couldn't be taken down. Therefore, not many people cared about it even though it had been wreaking havoc for many years.
Especially the wealthy families in Jiangnan, they would never allow a large-scale army to go to Jiangnan.
If a large-scale army were really deployed here, the Japanese pirates would not necessarily die, and the wealthy families in Jiangnan would be more worried that their own property would be robbed.
To remove the mistakes of bandits is like combing, to remove the mistakes of soldiers is like rake combing, and to remove the mistakes of officials is like shaving.
The proverbs that have been passed down through the years are not false.
When mobilizing foreign troops to suppress a local rebellion, some outsiders will not care about the local reputation. They may just turn around and rob the local wealthy people first, loot enough money, and then leave with the money.
In the history of Zhang Mingtu’s life.
The Hunan Army once suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and had unparalleled prestige. It had a very good reputation in Hunan and also had a good prestige throughout the country. After all, it suppressed a huge rebellion.
But in Jiangnan West Road, where the rebellion was most serious, its reputation was so bad that it spread throughout the streets. At the most terrifying time, nine out of ten houses were empty, and the wealth of the rich families was basically plundered.
The entire village became rich, but the Jiangnan West Road, which was once famous for its wealth, never recovered from the fall and poverty became the norm.
Therefore, when Yu Zhifu, who was born into a military family, heard about this act that went against common sense, he couldn't stop laughing.
Qi Guangji didn't laugh, but explained in a deep voice: "It's unrealistic to mobilize troops across regions. It requires too many procedures. Besides, the Japanese pirate rebellion cannot be easily quelled by simply mobilizing a large army."
Seeing Yang You about to ask, Qi Guangji reached out and pressed, signaling the other party to be patient. He continued to explain: "We have top-notch cavalry in the northwest, an invincible army in the north, and in fact, we also have troops in the southeast coastal areas to suppress the local people. There is no need to transfer troops from other areas. The local army has the ability to do so.
"But this is only theoretically possible. There are many other aspects involved, and we'll need to seek local support and intelligence. I'm not very familiar with the situation along the southeastern coast, so I'll only analyze it from a military and soldier perspective.
"The Japanese pirates were not too strong, but that was relative to the large-scale army. As for the individuals, most of them wore simple armor, and the armor was all standard. The weapons they carried, such as the long sword and the katana, were also standard.
"This shows that they have undergone systematic and unified training. They are not a group of scattered guerrillas, nor are they as disorganized as bandits.
“In this way, ordinary militiamen will not be their opponents. Whether in a head-on battle or a small-scale encounter, they cannot defeat a regular army, even if this army is a rabble.
"If the enemy were to launch a large-scale siege, they would be easily defeated.
“But the other side has the capabilities of a regular army, but also has things like bandits. Backed by advanced intelligence, they often gather in groups of three or five, and then bring a group of hooligans with them to plunder everywhere, and never engage in large-scale battles in the wild.
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