Chapter 373 I just don’t like it

The so-called Ailao is not Ailao Mountain, but can be regarded as the later Laos. Nanjang and Chenla can be regarded as Thailand and Cambodia.

Among these three South Vietnamese countries, Ailao borders Daxia, and the situation they face is the same as that of the Zheng family in Annan.

Zhang Shi's troops in the southwest war zone adhered to Ying Yi's will. Since they stationed troops on the border, they have repeatedly provoked provocations, making Ailao frightened and frightened.

So he also came to pay tribute and clearly begged for mercy.

Nanzhang and Zhenla were affected as well.

"The area of ​​South Vietnam is not small, it is equivalent to two states in China." Ying Yi said: "After destroying the Japanese, taking South Vietnam is not just a corner, but a full-scale attack. It makes sense to conquer the entire South Vietnam Peninsula in one go."

"The first ones to bear the brunt are Ailao and the Annan Zheng family." Ying Yi said: "This is a small country with few people, so there is nothing to be afraid of. However, the territory is vast, there are dense rainforests, and the environment is unfamiliar. Only Zhang Shi's southwest war zone will not be able to turn around. "

The observer from the Zan Painting Department of the Military Aircraft Mansion had been silent until he heard the words: "Your Majesty, the headquarters of Governor Zhou of the Jiangnan War Zone has also stationed troops in Guangxi."

Ying Yi waved his hand: "I know."

Then he said: "Zhou Li moved to Guangxi, stationed troops in Pingxiangzhou, and took control of Nanguan. But in this way, the Jiangnan War Zone will not live up to its name."

After a pause, he said: "I intend to expand the army again. What do you think?"

The ministers looked at me and I looked at you, but they all remained silent.

For civil servants, they would probably be unwilling to do so. However, the military and political affairs in Daxia were separated. As a civilian official, it was difficult to speak outright about military affairs. However, Ying Yi smelled bad and didn't answer.

As a heavenly official, Zheng Yunzhi pondered for a moment and said: "How much does your Majesty want to expand the army?"

Ying Yi said: "Expand three more theaters."

The man from the Junji Mansion immediately raised his head, showing a look of surprise.

Then I heard Zheng Yunzhi say: "The establishment of the three theaters is 144,000 regular soldiers, plus logistics personnel, ranging from 150,000 to 150,000. Your Majesty, the empire is now developing in full swing, and manpower and material resources are very tight. At this time, the army is expanding by ten." Fifty thousand is a heavy burden.”

At present, the Imperial Sea Army has ten war zones, and including the Imperial Guard, there are eleven war zones, with a total number of more than 500,000. Compared with the vast territory of Daxia, the number of troops is not only small, but also too small. However, as Zheng Yunzhi said, the empire's manpower and material resources are now tight, and the 150,000 regular soldiers have a heavy burden.

Ying Yi nodded: "Of course I know. However, the country's military affairs must be monitored. The total military strength of more than 500,000 is too small after all, and it will always need to be expanded. After Zhou Li moved to Guangxi, there was no large army in the south of the Yangtze River. And the Tibetan area They are also stretched thin, and Qian Yue in the Western Theater Command cannot make a comeback. The same goes for Zheng Jiu in the Northwest Theater Command."

When all the ministers heard this, they were speechless.

This is a real problem that cannot be ignored. Daxia's army is indeed powerful and invincible in the world. However, the number of people is a big problem.

Not to mention the war on the South Vietnam Peninsula, just talk about the west and north. In such a vast territory and long national border, there are only two theaters with less than 100,000 troops. It’s no wonder that Qian Yue and Zheng Jiu had a hard time making a comeback.

You must know that from Xuanda to the north of Xinjiang and even to the west of the border with the Safavid Dynasty of Persia, it is the defense line of the Zhengjiu Northwest Theater. This line of defense is thousands of miles long, but it only has 48,000 regular soldiers.

The same goes for Qian Yue. The border between Tibet and Shendu is thousands of miles away from the junction of the Safavid Khorasan region in the west.

Expanding the army is just as Ying Yi said, it is imperative.

Ying Yi plans to expand the military establishment into three theaters, two of which are for Tibet and the northwest.

The territory of the empire is huge, and the more countries it borders, the more complicated the situation it faces. Just say that the Great Xia Empire is now, let alone the Northeast. After destroying the Donglu and Korea, there are no foreign countries except the Japanese and Japanese who face each other across the sea.

To the south is the South Vietnam Peninsula and the Nanyang Islands, and the situation here is also very complicated.

As for the west, northwest and Tibet, it is even more complicated.

Let's talk about the northwest. Zheng Jiu now has no extra energy to continue provoking the Oara people. He has switched from offense to defense and does not have more troops to continue to expand the territory. Apart from the Oara people in Mobei, the largest force Zheng Jiu faced was the Persian Safavid Empire in the west. Even the Crimean Khanate to the north of the Oara people is included in this list.

Qian Yue's western theater faced the poisonous Mughal Empire and the Persian Safavid Empire to the west. These two are not small countries, and the pressure is not light.

Ying Yi is ambitious, and the entire planet is in his eyes. But he doesn't have the ability to create thousands of clones, so he needs an army, more troops.

But Ying Yi was not simply militaristic. He also knows the current situation within the empire.

Otherwise, the one-time expansion of the army will require more than three theater establishments, and it is possible to have thirty.

"This matter is settled." Ying Yiganggang said decisively: "The Ministry of War and the Military Aircraft Office have made all preparations, and will start to expand the army after the good harvest in the new year."

"Follow the emperor's order!"

Expanding the army does not put much pressure on Daxia today in terms of materials. Mainly in terms of manpower.

Large-scale construction in all aspects mobilized the entire empire. With the addition of tens of millions of slaves, it can be maintained smoothly.

Although the recruitment of only 150,000 soldiers seems to be a small proportion, in fact it will definitely have some impact.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Whatever impact it will have, the Pastoral Council will naturally smooth it out.

Otherwise, would Ying Yi want these ministers to have a living?

However, some ministers suggested: "There are more than 13 million slaves in the slave labor camp, maybe..."

Ying Yi directly rejected it: "The army does not need slaves."

Maybe it's because Ying Yi is sensitive, or maybe it's because Ying Yi is too royal. In fact, it is not unknown in history that slaves or groups similar to slaves were used as army drivers.

It existed in the Han Dynasty and also existed in the Tang Dynasty.

After the Han Dynasty conquered the surrounding barbarians, they forced them to fight for the empire, euphemistically calling them Yi Cong. For example, the Yicong people in Huangzhong are the Qiang people in Huangzhong. The same is true for the Southern Huns.

The Tang Dynasty went a step further. Li Tang accepted all foreigners and gave them great power, driving them to guard the borders and fight.

But in Ying Yi's eyes, these two dynasties serve as lessons learned from the past.

When the Han Dynasty was strong, the troops of other races who were treated as subordinates and slaves worked obediently for the Han Dynasty. Many of them even came to the center and became die-hard loyalists of the Han Dynasty. This can be said to be a national symbol. The result of great integration.

However, looking again, at the end of the Han Dynasty, when the country was weak, what did these people who had been driven and integrated do?

First of all, it’s the opposite!

During the Wuhu Rebellion, many of them were slaves of the Han Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was even worse. By the late Li Longji, more than half of the country's military strength was actually in the hands of surrendered foreigners!

Of course there are loyal ones. But there are even more disloyal ones. An Lushan and Shi Siming are not Han Chinese!

Having learned from past mistakes, Ying Yi will never trust foreigners.

It is true that Daxia is different from the Han and Tang Dynasties, and Ying Yi is even more different from the Liu family and the Li family, but Ying Yi just doesn't like the army to be 'contaminated'.

In fact, he was able to completely control the army. Even if the slaves achieved military exploits and were promoted to high positions, they would be demoted to the mortal world at the first thought. But if Ying Yi doesn't like it, he just doesn't like it.