Chapter 1256 Meat Grinder Project

"Your Majesty, I believe that before the large-scale disarmament, the two countries of Tubo and Java should be settled first, so as to avoid future troubles and disarm with peace of mind." Jia Xu said.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Du Ruhui nodded in agreement, and said, "At the moment, the fighting in Africa has ceased, the Central Plains has been unified, and there is no movement in the Americas. It is the best time to devote energy to a complete settlement of the two countries."

Zhang Liang also joined in and remonstrated: "The Ashoka Dynasty in Tianzhu is one of the biggest obstacles for the empire to dominate Asia. This time, it has annexed the Tubo Dynasty blatantly and damaged our prestige in China. At this time, the empire must not compromise. We must fight back with an iron fist, drive the Ashoka Dynasty out of China's territory, and defend the glory of China."

Ouyang Shuo remained silent, but still looked at Jia Xu, "Does Aiqing have a plan?"

"Exactly."

Jia Xu suppressed the anxiety in his heart and revealed the whole thing he named "Meat Grinder Project". After Jia Xu finished speaking, the air in the entire imperial study room became cold, directly dropping by more than ten degrees.

"This……"

Ouyang Shuo frowned, got up, and walked back and forth in the room.

Zhang Liang and Du Ruhui stared at Jia Xu with eyes of awe and surprise. No one expected that Jia Xu would be so crazy.

The Ashoka Dynasty is strong, strong in its 4.5 million forbidden troops.

Jia Xu's "Meat Grinder Project" is tit-for-tat, suggesting that all 2 million troops from the four countries should be sent to the Tubo battlefield, under the unified command of the Northwest Theater, and a shocking war of attrition will begin.

Turn the entire Tubo Dynasty into a huge and boundless meat grinder.

"In this way, it not only consumes the imperial army of the Ashoka Dynasty, but also solves the problem of relocating the two million troops. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Only the survivors on the battlefield are eligible to be incorporated into the Great Xia Army."

Jia Xu said so.

Ouyang Shuo sat down again, looked at Du Ruhui, "Keming, what do you think?"

"The road from Shu to Tubo is difficult, and you need to cross mountains and mountains. It is already very difficult to transport the army to the front line, let alone provide the food and supplies consumed by more than two million troops."

Du Ruhui disagreed with this plan in a disguised form.

Indeed, if it is necessary to provide the consumption of an army of two million, the province of Shu alone cannot support it. It is difficult to transport materials from Shu to Tubo, and it is another difficulty to transport materials from other provinces to Shu.

Even if grain was transported to Tubo from the neighboring Jingchu province, the consumption on the road would be astonishing.

"The gains outweigh the losses." Du Ruhui said.

Jia Xu has a different opinion, "It is difficult for us, but it is equally difficult for the Ashoka Dynasty. At this time, the competition is the will and determination of both parties. Whoever is more ruthless will win."

Du Ruhui still disagreed, and said instead: "Can you send troops from Hetao Province? With the support of the Southern Border Protectorate, if you send troops from Hetao, the logistical support will be smoother."

Jia Xu shook his head, "If we send troops from Hetao, we can only attack the Maurya Dynasty."

"There's nothing wrong with that."

The two were at loggerheads, and Ouyang Shuo didn't say a word the whole time, allowing them to debate.

Jia Xu said: "The Ashoka Dynasty has always been the biggest hidden danger of the empire. If you attack the Maurya Dynasty, even if you win, after the occupation, you will still face the threat of the Ashoka Dynasty in its heyday. Maybe the Gupta Dynasty will also participate. , is to make a wedding dress for the Ashoka Dynasty in vain.”

"Besides, attacking the Maurya Dynasty will not solve the Tubo problem. To beat a snake is to hit seven inches. Since the Ashoka Dynasty is considered to be the biggest threat, it must be consumed at all costs."

Du Ruhui retorted: "We spent huge sums of money and did not hesitate to fight a war of attrition with the Ashoka Dynasty. Aren't we also making wedding dresses for the Maurya Dynasty and the Gupta Dynasty?"

Jia Xu just smiled, "The current structure of Tianzhu District is one strong and two weak. After the Ashoka Dynasty showed great aggressiveness, the Peacock King and Gupta King must be in trouble."

"If the Ashoka Dynasty fell into the Tubo War, in my opinion, the Mauryan Dynasty and the Gupta Dynasty would not only not help each other, but would take advantage of the fire and rob the Ashoka Dynasty in the mainland of Tianzhu."

"Therefore, no matter which side wins in the end, it will weaken the overall strength of Tianzhu District, laying a solid foundation for the empire to attack Tianzhu in the future."

Du Ru was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Jia Xu to be so thoughtful.

Obviously, the "Meat Grinder Project" was not Jia Xu's temporary idea, but a mature plan that came out after a long period of deduction, with all aspects considered.

The strange thing is that during the debate, the two did not mention at all whether it is appropriate and fair to send two million troops to the front line for consumption. Obviously on this point, the two had reached a tacit understanding and did not break it.

Jia Xu added: "Moreover, transporting grain and grass materials is not as difficult as it seems. In addition to transporting from the province of Shu, the provinces of Xihai, Yunnan and Hetao in southern Xinjiang are all bordering Tubo. Advancing from four routes, continuously transporting supplies to Tubo.”

"At this point, we actually have an advantage over the Ashoka Dynasty. Moreover, the first season of grain has been harvested, which is a rare harvest season, which can just support this war of attrition."

"God bless the empire, it will be decided in one battle." Jia Xu concluded.

Du Ruhui had nothing to say, turned around and bowed to Ouyang Shuo, "Your Majesty, I have no objection."

Ouyang Shuo nodded silently, and finally looked at Zhang Liang. The latter stood up, bowed as well, and said, "Your Majesty, you have made great achievements for thousands of years. You have to take some risks."

"Since that's the case, let's do it like this!"

At this moment, there was no emotion in Ouyang Shuo's tone, his rationality was chilling.

As soon as these words come out, it will affect the fate of more than two million troops, affect the labor allocation of more than ten surrounding provinces, and affect the empire's grain and grass material reserves for half a year.

It weighs like a thousand weights, but Ouyang Shuo has learned to handle it with care.

"promise!"

The three ministers, Zhang Liang, Du Ruhui and Jia Xu saluted together, took their leave and left.

…………

In late July, without the knowledge of the Ashoka Dynasty, Daxia set off the largest and most extensive logistical battle since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Under the unified deployment of the Privy Council, with the cooperation of the Southern Xinjiang Governor's Office and the provincial yamen, tens of millions of grain and grass materials, like the tide, rushed to the four provinces of Xihai, Shu, Yunnan and Hetao.

According to the unified requirements of the imperial court, the Guanxi Province and the Hedong Province are connected to the Xihai Province, which is also the northernmost grain transportation route; the Jingchu Province and the Hunan Province are connected to the Shu Province.

The Northern Sichuan Province and the Southern Sichuan Province connect to the Yunnan Province.

The province of Hanoi connects with the province of Hetao, and it is also the southernmost grain transportation route.

That is to say, in order to plan the battle of Tubo, Great Xia mobilized the resources of eleven provinces, which is not only unique in Great Xia, but also unique in the whole world.

For this battle, Da Xia really worked hard!