Chapter 171: , Public Security Strengthening (2)

Before coming to Ireland, the Duke of Norfolk did some preparations seriously. He studied some previous battles between the rebel army and the British army and discovered a characteristic of the Irish rebels' fighting-they basically did not have any examples of forcibly attacking strong strongholds. The Duke of Norfolk believed that this illustrates one point, that is, these rebels. There is no strong attacking ability, at least the attacking ability is insufficient. This will be a weakness that the British army can take advantage of.
　　Secondly, the British army suffered some losses in previous operations. The Duke of Norfolk believed that this was mainly due to the dispersal of troops and the mistaken entry into the enemy's ambush. However, it can also be seen from these battles that the combat capability of the Irish rebellion is actually obviously inferior to that of the British army-their attacks mainly rely on harassment and landmines, and there are few that can completely wipe out the British army, even if it has only one platoon. Of the battle.
　　Of course, Lord Duke also realizes that Irish rebels also have many advantages. For example, most Ireland supports the rebels, at least, spiritually. Even some Irish people who are still serving the United Kingdom are no exception.
　　 Irish people are not reliable, but for the time being, they must be used in many places. This gives the Irish rebels another advantage, which is intelligence advantage.
"Everyone, looking at some of the previous battles, our army has attacked. If it is not dispersed, we will not find the rebels at all; and once our army has dispersed its forces, it will be attacked by superior rebels. If this problem cannot be solved, Our work may get half the result with half the effort." The Duke of Norfolk said to the officers below at the military meeting before the expedition.
"In fact, the Irish issue is not a military issue, at least the military is not the main issue. The main issue is political. Therefore, to resolve the issue of the Irish rebellion, it must also be a combination of political and military means. Even a seven-part politics. Three-point military.
　　What is this seven-point politics? The first is to clean up the spies. Everyone knows that if we are in the sight of the enemy in every move and we don't know anything about the enemy's movements, then we are blind and deaf. Who can beat a blind and deaf person even if he is as strong as Samson? Therefore, our first step is to goug their eyes. Then think of a way to buy off those who are willing to cooperate with us and make them our eyes, so that we can achieve real victory.
　　The second thing is that we must act cautiously, and we can no longer step into the enemy's trap as easily as before. Everyone, please look at this map. On this map, I divided the whole of Ireland into three categories.
　　 The first type of area is the area we completely control, just like where we are now. I call this type of area a security zone. It is marked as a green area on the map. In this area, the enemy mainly acts underground, and their main way of sabotage is to steal various secrets.
　　 The second type of area is the area where our power and the power of the rebels can penetrate highly, such as the suburbs of the cities we control. These places are close to us, and the time required for our army to respond is very short. The enemy's strength is not available in these areas, but it can only operate on a small scale, and the action is limited. I call such areas as quasi-policy areas, and they are marked in orange on the map.
　　 The third type of area is the area controlled by the rebels. Most of these areas are rural areas, far away from our strongholds, places that we can hardly control are the nests of the rebels. The rebels can operate openly in this area, and those who tend to us, if they reach these areas, they can only conduct underground activities. I call this area a non-police zone.
　　 Everyone, in different areas, our tasks are different. In the security zone, our main task is to catch the spies and make the rebels blind.
　　 We must formulate a strict confidentiality system to avoid leaks, and at the same time strengthen public security and eliminate spies. We need to implement strict identity documents and household registration checks. All people in the city must have a document that shows their identity. Well, we can call it a "good citizen card". Irish people who hold a "good citizen card" must have a guarantee. , You can let them act as each other's guarantors. Once anyone is a bandit spy or has dealings with a bandit spy, all the guarantors will be punished at once. In addition, we also want to organize here to find the Irish on our side, give them certain power and benefits, let them deal with the Irish spies, and even use them to help us fight in the second and third areas.
　　 Everyone, our military strength is limited, and we have so many places to control. The United Kingdom now has to fight against France, expand overseas, and suppress such rebellions. If the United Kingdom needs to put too much power into Ireland, then even if we win, it is likely that we will lose more strategically.
Therefore, you should not imagine mobilizing an army of 300,000 and 500,000 from the country to suppress the rebellion. Although it is not completely impossible, the United Kingdom will definitely pay a higher price in other regions if it is such a point. . If you really get to this point, everyone, including me, will become a joke for the entire United Kingdom because of incompetence. Therefore, using Irish people to beat Irish people is the most economical and reasonable way. I hope everyone can understand this.
In the second category, we must gradually strengthen our presence. We must establish more strongholds in these areas and expand our control area. We must protect those who are willing to support us. We must protect those who are inclined to rebels. People, we must fight hard.
　　In this area, we will build a strong fortress in every village and station some troops. Between several small strongholds, set up a large stronghold and station an army that can quickly support the fighting in other strongholds. We also need to establish a path for mutual support between these bases. In addition, it is necessary to build blockade walls and blockades that can prevent the enemy from maneuvering quickly. In the end, we want the people in this area to raise their heads and they can see our watchtowers; when they lower their heads, they can see our blockade ditch. Once we go out, we will be on our road. To our detective team. Only in this way can we consolidate these areas and turn the second-type areas into the first-type areas.
　　 As for the third type of area, now we mainly use force to strike.
　　 All princes, the rebels are powerless to fight our army head-on, and our army in the third category must insist on operating as a large military group and not easily disperse its forces. The combat goal of our army is not only to arm the rebels themselves, but also the basis for their existence. Those rebels can exist because the Irish in those places support them. And those Irish people support them because they think the rebels can bring them benefits.
　　 Therefore, our army's actions are to persuade them, let them recognize the reality, and make them realize that the rebels cannot protect them, and even only cause them pain. In this way, they dare not support the rebels anymore. Without the support of these Irish farmers, the rebels would be vulnerable.
　　 So, everyone, the principle of our army's actions in the non-security zone is to make the Irish in this area fear and pain as much as possible. To put it more simply, that is..."
Having said this, the Duke of Norfolk stood up, leaned forward on the table with his hands, and his eyes shone fiercely: "Kill any active thing we see, whether it is a man or a woman or a child; burn Take away all the buildings we see, whether they are mansions or huts; take away everything we can take away, valuable things, whether it’s money, objects or just a chicken. Everyone, this is out of political considerations This is our policy! You must strictly implement this policy. Any hesitation or so-called sympathy or chivalry is a betrayal to His Majesty the King and to the United Kingdom-do you understand? ?"
　　 All the officers stood up at the same time and replied loudly, "Understood!"
"Very good. UU read www.uukanshu.com" the Duke of Norfolk said, "Please sit down, everyone. Now I will explain the goal of our operation. The goal of our operation is to create a non-public security zone. The huge panic has weakened the power of the rebels and helped us consolidate the security zone and fight for undisturbed time in the quasi-security zone. You guys, the more you kill in the non-security zone, the more you burn, the more you grab. We consolidate the security zone, and the operation of the quasi-security zone is easier to succeed. This time our plan of action is called "Noose". Now, let our General Anderson arrange the specific battle arrangements..."
　　 After this meeting, 40,000 British troops moved quickly. They were divided into eight teams and set out from Dublin to sweep eastward. According to their combat plan, these 40,000 troops will first expel an encirclement circle to a large rural area in eastern Dublin, and then the encirclement circle will gradually tighten like a noose. The British army will destroy everything in the area they pass. According to the plan, in the end, a large number of rebels and peasants who support the rebels will be surrounded in a gradually shrinking encirclement and be finally resolved. The Duke of Norfolk believes that if this battle is successful, it will give the Irish a heavy blow and turn the situation in Ireland in one fell swoop.
　　 Regarding this battle, the Duke of Norfolk believes that his chances of success should be quite high. First, there are only a limited number of senior military officers who understand the entire plan, which makes the possibility of leaks very small. Secondly, even if the purpose of this plan is leaked, he does not think that the rebels can move all the farmers in such a large area in such a short time. So now, Lord Duke feels that he only needs to wait for good news in the Governor's Mansion.
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