Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1337 The Nancha Disturbance ([-]) Dispute
Although the Ministry of War is theoretically equivalent to the Ministry of National Defense of later generations, the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty lacks a professional "general staff department" under its command. Its "staff" function is not strong. One sentence: Staff side, master map, military system, city god, town guard, brevity, and conquest.

Specific to the item of "conquest", its duty is only to "ask for orders to send troops, offer rewards and punishments, transfer troops and food, record merits and demerits, and depose them." Don't care much about "how to fight".

Therefore, to answer Zhu Yijun's question, we can only let Da Sima Liang Menglong play freely.

Liang Menglong had previously communicated with Gao Yushi who was going to the Ministry of War to hand over this issue. Although the situation was unexpected at the time and Gao Yushi was going to handle the transfer of power, the two of them didn't talk deeply, but fortunately the emperor listened to the plan at most. Listen to a strategy, don't ask for details, Liang Menglong can still handle it.

"Reporting to the emperor, the Ministry of War thinks that the army under the command of Cao Yu, the deputy general guarding Liaoyang, is sufficient for use, and he can be ordered to consider the details of the battle and defense by himself." Liang Menglong paused for a while, and added: "What is worrying now is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Liaodong has always entered winter earlier than other places, and once Cao Yu is ready, I fear that the weather in Liaodong will be freezing and it will be quite difficult to send troops."

Zhu Yijun was a little surprised: "If I tell Cao Yu today, it won't be too late to make preparations before winter in Liaodong?"

Liang Menglong said: "Of course, unless Cao Yu mobilizes the army within half a month, it may be slow."

As Da Sima, what he said was not nonsense, because winter in China advances from the north to the south.

In later generations, the northernmost Mohe region entered winter as early as early September.In early October, it enters Jilin from Heilongjiang Province in winter, and arrives in Beijing and Tianjin at the end of October.In mid-November, winter comes to the banks of the Huaihe River and the Han River, and crosses the Yangtze River in the latter ten days.In early December, winter approaches the Wuyi Mountains and the northern slopes of the Nanling Mountains.At the beginning of January, it crossed Wuyi Mountain and Nanling to reach its southernmost position.Roughly, Fuzhou in Fujian, Shaoguan in Guangdong, Hechi in Guangxi, the area south of Lincang in Yunnan and the whole of Taiwan are all part of China's Neverwinter region.

Specifically speaking, Liaodong, especially Kaiyuan, where the troops were dispatched in this battle, is actually on the front line of Jilin for later generations, and that is the beginning of winter in early October.But this "October" refers to the Gregorian calendar of later generations. Of course, Ming Dynasty did not like this, so in fact there are only about 20 days, and Kaiyuan will enter winter.

Liang Menglong said that unless Cao Yu mobilized the army for half a month, this time was calculated very accurately.

Although Zhu Yijun has never been to Liaodong, he is still very aware of the severe cold in Liaodong.It's funny to say that the thing that impressed him the most about "Liaodong Leng" was that after Gao Yushi was promoted to the governor of Liaodong, he paid for the governor's yamen to install an earth dragon.

The reason why I am impressed is that Gao Yushi’s set of earth dragons did not simply dig some fire tunnels underground. He used large copper pipes produced by Jinghua as the fire tunnels, and placed them in the ground to form fine patterns like greedy snakes. The cost is more than ten times more expensive than ordinary earth dragons.

At that time, Zhu Yijun asked Gao Wushi why he was so extravagant. Gao Wushi told him that the batch of copper pipes was a substandard product during the trial production of a certain type of artillery.

At the same time, Gao Wushi also told Zhu Yijun that these "waste products" are only a small part of the trial production process, and that any new weapon will cost a lot of money in research and development.This is also one of the main reasons why Jinghua's firearms are much more expensive than the original Yamen products such as the Ordnance Bureau.

Of course, Zhu Yijun was deeply impressed by the huge cost of a small part of the waste products of the trial production of a new artillery.Not only did he understand that it was not easy to develop firearms, but he also remembered that Liaodong was indeed very cold.

Now, seeing that the Liaodong Army was going to fight a war that was at least early winter, Zhu Yijun couldn't help hesitating.He looked around at the elders, and felt that he could only ask Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui about Liaodong military affairs—Zhang Xueyan was the governor of Liaodong during Gao Gong's period, and it was under Zhang Xueyan's decision and command that Li Chengliang defeated Wang Gao for the first time. and Wu Dui was a great Sima and is still in charge of the Ministry of War, and he is far more familiar with military affairs than Shen Shixing, Xu Guo, Wang Jiaping and Wang Xijue.

"Zhang Qing, Wu Qing, do you two think this battle can be fought?" Because neither Zhang Xueyan nor Wu Dui had ever been a Japanese lecturer (including in the Jiajing and Longqing dynasties), Zhu Yijun did not address him as Mr.

Zhang Xueyan has a higher status and has been a governor of the Liao Dynasty, so he glanced at Wu Dui and replied: "Most of the soldiers in Liaodong came from the local guards. Even if they are not, they are also the elite of Xuanda, and they can all keep out the cold. That's why." , I think it is all right to send troops in winter, but just as Da Sima just said, the key to this matter lies in whether Cao Yu can prepare properly. If it does, it will be fine to send troops; if not, it will be very disadvantageous, or there may be hidden dangers."

Zhu Yijun nodded slightly, then looked at Wu Dui again.

Wu Duidao: "As far as I know, there are things to keep out the cold in Liaodong, and they are generally good enough for use, but most of them are prepared for the future. If they are used first, they will have to be supplemented later. I don't know. Can the Ministry and the Ministry of War have measurement?"

Good guy, it really is ten thousand taels of gold as soon as the cannon is fired, and the account must be settled before the fight starts.

But this is impossible, especially when it involves the preparations for the decisive battle against Chahar in the future, Zhu Yijun had no choice but to look at Gao Wushi, and said with a bit of embarrassment: "Seeking the truth..."

His attitude is not difficult to understand. The root cause of the troubles in the Northwest this year is money, and everything is to prepare for the destruction of Yuan Yuan.Now because of the changes in Liaodong, these reserves have to be spent again, and the household department needs to make up for it. The burden of these tasks is all on Gao Yushi, and Zhu Yijun is naturally a little embarrassed.

However, Gao's pragmatic expression was quite normal, and he said calmly: "If money comes in, it must come out. Just as the minister said, "Taxers take from the people and use it to the people." It’s about defending the country and defending the country, and it’s all about fighting for the people, so the money should be spent.”

Then he paused, and said: "However, although the money should be spent, but how to spend it, I have to make some suggestions as the official of the household department."

Zhu Yijun immediately said: "Naturally, if you have any request, just say it."

Gao Yushi pretended not to see Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue's slight change of color when they heard the emperor's words, and said solemnly: "I just talked about the situation in Liaodong, and there is one item that I haven't mentioned yet. I want to make some additions." Dui and Liang Menglong bowed slightly as a gesture.

Of course, these three would not blame Gao Yushi for "not giving face", they just nodded with a smile in return, and Zhu Yijun told Gao Yushi to speak out.

Gao Wushi said: "Just now, what the gentlemen said is only about the disadvantages of our side fighting in winter. In fact, fighting in winter is not just bad for our army. The emperor, gentlemen, and Nurhachi's troops are all local barbarians. The mountains are covered by heavy snow. From time to time, they often go to the mountains to hunt and dig, and winter has little effect on them, so I won't say much about it.

Fortunately, there are few soldiers in Jianzhou, and the number of troops sent this time will not exceed [-] at most.And because of the small number of soldiers, I expect that they will not dare to fight to the death with our army, lest they offend the Celestial Dynasty, which will lead to thunderous attacks from the Celestial Soldiers in the spring of the next year, and they will go the same way as Wang Gao and Wang Tai.In this way, I thought that as long as our army can defeat or repel Tumen, and then threaten and take advantage of the situation, Nurhachi will undoubtedly retreat. "

Zhu Yijun was overjoyed when he heard it, and thought: It is the most thorough and meticulous to listen to the truth!Although Nurhachi should fight, it is not cost-effective to fight him in winter, not to mention that beating him now may delay major events, which is really not beautiful.It would be the best way to scare this fellow away.As for Jianzhou Zuowei... Hmph, Zuoer Xiaobang, it won't be too late to deal with it after I have dealt with Chahar.

"Seeking the truth, what I said is very much in line with my wishes." Zhu Yijun finally laughed today, and said openly, "Then what about Tumen?"

Because of the emperor's praise, Gao Yushi had to bow slightly to show his humility, and then said: "Tumen's troops are different from Jianzhou. Although the northern captives are also able to keep out the cold, they have a lot of livestock under their command. The attack this time is Ye Heh, it’s better to invade our Daming territory, you can plunder and maintain..."

Zhu Yijun interjected and asked: "Wait a minute, although Ye He is definitely not as rich as my Daming, but it doesn't mean that there is nothing to grab at all, right? Why can't Tumen rely on looting to maintain themselves?"

Gao Wushi explained: "Maybe the emperor doesn't know that Jurchens outside Liaodong, Yehe is the closest to Mongolia and has the most cavalry, so he is most familiar with fighting cavalry. Our attack should have been prepared..."

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but asked again: "How do you know this?"

This is really a bit of an amateur, but Gao Yushi still had to explain: "The military newspaper said, 'Tumen besieged the two cities of Yehe and the east and west for a long time, but they were unable to attack for a long time'. Your Majesty, the [-] cavalry under Tumen's troops, if they want to take Yehe Heh, it is natural to choose a surprise attack. If Yehe was unprepared at this time, the East and West cities would have been conquered in one fell swoop. Since they have been able to defend until now, they are obviously well prepared."

Zhu Yijun suddenly realized, "Oh" and nodded: "And then?"

"Since Yehe is well prepared and they know how to deal with the cavalry, they will inevitably collect food and fodder for the horses in the city, so that the Tumen cannot get it. Now that winter is coming, if even the fodder cannot be guaranteed , how can the supplies of the Tumen army be sufficient?"

Zhu Yijun was a little surprised, and asked, "Don't horses also eat grass? Oh, I know it's winter, but you can still get some hay, right?"

Gao Wushi smiled wryly and said: "If the number of horses is small, it is not necessary to eat grass or hay, but there is still some particularity here. First, the so-called hay is actually silage forage, which can only be made through some processing methods, and for the There are requirements for the species of grass, not those weeds that are naturally withered and yellow in the wild. Even if Mongolian horses have low requirements and can eat some natural withered grass, it is impossible to eat all of them.

Secondly, even if it is silage fodder, its calories... oh, I mean, it needs more food than concentrated fodder, and it takes much longer to feed, which is very unfavorable for wartime in general. of.Therefore, once Tumen is short of food, they have no choice but to retreat, otherwise their weaknesses will be magnified, creating opportunities for our heavenly soldiers to defeat the enemy. "

Zhu Yijun nodded again and again, clapped his hands and praised: "Seeking the truth and winning every battle is really not a blessing. Such trivial details can be like a few treasures. This is my great fortune." Gao Yushi dared not take it seriously.

In fact, these "trivial details" are more carefully grasped by the lower-level military officers. It is indeed very common for top-level decision makers like Gao Yushi to not understand or ignore them at will.Of course, if famous generals like Qi Jiguang were there at this moment, they would definitely not ignore it.It's just that even if they said it, the emperor probably wouldn't be so amazed - after all, leading soldiers is their specialty, and the highly pragmatic "profession" is reading and governing.

Now Zhu Yijun finally felt that his own side didn't have all the disadvantages, and the opponent also had a lot of disadvantages, so he changed the topic back and asked, "Since this is the case, what's the plan?"

Gao Yushi said: "Considering that the cost should be controlled as much as possible, this time the troops are more expensive than many, and the combat is more expensive than fierce. The minister thinks that Cao Yu can be ordered to select elites, so as not to exceed the With a limit of [-] soldiers, go out of the northern pass of the town and approach the east and west cities of Yehe slowly."

"Since it's winter, why do we have to slow down when we go out to fight?" Wang Xijue suddenly couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Although Tumen's troops have hidden worries about food and fodder, they are barbarians, and their cold resistance is not inferior to our army. If we don't take it for a long time, our army will be alone outside the fortress, and the cost will also increase? Besides, the Mongols have always been dominant in field wars..."

Gao Wushi remained silent as a civil servant, intending to wait for Wang Xijue to finish before answering, but unexpectedly Zhu Yijun couldn't help it, and interrupted: "Mr. Wang didn't read the residence newspaper when he was worrying? Monan, Liaonan, Northwest In the three wars, Qiuzhen defeated the Mongolian cavalry in the wild, so how can it be said that the Mongols have always been superior in field battles?"

Only then did Wang Xijue remember that Gao Pragmatism had always been an exception in the field of "Mongols dominate in field diplomacy", and he couldn't help but blush.However, he reacted very quickly, and immediately said: "The emperor is right to blame, but I read the report from the mansion, and what I said just now was in consideration of the Three Wars in Monan, Liaonan and Northwest."

Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "How do you say that?"

Wang Xijue replied: "Your Majesty, Gao Situ commanded all three battles, and our army won a great victory. However, how many Gao Situ are there in the world? May I ask how capable Gao Situ is in Cao Yu?"

These words are somewhat sophistry, but Zhu Yijun was startled, and secretly said: Yes, it does not mean that anyone can win if you seek the truth. In addition to seeking the truth, you can win the battle against the Mongols in the field There are not many of them.

After thinking about it, he hesitated even more, because he remembered that Cao Yu was convicted because he was ambushed in the process of chasing the Mongols, which caused heavy losses.

Now the emperor couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, moved his buttocks, and asked pragmatically: "Uh, to be honest, look at Cao Yu... can he take on this important task?"

Gao Yushi thought for a while, and said: "The reason for Cao Yu's encounter in Chang'an Fort in the past is that although Cao Yu's own command was improper, the governor urged him to defeat the enemy within a time limit. According to what I saw when I was in Liaodong , Cao Yu is a man who dares to fight and fight, he can be called a brave general, as for the lack of wisdom, it is not inexplicable."

Zhu Yijun said: "How to solve it?"

Gao Wushi hesitated for a while, and finally said: "The minister has the grace to rescue him. If you want to come, if you write a letter, he will not turn a blind eye."
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