Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1645 Cut Yuan ([-]) Qi Shuai
The 10-strong army of the Praetorian Guards finally set off.This time, under the suggestion of Gao Pragmatism, the imperial court specially posted a notice to announce the dispatch time, and allowed the capital and the surrounding people to visit near the Beijing North Camp, which attracted more than [-] people to watch, and hundreds of people. The envoys of the vassal states - they are all envoys who came to pay tribute to pay New Year's greetings years ago, and they were specially reserved for this time.

This is not just a simple war, not a simple dispatch of troops. Gao Yushi wants to publicize the national prestige and military prestige of Ming Dynasty in such an open way.

The "Beijing Times", "Sea Trade Weekly", and "Practice News" established one by one in the past few years have carried out intensive reports on the dispatch of troops in advance, and used the "tea doctor's reading newspaper" system in various teahouses in the capital as a means to report this. Various analyzes have been carried out in terms of the cause of the war, preparations, pre-war analysis, and post-war prospects.

Of course, these analyzes are not all based on the real situation. The strategic deception that is true and false is indispensable, but seven of them are still true, especially for the various analysis items of the current situation, almost all of them are real.

This not only includes the various revitalization reforms of the imperial court in the past 20 years since Ida paid tribute, but also includes the troops that may be used this time-in fact, there is nothing worth hiding. Several newspapers and periodicals have been established for several years. The situation has long been public, and there is nothing to keep secret.

For example, Xuanfu has 13 soldiers, Datong has 12 soldiers, Shanxi has 18 soldiers, Liaodong has 18 soldiers, Jizhou has [-] soldiers, Changping has [-] soldiers, Baoding has [-] soldiers, and the Imperial Guard has soldiers. Sixty thousand of these situations, even the people of the capital are familiar with it.

If there is really any topic worth discussing, it is probably only "how many troops will be sent by each town" and "how long will Gao Jinglue be able to wipe out Mengyuan".Overall, public opinion in the capital is basically well controlled. No one in the public thinks that this battle will be lost. The question is how to win and how long it will take to triumph.

Of course Gao Yushi knew that this would put some kind of pressure on him, but what he cared about was not his own pressure, but hoped that this battle would change the old thinking among the people that national wars had nothing to do with him. The final stage is called numbness.

In other words, high pragmatism is to use this battle to awaken the national spirit and build social consensus.In his view, it's totally worth the pressure to do it yourself.

At the same time, Gao Wushi also wanted to use this dispatch of troops to deter the vassals and vassals, to let them know that the strength of Ming Dynasty was not just a casual saying "I have a million armors in Ming Dynasty".He wants them to clearly understand how elite this "armored million" is, and how solidly it is placed in front of them, becoming a mountain they cannot cross.

Don't say you can't cross it, you shouldn't even think about it in this direction!Even if you just think about it, you should feel that the two forces are fighting, and it is almost impossible to stand!

In order to achieve this goal, the Imperial Guards sent out almost all their possessions in public.

The Imperial Guard has also been slightly strengthened and adjusted since its establishment. Now it has five towns from the first to the fifth. Each town has a quota of 12512 officers and soldiers, each composed of five major arms: infantry, horses, artillery, workers, and transportation.

The Imperial Guard Command consists of one army headquarters, one guard standard (equivalent to a regiment) directly under the army, one cavalry reconnaissance battalion directly under the army, two independent artillery battalions directly under the army (reinforced heavy artillery battalions), and two engineering battalions directly under the army. .

On the whole, the five towns of the whole army have a total of 62560 people, 5630 troops directly under the army, and 68190 troops were actually dispatched.In fact, it is not [-], it should be [-].

So what is the specific strength of each town in terms of equipment?
Taking the First Town of the Imperial Guards as an example, the town is equipped with 6880 Wanli II-style bayonet rifles, 1680 Wanli II-style cavalry guns, 54 Jinghua-made Army No. 24 guns, 6 Jinghua-made Army No. 6712 guns (not carried this time), 3.2 war horses and draft horses (3 horses per capita for cavalry, 826 horses are actually assigned, and the rest are used by the army directly under the reserve and artillery trailers), [-] side tanks and baggage vehicles, all staff Armor (various styles due to differences in arms, including light, heavy, long, and short).

To put it simply, if this configuration improves the level of guns and artillery, just in terms of equipment ratio, let alone 1592, even in 1892, it would still be at the level of the main force of the great powers.

As a result, the people of the capital and the envoys of the vassal states and the Jiji area saw hundreds of light and heavy artillery carriages marching northward under the escort of infantry and artillery.

More than 8000 heavy cavalry dressed in bright armor and mounted on horses surrounded the army headquarters. On one side of the main formation of the Chinese army, there was a striking banner of "Meng Yuan Jing slightly higher" and "Commander Qi of the Imperial Guard of the Ming Dynasty" on the other side. , Flying high in the warm and cold spring breeze.

Although there is a magnificent and luxurious carriage in the main line of the Chinese army, the owner of the carriage, Meng Yuanjing, who is known as the "No. [-] literary commander in the world", is a bit more pragmatic, but he does not sit in the carriage.On this trip, he was dressed in red, sitting on a python, riding on a tall golden armored white horse, and walked side by side with Marshal Qi Jiguang, commander of the imperial guards, who was dressed in military uniform.

Of course, it is said that they are walking in parallel, but sharp-eyed spectators will definitely notice that Marshal Qi, who is excellent in riding skills, can always control the horse to walk a little behind Gao Jinglue, and there is no overtaking from the beginning to the end.

The only thing that was a little different from what the spectators originally thought was probably the expressions of these two.

The Ming Dynasty also had a "stereotype".Ordinary people generally think that civil servants should look serious when facing military generals, as if the other party owed him tens of thousands of taels of silver and still have nothing to pay; while military generals should look trembling when facing civil servants, even bowing their waists all the time. , When answering the question, he nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

However, everyone was surprised to find that Marshal Qi had a serious face all the way, while Gao Jinglue was smiling and talking and laughing all the way.Judging by Gao Jinglue's movements and expressions, it seems that he has been commenting on the military appearance of the imperial guards and has a high opinion. Although Marshal Qi next to him often bows and nods slightly when answering, he is not flattering on his face.

This really opened the eyes of ordinary people. Thinking of the tea doctors who often said in newspapers that Gao Jinglue opposed "treating military generals like running dogs" and emphasized that "everyone who contributes to the country should be treated as a pillar", I can't help but think a little more. Think and admire.

The endless cannons, the flashing bayonets, the endless flow of war horses, the flying and fluttering military flags, all the mighty and powerful have already described the majesty of Ming Dynasty without words, stimulating the senses of the people who eat melons.

Many people began to raise their arms involuntarily and shouted: "Da Ming—mighty!"

Finally, all the "Da Ming—Mighty" began to shout in unison, and the momentum was so loud that it shook the eardrums of many envoys, and their complexions changed slightly.

When Annan's envoy was the first to raise his right arm and shouted "Da Ming - Mighty", envoys from the Jin Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, the Kingdom of Korea, the kingdoms of southern Xinjiang, the various ministries of Jurchen, Duogandu Division, and Uzangdu Division also all came. I hurriedly followed the "jubilation".Among them were even many envoys from small countries in Southeast Asia, as well as Nurhachi's half-brother Murhazi, who represented Jianzhou Zuowei.

"The grand battle goes out of the northern part of the Great Wall..." Marshal Qi Jiguang, in the middle army of the imperial guards, said with emotion: "20 years ago, how could the last general dare to have such extravagant dreams? My great Ming can have today's power, so there is a kindness from the past. At the beginning of the ethos, the benefactor Dongye and Fengpan Ergong Xiao Guicao followed, and it really depends on the power of Situ. After the light is not talented, the only one is to follow it."

"Qi Shuai's words are serious." Gao Wushi still smiled and said: "The world's governance will last for a long time. If there is no foundation laid by the three generations of chiefs and assistants, how can we talk about today's military prestige? I often think that those who hold the power of the country should think about it : I don’t have to be successful, it must be me. If you can govern in this way, why worry about the disobedience of the people, the instability of the country, and the instability of the four directions? Therefore, if this battle is successful, the merits of the three former prime ministers should be especially remembered.”

"Success doesn't have to be mine, success must be mine..." Qi Jiguang muttered aloud, and immediately said solemnly: "The last general once heard, 'According to the pattern, the prosperity and decline of a lifetime is determined; the look of the complexion is to determine the rest of the year. Blame.' Listening to Situ's teaching now, Fang Zhihong has lofty ambitions, and Jiguang has been taught."

"Students don't dare to teach." Gao Wushi shook his head, suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "Qi Shuai has known students for many years. You should know that students may have some experience in strategy, but they don't have deep research in tactics. For the sake of strategy, Qi Shuai still needs to give advice on the details of military affairs... Now that the war is about to start, how dare you ask Qi Shuai for advice?"

Of course Qi Jiguang knew that Gao Yushi could only listen to half of what Gao Yushi said. After all, such a decisive battle to determine the prestige of Ming Dynasty was a battle that had been planned many years ago.Not only must there be a strategic plan, but there are definitely more than one or two combat plans.

However, he felt that what Gao Situ said was not entirely modest.After all, it is impossible to master the strategy of hundreds of thousands of troops to think about the specific tactics for each general's combat mission. This level should be the business of the front-line generals themselves.When it comes to front-line combat, Qi Jiguang Ruoqian said that he is the second. At this moment, no one in Ming Dynasty would dare to say that he is the first.

Qi Jiguang actually had a plan for this, so after hearing Gao Yushi's words, he said, "I don't know how Situ thinks Chahar will deal with this battle?"

Gao Yushi said: "I think there are only three possible ways to deal with Chahar: first, concentrate our forces, fight all the way, go round and round, and win by exhausting me; Then retreat three houses, and I retreat to occupy the old land. In this way, our army's labor force and expedition will suffer a lot of losses, and Chahar seems to be in a mess, but it will hurt the fundamentals; third, don't fight with me, and stay away from the old capitals of Khalkha and Lin to preserve our strength. Seek momentum again."

Qi Jiguang smiled slightly: "In this way, apart from the first one, the last two methods are to avoid fighting with our army. The intention is to use the collapse of our supply line as a magic weapon and leave it to future calculations. And even if the first In the end, we must avoid the main force of our army and win by dragging. As for fighting me all the way, it is nothing more than showing his unwillingness to show weakness."

Gao Wushi nodded and said: "This time our army is enough to gather several armies, and each army is no less than one hundred thousand. Even if we face the entire army of Shangchahar and Waikalkha alone, we will not lose. As for each other's horns, as long as no flaws are exposed, in fact, it will be even more difficult for the Tumen to break through first."

"That is to say, the most likely choice for Tumen is to avoid our army's strangulation, and to reproduce the situation that Chengzu won but was invincible during the Northern Expedition, and Mongolia can always be revived." Qi Jiguang said: "In this case, our army will The essence of war is very clear, that is, not satisfied with defeating or expelling, but must be annihilated or surrendered into an organic system!"

"Of course." Gao Wushi said happily, "If you want to achieve this kind of situation, what high opinion does Qi Shuai have?"

Qi Jiguang sighed: "Originally the best way is actually to follow Li Weigong's old wisdom, not only to encircle him with nets from all directions, but also to raid Khan Court with elite troops from all directions, kill and behead, and defeat the enemy with one blow.

However, although the Tartars are clumsy in wisdom, they now have such talents as Brihatu.From the point of view of the general, this person may have read about this battle and deliberately took precautions. Therefore, although the strategy of surprise attack may not be unavailable, it should not be like Li Weigong who only used [-] fine horses to do it. This is a murderous act. "

Gao Wushi was not surprised by Qi Jiguang's answer, and said with a smile: "What Qi Shuai said is very true...but I wonder if there is a follow-up?"

Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "Looking at today's grand dispatch of troops, the general thinks that even if our army has a miraculous plan in this battle, Situ will definitely not be willing to do it."

"Oh? Why did Qi Shuai say that?" Gao Wushi asked with a smile.

"There is no other, because Situ not only seeks victory in this battle, but also wants to build momentum for Ming Dynasty." Qi Jiguang said with sparkling eyes: "The law of war says: a hundred battles are victorious, and it is not good to be good; a soldier who wins without fighting is a good man who is good." and also.

At the end of the day, Situ dispatched troops today not only to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but also to shock the world with this victory, and deter the barbarians before the chaos.That being the case, if I send out hundreds of thousands of troops, but only rely on a sneak attack to win in the end, how can I spread my heavenly power in the world?

But by setting up a net of heaven and earth, Bei Yuan is cornered, and even a desperate fight is useless, he can only lead the neck and kill him, so that he can strengthen the sea and the concubines of all nations.

Therefore, the final general made a bold guess: Situ will not rely on extraordinary skills and strategies in this battle, but will fight the lion against the rabbit, spread the net on all sides, and break it with a majestic array! "

Gao Wushi laughed, pointed at Qi Jiguang, and praised: "The parents who gave birth to me, and Qi Shuai who know me." It's my policy."

Qi Jiguang said: "The importance of this battle, the general thinks that Tumen and Brihatu are well aware and prepared. He is in the north and I am in the south. Even if our army is powerful, the so-called four-sided encirclement is difficult to arrange. , in fact, most of them can only form a three-way pincer attack from east to west.

In this way, when the North Road is empty, it becomes a situation of encirclement, three queries and one, and they still have the opportunity to attack one of our troops, so as to see the strength of our army, or to boost their morale with small victories, so that they can fight for a long time.At this time, our north road is empty, and they still have a chance to escape by relying on the advantage of cavalry. It will be very difficult for our army to pursue them, and it will be difficult for an army of hundreds of thousands to be effective.

In order to prevent such a situation from happening, the general thought that the key to this battle was to try to use a strong army to go northward quietly, blocking his escape route to the north, and waiting for Tumen to bump into him head-on. "
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