Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 199 Situation in Mongolia (Part [-])
The disappearance of Duoyan Sanwei brought about a huge change in the entire Jiliao situation.In the original military strategic positioning of the Ming Dynasty, the responsibility of the Liaodong region was to play a containment role when the Northern Zhili region was attacked by the Mongolian military, which is what the Ming people called "guarding the capital".

However, with the demise of the Duoyan Sanwei and the arrival of the Chahar Department, the military pressure in the entire Zhili and Liaodong regions suddenly increased. Therefore, the original Liaodong military deployment had to shrink to the Liaoxi region, which was most threatened by the military. A large number of guards in the Jianzhou area also had to give up. In fact, it was precisely this reason that led to the rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens later-could it be that Li Chengliang really let Nurhachi grow up because he was his godson?
What a joke, how could such a major national strategic issue be decided by a mere Liaodong General Soldier!

When Emperor Wanli was in power, no matter how much credit Li Chengliang made and how much power you had, whether you want to slap your family in the end or simply ransack your family and exterminate your family is just a question of one sentence.So... May I ask where did Li Chengliang have the courage to let Jianzhou Jurchen grow up without the court's approval?

And the Horqin tribe, another branch of the Chahar tribe, also began to contact the Jurchens at that time eastward.For the Jurchens who were culturally backward at that time, this group of Mongols immediately became the object of their study. Therefore, from the late Jiajing period, including Haixi and Jianzhou Jurchens, there have been rapid changes in the entire social structure and culture. Ascension, and thus finally gave birth to a new barbaric dynasty in this originally barbaric land.

Some judges may want to ask: Why did Ming Dynasty allow the Jurchens to rise in order to suppress the Mongols?

Of course there are reasons for this, but two of the more important reasons are really dumbfounding: one is because Daming thinks that Jianzhou Jurchens are relatively honest and weak in strength, so even if they are strengthened, they will still behave according to Daming's command Turn the stick so that he bites the Mongols, so he won't dare to kick the Koreans.

Second, it is because the Mongolian left wing has always held the Khan position of the Mongolian Empire-that is, it is equivalent to the Great Yuan Emperor.

This is very difficult to deal with, because "Da Yuan" and "Da Ming" are enemies of life and death. In the eyes of the Ming court, the Mongolian Khan belongs to the kind that can only go to the end. Whoever dares to talk about peaceful coexistence with him will be Traitor.

It is precisely for this reason that the right-wing Altan Khan, who fell out with the Mongolian Left-wing Khan, later got the good thing of paying tribute.

In fact, to be honest, I answer that the losses caused to Daming by the invaders in these years are actually much greater than that of the Mongolian left wing.But because Daming believed that Alda's tribute could continue to weaken the power and prestige of the Mongolian Khan, this matter was finally confirmed, while the Mongolian left wing continued until Daming lost the Battle of Sarhu, and the situation in Liaodong deteriorated greatly. Afterwards, it was changed from an all-round strike to a win-win by Ming Dynasty—as a result, Lin Danhan was really wined right away. It can be seen that the Mongols' longing for tribute is really like longing for rain after a long drought.

However, only Gao Yushi knows about these situations in Daming right now.Others, even Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng who are "good at saving the time" can't see that far, or in other words, they can't escape the thinking pattern of "who is the master of the Yuan, and who is the mortal enemy".

Therefore, their strategic thinking still tends to "stabilize the right wing and attack the left wing."

Sure enough, Gao Gong said at this time: "I have always been arrogant. It has been a disaster for decades to invade the bandits. However, now my defense is getting stronger and stronger. Both Wang and Fang have been in the border town for a long time, and they have made great achievements. "Ma and Zhao Ershuai have also experienced hundreds of battles, and they are majestic in Shuomo... I mean, I declare that it is advisable to be on the defensive and be prepared. And my new army in Jiliao has just formed, and it is ready for a battle. Come and try it out Second, to deter the northern captives so that they dare not look south. I wonder what Taiyue thinks?"

Zhang Juzheng nodded without any surprise, and said: "I mean the same thing." He paused slightly, and then said: "But our army is mainly infantry, and the horse army is limited. When the whip is raised, our army will go in vain. Therefore, I think that the timing of this battle should be controlled by the frontier commander himself. I am in the center and only make overall decisions, not remote control of the battle... ...Does Duke Zhongxuan think so?"

Gao Gong laughed, stretched out his fingers and nodded, and said: "You, are you afraid that the old man will force your favorite general to go directly to Huanglong and take down Chahanhaote?"

Zhang Juzheng smiled awkwardly: "You're joking, you're joking, Duke Zhongxuan is so strategic, how can he be so talkative?"

"Even if we want to go straight to Huanglong to take down Chahanhot, it's Wang Zhidao, Li Chengliang and the others' business." Gao Gong waved his hands and said: "Besides, although my Ming Dynasty has slightly changed its previous decline, it has not yet plowed the court and sealed the wolf's house. Xu's strength, Xuan Da's plan to stand firm and Ji Liao to attack this time is only to deter the northern captives...you have to make this clear to Qi and Wang."

Zhang Juzheng nodded and replied: "The treasury of the imperial court has accumulated a lot of debts over the years. Although it has improved slightly, it has not yet made ends meet. In this way, a small fight at the border will not only show the edge of the new army for the first time, but also deter the northern captives. Committing a crime is honestly a good strategy; but if the war continues, the treasury will be unable to support it. Even if the battle is won at that time, the national power will be wasted, and it will be a disaster... These principles are well understood, and Duke Zhongxuan can rest assured. I won't let them mess around."

Gao Gong was relieved, and suddenly asked curiously: "How do you think Qi Shuai will fight?"

"I don't know either." Zhang Juzheng frowned slightly, and said with some hesitation: "To be honest, I suspect that Qi Nantang might not take the initiative to send troops deep into the grassland."

"Oh?" Gao Gong asked, "How can you see that?"

Zhang Juzheng said with a wry smile: "Tan Zili, Liu Zihe and Qi Yuanjing managed to build the many hollow enemy towers. Now that the enemy towers have not yet been used in actual combat, they don't know how effective they are. How could they leave the newly built fortifications unused and rashly send troops into the grassland? War? Yes, I expect they will prepare their troops and horses, wait for the barbarians to invade at any time, and then quickly fight back, trying to defeat the barbarian prestige."

Zhang Juzheng's so-called barbarians are the Mongolian left-wing Chahar tribe, which is also the headquarters of the Mongolian Great Khan today.

Hearing this analysis, Gao Gong couldn't help frowning, and murmured: "So, if Ji Town wants to test the effectiveness of the hollow enemy tower, it may be difficult to achieve a big victory... As for Liaodong, can they Form a powerful counterattack?"

Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to speak to death, so he could only ponder and say: "It stands to reason that there should be a chance, but first of all, the local barbarians should attack first, and then our army can launch a counterattack..."

Gao Gong sighed, and said: "It's always due to lack of strength, especially the lack of cavalry. Now I may have more than enough to defend against the invaders, but not enough to attack the enemy."

Zhang Ju nodded calmly on the front, but sneered in his heart: Ma Fang's horse army is quite strong, if you are willing to bring me, Ji Liao, I don't mind Qi Jiguang going out.

But Gao Gong was thinking in his heart: Qi Jiguang is good at infantry combat, so it is not free for him to train a new cavalry, or else... the imperial court squeezes out some money every year to train a new cavalry in Liaodong?
(End of this chapter)