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Chapter 139 Those who don't plan forever, don't plan for a while.

"Your Majesty, if you want to make a northern expedition, you must first take the Hetao area!"

"Only by obtaining the Hetao area first, immigrating to Shibian on the Hetao Plain, and reclaiming the fields, can our Ming army have the possibility of marching into Mobei and directly attacking the foundation of the Northern Barbarians!"

"If you go directly north to the grassland, although you can travel thousands of miles across the desert, it will be difficult to dispatch food and grass, and the railway will not be built in a day."

"The expedition can only hurt the Northern Man, but not destroy it!"

"If we take the Hetao first and use the Hetao Plain as our army's rear, we can gradually encroach on Monan and then take Mobei!"

"This is the policy that will truly bring peace to all ages!"

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

Pei Xuan, the right governor of the former army, knelt on the ground on one knee, and kept telling Emperor Hongwu his thoughts, or the thoughts of the former army.

The Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army always thought of going directly from Daning to the north, crossing the thousands of miles of desert, blitzing the core ancestral land of Beiman in Mobei, wanting to destroy the center of Beiman in one battle, and then slowly clean up Monan The major tribes in Mobei.

But the former military governor's office felt that this plan was not good.

The previous dynasties of the Central Plains used this method to deal with the northern barbarians.

First develop peacefully for 20 years, and encourage private horse breeding on a large scale in the country.

When the time is right and enough cavalry have been trained, they will go directly out of the fortress and beat the northern barbarians severely. In this way, the grassland nomads will not be able to pose a threat to the Central Plains dynasty in the next 200 years.

But this method is not a cure for the symptoms.

Moreover, every time they go out of the fortress, it is a waste of people and money. Most of the horses are lost, and apart from the heads of the northern man, they don't get much benefit.

According to the idea of ​​the Chinese army, Daming does have the opportunity to launch a large-scale blitzkrieg and fight a big battle with Beiman in Mobei.

But in the final result, there is a high probability that the Northern Man will lead the tribe to flee to the west after losing the enemy.

Although this can be regarded as achieving the strategic goal of Ming Dynasty.

Then transfer back to the army, wipe out the remaining nomadic tribes in Monan, and start building the railway.

But building railways takes time.

It's great to travel thousands of miles in one go and smash Mobei into pieces, but it doesn't do much good for Daming. In fact, they still have to start building railways near the Great Wall bit by bit.

The railway in the Hetao area alone needs to be repaired for at least three to five years.

In this way, the escaped northern barbarian tribe can still return to Mobei nomads to develop and lick their wounds!

The nomads originally lived by grass and did not need to build cities for development.

There is no way to control Mobei in the first place, so there will be a decisive battle in Mobei as soon as it comes up, which is not very meaningful.

Thinking about it realistically, the current Daming really doesn't have the ability to swallow a piece of land in Monan Mobei that is about the same size as Daming!
Take it step by step, take Hetao first, then Monan, then conquer Mobei, and finally go west.

Boiling the frogs in warm water, taking it slowly bit by bit, not only can absorb the energy of Beiman, but also cut the flesh with a soft knife, causing Beiman to die slowly.

Expedition across the desert for thousands of miles, seal the wolf to live in Xu.

It sounds really cool, and it can make the military superior, but for the current Ming Dynasty, it doesn't have much strategic significance.

On the throne.

Emperor Hongwu has been listening to the arguments of the generals of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion with a blank face, without expressing any opinions, just watching quietly.

In fact, neither of the two proposals is wrong, and which one to choose depends on how big the heart of Emperor Hongwu is.

If he just wants to beat the Beiman directly once, so that the Beiman has no ability to go south to harass Daming, in exchange for a peace of 200 years, and leave the problem of the Beiman to future generations to solve.

Of course, it is most suitable to choose the plan of the Chinese military governor's mansion. A hearty expedition of thousands of miles will be recorded in the history books.

This is also the way most of the powerful emperors of the previous Central Plains dynasty chose.

If he could achieve this step, he would already be an emperor through the ages. If he was not the founding emperor, then the posthumous title of "Wu" would definitely be obtained.

However, if Emperor Hongwu wanted to completely solve the northern barbarians once and for all, or even do the thing of swallowing whales, he would turn the entire grassland into an inseparable part of Ming Dynasty.

That's obviously the second set of nibbles, and the way to boil the frogs in warm water is better.

In fact, the former Mohist tycoon, before his death, also mentioned a plan that was almost the same as the former army's idea in a secret letter to Emperor Hongwu.

First take the Hetao, then go through slightly Monan, and finally take Mobei.

This can establish immortality!
It's just that if you can do your best in ten or twenty years, it may take the efforts of two or three generations.

If Emperor Hongwu was 30 years old this year, he would definitely choose the second plan without hesitation.

But Emperor Hongwu is 68 years old this year.

He realized that he probably didn't have so much time until the day when this plan was completed.

This is also where he hesitated.

At the end of his reign, he wants to have another blitz victory across thousands of miles, chasing death and chasing the north, drinking horses at the source of the Onan River in Mobei, carving stones in that Fengshan Mountain, and taking credit for his achievements. Zhang Zhizun.

Or give up this opportunity to boast of martial arts, and choose to pave the way for successors, go out of Saibaili first, take the Hetao, move the people, and open up fertile land for future use?
The former can elevate his posthumous reputation to a level that even the emperors of all dynasties can hardly match!
The latter, although not as "dazzling" as the former, can really bring peace to future generations, and can also make the successor's road to emperor very smooth, leaving a legacy for future generations!

Emperor Hongwu's deep eyes fell on the grandson sitting on his lower head.

For some reason, Emperor Hongwu suddenly thought of his prince who died young.

Thinking of the person who had given him a lot of high hopes, entrusted him with political affairs early on to practice, and hoped that he would grow up to be a qualified king as soon as possible, and the prince who would take control of this huge country.

It would be great if the prince was still there.

Taisun is still too young, it is embarrassing to be responsible.

but!

Young, in a sense, is also Taisun's greatest advantage!
Taking river loops, diverting aqueducts, immigrating millions, and reclaiming fertile land, if these things can be done in the hands of Emperor Hongwu.

Then after the grandson succeeds to the throne, he will use what he left behind to fortify the south of the Yangtze River.

Taking all the merits of the grassland can basically fall into the hands of the grandson.

In this way, the grandson's throne is stable.

The great Ming Dynasty is stable.

All ages are peaceful and stable.

With this in mind, Emperor Hongwu finally made up his mind!
"We all know what you mean."

"Chen Qing, the great ink master, once said something, which we think makes sense."

"Those who don't plan for the world are not enough to plan for a while."

"Those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region!"

"I've made up my mind!"

"For this Northern Expedition, take Hetao first!"

"Zhen, I don't want to be greedy for a moment's success, what I want is to create peace for all eternity!"

Emperor Hongwu scanned the central generals in the hall with scorching eyes.

All the noisy discussions stopped.

Every general he glanced at immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at the Tiger Lord.

They looked at each other, all knelt down on one knee, and said loudly:
"Here!"

"Follow Your Majesty's orders!"

(End of this chapter)