Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 651
The stability and order of the overall situation has always been pursued by Emperor Chongzhen, because only when it is stable can the problem be solved steadily.

In the past Ming Dynasty, from the Wanli Dynasty, through the Taichang Dynasty, to the Tianqi Dynasty, under the influence of a Jianlu rebellion, most of the court's attention was concentrated on the Liaodong side.

Countless troops, rations, ordnance, firearms, artillery, etc., are constantly tilting towards Liaodong, especially when there are some regional turmoil, it will form a small climax.

Faced with this special situation, it also made the party struggle gradually out of control at that time. Many groups participating in the struggle game, such as the Donglin Party, Qi Chuzhe Party and other factions, wanted to suppress the rebellion through Liaodong, and then achieve their political goals.

Especially the Donglin Party performed most prominently.

Xiong Tingbi, who was born in the Chu Party, is one of the political victims!
This also led to Liaodong falling into a deformed situation, and the generals of Liaodong are the products of the deformity.

Emperor Chongzhen just summed up these experiences and lessons, so he has been working hard to stabilize the overall situation while controlling the intensity of regional turmoil.

There must be overall stability.

There will be regional unrest.

The former wants Ming to make changes, while the latter encourages the former to change. It is said that war is the continuation of politics, but in the same way, war can also affect the direction of politics.

Emperor Chongzhen needed Daming to maintain stability, but at the same time he could not lose the war. These were the bargaining chips in his hands, and they were the reliance on implementing his plans and deployments.

At present, there are wars in the Ming Dynasty, one is Liaodong, and the other is the Northwest. It is just different from the absolute passive situation in the past. The current situation is that Ming has the upper hand and takes the initiative.

Northwest wind is very strong.

It blows up to cover the sky and the sun.

"Damn it, the wind blows like a knife."

Kong Youde narrowed his eyes slightly, walked into the handsome tent cursingly, and patted the snowflakes on his body, "It's getting colder and colder these days, if it wasn't for the warm things that the imperial court dispatched in time, I'm afraid our Fifth Army Battalion would be Many people will suffer from frostbite and freeze to death.”

"That is indeed the case."

Mao Chenglu, who was staring at the map, said without turning his head: "Before we led our troops to the northwest, when we were defending the capital, everyone envied their brave guard camp and Shenji camp, which won His Majesty's trust. Fighting various thieves on the front line can gain military merits on the battlefield.

Not to mention His Majesty's frequent praise.

Now that we are really in the northwest, after experiencing all kinds of things on the front line, we finally know what kind of pressure the Yongwei Camp, Shenji Camp, Zhou Shuai and Cao Shuai were under. "

"Yes."

Kong Youde came over with a knife in his hand, and said emotionally: "Let's not talk about anything else, just the complicated terrain in the northwest is enough to cause headaches.

It is conceivable what kind of pressure Zhou Shuai and Cao Shuai were under to weaken the gang of thieves step by step when they were in Shaanxi. "

With the passage of time, Emperor Chongzhen decided to take turns to guard against rogue deployments, and the curtain came to an end smoothly. Currently, in the northwest borderlands, he is on guard against rogues from various ministries who are fleeing into Qinghai. Mao Chenglu led the Fifth Army Battalion, and Shang Kexi led them Shenshu camp, each has a large number of generals and schools to follow.

The Ming Dynasty at the present stage does not have the capability to pass through the northwest and advance into the Qinghai territory to wipe out Wang Jiayin, Wang Ziyong, Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and other rogue forces.

"I don't know if Shang Kexi and the others can arrive at our department today to discuss military affairs."

Mao Chenglu frowned slightly, turned to look at Kong Youde and said: "In all, we have been sent to various places in the northwest by order, and it is definitely not enough to rely on the previous small troubles.

The secret decree issued by His Majesty before is to send a small group of forces under his command to continue to carry out guerrilla operations against various rogues in Qinghai, and then reach a tactical arrangement to continuously weaken the rogues.

Only when we are really afraid of them, and not completely disabled, can we actively seek influence in the future, so that we can secretly dump half-eliminated firearms and artillery to this group of thieves, so that they can become Da Ming's way Pioneer, launched an offensive against Qinghai Tumed Department. "

"It should be coming soon."

Kong Youde said with a serious expression: "It's gratifying, Geng Zhongming's virtues, can promote this tactical concept as soon as possible, even if it's a knife, they'll come here."

"Haha~"

Mao Chenglu couldn't help laughing.

indeed.

In Dongjiang Town in the past, not only Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, but also him, Kong Youde and his party, didn't they all have this kind of temperament.

Under the command of his father, Mao Wenlong, he crossed the sea by boat many times, and launched surprise attacks on the Eight Banners of Jianlu, each time rushing to get there first.

After all, after defeating Jianlu, all the gold and silver captured on the battlefield belonged to him.

Although they are now transferred to the Beijing camp, the bad habits of the past can no longer be used, but the temptation to fight is too great for them.

"Speaking of which, I still don't understand the secret orders issued by His Majesty in the past."

Kong Youde frowned slightly, staring at the map in front of him, "Even if our Ming Dynasty wants to enter Qinghai and try to conquer the Qinghai Tumote, then there is no need to rely on a bunch of rogues as pioneers.

After all, the more thieves kill, the less our military exploits will be.

But if you think about it now, Your Majesty is still wise and powerful. In plateau areas such as Qinghai, the terrain is so complicated and difficult to rule. If we don’t do this, I’m afraid that the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion will really kill us together. In Qinghai, even if they can conquer the Qinghai Tumed Department, I am afraid that their subordinates will suffer a lot of losses. "

"It's not just as simple as the loss of subordinates."

Mao Chenglu said with a serious expression: "Before the war is over, the large amount of food, salaries and various military supplies consumed will definitely be a huge sum of money.

Even if the imperial court could come up with so much money, it would be impossible to support foreign wars.

His Majesty's situation is also very difficult.

The war in Liaodong must be maintained, the rebellion in Ningxia must be suppressed as soon as possible, and the military reform will be gradually implemented in the future. I am afraid that some areas will still be chaotic. "

"Damn it, why do so many people like to fight against His Majesty?"

Kong Youde cursed and said: "Your Majesty is really too difficult. When I was defending the capital, I really want to lead my troops..."

"enough!"

Mao Chenglu stared and shouted: "How can these words be discussed in private? We are military generals, so we just need to do our part well.

Don't say anything else, just talk about the secret decree issued by His Majesty.

If we can fight against the gang of thieves and let them seize them through the war and exchange them for firearms and artillery that are half out of Ming Dynasty, this will not only continue to weaken the war potential of Qinghai Tumed Department.

The most important point is that the gold and silver, war horses, cattle and sheep, etc. that have been captured can feed back the development of Shanshan and other places through the thieves to suppress the rebellion.

If the prefectures and counties in the northwest region can develop, then even if we really enter Qinghai in the future, we don’t need to be allocated by the imperial court, but can be allocated by various places in the northwest to support our campaign. "

In a sense, if the war can always take the initiative, the trade formed by dumping arms can promote local development. It revolves around the fields of smelting and forging derived from the military industry, and many fields that are closely related to war. All can be rewarded accordingly.

At the beginning, the Yongwei Camp led by Zhou Yuji and the Shenji Camp led by Cao Wenzhao went to Shaanxi to launch an offensive against the rogues from various tribes. The reason why the Emperor Chongzhen did not let Zhou Yuji and the others completely wipe out the rogues from all tribes was because of his sacrifices. The price was too high, whether it was the loss of war or the expenditure of food and salaries, it was beyond the support of Emperor Chongzhen.

The second is to drive the thieves westward. Since in the original timeline, these thieves can sweep all parts of Daming, why can't they sweep other places?

For example, Qinghai Tumed Department, such as Ningxia Ordos Department, such as the Yarkand Khanate...

Through the Liaodong rebel army led by Li Zicheng, Emperor Chongzhen tasted the sweetness of the secret arms trade. This will not only weaken the hostile forces of the Ming Dynasty, but also allow the Ming Dynasty to gain a lot of benefits, and at the same time promote changes within the Ming Dynasty. As long as this speed can be grasped, That can have a positive effect.

A Liaodong rebel army led by Li Zicheng drove the industrial development of Tianjin and other places. As time goes by, this influence will gradually expand.

A gang of thieves fleeing westward, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to drive the development and change of Shanshan and Shaanxi, let a reliable army follow behind them, and continue to press forward.

As long as this kind of arms trade situation and pre-war pressure can be maintained for about five years, it will bring about many changes to Ming Dynasty, and then affect the subsequent reforms of Ming Dynasty.

Strategic deployments like the above, while being gradually implemented, can actively promote the military reform of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty can have more reliable and strong troops. The so-called local quasi-warlord forces will definitely not appear.

Military rotation.

There will be a wave of smooth rotation every two years.

Even if there are really ambitious people who want to develop through this situation, the Emperor Chongzhen can cut off their roots, so that they have no chance to realize their self-respect.

"It's fucking cold!!!"

Zhang Xianzhong roared angrily: "Damn Chongzhen, if it wasn't for your mother's fault, I wouldn't have been driven to Qinghai."

Wang Jiayin, Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and other thieves were wearing tattered sheepskin jackets, with their hands tucked into their cuffs, staying in this camp that was not warm against the cold.

"Xi Wang, have you finished venting?"

Wang Jiayin's eyes were cold and stern, he looked at Zhang Xianzhong who lost his composure, and said: "After venting, we will discuss military affairs, talk about whether it is feasible to go back to Xiningwei after killing Qinghai."

Compared with the Fifth Army Camp led by Mao Chenglu and the Shenshu Camp led by Shang Kexi, under this kind of cold winter, they can get a large number of things to keep out the cold, but the bandits who were driven into Qinghai did not have such good treatment.

Everything they have is obtained from the battlefield.

However, the Tumote troops in Qinghai were different from the Ming army that fought in the previous battles. Whether it was their style of play or their habits, they were completely different.

This also caused Wang Jiayin, Wang Ziyong, Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and other rogue leaders to suffer considerable losses to the rogue soldiers under their command.

"King Qin, I feel that it is unrealistic to leave Qinghai and return to the Xiningwei area."

Gao Yingxiang frowned, looked at Wang Jiayin and said, "Not to mention anything else, the Ming army stationed on this line has a scale of more than 5. Even if we can really fight it out, we can face the Ming army with a tired army. There’s not much chance of winning at all.”

"King Shun is right."

Zhang Xianzhong followed closely and said: "Although I don't want to admit it, the current Ming army has changed drastically from the previous Ming army.

In particular, the firecrackers and artillery they have installed under their command are extremely powerful in terms of power and range. With our strength, if we want to fight hard against the Ming army, the result is doomed.

He was completely suppressed by the Ming army on the battlefield.

On the contrary, it is our only chance to go deep into the territory of Qinghai and launch an expedition against the various tribes of Tumed in Laoshizi. "

"But we don't have enough cavalry under our command."

Wang Ziyong interrupted: "Did we suffer less in the past few battles? How many athletes were massacred by the Qinghai cavalry.

It is difficult to fight against the Ming army.

Is it easy to fight with Qinghai Tumed ministries?
If they are all dead, then I would rather die in the northwest than in Qinghai, at least that is our hometown..."

"Lord King, what are you talking about!"

Zhang Xianzhong stared and shouted: "Don't we have nothing but death? Yes, we do not have cavalry, but we have legs and knives.

If there is no cavalry, then grab it.

When we entered Qinghai in the past, we fought against the various ministries of Tumed with the same tactics we used to fight the Ming army. It is no wonder that we suffered successive setbacks. "

Ever since Wang Jiayin and his gang of thieves were expelled from the northwest frontier and driven into Qinghai by the combined army of Hong Chengchou, Zhou Yuji, and Cao Wenzhao, the situation has not been very good.

I am not familiar with the environment in Qinghai.

I am not familiar with the terrain of Qinghai.

I am not familiar with the situation in Qinghai.

Faced with all kinds of unfavorable situations, it is inevitable that Wang Jiayin and his bandit forces will be defeated when they fight against the Qinghai Tumed tribes.

Now the rogue forces fleeing into Qinghai, there are more than 5 people left after all the fights, and they are still scattered under the command of various ministries. If they can't fight their way out, then their fate is doomed.

"Enough, stop talking."

Wang Jiayin shouted in a low voice: "Currently our strength is not enough to challenge the Ming army, the only chance now is to open up the situation in Qinghai.

After thinking about it, the king still wants to attack the Dajishi Mountain area. As long as we can kill those tribes here and rob them of their war horses, the situation will be reversed after that. "

"King Qin is right."

A cold light flashed across Gao Yingxiang's eyes, and he said loudly: "The terrain of Dajishi Mountain is complicated, and it actually has a certain advantage for us. As long as we can find a suitable battlefield and lead several tribal coalition forces to the battlefield, Then you can close the door and beat the dogs, and get rid of these sons of bitches!"

Even if they have been defeated after fighting the Ming army for so long, they still have some combat experience. This also makes Wang Jiayin, Gao Yingxiang and the others subtly tilt towards the Ming army...

(End of this chapter)