Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1053 Determination
"What Huang Taiji wants this time is definitely not as simple as simply wanting to severely damage Hu Dun Tu Han's troops, or forcing Hu Dun Tu Han to move west to the outside of Xuan Da Sai!!"

Liaodong.

Shenyang city.

Liaodong Governor's Office.

Hong Chengchou's face was solemn, his cold eyes staring at the map in front of him, and he said in a sonorous tone: "He wants to get rid of our blockade. He wants to use this battle to defeat Hudun and Tuhan, and at the same time, unite the eight banners under his command. The population must be what the Jianlu want."

"In addition, the Jianlu also want to make the vast grasslands, at least the entire southern desert area, in turmoil. In this way, the grassland trade carried out by the border customs in Liaodong, Northern Zhili, and Shanxi will inevitably be affected."

“No matter how many armed merchant groups there are, once the grassland falls into chaos, there will be people who are not afraid of death, or who are forced into a desperate situation, and they will lead people to harass the northbound merchant group.”

"Once this situation is formed and our dynasty does not intervene in the grasslands, the military prestige that we have established before will inevitably be affected."

"This created a greater threat, that is, the Lifanyuan's plan to build a summer resort in Chengde would be aborted if it wanted to implement the alliance and flag system."

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

Everyone gathered in the hall had different expressions on their faces, and some even looked at Hong Chengchou in disbelief. Obviously, they had not expected that the Jianlu chieftain Huang Taiji would first hold a meeting, then kill Oba, and then start to stir up trouble in the southern part of the desert. He actually had such a deep purpose.

If this is true, then it is not a question of whether to fight or not, but a question of winning.

Over the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has used some means and methods to build a new order on the grassland, namely the grassland trade mutual assistance order.

In order to meet the needs of various grassland tribes, the customs offices set up on the border would regularly organize bilateral trade to meet the needs of various grassland tribes.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no contradictions and conflicts between the two sides.

After all, it was during the Little Ice Age, and disasters occurred frequently in various places under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. Correspondingly, areas outside the Ming Dynasty would also suffer from disasters.

Let’s not talk about other places.

In Liaodong alone, it has suffered many attacks in the past few years, but without exception, they were all defeated by the Liao army. What is infuriating is that these groups that harassed the Liao territory are all "horse bandits". The Liaodong Governor's Office maintained the utmost restraint and did not investigate these issues further.

This is by no means a sign of weakness or incompetence on the part of the Liaodong Governor-General.

In fact, Liaodong at that time was in a critical period of development and governance. With the various supports and preferences provided by the mainland and the supply from North Korea, if Liaodong was caught in endless wars and conflicts at that time, the development of the prefectures, counties and cities under its jurisdiction would not be able to improve at all, and it might even drag Liaodong into the quagmire again.

In the Liaodong area, the Ming Dynasty's opponents were definitely not just the Jianlu, there were also grassland tribes. It was just that the Jianlu had been too powerful before, which overshadowed the strengths of the grassland tribes.

Therefore, it is not easy to be the local chief official of Liaodong.

"Du Tang, isn't this a bit alarmist?"

Fu Zonglong, the governor of Liaodong, frowned slightly, looked around, and then said to Hong Chengchou: "It is undeniable that Huang Taiji is indeed a difficult opponent to deal with."

"After all, the strategy we have implemented against Jianlu has not brought Jianlu down until now, which is enough to show how powerful this person is."

"But in the past few years, the various policies launched around the Pan-Northeast Strategy have also caused great losses to the Jianlu. It seems that in addition to the Manchus, the Jianlu Eight Banners have also added the Han Army, Mongolian, and Korean Eight Banners. But if we really talk about combat power, I'm afraid they can't compare to the Eight Banners when I was alive."

After listening to Fu Zonglong's words, many people in the hall nodded in agreement.

After all, in the past, several offensives against the Jianlu had caused a lot of losses to the core population of the Jianlu. The Eight Banners system was very powerful. This system of integrating farming and warfare effectively brought together scattered groups, using military merit as the greatest incentive, so that the groups absorbed into the system could be assimilated in the shortest time.

But one thing cannot be changed at all.

That is, under this system, if one wants to have absolute voice, then there must be enough core members of one's own tribe, and this is the weak point of the Jianlu.

Over the years, the Jianlu have been studying the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty has not been idle either.

Especially in Liaodong.

I can't say that, because we defeated Jianlu several times before and caused great damage to Jianlu's vitality, we look down on Jianlu from the bottom of our heart.

"Based on the current size of the Jianlu, even if they want to instigate such a change, are they qualified?"

Fu Zonglong continued, "If you want to achieve what the governor said, unless Huang Taiji draws out his eight garrison banners and uses a very small number of troops to defend his territory, and at the same time requires his subordinates to obey his orders, otherwise he will be doomed sooner or later."

"Yes, Dutang."

Cui Ruxiu followed closely and said: "If Huang Taiji really dares to do this, then the two Dusi of Heilongjiang and Jilin will not be just for show, not to mention the active armed merchant corps."

"In the beginning, the Jianlu gave up a large area of ​​land in order to form an isolated zone with Liaodong. However, in the past two years, through various means, our forces have been able to reconnect with the Jianlu."

"Especially the armed merchant groups, there are a number of active groups, they will do nothing but hunt the Jianlu, after all, the bounty is much easier than panning for gold, and it is also more stable."

"As for the Jianlu internal forces, it is impossible for them to all obey Huang Taiji's orders. After all, the conflict between Huang Taiji and the three great beiles has become more and more prominent."

In the past, the main theme followed in Liaodong was development and governance. For this reason, a steady stream of people settled in Liaodong. Even under the jurisdiction of the two Dusi of Heilongjiang and Jilin, many settlements began to emerge. They were the pioneer groups for the future development of Heilongjiang and Jilin.

But something else began to emerge on this land.

All of this was secretly promoted by Zhu Youxiao.

Like a bounty hunter.

The Liaodong Governor's Office issued a bounty, clearly stating how much reward would be given for hunting down a real Tartar, in order to stimulate a group of people to cross the mountains and hunt down the Jianlu.

The reason for doing this is that Zhu Youxiao wanted to use this mechanism to establish an effective mechanism for subsequent exploration of more vast areas.

At present, the Ming Dynasty’s opponents in the Pan-Northeast region are the Jianlu and the Mongols, but as time goes by, the Ming Dynasty will encounter another opponent.

That is, the Russian Empire, which was extremely fond of land. Later, when the Ming Dynasty wanted to penetrate into the grasslands, penetrate to the north and west, and expand, it was bound to encounter the infiltration forces of the Russian Empire, and conflict was inevitable.

Zhu Youxiao's understanding of European countries was limited to knowing about some countries. He had no idea about the situations between countries, including who was in charge.

However, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to adopt a sea and land strategy, it had to make various preparations in advance. Wars at sea were inevitable, and so were wars on land.

So Zhu Youxiao had to do something in advance.

For example, on land, before a large-scale war breaks out, there will inevitably be a period of exploration. Then this group does not necessarily have to be the responsibility of the Ming army, but can also be the people under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. After all, there is no shortage of people with strong martial virtues in the land of China.

Rather than asking them to stay in the Ming Dynasty, where they might become a threat to the rule, it would be better to incentivize them with money and go explore outside the Ming Dynasty.

Even the Ming Dynasty could introduce corresponding policies for this purpose. For example, if one explored a certain area, one could legally own a piece of land or even possess weapons. Of course, this was limited to areas outside the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who dared to do such a thing within the Ming Dynasty would be resolutely punished.

"That's because you don't know Huang Taiji."

In this situation, Hong Chengchou said with a sharp look in his eyes: "If it was still Nurhaci who was in charge of Jianlu, I would not be like this, but it is Huang Taiji who has to pay so much attention."

"Because this person is a gambler, a person who is even more ruthless than Nurhaci, and who has a broader vision and a broader mind."

"Things you think are impossible are very likely to be accomplished in this man's hands. The Jianlu today are like people who are barefoot, while the Liaodong people are wearing shoes. They are not afraid of death. What do you think they dare not do?"

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Hong Chengchou's words made everyone fall into deep thought.

In fact, Hong Chengchou saw through what Fu Zonglong was thinking. He didn't want to expand the war. After all, there was one crucial thing in Liaodong today.

That is, the entire Liao Chi Road was closed.

This was the basis for the construction of cement highway. For this purpose, many corresponding industries were built in Liaodong, and the key point was that many people died.

Of course, those who died were not citizens of the Ming Dynasty.

At this critical moment, if Liaodong was caught up in the war, the officials in Liaodong would be under great pressure, at least on the side of the Governor's Office.

Hong Chengchou also knew that Fu Zonglong said those things not because he was afraid of war. When they worked together in the past, he often supported him.

In addition to cement road construction, there are also water conservancy projects, which are also something Liaodong has put a lot of effort into and has been doing. In particular, considerable results have been achieved in water diversion and rice planting, which has brought rapid development to the water conservancy under Liaodong's jurisdiction.

"This battle was different from what we expected."

Hong Chengchou lifted his sleeves and said in a sonorous tone: "Liaodong must take the lead in this war. Not only must we defeat the Jianlu conspiracy, but we must also prevent Hudun and Tuhan from migrating westward. The key is to let the tribes in the south of the desert know the might of our Ming army through this battle."

"Let's not talk about anything else, just the westward migration of Hudun and Tuhan. Once this happens, what impact will it have on the southern part of the desert? Let's not talk about it for now, let's just talk about the Xuanda area, or even further west."

"Don't forget, everyone, how many disasters the northwest suffered in the past two years, and how much the court did to stabilize the situation in the northwest."

"Besides that, I won't go into details about the border towns and garrisons under the jurisdiction of the Northwest. You all know it well. Just imagine that because of the external factors of Hu Dun and Tu Han, the situation in that area has changed, especially outside the Great Wall. Do you think it will affect the situation in the Northwest?"

"Then fight!!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Zonglong said in a sonorous voice: "Even if Hu Dun and Tu Han are left in Mo Nan and die, we can never let them do this."

As the governor of Liaodong, Fu Zonglong was able to learn about some situations through internal references. Although he was in Liaodong, he still knew something about the situation in the northwest.

This is what Zhu Youxiao intended to do.

No matter whether he is at the central level or at the local level, anyone he recognizes will know things beyond their job duties, so that they can consider issues from a higher level instead of only focusing on their own little piece of land.

The long-standing problems and malignant tumors of the Ming Dynasty cannot be solved by one person alone. It requires a group of people, a team formed in echelons, to play their roles in their respective positions step by step.

"It should have been done a long time ago. We should have tried to get rid of the Jianlu back then, and there wouldn't be so many problems."

"Yes, since the Liao army was reorganized, they have been clamoring to fight against the Jianlu and the Mongols. If they had not been suppressed before, I'm afraid the war would have started a long time ago."

"Who says it's not true? Whether it's the Eighth Army or the Ninth Army, they have equipped themselves with a lot of muskets and artillery in the past, and even equipped themselves with a large number of war horses. The scale is much smaller than before, but the combat power is totally incomparable."

"If they knew about this, they would all be clamoring to fight against the Jianlu and the Mongols."

As soon as Fu Zonglong finished speaking, some people standing in the hall became excited.

Don’t think that the fact that Liaodong has been developing, governing and implementing new policies in the past has made some people not want war, but on the other hand, there is a group of staunch advocates of war.

If it weren't for Hong Chengchou, the Governor-General of Liaodong, who knows what the situation would be like in the Pan-Northeast region with Liaodong as its core.

This group of pro-war factions was concentrated in the Liaodong Governor's Office and the army stationed in Liaodong.

After all, only by fighting in battles can one be promoted quickly. If one is lucky, one can even accumulate military merits that lead to a title. How can one not be excited?

"The battle must be fought, but we need to replan it."

Under such circumstances, Hong Chengchou raised his hand and said, "This battle is different from what we thought before. Many aspects must be re-evaluated. Since we have chosen to fight, we must win."

"Not only must we win the battle, but we must also do our best to ensure as few casualties as possible."

"First, send a message to the Eighth Army General Zhu Wanliang and the Ninth Army General Liang Zhongshan, and order them to send a group of troops to the southern part of the desert to spy on the military situation."

"In addition, the governor and governor-general of Liaodong must jointly submit a petition, which must be sent to the capital at an expedited rate of 800 miles, to truthfully report to Your Majesty the situation facing Liaodong."

When Fu Zonglong heard this, he felt relieved. The war was really about to start, but the central government didn't know about it in advance. This was not a good thing.

It's not that Fu Zonglong is afraid of being held accountable, but Liaodong's move will have a huge impact. Whether the central government knows about it or not is a completely different concept. It's just that Fu Zonglong doesn't know that the central government has already made clear its policy in response to the changes in Mo Nan! !
(End of this chapter)