Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 677: Mingwei Northern Frontier (2)

War is the continuation of politics. No matter how brutal the war is, it ultimately serves this purpose. Therefore, the initiative of the war must be in the hands of the supreme ruler of the country. Otherwise, if it is interfered or influenced by some people at will, the war will become a tool for some people to make money from the national disaster.

This is absolutely not allowed!

"From all the signs, it is clear that the remnants of the Jianlu will flee to Yidonghewei."

On the Jinshan battlefield, the Ming army was stationed in a camp. In the central army's tent, Xiong Tingbi frowned slightly and stared at the map in front of him. "It seems that the military intelligence gathered by the Luanwei is correct. I must cut off my arm to survive. This place will become the new nest of the Jianlu!"

Assassinate Lu Wei?
Cui Ruxiu, Xing Shenyan and others who were gathered on the left and right all had solemn expressions when they saw where their own minister was pointing. This was something they had not expected.

"Nurgan! The Ming Dynasty has abandoned us for too long."

Under the gaze of the crowd, Xiong Tingbi sighed softly: "This map can convey too little. How many changes there are in this vast area, how many tribes and ethnic groups there are, most of them are unfamiliar to the current Ming Dynasty."

"indeed."

Cui Ruxiu nodded and said, "If it is true as the minister said, I am going to escape to the Ciluwei area to accumulate strength by cutting off my wrist to survive. I am afraid that it will not take long for the situation in this area to change."

"You think too highly of Jianlu."

Xiong Tingbi snorted coldly: "In the past two years, Jianlu can't expect any major changes, but it will be different in two years. After all, the area I chose is too tricky. It is next to the Khorchin tribes, and you all know how important the Khorchin's position is."

"Does the Jianlu want to use Khorchin as a springboard to conquer the tribes south of the desert?" Xing Shenyan seemed to have thought of something and looked at Xiong Tingbi in surprise.

"Yes."

Xiong Tingbi nodded and said, "From the battle in the first year of Tianqi to the current battle of Jinshan, our army has defeated the Jianlu in battle after battle, causing great losses to my subordinates. We have killed tens of thousands of Tatars, not to mention the Ahas under their command, who are countless."

"With the recovery of Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places, Liaodong's border defense system is becoming more perfect. If the situation in North Korea can be clearer, and Crazy He and his men can recapture the Kuandian forts, it will be even more perfect."

"No wonder I want to retreat to Ciluwei."

Cui Ruxiu smiled and said, "The left and right wings of Liao are now in a tight spot. If I continue to defend Sarhu, Jiefan, Hetuala and other places, the Jianlu will be exposed to our army at any time."

"Yes, supplying military supplies to the areas occupied by our army is a challenge, but with the emphasis on sea transportation, the pressure on the court to transport supplies to Liao has also been reduced a lot."

"If this continues, I'm afraid that within a year, even if our army fails to defeat the Jianlu, there will be internal strife within the Jianlu."

"Ha ha!"

There were a lot of hearty laughs in the general's tent.

The Jianlu Rebellion, which was once highly valued by the Ming Dynasty, underwent a drastic change in just two years. Although the Jianlu Rebellion was not ultimately suppressed, the pressure was completely different from before.

"This is the old slave, a complete gambler."

Amid the laughter, Xiong Tingbi narrowed his eyes and said, "It's harder than climbing to the sky to make him admit defeat, so he started gambling again."

"But the Jianlu at the moment are no longer something that the Ming Dynasty needs to pay attention to. At least in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty needs to broaden its horizons."

"Bu Tang means Mo Nan?"

Cui Ruxiu raised his eyebrows slightly.

"That's not what someone meant."

After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi shook his head and said, "This is your majesty's intention. From the beginning to the end, your majesty has made it clear how to advance the Liao strategy."

His Majesty?

The expressions of everyone who heard this changed.

The awe could not be concealed. "Your Majesty once said that if we want to change the situation in Liaodong compared to the past, we must go through war." Xiong Tingbi said sadly.

"Only in this way can it attract enough attention. Similarly, because the situation of the war has changed, it will attract the attention of many people."

"Liaodong is too large, the population under its jurisdiction is too small, and the climate is too cold. This is the fundamental reason why Liaodong has not become an important grain tax base for the Ming Dynasty."

Cui Ruxiu, Xing Shenyan and others nodded in approval.

indeed.

This is the real situation in Liaodong.

Everyone knows that Liaodong is very important to the Ming Dynasty. If Liaodong is peaceful, the north will be peaceful. If Liaodong is in chaos, the north will be in chaos. After all, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is in the north.

If Liaodong were to fall into chaos, or even invaded by foreign races, the Shanhaiguan defense line alone would not be able to ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty's capital area.

And if the heartland of the Ming Dynasty dares to cause chaos, even if it is threatened, it will inevitably cause chaos in the world!

"So there are still many heavy responsibilities for us to shoulder."

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Xiong Tingbi said with a firm look in his eyes: "Let all the foreign tribes in Mo Nan, Nurgan and other places fear our Ming Dynasty. Whoever dares to show up will be beaten, instead of just limiting it to the Jianlu."

"The reason why we let go the remnants of the Jianlu is not because we don't want to fight, but because fighting them won't bring us any higher value. Instead, it is in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to keep the remnants of the Jianlu and let them fight each other."

"So Liaodong will focus on preparing for war next?"

Xing Shenyan asked.

"Wrong, conquest and development go hand in hand!"

Xiong Tingbi waved his hand and said, "We must fight the war. Otherwise, the blood and courage accumulated by the Liao army with great difficulty may be wasted, which will be a huge loss to the Ming Dynasty."

"At the same time, the intensive handicraft manufacturing industry proposed by Your Majesty, as well as the water diversion and rice planting, the trial planting of sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, etc., including the construction of water conservancy projects, the construction of highways, and the development of ports must also be promoted step by step. These are what the Liaodong Governor's Office will do in the future."

"What I, the Liaodong Governor's Office, have to do is to do a good job in the front, to provide a barrier for Liaodong's development, to ensure that the people of Liaodong can be stable, rather than being in chaos when encountering a little disturbance."

“There aren’t enough people.”

Cui Ruxiu frowned and said, "Another thing is that such a grand plan may be difficult for the court to support. After all..."

"Isn't there still Korea? Isn't there still the grassland?"

Xiong Tingbi smiled and said, "These are not things you need to worry about. Your Majesty has thought about everything for us and paved all the way. What we need to do is to do our duties well and do them well. As for the rest, with Your Majesty here, can this grand plan fail?"

It turned out to be the case.

When Cui Ruxiu, Xing Shenyan and others heard this, all the worries in their hearts disappeared in an instant. If these words were said by someone else, they would definitely be worried, but since these words were said by the emperor, they had nothing to worry about.

After all, the current changes in Liaodong are all done in accordance with the emperor's will.

"Speaking of which, this Tiger Dun Tu Han is really a guy who looks good but is useless." While everyone was thinking about it, Xiong Tingbi turned around and looked at Cui Ruxiu and the others.

"I was thinking that he could lead his Mongolian Tartars to fight me. If I had known this would happen, I should have dispersed the troops in the central army so that I could kill more Tartars."

"Ha ha……"

After hearing what their own minister said, Cui Ruxiu and his men were stunned at first, and then they all laughed. They had not expected that Hudun and Tuhan, who commanded a large army, would retreat in disgrace in the end, and even the so-called Khorchin coalition army was dispersed...

(End of this chapter)