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Chapter 594 Four-way wrestling
Since Jun Song didn't want to add insult to injury, Hong Tao didn't force it. But Ding Shun's performance must be dealt with head on. He has not played for three days. There is nothing wrong with his confidence, but he cannot be arrogant. He has never fought a single battle, and he has no right to be proud of what he has read in books.

"...Long live my lord, where did the student go wrong this time?"

But Ding Shun was not as submissive as Wang Chengen and the Cuju team members. After being criticized in person by the emperor, he immediately confessed. Although he was less arrogant, he had no intention of admitting his mistake and continued to talk back.

"It's okay to call them Jianlu, but don't forget that they have proclaimed themselves emperor and founded their country, and their country is named Dajin. They are no longer the original tribe. Do you know what this means? Are you dumbfounded? I will teach you another lesson today. , if you want to build a country, you need allies.

You also said that the Jurchens were surrounded by powerful enemies on three sides, North Korea, Mongolia, and the Ming Dynasty. None of them could easily make peace, but they still chose to proclaim themselves emperors and build their country. How should we explain this? "

Did Ding Shun really make a major error in judgment? Indeed, Hong Tao has not yet reached the point where he would take revenge on anyone who has a thicker beard than him.

As the Chief of Staff of the Army, his responsibility is to assist the Army Governor in formulating operational plans. He must have an overall view. He should not just focus on the enemy and our forces on the battlefield, but also look at and think about more things. The requirements for them must be at least one level higher than those of ordinary generals. Otherwise, why would others only be able to serve as staff officers, while you have multiple long characters?

"North Koreans?" At this time, Li Ruzhang looked at the map and had some idea, but he was not sure.

"It's possible!" Hong Tao nodded and did not continue, but scanned everyone at the table with his eyes.

"...Are there still Mongols?" Ding Shun felt that this look was very familiar. In Haikou's class, the emperor would look at each child like this whenever there was still a correct answer.

"It is also possible that both Koreans and Mongols were involved. If the Jurchens mobilized 100,000 troops this time, they would have to have at least another 100,000 auxiliary troops. After all, they would not have much troops left in the south.

If the North Koreans had not formed an alliance with them, they would have taken advantage of it by taking the opportunity to move northward at this time. But the North Koreans did not move at all, and even sent envoys to me before the holiday to get my approval to build another foundry in Tieshan, saying that more artillery was needed to speed up the Northern Expedition.

If the Mongols had not reached some kind of tacit understanding with them privately, Nurhachi would not have dared to go deep into western Liaoning. Isn't he afraid that when the battle with the Ming Dynasty is in full swing, the Mongolian cavalry will cut off his retreat? In that case, the 100,000 elites might not even be able to get back 20%. "

At this time, Hong Tao withdrew his encouraging eyes, made a summary, accepted all the guesses of Li Ruzhang and Ding Shun, and made simple logical analyzes one by one to prove their rationality.

"But this doesn't make sense... Your Majesty, forgive me, but I was obsessed with my thoughts and couldn't make any sense at the moment!" Jun Song became more and more confused as he listened. He felt that it made sense but also felt that it didn't make sense. His doubts blurted out, and then he realized that what he was facing was not The counselor was the emperor, so he quickly apologized with a big ceremony.

"Wang Chengen, come here!" Hong Tao frowned, more annoyed than listening to Ding Shun's analysis of the battle situation. The thoughts that I had finally sorted out were all interrupted at once. I couldn't get angry yet, so I had to turn around and purse my lips.

"General Du, Long live the Lord has an order to enforce military rules in the army. Violators will be warned for the first time and will be subject to military law for the second time. You didn't know about it, so we won't record it here for the time being. Don't do it again. Remember. Remember!”

In a meeting of this level, Wang Chengen basically had no say. He was sitting there with his hands in his hands, bored. As soon as he heard that there was still a chance for him to perform, he immediately took out a small notebook from his arms, and then picked up a shiny shiny book from his belt. He took out the pen and warned Jun Song with a smile.

"General Du is trying to say that there will be no benefits from forming an alliance with the Jurchens, right? If you think about it from another angle, is it possible that the benefits are not only the ones you get, but also the losses to your opponent?
The various tribes in Korea and Mongolia fall into this category with our dynasty. It is more appropriate to describe them as being at odds with each other in face and heart. None of them want to see the Ming Dynasty become stronger, but they don't have the ability to confront us head-on for this. At this time, if someone is willing to stand up and take the lead, they will not support it on the surface. Secretly, they will be very happy and hope that our court will suffer a big defeat. The Jurchens are the ones who stand out, so the Koreans will continue to fight with them openly, make peace secretly, and help buy food, ironware, and even smuggled artillery.

The same goes for the Mongols. If a large number of soldiers and horses with their baggage want to reach Xifengkou to attack the city, they must pass through the territory of the five Khalkha tribes. But they didn't seem to notice any unusual movement, allowing the Jurchen army to swagger past.

If the Jurchens win this battle, the Mongols will say nothing, but if the Jurchens dare to invade the capital in large numbers, they may take the initiative to show their goodwill to our country and be willing to send troops to help.

In the end, I lost all my troops and had to pay a large sum of money to beg the Mongols to send troops to rescue me. The Jurchens attacked the city and plundered the stronghold, and gained a large number of people and baggage in the pass. Although they did not capture the capital, they still gained a lot. Although North Korea has not directly benefited, it can be supported by our efforts to prevent it from falling to the Jurchens.

Look, a local war involves the interests of at least four parties. The most powerful one, our country, was weakened, and the other three weaker parties each got what they needed, their strength increased, and the overall situation tended to be balanced.

In a few years, the same thing may happen again. It might be the same ending, or it might be a different outcome. Which party can ultimately benefit depends on human factors and accidental factors in addition to the relationship between them.

Anyway, no matter what, it is unlikely that the Ming Dynasty will get the sincere help of the Mongolian Khan and the King of Korea in a short period of time. The reason is simple, Ming is the strongest and richest, and weakening Ming is more in line with the needs of the other three parties. "

After emphasizing the disciplinary issues, Hong Tao continued to elaborate on the underlying reasons for this incident. It has both military aspects and economic and geopolitical aspects. It is more complicated than the Three Kingdoms, and there is actually a four-nation struggle.

"...How does Your Majesty think we should respond?" The analysis was quite comprehensive, but it was a pity that Juniper couldn't think of it that comprehensively. He was only concerned about the present.

"How many soldiers and horses are left in Shanhaiguan?"

"20000 infantry and 2000 cavalry."

"Where are Gubeikou and Xifengkou?"

"Each has 4000 infantry."

"Add 2000 infantry, 10 artillery pieces and ammunition to each of Gubeikou and Xifengkou. Send 500 infantry and 3 artillery pieces to each of Taolingkou, Jielingkou, Yiyuankou and Yiyishi. The staff department will send dedicated personnel to these areas. Keep an eye on the key passes and don’t allow them to go out to fight.”

After probably asking about Jun Song's troop deployment, Hong Tao began to redeploy. In the blink of an eye, nearly 10,000 infantrymen and more than 20 artillery pieces were sent out, as if they were sure that the enemy would not attack Shanhaiguan in a large scale.

(End of this chapter)