The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 423: Strategy for National Security
liberation!

assimilation!

The generals were puzzled by what they heard, but soon they figured out what it meant.

Tang Haonai patiently explained again and again so that these trusted generals could understand this strategy for maintaining national security!
"It's very simple. Whether it's the Tatars or the Oirat, the ones who really want to fight are the lords and nobles after all."

"As for the civilians and slaves in the tribe, these low-level herdsmen only want to survive. They don't want to fight at all."

"Whether we win or lose this war, it makes no difference to the lower-class herdsmen. If we win, the money, food and women we get from the looting will be spoils of war for the nobles, and they will not get a single hair even after fighting bloody battles. If we lose, more people and slaves will die, and their lives will be even more difficult."

"However, to put it bluntly, the Mongolian civilians were the slaves of the Mongolian nobles. They were no different from the real slaves. In order to survive, they had to obey the nobles and follow all their orders. They dared not resist at all. Even if the nobles asked them to fight for their lives, they had no choice but to do it."

"In this case, the real enemies of our Ming Dynasty are only those lords and nobles. Why don't we try to assimilate these civilians?"

After these words were spoken, the generals fell silent again and fell into deep thought.

Indeed, Tang Hao's words were not groundless, after all, the facts were there.

Those who wanted to go to war were the Mongolian nobles.

No matter what the purpose was, it was these Mongolian dignitaries who made the decision!
The ones who really fought desperately were the Mongolian civilians.

Even if the war was won, the civilians would not benefit at all, but the nobles would make a fortune.

If we lose the war, life will become even more difficult for civilians and survival will become very difficult.

Mongolian civilians don't want to fight at all.

But after thinking for a long time, An Guo retorted: "General, you just said that the Mongolian class system is strict, and the common people's awe of the nobles is deeply rooted in their bones, and this looting nature is also deeply engraved in their bones, so how dare they join our Ming Dynasty..."

This is also true!
The Mongolian people have been instilled with the concept of warriors since childhood!
It is their nature to be brave and aggressive. If a young and strong man is afraid of fighting, he will be recognized as a coward and will be despised and looked down upon by the entire grassland.

"Why not? As long as there are Mongolian civilians who are willing to submit to our Ming Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty will open up trade, and even grant them land, fertile fields and pastures. We can also send Confucian scholars to set up colleges and implement benevolent policies, so that they can truly feel the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty, and then develop a yearning for the Ming Dynasty... This is called "assimilation"!"

Tang Hao chuckled.

He didn't mind An Guo's repeated refutations of him. Instead, he felt very relieved about it.

Because An Guo is undoubtedly the most outstanding among this group of generals.

Next, An Guo will also go to guard Hetao Dongsheng City and directly manage the three major Tumed tribes. If other generals were to go, Tang Hao and Zhu Houzhao would be a little worried, but An Guo was an exception.

If all hidden dangers are resolved now and all problems are discussed, it will be beneficial for An Guo to guard the Hetao area in the future.

"Don't the old Confucian masters want to educate the world? Let them go to Daning for trade. We can set up schools there and teach those Turkic children what it means to be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and modest, and what it means to be benevolent, righteous, propriety, wise and trustworthy."

"We can provide them with job opportunities and let them experience the good life of a wise man, provided they are obedient, work hard, and take a rest seriously. God will give great responsibilities to such people."

"If they are willing to accept what His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has bestowed upon them, we will protect them, give them land, and help them kill the noble lords who covet them. This step is called 'liberation'!"

"In the name of liberation and equality, we will spare no effort to rescue the civilian slaves in these tribes and help them live a better life, so that they no longer have to be exploited, oppressed or even enslaved by the noble lords, and let them support our Ming Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts!"

"But those who dare not accept the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty." Tang Hao said with a faint smile: "My Great Ming Dynasty Master will teach them how to be obedient!"

how to teach?
Teach with your fists!

Teach with blood and tears!

If beating them once doesn't hurt them, then beat them again until they submit and dare not have any rebellious thoughts against the Ming Dynasty again!
"As I said before, as long as the Mongolian barbarians don't master firearms, they will never be qualified to fight against our Great Ming Army. The era of cold weapons that belonged to them is over. No matter how powerful their archery skills are, they can't withstand rounds of firearms. This is why the Mongolian barbarians will despair!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals became excited.

Duke Xin Tang Hao's words really touched their hearts.

In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was undoubtedly a powerful force that could determine the direction of a war!

In ancient wars, cavalry was definitely a heavyweight force. It can even be said that whoever had the advantage of cavalry had already won half the battle!

In war, speed and flexibility can often directly determine the direction of the war. Faster speed means that I can take the initiative in the war and harass you at any time. When you are too tired, I will launch a general attack on you!

When the Mongolian cavalry used this tactic, they massacred countless countries and tribes!
In large-scale plain warfare, in this combat environment, if one of the two sides is a cavalry corps and the other is a pure infantry corps, then the cavalry can completely rely on the advantage of armor and directly charge the infantry as heavy cavalry.

Under the charge of the heavy cavalry, it is almost impossible for the infantry corps to block it head-on. Even if the infantry corps uses a large number of chevaux-de-frise equipment, or the soldiers in the front are all armed with spears, this method can only block a small number of cavalry charges at most. In the face of a large-scale cavalry charge, the formation will still be broken. After the infantry formation is broken up, they can only be slaughtered.

Even if you can use strong fortresses to block the cavalry, the problem is that even if you can defend a solid city, the cavalry can also use their speed advantage to cut off the connection between the city and other places and completely besiege the city. If the supplies in the city are exhausted, the cavalry does not even need to attack, but can just wait for everyone in the city to starve to death and then enter the city directly.

For example, the cavalry could use the speed advantage of the horses to run around the infantry corps, shoot arrows directly, and then quickly leave after a round of shooting. In this way, the infantry could not hit the cavalry at all, while the cavalry could continuously shoot and kill the infantry. After several rounds of shooting, the infantry formation was messed up, and more than half of them died. The Mongolian cavalry played this trick to perfection!
No matter what, in the era of cold weapons, cavalry is the undisputed king!
But in the era of hot weapons, cavalry is not so important!

The Ming army has proved countless times in practice how hopeless and powerless the cavalry is in the face of muskets and artillery!
(End of this chapter)