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Chapter 549 It is better to defend at the door of others than to defend at your own door
Looking at Qin Liangyu who was full of doubts, Yang Reform felt that perhaps he should give Qin Liangyu a letter about this matter, otherwise, if the frontline commander misunderstood his meaning, or played too long, he would completely overwhelm Donglu. After getting lost, Yang Reform could only cry.

"Big companion, I have something important to say, let the idlers wait, and step back for a while." Yang Reform ordered Wang Chengen to clear the venue. This matter still needs to be communicated with Qin Liangyu, but it is absolutely confidential and must not be known to outsiders.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen accepted the order and began to clear the place.

After a while, Yang Reform saw that it was almost time to clear the scene, so he smiled and explained to Qin Liangyu that this matter was more complicated, and he had spent a lot of effort in persuading Sun Chengzong at the beginning, but now he has to do it again to persuade Qin Liangyu.

Yang Reform took a baton and began to explain to Qin Liangyu.

"Old Madam Qin came to see that we are currently besieging Donglu. There is North Korea to the east of Donglu. Now it has been cut off by Mao Wenlong. The south is the sea. Now, we are going to land here. The northwest is the Jinning line of defense. Who is on the west? ?" Yang Reform explained with a smile, while drawing on the sand table with his baton, he said.

"Return to Your Majesty, Lin Danhan is to the west of Donglu." Qin Liangyu replied.

"Yes, what is the north side of Donglu?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the north of Donglu is a wilderness, surrounded by mountains and mountains. It should be an uninhabited and inaccessible place. Even Donglu can hardly survive in that place." Qin Liangyu thought for a while and answered seriously.

"Yes, that's it. Now Donglu is surrounded by me in all directions. If it is squeezed on both sides in the southeast, if Donglu can't bear it, where will he go?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Going back to Your Majesty, you must go west... Your Majesty means that the circle surrounding Donglu is not reliable, and Lin Danhan is not reliable? If I fight hard at the court, Donghu may flee west?" Qin Liangyu suddenly understood. A little more, the circle of siege of Donglu in the Ming Dynasty is indeed not secure. Except that Donglu doesn't need to besieged in the north, and Donglu will not go, Donglu can only run west. Of course, the premise is that the Ming Dynasty Donglu was beaten so hard that Donglu could no longer stand in Liaodong.

"It's not that it's possible to go west, but it must go west. Based on the record between Donglu and Lin Danhan in these years, Lin Danhan has no chance of winning against Huang Taiji. Therefore, Donglu must go west. .” Yang Reform explained.

Qin Liangyu was thoughtful.

"...Our court still has shortcomings in field battles. Its main force is still pawns. Even if Donglu is defeated, it will be quite difficult to catch up with Donglu. Therefore, if Donglu sees that the situation is not good, If we want to go west, we don't have the ability to block them at all. If we try to block them forcibly, we will even be defeated by the Eastern captives." Yang Reform explained again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I understand a little better. The reason why Your Majesty did not go all out to deal with the Eastern captives this year, and only wanted to be undefeated, was because he was afraid that the Eastern captives would flee west if they lost too much. If the Eastern captives flee westward, it would be a threat to our dynasty. It is huge! I am facing the side wall, which is thousands of miles long. It is not ordinary to defend against Donglu knocking at every point. Once Donglu has a firm foothold on the grassland, it will be a nightmare for me. Ah!...Without strong enough cavalry, it is really not appropriate to act rashly, once you do, you will completely wipe out the Eastern captives!" Qin Liangyu frowned, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

The problem is indeed not as simple as I imagined. I have overlooked an important link, that is, Lin Danhan. Lin Danhan's leg is too soft. For example, last year, if Mao Wenlong hadn't come suddenly in Zhenjiang Fort, last year Lin Danhan's loss is estimated to be less than that, and the reason why Donglu abandoned Lin Danhan and went to attack Zhenjiang Fort is not because Donglu has a lair, Mao Wenlong threatened Donglu's lair, so be cautious The safety of the old nest, but once the Donglu is hurt, the Donglu is greatly weakened, making them feel that they can't keep the old nest. If they abandon the nest, they must have no more scruples and will definitely put Lin Dan Khan fought so hard that his mother didn't know him, and the emperor was right. Judging from the record, it would be a tragedy for Lin Dan Khan to face Huang Taiji, and it is basically impossible to win.

And once Donglu abandons his lair and goes westward with all his strength to enter the Mongolian desert, it will look like the Ming Dynasty. I think that Ming Taizu entered the desert several times in the form of founding the country and wiped out most of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, but so what , isn’t there Lin Dan Khan now, isn’t the Ming Dynasty going to defend on the Great Wall now?If Daming's mortal enemy, Donglu, replaced Lin Danhan and became the overlord of the grassland, then Donglu was not as lame as Lin Danhan. If he could gain a firm foothold, it would be even more unthinkable. He would have to rely on the current strength of the Ming Dynasty to enter the Mongolian desert Going after Donglu... This is a heartbeat. Thinking of these consequences, Qin Liangyu's heart is also in a cold sweat. Now he can't beat Donglu too much, and he has to keep them near their lair.This battle really has to be weighed.

"Old Madam Qin is right. Once the eastern captives suffer too much damage, they will not be able to withstand the pressure and harassment from our court. They are very likely to abandon their old nest and flee to the west. Judging from the situation of my court this year, there is no Those who have the ability to go deep into the desert to chase, and to chase, I am afraid that most of them will never return. Therefore, my purpose this year is to consume the strength of the Donglu, train the officers and soldiers of our dynasty, and stabilize the Donglu. With sufficient combat power and enough morale, it will not be too late to destroy Donglu. Maybe next year, Liaoshen will probably be recovered. I reckon that Huangtai Guitar is not a fool. If he can't beat me, he will definitely squeeze the persimmons and go Those who beat Lin Dan Khan, therefore, have to be prepared to go deep into the desert..." Yang Reform explained.While talking, he was pointing on the sand table.

Yang Reform carefully reviewed Huang Taiji's life, and also Lin Danhan's life, and found that Lin Danhan was a tragedy. If he hadn't met Huang Taiji, he could be said to be an ambitious master, and it is possible to dominate the grassland. Unfortunately, , he met Huang Taiji, and the result was a series of tragedies. Finally, at a young age, he was driven by Huang Taiji from a place close to Liaodong to Qinghai, Gansu, and died there. A lot of wives and daughters were taken away by Huang Taiji harem.Yang Reform has always believed that if Lin Danhan met Huang Taiji, it would only be a tragedy, and there would be no other results. Even if Huang Taiji's strength is greatly reduced, there will not be much change. When Huang Taiji can't do anything and can't beat the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely play Lin Danhan's idea, that is to say, he will definitely go west. As for Huang Taiji and the Ming Dynasty fighting to the death, he will die in Liaodong, Yang Reform thinks , This is basically impossible, it can only be wishful thinking, the emperor of Nanming still knew how to run, ran to Fujian, Guangxi, and even Vietnam, not to mention Huang Taiji.There are very few real people who died in the country like Chongzhen in history.

"Your Majesty, I understand." Qin Liangyu understood the cause and effect of the matter, and his heart became much brighter, and he replied respectfully.

"...Next year we can conquer Liaoshen, and almost drive Huang Taiji to the west. We can let Huang Taiji fight Lin Danhan, let them consume each other's strength, and our dynasty will take the opportunity to occupy the Mongolian desert and completely end our dynasty's dependence. The pattern of defending the side wall..." Yang Reform did not stop after talking about this year's war, and continued, planning to tell Qin Liangyu about the strategic direction of the Ming Dynasty for the next few decades. It is very likely that Qin Liangyu will always preside over the East Captives fight.

"Your Majesty, what, what does Your Majesty mean, is that Huang Taiji is going to fight Lin Dan Khan? Lin Dan Khan is not my dynasty..." Qin Liangyu was shocked. The emperor actually said that he would occupy the Mongolian desert. This is really a bit crazy, Daming What are the benefits of occupying the desert?How many troops should be prepared?To support the war outside the customs, the money and food needed are not ordinary!If it is stationed all year round, it is even more terrifying.

"That's right, drive Huang Taiji to the west and eliminate Lin Danhan. I believe that Lin Danhan can't beat Huang Taiji, and he will attack the west. It would be better if we can break up all the Mongolian right-wing tribes. Then drive Huang Taiji to the west. It is best to drive Huang Taiji to the west." It would be better to go across the Tianshan Mountains..." Yang Reform said with a smile, Yang Reform only dared to talk about Tianshan, not Xinjiang, Yili, for fear of frightening Qin Liangyu.

"Ah! Your Majesty, I really can't understand this." Qin Liangyu really didn't understand what the emperor was thinking, so overjoyed?Too much money and no place to spend it?He actually wanted to annex the entire grassland and desert, and even wanted to overthrow the Tianshan Mountains.

"Hehe, without him, it is better to defend at the door of your own house than to defend at the door of other people's house." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Ah! It's better to go to someone else's door to defend against your own door?..." Qin Liangyu was completely shocked when he heard the dizziness.

"That's right, defending at the door of your own house is also defending, and defending at the door of other people's house is also defensive. Comparing the two, I think it is better to defend at the door of other people's house, so I decided to drive this Huang Taiji to the west to completely wipe it out." Clear the desert, the strategy of entering the desert." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Think twice, Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. Although Your Majesty can occupy the entire desert for a while, there will be a day when he will return. Instead of spending endless manpower and material resources on this matter, it is better to stop it and end it as soon as possible." Great war to save people's power..." Qin Liangyu was frightened by the emperor's huge concept, and advised the emperor not to act recklessly. To implement such a grand strategy, I don't know how much food will be needed, which is enough to drag down the Ming Dynasty.

"Hehe, why didn't Mrs. Qin ask me, why did she say this?" Yang Reform said with a smile, and did not answer Qin Liangyu directly.

"Being defensive at your own door is worse than defending at someone else's door? Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Qin Liangyu came back to his senses and asked.

"Mrs. Qin also said just now that it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to occupy the entire desert. I would like to ask Mrs. Qin, how much food do I need to consume every year when I go to the border?" Yang Reform asked.

"This..., back to Your Majesty, I don't know." Qin Liangyu replied, and looked at Sun Chengzong on the side. Qin Liangyu was even more surprised. Sun Chengzong didn't persuade the emperor. He obviously agreed with the emperor's strategy. Qin Liangyu didn't know how the emperor persuaded him. Sun Chengzong's, this is really unbelievable.

"Master Sun, tell me." Yang Reform said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, now I have 80 or [-] officers and soldiers on the side wall of Wanli. Based on the monthly expenditure of one tael per person, it will cost at least tens of millions of taels a year." Sun Chengzong replied calmly.

"..." Qin Liangyu looked at Sun Chengzong in shock. Although he had some psychological preparations, he couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect that the customs here would cost so much money every year. It was really terrifying.

"The number that Master Sun said is just a guaranteed number. If you want to train elite soldiers, if you want to fight wars, the number you need every year is more than that. Mrs. Qin understands why I said this now, right?" Yang Reform smiled. He said, with some helplessness in his words.

"..." Qin Liangyu was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. He originally advised the emperor to save money and save money, but how did he know that the money needed to maintain the current appearance was even more.

"I guard the side wall and defend at the gate of my house. I have to spend so much money and food every year, and I have to worry about others knocking on the pass. In a few years, I have to worry about whether the tribe outside the pass will rise again. Send troops to beat it? I still have to worry about whether there will be a second Eastern prisoner. Instead of this, I might as well take these sites under my control. The money spent is actually about the same. If so, I You don’t have to worry about whether the outside of the pass will be knocked down again, whether the tribe outside the pass will rise again, and whether the people outside the pass will be massacred again... I’ll figure it out, if after controlling these sites, the side walls The defense doesn’t need to be so huge. You can change the defense that is all over the side walls into a key defense, train a group of elite soldiers, rely on cities, roads, and carriages for mobile defense, and the officers and soldiers are well paid. Having combat power and being able to guarantee the safety of our court, wouldn’t it be better than defending everywhere today without any combat power?…”

"...What's more, with more land, you can support more people, right? Since it is my land, my people should walk and live on it. Now I am facing a long-lasting natural disaster and urgently need a lot of land. The more land we have to support my people, I should seek more land for my people..." Yang Reform continued, the more he said, the more passionate he became.

"But isn't the outside of the pass a barren land?" Qin Liangyu looked at the emperor in shock, and subconsciously said something.

"Zhensu's words are wrong. Now that there are sweet potatoes, how can there be a barren land outside the customs? As long as there are rivers, you can find a piece of land at random, and you can have a good harvest. The barren land is yesterday's flowers, and it cannot be applied today. Something." Sun Chengzong said suddenly, and when he said it, there was a trace of rosiness on his face, but it was extremely rare.

"...Sweet potato..." Qin Liangyu's mind instantly turned 180 degrees...

"That's right, sweet potatoes. Today's sweet potatoes can be eaten raw, steamed with rice, or roasted. There are many ways to eat them, and they can also be made into vermicelli. It will not be a problem in the coming year. If there are more sweet potatoes , you can also raise livestock, such as pigs, where do you start with the so-called barren land?" Sun Chengzong said with a smile, the more he talked, the more rosy his face became, and the greater the surge in his heart.

"Teach me, Sun Ge's old lesson is..." Qin Liangyu suddenly realized that he had subconsciously regarded the outside of the pass as a barren land, but in fact, this was not the case. The sweet potatoes planted can solve the food problem very well, at least they won’t starve to death, as long as they find some places with abundant water and grass outside the customs, they can basically solve the food problem, the food problem is solved, and the problem of stationing outside the customs is also solved. Not so much.

"Old Madam Qin must not look at today's affairs from the perspective of yesterday, otherwise, there will be a big bias. Apart from food, there is also a need for supplies and supplies outside the customs. I know this, and Madam Qin also You should know about four-wheeled carriages, and you also know that I use more than a thousand horse-drawn carriages to transport money. With this kind of carriage, it is not a problem at all to transport officials, troops, or ammunition..." Yang Reform said After opening it, I just poured out the words in one brain. To be honest, this kind of exciting, involving the planning of the Ming Dynasty for the next few decades, the more people share it, the stronger the joy in my heart, the old man It's a person holding back in the stomach, and it's really suffocating.

"..." Qin Liangyu was even more shocked, and looked at the emperor in disbelief. The emperor must have been planning for this day for too long.

"...Old Madam Qin should also know about the Imperial Association Army. I now use the elite to control the Imperial Association Army and use the Imperial Association Army to fight. In fact, as long as the powerful enemy Donglu is cut off, the Imperial Association Army can basically be used. To flatten the desert, and to control the territory outside the pass and the desert, I don’t need too many troops, I just need to firmly control the Imperial Association Army, and it is I who feed the Imperial Association Army. The enemy is their family property, and the privilege of allowing the Imperial Association Army to trade. With these two items alone, I can drive the Imperial Association Army to fight for me almost for free. The old lady Qin is worried that it will cost a lot. Compared with guarding the side wall, the cost is similar, or even less..." Yang Reform was so excited that he couldn't help it, and he blurted out such core secrets, with a feeling of unspeakable displeasure.

"Your Majesty, this...!!" Qin Liangyu didn't know what to say. The emperor's layout and strategy involved more and more things. She couldn't think about it anymore. She just felt that the emperor's layout and strategy were too powerful. , Too huge.

"Big companion, go and get the woolen sweater and self-igniting lamp, I want to show Mrs. Qin." The more Yang Reform said, the more excited he became, and he wished to show all his proud works to others, because, It's been too long in my heart.

"Obey, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen had been waiting on him, and when he heard the emperor's words, he immediately went to fetch it.

After a while, Wang Chengen came back.

"Look, Mrs. Qin, this can be regarded as a cold-proof item prepared for my expansion to the north. These are woolen sweaters, woolen pants, and clothes made of wool and cashmere. They are extra warm and much better than ordinary cotton." Many, I have already ordered people to make large-scale productions. In addition to equipping the officers and soldiers, my people go outside the customs and go to the depths of the desert to expand. I am not stingy with each set. To every inch where the sun and the moon shine..." Yang Reform said with great excitement, almost dancing, holding a woolen sweater and woolen trousers and gesticulating there.

"..." Qin Liangyu looked at the crazy emperor, and his heart was filled with excitement. An indescribable excitement filled his whole body.

"Madam Qin, take a look again. This is a self-igniting lamp. Although I didn't prepare it specially, it is also an indispensable good thing for expanding to the north. Just light it up..." Yang Reform fiddled with it very excitedly with these things.While speaking, while turning the self-igniting lamp.

"Bah..." A spark from the self-igniting lamp ignited the oil lamp.

"Your Majesty, this, this." Qin Liangyu looked at this thing in astonishment, he could no longer describe it in words, and there was only a rumbling sound in his head.

"This thing was not made by me. It was made by Li Yanyi's daughter-in-law in Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. I have to use the lamp oil refined by her to light it. I'm planning to distribute this thing to the new army. It's just right today, so I'll take it together. Take it out and asked Fu Mingde to study and copy it a few days ago. Now, it can be equipped on a large scale. Although it is still a little unsatisfactory, it can be used. In the future, if you want to light a fire, light a cannon or something, use this as much as possible... "Yang Reform said that his heart was surging, and he wanted to shout loudly to vent his joy.

"Your Majesty, I understand, I understand, the land where the sun and the moon shine, shall be my territory of Ming Dynasty..." Qin Liangyu was filled with guilt by the emperor's surging rhetoric. For the sake of the people of Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, It's really too much, too much, not the person I thought I was in for the name, for personal gain, and regardless of the life and death of the people.

(End of this chapter)