King Li Dingguo of the Jin Dynasty and Gao Wenguishan, the new King of Nanyang, shouted long live and thanked them. They stood up to see off the imperial envoy and then entered the hall and took their seats.
"This horse, hehe, is majestic." Gao Wengui, Duke of Chang State, was promoted to the title of county king and received a war horse from the emperor. He was so happy that he couldn't express it in words, "I heard that this horse was a tribute from the Western Yi people, and he didn't even want to live forever."
Use it! Tsk tsk.”
Jin King Li Dingguo cupped his hands to the east and said seriously: "Long live the Holy Ming, we dare not to die in retribution." After a pause, he sighed again and said: "It's just that the soldiers and horses are in danger, and the men, horses, food and supplies are not yet available."
The preparations are complete, and it may take some time before I can comfort my long-lived heart with success."
Gansu and Shaanxi were not as good as the north, and there was no fast shipping transportation. Although they played a supporting and containment role in the entire counterattack, the results were not great. In the later period, the Manchu and Qing dynasties took the initiative to retreat and gathered troops in Zhili, and the Northwest Corps
They almost conquered large tracts of territory without fighting, but their military exploits were hardly impressive.
But the northwest and northeast will be the two most important battlefields. This is something Zhu Yongxing and the General Staff have always believed and insisted on. It’s just that the Manchus and Qing Dynasties are the main enemies now, and the northeast is the main battlefield. As for the northwest, they have to temporarily let go.
Once released, or focusing on stability.
In his correspondence with Zhu Yongxing and the Ministry of War, Jin King Li Dingguo also knew and understood the current strategic tilt. At the same time, due to the lack of grain and grass supplies, the northwest Ming army could only occupy steadily, consolidate Shaanxi first, and ensure the grain route.
Basically advance to Gansu.
According to Gansu, Shaanxi and Qinghai-Tibet, this is a military plan formulated by the General Staff. Before the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are eliminated and the war in the Northeast is ended, the northwest will focus on strategic defense. Because with the current national strength, it is difficult to support both directions.
A battle at the corps level.
Generals such as Li Dingguo also knew this very well. When fighting against nomads, cavalry is the key. And the Northwest Ming Army, which had some cavalry deployed, does still need a buffer period to replenish and restore its strength. Therefore, although the Northwest Ming Army
The quota is 100,000, and muskets and artillery also have the advantage, but infantry is the main force, which is most suitable for defense.
"It will take at least two to three years." Nanyang King Gao Wengui said, stroking his beard: "It depends on the situation in Liaodong. If the Tartars can be eliminated or scattered, the imperial court can vigorously support the northwest. Of course, this
It also depends on our strength. The key to cavalry is cavalry. Without tens of thousands of fine cavalry, it will be very difficult to fight outside the border."
"So we need to recover the Hetao area to solve the problem of the source of war horses." Li Dingguo pointed at the map and said: "Lanzhou is the key, and Yulin is the fence. It also needs heavy troops to be stationed."
Hetao is an important military base in Monan in ancient China. The Yellow River forms a big bend here. It was called Henan in the Qin and Han Dynasties. After the Yulin Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty, it was first called Hetao (today's southwestern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northeastern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and northern Shaanxi Province).
Part of the area). The Hetao is not only a good land for horse production and market horses, but also connects to the outside of the Great Wall in the north, Guanzhong in the south, Ganliang (now Zhangye and Wuwei areas in Gansu Province) in the west, and Youyan (now Hebei area) in the east. It is extremely located.
important.
Similarly, the resistance of the Ming army as it continues to advance north and west will become greater and greater. The attitudes of the Mongolian tribes such as the Heshuote tribe in Qinghai, Huijiang Hezhuo, and Chagatai in Monan are unknown, and the situation is complicated.
If you are not careful, the war may expand and become uncontrollable.
"The Holy One is wise. There are pulls and attacks. If there are any difficulties in recovering the loop, there should be no problem in regaining the front loop." Gao Wengui said while staring at the map.
The Hetao area can be divided into two parts according to the direction. The Yinchuan Plain is also called "West Tao", and the Inner Mongolia part is called "Dong Tao". The East Tao is divided into "Back Tao" and "Front Tao".
What Gao Wengui said was the name divided by the territory of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the area south of the Yellow River and north of the Great Wall is called Qiantao, and the north bank of the Yellow River is called Houtao. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster !