After Ezhe told what he knew about the situation, Song Kangnian took him out of Lingyun Palace to visit the scenic spots in Hanzhong City.
Su He looked at Li Fengming and asked: "Fengming, do you think there is a high chance that we will conflict with surrounding forces?
Can they influence our cavalry to attack the Monan Mongolian area."
When Li Fengming was speaking to Ezhe, he had already asked people to make sand table models of surrounding forces simultaneously.
He took out a few small flags and placed them on the sand table.
"Your Majesty, there is a conflict between Wusi Zang and Heshuote, and these two forces cannot get away to start a war with us.
We have not entered the scope of these two forces now.
They are also afraid of interference from foreign enemies and will not take the initiative to provoke a war with us.
Dongchagatai took the initiative to attack Jiayuguan, but Jiayuguan was heavily defended and Dongchagatai's cavalry could not penetrate.
Eastern Chagatai also has conflicts with Erut and will not send all its troops to attack us.
Erut and Transkalkha had nothing to do but face the invasion of Tsarist Russia.
Their core tribe is far away from us and now has no ability to launch an expedition against us.
Our main enemy on the grassland is the Monan Mongolian tribe who took refuge with Hou Jin.
As long as we leave some troops for defense, the safety of the northern provinces will be guaranteed.
We have already occupied the best defensive terrain, and there are no mountains blocking us from these forces.
There are Mongolian tribes that are attached to us and are blocking our way.
The Mongolian tribes armed by us have extremely strong combat effectiveness compared to other Mongolian tribes.
These Mongolian tribes can at least buy us time to mobilize our troops.
Three cavalry divisions and 40,000 cavalry have been trained.
For this eastward advance strategy, I suggest that the cavalry division should be the main one, while some Mongolian tribes should cooperate.
Infantry and cavalry moving together will affect the marching speed of the army.
With the strength of our cavalry division, no Mongolian tribe can resist and fight all the way to the area bordering Jiannu.
In this way, we can achieve the king's goal at any time and cut off the connection between Houjin and Ming Dynasty."
Su He listened to Li Fengming's analysis, and then asked Wen Jingming and Jiang Zhiyu for their opinions.
He asked Wen Jingming to learn about the situation of the cavalry division and the thoughts of the soldiers.
Wen Jingming only said one sentence: "Your Majesty, the military spirit is available."
He asked Jiang Zhiyu about the logistics equipment of the cavalry division and the problem of transporting supplies from the grassland to the cavalry division.
"Your Majesty, the cavalry division has completed the weapon replacement, and supplying supplies on the grassland is a problem.
Food can be solved by plundering the cattle and sheep of the Mongolian tribes.
Weapons and ammunition must be supplied by our logistics department.
Fortunately, there are many horses in Mongolia. During the cavalry division's march, we can use a large number of horses to transport supplies.
When Mongolian tribes migrated normally, they also used cattle and horses to transport supplies.
Our Qin army's march route must be a route with relatively few dangers. With a large army in front to clean up the enemy, the logistics supply route will be safer.
You can occupy some important tribes and towns and serve as nodes for transporting troops."
After Su He understood the soldiers' thoughts and logistics and transportation problems, he had already made up his mind.
To dispatch the cavalry division to deal with the threat from the grasslands, they must hit the core area of Jiannu.
He didn't want them to have an inextricable fight with the Ming Dynasty, build slaves to recuperate, and finally pick peaches.
If we really take action, then Ming and Jiannu will fight together.
With the foundation accumulated by the Qin army in the past few years, there is no problem at all in fighting on two fronts.
The Qin army mainly used cavalry to fight against Jiannu.
The Qin army fought against the Ming Dynasty, mainly using infantry.
There is no conflict between these two branches of the military at all.
Su He looked at Li Fengming and ordered: "Mobilize three cavalry divisions to implement the eastward advance strategy.
The combat goal is to defeat the Monan Mongolian region and reach the lair of Jiannu.
I will discuss with Ezhe and let Chahar Mongolian and other Mongolian tribes send troops to cooperate with the cavalry division to help us achieve our strategic goals."
Su He looked at Jiang Zhiyu and ordered: "The key to this battle is logistics. We must ensure that the logistics supply line is smooth."
Su He's combat mission was issued, and all departments in the Governor's Mansion immediately became busy.
The Staff Department is responsible for planning combat plans, and the Logistics Department needs to purchase a large amount of materials, mobilize logistics troops, and transport the materials to the front line.
Su He came to the study room next door and asked someone to call E Zhe back.
Seeing E Zhe walking in, Su He asked, "How is the scenery in Hanzhong?"
Ezhe said in surprise: "Unexpectedly, there are many novel things that I have never seen before."
"Ezhe, do you still want to go back to the homeland of the Chahar tribe?"
When E Zhe heard Su He's words, his eyes seemed to be shining, and he immediately stood up excitedly and asked:
"King Qin, do you want to help our Chahar tribe regain their homeland?"
Su He nodded and said: "Yes, the hometown of your Chahar tribe is now occupied by the Eight Banners soldiers.
I am ready to send troops to help you regain the homeland of the Chahar tribe.
This requires the cooperation of your Chahar tribe.
Our Qin army has no experience in marching on the grassland. It is easy to lose our way on the grassland, and we do not know where there are water sources on the grassland.
We need your Chahar tribe as a guide to help the Qin army guide the direction.
Our Qin army is not familiar with the grassland tribes either.
I don’t know which tribe is loyal to Jiannu and which tribe can be won over.
This all requires you, the Chahar tribe, to help us identify these tribes."
When Ezhe heard these words, he said excitedly: "King Qin, our Chahar tribe is very familiar with the grassland.
We are most familiar with the grassland and know which road to take, which can facilitate the passage of the army and the transportation of materials.
In order to get rid of the pursuit of the Eight Banners soldiers, our Chahar tribe made a large circle.
It took a long time to get to the vicinity of the Loop.
Now that we have strong troops and horses, we can directly send troops to fight back. There is no need to avoid some large tribes, and we can just take the nearest and most convenient road."
After E Zhe finished speaking, he showed a seemingly honest expression.
"King Qin, the Chahar tribe is now your loyal ally.
Your muskets are extremely sharp.
Many warriors from our Chahar tribe joined the Qin army's cavalry.
In order to achieve greater results, the warriors of our tribe who are capable of fighting do not want to hold back the Qin army.
As long as the King of Qin gives us a rifle, we can definitely wipe out the Eight Banners soldiers and recapture the homeland of the Chahar tribe without the blood and sacrifice of Qin soldiers."
Su He kept tapping the table with his fingers, making a thinking expression.
Every time he struck, E Zhe's heart beat violently, and beads of sweat gradually flowed from his temples.
Su He pondered for a while and said: "The rifles are not good, and there are still many troops in the Qin army who have not been equipped with rifles.
But the flintlock guns that the Qin army replaced can be used by you.
But you must form an army and accept the guidance of the Qin army.
I will send someone to supervise this army."
Ezhe began to hear Su He's rejection, and he felt very disappointed.
Unexpectedly, there would be another major turning point. Ezhe happily agreed: "There is no problem in using flintlock guns. We accept the guidance and supervision of the Qin army."
He had seen flintlock guns, which were only slightly weaker than the firearms currently used by the Qin army, but still more powerful than the knives and bows used by other Mongolian tribes.
Su He could see E Zhe's little thoughts, but he didn't understand firearms at all.
The most important thing about a firearm is ammunition. As long as you master the ammunition, you can control the amount of ammunition.
Without ammunition, the muskets in their hands are not as useful as standard steel knives.
Su He thought of the Mongolian Eight Banners who established slaves, and the Cossack cavalry of Tsarist Russia.
The Qin Army can also form servant armies. These troops cannot be the main force, but they can help the Qin Army do some auxiliary work, which is no problem.
Other forces cannot use cannon fodder troops, and they also use the regular Qin army to fight.
The grassland is so big that heavy troops are deployed in every place, which would require hundreds of thousands of troops.
In some non-key areas, Mongolian cavalry can be used.
Suhe paid these Mongolian cavalry wages through the officers sent by the Qin army.
The rewards they received from the battle were also directly distributed by the Qin Army.
For their meritorious service, Su He directly rewarded them with titles, turning these people into nobles.
At first they could still obey the orders of the powerful people in the tribe.
Once they get a taste of power, all power comes from Su He.
In order to protect their own rights, these people will definitely suppress their fellow tribesmen who are dissatisfied with Suhe's rule.
They need to use their extreme performance to prove their loyalty to Su He.
This experience has been well applied in the land reform and return to rural areas in southwest China.
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After Su Hu finished reciting the decree of Qin King Su He, he looked at the three cavalry division commanders who were reading the decree.
Zhang Wansi, Hong Han, Han Mingtong.
"The king's will is very clear. The three of you immediately organize the cavalry and prepare to march eastward."
Zhang Wansi, the oldest cavalry division commander, closed the decree in his hand.
He is still the commander of the cavalry division, mainly because the Qin army's cavalry tactics are special.
The cavalry division is the largest unit of cavalry fighting independently.
There are too few opportunities for several cavalry divisions to engage in large-scale army operations.
Zhang Wansi asked: "Commander Su Hu, there are some details that the king did not explain. This is to leave room for the army to choose.
There are some things I think we should discuss in advance."
Su Hu nodded and said, "That's good. If you have a plan in advance, it will be easier to deal with any problems you encounter."
"Commander Su Hu, I saw three routes, divided into north, middle and south.
The southern route basically runs along the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.
If the Ming army takes the initiative to attack us, how will we respond?"
"If the Ming army attacks, then teach them a profound lesson. If they can capture the Great Wall, they can also capture this section of the Great Wall.
Don't be afraid of causing too much war. Your Majesty has sent you to march eastward. A full-scale war is not far away.
I estimate that after waiting for a while, the king will definitely launch a large-scale war.
Let the cavalry march eastward now, which shows that the war preparations are sufficient.
If the cavalry marches eastward, it will easily lead to a full-scale war. The king will not send the cavalry eastward without preparation.
You can fight freely, don't tie your hands and feet, and don't be afraid of causing a large-scale war."
After Zhang Wansi asked the main questions, he consulted Su Hu on several more questions and reached a consensus.
Finally, he cupped his fists at Su Hu and said, "Commander Su Hu, please wait here for the good news about our cavalry division.
We will gather troops and horses, and we will attack Monan Mongolia together with the Mongolian cavalry."
They left the Northern Governor's Mansion and had assigned tasks on the way.
Han Mingtong led the troops to attack the northern front where the enemy was weakest.
Hong Han led his troops to attack the center line with the fewest enemy troops.
Zhang Wansi attacked the southern front and gnawed the hardest bone.
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Ezhe returned to the Chahar tribe with Su He's will.
He immediately met with his father Khan and told what happened in Hanzhong.
"Ezhe, you are too eager and should not take the initiative to ask for the musket.
But the result is good. As long as we learn to use muskets, we can gain a firm foothold on the grassland.
If we continue to develop, sooner or later we will go to war with the big noses and Cossacks that Tangnu Wulianghai encountered.
These enemies have muskets, and we will be at a disadvantage if we don’t have muskets.”
Lindan Batur had no idea of going against the Han people.
The terrifying power of the machine gun left a deep impression on him, and he could not feel any resistance at all.
He heard that the craftsmen of the Qin Army were still improving the machine guns, making the weapons more powerful.
"Ezhe, our tribe has a cavalry division, and you will serve as the commander of the cavalry division.
Glory is won on the battlefield, don't embarrass the Golden Family.
We were driven out of our tribal homeland, and we must take it back with our own hands in order to wash away the shame we bear."
"Father Khan, I will definitely take back the homeland of the Chahar tribe and avenge the dead tribesmen."
E Zhe's tone was extremely firm. He knew the strength of the Qin army and it would not be difficult to regain his homeland.
The warriors of their tribe will shed their last drop of blood to defend their tribe's homeland.
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Ezhe has already pulled up a Mongolian cavalry, a division of troops.
He heard that Bator's tribe also formed a brigade of troops, led by Bator himself.
These Mongolian tribes, which are dependent on the Han people, can probably form 50,000 Mongolian cavalry.
Ezhe looked at his troops. They only had a small number of soldiers, who were old men from the Chahar tribe.
Most of them are young people from small tribes who submitted to their tribe and contributed.
Among the cavalry, there were many Han Chinese who served as officers.
Everyone has two good war horses, which can take turns to rest and maintain combat capability at any time.
Ezhe often looked outside, he couldn't wait to fight with muskets.
The Qin army did not let him wait long, and soon a group of troops came to the Chahar tribe.
They informed Ezhe to take the Mongolian cavalry to meet at the designated camp.
Ezhe led more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry and found that there were also more than 10,000 Qin army cavalry here.
Among them were some horses, towing machine guns and artillery pieces that he would never forget.
When Ezhe saw the machine gun, he shuddered in the hot summer weather.
Zhang Wansi saw E Zhe leading the Mongolian cavalry arriving.
He immediately issued flintlock muskets to these Mongolian cavalry, and arranged for officers in the Mongolian cavalry army to teach these Mongolians how to use flintlock muskets.
When the Mongolian cavalry gathered together, Zhang Wansi said loudly: "When we are soldiers of the Qin army, we have a monthly salary of six taels of silver coins.
This month's military pay will be distributed immediately.
If you perform meritorious deeds, you can also be awarded a medal by the King of Qin."
As soon as Zhang Wansi finished speaking, there was a commotion within the Mongolian cavalry army.
They came here to serve as cavalry. They thought they would be drafted, but they didn't expect they would get military pay.
Zhang Wansi asked the Han officers of the Mongolian cavalry to personally pay these Mongolian cavalry.
Most of these officers are soldiers of their 1st Cavalry Division.
Most of the Mongolian cavalry received military pay for the first time.
They immediately developed a strong sense of belonging, trained harder, and quickly mastered the skills of riding horses and shooting guns.
Zhang Wansi saw that the time was ripe, so he led the Qin Army's First Cavalry Division and the Mongolian Cavalry Division to launch an attack on Monan Mongolia in the east.
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