Zhu Youxiao chatted with Yuan Keli for a long time, and he admired this man more and more. He was really a breath of fresh air in the quagmire of the late Ming Dynasty.
"What do you think of Liao affairs?"
Although Yuan Keli is Shang Bao Sicheng of the Palm Seal, he has always been paying attention to the situation outside the Pass, and he has thought a lot about the current situation outside the Pass and deduced it countless times in his mind.
When His Majesty asked about this matter, he replied confidently:
"Your Majesty, I believe that your Majesty's current strategy is extremely correct. Xiong Tingbi's thoughts are similar to mine. Today, Liaodong can only take a defensive stance for the time being."
"But don't be too rigid. You should wait for the opportunity to move, and train an elite mobile army to attack the weak points of the slaves and boil the frogs in warm water!"
"I came to you today precisely for what you said."
Zhu Youxiao stood up and led Yuan Keli into Nuan Palace, where there was the clearest map and the most accurate sand table.
He held a wooden pole and gestured on the map and said:
"My dear, I see that since the last defeat in Shenyang, Jiannu has begun to shrink its defense line. Fushun, Tieling and other places have completely given up and retreated behind Sarhu City."
"During the Battle of Shenyang, Mao Wenlong led 800 elite troops to a surprise attack on Zhenjiang, and then went all the way north from Zhenjiang, approaching Weizi Valley, and almost reached the slave nest. Along the way, he burned warehouses and destroyed countless fields, just like a sharp sword thrust into The old slave has his heart."
"According to reports from Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong, Lao Nu has deployed heavy troops on a wall and Gushan Fort to prevent Mao Wenlong from attacking again."
"Although Jiannu is an uncivilized barbarian, the old slave has been fighting for a lifetime, and the slave soldiers he belongs to are also quite brave. The Liao army is invincible. At present, I really can't think of any good way to defeat the enemy. I can only Able to defend passively.”
"I think that the old slave will not choose Liaoshen next time he marches, but Mao Wenlong on the border of North Korea, because Mao Wenlong poses a great threat to him. If I were to use my troops, I would do the same!"
"And Mao Wenlong's First Division is thousands of miles away from Liaoshen. Although it can form a dominant force against Jian Nu, if Lao Nu really gathers a large number of troops to attack Mao Wenlong's First Division, with the two or three thousand soldiers and horses in Zhenjiang, he will definitely be invincible. And Xiong Tingbi has no other choice but to march into Sarhu."
"Mao Wenlong's move is particularly crucial. I don't want to give up. Therefore, I have divided the two prefectures of Denglai and established governors and military towns to support Mao Wenlong. If conditions permit, we can gather heavy troops in Lushun to form a triangle offensive! "
Yuan Keli listened carefully to every word the emperor said. His Majesty was right. The current situation was indeed the case.
Now Lao Nu has withdrawn all the peripheral armies into the hinterland, surrounding their home base as the center, and deployed heavy troops at important passes. Tactics similar to blocking guerrillas are no longer effective.
And if they want to take the initiative to attack, they will need at least 50,000 troops. Because Saarhu has learned from the past, they will definitely not advance from places where there is no security. The Ming Dynasty cannot afford such a defeat.
Since the emperor mentioned Denglai, he must have planned to make Denglai his new focus. A bold idea came to his mind.
"Does His Majesty want to form a navy in Denglai?"
"Ai Qing is really smart. I have exactly what I want. Denglai will be a support point for Mao Wenlong. Jiannu lacks naval forces. The endless sea is our army's world. We can transport troops and troops to southern Liaoning through Denglai.
Supplies!”
"Even if Lao Nu goes south to attack Mao Wenlong, he can retreat calmly, but Jian Nu will not station heavy troops in such a remote place for a long time. By then, the initiative in this entire area will be in our hands, and we can fight if we want.
, Jiannu could only stare."
"When these three places stabilize their positions and are completely connected and linked, we will gain a great advantage strategically, and then we will advance steadily and slowly shrink the space for the slaves to survive. By then, we will not need to send troops, they will have already done it themselves
Starved to death in the deep mountains and forests."
As for Jiannu's little background, as well as their position, resources are extremely scarce, and they don't have anything to ask for. As long as the smuggling traders in the border towns and Liaodong are eliminated, without these people to support them, they will even have problems eating.
Although Nuerhachi created an Eight Banners system and established a so-called national title, which seems to have formalized it, it still cannot change their essence.
They are still in a slave society, more like bandits and horse bandits, they plunder every place they conquer, and they don't know how to govern it at all.
Including the Manchu period, except for a few talented people, the country was basically supported by traitors. Those slaves had no ability except shouting and killing.
Yuan Keli quickly deduced it in his mind and found that this method was indeed feasible.
"Your Majesty's strategy is perfect. In this way, no matter where Jiannu attacks, the other two groups of troops can immediately attack, especially Mao Wenlong's troops. The frontline is directed at Jiannu's lair. They will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating!"
Zhu Youxiao sat half-assed on the sand table and said:
"So the choice of Governor Denglai is particularly crucial. From my point of view, it is most appropriate for this important task to be entrusted to Ai Qing!"
"I will obey the holy orders and will not disappoint His Majesty!"
When the emperor brought him to Nuange and analyzed the situation with him, Yuan Keli already had a vague suspicion in his mind that the emperor intended to let him come to Denglai to governor and manage military and political affairs. This was what he had in mind, and he just took this opportunity.
, show your ambitions instead of talking on paper at home every day.
Zhu Youxiao led Yuan Keli to another huge map. This was a world map donated by a foreigner during the Wanli period. He found this map in the warehouse and hung it behind the throne of Nuan Pavilion.
He raised his hand and opened it, looked at the map and said:
"My dear, it's easy to wipe out the slaves, so we have to take a longer view. My dear, look at the map of all nations. How big is this world? The territory of our Ming Dynasty appears to be
How insignificant?"
"But we talk about the world all day long. Emperors of all dynasties have also claimed to be the lords of the world. Sometimes I wonder, if we only control the Central Plains, are we really the lords of the world?"
"How powerful was the military power of the Tang Dynasty at that time, and how vast was its territory? Why could we not regain the homeland of the Tang Dynasty when we arrived in the Ming Dynasty? We repeatedly abandoned our territory, so that today only the eighteen provinces of the Han Dynasty are left?"
"During the Yongle period, the Three Treasures eunuchs made seven voyages to the Western Seas. How prosperous was our Ming Dynasty? When those Southeast Asian countries saw the sun and moon flag of our Ming Dynasty, which one would not bow their heads?"
"But what about now? Does our Ming Dynasty still have such a fleet? How many of those small countries come to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty?"
"During the Wanli period, the Folangji people massacred our people of the Ming Dynasty twice on Luzon Island. More than 100,000 people were brutally murdered and died in a foreign land, just like lonely ghosts."