Chapter 079 Three sweat orders urge the mastermind
During the War of Yunnan and Burma, the Ming Dynasty relied on the treasure of the Yunnan War to obtain stable military pay despite financial difficulties. In the end, it successfully defeated Burma and received a large amount of benefits including compensation. This incident was reported by Burihatu at the time
When I gave it to Tumen, Tumen was really surprised for a long time. It turns out that the battle can still be fought like this?
However, Burihatu said that this style of play has actually been practiced by the Mongols, but due to the different fighting styles of the two sides, it would appear more surprising when the Ming Dynasty did it.
Tumen was very surprised and asked us when did we do this? Ben Khan had never asked his subordinates to borrow money, horses, bows and arrows.
Burihatu said calmly: "Every time the Great Khan raids Mingbian, doesn't he use the proceeds from clearing grass and grain to motivate his subordinates, so that they are willing to follow the Great Khan and send troops?"
Tumen was shocked when he heard this, and after a while he said: "So he actually learned this skill from us?"
Burihatu shook his head and said, "It's hard to say whether he's following ours, but it's basically the same method."
Tumen sighed: "It is not a good thing for us in Mongolia to have such a person among the people of Ming Dynasty."
"Who says it's not the case?" Burihatu also sighed slightly, but immediately added: "But his skills are useful for Myanmar, but not for us Mongolia."
Tumen understood the elegance of the string song after hearing it, laughed, clapped his hands and said: "Yes, there is actually no difference between Burma and the Ming Dynasty. The infantry is the main force in fighting, and they also rely on farming for food, but they are no better than us Mongolians who live for water and grass. He
If you want to use this move to deal with Ben Khan, it is of no use because he can't grab anything. This vast grassland is vast and cannot be defended by the Ming Dynasty. It is useless. Who is willing to spend money for it?
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These conversations took place after the Ming Dynasty defeated Burma last year, which was not too long ago. We remember it very clearly. It’s just that now Gao Pingshi has taken up the post of seven-town manager and announced that the headquarters of the manager will be located in Daning City.
After that, he became a little uneasy again.
Gao Jingshi has too many evil ideas. Who knows if he will come up with some evil tricks on the spur of the moment?
Moreover, the geographical location of Daning City is indeed too dangerous. Now that there are only 30,000 to 40,000 troops, I dare not move easily, lest the army leave Chahanhot for a little longer and be attacked by the Ming army in Daning City.
Lao Lao - It's not like this has never happened before. In the 39th year of Jiajing, the Ming army suddenly came out of the fortress and burned Tumut's Dabansheng City with a fire. The current Dabansheng City is
It was newly built in the 44th year of Jiajing reign.
The city can be burned, but Chahanhot cannot be burned? Although Li Chengliang did not burn it last time, it is obviously not impossible. Burihatu once analyzed this matter and believed that Li Chengliang did not burn Chahanhot because he did not burn it.
The Ming court reported that it was because he "left in a hurry", not because he had forgotten it, but because he deliberately did not burn it. The reason was the so-called "self-respect of raising bandits" - he was afraid that he would beat Chahar so severely that the court would feel
Mongolia is no longer something to be afraid of, which affects his status and interests.
Therefore, since Daning was stably controlled by the Ming army, especially when the guard posts along the line leading to Daning City were re-established, Tumen felt that their lives were very uncomfortable, as if someone had a knife pointed at their throat every day.
I could only watch carefully, not daring to act rashly, so much so that I didn't even dare to thresh the grass.
This feeling was of course very uncomfortable, because Akito not only used Daning's knife to his throat, but also used Forbidden City's rope to wrap around his neck, causing him to slowly suffocate.
The only good thing is that although the Ming Dynasty had a powerful Gao Pragmatic, their Tumen Great Khan finally got a mastermind named Burihatu.
Burihatu provided two ways to deal with this matter. One is to learn from Tumut and start to cultivate farmland in areas suitable for planting, so that the Mongolians no longer fear white disasters and black disasters, but can obtain
With some stable food to supplement itself, at least it can survive these natural disasters.
The second is to try to obtain supplies from the Ming Dynasty through second-level dealers. Of course, this mainly refers to the Jurchens. Whether it is Hada before, Yehe later, or even Burihatu is now considering actively contacting
Jianzhou Zuowei, etc., the Chahar Ministry tried every means to do business with them.
Even though he knew that the supplies obtained from the Erdao dealers would definitely cost him a lot more than doing business with the Ming Dynasty directly, as Burihatu explained to him: first of all, having something is better than nothing, especially materials such as cloth and silk.
This is a necessity. Although Chahar is also looking for ways to grow cotton himself, the current utilization level is still very poor. Useful cloth still has to be obtained from the Ming Dynasty; secondly, it is not terrible for the Jurchens to benefit from it, and even in a certain
To a certain extent, it is a good thing for the Mongols.
At that time, Tumen understood the first reason immediately, but he did not understand the second reason, so he asked Burihatu another question.
Burihatu explained: "The ancestors of the Jurchens are gold. In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, they are the same as the Mongols. They are a group of people who are 'not of my race and their hearts must be different', so the Khan does not want to
It is thought that most of the Jurchens are really of the same mind as the Ming Dynasty, but that is just an illusion. The reason is that the Jurchens are too weak now to challenge the Ming Dynasty.
Dahan might as well think about it, is the Ming Dynasty's attitude toward the Jurchens just saying one thing and doing another? It is said that as long as the Jurchen tribes are obedient, the Ming Dynasty will give them various preferential treatment such as market rewards, but in fact
Woolen cloth?
Ha, it’s just that whoever became stronger, Ming Dynasty tried every means to find a reason to fight - Gao Pingshi killed Ye He and the two Belles. Did those two Belles do anything wrong that made people angry? No, it’s just that they are powerful.
, they just coveted the imperial edict given to Hada by the Ming Dynasty, but what does this have to do with the Ming Dynasty? They said they were going to attack the Ming Dynasty? "
This is somewhat of an exaggeration, because the attitude of Ye He's two Beile towards Ming Dynasty was indeed not as deferential as before, but...it seems a bit unreasonable to use "submissive attitude" to decide whether to fight or not.
However, this is not the case. The reason for this move is completely sufficient from the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty, or from the standpoint of the Celestial Empire that has been consistent for thousands of years: If you do not obey the Celestial Empire, of course the Celestial Empire can attack you. This is not
Other reasons are needed, because in the eyes of the Celestial Empire, this kind of war is regarded as "unjust by nature" and is a completely just act.
But from the standpoint of the Tumen, Mongols, and Jurchens, Ming Dynasty’s behavior was very overbearing: How come I am born “unjust” and you are always just?
Interests determine stance, and stance determines attitude. This sentence has always been applicable throughout the ages.
However, in any case, Tumen understood what Burihatu meant. His meaning was actually very simple, that is, the Jurchens made money from this, which was not a bad thing for the Mongols, because once the Jurchens became strong, they would naturally
It will become a threat in the eyes of Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty will definitely have to work hard to defeat it.
It doesn't matter to the Mongols who wins or loses between the Ming people and the Jurchens. As long as it can consume the Ming people's war strength, it is good news for the Mongols. Burihatu is indeed sharp-sighted and can see clearly.
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Therefore, because of the vigorous strengthening of agriculture and commercialization, although Chahar has been strangled by the Ming Dynasty, not only was he not suffocated, but he even slowly recovered his strength bit by bit.
Perhaps it is in view of this, or perhaps Burihatu is not satisfied with this, but in short Burihatu is still planning new actions day and night.
The Mongols were not afraid of being beaten passively, but in the final analysis they did not like being beaten passively, so Burihatu carefully planned a plan to disrupt the Ming Dynasty's plan before it took the initiative to send troops.
The Ming Dynasty's "Western Huai Dong System" was actually an open national policy because of the relationship between Di and Bao. Therefore, the Tumut people did not worry about what the Ming Dynasty thought of them since the success of the tribute. Similarly, the Chahar people also knew
Ming's target has always been them.
Although the Di newspaper did not mention when troops would be sent to attack Chahar, according to Burihatu's analysis, the only thing limiting this point was the issue of military pay. In other words, when Mingren finished the "opening of vassal ban" at hand
This major event is enough to collect the military pay for sending troops to conquer Chahar, and the official dispatch of troops is probably not far away.
Whether Chahar can avoid being conquered by hundreds of thousands of troops depends on whether his plan can be implemented smoothly.
So Tumen Khan expressed his full support for him without saying anything. Even if Burihatu said that he would go all the way to Qinghai in person, Tumen didn't say much. He just told him to ensure safety and come back as soon as possible.
But now, Ming Dynasty suddenly pushed Gao Pangshi, the most dangerous enemy in the eyes of the Tumen, to the position of the Seven Towns Manager, and he also confirmed that the headquarters of the strategy would be set up in Daning. Of course, the Tumen would be nervous.
From Tumen's perspective, this may mean that Burihatu's idea has gone awry. Either the Ming Dynasty is not short of money, or they have thought of other ways to make money. In short, it seems that they can do it now!
After the Monan War and the Liaonan War, Tumen was actually a little scared of Gao Pragmatism. Therefore, after "thinking about" the above reasons, he thought about it and still felt that it was not safe, so he simply issued another urgent order, demanding
After receiving it, Burihatu immediately returned to Chahanhot.
The next day, new news came to Tumen's sweat account. It was about Gao Pragmatic's request that the imperial guards and the seven towns of Jiliao and Xuanda conduct spring exercises.
Tumen Khan, who had fought with the Ming army for most of his life, was also confused when he heard the news, because he knew the Ming army's troop dispatching style, and he also knew the "work and rest time" of the Ming people.
The Han people are a farming civilization and have always been very particular about solar terms. Almost all activities are carried out around the seasons. Generally speaking, the seasons are divided into four seasons: spring plowing, summer plowing, autumn harvest, and winter storage.
Among them, spring plowing and autumn harvest are the biggest things in the world, and they must not be delayed, because if the farming season is missed, it will be missed, and there is basically no way to make up for it. If you miss the farming season this year, not only may you not be able to survive this year, but you may not be able to survive next year.
It's so bad that it's hard to figure out how to get through it.
Therefore, there are usually no large-scale military operations during the spring plowing and autumn harvest periods, and all major events must make way for the crops.
During the "winter hiding" period, the impact may be relatively small in the south. Those who should mobilize troops can still mobilize troops. For example, in Guangxi and other places, there is no need to think too much. If you want to fight in winter, you can fight.
Not to mention in southern Xinjiang, it is winter in Cambodia. Is there any difference from the other four seasons? Oh, maybe the direction of the monsoon wind is a little different, the southeast wind is replaced by the northwest wind, but there are almost no other differences.
However, the difference is very big in the north, especially as the north seems to be getting colder and colder in recent years. Even the Mongols are not willing to run around in winter, not to mention the Ming army whose logistics are ten times more complicated and heavy than the Mongols.
?So the Ming army will definitely not go to the north of Saibei in winter. No matter how powerful Gao Pragmatic is, Tumen does not believe that he can violate this.
Therefore, there were actually only two time periods when the Ming army could send troops: one was the period when spring plowing was over but the autumn harvest had not yet arrived, and the other was the period when the autumn harvest was over but the winter hideout had not yet arrived.
The two periods are separate, and each one is not too long, only about two months. Even if it is delayed a little, it will not exceed three months at most.
The implication is that the military campaign of the Ming army to the north of the Great Wall usually cannot last more than three months - it may be possible in the early Ming Dynasty like the Yongle period, but the situation is different from now. There were not many military households in the Yongle Dynasty who fled, and the military households in front
Even though the war was going on, there were still people in the family who could do farm work, so there was no shortage of his labor force.
Tumen's attitude towards Gao Jingshi is different from that of the officials and people in the Ming Dynasty. He was really beaten on the head by Gao Jingshi, so they would rather "look high" on Gao Jingshi than underestimate him. Therefore, in the picture
It seems to us that if Gao Pragmatic, the seven-town manager, wants to send out troops, I am afraid that it will not be delayed until after the autumn harvest, but should be sent out immediately after the spring plowing and spring exercises are completed.
As for the truth, we think he saw it: Gao Pragmatic did not resign as Minister of Rongzheng.
Different from the domestic view of the Ming Dynasty, Tumen believes that the reason why Gao Jingshi did not step down as Minister of Rongzheng is very simple, that is, his seven-town manager was actually a very temporary assignment, and he only lasted a few months, so his
There is no need to resign from this position.
The emperor's use of him should mainly be in the work of the Minister of Rongzheng - the reform of the Beijing camp could not be hidden from Burihatu. Of course, the Tumen were also very aware that this matter had a considerable impact on the Ming Dynasty.
In this case, the people in the picture have doubts about the "Spring Exercises": Could it be that the Spring Exercises are just a false shot, and Gao Pragmatic actually used "Spring Exercises" to numb himself, but then he suddenly suddenly
Launch an attack to catch yourself off guard?
In view of Gao Pragmatic's many tricks, the more Tumen thought about it, the more suspicious it became. Calculating the time, from the time when the messenger took a detour to Qinghai, to when Burihatu received the Khan's order and detoured back, it would probably take one or two
Yue... Oops, there isn't much time left for him, and there isn't much time left for Ben Khan either!
Tumen Khan, who prided himself on being shrewd and gaining wisdom after suffering losses, quickly took action - without saying a word, he sent an envoy again with his third Khan's order, asking Burihatu to return immediately after receiving the order, and not for a moment.
