Can Burihatu see through this strategy? The answer is yes.
Burihatu has done thorough research on Gao Pragmatic's military style in recent years. Except for the time when he swept Ping'an South, Burihatu couldn't get detailed information, so he could only use Gao Pragmatic's battle reports and reports submitted to the court.
In addition to getting some scraps of information from the Di Bao issued by the imperial court, Burihatu has repeatedly studied Gao Pinggong's three battles in northern Xinjiang many times.
Burihatu even confidently believes that he is the person who knows the most pragmatic combat style.
In Burihatu's view, although his highly pragmatic command of operations may sometimes seem bold to others, for example, he would use weak infantry to attack superior cavalry head-on, this is not a risk on his part. Instead, he clearly understands these new techniques and has mastered them.
Tactics, infantry using new weapons can do this.
Correspondingly, Xin Ai, Chaohua, and Boshu Ketu can only know themselves but not the enemy. They have no idea or understanding of the changes that their enemies have undergone, and they still think that the cavalry
When faced with a desperate situation, charging into battle regardless of casualties is enough to defeat any infantry that dares to block it.
This is the key to victory in the three battles in Monan, Liaonan, and Northwest China.
In addition to this seemingly magical "foot-controlled cavalry", the highly pragmatic combat style has become very common, and its troop deployment can even be called conservative.
Of course, although Gao pragmatism's formation does not appear to be genius, Burihatu still discovered two other advantages of Gao pragmatism.
One is that he predicts the enemy extremely accurately and can always judge the opponent's intentions and then take advantage of them. Sometimes he will even deliberately set traps to let his enemies fall into the trap according to his desired ideas and let him control them.
The second is that he has never been limited to the conventional use of arms and weapons. For example, in the northern battles in the past, the navy was rarely used, but in the battle of southern Liaoning, Gao was pragmatic and chose to use the "naval force."
In fact, most of the defeat was due to the lack of understanding of the navy and the lack of resistance.
For another example, Gao Pragmatic's use of artillery is different from that of any Ming army general in the past. He rarely disperses the use of artillery and will never equip an army with only a few hundred people with artillery. The artillery in Gao Pragmatic's army is always concentrated.
When used, every shot is earth-shattering, and anyone who blocks it is invincible.
Under this approach, although the Ming army did not have artillery on all fronts like in the past, the pressure on the enemy in front of it increased exponentially, making it impossible to block it with flesh and blood. It was often a meal
After the artillery bombardment, the enemy troops were either severely damaged or collapsed, leaving them unable to resist the subsequent infantry assault.
Burihatu already knows himself and the enemy, but this does not mean that he can crack it easily, let alone win every battle.
When the Mongols were conquering the world, their opponents suffered one loss, two losses, and three losses. Wasn't it considered that they knew themselves and the enemy? Of course they did.
So did they turn the tables? Apparently not.
They were still defeated by the Mongols. Except for the Southern Song Dynasty, which relied on strong city defenses for so many years, almost all other enemies were defeated by the Mongols until they were destroyed.
When a certain military tactical advantage is so great that the other party cannot find suitable means to deal with it, "invincible" appears.
To cope with this absolute "invincibility" at the tactical level, in most cases we can only rely on strategic coverage or national strength.
The Southern Song Dynasty resisted Mongolia for many years and was considered a typical example of a tough fight for national strength. Although it failed in the end, its failure was not actually a failure of the tactics, but the combination of various internal and external factors that prevented the tactics from continuing smoothly.
As the execution continued, there were also some unexpected factors that caused the crash to accelerate.
However, the confrontation of national power has always been between the Central Plains and the nomads, and it is definitely not between the nomads and the Central Plains. The total population of the tribes under Tumen is far less than that of Liaodong, which is "vast and sparsely populated". What kind of national power can be used to compete with the Ming Dynasty?
Fight hard? Don’t even think about it.
Therefore, Burihatu can only think of ideas from a strategic level.
In terms of big strategy, Burihatu has already thought of ways, such as starting the Northwest Rebellion, mobilizing the main force of the Ming army to counter the rebellion, and delaying the Ming army's preparations for the decisive battle. This is one of the big strategies.
But now, the war situation in Liaodong has reached this point, and Burihatu has to make a smaller strategy so that Mongolia will not continue to suffer the same consequences as the previous three battles in the "high pragmatic style" war.
A big loss.
What is Liaodong's grand strategy? It is to compete for trade routes.
Whether it was the Ming Dynasty or the Mongolian left wing, the reason why they came to Yehe to fight this battle was ultimately for the Beiguan trade route.
As for Ye He... although it is a powerful Jurchen tribe, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty or Mongolia, it is just a common man who is guilty of the crime. Its strength lies in its control of the Beiguan trade route, and it was also because of this that it was beaten this time.
If we look further forward, Gao Pingshi killed Qing Jia Ni and Yang Jia Ni for the sake of the Beiguan trade route and used thunderous means to warn Ye He not to make mistakes - in layman's terms, "Be honest with me".
Gao's pragmatic move actually embodies Ming's attitude towards the Beiguan trade route: Ye He can master this trade route, but you must have a code of conduct, which is to listen to Ming's words honestly. Once you start to behave disobediently
, I'm sorry, Qing Jia Ni, Yang Jia Ni's fate is a lesson for you.
The Ming Dynasty is the center of the entire "commerce" and can also be regarded as the end point, so it does not need to control this trade route by itself, as long as it has an obedient younger brother to control it. After eating the meat, the Ming Dynasty does not mind giving it to the younger brother.
Have a sip of soup.
Mongolia and Ming Dynasty are obviously different. No one controls the trade between the Jurchens and Mongolia, and they can do whatever they want. Therefore, the Mongolian attack on Yehe is obviously not a trade dispute.
Mongolia came to capture Ye He for two main purposes: first, to try to replace Ye He, control Beiguan trade, and then replenish Chahar's blood; second, to "move one hair and affect the whole body", by sending troops to Ye He,
The situation around Liaodong was disrupted and attracted the attention of the Ming court. It would be best for the Ming court to invest heavily in the Jurchen tribes around Liaodong, both financial and military, so as to continue to delay the Ming Dynasty's preparations for war against Chahar.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The first item is the most impossible to achieve in the eyes of ordinary people, because according to the custom of the Ming Dynasty, you can do business with anyone, just not with Chahar.
"Emperor Dayuan" does business.
But Burihatu knew that there was something fishy about it. For example, the Ming Dynasty was not willing to do business with Chahar before, but they could do business with various tribes around Chahar. These tribes turned around and traded with Chahar.
The Ming Dynasty did not care about trade anymore. In other words, anyone could act as a second-tier dealer between the Ming Dynasty and the "Dayuan".
This is a very interesting approach, and it reflects one of the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty: I only need to "live in China" to "govern all countries" naturally, and when I leave the Ming realm, I don't bother to care.
In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, Ye He belongs to the half-Ming realm, so the Ming Dynasty will not care about it. But Burihatu believes that as long as Ye He is no longer Ye He, for example, he becomes Chahar, the Ming Dynasty will definitely take care of it from the beginning.
However, once it is found that it is too difficult to help Ye He "restore the country", especially when the cost is too high, Ming will most likely choose to acquiesce to the situation at hand.
This situation, of course, is Chahar annexing Yehe. So what happens next?
Ye He's Beiguan trade route is so important that the Ming Dynasty also needs it. Moreover, not only the imperial court needs it, but also the generals of Liaodong need it even more! Without the Beiguan trade route, what will the generals of Liaodong eat? The royal court's salary? That is only enough for food and clothing.
ah!
Therefore, the generals of Liaodong will definitely find ways to continue to open up this trade route. First, they will find a way from the court. This is also the main purpose of Burihatu, which is to strive for the "tribute market". It does not matter even if it is a tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
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But this may not be that easy, so another channel must be used, that is, maintaining trade through the private market - Li Chengliang must have agreed. Even if the court knew about it, it would probably not make it public, because the court had no control over Beiguan trade.
Products also have irreplaceable demand.
In this way, Burihatu's plan was considered a success.
At the same time, whether this plan is successful or not, it will not affect his second purpose, which is to attract the attention of the Ming court and pour strength into the surrounding areas of Liaodong, especially the Jurchen tribes.
Ye He is currently the most powerful Jurchen chieftain, and his real strength must be greater than the nominal "Lord of Manchuria" Hada. Therefore, once Ye He suffers a devastating blow, it does not even have to be "destructive", as long as it is a serious blow.
, will lead to an imbalance in the strength of various Jurchen tribes.
At that time, Hada would remember that Ye He had poached many people from him, and Nurhaci would remember that the feud between him and Ye He for killing his father was always a hidden danger, and even Huifa, Ula and other tribes might have coveted enemies.
What's more, if Hada goes north, it's hard to say whether Nurhachi will sneak attack on Hada.
All in all, Liaodong is likely to become a pot of porridge.
Under this situation, the Ming Dynasty was in an awkward situation where the trees wanted to be quiet but the wind was not stopping. The Ming Dynasty definitely hoped that the Jurchen tribes would be as peaceful as possible. At least before it had a showdown with Chahar, the Jurchen tribes would have thousands of people.
Don't make a mess.
However, Ye He's loss will inevitably lead to the Jurchen chaos. At this moment, Ming can't stand still. He must show up as a celestial country and ask the ministries not to use force easily, or simply redistribute interests.
But no matter what Ming Dynasty does, he must show his strength to sweep the entire Jurchens, only in this way can they be frightened. In this way, Ming Dynasty can only be forced to pour strength into Liaodong, and Chahar can naturally take the opportunity to recuperate, Xu Tu
Aftercare.
These are Burihatu's strategic concepts in Liaodong, and now facing the Ming army that has pressed forward, his tactics must be unified under these strategies.
From strategy to tactics, strategically speaking, after our troops sent troops to Ye He to capture the West City, they had actually reached the minimum standard in the Burihatu plan, that is, Ye He had been severely damaged.
Although this "heavy damage" is not reflected in the fact that Ye He's main combat power no longer exists, Ye He's strength lies in the east and west cities. Since the west city was lost and most of it was burned down by Buzhai himself, even if Tumen
If we withdraw now, it will take a long time for Ye He to regain his strength.
Although Bu Zhai itself did not lose a lot of troops, he lost a lot of people. If Tumen could take away these people, or even take away only 10,000 people, for the Jurchen tribe with a small population, I am afraid that
It is no easier than losing three to five thousand soldiers and horses directly.
According to Ye He's tradition, Dongcheng will definitely support Xicheng when the time comes, and the entire Ye He will enter a period of recuperation. However, Hada and Jianzhou may not be willing to let it recuperate.
It's okay for Hada. After all, I got news today that Menggebulu was beaten up by Nurhaci. It seems that Hada's strength has dropped significantly. It would be good to be able to maintain the current situation, but it may be difficult for Nurhachi to be honest.
Looking at the overall situation, if Ming Dynasty only needs to subdue Nurhachi's family, it is certainly not difficult, but as long as Nurhaci is not stupid enough, he will not jump out to cause trouble alone at this time. He will definitely find a way to "join forces vertically and horizontally",
To win over or instigate more tribes to jump into troubled waters and make trouble for Ye He, the Jurchen tribes will not talk about the friendship of the same clan at this time.
In this way, Ming Dynasty will definitely be very annoyed, and at the same time, it can only mobilize more forces in Liaodong to maintain order.
Therefore, Burihatu is not in a hurry at this time. He can "guarantee" not to fight this battle, and the entire army can withdraw from the east city and return to the west city to wait and see.
As for the Ming army and Ye He, even if they immediately turn around and attack Xicheng, there is no need for Burihatu to panic - if you can fight, fight, if you can't, just leave. You are not relying on bayonet formations, car camps, etc.
Can things ride on foot? Then if I don't fight you, what else can you do? If you have the ability to catch up with me.
However, this is only the "minimum". If the Ming army was led by Gao Pingshi himself this time, Burihatu would definitely withdraw as soon as it was ready. It would be enough to achieve this goal, so it would be fine to withdraw.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But this time Gao Pragmatic did not come, it was just Cao Yu, and Burihatu could not withdraw so easily. He felt
The Liaodong Ming Army must be made aware of Mongolia's strength. Don't think that you can underestimate the Mongols just by relying on a few high-pragmatic victories.
"Great Khan, the Ming people are coming up." Burihatu said calmly on his horse, standing on the left side of the Great Khan Tumen according to his usual habit, watching the Ming army slowly approaching the battle formation.
Of course Tumen also saw it, but his words were more direct: "It's the infantry who are coming, and their servants and cavalry haven't moved."
Burihatu just said "hmm" and said nothing more.
Tumen subconsciously turned his head and asked, "Do they have any tricks up their sleeves?"
Burihatu shook his head: "I don't know if Cao Yu was afraid of being beaten in the battle at Chang'an Fort, or if he was deliberately imitating Gao Pragmatic. His arrangement completely copied Gao Pragmatic's ideas, and he just planned to use the Chinese infantry to entangle the main force of our army.
, and then find an opportunity to let the elite servants personally mount an attack from a certain flank of our army, with the intention of cutting off our army, and then encircling and annihilating one of them. It's not really a trick."
Tumen didn't care what happened to Cao Yun, he only cared about how to defeat him, so he directly asked: "How to crack it?"
Unexpectedly, Buri Hatu said: "This method has no solution."
Tumen was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed, and he was even a little sullen: "What did you say?"
Burihatu sighed: "Although there is no trick in this style of play, it is difficult to handle just because it is aboveboard... Khan, do you know why Gao Pragmatic likes to play like this?"
Tumen remained silent, obviously very unconvinced.
Burihatu answered with a wry smile: "Because this is the way the Ming army can best take advantage of it. If our army meets him head-on, it will be exactly what he wants, because it will be difficult for our army to break through his artillery camp formation."
With the bayonet formation, they can only be restrained by his infantry. But if our army goes around the flank, because they have the inside advantage, they can change direction at any time, never giving us the chance to sneak attack on the flank, or even... Look, Khan,
Today they still have defenses on their flanks."
After taking a look at the pictures, we found that the flanks were indeed guarded. The left wing had the character "Zhang" vertically, and the right wing had the character "Pu" vertically.
"Zhang Wanbang and Pu Yuanyi." Tumen narrowed his eyes slightly: "You can't go to the left wing. That little beast Zhang Wanbang is very powerful."
That is, Chaohua was forcefully carried by Zhang Wanbang and dragged to death in front of his bayonet array. Isn't it very powerful?
Burihatu didn't say anything, and Tumen couldn't help but frown and said, "Why don't you speak? Is this the end of the road?"
"There is no way to fight directly." Burihatu shook his head and said: "Khan, we are different from Mingren. We can no longer afford to lose and cannot fight like this. They want to use their strength in a highly pragmatic style of play.
Advantages, how can we let them get what they want so easily? We have to have our own way of playing."
When Tumen heard this, he realized that there was still a way, and he couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope: "How to fight?"
Burihatu said: "Let's pretend to be defeated for a while and retreat immediately."
Tumen was stunned for a moment, then realized: "You mean to let them move, and after they can't form this broken bayonet array, we can kill them again?"
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