"First gather all the large armies that can be mobilized in one place. Then, whether it is the western front or the eastern front, won't our army have an absolute advantage? As long as one line is solved, will the other line be far away?"
Facing the emperor's almost questioning words, Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "Yes, as long as the court is willing to use the wealth accumulated over the years, I believe that no matter whether the emperor wants to fight the Eastern Front or the Western Front first, the winning rate will be 99%."
The words were what Zhu Yijun liked to hear, but Gao Pragmatic's expressionless expression always made him feel something was wrong. Zhu Yijun's eyes flickered and were full of questions. Seeing that Gao Pragmatic had no intention of actively explaining, he had no choice but to ask without shame: "Since you can win, why?
You don’t seem to agree?”
Gao Pragmatic slightly handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, the onset of winter in Saibei has been getting earlier almost every year in recent years. Judging from the current situation, it will take at least a month to achieve full troop dispatch, whether it is the Jizhen front line or the Liaodong front line.
It takes time to prepare. In addition, it takes time to issue the order, so by the time we finally send out troops, I think it will be almost November.
With all due respect, even though the official army has been greatly strengthened in all aspects in recent years, if we send troops to the northern part of the country in the cold winter, I am afraid that the troops will be reduced by half before they start fighting.
What's more, even if the officers and soldiers attack forcefully regardless of losses, no matter how much combat effectiveness the officers and soldiers still have after reducing their number by half in non-combat battles, let's just talk about the response of Tumen and Burihatu - in fact, they don't need to fight with our officers and soldiers at all.
In order to fight, if we run directly to Helin in the Outer Khalkha region, then even if the officers and soldiers make this trip in vain, the previous losses will be completely in vain."
Only then did Zhu Yijun think of the big issue of time, and couldn't help but feel extremely annoyed: "Why does it have to be this time!"
"If it hadn't been for this moment, how could Tumen have let out the news that they wanted to conquer Horqin? This was what he and Burihatu had planned long ago." Gao pragmatically said: "The reason why the imperial court wants to send troops to help Horqin is a political matter in itself.
Decision-making rather than military decision-making. Although the current battle situation on the front line is somewhat unexpected, in the final analysis, the losses to the imperial court's officers and soldiers are minimal. What the emperor cares about now is only the damage to the court's prestige rather than the damage to its strength."
Zhu Yijun probably had the right idea, and his face gradually looked better, but he was still a little unhappy. He frowned and said: "But it's not enough if the prestige is damaged. We have to find a way to restore it. I think the biggest problem is that there was no one at the beginning.
It was expected that Tumen would attack the Tumote reinforcements, and the Daning defenders did not receive the order to send troops, which caused such a big trouble...
Pragmatically, I think Ji Zhen can no longer be so passive. Even if the weather is going to turn cold, troops should still be sent. At least Tumote cannot think that the court is mean and unkind. You see... can Ji Zhen be able to send troops?
If the Tumote reinforcements are well received, it would be best if they could repel the Tumen head-on and avenge them with one stone?"
Gao Pangshi did not answer immediately. He thought for a while and then said calmly: "It should be possible for Jizhen to mobilize some troops to attack. If there are no major command errors, it is not impossible to defeat the Tumen head-on. But there is a problem.
As mentioned before, Tumen may not choose to fight."
"Is he still going to He Lin?" Zhu Yijun didn't understand.
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "If we only send troops from Ji Town, then of course Tumen doesn't have to go to Helin. He can just go back to Chahanhot. Winter is not far away now, and it is impossible to pursue deeply here in Ji Town.
, Xiao Ruxun from Horqin is unlikely to go to Chahanhot... To be honest, Tumen and Burihatu picked this time very cunningly.
In this window of one or two months, we can send troops enough, but as long as he does not take the initiative to fight, we will not be able to fight a decisive battle. And when he delays it until winter, the war will end in an anticlimax.
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The more Zhu Yijun listened, the more annoyed he became. He walked around twice quickly and said, "Pragmatically, how are the preparations for the decisive battle going now? Can we fight in the spring next year?"
Gao pragmatic frowned slightly, knowing that the emperor was really angry, and said in a deep voice: "If we have to fight, it's not impossible, but we must not let any evil moths appear within the imperial court."
In fact, the "demon moth" mentioned by Gao pragmatism refers to a wide range, but Zhu Yijun failed to fully understand it. He thought that Gao pragmatism mainly refers to political aspects, that is... such as the Xin School's hindrance and so on.
However, Zhu Yijun could control this kind of thing, so he said without hesitation: "Don't worry about this. When the time comes, I will leave the front line to you and the rear to me. There will be no problem."
This was said a bit early, and Gao Pingshi couldn't interrupt much, so he changed the subject and said: "If Ji Zhen wants to send troops this time, I think it's better to let Cao Yu do it. He has not been in Ji Zhen for a long time, if he can
Having the merit of repelling the Tumen can also build up some prestige and lay the foundation for the war after next spring."
Zhu Yijun had no objection to this, and immediately said without hesitation: "Okay, you can talk to the Ministry of War about this after you go back, and let Zhou Yong take over."
Gao Pragmatic stood up and saluted: "I obey your order."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand to tell him not to be polite, and then asked: "I heard that it was your servant who went to pick up Tumut that night, and the loss was not small?"
Gao Pragmatic never wanted the emperor to pay too much attention to his servants, so he tried to downplay the topic and said: "Jinghua Trading Company has some cavalry in Daning, who usually protect the caravan. They heard that the leader of Tumote is Chen
A disciple, worried that he would be punished if he did not go to the rescue, so he made a hasty decision...
However, in terms of losses, they are actually not that big. The casualties are about 800 people, which is roughly the same as the Chahar Mongolian army. However, they were originally a sneak attack, and it was indeed a bit ugly to end up like this. I have already given the command for that day.
Gao Jiang, the commander of the battle, has decided on the punishment."
Zhu Yijun said, half comforting and half persuading: "After all, they are not an army of economic rule. They can compete with the elites of the Chahar Khan Court. This is already very good. Why do you have to be so harsh?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gao Pingshi was relieved, knowing that his words worked, he naturally acted in full, and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I am harsh, but they
After all, it was a sneak attack... Besides, I haven't treated them badly over the years. Although I can't prepare them with sophisticated armor, I still have some advantages over the Mongols in terms of weapons, but the result is like this, alas!"
In fact, Zhu Yijun knew the equipment situation of the Jinghua Cavalry, and also knew why Gao Pragmatic "could not prepare sophisticated armor for them" - that was because of the regulations of the imperial court.
However, it was obviously not convenient for Zhu Yijun to talk about this matter, so he smiled and said: "Now that things have turned out like this, I, the emperor, are in a dilemma... Do you think I should reward Jinghua Trading Company?"
Gao Pragmatic looked surprised and said in surprise: "Why should we reward them? They fought to rescue the master's disciples. This is a private matter. What does it have to do with the court? Why should we get the emperor's reward?"
"Oh?" Zhu Yijun looked at Gao Pragmatic with a half-smile, and suddenly curled his lips: "Since you said so, fine, I won't reward you this time. But next time, if your servants go to war with the army,
, then I have to make a deal first, and those who deserve to be rewarded will be rewarded, and you can no longer make excuses to refuse."
Gao Pingshi smiled, cupped his hands and said, "You have given me a gift, but I dare not resign."
Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction, finally stopped standing and circling, found a chair to sit down, and waved his hand for Gao Pragmatic, who had been standing with him for a long time, to sit down as well, and then said: "I heard that your sea trade alliance borrowed a city in Japan.
Is this happening?"
Gao Jingshi was a little surprised by this question. Although he knew that the servants of the nobles must have some knowledge of the factory guards, it was impossible to completely hide these things from Zhu Yijun, but Zhu Yijun did not pay much attention to Japan in the past. I remember correctly.
This was the first time that he took the initiative to ask about the Sea Trade Alliance's actions in Japan.
However, Gao Pingshi did not intend to hide anything about this, and said frankly: "Back to the emperor, this is what happened."
Zhu Yijun looked a little surprised and asked: "Why is this Japanese country so generous that it can even lend out its city?"
"Nothing else can be profitable." Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "The Sea Trade Alliance trades with Japan, and the Japanese court - er, the court under Toyotomi Gongyi can get a lot of benefits from it.
How should I put it? In fact, the Sea Trade Alliance first set up a general office on Kyushu Island in the west of Japan, but that place was actually a vassal state, and the Japanese court would not benefit much from sharing the profits. Therefore, when the Sea Trade Alliance requested to set up another one in Kanto
General Office, in order to share profits, the Japanese imperial court naturally had to agree to some seemingly excessive conditions."
"Oh...but I heard that the Kanto area of Japan is not under the direct control of the Japanese court. In this case, what does the Maritime Trade Alliance's borrowing a city there have to do with the Japanese court?"
Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to briefly describe the cause and effect, and then said: "So the Misaki Castle and the Tamatsu Castle to the north belonging to the Narita family, these two cities are now regarded as a nail in the wall for the Japanese court to wedge itself into Tokugawa Ieyasu's sphere of influence.
Although this nail is not directly controlled by the Japanese court, it at least has interests with the Toyotomi family and has nothing to do with the Tokugawa family..."
"Oh, I understand." Zhu Yijun snorted softly: "This is the power of the Japanese court, so that Tokugawa Ieyasu always has a light on his back, and he does not dare to have any different thoughts." However, he paused, and suddenly felt a little confused.
He started to smile like a smile, looked at Gao pragmatically and said: "Although the Japanese court is very good at calculating, I always feel... you won't be used by him so honestly, right?"
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is the Japanese court, why should I be honest with them? No matter what the Maritime Trade Alliance does in Japan, in the final analysis, it is just to make money. The so-called business, Tokugawa
As long as Ieyasu is willing to give up profits, the Maritime Trade Alliance can certainly do business with him."
Zhu Yijun laughed and said: "That's the truth, but as far as I know, it seems that you earn more than just money - I heard that the Narita family even married a daughter to you?"
"Oh, there is such a thing, but this matter is also a bit unexpected..." Gao Pingshi suddenly paused as he spoke, and said with some confusion: "The emperor suddenly asked about this matter, but he felt that something was wrong?"
"That's not the case, it's just that this incident reminded me of another incident." Zhu Yijun touched his chin and said, "I heard that the girl from Ye He's family never lived in Shangshu Mansion?"
Gao Pragmatic became even more strange and thought to himself: Why do you, the emperor, care so much about my personal affairs?
But after thinking about it, I still had to say it back, so I had to say: "It does happen."
"Why? That girl is so ugly that she can't stand your attention?" Zhu Yijun asked again.
Gao Pragmatic patiently replied: "No, it's just that I think she is too young. Let's talk about it in a few years."
This time it was Zhu Yijun's turn to be surprised, and wondered: "Are you very young? It doesn't seem to be the case..." After a pause, he said hesitantly: "Forget it, no more riddles, I just want to ask you if you are worried.
What’s my opinion?”
When he asked this question, Gao Pingshi suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is overly worried."
However, Zhu Yijun seemed to still be doubtful and said: "The girl from the Ye He family was left in Jianxinzhai by you, and this girl from the Narita family is even worse. I heard that she is still stranded in the Japanese country and has not been sent to the capital at all. Pragmatism, I know Yao
There's something about the prostitute...but you don't have to worry about my dissatisfaction. You can't blame her for this, it's her own choice, so you don't have to feel any burden."
"Yes, I understand." Gao Jingshi couldn't say much, so he could only respond briefly.
Seeing him like this, Zhu Yijun didn't have much to say, so he changed the subject and said: "Tumen's actions this time are somewhat beyond our expectations. In any case, Tumut and Horqin are more or less the recipients."
They suffered some losses. Although the dispatch of troops from Jizhen can show that the imperial court attaches great importance to them, but...will these losses make them alienated from the imperial court and affect the decisive battle after the spring?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The emperor wants to ask if he wants to reward them for their loyalty to the country?" Gao pragmatically asked.
Zhu Yijun nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I do have this intention, but Tumut's losses are so great, this reward... is not easy to handle."
Of course, Tumut lost tens of thousands this time. Although some of them escaped and may be found later, even if they lose several thousand cavalry, according to the calculations of the Ming Dynasty, it is still a huge sum of money.
They can only settle the matter. If the court helps them pick up the money, that would be a bit harsh.
Gao Pragmatic didn't want to spend money for this, so he said: "It's not worthwhile to reward him with silver, so why not give him some famous utensils?"
The famous weapon here does not refer to any physical object, but to the official position of the imperial court. Zhu Yijun understood it clearly and thought about it: "Then what should I call Erdemutu and that...that deputy general?"
"Your Majesty, the deputy general's name is Butashri, the son of Anda and Sanniang." Gao pragmatically replied.
"Oh, yes, Butashri." Zhu Yijun said: "Otherwise, since Erdemutu is the prince of Shunyi, the court should be more generous and give him the title of governor and co-president; Butashli can also be regarded as the old king.
I have a son, what do you think about giving him a governorship or a commanding officer?"
Gao pragmatic thought for a while, shook his head and said: "There will be a big war in the spring next year. Let's move to the first level for now. Erdemutu will be given a governor, and Butashili will be given a commander."
Zhu Yijun thought about it, otherwise it would be difficult if the two of them performed meritorious service next year, so he nodded and said: "It makes sense, that's fine, let's do it like this."
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