It was now afternoon. After leaving the palace, Gao pragmatic went directly to the Ministry of Revenue. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yong, Minister of the Ministry of War, came over and was waiting.
After all, the other party was a well-established Sima. Gao Jingshi could not be neglected, so he immediately invited him to meet him in his duty room. When Zhou Yong saw Gao Jingshi, he immediately asked after the courtesy: "Situ, is the emperor dissatisfied with the current war situation?"
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Gao pragmatically said: You, the great Sima, are really sensitive. But not only can't you say this, but you can't even express it in face, so he smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "The emperor is a little surprised, but I have already
The military affairs department has passed, so I don’t have to worry."
Zhou Yong immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then thanked him repeatedly. Gao Pragmatic said calmly and calmly that he didn't need to be so polite, and both sides exchanged a few polite words.
Then Zhou Yong sighed and said: "This battle is really weird. I really don't understand what Tumen is doing by doing this... So what if he defeats the Tumote reinforcements? At the moment, he
They have all rushed to the vicinity of Daning. Even if Tumut is left alone and rushes east immediately, he will never be able to capture Horqin before winter comes! So what is he trying to do with this fuss?"
At this time, Jinshi Guanzheng came in offering tea. Gao Pragmatic did not answer immediately. He took the tea and took a sip. He put down the tea cup and waited for Jinshi Guanzheng to go out. Then he said: "The so-called capture of Horqin is probably just Tumen's."
It's a cover-up, his real intention should be to re-establish the prestige of the Mongol Khan."
"I would like to hear from Situ Gao." Zhou Yong said immediately.
"I don't dare to speak highly, but I have some thoughts and would like to discuss it with my soldiers." Gao Pragmatic said casually and politely, and then said: "In the previous three battles of Monan, Liaonan, and Liaobei, Tumen did not get any benefits. As a result,
It was Abadai Saiyin Khan of the Outer Khalkha tribe who violated his orders in both positive and negative ways... It was not even a positive and negative violation, he almost ignored them directly.
Mongolia has been divided for many years, among which Tumut has been more prestigious than Chahar for decades. The influence of Tumen, the great khan, did not cover a wide range, so he had to create a five-ruling system to declare the khan's power. However,
Later, due to the successive defeats in three wars, the Khan's power was even more in danger.
This time he suddenly sent troops to conquer Transkalkha, which was considered to have stabilized the old territory of Dalaxun Kuden Khan before he moved eastward. It can be said to be a rare achievement in recent years. However, Tumen and Burihatu still have some problems.
He knew that after doing this, he would definitely attract Daming's attention, and there was no guarantee that Daming would not take any action.
If what I expected is correct, it was Burihatu who suggested the idea to the Tumen. The general idea must be that instead of waiting for me, the Ming Dynasty, to take action, it would be better to be the first to say that he wanted to surrender Horqin, so as to seize the initiative and force me to do so.
Daming could only follow their expectations and focus on Horqin's side.
It has to be said that Burihatu's strategy was really successful. And not only that, he also expected that since the Ming Dynasty was not fully prepared for the decisive battle with Chahar, this operation would probably involve Tumut.
Together, he used the main force of Abadai Saiyin Khan to contain our troops in Liaodong who were rescuing Horqin, and used the main force of Chahar to advance westward to sneak attack on Tumote's reinforcements.
Why should they target Tumut? The reason is actually very simple, because Tumut is the leader of the Mongolian right wing and the most powerful competitor of Chahar, the Khan's headquarters. As long as the Tumen show that they can suppress
If Tumote is strong, then the tribes in Khalkha in the eastern part of Chahar will not dare to doubt his strength. Even Horqin has to put away his thoughts and continue to make concessions with him... In this way, he, a sweaty man, will not dare to doubt his strength.
At least on the surface, the position seems to have been stabilized again."
Zhou Yong suddenly realized, thought for a moment, and asked: "If we look at it based on this, Tumen's action has actually achieved his goal, and he doesn't actually have to fight the next battle? I mean, he
As long as we postpone it until winter, this matter will be over!"
"That's more or less the truth." Gao Pingshi sighed softly and said, "That's why I suggested to the emperor that Cao Yun should lead the troops to Daning to bring out the Tumut Mongolian army... In fact, the emperor really hopes that Ji
The Zhenbian army and Tumen are fighting head-on, but I think Tumen and Burihatu may not be willing to let the emperor get his wish."
It turned out that when Gao Jingshi just suggested that Cao Yun go to Daning, he already expected that this trip would not lead to a fight. He just couldn't say it directly in front of the emperor. After all, the emperor was holding back his anger at that time and still followed Mao's advice.
It's safer to touch.
After all, he is highly pragmatic. Although he has the special ideal of a time traveler, he is still very "bureaucratic" in many aspects of his work style. This is a skill that has been cultivated in two lifetimes. How can he give up so easily?
Although "bureaucracy" is a derogatory term most of the time, at least in a derogatory sense, in fact, in a world full of bureaucracy, being "unbureaucratic" is not only difficult to achieve, but it is also easier to get yourself involved.
When Gao Pragmatic said this, what else did Zhou Yong not understand? Although he was mediocre in ability, he had been working in this big dyeing vat for decades, so he definitely had this level of understanding.
Gao Situ's intention was simply to let Cao Yu go and work hard, and by the way, he could also improve mutual understanding with the generals at all levels under his command. After all, although there was a high probability that there would be no war, even if it was just a march, with Cao Yu
A veteran general in the army like Yan will definitely be able to understand many situations of the armies under his command from many angles, which will be helpful for the decisive battle with Chahar in the future.
Zhou Yong nodded and said thoughtfully: "Even if we fail to engage in the battle, we can't escape the credit of 'forcing the Tumen back'. When the time comes..."
"Oh, by the way." Gao Pangshi suddenly interrupted Zhou Yong, not letting him finish what he said, and said: "The emperor should have already made a decision - the decisive battle in Chahar may be brought forward, and it will probably be launched in the spring of next year.
We are on the offensive. Our troops and the military department had better prepare in advance to avoid being caught off guard."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Is there going to be a war in the spring next year?" Zhou Yong was really surprised and asked: "Situ, the issue of opening the vassal ban has not been completed yet. It seems that the Ministry of Revenue will still have to prepare for the next year.
This expenditure of at least one million taels of silver will be used for the clan's aftermath. Would it be too hasty to start a war at that time?"
Gao pragmatic rubbed his brows, made an embarrassed but resolute look, shook his head and said: "To say that we are completely prepared, of course we are not yet. It would be best if we could delay it for another year or two. However,
The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and since the emperor has already made a decision, we, the ministers, have no choice but to do our best to at least not ruin the important matter."
He saw that although Zhou Yong nodded solemnly, but the gloomy look on his face lingered, he explained: "Throughout the ages, there has never been any complete preparation for military affairs. It's just that I can fight with the general trend. Next year
To launch a war in the spring, although for our Ming Dynasty, everything is ready and all we need is the east wind, but for Chahar, I don’t expect them to be well prepared, and even... they may not be able to predict that our Ming Dynasty will advance in advance.
Launch this decisive battle. In this way, we actually do not suffer a loss."
Zhou Yong naturally couldn't disagree with Gao Pragmatic. He nodded in agreement after hearing this, but after pondering for a moment, he still asked: "Jizhen, Xuanda and other places are easy to arrange, but in Liaodong... I don't know what Situ's arrangements are for Li Rusong's troops.
opinion?"
Gao pragmatically said: "This war is a national war, but it has its uses and cannot be used for anything."
Zhou Yong is not a talker of the Shi School. Since Gao Pragmatic said so, he had no choice but to agree. Then he hesitated and asked: "Xiao Ruxun's rescue of Horqin this time is very different from the earlier expectations of the court. If the follow-up is not
There will be a bigger war, and there will be no other surprises. I wonder how Situ thinks the Ministry of War should evaluate his performance in this battle?"
This issue was really troublesome. Gao Pragmatic did not express his position immediately, but pondered for a while.
Xiao Ruxun's battle must be completely different from what the court originally expected. Originally, the court thought that he would face the main force of Tumen. Seriously speaking, they were a little worried. However, it was expected that as long as he succeeded in this matter, he would certainly make a big contribution.
This is also one of the high pragmatic intentions.
However, in the end, the Tumen did not go to the Eastern Front. Instead, they went to look for the Tumut reinforcements. On the Eastern Front, only the Mongolian troops of Abadai Saiyin Khan's Outer Khalkha Division were left.
The strength is obviously not as good as Chahar, so the corresponding credit is much smaller. As a result, the performance of the coalition forces in the end is not that good... which is a bit embarrassing.
Although Xiao Ruxun's headquarters did not suffer any losses worth mentioning, and it could be considered as "repelling the enemy" in name, the Horqin tribe they wanted to rescue suffered some losses. In terms of battle losses, Horqin's tribe definitely
Having surpassed the Outer Khalkha Division, it seemed that the Ming-Manchu coalition forces commanded by Xiao Ruxun were in a disadvantageous position in the rescue. It would be a bit troublesome to evaluate Xiao Ruxun's performance in this battle.
If we evaluate it from a narrow perspective, no matter what changes have occurred in other conditions, at least his mission of sending troops this time has definitely been completed - Horqin's troops are still there, Ye He is in no danger, and there are almost no officers and soldiers in the imperial court.
If there is any loss, then of course as the commander-in-chief of the army, he has successfully completed the mission and deserves full credit.
However, the imperial court will launch the decisive battle of Chahar in the spring of next year, and of course it needs to take care of the mood of the subordinate forces. Now Horqin and the three Manchurian tribes (Ye He, Hada, and Jianzhou Youwei) have each suffered losses, although it cannot be said that they are heavy.
But it can’t be said that it’s irrelevant. Who knows how they feel about it?
Don't think that the Mongols and Jurchens usually look quite rough and have no small calculations. In fact, they have many small calculations, and because they are not strong, they also pay special attention to immediate interests. If they feel that after this battle,
It's not very cost-effective for Ming and Ming to work together, so it's hard to say whether they can be mobilized for next year's war. Even if they can be mobilized, I'm afraid they have to worry about their inability to work hard, and they will not move forward after the war starts, and they will engage in some fringe OB operations.
If this idea is followed, then Xiao Ruxun should not be praised or rewarded. If the rescue is not good, let alone punishment, at least he must issue an order to rebuke him. However, Gao Pragmatic does not approve of such an approach.
To be honest, both the Mongols and the Jurchens, in the Ming Dynasty's consistent thinking, are obviously "not my race, their hearts must be different". They are not only "bad people", they are not even worthy of human rights at all - if the Ming Dynasty
If you know what human rights mean.
As a young cadre at the time, Gao Pragmatic still had basic political consciousness, so he was not a Han chauvinist, but a Greater China chauvinist. His basic idea was to "accept Chinese civilization as my compatriots", which was specifically reflected in this era
, that is, “Everyone in the pan-Chinese civilization circle is the object of my unity.”
However, ideals are ideals, unity is unity, and the current reality cannot be ignored. It is impossible for the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty to regard the Mongols of Horqin and the Jurchens of Yehe, Hada, and Jianzhou Youwei as "people of the Celestial Dynasty" just like themselves.
", Therefore, Gao Pragmatic cannot act against the world and give priority to the mood of the Mongols and Jurchens while ignoring the mood of his own frontier troops.
This is not easy to handle. If criticism of Xiao Ruxun arouses anger in the army, wouldn't it become a joke? Therefore, we cannot do additions and subtractions at the same time. It is best to take care of both.
The losses on Xiao Ruxun's side were not big, but the results were not much. Gao Pragmatic thought about it and felt that he could only deal with it in the same way as Erdemutu and Butashri, which was to praise him, or at most to give him a military post (
It is not a military position, because the highest military officer position is the commander-in-chief. This refers to promoting Xiao Ruxun's governor Qianshi to the governor Tongzhi) and Wu Sanguan to make some fuss.
As for Horqin and the three Jurchens who "congzheng", I am afraid that it is not enough to give them "famous weapons". Tumut can only give "famous weapons". That is because Tumut itself has relatively strong financial resources, and they have several
A few years ago, I was able to produce 100,000 cavalry at once. After recuperating in the past few years, I have maintained good trade relations with the Ming Dynasty. At least my strength will not be worse than before, so even if I lose thousands of cavalry, it will not be a break.
, may not be in urgent need of blood transfusion.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, Horqin and Jurchen's three novels are not as powerful as Tumut's, especially Horqin's "Controlling Strings" which only has a total of 20,000 people.
, thousands of people were lost this time, which is almost like a broken arm. If we don't give them some benefits, I'm afraid it will inevitably make people feel disappointed and not conducive to unity before the war.
Since Horqin needs to provide some subsidies, the damage to the Jurchen Three Parts is not that big anyway, so it doesn’t matter if we subsidize it. But how to provide this "subsidy" needs to be considered.
Gao Pragmatic explained his basic thoughts to Zhou Yong, and Zhou Yong said: "The great Situ is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. In this way, Horqin and the three Jurchens will definitely be grateful."
After a pause, he continued: "As for how to reward, in fact, it does not necessarily have to be money... Da Situ, the officers and soldiers have changed their uniforms very quickly in recent years, especially the Ministry of War, which has eliminated many types of weapons according to Da Situ's previous suggestions.
All kinds of firearms, although we don’t use them now, they can be given to the Mongols and Jurchens.”
Gao Pragmatic was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Giving firearms... won't there be any hidden dangers?"
"Don't worry, Master Situ. This won't happen." Zhou Yong said with confidence: "Those firearms were all bought and replaced by us, and they are not artillery or muskets, but all kinds of things, almost all of which are disposable.
Yes, like rockets, thunder cannons and the like."
Gao Pingshi came to his senses and thought to himself: Good guy, do you think of yourself as the Emperor of Rice, and the Mongols and Jurchens as frogs? Just throw the replaced garbage to them if there is no place to dispose of it? This is really...
What a great idea!
Gao Butang, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately made the decision and said categorically: "Okay, let's do it! Oh, by the way, remember to tell them clearly the price of these firearms back then, so that they know that the Ming Dynasty is very generous to them.
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Zhou Yong suppressed a smile and nodded: "Don't worry, Master Situ, the Ministry of War will definitely let them clearly understand the value of these firearms."
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