Gao Pangshi gave the other three armies so "free" tasks, wasn't he afraid of any accidents? To be honest, he was really not afraid.
This battle against the Yuan Dynasty is not the historical Saarhu. Even if Tumen and Burihatu made the decision of "I will only go all the way", they would not be able to reach the level after the Saarhu Battle.
The reason for the effectiveness of the Jin army is very simple. Even if Chahar and the Outer Khalkha tribe join forces, they are no match for any Ming army.
Originally, Chahar had 60,000 cavalry, and Outer Khalkha had about half that number. However, after the last war, both sides suffered damage to each other, and the two coalition forces should only have about 80,000.
These 80,000 people have no great chance of winning no matter which Ming army they face, because this time the Ming army does not only send troops like cavalry or mounted infantry like the previous rescue of Horqin. This time the Ming army has a complete system, with more than just cavalry.
, the infantry and artillery are also fully equipped.
As long as the bayonet hollow square formation is well trained and the troops can effectively execute it, it cannot be broken by cold weapon cavalry. No matter how proficient Burihatu is in the art of war, he cannot solve the difference in combat effectiveness caused by this technological generation gap. In essence,
This is the crushing of technology, not based on human will.
This is not a lack of equipment like the Korean War. It can also be reversed through peak-level tactical interweaving and peak-level fighting will. Not to mention that the Mongols at this moment are far from having that kind of fighting will. Even if they do, the war horses under their crotches do not.
And it is impossible. As for the level of tactics... The Mongols actually relied on their nomadic instincts to fight most of their wars, and those who relied on tactics were the representatives of the Ming Dynasty, who were the representatives of agricultural civilization.
Because of this, Gao Pragmatic didn't have to worry too much about how the other three armies were going to fight. What he had really concentrated on arranging for these three armies for a long time was their logistical supplies.
The Ming Dynasty dispatched up to 600,000 troops, and providing supplies for these 600,000 troops was no joke. Gao Pragmatism not only required each army to bring enough troops, but also arranged two stages of supplies.
The first stage of supply can be called "supply within the customs", which is the responsibility of the garrison troops of the relevant towns. According to the method that Gao pragmatically tried in southern Xinjiang, each stage of the task is broken down layer by layer, and the responsibility is assigned to the person (officer) at each layer.
), if there is a problem in that section, find the person in that section to take responsibility. At the same time, explain the merit and reward standards first, and settle the matter every ten days, so that rewards and punishments are clear and there is no default.
Of course, these rewards still maintain the recent characteristics of the Ministry of Accounts - only reward small amounts of Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve banknotes.
The second stage of supply cannot be left to the guard army, but is "contracted" to two major "defense contractors": Jinghua and Jingying Production and Construction Corps. They will be responsible for the "supply outside customs" stage, and the reward and punishment system
It’s the same as in the customs stage.
Jinghua Trading Company has a large number of cavalry, so it makes sense to be responsible for this matter. No one even jumped out to grab the business, or said that Jinghua should not do this deal. After all, the court also knew that this business was risking their lives. Apart from Jinghua Trading Company, there were also
No one wants to take orders.
As for the Production and Construction Corps, their participation in it was actually because the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War deliberately "take care of business" because they were contracting for the Chinese Army, that is, Gao Pragmatic's own supply from outside the customs.
With Gao Pragmatic personally in charge, and Qi Jiguang having trained for several years and equipped with the best imperial guards in the country, everyone in the court believed that his journey was the safest. Unless Tumen Khan was crazy, he would not consider touching this
All the way, so the supply outside the customs for the army on this road is a sure profit.
Of course, this kind of good deal must be given to the production and construction corps directly affiliated with the imperial court, not to the Jinghua Trading Company. Gao Pragmatic did this in order to avoid gossip.
After arriving in Daning City, Gao Yingshi was not in a hurry to advance, but sent a large number of sentries to conduct fire reconnaissance. Although in his expectation, the Tumen were indeed unlikely to cause trouble for his main force, but he drove carefully.
It is still necessary to conduct a proper investigation of the Wannian Ship, not to mention that he has to wait for the information from other groups to be compiled before he can make a comprehensive consideration - after all, although the actions of other groups of armies are very free, the reports after dispatching the troops are
You must also report your action plan.
The earliest report came from Ma Chengen. The Xuanfu and Taiyuan combined forces led by him began to move east shortly after arriving outside Guihua City, and reported two things at the same time.
The first thing he planned to do was to head northeast, arrive at the old Zuotunwei site in Kaiping before the internal retreat, and form a rivalry with Daning. Then, depending on the subsequent exploration and battle reports, he would determine his next move or diversion.
Go northwest to occupy the original Yingchang City, or continue to the northeast to capture the original Quaning Guard.
The three places mentioned above are all "original so-and-so", which is the old place before the Ming Dynasty moved the guards outside the Great Wall on a large scale. The original Kaiping Zuotunwei old place here is probably in the eastern part of Duolun County, Inner Mongolia in later generations; Yingchang City
It was on the west bank of Dali Lake in the northwest of Keshiketeng Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia in later generations; Quanningwei was in Wengniute Banner, Inner Mongolia in later generations.
Judging from this report, it is not difficult to deduce Ma Chengen's thoughts. He intends to become the northern wing of the Chinese Army along the Gao pragmatic route, and at the same time take the initiative to undertake three possible tasks: go south to support the Chinese Army, or go north to intercept and head towards Waikakar.
The Tumen fled, or they waited for the commander's order to march east together to encircle and suppress them.
Another thing he reported had little to do with the war, but more like an explanation. He said that he quickly moved eastward because Zhongjin Hatun believed that the vicinity of Guihua City was very safe. In order to win the war as soon as possible, he traveled all the way
There is no need for a hundred thousand troops to waste time around Guihua City.
Zhongjin Hatun said that he must have said this. Gao Pragmatic believed that Ma Chengen would not dare to lie about something that he knew the details of immediately. However, Zhongjin Hatun's words must have had other intentions, such as soil.
The main force of Merte went out, and King Shunyi sent Han Naji himself to lead an army to accompany Ma Gui to the north. The army left behind in Guihua City was definitely not as powerful as Ma Chengen's troops, especially since Ma Chengen's troops had a large number of artillery.
If something unexpected happens and Ma Chengen turns his guns to attack Guihua City, Tangtang Tumote may be dead in just a few days. Such a powerful army with the ability to attack fortresses, regardless of whether it is real
If there is any malicious intent, it would be better to send him away as soon as possible so that he can feel at ease.
Of course, Ma Chengen knew that Gao Pragmatic could tell the secret at a glance, so he directly copied the exact words. In fact, he was making excuses for his rapid advance - the general just had no choice, and he really wasn't here to grab credit, and his experience was a lesson.
Gao Jingshi was of course aware of this, so he quickly replied to him, allowing him to continue marching eastward, and he did not have to be limited to the original Kaiping Zuotun Guard. He could continue walking and go directly to Quanning Guard to station on standby.
After Ma Chengen, the second person to send news was the Liaodong Army. Li Rusong's report was that he had assembled an army in Shenyang, and when he sent the news, the army had already reached the junction of Fuxin and Chahar.
Li Rusong reported that the troops under his command were extremely powerful. Not only were the Ming army's eastern and western divisions (Liaodong and Liaoxi) high-spirited and eager to pacify the remaining Yuan dynasty as soon as possible, but the servant armies were also "very energetic" and even looked better than the Ming army.
He was also eager to kill Chahar.
This statement was a bit surprising at first, but after thinking about it later, it seems not surprising at all.
Horqin and Yehe must have hoped that Chahar would die early and be reborn, so as not to attack them every now and then; Hada was a loyal dog of the Ming Dynasty, especially now that his strength is declining and his original status is in jeopardy, he urgently needs a battle to prove his loyalty and loyalty.
The war of values vindicates itself.
Because the Ula, Huifa and even Jianzhou ministries are not directly bordering Chahar, they were basically not threatened by Chahar's military in the past, and essentially did not care about Chahar's life or death. However, they are now being coerced and lured by Gao Pragmatic, and their positions
Changes are inevitable.
On the one hand, they were worried that not being proactive enough in fighting would lead to sanctions from the Ming Dynasty (whether civil or military); on the other hand, they were coveting the rewards offered by the Ming Dynasty - they were pragmatic and generous, and a Mongolian soldier's head could speak ten words.
Two small-denomination Federal Reserve banknotes were issued, and it was stated that the settlement would be settled after the war and that no credit would be given.
This is twelve taels per head! Although the Ming army could sometimes get twenty taels per head of the Mongolian army, but that was the treatment of the Ming army, which the Jurchens could not even imagine.
I used to fight with the Ming army. After the war, I could give them one tael during the "settlement". Twenty taels of silver and a head would be enough to give them face. Twelve taels... This is such a fucking blessing! If I didn't have such an opportunity,
Get it, there is no shop like this after passing this village!
Therefore, they now have very contradictory views on "Grand Master Gao". On the one hand, they are afraid of him like a tiger and feel that he may kill them at any time with an order;
The benefits of dripping a little between your fingers will come out, so that you can also moisturize yourself a little bit, and your mouth will be full of oil after eating.
The above can be considered as an aspect of military morale. As for tactics, Li Rusong said that his side was strong enough and it would not be difficult to destroy Chahar alone, so he planned to go straight to Chahanhot.
However, he also knew that although the Liaodong Allied Forces were strong enough, it would still be quite troublesome for the Tumen to escape, so he also designed the tactics for this battle.
According to Li Rusong's plan, he planned to hand over all the infantry he brought from western Liaoning to Xiao Ruxun, and use Xiao Ruxun's troops to press towards Chahanhot. At the same time, he himself only took the elite cavalry of the Li family army to play a right hook, and came from the east
The line quickly circled towards the fishing sea.
Li Rusong believes that the Chahar and Outer Khalkha coalition forces themselves do not have the ability to fight against the main force of Xiao Ruxun's coalition forces. No matter whether they choose to fight and then leave, or they just flee without fighting, they will most likely be defeated in the end.
They are fleeing to Yuyuerhai. Therefore, it is a wise choice for the elite cavalry under your command to block this road first, or to wait and see.
Yuerhai, also known as Qingshuibo, is the later Beier Lake. It is sister lake to Hulun Lake and is located on the southwest edge of the Hulunbuir Prairie. This place was not very famous at first, until the 20th to 21st years of Hongwu.
In the year of Lanyu's Northern Expedition to the Yuan Dynasty, he fought the Battle of Yuerhai, which was regarded as the battle that destroyed the Northern Yuan Dynasty and became known to the world.
In September of that year, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang sent Yongchang Hou Lanyu as the general to lead an army to attack the Northern Yuan Dynasty. In April of the following year, when his troops arrived in Qingzhou (now northwest of Balin Right Banner in Inner Mongolia), they heard that the leader of the Yuan Dynasty, Togu Si Timur, was fishing.
Erhai, then they concealed their flags and silenced their drums, and advanced on their way, without the Yuan army noticing.
After the army arrived, Manzi, the captain of the Yuan Dynasty, hurriedly refused to fight and was killed. Tuogu Si Timur and the prince Tianbaonu and other dozens of horses fled. The Ming army obtained his son Dibaonu, the late prince Bili Tu, the princess and others.
There are more than 120 people, 3,000 officials and subordinates, more than 70,000 soldiers and men, 150,000 horses, cattle, camels and sheep, as well as seals, books, gold and silver seals, etc.
This battle dealt a devastating blow to the main force of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and the small imperial court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was not spared. It was regarded as completely destroyed at the time. As for its subsequent resurgence, that is a story for another day.
In any case, the symbolic meaning of the Battle of Yu'erhai is very strong. With Li Rusong's personality, it is completely understandable that he hopes to replicate the "destruction of the small court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty" in Yu'erhai.
After all, if he really completes the "annihilation of the Yuan" in Yu'erhai, he will definitely be regarded as a Ming God of War general with the same name as Lan Yu. At the same time, this can also wash away the shame of his father Li Chengliang's death in the later years and revive the reputation of the Li family army.
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Gao Jingjing didn't care about Li Rusong's small thoughts, and even thought that this kind of thinking was quite good, at least a hundred times better than Li Chengliang's self-respect for raising bandits. However, Li Rusong's strategy itself was a bit risky, and Gao Jingjing had to be cautious.
He immediately found Cao Yu, showed Li Rusong's battle plan to Cao Yu, and then asked, "What does General Cao think?"
Cao Yu looked at it carefully, thought for a moment, frowned and said: "General Li is willing to hand over the Liaoxi infantry to Deputy Rong Xiao. This fact makes the general admire him quite a lot.
However, in this way, he himself only has about 30,000 troops. Although these 30,000 Li family troops are considered elite, considering that the Chahar and Khalkha coalition forces in Tumen's hands may still have more than 80,000 troops, in case they simply cannot
If he doesn't fight with Deputy Xiao and directly flees north to Yuerhai, even if General Li just waits and waits, he may not be able to win...well, I mean, he may not be able to win easily."
Gao Pragmatic nodded slightly. He also knew that the direct descendants of the Li Jiajun were indeed capable of fighting, but to what extent they were "able" was hard to say now. If we could go back ten years and say that if the Li Jiajun was determined to fight, they would fight.
Gao Pragmatic would not be too surprised if the Chahar Mongolian army could fight one against two.
However, the Li Jiajun obviously deteriorated a lot later. Although Li Chengliang has been replaced by Li Rusong, the coach's will to fight must have become much stronger, but it is difficult to say whether the combat effectiveness of the army itself has improved accordingly...
The more critical issue is that there is some conflict between Li Rusong's tactical plan and Gao Pragmatic's strategic plan: Gao Pragmatic's strategy is to press hard, and it wants not only to defeat, but also to declare to the world that Ming Dynasty has the power to crush everything.
Powerful power. He wants to make Chahar unable to make any waves and be completely destroyed. Only in this way can he shock all parties.
However, Li Rusong's tactical arrangement was to win the crucial victory alone, and his victory did not seem to be particularly secure. If something went wrong, it would not be good news for the Ming Dynasty, and
It also undermined the highly pragmatic strategy of deterring the four parties.
After thinking for a moment, Gao Pragmatic pondered: "If Ma Chengxun's troops are assigned to Li Rusong, what does Cao Zongrong think the chances of winning are?"
"If we only go by the strength on paper, the chance of winning is greatly increased, and I would think it is as high as 90%." Cao Yan replied.
However, Gao Pragmatic knew as soon as he heard that he disagreed, so he asked: "General Rong is worried that Ma Chengxun will not cooperate?"
"With the order from Entang, Ma Shenrong naturally dare not not cooperate." Cao Yun shook his head and said: "But although Ma Shenrong is willing to cooperate, it is hard to say how Li Zongrong views this order."
Gao pragmatic understood. Not only was Li Rusong very arrogant, but to be honest, he did like to take credit. If Ma Chengxun, a direct descendant of the Practical School, was sent there, Li Rusong might not necessarily think that he was worried about something happening to him. Instead, he might
I think this is a great contribution to sending Ma Chengxun to share his wealth.
This is not good. No one can tell what orders Li Rusong will give, and Ma Chengxun may just go and cool off - then the reinforcements will be sent in vain.
Gao Pragmatic pondered, his expression unfriendly. Cao Yun thought for a while and suggested: "It may not be appropriate for Ma Shenrong to go to support, but if it is Horqin, Ye He and other troops, maybe Li Zongrong will not be too disgusted, just
But in this case..."
How about this? It’s just that the Pragmatic School can’t make direct great contributions—of course it means possible great contributions. But Gao Pragmatic doesn’t care about this. He executes this battle as a political strategy, so that he won’t get entangled in a mere department.
of war exploits.
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and nodded: "Well, let's pass the order and let Ye He send Fei Yingdong as the chief general to lead Ye He, Horqin... and the Hada Department's most elite cavalry of 10,000 to 20,000 to 20,000 as reinforcements, to accompany General Li.
Send out troops and be under the full command of General Li.
At the same time, in my name, I have given an order to Ye He, Horqin, and Hada that this recruitment and selection must be of the best, and we must ensure that we dare to fight and can fight, and those who violate it will be severely punished!"
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