Weapons and equipment must be matched with tactical exercises. This is a basic military principle. According to this principle, the assault training of the Ming Army cavalry after the second half of last year was all conducted on the premise of half equipment.
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic will not let them temporarily adjust their equipment unless absolutely necessary, because that means they have to change their tactical system at the same time, which will most likely cause chaos before the battle, and I'm afraid the gain outweighs the loss.
It should be said that the only thing that is more likely to be adjusted now is tactics. However, it seems that the Chahar people have no other thoughts at the moment and are focused on avoiding fighting. Therefore, if they want to coax them to be willing to fight, it seems that the only way to make them is to come up with something
A piece of bait worth their risk.
This bait is not easy to find, because there are not many truly valuable targets on the Mongolian grasslands. Maybe Guihua City was originally one, but unfortunately Guihua City is too important to Tumut, and it is not easy to sit still and watch it.
The naturalization failed and remained indifferent, or one could use "the naturalization as a bait to catch the followers" to persuade Han Naji and calm down the anger of the entire Tumut.
Even though today's Tumut is deeply under the control of the Ming Dynasty, let alone being under the control of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is your own territory, you cannot use it as bait. This practice will be very unpopular in any dynasty or generation.
Tumut is now cultivating Buddhism, and what he pays attention to is compassion and Dharma. He is not too ungrateful. Even if Gao Pragmatic is the "King of Ming", he cannot use anger to the Buddhist people. That thing is used to subdue demons.
Since you can't sell your teammates, you can only sacrifice yourself and use yourself as bait. I just hope that my face is big enough and the hatred value in Tumen's heart is high enough. When I hear the news that I am alone,
Tumen Khan is determined to give him a tough fight no matter what.
Is this method feasible? Gao Pragmatic thought about it and felt that his value to Chahar at this moment was similar to that of when he first faced Zhu Qizhen in the past.
Although Zhu Qizhen was the emperor, he was just a minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The distinction between monarch and ministers was there, and his political influence was incomparable.
However, we should not underestimate ourselves. Not only do I have a special political status, but I have repeatedly defeated Chahar, and I am also the main driving force behind this war. It is natural that the Tutu people hate me to the core.
What's more, I'm still the richest man in the Ming Dynasty. If he could catch me, and not to mention anything else, just extorting a ransom would probably keep his 400,000 people fed and entertained for several years. Wouldn't Tumen be tempted by such a good thing? Change it.
I'm Tumen, I'm going to be tempted!
Of course, there must be a premise for all of this, that is, Tumen cannot be made to think that this is a trap, or even just make him feel that it is not safe enough. People have suffered too much, who knows whether they will become particularly cautious and sensitive.
Therefore, for this "solitary force to go deep" to be practical, there must be no other Ming troops within Tumen's "psychological safety range". Only in this way can there be a chance to lure the main force of Tumen to fight.
However, being practical means being practical, and you can't really go deep alone. In the end, you can only fight with your back against the wall. You still have to make arrangements for the back-up. It's just a bait, you can't really sell yourself. Therefore, the problem is,
In the end, it settled on two points: distance and speed.
There are two aspects to the distance. One is the safe range in Tumen's mind. Centered on him or the position of Gao Pragmatic Headquarters, there must be no other Ming army within a certain radius, so that he can feel that he is sure of victory; the other is
The distance at which the Ming army had time to support or even rescue was the distance at which the surrounding Ming armies could arrive at the battlefield when Gao Pragmatic Headquarters was fighting with Tumen but the battle was not yet over.
If it doesn't work if it's too close, most people won't take the bait; if it doesn't work if it's too far away, the high-pragmatic headquarters may not be able to withstand it.
If Gao Wuchen is now leading nearly 30,000 elite infantry who have been equipped with Wanli II bayonet-style muskets, then he is confident that he can withstand it. Unfortunately, he is an expert in the game and an outsider in actual combat when it comes to cavalry, and the cavalry is still
Especially the ability of front-line generals to make decisions on the fly. He did not know the actual combat command level of the guerrillas under his command, so he was not very confident.
At that moment, an idea even came to his mind: If I have Li Rusong and his Liaodong cavalry under my command at the moment, can I just wave my hand and go straight up? MD, I will still be in the cavalry in the future.
You just need to work harder and don't just hang around like this half-heartedly.
However, it was obviously too late to regret at this time. Gao Jingshi ordered people to get the scale map drawn by Jinghua and began to ask the guerrillas about the speed of the cavalry in various situations, while calculating and determining a suitable battlefield location.
After the final decision was made, he immediately ordered the latest military orders to be conveyed to the various ministries that were gathering around him. It was already three o'clock in the morning when all of this was done. Except for the sentry posts, sentry scouts, and the like, everyone else in the army had gone to bed.
Gao pragmatic ordered the meeting to be dismissed, but did not actually let anyone leave. He brought a large number of guerrilla generals to personally inspect the camp, and inspected all eight guerrilla camps - of course, it was impossible to cover every detail.
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When a coach does this kind of thing, especially if he is a civilian coach, it is more out of considerations of military morale and discipline, rather than strictly checking military details - the generals who are highly pragmatic about that stuff don't know as much as these generals, who can find out
What's the name?
However, Gao Pragmatic also has special projects, such as inspecting the sanitary environment. Don’t laugh, sanitary environment is definitely a big deal in the military. If this matter is not done well, an epidemic will break out in the army accidentally, and the war will be defeated.
Or lose without a fight.
Especially for cavalry units, health issues are notoriously difficult to deal with. After all, people can be controlled with orders. As long as the punishment methods are in place, at least open urination can definitely be banned. However, you can't stop horses from urinating, so this
It requires artificial regulations, such as temporary horse pens, stable layout, cleaning, etc., all must be strictly required.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What’s more, horse dung is still a treasure. For example, Gao Pragmatic discovered in Pogui camp that they were using previously dried horse dung to make fires and boil water——
Okay, this sounds a little disgusting, but the boiling water with the lid on is still clean, and you can save a lot of briquettes to carry.
In contrast, some Han generals were not as good as this Mongolian general in this matter. Although everyone had dug pits and buried horse manure due to their pragmatic orders, after all, it was not as good as recycling.
It's a wonderful time. Gao Pragmatic has always wondered whether military spending has been generous recently and the military has become a little arrogant.
Therefore, after the inspection was completed, Gao Pragmatic first praised everyone as a whole. He thought that everyone had done a good job in health and epidemic prevention work, but he also praised Pogui in particular and suggested that all guerrillas send special personnel to Pogui camp.
Learn about the best ways to dispose of horse manure.
I don’t know whether it was because the high pragmatic prestige was indeed high enough, or because everyone felt that the Mongols did have a few tricks up their sleeves when it came to matters related to horses. Everyone seemed to have no resistance to this order, and they all accepted it calmly.
At this point, Gao Pingshi finally announced the adjournment of the meeting, and at the same time designated two generals on duty for the first half of the night and the second half of the night, and passed down the password for tonight: "Chang Geng" for the first half of the night, and "Qiming" for the second half of the night.
The night was spent peacefully, and nothing happened. Early the next morning, all the cavalry of the management headquarters broke out of camp, and strangely, the area covered by the scouting horses was cut in half from two hundred miles to one hundred miles.
At the same time, Gao Pragmatic thought to himself for several days, and his body began to get used to the high-intensity horseback march, and the entire army accelerated to a hundred miles a day. Speaking of which, Gao Pragmatic always exercised to a certain extent, although he and his subordinates
This general may not be comparable, but at least in terms of physical fitness, he is definitely not a "weak scholar". It is true that he has never practiced any martial arts, but it does not mean that his physical fitness is not good either.
Less than 200 miles away to the west, Burihatu and Buyantaiji have already led their troops to dispatch. In fact, the troops they carry are not as many as Gao Jingshi's, only about 15,000, which is only Gao Jingshi's.
Slightly more than half of the troops.
However, Buyantaiji was very excited about the news he received yesterday. Early this morning, he successively found the sentinels sent out last night to understand the changes in the military situation at night, and then hurriedly found Buyantaiji to discuss countermeasures.
Buyantaiji said excitedly: "Gao Rixin narrowed the distance between the horse exploration and deployment last night. It seems that he is afraid of the result of yesterday's horse exploration battle and does not dare to let Ye Busuo suffer more serious losses."
"Really?" Burihatu replied one after another.
"Of course it is." Buyantaiji immediately said: "The Ming army has a very small number of people who have not taken in at night, much less than our Baiying personal guards. If the fight is like this every time, when he arrives at Guihua City, he will
How many nights will you have left in your hands if you don’t take them away?”
Burihatu said "Oh" and asked: "Is there anything new in today's news?"
"That's not yet - oh, how can it be so fast? We are still nearly two hundred miles away." Buyantaiji waved his hands repeatedly.
Burihatu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Two hundred miles away, if the two sides go towards each other, they can even meet tonight."
"If you say that, it's true. But there is only one latest news: they left camp very early today. They had breakfast while it was still dark, and then set off immediately." Buyantaiji said after a moment.
After a pause, he added: "Well... Tanma judged based on some details that the army may have been a little faster than usual today and seemed to be in a hurry."
Burihatu thought for a while and asked: "Huang Taiji, if you are Gao Rixin, what situation is there at this moment that is worthy of you continuing to speed up along the way?"
"Ah?" Buyantaiji didn't expect that he would ask himself this way. After thinking about it, he said: "Then there are only two possibilities. One is that the situation in Guihua City has deteriorated sharply. I think if I can't go faster, maybe
Naturalization will be lost; secondly, there is a good opportunity ahead, if I rush there I might be able to win a big victory!"
Burihatu was noncommittal, but nodded slightly and asked: "What do you think is the most likely scenario for Gao Rixin to continue marching at a faster speed today?"
"Well... let me think about it." Buyantaiji rode his horse and thought for a moment before saying, "It's hard to answer the question of governing. I think there are two possibilities."
"Really? How can you see it?" Burihatu asked rhetorically.
Buyantaiji smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? The first possibility has always existed, but Gao Rixin probably hasn't been able to get the specific situation of Guihua City yet, but the less information he gets, the more likely he is.
It is human nature to become more and more nervous, and Gao Rixin is no exception.
The second possibility is that yesterday's battle must have given Gao Rixin some illusion. He may have thought that the person in front of him was the Great Khan himself, and he must have also believed that it was impossible for the Great Khan to withdraw his troops from outside Guihua City, so
Although the Great Khan is in front of me in person, he will never bring all his military power."
When he said this, he sighed and shook his head again, as if to drive away some thoughts, and then continued: "Gao Rixin has never lost against me, Mongolia, in the past, which may have aggravated his pride.
Perhaps he believed that the troops he had on hand were enough to defeat part of the Great Khan's troops face to face, so he rushed forward boldly, hoping to win this victory and add another new glory to his record of military exploits."
Burihatu asked: "Then why do we need to speed up?"
"I think it's because... he's afraid that the Great Khan will avoid the battle and leave?"
Burihatu did not answer immediately this time, nor did he even ask another question. Instead, he thought about it carefully and then said: "I also think Huang Taiji's speculation is very reasonable."
Buyantaiji was so happy that he almost laughed out loud. Who knew that Buyantaiji still had a solemn expression on his face, and then spoke again: "But I always feel that there are some things that are difficult to explain. I hope Huang Taiji can
Beware."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Buyantaiji's laughter was stuck in his throat and finally turned into a hard dry cough. He thought for a while, frowned and asked: "Where
Is it difficult to understand?"
"A gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall. Gao Rixin must understand this truth, and he has always done so in the past." Burihatu also frowned and considered: "Besides, based on my research on Gao Rixin
From the looks of it, although this person is very happy with his achievements, he is very happy with his achievements in the overall situation. In fact, he has always been very measured in what he does, and he himself does not seem to care about specific military achievements - this is something Huang Taiji should pay special attention to."
"Why are these words so contradictory?" Buyantaiji asked patiently: "He is so happy about his achievements, but he doesn't care about the specific military achievements. Is this Gao Rixin mentally ill?"
"On the contrary, this is where Gao Rixin is brilliant." Burihatu said with a serious look on his face: "Haida Xigong means that he always likes to lay out the overall situation and plan the situation of the country.
He doesn't care about the specific military achievements because he is a civil servant rather than a general. The outcome of a certain battle is not important to him at all. As long as the final strategy is successfully realized, then all military achievements, big and small, must be indispensable for him——
And it must be the heaviest portion.”
"Then what do you mean by being in charge..." Buyantaiji felt that there was something in Burihatu's words, but he had not yet learned to completely believe and rely on Burihatu like his father, Tumen Khan, so he could only let Burihatu do this.
Hatu took the initiative to explain.
"What I mean is that if Gao Rixin takes any action that is different from his previous actions, his starting point must be at the strategic level, not at the specific war level."
Burihatu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Although I still can't see clearly what his final intention is when he narrows the scope of exploration and speeds up his march, I can be sure of one thing: his so-called urgency is just his hope.
We think he's in a hurry."
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