Chapter 276 Qi Shuais Highlights on Defeating Yuan (58)
Where exactly the main body of the Outer Khalkha tribe went, and whether Abadai Saiyin Khan was worried that he would not be able to escape, these things are still unknown at the highest level of pragmatism.
But just a few days later, he received an urgent military report from Li Rusong. In the military report, Li Rusong informed him of a major event that he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing: Tumen Khan and Abadai Saiyin Khan may have died in Ukraine a few days ago.
The two armies met at Zhuri Mountain and may have already rushed all the way to the west.
Li Rusong also made a calculation about this, saying that based on the depth of the horse's hoof prints, the color of the soil, etc., he believed that his cavalry would be able to catch up with the enemy in about three days. And when he sent this military report
, he had already led his Liaodong cavalry on the road to chase the enemy.
Will Wuzhuri Mountain reunite... Where is Wuzhuri Mountain?
Even though Gao Pangshi had done some research on the terrain of Monan and Mobei, he didn't remember where this place was. After ordering someone to take out the Kan map and hang it up, he searched carefully for a while and found out that this place is located in the west of Guihua City.
About four hundred and fifty miles north.
About one hundred and twenty miles due south of here is the famous Bayan Obo mining area in later generations - of course, the current Bayan Obo is still purely natural, with nothing except mountains and vegetation.
But it is strange to say that at this time, Baiyun Obo was not called by this name, but was called "Baiyun Obo", which means "rich sacred mountain". But in fact, Gao Pragmatic had secretly sent someone to visit it a few years ago...
...Anyway, none of the people sent there could see where the richness lies, but the servant of the Jinghua Mining prospecting team who accompanied him believed that this might be an iron mine that was at least not small, or even very large.
However, this is nonsense that does not need to be mentioned to Gao Pragmatic, because he not only knows that there is a large iron ore here, but also knows that there is a huge amount of rare earth ore under the mountain that far exceeds the strategic value of the iron ore, so Gao Pragmatic has no intention of developing it.
, so as not to waste resources - after all, he has no ability to use rare earth mines now.
Let’s ignore Baiyun Obo for now and just talk about the current war. Judging from the location, Tumen Khan and Abadai Saiyin Khan chose to meet at Uzuri Mountain, north of Baiyun Obo, which seems to be a bit particular.
In later generations, this place was very close to the border between China and Mongolia, in other words, it was near the dividing line between Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, and today it is almost where the Tumut and Outer Khalkha tribes intersect.
At this time, the Mongols were not so strict in demarcating their respective territories. Moreover, due to the sparse population of Mongolia, the core ruling areas of both sides were far away from each other. As a result, the Uzhuri Mountain was almost an uninhabited area, and it could be said to be almost inaccessible.
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Since there were few people in the first place, the Ming army obviously did not pay much attention to it. Under such circumstances, Wuzhuri Mountain can be said to be a blind spot for the Ming army: the Ming-Mongolian coalition forces on the northern line were on the line from Helin to the mouth of the Three Gorges, almost a few meters away.
One thousand two hundred miles away; Guihua City on the southern line is also 340 miles away.
Because Li Rusong was pursuing the most urgently, he was also the closest, but judging from his battle report, when Tumen Khan and Abadai Saiyin Khan met, Li Rusong was about two days away from them.
This is a bit strange. It stands to reason that his pursuit was only one night late, and there should not be such a big distance difference. Therefore, it is possible that the direction of Li Rusong's previous pursuit was slightly deviated, or that the speed of the Liaodong cavalry also dropped.
The former is understandable as normal during wartime. After all, not everyone is like Huo Qubing. Fighting on the grassland is like bringing his own Beidou navigation. The latter makes Gao Pragmatic a little worried. Li Rusong's troops have been on the war for several months, almost all the time in Gao.
During the intensive march, if their speed dropped involuntarily due to fatigue, it might also mean that their combat effectiveness had also declined.
If this is the case, then the Mongolian army simply fled westward without counterattack. Once they turned their horses and launched a counterattack... the consequences would be unpredictable.
He had just ordered people to mark the current locations of the various ministries on the Kan map, and was about to reconsider the movements of Li Rusong's troops to see if he should stop chasing them, when he heard a report outside the account that Commander Qi had arrived with his troops.
,request to see.
Gao pragmatically raised his brows and said: "What are you seeing? Commander Qi has returned in triumph. We should greet him personally. Go and invite all the generals to come with me to the gate to welcome Commander Qi."
After a while, Qi Jiguang was leading a group of imperial guard generals outside the camp, waiting to be received by Jingtai. Suddenly, he heard a general beside him exclaim: "Commander, Jingtai has personally come out to greet you!"
Qi Jiguang, who was sitting on the horse, couldn't help being surprised when he heard this. He turned around and saw Meng Yuan, a tall and pragmatic man, wearing a big red silk python suit, leading a group of generals with helmets and armor to walk quickly.
Come.
Commander Qi quickly stood up and dismounted, turned around and ordered the generals to line up to greet the sutra platform. He himself immediately took two steps forward, made a gesture of paying homage, and said loudly: "The Meng Yuan Jingluo Bid, the last commander of the Imperial Guard, Qi Jiguang, and his
All the generals in this department will visit the Jingtai, and the Jingtai will bring great power and safety."
Gao pragmatism also stepped forward quickly, and before Qi Jiguang could prostrate himself, he stretched out his hand to help him up, laughing and saying: "Commander Qi, there is no need to be polite. The Duke and the imperial guards fought bravely, defeated the Tumen in one fell swoop, and returned home."
Transforming the siege and solidifying the barriers will indeed make great contributions to the country.
When the headquarters heard about the battle report, it was very gratifying, and the details will be reported to the Holy One. The Holy One will reward you with sacred texts, sacred texts, and martial arts, and you will be rewarded for your merits. I expect that all the princes will be treated with kindness and live up to the bloody battle."
Qi Jiguang's face was very calm, and he only said a few words of humility when he heard the words. However, the faces of his generals were all red and filled with uncontrollable smiles.
Gao pragmatically took Qi Jiguang's hand and cordially invited him and the generals to enter the camp. As he walked, he asked: "This battle is a success. Qi Gong's name will last forever. It is expected that the matter of becoming a marquis is no longer a problem..."
"How can Jiguang dare to hope for the famous weapon of the country?" Qi Jiguang said: "What's more, the war situation has not been completely settled yet, and the movements of Tumen and others are even more strange and unpredictable. The general will think that it is not time to relax his vigilance."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "What Qi Shuai said makes sense. Our department has obtained the battle report of Liao Shuai and is about to discuss countermeasures with Qi Shuai."
Qi Jiguang's face condensed when he heard this, and he immediately asked: "Is Commander Liao's pursuit too far alone? What is the current situation at the front? Also, the last general heard that Commander Xuan was injured. I wonder if the injury is serious?"
At this time, when he was walking outside the commander's tent, Gao Jingshi asked the generals to enter the account and talk about it. So everyone entered the commander's tent together and were placed around under the arrangements of Gao Jingshi's personal soldiers and servants. However, even the person who arranged the seats was at this moment.
Stand solemnly and sit down first in a pragmatic manner.
Gao pragmatic walked to his main seat and extended his hand to ask Qi Jiguang to sit down - of course Qi Jiguang would not sit down first, so Gao pragmatically sat down first after he finished speaking, and then Qi Jiguang took his seat, and the rest of the generals who had just sat down sat down and should have stood.
Continue to stand.
After completing the rules, Gao Pragmatic once again congratulated and praised the generals of the Imperial Guard for their contributions, and then continued the previous conversation, pointing to the Kan map hanging on the easel next to him, and said: "The current positions of the armies are as shown on the map, Qi
Marshal is worried that Marshal Liao will go deep into the army alone, and the headquarters also feels the same. He just wanted to ask Marshal Qi for advice..."
"How dare I accept the advice from the Jingtai? The defeat of the Jingtai will disgrace the general." Qi Jiguang said modestly as usual, and then looked at the map of Kantu, and then said: "The last general looked back on this expedition to Yuan and discovered that the Tatar slaves
Things often go beyond what was previously expected, which shows that our military's guesses about its intentions before the war may have been biased."
To a certain extent, these words are meant to accuse Gao Pragmatic of a mistake in strategic judgment. If it were other generals, no one would dare to say it. Even for Qi Jiguang, saying this is not without risks. Assume that Gao Pragmatic is a
Those who are narrow-minded can give Qi Jiguang a beating based on this sentence alone.
However, Qi Jiguang was a man who was not only good at fighting but also good at serving as an official. Since he dared to say this, it was because he knew very well that Gao Pragmatic would not be offended by it.
This is indeed the case. Although all the generals of the Imperial Guard were made nervous by the straightforward words of their commander, Gao Jingtai not only did not get angry when he heard the words, but nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, how could I have expected it before?"
It turns out that Tumen is so courageous that even Mongolia is willing to abandon its centuries-old territory.
But having said that, given his current situation, it is commendable to be courageous to stick to the legacy of his ancestors, but it is indeed more wise to turn to other places for development. Youdao means that there is no way out after mountains and rivers, and there is a bright future in another village. This time he resorted to various methods.
, going all the way west, maybe it will turn around, or it will be very prosperous."
Qi Jiguang nodded in approval, and at the same time said: "What Jingtai said is absolutely true, but I am afraid that this decision-making and planning is mostly due to Burihatu."
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Even if Burihatu has a thousand abilities and thousands of means, after all, he still needs the nod of the people to have a chance to implement it. Just as I, the Ming Dynasty, have worked together with civil and military forces over the years to create today's situation, the premise is the same
Your Majesty is wise, and this is the chessboard that we can use to spread out."
"I see you on the stage, these are your sincere words." Qi Jiguang immediately raised his hands and bowed in the direction of the capital, saying: "The sages are sacred, civilized, and martial, the inner sages are the kings, and when the Ming Dynasty flourishes, it will be enough to comfort the two ancestors...
…Congratulations to the Holy One and congratulations to the world!”
Gao Pingshi also raised his hand and saluted the capital, saying: "Congratulations to the Holy One and congratulations to the world!" Naturally, all the generals could not act stupidly, and they all imitated the same pattern and copied the gourd and the ladle.
Then Gao Pragmatic asked Qi Jiguang about the details of the naturalization battle. Qi Jiguang roughly stated that the battle should be divided into two stages as a whole.
In the first stage, Qi Jiguang only sent out a small but powerful vanguard. The main force was hidden and not far from the battlefield. Tumen's plan at that time may have been to defeat the Imperial Guard vanguard first and then retreat calmly, so he sent
About 30% of the troops attempted to repel the Ming army, but failed, so they were forced to increase their troops to half of the total strength.
In the second stage, Tumen found that the war was dragging on, so in addition to the besieged and naturalized troops, all the remaining troops joined the battle with the Imperial Guard forwards. The Imperial Guards gradually became exhausted and began to waver. At this time, Qi Jiguang personally led the main force
Entering the battlefield, Tumen felt that something was going wrong and tried to escape to meet the enemy, but were held back, so they finally fled in defeat.
Fortunately, the besieging Mongolian army responded in time, quickly withdrew the siege and rescued the Tumen, which was able to save the lives of the Tumen. However, even with the power of the Imperial Guards in this battle, they still could not annihilate the Mongols who were too capable of running away.
Just gained more heads.
Generally speaking, since the Mongols suffered consecutive losses, they have greatly strengthened their speed advantage. Although their direct combat effectiveness has declined compared to before, they have ensured the mobility, the traditional advantage of the Mongolian cavalry, so that
It would be difficult for the Ming army to fight a battle of annihilation no matter what.
To this extent, the Mongolian military reform advocated by Burihatu, as an adaptive change of the Ming Dynasty military reform, basically achieved its goal, but it also destined that the Mongolian army could no longer challenge the Ming army.
After talking about the battle of naturalization, Qi Jiguang took advantage of the situation and said: "So it seems that if the Tatars don't want to fight to the death with me, they may have already made a plan. Now that the Tatars are fleeing westward, where will our army go? How to deal with future changes still needs to be dealt with in detail.
For planning."
Gao pragmatic pondered for a moment and asked: "The most important thing at the moment is to determine the purpose of the Tartar slaves' westward flight. Qi Shuai, do you think the Tartar slaves fled westward just to avoid the sharp edge of our army, and will come back as soon as our army retreats, or do you think
Completely migrate and completely give up fighting with me in the south and north of the desert?"
Qi Jiguang said decisively: "The general will think that the Tatar slaves intend to migrate this time - they no longer have the ability to be hostile to me for a long time, and they also do not have the will."
"How can you see it?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"No matter how you look at it, you can't say that these two actions were just a temporary expediency. We have learned clearly that the migration of hundreds of thousands of people as a whole is not a child's play, and it will be hard to believe it in the future.
They traveled thousands of miles in the middle of the year, but rushed back to suffer the cold at the end of the year. Even though the Mongols did not rely much on logistics, it does not mean that their large-scale migration did not really require logistics.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not to mention anything else, just talking about the thousands of miles away, the cattle and sheep will lose a lot of weight. During the migration of the Tatar slaves, it is impossible to stay for farming. Since there is no food supply,
Cattle and sheep are the basis for survival, so even if they want to return eastward at the end of the year, they do not have the conditions."
"So, where does Qi Shuai think they will stop?" Gao pragmatically asked again.
Qi Jiguang frowned and said, "I don't know much about the situation in the Western Regions at the end of the day, so my guess may not be accurate."
"It's okay, Qi Shuai, but please speak freely."
Since Gao Pragmatic said this, Qi Jiguang had no choice but to say directly: "Yes, Jingtai, I will think that there are two possibilities."
Gao pragmatic raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "Which two kinds?"
"First, Tumen plans to annex the Oara tribes first." Qi Jiguang pointed to the Kanyu map and said: "Heshuote, Junggar, Turhut and other tribes are all Oara tribes, and they have the same species as the Tartars. If they can win in battle,
Therefore, in the name of the pseudo-Yuan emperor or the Mongol Khan, he may be able to stabilize his rule. Then use this as a foundation to conquer other tribes such as Oara, Chagatai, etc. In the end, he did not even go to the west again like three hundred years ago.
It can be known.”
Gao Pragmatic was not surprised and asked: "What about the second one?"
"The first one is to make it difficult first and then the easy, and the second is to make it easy first and then the hard." Qi Jiguang said: "Although Wala is divided into various tribes, the overall strength is said to be relatively strong. If the Tatar slaves want to act safely, they may first
Attack Chagatai. If I were the Tumen, I should consider quickly crossing the west of the Big and Small Song Mountains, heading straight to the sandbank to capture it, and then march westward along the Silk Road to seize the Hami Kingdom and then conquer the Yarkand."
"Qi Shuai Gao said, the headquarters also speculated in the same way." Gao Pragmatic nodded in agreement.
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