After half an hour, Gao Pingshi finally explained the current strength level of the Ming Dynasty border army to the three young masters of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The three ministers nodded repeatedly to express their understanding.
This time, Cheng Wen did not speak immediately. Instead, Hu Zhili said with great enthusiasm: "When it comes to military discipline, it is indeed the first thing a strong army should possess."
Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "Military discipline is the basis for all tactics to be implemented, but military discipline alone is not enough for the final change in tactics. Technological progress in ordnance will more directly bring about adaptive changes in tactics, and only such changes will bring about
Use new tactics to help our troops gain an advantage over the enemy."
At this time, the three ministers had completely surrendered to Gao's pragmatic ability to know soldiers. After hearing this, Cheng Wen asked: "So, now do we have any changes in tactics to deal with the Mongols? In addition, the situation in Gansu is now very precarious, and we don't know what the future will be like.
What do you think of Xin?”
"Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger." Gao Pingshi nodded and said: "Burihatu is indeed a talent, but no matter how much he learns from me, there are some things that he cannot change.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about artillery. The Ottoman Empire also has artillery, but the Jinyiwei’s intelligence did not mention that the Ottoman Empire provided artillery trade for Chahar. Whether it was because of inconvenient transportation, because of the treasure of the broom, or something else
The reason, in short, has not been mentioned by Jin Yiwei at present, and it is also mentioned in Gansu's memorial.
With only muskets but no artillery, Burihatu's weaponization would not be complete, and there would be many tactics that could not be used on the battlefield. According to my guess, the two Gansu guards were wiped out this time, and it is most likely that they were caught off guard.
, or caused by reckless dispatch of troops.
Next, as long as Gansu can persist in defending and guard against Burihatu's method of digging tunnels and blowing down the city walls, even if the Mongolian army lacks artillery, even if there are as many as 100,000, they can only besiege but cannot attack.
In this way, large cities such as Ganzhou and large forts such as Zhenxi Fort should not be lost, but some land and water stations and small and medium-sized forts may suffer considerable losses. In addition, the Mongolian army did not have to worry about logistical supplies when sending troops in the past, but now that it has begun to use firearms
Now, Zebrihatu will not be able to escape from the rear for a long time. If he cannot break through the big town within a few months, even if he captures some Wubao Stations, he will probably have to retreat."
Cheng Wen thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and then asked: "According to what Rixin said, compared with the Mongolian army, our army mainly has more artillery. So the difference in the method of combat is the use of artillery?"
"Yes, but this is about the details of the formation of troops. I can't explain it clearly for a while. I will discuss it in detail with you another day when I have time." Gao pragmatically saw that it was getting late, so he changed the topic and said
: "Let's get back to business and discuss matters such as weapons, food and fodder first."
This time Cheng Wen did not interrupt any more and seriously reported on the various material preparations that Gao Pragmatically explained before. Hu Zhili and Zhao Yumin added some details.
After hearing this, Gao Pragmatic was quite satisfied and explained: "The previous preparations will not be changed and will continue to be implemented with quality and quantity. In addition, in view of the addition of musketeers to the Chahar Department, we also need to make corresponding responses.
, there are several important points in terms of materials, you three may wish to note them down."
So Gao Pragmatic asked to prepare some drugs to treat gunshot wounds and lead poisoning, and then equip the preparing Western Expedition Army with military doctors who knew how to treat these injuries.
At the same time, he also promised to increase the proportion of artillery in the Western Expeditionary Army. Of course, the Ministry of Revenue is mainly responsible for paying for procurement and preparing for storage nearby - nearby does not mean placing it near the capital, but transporting it to Gansu by the Ministry of War after procurement.
, the Ministry of Revenue will prepare warehousing in Gansu.
Finally, Gao Pangshi said that although the situation in Gansu is not critical this time, the losses to small and medium-sized Wubao stations everywhere must be considerable. Therefore, instead of waiting for the Ministry of War to come up with statistics before making arrangements, it is better to make some preparations in advance.
Collect materials, money and food in advance and transport them together when the time comes, so as to prevent local soldiers and civilians from being short of food and clothing.
As for the specific requirements for the above, Gao Jingshi said that he would go to the Ministry of War to discuss. The three ministers also attached great importance to this and agreed to it one by one. They just did what they said. After Gao Jingshi made the explanation at the Ministry of Household Affairs, he immediately transferred to the Ministry of War.
The six yamen were very close to each other, east of Yujie between Chengtianmen and Damingmen, so Gao pragmatically arrived at the Ministry of War very quickly.
Although Gao Pragmatic is neither the senior minister in charge of the Ministry of War nor does he work part-time in the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War is one of the main spheres of influence of the Practical School, and everyone knows Gao Pragmatic, the front-line official. As soon as he arrives at the Ministry of War,
He was welcomed in. There was no communication, and he was directly invited into the courtyard where Da Sima was.
Song Yingchang, then Minister of War, had already learned the news and hurried to the gate of the courtyard to greet him.
Gao Pragmatic was pressed for time, so he waved his hand to avoid unnecessary pleasantries, and went directly to his custody room with Song Yingchang. The two sat down separately as guest and host. A subordinate of the Ministry of War's General Affairs Department had already served tea, snacks, dried dates and fruits, please
Warm up your body with old-fashioned tea in Gao Ge.
Gao Pragmatic first informed Song Yingchang of the Ministry of Revenue's preparations for the Western Expedition, and then said: "Gansu was originally a poor town. In the past, it was the slowest to change its clothes among the towns in Jiubian. In recent years, Chahar has fled to the west.
Yarkand and Gansu officers and soldiers have only accelerated the pace of changing their equipment. However, as far as I know, the proportion of firearms in their army is still at the bottom of the list.
This time, taking advantage of the east wind of the Western Expedition, I have decided to improve their level of firearms, but I don’t know if Grand Sima thinks so?"
It is impossible for the Minister of the Ministry of War to disagree with this matter, but Song Yingchang still asked one more question after agreeing: "I just wonder if the Ministry of Revenue has sufficient money?"
Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about money. I have everything under my control. I will never let the Ministry of War lose face and go to various arsenals for credit. The main responsibility of the Ministry of War is to understand the detailed local armament situation and then formulate a supplementary and
The replacement plan, especially telling me clearly how much ordnance I need."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Song Yingchang was also unambiguous and immediately raised his hands and said: "Since the elders of the cabinet have given orders, the Ministry of War will make statistics immediately, and there will be a reply within three days at the latest.
"
Even though the matter had been brought to this point, Gao Pragmatic asked again: "What do you think of Brother Tonggang regarding the current war situation in Gansu? I heard that many people in the capital believe that Burihatu has been working hard in Yarkant for several years.
I’m afraid Gansu won’t be able to withstand the unification army’s invasion this time?”
"There is such a statement, and it cannot be said to be unreasonable. The situation in Gansu..." Song Yingchang seemed to be trying to find a suitable statement, but in the end he just sighed and looked a little weak. However, Gao Pragmatic's eyes were burning, and it seemed that he had to
Listen to his explanation.
Song Yingchang had no choice but to smile bitterly and said: "Let's just talk about the current urgent matter. At the moment, the hateful army from Burihatu can't be dealt with by Xu Sanweiguang and Gansu alone? Does Li Zhijun want to go to Gansu? If
If we go, where will we mobilize the troops and where will we mobilize the money and food? After the mobilization, will Hetao covet our Shaanxi emptiness? In addition, once the governors of the three sides really go to Gansu, can they cooperate properly with the governor of Gansu? What if something happens?
Discord, how should the court balance it?"
Song Yingchang asked a lot of questions casually. This was not because he was deliberately looking for trouble, but because the problems in Gansu are indeed complicated, and these problems have been around for a long time. If I must say it, in fact, from the beginning of the establishment of the nine-sided system,
The seeds of the problem have already been planted.
In the early Ming Dynasty, in order to resist the invasion of the northern Mongolian forces from the south, the imperial court began to set up military towns in the northern border to station troops for defense. By the Xuande period, a long and solid defense line was established on the Ming-Mongolian border: starting from Liaoning Town in the east
, reaching Gansu Town in the west, nine military towns are adjacent to each other, supporting each other.
At that time, the Mongolian tribes that threatened the northern border defense were mainly stationed in three places: "One is in Hetao, near Yansui; one is in the north of Weininghaizi, near Datong; one is in Qingshan at the north entrance, near Xuanfu." Among them, they were stationed in the Hetao area.
The Mongolian tribes are the main targets of defense in the three sides and four towns of Shaanxi.
In order to resist the Mongolian tribes in the Hetao area, "during the Hongzhi period, the general system was established in Guyuan and jointly signed with the towns of Shaanxi." Since then, the four towns of Yansui, Ningxia, Guyuan, and Gansu in the northwest have formed a common defense due to military
area.
In the military defense area of Sanbian and Four Towns in Shaanxi Province, the Minister of General Control of Shaanxi Sanbian is responsible for unified dispatch. The General Controller of Sanbian of Shaanxi Province has jurisdiction over the military affairs of the four towns of Shaanxi, Yansui, Ningxia, and Gansu, and the inspectors of each town are under his control. Hongzhi
In the tenth year, one of the ministers of the general system first discussed and established the system. In October of the same year, Wang Yue, the censor of Zuodu, was appointed as the chief constable of Gan, and Liang was responsible for all areas.
At that time, Wang Yue's post of chief commander was not the chief commander of Shaanxi Province, but his jurisdiction was only part of Gansu Town. In the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the official title of "general commander of trilateral military affairs" began to appear, but its specific
The scope of his jurisdiction is not very clear. Since Wang Yue left, the post of chief executive has been vacant for three consecutive years.
Until September of the 14th year of Hongzhi, because the northern Mongolian tribes destroyed the wall of Huamachi and looted Guyuan, Anhui and other places, the Ministry of War recommended Qin Hong, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to take charge of the military affairs of Shaanxi, Guyuan and other places. In the 17th year of Hongzhi, "Suitable for
The thieves can't trap them", so Qin Hong recalled the household department.
After that, the post of chief commander began to be set up according to the border situation. For example, in the 18th year of Hongzhi, the Mongolian tribes destroyed the border wall at Liuyang Dun in the north of Huamachi, captured Lingzhou Qingshui Yingbao, and looted Guyuan, Anhui, etc.
at.
For this reason, in the first year of Zhengde, Yang Yiqing was appointed as the general commander, responsible for governing Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Yansui. In the tenth year of Zhengde, Chen Tianxiang took charge of the military affairs of the three sides of Shaanxi as the admiral. After that, the military affairs of the three sides of Shaanxi were occasionally under the jurisdiction of "admirals". In May of the same year
In August, after Peng Ze, the then admiral of Shaanxi Trilateral Military Affairs, resigned from his post, the post of Shaanxi Trilateral Military Affairs became vacant again, this time for five years.
It was not until the first year of Jiajing that the post of Shaanxi Trilateral Commander appeared again, and was held by Li Yue, the left minister of the Ministry of War. Li Yue assumed the post of chief commander, and his task was to deal with the Yipula intrusion.
In the second year of Jiajing's reign, "the superior said that things were at peace in Shaanxi and returned the ax to the court." In November of the third year of Jiajing's reign, Meng Chun, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, set up two general ministers, one of whom was in charge of Xuanfu and Datong, and one who was in charge of Shaanxi.
side.
The establishment of the Shaanxi Trilateral General System was mainly for the timely defense of Turpan's invasion. In December of the same year, the Shaanxi Trilateral General System was renamed the Admiral. In August of the seventh year of Jiajing, the Shaanxi Trilateral General System was formally established.
.In the fifteenth year of Jiajing's reign, the Shaanxi Trilateral General System was renamed Governor-General.
Since then, the Governor-General of Shaanxi Trilateral has been responsible for the military affairs of Shaanxi Trilateral and Four Towns. It can be seen that the general system of Shaanxi Trilateral was discussed in the first ten years of Hongzhi and became customized in the fourteenth year of Hongzhi.
During this period, the main task of the Shaanxi Trilateral Chief was to defend against the southern invasion of the Mongolian tribes. During this period, there were always vacancies in the Shaanxi Trilateral Chief. Once the northern Mongolian tribes moved south in large numbers and the trilateral defense was in emergency, the imperial court immediately selected a general.
system, gathering soldiers and horses from the four towns for defense.
When the Mongolian army temporarily retreated and the military situation on the three sides eased slightly, the General Controller immediately returned to Beijing and resumed his duties. However, from the 14th year of Hongzhi to the third year of Zhengde, the jurisdiction of the General Controller's Shaanxi and Trilateral Ministers did not involve the town of Gansu.
Gansu Town did not join the Shaanxi Trilateral Defense Zone at the beginning, which is related to the path of the Mongolian invasion of Hetao.
As far as the entire Shaanxi Trilateral and Four Towns are concerned, the Gansu town located in the western border is not a key defense area. The defense focus of the Shaanxi Trilateral Minister and the Trilateral Governor was initially concentrated on the Huamachi area because it is Mongolian.
The tribe invaded an important entrance on the three sides of Shaanxi, so it was stipulated that "the governors of the three sides will personally visit Huamachi in May and June to mobilize Jiyan, Ning Qiyou and other troops to Pinglu City and other places to defend it."
At this time, Gansu Town played a supporting role in the entire Shaanxi trilateral military defense zone, and its main role was to assist the three towns of Shaanxi, Yansui, and Ningxia. It was not until the fourth year of Zhengde that Gansu Town was occupied by the West Sea due to defection through Gansu Town.
Formally included in the trilateral jurisdiction of Shaanxi under the overall control.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the early Jiajing period, Turpan's power expanded to the Jialue Pass, and border emergencies began to appear in the western part of Gansu Town. During this period, Gansu Town was surrounded by three sides due to the border defense situation.
There was no time to support Hedongbian Town, and the towns on the three sides of Shaanxi Province also switched from unified coordination to special area self-defense.
From then on, the three sides of Shaanxi Province had to be responsible for defending against the invasion of Yibula and Turpan, and Gansu Town naturally became a key area for defense.
In the Shaanxi trilateral defense area, the northern Mongolian tribes are mainly stationed in the Hetao area, close to Yansui. Their invasion path is mainly from Yansui to Ningxia, and then from Ningxia to the Gansu border.
Just after Gao Pragmatic discussed this topic with Song Yingchang, Song Yingchang asked someone to send "Gansu War and Defense Map". This is a set of systematic maps, not only the current situation, but also illustrations of past years.
Gao Pragmatic looked at it carefully and found that from this set of pictures, it can be seen that in the 23rd year of Jiajing, the route of the Northern Lu from Ningxia to Gansu Town was mainly divided into three routes:
The first is from Ningxia Zhenjinglu Guard Lutang Lake entering the boundary, invading Hongchengzibao, Zhuanglangwei, Zhenqiang Yibao and other places; the second is from Ningxia Helan Mountain entering the boundary, invading Liangzhou Guard, Gulang Guard Qianhusuo
, Zhenfan Guard and other places; thirdly, Yiji Nai and Uluru Nai entered the border and invaded Zhenyi Station, Gaotai Station, Suzhou Guard Station and other places.
Among these three routes into the border, the route from the Helan Mountains in Ningxia was formed in the early Jiajing period. By the middle Jiajing period, it had become one of the main routes for northern Mongolian tribes to invade Gansu Town southward.
In the 10th year of Chenghua, Xu Tingzhang, the governor of Ningxia, and Fan Jin, the governor, repaired the wall on the east side of the river, forming a 387-mile-long Great Wall from Huangshazui to Huamachi. This Great Wall was built to resist the Hetao area.
The Mongol tribes' southward invasion played an important role. For the time being, there have been no large-scale invasions by Mongol tribes from the three sides of Shaanxi.
Until the 14th year of Hongzhi, the Mongolian tribes in the Hetao area demolished the wall from Huamachi and invaded south, plundering Guyuan, Anhui and other places. The destruction of the wall on the east side of the river caused the barrier to defend the Mongolian tribes in the Hetao area to fall, and Shaanxi was faced with an emergency on three sides.
After Yang Yiqing took office, he immediately suggested rebuilding the east side wall of the river. However, the border construction caused hardship to the military and civilians, and there was widespread resentment, and the repair results were not very good. The next year, Yang Yiqing was dismissed from office due to illness, and the Huamachi side wall was rebuilt.
The incident was temporarily suspended. After that, the Mongolian tribes in the Hetao area continued to break down the walls from the Huamachi area and invade Guyuan and other places.
By the first year of Jiajing, the northern Mongolian tribes destroyed the border walls of Yuanshan Erdun, Shijing Erdun and other places, and invaded as far south as Jingzhou. During this period, the Mongolian tribes basically invaded Hetao territory from Huamachi to the south.
, the infestation scope is mainly Ningxia, Guyuan and other places.
Seven years after the Jiajing period, Helan Mountain became a new route for Mongolian tribes to enter. On the 15th day of the first lunar month of that year, the Mongolian tribes crossed the Yellow River from Beiguan, Ningxia Zhenguan, and headed south along Helan Mountain.
At this time, Gansu Town, located south of Helan Mountain, became a dangerous area. Hang Xiong, the garrison commander, and others prepared defense at Zhenqiang Fort on the eastern edge of Gansu Town. However, because Hang Xiong underestimated the enemy, the Mongolian tribes plundered Zhuanglang and Ningxia.
In this regard, Wang Qiong, the Secretary of the General Administration of Three Sides, said that "the Taolu crossed the river on the ice and entered the village from the Helan Mountains in Ningxia, and the cold began here." But in fact, as early as August, the Mongolian tribes stationed outside Piantou Pass,
He had already crossed the river on the ice from behind Helan Mountain and stationed himself at Zhuanglang to plunder.
Since then, the Gansu town area has been repeatedly invaded by Mongolian tribes. In August of the eighth year of Jiajing, the Mongolian tribe's Altusi entered Zhulangjing from the Helan Mountains of Ningxia, lived there for ten months, and invaded Hongchengzi wantonly. In the ninth year of Jiajing, in order to deal with the Mongols
Due to the intrusion of tribes on Gansu Town, Wang Qiong, the Shanxi Trilateral Minister of Shaanxi at that time, proposed to build a wall in Helan Mountain, add castles in Dashagou and other places, and send troops to garrison them.
In fact, there used to be a border wall near Helan Mountain: from Zhenyuanguan Shanzuitun to Hengcheng, it was 185 miles long and had 36 piers and abutments, but it was in a state of abandonment for many years. Wang Qiong abandoned Ningxia
For the restoration of Zhenyuan Pass at the northern end of the town, it was chosen to dig and build a trench where Helan Mountain connects to the Yellow River in the south, making Helan Mountain a new defensive boundary.
However, the trenches at the Helan Mountains failed to prevent the Mongolian tribes from moving south. Later border officials also criticized Wang Qiong's actions: "Ningxia is adjacent to the barbarians behind the mountains, and the Helan Mountains are also the boundary. Since Wang Qiong abandoned Zhenyuan Pass and created the
The Xinbian and Helan Mountains were captured by the captives, causing the towns of Yan and Ning to suffer to this day."
At this time, Helan Mountain has become a key point. The invading route of the Mongolian tribes in the Hetao area is to enter from Helan Mountain, attack Gansu Town behind the mountain, and go straight to Zhuang and Liangweisuo in the northeast of Gansu Town. This means that Gansu Town and Yansui,
The two towns in Ningxia have become the key areas of invasion by the Mongolian tribes in Hetao, and the border crisis in the northern part of Gansu Town has intensified.
Among the four towns on the three sides of Shaanxi, Yansui and Ningxia towns are the northern gateway, while Gansu town is the western barrier. The three are at odds with each other and jointly defend the hinterland of Shaanxi town.
Before Zhengde, the main defense objects on the three sides of Shaanxi were the northern Mongolian tribes, so the troops were mainly concentrated in the towns of Yansui and Ningxia. However, as the piers were abandoned, the forts moved inward, and the armaments were weakened, the northern Mongolian tribes were more likely to come from Ningxia, Yansui
The second town broke through the border and invaded Hexi.
Therefore, when the towns of Yan and Ning encountered large-scale invasions by the northern Mongolian tribes, Gansu soldiers and horses were often mobilized to come to the rescue. Starting from the seventh year of Zhengde, there were Yibu assassins in the west of Gansu town who disturbed Shufan, and little princes in the north pursued and crossed the river.
The Mongolian tribes were facing each other on two fronts and suffered from acanthus on both sides. However, at this time, Yibula was still regarded as a "remnant bandit in Hexi", and border officials looked down upon him.
There are always policemen in Hedong, and many Gansu town officers and soldiers are stationed in Hedong, which also results in the situation that Gansu town soldiers are few and weak.
It can be seen from this that during this period, the Mongolian Little Prince tribe located in the north and approaching the Hetao area was the key defense target of the entire three sides and four towns of Shaanxi, while Yibula occupying the West Sea was not regarded as a border threat. Therefore, Yibula occupied the West Sea.
The number of troops in Hexi where Bu La is the target of defense is significantly less than that in Hedong where the Little Prince tribe is the target of defense.
At this time, military defense was still focused on Hedong, but border officials were already aware of the raging crisis in Hexi. In the 16th year of Zhengde, Xu Ming, the then governor of Gansu Province and deputy censor, mentioned in a memorial that the lack of troops in Hexi was mentioned.
The guard station reserve troops in advance was proposed after realizing that the border troubles in Hexi were becoming increasingly serious. In the second year of Jiajing, Chen Jiuchou, then governor of Gansu, once again reported the shortage of troops.
At this time, the imperial court also began to face up to the military issue in Hexi, allocating internal funds to Gansu towns and recruiting soldiers. The border officials also gradually changed their contemptuous attitude, from "not relying on neighboring soldiers" to advocating coordinated defense preparations, "Shanghai
In order to make the general system, the assistant minister Li Yue stayed temporarily in Gansu to supervise the town and patrol officials, mobilize troops and food, and take the opportunity to defend the battle. Qi Yan, Ning Erzhen's traveling troops, Gan and Liangbei imperial officers and soldiers all listened to the instructions, and still ordered the deputy general
"Bing Lu Jing".
With the expansion of the Yibula forces in Qinghai, the distribution of food and troops in the Gansu town has also been adjusted. In August of the seventh year of Jiajing, the Mongolian tribesmen led more than 10,000 tribesmen from behind the Helan Mountains to cross the ice and cross the river with Zhuang Lang.
The Mongolian tribes behind the mountain gathered together and tried to intimidate Xihai Yibula to rush westward into Hami.
In this way, the Mongolian tribes can be surrounded from three directions: north, south and west, that is, Gansu is surrounded by enemies on three sides.
At this time, Zhuang Langwei, a town in Gansu Province, was attacked and surrounded by Mongolian tribes, and its importance became increasingly prominent. Later, in May of the ninth year of Jiajing and April of the tenth year of Jiajing, Zhuang Lang suffered from large-scale invasions one after another, and it had become Gansu
Therefore, Wang Qiong, the then admiral of Shaanxi Trilateral Military Affairs Department, proposed to set up a branch guard road in Zhuanglang to be responsible for the military food in Zhuanglang and Zhenqiang area.
Since then, Gansu's town guards have moved eastward as a whole, and the food supply has also tilted towards the Zhuang and Liang areas. In May of the ninth year of Jiajing, Yibula from Qinghai went northward via Zhuanglang, "from the West Sea to Guangzhou by Zhuanglang"
From Wuying to Helan Mountain, we demolished the wall from the Ningxia boundary south of Chimukou and entered the country. The cavalry numbered 40,000 to 50,000, flying dust for dozens of miles, and we were slightly fearless." At this time, the Mongolian tribes from the north also entered Zhuanglang from the west, and there were police in the north and south of Gansu Town.
For this reason, Wang Qiong, the Secretary General, requested that the guards from Panxiu of Liangzhou guarding Taozhou be sent back to the original guard, and 200 people from the original Hezhou guards be transferred to Shajingyi and Kushuiwan east of Zhuanglang.
This increased the military reserves in Zhuang and Liang areas.
In February of the 10th year of Jiajing's reign, Li Chengxun, Minister of the Ministry of War, asked the Mongolian tribes to plunder the bandits from the Western Sea. The intruders had to pass through Zhuanglang. Therefore, he suggested "either setting up dangers and adding piers, and clearing the fields far away, so that the captives could not be plundered; or gathering troops to intercept them."
Killing them will prevent the two bandits from coming together and cause trouble to Zhuanglang."
In the 20th year of Jiajing, Yang Shouli, the governor of Shaanxi Province, proposed to set up additional guerrilla troops in Xi'an Prefecture, commanding three thousand troops. The main purpose was to support Lanzhou, Jinglu Guards, and Zhuanglang Guards, that is, the Hexi area, and the defense target was "behind the Hetao Mountains"
", that is, the Western Sea Tatars behind Zhuanglang Mountain.
This series of proposals fully shows that the military defense of Gansu Province has begun to tilt eastward. Because of this, in the thirteen pictures in the "Gansu Province Defense Map" that Song Yingchang showed to Gao Pangshi to see, red has been specially added.
The illustrations of the two fortresses of Chengzi and Zhenqiang also show that the Zhuanglangwei area became the focus of the depiction.
Gao Yingshi listened carefully to Song Yingchang's details of Gansu's defense situation. He already guessed what he wanted to say, so he pointed at the Zhuanglangwei area and said: "Tonggang means, Li Wen (the governor of the three sides at the time)
Don’t go to Ganzhou, just go to Lanzhou, Zhuanglang to Liangzhou?”
Song Yingchang nodded and said: "I think this is exactly what Yingchang meant."
Gao pragmatically asked calmly: "What's the reason?"
Song Yingchang said: "Although Gansu is one of the towns on the three sides of Shaanxi, because the governors of the three sides rarely come to Gansu, the military affairs of Gansu are often solely responsible for the governor of Gansu. Although Li Wen once marched into Qinghai with Zheng Luo and had considerable military exploits, but
I have never been to Gansu in person.
If he comes to Ganzhou in person as an army commander this time, no matter what his original intention is, he will definitely usurp the power of mobilizing the army. By then, if the two of them have different judgments, the dispatch of Gansu's armies will inevitably be abnormal... Now Gansu is facing Buri
The Hatu army is already weak. If internal disputes arise again within our army, how can we remain undefeated? This is one of them."
Gao Pragmatic was noncommittal and just asked: "So, what about the second one?"
"Secondly, Mr. Yu Guange has recently allocated money and grain, sent people to purchase camels and other livestock, and at the same time built a large number of heavy vehicles. It can be seen that the imperial court has planned to use troops in the northwest, but it still needs to be properly prepared.
In this case, we must choose a main storage place for the materials for the Western Expedition. As for the Western Expedition to Yarkand, it would be best if the materials could be stored in Suzhou. After all, that is the closest place to the expedition outside the Great Wall. Otherwise, it would not be possible.
But in Ganzhou...
However, this time the Burihatu army was able to attack Suzhou with one blow, and even supported the army to fight to the gates of Ganzhou City. This shows that the defense of Gansu Province near Turpan is not tight enough, and it is really dangerous to store a large amount of materials here.
This is not the case with the line of Lanzhou, Zhuanglang, and Liangzhou. This is the place where Gansu is closest to Shaanxi. The large and small Songshan Mountains in the east were also restored by our army after the Northwest Rebellion, and a border wall was built. It can be said that it is both
It is strong and close, suitable for storing grain and weapons.
In this way, if Li Wen is first transferred to the Zhuanglang area, he can not only provide logistical support to Xu Sanwei for the recent battles, but also allow him to make preliminary preparations in advance to store what is needed for the Western Expedition, and can also avoid
The possible command conflicts between him and Xu Sanwei can be described as killing three birds with one stone."
Gao Jingshi nodded slightly, but still did not agree. Instead, he looked at the map carefully for a while and asked again: "I think there should be a 'third' in Kirigang, right?"
"Lao Ge's Dharma eyes are as bright as a torch, and there is indeed a third one." Song Yingchang took a deep breath, pointed to the Ordos tribe in Hetao, and said: "After the rebellion in the northwest was put down by Lao Ge, Bo Shuketu was placed under house arrest by King Shunyi.
But as time went by, there were many protests within the Ordos tribe, asking King Shunyi to release Boshu Ketu back.
At the same time, this ministry has also reported to the court many times, stating that they have sent elites to fight with us in the Ming Dynasty several times. Even though Boshu Ketu was guilty in the early years, now the ministry has paid the price, proved its loyalty, and asked the emperor to issue an order to release him.
Bosho Ketu.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this case, and considering that the imperial court may also send Ordos cavalry to accompany the expedition, I thought it was time for Boshu Ketu to be released.
It's time for him to return to his headquarters.
However, after all, this person has a previous crime, and it is difficult to determine how well his rebellious character has been polished. Therefore, when he is released, the three sides of Shaanxi still need to be more vigilant and cannot be careless. In this way, the governors of the three sides cannot leave Guyuan.
Too far...Gansu is too far, but Zhuang Lang can still take care of it."
It has to be said that Song Yingchang's level is indeed much higher than that of Zhou Yong. At least he considers the problem quite comprehensively, not just from a military perspective. According to his words, political influence, military arrangements, personnel dispatch and other aspects
There are reasonable considerations in every aspect, and he is indeed a central talent.
Gao Pragmatic was very pleased and finally expressed his position: "Tonggang is aware of every detail and considers everything. Cheng can be called a capable minister. The above statements are all reasonable, and I am deeply gratified... In this case, the Ministry of War can discuss this matter.
Combine the memorials to obtain the Holy Emperor's approval, and our ministry will naturally express its approval in the draft."
Song Yingchang was very excited when he saw that Gao Pragmatic fully agreed with what he meant. He immediately agreed. However, after a pause, he couldn't help but said: "Li Cixi (Li Wen, courtesy name Zongqi, Hao Cixi) was born in the 41st year of Jiajing.
Jinshi, the former prime minister at that time was Duke Guo Anyang. The Ministry of War's transfer order obviously meant not to allow him to intervene in the command of Gansu. It was not a fool to judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain... I was really worried about the resentment in his heart. I don't know.
Can I send him a letter to explain something to him, so as to avoid having two minds at the center and having a grudge against each other?"
The "former prime minister Guo Anyang Gong" mentioned by Song Yingchang was Guo Pu. Guo Pu was Gao Pragmatic's teacher, and he happened to be Li Wen's teacher during the midterm examination. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic and Li Wen could theoretically be regarded as brothers.
, asking Gao Pragmatic to write a letter explaining the reasons for such an arrangement by the Ministry of War can indeed prevent Li Wen from feeling resentful towards Song Yingchang and even the Ministry of War.
Some people may be curious, as Song Yingchang was the Minister of War, how could he be afraid of Li Wen, a trilateral governor? In fact, this is not a question of fear or not, but to avoid unnecessary trouble.
And there is a deeper reason here: Li Wen was a Jinshi in the 41st year of Jiajing, but Song Yingchang was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing. This means that Song Yingchang is not as qualified as Li Wen and is a backward official in the officialdom, so he must be polite.
In addition, what is the relationship between Guo Pu, the examiner in the 41st year of Jiajing, and Gao Gong, the examiner in the 44th year of Jiajing? Almost all their students are now in the Practical School. If there is a quarrel between Song Yingchang and Li Wen,
Is that ridiculous if there is a conflict between them? And to avoid conflicts between the two of them, it is obvious that as Gao Gong's nephew and Guo Pu's close disciple, Gao Jingshi is the best mediator among them, and Gao Jingshi's status is sufficient.
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Tonggang, don't worry, Li Cixi is not such a small-minded person, and I will also personally edit the book and explain the reasons for him."
"In that case, thank you very much Ying Chang."
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PS: Unexpectedly, I fell asleep last night. I checked the code in the morning and found 1K7. I was planning to make up for one chapter in the afternoon, but it turned out to be more fun. I simply merged the two into one and merged today's first chapter.
Together. In this way, I will update another chapter in the evening and it will be ok.
Well, I owed quite a lot before, and I feel like this month I will be a little nervous and my head will hurt...
