Compared with Chen Xun's high-sounding reasons, Chen Yi's words were the thoughts of most ministers in the palace.
Anyway, they are the tribe of the bandits, not the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Whether they live or die, the bosses don't care.
Otherwise, Ming Dynasty would not have acquiesced to Bian Yi's plundering methods to fight back against this group of people for so many years.
The real question is.
There is no need to do this!
Admittedly, doing this is really enjoyable, and it can also boost morale.
But relatively speaking, new problems have also emerged. Once the passes are merged, there will inevitably be gaps in the original defense network.
Moreover, this move may also anger Ye Xian, causing him to accelerate his attack on Ming Dynasty.
You must know that under the current situation, every extra day of preparation time will tilt the balance of victory one point towards Ming Dynasty.
So in the eyes of the bosses, there is really no need to take this risk.
The questions raised by Chen Yi are more realistic and different from the empty talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality mentioned by Chen Xun.
So the old Marquis put away his dissatisfied look, pondered for a moment, and said seriously.
"Having said that, I think it is still necessary."
"In terms of military strength, ranger raiding does not require many men and horses. What's more, the cavalry is looking for speed. The number of people is small but the elite. They need to move quickly. They can leave immediately after the attack. They can quickly return to defense, which will not have a big impact on the troop strength.
Impact."
"What's more, Oala is different from the Ming Dynasty. They are all tribesmen. They also gathered a large army to attack the Ming Dynasty. The tribes will inevitably be empty. It is a good time to take advantage of the weakness."
After hearing this, all the officials present frowned, obviously weighing the pros and cons of this matter.
This was indeed something they had not considered before.
In the past, Ming Dynasty was often the party that was robbed. Unless it was beaten and then retaliated, it rarely took the initiative to provoke those shortcomings.
This is not about morality, but these nomadic tribes are basically not easy to bully.
Basically all their people are soldiers, but all the young and strong adults are good at riding and shooting.
Unless they were regular troops under the Ming generals, ordinary Ming people could rarely take advantage of them on their territory.
Basically, the so-called revenge is just setting a fire at night and then running away.
Therefore, when Chen Maoyi mentioned that he not only wanted to plunder, but also to destroy his tribe, many ministers were indeed worried about the issue of military strength.
But after Chen Mao said this, they came to their senses.
yes!
Wala is different from the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has a series of military households such as standing regular army, field army, and preparation army, which are specially used for training and fighting.
But the Oara is different. The Oara and the Tatars are actually divided into countless small tribal forces.
In addition to maintaining a small (compared to the Ming Dynasty) standing army in the Khan's court, if there was a war, young men from various tribes would have to be recruited.
As a result, these tribes must be extremely empty. How can they withstand the well-equipped Ming army?
The more the elders think about it, the more they realize this is true.
Normally, it's because those tribes are far away.
But over the years, relying on the magnanimity of the Ming Dynasty, they dared to move under their noses.
If you don't give him a good fuck, it seems... a little sorry for them to come to your door like this?
So the elders got into a tangle, but Chen Mao ignored them and continued to speak.
"As for whether Ye Xian will immediately raise his troops to attack, I feel that he will not!"
This is no small matter, so Chen Mao also looked very cautious, his gray eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he said in deep thought.
"When the army is dispatched, it is necessary to prepare ordnance, food, and logistics in advance. Now, although Chen Bing is outside the pass, if he wanted to take action, he would have done it long ago."
"I haven't taken action until now, so I must be worried."
"Ye Xian is the leader of Wala. He is not an impulsive person. He probably won't blindly send out troops just because some tribes are being robbed."
"On the contrary, this move will disrupt Ye Xian's arrangement and slow down the pace of his attack."
Chen Mao spoke very slowly, obviously speaking while gathering his thoughts.
However, his words were somewhat less convincing after all, so some ministers still stood up and questioned them.
"What Marquis Chen said is mostly speculation. If Naya has already prepared everything and only needs an opportunity to take action, wouldn't we just give the other party a handle?"
"Besides, Marquis Chen also said that he wanted to merge the garrison at the pass. Isn't this an obvious opportunity to take advantage of?"
This time, Chen Mao did not refute immediately. Instead, he pondered for a long time with a look of hesitation on his face.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu opened his mouth and said.
"Marquis Chen, this is just a discussion. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly. Even if it is wrong, I will forgive you. There is no need to worry."
Chen Mao nodded and said slowly.
"Your Majesty, after all, I have been away from the border for several years and have never been to the battlefield in person. I don't dare to speak nonsense. But since the Emperor said it was a discussion, I have the courage to speak out."
"According to my guess, the reason why I haven't taken action now is because they kidnapped the Supreme Emperor and wanted to sell him for a price."
"On the other hand, before the Qianfan Tumu Campaign, Chengguo Duke Zhu Yong, Yongshun Bo Xue Shou, Gongshun Hou Wu Kezhong, and all commanded envoy Guo Mao, respectively, at Leijiazhan, Yaoerling, Mayukou and
The main force of Wala fought fiercely."
"Although we were defeated and suffered heavy casualties, we still suffered heavy losses to the enemy. There has been no movement outside Olachen Bingguan. I'm afraid they are just replenishing their troops and logistics."
"Therefore, I feel that even if Ye Xian sends troops, it will not be because our Ming army sent troops to plunder the tribe, but only because he is well prepared."
"Whether or not this opportunity exists does not affect whether to send troops first, so I believe this plan is feasible."
"What's more, most of the merged passes are small passes in the pass. They are not critical and do not affect the overall situation. Our tens of thousands of troops originally attacked in large numbers for defense. Now that the walls are clear and the passes are merged, although there is a certain risk, as long as
The army will be mobilized in time and it will be no problem to guard key places such as Bauhinia and Juyong."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed, and he immediately remembered the original military report and fell into deep thought.
In his previous life, because he was not prepared for Cao Jixiang, he did not recall Chen Mao so quickly.
By the time Chen Mao returned to the capital, the battle to defend Beijing had basically ended.
So it was natural that he had never discussed the border situation with Chen Mao at such a close distance.
Now it seems that ginger is still spicy!
Everyone only paid attention to the fact that in the Battle of Tumu, the Ming army was defeated, the emperor was captured, hundreds of officials suffered, and the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy casualties.
But in fact, it was clearly stated in the military report that was first delivered.
Before the Battle of Tumu, although the army had begun to retreat, in order to break up the rear, generals were sent several times to fight fiercely with Yexian's main force in different places.
In the largest battle, both sides invested more than 30,000 troops each.
You know, Ye Xian's main force totaled less than 100,000.
Although most of these battles ended in defeat, this was different from the one-sided situation caused by the interruption of logistics in the Civil War.
In this kind of head-on battle, with both sides having equal strength, although the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses, it would never be better off.
This is something that he and Yu Qian also ignored in their previous lives!
Even if the logistics can keep up, it will always take time to replenish troops from various tribes.
This is the biggest reason why Ye Xian has not sent troops yet!
Sure enough, recalling Chen Mao was a correct decision.
A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face and he said: "What Chen Hou said is reasonable, and this agreement is final! Regarding border defense, if Chen Hou has any other opinions, you can say it!"