On the first day of February in the third year of Chongzhen, Xi'an City, Beiguan Anyuan Gate.
Today is another good day for Zhu Youjian to go on a personal expedition!
It was really hard for him to be the emperor. He was obviously a reincarnated emperor, but he behaved like an emperor who wanted to conquer the world. Since taking the throne, he has spent most of his time on conquests here and there... and has personally gone into battle to kill enemies several times.
But this time, he had to go to war again. Leading the two regiments of the horse army in front of the tent and the three regiments of the left division of the infantry in front of the tent, plus 12 "black cannons" and the outer camp of the guard regiment, a total of more than 16,000 people, went north to Tumut. Sichuan went to support Princess Wuliangha and Su Taifujin.
"Long live Lord, the situation in Tumut River is a bit critical now. You can only bring so many people to the north... It will be difficult to win quickly! The old minister suggested that your majesty take the defensive first when you arrive at Guihua City, and then use the strong wall to clear the country. method and Hauge's consumption. Although Hauge's troops were supported by three Hanban camps, these three Hanban camps could not support Hauge's army for long. Once Hauge's army ran out of food, it would naturally So we retreated.”
The person speaking to Zhu Youjian outside Anyuan Gate, who was about to go on an expedition, was Yang Hao, the general counselor of the Zhangqian Army.
This time he will be based in Xi'an and, together with Bi Ziyan, will guard this "new" stronghold for Zhu Youjian.
To be honest, he didn't really agree with Zhu Youjian's personal expedition, and he was a little worried.
Because Zhu Youjian's old base, that is, the original 10,000 cavalry in front of the tent, has now been dismantled to pieces. Some are staying in Daning, some are guarding Xuanfu, and some are guarding Nanhaizi outside Beijing. Only a few The smaller part is now following Zhu Youjian - most of the two regiments of cavalry following Zhu Youjian are newly recruited knights in Shaanxi and cannot be compared with the old knights.
As for the infantry... Yang Hao really didn't think those phalanxes could defeat the Eight Banners cavalry of the slave thieves. The only thing that made him feel at ease was the 12 "black cannons".
But after all, there are only 12 "black cannons"! Can you kill Haug?
So after much thought, he still felt that he would spend military rations with slave thieves.
Zhu Youjian smiled and said: "General Counselor, don't worry, I will come back as soon as I go! It is February now... I will be back in July or August at the end. Although I only brought 16,000 people, but Wu Liangha The eldest princess still has 10,000 elite cavalry on hand, which makes a total of 26,000 troops, which is definitely enough."
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian wanted to take the route of a quick battle and fight to the death with the Houjin-Mongolian coalition forces commanded by Hauge!
The ministers who bid farewell to Zhu Youjian here at Anyuanmen today are a little worried... This little emperor will not be defeated by the slave thieves in the Tumote River, right? The slave thieves joined forces with Lin Dan Batur's eldest wife and brothers, and their strength exceeded 26,000 people!
Moreover, this Northern Expedition seems a bit redundant and not the right time!
This battle, in the eyes of others, is indeed a bit militaristic... Shaanxi is already like this, how can it still be so militaristic?
And...what good stuff is there in Tumutechuan? Northern Shaanxi is arid, and the Tumet River also doesn't get much rain. Even if it is defeated, there will not be much oil and water, so the gain is really not worth the loss!
But Zhu Youjian knew that this battle must be fought!
Only by completely controlling the Tumut River and the Mongolian Chahan tribe can Zhu Youjian complete the first phase of the eastward transfer of Shaanxi troops... And with the nomadic tribe of Chahan tribe, Zhu Youjian can Use a relatively low cost to launch war against the Tumut tribe in Qinghai and the Yeerqiang Khanate in the Western Regions!
Only when these two towns are settled can the three towns of Gansu, Lintao, and Guyuan further "reduce staff and save expenditures." After all the five towns of Yulin, Ningxia, Gansu, Lintao, and Guyuan "reduce staff and save expenditures," can the Ming Dynasty give Shaanxi People are exempted from food and tax.
Reducing staff and cutting expenditures and exempting food and taxes were just two important policies adopted by Zhu Youjian to save the Ming Dynasty.
With these two policies alone, it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to survive the severe drought from the 10th to the 17th years of Chongzhen... To survive a severe drought of this level, Zhu Youjian had to do everything possible to increase food. To increase production, we must open up a low-cost road to transport grain from the south to the north!
This will inevitably require a fight...
If the northwest is unstable and Yanshan is attacked by slaves and bandits, Zhu Youjian will not be able to deal with the troublesome problems of southeast and water and sea transportation.
The purpose of Zhu Youjian's expedition to the Tumote River this time was not only to stabilize the northwest, but also to consolidate the Ming Dynasty's advantage in Yanshan... The reason why Tumote River and Yanshan are mentioned together is Because the two sites are not far apart. The distance from Zhangjiakou to Guihua City is only 500 miles. And from the thousand-mile pine forest to Guihua City, it is 1,000 miles.
For the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty, which had a large number of cavalry, Tumetchuan and Yanshan could be regarded as a battlefield.
But now the situation of the battle between the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty is different from that in the previous life. The Western Liaoning Corridor and the Liaodong Peninsula are not the focus - in fact, the Western Liao Corridor and the "sea defense line" cannot stop the Hou Jin army taking the land route!
As for Mao Wenlong's diversionary effect, it is actually not that big. Unless Kim Sil launches a large-scale invasion of North Korea, Mao Wenlong's diversionary effect will become very great. This is the so-called Mao Wenlong, North Korea is here!
Otherwise, with Mao Wenlong's little strength, if he really reaches Liaoyang and Shenyang in the hinterland of Houjin, he will encounter the powerful Eight Banners army of slave thieves, and he will definitely suffer heavy losses!
If Mao Wenlong did not go to the hinterland of Houjin and only moved in the no-man's land by the sea, the effect he could have would be relatively limited.
Of course, Mao Wenlong's troops stationed in Jinzhou and Pidao can still control some of the post-Jin army... Even if he controls eight thousand soldiers, he can still afford the military pay.
And Yanshan, a territory that was abandoned by Chongzhen in his previous life (the Ming army abandoned most of Yanshan and only guarded the bit of territory within the Great Wall), has now become a must-win between the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty!
If Dajin cannot win over Yanshan, it will be slowly strangled by Ming Dynasty!
And if the Ming Dynasty loses Yanshan, it will be stabbed by Hou Jin with knives and bled! No matter how big you are, no matter how much blood you have, sooner or later you will bleed out and die.
Now the Ming Dynasty has obvious advantages in Yanshan. It has opened up two major military towns, Yanshan and Daning, and built a lot of cities and forts. If Hou Jin wants to attack head-on, he will definitely suffer heavy losses...Huang Taiji can't afford to die!
But Huang Taiji shows no signs of giving up Yanshan now... If he really gives up Yanshan, he should turn to attack North Korea.
But Zhu Youjian did not get this news. Instead, he got the news that Hauge came out of the pine forest thousands of miles away and conquered the three major Han tribes, including the Sunit tribe, the Keshiketeng tribe, and the Alakzhuote tribe.
If we add the Aohan and Naiman tribes that were previously conquered by Hou Jin, five of the so-called eight camps of Chao Han have already surrendered to Hou Jin's side.
Among the remaining three camps of the Tuhan tribe, the Ujimqin tribe had long gone to the Kullen River area to station herders because of disagreements with Lindan Batur, and broke away from the leadership of the Tuhan headquarters.
The Haqite tribe and the Wanhu Orduo of Ahe Tumen, Wanhu Orduo of Gaoer Tuman, and Wanhu Ordu of Alacchut in the Han headquarters all supported the Tutai Ji and Doluo. Dafu Jinnangnang - Doluo Dafujin hopes that Qutu Taiji will inherit the throne of Khan and herself. He also roped in Siqintu Fujin, a member of the Gol Tuman Ten Thousand Households Orduo, and also obtained Ah, Wuyuna Fujin's old subordinate. The support of thousands of households in Lakchuote was Orduo. They were supported by the Haoqite tribe, the strongest among the eight battalions of the Han Dynasty. They had 10,000 or 20,000 cavalry, which was quite powerful.
In addition, Gututaiji and Doluo Dafu Jinnangnang were driven out of the Tumote River by Princess Wuliangha's cavalry and ran to the Xiaoyang River north of Yinshan Mountain, so they sent people there in anger. After contacting Jin, the two sides seemed to have formed an alliance.
Now only the Dorote tribe, which was severely damaged by Huang Taiji many times, and the Hanatumen Wanhu Orduo and Doutumen Wanhu Orduo, the two great Khans of the Han tribe, Orduo, are in Sutai Dafujin. Under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty, he chose to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty and continue to fight against the Hou Jin Dynasty. They don't seem to have many troops, but they control the prosperous Guihua City and Tumed River, and they have the support of the Ming Dynasty, so they are still very capable!
