"Then next, we are very likely to have a larger-scale war with the Rakshasa Kingdom, maybe more than once, until we make it surrender and take the initiative to beg for peace with us!"
At the Privy Council meeting in October of the 16th year of the Apocalypse, Lu Xiangsheng, a colleague of the Privy Council and Secretary of the Ministry of War, echoed what Zhu Xieyuan, the auxiliary minister and a colleague of the Governor's Office, said in the previous article.
Sun Chuanting, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, followed up and said: "And the Rakshasa Kingdom is likely to take the initiative to send troops this time. They will not be willing to give up their fur and wood resources to the Ming Dynasty!"
"But we don't have to wait for them to come from Eastern Siberia. We can continue to take the initiative and go north from Suzhou Wei. We can penetrate directly into the heart of his Rakshasa Kingdom. We may be able to prevent them from raising troops in Beishan in advance, or directly threaten the vicinity of his capital. "
Zhu Xieyuan followed.
"But in this case, the vast territory of Turpan, Oara and the rest of the Tatars outside the Suzhou Guard must be Chineseized as soon as possible and become the territory of our Ming Dynasty. In this way, our army of the Ming Dynasty can directly pass through the Altai Mountains here, along the Along the Irtysh River, and finally across the Ural Mountains, after crossing the Ural River, you can enter this large plain explored by the Jin Yiwei, and enter Moscow, the capital of the Rakshasa Kingdom!"
Sun Chuanting said at this time.
"Then, the military focus will be on the strategy of advancing westward from Suzhou Wei. The first goal is to recapture Hamiwei and Hetao! The ultimate goal is to reach Moscow City!"
Zhu Youxiao said something at this time, and then said to the ministers: "Up to now, the country has lost a lot of territory due to the previous weakening of the country. Fortunately, a lot of territory has been recovered now. Next, the lost territory Everything must be recovered in order to live up to the current prosperous national destiny."
"yes!"
Zhu Xieyuan, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Fu Zonglong, and Zhou Yuji, five ministers who participated in the Privy Council meeting, responded accordingly.
So far.
The strategy of recovering the Hamiwei and Hetao areas and expanding the territory to the west of Suzhouwei began to be implemented through the Privy Council and the Ministry of War.
The first is military recruitment.
This time, Lu Xiangsheng proposed that the Ministry of War directly recruit Chinese Mongolian soldiers and Chinese Sauron soldiers to form a larger cavalry as a cavalry regiment for the westward march.
Because these people were born with superb riding skills, and now after many years of Chineseization, they also have the awareness that fighting for the country is an honorable thing.
The Han armies in Shaanxi, Gyeonggi, and Liaodong mainly recruited Brave Guards and Guards infantry to form infantry and artillery corps.
Zhu Youxiao approved this and ordered the Ministry of War to organize a Western Expedition Army, consisting of infantry, cavalry and artillery, and ordered the Privy Council to determine the time and corresponding plan for the Western Expedition.
The current military system of the Ming Dynasty has been changed to two military institutions: the Privy Council of the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Ministry of War.
Among them, the Privy Council is responsible for the deployment of troops, the selection and removal of military attaches, command, military strategy decisions, and court-martial; the Ministry of War is responsible for recruitment and training, logistics supply, and national defense propaganda and education.
And locally.
Because the guard system has long existed in name only, and Zhu Youxiao abolished the military household registration system and reformed the road guide system, allowing scholars and civilians to freely go out (limited to the country) and settle down, especially now that the commodity economy has further developed and entered the steam age, There are even fewer people in each guard post. Even if there are some, the officers have become de facto landlords, while the soldiers in the guard posts have become yeoman farmers or tenant farmers.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao issued an edict in the fifteenth year of Tianqi to completely abolish the guard system. Shaanxi Dusi was changed to Gansu Chief Secretary, Wei was changed to prefecture, Qianhu garrison was changed to county, and Baihu garrison was changed to township or county. Towns, those with a large population will be promoted to counties, and households will be renumbered.
Because the imperial court acquiesced in the fact that the land of military households that had been annexed by the hereditary officer families over the generations was owned by them, and there were not many military households in existence, and the imperial court already had enough standing troops, there was no major obstacle.
In addition, the soldiers from all over the world, that is, the professional soldiers recruited, were all reorganized into the Ming National Defense Force.
As for the Guards, Brave Guards, and Huben Army, they all belong to the Imperial Army along with Jinyiwei and Xichang. Among them, the Guards and Jinyiwei belong to the Yulin Forbidden Army in the Imperial Army.
The so-called imperial army is the army of the capital. It is not responsible for garrisoning the place, but is only responsible for going out and defending the capital.
The Western Expeditionary Corps currently organized by the Ministry of War also belongs to the Imperial Army and goes out on behalf of the Emperor.
Only after a certain place has been conquered will the Privy Council recruit the National Defense Forces to defend the place.
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"The soldiers and horses must go ahead with food and fodder before they move. The Ministry of War believes that since the Western Expedition Corps formed this time has a size of 120,000, the logistics supply that needs to be provided is not an easy task and must be dispatched by experienced ministers. And this No one other than the current Governor of Momeng, Wang Zaijin, can take up the post."
Lu Xiangsheng said this to Zhu Youxiao at the court meeting about the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao said: "As far as I know, he has never advocated external expansion, but what is helpless is that the imperial court has to use him every time it marches abroad, and he has also won military honors because of it. I hope he can get used to this. He is living a life that is not what he wanted but is getting richer because of it. He is transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu to take charge of this matter!"
"According to the order!"
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
Then, Zhu Xieyuan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the position of commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition has not yet been decided. In addition, Tingtui will lead the expedition this time, including Sun Chuanting, Zhou Yuji, and Qin Keqing. I also ask for the Holy Judgment."
"Sun Aiqing needs to stay in Beijing to coordinate and train the underachievers. Qin Aiqing is old and is not suitable for an expedition to the northwest. What's more, in the future, he will have to rely on her to change his native land and return to the southwest. Zhou Yuji has also experienced it over the years, and is now in his prime, suitable for the expedition for the country. , cast the seal of General Dingxi, and ordered him to be appointed General Dingxi. In the past, the country sent generals to go on expeditions with the rank of general, which was not enough to demonstrate the country's prestige. In the future, they were all changed to generals, and the left and right governors of the Five Army Commandery Mansion served as temporary concurrent posts. "
Zhu Youxiao ordered.
"According to the order! There are also chief instructors accompanying the army. Tingtui includes Fu Zonglong, Zhang Tongchang, Huang Degong, Wang Qiaonian, and Yang Wenyue."
Zhu Xieyuan replied.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Lu Xiangsheng: "It is better to let Lu Aiqing take the post personally, otherwise, no one except Sun Chuanting can control this General Zhou. In addition, the complexity of using troops in the northwest lies in the complex ethnic groups and different religious beliefs. , there must be those who dare to be cruel, and there must be those who know how to exercise restraint."
"I accept your order."
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
Next, the Privy Council officially determined that the Ming Dynasty would launch its Western Expedition in March of the 17th year of the Apocalypse. The commanders would be Zhou Yuji and Lu Xiangsheng. They would lead 120,000 troops. Using the Great Wall as the line, they would divide the northern and southern legions. After joining forces in Hetao, they would then Together they advance towards the Suzhou Guard and the Hami Guard. The southern legion consists of Han infantry and artillery, and the northern legion consists of Chinese cavalry.
At this time, there were still some small Mongolian tribes settling in the Hetao area. Naturally, they were no match for the Ming Dynasty's Western Expeditionary Corps.
Therefore, when they knew that a large-scale Ming army had appeared, their leader was panicked and hurriedly led the tribe to move westward.
Outside the Great Wall along the way from Hetao to Suzhouwei, there are many Mongolian tribes that have not yet been willing to become Chinese. These tribes have all begun to migrate westward on a large scale due to the Western Expedition of the Ming Dynasty.
The Chahar tribe that had already migrated to the Juhai area also had to start migrating. The leader of the tribe, Lin Danhan, was very depressed because of this: "Damn the Ming Emperor, this Khan can't be driven to the ends of the earth!"
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