When Zhu Youxiao asked, everyone also focused their attention on the Mongolian. Ahilai said nervously:
"Back to His Majesty the Great Emperor, my tribe is more than four hundred miles away from Chahanhot City and is under the jurisdiction of the Aohan Tribe, right here!"
Ahilai pointed to a dot on the map and said.
Sun Yunhe also explained:
"Your Majesty, this Aohan tribe has ten thousand households."
"Yes, Your Majesty the Great Emperor, this servant's father is the head of the Thousand Households of the Aohan Tribe!"
It seems that what Ah Hai said before coming is true, so there should be no problem. Zhu Youxiao is also a little relieved, depending on the content of the letter.
This tribe is relatively close to Liaodong, and the 400 miles on the grassland is really not very far. It only takes three to five days of riding on horseback. Maybe it can really be used.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the location of Chahanhot City and began to ponder. This location should be around Chifeng City in later generations. It is too far away from the pass. It is impossible for Zhu Youxiao to make an expedition of thousands of miles.
He does not have such conditions at all, and the purpose of this time is not to conquer Monan Mongolia in one battle. This is impossible.
Whether it is timing or strength, they are still far away. They just need to stay in the grassland half-dead.
If you don't even understand the clear purpose of sending troops, then you are fighting blindly. What is the difference between him and Zhu Qizhen?
Zhu Youxiao observed it carefully and found that there was no better location than Xifengkou.
Exiting from Xifengkou is the nearest and best choice. There are several small tribes less than a hundred miles away, so I just want to practice with them first. The various tribes on the grassland were so scattered that even if the news reached Chahanhot, it would have taken several days for Lin Dan Khan to gather his troops and send out troops. There was no need for a decisive battle with his main force.
The reason why the past dynasties were unable to conquer these nomads once and for all is because they are too mobile. If they are defeated, they can just mount their horses and run away to other grasslands with their cattle and sheep.
The key is that you can't catch up, you can only watch helplessly, and they have no fixed residence. They have to change countless places a year, and generally they can't be found at all.
Therefore, in the past, the Han army and the Tang army used cavalry as the main force to conquer them. Only in this way can they be completely defeated. Although the infantry has some cases of defeating the cavalry, it can never change the status of the cavalry.
"Inform the cabinet to come to the Qing Palace!"
After the three assistant ministers of the cabinet arrived, they were confused when looking at this huge sand table.
"Could it be that His Majesty is going to go out to conquer Mongolia?" Wang Xiangqian asked with a puzzled look. He was very familiar with this place on the sand table. Isn't this Xuandabian Town?
Xu Guangqi was also very puzzled. Isn't the biggest enemy now the wild boar skin of Jianzhou? Why is Your Majesty’s target Mongolia?
Moreover, the generals from Jiubian may not be able to defeat the Mongols. Why does Your Majesty have such an idea?
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said lightly:
"That's right, I want to go out and conquer the Chahar tribe myself!"
Everyone was stunned. Unexpectedly, His Majesty's idea was even more outrageous, and he actually wanted to conquer it himself! Xu Guangqi quickly advised:
"Your Majesty, please think twice. The matter of personal expedition is not a trivial matter. Your Majesty does not need to do it!"
"Your Majesty, Chahar's troops are our allies of the Ming Dynasty, and our main enemy now is Jianzhou's wild boar skin!"
Wang Zaijin was also very puzzled. Even if you want to conquer Mongolia, why not change your target? How could anyone catch his own ally and beat him?
"It's good that the big enemy now is Jianzhou, but these Mongolians are also dishonest. Since the Battle of Saarhu, all the ministries have been ready to take action."
"In the past two years, there have been frequent border violations. Although they are small-scale attacks by some small tribes, it has been proved that they have a disobedient heart. In time, they will inevitably invade the border on a large scale."
Wang Xiangqian said again:
"Your Majesty, even though Mongolia is disloyal, it is not appropriate to send troops at this time, let alone your Majesty's own expedition!"
"Master Wang, I am not joking. I have already thought about it carefully when I was the emperor's grandson. I don't expect much results in this battle!"
"But to reestablish the prestige of our country, the Ming Dynasty, and suppress those people with ulterior motives and evil intentions!" Wang Xiangqian did not expect that His Majesty would say so firmly. It seems that it was not a temporary move, so that's okay!
"Even if His Majesty wants to send troops, it cannot be decided in just a few words. The ministers in the court will definitely oppose it!"
"Where and how many soldiers and horses should be mobilized as the main force? Which ministers and generals should lead the troops? How much food, grass and military pay should be raised? Will the army's weapons and armor be complete? How many civilians should be mobilized to provide logistics?"
Wang Xiangqian is worthy of being a famous general in the Nine Borders, and he is very knowledgeable about military affairs. He asked a series of questions casually, and Zhu Youxiao was a little impressed. Based on this alone, Wang Xiangqian was much better than those Qing scholars.
And the reason why he said this was just to give advice in a different way. Your Majesty, no matter how good your idea is, you still have to face these problems. Forget it if you are not prepared.
"Master Wang is worthy of being my loyal minister, but I have already made all the preparations!"
"I intend to use 50,000 Yulin troops, plus the soldiers and horses from Xuanfu and Datong towns, a total of 100,000 troops, to leave Xuanda and attack in two directions!"
"Your Majesty, there are only 80,000 Yulin troops in the capital now. If 50,000 soldiers and horses are sent out, how should the capital's defense be?"
Wang Zaijin also had to be nervous. The original 80,000 troops were a little too low. According to his idea, a garrison of at least 150,000 people would be basically qualified.
Thirty thousand people, if they fail to win the battle out of the border and something happens to the capital, they may not even be able to defend the city, let alone other things.
How could Zhu Youxiao not know about this problem, but there was no way, he had to lead 50,000 troops. As for the defense of the capital, he could only mobilize the other 25 guards to be responsible for the defense.
The emperor's personal soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were more than just the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei was only one of the twenty-six personal soldiers, but they also had the highest status and the highest degree of trust from the emperor.
"I will mobilize the twenty-six guards to cooperate with the Yulin army. The three masters will summon the ministers of the six ministries and nine ministers to talk to each other and go to the palace early tomorrow morning to discuss the military plan!"
If you want to conquer in person, you must first persuade the civil officials with your mouth. Although most of the officials in the court are promoted by Zhu Youxiao, they will also object.
After all, there is a very serious negative teaching material, and no one wants another Tumu Fort Incident.
Wang Xiangqian knew His Majesty's character very well. As long as the matter was decided, it would be useless no matter who objected, so he would not say more.
Xu Guangqi wanted to remonstrate again, but was stopped by Wang Xiangqian. Unfortunately, the three of them had no choice but to return to the check-in room temporarily. Such important matters must be reported to the six departments and nine ministers as soon as possible.
After the three of them left, Zhu Youxiao ordered Chen Ce, Qi Jin and others to draw a new map based on the sand table.
"What happened to the letter?"
"Back to Your Majesty, all the translations have been completed, just waiting for Your Majesty to check!"
"Let Sun Yunhe take the collected Mongols to the Wenhua Palace without being seen by others!"
"yes!"
