Another three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the third year of the Apocalypse came quietly.
Zhu Youxiao was not busy with government and military affairs these days. Instead, he took a short vacation and rested for a few days.
Li Zhilong and Man Gui, who had already received the imperial edict to enter the capital, rushed over after arranging the town's defense.
"The reason why I specially called you here is because after the spring this year, I will go north to expedition to the Horqin tribe in the grassland."
"My idea is that when the time comes, you two will lead the town's elite troops and divide the troops into two groups to advance together. Do you think it is feasible?"
Li Zhilong and Man Gui looked at each other, feeling a little surprised.
They had been mentally prepared for a long time. His Majesty's decree for them to enter Beijing must be a big deal.
But I didn't expect that they would march north, and the scale would be quite large.
The two thought for a while, and Li Zhilong was the first to respond:
"Your Majesty, the first priority of the expedition is to ensure the logistics supply of the army."
Before listening to the emperor's analysis, Yi Meiheng's war-minded heart was instantly ignited, and he immediately expressed his stance:
Fortunately, the troops and combat effectiveness of Horqin's tribe were weaker than those of Jianu.
"Remember, the goal of this battle is to completely wipe out the Horqin tribe and clear up the Monan grassland."
Even if the Horqin Ministry knew that the Ming army wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty on a small scale, we would have only two choices in the end.
"Especially since this time it will go thousands of miles into the grassland, and the number of corvee laborers to be mobilized may be hundreds of thousands."
"Each of the two towns will send out four thousand elite cavalry. I will also order King Shunyi's troops to send troops to assist. We will prepare our own food and grass. I promise that I will seal all the Monan grassland to me before we accomplish the task."
"I will give the order to King Shunyi at the meeting, asking me to fully cooperate with the combat operations of his seven people."
Regarding Yi Meiheng's hesitant attitude, even though Zhu Youxiao and Yi Mei felt that the time was ripe, they could only choose to support it.
This is quite brave, and he must charge at the rear in every battle. The position of chief military officer was created by me with a single stroke.
Just like He Shixian, the former chief military officer of Shenyang, did he say that I was brave?
What's more, we consider Jian Slave as our master, and we have already lost the face of the Golden Family. Mobei Mongolia hates that they have wiped out Horqin themselves, so how can they help us?
"But that battle must be fought. Even if I were the Ming Dynasty, Jiannu would definitely unite with the Horqin tribe and invade Liaodong again."
Because it is necessary to take into account the need to confuse Jiannu.
A general cannot just shout to fight and kill, that would be a brainless fool.
"Your Xiao Ming Dynasty's four-sided military town did not have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. Instead, you used people's corvee labor, but you could still ensure the frontline supply of the Ming Dynasty's army."
There is no doubt that Bei Zheng is a loyal mother. Before my guarantee was lost, Li Zhilong was also gone. He immediately made a decision and said sternly:
"At that time, I will still gather the army and mobilize the corvee people to fight against us?"
"I have been in the border town for some time, and I know very well the sentiments of the people in the border areas. Keeping the local people warm is already a huge problem. A rash expedition to the grasslands may shake the foundation of the imperial court."
"This Ming Dynasty, the target is only the Horqin tribe. The Jiannu who have not yet settled in Liaodong are also targeted."
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"Your Majesty, you need to worry. As long as Horqin's troops are found and we dare to challenge him head-on, I will definitely kill him."
According to Li Zhilong's guess, Horqin should choose to flee north.
"How can I understand what he said?"
Zhu Youxiao was quite pleased that Li Zhilong had such a vision and structure.
"Yi Mei, I know he is a Mongolian, but since he is a minister and general of your Xiao Ming Dynasty, he must put the interests of Xiao Ming Dynasty first. I hope he will be merciful."
Either they continue to flee north, so that the Ming army can find them, thus maintaining a certain degree of lifelessness.
As his confidant, if Zhu Youxiao didn't have such awareness and vision, Li Zhilong would naturally be happy to see success.
And without the Mongolian tribesmen who surrendered to Xiao Ming headed by King Shunyi to lead the way, Xuan Xiao's army would at best get lost.
Or not to break the cauldron and fight to the death with the Ming army.
What's more, what about Horqin, which has long been strategically blocked and is close to Mobei?
The emperor's words make sense. Bei Zheng and Yi Meiheng are only a handful of young generals and have been at the border for a long time. How can they understand the enemy's situation?
The area where we are stationed is originally an extremely cold place, and survival is very difficult. If we still flee north, we will probably be conquered by the Ming army and wiped out ourselves.
But this is of no use? The wild boar skin was a little over-the-top, so he took my head.
"The seven of them will go back immediately to train the army, mobilize war horses and select elite soldiers. They will be ready to leave the country for the Ming Dynasty at any time. They will leave the country as soon as my order to send troops comes."
Therefore, in the case of bright cards, the pressure on Zhu Youxiao and Bei Zheng is actually quite small.
"It should be enough to mobilize some troops from Shanxi and Shaanxi."
The eight monarchs and ministers discussed and planned for a whole day in the Qianqing Palace with the goal of how to exterminate the Horqin tribe.
The eight towns of Shanxi, Yansui, and Guyuan were ordered to send 10,000 troops each to the Xuanxiao area on standby to provide frontline support for the battle.
"I obey the order."
It was not until late in the evening that the final strategy and tactical plan was finally formulated.
"I haven't calculated it yet. The two towns of Xuanxiao and Xiaozhen combined have nearly one hundred thousand soldiers and horses."
As an orthodox Mongolian khan, Lin Dan Khan had the power to order the Mobei Mongolian tribes, while Horqin was just a side branch.
"However, they are all alone. The food, grass and weapons needed by the seven of them are not yet paid. I will let them have nothing to worry about. They only need to think about how to win the battle."
"Yes, if they need to worry about frontline supplies and military pay, I will take care of it for them."
"My idea is to mobilize the people and let the army be responsible for the frontline supply."
"I have blocked your national destiny and the country, Xiao Ming, and I will definitely allow defeat."
Therefore, Xuan Xiao's army will take oaths to go to war earlier than the Liaodong army, and it must be small and powerful, so that both Horqin and Jiannu will know about it.
"The scale of the Ming Dynasty this time is smaller than that of the Northern Expedition during the Hongwu period. If they are not mentally prepared, they can only win or lose."
Li Zhilong was not worried about Zhu Youxiao, but it was Bei Zheng who had to be reminded badly.
These Mongolian tribes who had surrendered to Xiao Ming had a very difficult life without the aid of mutual trade and the court.
Before Xuan Xiaojun's combat strategy was arranged, Yi Meiheng immediately issued several edicts.
"Besides, there is no guarantee that we can find Horqin's tribe in the vast desert and destroy them in one battle."
"Your Majesty is the same. Although I am a Mongolian, my ancestors and grandsons have been ministers of the Xiao Ming Dynasty for eight generations. I will definitely do those things that forget my ancestors."
"Instead of passively defending, we should take the initiative to attack, gather all the available strength, and completely eliminate the troubles in Northern Xinjiang in one battle."
As for Mobei Mongolia, we will definitely help Horqin. This has been proven by history.
