Zhu Youxiao saw Cao Bianjiao's growth and changes.
I think back then, this young and passionate man was just a brave man who only knew how to shout, fight, and charge into battle.
This is also in line with his original character in history. He is brave in battles and qualified in business, but unfortunately he has no strategic vision and cannot look at the overall situation.
This was also a common problem among generals in the late Ming Dynasty. Even his uncle Cao Wenzhao, known as the best general in the late Ming Dynasty, was also lacking.
Because they are not highly educated, their abilities and talents, in addition to their talents, are all based on their military experience and accumulated experience.
Moreover, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, civil society was used to control military affairs. Even if you had the skills of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing as a general, you would not be able to display them at all.
Zhu Youxiao brought this number one warrior with him because he wanted him to study hard, increase his knowledge, expand his horizons, and train him to become a real general.
Now it seems to be quite effective.
Cao Bianjiao didn't know that the emperor was more satisfied with his performance. After thinking for a while, he said:
"Has your Majesty forgotten those Mongolian tribes?"
Under the grassland, the strength of the people represents, and strength determines the status and resources of the tribe.
We must have lost too few people, and we will only end up being annexed.
Instead, while gathering, we sent envoys to various tribes to persuade them that as long as we were willing to donate cattle, sheep and horses, Xing Qi, the most powerful of the seven northwest towns, would stop fighting and make peace.
Although we still saw the military pay and marching money mentioned in the imperial edict, we gathered the elite of this town at the slowest speed.
"This bad guy, when the time comes, he will come with me. He will follow his uncle, who is not a general of your frontier army, so he can learn our way of running an army."
But we are not tough either. Just like the Tatar Tumut, we wanted to be the lamb to be slaughtered and launched a retreat before the frontier army.
Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but praise:
And I also know that the lives of the soldiers of the Ming Army in the northwest are not less difficult. In order to ensure that we are tired of war or work hard, we must work hard.
And that decree was sent to the northwest by 800 plus Xu Xingye. Cao Bianjiao also knew it in his heart. He only hoped that this matter would go as I expected and that he could successfully raise the military supplies for Xuan Xiaobing's northern expedition.
Unfortunately, thousands of cavalrymen from Yulin Town blocked our way early.
"I paid such a huge price and don't want to see what happened to Li Guang happen in our Ming Dynasty."
"It seems that the books he read in the palace were not in vain. He is so young but does not have such a vision. He will be weaker than his uncle in the future."
The most important thing is that our human losses will definitely be high, and that is absolutely acceptable to us.
"Linlong, does he want to go to this time to suppress the rebellion of the Jiannu slaves?"
While the main force of the Tatar Tumote was still fighting against the Gansu Ming army in the pass, Yulin Town had already attacked overnight and headed straight for our station.
"Of course I want to go. Compared to the boring and interesting study and study in the palace, I still hate the life in the military camp more."
It is a pity that Xing Qi had not made preparations for war. Before learning that there was no Tartar invasion, Gansu Town, which was the first to receive the news, followed the commander-in-chief Yu Xiaoyong and fought again with 80,000 against 20,000. Get small wins.
Cao Bianjiao looked at Zhu Youxiao who was smiling innocently behind him, and laughed a little and said:
A small group of people retreated to the northwest region, thinking they could grab a little bit, and then fled north after the robbery.
A total of more than 8,700 enemies were killed and more than 700 were captured. It can be said that the Tatar Tumote suffered a slight loss of vitality.
Our strength is basically enough to compete with the Ming Dynasty. If we really fight, we will lose even the shelter we are stationed behind.
The generals of the seven towns of Ningxia, Guyuan, Yulin, and Gansu were ordered to immediately assemble the soldiers and horses of the town before receiving the order, and release the news that they would leave the border to sweep the grasslands.
Before Zhu Youxiao left, Xing Qilei immediately finished writing the imperial edict.
But the last one was not willing. He sent soldiers and horses from seven towns to attack, retreated from a few roads, and attacked first, killing the chickens to scare the monkeys.
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The combat effectiveness of the army can't be guaranteed. Xing Qilei is sure that we can win, and we can retreat and attack several Mongolian tribes at the same time.
But the first step is just to release the news, not to actually send troops.
Although we are extremely satisfied with the naked threats and blackmails of the Ming Dynasty emperor, we are also very ignorant of ourselves.
Before the invasion of the Ming Dynasty and a minor defeat, the morale of the Tatar Tumote was high. Unexpectedly, we were defeated by the Yulin Ming army again.
Since then, the Tatar Tumuts had to abandon the southeastern Qinghai region and merge with the Tumut tribes in Hetao, and they have since disappeared in the long river of history.
"I am not talking about King Shunyi, but the Mongolian tribes in the northwest."
After hearing that, Xing Qilei's eyes lit up. That was indeed a bad idea, but the stability was too low.
If the battle is defeated, the impact on the morale of the army will be too small at that time.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. I have been with Your Majesty in the palace for so long. It would be a bad idea for me if I grow and regress a little."
Therefore, with a wave of his hand, he directly took out a million taels of silver from his own treasury.
In addition, the frontier army faced Monan Mongolia and Jiannu this year and suffered a defeat. We hope that they can use their record to intimidate us.
The reason why I can carry out drastic reforms and attack the gentry and small clans now is because I must win every battle, except for the fact that I have no military power.
"No, this battle also requires the troops of King Shunyi. Without their guidance and assistance, it would be difficult for Man Gui and Li Wensheng to find the location of Horqin's tribe, and they might even get lost in the grassland."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
And it is also extremely beneficial to me politically.
The idea proposed by Zhu Youxiao is indeed feasible. I just need to make some slight improvements before it can be implemented.
"Our army will not be able to send troops until three to five months at the earliest. Why don't Your Majesty order the commanders of the seven towns of Ningxia, Gansu, Guyuan, and Yulin to send their elite troops out to plunder our cattle, sheep, and horses?"
One month's military pay was first given according to the roster, and then marching silver was issued in front of our foreheads to stimulate our fighting spirit.
So they had no choice but to flee in panic, and the entire tribe quickly moved north to avoid Xing Qi's revenge.
Xing Qilei touched his forehead and replied with a smile:
After all, the situation in those seven towns is worse than that of the eight towns of Xuanfu, Xiaotong, and Liaodong before the reform.
But last year, Yulin Town's general Wang Chaofu narrowly defeated the invasion of the Tumote tribe and won a small victory in the northwest.
The commander-in-chief of the seven northwest towns did not dare to slack off at all before receiving the emperor's order.
At first, they had no choice but to surrender obediently, and the livestock that Cao Bianjiao asked to surrender were doubled and compensated to the Ming Dynasty.
The Tatar Tumut and Tumut tribes were also in panic all day long before they received the news that the border troops were about to leave the border.
Therefore, there was an extremely tacit understanding. All ministries had to keep their teeth and gather together the cattle, sheep and horses to donate according to the needs of the Ming Dynasty.
It can be seen that even though the Ming army in the northwest has minor problems now, its combat effectiveness is still superior to the Mongolian tribes.
