Li Miao actually really wants to be Zhang Juzheng. But now he is only the deputy minister of Honglu Temple, the fourth rank. There is still a long way to go before becoming the first assistant of the Great Zheng Dynasty. It is estimated that in twenty or thirty years, I may not be able to sit on it.
Da Zhengchao didn’t know if he could afford to wait. Even if everything goes as expected, it is still a question whether the emperor is willing to be the hands-off shopkeeper. Therefore, Li Miao was sentenced to death long ago in the Zheng Dynasty. No hope at all.
The task of protecting the people of the Zheng Dynasty still depends on themselves. Rely on the Northern Bureau, rely on the Shunfeng Transportation Escort Bureau, and rely on the power of Li Miao's men. This year's grassland Tatars are destined to suffer heavy losses. It's hard to say whether they will dare to come next year.
Li Miao is not worried about any of this. The strength of Li Miao's men is increasing every moment. Time is always on his side. This time the Northern Bureau will only become stronger through the battle with the steppe Tatars. And the steppe Tatars will only become weaker and weaker.
War is so cruel, and the winning side will become stronger. The strong always stay strong. The losing side is severely injured. Even unable to recover. Soon, the grassland Tatars may be under the influence of Li Miao and no longer have the qualifications to be a whetstone.
Li Miao's real opponent is the Jurchen tribe. for quite some time in the future. The Jurchens were the whetstone for Li Miao's power. This year Li Miao occupied the entire Dalian area and took the lead in the war against the Jurchens.
What Li Miao didn't know was that the Jurchens had already been quarreling over the loss of Dalian. The key point is that the Liaodong Bureau also completely blocked the Liaodong sea area. Cut off the Jurchens and material supplies from the south of the Zheng Dynasty.
Over the years, the Jurchens captured craftsmen from the Zheng Dynasty. The handicraft industry has developed rapidly. But the Jurchens still had many supplies, which could only be obtained through the southern region of the Zheng Dynasty.
Not to mention the Jurchens, the Liaodong Bureau is so technologically advanced. There are still many supplies, and we have to rely on the Southern Bureau for supplies. The south of the Great Zheng Dynasty was the economic center of the Great Zheng Dynasty. The development of commerce and trade was due to the development of its handicraft industry.
It's not that the Liaodong Bureau is technically unqualified. The technology of Liaodong Bureau is definitely ahead of the southern region. The key involves the supply of raw materials, skilled craftsmen in handicraft workshops, etc. There are some items that Liaodong Bureau can produce, but the cost is astonishingly high.
The Jurchens probably have similar problems. It was originally cut off from the Liaodong Sea. The Jurchens responded immediately and paid a heavy price for it. The Jurchens lost most of the maritime strength they had finally built up over the years.
You must know that the Jurchens are not accustomed to water. Is it easy to cultivate so much maritime power? It was a good night and I returned to before liberation. Can the Jurchens not be anxious? Even among the Han slaves, not many are familiar with the nature of water. They brought them all from the north.
In other words, if the Jurchens want to restore their original maritime strength, they will have to wait until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. Even if he recovers, he is still no match for the Liaodong Bureau. Therefore, the Jurchens are equivalent to giving up the entire Liaodong Sea. And the deadline is forever.
Unless the entire Dalian area can be recaptured. Jurchen leaders believe that the Dalian area must be recaptured. The Jurchens relied on supplies from the south. Without the material supplies from the southern region of the Zheng Dynasty, the Jurchens were like losing a leg.
Now that the Dalian area has been lost, the maritime power has been severely damaged. The Jurchens are currently unable to compete with the Liaodong Bureau at sea. We can only use ground offensive to capture the Dalian area. According to the Jurchens, it is only a matter of time before this happens.
There is no doubt that the Jurchens are invincible on the ground. It's just that it has lost its maritime transportation capability, and supplies for the attack on the Dalian area must rely on ground transportation. Therefore, it is unrealistic to organize a large-scale ground attack this winter.
The Jurchens suffered a big loss this time, especially their relatives stationed in Dalian. Their relatives died in Dalian, and they urgently needed revenge. When have the Jurchens ever suffered such a loss? Revenge does not last overnight, I wish I could take revenge now.
In the end, those who lost their loved ones were the ones who lost their loved ones, and this group of Jurchens gained the upper hand. People have lost their loved ones, so it's understandable to be a little messy. Therefore, this time they gathered 20,000 troops and went into battle lightly, and they did not bring much supplies.
Twenty thousand troops, including three thousand elite Jurchens. Ten thousand Han slave troops. In addition, 7,000 people accompanied him to transport grain and grass. That is to say, the Jurchens plus the Han slave army have a total of 13,000 capable men and horses.
The 20,000-horse army advanced very quickly, although the Jurchens also mainly ate meat. They did not drive cattle and sheep to the Dalian area like the Tatars on the grassland. Cattle and sheep are slaughtered and pickled in autumn, the most fertile season.
Even some beef and mutton have been made into cooked food and can be enjoyed at any time. When the steppe Tatars invaded, they drove a large number of cattle and sheep with them. It seems to be convenient and fast, and you can also enjoy fresh meat.
But those cattle and sheep went through the cold winter and traveled long distances, which consumed a lot of money. What is consumed is the fat they need most. In addition, cattle and sheep also need to consume food and grass during the journey. Obviously the Jurchens' approach is more reasonable.
The Jurchens have no shortage of horses, and they even use horses to transport supplies. However, due to the poor condition of the roads leading to the Dalian area, they are almost all primitive trails. Some places are covered with shrubs because no one has walked around them all year round.
The journey was far more difficult than they imagined. It took nearly a month to get to the Dalian area. The food and grass they carried were almost exhausted. If it weren't for the support of hatred, they would have given up halfway.
Fortunately, Dalian is in sight. As for whether there will still be a shortage of food and grass? Soon the 20,000 men were blocked by a mausoleum in front of them. Jurchens are not fools. They use their own shortcomings to defeat the strengths of others. They won't do it.
The mausoleum was built using masonry and cement. The outer brick wall is five meters high. The mausoleum is built according to the terrain and is oval in shape. It covers an area of about 200 acres. There are gates around the mausoleum for carriages and horses to enter and exit. It was now closed.
Although the Jurchens had never seen cement, they looked dark and seemed to be very strong. It seems difficult to attack!
The Jurchens immediately sent out detective horses to investigate everywhere. The results reported were much the same. All roads entering the Dalian area are covered by bastions. If you want to enter the Dalian area, you can only capture the Tomb Fort.
Of course there are some rough and treacherous roads. It was difficult for horses to pass. The Jurchens were dumbfounded. After working for a long time, they came to attack the mausoleum. Now the Jurchens are already riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off. Don't attack the mausoleum, there is not much food and grass left.
It is definitely impossible to go back. The best way now is to capture this mausoleum and all problems will be solved. As a result, the Jurchens began to set up camp. Due to food shortages, restrictions on food supply were also relaxed.
The Jurchens began to eat and drink openly, and decided to recharge their batteries and take action in two days.
The Liaodong Bureau has been prepared for a long time and knows that the Jurchen counterattack this year will not be too large in scale. When reports came from Tan Ma, an army of 20,000 Jurchens attacked. The senior officials of Liaodong Bureau were still surprised. The scale is still a bit big.
After all, the road from the Jurchen base to the Dalian area is difficult. Material supply is extremely difficult. The consumption of 20,000 people is not even a little bit. Soon the Liaodong Bureau discovered that these troops had run out of food and grass.
This is great news. Food and grass are the most important thing for the army. Especially in this season, with the ice and snow. Even if you want to survive in the wild, you can't.
As a result, the senior officials of the Liaodong Bureau decided to change their strategy. The original intention was to fight a war of attrition through the mausoleum. Now it has become a matter of dragging these Jurchens to death. Next, the Liaodong Bureau began to mobilize troops and generals to reinforce several mausoleums along the border.
The Liaodong Bureau also used the burned water to irrigate the outer walls of the mausoleum. to stop the Jurchens' offensive. Strive to prevent Jurchens from entering the mausoleum. In other words, they are not even given a chance to fight hard.
As a result, in the next few days, the Jurchens did not even break into the mausoleum. The outer wall and gate of the mausoleum that have been watered. become stronger. And it's extremely slippery. After beating and failing to break it, a few people managed to climb up, but were soon thrown down. Most of them are missing their heads.
As a result, the Jurchens fought in several tombs in succession. The results are much the same. A few days later, the Jurchens were desperate and ran out of food and grass. The morale of the army has long been depleted. They didn't even give him a chance to fight, so there was no way to fight this.
The Liaodong Bureau has a different mood. Wartime observation groups began to be organized, allowing Han slaves who originally hated the Jurchens to their bones and feared them like tigers to observe. By the way, the members of the current observation group are not Han slaves. They are already villagers in the tombs of the Liaodong Bureau.
They have practiced Jeet Kune Do for more than two months, and their martial arts have improved a lot. But there is a deep-seated fear of the Jurchens.
How could the senior officials of the Liaodong Bureau let go of such a good opportunity. There is such an opportunity this time. It happened to be organized to take turns to observe and learn, which made me feel brave. In the future, they will be the mainstay of the Liaodong Bureau.
