Li Shuheng frowned and said, "Even so, I always feel it's a pity to miss such a good opportunity. After all, our Tiger Character Banner doesn't have the strength to win Xuanda."
There are four military divisions in the Tiger Banner, as well as a cavalry division, and there is also a supply camp in Lingqiu. The total number of troops and horses, although less than 100,000, is more than the total number of troops and horses in Xuanda.
Of course, this does not include health centers and local inspection departments.
The only soldiers and horses in Xuanda that can really fight are the frontier camps, and the guards are mostly military households who know how to farm, but there are not many soldiers and horses that can fight.
"Actually, even if we occupy Xuanda, it will be difficult to hold on." Liu Heng said, "First of all, in Xuanda, we have to face the counterattack of the imperial army, and we also have to face the various grassland tribes who want to take advantage of the grassland. We don’t have complete control over the Tumut Department either.”
The time that the Tiger Character Banner conquered the Tumut tribe was too short. Many Tumut herdsmen were willing to accept the rule of the Tiger Flag, but there were still some Tumut herdsmen who did not want to be ruled by the Han people.
Li Shuheng said: "Then we can only passively wait for the court to take action?"
"There is nothing wrong with letting the imperial court take the first step. As long as Xuanda is unknown, the imperial court will not use all its power to deal with our tiger-character flag, and all we have to do is defeat the invading army from the imperial court. , let the court understand that our Tiger Flag is not that easy to deal with, and the court will not fight with us to the end, after all, Qingcheng does not belong to the territory of the Ming Dynasty." Liu Heng said with a smile.
He had his own ideas about dealing with the Ming court, but he was by no means a head-on confrontation with the Ming court.
Once the Tiger Character Banner and the Ming court fight to the end, they will either be dragged to death by the Ming Dynasty, or they will take advantage of the slaves and thieves in Liaodong.
Ming Dynasty has reached its twilight years, and many people can see clearly that he only needs to wait and accumulate strength at the same time, and there is no need to be the first person at all.
Li Shuheng frowned and said, "Proprietor, you just couldn't explain what it meant to possess Xuanda?"
"The land in Xuanda is not that important to our Tiger Flag. All along, our Tiger Flag has been smuggling with various grassland ministries through the Xuanda area to earn money. Even if we occupy Xuanda, it will only be We nominally occupy the land of Xuanda, but in fact, for us, we don’t get many benefits, and we also need to bear all kinds of things in Xuanda, including facing the imperial army that may invade at any time." Liu Heng explained road.
Hearing this, Li Shuheng nodded.
Chen Xunping, who was standing next to him, said, "So we won't take action against Xuanda?"
While speaking, he looked disappointed.
Tiger Character Banner's ability to capture Xuanda was a majestic thing in his eyes. It also proved to the world the power of Tiger Character Flag, and Tiger Character Banner also transformed from a business name to a local lord.
"It's not the time yet." Liu Heng said to Chen Xunping with a smile.
In his eyes, the Ming Dynasty was hopeless. Even if he took the Tiger Flag and tried his best to protect the Ming Dynasty, at most it would only allow the Ming Dynasty to survive for a few more days. Other than that, nothing could be changed.
Therefore, he will not help the court maintain the Ming Dynasty. He will only wait for the Ming Dynasty to fall little by little, while Rang Hehuziqi will accumulate strength on the side and try his best to ensure that the inheritance of the Han family will not fall into the hands of barbarians.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were already suffering enough, and they could not carry out inhumane massacres of the Han people just because the barbarians wanted to rule the Han people's country.
Chen Xunping said with a grimace: "I came here happy and came back disappointed. When I came here, I was still thinking that I would finally have a chance to attack Xuanda and let our Tiger Flag be fully exposed to the world. It's a pity."
"Okay, second brother, when we use troops in the future, I will definitely ask you, second brother, to take action." Liu Heng comforted with a smile.
He also knew that since the war between Dafa and the Tumote tribe ended, the troops of the Tiger Banner rarely had the opportunity to fight again. Especially the generals of the various war divisions were looking forward to the opportunity to fight back the Xuande Banner. Go big.
Chen Xunping said: "To attack Xuanda, proprietor, you must let your subordinates and the first battle division take action. If there is an invasion from the imperial court, you must also let your subordinates lead troops to meet the enemy."
"Okay." Liu Heng nodded.
Among the several combat divisions of the Tiger Flag, except for the personal division stationed in Qingcheng, only the First War Division is the most idle. Unlike the Second War Division and the Third War Division, which need to be stationed at the Tiger Flag to build Castle on the grassland.
Therefore, in the event of a major war, the First Combat Division is the team that will be sent to the battlefield with the highest priority.
Li Shuheng said at this time: "Since we can't send troops to attack Xuanda, why don't we expand our troops and horses? With the big plank to raise the land, we will not be short of food and grass. Now there is a natural disaster in Ming Dynasty, so it is for us to expand our troops and horses." good time."
"Yes, we can add a few more combat divisions. There are many people in Bansheng City who have fled to the grasslands from Xuanda. I believe that as long as they have food to eat, many people will be willing to join our Tiger Flag." Chen Xunping said.
Many merchants in the Ming Dynasty came to Qingcheng to do business. After returning, they often promoted Qingcheng to others. This made many people in the Ming Dynasty know that there was no shortage of fields in Banshengdi, but only people who farmed the land.
Among the people who lost their houses and land due to the disaster, some brave people began to move their families to the grassland, hoping to find a way to survive on the grassland.
Liu Heng thought for a while and said: "It's okay to expand the troops. However, I don't plan to expand the combat division. I plan to establish a new branch."
"What type of military?" Chen Xunping asked curiously.
Li Shuheng next to him also looked at Liu Heng.
In his eyes, the Tiger-Character Banner's combat divisions are already powerful enough. Compared with the slaves and thieves Baijia he has seen, they are not weak at all. Of course, this "not weak" refers to the situation of forming an army. If it is a single pair, In a one-on-one matchup, it's hard to say who will win or lose.
Liu Heng said: "Equestrian infantry."
"Equestrian infantry?" Chen Xunping frowned and said, "Cavalry is just cavalry, infantry is just infantry. Why are there still mounted infantry? What kind of soldiers are they called?"
Li Shuheng beside him did not speak, but waited for Liu Heng's explanation.
At this time, I heard Liu Heng say: "Our Tiger Banner has conquered the Tumote tribe. We do not lack war horses. What we lack is cavalry, but an elite cavalry is not so easy to train. It takes more time, but it is different with mounted infantry. When you are marching, you can use your horse to walk, and when you are fighting, you can dismount and fight."
Although he did not want to give the slave thieves a chance to deal with the Ming army because of the tiger-character flag, he saw such a good opportunity to attack the Ming Dynasty and was unwilling to let it go.
"For us, every day we gain more strength, we seem to have a good opportunity to attack the Ming Dynasty. But if we take Xuanda, we will have nothing more than the name of becoming kings on our own. The good thing is, if we don't take action, the victims will just wait for the court to provide relief, and if they don't wait, they will only hate the court," Liu Heng said.
