Can Burihatu see through this strategy? The answer is yes.
Burihatu has done sufficient research on the highly pragmatic style of military use in recent years. Except for the time when he swept Ping'an South, Burihatu really couldn't get detailed information. He could only get half of the information from the battle report submitted by Gao Yingshi to the imperial court and the imperial report issued by the imperial court. Burihatu has studied the three wars many times.
Burihatu even confidently believes that he is the person who knows the most about the high-pragmatic combat style.
In Burihatu's view, although his highly pragmatic command of operations may sometimes seem bold to others, for example, he would use weak infantry to attack superior cavalry head-on, he was not taking risks per se, but he clearly understood these new techniques and mastered them. Infantry using tactics and new weapons can do this.
Correspondingly, Xin Ai, Chaohua, and Boshu Ketu can only know themselves but not the enemy. They have no idea or understanding of the changes that their enemies have undergone, and they still think that the cavalry is the enemy. When facing a desperate situation, rushing into battle regardless of casualties is enough to defeat any infantry who dares to block it.
This is the key to victory in the three battles of Monan, Liaonan and Northwest China due to the high pragmatism of "controlling cavalry with footwork".
In addition to this seemingly magical "foot to control cavalry", the highly pragmatic combat style has become very common, and its troop deployment can even be called conservative.
Of course, although Gao pragmatism's formation does not appear to be genius, Burihatu still discovered two other advantages of Gao pragmatism.
One is that he is extremely accurate in predicting the enemy and can always determine the opponent's intentions and then take advantage of them. Sometimes he even deliberately sets traps, allowing his enemies to slip into the trap along the lines he wants and leave them at his mercy.
The second is that his use of arms and weapons is never limited to routine. For example, the navy was rarely used in northern battles in the past, but in the battle of southern Liaoning, Gao pragmatism chose to use the "naval force". In fact, most of the failure of speculation was due to the lack of understanding of the navy and the lack of resistance.
For another example, Gao's pragmatic use of artillery was different from that of any Ming army general in the past. He rarely dispersed the use of artillery and would never equip a unit with only a few hundred people with artillery. The artillery in the highly pragmatic army has always been intensively used, and every time it is fired, it is earth-shattering and invincible.
Under this approach, although the Ming army did not have artillery on all fronts like in the past, the pressure on the enemy in front of them increased exponentially, making it impossible to block it with flesh and blood. Often after an artillery bombardment, the enemy army is either severely damaged or collapsed, and is no longer able to resist the subsequent infantry assault.
Burihatu already knows himself and his enemy, but this does not mean that he can crack it easily, let alone win every battle.
When the Mongols were conquering the world, after their opponents suffered one, two, and three losses, didn't they still know themselves and the enemy? Of course it counts.
So have they turned the tables? Apparently not.
They were still beaten by the Mongols. Except for the Southern Song Dynasty, which relied on strong city defenses for so many years, the other enemies were almost defeated all the way to the end of the country in front of the Mongols.
When a certain military tactical advantage is so great that the other party cannot find suitable means to deal with it, "invincible" appears.
To cope with this absolute "invincibility" at the tactical level, in most cases we can only rely on strategic coverage or national strength.
The Southern Song Dynasty resisted Mongolia for many years, which is a typical example of national strength. Although it failed in the end, its failure was not actually the failure of this strategy, but the combination of various internal and external factors that prevented the strategy from continuing smoothly. As the implementation continued, there were also some unexpected factors that accelerated the collapse.
However, the confrontation of national power has always been between the Central Plains and the nomads, and it can never be between the nomads and the Central Plains. The total population of the tribes under Tumen is far less than that of Liaodong, which is "vast and sparsely populated". What kind of national power can it use to compete with the Ming Dynasty? Don't even think about it.
Therefore, Burihatu can only think of ideas from a strategic level.
In terms of grand strategy, Burihatu has already thought of ways, such as starting the Northwest Rebellion, mobilizing the main force of the Ming Army to counter the rebellion, and delaying the Ming Army's preparations for the decisive battle. This is one of the grand strategies.
But now, the war situation in Liaodong has reached this point, and Burihatu has to make a smaller strategy so that Mongolia will not continue to suffer the same consequences as the previous three battles in the "high pragmatic style" war. A big loss.
What is Liaodong’s grand strategy? It's a fight for trade routes.
Whether it is for the Ming Dynasty or the Mongolian left wing, the reason why they come to Yehe to fight this battle is ultimately for the Beiguan trade route.
As for Ye He... Although he is a powerful Jurchen tribe, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty or Mongolia, he is just a common man who is guilty of the crime. Its strength lies in its control of the Beiguan trade route, and it was also because of this attack. If we look further forward, Gao Pingshi killed Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni for the sake of the Beiguan trade route. He used thunderous means to warn Ye He not to make mistakes - in layman's terms, "Be honest with me".
Gao's pragmatic move actually embodies Ming's attitude towards the Beiguan trade route: Ye He can master this trade route, but you must have a code of conduct, which is to listen to Ming's words honestly. Once you start to behave disobediently, I'm sorry, the fate of Qing Jia Ni and Yang Ji Ni will be a lesson for you.
The Ming Dynasty is the center of the entire "commerce" and can also be regarded as the end point, so it does not need to control this trade route by itself, as long as it has an obedient younger brother to control it. After Daming ate the meat, he didn't mind giving his younger brother a sip of soup.
Mongolia and DaMing are obviously different. No one cares about the trade between the Jurchens and Mongolia, and they can do whatever they want. Therefore, Mongolia's attack on Yehe is obviously not a trade dispute.
Mongolia came to capture Ye He for two main purposes: first, to try to replace Ye He, control Beiguan trade, and then replenish Chahar's blood; second, to "move one hair and affect the whole body", by sending troops to Ye He, The situation around Liaodong was disrupted and attracted the attention of the Ming court. It would be best for the Ming court to invest heavily in the Jurchen tribes around Liaodong, both financial and military, so as to continue to delay the Ming Dynasty's preparations for war against Chahar.
The first item is the most impossible to achieve in the eyes of ordinary people, because according to the custom of the Ming Dynasty, you can do business with anyone, but you cannot do business with Chahar, the "Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty".
But Burihatu knew that there was something fishy about it. For example, the Ming Dynasty was not willing to do business with Chahar before, but they could do business with various tribes around Chahar. These tribes turned around and traded with Chahar. The Ming Dynasty did not care about trade anymore. In other words, anyone can act as a second-tier dealer between the Ming Dynasty and the "Dayuan Dynasty".
This is a very interesting approach, and it reflects one of the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty: I only need to "live in China" to "govern all nations" naturally, and I will be too lazy to care after leaving the Ming Dynasty.
In the eyes of Ming Dynasty, Ye He belonged to the half-Ming realm, so Ming Dynasty ignored him. But Burihatu believes that as long as Ye He is no longer Ye He, for example, he becomes Chahar, Ming Dynasty will definitely take care of it at the beginning. However, once it is found that it is too difficult to help Ye He "restore the country", especially if it costs too much. When the time comes, Ming will most likely choose to acquiesce to the situation in front of him.
This situation, of course, is Chahar annexing Yehe. So what then?
Ye He's Beiguan trade route was so important that the Ming Dynasty also needed it. Moreover, it is not only needed by the imperial court, but also by the generals of Liaodong! Without the Beiguan trade route, what would Liaodong generals have to eat? The royal court’s salary? That’s just enough for food and clothing!
Therefore, the generals of Liaodong will definitely find ways to continue to open up this trade route. First, they will find a way from the court. This is also the main purpose of Burihatu, which is to win the "tribute city". .
But this may not be that easy, so another channel must be used, that is, maintaining trade through the private market - Li Chengliang must agree. Even if the imperial court knew about it, it would probably not make it public, because the imperial court also had an irreplaceable demand for the products traded in Beiguan.
In this way, Burihatu's plan was considered a success.
At the same time, whether this plan is successful or not, it will not affect his second purpose, which is to attract the attention of the Ming court and pour strength into the surrounding areas of Liaodong, especially the Jurchen tribes.
Ye He is currently the most powerful Jurchen chieftain, and his real strength must exceed that of the nominal "Lord of Manchuria" Hada. Therefore, once Ye He suffers a devastating blow, it does not even have to be "destructive", as long as it is a serious blow. , will lead to an imbalance in the strength of the Jurchen tribes.
At that time, Hada would remember that Ye He had poached many people from him, and Nurhachi would remember that the feud between him and Ye He for killing his father was always a hidden danger, and even Huifa, Wula and other tribes might have coveted enemies. heart of. What's more, if Hada goes north, it's hard to say whether Nurhachi will sneak attack on Hada.
All in all, Liaodong is likely to become a pot of porridge.
Under this situation, Ming Dynasty was in an awkward situation where the trees wanted to be quiet but the wind was not stopping. The Ming Dynasty definitely hoped that the Jurchen tribes would be as peaceful as possible. At least before it had a showdown with Chahar, the Jurchen tribes must not be in chaos.
However, Ye He's loss will inevitably lead to Jurchen chaos. At this moment, Ming cannot stand still. He must show up as a heavenly country and ask the ministries not to use force easily, or simply redistribute interests.
But no matter what Daming did, he had to show his strength to sweep the entire Jurchens, only then could he frighten them. In this way, Ming Dynasty could only be forced to devote its power to Liaodong, and Chahar could naturally take the opportunity to recuperate and pursue his future career.
These are Burihatu's strategic concepts in Liaodong, and now facing the Ming army that has pressed forward, his tactics must be unified under these strategies.
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(The following anti-theft repeats 1,000 words, will be updated in half an hour, and will be given 500 words as a gift)
The first item is the most impossible to achieve in the eyes of ordinary people, because according to the custom of the Ming Dynasty, you can do business with anyone, but you cannot do business with Chahar, the "Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty".
But Burihatu knew that there was something fishy about it. For example, the Ming Dynasty was not willing to do business with Chahar before, but they could do business with various tribes around Chahar. These tribes turned around and traded with Chahar. The Ming Dynasty did not care about trade anymore. In other words, anyone can act as a second-tier dealer between the Ming Dynasty and the "Dayuan Dynasty".
This is a very interesting approach, and it reflects one of the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty: I only need to "live in China" to "govern all nations" naturally, and I will be too lazy to care after leaving the Ming Dynasty.
In the eyes of Ming Dynasty, Ye He belonged to the half-Ming realm, so Ming Dynasty ignored him. But Burihatu believes that as long as Ye He is no longer Ye He, for example, he becomes Chahar, Ming Dynasty will definitely take care of it at the beginning. However, once it is found that it is too difficult to help Ye He "restore the country", especially if it costs too much. When the time comes, Ming will most likely choose to acquiesce to the situation in front of him.
This situation, of course, is Chahar annexing Yehe. So what then?
Ye He's Beiguan trade route was so important that the Ming Dynasty also needed it. Moreover, it is not only needed by the imperial court, but also by the generals of Liaodong! Without the Beiguan trade route, what would Liaodong generals have to eat? The royal court’s salary? That’s just enough for food and clothing!
Therefore, the generals of Liaodong will definitely find ways to continue to open up this trade route. First, they will find a way from the court. This is also the main purpose of Burihatu, which is to win the "tribute city". .
But this may not be that easy, so another channel must be used, that is, maintaining trade through the private market - Li Chengliang must agree. Even if the imperial court knew about it, it would probably not make it public, because the imperial court also had an irreplaceable demand for the products traded in Beiguan.
In this way, Burihatu's plan was considered a success.
At the same time, whether this plan is successful or not, it will not affect his second purpose, which is to attract the attention of the Ming court and pour strength into the surrounding areas of Liaodong, especially the Jurchen tribes.
Ye He is currently the most powerful Jurchen chieftain, and his real strength must exceed that of the nominal "Lord of Manchuria" Hada. Therefore, once Ye He suffers a devastating blow, it does not even have to be "destructive", as long as it is a serious blow. , will lead to an imbalance in the strength of the Jurchen tribes.
At that time, Hada would remember that Ye He had poached many people from him, and Nurhaci would remember that the feud between him and Ye He for killing his father was always a hidden danger, and even Huifa, Wula and other tribes might have coveted enemies. heart of. What's more, if Hada goes north, it's hard to say whether Nurhaci will sneak attack on Hada.
All in all, Liaodong is likely to become a pot of porridge.
Under this situation, Ming Dynasty was in an awkward situation where the trees wanted to be quiet but the wind was not stopping. The Ming Dynasty definitely hoped that the Jurchen tribes would be as peaceful as possible. At least before it had a showdown with Chahar, the Jurchen tribes must not be in chaos.
However, Ye He's loss will inevitably lead to the Jurchen chaos. At this moment, Ming cannot stand still. He must take the posture of a celestial kingdom and ask the ministries not to use force easily, or simply redistribute interests.
But no matter what Daming did, he had to show his strength to sweep through the entire Jurchens, only then could he frighten them. In this way, Ming Dynasty could only be forced to pour its strength into Liaodong, and Chahar could naturally take the opportunity to recuperate and pursue his future career.
These are Burihatu's strategic concepts in Liaodong, and now facing the Ming army that has pressed forward, his tactics must be unified under these strategies.
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