In the Ming Dynasty, if Gao Pragmatism was second in how to cooperate with the chieftains and bring out their maximum effectiveness, no one would dare to claim to be first. When he was in Guangxi in the past, he used the power of chieftains to accomplish many great things, so now when he looked at the Wuling Mountains, he also set his sights on the many local chieftain families.
As we all know, chieftains from all over the country almost rule some mountainous areas that are difficult for large armies to penetrate. It is rare for chieftains to own mountains, valleys and plains like Huang Zhiting's family did back then. This has created a situation where almost all chieftains from all over the country are proficient in mountain warfare.
However, the chieftain's soldiers and horses are good at crossing mountains and ridges. Aren't the native people under the chieftain's rule good at crossing mountains and ridges? Obviously he is also good at it, and this is what Gao Pragmatic thinks he can learn from.
Gao pragmatic immediately replied to Liu Wei, and at the same time wrote to the three governors of Sichuan, Guizhou, and Pianyuan, "suggesting" some possible methods to them. [Note: In the Ming Dynasty, Hunan and Hubei were collectively called Huguang, but in addition to the governor of Huguang, there was a governor of Yunyang in western Hubei, and a governor of Pianyuan in western Hunan. The reason was that at this time there were so many troublemakers in Yunyang and so many chieftains in western Hunan that a special governor had to be set up to suppress it. ]
Gao's pragmatic suggestion is actually very simple. It's just that "money can make the world go round" - pay to hire local people along the way to transport military rations. But why does Gao Pragmatic still have to explain such a simple method? The answer may be a bit shocking: the Ming Dynasty has never directly ruled the areas under the jurisdiction of the chieftains, so in the past two hundred years, it has almost never issued any direct orders to the native people under the jurisdiction of the chieftains.
Of course, this tradition cannot be broken casually now, so Gao's pragmatic suggestion is to let the chieftains from various places along the way "contract" the transportation of these military rations. The three governors only need to discuss with the chieftains how much money they can get for how much food they send - —Of course, compensation for failure to complete the contracted tasks must be agreed in advance.
According to Gao Pragmatically, due to the large number of toasts, several toast districts may need to be passed along the way. Therefore, how much food will be consumed through each toast district must be calculated in advance and made acceptable to the toasts.
The imperial court only needs to ensure that the final amount sent to the frontline material storage point is sufficient, that is, the consumption on the way is calculated in advance. As long as the chieftains accept the task and complete it on time and in quantity, the court will ensure a one-time payment of silver without any credit.
As for how the chieftains organize the native people, how much they pay the native people, etc., the court does not ask at all - but the court must send people to accompany them, and during the accompanying process, they must make it clear to the native people that the court has provided enough for this. Everyone is rich.
Why did Gao Pragmatic come up with such an idea? In addition to the native people's ability to climb mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground, the key reason lies in the price difference.
Earlier when he was in Guangxi, Shi Gao pragmatically knew that the treatment of local soldiers was quite poor, especially in terms of "salary". It is almost difficult for them to get a few copper coins, let alone silver. Paying them money is like the ordinary workers in later generations who find out that the salary paid by their boss this month is actually a few big diamonds. The first reaction is probably "Hey, am I dazzled?"
The reason for this phenomenon is that most of the areas under the jurisdiction of the chieftains are relatively closed and the economy is relatively backward. Therefore, the chieftains of Guangxi at that time may have soldiers, food and supplies, but they all had an embarrassment that they had no money.
It is for this reason that when they encounter Gao Pragmatic, a patrolman who is accustomed to opening the way with money, they basically have little resistance. What's more, being pragmatic is not only willing to give money, but also willing to help them make money.
Same situation, same reason. Of course, the toasts in Wuling Mountain were the same as the Guangxi toasts at that time. Although they were usually Tusi emperors, it was a pity that they had no money and it was difficult to buy some luxury goods. Now that the court has given such conditions, why not seize the opportunity to make money quickly?
For chieftains like them, the cost of summoning local people is almost negligible. This "military food delivery contracting system" is equivalent to money falling from the sky. Can you not be overjoyed?
The reason why Gao Pragmatic finally explained that he must send someone to accompany him and publicized that the imperial court had rewarded him with silver for this was that he was afraid that these chieftains would not regard the native people as their servants at all. In the end, the native people were deceived by them and said, "They are all from the imperial court." "order", then this blame is too unfair.
As long as the imperial court sent people to do a good job in propaganda, then the chieftains should not dare to overly exploit the native people. Secondly, even if they still exploited the native people, they would only create a foundation for the imperial court to reform the native people in the future.
After finishing all these things, Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but want to complain. He is obviously still just the Minister of Household Affairs, but his busyness may have surpassed that of the Chief Minister of the Cabinet. No matter what happens, he must be a part of it. From this point of view, the emperor was really getting a big deal by giving him a salary of 72 shi of rice (based on his highest official position, Prince and Grand Master).
Sometimes people really can't put up flags randomly. The day after he complained that he was too busy, more direct trouble came to his door.
Li Rusong's tribe near Yu'erhai, as well as Macheng'en's and Xiao Ruxun's tribe further to the southeast, and a three-pronged army of more than 200,000 people rushed toward and Lanzhen Shatuo. As a result, the three parties did not encounter the Mongols until they met. The main force only found a Mongolian army of about 5,000 people escaping eastward from the gap between the three armies.
As soon as the news came, Gao pragmatic secretly thought something was wrong. While sending people to find Cao Yu, he opened the Kan map and meditated.
In fact, Cao Yu didn't need to be pragmatic and sent people to look for him. He was the second person in Daning City to learn the news. When he got the news, he knew there was a problem, so the people sent to look for him met in a hurry at the gate of the Jinglue Hall. Mr. Cao arrived.
"Entang, I'm afraid something is not right." As soon as Cao Yun came in, he hurriedly saluted and took the initiative to go to a seat slightly behind Gao Pingshi. He bowed slightly and said, "Helan Zhenshatuo's position is already in the big hall." Ning is nearly a thousand miles away to the north, and now the three generals are outflanking them and they are still in vain, so where are the Tumen?"
Gao pragmatically asked in a deep voice: "What is your judgment?"
"The general thinks that there are two possibilities." Cao Yu also looked up at the large map of Mobeikan hanging on the wall and said: "First, the mapmen thought that they had no chance of winning against the main force of our army, so they might as well take advantage of the situation now. It’s already summer, and it’s not very cold in the far north, so we headed northwest to escape to Beliyati.”
Buriyat is not a place name. In fact, it is more like the name of a tribe or an ethnic group. In later generations, it is generally called Buryat. It is also called Buryat in some famous strategic games.
Ethnically, the Buryat people are a close branch of the Erut Mongols, and are generally regarded as part of the Mongols at this time. Their ancestors were originally nomadic in the Transbaikal region, and later developed northward to the area between the Yenisey and Lena rivers, where they mixed with local residents to form the Buryat people.
At this time, the "Briyati" mentioned by Cao Yu refers more to the area where the Buryat people live, that is, the large area along Lake Baikal, which is also the "North Sea" area where Suwu shepherds sheep.
Gao pragmatic pondered and shook his head slightly, and said: "Although Beihai can live people, it can't support Chahar's 60,000 cavalry. What's more, their total population may be 400,000. If they go to Brigadier, our imperial army will stop at this moment." , they can't stand it until the beginning of autumn. If it is delayed until the beginning of winter, I'm afraid the Chahar people will end up with nothing left.
Mr. Cao, if you were Tumen, could you make such a decision? At least if it were me, I would never risk my own life like this. Instead of waiting for winter to freeze to death, I might as well fight to the death to live up to the reputation of my ancestor Genghis Khan. "
Gao pragmatically said this very straightforwardly, and the reason is also very simple. Nabuliyati is seven to eight hundred miles north of Helin. It can be said to be cool in summer, but it gets extremely cold in autumn. When winter comes, the place doesn't look like a habitable place at all. The breath literally turns to ice. I'm so cold that I don't even dare to blow my nose if it's runny, because I might pinch it off.
Tumen did not just take 60,000 cavalry with him when he fled from Chahanhot this time. He also took the entire Chahar tribe with him. Although the Ming Dynasty has never figured out how many people there are in the entire Chahar tribe, it should probably be around 400,000. .
400,000 people. Although everyone has horses to ride on, they own a large number of cattle and sheep. This is not a particularly simple matter to move, and it is impossible for them all to go to a bitter and cold place like the North Sea to wait for death. Therefore, Gao Pragmatism is not Think Tumen will do this.
Cao Yan made this conjecture mainly because Tumen probably believed that it was impossible for the Ming army to wander around the Mobei grassland for more than half a year without withdrawing, so he could delay the time near Beihai and wait for the army to withdraw south before making a comeback - in fact, for For Mongolians, this move has not been played once or twice, and it is normal to play it again.
He explained his thoughts, but all he got was Gao Pragmatic shaking his head again. Gao pragmatically said: "Tumen may think so at first, but Burihatu will not. Burihatu has long known that the court has been preparing for this war for many years, and the supplies and food provided are sufficient. Even if he spends his time in Mobei, Dong, that may not be impossible. In that case, how could he agree to Tumen making such a plan?"
Cao Yu thought so. Buri Hatu had arranged a detailed operation in the capital a few years ago. Even Cao Yu had heard about it. It was said that the Jin Yiwei had captured three or four people, but he always thought that there was no such thing. Catch it.
In other words, Burihatu knew the situation of Ming Dynasty very well. Well, speaking of those detailed works, you don’t even have to be very professional, because the Ming Dynasty had public Di Bao and Tang Bao, and even the private sector now has newspapers such as "Jinghua Times", "Sea Trade Weekly", "Practical Learning News", etc. A lot of information is public. As long as you are willing to collect and summarize it, you can guess almost everything about it.
Since Gao Pragmatic believed that the main force of Tumen would not flee to the North Sea, Cao Yu had no choice but to come up with his second guess. He said: "If they don't go to the northwest and go to Bligati, then the Tumen are likely to kill one Carbine..."
Gao pragmatic learned the news earlier than him, and had already expected it in his heart, but at this time he just asked calmly: "If there is a carbine, where do you think the shot will hit?"
Cao Yu was a little surprised and said bluntly: "Of course I will stab Daning."
"Da Ning... This possibility cannot be completely ruled out, but the headquarters believes that Buri Hatu will not attack Daning Jiancheng." Gao pragmatic turned and left Kanyu Tu, walked to the main seat and picked up a tea cup , gently turned the lid of the cup, stopped his hand and said calmly: "He and I have fought before. It's hard to say anything else, but he should at least know that I am a cautious person and will not let myself stand under a dangerous wall. .”
When he said this, his eyes narrowed and he said solemnly: "The Honbu Hall also has two speculations about Tumen's whereabouts, but they are not Bligati or Daning."
Although Cao Yu was a little disappointed that his judgment was vetoed by Gao Jingshi, at the same time he was truly convinced by Gao Jingshi, so he said respectfully: "I am ashamed of myself, so I would like to ask Situ to show me."
Gao Pingshi sat down, then waved his hand to signal Cao Yun to sit down as well, and then said: "I believe that General Cao, like all the generals, is very interested in Commander Qi's whereabouts... There is no need to keep it a secret now: Commander Qi led the imperial guards to Helin."
Cao Yan said in surprise: "Did you really go to Helin?"
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Cao has also guessed it."
"I guessed it, but I'm not sure. After all, this... is a bit far away, and it's quite dangerous." Cao Yan didn't know if he was a little nervous, rubbed his hands and said, "He Lin is not only the Waikakar The residence of the Kabul Khan Court is of special significance to the Mongols. Although the number of local herders is not as large as that of Tumed, Chahar and even Ordos, they have always been known for their fierceness. If Abadai Saiyin Khan made a desperate move, he might Being able to pull out 40,000 or even 50,000 cavalry is a force that should not be underestimated.”
Gao pragmatic smiled slightly and said, "What if Tumen can also rush to Helin?"
Cao Yu said in astonishment: "Isn't this...impossible? Although it is said that the road from Chahar to Helin is a grassland, in fact, the Mongolian grassland is a plateau terrain, and there have been customary walking methods since ancient times. On this road On the way, didn't Datong Ma Zongrong already occupy the key points of Salixier and Sanguan?
Tumen's troops only had about 60,000 troops, which was only half of Ma Zongrong's troops. In addition, Ma Zongrong occupied key points in advance to defend, and it was even more impossible for Tumen to break through the blockade and reach Helin. "
"Ma Gui's move is an open move. I expect Burihatu to either guess it or detect it." Gao Jingshi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "That's why our headquarters arranged Commander Qi's hidden move again. Let him lead the imperial guards to lurk somewhere around Helin, waiting for Tumen and Burihatu, who think they have passed Huarong Road, to fall into the trap."
Cao Yu was surprised at first, and then he admired it: "The temple of Entang is so high and far away, and the divine plan is so clever that it will be beyond the reach of the generals in the end."
Unexpectedly, Gao Gao was pragmatic, but he waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Don't praise too early... Now it seems that there is at least half a chance that Burihatu has not fallen into the trap."
"Ah, where do we start talking about this?" Cao Yan was stunned when he heard this.
"Let's start with his ability to escape from the cicada's shell." Gao Pingshi tapped the handrail rhythmically with the five fingers of his right hand and said in a deep voice: "You judge that he may want to fight back, and Honbudo also thinks it is very possible, but his destination It is unlikely to be the fortified city of Daning, but traveling westward from this large gap to the north of Daning and south of the Macheng'en Department, the soldiers' front is pointing to the royal court of Tumed - naturalization!"
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