"I will definitely raise troops, but I don't know if they will attack!"
Chongzhen's words made everyone confused again.
Why raise troops but not attack? If tens of thousands of cavalry move, it will consume endless food and grass. Is it too much money to burn?
Mangui thought for a moment and said softly: "Your Majesty, is it because of Chahar Lindan Khan?"
"Last year, Huang Taiji united with the Liao and Mongolian tribes to severely defeat Lin Dan Khan's Chahar coalition. Lin Dan Khan was forced to move west. You all know this!"
Seeing everyone nodding, Chongzhen continued: "Now Jiannu continues to unite the tribes in Mobei, and continues to attack Chahar Lindan Khan.
Facing Jiannu, Lin Danhan could only continue to the west, but to the west were the two major tribes of Yongshebu and Tumut.
Lin Dan Khan abandoned his original grazing land and was short of food and clothing. However, in order to preserve his strength, he could only attack the tribes along the way to obtain supplies.
With Lin Danhan's strength, there is no one from the tribes along the way who can fight him.
Once Jian Nu continues to pursue Lin Dan Khan, Lin Dan Khan will have no choice but to continue marching westward. I estimate that it will only take a month or two.
Tumut has only two choices, either to march westward to Ordos, or to fight against Lin Dan Khan with his entire family, but neither of them has the energy to take action against us. "
Chongzhen also sighed after finishing speaking.
Many tribes in Mongolia fight fiercely and bravely. Today this tribe is still there, but tomorrow it may not be there, and it will be a mess.
"Your Majesty, if Tumut retreats and Chahar occupies Guihua City, will he use troops against us?"
Just as everyone was digesting the analysis problem Chongzhen said, a voice broke the silence in the lobby.
Everyone looked up and found that it was Du Yinxi.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Du Yinxi said calmly: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, Chahar Lindan Khan has always regarded himself as the royal family of the Golden Family.
In recent years, the Mongolian tribes have seemed to be divided, but Lin Dan Khan is still respected as the common master by most tribes.
In a sense, Tumut is Chahar's subordinate, so will Chahar use Tumut's annual gift to cause trouble?
Moreover, Chahar is in urgent need of supplies. This one million two-year-old gift is not a small sum.
If you get them, they will regain their strength, maybe they can compete with the Jiannu, and return to the pastureland again.
So, if we don't give it, will Chahar use troops to force us to give it, or even break through the border and enter the Ming Dynasty to plunder? "
Everyone was shocked, and their expressions changed suddenly. If this was really the case, then it would be really special to reject the wolf through the front door and the tiger through the back door.
Although Ming Dynasty and Chahar are allies, and Lin Dan Khan formulated the strategy of uniting Ming Dynasty to fight against Jin Dynasty in the past few years, there are no permanent allies.
He can no longer protect himself, so he can only attack his allies to protect himself.
Chongzhen was also secretly shocked. He saw Du Yinxi's eyes filled with wonder. He was worthy of being the last strategic master in the late Ming Dynasty. His guess was so accurate.
"Tell me, assuming your guess is correct, where will Lin Dan Khan attack the Ming Dynasty?"
Du Yinxi looked at the map on the side and pondered for a while: "It should be Datong. There are three reasons.
First, there is the issue of distance. The nearest state capital to Guihua City is Datong, which is only more than 400 miles away, and many ministries border the Ming Dynasty, making it easy to send troops;
Secondly, Datong has been negotiating peace for a long time, and its armaments are slack and its combat power is much weaker. As long as a gap is opened in the defense line, we can advance, attack, retreat or defend.
Third, the military towns surrounding Datong, Xuanfu and Taiyuan (Shanxi Town) are nearly 500 miles away from Datong.
Even if they want to rescue a large army, it will take seven or eight days, which is enough for them to loot.
The cavalry and a small team went to support them. Facing tens of thousands of cavalry would mean death. "
The look of approval in Chongzhen's eyes became even brighter, and Man Gui, Qin Liangyu and others also nodded, consistent with their own analysis.
The image of this new martial arts scholar who abandoned literature and embraced martial arts was greatly changed.
Historically, in March and April of the first year of Chongzhen, Lin Dan Khan led his troops to violently beat the Tumote tribe and occupied all of Tumute's royal city and Guihua City.
In this case, Tumut could only advance westward, and it was out of the question to use troops against the Ming Dynasty.
Although there is no threat from Tumote, Chahar, who has annexed various tribes, is more powerful than Tumote.
Moreover, in June of the first year of Chongzhen, they broke through the border and entered Datong to plunder, resulting in tens of thousands of military and civilian casualties, which was consistent with Du Yinxi's guess.
What's even more annoying is that before February of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Lin Danhan, who was entrenched in Guihua City, repeatedly invaded the border. Datong and Xuanfu have simply become their back garden, and they can come and go as they please.
"I'm a little tired and want to take a rest. You guys go outside and do some deductions to see where Lin Dan Khan will attack from. I know what strategy I should use to maximize the benefits. Let me know when you have the results!"
Everyone stood up and bowed before exiting the hall. Chongzhen stood alone in front of the map, his eyes flashing.
The reason why he used many excuses to kill Tumote's envoy was that he was sure that Tumote would not dare to fight and killed the envoy to boost his morale.
On the one hand, it is to weaken Tumut's strength. Wise men are what Mongolia lacks most.
The third is to intimidate, when the fake is true, the truth is also false, giving Tumut a momentum that as long as they dare to send troops, Ming Dynasty will dare to accompany them to the end.
Otherwise, if the mission returns, they will only push forward and send troops.
Facing the Ming Dynasty and Lin Dan Khan who moved westward, Tumut could not fight on two fronts and could only unite other tribes to resist Lin Dan Khan's army.
It was in Ming's interest to lose both sides. After Tumut retreated, Lin Danhan's army lacked supplies and was unable to resist the pursuing Jiannu.
Either attack the Ming Dynasty and plunder to replenish what they need, or continue to move westward.
But to the west are Ordos and the retreating Tumut and other tribes, and they will definitely encounter fierce resistance.
If they are unable to fight for a long time and face pursuit, they can only attack the weak Ming Dynasty.
But they had already anticipated the enemy's opportunity and had made some preparations. They did not seek to win, they just wanted to hold off Lin Danhan and wait for the slave-building army to catch up.
Lin Dan Khan must either unite with the Ming Dynasty, or be crippled by Jiannu and then surrender, because Jiannu dare not accept a great khan from a golden family, which is a time bomb.
Faced with the dilemma, as long as Lin Danhan still has some backbone, he will take the initiative to join forces with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the establishment of slaves.
As long as Daming gives Lin Danhan some support, the two parties will be able to fight.
Jiannu was unable to attack Lin Dan for a long time, and the army could not stay in the grassland for a long time.
Since the Guanning Defense Line cannot be broken through, they can only detour through Mongolia, enter the Ming Dynasty from Xifengkou, and approach Beijing City.
And he had already secretly arranged an ambush on that route. Anyone who dared to enter the pass would be locked and beaten.
This was the only chance to weaken Jiannu's strength before the Ming cavalry and field troops increased their fighting strength.
Even if he builds a thousand Hongyi cannons and sends them to Ningyuan City, without cavalry cover, the Hongyi cannons can only defend the city and cannot fight in the field.
It can be said that from the time he traveled through time, everything was planned to force Huang Taiji and Jiannu to follow the historical route of the Jisi Revolution in the second year of Chongzhen.
Including his inspection of the northwest and the subsequent recruitment of eight major Shanxi merchants, they are all part of the plan.
Compared with the Jiannu, other Mongolian tribes are just childish.
If Jiannu was not beaten, he would not be able to recover within a few years. Then five years after Chongzhen, great disasters occurred in Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi and other places.
Coupled with Liaodong, even if he is extremely powerful, Ming Dynasty will be ruined.
"Your Majesty, I'm ready to deduce it!"
Du Yinxi walked into the lobby and saw that Chongzhen was not resting, so he reminded him softly.
Chongzhen turned around: "Everyone, come in!"
