Chapter 276 Defeat Yuan (Twenty) Pointed by the Bingfeng
In the Ming Dynasty, if Gao Pragmatism was second in terms of how to cooperate with 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 major things, so
Now that he has examined the Wuling Mountains, he has 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 very 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 they are also good at it, and this is what Gao pragmatic thinks can be learned from.
Gao pragmatic immediately replied to Liu Wei, and also 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 except for 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 there were a lot of troubles in Yunyang at that time, and there were so many chieftains in western Hunan that a special governor had to be set up to control it.]
Gao Pragmatic's suggestion is actually very simple. It's nothing more than "money can make the world go round" - hire local people along the way to transport military supplies. But why does Gao Pragmatic have to explain such a simple method? The answer may be a bit jaw-dropping: the Ming Dynasty court
They have never directly ruled the areas under the jurisdiction of the chieftains, so in the past two hundred years, they have almost never issued any orders directly 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's pragmatic view, due to the large number of toasts, several toast districts may need to be passed along the way. Therefore, the amount of food 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 reserve 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 imperial court will ensure a one-time payment.
Silver taels are not owed on 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 has money.
Why did Gao pragmatically come up with such an idea? In addition to the fact that the local people have the ability to cross mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground, the key lies in the price difference.
When he was in Guangxi earlier, Gao Pingjing knew that the treatment of the local soldiers was quite poor, especially in terms of "salary". It was almost difficult for them to get a few copper coins, let alone silver. Just give them silver.
For example, if ordinary workers in later generations find out that the salary paid by their boss this month is actually a few big diamonds, their 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, at that time, the chieftains of Guangxi 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, Gao Pragmatic is not only willing to give money, but also willing to help them make money.
The same situation, the same reason. Of course, the chieftains in Wuling Mountain are the same as the chieftains in Guangxi at that time. Although they are usually Tujiang emperors, it is a pity that they have no money and it is difficult to buy some luxury goods. Now the court gives this
Conditions, why don’t you 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 given him a reward for this was that he was afraid that these chieftains would not regard the native people as their envoys at all. In the end, the native people were deceived by them and said, "They are all from the imperial court."
"Order", then the blame is too unjustly taken.
As long as the imperial court sent people to do a good job in propaganda, firstly, the chieftains should not dare to exploit the native people too much. 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 was obviously still just the Minister of Household Affairs, but he was probably more busy than the Chief Minister of the Cabinet. No matter what happened, he would have to share in it. From this point of view,
, the emperor gave him a salary of 72 shi of rice, which was a huge bargain (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, Macheng'en's tribe and Xiao Ruxun's tribe further to the southeast, and a three-pronged army of about 200,000 people rushed towards 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 men escaping eastward from the gap between the three armies.
As soon as the news came, Gao Pingshi 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 Yu 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?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao pragmatically asked in a deep voice: "What is your judgment?"
"The general thinks there are two possibilities." Cao Yu also looked up at the large map of Mobei Kan 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 Beliyat.”
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 Yenisey River and the Lenisey River.
They mixed with the local residents in the area between the Na River and formed the Buryat people.
At this time, the "Bligati" mentioned by Cao Yu refers more to the area where the Buryat people live, that is, the large area along the coast of Lake Baikal, which is also the "North Sea" area where Suwu shepherds sheep.
Gao pragmatic pondered and shook his head slightly, saying: "Although Beihai can live people, it can't support Chahar's 60,000 cavalry. What's more, they may have a population of 400,000. If they go to Brigadier, our imperial army will stop at the 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 in them.
Mr. Cao, if you were Tumen, would you be able to make such a decision? At least if it were me, I would never risk my life like this. Instead of waiting for winter to freeze to death, I might as well fight to the death, which is not a failure.
The fame of our ancestor Genghis Khan."
Gao pragmatically said this very straightforwardly, and the reason is also very simple. Nabuliyati is seven or eight hundred miles north of Helin. It can be said to be cool in summer, but it is surprisingly cold in autumn. By the time winter comes,
That place didn't look like a habitable place at all. The breath turned to ice, and I was so cold that I didn't even dare to blow my nose because it might pinch it off.
Tumen's escape from Chahanhot did not only bring 60,000 cavalry with him. He also brought all the 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.
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400,000 people, although everyone has a horse to ride on, but they own a large number of cattle and sheep. It is not really easy to move them, and it is impossible for them all to go to a bitter and cold place like Beihai to wait for death, so being pragmatic 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 time near Beihai and wait for the army to withdraw south before making a comeback - in fact, for
As far as Mongolians are concerned, they have already played this move once or twice, and it is normal to play it again.
He explained his thoughts, but all he got was Gao Jingshi shaking his head again. Gao Jingshi said: "Tumen may think so at first, but Burihatu doesn't. Burihatu has long known that the court wanted to do this."
We have been preparing for the war for many years, and we have sufficient supplies and food. Even if we spend the winter in Mobei, it may not be impossible. In this case, how could he agree to Tumen's 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 is said that the Jin Yiwei had captured three or four people, but he always thought that there was no such thing.
Finished catching.
In other words, Burihatu knew the situation of the Ming Dynasty very well. Well, speaking of those detailed works, it is not even necessary to be very professional, because the Ming Dynasty court had public Dibao and Tangbao, and even the private sector now had the "Jinghua"
Times, Maritime Trade Weekly, Practical Science Trends and other newspapers, a lot of information is public. As long as you are willing to collect and summarize, most situations can be inferred to almost 90% accuracy.
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 we don't go to the northwest and go to Bligati, then the Tumen will probably 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."
"Daning... This possibility cannot be completely ruled out, but the headquarters believes that Burihatu will not attack Daning Jiancheng." Gao pragmatic turned and left the Kanyu map, 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.
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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 Pragmatic, at the same time he was truly convinced by Gao Pragmatic, so he respectfully said: "I am ashamed of myself, so I would like to ask Situ to give me some advice."
Gao pragmatic 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... Now there is no need to keep it a secret anymore:
Commander Qi led the imperial guards to Helin."
Cao Yan said in surprise: "Did you really go to Helin?"
Gao pragmatic 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 has special significance for the Mongols. Although the number of local herders is not as large as that of Tumut, Chahar and even Ordos, they have always been known for their fierceness. If Abadai Saiyin Khan made a desperate move, maybe
It can also pull out 40,000 or even 50,000 cavalry, this force should not be underestimated."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pingshi 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 has been a customary walking method 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 have about 60,000 troops, which is only half of Ma Zongrong's troops. In addition, Ma Zongrong has taken key positions in advance to defend, making it even more impossible for Tumen to break through the blockade and reach Helin."
"Ma Gui's move is an open chess move. I expect that Burihatu can either guess it or detect it." Gao Jingshi narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "That's why our headquarters arranged Commander Qi's secret chess move.
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 was convinced: "The Entang Temple is so lofty and far away, and the divine plan is so clever that it will be beyond the reach of the generals."
Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Don't praise too early... Now it seems that there is at least half a chance that Burihatu did not fall 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 the golden cicada." 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 kill him, and Honbudo also thinks it is very possible, but his destination
It is unlikely to be the fortified city of Daning, but rather it is traveling westward from this large gap between the north of Daning and the south of the Macheng'en tribe, and the soldiers' front is pointing to the royal court of Tumed - naturalization!"
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