The more Li Shenghe listened, the more surprised he became. He had only been out at sea for less than a year, but he had already developed the ability to transmit messages thousands of miles away?
The transmitter raised his head and said: "Sending completed, Haixi Satellite Station has received it!"
Secretary Cao nodded and said, "Let's wait for the news!"
Turning around, he said to Li Shenghe: "Just now Li informed me about the issue of the brevity of the memorial, mainly because when sending a message, the document needs to be translated into code first, and then transmitted. After receiving it, the other party will use the code book to back-translate it."
If the written document is too long, not only will it be time-consuming and laborious to translate, but if there is a line or machine failure during the transmission process, it will delay the event."
After hearing what he said, Li Shenghe understood that the greatest strategic significance of this kind of telegram was in frontline warfare.
If there is a fight at the front, the emperor and the great men in the capital will only care about how the battle is going, and who will have the heart to listen to your flattery.
If you win the fight, even if you fart, you will feel like a king.
If you lose, no matter how beautiful your memorial is, it will not help.
The telegram sent from Mohewei passed through various stations along the way and took two hours to reach the capital.
Zhu Qizhen immediately convened the cabinet and the Ministry of War to discuss the deployment of troops.
When the Ming army defeated Oara in their own expedition, the Tatars fled to the bitter cold in the far north. Although they did not eradicate the enemy, the Ming army had completely occupied the south of the Onan River. There was no point in pursuing them anymore. It would only waste money and food, and the gain would not be worth the loss.
In the end, the imperial court deployed Beihai Guards, Duoyan Sanwei and Mohe Guards in sequence from Beihai to Sakhalin Island to serve as the northern barrier of the Ming Dynasty and guard the Onan River line.
Over the years, small groups of Tatar troops occasionally came to harass them, but they never took any advantage. Tuotuo Buhua did not show up for many years. It turned out that they had moved their position to the Yasha Kingdom.
Zhu Qizhen ordered his people to place the map on a table in the center of the hall. Cao Nai and others gathered around, pointing.
Yu Qian looked solemn and took the lead in saying: "I have only seen the Liugui Kingdom and the Yaksha Kingdom in historical materials. I didn't expect that the territory would be so big?"
Others also sighed with emotion. They thought that the Ming Dynasty had a fertile land, but they didn't expect that the world was so big that it already exceeded ordinary people's imagination.
The Ghost Kingdom and the Yasha Kingdom occupy the entire Kamchatka Peninsula, which is roughly equivalent to South Zhili and North Zhili combined, which is already quite large.
Zhu Qizhen shook his head slightly and said: "It's just a range. In fact, both the Liugui Country and the Yaksha Country are in a relatively primitive slash-and-burn era. They are called a country in name, but in fact they are just some countries.
Ethnic groups and tribes are scattered scattered on this peninsula."
After Yu Qian listened, he glanced at Zhu Qizhen secretly and thought to himself, by saying these two countries are so miserable, is it to give you a reason to send people to occupy the territory?
Who doesn't know that you sent your concubine there?
At first they were talking about exile, but in reality they were supplying troops and horses and going overseas to seize territory.
But this is not important, as long as it can open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, the merits and demerits have been offset, and no one will say anything.
At this time, Peng Qing pointed to the map and asked: "Where is the north of Yaksha Kingdom...?"
Others also came forward and expressed their strong interest in these unclaimed lands.
Zhu Qizhen said: "There is an ice wilderness with no grass growing. Maybe some tribes that live on hair and drink blood survive. Which Qing family is interested in adding this land to the Ming Dynasty for me?"
Everyone immediately lost interest when they heard that there was nothing in that place and that it was freezing to death in the ice and snow.
Opening up new territories is of course a great sight, but one has to divide the territory into different areas and go to the bitterly cold places in the far north to starve and freeze, unless one has a bad mind.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Qizhen continued: "According to Julu Hou's message, the problem now is how to completely annihilate the Tatar tribe. Yu Qian, please tell me!"
"yes!"
Yu Qian nodded, then clicked on several positions on the map, and said: "If we send troops easily, Tuotuo Buhua will flee to the barren land in the far north at any time. I suggest that we call Mohe Guards back and order them to hold their troops temporarily."
Peng Qing frowned and clenched his fists, saying, "You're just going to let the remnants of the Tatars wander around in front of your eyes, and you won't beat him up?"
"Of course we have to fight, but not now!"
Yu Qian and Peng Qing were also old acquaintances. Knowing his violent temper, he explained: "On the surface, they are holding back their troops to confuse the opponent. In fact, they are secretly mobilizing troops. When the time is right, they can surround and annihilate them."
Peng Qing nodded and said: "I understand, close the door and beat the dog!"
The rest of the people also nodded in approval.
Jin Lian, the current Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, asked: "The railway from the capital only reaches Shenyang, and it is still more than three thousand miles away from Mohewei. If we mobilize troops on a large scale, it will cost a lot of money and food. We need to be cautious."
Yu Qian looked at him and said, "Who said we would send troops from the capital?"
Jin Lian asked doubtfully: "Aren't you going to adjust the capital camp?"
Since the household registration system was abolished, the status of military households has ceased to exist. A large number of farmland has been distributed to the people or turned into industrial land, and the number of military personnel has plummeted.
Once upon a time, Zhu Yuanzhang proudly said that I could raise millions of soldiers without costing the people a grain of rice.
Nowadays, the military household farming system has been changed to a recruitment system, and it is truly in line with the ancient proverb that the quality of soldiers is more important than having too many soldiers.
The technology of muskets and artillery has been continuously improved, and the combat capabilities of the army have been greatly improved. A squad of a hundred people equipped with new firearms can crush an army of ten thousand people.
Therefore, the local guard posts were repeatedly dismantled. It was impossible to gather enough troops near Mohe Guard. Unless the Beijing camp was dispatched, we could only take a train to Shenyang and then march to Mohe.
Jin Lian was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he was most concerned about money and food matters. As soon as he heard that a large-scale military battle was going to take place, he immediately became cautious.
Although the treasury is rich, it cannot be spent blindly!
What's more, this is a war, what is it about?
It’s all about money!
Not to mention rations and military pay, just say that once the cannon is fired, it is worth ten thousand taels of gold.
The cost of a Flying Tiger Cannon is three thousand taels, and one shell is fifty taels.
The latest orthodox 19th style gun costs 200 taels, and one bullet costs 2 taels of silver.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What cannot be fired is not shells and bullets, but white money!
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is also a rabbit. He will run away when he sees someone. This battle will drag on for who knows how long. If the soldiers stay outside for one more day, it will be an extra day of consumption. Don’t go and beat someone, but you will eat yourself up instead.
Already.
Yu Qian pointed to the west side of Mohe Guard and said, "Aren't these three guards of Duoyan? Why are they sending troops from the capital?"
Jin Lian shook his head and said: "The three guards of Duoyan are stationed along the Onan River to prevent the Tatars from going south. If their troops move and the defense is empty, what should we do if the Tatars re-enter Mobei?"
Yu Qian waved his hand and said: "Now the Tatar tribe is in the country of Yaksha, and it is still far away from where the three guards of Duoyan are stationed!"
Jin Lian asked: "What if Beishanwei's news is wrong?"
"this……"
Yu Qian was suddenly stunned. Yes, he didn't seem to have considered this issue.
Jin Lian added: "If the information obtained by the Beishan Guards was deliberately given to them by the Tatar Ministry..."
Yu Qian had frowned tightly, as if he hadn't considered this issue.
Because... everyone knows that the commander of the Beishan Guards is the emperor's concubine, and this woman is very scheming and has suffered a lot for the emperor, so there should be no mistake.
But what if it’s wrong?
If it's true as Jin Lian said, it's a trick...
Yu Qian looked at Zhu Qizhen and asked: "Your Majesty, should you call back first and ask him to continue to inquire about information and make a decision based on the verified information?"
Zhu Qizhen frowned and thought, and after a long while, he said: "Return the call and agree that the Mohe Guard will cooperate with the Beishan Guard's actions. Remember not to act rashly. Once the dragnet is laid, we will catch them all!"
Yu Qian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am worried..."
"I understand!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand to stop him and said: "Sooner or later, we have to end the relationship between Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and me. Beishan Guard's intelligence is very credible, and what they have to do now is to wait for the troops of Duo Yan San Wei to be dispatched.
During this time, you can completely verify the accuracy of the intelligence, identify problems and report them immediately before it’s too late.”
Everyone discussed quietly for a moment, and Yu Qian said: "I think it's feasible."
Jin Lian then said: "This matter of money and food..."
Zhu Qizhen said: "Duoyan and the three guards are rich, why do they need my money?"
In the past, when Oara and Tatar were powerful, Duoyan Sanwei was just a doormat, sitting between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, making ends meet and making ends meet.
However, since the Oara tribe was destroyed and the Tatar tribe fled to the far north, the Duoyan Three Guards returned to the Onan River and transformed into the Mongolian orthodoxy, the only successor to the Changshengtian, and of course, the most loyal eagle dogs of the Ming Dynasty.
Without the threat of foreign enemies and the strong support from the imperial court, it would be difficult not to develop.
Overall, Duoyan Sanwei has been living a good life these years.
Moreover, they are willing to follow Ming Dynasty to get out of trouble.
Because according to Mongolian tradition, only Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is the real golden bloodline.
Although the Three Guards of Duoyan occupy the sacred Onan River, as long as Tuotuo Buhua is still there, even if these people carve the word orthodoxy on their foreheads, they are just deceiving themselves and others.
Therefore, they want to kill Todo Buhua more than anyone else.
Jin Lian didn't know this, he was just worried about money and food.
Yu Qian patted him on the shoulder and said, "The emperor said that there is no need to touch the treasury's money. What are you worried about?"
Jin Lian asked again: "Where are Beishan Guard and Mohe Guard?"
Zhu Qizhen said: "They can all be self-sufficient, there is no need to allocate money to them."
Jin Lian nodded and thought to himself, why are you looking for me?
Didn’t you say that money is needed to fight a war? Now we don’t need money. What’s the point of me coming here to attend the meeting?
Cao Nai, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said: "In this case, I will arrange for someone to draft a telegram and send it back to Mohewei."
Zhu Qizhen said: "Draw up another decree and send a fast horse to the three guards of Duoyan."
"yes!"
There was no telegraph station in Duoyan Sanwei, so we had to use fast horses to hurry up.
After all, the telegram is not an imperial edict. If it is sent to Jingyuan and asked to deliver the message on his behalf, how can Duoyan Sanwei tell the authenticity of a telegram when he sees it?
Cao Nai said yes, turned back to the cabinet, and drafted a telegram and imperial edict.
The rest continued to discuss the next tactics, how the Beishan Guards, Mohe Guards, and Duoyan Guards should be deployed and how to send troops to completely encircle and suppress the remaining Tatar troops.
In fact, the Tatar tribe does not have many troops now and is just hanging on. It is not difficult to annihilate them. As long as the march route is designated and their retreat is blocked, the rest will be a one-sided massacre.
The weapons and equipment of the Ming army were improving with each passing day, and it was easy to kill a cold-weapon army of thousands of people.
After everyone reached an agreement, Yü Qian took the lead and wrote a combat document.
After seeing it, Zhu Qizhen nodded in agreement, and then said: "This battle still lacks a coach. Yu Qian, please go to Mohewei yourself!"
Yu Qian understood and said: "I obey your order!"
Zhu Qizhen added: "I give you the right to act expediently. During the war, you don't have to ask for instructions on matters big or small. You can just make them."
Yu Qian looked a little excited. The emperor's unscrupulous delegation of power showed that he trusted himself.
"I will leave tomorrow!"
After the discussion was over, the ministers dispersed, each busy with his own business.
Zhu Qizhen returned to the imperial study and immediately summoned Yang Zhicong, the commander of the Juesheng Guards.
Yang Zhicong entered the palace at just the right time. The sun was setting and the sky was dark, so no one could see clearly.
Zhu Qizhen was not polite and asked straight to the point: "What's the news in Mobei these days?"
Although Yang Zhicong is deaf and mute, he is proficient in lip reading, so it is not difficult for Zhu Qizhen to communicate with him.
I saw him pick up the pen on the table and write four small words.
Zhu Qizhen picked it up and took a look: "The wind is blowing."
"It's just a commotion? What's the specific situation? Haven't you found out yet?"
Yang Zhicong shook his head, with a look of regret and reluctance on his face.
Zhu Qizhen added: "I received a telegram from Mohe Guard today. The Tatar tribe is currently stationed north of the Yasha Kingdom..."
As he spoke, he took out a map and pointed at the northernmost tip of Kamchatka Peninsula.
"...This is roughly it!"
Yang Zhicong looked at it intently for a while, then pointed at the Mohe Guards, and then at the Duoyan Guards.
Then, pick up the pen and write the word "wai".
Zhu Qizhen asked: "Do you mean that we can use the troops of Mohe Guard and Duoyan Guard to surround and annihilate them?"
Yang Zhicong nodded, with no expression on his face, as if nothing in this world had anything to do with him.
"We discussed it today, and this is roughly how it was arranged. I just suddenly remembered the secret report you sent some time ago, and I was worried about the connection between the two things."
Yang Zhicong's expression changed, as if he had thought of something, and he wrote two more words.
"It's a scam!"
After Zhu Qizhen saw it, he smiled instead.
"It would be great if it was really a scam. I'm worried that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua has already been scared out of his wits and didn't dare to come!"
Yang Zhicong wrote: "Three days."
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your news."
Yang Zhicong clasped his fists in salute, exited the imperial study, and walked away.
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