"Taking back the Hetao is only the first step. After that, we can send troops and horses to drive straight along the Hetao, like a sharp blade cutting into the desert, dividing the Tatars from east to west. At present, the main force of the Tatar troops is concentrated in the Modong area. Our army
All we need to do is seize Heishui City and Bainiu City in Moxi with lightning speed, and then we can completely control the Moxi area. This is the second step." Yang Tinghe didn't notice Zhang Yanling's expression, his eyes flickered, and he continued.
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"Controlling Moxi also cuts off the contact between the countries in the Western Regions and the Tatars. In this way, it can intimidate the countries in the Western Regions and prevent the Tatars from disturbing the trade routes. The small countries in the Western Regions all admire the strong and bully the weak.
Wherever my troops and envoys go, they will definitely bow their heads. No matter how bad things are, they will treat each other with courtesy and agree to establish trade relations. Then great things can be accomplished. Lord Protector, what do you think?"
Yang Tinghe looked excited and patted his hand gently on the railing of the pavilion, as if everything was under his control. He had a rather unrestrained demeanor that seemed to disappear in the midst of talking and laughing.
Zhang Yanling laughed. First he laughed, and then burst out laughing. Yang Tinghe also laughed.
"It seems that the Protector of the Country also approves this plan. This shows that the hero has the same opinion. Hahaha." Yang Tinghe said.
Zhang Yanling kept laughing and burst into tears. After a while, she stopped laughing, pointed at Yang Tinghe and said: "Good plan, good plan. It's amazing."
Yang Tinghe smiled and said: "Thank you, thank you."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Yang Shoufu's plan can be written into a play script and handed over to the Jiaofangsi to perform. It will be toured in all the capitals of the Ming Dynasty. The streets will be filled with tens of thousands of people rushing to watch it, making it a sensation."
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Yang Tinghe was stunned for a moment, then he stopped smiling and said, "What does the Lord Protector mean?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "What I mean is very simple. What you are talking about is only suitable for the stage. It is unrealistic."
Yang Tinghe frowned and said, "Why is it unrealistic?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Capturing the Hetao is certainly something that I have wanted to do throughout the Ming Dynasty, but why haven't I done it for so many years? Isn't it because it is extremely difficult? The Hetao is a rich land, and Tatars have been operating here for many years.
There are a large number of soldiers and horses stationed. In addition, the terrain of the Hetao is flat. To the north past the Great Wall of Bianzhen, there is a large plateau and plain land. Fighting on this kind of terrain, the Tatars
The cavalry moves freely and flexibly, which is their strength. If we want to regain the Hetao, our Ming Dynasty must gather a heavy force to attack. The number must be at least three to five times that of the opponent. And we must win, otherwise once defeated, the Tatar cavalry will take advantage of the situation.
Go south and invade the inland of our country. Then the border towns will be empty of soldiers and horses, which will inevitably lead to an extremely passive situation. Have you considered these?"
Yang Tinghe frowned and said: "Of course we will attack with heavy troops. We will also do a good job in rear defense to ensure nothing goes wrong."
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "The Tatars have 50,000 troops stationed in Hetao. How many troops and horses do you plan to mobilize to attack? According to the three times advantage of troops and horses, that means to mobilize 150,000 troops to attack. That is equivalent to mobilizing the two towns of Yansui and Ningxia
The total number of frontier troops
There needs to be a second line of defense in the rear to prevent the Tatars from counterattacking after the army is defeated. It must have at least 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers. In other words, more than 200,000 troops and horses must be mobilized. Here we must even declare Datong.
The troops and horses from all over the country must be mobilized here."
Yang Tinghe said: "That's natural. Except for the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi and Gansu, the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Yansui and Datong in Ningxia will be the main force. The Xuanfu will also deploy half of the soldiers and horses. The total number of soldiers and horses of the four towns is more than 400,000. We will mobilize half of them."
It’s just the strength of the troops.”
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Do you think this is a simple arithmetic problem? How much does one plus one equal? Let me ask you, after the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu Datong were transferred, the Tatars attacked Xuanfu Datong from the east. What should you do?
You also know the Tatars
The main force is gathered in the Modong area. The last time the Tatars were severely injured was seven years ago. At that time, the Tatars already had more than 200,000 troops. Seven years have passed, how many main cavalry do you think the Tatars have now?
Where’s the horse?”
Yang Ting and Fu Xu frowned and muttered: "This..."
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "You don't even know these things. You don't know how many enemy troops there are. How dare you send troops lightly? Let me tell you, there are 30,000 Tatars in Bainiu City and other places in Heishui, Moxi.
The cavalry troops are stationed. The Tatars in Moxi can be ignored. After all, there is no time for reinforcements. If the Shaanxi and Gansu troops do not move, they can attack the border towns and respond.
It's impossible. There are 50,000 Tatar cavalry stationed in the Hetao area. There are about 150,000 troops in Modong. Once the war starts in Hetao, do you think the 150,000 Tatar army in Modong will sleep? Obviously they will attack.
Datong or Xuanfu area. How are you going to deal with it then? Xuanfu is north of the capital and is the gateway to the capital. Do you know the consequences if something goes wrong?"
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Yang Tinghe frowned and thought, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.
"There are 200,000 troops in the capital. Can tens of thousands of soldiers and horses be temporarily stationed in Datong, Xuanfu, to make up for the vacancy in the defense line?" Yang Tinghe said solemnly.
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "Yang Shoufu, you have to think of transferring the troops and horses from the capital camp to the border town. Those are the soldiers and horses that defend the capital and protect the emperor. Large-scale external transfers are not allowed. If they are to be transferred, they can only be transferred once at most.
The two battalions just left the capital. At that time, the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi was just south of the capital.
We can only mobilize two battalions to counter the rebellion. Besides, you want to mobilize the Beijing battalion to fight in the border towns. Have you asked the British public for their opinion? Will they agree? Maybe you can discuss it with Jiang Bin and let him
The Fourth Foreign Army is going to the border town to fight the Tatars. I just don’t know if they will buy your account."
Yang Tinghe frowned and thought for a while and said: "There must be a way. I have nearly a million soldiers and horses in the border town of Ming Dynasty. Is it possible that we can't even get together by playing a trick? The Tatars only have 200,000 soldiers and horses. What can they do to me?"
Isn’t the Lord Protector just making alarmist remarks?”
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "Yang Shoufu, I have to remind you that fighting is not a child's play, let alone a numbers game. In the Battle of Tumu Fort, my Ming army of 500,000 people faced only 30,000 troops from the Oara tribe. What was the result?
Two hundred thousand troops were lost, and almost all the distinguished ministers who accompanied the army were killed in the battle. They were cut like leeks. The damage to our Ming Dynasty was extremely great, and the impact has continued to this day and it has not been able to recover. I have to warn you that trade
However, the consequences of the action are terrible and irreversible. With the current financial and national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is not the time to recover the Loop, nor is it the time to engage in an all-out war with the Tatars. What we have to do now is to stabilize the situation and improve the financial situation.
. Only when there is sufficient money and food, and when the troops and horses are strong, can we think of going to the Northern Expedition. If you are eager for quick success and use troops for your own political interests, it will bring terrible consequences. This is absolutely not feasible."
Yang Tinghe frowned and remained silent. In the past few months, he had felt neglected and in a sense of crisis. He realized what he had to do to reverse the situation. After careful consideration, he proposed this bold plan.
On the one hand, the recovery of the Loop is a matter of public expectation. There will be no political stain on the proposal to retake the Loop, and it is an act from a commanding height. Opponents will be considered inappropriate. On this point, there will be no sequelae.
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On the other hand, he could not let Zhang Yanling be more beautiful than before. He had to use another major event to cover up Zhang Yanling's light, win the praise of the people in the world and reverse the situation of the foreign court.
Zhang Yanling could send troops overseas by transforming internal conflicts, so attacking the Tatars and regaining Hetao would not only be absolutely politically correct, but also a great achievement. And most importantly, this matter must be in line with Zhu Houzhao's thoughts.
Zhu Houzhao, who had committed the crime, must have hoped for a great deed that would reflect his ability and political achievements and surpass those of the late emperor.
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Therefore, Yang Tinghe, Yang Yiqing, Cao Yuan and other important officials from the foreign court had secret discussions and reached a consensus.
The reason why Yang Tinghe told Zhang Yanling about this was to obtain Zhang Yanling's approval under the pretext of opening up land trade routes. The opening of land trade routes must be what Zhang Yanling hopes to see, Yang Tinghe can be sure. Zhang Yanling is currently working hard on this
The promotion of things has a great promotion effect. Moreover, using the cooperation of the foreign court as a bargaining chip, Zhang Yanling can also be made to compromise.
As long as Zhang Yanling does not object, the proposal to regain the Loop will most likely be approved.
This is called attacking in the east and attacking in the west, giving first and taking later. After a superficial reason, there is another appeal. Yang Tinghe believes that Zhang Yanling should not object. After all, it is beneficial to him and harmless.
However, Zhang Yanling considered it entirely from a military perspective and found so many loopholes. Although Yang Tinghe didn't know much about military affairs, he understood some of it, which was not unreasonable.
However, how could Yang Tinghe give up this plan? Since Zhang Yanling did not cooperate, he did not need to obtain his approval.
"What the Protector said makes sense, and I really didn't think it through well. In this case, I'll put this matter on hold for the time being. But unfortunately, I'm afraid the overland trade routes won't be able to be developed. But it doesn't matter, I'll figure it out slowly.
.I heard that the Protector is leaving Beijing for Nanjing and Guangzhou? That will be hard work again.
I would like to express my position here. The foreign court fully supports what the Protector is doing. If local officials are negligent, passive, or even obstructive, the Protector will just deal with it and I will stand by your side. It is related to the great plan of Ming Zhongxing.
Anyone who opposes or obstructs the Ming Dynasty is a criminal." Yang Tinghe said.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Very good, thank you Yang Shoufu."
Yang Tinghe smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll take my leave. I wish the Lord Protector a safe journey."
Zhang Yanling returned the gift with her hand.
Yang Tinghe strode away from the small pavilion and walked onto the path of flowers and trees. A gust of autumn wind blew by, and the yellow leaves rustled down from the branches. The fallen leaves were flying like butterflies and like snow flying in the sky.
Yang Tinghe turned around to look, and among the fallen leaves, Zhang Yanling stood leaning on the railing, his figure blurry, like a broken shadow.