Chapter 1334 That is my pasture, my cattle and sheep
He also said that if troops were to be sent, he hoped that Jinling City would increase its support to the Ninth Army. Now the Ninth Army is afraid that it is unable to cope with it!
After all, the 50,000 Tatar cavalry stationed about 20 kilometers northwest of Dongsheng City are not so easy to deal with!
Now the most powerful boss in the army is Hao Bainian, who is on duty in the imperial study. After reading the urgent report sent by the Ninth Army, he didn't feel too surprised!
The Tatars chose to withdraw from the Loop because they could no longer hold on!
As for this result, the Privy Council had long expected it, but the expected time was two or three years later, not now.
In the past year and a half, with the support of the entire empire, the Ninth Army has been engaged in a fierce war of attrition with the local Tatars. In the past year and a half, the Ninth Army has killed about 3,000 people and injured more than 3,000 people.
There were more than 5,000 people. The Ninth Army suffered more than 8,000 casualties. The Tatars on the opposite side suffered even more casualties. According to the report of the Ninth Army, there were at least more than 10,000 people.
The casualties of soldiers are not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the frequent battles between the two sides consume a lot of supplies. The Ninth Army used a huge amount of supplies, and even the war horses were replenished by tens of thousands.
So many.
Although the supplies of the Tatars are simple, this kind of war of attrition is actually more deadly for them. They are all soldiers, and their young and strong labor force is fighting against the Tang Dynasty all year round. Who will herd the cattle and sheep?
What's more, the Tatars also need all kinds of military supplies. Not to mention guns and ammunition, at least they need food!
Then, the Ninth Army sent out small groups of elite cavalry every three days to attack their pastures in the Hetao area, seize livestock, burn the pastures, etc. This made it normal for the Tatars to find it difficult to sustain themselves in the Hetao area.
However, when a group of senior staff officers from the Staff Department of the War Department of the Army Privy Council came up with this attrition tactic, they made detailed calculations. As long as the empire maintains its investment in the Ninth Army, the Ninth Army will be able to continuously attack the Tatars.
The Tatars will definitely not be able to sustain the losses caused by people, which can range from two or three years to five years at most.
Nowadays, the staff of the Staff Department of the Ministry of Operations have obviously overestimated the Tatars' ability to withstand this kind of war of attrition. Now that they have only been fighting for a full year and a half, the Tatars just can't hold on.
The Tatars can no longer hold on, and the complete recovery of the Hetao area is just around the corner!
Hao Bainian immediately went to the palace to report the good news to Li Xuan!
Li Xuan also smiled when he heard that the Tatars finally couldn't hold on in the Loop and were migrating and escaping!
It will not be easy to completely expel the Tatars from the Loop!
Strictly speaking, it was much more difficult for the Tang army to expel the Tatars than it was for the Ming army to expel the Yuan army in the early Ming Dynasty.
At that time, the Ming army had a large number of cavalry, and the cavalry was more elite than the Yuan army's cavalry. From the beginning of the Northern Expedition, they defeated the Yuan army all the way.
However, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the strength of the cavalry was almost negligible. Until the invasion of Youzhou, the main cavalry force of the Tang Army only had a few thousand cavalry.
When fighting on the grassland, cavalry is the absolute main force!
Without cavalry, it would be impossible to completely drive out the Tatars.
Therefore, after the Tang Dynasty unified China, it has been working hard to develop cavalry in the past ten years. By this year, it can be considered that a large and complete cavalry force has been initially established.
When the cavalry construction is completed, the Tatars' defeat is inevitable!
This has nothing to do with tactics or the Tatars' own wishes, but is something that has already been determined.
The population and national power of the Tang Empire far exceeded that of the Tatars. The only thing they lacked was horses. Once the horses were available, it was a matter of course to push the grasslands flatly. Even if the first march north to the grasslands failed, it would not take a few years to organize a second one.
Three times, considering the size of the Tang Empire, failure three or five times would not have much impact.
but!
If the Tatars lose just once, they will be doomed!
Therefore, regardless of the military victory or defeat in a short period of time, the defeat of the Tatars was already doomed from the day the Tang Empire completely unified China.
I guess Ada Khan must be very regretful now!
If he had known this, he would have tried his best to kill all the tens of thousands of cavalry, and probably would have helped Emperor Zhengde stop the Tang Army's Northern Expedition.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world!
In the Northern Expedition, Zhengde was defeated and died. Anda Khan led the main force to escape in order to preserve his strength. Today, he has to face alone the Tang Dynasty, which is so powerful that it can almost make any country or force on the planet despair.
empire!
Taking the initiative to withdraw from the Loop is helpless, but it is also the best choice!
Unless Anda Khan really sheds the blood of the last Tatar in the Hetao area!
Li Xuan doesn't know what An Dahan thinks.
Li Xuan was just guessing what Anda Khan was thinking and the Tatars' strategic intentions!
After staring at the huge map on the wall, Li Xuan said: "I remember, it cost a few months, and the Wala people sent people to ask for support, right?"
Hao Bainian said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. In the end, our empire gave them a batch of guns, ammunition and a large number of cold weapons to assist them!"
Li Xuandao: "So is there any news about the Wala people now?"
When Hao Bainian heard this, he was a little stunned at first, but soon he looked thoughtful and said: "No!"
Li Xuan looked at the large world map on the wall. This huge map is probably the most complete, detailed and standard world map in the world today. It is based on what Li Xuan can now
I drew all the reference maps I found, the military survey maps, and my own memory!
On this huge map, the names of many places are not contemporary names, but the names of later generations written by Li Xuan. However, these names have also become the official official names of the above-mentioned areas in the current empire.
At the western end of Gansu Province is Tubo, and in the northwest area are the Oara people!
Every inch of grassland on the grassland has an owner. If the Tatars want to give up the Hetao or even the entire Fengzhouchuan area to avoid the edge of the Tang Empire, the only way is to migrate. Going north is naturally unreliable.
Yes, they don't want to go to the ice and snow in the north.
To the east, there is the Liaohetao, where there are the Duoyan Tribe and the Chahar Tribe who surrendered to the Tang Empire. Although these tribes did not completely surrender to the Tang Empire, they all paid tribute in exchange for the Tang Empire's
Aid to fight against the Tatars.
They have been fighting with the Tatars for more than ten years. If the Tatars dare to move eastward, they will definitely add insult to injury and completely destroy the Tatars.
In the west, there are the Oara people. Unfortunately, this Oara people have also embraced the Tang Empire in recent years and have been fighting with the Tatars for many years.
In fact, the strategic situation of the Tatars is that they are surrounded on three sides, and there is ice and snow to the north. The Tatars, who are fighting on three sides, have been able to hold on until now, and they can still defeat Chaha despite facing a frontal attack from the Tang Empire.
The Er tribe and other eastern Mongolians and Oara people suppressed and fought, which shows how fierce the Tatars' fighting power is!
Li Xuan looked at the map and said: "Now that the Tatars have taken the initiative to withdraw from the Hetao, and are moving westward, I am afraid that the Oara people will be in trouble!"
"We need to remind Gansu to increase their preparedness, and at the same time strengthen their troops in the northwest region. After the Tatars advance westward, the pressure on the northwest region will be greatly increased!"
Hao Bainian said: "I know!"
"In addition, we must be prepared to completely accept the Hetao area, and we must also be prepared to accept the Fengzhouchuan area. The Tatars must know that after losing the Loop, the Fengzhouchuan area alone cannot stop us. He will definitely
Retreat together and completely abandon the Hetao and Fengzhou River. Once the Tatars withdraw, I do not want new tribes to occupy the above-mentioned areas!"
"The Army must make all military preparations and fully accept the Fengzhouchuan and Hetao areas. I will ask the imperial study to cooperate with you in the local immigration, settlement, grazing, and city building matters!"
"This land of fertile water and grass is my pasture, where my cattle and sheep are raised. No foreign race will be allowed to get involved. If any foreign race dares to invade this land, your army will attack without hesitation and eliminate all intruders.
enemy!"
After listening to Li Xuan's words, Hao Bainian immediately stood at attention and saluted, loudly saying: "I obey your decree!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly, pressed his hands at the same time, and then said: "Since the Tatars have retreated, there is no need to keep those foreign races in the Liaohetao area. Let the people below make a plan and free up their hands later.
This solves the problem of Liaohetao."
"In the huge Northeast Plains, a large area was stolen by foreigners for no reason. I feel heartbroken every time I think about it!"
In the past, the Mongolian tribes such as the Chahar Tribe and the Duoyan Tribe that were entrenched in the northeastern region were attracted and even supported because of the presence of the Tatars. The Tang Empire needed them to contain the existence of the Tatars. But now, the Tatars have taken the initiative.
Moving westward, it would be useless to keep these foreign races.
The Tang Empire never raised waste. Since they have become waste, it is reasonable to clean them up.
So what about the agreements signed by the two parties before? I'm sorry. For the Tang Empire, any agreement should be observed when necessary and torn up when not necessary.
As a great empire, burning bridges across rivers is a must, and this is the most basic skill!
Hao Bainian immediately said: "What your Majesty pointed out is where our army officers and soldiers will attack with swords and guns. When I go back, I will gather people to make relevant plans. It will take as little as one year and no more than three years to make your Majesty's dragon flag fly in the Liaohe River."
superior!"
After the two people discussed the situation again, Hao Bainian talked about the Ninth Army's request for support and asked Li Xuan how to make a decision!