The disappearance of Duoyan Sanwei has brought about a huge change in the situation of the entire Jiliao. In the original military strategic positioning of the Ming Dynasty, the responsibility of the Liaodong region was to play a role in diverting the Northern Zhili region when it was attacked by the Mongol military, which was what the Ming people called the "Gongwei Jingshi".

However, with the fall of Duoyan Sanwei and the arrival of the Chahar Ministry, the military pressure on the entire Zhili and Liaodong regions increased suddenly, so the original military deployment in Liaodong had to shrink to the western Liaoxi region, which was the most militarily threatened, and a large number of guards in the Jianzhou area had to be abandoned, in fact, it was precisely this reason that led to the rise of the Jianzhou Jurchen later - could it be that Li Chengliang really let Nurhachi become big because he was his godson?

What are you kidding, how can such a major event at the national strategic level be decided by a mere Liaodong general soldier!

During the reign of Emperor Wanli, no matter how much credit you Li Chengliang had and how much power she had, whether you want to wipe it out to the end or simply wipe out your family and exterminate your clan is just a matter of one sentence. So...... Where did Li Chengliang get the courage to let the Jianzhou Jurchen become bigger when the imperial court did not approve it?

The other branch of the Chahar Ministry, the Korqin Ministry, also began to make contact with the Jurchens at that time to the east. This group of Mongols immediately became the object of their study for the culturally backward Jurchens at that time, so from the late Jiajing period, including the Haixi and Jianzhou Jurchens, the entire social structure and culture have been rapidly improved, and therefore a new barbarian dynasty was finally born in this originally barbaric land.

There may be an official who wants to ask: Why did the Ming Dynasty let the Jurchens rise in order to suppress the Mongols?

Of course, there are reasons for this, but the two more important reasons are really laughable: one is because Daming thinks that the Jianzhou Jurchen is more honest and has poor strength, even if he strengthens it a little, he will still turn according to Daming's baton, let him bite the Mongols, and he will not dare to kick the Koreans.

Second, it is because the left wing of Mongolia has always had the throne of the Mongol Empire - it is equivalent to the Great Yuan Emperor.

This is very difficult to do, because "Da Yuan" and "Da Ming" are the enemies of life and death, and the Mongolian Great Khan in the eyes of the Ming court belongs to the kind that can only be just to the end, and whoever dares to mention peaceful coexistence with him is a traitor.

It is precisely for this reason that the right-wing Altan Khan, who fell out with the Mongolian left-wing Great Khan, later reaped the good thing of paying tribute.

In fact, really speaking, the losses caused to the Ming Dynasty by joining the army over the years are actually much greater than those of the Mongolian left. But because the Ming Dynasty thought that the tribute could continue to weaken the power and prestige of the Mongol Great Khan, this matter was finally determined, and the Mongolian left wing was not until the Ming Dynasty lost the battle of Sarhu and the situation in Liaodong deteriorated greatly.

However, these situations are only clear to Gao Pragmatic in the current Ming Dynasty. Others, even if they are Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who are "good at saving the time", can't see that far, or in other words, they can't jump out of the thinking trap of "who is the master, who is the mortal enemy".

Therefore, their strategic thinking still tends to "stabilize the right wing and fight the left wing."

Sure enough, Gao Gong said at this time: "I have always been arrogant, and it has been a disaster for decades to be in the cowards. However, at present, the defense of our Xuanda is becoming stronger and stronger, and the king and the second duke of Fang have been in the border towns for a long time, and they have made great achievements; Ma and Zhao Ershuai are also experienced in a hundred battles, and they are mighty...... I mean, I declare that it is advisable to be on the defensive, and to be prepared. And my Jiliao new army has just begun, and it is just a battle, one to test its edge, and the other to deter the northern captives, so that they dare not look south. I don't know what Taiyue thinks? ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded unexpectedly and said, "That's what I mean." He paused slightly, and then said: "But after all, our army is dominated by infantry troops, and the horse army is limited. Therefore, I thought that the timing of the war should be mastered by the border commander himself, and I was equal to the center, and only made decisions about the overall situation, not the remote control of the war...... Does Zhongxuan Gong think so? ”

Gao Gong laughed, stretched out his finger and nodded, and said, "You, you, are you afraid that the old man will force your love to go straight to Huanglong and take Chahanhot?" ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly embarrassedly: "It's a joke, it's a joke, how can Zhongxuan Gong be so strategic, how can he be so on paper?" ”

"Even if you want to go straight to Huanglong and take Chahanhot, it's Wang Zhidao and Li Chengliang's business." Gao Gong waved his hand and said: "What's more, although my Daming has slightly changed the previous decline, I still don't have the strength to plough the court and sweep the holes and seal the wolf...... You have to make this clear to Qi and Wang. ”

Zhang Juzheng replied: "The imperial treasury has accumulated a lot of arrears over the years, and now although it has improved slightly, it has not yet been able to offset the income and expenditure. However, if the war continues, the government treasury will not be able to support it, and even if the war is won, it will make the national strength empty, and it will be a disaster...... These truths are correct and clear, and Zhongxuan Gong can rest assured that I will not let them fight randomly. ”

Gao Gong put his mind at ease, and suddenly asked with some curiosity: "How do you think Qi Shuai will fight?" ”

"I don't know." Zhang Juzheng frowned slightly, and said with a little hesitation: "To be honest, I suspect that Qi Nantang may not take the initiative to send troops deep into the grassland." ”

"Oh?" Gao Gong asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a wry smile: "Tan Zili, Liu Zihe and Qi Yuanjing finally built those many hollow enemy platforms, and now that the enemy Taiwan has not yet been combated, I don't know what the effect is, how can they put the newly repaired fortifications and rashly send troops into the grassland to fight?" Therefore, I expect that they will prepare their troops and horses, wait for the barbarians to enter the army at any time, and then quickly fight back, and strive to defeat the barbarian prestige. ”

Zhang Juzheng's so-called barbarians are the Chahar Department of the Mongolian Left Wing, which is also the headquarters of the Mongolian Great Khan today.

After hearing this analysis, Gao Gong couldn't help frowning a little, and muttered: "In this way, if Jizhen wants to test the effectiveness of the hollow enemy platform, I'm afraid it will be difficult to form a big victory...... What about Liaodong, can they form a powerful counterattack? ”

Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to say it to death, so he had to groan: "It stands to reason that there should be a chance, but first of all, it is necessary for the barbarians to attack first, and then our army can launch a counterattack......

Gao Gong sighed and said: "After all, the strength is not good, especially because the horse army is insufficient. ”

Zhang Ju nodded quietly on the front, but he sneered a little in his heart: Ma Fang's Ma army is quite sufficient, if you are willing to get my Ji Liao, I don't mind Qi Jiguang going out.

And Gao Gong was thinking in his heart: Qi Jiguang is good at foot combat, so it is not free for him to train the cavalry, otherwise...... The imperial court squeezes out some money every year to train a new cavalry in Liaodong?