Chapter 129: The Discussion of the Western Expedition

Zhu Qizhen listened to these contents. Snorted coldly and said, "The demons are dancing." What you mean is that when the Waspur army enters Tibet, it may not encounter massive resistance. ”

Yun Lei said: "The minister didn't dare to say anything, but the minister heard that the one sent to Uszang by the tile spur was the Heshuo Special Department, which was a Mongolian descendant, from Horqin, and originally believed in Lamaism. ”

"Therefore, if they are willing to unite with Lamaism, I am afraid that some of them will turn to it."

Zhu Qizhen only felt a headache. He asked, "What do you think the Heshuo Special Department will believe in?" ”

Yun Lei bowed his head and said, "The minister doesn't know. It's really not clear which faction the Heshuo Special Department believes. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Go and check." ”

Yun Lei said, "Yes." ”

After Yun Lei retreated, this time the discussion could be regarded as the real beginning.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What do you think should be done with this matter? ”

Li Xian just opened his mouth to express his opinion, Zhu Qizhen ignored this intentionally or unintentionally, none of them believed that Zhu Qizhen was guilty of Alzheimer's disease, and they couldn't remember what Li Xian had just said.

There is only one possibility, that is, Zhu Qizhen is not satisfied with Li Xian's statement.

Li Xian's opinion is from the long term, there are many things, all from the long term, from the long term to give no, this is too obvious but evasive.

Yang Hong could only speak and said, "Your Majesty, you really can't move troops this year. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Then let's move troops next year." ”

Luo Tong pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty is wise, if Tibet is owned by the tile, then just like Tubo back then, Xining, Sichuan will be armed, instead of this, it is better to march and exterminate it in one fell swoop." ”

"It's just that how to use the army, but you must never act rashly."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Mr. Luo, please speak." ”

Luo Tong said: "There are three difficulties in the conquest of Tibet, the long distance, thousands of miles from Xining Road to Tibet, there is no one to live, and the army is extremely difficult to march, one of them is also a gas disease, in the past, Tang and Tubo fought many times, but in the lowlands, Tang won more and lost less, in the highlands, Tang defeated more and won less, it is because the Central Plains soldiers did not adapt to the climate of Tibet, and they were generally sick and unbearable. This is also the second. Time, Tibet has more winter and less summer, once autumn, the mountains are covered with heavy snow, and the army cannot be marched, so the court has very little time to use troops, and can only use troops in summer. This is also the third. ”

"This is still the minister's imagination here, once the army is used, its hardships and hardships will be a hundred times greater than the minister's thoughts. Therefore, even if the imperial court wants to mobilize troops, it must choose elites, choose good doctors, find guides, and act prudently. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened. I know that Luo Tong actually doesn't want to use troops here.

On the Tibetan plateau, Zhu Qizhen also knows how difficult the march is. Even in the later generations, there are still hundreds of miles of no man's land, not to mention that at this time, there are large areas of no man's land.

These are all natural barriers to the defense of Tibet.

In fact, it is not the most difficult number of people in the Wasan department, but how to bring the army from Xining to Tibet safely.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen doesn't think that he can't conquer Tibet.

If we talk about the economic war alone, this war is completely a loss-making business. Even if it is a political battle, it may not be cost-effective.

But Zhu Qizhen has always hidden the map of China in later generations, in his opinion, this territory is the bottom line, and it can only be more than less. Today's Ming Dynasty territory has surpassed the map of later China in many places, such as Mobei, that is, most of the eastern part of Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, Annam, and Korea. Even in the southern Xinjiang region, if you say a little less, the area controlled by King Xiangwang of Luchuan is the Myitkyina region of Myanmar, and if you say a little more, it is that Myanmar, Thailand, together with the old port of Nanyang and other areas, are all vassals.

But there are still two major pieces missing, and one of them is naturally the Western Regions.

A large chunk is Uszang.

Speaking of which, Wu Sizang is now considered to be a Ming dynasty, although it is not directly managed.

This kind of control, Zhu Qizhen is not too satisfied. Not to mention that the name is now gone.

Even if you don't talk about other aspects, just saying that he has an obsession in his heart, this battle is also a must-fight.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Yu Qian has been in the northwest for many years, and now the people of Shaanxi Province are thriving, and the combat effectiveness of the guards is good. ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "Your Majesty, Annan is using troops, and judging from the military affairs, it may not be able to reach next year. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "This time to conquer Wusizang, it is natural that the soldiers are fine but not many. The herald ordered Fan Guang to be the general of the expedition to the west, recruit soldiers from Xining and other places who were not afraid of qi and disease, and Ling Heyong recruited Mongol warriors from southern China to go to Xining to help in the war. ”

"The total strength is around 10,000 people, and there are many pack horses. I believe that 10,000 people are enough to break through tens of thousands of troops. ”

Yang Hong pondered for a while, saluted and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers are impressed." ”

The reason why Yang Hong said this is, on the one hand, that Zhu Qizhen's authority is unshakable. On the other hand, Zhu Qizhen's plan is feasible.

First of all, in just one year, the Watts may not be able to gain a foothold in Uszang.

After all, the civil strife in Wusizang is actually an outbreak of internal contradictions for many years. Even if the Waspurs were allowed to occupy Tibet, they would not be able to satisfy everyone

If there are supporters, there will naturally be collaborators.

Therefore, what the Ming army really had to deal with was actually tens of thousands of cavalry from the Tile Thorn and Shuote Division.

It's just that the Tile Spur cavalry is no longer what it used to be, not stronger, but weaker.

Since the battle of Yan Ran, the tile spur was defeated.

Although the tile spur has recovered its vitality, the combat effectiveness of the elite of the tile spur is not as good as when the orthodox fourteenth year went south, but the combat effectiveness of the elite cavalry of the Ming army has increased several times compared with before

Even if it is not said, the progress in firearms and equipment does not mean that the cavalry has been sharpened from the hands of the tile spurs in great battles, just to say, Mobei and Monan are owned by the Ming Dynasty and provide millions of war horses for the Ming Dynasty.

The cavalry of the Ming army can even be one person, three horses and four horses, so that the mobility ability is no less than that of the tile spur cavalry.

The white blades were connected, and the cavalry of the Ming army was never afraid of the tile spur cavalry. It's just that he has always been a weak hand in terms of mobility. Now this piece has been completed, and the various equipment of the Ming army is better than that of the tile spur.

The suppression of the cavalry of the Ming army against the cavalry of the tile spur was not a little bit.

Not to mention, Zhu Qizhen has strengthened the more than 10,000 cavalry.

Just think about it, this cavalry is the gathering of the elite of the Ming army, no, not only the gathering of the elite of the Ming army, but also the gathering of a large number of Mongolian elites.

And so it goes. It is not a difficult thing to break the tens of thousands of cavalry that are not subordinate to the headquarters of the tile spur with 10,000.

And Fan Guang, the general, Yang Hong also knows.

After a long war, and most of them are in the northwest, it can be regarded as sharpened. With him leading the troops, even if there is no big victory, there will be no big defeat. Even if you take 10,000 steps back.

Da Ming is Da Ming, not to mention that now the army is strong and prosperous, even if it is orthodox for 14 years, 100,000 elites are smashed in at once, and there is no big problem, and now there are only more than 10,000 cavalry, and it is really damaged into it, and there is nothing.

The loss of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the use of these people is also limited, hundreds of thousands of taels have been spent, and this amount of money, even if the household department is not opened, the Governor's Office and the Military Department of the Five Armies, as well as the governor of Shaanxi and other places can raise money.

It will not be because of this one thing, and Zhu Qizhen will have a hard top.

Zhu Qizhen said: "This matter has been decided like this. I have one thing, I want to discuss one or two things with you, I made a crime at the beginning, I am still in the temple, every time I think of this, I sit still, ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors. And if the thorns guard their territory, it will be enough. I don't care much about myself, but Azi Timur has entered Tibet with a large army and offended my vassals, and his heart can be punished. In this way, don't blame me, I want to raise an army to the west, break the thorns, and collect the Western Regions. ”

Zhu Qizhen said as soon as he said that many ministers had 100,000 Cao Nyima in their hearts.

The matter of the guilty edict, after the great victory over the tile spur, I don't know how many times I asked to take it back, but Zhu Qizhen himself did not approve it, as for the tile spur, the tile spur almost every year sent the ministers to Beijing to the division, and then simply did not let them enter the customs.

However, the tile spur envoy still detains the jade gate every year. It is clear that the emperor does not tolerate spurs. But now that I talk about it, it's a terrible crime.