Chapter 549: The Prelude to the Great War of Liaodong
Seeing the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of the Liaodong generals, Zhu Youxiao could probably guess what they were thinking.
After all, unlike the soldiers in other places, Liaodong is a war zone after all, and it is not peaceful. Not to mention fighting all day long, it's pretty much the same.
All of them are also fighting hard for the court, guarding in the bitter cold. In such a situation, the court does not give them good equipment, and there are naturally some uncomfortable things in their hearts.
Understand, understand, but that's not how things work. You need an army to deter the villains around you. In addition to the surrounding countries, the Ming Dynasty also needs the army to suppress the country, after all, the things they do are easy to cause a backlash, and it is not possible to suppress it without a strong enough Son of Heaven's pro-army.
It is a very unwise choice to devote all resources to Liaodong. In the original history, the Ming Dynasty did just that, and as a result, the imperial power had no majesty at all, and finally it fell.
Now that he has such power and such an army, it is almost impossible to say that he is fearless.
As for Liaodong here, it is estimated that it will be peaceful for a long time after this fight, and the army's equipment can also be slowly changed. If you have money, you will definitely replace all of them, and military reform must also be carried out in a stable environment.
Slowly retracting his gaze, Zhu Youxiao said, "Let them not have to wait here, let's all go into the city." ”
"Yes, Emperor." Wei Chao agreed, turned around and went to deliver the decree.
The Emperor could not see them, but they could not fail to greet them.
Soon there was movement, and the people outside began to walk back. Standing here on a cold day is indeed a little uncomfortable.
After entering Shanhaiguan, it is obvious that you can feel the atmosphere of war here. The soldier's face was serious, with a solemn intent, but more of an excitement.
Many people are looking forward to this battle, whether it is the army of the Son of Heaven or the soldiers of Liaodong, they are all waiting for this victory.
In their opinion, this battle has been fought a little late, and this is a good opportunity to take credit.
After all, the emperor rewarded him very generously last time, and they hoped that after winning the battle this time, they would be able to reap more benefits for themselves.
After Zhu Youxiao entered Shanhaiguan, he immediately summoned Xiong Tingbi and the generals of Liaodong.
Some words of relief were spoken, some words of encouragement were spoken, and the rest was given some reward. Of course, not much, and it's mostly for incentives.
Then Zhu Youxiao didn't care about them.
This time in the operation in Liaodong, Zhu Youxiao was not ready to intervene.
Even on the Mongolian side, Zhu Youxiao only sent someone to contact him after he arrived in Liaodong. To put it bluntly, there is a war on this side, and they may not be able to come over in time, so they don't want them to participate in the war.
Pushing the trend of destruction and decay is what Zhu Youxiao wants.
As for those in Mongolia, it doesn't matter. If they want to go to war, they can't be allowed to take advantage of it, and the credit can't be shared among them; If they are willing to help build slaves, then there is no problem.
However, at this time, it is estimated that no fool will come forward.
Zhu Youxiao stopped at Shanhaiguan, but the army did not stop and continued to move forward, this army all rushed to Shenyang City, another part went to Jianningwei, and one road was on the west side.
This time, the main troops are divided into three ways, with the main attack in the middle.
This branch of Shenyang City directly attacked Hetuala, and wanted to beat Huangtaiji down in one battle.
The army in the east marched along the Yalu River, fought all the way forward, and went to Jiannu's nest.
On the western side, the main strategy is to beware of the Mongols making trouble.
The army was soon drawn and went their separate ways to the battlefield.
The main general of the east road is Lu Xiangsheng, the main commander of the middle road is Sun Chuanting, and as for the main general of the west road, it is naturally Xiong Tingbi.
Xiong Tingbi has been here for so many years, so he naturally wants to give him a chance. Although he is not the main attack this time, the credit will definitely not be less.
After this battle was over, the position of the secretary of the military department was Xiong Tingbi. Not only Zhu Youxiao thinks so, but also the government and the opposition.
In such a situation, no one wants to offend Xiong Tingbi and is very polite to him. After working in Liaodong for so many years, everyone knows that he is the emperor's confidant, otherwise it would be impossible to work for so many years.
And Xiong Tingbi's contribution may not be much in the eyes of others, but Zhu Youxiao values it very much.
The war clouds in Liaodong are thick, and the surrounding area is also very tense.
In the city of Daning, the first to feel the atmosphere of this war.
Many merchants and nobles of the Ming Dynasty flocked to the city, and in their opinion, this battle was to pick up the cheap. The army fought in front, and they reaped the benefits in the rear, among which the Ministry of Internal Affairs had the most men.
Daning City has become a semi-front line here, and the Mongols in the city are also panicked at this time, and they really don't know what is going on for a while. Although I know that Daming is going to fight, I don't know if I will fight here.
In the past few years, many Mongolian high-level officials have made a lot of money doing trade in Daning, after all, wool, which was not worth much before, has now become a very important trade product.
In addition, there are all kinds of things, which are collected by the Ming Dynasty; Unlike before, Daming is pressed. It doesn't matter now, I'll buy it if you bring it.
And there are a lot of things that Daming sells out, and the iron pot is no longer a rare thing. Now Daming's steelmaking industry is very developed, and the technical content of this thing is low, so it can still be sold at a price.
In a mansion in the west city of Daning, a group of people gathered here.
The leader is naturally Wu Keshan of the Horqin Tribe, and the leaders of the Horqin Department are also around.
These people are very flustered now, and the one who can call the shots among them is naturally Wu Keshan.
Since the establishment of Daning City, Wu Keshan has been stationed here. His power has been increasing day by day in recent years, and it has a lot to do with what he did in Daning City.
With his father in charge of the family, and his younger brothers are not capable of competing with him, Wu Keshan is the recognized next successor of Horqin.
The reason why his position is so stable, in addition to his own ability, is also because he has many sons.
Wu Keshan gave birth to more than 20 sons in his lifetime, 20 of whom survived, and now there are more than a dozen adults, scattered in various aspects of the tribe and in charge of various businesses. In Daning City, he was accompanied by four sons.
Sweeping his gaze over everyone, Wu Keshan said: "I know what you want to ask, but I can't figure out what the situation is for the time being." ”
"I've already asked someone to invite Governor Zhang, and when he arrives, everything will be understood." Wu Keshan said with confidence.
Although he said it with confidence, he didn't have confidence in his heart. However, he was not too worried, because he had met the emperor of the Ming Dynasty back then, and the two sides had already made a promise.
It is estimated that this time so many troops from the Ming Dynasty came, it should be to fight Jiannu, after all, the time is ripe. Jiannu is now at the end of the crossbow, and it is the best time to attack.
In recent years, Huang Taiji has also tried to break through to the west or south, but without success.
Fighting south, Xiong Tingbi, the old fox, has always held on, and he didn't give a chance at all.
As for the east, the North Korean side is not something that the Huangtai guitar can touch. Once he wants to touch North Korea, Jian Ningwei's side will send troops, making him suffer from the enemy on his back.
This said that there was not much hope for going west to fight Mongolia, and Huangtai guitar could not win.
In the past two years, Huang Taiji's life has become more and more difficult, and he has sent people to contact Wu Keshan countless times, after all, the two sides still have an alliance.
Wu Keshan's aunt Zhezhe is still Huang Taiji's great fortune, but even so, Wu Keshan did not choose Huang Taiji, the reason is very simple, he can't choose.
The last time he stabbed Huang Taiji in the back, the relationship between the two sides dropped to the freezing point. Although the people sent over there were clever words, saying that the Ming Dynasty would clean up Mongolia if they cleaned up Jiannu, but the Mongols actually didn't believe it.
After all, the Mongols and the Ming Dynasty have confronted each other for more than 200 years, and the Ming Dynasty has not seen the Mongols clean up, and the grassland is still the grassland.
In addition, in the past few years of doing business with Daming, the Mongolians have made a lot of money, and no one wants to turn their faces with Daming.
In comparison, Da Ming is much more credible than Jiannu. The reason why Mongolia formed an alliance with Jiannu back then was naturally forced.
What's more, Daming also has an ally that is the Inner Khalkha Fifth Division, which firmly supports Daming.
In the original history, when Shenyang fell, the Fifth Department of Inner Khalkha also came to the rescue. It's just that when they came to Inner Khalkha, Guangning and Shenyang had already been lost, and they were late. Then Nekhalkha fought a battle, was defeated, and the combat effectiveness was not good.
But people's minds are there, and Wu Keshan is not sure to convince the Fifth Department of Inner Khalkha. Ren and Huang Taiji are mortal enemies, and in the original history, they fought until the end, asking Lin Dan Khan for help.
Lin Dan Khan did not come, sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and did not have the courage of the Mongolian Great Khan at all. When the Nekhalkha was defeated, Lin Dan Khan also took the opportunity to annex the two fleeing tribes.
The current situation is very good, but Wu Keshan is also a little worried that Daming will change his attitude after he wins. This is not good, so he has to settle this matter first.
After meeting Governor Zhang's mansion, Wu Keshan was going to send someone to Shanhaiguan to meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he was even going to go in person.
It is certain to be a vassal, and it is also certain to accept canonization. The conditions are easy to discuss, but there is one thing that cannot be discussed, and that is about having a sister.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty must give his sister a concubine, only in this way can he rest assured, otherwise he is really not at ease.
Therefore, it is basically impossible for Emperor Daming to marry his sister and then turn his face, and Daming is still very credible.
Wu Keshan was very impressed by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and that guy was very strong.
Everyone glanced at Wu Keshan, and they were still very worried in their hearts.