Why did Ji Nang use the question of the horse market to test Yang Cong?

It's very simple, because the horse market is not an ordinary border trade problem, but a very important pacification policy of the Ming Dynasty to the nomads, opening the horse market is not just a simple business, which involves many political, military, and economic issues.

He just wanted to take this opportunity to test whether Yang Cong was a stunned young man who didn't understand anything, and if Yang Cong gave him an answer indiscriminately, he would really have the idea of taking Xuanfu Town.

Yang Cong really didn't think about this, because at this moment, his mind was full of using the advantage of thermal weapons to clean up the Tartar cavalry, and as for the problem of the horse market, he really didn't pay much attention to it.

Fortunately, he didn't pay attention to some people, and when he summoned a group of civil servants and military generals to come to discuss, many people had strange looks on their faces, and it was obvious that these people more or less knew what was going on.

In the end, Tang Shunzhi, a member of the military department who had the most research on the Northern Yuan issue, stood up and responded: "My lord, the lower officials think that it is inappropriate to invite the opening of the horse market, and there is no sincerity in thinking about it. ”

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but be curious: "Oh, how can you see that Ji Nang is not sincere?" ”

Tang Shunzhi explained: "This horse market is not something they can open if they want to, it mainly depends on whether we want to open the horse market, if he really wants to open a horse market, he must first pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty, and then apply, like this, directly under the city, threaten us to open a horse market, we will never accept it." ”

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but be embarrassed, this Ji Nang was indeed leading the army to threaten Kaima City, if he responded, it would mean that he had surrendered to the enemy.

The Ming Dynasty has ancestral teachings: no harmony, no compensation, no land, no tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies!

If he succumbed to Ji Nang's threat, wouldn't he lose Da Ming's face!

Thinking of this, he nodded solemnly and said: "You're right, we can't compromise, now, do we want Ji Nang to withdraw his troops, and then pay tribute, and then discuss the issue of opening the horse market?" ”

Unexpectedly, Tang Shunzhi still shook his head and said, "No, this issue is not negotiable." ”

Not negotiable!

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but be curious: "Why?" ”

Tang Shunzhi patiently explained: "My lord, the essence of this problem is actually very simple, we are not good at raising horses, so it is difficult to organize enough cavalry to crush them, and they will not grow local food, let alone make porcelain and ironware and other living materials, so the population is limited, and we can't organize hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops to compete with our Ming Dynasty." We opened the horse market to buy war horses and strengthen themselves, and they invited the horse market to obtain food and living materials and strengthen themselves, to put it bluntly, the purpose of both sides is to strengthen themselves and finally defeat each other, which is impossible. Every time the horse market is opened, they will not sell us real war horses, and we cannot provide them with enough food and living materials, and it is impossible for both sides to satisfy each other, so they can only break up in the end. Therefore, it is unrealistic to open a horse market with the Northern Yuan tribes, unless they completely surrender to us like the Jurchen tribes and provide us with real war horses. ”

When Yang Cong heard this, his face couldn't help but show shock.

This Tang Shunzhi is really not simple, he can see the essence of things so thoroughly!

It's a pity that the current ministers of the court don't have this awareness at all, so this horse market often opens and stops, just like child's play.

What's even more terrifying is that the Jurchen tribes are not good birds, they opened a horse market with them and fattened them, and they will also spy on the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, which has been verified by history.

It seems that this horse market really can't be opened, not only can't it be opened with the Northern Yuan tribes, but also the Jurchen tribes can't be opened.

Thinking of this, Yang Cong nodded slowly and said: "You're right, this horse market can't be opened, this matter will be stopped, he will fight if he wants to fight, even if the official is defeated and dies, he can't be that sinner for the ages!" ”

Ji Nang didn't expect that the new champion of the Ming Dynasty would ignore his proposal to open the horse market.

Perhaps, there are still people who understand in Xuanfu Town.

That's all he can think.

Although this temptation has no results, he has no intention of giving up, the 50,000 army has arrived here, and it is naturally impossible to return without success, without a battle, how do you know if this new champion is not Bai Ding on the battlefield.

Early the next morning, he sent scouts out to investigate, looking for a breakthrough in the Great Wall of Xuanfu Town.

The Great Wall in the northwest of Xuanfu Town is only more than 50 miles in total, so naturally it won't take him much time, and soon, he will understand the situation from Zhangjiakou to Xinkai.

The information he obtained was just as Yang Cong wanted him to see, all the gaps in the Great Wall near Zhangjiakou and Xinkai were blocked, and the road up the mountain was dug by the Ming army, and the war horses could not pass at all, only a few gaps in the middle were not blocked.

In this case, there are only two possibilities, either the time is limited and people don't have time to plug all the gaps, or they deliberately leave a few gaps to lure others to attack from there.

Is this kid trying to seduce him or is it too late to plug all the gaps?

Ji Nang thinks that it should be a limited time, too late, if people really have time, they will not take some boulders to plug the gap, wouldn't it be better to repair the city wall, it is precisely because of the lack of time that people will do this.

As for Yang Cong to seduce him, he is really not afraid, he is quite clear about the strength of Xuanfu Town, at this time, Xuanfu Town, together with the elite of the border army plus the guards, is at most 80,000 horses, and there are almost 5,000 people stationed in Zhangjiakou and Xinkou, that is to say, the kid on the opposite side is likely to station all the elite of the 10,000 border army near Zhangjiakou and Xinkou.

Can this little trick scare him?

He's not scared, besides, even if there is an ambush in the middle of rushing in, it's still that sentence, in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is useless!

There are only so many troops in Xuanfu Town, and there are already 10,000 horses stationed near Zhangjiakou and Xinkou, even if that kid gathers all the remaining horses, it will only be about 70,000.

70,000 foot soldiers have no effect on 50,000 elite cavalry at all, even if they are all the elite of the border army, it is useless, not to mention that there are only 10,000 elite border troops in Xuanfu Town, as for those guards, it is a dish.

Ji Nang felt that no matter what happened, he would win, so he decided to rush in from the section of the Great Wall at Zhangjiakou and Xinkai.

Of course, he is not a reckless person, he only knows how to rush hard, and he still knows basic tactics.

At the beginning, he did not lead the army to rush in, and even the main army was nested in the camp and did not move, he just ordered his younger brother Alta and Kundu Liha to lead 5,000 men and horses to camp outside Zhangjiakou and Xinkou respectively, make siege equipment, and make a posture of attacking the two places.

He wanted to attract the garrisons of Zhangjiakou and Xinkou, the military road on the border of Xuanfu Town, to minimize casualties.

Boy, if you play bluff with me, I will play with you, and when you transfer all your troops to Zhangjiakou and Xinkou to garrison, I will lead the army to rush in from the middle, and then it will be up to you to see if you dare to lead the army to chase!

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