Chapter 786: Trade-offs
"Then does Your Majesty want to send Oirat, or Korqin?"
The people in the world are all trained by the imperial examination who can only die to study, don't you know that the outstanding talents selected by the imperial court from tens of millions of people can just know the way of the eight strands?
Bagu is just a basic skill, but anyone who can enter the Hanlin Academy is all a Bogu Tongjin, and Wang Xijue, as the first assistant, is naturally the best among them.
From the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Oirat and Chahar were old enemies, and there was absolutely no room for reconciliation between the two sides, which is certain.
In addition to Oirat, Chahar's other confidant is Horqin, although Korqin now nominally respects Chahar as the co-master, but in fact it has always been ambitious, with a hidden sense of independence, not to mention that the leader of the Horqin tribe, Atai, once killed the golden family's Benjamin with his own hands, which is a rift that cannot be bridged.
There is such a rift, it is destined that Chahar and Korqin cannot have one heart!
Take this incident as an example, if it weren't for Horqin's use of soldiers and Jurchen, I'm afraid Chahar would not have dared to join forces with Turmo to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, these two forces are objects that the Ming can unite!
"What does Motosuke think?"
However, Zhu Changluo did not answer positively, but asked rhetorically.
Wang Xijue was stunned for a moment, and then said in a deep voice.
"The two sides can send envoys at the same time, but the old minister thinks that the focus should be on the Horqin Department!"
"Why? In terms of purely military strength, it should be Oirat who is superior, right? ”
Zhu Changluo raised his eyebrows and spoke.
The old Shoufu nodded, but he arched his hand.
"Your Majesty, it is true that Oirat has one side, and the military is strong, enough to be the enemy of the entire Tatar, and Korqin is indeed inferior in comparison, but at this time we know, and the Tatars also know that in the past, Dayan Khan repeatedly used troops against our dynasty and Oirat, and the intention was to separate the connection between our dynasty and Oirat, and now many years have passed, our dynasty and Oirat have long lost contact, even if they send envoys to the past, they may not be able to successfully find the location of Oirat's royal city, not to mention whether Oirat is willing to send troops to help our court, it is still unknown, Put hope here, the old minister thinks it's really inappropriate, although there is no absolute thing in the army, but this is a matter related to the national economy, not to take risks, so the old minister thinks that it should be based on Horqin! ”
You must know that although the benefits of taking risks may be higher, when it comes to such court affairs, you can't take risks indiscriminately in a daze.
This is not to say that if you try to succeed, which side to unite, when to send troops, where to send troops, and how many troops to send, these are all matters related to the war situation, and the cooperation of the two parties is required to complete.
The Oirat Department is far away from Daming, and the transmission of information is inconvenient, and this alone may lead to incalculable consequences.
What's more, although Wang Xijue doesn't know the specific situation of Oirat, he just wants to know that even if there is a big grudge, it has faded over the years, and for no reason, it is so easy to move people to raise troops to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty!
Joining forces with Oirat, although the probability of victory is high, the risk of taking it at the same time is also great!
On the other hand, the Horqin Department, although the strength is not as good as the Oirat Department, but the victory lies in the proximity, from the Liaodong Dusi to the north, beyond Jianzhou is the Horqin Department, and the contact is relatively convenient.
And to say that they have a lot of certainty, Horqin has been ambitious all these years, and has been trying to expand, if it weren't for the fact that the Chahar Department has been very protective of Horqin over the years, I'm afraid Horqin would not have turned his attention to the Jurchen tribe in desperation.
Now Chahar took advantage of the time when Horqin sent troops to the Jurchens, and united with Turmo to attack on a large scale, it is the time when the rear is empty, as long as Horqin can transfer troops in time, he will definitely be able to smash the royal city!
"That makes sense, but there is another question, how to convince Horqin to let him cooperate with my Daming?"
Zhu Changluo pondered for a moment, but nodded.
Indeed, although the Oirath Department is strong, it can't quench the thirst of the near by far water, not to mention that others don't know, but Zhu Changluo is clear, at this time, Oirat is also internal and external, there are Tsarist Russia eyeing the outside, and there are Heshute Department with bad intentions, even if they send people, Oirat may not send troops to help......
"Your Majesty, if the old minister remembers correctly, General Li Rumei is now guarding Liaodong!"
A fine light flashed in his eyes, and Wang Xijue said softly.
"Yes, it is indeed Li Rumei who is guarding Liaodong now, and it is difficult for Yuan Fu to ......think about it."
Zhu Changluo raised his eyebrows, as if he had a heart to look up at Wang Xijue, but saw the latter smile slightly and nodded lightly.
"Your Majesty is wise! However, in this way, I am afraid that the strength will be a little insufficient, not to mention that this battle has started, no matter what, it is impossible to avoid a war, Datong was attacked, not to mention the loss, Xuanfu must be guarded against the Chahar Department, and cannot transfer troops without authorization, so where to transfer the enemy's army from is a difficult problem......"
But it was only for a moment, and the old Shousuke put away the smile on his face and frowned.
In fact, there are a lot of troops in the Ming Dynasty, nearly 800,000 people, but among these troops, nearly 700,000 or more cannot be moved, and it is difficult to mobilize a large army to go out at this moment.
Wang Xijue was worried about this, but Zhu Changluo smiled slightly and said.
"Yuanfu doesn't have to worry, I have already made a plan in my heart about the troops, a few days ago, the governor and minister Taining Marquis Chen Liangbi came to report, saying that the three major battalions have now been all trained, I will, this expedition, the three major battalions will be the main force!"
"Three battalions? Cannot! ”
However, what Zhu Changluo didn't expect was that as soon as his words fell, Lao Shoufu's head shook into a rattle and said.
"Your Majesty, the three major battalions have the heavy responsibility of guarding the Beijing Division, and they must not leave the Beijing Division without permission!"
"Yuanfu's words are wrong, now that the four seas are leveling, although there are small troubles in various places, there are armies everywhere to guard them, and there is no big trouble, not to mention that I am in the capital division, and I have the protection of the twenty-six guards, what danger can I have?"
Zhu Changluo thought that Wang Xijue was worried about his safety, so he immediately waved his hand and spoke.
He still has this confidence, the Ming Dynasty has been in place for hundreds of years, except for the matter of Emperor Chengzu, there has never been a local rebellion against the Jingshi, it is now the thirty years of Wanli, there are still some years before the famous Xiaoice River period, Daming is far from the extent that the smoke is everywhere and the army needs to be guarded by his side from time to time.
What's more, Zhu Changluo has always felt that the army is to be used, and he has not experienced the baptism of killing on the battlefield, how can he temper a real army!
Unexpectedly, after he finished speaking, the old Shoufu was stunned for a while, then hesitated a little, and after a while, he still made up his mind.
"Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister for the crime of vain words, but Emperor Yingzong is in front of him, and the minister has to worry! I beg your majesty to think twice! ”