"Let's enter the customs this time, there are two tasks in the first stage, one is to recover Tongzhou City and remove the threat of the Beijing Division, and the other is to recapture Juyong Pass, so that we can close the door and fight the dog, so that the enemy army entering Beizhili will become a turtle in the urn, and there is no way to escape."

As he spoke, Li Yuntian walked to the map under the gaze of the people, took a small wooden stick and pointed at Tongzhou City and Juyong Pass, and then stopped at a place with a blue circle in front of Shanhaiguan, looked at everyone present and said, "In order to achieve these two goals, we must first clear the enemy troops blocking south of Shanhaiguan, which of you is willing to take the lead." ”

"Master Hou, this task will be handed over to the lowly position, the soldiers under the lowly position have been guarding the city since they arrived in Liaodong, and they can't wait to go to the battlefield." As soon as Li Yuntian's words fell, Li Daniu, who was sitting in the front row of the seat on the right side of the hall, stood up, arched his hand at Li Yuntian, and said in high spirits.

Several generals were just about to open their mouths to ask for battle, and when they saw that Li Daniu wanted to fight this battle, they swallowed the words that came to their mouths, Li Daniu was not only a senior military attache of the Xiaowu Army, but also Li Yuntian's own family, so everyone naturally would not fight with him.

"Okay, let Benhou see how you have practiced this year." Li Yuntian nodded with a smile when he heard this, he also wanted to know what the combat effectiveness of the Korean soldiers under Li Daniu was, and then looked at Xue Yi who was sitting there, "Uncle Cheng Yong, this battle is a joint operation between you and me, under your full command, and Ben Hou is responsible for beating the side drum to cheer." ”

"Master Hou, rest assured, the lower officials will definitely take down these enemy troops." Xue Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, Li Yuntian wanted to give him the credit for destroying the Mongol army in Guannan, with Li Daniu leading the army to participate in the war and Li Yuntian leading the army to cheer on the side, the morale of the defenders of Shanhaiguan must be high, and they will definitely wipe out those Mongol troops.

Li Yuntian smiled when he heard this, he has never been a person who eats alone, he naturally has to take into account all aspects of affairs, for him to eliminate the 30,000 Mongolian troops in Guannan is nothing, but for Xue Yi and other Shanhaiguan guards, it is a rare achievement, the Shanhaiguan garrison not only blocked the Wuliangha soldiers from going south, but also prevented the Arutai army from going north, there is no merit and loss, he is naturally willing to become an adult.

"Xingping Hou, Juyong Pass Benhou will be handed over to you, Benhou will give you 50,000 horses, you must take Juyong Pass and cut off the retreat of the enemy army in Beizhili." Then, Li Yuntian pondered for a moment and looked at Zhao Yong.

Among the 60,000 horses, there were 20,000 Ming troops in Liaodong, 10,000 Korean soldiers, 10,000 Wuliangha soldiers, and 10,000 Huite soldiers.

Originally, Li Yuntian wanted to use 50,000 horses to capture Juyong Pass, which had 20,000 Mongolian soldiers and 10,000 servants, and the Ming army used the method of deceiving the city gate to raid, so 50,000 horses were enough.

However, due to the important role of Juyong Pass, Li Yuntian finally decided to use 60,000 horses to capture Juyong Pass, in case there was any mistake, the Mongol army of Beizhili would flee north from Juyong Pass, and when they got out of Juyong Pass, it would not be easy for Li Yuntian to control the situation again.

"Zhenwu Hou rest assured, Ben Hou will do his best." Zhao Yong smiled slightly, and said to Li Yuntian, it seems that the credit for overcoming Juyong Pass cannot be run.

He now knows very well the strength of Li Yuntian's troops, not to mention anything else, if he is facing off with the defenders of Juyong Pass in the field, he can defeat it with 10,000 Uliangha soldiers and 10,000 Hui special soldiers, after all, they are all the elites of the Wuliang Ha Department and the Hui Special Department.

The Mongolian army stationed at Juyong Pass will definitely not be the elite, and the elite will definitely follow Arutai and others to attack the state capital and county of Beizhili, with the high wall of Juyong Pass to protect it, and 30,000 horses are enough to repel the attack of the Ming army.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty still has more than 100,000 troops in the capital in Beizhili, and the troops in other places are empty, and the army of Arutai is in Tongzhou City, if the Ming army in the capital goes to attack Juyong Pass, then Arutai can just take the opportunity to eliminate them, even if Zhou Zheng sends troops from Wanquan to attack Arutai, he can also send troops to rescue in time.

Therefore, in Arutai's opinion, Juyong Guan is impregnable, and there is no need to leave the most elite soldiers there, which gives Zhao Yong a lot of opportunities.

"The rest of the people followed Benhou to attack Tongzhou City, and Arutai was in Tongzhou City, and capturing him would have a huge deterrent to the enemy."

Li Yuntian's gaze then fell on the Tongzhou City on the map, and with a small wooden stick, he said to everyone present in a deep voice, "This battle is related to the safety of the capital, I hope that everyone will unite to take it down in one fell swoop and share the emperor's worries." ”

"Yes!" Everyone present bowed their hands to Li Yuntian and responded in unison.

"Marquis Zhenwu, what should you do with those Guanxi soldiers?" Zhao Yong noticed that there were still a few places marked in green on the map, and he knew that they represented the Seven Guards of Kansai, so he asked in a deep voice.

The Kansai Seven Guards have 80,000 troops, which is a force to be reckoned with, and if Li Yuntian wants to make the Northern Zhili stable, he must surrender the people of the Kansai Seven Guards.

Li Yuntian couldn't help but wrinkle when he heard this, this is exactly what he is embarrassed about, it stands to reason that he will destroy the Seven Guards of Guanxi after taking Juyong Pass and Tongzhou City.

However, the Seven Guards of the Kansai are different from the Tatars and Warats, their shapes are similar to the Wuliangha Sanwei, they are all guarded by the Ming Dynasty, and they must obey the orders of the imperial court and are used by the Ming Dynasty as a barrier on the frontier, so it is impossible for Li Yuntian to take a fierce offensive against them like the Tatars and Wala, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will have one less buffer area against foreign enemies in the Western Regions.

In ancient China, all powerful dynasties inevitably competed for the Western Regions, or in other words, all dynasties that could control the Western Regions for a long time were powerful dynasties, such as the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.

For the dynasty of the Central Plains, there were at least three benefits to controlling the Western Regions:

1. Horses in the Western Regions. It is well known that good horses are important to cavalry, and one of the most important reasons why the Song Dynasty was at a disadvantage against the nomads in the northwest was that the Song Dynasty lacked horses and could not establish large-scale cavalry.

2. Important strategic position. When the Han Dynasty first passed through the Western Regions, it was to contact the Dayue clan to attack the Xiongnu on both sides to "cut off its right arm", and the Tang Dynasty also fought with the Tibetan for a long time for the Western Regions, and the Tang Dynasty could contain the Tibetan from the flank after controlling the Western Regions.

Another advantage is to defend Gansu, Shaanxi and other western regions, providing them with barriers, the northwest region of the Song Dynasty has long faced the threat of Western Xia invasion, not only busy dealing with Western Xia, but also with Jin, Liao, and even Mongolia.

3, to ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road, to maintain the channel of communication with the West, although the Ming Dynasty shipping developed, but trade with the West mainly depends on the Silk Road, in addition to the Ming Dynasty's sea ban, but also related to the sea route is too dangerous, in addition to piracy to guard against storms, so it is not as safe as taking the land route.

The Seven Guards of Kansai successively attached the Ming Dynasty in the early years of Hongwu, including:

Hamiwei: In the Yuan Dynasty, it was Hamili, and Yongle was attached within two years, and it was the fief of King Zhongshun, and Hamiwei was placed in Hami City.

Andingwei: In the Yuan Dynasty, it was the Wuer of the Sari Department, attached to Hongwu for seven years, and was the fief of the king of Anding, and moved to Xierding in the fourth year of Yongle;

Aduanwei: During the Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to the Sari Department of Wuer, Hongwu was divided into Aduanbu in seven years, Hongwu was placed in Aduanwei in eight years, Hongwu was abolished in ten years, Yongle was restored in four years, and Xuande was in the seventh year of migration to Tieer Valley;

Qu Xianwei: In the Yuan Dynasty, it was Qu Xianda Lin Marshal Mansion, attached to Hongwu in the early years, when Qu Xianwei was placed in Azhen, Hongwu was abolished into Andingwei ten years later, and Qu Xianwei was relocated in Yaowanghuai in Yongle for four years;

Chijin Mongolian Guard: The Yuan Dynasty belonged to Shazhou Road, Hongwu was attached within 13 years, but it was soon occupied by the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Yongle two years Mongolia a common people were attached again, Yongle Emperor placed Chijin Mongolian Thousand Households in Chijin Station, Yongle eight years to promote Chijin Mongolian Guard;

Shazhou Wei: During the Yuan Dynasty, it was Shazhou Luzhi, and in the second year of Yongle, a Mongolian people were attached, and Yongle was placed in Shazhou Wei for three years, and Xuande moved to Kuyu in seven years;

Han Dongwei: Yuan Dynasty for Handong, Hongwu 25 years after attached, Hongwu 30 years to place Handongwei, it is worth mentioning that during the Xuande period Handongwei occupied Shazhou, forced Shazhou Wei to migrate.

Among the seven guards of the Kansai region, Hami Wei occupies a very important position in the history of the northwest region of the Ming Dynasty, and Hami has developed close political and economic ties with the Ming Dynasty since the 23rd year of Hongwu Wu Na Shili sent envoys to the capital to pay tribute.

At the beginning of the Yongle year, Emperor Yongle set up Hamiwei and canonized the King of Hami Zhongshun and the King of Zhongyi, and Hami sent envoys to the capital every year to pay tribute, so it was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Daming borrowed Hami to receive the effect of "breaking Beidi's right arm, breaking the Xirong party, contacting Rongyi externally, and Gansu in the interior".

The reason why the Ming Dynasty was reluctant to attack the Western Regions was not only because the Western Regions was located in a remote area, and it was not suitable for the army to conquer, and the perennial attacks between the countries and tribes in the Western Regions had strong combat effectiveness, but also related to the border defense policy of the Ming Dynasty.

It can be summarized into three points:

First, the strategic focus of the Ming Dynasty was on the nine sides, specifically in Jizhou, Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Datong to deal with the Tatars and Warat in the north, and the Ming Dynasty had more than 1 million troops in the nine sides since the Hongwu period, and the Western Regions were far away from the Ming Dynasty, so it was not a strategic point.

Second, the Western Regions are remote and the terrain is complex, and the Ming Dynasty has repeatedly engaged in tug-of-war with Hami in Hamiwei, but due to the long-distance battles of the Ming army, coupled with the interference of the surrounding Tatars, Warats and other forces, the Ming army cannot eliminate it, let alone other forces in the western part of the country.

Third, since the battle of Hengluo during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty was unable to control the Western Regions, and then led the fall of the Western Regions and the Beiting Domain.

Moreover, the Western Regions is a barren land compared to the inland of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has been busy fighting with the Tatars and Warats in the north since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and has no energy to manage the Western Regions, plus the local tribes have established their own regimes, so the Ming Dynasty needs to spend a lot of energy and financial resources to control the Western Regions, so the Guanxi Seven Guards were set up to rule, and the Wuliang Ha Sanwei can also be regarded as the rule of the Bondage.

The so-called feudal rule is a way of ruling the multi-tribal areas of the frontier by the Central Plains Dynasty since the Tang Dynasty, and the feudal region is different from the vassal state and is not a formal administrative region, and the Central Plains Dynasty appoints local tribal leaders to rule over this region, and there is neither an administrative body nor a garrison.