Chapter 12: He Xi's thoughts

Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty have been fighting for many years, and not to mention the victory or defeat, even if they win, they will die. Mongolia has such a large population, if it can withstand the consumption. This is true of the population, not to mention other aspects. Until now, the Mongols can't even afford to use the iron pot.

Iron is the most important raw material for making weapons. It's got to this point. The equipment of the Mongolian army was so unbearable that all kinds of weapons they brought from the Central Plains to the steppe had long been unusable. The steppe is not without iron mines, and the Mongols can also smelt iron, but it is impossible for the Mongols to supply the army with so much equipment.

If it is said that after four years of Hongwu, because of Zhu Yuanzhang's recuperation, the Ming Dynasty recovered its vitality and invested more resources in the border army, and the combat effectiveness of the border army increased step by step. And the Mongols have been in constant decline.

Maybe the intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yiwei and Feng Sheng's private intelligence network. It is difficult to understand the intrigues between many Mongolian magnates. But the situation of the Mongol army is well understood. After all, these things simply cannot be hidden.

Since there are 30,000 troops, it is impossible to annihilate them if they are thrown out. Why didn't Feng Sheng take the risk?

Feng Sheng replaced Xu Da for the first time to control the northern army, and there was a challenge from Fu Youde below, and there was also a threat from Tang He in the south. In this position, he did not sit firmly. It takes a brilliant big win. Sit in this position.

If this battle is not exhausted, let Naha flee. It's a failure. And the army of 30,000 was trapped and suffered heavy losses. It's also a failure, in fact, it's no different for him.

He is the founder of the country. Some small problems can't get rid of him. It's nothing more than that this chair under the ass is gone.

Therefore, Feng Sheng needs He Xi to support his decision, and he also needs Liaodong to go all out. On the one hand, there is logistics. On the other hand, the Liaodong Army will also enter the battlefield as a second-echelon army. He Xi needs more saints on his head to increase his persuasiveness.

And the reason why He Xi came over is also because he has his own thoughts.

First of all, He Xi cares more about the relationship with Feng Sheng.

Xu Da recuperated and no longer led the troops. Li Wenzhong fell ill and died. The Ming army entered the post-Xuda era. In fact, there are only a few candidates to rule the northern army. Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, Tang He. In fact, Yuwa is the most unlikely.

Without him, Tang He's resume has some minor flaws compared to the others.

As mentioned above, Wang Baobao and Xu Da had a duel, Wang Baobao led troops to attack Beiping, and it seemed that he was going to end the most important logistics base of the Ming army in the north. But Xu Da was not fooled, counterattacked Taiyuan, forced Wang Baobao to return to help, and under Taiyuan City, first broke Wang Baobao, and then broke Taiyuan City, so that Wang Baobao was only spared.

With Xu Da's temperament, at the beginning of the war, he should have thought that Wang Baobao might go to Beiping. It is impossible not to be unguarded and let yourself fall into a passive situation. In the end, you can only survive in danger and gamble on a life and death situation. So, who is the person Xu Da sent to resist Wang Baobao?

That's right, it's Tang He.

It was Tang He who was beaten by Wang Baobao for a while, and he could only defend himself, and lost the ability to contain Wang Baobao.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang praised Wang Baobao as a strange man in the world, and he was by no means in vain. Tang He's defeat under Wang Baobao is also understandable. Even Tang He was not eaten by Wang Baobao, but just camped and defended himself. It also illustrates the ability of Yuwa.

However, compared to Fu Youde, Feng Sheng did not have a major defeat. It's not very pretty. Feng Sheng and Fu Youde are not without mistakes, for example, when Feng Sheng attacked Gaoyou today, the Gaoyou guards surrendered and killed all the soldiers sent by Feng Sheng into Gaoyou City. Feng Sheng was heavily punished by Zhu Yuanzhang at that time, so he had no face. There are no mistakes and failures that affect the entire battle situation.

In history, the reason why Feng Sheng was taken down was not that Feng Sheng had any big problems, but that Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion couldn't bear Feng Sheng's prestige.

This is no longer the case.

He Xi obviously felt that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have too much to worry about the army in the north. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang has the power to check and balance, send the prince to lead the army, etc., and go here to participate in the sand, to a certain extent, He Xi is also Zhu Yuanzhang's sand in the north.

Even if Feng Sheng had different intentions, it would be absolutely impossible for He Xi to go with Feng Sheng.

And to what extent the combat effectiveness of the Nanjing Jingying has reached now, He Xi himself doesn't know much. After all, he is not easy to investigate, he can only understand a little from the hundreds of cannons in the city of Nanjing, as well as the firearms updated from generation to generation in the Taiping Iron Factory. That is, the degree of firearms in Nanjing Jingying is getting deeper and deeper. The combat effectiveness is estimated to be stronger than that of the fist troops of the Beifang Border Army.

Zhu Yuanzhang's worries in history are actually a chronic disease of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the separation of the political center and the military center. Previously, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Daneng reached mutual trust and could put the million army in the north in Xu Da's hands. And after a long period of peace, no matter how Zhu Yuanzhang trains and maintains, the combat effectiveness of the Nanjing Jingying army will show a trend of decline. And in the north, in the battle with the Tartars, the combat effectiveness of the border army was better maintained. It can even go to the next level.

So there was the problem that the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty was not in the hands of the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang's insecurity in his later years may not be one of the reasons.

Now that everything has changed, He Xi estimates that Feng Sheng's situation is very different. He Xi and Feng Sheng's long-term cooperation will have a lot of benefits.

Secondly, He Xi also needs qualifications.

Although He Xi has taken several steps in the past few years, he has become the governor of Liaodong and a major member. But if you really want to talk about it, his qualifications are still the most shallow. You must know that if the generals of the Ming Dynasty are divided by age, Feng Sheng, Xu Da, Tang He, they are a group. Similar in age to Zhu Yuanzhang. Mu Ying, Lan Yu, et al. said that it was a young generation, but it was also a dozen years older than He Xi.

He Xi's qualifications are the most shallow.

But a lot of times, seniority is not about how old you are, but how many things you have participated in. If He Xi can participate in this Northern Expedition to a high degree, it may also offset the impression that his qualifications are weak, and this war is his qualifications.

Not to mention, He Xi knows history.

Although now, because of the circumstances, I am afraid that history has changed greatly. But the hearts of men have not changed. At least Naha's will to fight is not strong. There was even hesitation in my heart. Before the war, the coach hesitates, which is a taboo for soldiers.

Therefore, the probability of winning this battle and winning it is very high.

Even more glorious than in history.

Of course, He Xi has to take a kick. It's a sure-fire business.

These things, He Xi has thought about it repeatedly on the way here. Naturally, I made up my mind.

It's just that He Xi is ready to go. The others still didn't understand why Feng Sheng suddenly summoned everyone.

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"Father." Fu Zhong said to Fu Youde; "Song Guogong suddenly came back from Liaodong and heard that the governor of Liaodong had also been brought. This seems to be a big move. How we respond. ”

Fu Zhong's outstanding performance in Yunnan. also made Fu Youde very satisfied with Fu Zhong. For a while, I took it with me. Teach the art of war well, or other things.

Fu Youde heard Fu Zhong say this and sighed lightly. said: "My son, Song Guogong is my old boss, and he arranges it freely. You don't need to be careful, this conference will naturally explain. ”

Fu Zhong said: "Father, you are the ------ of the Duke of the Kingdom."

Fu Youde said; "I don't care what rumors you hear, rumors are just rumors. Whether I am crowned the prince of the country or not, it is the decision of His Majesty. Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en. In the future, there is no need to mention such a thing, and it is not allowed to say it again, and you don't even think about it, Your Majesty Shengming, you can see thousands of miles, and there are very few things in the world that can hide from his old man. What should be yours must be yours. It shouldn't be yours. It's useless for you to think about it. Besides, His Majesty has already rewarded Yunnan's military exploits. Otherwise, how can you rise to the top. ”

"My Fu family does not lack a national duke, what is lacking is your success?"

When Fu Zhong heard Fu Youde reprimand him like this, he immediately lowered his head and said, "The child understands. Fu Zhong said this, still unconvinced in his heart.

Fu Zhong only felt that the name He Xi was extremely glaring. Moreover, Fu Zhong was young after all, and he couldn't understand the subtle meaning of Fu Youde's words, and regarded Feng Sheng as the political enemy of the Fu family.