Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 114 The Proposal of Dividing Troops
The reason why the Tumu Fortress incident was regarded as the turning point of Ming Dynasty from prosperity to decline was not only because of the large-scale casualties of the Beijing camp and its relatives during this battle.

Its impact is far more profound than anyone imagined.

Needless to say, the prosperity of Wen and the weakness of military force brought about by this need not be mentioned. More importantly, with the civil fortress as the dividing line, the Ming Dynasty changed from the offensive during the Taizu Taizong period to the defensive in the border confrontation.

Even if there was Li Ting sweeping holes during the Xianzong period, it was just a temporary counterattack.

Generally speaking, the defeat of this war changed the border defense policy of Ming Dynasty, and selectively and completely gave up the actual jurisdiction of some areas outside the customs.

But now, this influence is gradually spreading...

The first to bear the brunt were the frontier generals who guarded the various passes on the border. The civil war caused the capital to shake, and all the officials were in a state of panic.

The border generals of these five passes fled like a big flag, revealing the current turbulent situation on the border.

This is actually a vicious cycle. The fiasco of the Civil War led to fear in the frontier generals, and they had no intention of resisting, which in turn would lead to loopholes in the defense of the border, which was why Ye Xian's army took advantage of the situation and directly attacked the capital.

In matters of the border, relatives have the most say, so the first one to speak was Uncle Xin Cheng, Zhao Rong.

"Your Majesty, at first, a large army went out to fight and win the battle. The imperial court once concentrated a total of [-] troops at each pass, and deployed heavy troops at Juyongguan, Dushikou, Maying, Longmenwei, etc. for reinforcements, so that the pass was empty of troops. There are also civil engineering matters ahead, so the guard will inevitably feel uneasy."

"At this time, it is necessary to increase the number of troops at each pass. Except for Juyong, Zijing, Dushi, Longmen and other strong cities, there are 36 large and small passes on the border, and there are seven places where people and horses can pass. It is advisable to increase 500 people. There are 29 places where people can't understand horses, and it is advisable to increase the number of troops by 500."

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and not all the relatives are trash.

Zhao Rong is one of the more favored young relatives. These days, Shi Jing is in charge of the Beijing camp, and Zhao Rong is in charge of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, so naturally they have done a lot of homework.

So what you say is more logical.

This matter, speaking of it, is related to the Supreme Emperor's expedition. When the army goes out, the border defense will naturally be mobilized accordingly. The most important part.

At the time of peace, the defense of the border was basically based on defense. Except for a few key cities with heavy troops, the distribution of troops in other passes was relatively even.

But these troops can only deal with small-scale blocking battles.

Since Daming wants to fight against Oirat, it must prevent Oirat from mobilizing heavy troops and focus on attacking one of the passes.

Therefore, as the army went out, the troops on the border also concentrated.

Specifically, it is to draw a part of the defenders from each pass to form a mobile force of 3 people.

This army consisted of 6000 people and was stationed in the five strong cities of Bauhinia, Juyong, Dushi, Longmen, and Yongning, under the unified command of the governor, Sun An.

The main purpose is to prevent a certain pass from being attacked by a large army, so that we can concentrate our forces and quickly reinforce it.

At the same time, because these cities are key places, if the army attacks first, reinforcements can also be made on the spot.

During the civil engineering battle, one was because of time constraints.

Second, it has always been a place where there are many people and there are few people.

The guards at each pass did not expect that an army of more than 20 could be wiped out...

Fall back to the present.

Although Yexian's army is still eyeing it outside the pass, but because he robbed the Supreme Emperor, Yexian has been negotiating (robbing) more with the Ming court during this period.

Its main force did not change, but sent rangers to harass the border.

As a result, the pressure on the various passes is greatly increased. These rangers range from [-] to [-] each time, and they are not interested in fighting, they only focus on looting.

By the time the reinforcements arrived, they had already run away with the looted supplies.

At the same time, due to the deployment of troops, many pass defense forces are empty, and the pressure to fight these small groups of rangers is very high.

There are also defenders who are capable of fighting and not fleeing, but they are often exhausted and lack of troops. If they are not careful, they will break through the pass, plunder and set fire, and kill soldiers and civilians.

Because of this, the guards of the five divisions abandoned the city and fled at the risk of being imprisoned by the military law.

After Zhao Rong finished speaking, everyone pondered for a moment, and then Yu Qian stood up and said.

"No, Sun An led an army of [-] troops. It was originally a reinforcement army, and it was set up to prevent the city from attacking the city first. Now the Yexian army is still watching outside the pass. The latest military report of the Ministry of War has stated that its main force seems to be moving. If our army is scattered, we will take the lead in attacking the main force, and if the troops are scattered everywhere and cannot be mobilized quickly, they will be defeated one by one."

Yu Qian, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War, is also very clear about the situation on the border.

In fact, the border was in turmoil. When the military report was learned from the various passes, it was already brewing in secret. The guards at these passes abandoned the city and fled, but they just broke out in a concentrated manner.

The reason why they didn't disperse their troops for a long time is that they pretended to be harassed by rangers for the sake of defense, but in fact waited for the Ming Dynasty to divide the troops, and planned to defeat each of them.

Zhao Rong's complexion was a little ugly, and he asked back.

"Then according to Yu Shangshu's meaning, what should we do?"

"The frontier generals are short of troops, so naturally it is difficult to raise their hearts against the enemy. We can't tell these frontier generals to die for the country with their own courage and outnumbered enemies, right?"

Yu Qian took a step forward and cupped his hands at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Bauhinia, Dushi, Huailai, Longmen, etc. are all important places, and they are not like Xuanfu. Datong City's high-ranking generals are brave. If there is not enough troops, if they are lost, the captives can go straight to the capital. Therefore, I believe that the [-] troops led by Sun An should not be moved lightly."

"As for the shortage of troops at the passes, the Ministry of War has urgently dispatched [-] troops from South Zhili, Henan and other places, and they will arrive within half a month."

"In order to prevent the robbers from looting, you can order the fortified cities such as Zijing to gather the people in the pass for the time being, and temporarily avoid them when the thieves come. When the army arrives, it can relieve the urgent need for troops."

This is the difference between Wen Chen and Xunqi. For Zhao Rong, he is more concerned about the hearts of the generals, hoping to ensure the living environment of the generals as much as possible.

But Yu Qian is much more ruthless, he considers the overall situation!

Dividing troops is of course conducive to stabilizing people's hearts, but at the same time it is also risky.

According to Zhao Rong, 500 additional troops were added to each of the seven passes that were accessible to people and horses, and 29 troops were added to each of the 500 passes that were accessible to different horses. Basically, there were not many remaining 3 people.

Once at this time, attack in a big way first, attacking one place with the main force.

Then the originally concentrated mobile army is scattered everywhere, it is difficult to mobilize and control it for a while, and it is easy to be defeated one by one.

You must know that once the army is dispersed to each pass, the power of troop deployment must be delegated to the guards at each pass.

Compared with the unified mobilization under the command of a general today, the efficiency is definitely not the same.

So Yu Qian's meaning is very clear, the people can temporarily move to Bauhinia, Juyong and other strong cities for temporary shelter.

As for the guards, they must continue to defend the city until the reinforcements mobilized by the imperial court from the pass arrive.

But Zhao Rong was not so easy to give in, he took a step forward, stood in front of Yu Qian, and said the same.

"Not to mention within half a month, what should we do if we send a small group of rangers to burn, kill and loot first?"

"Just talking about the soldiers in Nanzhili and other places, they have been in the pass for a long time, and they can't practice well. How long will it take to get familiar with the environment when they suddenly go to the border to guard?"

"Oirat is good at riding and fighting, mostly looting. Can they adapt to Oarat's warfare?"

"Deploying troops from within the pass, how can it be faster to deploy troops on the spot, and defend the city securely?"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Rong turned to the Son of Heaven above him and said.

"Your Majesty, the guards at the five passes have abandoned the city, which shows that the hearts of the soldiers on the border are already very unstable. If things go on like this, the morale of our guards everywhere will be low, and they will collapse at the first touch. Therefore, I think that we should divide our troops and boost people's hearts. Stabilize morale, so that the guards can swear to defend the city."

This should be regarded as the first time Xun Qi has spoken out so forcefully on major state affairs since the Civil Engineering Change.

Although Zhao Rong lacks qualifications, he is a serious governor of the five armies, and he is in charge of the most important military governor's office.

In terms of status, he is indeed comparable to Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, not to mention that standing behind him is the entire Jingnan family.

After giving in for so long, Xun Qi finally got tough on this matter.

The two high-ranking ministers, one civil and one military, disagreed with each other, so it was natural for the emperor to decide.

So all the ministers set their eyes on the emperor who was pondering above...

(End of this chapter)