Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 592 One Hundred Thousand Mongolian Cavalry
"Because none of the scholars in the Scholars Camp are familiar with water warfare, I didn't think about sending the Royal Navy's scholars to the Navy, but just asked Zheng Qing to train the officers of the Navy by yourself through the Naval Academy."

"But now that Zheng Qing has brought it up, I will definitely consider it seriously."

Chongzhen's words gave Zheng Zhilong enough face, the emperor himself came forward to explain, what else do you want?
"Your Majesty, I'm terrified." Zheng Zhilong bowed hastily, "Actually, I don't have any malicious intentions. I just think that the scholars in the Scholars Camp are all world-class talents, so I can't help but want to recruit some sailors."

"I know, I know." Chongzhen nodded and said, "When the Northern Expedition is over, I will definitely select a group of scholars from the scholar camp to serve in the Navy. How about it?"

"So, I thank the Holy Majesty first."

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and finally got his wish.

Chongzhen hit the iron while it was hot: "Zheng Qing still has Youzhen, and he has just passed Baishuiyang at this time, and he is still far away from Dengzhou. Why don't you accompany me into the cabin for a few drinks, how about?"

This is to resolve the grudge between Zheng Zhilong and Xu Yingwei.

In fact, when he was in Xuzhou and Liaodong before, Chongzhen did not do this less.

Chongzhen disdained to stir up internal fighting among his subordinates. Only those superiors with serious defects in their own abilities would deliberately provoke internal fighting among their subordinates. This is the so-called way of checks and balances.

For example, Emperor Jiajing knew the essence of checks and balances.

It's just that Jiajing provoked Yan Dang and Qing Liudou not because he was not capable enough to control the officials in the court, but because he was obsessed with cultivating immortals and was too lazy to deal with government affairs.

But Chongzhen will not be obsessed with cultivating immortals, so there is no need to deliberately create conflicts.

Although the way of checks and balances can save the leader's worry and effort, it will also cause internal friction and greatly reduce efficiency, so Chongzhen would rather work harder by himself.

The emperor personally came forward to make peace, which is not a small face.

Zheng Zhilong and Xu Yingwei followed Chongzhen into the official hall of the warship in fear.

After a few cans of Mingjiu, Zheng Zhilong and Xu Yingwei's grievances disappeared, and they even began to call each other brothers. Zheng Sen, who was with him, was suddenly half-dead from anger. Enough is enough.

……

The navy guarded the merchant ship and headed north against the wind.

After passing Weihai, the sea began to freeze.

At the beginning, there was only a thin layer of ice, but as it gradually deepened into the North Sea, the ice layer began to thicken. When the ram installed on the bow of the ship squeezed into the ice layer, it made a crisp sound.

When they arrived in Terengganu, the ice became thicker and the ship's navigation became more difficult.

Because the power provided by the sails is no longer enough to break through the thick ice of the North Sea, and sailing forward, the naval warship may be trapped in the ice, and it can only go so far.

Chongzhen immediately issued an order, and the army disembarked.

……

Almost at the same time, Zhu Cijiong also led [-] Korean troops to Gaizhouwei.

At this time, Wang Fuzhi, who was on duty in Gaizhou, hurriedly led Guan Siqiu, Xia Rubi and other scholars to greet him outside the city. To Zhu Cijiong's surprise, the Qing army in Gaizhou withdrew.

"The king remonstrates, when did this happen?" Zhu Cijiong asked.

"About half a month ago." Wang Fuzhi said, "Not only the Jian slaves outside Gaizhou City withdrew, but the Horqin people who originally moved south to the lower reaches of the Liao River also withdrew to the pastures in the upper reaches of the Liao River."

"It seems that the establishment of slaves is to shrink the troops." Zhu Cijiong said.

Compared with Ming Dynasty, Jiannu was generally in a weak position. In the face of Ming's attack, he had no choice but to shrink his troops, just like the old slaves in the battle of Saerhu had to concentrate their forces on one side.

"Ding Wang Mingjian." Wang Fuzhi said solemnly, "So I think it is enough to guard the east bank of the Liao River."

The task given by Chongzhen to the Liaodong Army was to block the Liaoxi Corridor and prevent the remnants of the Jiannu from escaping back to Liaodong. Therefore, Wang Fuzhi's suggestion was not wrong. As long as the east bank of the Liao River was guarded, the Liaoxi Corridor could be blocked.

Leading the army into the Liaoxi Corridor, and even hitting outside Shanhaiguan, the blocking effect will be better, but it will also put more than 1 Liaodong troops in danger. , suddenly turned around and entered the Liaoxi Corridor, then there is a high probability that the Liaodong Army will be eaten by Jiannu.

After all, the Liaodong Army now has only two infantry brigades and two artillery battalions.

Even with the addition of [-] Korean troops, it is far from being an opponent of the main force of slavery.

Wang Fuzhi worried that Zhu Cijiong was young and energetic, and wanted to lead his army into the Liaoxi Corridor.

Immediately persuaded again: "Ding Wang, the corridor in the west of Liaoning is narrow, and there is Shanhaiguan in front, Yanshan Mountain on the left, and the vast North Sea on the right. Once our army penetrates into it, the Horqin Mongolia will take advantage of the situation to block the Liaohe River. With Xiongguan in the front and interception in the back, our army can only go up to Yanshan Mountain or down to Beihai."

Zhu Cijiong was amused for a moment, and said: "The king was too worried about the remonstrance, Gu is not so stupid, before the father's army has reached Beihai, and before the main force of the slave establishment, Gu will never lead the Liaodong army to underestimate the enemy. Advancing."

Wang Fuzhi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said in his heart that he was really worrying too much. Although King Ding was young, he had already experienced hundreds of battles. Didn't he easily resolve a mutiny in Seoul before?
However, Zhu Cijiong changed his tone and said, "However, we can't just wait like this."

Wang Fuzhi's heart suddenly rose again, and he asked: "Dare to ask King Ding, what do you mean?"

"The king advises you to lead the Korean army to stay in Gaizhou, while Gu leads the two infantry brigades and the cavalry from the headquarters to go north." Zhu Cijiong patted the map on the table and said with a smirk, "Let's get rid of Horqin Mongolia first." .”

"Be careful, King Ding." Wang Fuzhi hurriedly persuaded, "Although the climate in Liaodong this year is warmer than in previous years, it is in Liaodong after all. Once it snows, it can freeze to death."

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Cijiong made up his mind, "When the white snow falls, we will find a place to camp."

Wang Fuzhi persuaded again: "However, the Liaohe Plain is so big, and it is the middle of winter. Most of the Horqin Mongolian tribes have already hidden to prepare for the cat winter. It may be difficult to find them."

"The king remonstrates with you that this is the opposite." Zhu Cijiong said, "It's really because it's the middle of winter, and all the tribes in Horqin Mongolia are hiding in winter, so it's easier to find!"

After a pause, he continued: "Because there are not many pastures for Maodong."

Wang Fuzhi was speechless immediately, and he decided that Wang was young, but he knew a lot, and he also had a considerable understanding of the habits of Mongolian herdsmen. It seemed that he had done a lot of homework before.

Zhu Cijiong said again: "The king remonstrated, and I did this to reduce the pressure on my father's army."

"The Horqin Mongols are all hard-core allies of Jiannu. When the war breaks out in the pass, Dorgon will definitely recruit the Horqin Mongolian cavalry to enter the Guanqin King. We will act first and kill the Horqin Mongolia first. With Jianu's arm, the Ming Dynasty has a greater chance of winning the Northern Expedition, don't you think?"

Wang Fuzhi was still a little worried: "Prince Ding, I'm afraid the troops are not strong enough?"

But Zhu Cijiong said: "There are more than 2000 cavalry, two infantry brigades and two artillery battalions alone in the headquarters. After all, the various tribes in Horqin Mongolia are fighting in their respective pastures. They have no chance to gather troops at all."

"Okay, King Ding must be careful." Wang Fuzhi could only agree.

"However, a North Korean army should be brought along."

"Alright." Zhu Cijiong nodded happily.

……

In Xi'an, the Palace of Cunxin in the Palace of King Qin.

"My lord, Sanggar has promulgated the Golden Arrow Order in the name of the Mongolian co-lord." Song Xiance said respectfully, "I call on all the Mongolian tribes to join forces to fight against the Ming Dynasty in order to protect the dignity of Lamaism."

Li Zicheng turned his gaze to Li Yan: "Master Zuo, do you think Khalkha and Oirat will send troops?"

Li Yandao: "I think that the possibility of sending troops from the Khalkha tribes is very high, because although the Khalkha tribes are also facing the Raksha people's harassment, but the pressure is relatively small, and they still fantasize about unifying the Monan Mongolian tribes. It is an excellent opportunity to enter Monan and even Senei under the guise of joining forces to resist the Ming Dynasty."

Li Zicheng asked again: "What about the Oirat tribes?"

"The situation of the Oirat Mongolian tribes is much more complicated."

"Guo Shi Khan is still nominally the co-lord of Oirat Mongolia, but in fact he has already lost power, and at this time he is busy suppressing the Karma sect in the snowy area, so he has no time for him."

"The real khan of Oirat Mongolia is Baturhun of the Junggar tribe."

"It's just that Baturhun is busy competing for territory with the Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, and Nogais, and he won't have time to take care of him within three to five years. At most, he will send a few thousand people symbolically, just like he did at the beginning. They sent [-] camel artillerymen to Sanggar's tent to obey orders, in name only to listen to the instructions, but in fact it was just to get a glimpse of the truth."

"It's to spy on the details of the Central Plains and prepare for future meddling in the Central Plains."

Li Yan obviously did a lot of homework on the various tribes of Outer Mongolia. Whether it was Khalkha Mongolia or Oirat Mongolia, he basically knew all kinds of situations like the back of his hand.

"It's just a group of barbarians, and they still want to get their hands on the Central Plains?"

Li Zicheng smiled and said: "If this is the case, how many Mongolian cavalry can Sanggar summon?"

Li Yan counted with his fingers: "The National Teacher Khan in the snow area can be ignored. Junggar, that is, Oirat Mongolia, sent at most 20 camel soldiers. The total number of cavalry in Khalkha Mongolia is about [-], but the interior is not monolithic. Shuo Lei and the other three were called the Great Khan, and they fought openly and secretly with each other."

"So, the Khalkha tribes sent at most [-] to [-] cavalry."

"However, Tumed and the Chahar tribes are subject to Jianshou, and they will definitely send out at least [-] troops."

"Whether Horqin Mongolia can send troops is still unknown, because there is a Ming army in Liaodong. Before this period, the Horqin Mongolia tribes are said to have been in trouble, so they may not be able to send troops."

After a pause, Li Yan finally said: "So the number of Mongolian cavalry that can be gathered under Sanggar's tent in the end should be between 11 and [-], with a maximum of [-] cavalry."

"[-] to [-] cavalry? That's a lot."

Li Zicheng looked awe-inspiring, the Mongols still have such strength.

(End of this chapter)