A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 406 Three Strategies, Cromwell

As the old rivals of the Central Plains Dynasty, the various grassland tribes that had fought against them for thousands of years, whether they were the Huns, Turks, Khitans or Mongols, had all caused huge trouble to the Central Plains Dynasty.

What's more, Mongolia even occupied the Central Plains for a time.

No one can guarantee that a dynasty will prosper forever. The tribes in the north are like the sword of Damocles, hanging overhead and ready to fall at any time.

Especially when the Central Plains dynasty declined.

Yan Quan is eager for a solution that can completely solve this problem and truly bring the grassland under Dahua's rule.

However, the strategies proposed by Dahua's ministers obviously did not meet his requirements.

It's nothing more than the method of restraining officials and making kings. At most, it is a more optimized plan with stronger restraint ability, but it treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.

The emperor was a little disappointed. He subconsciously turned his attention to Yan Ling, who was standing at the head of the ministers with the presence of the old god.

These days, the chief minister has gradually begun to reduce his involvement in government affairs, giving Yan Quan more and more autonomy, but as expected, he still has to rely on him for such important things.

For example, completely relaxing restrictions on circulation inside and outside the Great Wall, building railways to the grasslands, allowing people from both places to settle freely, etc.

In the grassland tribes, all the welfare of the people is the same as in the pass. Specific policies have been changed to suit local conditions, but overall there has been no change. Similarly, the most important education will also keep up, but the things learned will change. For example, farming knowledge is taught within the pass, and herding knowledge is taught outside the pass.

Yan Ling spoke.

"There are three strategies."

No one had ever thought of it this way before.

The court hall was extremely quiet, except for Yan Ling's voice echoing.

Yan Ling is completely different, so naturally many people are opposed to it.

"Three is circulation."

The officials stared at Yan Ling speechless. This chief minister has made a completely different decision from previous dynasties!

"Second, build the city."

But after they thought about it carefully, they were surprised to find that once these three strategies were implemented, peace could really be achieved.

This undoubtedly caused a stir among officials. After all, although there were similar precedents in the Ming Dynasty and other dynasties, there were not many people, and they were basically focused on the army.

In the past three hundred years, he has thought a lot and made many plans, and this is one of them. He already had a draft before going to court.

Although thermal weapons are now on the rise, they have not yet developed to the point where they can completely eliminate city walls. At least there is still a need to build them in areas closer to the border - again, you are developing, but your opponents are still In situ, it is the same as the Chinese army wearing green armor.

But Yan Ling just said, "It should be implemented because it has not been done before. Do you think you want to repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty?" This made everyone stop.

At the transportation nodes of the grassland and in places with suitable water and soil, cities were built following the example of the mainland, and set up as settlement points to manage an area where herders would graze.

"It's called rights."

Yan Quan looked at his ancestor:
"What good advice does the chief assistant have?"

The most important thing is the assessment of officials. Yan Ling proposed that the assessment of officials, soldiers, and officers should be equal.

In this way, after decades of effort, we can basically succeed and ensure that there will be no more chaos in the North.

Under the gaze of everyone, Yan Ling said calmly:
"I will not build the Great Wall."

"Gather people's hearts and become the Great Wall."

...On the vast plain, two armies wearing white military uniforms and red military uniforms collided.

The parliamentary army was clearly at a disadvantage.

Not far away, an old man was riding on a war horse, looking at the battlefield with a telescope. The sweat dripping down his forehead showed his nervousness.

The parliamentary army was retreating, but this was part of Cromwell's plan.

A month ago, he would never have dreamed that he would be defeated by his former defeated general.

It was clear that the king's army had been beaten back steadily by them a few days ago, but as soon as this five thousand-man king's army entered the battle, they quickly stabilized the situation, and he was caught off guard and was also beaten. This royal army was defeated.

what happened?

The opponent's ability to withstand casualties is much stronger than that of the ordinary royal army, and its armament is even more terrifying. Its flintlock equipment rate is very high, and its quality is also quite good. It also has a large number of artillery. After several offensives, The parliamentary army suffered heavy casualties.

Although the cavalry of the royal army was still at a normal level, it still entangled their cavalry, making it impossible for them to reinforce.

In the end, the casualties reached the limit that the soldiers of the parliamentary army could bear. The corpses and wailing sounds on the ground constantly stimulated their nerves. They collapsed. The parliamentary army was defeated miserably. More than 2,000 people of the more than 7,000 troops died in the battle.

The king's army continued to advance, and there was this second battle.

This time, he planned to use a trick.

On the battlefield at this time, the parliamentary army had begun to retreat. As if they had really lost their will to resist, they dropped the weapons in their hands on the ground. Then, they seemed to find that the items on their bodies were slowing down their escape, so they dropped more things.

Including many coins and accessories, they were all abandoned on the battlefield.

The pursuing royal soldiers' eyes widened, as if a ball of fire appeared in their eyes, burning their reason.

Although the soldiers did not disperse in a rush and go directly to grab the trophies like the original soldiers of the royal army, they could not help but slow down their pace, obviously a little moved.

It is conceivable that as long as someone takes the initiative, other soldiers will follow suit.

Seeing this, the officers of the instructor corps couldn't help but sigh.

If it were the soldiers of the Chinese army, they would just trample these coins in the mud.

Everyone is greedy, but they should also know the timing. It's not that the soldiers of the Chinese army don't like money, but they know very well that once they pick up coins, it is likely to cause a complete collapse. In the end, they will lose both their lives and money. Coupled with strict discipline training, they can control Get rid of the greed in your heart.

Obviously, Wang Jun is not at this level.

However, they did not intend to train these soldiers too well. You must know that Yan Shishu had given them instructions before they went to England to form a new army.

The king's army suffered a tragic victory.

This is a script written by Dahua and Daying.

If you practice too well, you will win a big victory, not a miserable victory.

Just in line.

The officers began to shout loudly and fired their muskets into the sky, shocking the soldiers:
"Keep charging!"

"Those who advance live, those who violate discipline die!"

"Gentlemen, when the victory comes, His Majesty the King will definitely reward you!"

(End of this chapter)