Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 1066: Master Hu has a long way to go
Chapter 1066: Master Hu has a long way to go
In the central military tent, as the generals took their seats, Master Hu directly spread out the imperial edict written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself and stuffed it into Lan Yu's hand.

"Lan Yu, you read it!"

Lan Yu, who was usually lively and active, did not dare to show any anger even though he had just been beaten up by Master Hu today.

Because the commander-in-chief has already come to the tent, and this is the White Tiger Hall, where military law is enforced. Don’t you see that there is a guy standing there with a knife in his hand?
If there were any thorns on it, it would have to be cut off with a knife on the spot, but it would be in vain!
Lan Yu took the imperial edict respectfully, turned around and looked at everyone, and said loudly.

"…Therefore, the Great Ming Sea King Hu Weiyong is hereby appointed as the Great Ming Supreme Pillar State, the Governor of the Five Military Commandery, and is in charge of all military and political affairs in the nine frontiers. All military affairs will be decided by you. I decree this!"

After the imperial edict was read, all the officers stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Commander-in-Chief!"

"No gift!"

Mr. Hu was also wearing armor at this time, and there was a "Sword of the Emperor" hanging on his waist. This thing was left by Zhu Yuanzhang.

At the same time, a set of royal flags was left behind!
With this thing, any civil or military officials in the Ming Dynasty who disobey will be really killed.

Seeing that all the commanders present were obedient, Master Hu waved his hand and displayed his "miracle" again!
A modern sand table that included the approximate terrain of the north starting from the Ming Great Wall appeared in front of everyone, along with a five-meter-long table.

Master Hu stood up, put his hands behind his back and stood in front of the sand table. He looked at the sand table in front of him and pointed to one of the places.

“We are here now!”

Then he pointed to the side and said, "This is the place where Lan Yu is taking people to explore today!"

"Lan Yu, did you get anything?"

Lan Yu stood up and clasped his hands together, "Reporting to the Commander, after my investigation, I found that at least two 10,000-man troops were stationed here within a month!"

Master Hu nodded, then waved to everyone, signaling them to come over.

After everyone stood beside the sand table, Master Hu pointed at the sand table and said.

"This is the general topography of our northern border. We can see all kinds of situations directly from it."

"You have all heard what Lan Yu said just now."

"At least two teams of 10,000 people!"

"That must be a large tribe of Tatars or Oirat!"

"According to the intelligence gathered by the Jinyiwei spies, the main forces of the Oirat and Tatar tribes in the entire northern desert are approximately 500,000 soldiers."

"Then there are two problems here. First, how can we find the traces of their main force?"

"Second, with our army's current combat power of more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, how should we fight this battle?"

"Everyone, feel free to speak your mind!"

Since Master Hu had spoken, the generals did not hesitate, but instead continued to put forward their own opinions.

They are all veterans in the army. What kind of messy situations have they not encountered on the battlefield?

He talked a lot for a while.

But after listening to this, Mr. Hu pondered for a moment and said.

"From what you said, it seems to be the words of experienced and prudent military commanders."

"However, after analyzing our army's current conditions, I have come to two conclusions."

"First, if we get into a pursuit, our army will be dragged down!"

"Our army has been on a long expedition, and even if I use some tricks to solve the problem of food and supplies, people and horses will get tired and exhausted."

"If you always chase after others, it's like using your own weakness to attack the enemy's strength, and you will fall into the opponent's trap."

"Even if our army has extraordinary reconnaissance means and can find the enemy several hours or even half a day in advance, what can we do?"

"If we are exhausted and still fighting in an environment familiar to the enemy, even if we win, it will be a miserable victory!" "Therefore, it is not advisable to pursue them!"

The generals nodded silently upon hearing this.

Obviously, they all had experience dealing with large numbers of cavalry.

They knew very well how swift and rapid the mobility of such a large number of cavalrymen who came and went like the wind was.

If you are not careful, you will really be screwed.

Seeing that no one raised any objections, Mr. Hu turned to the second point.

"Secondly, I have always felt that since this expedition is a battle for the Ming Dynasty to stabilize the border, we cannot just think about killing tens of millions of people piecemeal and then returning."

"We, the Lord, want to pacify the borders for the Ming Dynasty and eliminate the border troubles that have plagued the Ming Dynasty for the past hundred years;"

"Personally, we need to lay a legacy and a title for our descendants!"

"Therefore, in this battle, I intend to find the location of the Wala and the Tatar royal court, and then surround and attack the enemy's reinforcements, wipe out the enemy's main force, and completely destroy the enemy's luck in Mobei!"

"Everyone, is that right?"

Originally, Master Hu believed that his arrangement and encouragement would be unanimously approved by everyone.

But he never expected that the situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

After the generals looked at each other, Lan Yu, the deputy commander, finally stepped forward.

"Commander-in-chief, we are cavalrymen. We rely on our high-speed mobility and charge into battle."

"We understand that we are looking for the king's court in order to achieve success in one fell swoop, but if we surround the place and attack its reinforcements, won't that mean we are giving up our strengths?"

"Can you please give some additional consideration to this move, Commander?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Yu shrank his neck reflexively.

Unexpectedly, the slap he had originally imagined did not come, but the master Hu opposite him looked at him as if he was a fool.

This made Lan Yu unhappy.

It would be fine if Lan Yu couldn't beat Master Hu, but he could only blame Master Hu for being too evil.

But the ability to fight on the battlefield is his livelihood. Why does Mr. Hu, a civil servant, look at him like an idiot?

Could it be that when it comes to fighting on the battlefield, Master Hu is better than me?
You know, this is not something that can be achieved just by reading a few military books.

But before he could open his mouth, Master Hu asked him a question that stumped him.

"Lan Xiaoer, do you actually think that we, riding those war horses of varying quality, can be considered cavalry?"

"You actually think that we have to rely on high-speed maneuvers and charging into battle to fight?"

Lan Yu was really stupefied by this question.

what?
Aren't we considered cavalry?

Although the war horses were indeed a bit lacking, the Ming Dynasty had been lacking horses, especially top-quality war horses, for more than a day or two.

Today, these 50,000 war horses are drawn from various garrisons and military horse farms.

Besides, what else can cavalry rely on if not charging into battle?
Not only Lan Yu was confused, but several other commanders were also confused.

Is there any different way to explain this matter?

Looking at the confused eyes of these people, Master Hu felt that he had a long way to go!
(End of this chapter)