The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 110: Don't Go to Suppress the Rebellion

When Ningxia Zhenhaibai rebelled, Wanli did not go to suppress the rebellion, but instead thought about recovering Hetao!

This kind of crazy style of play would confuse even the God of War.

It seemed like he had got his target wrong. When Ningxia Zhen Haibai rebelled, he went to attack Hetao!

This way of fighting is totally irrelevant.

However, the famous general Qi Jiguang supported this style of fighting.

Because he knew very well that the Haibai Rebellion was not as important as the Hetao Rebellion.

The Haibai Rebellion was really nothing to the Ming Dynasty. It was just a rebellion of 20,000 to 30,000 border troops. Moreover, the terrain of Ningxia Town was quite special.

To the south of Ningxia Town is Guyuan Town, to the east is Yansui Town, to the north is the Hetao Plain occupied by the Tumed tribe, to the west is the Helan Mountains, and further west of the Helan Mountains is the desert.

They only need to defend Guyuan Town and Yansui Town, and the rebels will have only one way to go, to the north and fight the Tumed tribe!

At this moment, it is no problem for Yang Junmin to defend Guyuan Town and Yansui Town. It will be beneficial for the Ming Dynasty if the rebels go north to fight against the Tumed tribe.

Therefore, they did not need to rush to quell the Haibai Rebellion.

The Hetao region is different because it is a treasure land for nomadic peoples, not only because of the rich grass, but also because the winter temperature is higher than that outside the Great Wall.

The nomadic people’s biggest enemy is not actually the Central Plains dynasty, but natural disasters, that is, the cold waves outside the Great Wall.

Once a cold wave arrives, countless people and animals will freeze to death.

The nomadic people called it the White Disaster.

White disaster is the biggest enemy of nomadic people.

Because white disasters occurred almost every year, the nomadic peoples outside the Great Wall suffered heavy losses and were unable to develop at all.

The Hetao is different because it is blocked by Langshan, Yinshan and Daqingshan in the north, Helanshan in the west and Luliang Mountains in the east. Baizai can't enter the Hetao at all.

Therefore, once the nomadic peoples occupied the Hetao area, their population and the number of cattle, sheep and horses would continue to grow, and the Central Plains dynasty would sooner or later be destroyed.

The demise of the Song Dynasty is a clear proof of this. The Liao, Jin, Western Xia, and Yuan dynasties all developed by occupying the Hetao area.

It can be said that the gains and losses of Hetao are related to the survival of the Central Plains dynasty.

The three major powerful families in Puzhou actually pushed Longqing to agree to hand over Hetao to the Tumed tribe of Tatar. They disregarded the survival of the Ming Dynasty for their own selfish interests and their intentions are despicable.

Hetao can be said to be the root cause of the disaster caused by the northern barbarians.

When Wanli wanted to recover Hetao, Qi Jiguang naturally agreed with both hands.

He thought about it carefully, then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, if the 40,000 troops of the Shenwu Camp gather in Datong Zhongwei and leave the border, I'm afraid the news will leak out."

That's true. Although he allowed Ma Gui to seize the military power of Datong Town and the border army generals of Datong Town were also replaced, I cannot arrest all the merchants in Datong Town.

The three major families in Puzhou must have many spies in Datong Town. If the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp gathered from Datong Zhongwei, the core area of ​​Datong Town, and went out of the border, they would definitely not escape the eyes of the three major families in Puzhou, and it would be unlikely that they would ambush the cavalry of the Bayuete and Balin tribes.

Wanli slid his finger across the map as he pondered, "Now the three Doyan guards and the Kharchin tribe have been driven north by us. They certainly won't dare to come back anytime soon. The area north of Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town is essentially a blank slate.

We can let the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp go out of the Gubeikou Pass and go around to the west. Then let Dong Yikui and Ma Gui cooperate to grab the horses while clearing a path for the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp, so that the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp can bypass the pass without being noticed and go around to the Tucheng near the north of Datong Zhongwei.

At the same time, we will block all the passes north of Datong Town under the pretext of preventing the news from leaking out, and deploy scouts within a radius of several dozen miles around Tucheng. Anyone who dares to leave the pass without permission will be killed, regardless of their purpose, so that no news will leak out."

Qi Jiguang nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "This detour would take a full thousand miles, but it's nothing for the cavalry; it would only take three or four days. There's no need to worry about food and fodder either. There's plenty of pasture on the grasslands outside the Great Wall, and a cavalry battle wouldn't take long. Having each of them carry twenty to thirty kilograms of dry food would be enough."

The key to this surprise attack is to have Ma Gui and Dong Yikui coordinate well and try not to let the Shenwu Camp cavalry be seen."

What he meant was that he agreed to the plan of a detour and surprise attack.

At this time, Qin Bangping beside him pointed to the area north of the Balin and Bayuete tribes and said eagerly: "Master, why don't we let the Shenwu Battalion cavalry directly bypass the Balin and Bayuete tribes from the north?

This will form a pocket formation. We won't even need a surprise attack. Once their cavalry enters the pocket, we can seal the opening. Then, won't the Balin and Bayut tribes be able to escape?"

You are still a little too young.

Qi Jiguang glanced at Wanli awkwardly, then pointed at the map and patiently explained, "To the north of the Balin and Bayut tribes is the Chahar tribe, the headquarters of Tumen Khan. If we go around to the north, we will be discovered by Tumen Khan's people.

Tumen Khan would probably think that we were going to take the opportunity to destroy his lair. When that happened, Tumen Khan would gather the three Doyan guards who had migrated north and the Kharchin cavalry to come back for support, and a big melee would break out.

Doesn't the art of war say that when fighting a war, we must pay attention to the weather, the terrain, and the people. The 40,000 cavalrymen of the Shenwu Camp rushed to the vicinity of the enemy's lair. We are definitely not as good as the enemy in terms of weather, the terrain, and the people. In addition, their cavalry numbers are greater than ours, so it is possible that the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp will be defeated or even surrounded and annihilated.

Also, the fight of trapped beasts is quite terrifying. Our goal this time is to destroy the Bayuet and Balin tribes, not to encircle and annihilate them. If we surround them, they will concentrate all their efforts to fight us. It will cost a great price for us to take down a small tribe or even a tent.

In this way, not only the cavalry of Shenwu Camp would suffer heavy casualties, but also the cavalry of Xuanfu Town and Datong Town would suffer heavy casualties.

Our sneak attack is different. It can catch their enemies by surprise. They will be caught off guard and suffer heavy casualties as soon as the battle begins. Moreover, we will rush over from the south, and they can escape from the east, west, and north.

In this way, as long as we kill them hard enough at the beginning and make them feel that there is no hope of winning, they will flee.

Think about it, if we chase the fleeing cavalry or surround them and fight them with over 100,000 of their people, which one will suffer less losses? "

Uh, this.

Upon hearing this, Qin Bangping scratched his head in embarrassment.

This kid is just eager to show off.

Because the two brothers were still young, although Wanli appointed them as deputy generals of the Beijing Camp, he did not let them actually lead troops into battle.

At this moment, the four battalions of Shenji and Shenshu were still commanded by the eight generals under Qi Jiguang, while the four battalions of Shenwu were commanded by Xiao Ruxun, Liu Jing, Man Gui and Du Song respectively.

The two brothers were still following Qi Jiguang to learn military tactics and accumulate experience in commanding battles.

Seeing this, Wanli simply asked, "Yuan Jing, how are they doing with their studies?"

Qi Jiguang said with some admiration, "They are learning the art of war quite quickly, their strength is increasing rapidly, and their martial arts are improving by leaps and bounds. If we fight them alone, I am afraid I would not be their match.

They are natural born warriors, and are absolutely adept at leading troops into battle. However, I have to command the army and take command from the center, so they have almost no chance to charge into battle, which is a pity."

No wonder these two little guys seemed to be unable to hold it back. It turned out that they couldn’t charge into battle after following Qi Jiguang.

Wanli nodded slightly, then said decisively: "This time we have to send someone to talk to General Ma and Yikui in detail about how to cooperate. Why not send them and let them follow General Ma and Yikui to rush to the Bayuete and Balin tribes to kill them."

Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise. This is a good opportunity for them to follow General Ma and General Dong and learn how to lead an army into battle."

Upon hearing this, Qin Bangping and Qin Banghan couldn't help but rub their hands and were extremely excited.

They are born warriors who just want to lead their troops into battle.

(End of this chapter)