The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 476
For the Ming court, this is definitely a surefire thing.

The most direct benefit is that it can solve the problem of military ration shortage, and the sale of the cloth and silk woven by wealthy businessmen can bring a lot of tax revenue, and it can also promote the circulation of goods and stabilize prices.

What the Ming court paid was only a few quotas.

Such things as quotas are all false. If you don't grant them to these wealthy businessmen, it's still in your own hands, and it's far less cost-effective than cashing them out.

"Can it still be like this?"

Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded.

Why can Xie Shen think of these things, but he can't.

After deliberating for a while, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "That's it! But it seems that the war between Li and Yili has to be postponed. It won't be too late to start the war when enough food and grass are raised. Right now , we still have to teach these Turpan barbarians a lesson.”

Civil officials, eunuchs, wealthy businessmen.

These are the three forces that controlled the political situation in the late Ming Dynasty. However, during the Zhengde period, the importance of merchants was not so high, at least there was a clear gap with the first two.

Xie Shen firmly believed that the benefit he gave would make the wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River donate money to buy military rations without hesitation.

But at the moment, the most important thing is to recapture Hami from the Turpan people.

This burden undoubtedly fell on Yang Yiqing, governor of the three sides.

In the early years of Zhengde, Er Yang was undoubtedly the most glorious governor.Yang Tinghe is in charge of Datong, Xuanfu and Liaodong.Yang Yiqing ruled Yansui, Guyuan, and Ningxia.Yang Tinghe was transferred from the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, while Yang Yiqing was promoted from the governor of Shaanxi. Compared with Yang Yiqing, he made more money.

Moreover, after Yang Yiqing was promoted from governor of Shaanxi to the head of the trilateral system, the imperial court did not appoint a new governor of Shaanxi. This was equivalent to giving Yang Yiqing enough space to flex his muscles, and he had full trust in him.

Of course, this is not because Emperor Zhengde showed great kindness, but because the official position of Governor of Shaanxi has too much power.

The governors of other places must have a larger territory than the governors, but the governors of Shaanxi are special, because in the Ming Dynasty there were two administrative divisions, the Shaanxi Chief Secretary and the Shaanxi Xingdu Division.

The Shaanxi Chief Political Department basically included the later generations of Shaanxi and Ningxia, while the Shaanxi Xingdu Department included most of the later generations of Gansu.

Looking at it this way, the territory managed by the governor of Shaanxi is similar to that of the governor Yang Yiqing, and it is even wider in name.

One is the official position, and the other is the real power, and there will be a situation where no one will obey the other.

Yang Yiqing didn't have the banner of Wang Ming, so if he sent a governor, wouldn't it make him feel uncomfortable.

That's why the imperial court deliberately vacated the governor of Shaanxi, so that Yang Yiqing would not have to be restrained.

Of course, Yang Yiqing is also very good at managing the Shaanxi Xingdu Division and the Shaanxi Chief Administrative Division in an orderly manner.

Yang Yiqing does the work of two people by himself, it can be said to be a father and a mother at the same time, it is really very hard.For the sake of Jiajing Yang Yiqing, Emperor Zhengde personally inscribed the four characters "the minister of the shoulders and arms" and bestowed it on Governor Yang. Yang Yiqing was moved and kowtowed three times to thank the saint.

Of course, the specific military affairs are still handled by the commander, garrison, and thousands of households. If Governor Yang is bothered with everything, he will be too tired to vomit blood.

Put aside those gossips, but said that the emperor personally sent the imperial envoy Peng Ze to Yansui to deliver an order, ordering Yang Yiqing to retake Hami within three months.

Yang Yiqing didn't dare to be negligent and immediately summoned several general soldiers to discuss countermeasures, and finally mobilized soldiers from the Suzhou Guard, Shandan Guard, Yongchang Guard and other guards to reinforce them, led by Han Li, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Town.

At this time, the city of Hami was already under the control of the Turpan people.

Bai Yalang fled to Shazhou with his relatives.

When Han Li, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Town, led his troops to Shazhou City, he was furious when he found that the Lord of Hami was still drunk and dreaming of death.

But this is King Zhongshun who was conferred by the imperial court after all, and with the golden seal in his hand, Han Li could not beat or scold him, so he could only suppress his anger and discuss with Bai Yalang about counterattacking Hami.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yalang actually said that Hami would be lost if he lost it, and Shazhou was not bad anyway.

Han Li almost lost his temper, so he decided to formulate a battle plan by himself.At worst, wait until the city of Hami is captured, and then send this plague god to the city.At that time, his task will be completed.

Since the Ming Dynasty implemented the policy of confinement to the guards west of Jiayuguan, the guards in the guards were basically Hu'er, but the guards in Shazhou and Guazhou were Ming people. This is why Hanli chose Shazhou as his base camp to counterattack Hami. .

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

Expecting these Hu'ers to fight the Turpan people with their lives, it is better to spend more time in formulating a battle plan.

The straight-line distance from Shazhou to Hami is 800 miles, but it is almost [-] miles to go around a desert.

that's a serious problem
To the west of Jiayuguan, there are mostly deserts and sand dunes, and the distance between each guard is very long.For example, if Hamiwei was captured, it would take several days for the news to reach the nearby Shazhou and Guazhou, and it would be too late for reinforcements.

Cities like Hamiwei are not like Xiongcheng, an important town in the Central Plains, which has towering stone walls. The walls are basically made of rammed earth.Red willows and reeds, which are common in deserts, are added to the rammed earth as bones, which is not much stronger than the earthen walls of the horse thief's cottage.Such a city has basically no resistance to a siege army that is several times the size of the defenders.

Therefore, the owner has changed many times here, and whoever has strong troops and strong fists can control Hami.

Fortunately, food and grass are not a problem. Han Zongbing brought 2 people to Shazhou this time, plus 5000 troops stationed in Shazhou and Guazhou, making a total of 5000 troops. The food stored in Shazhou and Guazhou is enough for three months. The grain and grass stored by Wei is enough to last for a year and a half.

Three months, if Han Li still can't win Hami in three months, he probably doesn't have to do it as the commander-in-chief of Gansu Town.

The city wall of Hami is neither high nor strong, so it only needs to be equipped with simple siege equipment to launch a general attack.

The key question is night attack or daytime frontal siege.

It is basically crushing to besiege a city with less than 5000 defenders with [-] people.

You must know that the city wall of Hami is not as high as two feet five, but only one foot five. This height cannot be defended by rolling stones and wood alone, and sufficient troops are needed to suppress it with bows and arrows.However, the Turpan army has only 5000 people in total, and they have to guard the four city gates. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to take care of it.

As long as Han Li uses suspicious soldiers to contain the city's defenders, the main force can basically take the city by storming one place.Of course, some troops will be lost in this way, but the risk is small, and there will be basically no accidents.

As for the night attack, once it succeeds, there is basically no loss, because the defenders are mostly in their sleep, and they will be beheaded in the tent before they can react in time.

But if it fails, it is very likely that the entire night attack force will be lost.

Both have their pros and cons, and it's really a headache to decide how to choose.

"Master Chief, this is the map near Hami City."

Sandbar garrison Luo Yong pointed to the giant map hanging on the wall of the barracks and said respectfully.

Although the General Soldier of Gansu Town couldn't control him in regular time, this time General Soldier Han was ordered by Governor Yang to come to reinforce him to recapture Hami City.

Luo Yong respected Yang Yiqing very much, so he even respected Han Li.

"En." Han Li responded lightly, and began to focus on the map of Hami.

He is the commander-in-chief of Gansu Town, so he is only familiar with the terrain around Gansu Town. As for Hamiwei, his eyes are really darkened, and he doesn't know the terrain at all.

So he asked Luo Yong to show him the map of Hami first. Only after thoroughly studying the terrain around Hami City can he formulate a targeted combat plan.This kind of combat plan is also the most effective.

Han Li looked at it for a long time, and couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "Did the people from Turpan come from the direction of Heifengchuan?"

Luo Yong nodded and said, "Yes, Heifengchuan is a must pass from Turpan. After Huozhou, Liucheng, and Hanhai (a desert), you will arrive at Heifengchuan."

This Heifengchuan is at the intersection of the Turpan and Ming spheres of influence, and it often changes hands. Because of the dangerous terrain, the Ming army once built a fortress here.

It's just that in the past ten years or so, Heifengchuan has been in the hands of Turpan people, so the construction of this fortress can be regarded as a wedding dress for others.

"But Master Soldier, why are you asking this?"

Luo Yong asked with a puzzled look.

"Just now you said that the Heifengchuan is a must-pass from Turpan to Hami. In other words, as long as we take down the Heifengchuan, it will be equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the Turpan people."

Han Li said calmly.

"Master Chief Soldier is wise!"

Luo Yong suddenly realized, and praised sincerely.

At first he was still thinking about how to break through the city, but the commander-in-chief saw further and decided to take Hei Fengchuan first.

As long as heifengchuan is taken down, it means that the Turpan people's retreat will be cut off.

In this way, the Turpan army stationed in Hami City is bound to be in disarray, because Hami City has become an enclave, and except for Hami City itself, the rest of the cities are controlled by Daming.

Once the Turpan army is disturbed, it will be much easier to attack the city again.

"You young people, you have to learn more and watch more, some things will get unexpected results if you think about it for a while."

Han Li was very pleased with Luo Yong's compliment, and began to teach him some life experience, but Luo Yong was not annoyed, and listened to Han Zongbing's teachings with an open mind.

Han Li stroked his beard and said: "This task is entrusted to you. You lead 3000 people and immediately detour to Heifengchuan. You must take it down."

There are not many defenders in Heifengchuan. The reason why the Ming army has not launched an offensive against it is not because it is not important here, but because the Ming army has lost its determination to continue westward.In this way, winning Hei Fengchuan would not have that much benefit, so he simply muddled through.

But this time, Governor Yang urged Han Li in every possible way, asking him to expand Hamiwei's control area to the west as much as possible, saying that he was preparing for the future.

Although Han Li didn't know exactly what would happen, but hearing what Governor Yang said, something big would definitely happen.

Since he wanted to go west, Heifengchuan was the place to fight for. Only by taking this place would he have the possibility to go to Liucheng.

From this point of view, this is no longer as simple as cutting off the Turpan people's retreat and annihilating them all, but paving the way for the Ming army to advance westward!
Han Li instantly felt that he was so outstanding, and it was too inferior to be a mere chief soldier of Gansu Town.

"The last will obey!"

Luo clasped his fists with both hands and gladly accepted the order.

Since Governor Yang has given Han Zongbing full responsibility for the counterattack against Hami, he will naturally cooperate fully.

As long as Heifengchuan is taken down, the Turpan people in Hami City will have nowhere to retreat, they can close the door and let the dogs go, er no, it's a catch!

That's [-] Turpan barbarians, all their heads can be cut off to build a Jingguan.

Of course, Luo Yong would not be so extravagant to take the heads of the barbarians to build the Jingguan, but would exchange them for rewards.

The frontier army of the Ming Dynasty earned military merit by killing the enemy, and the more enemies they killed, the more military merit they earned, the price was fair, and there was no deception.

"Well, let's prepare. This matter should not be delayed, the military situation is urgent!"

After Luo Yong left, Han Li summoned his own soldiers and said, "Send sentry cavalry to investigate outside the city of Hami to see if there is any new movement from the barbarians."

He wasn't worried that the Turpan people would go further and plot Shazhou and Guazhou.Instead, I want to see the deployment of troops in Turpan.In addition, he has another worry, that is, the Turpan people jumped over the wall in a hurry and fled back through Tatar.

After all, the north of Hamiwei is the area actually controlled by the Tatars.

As long as you pass Ba'er Sike and bypass Ba'erhai, you will almost reach the territory of Turpan.

The grasslands are not like the central plains where cities and fortresses are widely set up. In most cases, tribes live by chasing water and grass.When the aquatic plants are not abundant, they will not graze.

At this time, the pastures near Balhai obviously haven't grown up yet.

As for the Turpan people and the Tatars jointly raising troops, the possibility is very slim.After all, the Tatars were mainly active in Mobei, and they had little interest in playing Hami's idea.On the contrary, Wala, who was closer to the Turpan people, might have some interest in Hami.But the two are feuds, and there is basically no possibility of cooperation.

Although these grassland tribes seem to have the same roots and are inextricably linked, in fact they have deep conflicts and rifts with each other, and the number of times they hate each other and kill each other is far more than fighting with the Ming border army.

Han Li was in charge of Gansu Town and had dealt with the Tatars a lot, so he had a very clear understanding of the habits of these prairie barbarians.They can only be rich and noble together, and they can never share adversity.

They may come together when it is profitable, and they may quarrel over the uneven distribution of spoils.

If the Ming really used troops against Turpan, it would be fine for the Tatars to stand on the sidelines, and they would probably take the opportunity to send troops to stab Turpan in the back and get a share of the action.

The prairie people only believe in strength, and in their eyes the weak should be annexed.

What worried Han Li was that he brought out nearly half of the garrison in Gansu Town this time when he used troops against Hami. If the Tatars took the opportunity to invade Gansu Town, the defenders would be under great pressure.

Therefore, he hoped to make a quick decision to recapture the city of Hami as soon as possible, and wipe out all the invading Turfans, and then return with the head of the barbarian in glory and enjoy the courtesy of a hero.

　ps: The more I write, the more I feel, the two-in-one chapter is here~
　　
　
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