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Chapter 440 Definition and Scope of Pingliao
Xiuyan is located in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, adjacent to Fengcheng and Donggang in the east and southeast, adjacent to Dashiqiao City and Gaizhou in the west, connected to Zhuanghe River in the south, and bordered on Liaoyang County and Haicheng City in the north and northwest.

From the geographical point of view, it is in the middle of the Ming army in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning.

Yuan Keli, the newly appointed governor of Liaodong, chose to hold a military meeting here, which also meant to be impartial and pay equal attention to the two armies.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Ming army in southern Liaoning confronted Jiannu and the Han army in Haizhouwei, while the Ming army in eastern Liao watched Jianzhou across the Taizi River, forming a double-headed snake.

If you add the Ming army in western Liaoning and the Ming and Mongolian allied forces, the big counterattack is to attack from all sides, and the victory in Liaodong will be established in one fell swoop with a thunderous momentum.

In fact, if we want to say that the victory was established, it was already doomed when Jiannu retreated to Liaoshen.But to truly defeat and exterminate Jiannu, a decisive victory is still needed.

Xiuyan Castle is not big, but it is already heavily guarded.Not only the Panshixie was stationed here, but also [-] flying cavalry led by Liu Xingzuo, who jointly guarded the junction of the two Ming armies and the governor of Liaodong, Master Yuan.

Although the forts such as Dapanling Pass and Dapanlingdun on the north side of Xiuyan Fort are all guarded by the Ming army, the safety of the governor of Liaodong must be absolutely safe.

Yuan Keli stood on the wall of the fort, looked at the complete fortifications, and nodded slightly.Although it was not the front line against the enemy, the Panshi Association was not lazy and built strong fortifications.

Xiong Tingbi stood beside Master Yuan, seemed a little distracted, and looked east from time to time.

"Fei Bai doesn't have to be like this." Yuan Keli saw through Xiong Tingbi's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Long live has already been arranged, but Mao Wenlong is not dissatisfied at all. Now he is already on the ship heading to the capital, and will not come to see him."

Xiong Tingbi laughed a few times, but he was very happy in his heart.Between him and Mao Wenlong, Long Live still prefers him.If he and Mao Wenlong are really at odds, then he is the only one who can stay in Liaodong.

Yuan Keli didn't say much, stretched out his hand and patted the city wall, and said in a deep voice: "Although our army's actions are trying to keep it secret, Jiannu seems to have noticed something strange. Judging from the intelligence, they are mobilizing. Banners have to form formation training."

Xiong Tingbi pondered for a while, and said: "Even so, our army still has a great advantage in terms of strength. Especially in terms of firearms, it is even more overwhelming."

"If Jiannu loses Liaoshen, Jianzhou, which is a tiny place, will definitely not be able to hold it." Yuan Keli said: "Most of them will flee to the north. It will not be a short-term success to wipe them out completely."

Xiong Tingbi nodded, and said: "Lord Yuan has serious concerns. He just doesn't know whether the purpose of Long Live is to flatten the Liao Dynasty, or to end with the restoration of the entire jurisdiction of the Nuer Gandu Division."

Heilongjiang is the largest river in Northeast China. The Yuan Dynasty officially included it in its territory, and it was under the jurisdiction of Lingbei and Liaoyang provinces.

The Ming Dynasty established the Nurgan Capital Division here, which governed both sides of the Heilongjiang River, the inner and outer Xing'an Mountains, and the east of the Ussuri River to the sea.

At that time, 70 guards and 20 offices were set up in Nuergancheng. The Ming court used the local people to govern the area, allowed hereditary inheritance, and granted official seals.

Although the Nuer Gandu Division belonged to the Ming Dynasty, its status was not in the prefectures and counties. The Ming court also regarded it as a land of barbarians and a prefecture of Jisuo.

Therefore, in the definition of the Ming court, Liaodong is only a part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces in later generations, and the northernmost actual military fortress is Kuandian Liubao.

In this case, Pingliao's goals can be made large or small.

To put it in a small way, taking back the Liaodong area where the Ming court directly sent officials to garrison troops can be called a success in Ping-Liao.Speaking of Dali, the restoration of Nuer Gandusi and the reset of 70 guards will be considered a success.

Regarding Xiong Tingbi's question, Yuan Keli frowned slightly, but he was not very clear about it.

"Perhaps, it depends on whether the financial and material resources of the imperial court can support it." Yuan Keli replied vaguely.

The Ming court gradually lost control over Nuer Gandusi, the main reason being the lack of financial and material resources.

During the reign of Xuande, Yishiha inspected the capital of Nuergan for the ninth time, and rewarded the leaders of various tribes of Nuergan with rich items such as cloth, silk, utensils, wine and food.

Moreover, because transportation in ancient times was difficult, the most convenient transportation was waterway.Naturally, the strongholds of the Ming Dynasty could only be set up along the rivers, and basically no one went to the places where the waterways were impassable.

For example, Yishiha's nine-year inspection tour in Yongle first took a year to build 25 giant ships in a place called Ashhada on the Songhua River in the southern suburbs of today's Jilin City.

Then he commanded more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and set sail on a huge ship full of cloth, silk, grain utensils and other materials, riding the spring monsoon, and sailed down the river.From the Songhua River to Heilongjiang, I went straight to Nuergan day and night.

It can be seen that it is a very costly task to maintain control over Nuer Gandusi.As a famous internal official of the Ming Dynasty, Yi Shiha was able to be as famous as Zheng He because of several long voyages.

But in the period of Renzong and Xuanzong, the simplest way to deal with the financial burden caused by the extreme expansion of the Chengzu period was shrinkage.

Abandoning the Jiaozhi inheritance and declaring the political commissioner; moving the slave Gandusi to Sanwanwei (now Kaiyuan, Liaoning), and the expansion in the northeast direction stagnated; abolishing the voyage to the West, but a historical retrogression in the age of great navigation.

The pacification of Liaodong has already cost countless money and supplies, and Yuan Keli knows this clearly.

In his opinion, the emperor is likely to rest and recuperate temporarily after Ping Liao.The restoration of Nuer Gandusi cannot be implemented immediately.

Moreover, the emperor has repeatedly decreed that governors from all over the country should formulate plans to fight against huge disasters.

Under such circumstances, it may be impossible to expand in the northeast.

Even so, it should be foreseeable that the Ming army would chase and attack the fleeing Jiannu, and use cavalry to attack them.

Xiong Tingbi also knew that the imperial court had invested heavily in Liaodong over the past few years, and it would be very difficult to maintain it for a long time.Just as he was about to speak, he saw smoke and dust rising from the road to the east, so he couldn't help pursing the corners of his mouth.

Yuan Keli also paid attention to the past, and said with a smile: "I think Mao Shuai has arrived. You and I are going down to the city, can we greet you?"

"Your Majesty Yuan, you don't have to condescend." Xiong Tingbi said tactfully: "It's reasonable for me to go down and pick it up."

"Then I will wait for you two in the city." Yuan Keli smiled and nodded, turned around and walked towards the city gate accompanied by the guards.

Xiong Tingbi straightened his robes, stepped down from the top of the city, and under the protection of a dozen cavalry soldiers, rode out of the city on horseback.

If he can unite sincerely with Mao Wenlong, Xiong Tingbi still values ​​Mao Wenlong, a veteran who is familiar with the situation in Liaodong.

Of course, if Mao Wenlong is arrogant, he has a violent temper, and he is not a soft-spoken person.

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(End of this chapter)