Chapter 150 The strength of Wa Ci

Among many people who want to come to Mongolia, it seems that there has never been much, it is not very developed, and its economic foundation is very weak.

This idea is neither right nor wrong.

You're right, if you look at the history of the Mongolian Plateau, it's been like this most of the time. But that doesn't mean that there haven't been periods of prosperity in the Mongolian Plateau's history.

This time period is none other than the reign of the Yuan Dynasty.

At that time, Lingbei Province was built with the blood and tears of countless Central Plains people.

The Yuan Dynasty moved an unknown amount of gold, silver and jewelry to Lingbei Province, and built a large number of palaces in Lingbei. In order to maintain the normal operation of these buildings, there were a large number of Han craftsmen.

Although the strength of the Lingbei Province was not comparable to that of many provinces in the Central Plains, it was also the peak period of the Mongolian Plateau at that time.

However, this kind of prosperity based on the establishment of an administrative system that distorted the laws of nature naturally went extinct after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty.

But Rome was not built in a day, and Rome was not destroyed in a day or two.

Although under the attack of two generations of emperors, Taizu and Taizong, the economic foundation of Lingbei Province soon disappeared, and even the capital and forest were reduced to ruins.

But the wealth left by the Yuan Dynasty on this grassland cannot be destroyed in one breath.

And the armor is one of the most important assets.

After all, as long as the armor is well maintained, it will last for decades without any problem.

As for the Western Regions?

After all, Zhu Qizhen came from later generations, and naturally he would not think that except for the Central Plains, everything was barren. What made Zhu Qizhen particularly note that the Mongols also established a series of khanates in the west.

Zhu Qizhen estimated that the Golden Horde still rules Russia today. Is Wasi connected with them, or is the ancient Silk Road still in operation.

Whether the tile thorn occupies one of the links.

Zhu Qizhen prepared another task for Jinyiwei in his mind. Of course, Zhu Qizhen kept these thoughts in mind first and listened to Zhang Fu continue to talk about the battle of Hulanhu hypothermia.

Zhang Fu said: "Rongguo Gong Liu Sheng commanded the Shenji Battalion, and formed a formation to bombard the Waci cavalry with fire gate guns. The Waci cavalry fell off their horses one after another, but there were still many who rushed into the formation. Rong Guogong supervised the formation, and both sides

Fight to the death and never retreat.”

"Emperor Taizong will attack Wa Ci's rear formation on two wings. Mahamu is condescending and the army cannot attack."

"Seeing this, Emperor Taizong personally led thousands of his troops into the battle. At that time, I was guarding the left and right, and the Waqi cavalry attacked the Shenji camp. The main battle formation was not broken, and it was defeated with great vigor. Emperor Taizong personally led his troops to attack it, and the morale of each department was great.

Seeing that the situation was over, Mahamu fled with more than 10,000 people. In this battle, more than 100,000 horses were captured."

After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he thought to himself: "What a pity for Liu Sheng."

Liu Sheng was the last Ming commander stationed in Annan. He died in Annan.

Zhu Qizhen had no impression of Liu Sheng before. But now after listening to Zhang Fu, he realized that Liu Sheng must be unique in firearms command.

Otherwise, the Shenji Battalion would not be able to withstand the impact of the Wathorn Cavalry without collapsing.

Because Zhu Qizhen has seen it, this is a big fire gun, compared with the fire gun that was more mature in the late Ming Dynasty and had a considerable degree of musket style in later generations.

In Zhu Qizhen's opinion, the Huomen guns and other weapons of the early Ming Dynasty were too crude.

In a war, the importance of people still comes first.

Zhu Qizhen also knew that the development of firearms would be most important in the future and could become the main weapon on the battlefield, so Zhu Qizhen naturally wanted to develop in this area.

If Liu Sheng was still alive, Zhu Qizhen would definitely reuse him.

It's a pity that he is no longer here.

Zhang Fu's voice was still speaking unhurriedly.

"Although this battle was a huge defeat, the losses of various departments were not small. Emperor Taizong decided to withdraw his troops immediately. The number of soldiers who died of injuries and illnesses along the way was probably close to ten thousand. The total number of people participating in this battle stood.

Nearly a quarter of them.”

Town Zhu Qi sighed and said: "The battle on the grassland is indeed difficult."

Emperor Taizong's five Northern Expeditions were often claimed to have 500,000 soldiers. In fact, there were never 500,000 soldiers. This number was the total number of civilians and soldiers.

The actual number of soldiers never exceeds 100,000.

And on the vast grassland, the soldiers will not be in the same strategic direction.

When Emperor Taizong met with Wasi, Wasi Mahamu, also known as Tuohuan Dad, had made all preparations. It was clear that he was luring the enemy deep and selected the battlefield for a decisive battle with Emperor Taizong.

If it weren't for the fact that the grassland was completely empty and there was no place for an ambush, I'm afraid Mahamu would not have easily launched a decisive battle.

It's just that although Emperor Taizong was plotted by Mahamu before the war started, he relied on the Shenji Battalion to turn the war around.

Even so, Zhu Qizhen felt even more that fighting on the grassland was a dangerous situation. There were many difficulties, the weather was favorable, the location was favorable, and the people did not love his side.

The so-called timing.

The grassland is in a high-dimensional area, and there is not much time each year without wind and snow. Therefore, the time for the army to move on the grassland is limited. Otherwise, the white plague on the grassland will engulf the army before the enemy is defeated.

Secondly, the location is favorable.

No matter how much Ming Dynasty knew about the grassland, he could not understand it any better than the locals.

Again, it’s the people and the people.

This goes without saying.

The Mongols have lived on the grasslands for hundreds of years, how could they easily bow to the Ming Dynasty?

The more Zhu Qizhen thought about it, the more cautious he became, and he understood more and more why Zhang Fu said that the thorns were invincible. Even if all the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty were gathered, and hundreds of thousands of them went out all the way, it was really a matter of two or two whether they could win or not.

But once defeated, Jiubian will have no cavalry. Without the mobility of cavalry, they can only be beaten passively.

Zhu Qizhen did not dare to place a bet on this gamble.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Since the tile thorn cannot be cut down, and now the tile thorn is in a big position, I am restless. How should the Duke teach me?"

Zhang Fu said: "Your Majesty, the Wathorn can't be cut down, doesn't it mean that the Wathorn can't be defeated?"

Zhu Qizhen immediately cheered up and said, "How to win?"

Zhang Fu said: "The art of war is to wait for the enemy to be victorious if we are invincible, and then we will succeed to the throne first. Wa Ci will be separated from Mahamu, and there will be three generations of people who want to get involved in the throne of Khan."

"I first want to replace the Golden Family and become the Great Khan of the Grassland. I will definitely go south to attack in order to defeat this dynasty and achieve further fame."

"Now we have gone deep into the grassland, traveled thousands of miles, and pursued them all. It is really impossible, but if we can fight Wac near the Great Wall and win, it will not be difficult."

"Your Majesty only needs to work diligently on local affairs, prepare troops and horses, and be ready. After the defeat of Waci, you can naturally send several troops and horses to drive straight into the grassland to pursue death and chase north, reappearing the majesty of Emperor Taizong."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Okay."

Zhu Qizhen thought about it carefully and had to admit one thing: Zhang Fu is Zhang Fu.

Although Zhang Fu's strategy is not beautiful, it has to be admitted that it is extremely feasible.

Even if the Tumubao Incident happened in later generations, many people felt that if the orthodox emperor did not listen to Wang Zhen's chaos, the outcome of a war would not be known.

Zhang Fu's plan is the most realistic.

Although this reality was not what Zhu Qizhen wanted. However, Zhu Qizhen had to bow to the reality and said: "The British Prime Minister's words are like clearing the clouds and making me suddenly enlightened. From now on, the nine-sided strategy will be based on the British Prime Minister's method."

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"I thank your Majesty for your trust," Zhang Fu said.

Zhu Qizhen's expression suddenly changed and he said: "It's just the British Duke. It's only been more than ten years since the reign of Emperor Taizong. The Ming Dynasty's cavalry has reached the point where they can't leave the Great Wall. If we let it go for a few years, by the time the main force of the Wasabi really reaches the front line of the Great Wall,

, is the British prince really sure of winning the battle?"

The British Duke Zhang Fu suddenly shuddered in his heart and said to himself: "It's finally here."

Zhang Fu understands many things very well.

For example, regarding the shortage of 1.2 million discovered by the Ministry of War.

With Zhang Fu's ability, the following things may be hidden from him, but all of them are hidden from him. This is too small to underestimate a general who can lead an army to destroy a country in his thirties.

It's just that the interests involved are too great.

Zhang Fu has a temperament that favors a scholar-official, and he often works in harmony with others. It is impossible for him to engage in a life-and-death fight with his brothers who were in the same pot on the battlefield in the past because of these interests.
Chapter completed!