There are many things that I never thought of before they happened.

Zhu Qizhen expected that the most brutal battle in the Battle of Haixi would definitely be the Battle of Haixi City. A long siege and a long war, no matter how you look at it, it should be this battle.

But I never expected that this battle would take place in the Sixth Battle of Yanbian, North Korea.

The outbreak of this battle and subsequent review revealed that it was all a mistake.

Cao Yi's deception was all based on tactics. In order to avoid the dilemma of being attacked from both sides, it hit Wa Ci's fate exactly. He deceived him first.

But let Ye first determine the significance of this battle in a political sense.

Once a purely military action, it becomes infected by politics.

There will be a war that is very stupid in military terms and purpose.

For example, now, there is no longer any purpose to capture North Korea.

After all, due to geographical limitations, North Korea, which is blocked by Liaodong and Haixi, is indeed difficult to fight before conquering Haixi and Liaodong. There are too many restrictions.

Azizhiyuan is a lesson learned from the past.

Cao Yi, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army, had no intention of protecting North Korea, and at least Zhu Qizhen did not have much intention of protecting North Korea.

But did Cao Yi dare to withdraw his troops before playing formation in front of the Waqi cavalry?

It's just a matter of life.

So Cao Yi could only hold on, hold on, and have strong support from North Korea.

This battle lasted for about a month during the entire Hercynian campaign. Both sides fought every day, but the result of the battle was that both sides were defeated and wounded.

The mobile troops of Liaodong Town were directly disabled. The casualties were so high that Zhu Qizhen had to transfer some of the Beijing Camps from the Beijing Camp to garrison Liaodong afterwards.

As for Wasi, the three Uliangha tribes launched the Battle of Haixi after this battle.

Even from a strategic point of view, during this battle, he clearly understood the strength of the civilian army and knew that the Southern Dynasty could not be lightly humiliated, so he directly postponed his plan to go south.

Wait for a more suitable time.

After inheriting the position of Tuo Huan and consolidating his position, he has been conducting frequent expeditions east and west, which also came to an end after the Battle of Haixi.

Even the grassland became calm.

However, this brief calm was for a greater explosion.

On the narrow seaside plain, Ye Xian and Cao Yi were facing each other, biting each other to the death. One side refused to give in, and the other did not hesitate to take his own life. They fought against each other.

At the westernmost end of the Great Wall, Ren Li also began to take action.

Ren Li's action is more like an armed diplomacy than a war.

For this trip to Jiayuguan, Ren Li was even more prepared diplomatically than in terms of force.

The seven guard posts in Guanxi, in addition to Hami Guard, include Anding, Aduan, Quxian, Handong, Shazhou, and Chijin Mongolia. The six guard posts are all located on the boundary east of Hami Guard and west of Jiayuguan.

The geographical locations of Qu Xianwei and Atuanwei are slightly further away.

Ren Li arrived at the Chijin Mongolian Guard first and fought with the troops of Wasi Gansu Province who were stationed at the Chijin Mongolian Guard. After a brief battle, Wasi's troops were defeated.

This is also a true manifestation of the combat power of both sides.

The gap between the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, the Jingying Camp, and the Southern Guards Station is so great that it is hardly an army of the same country. And the gap between the troops of Wasi headquarters and the various tribes’ miscellaneous armies is even greater than that between the Jingying Camp and the Southern Guards Station.

The gap is still large.

Every tribal leader regards his own troops as his capital.,

Therefore, when they are at a disadvantage, it is difficult for them to have a firm will.

There are not many people who are allowed to lead. There are about more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry. But they are all elites selected from the Gansu towns. The army stationed here in Wasi only has a few thousand troops, and they are all miscellaneous.

Therefore, if they feel that they cannot defeat them when they engage in battle, they will naturally become less powerful. They will retreat to Hami Guard first.

Gather enough people in Hami and then make other plans.

After the small battle between Chijin and Mongolia, the remaining matters were more about diplomacy.

Ren Li summoned the leaders of the Chijin Mongolian, Handong, Shazhou, and Anding guards. As for the Quxian guards, there were two guards at Aduan, who were relatively remote, and they also sent envoys.

With the Ming army massively suppressing the situation, the leaders of the four guards did not dare to neglect.

The total population of these four guards is only tens of thousands, including the old, weak, women and children. There is no way, the living environment here is like this.

The north of this area is desert, and the south is desert. The deserts on both sides are almost connected together.

Shaman Jiayuguan is also a common scene.

In such a natural environment, there is not much pasture. The cruel living environment also limits the population in these places.

Those without strength will naturally be ravaged by Wa Ci and Ming Dynasty.

I didn't dare to resist at all.

Before that, Ren Li had already taken care of Shazhou Guard.

Ren Li looked at the leaders of the Chijin Mongolian Guard, the Shazhou Guard, the Handong Guard, and the Anding Guard, and said calmly: "According to His Majesty's decree, I have sent this general to protect you because you are being ravaged by the Waci cavalry.

Entering the customs and moving inland."

"I would like to thank General for your kindness." Brother Nan, the commander of the Shazhou Guard, said loudly.

With the Shazhou Guards taking refuge first, and the fact that there was no dried blood on the ground, they naturally knew what decision to make. They all nodded and said, "Thank you, General, for your kindness."

Ren Li nodded and said: "If you are good at what you do, the court will see it. Naturally, your glory and wealth will be indispensable."

When Zhu Qi was appointed to the Handong Guard, he took control of it, and everyone in the several guard posts moved in together. The total number of people in the Handong Guard was probably several thousand households, with 30,000 to 40,000 people.

This small number of people is only the population of a large county in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is still a large number in the northwest. Among them, the men will form the military strength of Gansu Town from now on.

Last year, the governor of Shaanxi Province submitted a petition requesting that local hunters be summoned and their households be used by the army.

Zhu Qizhen also agreed.

This approach actually explains one thing.

The Ming Dynasty had an army of more than three million, which evolved into an army of more than one million. Due to the problem of vacancies, some of them were not enough. Generals at all levels had the idea of ​​​​starting to recruit troops.

It was just vague, positioning these people as voluntary militiamen similar to the archers of the Song Dynasty.

Zhu Qizhen didn't know whether it was right or not, but he let go of this authority.

After all, the health system is no longer working.

What kind of recruit system is suitable for the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Qizhen also made it clear at once that he would give it a try next. Zhu Qizhen asked them to try it. If it was effective, it could be included in Zhu Qizhen's reform plan.

If it doesn't work, it's not too late to change it. Anyway, it won't be worse than this.

Therefore, tens of thousands of people entered Gansu, which also increased the strength of Gansu Town.

There was not much fighting in the whole operation, and Ren Li stayed behind.

Ren Li has been waiting for Hami's pursuit so that he can have a great battle and make military exploits again.

But there has been no movement from Hami.

Let Renli feel a little disappointed.

Ren Li did not dare to attack the Hami guards. Once he knew that Hami was in an important position, it was also the focus of Waci's business. The city was high and the pond was deep, and there were hundreds of miles of uninhabited roads.

Not to mention the practical difficulties. Even if they resist the forces of Hami City, they may not be able to hold on for long.

Because of the heavy rain in Shaanxi in May this year, flooding caused disasters.

Shaanxi is not a major grain-producing province, but it is the closest grain-producing area to Gansu Town. The fluctuation of grain production in Shaanxi directly affects the amount of grain and grass produced in Renli.

If Hami sends troops, Ren Li dares to fight, but he cannot take advantage of the victory to pursue the Hami guards in one fell swoop. But now that Waci cannot retreat, Ren Li does not dare to act rashly.

We can only deal with all this, slowly return to Gansu Town, and then fly to the court. It can be regarded as a great victory. We can also hold down the Six Guards of Guanxi at the foot of Helan Mountain to recruit troops, so there is no need to say more.

After Zhu Qizhen received the news in the capital, he was somewhat relieved.

At least it proves that the Ming army is based on the Great Wall, and its combat capability within one or two hundred can be guaranteed, but it is a bit difficult to sweep across Mobei as it was during the Taizong period.

It seems that Jiubian's situation is not as difficult as he imagined.

With a stroke of his pen, Zhu Qizhen conferred the title of uncle to Ren Li and the title of uncle to Ning Yuan. However, in the canonization edict, it was not because of this military exploit, but because of his accumulated achievements. And it was a non-hereditary rank. Ren Li wanted to make it hereditary.

In vain, it’s still a lot worse.
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