Chapter 161: Nancha Turmoil (15) Strategy
Can Burihatu see through this strategy? The answer is yes.
With regard to the highly pragmatic style of employing troops, Buzhhatu has done a full study in recent years. Except for the time when he swept the south of Ping'an, Buzhihatu really couldn't get detailed information, and could only use the battle report submitted by Gao Pragmatic to the imperial court and the palace newspaper issued by the imperial court to get a little bit of information, Gao Pragmatic's three major wars in northern Xinjiang, Buzhihatu had repeatedly studied many times.
Burihatu even confidently believes that he is the person who knows the most about the highly pragmatic combat style.
In Burihatu's view, although he sometimes seems bold to others, such as using weak infantry to confront superior cavalry, he is not a risky in his own right, but he clearly understands that these infantry who have mastered new tactics and used new weapons can do this.
On the other hand, Xin Ai, Fried Flower, and Bo Shuoketu can only know each other but cannot know each other, they are completely unaware of and unaware of the changes that have taken place in their enemies, and still think that the cavalry's charge regardless of casualties in the face of a desperate situation is enough to crush all the infantry who dare to stop it.
This is the key to the victory of the three battles of Monan, Liaoning, and Northwest China.
In addition to this seemingly wonderful "riding on foot", the highly pragmatic combat style has become very common, and its deployment of troops can even be called conservative.
Of course, although the highly pragmatic arrangement of troops does not appear to be genius, Buzhhatu still finds two other advantages of high pragmatism.
One is that he is extremely accurate in anticipating the enemy, and can always judge the other party's intentions, and then take advantage of the situation. There are even times when he deliberately sets up a trap for his enemies to follow the train of thought he wants to get into the trap and let him manipulate him.
The second is that he is never confined to the routine use of troops and weapons. For example, in the past, naval divisions were rarely used in northern operations, but in the battle of southern Liaoning, Gao pragmatic used "naval divisions". In fact, most of the defeat of fried flowers is due to the fact that he has no understanding of the water master and no resistance.
For example, Gao Shishi's use of artillery was different from that of any Ming army general in the past, he rarely used artillery in a scattered manner, and would never equip a unit with only a few hundred men with artillery. The artillery in the high-level pragmatic army has always been used intensively, and every time the artillery is fired, it is earth-shattering and invincible.
Under this approach, although there were artillery formations on all fronts like the Ming army in the past, the pressure of the enemy in front of them increased exponentially, so that it was impossible to block it with flesh and blood. Often, after an artillery bombardment, the enemy army is either heavily damaged or collapsed, and there is no resistance in the face of the following infantry assault.
Buzhhatu can already be said to know himself and his opponent, but this does not mean that he can easily crack it, let alone win every battle.
When the Mongols were crisscrossing the world, after their opponents suffered one, two, and three losses, didn't they know themselves and their opponents? Absolutely.
So did they turn the tide around? Apparently not.
They were still beaten by the Mongols and could not find the north, except for the Southern Song Dynasty, which relied on strong city defenses for so many years, and the other enemies were almost all defeated in front of the Mongols.
When a certain military tactical advantage is so great that the other side cannot find a suitable means to deal with it no matter what, "invincibility in the world" appears.
To deal with this kind of absolute "invincibility" at the tactical level, in the vast majority of cases, we can only rely on strategic coverage or national strength to fight hard.
The Southern Song Dynasty resisted Mongolia for many years, which is a typical example of national strength, although it failed in the end, but its failure was not actually the failure of this tactic, but the addition of various internal and external factors, which led to the inability to continue to implement the tactics smoothly, and at the same time, there were individual unexpected factors that led to the acceleration of the collapse.
However, this kind of thing has always been only the Central Plains against the nomads, and it is absolutely impossible for the nomads to be the Central Plains. The total population of the subordinates under Tumen's command is far inferior to that of a "vast and sparsely populated" Liaodong, what kind of national strength to fight hard with the Ming Dynasty? Don't even think about it.
Therefore, Buzhhatu can only think from a strategic level.
In terms of big strategy, Buzhhatu has already thought of ways, such as creating a rebellion in the northwest, mobilizing the main force of the Ming army to quell the rebellion, and delaying the Ming army's preparations for a decisive battle, which is one of the big strategies.
But now, the war situation in Liaodong has reached this point, and Buzhhatu has to make a smaller strategy, so that Mongolia will not continue to suffer heavy losses in the "high pragmatic style" of wars as in the previous three battles.
What is the grand strategy of Liaodong? It's a battle for trade routes.
Whether it is for the Ming Dynasty or for the Mongolian left, the reason why they came to Yehe to fight this battle is, in the final analysis, for the Beiguan trade route.
As for Yeh...... Although it is a Jurchen powerhouse, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty or Mongolia, it is just the puppet who harbors its guilt. Its strength lies in its mastery of the Beiguan trade route, and this time it was beaten because of this. If you want to look further, Gao Pragmatic killed Qing Jiatong and Yang Jitong for the sake of the Beiguan Trade Road, and used this thunderous means to warn Ye He not to make mistakes - in layman's terms, it is "be honest with the master".
Gao pragmatic's move is actually the concretization of Daming's attitude towards the Beiguan trade route: Ye He can master this trade route, but you must have a code of conduct, that is, listen to Daming's words honestly. Once you start to be disobedient, then you can't stop it, the fate of Qing Jiatong and Yang Jitong is a lesson for you.
Daming is the center of the entire "business", and it can also be regarded as the end, so it doesn't need to master this trade route by itself, as long as it has an obedient little brother to grasp it. After eating the meat, Da Ming didn't mind giving his younger brother a sip of soup.
Mongolia and the Ming are clearly different. The trade between the Jurchens and Mongolia was not in anyone's hands, and they could do whatever they wanted, so the Mongol attack on Yeh was obviously not a trade dispute.
The Mongols came to take Yeh for two main purposes: first, to try to replace Yeh, control the trade of Beiguan, and then replenish the blood of Chahar; Second, by sending troops to Yehe, the situation around Liaodong was disturbed and the attention of the Ming court was attracted to it, and it was best to let the Ming court invest a large amount of money in the Jurchen tribes around Liaodong - both financially and militaryly, and then continue to delay the preparation period of the Ming Dynasty against Chahar.
The first item is the most unlikely to be realized in the eyes of ordinary people, because according to the habits of the Ming court, you can do business with anyone, but you can't do business with Chahar, the "Great Yuan Emperor".
But Buri Hatu knew that there was something wrong with this, for example, the Ming Dynasty was unwilling to do business with Chahar before, but they could do business with various tribes around Chahar, and these tribes turned their heads to trade with Chahar, but Daming didn't care. In other words, anyone can act as a second-lane dealer between Da Ming and "Da Yuan".
This is a very interesting approach, which reflects a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty: I only need to "deal with China" to naturally "govern all countries", and I am too lazy to care about it when I get out of the Ming Realm.
In Daming's view, Ye He belongs to half of the Ming realm, so Daming doesn't care. But Buzhhatu believes that as long as Ye He is no longer Ye He, such as becoming Chahar, Da Ming will definitely take care of it at the beginning, but once it is found that it is too difficult to help Ye He "restore the country", especially when the cost is too great, Da Ming will most likely choose to acquiesce to the current situation.
This situation, of course, is the annexation of Yeh by Chahar. And then what?
Yehe's Beiguan trade route is so important, Daming also needs it. Moreover, not only the imperial court needs it, but also the Liaodong Jiangmen needs it even more! Without the Beiguan Trade Road, what will Liaodong Jiangmen eat? Is the imperial court's salary? That's only enough food and clothing!
Therefore, Liaodong Jiangmen will definitely try to continue to open up this trade route, first from the imperial court to find a way - this is also the main purpose of Buzhihatu, that is, to strive for the "tribute city", even if it is to the Ming Dynasty for this reason, it doesn't matter.
But this may not be so easy, then it is necessary to go through another channel, that is, to maintain trade through the private market - Li Chengliang must have agreed. And even if the imperial court knew, most of them would not make a noise, because the imperial court also had an irreplaceable demand for those products of the Beiguan trade.
In this way, Burihatu's plan can be regarded as a success.
At the same time, whether this plan was successful or not, it did not affect his second purpose, which was to attract the attention of the Ming court and pour forces into the surrounding areas of Liaodong, especially the Jurchen tribes.
Ye He is the actual strongest chief of the Jurchens at present, and his real strength must exceed that of the nominal "Lord of Manchukuo" Hada Division, so once Ye He is hit by a devastating blow, he doesn't even have to be "devastating", as long as it is a serious blow, it will lead to an imbalance in the strength of the Jurchen tribes.
At that time, Hada would remember that Yeh had poached many people from him, and Nurhachi would remember that the father-killing feud between him and Yeh He was always a hidden danger, and even Huifa, Ula and other tribes might be covetous. What's more, if Hada goes north, it is not at all easy to say whether Nurhachi will attack Hada or not.
All in all, Liaodong is likely to turn into a pot of porridge.
In this situation, Daming is in a kind of embarrassment that the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop. Da Ming must hope that the Jurchen tribes will be as peaceful as possible, at least until it and Chahar will win or lose, and the Jurchen tribes must not be chaotic.
However, the loss of Ye He will inevitably lead to the Jurchen chaos, and at this moment, the Ming Dynasty cannot hold its arm, he must come out with the posture of the Heavenly Empire, and ask the ministries not to use force easily, or simply redistribute the benefits or something.
But no matter what Da Ming does, he has to show the strength to be able to sweep the entire Jurchen, so as to deter them. In this way, Daming could only be forced to pour strength into Liaodong, and Chahar would naturally be able to take the opportunity to recuperate and recuperate.
These are the strategic ideas of Buzhhatu in Liaodong, and now in the face of the Ming army that has been pressed, his tactics must also be unified under these strategies.
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(The following anti-theft repeats 1000 words, updated half an hour later, and gives 500 words)
The first item is the most unlikely to be realized in the eyes of ordinary people, because according to the habits of the Ming court, you can do business with anyone, but you can't do business with Chahar, the "Great Yuan Emperor".
But Buri Hatu knew that there was something wrong with this, for example, the Ming Dynasty was unwilling to do business with Chahar before, but they could do business with various tribes around Chahar, and these tribes turned their heads to trade with Chahar, but Daming didn't care. In other words, anyone can act as a second-lane dealer between Da Ming and "Da Yuan".
This is a very interesting approach, which reflects a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty: I only need to "deal with China" to naturally "govern all countries", and I am too lazy to care about it when I get out of the Ming Realm.
In Daming's view, Ye He belongs to half of the Ming realm, so Daming doesn't care. But Buzhhatu believes that as long as Ye He is no longer Ye He, such as becoming Chahar, Da Ming will definitely take care of it at the beginning, but once it is found that it is too difficult to help Ye He "restore the country", especially when the cost is too great, Da Ming will most likely choose to acquiesce to the current situation.
This situation, of course, is the annexation of Yeh by Chahar. And then what?
Yehe's Beiguan trade route is so important, Daming also needs it. Moreover, not only the imperial court needs it, but also the Liaodong Jiangmen needs it even more! Without the Beiguan Trade Road, what will Liaodong Jiangmen eat? Is the imperial court's salary? That's only enough food and clothing!
Therefore, Liaodong Jiangmen will definitely try to continue to open up this trade route, first from the imperial court to find a way - this is also the main purpose of Buzhihatu, that is, to strive for the "tribute city", even if it is to the Ming Dynasty for this reason, it doesn't matter.
But this may not be so easy, then it is necessary to go through another channel, that is, to maintain trade through the private market - Li Chengliang must have agreed. And even if the imperial court knew, most of them would not make a noise, because the imperial court also had an irreplaceable demand for those products of the Beiguan trade.
In this way, Burihatu's plan can be regarded as a success.
At the same time, whether this plan was successful or not, it did not affect his second purpose, which was to attract the attention of the Ming court and pour forces into the surrounding areas of Liaodong, especially the Jurchen tribes.
Ye He is the actual strongest chief of the Jurchens at present, and his real strength must exceed that of the nominal "Lord of Manchukuo" Hada Division, so once Ye He is hit by a devastating blow, he doesn't even have to be "devastating", as long as it is a serious blow, it will lead to an imbalance in the strength of the Jurchen tribes.
At that time, Hada would remember that Yeh had poached many people from him, and Nurhachi would remember that the father-killing feud between him and Yeh He was always a hidden danger, and even Huifa, Ula and other tribes might be covetous. What's more, if Hada goes north, it is not at all easy to say whether Nurhachi will attack Hada or not.
All in all, Liaodong is likely to turn into a pot of porridge.
In this situation, Daming is in a kind of embarrassment that the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop. Da Ming must hope that the Jurchen tribes will be as peaceful as possible, at least until it and Chahar will win or lose, and the Jurchen tribes must not be chaotic.
However, the loss of Ye He will inevitably lead to the Jurchen chaos, and at this moment, the Ming Dynasty cannot hold its arm, he must come out with the posture of the Heavenly Empire, and ask the ministries not to use force easily, or simply redistribute the benefits or something.
But no matter what Da Ming does, he has to show the strength to be able to sweep the entire Jurchen, so as to deter them. In this way, Daming could only be forced to pour strength into Liaodong, and Chahar would naturally be able to take the opportunity to recuperate and recuperate.
These are the strategic ideas of Buzhhatu in Liaodong, and now in the face of the Ming army that has been pressed, his tactics must also be unified under these strategies.
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