Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Step by step, he reached the present level.

Especially since Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, the almost unreserved trust and reliance has changed many of Li Xiu's thoughts bit by bit.

The king does not fail his ministers, and the ministers do not fail his king.

If there is no chaotic world to fight for supremacy and aspire to the crown of the divine weapon, then it would be good if a good story of turning the tide and living up to the monarch and ministers can be achieved.

Chapter 135 Jin only has one choice

After the strategic assumptions in the first two stages were impossible to complete, then, there was naturally only one way before Li Xiu.

That is how to use the more than 2 soldiers in hand to achieve the greatest results in this war.

This is the question that Li Xiu has been thinking about for several months.

And this point, until now, has basically become the mutual understanding between Li Xiu and Zhu Youjian, or in other words, an idea.

After all, when the first two strategic assumptions cannot be achieved at all, what has to be done is to be prepared and face the war that may come.

Li Xiu knew, and Zhu Youjian also knew, as long as this plan can be achieved, then this war, to a certain extent, will be a blessing rather than a disaster for Daming!

Of course, the premise that this is a blessing is not a disaster is that the brave defense battalion must win a big victory!

Don't you see a battle of Ningyuan, a battle of defending the city, and Jin Jin lost thousands of soldiers at most, but it was boasted by the government and the opposition.

How to suppress more than [-] strong captives, and revive the decadence of eight or nine years!

What is unique in seven or eight years, deep enough to exhale for the closure of borders!

What did you hear about the sound of Ningyuan Jieyin?

He simply boasted that the battle of Ningyuan has become the biggest victory in this dynasty!

It is entirely conceivable that if the Hou Jin soldiers came to the capital, the world was shaken, and people's hearts were broken, they would win a big victory!

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You can definitely refer to Yu Qian's monstrous prestige that was enough to suppress the world after the Tumu Fortress change that year, after Yu Qian tried his best to turn the tide and save the country from danger!

And what Li Xiu and Zhu Youjian are planning is naturally this monstrous prestige of turning the tide and saving the country from danger!

With this monstrous prestige, for the two monarchs and ministers who can be said to be dependent on each other, all the current difficulties will no longer be difficulties!

In front of the two of them, there will be a smooth road to the sky!

This has become a unique tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.

In front of this fate-defying plan, the civil unrest in Shaanxi is secondary.

All kinds of thoughts flowed, and after a long time, Li Xiucai turned his eyes away from the land of Beijing and Ji, and turned to the location of Shaanxi on the map.

In fact, no matter from a strategic point of view or a tactical point of view, mobilizing tens of thousands of troops from the capital and dispatching them to Shaanxi is an extremely unsuccessful move.

After all, even though the people in Shaanxi are now in chaos, the situation is far from uncontrollable under the control of the governors of the three sides. It is really not a good deal to send troops from thousands of miles away.

The same is true for Li Xiu. After all, Shaanxi is really far away from the capital. If there is a change in the capital, if the response is not timely, it can be said that it is beyond reach.

After all, the distance of more than two thousand miles from Shaanxi to the capital city is not just for fun. The Yongwei Battalion is dominated by infantry and has a lot of luggage. It takes a month to rush to the capital!

But now it is March of the first year of Chongzhen, and it is only six or seven months before this year's autumn harvest.

Time, too short, too short!

If it was possible, Li Xiu even hoped that he could make a mistake in his judgment, that Houjin might be in next year, the year after that... But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unlikely.

There is no doubt that in today's Ming Dynasty, the old and the new are changing, the court is in turmoil, and there are endless party disputes, and the civil unrest that is everywhere is dragging the energy of the court.

Such a heaven-sent opportunity, Li Xiu would never let it go if it was changed.

Of course, Li Xiu has always believed that Hou Jin will break through and enter. Naturally, it is not simply because it has happened in history, nor is it because of worries about the current turbulent situation in Ming Dynasty.

What really made Li Xiu make such a judgment is today's Hou Jin, who has only this choice!

Even if you don't come this year, next year, the year after, there will definitely be a day when history repeats itself!

The post-golden system, and geographical location, doomed them to have only this choice.

The road to the rise of the Jurchen, like all nomads, is a road of bloody conquest, born for war, or in other words, born for plunder!

If you don't have it, grab it!

If you grab it, you will grow stronger.

The Houjin Nuzhen, under such a development process, grew step by step until it became the behemoth it is today!

However, the difference between Houjin and those nomads on the grassland is that their roots are in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, not in the vast Mongolian grassland.

Therefore, the expansion path of the nomads cannot be fully adapted to the post-Golden Jurchen.

Just like today's Houjin Nuzhen, who has grown to this point, where else can he plunder?

Liaodong?

The Liao Town, which is enough to break a tooth, is blocked at the door!In other places, the bitter cold also became Hou Jin's sphere of influence.

Steppe Mongolia?

Na and Hou Jin are brothers in difficulty, and life is not much better for either of them.

What's more, the foundation of the Houjin was in Liaodong. Unless the Houjin moved to the Mongolian grassland as a whole, otherwise, it was doomed. It was impossible for the Houjin Nuzhen to establish a grassland empire like the nomadic peoples on the grassland.

North Korea?

Today's North Korea has naturally been one of Houjin's goals for a long time, but North Korea's wealth and population are really not enough to make up for Houjin, which has grown into a behemoth.

And Hou Jin, who has grown through plundering and expansion, wants to stop plundering all at once, be self-sufficient, and stabilize the foundation, which is naturally impossible!

The system doesn't allow it, neither does the inner heart, nor does the bitter cold place in Liaodong!

Therefore, Houjin's eyes can only turn to Daming. Although Daming is declining, the camels are bigger than horses. The only way to plunder Daming's large population and wealth is to block the internal hidden dangers caused by plundering and expansion. !

Then through the looting of the wealth of the Han people, change the system of the Houjin little by little, thereby stabilizing the foundation of the Houjin, and then gradually change from the nomadic system to the semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural system, thereby stabilizing the interior and laying the foundation .

The current Houjin will undoubtedly have to face this process.

And if Jin wants to complete this transitional process and continue to grow, instead of declining like it was at its peak, there are only two choices, either break the Liao Town, and then the entire Central Plains will be taken as it is!

Houjin's numerous attacks on Liaozhen, and its strategic advancement, can be seen as the desire of the entire collective to plunder and expand to a certain extent.

However, although Liao Town is not aggressive enough, no one can deny its defensive capabilities, and the thin population of Empress Jin Nuzhen can't support a series of battles to destroy the city with heavy losses!

Therefore, there is only one choice for Houjin, and that is to bypass Liaozhen, step on the Central Plains, plunder the wealth and population of the Central Plains, block internal hidden dangers, adjust the system of Houjin, and continue the glory of Houjin.

Undoubtedly, for the entire Hou Jin, detouring the Mongolian horses and stepping on the Central Plains is undoubtedly extremely risky. It can even be said that it is a gamble on the fate of the country!

After all, if you make a detour to break through and plunder the Central Plains, if you are a little careless, you will end up with the whole army wiped out.

However, this is Hou Jin's only choice and the only way out!

Unless, Nurhachi, Huang Taiji and other talents of Houjin died suddenly, leaving behind a mediocre master to control Houjin, then Houjin would stay in Liaodong honestly and decline bit by bit.

Of course, if this is the case, the possibility of civil strife should be greater!

Otherwise, there is only one choice for Hou Jin, and that scene in history will eventually be staged again!

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Chapter 136

The night is deep.

The Qianqing Palace is still brightly lit.

In the hall, it was still in order as usual.

However, what is different from the past is that in the past, Zhu Youjian, who must have been buried between the notebooks at this point in time, has disappeared at this time.

"Your Majesty went to the side hall again?"

Cao Huachun, who came in a hurry, looked around the empty hall and asked in a low voice.

"Well, Your Majesty will not be disturbed. You have to wait, Governor."

Wang Chengen nodded irrefutably.

"I heard that His Majesty didn't allow anyone to enter that side hall, and for that reason he killed several servants?"

"We don't know what His Majesty is doing in there, but what we want to do so much, just follow His Majesty's orders."

Wang Chengen was also a little puzzled. Since the Son of Heaven ordered the side hall to be emptied more than a month ago, he must have been alone in it for a period of time every day, and no one was allowed to enter. Even he, an old man who had been with the Son of Heaven for many years, did not have the qualifications.

"Could it be related to General Li again?"

Cao Huachun rolled his eyes. He knew that in the past, Li Xiu and His Majesty's secret letters were communicated through the East Factory. The team of cavalry, specially acting as messengers, goes back and forth between the capital and the Yongwei Battalion.

While Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun were thinking about it, at this time Zhu Youjian was sitting in the side hall, holding a piece of letter paper and watching intently.

In front of him was a stack of envelopes, these were undoubtedly the secret letters that Li Xiu had sent to the capital during this period of time.

As far as Li Xiu is concerned, Zhu Youjian's support is indispensable for all his current strategic plans, but now that he is outside the capital, he can only let Zhu Youjian understand himself through secret letters one after another. all planning.

After a long time, Zhu Youjian slowly put down the letter paper and looked at the stack of envelopes in front of him. Zhu Youjian frowned, obviously thinking about something. After a while, he stood up and turned to look at the wall behind him. Hanging on a map.

The map clearly shows the situation of the entire north of Ming Dynasty, but compared with the professionalism of this map, some signs of the enemy's situation without professionalism at all on the map are undoubtedly extremely discordant.

This disharmony was naturally ignored by Zhu Youjian. As a person who has no military knowledge at all, he has to fumble to understand the map, and then he needs to understand the strategic deduction described in Li Xiuxin, and he also needs to understand what Li Xiu said. In terms of gold, it is already not easy!

Looking at the map in front of him, Zhu Youjian was obviously a little complacent.

Li Xiu said that he naturally believed it, but before that, he knew it and didn't know why.

But now, after spending more than a month of time and energy, he finally figured out the specific meaning of Li Xiu's memorial.

After that, he finally understood what happened to Daming's confidant, Houjin.

He finally understood why Li Xiu concluded that Houjin would definitely enter the customs and plunder.

I understand even more, Li Xiu's good intentions.

I also understand more clearly, the helplessness under this heavy bondage!

It is obvious that you can keep the enemy out of the country, but you can only let the enemy drive straight in!

After realizing all this, Zhu Youjian suddenly realized how naive his previous ideas on governance were.

Why did Li Xiu always emphasize that nothing should be rushed when discussing with him.

Thinking of Li Xiu's earnest and seductive appearance, the silent support behind him, his silent planning, and his way of controlling his way to power bit by bit, Zhu Youjian couldn't help showing a trace of sadness on his face.

As the son of heaven, he can't even protect the people around him...

"Hey!"

In the silence, there was a deep sigh of guilt and helplessness, which also lasted for a long time.

Although the night was dark and the palace was quiet, Zhu Youjian never rested.

Up to now, Zhu Youjian understood that he is not some kind of genius, and he is not even suitable for the emperor.

Any official in the court can play him around.

However, the heavy responsibility is on the shoulders, the emperor's brother has high expectations, and the courtiers are working hard to plan!

He can only choose to make up for his weakness with hard work.

When the dawn of the people broke, Zhu Youjian dragged his tired body and walked out of the side hall.

At this time, tens of thousands of generals had assembled in the camp of the Yongwei Army in Luliang County, Shanxi. go.

The war against bandits in the Yongwei Battalion has nothing to do with the Trilateral Governor's Mansion.

It's just that wars are simply needed, one war after another is needed to sharpen the soldiers of the brave guard battalion and accelerate the growth of the brave guard battalion.

Putting down the thieves is just a matter of incident.

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The army is divided into three armies, the vanguard of the front army, the main force of the middle army, and the food and grass logistics of the rear army.

It's just that this time, Li Xiu never used the cavalry as the vanguard, but ordered Zhou Yuji to lead the infantry with [-] soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers.

Li Xiu led the main force of the Chinese army, and the rear army, in addition to a battalion of infantry, Li Xiu also transferred the cavalry battalion to ensure the absolute arrangement of food, grass and supplies with the mobility of the cavalry.

Front, middle, and rear, the three armies headed straight to Yan'an Mansion, Shaanxi!

If Shaanxi is a famous poor place in Ming Dynasty, this Yan'an Mansion can be regarded as a poor place in a poor place.

Since the Wanli period, this Yan'an Mansion has never been full of prefectural and county officials. Every time an official is transferred or arranged to Yan'an Mansion, they often find various excuses to refuse to take up the post, or even leave directly.