Chapter 682 Questions

Song Nan listened to the ministers talking about this matter endlessly. Although he did not know the specific situation, it is an indisputable fact that the Tarans brazenly attacked the border town of Gansu and had made a breakthrough. Nearly six years have passed since the Battle of Xinping Fort. The Battle of Xinping Fort has caused huge losses to the Tatara. For a long time, Tatar Dayan Han was bald and dared not disturb the border.

Originally, after the Battle of Xinpingbao, it was a good opportunity to fight back against the talitas, but it was a pity that Daming itself did not have this condition. In addition, the Liu Liu Seventh Uprising that broke out soon after made the Ming Dynasty have no time to look north. Objectively speaking, it gave the baldness a chance to breathe.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has been recuperating, and the Tataris are also recuperating. Five years is not short or long, which is just enough to make them grow into new grassland warriors. Hundreds of thousands of horses have also been fat and strong in the past five years. In recent years, the river plains are fertile and clear, and God is like giving Tartars. An excellent opportunity for them to quickly restore their original strength.

In the battle of Xinpingbao, bald fiercely also understood one thing. Fighting with the Ming army, it is not enough to have brave and invincible grassland cavalry alone. Tens of thousands of people can't capture a high beacon is clear proof. Moreover, in the next war, the gunfire and the power of the magic machine camp of the Ming army also left a deep impression on bald Meng. The baldness can understand that blindly killing may not defeat the Ming army.

In five years, baldness can accumulate a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, as well as hundreds of thousands of pounds of iron ingots cast in a huge iron mine found in the northern foothills of Daqing Mountain. Using these substances, baldness can actively seek trading objects. The Fearless Kingdom in the west is a country that is poorer than itself and has little value to use. The Goryeo Kingdom in the east is also a vassal who succumbed to the majesty of the Ming Dynasty. The only thing that can be traded is the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the north.

After unremitting efforts, the envoys finally brought an agreement from the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The bald can exchange for materials such as cattle, sheep, horses, rice and minerals, while the Grand Duchy of Moscow gave the exchange of military materials such as firearms, siege equipment, large carriages and horses.

Although the high-nosed blue-eyed wild men of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were extremely slippery and took advantage of them, they still swallowed their anger and paid a high price. They bought strategic materials such as firecrackers, artillery, catapults, heavy chariots, etc. After several years of preparation, they finally decided to take action.

The location of this attack is very smart. For a long time, the defense of the Ming army has focused on the two border towns of Xuanfu and Datong, which are slightly closer to the capital, with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. However, Ningxia Town, Gansu Town and other border towns in the west have been paid more or less attention because they are far away from Beijing. Poor. Moreover, most of these places rely on the Great Wall, and the Ming army, which is good at defending, doesn't care much about the Terran soldiers breaking through from here.

The baldness has done a lot of research and finally decided to surprise, attack from the most unlikely place, break through the Great Wall Pass in one fell swoop, and then push southeast. It is difficult to break through this pass. After several studies, he chose to attack in the area of Jiayuguan. He could read many Han people's military books. He knew that the Han people were concerned about using soldiers to cheat, but at the same time, he also paid attention to the constraints of various fighting factors such as the right time, place and people. The reason for choosing Jiayuguan to break through was very simple. The Ming Dynasty proudly praised Jiayuguan as the first hero in the world. Guan is based on the confidence that Jiayuguan is located in a dangerous place. Of course, it is also because the territory of Tatar is a bare Montenegro north of Jiayuguan. In the endless desert to the north, hundreds of miles of people, smoke, birds and animals have disappeared, and the wind and sand are flying all over the sky, and they can't pass through here at all. For these reasons, Jiayuguan is known as For the insurmountable barrier.

The intention here is self-evident. It is in self-confidence. The garrison of Jiayuguan is only 1,500, and a guerrilla general's palace has been set up here. As long as it can reach the south of Montenegro through the desert and take advantage of the cover of the night and the power of Rasha's fire weapons, Launch a thunder attack and take this majestic pass in an instant. More importantly, all this will never be noticed by the Ming border army.

Although he was opposed by many tribal leaders, Bald Meng still insisted on his decision and gathered an army of 90,000 troops, known as 150,000 soldiers and horses, 50,000 to 80,000, 40,000 to 70,000, and attacked Jiayuguan all the way according to the plan, and the other quietly lurked to the front line north of Gansu Town.

After paying the price of thousands of people dying in the desert, the guide finally took the army attacking Jiayuguan to the south of Montenegro. Standing on the hillside and looking far away, the Great Wall was winding in the mountains, and Jiayuguan was in front of him.

After a day's rest and regained his energy, the commander of the right army who had high hopes was the bald eldest son Tulubolot. This time, he was expected to be able to command 50,000 troops alone to attack Jiayuguan. Tulubolot naturally tried his best. That night, he took Jiayuguan and broke through the Great Wall Pass here at all costs. The order. The heavy cannons purchased from Rasha made a shocking roar and shattered the calm night in the northwest. Under the bombardment of more than 80 heavy artillery, Xiongguan Jiayuguan could not withstand such a fierce firearm bombing. The walls of the outer city more than three feet high were bombarded several times. These grouting and compacted walls were completed for acceptance according to strict standards. Standing 20 steps away from a strong fortress that could not be shot in with iron arrows, they failed to resist the bombing of firearms. Their collapse also heralded that the defense strategy of the border town of the Ming Dynasty was no longer appropriate.

The soldiers guarded the gate and fought in blood and did not give in half a step. They fought together at night. By dawn, it was not the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty but the bald giant eagle war flag flying above the corner tower of Jiayu Pass, and Jiayu Pass was lost.

1,500 soldiers, almost none of the more than 3,000 people in the city were spared. There were corpses and rubble everywhere, and the world's first male gate lowered his noble head.

The steps of the Tataritan soldiers did not stop. After taking Jiayu Pass, they immediately attacked Suzhou. Within a day, they went to Suzhou and its surrounding counties. After a little rest, they waved their army to the southeast and went straight to the rear of Gansu Town. When they learned the news, the Gansu General Headquarters of Gansu Province received the news and immediately transferred troops and mobilized 40,000 soldiers and horses. To block it, the war between the two sides is imminent.

This is all the war situation that Song Nan learned about. The ministers in the imperial study tried their best to comfort Zhengde and said that they would be able to stop the footsteps of the so-called 80,000 troops, but Song Nan frowned tightly.

"Your Majesty, Changning has been guarding the border for more than ten years, and is known as General Changsheng. This time, with him, it is difficult for the zars to enter. I asked the emperor to appoint Changning as a general and be fully responsible for this battle against the zars. The Ministry of War will immediately mobilized the logistics to give maximum support and strive to end the future of the war in the east of Gansu. The Tircon was completely defeated. Lu Wan said confidently.

Zhengde's eyebrows relaxed slightly, and everyone expressed optimism, and naturally he was less worried. Lu Wan's words aroused the response of cabinet scholars, and they also said that it should be so. The war is approaching, and we should give Chang Ning full power and reputation so that he can fully participate in the planning of the war.

"Okay, I will allow you to play, and I will immediately issue a decree appoint Changning, the general of Gansu, the general, as the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Gansu, and must destroy the intruding Tart soldiers and horses. Well... The military department should do a good job of logistics dispatch at any time, and the reserve soldiers and horses should keep up with the grain and salaries. Don't make mistakes.

"Your Majesty, I will deal with this matter immediately." Lu Wan and others kowtowed.

Zhengde breathed a sigh, and when his eyes were hesitant, he fell on Song Nan's face sitting in the corner; Song Nan sat there with a frown, thoughtful, and his face seemed to be deeply sad.

"Song Nan, you haven't said anything. I want to hear what you think. You are also a person who has experienced many battles. You should have your own judgment." Zhengde asked.

Song Nan came to his senses and arched his hand and said, "I do have some doubts. If the emperor allows, I would like to ask a few questions."

Zhengde smiled and said, "Of course you can ask, don't I just want to listen to your opinion when I call you back?"

Song Nan thanked him and came to Lu Wan and saluted, "Lu Shangshu, can I ask a few questions about the battlefield? Lu Shangshu, please give me an answer.

Lu Wanmu said, "Excuse me, but hurry up. The war in the border town is full of fire. With the emperor's imperial edict, I'm going to be busy with this matter. I can't delay it. Every hour of delay may cause huge losses.

Song Nan nodded and said, "Well, I'll try to be brief. The first problem is that I just heard Lu Shangshu say that the tartars carry hundreds of powerful artillery. I don't know if this is true.

"Of course, it is true. With the steepness and strength of Jiayu Pass, with no firearms, tens of thousands of turts slow, it is difficult to attack even if it is twice as much."

Song Nan nodded and said, "It seems that the firearm seems to be nailed on the board, and no matter where the firearm comes from, it can be seen that this time the Taran is fully prepared. It is not the previous method of fighting and looting and running away. It can be concluded that the Taran's intention this time seems to be annexed by one fell swoop. I don't know if you agree with me.

Everyone nodded one after another, and Lu Wan said coldly, "Do you need to say that? The people have coveted my bright place for a long time, and they are drooling all the time. Of course, it's true.

Song Nan said, "Yes, so here comes the second question. Since the Tatars carried more than 100 artillery and thousands of chariots to attack the city, they had the intention of destroying me. The war report said that they were 80,000 troops, but we all know that most of the troops on the expedition were falsely claimed to strengthen their military prestige. I'm afraid these 80,000 people are not real.

Lu Wan said, "That's needless to say; otherwise, we won't let Changning take Gansu Wuwei and Shandan Yongchangwei to fight against them. There are more than 40,000 people in our seven guards, which are not inferior to the number of Tarans, and the 80,000 people of Tasan are only 50,000 at most."

Song Nan nodded and said, "That's right. The third question is that since the Taran has only sent 50,000 soldiers to attack this time, is there any contradiction between the two? The Tataris also have at least 150,000 to 60,000 standing troops. If the whole country is mobilized, I'm afraid there will be 20 to 30 thousand soldiers and horses available. Why don't they send more people and horses, but only 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack? Do you think that with these 50,000 soldiers and horses, you can destroy my Ming Dynasty?

The ministers were silent for a while. Yes, there was something really wrong with this idea. The Tartars could not be so stupid, thinking that with these 50,000 soldiers and horses and newly obtained artillery chariots and other things, they could sweep the Ming Dynasty. Is there any article in this?