The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 465: Wanli's performance of the oriole behind
Nurhaci defeated the coalition forces of Tatars and Haixi Jurchens in the Battle of Gule Mountain.

The situation in Nurgandusi was reversed in an instant.

The Jianzhou Jurchens seemed unstoppable.

As long as they can take over the Haixi Jurchens, Nurgandusi will be their world.

Nurhaci had been planning this for a long time. He was just waiting for the Tatar and Haixi Jurchen coalition forces to rush over and deliver him.

Once the main forces of the Tatars and Haixi Jurchens are delivered, it will be over. The Nurgan Regional Administration and even the Tatar territories will be taken into his possession one by one.

In history, he even repeated the strategy of waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out at Sarhu, annihilated the main force of the Ming army, and took Liaodong and even the entire Ming Dynasty into his possession!
However, history has changed.

There was a yellow bird following behind him.

Wanli was just waiting for the Tatar and Haixi Jurchen coalition to go to war with the Jianzhou Jurchens.

The result of this battle was as he expected. The Tatar and Haixi Jurchen coalition forces suffered a crushing defeat.

As soon as the secret guard brought back the news, he immediately issued an order, ordering Qi Jiguang and Qin Liangyu to lead their troops into the territories of the Tatars and the Jianzhou Jurchens respectively.

He himself led the main force of the Beijing Camp to attack from Dingliao Youwei, and headed towards the territory of the Haixi Jurchens from Dingliao Zhongwei, Tieling and Kaiyuan.

The northern border of the Ming Dynasty was suddenly in turmoil.

To the west, from the Beijing Xingdusi, more than 200,000 border cavalry swarmed out from the Laoha River Valley and headed straight for the Ximulun River.

In the middle, 160,000 cavalrymen from the Shenwu Camp were the vanguard, 160,000 charioteers from the Shenshu Camp and 20,000 light cavalrymen from the Imperial Guards were the central army, and 80,000 soldiers from the Shenji Camp were the rear guard. They stretched out from the mountains in the middle of Liaodong Town like a long dragon, stretching for more than a hundred miles.

To the east, the vast mountains north of Zhendong Fort were about to be submerged by hundreds of thousands of Sichuan soldiers.

Wanli was even more prepared than Nurhaci. In order to capture the Nurgan Regional Command, he mobilized millions of troops!

This seems like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito.

The total number of troops from the various Jurchen tribes of the Nurgan Regional Command plus the Tatar tribe is no more than 300,000. Why did he mobilize so many troops?

He certainly had his own calculations in this.

At around 5 p.m., the sun sets in the west.

Dingliao is located more than 20 miles north of Zhongwei, on the east bank of the Liao River.

Hundreds of thousands of troops from the Beijing camp had gradually stopped their march and began to gather and set up camp near the river bank.

The thick sheepskin tents spread out along the river bank like small white flowers, densely packed and stretching for dozens of miles.

The soldiers of the Beijing camp were already accustomed to fighting outside, so they were very skilled in setting up tents. While setting up tents, they could also spare some manpower to cook.

Soon, rows of smoke rose in the sunset, and the aroma of food gradually spread.

At this moment, Wanli was standing on a small mound, holding a telescope and scanning the endless fields on both sides of the Liaohe River and the scattered garrisons.

He was accompanied by Shan Sinan and a group of imperial guards experts.

The weather is getting colder now, and this place will be frozen in more than a month.

Because the army was going to pass through here, the grain here had already been harvested, and the garrison guards and their families seemed to have gathered on the threshing ground to dry the grain all day.

The black soil in Liaodong is really fertile. The grain on the threshing grounds of every household in the garrison here is piled up like small mountains, and everyone's face is filled with the joy of the harvest.

After they developed the vast Liaodong plain, there would be no problem with military food. Even if they really had four million troops and all the military food was purchased here, there would be no problem at all.

Originally, he thought that by adding the grain produced in Dongfan, it would not be a problem to deal with the Little Ice Age disaster.

However, after conquering Japan, the food became a problem again.

Because Japan's food production is not enough to be self-sufficient, and they have to relocate more than one to two million people there, the food shortage there will be even more severe.

Fortunately, the Liaohe Plain is not the largest plain in northern Xinjiang.

The largest plain in northern Xinjiang is on the Haixi Jurchen side, and it is not one but two. The Songnen Plain and the Sanjiang Plain are much larger than the Liaohe Plain.

If the two plains over there could be developed, the food problem would be completely solved.

The question is, how to develop the two plains over there?

That's at least hundreds of millions of acres. How many people would be needed to plant them?
Moreover, it is not certain that rice can be grown there, as they also have to consider weather factors.

He was just standing there pondering when a little fellow in a dragon robe suddenly ran up from under the mound and shouted joyfully, "Father, dinner is ready."

This little guy is the emperor’s second son, the Northern King Zhu Changxu.

He had already begun to plot against the Nurgan Regional Command, so naturally he had to order someone to secretly take over the little guy who would be responsible for guarding the northern border in the future.

It is called a little guy not because of its small size.

This little guy is taller than him and stronger than him.

However, this little guy is only twelve years old in reality, and only thirteen in terms of age.

The Qin family's genes are really strong, and all the men are tall and strong.

Wanli shoved the telescope into the hand of the guard beside him, walked down the slope, and said with a faint smile: "You kid, you only know how to eat."

Zhu Changxu smiled innocently and said, "Father, didn't you say that food is the most important thing for the people? I get starving every time it's mealtime."

You also know that food is the most important thing for people, not bad.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then go eat quickly."

After saying that, he waved to Shan Sinan, and then followed this guy to the circle of large tents nearby.

The big tent he was using this time was not the messy cowhide tents he had used before. Not only were those cowhide tents that he had surrendered different in style, they were also not very cold-proof.

Therefore, he had people build a batch of double-layer sheepskin tents to protect against the cold early on. These tents were more than ten feet in size, because he was used to having separate tents for various functions. Moreover, tents of this size were not difficult to build, but larger ones would be difficult to build.

At this time, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan and Li Xuancheng were both sitting cross-legged beside a pile of charcoal fire, busy with their work.

Imperial Concubine Qin Lan was helping to turn over the various grilled fish and meats on the grill and do the final grilling.

Li Xuancheng kept brushing various seasonings on the skewers that had just been grilled.

What Zhu Changxu meant by dinner being ready was actually a bunch of grilled skewers that were almost ready.

The porridge, fish soup and other things in the pots next to it were just beginning to boil.

After the boy ran over, he actually jumped directly into the arms of Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, and asked impatiently, "Mom, are you ready?"

He doesn't even look at how big he is. Most ordinary strong men are not as tall as him.

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, however, still held him in her arms with one hand as usual, and with the other hand, she picked up a skewer of roasted pork belly, blew on it, and then fed it to him, saying lovingly, "This pork belly is cut thinly, you can eat it now. The rest will have to wait."

Zhu Changxu's eyes lit up as soon as he took a piece of pork belly. He took the skewer and finished it in two bites.

Then, he started stroking like a meat-stroking machine, with both hands raised, moving left and right, and stroking wildly.

Seeing this, Wanli sat down and shook his head with a wry smile, saying, "Xu'er, you're already grown up, why do you still want to be held?"

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan seemed to have finally realized what was happening. She took her eldest son aside and asked him to sit cross-legged. She then sighed, "Xu'er's head is growing so fast. Two years ago, he was not even as tall as my waist, but he has grown so tall in the past two years."

Yes, at that time I had no problem holding him in my arms, but now I can’t even hold this little guy.

Wanli smiled slightly and said, "He only knows how to eat, so he grows fast."

Zhu Changxu finished the last skewer of roasted pork belly and licked the gravy from the corner of his mouth with a rather unsatisfied look. Then he said innocently, "Father, not only can I eat, I can also ride a horse, shoot arrows, and wield a spear. I have also learned the art of war. I can even take part in the military examination."

You are also participating in the martial arts examination.

Wanli shook his head slightly and smiled, "Your martial arts skills are barely passable, but you haven't even memorized your military tactics, let alone using them, right?"

Zhu Changxu said rather boastfully, "Your Majesty, I have memorized it, and I have a question about military strategy to ask you.

Doesn’t the military book say that speed is the essence of war?

Why are we marching so slowly? If we send the Shenwu Battalion cavalry first, wouldn't we be able to defeat the Haixi Jurchens in two or three days?"

You call this a question of military strategy?

Wanli shook his head slightly, then patiently taught: "It is true that speed is of the essence in war, but it depends on the situation.

You don't have to rush into any battle.

Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles, you know?

Do you know what the situation is like with the Haixi Jurchen tribe right now?"

Uh, this.

Zhu Changxu rubbed the back of his head and said, "The Haixi Jurchens should be engaged in a three-way melee right now, right?"

You guessed it pretty close.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Yes, the Haixi Jurchen tribe may be engaged in a three-way melee or a two-way war.

The few thousand remaining Tatar cavalry may have fled back.

In short, they must be fighting at this moment.

Why are we rushing over to stop the fight?

In this case we should let them have a good time.

The Haixi Jurchens only sent out 20,000 to 30,000 troops this time, and they can gather at least 20,000 to 30,000 more troops.

If we rush forward now, we will be facing 20,000 to 30,000 troops from the Haixi Jurchens and 30,000 to 40,000 troops from the Jianzhou Jurchens, a total of 60,000 to 70,000.

Do you know how many 60,000 or 70,000 troops there are?

If the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp rushed forward, they could defeat or even destroy these 60,000 to 70,000 troops.

However, don't forget a common saying: if the number of Jurchens is less than 10,000, they will be invincible if their number exceeds 10,000.

The cavalry of the Shenwu Camp had no other hot weapons except for thunder bombs and kerosene cans.

Sky bombs and kerosene cans are thrown, so it is impossible for them to be thrown farther than a bow and arrow.

In other words, no matter whether they encountered the Haixi Jurchens or the Jianzhou Jurchens, they were basically still fighting with cold weapons as before.

The Jurchens were quite good at cold weapon combat. With an army of 60,000 to 70,000, they could inflict at least 40,000 to 50,000 casualties on the Shenwu Camp cavalry.

If you have studied Marshal Qi's military tactics, you should know that we should try our best to play to our strengths to reduce casualties among our soldiers.

Therefore, we cannot let the Shenwu Camp cavalry charge first. We must bring the chariots and artillery carts with us so that we can have an overwhelming advantage.

Two dogs fight, play off.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

You should know these, right?
We are the oriole, not the mantis, not the cicada, and certainly not the snipe or the clam."

Oh, we are the yellow bird.

That would indeed require the snipe and the clam to fight each other until both suffer losses.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Changxu nodded, not quite understanding.

(End of this chapter)