Chapter 352 Huang Taiji's Counterattack?
Huang Taiji was very clear about the importance of the Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert.
When he succeeded to the throne seven years ago, the situation in Jiannu was actually very serious.
Internal ethnic conflicts reached an extreme level, and the Jurchens and Han people were as ice as water and fire.
In terms of internal affairs, several major Baylors are in high positions and have great power.
The outside is surrounded by Mongolia, Ming Dynasty and North Korea.
From the first year of Chongzhen, we can see Huang Taiji's superb political wisdom.
After the past few years of operation and the plunder of the Jisi Incident in Beijing, Huang Taiji's situation has become better and better.
However, the changes in the desert grassland now are undoubtedly a blow to Huang Taiji.
If the Mongolian in the south of the desert cannot be united, Huang Taiji will be blocked in Liaodong.
It’s okay to block it in Liaodong. After all, the land in Liaodong is fertile, and the Jurchens are also a hunting ethnic group. When they farm and hunt, they will at least not starve to death.
From time to time, I robbed North Korea and robbed some food, so the Khanate could still maintain it.
But Huang Taiji did not want to stay in the Khanate stage, he wanted to establish an empire.
Ning Wan and Fan Wencheng and other Han people have been helping him plan and establish a more complete bureaucratic system in the past two years.
For example, six ministries were established, literary museums were established, and a large number of Han intellectuals were attracted to serve him.
Moreover, by supporting Dorgon, Obai and others, we suppress Daishan and Mangourtai.
At the same time, Huang Taiji is still carrying out large-scale military reforms.
Establish an army that combines three types of cavalry, musketeer and infantry.
These are all real happening in history.
However, the situation has become passive at this moment.
It can also be said that after several years of operation, Zhang Chen gained control of Mongolia in the south of the desert, and finally made a little reversal, at least not as passive as when he first came over.
Huang Taiji really felt the pressure.
"Go and explore! Go to Beijing immediately to find the latest information!"
Tong Yangxing said, "Yeah! I'll make arrangements now!"
Tong Yangxing left Qingning Palace.
Dorgon said: "Khan, that little emperor cannot be carried on the grassland all the time. He will soon return to the pass. When the Ming army withdraws, our army will send troops to the south of the Mo again to dispose of Wandanweizheng and Omubu!"
Huang Taiji thought for a while and said, "Mr. Fan, do you have any good plans?"
"What Mr. Beile is right. The dog emperor cannot stay in the grassland all the time. The Ming army will withdraw sooner or later. We still have a chance to regain the initiative, but..."
"But what?"
"But at this time, there is a great internal chaos in the Ming Dynasty. If we wait for the Ming army to withdraw from the pass and then attack Mongolia, it will be a bit too late."
"you mean?"
"Khan, send troops to western Liaoning immediately. Taking advantage of the current internal chaos in the Ming Dynasty, send troops to western Liaoning to burn the war in western Liaoning. The Ming court had just finished the Battle of Datong, and it would inevitably consume huge amounts of money on the defense line of Datong Town. As long as we expand the war in western Liaoning, it will cause disputes in the Ming court again. The dog emperor's money bag does not have that much money!"
Dorgon said, "It is not worth fighting Yuan Chonghuan now. That guy hid in the city and didn't come out. If we fall into the battle of western Liaoning again, it will be unfavorable for us. It is better to fight North Korea again, enrich our own strength, and smoothly transition the current Khan's new policy, and then discuss it."
What Dorgon said is not without reason.
Huang Taiji is promulgating various new policies and reforms, imitating the Han people to establish a bureaucratic system, and wanting to weaken the power of the banner owners, he will take all the tax and mobilization mechanisms into his hands.
What is the specific situation?
In the past, once a war broke out, the lords of the Eight Banners mobilized their own troops. Since they mobilized themselves, those people naturally obeyed the banner owners of each tribe, and the banner owners had great power.
What about now?
If war is triggered again, the mobilization order must come from Huang Taiji, which ensures that the recruitment power is in the hands.
In addition, he also followed the Han people and established perfect bureaucrats in the local area, such as magistrates.
Huang Taiji attaches great importance to two major aspects:
1. Farming.
He once said: specialize in Nanmu and focus on basic affairs.
During the Nurhaci era, the Han people were all slaves.
In recent years, in order to ease the conflict, Huang Taiji stipulated that the Eight Banners should not plunder the property of the Han people at will.
Stable farming is definitely to stabilize taxation and basic people's livelihood, and is the basis for strengthening strength.
2. Recruiting Han people to the army.
Establish the Eight Banners of the Han people and the Eight Banners of the Mongolian people, and expand their troops.
These new policies are undoubtedly all easing contradictions and laying a solid foundation.
These new policies are imminent, and now attacking Yuan Chonghuan will undoubtedly put huge pressure on the finance and military.
Yuan Chonghuan is a person who scolds me, and I don’t send troops. I just built the city step by step. What do you do to me?
So, in orthodox history, Huang Taiji actually did not touch the Guanning Jin defense line most of the time, either fighting North Korea or Mongolia.
Huang Taiji thought for a while and said, "Prepare for both hands."
"One, if you send troops to western Liaoning, you don't have to fight, just surround Yuan Chonghuan and put pressure on the Ming court. If we don't have to take action, the Ming court will argue endlessly, and they will think of various ways to fight us. As long as they do more, the more mistakes they will be. Let's wait and see what the right time!"
"Second, find a reason to send troops to North Korea, let the North Korean king provide food, enrich us, and prepare for the next dispatch of troops to the southern desert grassland!"
Everyone said, "The Khan is wise!"
"This time I attack North Korea, let Jirgalang go. Dorgon, you stay in Shenyang and assist Ben Khan in preparing to attack Mongolia!"
"Yeah!"
At this time, Oboi came.
"Slaves meet the Great Khan!"
"Obai, Ben Khan will give you 20,000 troops to beat Yuan Chonghuan. There is no need to really fight, put pressure on Yuan Chonghuan!"
"Yeah! All the servants understand!"
If it were in the past, Huang Taiji would not have been able to arrange it as he pleased, because most of the troops were in the hands of other Beile.
Now, the Ministry of War has been established, and the Ministry of War is under the jurisdiction of Dorgon.
It is much easier for Huang Taiji to mobilize his troops than in the past.
Dorgon returned to the Ministry of War to issue a military order to assist Oboi in transferring troops.
Huang Taiji fell into deep thought.
He said to Fan Wencheng: "Mr. Fan, do you know who Chongzhen is?"
Fan Wencheng hesitated for a moment and said, "The Great Khan forgives the crime, but I don't know much about it."
Ning Wan, I said, "Khan, from the perspective of the little minister, the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty seems to be a little different from the past. We all disagree with the things he did within the Ming Dynasty before. Now it seems that some things are not ineffective."
"What do you say?"
"What Xiaochen means is that the Ming army could not beat the Mongols before, but this time it showed amazing combat power."
"I still remember that the Ming army fought with our army at the Kalaqin army the previous year, and our army could still have an absolute frontal advantage over the Ming army. However, from the information this time, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has been enhanced."
Huang Taiji's heart trembled, which was exactly what he was really worried about.
In the fourth year of Chongzhen, the Ming army rescued Dalinghe City in Jinzhou, and Huang Taiji returned from the battle and made a serious summary.
But he believed that it was the role of the Ming army's new weapon and did not represent the overall enhancement of military strength.
However, this time the strength shown by the Ming army made him completely amazed.
“How was our military workshop built?”
Fan Wencheng said: "It has come to an end."
Huang Taiji fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "Go and tell Tong Yangxing that he would sort out all the new policies of Chongzhen. Ben Khan should take a good look."
Chapter completed!