Zhu Youxiao hesitated.

This is normal.

No matter how much you think about anything involving military matters, you can't overthink it.

Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must not ignore them.

The teachings passed down by the sages are still influencing generations of people today.

Moreover, in the previous battle against Liaodong, Zhu Youxiao trusted the Liaodong warlords too much and asked them to send troops. As a result, they returned with a huge defeat. If Liaonan had not been the one to back them up, Zhu Youxiao would really not have been able to come to power this time.

It was precisely because of such an experience that Zhu Youxiao now hesitated to send troops. After all, the grasslands were not as good as those in Liaodong, and the Ming army on the grasslands really lacked guides.

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think it is time to send troops."

Eunuch Wei on the side asked puzzledly: "Master Zhang, why did you object to the emperor's decision to send troops to Liaodong before, but now you think it is appropriate to use troops against Mongolia?"

Zhang Haogu explained: "The Jiannu slaves in Liaodong are different from the Mongols in Mobei."

"In Liaodong, the imperial court must be pacified, but Mongolia can be divided and recruited."

"Liaodong needs to be leveled, but it cannot be achieved overnight. It needs to be done slowly. It can be surrounded and attacked by three parties, trapping it and not allowing it to move."

"My Ming Dynasty is already very familiar with Liaodong. As long as we follow the steps step by step, Jiannu who has no room for development will be trapped in Liaodong by our Ming Dynasty and cannot figure out. That Jiannu will be a piece of meat in my mouth. When will I think about it?"

If you eat, you can eat it.”

"But Mongolia is different. Mongolia is now divided into two parts, east and west, with more than a dozen large alliances, and countless small and medium-sized tribes. It is no longer the unified Mongolian Yuan Dynasty it once was. The grassland environment is complex, and it is often invaded and harassed. The Ming Dynasty needs to be in the grassland

A nail is inserted into the top to intimidate all parts of the grassland and at the same time divide and win over some parts.”

After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Zhang Haogu smiled and said to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, Liaodong is a vicious dog that has been locked up by the Ming Dynasty. As long as you ignore him and starve, this vicious dog will die sooner or later.

Turn into a dead dog."

"Mongolia is a group of wolves. Although it is a group of sick wolves at the moment, once these wolves become hungry and anxious, they will climb over the fence and come to my country to grab food. To deal with a group of wolves, naturally we cannot use the tactics used to deal with dogs."

"When hunting wolves, you can recruit them separately. Throw a few bones over, and the wolf that grabs the bones will chew the bones while staring at the other wolves with bared teeth. These wolves, as long as they are defeated,

, throw a bone every now and then, and you can turn into a dog that guards your home."

"Therefore, Liaodong can be relieved, but the grassland is in urgent need, because the Ming Dynasty was on the grassland, but its eyes were dark."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "According to Master's wishes, I, Daming, want to help the Bahrain Ministry ask for help?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "If you want to help, you must help, and you must help in a fair and just way, so that all the tribes on the grassland can see what kind of treatment you get if you rely on me, the Ming Dynasty, and what kind of consequences you get if you disobey me, the Ming Dynasty."

"This Bahrain tribe, the emperor can issue an order to make it annexed. We will divide the pastures for them, provide them with seed crops, and treat them as my Ming Dynasty's ministers. They will follow the laws of my Ming Dynasty. Within two generations, this Bahrain tribe will

It will completely become a part of Ming Dynasty."

"And our Ming Dynasty can use the Bahrain tribe to get familiar with the grassland and train an elite team that can fight on the grassland."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu: "Master, do you want to Chineseize them?"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Since it contains the Ming Dynasty, it is natural to learn the language of the Ming Dynasty, write the words of the Ming Dynasty, and wear the clothes of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, what is the point of being included?"

Zhu Youxiao slammed the table, which startled Eunuch Wei: "Master is right!"

"Since you want to be included in the Ming Dynasty, you must follow the rules of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't learn Chinese, don't write Chinese characters, don't wear my Han style clothes, and don't understand the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it's nothing like being included in the Ming Dynasty."

"From now on, all grassland tribes and alliances will follow these rules."

With that said, Zhu Youxiao said again: "Then, do you have qualified candidates for sending troops to the Tatar tribe?"

Zhang Haogu also frowned when he heard this. The soldiers in southern Liaoning must not be moved now. The southern Liaoning army was in Anshan for a day, and Huang Taiji did not dare to move lightly.

As for the warlords in Liaodong?

Who remembers these people now?

At present, the imperial court is neither accountable nor paying attention. It returns the food and salary every year, which is regarded as free rein, and is left to fend for itself. It only waits for the three major battalions of the capital to be trained, and then kills all the warlords in Liaodong. How much food did they embezzle in the past?

When the time comes, you will have to spit it out to the court!

And Yuan Chonghuan can't move even more. The 20,000 new troops currently in Gansu and Shaanxi are the main force guarding Gansu and Shaanxi and deterring Tumote, Turpan and other tribes.

There is a shortage of soldiers. The Ming Dynasty lacks an elite army that can be mobilized at any time!

This is the sigh of Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu now.

If it weren't for the Baozong, how could the three major battalions of the Ming Dynasty be so depleted that the imperial court had no available troops?

Zhang Haogu thought deeply and said, "Your Majesty, how about deploying troops from the three major battalions?"

Three camps?

Zhu Youxiao asked: "Can the three major battalions be used at the moment?"

Now there are three major camps in the capital: the Three Thousand Battalion is divided into three battalions with a total of 6,000 people, the Shenji Battalion is divided into five battalions with a total of 14,000 people, and the Fifth Military Battalion is divided into five battalions with a total of 30,000 people, totaling 50,000 people.

These 50,000 people were trained based on the model of the New Army. Except for the 3,000 and 3rd battalions, which were cavalry, and the 5th and 5th battalions, which were cavalry, the rest were infantry. There were a total of 16,000 cavalry and 34,000 infantry.

But the current training time of the new army is short, and whether it can be used is still a problem. It is okay to fight in the Ming Dynasty, but it is a problem for them to cross the vast sea to the grassland.

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, can we find out if the three camps can be used?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Wei Banban, go and invite Uncle Dingyuan Cao Wenzhao to come."

Soon, Cao Wenzhao came to the West Garden of the Imperial Palace: "See the Emperor."

"Get up."

After Cao Wenzhao stood up, he saluted Zhang Haogu again: "First Assistant."

Zhang Haogu nodded with a smile and said: "Wen Zhao, the emperor and I called you here to ask you how the training of the three major camps is going now?"

"If the imperial court wants to use troops now, can the three battalions be used together?"

Use troops?!

When he heard the news, Cao Wenzhao's eyes almost shone. The last time he used troops against Liaodong, the imperial court did not use three battalions. After Liaodong was defeated, he thought he would have a chance. Unexpectedly, Liaonan took action and defeated Jiannu.

The camp failed to catch the chance from beginning to end.

Now, it seems that the imperial court is about to mobilize troops again. How can he miss the opportunity to make meritorious deeds again?!

Immediately, Cao Wenzhao patted the Mingguang Breast Guard on his chest and said:
Chapter completed!