The vast sea is boundless.
If you have not been placed in this vast Gobi Desert in person, it is hard to imagine what kind of scene this is, and you cannot understand why the northern border troubles have not been eradicated from ancient times to the present.
In fact, if it had not been for the two border towns of Xuanfu, Jizhen, in advance, and had arranged the two towns to start inquiry about Mongolia early, Li Xiu would not have dared to launch this war in such haste.
Of course, the most important thing is the existence of the system panel, which gives Li Xiu unparalleled confidence.
The vast Gobi Desert and the vast grasslands, the most important thing for a war is the understanding of the geographical environment.
All of this, with early investigation arrangements and the astronomy and geography knowledge brought by the system panel, is enough to support Li Xiu to lead his army to fight in the desert and Gobi.
In fact, this time, the march into the grassland was different from most of the northern expeditions in history.
To be precise, the strategic purpose is different from any northern expedition in history.
In history, every Central Plains dynasty and northern grassland dynasty have been the most important reason for the emergence of a generation of heroes on this vast grassland, which combines various grassland tribes, which is enough to pose a fatal threat to the Central Plains dynasty.
But the Mongolian grasslands today are not like that.
From Hongwu to Xuande, the Ming Dynasty took several dynasties, and it consumed countless manpower and material resources to plow the courtyard and sweep the caves, which completely defeated Mongolia's rule over the grassland.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty later spared no effort to mix sand on the grasslands, pull the straits, and fan the flames everywhere.
It also makes Mongolia, a synonym for glory, completely a nominal function word!
Today, Mongolia still has the name, but the actual rule has long disappeared.
Today's grassland has long formed the formation of various tribes and dominances, and no one cares about each other. Although Lin Danhan is willing to unify Mongolia and create new glory, this era is no longer his Mongolian era. Nurhaci's rise directly shattered his dream!
One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and they are both nomadic peoples, how could Nurhaci confirm Mongolian unification?
Through military, marriage and other means, a large number of Mongolian tribes have been won over, which has completely shattered Lin Danhan's dream.
At present, Lin Dankhan, the Mongolian Khan, is useless. The only one who can control and control is the Chahar tribe of Liaohetao, and the remnants defeated by Huang Taiji's army!
The situation that was once shared by the tribes in the south of the desert was completely lost with that big defeat!
The tribes in the northern Mobei have long refused to recognize Mongolia and have devoted themselves to the embrace of the Later Jin Dynasty. In the western Mobei... they have been enemies of Mongolia for a long time and have long been the de facto enemy!
Now, the hope of Mongolia's reunification is infinitely close to zero!
In fact, the threat to the Ming Dynasty was infinitely close to nothing.
It was in this context that the nine-sided system of the Ming Dynasty gradually became corrupt until the rise of the Jurchens and Liao Town was the center of attention, and the Ming Dynasty's finances were overwhelmed, which also allowed Liao Town to swallow up most of the money, grain and resources of the other eight border towns, thus completely becoming an irreversible place today.
Under such circumstances, Li Xiu led his army to mongols north. The strategic purpose was naturally to plow the courtyard and sweep the caves and seal the wolf's servants. He even did not want to pacify the entire Mongolia, but to pacify the south and north of the desert, those Mongolian tribes that had been conquered by the Later Jin or surrendered to the Later Jin.
As for the western desert, it has been to Xinjiang. The Junggar Khanate will be established for decades. It will be impossible for Li Xiu to pay any attention to it for a long time in the future.
With such a strategic purpose, the way of fighting is naturally to show military power and oppress and surrender!
The entire strategic plan was naturally completed in Li Xiu's mind.
This war will be divided into three steps.
The first step is to contact Lin Danhan, march together, and integrate the Mongolian tribes that had already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
The second step is to conquer tribes that surrender or have close ties with the Later Jin Dynasty, to deal with the possible arrival of the Later Jin Dynasty and pacify Mongolia.
The third step is naturally the establishment of post-war rules.
The western Moon was naturally excluded. The southern Moon bordering Liaodong would naturally be occupied by the tribes that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Lin Danhan could also restore some of the so-called glory of his ancestors, occupy the northern Moon, and achieve his wish.
In this way, the grasslands and Liaodong will be destined to be endless disputes, the Ming Dynasty is above, fanning the flames, and driving the tigers and swallowing the wolf.
Such a post-war rule dominated by the Ming Dynasty does not require long-term sustainability, but only seeks to alleviate the external troubles of the Ming Dynasty and siege the Later Jin Dynasty, leaving valuable breathing time for the Ming Dynasty in the future.
As for the change over time...
That will happen in the future.
If he succeeds, no matter how much he changes, he will only be a minor illness and a small problem, and there will be a time to solve it!
If he is doomed, what does it have to do with him?
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In fact, the time of any war is often short, and most of the time is on the marching and temptation of a ranger.
And this is even more so in this vast Gobi Desert!
The way of war is also completely different from that of agricultural civilization.
There is no siege or defending the city, nor too many troops to set up formations.
Especially when the Central Plains cavalry marched into the grassland, the most important thing is how to find the enemy while ensuring that their army is not lost!
This is the key!
From ancient times to the present, most of the northern expeditions, the losers were mostly defeated by these two steps.
As long as these two steps are completed, the last step is to eliminate the Tartars, and there are only a few losers.
After all, if you dare to fight north, you will definitely be elite soldiers and the possibility of defeat is naturally extremely small.
And this battle is naturally the same.
The strategic purpose is to deter the subjugation, but since it is to deterrent, bloody killing is naturally indispensable.
If you don’t beat the nation on the horse and kill them, how could you be willing to use it for the Ming Dynasty?
The army went north and joined several Mongolian tribes who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty outside Xuanfu. They went north and followed by killing.
Those who surrender will draw their troops and fight with the army. Those who are obsessed will destroy their troops and slaughter their tribes. They will become slave soldiers. Children, women and children will be used as spoils and allocate them to several Mongolian tribes that will fight with the army to strengthen and expand their strength.
In fact, this kind of war is much more refreshing than the war in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
All the staff are cavalry, and when they are taken from the enemy and used for the enemy, there is no worry about food, grass, and weapons.
Such a war model is naturally completely different from the combat methods of the farming nations step by step. It is quite similar to the way the champion Hou led his army to fight thousands of miles ago!
However, the different strategic goals have led to this type of combat, which is only applicable to the early stages of the war.
After all, along the way, there were not only pure killings. There were also many tribes that had a deep hatred with the Later Jin Dynasty. They welcomed the king's army and sent strong troops to fight with the army. There were also many people who were inconsistent and surrendered in the sight of the wind, not to mention the killings along the way. The Mongolian tribes whose strength was also rapidly expanding along the way, and the main force of Li Xiu's divisions, which also expanded their strength.
Different strategic goals have led to this army becoming more and more huge and bloated as the war continues.
Chapter completed!