Valley Emperor

(It is not easy to divide into chapters, the two-in-one chapter is sent directly)

Whether it is to fight Liaodong first and deal with King Hui's troops and Chahar's troops, or continue to fight Alta Khan directly, then drag down Alta Khan and then fight against King Hui's troops and Chahar's troops, here It's all inseparable from the Army!

East or North, the key to this matter is not what the civil servants think, but the thinking of the army, or the ability of the army.

Then Li Xuan will combine various conditions and make the best decision!

At this time, the one who can speak on behalf of the Army is naturally Lieutenant General Lei Wan, the Minister of Operations of the Privy Council and the Minister on Duty of the Imperial Study.

Seeing the Son of Heaven turning his attention to himself, Lieutenant General Lei Wan organized the language a little, and then Lang Lang said, "Whether it is to join forces with Altan Khan to attack the forces of King Hui and Chahar first, or continue to make peace with them. Alta Khan will be defeated, and Alta Khan will be worn down first, and then freed up to clean up King Hui's troops and Chahar's troops, but the army has not considered this matter!"

Speaking of this, Lieutenant General Lei Wen followed his usual speaking habit, paused and raised his voice slightly and continued, "But!"

"In the northern concept formulated by our colleagues in the Operations Department, the strategy for the North China region in the next few years will mainly rely on the defense lines of Shanhaiguan, Youzhou, Xuanfu, and Datong Great Walls to stick to the northern defense line, focusing on strategic defense, and sticking to the follow-up. On the basis of the Great Wall defense line, advance eastward to the Liaodong Dusi, control the Liaohetao area, and deter the Jurchen tribes, Chahar tribe, Duoyan Sanwei and many other tribes in the northeast area.

And to the north, it is to capture naturalization, continue to advance along the Yellow River, and plan to build three to five military fortresses in the Hetao area, guarding the Hetao area, and even the entire south of the Yellow River! "

Lieutenant General Raven continued: "That is to say, before and now, our army has a strategic concept of going east and north.

In addition, our Army’s Military Intelligence Department has also reported on the contact between the remnants of the puppet Ming Liaodong ministries and the Mongolian ministries and the Jurchen ministries. Although the scale is larger than we expected, strictly speaking, it did not deviate from our expectations.

However, our army does not believe that after the remnants of the puppet Ming Liaodong united with the Chahar department, it will have a decisive impact on the strategic security of Hebei!

Even if they are united, our army has deployed a whole third army in the Hebei area. There are 10,000 troops in Shanhaiguan Pass, and other major border towns and cities are also stationed in hundreds or thousands. With our army's combat strength, if we take the initiative to go out to attack, we think that lack of horses and lack of mobility is more difficult, but defending, it is not a big problem!

And even if there are many pseudo-Ming Hui kings, the union with foreigners is at most temporary, and tribes such as Duoyan Sanwei and Chahar tribe cannot sincerely cooperate with the pseudo-Ming Hui king. Unity is possible in a short period of time, but over time, conflicts will inevitably break out again.

In addition, our army has another strategic idea, which is to bypass Shanhaiguan, take advantage of the absolute advantage of sea power, directly land on the Liaodong Peninsula, and directly destroy the foundation of the pseudo-Ming Hui King in the Liaodong area!

Let me ask, under such circumstances, how can the pseudo-Ming Hui Wang pose a threat to my Tang Dynasty? "

"On the contrary, our army believes that the threat of Alta Khan is greater. According to the intelligence of our Ministry of Military Intelligence, although Alta Khan's defeat in the south has caused a certain negative impact on his prestige, but this person is strongly suppressed. The opposition of other tribes, and there is information showing that in order to divert internal conflicts, and also to restore the negative impact of the defeat of the south, Altan Khan will re-launch a large-scale expansion in a short period of time. As for the Chahar Department, it is still said Vara, this needs to be further confirmed!"

"If Altan Khan completely defeats the Chahar Department or Oara, it will truly unify the entire grassland, then we will face a unified grassland, and hundreds of thousands of cavalry will become The sharp blade hanging over our heads will fall at any moment!"

When Lieutenant General Lei Wan said this, he basically expressed the Army's opinion clearly, that is, the Army did not agree to join forces with Altan Khan in order to eliminate or guard against King Hui.

The army did not object to the truce and mutual market, but cooperated in the military, and even let Altan Khan defeat and annex the Chahar Ministry and Oara. The army firmly opposed it!

After listening to Li Xuan, he also nodded slightly. Regarding the situation in the north, although the pseudo-ming King Hui jumped very hard, it was far from being a confidant. It was impossible for King Hui to truly unite the Northeast and the grasslands. Because the entanglement of interests between them is also very complicated, unless King Hui can completely defeat the other groups, but this possibility is very small.

From this point of view, the pseudo-Ming Hui Wang is a fart!

However, if Alta Khan is allowed to annex Chahar and Oara, then Alta Khan has a great possibility to truly unify the northern grasslands. At that time, a unified Mongolia will have a significant impact on the Tang Dynasty. threaten.

On the grasslands, there can never be another overlord!

After thinking about this, Li Xuan also made his decision: "Since the Tartars want to be courtiers and pay tribute, they can accept it, and they can also negotiate peace with a truce, as long as they bring out their horses!"

Immediately, he looked at Lieutenant General Lei Wan again, and said, "In order to prepare for the complete unification of the grasslands by the Tumt Department, the Army must prepare now. When necessary, we need to see the army marching towards naturalization."

"There is also the matter of Liaodong, which can't be delayed for too long. We must start preparations for landing on the Liaodong Peninsula now. I hope that the Great Tang Wangshi will appear in the Liaodong area next year!"

"As for the situation in the north, if you want to grasp Liaodong with one hand and the grassland with the other, you must grasp it with both hands, and you must be **** both hands!

Li Xuan's remarks basically declared that the negotiation with the Tatars can only be a sham and a serpent. Anyway, it is a battle. Make certain concessions.

The key is to get horses in exchange for laying the foundation for subsequent in-depth battles in the grasslands.

As for what to do if a war is to be launched after the agreement is signed, what else can be done, tear up the agreement and fight directly!

Regardless of the agreement, for the empire, the importance will not be more important than a piece of paper. Li Xuan thinks so, and the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty also agree: you and other barbarians also want us to the Tang Dynasty. Follow the protocol, just kidding!

Li Xuan made a decision, and the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs quickly re-negotiated with Tagli!

In addition to artillery, as long as there are horses, other things are easy to talk about!

However, the attitude of the Tang Dynasty softened rapidly. In Tagri's view, this was because of the changes in the situation in Liaodong. The Tang Dynasty was afraid that the pseudo-Ming Hui King and the Chahar Department would unite, but what he didn't know was that, The senior staff in the Privy Council have already begun to formulate relevant war plans for the attack on Altan Khan!

The core content of the plan is not to capture certain areas. Although it is said that the attacked areas are the naturalization and Hetao areas, the real core purpose is to destroy the unified grassland of the Alta Khan, as long as the Alta Khan dares to send troops to Chahar or Oara. , the Tang Dynasty will stab him in the back at any time!

Li Xuan didn't believe it anymore. When Altan Khan fought against Chahar or Oara, tens of thousands of troops from the King of the Tang Dynasty went north to naturalize, and when he captured Hetao, he could still sit still.

If he can sit still, let Datang seize Hetao and even the entire Monan, and then continue to attack Chahar and Oara on his own, Li Xuan can only say that you are awesome!

In addition, the army and navy also temporarily formed a staff group to jointly negotiate the landing in Liaodong!

The navy has no idea about landing in Liaodong. Anyway, now the Bohai Sea and even the entire northern sea area are under the control of the Datang Navy. If you want to land there, you can land there. All you need to do is to be responsible for the sea. It's just transportation, it doesn't matter.

On the army side, it is not easy to launch a sea crossing landing!

However, the army did not expect to invest tens of thousands of troops for the landing at once. That is unrealistic. Let's not say whether it can organize tens of thousands of people to land. The army alone can't allocate tens of thousands of troops.

Although the army's troop strength is increasing day by day, there are more and more places where troops are needed. The north, northwest, and southwest directions all need a lot of troops, and the garrison task in the interior is not light. Today, if you dare to Allocate the regular army stationed in a certain province, and the local careerists will rebel in minutes!

Besides, the southwest direction is now the strategic center of the Tang Dynasty, attacking Hubei, capturing Sichuan, and completing the basic unification. This is the most important task of the Tang Dynasty at present. It is impossible to say that it is because of some threats in the border towns. , stop the southwest strategy.

Therefore, many war resources of the Datang Dynasty are still concentrated in the southwest direction. On the Yangtze River, ships go up the river every day, sending a large amount of strategic materials and soldiers to Anqing, Jiujiang, and Wuchang.

In order to launch the Southwest Campaign, the Army intends to concentrate at least 150,000 troops in this area!

The main forces were the First Army and the Second Army. The First Army attacked mainly from the direction of Hunan, while the Second Army attacked from the north of Anhui.

The 4th Infantry Division in Yunnan and the 7th Mixed Regiment in western Guizhou will also launch offensives one after another.

Several reserve divisions in northern Anhui, Henan, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other regions will also cooperate in operations, mainly maintaining logistical supply lines and participating in auxiliary battles on some secondary fronts.

And the strategic reserve team is the newly formed Fifth Army!

The Fifth Army has the 11th Infantry Division, the 12th Infantry Division, as well as a number of independent heavy artillery regiments, assault battalions and other auxiliary units. This Fifth Army is a brand new unit. It has just formed an army and its combat effectiveness is worrying, so it can only be In the rear as a strategic reserve.

After the Fifth Army was transferred to the southwest front, the defense of the Jiangnan area would be handed over to the newly established Sixth Army, which also had two newly formed infantry divisions, the tenth one. The 3rd Infantry Division and the 14th Infantry Division, but these two infantry divisions are only recruits in place, and the training is not in place. They can only continue to train in the rear while acting as a garrison for the bombing area.

As for the Guards, they were still the same. If Li Xuan did not go to the army personally, their main force would not be dispatched. Most of the troops were stationed in Jinling City and the surrounding areas.

However, in the wave of military expansion, the Guards also took the opportunity to expand an infantry regiment and an artillery battalion.

This also allowed the Guards to increase to four infantry regiments, a baggage regiment, a four-battalion system, a Guards artillery regiment with 72 field guns, and a large battalion with 24 heavy-duty guns. The Guards' heavy howitzer battalion with short-barreled howitzers, a large-scale cavalry regiment with a total of nearly 1,000 cavalry, has a full six cavalry teams, each with a hundred and fifty cavalry.

The total number of troops reached 23,000!

In the Southwest Campaign, the Guards will also, according to the previous practice, send a temporary brigade to participate in the battle, which has an infantry regiment with three thousand infantry battalions, a field artillery battalion, a baggage battalion, and two cavalry. The brigade, with a total strength of about 5,000 people, also according to tradition, one of the deputy chiefs of staff of the Guards Command, Tian Songwei, a major general of the Guards, served as the brigade commander of the temporary brigade.

The above-mentioned First Army, Second Army, Fifth Army, Fifth Infantry Division, Seventh Mixed Regiment, and Guards brigades have a combined total strength of 120,000!

If you count the reserve divisions in the surrounding provinces that cooperate with the main force, then in order to launch the Southwest Campaign, the total force prepared by the Privy Council is definitely more than 150,000!

In the past, the Tang Dynasty had few troops, regardless of big or small battles, and never had an advantage in military strength. Basically, every battle was fought with less.

And this time, the troops prepared by the Privy Council dare not say that the Datang Army has an advantage in military strength, and even the troops cannot be evenly matched, but at least it will not be too small, and some key fronts~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Through strategic and tactical cooperation, it is possible to gain some military advantages.

Even if it can only occupy a certain military advantage on certain fronts, this kind of thing is the first time for the Tang Army!

Compared with the huge and influential Southwest Campaign, the events in Liaodong and the grasslands are nothing but trivial matters!

But even if it is an hour, the army and navy will not relax, because His Majesty said that the situation in the north must be grasped by both hands, and large-scale battles cannot be fought for a while, because the current Datang army is still busy with the southwest battle. But small-scale battles can be fought a dozen times.

For example, let’s first land on the Liaodong Peninsula to see the situation. Anyway, with the Datang Navy there, even if the situation is not very good after the landing, they can directly board the ship and leave.

Therefore, after discussions between the army and the navy, they decided to send thousands of people to land to see the situation. The army will send an infantry battalion. For the artillery, the navy will directly move the naval guns ashore to make up the number, and then the navy will send two more Marine Corps.

So, it didn't take long for a small fleet to set off from Dengzhou, and then kill it towards the Liaodong Peninsula!