Zhu Youxiao had some memories of Liu Aita's rebellion, but he was not sure. In order to minimize the impact on the normal operations of the Ming army, he did not inform the Liaozhen Army except for the relevant troops.
The Liaozhen mainly advanced eastward on land to support Liu Aita's rebellion and to contain the harassment of the Jiannu. It would be faster and more convenient to rely more on the three towns of Deng, Jin and Dongjiang by sea.
In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, the support of these three towns was enough and there was no need to mobilize too many troops.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi did not know these inside stories, but just followed the previous plan and moved forward steadily, striving to recover Guangning this year.
Guangning and other places were abandoned last year. Although it was the emperor's arrangement, the executor was Xiong Tingbi, which was equivalent to the loss of troops and territory, which made him feel resentful.
What you have lost from yourself must be recovered by yourself. The sooner you recover, the sooner you can untangle the knot in your heart.
However, Xiong Tingbi was steady and experienced and did not act rashly out of impatience. The further he advanced, the longer his supply line became, and the more he had to guard against attacks and cutoffs by the Jiannu, or sieges and attacks on reinforcements.
Dalinghhe City and Jinzhou were not afraid of being besieged by the Jiannu because they had new artillery and trench breastworks.
However, the supply of artillery will be tilted towards Dongjiang Town in the next few months. If Liao Town moves forward and relies on its stronghold to hold on, it will lack a powerful weapon, which cannot make Xiong Tingbi completely at ease.
The more important factor is the military strength. After the strategic contraction, the Ming army only needs about 30,000 troops in total to defend Ningyuan and Juehua with the help of strong cities and the sea.
To advance several hundred miles, troops must be stationed at key points along the way to protect the safety of the supply lines, and 30,000 troops will definitely not be enough.
According to the Ministry of War's plan, 15,000 men will be drawn from the Shanhaiguan garrison to enter Liaodong to participate in the war.
According to the deployment adjusted by Xiong Tingbi, the garrison of Ningyuan was set at 8,000 men, Juehua at 3,000, Jinzhou at 4,000, and the two cities of Linghe and Da Linghe at 3,000 and 2,000 respectively.
In this case, Liaozhen and the cavalry will still have nearly 30,000 troops, and they will have some confidence in advancing to Youweitun or even Guangning.
Of course, this was only a small amount of confidence, and in Xiong Tingbi's opinion, it was still not enough. The main reason was that after advancing, the area to the north was covered by the Mongolian tribes, which made him very worried.
For example, if Yi County could not be firmly held, the Jiannu might move south through this gap and attack Jinzhou and the Xiaolinghe and Xiaolinghe Rivers, which would be equivalent to stabbing the waist of the Ming army along the long front line.
Relying on the Mongolian tribes, mainly the Khalkha tribes, to stop the Jiannu? Not only Xiong Tingbi, but even Zhu Youxiao, who was far away in the capital, felt that it was too unreliable.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi was not in a hurry to move forward for the time being, and the emperor also agreed with his concerns in his secret reply.
But this was only temporary. The emperor told Xiong Tingbi that by autumn at the latest, the Beijing camp would send at least 20,000 cavalry to Liao to participate in the war.
The 20,000 cavalrymen would not only be equipped with artillery, but would also be able to engage in field battles with the Jiannu. Xiong Tingbi was somewhat skeptical at the confident tone.
Of course, he didn't know what kind of cavalry the emperor had trained. It had only been more than a year by autumn, but they were able to fight head-on against the Jiannu people who came from fishing and hunting backgrounds?
But judging from the emperor's consistent words and deeds, he rarely boasted. Instead, he always kept his word and basically everything he said came true.
Moreover, the emperor was clearly serious. He had already gradually transferred many officers skilled in cavalry warfare from various military garrisons. From Liaozhen alone, there were Yang Guozhu, Huang Degong, Ma Wu and others.
Not only that, Xiong Tingbi also saw through the emperor's hidden intentions.
They are only training in the capital and not spreading the knowledge to the military garrisons. This shows that they are going to launch a sudden attack and defeat the Jiannu army!
The emperor is quite insidious!
As soon as he thought of these two words, Xiong Tingbi quickly shut his mouth. It was disrespectful and slanderous to the emperor.
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Am I insidious? Well, Zhu Youxiao shook his head, just a little bit of bad intentions.
Luo Sigong bowed and stood solemnly, waiting for the emperor's decision.
This plan was proposed by the emperor and was completed and implemented by the Pacification Office.
Luo Sigong felt that the plan would not have much impact on the Jiannu, but that was only based on the current situation. Who knew whether it would play a big role in the future?
Since the emperor wants to play, it’s not a big deal, so it’s good to let the emperor be happy!
After a long while, Zhu Youxiao put down the plan and smiled. "Okay, Luo Qing did a great job. Now send someone to send Nara Zhongming to Pi Island, and take those surrendered Zhenyi with him!"
Nara Zhongming's original name was of no importance. All that was needed was that he was the newly appointed commander of the Jianzhou Guards of the Ming Dynasty.
Speaking of the Jurchens, according to "A Brief Study of the Eastern Yi", there should be three types: those from the east of Tangzhan, reaching Kaiyuan, and living in Haixi are Haixi Jurchens; those living in Jianzhou and Maolian are Jianzhou Jurchens; and those in the far east are Yeren Jurchens.
Although the Nara clan was a major Jurchen surname, during the Ming Dynasty, its members were scattered throughout Yehe, Ula, Hada, Huifa, and other areas. Historical records of the Nara clan state that "although they share the same surname, each clan is a separate tribe."
Now you understand, Nara Zhongming's full name should include his clan name, which is Yehenara Zhongming. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? It's the same surname as the "Lao Foye" who ended the Qing Dynasty!
Not only that, the surname Yehenara, or the Yehe tribe, had a deep hatred for the Jianzhou Jurchens, and there is a legend of the "Yehe Curse".
At that time, after Nurhaci conquered the Yehe tribe and completed the great cause of unifying the Jurchen tribes, he broke his promise and killed the leaders of the Yehe tribe, Jin Taiji and Buyanggu.
It is said that before his death, Jin Taiji cursed, "Even if there is only one daughter left among my descendants, Manchuria will be destroyed!"
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