"Yes, Your Majesty," Xiong Tingbi agreed and asked, "Your Majesty asked me to restrain Huang Taiji. I wonder what the reason is?"
Xiong Tingbi didn't know about this yet, and Zhu Youxiao didn't tell him either.
However, it was not surprising that Xiong Tingbi asked this question at this time. After all, the emperor had already arrived in Liaodong, which was obviously to stir up trouble.
The emperor told him to do something that was one of the points in this incident. In this case, if he still didn't know anything, he might accidentally do something bad, so Xiong Tingbi asked.
At the same time, he was also worried that if His Majesty didn't want to tell him about this matter, then it would be troublesome. When asking this question, Xiong Tingbi was very cautious.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "I thought you were going to ask something else, but it turns out you're asking this. Then I'll tell you."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao stood up and said to Chen Hong, "Hang up the map."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed and hung up the map with Wei Chao.
This map was naturally familiar to Xiong Tingbi. He knew it was a map of Liaodong at a glance, and the surrounding situation was also clearly drawn, which was much better than his own map.
Xiong Tingbi didn't expect that His Majesty had such a good thing, and he was instantly attracted.
Xiong Tingbi planned to take the map home after His Majesty finished speaking.
Zhu Youxiao held the pole, pointed at the map and said to Xiong Tingbi: "Look at the position of the Jiannu. To the east, west, south, and north, they all need to fight with others."
"To the north, they need to go into the dense forests and mountains, which is not easy to walk in. Moreover, they can't just go into the forests and mountains whenever they want. There are people there too. It won't be easy for them to get in."
Zhu Youxiao's reference to other tribes in the area was to other peoples, among whom the Oroqen people were the most famous and have been heard of by many generations.
If the Jiannu wanted to go north, they had to pass through the territory of the Oroqen people. There were high mountains and dense forests there, and once they entered, they could not leave.
"To the south is the Ming Dynasty, and to the east is Korea." Zhu Youxiao continued, "The south is impassable. The Jiannu have been blocked along the line between Liaoyang and Shenyang, and there has been no breakthrough so far."
"As for sending troops to Korea, that's even more impossible. If the Jiannu sent troops to Korea, the battle line would be extended; Korea would also ask for our help, and we could seize the opportunity to cut off the Jiannu's retreat. Therefore, the Jiannu would never send troops to Korea."
"Then their goal can only be one: to send troops directly west. At this point, the Jiannu can annex the Mongolian tribes and strengthen themselves. From their past actions, it can be seen that they are planning to ally with Mongolia and jointly fight against the Ming Dynasty. Now that they are unable to move south or east, the Mongols in the west are even more important."
"If my predictions are correct, they should force the Inner Khalkha, Khorchin, and Doyan Sanwei tribes to surrender to them. If these Mongolian tribes do not surrender, they will be annexed by the Jiannu."
"If the Ming Dynasty doesn't intervene at this time, the Jiannu's power will swell tremendously. Even if the Ming Dynasty intervenes, it will be difficult for us to deal with the Jiannu's silent advances. Therefore, we must find a solution in advance. This place must be under the control of the Ming Dynasty, or at least cut off their hand reaching westward."
Zhu Youxiao then explained his plan and, looking at Xiong Tingbi, said, "So I need you to build up momentum and march forward with a large army, making it look like we're going to attack the Jiannu. The momentum needs to be so great that they won't dare to overstep the line."
"Here, I will provoke a war. I will form an alliance with the Inner Khalkha and the Khorchin to launch a war of unification in southern Mongolia. Whether it is the Three Doyan Guards or other tribes, if they do not surrender or obey, they will all be wiped out."
"I will secretly support them and provide them with weapons and other necessary items. By the way, you can also give them the equipment you have replaced. We don't need too many forces in this vast land outside of Guangning."
"Once this plan is completed, Ligdan Khan will be blocked in the west, with no way to move east. And the Jiannu's reach westward will be cut off. At that time, our Ming Dynasty will have a lot of room for maneuver."
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