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The Ming Dynasty¡¯s military changes in the direction of the Mongolian grasslands were actually beyond everyone¡¯s expectation. Not only were the Mongols beaten to the point of turning their heads, but even Zhu Youxiao, the instigator of this incident, was caught off guard.
In Zhu Youxiao's original idea, he would first use Xiong Tingbi to intimidate the nine sides, at least stabilize the existing defense lines, and try his best to prevent Mongolia's military operations against the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, during this period, the strategic focus would be shifted to Liaodong to prevent Nurhaci from launching a counterattack. Shenyang's offensive!
But looking at it now, the towns in Jiubian not only have defensive capital, but also have certain offensive capabilities. So the previous plan to simply prevent Nurhaci from capturing Shenyang seems a bit petty!
So what should we do next so that Ming Dynasty can gain more benefits in the near future?
This became a question that Zhu Youxiao needed to think about. In the original history, in the first year of Tianqi, Xiong Tingbi was dismissed from the post of governor of Jiliao, which caused turmoil in the Liaodong defense line that had just been stabilized by Xiong Tingbi's efforts. Nurhachi took the opportunity to send troops and captured the country in one fell swoop. Go to Shenyang, an important town in Liaodong!
The Battle of the Hunhe River in this battle destroyed the last modern modern army of the Ming Dynasty led by Qi Jin. At the same time, the white pole soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the Ming Dynasty's military power in Liaodong suffered an extremely heavy blow!
But due to the emergence of Zhu Youxiao, Xiong Tingbi not only did not dismiss his official position, but became the admiral of the Nine Borders. His power can be said to be unparalleled for a while. Naturally, his military preparations in Liaodong did not relax, but became more stable!
Under this situation, Zhu Youxiao was a little unsure whether Nurhachi would follow the historical trajectory and attack Shenyang. If he gave up attacking Shenyang, then this tycoon who had been fighting for a lifetime and annexing surrounding forces as daily entertainment would Where will the finger be pointed?
Is it North Korea, which has always been weak and has never had a strong military?
?? Or is it Mongolia, which is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and has lost the courage it once had?
If Nurhachi attacks North Korea or Mongolia, how should Ming Dynasty respond?
Which troops should be mobilized?
How much food and grass should be prepared?
Who should be sent to command the battle?
Who should be placed at the rear?
Zhu Youxiao discovered at this time that although he had the knowledge of later generations, he was always an agent, not a qualified commander.
He can upgrade the equipment of the Ming army, but it is difficult for him to command hundreds of thousands of troops in at least three directions on an inaccurate map using information that is delayed by five to ten days!
Staff!
These are the three words that popped into Zhu Youxiao's mind after he discovered his shortcomings.
Although the Ming Dynasty¡¯s military power has gradually transformed from backward and loose to advanced and rigorous under the integration of the Ministry of War, the entire Ministry of War does not have many strategic talents!
Even the British Duke Zhang Weixian, who claims to have been in the army all his life, has only made some achievements in personnel transfer and reorganization of troops. Letting him command a large corps in combat is simply a rush to the top!
Although Xiong Tingbi has the ability to be a commander, he has to sit on the nine sides and cannot provide detailed plans to Zhu Youxiao every day. Moreover, if there is really a large-scale battle, Xiong Tingbi has to command from the front. It is really difficult to schedule logistics and arrange non-key points. Area defense!
Therefore, it has become an urgent matter to set up a staff department in Beijing to monitor the dynamics of all parties at all times, put forward strategic opinions, organize defense and logistics dispatch!
Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and there are really a few people in Beijing who can become the first members of his staff.
The first to bear the brunt of these people is Zhu Youxiao's teacher. Nowadays, Sun Chengzong, who has little official duties and is an official before the emperor, has not appeared in front of Zhu Youxiao for a long time. This is a very capable person!
In history, in the first year of the Apocalypse, Nurhaci defeated Shenyang and Liaoyang, and Yuan Yingtai, the Liaodong manager, committed suicide. In the end, the carpenter emperor had to use Sun Chengzong to go to Liaodong and established the Guanningjin defense line to stabilize the situation, which not only blocked the later Jin Dynasty The subsequent offensive also forced Nurhaci to retreat 700 miles. He can be said to be an extremely powerful strategic commander!
The reason why Zhu Youxiao did not reuse this teacher after time travel was mainly because Zhu Youxiao tried his best to suppress civil servants and was unwilling to let Sun Chengzong, a capable person, get involved. Therefore, although Sun Chengzong wrote to Zhu Youxiao many times, requesting Zhu Youxiao He changed his attitude towards civil servants, but kept all the memorials in silence and treated them coldly!
As Zhu Youxiao quickly suppressed the civil service system, regained control of the military power of the Ming Dynasty, and won the great victory of Datong, Sun Chengzong's attitude towards Zhu Youxiao changed greatly, and he wrote many times to urge Chen Jiubian, especially?Hidden dangers in Liaodong!
Zhu Youxiao was naturally happy to accept this. He also interviewed the teacher several times and learned more about Sun Chengzong's abilities. Therefore, when Zhu Youxiao planned to establish a staff department, Sun Chengzong was the one he considered the chief of staff of the Ming Empire. Two choices!
The other three people are Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, and Yuan Chonghuan. Zhu Youxiao's attitude towards these three people is also very clear. Sun Chuanting is definitely Sun Chengzong's successor, and Hong Chengchou is Xiong Tingbi's successor!
As for Yuan Chonghuan, although Zhu Youxiao believes that he has certain talents, his talents are not enough to control the overall situation. Even because Yuan Chonghuan has such a strong desire for expression, he is likely to make fatal mistakes!
Therefore, when Zhu Youxiao formed the staff department, he considered again and again and crossed out Yuan Chonghuan's name. As for how far Yuan Chonghuan can develop in the future, or what changes there will be, careful observation is needed!
Now Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Hong Chengchou are all in Beijing. As long as they have an imperial edict, they can form the Ming Empire's General Staff. But there is another problem. These three people are all civil servants. It will not be easy for them to abandon civil service and join the military!
So Zhu Youxiao decided to first set up a personal secretarial agency for the emperor. It directly borrowed the name of the later Qing Dynasty and called it the Military Aircraft Department. Everyone who entered the Military Aircraft Department was part-time, and the title was just a title of "Military Aircraft Department" added to the original official position!
For example, Zhang Weixian¡¯s official position after entering the Military Aircraft Department was: British Duke of the Ming Empire, Minister of the Ministry of War, and working in the Military Aircraft Department!
That¡¯s right!
When Zhu Youxiao established the Military Aircraft Department, Zhang Weixian was also included in it, and he was still ranked first in the imperial edict. After him were Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Hong Chengchou!
Regarding the young emperor¡¯s sudden establishment of such a private organization, officials in the DPRK and the Central Government also had many discussions. After all, this is an organization that is close to the emperor and even has the ability to influence the emperor¡¯s decision-making. It is impossible not to attract attention!
Fang Congzhe and Liu Yishui immediately went to Zhu Youxiao to ask about the matter. Zhu Youxiao did not hide this. He bluntly said that the military aircraft department has only one role, which is to help the emperor with military affairs, but it does not have any rights!
Fang and Liu were relieved by Zhu Youxiao's explanation. What they were most afraid of was that Zhu Youxiao thought they were incompetent, so they reorganized a team. Now it seems that Zhu Youxiao still trusts them. The threat is not big!
However, after the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department, the civil servants and literati in Beijing cheered for a while. In their view, this was the emperor's compromise with the civilian officials and a prelude to the civilian officials regaining control of the military!
However, as soon as the new news came, the sound was shattered to pieces!
The third day of May in the first year of Tianqi!
Li Rubai, the cavalry commander of the Royal Guards of the Ming Dynasty, reported that 25,000 Royal Guards cavalry troops and 4,000 Datong First Army troops jointly penetrated 1,200 miles into the grassland, killed more than 2,000 Mongolian cavalry, and captured More than 4,700 young men rescued more than 1,200 people of the Ming Dynasty and have returned in triumph! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com