Another important issue in the Liaodong strategy is that the Ming Dynasty's enemies are not only the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong, but also the Mongols and the Qing army stationed in Mongolia.

Going out of Shanhaiguan, to the northeast is Liaodong, and to the north is the territory of the Mongols. Although the so-called Manchu and Mongolian family have been destroyed in name only, the Mongols who occupy the grasslands will never want to see the Qing army in Liaodong be destroyed. After all, no matter how stupid the Mongols are, they still understand the principle that their lips are lost and their teeth are cold.

What's more, Ortai is now in Mongolia. Since withdrawing from Shanxi, although Ortai has divided its troops into two groups, it has not brought the troops to Gansu as required by the Qing court. Instead, most of its troops were stationed in Mongolia.

Ortai's intention to do this was very obvious. The reason was naturally that there had been changes within the Qing court. Emperor Jianxing, who was originally the Qing Dynasty, has now lost the right to control the Qing court, but in fact, those who truly control the Qing court have changed from Jianxing to Prince Yong.

As a slave of Jianxing, Ortai can be said to be the person Jianxing trusted the most. Ortai had a decisive factor in the reason why Jianxing was able to rise to power back then. Now Prince Yong took Jianxing and replaced him. Although he did not touch Ortai, he even issued a special order to comfort him and privately won over and give rewards, how could Ortai dare to believe Prince Yong's words?

As early as Kangxi's reign, as the first-class guard of Kangxi, Ortaiko had a lot of dealing with the princes of Kangxi, and he was the clearest and good at the character of these princes. Indeed, Ortai admitted that Prince Yong's ability was stronger than Jianxing, and the most important thing was that Prince Yong had an advantage that Jianxing was not as good as Jianxing, that is, his perseverance and decisiveness in his work.

As for the current crisis facing the Qing Dynasty, Prince Yong is indeed more suitable than Jianxing. The so-called difference between the Taiping Emperor and the emperor in troubled times is here. If it were the Taiping period, Jianxing would naturally be a wise ruler, but in the chaotic times, especially when a dynasty is facing destruction, Prince Yong may be more likely to lead the Qing Dynasty to break out a way of life.

But even so, Ortai was still cautious and did not dare to relax at all. Because he knew Prince Yong too much, and the relationship between Ortai and Jianxing made him impossible for him to be truly trusted by Prince Yong. Everything now is based on the military power he holds, which is why he wins over himself.

Ortai was a smart man. He knew very well that if Prince Yong had no choice but to do anything to him for a moment, he might have to say anything else, just doing something in Shanxi would be enough for him to drink.

Just like Geng'er, this important minister of Jianxing, a minister of the study and minister of the Ministry of War, was distracted by Prince Yong after returning to Guanzhong in Shanxi and proclaimed his crime to the world with his head.

As for the so-called crimes, in Ortai's opinion, they were not just a reason. The land of Shanxi could not be defended. Instead of throwing it to the Ming Dynasty for nothing, it would be better to use the waste. The merchants in Shanxi were not treated too badly by the Qing Dynasty. After all, they gave these people wealth and glory for nearly a hundred years. Now that the Qing Dynasty has reached such a situation, isn't it natural to repay the Qing court with their wealth and property and lives?

Geng's death made Ortai rabbit die and fox sad. In addition to his judgment on the situation, he finally made a slanderous move. After withdrawing from Shanxi, he directly took his elite troops to Mongolia instead of returning to Gansu or Liaodong. He acted as if he was in charge of Mongolia for the Qing court, which made Prince Yong helpless.

Therefore, once the Ming Dynasty attacks Liaodong, it is necessary to consider not only the battle situation in Liaodong, but also the reactions of the Mongolians and the Qing army of Ortai. Even if Ortai is not in the fight with Prince Yong, it is probably not going to sit idly by and watch Liaodong change hands. Once the troops from Mongolia are sent from Mongolia, it will be a trouble for the Ming Dynasty.

"Considering Mongolia, the General Staff thought that Ma Shuai could send troops from Shanxi to the north to restrain Mongolian and Qing armies." Zhuang Yan had naturally thought of this problem for a long time, and immediately pointed at the direction of Mongolia with a big stick in his hand: "Ma Shuai's generals were mainly cavalrymen, mobilizing 8,000 cavalry, and adding 10,000 main forces of the new army. The main purpose was not to defeat the enemy, but to restrain them."

"What do you think Dong Qing?" Zhu Yicheng nodded slightly and turned to ask Dong Dashan beside him.

Dong Dashan had no objection to the general direction of this plan, but Ma Gongcheng only received less than 20,000 troops to send troops to Mongolia, and he was a little worried that the troops were too weak.

Although nearly half of these forces are cavalry units, the cavalry of Daming is not stronger than ordinary infantry. In addition, since the revival of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan, due to the lack of war horses, it is much weaker in the formation of cavalry. Moreover, there are not many people among the Ming generals who can command cavalry. In addition, the training time is too short, the cavalry of Daming can only be regarded as infantry riding horses at best.

Moreover, there are 8,000 cavalry, which seems to be quite large, but in fact, not many can actually fight cavalry. Another 10,000 infantry launched an offensive on the Mongolian grassland, which was also extremely surprising.

You should know that the Ming Dynasty has changed from the age of cold weapons to the age of firearms. The reason why the Ming army is sharp is because it has a large number of firearm equipment and strict training. However, firearms are not omnipotent. If you fight in China, firearms can naturally exert their advantages, but if you fight in the vast grassland and the terrain are not familiar with the terrain, the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty will inevitably be reduced.

Especially the weather on the grassland is unpredictable. Once the wind and rain are in conflict, it will have a great impact on the use of the array and firearms of the Ming army. Therefore, Dong Dashan is a little worried about whether the horse's success can truly restrain the Mongolian and Qing army. Once the enemy only divides some of the troops to deal with the horse's success, and his main force rescues Liaodong, this situation is not impossible.

Immediately, Dong Dashan put forward his opinion, but there was no good solution for his worries.

"Although the restraint of Ma Shuai sounds good, the Mongolian land is vast and the enemy cavalry comes and goes like the wind. During the Han Wu period, the Han army fought against the Huns, and at first failed to do its best. It was not until the champion Hou was born, which reversed the situation in the Han and Huns."

Speaking of this, Dong Dashan said again: "During the Yongle period, my Ming Dynasty also attacked Mongolia many times, but although they won a great victory each time, they failed to do their best. The Mongolians fled when they saw the Ming army, but our Ming army returned safely after leaving. It was not so easy to solve Mongolia. The same is true for its restraint. Therefore, I think Ma Shuai should not give up too much hope, and just let him be a partial army and reduce the pressure in the Liaodong direction."

Dong Dashan's words made Zhu Yicheng agree with him and nodded immediately. Zhu Yicheng was also clear about these situations, and at the same time, Zhuang Yan further adjusted the plan to restrain Mongolia and tried his best to improve it.

At this point, the general direction of Liaodong has been discussed almost. At this time, Zhu Yicheng noticed Chen Wuxian who had not spoken. Seeing the look of eagerness to try, he immediately asked, "What do Chen Qing have any ideas? Today, you can talk freely, don't be restrained."

Chen Wuxian immediately grinned and said, "I have no idea. The emperor knows my weight. Over the years, I just want to do something for the emperor and my Ming Dynasty. Now the emperor is willing to use me. I am only willing to do something within my ability under Dong Shuai. I will let everything be arranged by the emperor and Dong Shuai."

When everyone present heard Chen Wuxian say this, they couldn't help but laugh. Speaking of Chen Wuxian, this sensible figure back then was considered an old minister in the court. When Chen Wuxian fought against the Qing Dynasty in the Fujian Uprising Army, he was famous all over the world. Later, he was defeated and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yicheng took good care of him. Not only did he give high officials a generous salary, but he even used it in the previous Fujian case. After the Fujian case, Chen Wuxian made contributions to repay Zhu Yicheng's kindness.

However, although Chen Wuxian is a man with a high status, his real military ability is not strong, so his position in the army and even in the court is a bit embarrassing.

After the Fujian case, Chen Wuxian took office in the Governor's Office of the Five Army, but there was no chance to actually lead troops to fight. After Zhu Yicheng moved north to the capital and rebuilt the Beijing camp, Chen Wuxian took the opportunity to get a job in the Beijing camp.

Although Chen Wuxian held a practical military position in the Beijing camp, and his military rank was also an admiral. In addition, this time he was awarded the title of first-class marquis, although his position was high, he was only Lin Jianzhang's deputy, mainly responsible for the training and logistics work of the Beijing camp.
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