Why did Ji Nang use the problem of Ma Market to test Yang Cong?

It's very simple, because the Horse Market is not an ordinary border trade issue, but a very important pacification policy for the nomadic peoples by the Ming Dynasty. The opening of the Horse Market is not just about doing business, but involves many political, military, and economic issues. Computer terminal::/

He just wanted to use this to test whether Yang Cong was a young man who knew nothing. If Yang Cong gave him a random answer, he would really have the idea of ​​taking down Xuanfu Town.

Yang Cong really didn't think about this, because now he was full of his mind using the advantages of thermal weapons to deal with the Tartar cavalry. As for the issue in the horse market, he really didn't pay much attention to it.

Fortunately, he didn't pay attention to it, but there were still people who paid attention. When he summoned a group of civil servants and military generals to discuss, many people showed strange looks on their faces. It was obvious that these people knew more or less the tricks.

Finally, Tang Shunzhi, the Ministry of War who was most researched on the Northern Yuan issue, stood up and responded: "Sir, the official thought it was inappropriate to ask for a horse market, so he thought that the Jizan had no sincerity."

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but say curiously: "Oh, how do you see that Ji Nang has no sincerity?"

Tang Shunzhi explained: "The horse market is not something they can open just by wanting it. It mainly depends on whether our Ming Dynasty wants to open it. If he really wants to open the horse market, he must first pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty and then apply. In this way, he will directly face the city and threaten us to open the horse market. We will definitely not accept it."

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Ji Nang was indeed leading his army to threaten Kaima Market. If he responded, it would mean that he surrendered to the enemy.

The Ming Dynasty had a ancestral teaching: if you do not marry, you will not pay compensation, you will not cede land, you will not pay tribute, the emperor will defend the country, and the king will die!

If he succumbed to Ji Nang's threat, wouldn't he have lost all the Ming Dynasty's face!

Thinking of this, he nodded solemnly: "You are right, we cannot compromise. Now, should we let Ji Nang retreat, then pay tribute, and discuss the issue of opening the horse market?"

Unexpectedly, Tang Shunzhi shook his head and said, "No, this issue has no discussion."

No need to discuss!

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but wonder: "Why?"

Tang Shunzhi patiently explained: "Sir, the essence of this problem is actually very simple. We are not good at raising horses, so it is difficult to organize enough cavalry to crush them. They do not farm land and produce grain, nor do they manufacture porcelain and iron supplies. Therefore, the population is limited and they cannot organize hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops to compete with our Ming Dynasty. We opened the horse market to buy war horses and strengthen ourselves. They asked the horse market to obtain food and daily necessities and strengthen ourselves. To put it bluntly, the purpose of both sides is to strengthen themselves and eventually defeat the other party. This is impossible. Every time they opened the horse market, they will not sell the real war horses to us, and we will not be able to provide them with enough food and daily necessities. Both sides cannot satisfy each other and end up having to part in disagreement. Therefore, it is unrealistic to open the horse market with the Northern Yuan tribes, unless they completely surrender to us like the Jurchen tribes and provide us with real war horses."

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but look shocked on his face.

This Tang Shunzhi is indeed not simple. He can see the essence of things so thoroughly!

Unfortunately, the ministers in the court now do not have the awareness at all, so the horse market is often open and stopping, just like a child's play.

What's even more terrifying is that the Jurchen tribes are not good birds. If they open a horse market with them and fatten them up, they will also peek at the beautiful rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty. This has been verified by history.

It seems that the Ma market really cannot be opened. Not only can it be opened with the Northern Yuan tribes, but the Jurchen tribes cannot be opened.

Thinking of this, Yang Cong nodded slowly and said, "You are right. This horse market cannot be opened. This matter will be stopped. He will beat him if he wants to fight. Even if he is defeated and died, he cannot be the sinner forever!"

Ji Nang didn't expect that the new top scholar in the Ming Dynasty would ignore his request to open the horse market.

Perhaps, there are still people who understand in Xuanfu Town.

That's all he can think about.

Although this test had no result, he did not intend to give up. The 50,000 troops have arrived here, so it is naturally impossible for him to return without fighting. How could he know if this new top scorer is Bai Ding on the battlefield?

The next morning, he sent a cavalry to investigate and find a breakthrough in the Great Wall of Xuanfu Town.

The Great Wall northwest of Xuanfu Town is only more than fifty miles in total, so it naturally won’t take him much time. Soon, he learned clearly about the situation from Zhangjiakou to Xinkaikou. Mobile::

The information he obtained was just as Yang Cong wanted him to see. All the gaps in the Great Wall near Zhangjiakou and Xinkaikou were blocked, and the road up the mountain was dug by the Ming army, and war horses were unable to pass at all. Only a small section in the middle still had several gaps that were not blocked.

There are only two possibilities in this case, either the time is limited and people don’t have time to block all the gaps, or they deliberately leave a few gaps to lure others to attack from there.

Is this kid trying to seduce him or it is too late to block all the gaps?

Ji Nang felt that time should be limited and it was too late. If people really had time, they would not use some huge rocks to block the gap. Wouldn't it be better to repair the city wall? It was because there was not enough time that they would do this.

As for Yang Cong seducing him, he was not afraid. He knew the strength of Xuanfu Town very well. At this moment, Xuanfu Town, along with the elite border troops and the guards, had only 80,000 troops at most. Nearly 5,000 troops were stationed in Zhangjiakou and Xinkaikou. In other words, the boy on the opposite side was likely to be stationed all 10,000 elite border troops near Zhangjiakou and Xinkaikou.

Can this trick scare him?

He was not scared. Besides, even if there was an ambush in the middle, it was still the same thing. In the face of absolute strength, no conspiracy is useful!

Xuanfu Town has only so many troops, and 10,000 troops have been stationed near Zhangjiakou and Xinkaikou. Even if the boy gathered all the remaining troops, it would be about 70,000.

The 70,000 infantry had no effect on the 50,000 elite cavalry at all. Even if they were all elite troops in the border army, it would be useless, not to mention that the total number of elite troops in Xuanfu Town was only 10,000. As for those guards, it was just a dish.

Ji Nang felt that he was sure to win no matter what, so he decided to rush in from the Great Wall of Zhangjiakou and Xinkaikou.

Of course, he is not a reckless person. He only knows how to rush hard, and he still knows basic tactics.

At the beginning, he did not lead his army to rush in, and even the main army was stuck in the camp and did not move. He just ordered his younger brothers Altan and Kunduliha to lead 5,000 troops to station in Zhangjiakou and Xinkaikou respectively, to create siege equipment, and to attack the two places.

He wanted to attract two garrisons at Zhangjiakou and Xinkaikou, border military roads in Xuanfu Town, to minimize casualties.
Chapter completed!