Chapter 917 1006 Liaodong Preparation

"Sir, the Ministry of War has an urgent report.

Lu Bu walked to Wei Guangde's desk and respectfully handed him a document.

Wei Guangde looked up at him, then put down the memorial in his hand, reached out and picked it up to read.

A moment later, a smile appeared on Wei Guangde's face.

This document was handed over by the Ministry of War after receiving the document from Huai'an Prefecture. Naturally, it said that the Nanyang Navy led by Yu Dayou had already set sail with 500,000 shi of grain and would arrive in Tianjin in more than a month.

The purpose of reporting the itinerary was, first, to let the court know about this matter, and second, to let the court promptly report to Jizhen and Tianjin issued a document asking them not to be nervous and to be prepared for the response.

After all, this time, 200,000 shi of grain will be unloaded in Tianjin, and it can be transported to the capital or Tongzhou more conveniently whether by land or river.

At that time, the warships and grain ships of the Nanyang Navy will carry 300,000 shi of grain and 10,000 soldiers from Jizhen to Gaizhou to join the Liaodong war zone.

Wei Guangde immediately wrote "OK" on the document, and then did not put it on the desk, but handed it to Lu Bu, saying: "You run a trip and send it to the Silijian, and please submit it to His Majesty as soon as possible. ”

Although the sea transportation from Huai'an Prefecture to Tianjin takes more than one month at the fastest and two months at the slowest, it seems that there is at least one month in between, which is plenty of time, considering the time consumed by the delivery of documents.

But don't forget that the Jizhen army has not yet arrived in Tianjin. It takes at least ten days and half a month to travel from Santunying to Tianjin.

Ten days means that if the Ming army marches at the standard of 40 miles a day, it will take about ten days to arrive, but if there is an emergency on the road, it will be difficult to say.

From the time the Ministry of War issues the document to the time the Jizhen army is ready to set off, it will take a few more days.

The army will need to rest for several days after arriving in Tianjin, which will delay it again.

Speaking of which, there is not much time left.

Of course, if the wind direction is not good, the fleet will have to travel on the sea for two months, which is a different scene. .

However, Wei Guangde would rather let Qi Jiguang and his troops wait in Tianjin to board the ship, and would never let them rush to Tianjin and go directly to the sea.

The living conditions on the ship these days are not good.

That is to transport troops, so it is naturally more compact.

Most northerners are not familiar with water, and it is unknown how many people will get seasick when they take a boat to the sea.

In fact, Wei Guangde also made up his mind to cross the sea from Tianjin to Gaizhou.

In the end, it was only a few days, so he let the Jizhen army go by sea.

He didn't want the Jizhen army to need a lot of time to rest after arriving in Liaodong because of the transportation method. That would be too bad.

Lu Bu turned around and left the duty room with the documents. Wei Guangde thought for a moment and planned to talk to the Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng later. When he went to Tianjin, he would meet him. Yu Dayou, by the way, told Qi Jiguang the news of Liaodong and the court's plan, and let Yu Dayou take a look.

After all, Wei Guangde has always regarded Ma Fang and Yu Dayou as important military advisers.

Both of them are brave and good at fighting. Although they have never been to Liaodong, they are actually connected in fighting.

As for the difference caused by the environment, it is Qi Jiguang's ability to adapt, which cannot be taught.

Moreover, Qi Jiguang is not a man who has gained fame in vain. He has fought many battles in his half life.

The focus of this battle is actually the relationship between the Jizhen Army and the Liaodong Army, and whether Zhang Xueyan, the governor of Liaodong, can successfully appease the Jurchen tribes and keep them neutral when the Ming Dynasty besieges Wang Gao.

Otherwise, the court's original plan of 40,000 troops to encircle and suppress Wang Gao is likely to change, and more troops will need to be invested in the war.

At this time, Liaodong In the lobby of the Yang Governor's Office, a crowd of people were kneeling.

However, from the thin and short whip left on their heads, we can tell that they are definitely not Han people, because Han people don't have such hair accessories.

Zhang Xueyan, the Liaodong Governor, was sitting in the middle of the lobby at this time, looking at the kneeling leaders of the Jurchen tribes, with a contemptuous smile on his lips.

To be honest, the Ming people were really arrogant and looked down on foreigners these days.

This is completely based on the culture of the Han people that has been passed down for thousands of years, which not only deeply affects themselves, but also affects the surrounding foreign countries.

The East Asian cultural circle is essentially the culture of the Han people. It not only affects themselves, but also makes the surrounding countries flock to learn. Although they have more or less added their own things, they still remain the same.

Zhou Bang's admiration makes the scholars who regard themselves as the orthodox of China naturally more arrogant.

In fact, not only the literati, but also most of the common people have this attitude.

Most of them look down on those who are not of their race and think they are superior.

Zhang Xueyan asked the Jurchen chiefs to kneel for a while before he said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Governor."

After Zhang Xueyan spoke, the Jurchen chiefs thanked him solemnly, then slowly stood up and stood there.

Even though there were some chairs on both sides of them.

But there were many of them, so it was obvious that these chairs were not prepared for them.

Otherwise, the governor's office would have arranged more chairs here in advance.

"Today, the governor summoned you to Liaoyang. I think everyone can guess it.

Wang Gao is a traitor who dared to openly attack and kill the government troops. It is considered a rebellion."

Suddenly, Zhang Xueyan emphasized his tone and almost shouted.

When the words rang out, Wang Wutang and other Jurchen chiefs standing in the front shuddered at the same time.

"A few years ago, Wang Gao repeatedly provoked the border. Afterwards, the court sent people to appeal, but he only shirked that it was his subordinates or other tribes who did it under his banner.

God is kind and the court does not want to kill, so it only warned, and did not use force.

But this time, it was too bad. Not only Liaodong was shocked, but even the court was furious."

Zhang Xueyan lectured a group of Jurchen leaders, and they all bowed their heads and dared not say much.

This incident was indeed a big deal. Not only did it spread throughout Liaodong, but even among their Jurchen tribes.

Wang Gao ambushed the Ming army and killed thousands of people. It is said that he also captured Han people as slaves.

Zhang Xueyan sent people to Gule City to ask for people, but was rejected by Wang Gao and completely denied the matter.

Well, I don't know what Wang Gao was thinking. He really thought that this incident would be the same as before, because he didn't catch the red-handed, he could fool around.

At this time, the leaders of the Jurchen tribes standing below knew that the Ming Dynasty was going to send troops to fight Wang Gao, and there was no need for any direct evidence.

Once it was determined, it had to be fought.

Some leaders of small tribes were still secretly happy in their hearts. Wang Gao had angered the Ming Dynasty. This time, using troops against Wang Gao would not only cause a large number of casualties to Wang Gao's tribe, but also cause more tribesmen to flee.

At that time, should they also take the opportunity to gather some people? No matter whether they were voluntary or not, they would first be recruited under their own command to strengthen the strength of their tribes.

Some leaders of stronger tribes thought more. They not only considered recruiting Wang Gao's old subordinates who had fled, but also considered whether the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards these Jurchen tribes would change as a result.

Although everyone had secretly shot guns in the past, they had not yet broken up openly and torn their faces to start a war.

Yes, the Jurchen tribes that bordered the Ming Dynasty would conflict with the Ming Dynasty's border patrol soldiers from time to time.

Sometimes their people deliberately attacked the Ming army and robbed their horses, armor and weapons. Sometimes the Ming army would sneak across the border to rob their people and villages, the so-called raiding.

However, because such things were small in scale, the middle and lower-level military generals of the Ming Dynasty deceived their superiors and subordinates and did not report them.

But if the Ming Dynasty eliminated Wang Gao this time, what would happen in the future?

Would they send troops to attack other tribes because of such things?

Especially the tribal leaders close to the border of the Ming Dynasty, such as Wang Wutang and Wang Tai, used to have Wang Gao, the idiot, attract the attention of the Ming Dynasty in front. If they made some small moves behind the scenes, it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to distinguish who the culprit was.

But if Wang Gao was eliminated, they would be isolated and prominent, and it would not be easy for them to hide behind the scenes and make small moves.

Again, this matter is too big, and none of them dare to plead for Wang Gao here.

Didn't they see that Governor Zhang Xueyan didn't discuss the matter at all, that is, he didn't intend to find out who did it, and had already determined that it was Wang Gao who did it, and he was going to fight him.

The sudden strong attitude really made them silent.

The level of the Ming Dynasty's foreign wars in recent years is there. Not to mention Mongolia Chahar or others, they didn't get any good results under Li Chengliang, and almost failed in every battle.

Such a Ming Dynasty is not something they can afford to provoke.

"This time I notified you to come here to tell you that the capital has already made a decision on this matter."

At this point, Zhang Xueyan stood up, clasped his hands and said to the south: "The rebel chief Wang Gao, cunning and fierce, violated the border several times and killed many people. Now he lured and killed my deputy general Pei Chengzu and others. He is unforgivable and should be executed."

Zhang Xueyan's words have sentenced Wang Gao to death, and there is no possibility of easing between the Ming Dynasty and Wang Gao.

"I called you here to tell you this. I hope that all the Manchus will return to their respective tribes and control their subordinates. Don't run around, so as not to be mistaken for the remnants of Wang Gao by the imperial court and be wiped out."

This is actually to urge them not to communicate with Wang Gao secretly, or even to send people to help.

"Next month's trade will be suspended. Wait until the imperial court kills the rebel chief Wang Gao and then resume on a chosen day.

Take the things you brought back and come back when I inform you."

Zhang Xueyan said again.

Originally, there will be a traditional trade next month, and the trade is also one of the means for the Ming court to check and balance the Jurchen tribes.

Trading goods with them are all things needed by the Jurchen tribes.

Using trade means to clamp them down has always been the policy implemented by the Ming Dynasty.

But with the war imminent, it is obvious that the Ming Dynasty does not intend to continue the tradition of trade.

In other words, this is also a warning to them. If someone secretly provides help when the Ming Dynasty takes action against Wang Gao's tribe, then the trade will naturally be cancelled, or their qualification to participate in the trade will be cancelled.

"Do you understand what I mean?"

After a long period of grace and power, Zhang Xueyan finally finished what he wanted to say.

"Yes, Governor, we all understand."

Wang Wutang took the lead, and a group of Jurchen leaders agreed one after another, and from time to time, leaders of small tribes stood up to criticize Wang Gao.

Indeed, Wang Gao has not only been disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty in recent years, but also privately attacked the tribes within the tribe, robbing their resources and manpower to expand his own strength.

If we talk about the most unpopular among the Jurchen tribes, it is actually Wang Gao.

However, Wang Gao has always been powerful, and even if everyone is more or less dissatisfied with him, they dare not show it.

If you dare to tell others, the news will reach Wang Gao's ears, and he will dare to bring troops to the door and rob the next day.

Wang Gao was so arrogant in Liaodong.

Seeing the attitude of the Jurchen leaders, Zhang Xueyan was very satisfied.

The court was still very deterrent to these Jurchen tribal leaders who were usually unruly, which guaranteed that this matter would be successful.

In fact, what Zhang Xueyan feared most was that the Jurchen tribes would unite to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

If they really united, it would be possible to gather 30,000 to 50,000 young and strong men.

To deal with such a situation, the Ming Dynasty could only mobilize more troops to participate in the war, which would cost a lot and cause more casualties.

After the leaders of the Jurchen tribes left, Zhang Xueyan wrote another official document by hand and told the person who came: "Have the clerk make two copies of this letter and send them to Pyeongan Province and Hamgyong Province of Korea respectively, so that they can execute it according to this order without any mistakes."

"Yes, sir, I will do it right away."

The personal soldier took the governor's handwritten letter and went down to find the clerk to handle it. This is an official document and must be handled carefully.

Zhang Xueyan's official document was naturally his order to the officials of Pyeongan Province and Hamgyong Province of Korea, asking them to send troops to strictly guard the Yalu River and not allow the Jurchen tribes to swim across the river.

With the army approaching, Zhang Xueyan did not think that Wang Gao had many escape routes. What else could he do except fight like a trapped beast?

He had warned in advance that anyone who contacted Wang Gao would be considered guilty of the same crime, and if Wang Gao could be captured, the court would give him a reward.

The Jurchen tribes had no way to go, so Wang Gao's only remaining way was to cross the Yalu River to the east and run to the Korean side.

Anyway, the Jurchens and the Koreans often fought for territory.

In fact, the large tracts of land near the Yalu River in Pyeongan Province and Hamgyong Province once belonged to Liaodong in history, but because of the remoteness, the Liao king and others did not send a large army to the border at first.

This gave the Korean king the opportunity to encroach on it. They kept sending officers and soldiers to occupy these places until they ran into the Jurchen tribes. The two sides fought many times for the land, and each side won and lost.

In fact, the eastward invasion of Korean land was also due to the recruitment of Jurchens, because the tributaries on the left bank of the Yalu River include Xuchuan River, Changjin River, Tulu River, and the tributaries on the right bank include Hunhe River, which are all inhabited by Jurchens. In the Liao Dynasty, they were called Yalu River Jurchens or Changbai Mountain Jurchens.

By recruiting them, the Korean king thought he had occupied this land.

However, after Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty made a strong statement, Mengge Timur, the leader of the Jurchen tribe at that time, met Zhu Di and was appointed as the commander of Jianzhou Guard.

Under the influence of Mengge Timur, the other Jurchen tribes also submitted to the Ming Dynasty.

Since then, Korea has lost the opportunity to continue to expand its territory westward.

If it continues to move westward, it can only grab territory from the actual control area of ​​the Ming Dynasty. When the Yuan Dynasty is over and China has a master, it can only choose to be dependent.

Zhang Xueyan informed the Pyeongan Province and Hamgyong Province of Korea in order to completely block Wang Gao's escape route and give him no chance to escape.

Even now, he still believes that it is enough to eliminate Wang Gao and re-establish the prestige of the Ming Dynasty among the Jurchen tribes, without the need to build the six forts of Kuandian. (End of this chapter)