Zhao Hu looked at the detailed map on the table and began to think for a while.
"Ü-Tsang is a place that His Majesty intends to recover. Even so, His Majesty has no intention of moving against Ü-Tsang before the northern expedition succeeds. Now that our army has invaded Qinghai and taken it, will Ü-Tsang just sit there and wait for us to come knocking?"
Huang Guang frowned. "Commander Zhao, what do you mean?"
"Why don't we have Bu Shittu bring over the Tibetan soldiers from Qinghai? In one go, we can wipe out Tumet and the Tibetan soldiers of Qinghai. While wiping out Bu Shittu, we can give Ü-Tsang a severe beating and make them more obedient. Otherwise, we'll have to march north sooner or later, and when the Tibetans try to probe us, won't our rear be unstable?"
"You mean to have Bu Shittu test whether the Tibetans of Qinghai intend to make an enemy of Daqin? If they do, we'll chop off their claws and make them more obedient? "
"Yes, just like that."
Zhao Hu repeatedly nodded. "Right now, our main force is here, and our morale is at its peak. If the Tibetan soldiers dare to attack now, we'll give them a head-on beating and intimidate them, making them more obedient. With this intimidation, Ü-Tsang probably won't lightly make an enemy of Daqin."
Huang Guang carefully considered Zhao Hu's words and felt that there was some truth to them. If the Daqin continued to advance, Ü-Tsang would be a problem holding them back from the shadows.
"But His Majesty's request is to take Qinghai and turn it into a logistics base for our next expedition to the west. Now is not the time to shed all pretense of cordiality with Ü-Tsang. If we get involved with Ü-Tsang, won't it be very troublesome?"
"It's just a matter of time. In any case, His Majesty said to take Hetao in three months and Qinghai in five. Qi Dayong is a lucky general. I believe in him, and I believe in myself even more. This Zhao is confident. Assistant Minister Huang, what about you? Don't you want to make a great contribution? "
Huang Guang stared at Zhao Hu, hesitated for a while, and then nodded.
"Good. Then let's see if those foreigners of Ü-Tsang have any intentions of rebelling. If they do, we can take care of them as well. It won't delay our advance."
Once the decision was made, Zhao Hu ordered the left and right Armies to continue attacking, exterminating tribes, pillaging people, and massacring them while he led the main force in pursuit of Bu Shittu's main force.
While Zhao Hu's army was advancing smoothly, Liaodong Army's Commander-in-Chief Liao Zhong also submitted his report.
He vividly described the relationship between Chahar Khan Buyan and Horqin's leader Weng Guodai; they had many conflicts, and recently they had been fighting each other non-stop. It was really a good opportunity for them to join forces with Horqin to completely wipe out the Mongolian left wing, to eliminate the Mongolian orthodoxy.
Xiao Ruxun knew that Liao Zhong himself would not be able to stand watching Zhao Hu eat and drink to his heart's content. Speaking of which, the Liaodong Army had never really stopped. First, they annihilated the Jianzhou Jurchen, then they annihilated the Haixi Jurchen, and further east, they began to launch a full-scale attack on the Savage Jurchen.
There were no big battles, only small ones. Liao Zhong was just too greedy. Who knew how greedy he was? He was afraid that he would suffer a loss and get less merit points.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun found Liu Huangchang and discussed with him whether it was appropriate to launch an attack on the Chahar region at this time, what good reason there was, and whether it would cause a violent reaction from the Mongolian tribes on the left wing.
"That's for sure. Although Buyan does not have any prestige or power, he is still the Mongolian Great Khan in name, the orthodoxy. So if he dies, the impact will be very big. Righteousness and reputation are not so easy to solve, otherwise Weng Guodai would not dare to fight Buyan without restraint."
"That's true."
Xiao Ruxun thought for a while. "Weng Guodai has always hoped that we take the lead in dealing with Buyan, but he himself does not dare to confront Buyan head-on. This righteousness and reputation is quite useful sometimes. Then, Little Xuan, do you think that we should not immediately attack Buyan at this time?"
"If we attack, we can definitely win. Buyan is likely to die, but the important thing is not Buyan, but the title of the Mongolian Great Khan on Buyan's head. As long as this title is still on Buyan, our war with Buyan will inevitably cause a violent reaction from the entire Mongolian left wing.
So I suggest that the battle of the Liaodong Corps should wait until the army is ready for the northern expedition. We will advance together and make all the tribes have no time to care for themselves. At that time, it will be time for us to reveal our true intentions. There is no need to say more. Destroying the orthodoxy of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty is only a matter of time. "
Liu Huangchang made the problem very clear. Now that the war had started, the main army had not yet assembled and was still in a state of rest. A Liaodong Corps had 90,000 people in three armies, and only two armies could be put into the grassland battlefield. 60,000 people were not enough to fight against the entire Mongolian tribes on the left wing.
Moreover, if this battle exposed the entire goal of the Daqin army, it would not be good.
"Then it is best for the Liaodong Corps to do nothing?"
Xiao Ruxun asked.
"Of course not. What the Liaodong Corps did before, we should still do now. We should give them weapons and help them, but we can't directly send troops. We should show the attitude of the former Ming Dynasty, so that Buyan can rest assured that we only want to balance them and have no intention of sending troops to the north."
Liu Huangchang's plan was very good, and Xiao Ruxun was quite satisfied.
"I understand. Let's keep Bu Yan alive for the time being. We'll take it next year. Immediately give an order to Liao Zhong and tell him to behave himself. Don't cause trouble at the slightest provocation and continue to develop the slaves. Do what you need to do and don't expose our true purpose."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Huangchang immediately went back to issue the order from the General Staff Headquarters.
Through Dazhi Avenue, Liao Zhong soon learned the emperor's order. He could not help but feel very depressed and complained to Ma Chong.
"His Majesty does not allow us to go to war. He asked us to do what we should do honestly without any leeway. He also asked us to continue to support Horqin to deal with Buyan, but we can't stand out. Continue to develop the slaves and don't think too much about anything."
Ma Chong was also a little depressed.
"Do we still have to wait until next year? I'm really anxious. Zhao Hu is really lucky. He directly led the army into battle. I guess after this battle, the Pillar of the Nation Medal will be returned to him. The Northwest Army is still the first army besides the army in the capital region. "
"I guess this is what His Majesty wants. He wants to restore the Pillar of the Nation Medal to Zhao Hu. After all, Zhao Hu is an old man who has been with His Majesty since Ningxia. He has been with His Majesty for nearly twenty years. His Majesty trusts Zhao Hu the most. It's so convenient to be the Emperor's personal general!"
Liao Zhong felt sour in his heart. He was very unhappy.
Ma Chong laughed loudly.
It was July, and the Battle of Qinghai and the Battle of Redux had entered the second month together.
In the Hetao region, the Qin Army was progressing smoothly. They had captured a large number of cities and territories. Qi Dayong had led the army to the former site of Dongsheng Wei City, which had been abandoned for more than a hundred years. He set up a stronghold there and began to set up camp.
In Qinghai, Zhao Hu had led the main force of the Central Army to break through Bu Shitu's defensive line three times in a row, killing more than three hundred of the Qinghai cavalry that had come to resist. They had obtained a large number of livestock and strategic resources.
Bu Shitu had been losing battles and it seemed that there was no hope. But in the end, the Tibetan reinforcements from Qinghai really did arrive. There were more than ten thousand of them, all tall and strong.
The Tibetan reinforcements came from the original Tasima Ten Thousand Residence.
This Ten Thousand Residence had originally been managed by the Mongols. Because of the constant migration of Tibetans and the decrease in the number of Mongols, it was now basically managed by the Tibetans. There was only a small piece of Mongolian territory left.
These Ten Thousand Residence set up at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty were actually the same as the chieftains. They were not managed by the Ming officials, but by the chieftains. They usually did not pay taxes, and the Ming court did not care.
Whether it was Ming territory or not was a matter of opinion. But when the Central Dynasty was strong, they would definitely show their sincerity. The same was true for Tasima. There would definitely be tributes, but once the Central Dynasty declined, this would become meaningless.
Thus, Ü-Tsang and Dugan were abandoned one after another.
After the revolution of the Ming and Qin, the foreign Ten Thousand Residence on the borders of Qinghai and Ü-Tsang took the opportunity to sever ties with the Qin government. It was probably Ü-Tsang's fault. Now, all of them dared to bare their fangs at the Daqin.
Annoyed, Zhao Hu decided to teach these bastards who didn't know their place a lesson.
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