The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Liberation!

Assimilation!

The generals were puzzled, but soon figured out something.

Tang Haonai patiently explained again and again, so that these trusted generals could understand that this was a strategy to stabilize the country!

"It's very simple. Whether it's Tatar or Wala, the ones who really want to fight are the lords and nobles."

"As for the civilians and slaves in the tribe, these lower-level herdsmen are just seeking survival. They don't want to fight at all."

"Whether this war is won or lost, it makes no difference to the lower-level herdsmen. If they win, the money and women obtained from the looting are all spoils of the nobles. They fight bloody and can't get a hair; if they lose, more people will die, and their lives will be more difficult."

"However, the Mongolian civilians are the slaves of the Mongolian nobles. They are no different from the real slaves. In order to survive, they have to obey the nobles and obey all their orders. They dare not resist. Even if the nobles want them to fight with their lives, they can only execute it."

"In this case, the real enemies of my Ming Dynasty are only the lords and nobles. Why don't we try to assimilate these civilians?"

After this, the generals fell silent again and fell into deep thought.

Indeed, Tang Hao's words were not aimless, after all, the facts were there.

Those who wanted to fight were the Mongolian nobles.

No matter what the purpose was, it was these Mongolian dignitaries who made the decision!

The ones who really fought hard were the Mongolian civilians.

Even if the war was won, the civilians would not benefit at all, but the nobles would make a lot of money.

If the war was lost, the civilians would have a harder time and it would be very difficult to survive.

The Mongolian civilians did not want to fight at all.

But after thinking for a long time, An Guo retorted: "General, you just said that the Mongolian class system is strict, and the civilians' awe of the nobles has penetrated into their bones, and this looting nature has also been deeply engraved in their bones, so how dare they serve my Ming Dynasty..."

This is also true!

The Mongolian people have been instilled with the concept of warriors since childhood!

It is their nature to be brave and fierce. If a young man is afraid of fighting, he is a recognized coward and will be despised by the entire grassland.

"Why not? As long as there are Mongolian civilians willing to submit to our Ming Dynasty, our Ming Dynasty will open up trade, even grant them land and fertile pastures, and send Confucian scholars to set up colleges to educate them with benevolent policies, so that they can truly feel the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty, and then yearn for the Ming Dynasty... This is called "assimilation"!"

Tang Hao chuckled.

He didn't mind An Guo's repeated rebuttals, but he was very pleased about it.

Because An Guo is undoubtedly the most outstanding one among this group of generals.

And then, An Guo will also go to guard the Hetao Dongsheng City and directly manage the three Tumed tribes.

If other generals go, Tang Hao and Zhu Houzhao are a little worried, but An Guo is an exception.

Now that all the hidden dangers are solved and all the problems are discussed, it will also be beneficial for An Guo to guard the Hetao area next.

"Don't the old Confucian masters want to educate the world? Let them go to the Daning Trade Fair, where we can run schools and teach those Turkic children what is gentleness, courtesy, frugality, and modesty, and what is benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness."

"We can provide them with job opportunities and let them feel the good life of a Ming person, provided that they are obedient, work hard, and take a rest seriously. God will give great responsibilities to this person."

"We will protect those who are willing to accept the gift of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming, give them land, and help them kill those noble lords who covet them. This step is called "liberation"!"

"In the name of liberation and equality, we will spare no effort to rescue the civilian slaves in these tribes, help them live a better life, so that they don't have to be exploited, oppressed, or even enslaved by the noble lords, and let them support my Great Ming from the bottom of their hearts!"

"But those who dare not accept the good intentions of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming." Tang Hao said with a faint smile: "My Great Ming Royal Master will teach them how to be obedient!"

How to teach?

Teach with fists!

Teach with blood and tears!

If you can't hurt them once, then beat them again, until they are convinced, until they dare not have any rebellious thoughts against the Ming Dynasty!

"As I said, as long as the Mongolian barbarians do not master firearms, they will never be qualified to fight with my Ming Dynasty's royal army. The era of cold weapons that belongs to them has passed. No matter how powerful the horse archery skills are, they can't stop the rounds of firearms. This is where the Mongolian barbarians will despair!"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were excited.

Xin Guogong Tang Hao's words can be said to have touched their hearts.

In the era of cold weapons, iron cavalry is undoubtedly a powerful force that can determine the direction of the war!

In ancient wars, cavalry is definitely a heavyweight type of soldiers. It can even be said that whoever has the advantage of cavalry has already won half of the war!

In war, speed and flexibility can often directly determine the direction of the war. Faster speed means that I can take the initiative in the war and harass you at any time. When you are too tired, I will launch a general attack on you!

When the Mongolian cavalry used this tactic, they massacred countless countries and tribes!

Large-scale plain warfare, in this combat environment, if one of the two sides is a cavalry corps and the other is a pure infantry corps, then the cavalry can completely rely on the advantage of armor and directly charge the infantry in the posture of heavy cavalry.

Under the charge of heavy cavalry, it is almost impossible for the infantry corps to block it head-on. Even if the infantry corps uses a large number of barricades or the soldiers in front are all holding spears, this method can only block a small number of cavalry charges at most. In the face of a large-scale cavalry charge, the formation will still be dispersed, and after the infantry formation is dispersed, it can only be slaughtered next.

Even if you rely on the strong pass fortress to block the cavalry, the problem is that even if you can defend a solid city, the cavalry can also use the speed advantage to cut off the connection between the city and other places and completely besiege the city. If the supplies in the city are exhausted, the cavalry does not even need to attack, just wait for the people in the city to starve to death, and then enter the city directly.

For example, cavalry can use the speed advantage of war horses to run around the infantry corps, shoot arrows directly, and leave quickly after a round of shooting. In this way, the infantry can't hit the cavalry at all, while the cavalry can continue to shoot and kill the infantry. After a few rounds of shooting, the infantry formation will be messed up, and more than half of the people will die. The Mongolian cavalry played this game!

In the era of cold weapons, cavalry is the undisputed king!

But in the era of hot weapons, cavalry is not so important!

The Ming army has proved countless times in practice how desperate and powerless the cavalry is in front of fire guns and artillery!