When the Ming Dynasty captured Yecheng, the war in Mobei was actually over.
Han Shizhong and Liu Qi joined forces and won three battles in Mobei.
They beat Tuoli until he fled to Mongolia with more than a thousand of his remnants, and pushed back the Naiman tribe who wanted a share of the pie to the Altai Mountains. The chiefs and tribesmen of the Kle tribe who were still alive surrendered one after another and accepted the arrangements of the Ming court.
At this time, Han Shizhong sent troops to protect a general who did not have the power to command the army as he went north.
This military general was named Yelu Dongzhen. He followed his father Yelu Yujian to defect to the Ming Dynasty. The father and son crossed the sea and raided Liaodong with military exploits.
Now, Yelu Yujian has died of illness, and Yelu Dongzhen has been demoted one level to inherit the title. Although he was promoted to the Privy Council without the power to command the army, he has been slowly promoted through seniority, and now he has become a third-rank military minister.
The North Sea, also known as Lake Baikal.
Yelu Dongzhen came to the southeast of the Great Lakes and soon encountered the army of the Balahu tribe.
In the past few years, the Balakhu Tribe colluded with the Kerei and Mongolia to backstab their allies, the Merqi Tribe. They took the opportunity to occupy a large area around Lake Baikal and were canonized by the Ming Emperor.
Now that the Klei tribe has been defeated, the Balahu tribe has taken action again, hoping to take the opportunity to devour the southeastern part of Lake Baikal.
Balahu can also be translated as Balhu, Balhuzhen, which literally means "people in the forest".
Barhuzhen is Barguzin!
"The little king tiger has lost its sting, so it kowtows to the angel of tomorrow to say hello."
The great chief of the Balahu tribe, the king of Beihai who was conferred by the imperial court, came in a panic and knelt down in front of Yelu Dongzhen.
He spoke a Turkic language that originated from Mobei. Since it had not been separated for a long time, Yeludong could barely understand it.
"Get up and talk." Yelu Dongzhen said.
Hu Sila was a little surprised when he heard this. This Ming official could actually speak Turkic.
Yelu Dongzhen introduced himself and said: "My name is Yelu Dongzhen. My aunt is the concubine of Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom. My father was once the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei of the Liao Kingdom. And I myself am the third rank of the Ming Dynasty.
Wuchen!"
When these identities were revealed, Hu Sida was instantly in awe.
The ancestors of the Balahu Tribe are a branch of the Rouran people. They first submitted to the Tang Dynasty and later to the Liao Kingdom. Thirty or forty years ago, they were still living in the southeast of Lake Baikal. Later, they were forced by the Merqi Tribe.
Migrate to the Gulbajin River Basin.
Regardless of his identity in the Liao Kingdom or his identity in the Ming Dynasty, Yeludong is really the master of Husela!
Yelu Dongzhen said: "The imperial court can reward you with the land under your feet."
"Xiao Wang thanks God Khan!"
The tiger was overjoyed when he lost his sting. He kowtowed to Emperor Zhu from a distance in the south.
This is the southeastern part of Lake Baikal, which was previously occupied by the Kled tribe. Although Hu Shilu took the opportunity to lead his troops to kill him, if the Ming court did not allow it, he would not be able to live in peace even if he occupied it.
Yelu Dongzhen said again: "Immediately organize your troops and go east to look for traces of the Mongols!"
The tiger immediately patted his chest and said: "I will definitely obey the order of Tian Khan and find the Mongols from the mountains and forests."
If we trace the origins, the place where the Mongols were hiding at this time was the ancestral land of the Balahu Tribe, but it was just hundreds of years ago.
Yelu Dongzhen said again: "Choose an heir and send him to Luoyang to study."
Hu Sula naturally obeyed the order happily and called a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old to follow Yelu Dongzhen to Luoyang.
Yelu Dongzhen continued: "On the bank of Beihai, you need to set up a post house. This post house can accommodate the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, and the merchants of the Ming Dynasty will also go there to trade with each other. The imperial court will set up the Yanran Protectorate in Mobei.
, you can just send the tribute items to the Protectorate from now on."
"Xiao Wang understands." Hu Sula quickly agreed.
He had to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty before, but because the journey was too long and blocked by the Klei tribe, he never really sent tribute.
I will pay tribute honestly from now on.
This kind of tribute was equivalent to paying taxes in disguise. The Ming court did not collect much, and occasionally gave cloth, salt and other items in return.
Yelu Dongzhen also mentioned other rules. For example, every three years, the chief of the Balahu Tribe must go to the Yanran Protectorate in person to report. If he fails to come without any reason, it is tantamount to treason. Even if he is sick, he must send
A son passed by.
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After accepting the hound of the Balahu tribe, the balance of war continued to tilt towards the Ming Dynasty.
Husila sent a large number of tribesmen towards the mountains and forests in the northern part of the Hulunbuir Grassland. They are a nomadic, fishing and hunting tribe in the mountains and forests. They can move with their tents and livestock, and even survive the winter in place when encountering heavy snow.
Under the continuous search of the Balahu tribe, a Mongolian tribe hiding in the mountains was quickly discovered.
While Hu Si La was gathering troops to harass, he reported to Han Shizhong who was moving east. As for Yue Fei's troops, as well as the Monan tribes brought by Yue Fei, they still firmly occupied the Hulunbuir grassland.
When Han Shizhong led his troops there, the Mongolian tribe had already moved.
A large number of people and livestock moved in the mountains, which inevitably left various traces. The old hunters of the Balahu tribe, led by Han Shizhong, continued to pursue them, and it took half a month to drive out the Mongols.
Han Shizhong won a great victory, captured and killed more than 3,000 enemy troops, captured nearly 10,000 old and weak women and children, and seized 200,000 heads of various livestock. Another 4,000 to 5,000 Mongolian soldiers broke through and escaped.
Han Shizhong and the Balahu Tribe searched eastward and reduced the hiding places of the Mongolian tribes to the western foot of the Daxingan Mountains. At this moment, a light snowfall fell.
It has just started snowing in autumn.
Han Shizhong's tribe brought many supplies to keep out the cold, and under the guidance of the warriors of the Balahu tribe, they learned many weird ways to keep out the cold.
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"Father, this is not the way to go." Hutula said anxiously, looking at the snowflakes outside the tent.
Hebulehan held the handle of the knife in his hand, his eyes were bright and he said nothing.
Balidan, Genghis Khan's grandfather, who had just come from another hiding place, was also very anxious: "It snowed so early this year, and many livestock may freeze to death. If they don't return to the grassland for grazing next year, there will be no need for the Ming army to kill them.
If we come here, we will starve to death."
My Bahai looked depressed: "Hadan's tribe was overtaken by Han Shizhong, and only more than 4,000 warriors escaped. Women, children, livestock, food, and blankets were all lost."
Hebul Khan looked at one of his grandsons, Hu Tuhei: "What does your father think?"
Hu Tuhei said: "We have to fight, we can't hide in the mountains all the time. Two days before my grandson came here, more than a hundred traitors escaped. My father personally led troops to chase them, but more than ten traitors escaped. They are sure
It would attract the enemy, so my father was busy moving his troops and did not come to the meeting."
"Hadan suffered a defeat, and the news spread to my headquarters. There were also traitors who escaped from my place." I Bahai said.
In the past few years, the Mongolian tribes expanded too fast and merged many neutral and hostile tribes.
Among the annexed tribes, it is inevitable that some people will harbor resentment. They may not dare to jump out in normal times, but now that the Ming army is in the Hulunbuir Grassland, and the Mongols are forced to hide in the mountains, it is natural that some people want to escape.
Not only did he escape, he also wanted to lead the way for the Ming army!
A bunch of brothers, sons and grandsons of Hebul Khan kept complaining about the situation of their tribe, and they always had the same idea from beginning to end: either fight, or surrender, and they would be finished without fighting until next year.
After thinking for a long time, Hebulehan said: "The snow comes just in time, not too big or too small, so we can march. First, we will raid the tribes that have surrendered to the Ming army. We can win a few small victories to boost the morale of the army."
Yue Fei's headquarters is currently stationed in the elite land of Hulunbuir, and the surrounding grasslands are home to many Tatar people, Khitan people, and Tang ancient people who moved from Monan.
These Monan grassland tribes who were brought over occupied the Mongolian pastures and sent out a large number of light cavalry to patrol farther pastures. Even if the Mongolians grazed quietly on the edge of the mountainous area, they would be discovered by the light cavalry of various tribes.
However, it has snowed intermittently in the past few days, which reduced the number of light cavalry sent out to patrol, and the scope of patrols has also been greatly reduced, giving Hebul Khan the opportunity to lead his troops to make a surprise attack.
Of course, Hebul Khan did not dare to raid Yue Fei's headquarters. His target was the Tatar people closest to the Greater Khingan Mountains.
Those Tatar people who were originally driven away by him fled to Monan to join Yue Fei, and now they were brought back by Yue Fei. Not only did the Tatar cavalry come back, but they also brought women, children and livestock with them. It was obviously impossible to leave again.
There was still light snow falling in the sky. Hebul Khan summoned 30,000 cavalry and gathered at the western foot of the Daxingan Mountains.
Among them, 10,000 cavalry, led by his brother An Bahai, went around to the north to attack the Khitan tribe brought by Yue Fei. They were responsible for attracting and distracting Yue Fei's attention and luring Yue Fei to lead his troops to pursue north.
The remaining 20,000 cavalry are led by Hebul Khan himself. The goal of the battle is to destroy the Tatar tribe!
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"The Protector, Khitan Zhu Zhongming's tribe asked for help, and they discovered that a large number of Mongolian troops were attacking."
"How many Mongols have gone?"
"Zhu Zhongming said that there were twenty to thirty thousand, and they had already reached the lower reaches of the Yeliguna River."
"Is he sure there are 20,000 to 30,000 enemies?"
"Sure."
"That's nonsense. If he really encountered 20,000 to 30,000 Mongolian troops, he would have been so frightened that he fled to me. He must have been ignorant of the true strength of the enemy's army and was afraid of encountering the main force of the enemy, so he lied about the number of enemy troops and begged me for rescue.
"
"Please protect me."
"Order Zhu Mingyi's Ministry to select warriors to move closer to Zhu Zhongming's Ministry. No matter how many Mongolians come, they must hold them back. Then send a telegram to Han Duhu (Han Shizhong), asking Han Duhu to lead his troops southward and stop at Onan River, Yeli
Cut off the enemy's retreat route between the Guna River."
Han Shizhong is now stationed on the edge of the northern mountainous area. Three temporary signal relay stations have been built between his and Yue Fei's stations, so that the two sides can quickly transmit messages via telegraph.
As for Zhu Zhongming and Zhu Mingyi, they were both Tatars and Khitans who had changed their names.
The Tatars, in particular, showed great loyalty.
Historically, the Tatars have been serving as dogs to the Jin Kingdom. They used the weapons and food provided by the Jin Kingdom to tear the Klei and Mongolian tribes into pieces.
Nowadays, the grassland has been annexed by the Mongols, and the remaining troops fled to Monan to join Yue Fei. Living under the fence, they must be more obedient. All the Tatar nobles requested to change their surname to Zhu, and took the initiative to learn from the Han people to wear right-sided clothes.
Some time ago, the Balahu tribe led Han Shizhong to search the mountains and forests, forcing the Mongols to hide at the western foot of the Daxingan Mountains.
As long as the Mongols dared to come out of the mountains and attack from the direction of the Onan River and Yeliguna River, Yue Fei could immediately send a telegram asking Han Shizhong to go south.
Yue Fei's own troops did not move. Han Shizhong could handle the situation in the north. There was no need for him to go and compete with Han Shizhong for credit. Moreover, he always felt that something was wrong. He guessed that the enemy coming from the north was not the main force of Mongolia, so he had to stay here to defend the east.
Hebule Khan's intention was very simple. He asked his brother An Ba'ai to go around to the north to lure the enemy, mobilize Yue Fei's army and then make a surprise attack from the east. He also asked An Ba'ai to retreat with one blow, and use the time difference to retreat before Han Shizhong went south.
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But when the Korean and Yue armies contacted each other via telegraph, where did the time difference come from?
(The Battle of Mobei is over in two chapters, so end it as soon as possible.)