August of the first year of Chongzhen was definitely an eventful month.
In the Ming Dynasty, civil strife broke out in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the chaos became a pot of porridge. The Mongolian grasslands were also not peaceful.
In order to seize the power of the Chahar tribe, Bayan Khan, Kachin Khan, and Lindan Khan were sharpening their knives and might start a war at any time. And the Yuan Dynasty's Houjin in Liaodong was not willing to be lonely.
After Yuan Chonghuan took charge of Liaodong, he did not put enough pressure on Hou Jin. The new Great Khan Huang Taiji took the opportunity to launch a campaign against the various Mongolian tribes. After swallowing up the Chahar Dorote tribe, he stepped up his efforts to attack the Chahar Naiman tribe.
Got an idea.
The Naiman tribe is considered to be the strongest among the Chahar tribes. As long as the Naiman tribe is conquered, the integration of the Chahar tribe will be much smoother.
Therefore, in a short period of time, Bayan Khan, Lin Dan Khan and Huang Taiji all focused their attention on the Naiman tribe.
On the second day of September, the weather turned cold. Huang Taiji, led by his younger brothers Dorgon and Duoduo, led 10,000 elite troops through the Horqin tribe and entered Mongolia westward. On the same day, Lin Dan Khan ordered his general Min Te to lead his troops.
Push northwest.
Dorgon and Minte were less than ten miles apart, but neither side took action. In this way, the two parties maintained a tacit understanding, and pushed westward together, separated by ten miles from north to south.
For a time, the situation on the Mongolian grasslands north of Zhangjiakou became very delicate.
A chaotic war may break out at any time between the four forces of Bayan Khan, Lin Dan Khan, Kachin Khan and Huang Taiji.
Because the situation in the Naiman tribe was critical, Aqige also left Zhangbei and returned to Wusuza. In fact, Wusuza was not an ambitious person. His biggest wish was to let the people of the Naiman tribe live a good life.
, otherwise, he would not have watched Aqige and Tie Mo get so close.
Wusu Zha has no ambition, but others do.
The situation in front of him made Wu Suzha very troubled. The young Bhanlie was not as mature as Wu Suzha. He punched the scimitar on the ground, with a few cold expressions on his resolute cheeks.
"Father Khan, according to the child's wishes, we might as well unite with Tie Mo's soldiers and horses to repel that old guy Bayan Khan first. As long as Bayan Khan retreats, Dorgon and Minte will be left with their own agendas.
Nothing comes out."
Wu Suza slapped the table and said angrily: "Damn it, if only it were that simple, that would be fine. Now the ministries are confronting each other and no one has done anything. Don't you think this is strange?"
"If it is said that Huang Taiji and Lin Danhan are afraid of each other, it can be explained. However, they did not take action against Kalaqin who was so close. This is really strange."
Bahanlie snorted rather unconvinced, "Then let's just wait like this?"
"Yes, wait," Wu Suzha interrupted, turning to look at Aqige, his expression became extremely serious, "Aqige, can that Han man be trusted?"
"It is absolutely credible. The important thing is that if our Naiman Department is swallowed up, Zhang Bei will be the first to bear the brunt. From this point of view, he will not sit idly by and ignore it."
"That's good. With the current situation, we can only wait patiently. As long as we stabilize our position, and with the help of Tiemo's subordinates, others who want to swallow us up will have to think more carefully!"
Just when Wu Suza was at a loss to deal with the situation in front of him, Zhang Beicheng's Tie Mo was also extremely distressed.
Lin Dan Khan wanted to capture the Chahar Tribe, unify Mongolia, and restore the glory of the Golden Family. Huang Taiji was ambitious and wanted to gain the Chahar Tribe and increase his strength.
It can be said that the conflict between Lin Danhan and Huang Taiji is irreconcilable. The two sides are mortal enemies, but such a pair of mortal enemies are facing each other and no one takes action.
The situation in front of him was so strange that Tie Mo couldn't see what was hidden here. Except for Zhou Dingshan, most of his subordinates were rough men. It was okay to let them charge into the battle, but it was useless to analyze the situation.
In desperation, a person flashed in my mind.
"Dingshan, please go out and call Chen Zilong over."
Zhou Dingshan didn't ask any further questions. After leaving for a while, he called Chen Zilong to the barracks.
What surprised Tie Mo was that before he could speak, Chen Zilong took the initiative to talk about the situation at hand.
"The current situation is indeed very strange. All parties are standing still, and no one has the intention to take action first. Especially the people of Hou Jin's soldiers and horses and Lin Dan Khan are actually in peace with each other."
Chen Zilong frowned and felt a little heavy, "I have a guess, I don't know if it is right or not. It is said that the leader of the Hou Jin expedition was Huang Taiji's younger brother Dorgon, and all the soldiers and horses were also Dorgon.
Gun’s headquarters Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner, perhaps, this is the main reason why both sides are at peace with each other.”
After Chen Zilong reminded him, Tie Mo suddenly woke up.
Ordinarily, to conquer the Chahar tribe, even if Huang Taiji does not take charge personally, he should send a more stable brother to take charge. People like Daishan and Amin are more suitable than Dorgon. Let a person like Dorgon be less than ten years old.
It was a bit strange for an eight-year-old young man to take command and lead the army alone. What was even more strange was that the deputy general accompanying the army was actually the younger Duduo.
Ever since Huang Taiji succeeded to the throne as the Great Khan, there has been a rumor in the Hou Jin Dynasty that Nurhachi's real intended successor was Abahai's second son Dorgon.
Although it is just a rumor, if the rumor is true, then everything in front of you can be explained.
Huang Taiji wanted to take the opportunity to reduce the strength of the two white flags, and it would be best to let Dorgon die on the battlefield.
Dorgon must have seen through Huang Taiji's thoughts, so he took the initiative to distance himself from Minte's troops, without any intention of causing a conflict.
The attitude of Dorgon's subordinates is subtle and can be explained, but what happened to Minte? Dorgon didn't take the initiative to attack, and why did Minte stop attacking? So he wasn't afraid that Lin Danhan would cause trouble for him afterwards?
Obviously, Chen Zilong also thought of this. He nodded on the table and said in a deep voice: "The one who really can't see through is Minte. Minte is Lin Danhan's confidant and has been entrusted with important tasks many times. How could he do this this time?"
So honest?"
Suddenly thinking of something, Chen Zilong's face changed drastically, his lips twitched, and he opened his eyes in disbelief, "Could it be that... Lin Danhan and Bayan Khan had a premeditated plan and wanted to work together to swallow up Nai?"
Manbu?”
Tie Mo thought this idea was ridiculous at first, but when he thought about it carefully, his heart sank, and it felt like there was an extra piece of ice on his back, making him shiver from the cold.
If Chen Zilong's guess is correct, then Naiman's tribe is in danger.
Perhaps, it is really possible. Out of some interests, Bayan Khan secretly surrendered to Lin Dan Khan, which can also be explained. As a later person, Tie Mo knows clearly that Lin Dan Khan finally completed the unification of Chaha.
The great deeds of your ministry.
"Whether it's true or not, we have to be on guard! Dingshan immediately sent someone to tell the Kachin Khan our intentions. In addition, he ordered all five Han and Mongolian battalions to assemble and pay close attention to Minte's movements. If there is any abnormal movement, immediately send troops
Harassment."
.......
The night is as cool as water.
A group of Mongolian soldiers and horses moved quietly towards the east. The wind picked up, and a big battle was right around the corner.