Chapter 317 Something happened again in the northwest
Compared to the Chechen tribe, which was blocked near the North Sea by the Ming army and was trembling and in panic all day long, the Horqin tribe in the southeast also had a difficult life.
When he learned that the Ming army actually sent a large army to expedition to Mobei, Wu Keshan, the current leader of the Horqin tribe, was also horrified.
Because as the Ming army became more and more powerful in the Liaohe area, other tribes, large and small, surrendered one after another, leaving only the Horqin tribe, letting Wu Keshan know that sooner or later the Ming army would come to conquer their Horqin tribe.
Although he also thought about joining the Ming army, the relationship between the Horqin tribe and the Jurchens was too deep. They had already experienced both prosperity and loss, and it was impossible for him to accept the conditions offered by the Ming Dynasty.
Although Duolgun had repeatedly promised that as long as the Ming army came to conquer the Horqin tribe, the Qing Dynasty would definitely mobilize all the troops of the Qing Dynasty to come to the rescue, but after experiencing the Liaohe War, Wu Keshan did not think that they would be able to defeat the Ming army by then.
Therefore, he had already made preparations. If nothing could be done, he would take the Horqin tribe to migrate to Mobei. As for the Qing Dynasty, he would just wish for more blessings.
Although the three tribes in Mobei have a combined population of nearly 200,000, and it is very likely that they will unite to fight against the Horqin tribe, he is not afraid at all. Over the years, they followed the Jurchens to the south several times to plunder the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and not only obtained countless
women and property, as well as a large number of iron craftsmen. Even though some warriors were lost in the past few times, there are still nearly 200,000 people and more than 50,000 armored and string-controlling warriors, which is more than enough to take down the three tribes in Mobei.
Mainly annexed three tribes in Mobei. In the future, even if the Ming Dynasty sends a large army to expedition to Mobei, their Horqin tribe will not be afraid. In the future, the Han Dynasty will always weaken, and their Horqin tribe will always have to go back one day, so they will be the envoys of the Zasak tribe.
After coming to ask for help, Wu Keshan did not hesitate to personally lead an army of 30,000 to the rescue.
But he rushed all the way, but it was still a step too late. He only gathered thousands of defeated soldiers from the Zhasak tribe. Originally, Wu Keshan planned to contact the Chechen tribe in Beihai to drive the Han people back, but at this time he received a message from the Liaohe area.
The Ming army was gathering a large army. In panic, they could not care about the life and death of Mobei, so they immediately hurried back to the Horqin grassland with the army.
"Reporting to the general, Horqin's cavalry retreated in a hurry yesterday."
"Well, don't worry about them, just strengthen the vigilance."
Huang Degong waved his hand. He and the imperial concubine had already anticipated that the Horqin tribe might interfere with the war in Mobei and had made preparations.
"General, Horqin's troops only have 30,000 cavalry. Our army is at its peak. Why not take advantage of the situation to pursue us and kill them all without leaving any trace behind?"
Now these leaders of the Tumut tribe have already tasted the benefits, and they have all become militants. They wish they could just follow the Ming army to the Horqin tribe to make a big deal. After all, the women on the Horqin grassland are the most beautiful among all tribes.
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"The task of our army now is to build the city and get rid of the Chechen tribe. As for taking care of the Horqin tribe, there is no need to rush it. This general has his own plan."
Huang Degong waved his hand again, Horqin's Ministry indeed wanted to deal with it, but that would have to wait until next year.
As for chasing, it is a waste of time and energy. The opponent does not want to fight. It is too difficult to chase the opponent for a decisive battle in the vast grasslands and Gobi.
The Zhasak Tribe was forced into a corner by them, and had to fight for the family's old, weak, children, cattle, sheep, horses, and their belongings.
But this time Horqin's troops were all young and strong cavalry, and there were no old, weak, women, children, or cattle and sheep to hold them back. They could leave and fight whenever they wanted.
So now he also understands that the best way to deal with these nomadic tribes is to find their habitat, and then directly press the army over and force them to fight head-on. In this way, their wandering tactics will not be able to be used.
And frontal decisive battle is precisely the greatest advantage of their Ming army.
By next year, after Mobei's worries were completely resolved, he would lead his army from north to south to attack the Horqin tribe. The empress led the army to press from south to north. The Horqin tribe had no place to escape except to the northeast.
The Red Lady who is far away in Beijing has indeed begun to transport grain and grass supplies to the Andong Protectorate in Liaohe, and has also transferred two cavalry battalions from the Second Army and the Third Army there, in order to prevent
The Horqin tribe stopped fighting in Mobei.
As for Jiannu, there is no need to worry. Lady Hong believes that by the time the Jiannu army arrives in Mobei, Huang Degong will have already taken care of the two Mobei troops.
"Empress, Wu Sangui of the Sixth Army is rushing for eight hundred miles!"
In the royal study, just as Lady Hong was looking at the map of Mobei, Liu Rushi hurried in, holding an official document in her hand.
"oh?"
"Then what the hell is Wu Sangui doing? Hasn't Huihui in Ningxia been pacified? Li Banghua has also been transferred back to the capital, and the people have also moved to Henan. Is there anything else in the northwest that deserves to be rushed eight hundred miles away?"
The red lady turned around and saw Liu Rushi's anxious face, her eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and she started to murmur.
She was obviously quite surprised. At this time, she would not be surprised if Huang Degong, Hou Xun, or even Zhou Yuji sent eight hundred miles to rush. However, Wu Sangui from the northwest made her a little confused.
"Empress, this is an urgent military situation..."
Liu Rushi quickly handed over the official document.
The red lady took it and sat down behind the desk. After reading it, she became furious. Just like Zhu Cixi before, she slammed the official document on the table, stood up and cursed: "This is unreasonable, these nomadic tribes are simply...
They all deserve to be killed."
Unable to stop the red lady from being angry, Wu Sangui reported that three months ago, an unknown nomadic tribe suddenly broke into the Hexi Corridor. It not only plundered several stations along the way, but also planned to settle down near Lanzhou to graze its cattle.
If not for the escape of the postmen, I am afraid they would still be kept in the dark, because except for Guanzhong and Hanzhong, there are no people in the entire northwest, and there are only some post stations along the official road from Chang'an to Jiayuguan.
All the cities and castles have long been deserted, including Lanzhou City, and only Jiayuguan still has 3,000 troops stationed there.
Although Zhu Cixi also expected that after relocating the entire population of the Hexi Corridor and Gansu area, other nomadic people would move here sooner or later, but the Red Lady never expected that as soon as they moved the people away, they came back.
A nomadic tribe is quite small, with a population of tens of thousands.
Liu Rushi was also startled by the red lady's sudden rage. Although she wanted to ask what happened in the northwest, she did not dare to speak.
The red lady ignored her and quickly came to the map hanging on the wall. She stared at the northwest direction for a while and then said directly: "Immediately draft a military order from the Governor's Palace and issue it in the name of His Majesty.
The Sixth Legion will wipe out this nomadic tribe within half a year."
"Well, I'm writing a private message to Wu Sangui in my name, telling him to catch as many as possible alive as possible. It's best to catch them all in one go, and don't let anyone escape."
The Red Lady originally planned to write a private letter to Wu Sangui asking him to kill all the nomadic tribes, but when she thought that the tribes might have migrated from Moxi this time, she immediately changed her mind and decided to subdue them too.
In the future, he can lead the way to conquer Moxi.
Since Zhu Cixiang reorganized the Governor's Mansion last year, the Red Lady, a noble concubine and the Governor of the Left, no longer has the right to directly dispatch troops and generals. However, when the emperor is absent, she can exercise power on his behalf and mobilize troops in the emperor's name. For this reason
Even the governor's seal was left to her.
Zhu Cixi had no choice. There was a war in the north, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and he had to go south, so he could only let the Red Lady continue to be in charge of the military.