Historically, in the year 1388, it was Lan Yu who led the army to defeat the army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. As a result, Emperor Tianyuan, the empress of the Yuan Dynasty, was captured by Yesu Die'er during his escape and was then deposed.
I don’t know if it is because of Zhu Gui that this period of history has undergone unprecedented changes.
Not only did Lan Yu not lead the war with the Mongols, but even the location of the battle had changed.
Zhu Gui has been thinking, will the Empress of Beiyuan appear in this battle? Will Beiyuan end in his hands?
Originally, in history, after Yesudier abolished the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he established Mongolia, which also made the various Mongolian tribes more divided. This was also a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
But Zhu Guike didn't think so. This time he was not only targeting Lan Yu, but also wanted to take the opportunity to further consolidate his power on the Mongolian grasslands.
And this time his target was the Junggar tribe who was plundering the border this time.
Judging from the waves the Junggar tribe has made in history, they are indeed a potential stock. As long as they can 'cooperate' with them, Zhu Gui can completely cross the barrier of Central Asia and reach Europe.
At this time, Europe had not yet carried out the industrial revolution and was not at the mercy of Zhu Gui?
Zhu Gui was thinking about it when a bodyguard suddenly ran in from outside the tent.
"Your Majesty, the Mongols have set up camp ten miles away. Their number has reached 10,000, and more Mongols are gathering here."
The guard lowered his head and said in a deep voice.
The reason why the Mongols did not attack first was because their numbers were not superior at this time.
Judging from the war experience between the Ming Dynasty and the Bei Yuan over the years, although the border passes were often harassed, the Ming Dynasty still often took the strategic initiative.
This also allowed the always proud and arrogant Mongols to bully the unarmed civilians, but when they encountered the Ming regular army, they often needed several times the superior force to attack.
But will Zhu Gui give them a chance to gather troops?
According to the general battle plan, if the enemy's attacks continue, you should retreat to the city before making plans.
But Zhu Gui didn't want to do this.
He directly ordered ten Qianhu to lead the attack and did not give the Mongols a chance to repair.
Before the Mongolian camp on the opposite side was set up, a rapid sound of horse hooves was heard.
The Ming Dynasty's cavalry almost rushed into the Mongolian camp, chasing the Mongolian scouts.
Although the overall strength of the troops was almost the same, and even the Mongols had a slight advantage, the Ming army relied on the advantage of being able to wait for work, and the Mongols had no preparations, so they almost broke through in one fell swoop.
The Ming army cut through the Mongolian cavalry formation like a hot knife cutting through butter.
In less than half an hour, the encounter turned into a pursuit.
When the Mongolian reinforcements who were rushing here saw this scene, their eyes almost dropped.
But before they could react, they were dispersed by their own defeated troops, and then they were attacked by the Ming army.
This unexpected battle lasted from afternoon to evening. The Ming army chased for more than a hundred miles until they encountered a large group of organized Mongolian cavalry, and they withdrew in an orderly manner.
This time the Ming army lost nearly a thousand men, but the Mongols suffered numerous casualties, roughly estimated at around thirty thousand, and one-third of them were captured.
For a time, the Ming army camp was overcrowded, and Zhu Gui had to order the prisoners to be escorted to the Dingzhou Guard in the rear.
He even gave the token of his vassal to the leading bodyguard. Otherwise, it would be doubtful whether the Dingzhou Guard general would dare to open the door after seeing so many Mongolian prisoners.
According to reports, in a Mongolian camp more than 150 miles away from Zhu Gui's camp, a thunderous voice came from the tent.
"It makes no sense, you trash, 50,000 people can't even defeat the 10,000 Ming army? What's the use of raising you?"
A young man wearing a python robe stood in the tent and cursed.
The dozen or so middle-aged people in the tent lowered their heads and blushed, not daring to speak.
The three battles in the past two days were indeed very useless, and they don't even know how they lost.
Moreover, one-third of the food and grass looted during this period has been lost, and the cavalry casualties are not small. If this continues, I am afraid that they will be driven back to the grassland before the second snow falls on the grassland.
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"Your Majesty, the Ming army's fighting style is very different from before, and we will suffer a loss because of this. However, our military strength still has a considerable advantage. As long as the subsequent actions are more cautious, the advantage will still be on our side."
A middle-aged man dressed as a civil servant could only speak bravely when he saw that the others were silent.
And from what he said, it was also known that the young man in front of him was Tuogu Si Timur, the empress of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Tianyuan.
The minister in front of him is Yesudier who replaced him in history, but now the Mongolian side still has a huge advantage, and he has not made any move yet.
Tuo Gusi Tie'er stared at Yesudi'er for a while, until the other party's head lowered again and again before finally saying: "Okay, what do you think about the subsequent war?"
"I have sent people to investigate. The Ming army that supported here these two times was divided into two parts. However, their commanders were all from the Datong vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, their strength was only 34,000 people, and they were not approved by the Ming Dynasty.
It seems that the Ming Dynasty’s treasury is already empty and we cannot afford any support from the Ming Dynasty.”
Yesudier said with a proud look on his face.
Nomads do have a natural advantage over agricultural civilization. Although they also engage in herding activities, once they run out of food, they only need to grab it. They are a typical example of using war to support war.
In world history, it was not until the popularization of muskets that this historical rivalry was completely ended.
"Tell me the important point." Tuogu Sitie'er said with a frown.
"That is, we can encircle them without attacking them, and wear them out to death." Yesudier said quickly.
"Is this your idea? It's totally bullshit. We have hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry, but we are actually afraid of the 30,000 Ming army? Let me tell you, I'm not just here to plunder some food for the winter, but
We must take advantage of the Ming Dynasty's paralysis and carelessness to completely overthrow them and restore the glory of our Yuan Dynasty."
When Tuo Gusi Tieer said this, his eyes flashed with fanaticism.
I didn't expect that he was such an ambitious emperor.
However, none of the other ministers in the room spoke, and there was an unclear look in Yesudie'er's eyes.
However, he still said: "The emperor is wise, but this Ming army is really not easy to mess with now. Maybe if we get rid of him, there will be no one left in the Ming Dynasty. By then, the emperor can march straight in."
Yesudie'er followed Tuogu Sitie'er's thoughts and said.
"You are right, but it is precisely because of this that I want to get rid of this person."