Although Han Naji's reaction has always been unpleasant, he finally understood it this time.
Because only by defeating Xin Ai on his own can he prove that he has the ability to be Tumote's Chechen Khan. And "by himself" does not mean that he cannot have helpers, but that he cannot have helpers other than Tumote.
If you think about it the other way around, Qataiji believes that Ordos Ten Thousand Households cannot interfere with this matter, and it is even better not to let Qinghai Tumote intervene, but to handle it within the Tumote headquarters.
Since thousands of households in Ordos cannot interfere, then obviously the Ming Dynasty cannot interfere either. This is what Qataiji wanted to express, but he did not say it directly.
Han Naji didn't have any objections to this. After all, defeating Xin Ai, judging from the current strength comparison, really shouldn't be any problem.
Besides, how could Daming take action?
For the Ming Dynasty, the distance to fight Xin'ai was completely considered an "expedition", and Xin'ai's faction was the least Chinese faction among the Tumut tribes.
Compared with Ji, or compared with Zhongjin Hatun, which owns the Guihua City, it is far inferior to Chataiji. After all, Chataiji still has a Tuotuo City.
That means that Xin Ai's men are basically nomadic groups that can migrate away at any time, and the soldiers under his command are all cavalry. As for the infantry of the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't they just follow Xin Ai and eat shit when they come to the grassland?
If it were like a few years ago when Ma Fang was still relatively active, the three towns of Xuanda could still raise 20,000 cavalry to fight. Now, although they buy a lot of horses every year, the cavalry has not increased, and there are even fewer.
I heard that the cavalry is basically maintained with Li Chengliang, right? Who knows, Li Chengliang can fly over with 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry from Liaodong? Even if he can, does the Ming Dynasty not want Liaodong?
Let's put it this way, given the current situation, if Li Chengliang's 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry dare to transfer westward, Liaodong will be a complete sieve. Tumen Khan can attack wherever he wants, and no one in Liaodong can stop him.
After all, Liaodong now relies on Li Chengliang and his group of cavalry to support the situation - Liaodong is far away from the capital, and its awareness of building city walls is not as good as Qi Jiguang, who guards the north and east gates of the capital. Without that cavalry, the Mongols will
You can walk sideways in no time.
You know, in history, the major repairs to the city defenses in Liaodong were done during the period of Sun Chengzong. Before, they were just minor repairs at most, because Li Chengliang felt that the credit for defending the city was not enough, and he preferred to go out to hunt for heads and spend all the money.
Invested in the cavalry.
Therefore, even if Daming wanted to help with Xin Ai's matter, he probably wouldn't be able to do much.
Who would have thought that just as he was about to agree, Gao Pragmatic suddenly interrupted: "I think it is necessary for Daming to show his face in this matter."
Han Naji, Zhongjin Hatun and Chataiji were all stunned. Chataiji frowned and said, "Why?"
"There is no need to worry about Tuotuo Qian. Da Ming just showed up, not to share the credit... Da Ming showed up and attacked Xin Ai at the same time as Dacheng Taiji, which can make Eastern and Western Ordos dare not have different thoughts."
This reason is very simple. Qataiji could figure it out without him having to explain it, but he still frowned a little: "But how can the Ming Dynasty send troops? Now the troops are very fast. Since the Kuritai Conference of Mongolia is going to be held, it will definitely alarm the Ming Dynasty.
We must defeat Xin Ai before that. And if Ming intervenes now... With Ming's habits, it will be very troublesome to send troops. If Xin Ai and others detect it, it will delay the military aircraft."
Just say that the Ming Dynasty took too long to prepare for sending troops. It's not that I don't know.
But Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "There is no need to prepare much this time. I have five thousand cavalry, leaving one thousand as imperial envoy guards, and the rest are sent out to go to Xin'ai with Brother Naji and Tuotuo Qianshi."
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Han Naji was overjoyed when he heard this.
Gao Jingshi only left a thousand men, which meant either Ma Gui's elite soldiers or the Beijing cavalry. It was unlikely that he would have taken a thousand men from his cavalry to stay.
He knows a lot about the cavalrymen of Jinghua. His fighting ability is definitely not bad, and his weapons are also very good. Not only are his knives good, but his bows and arrows are also good, and they even have firearms - this is not what Hannaji is.
It is understandable that firearms are not very easy to use on horseback. Among other things, just lighting a fire is a big trouble, let alone reloading and reloading.
Chatterji couldn't help but ask: "The one thousand left behind is..."
"The Beijing camp cavalry is staying. If these people are lost, I won't be able to explain it easily." Gao pragmatic smiled and said self-deprecatingly.
Of course, none of the three people in front of him would misunderstand. Gao Pragmatic was not so much afraid of being unable to explain, but rather looked down on their combat effectiveness and worried that they would embarrass Ming Dynasty.
That is to say, Gao Jingshi invested four thousand cavalry servants - this is not weak. According to the normal situation of this era, the Ming Dynasty's four thousand cavalry servants won the battle when there was not much difference in the ability and prestige of the generals between the two sides.
Mongolian cavalry with the same strength is not difficult to defeat.
This is not to say that the Mongolian cavalry is incompetent, but the servants in the Ming Dynasty were the core of the battlefield. They were carefully selected to eat and drink well, but they also had strict requirements at ordinary times, so they were a truly combat-effective "army".
What about Mongolia? Regardless of their open and closed discussions, it seems that Tumote can bring out one hundred thousand elite cavalry at any time, but in fact, more than 20,000 of these "one hundred thousand elite cavalry" are basically out of work.
Professional cavalry (according to various records during the tribute period of Anda, it is said that the elite of Anda is more than 20,000 cavalry. If you go on a large-scale expedition, you only need to summon the tribesmen), and the others are tribesmen who can be summoned at any time.
However, the special situation of Mongolia means that its cavalry does not require too much training. Herders only need to wield weapons and mount their horses to become cavalry.
Therefore, Gao Jingshi opened his mouth and gave them four thousand servants for their use. This was quite bold, because the servants were elites.
Although Gao Pragmatic has made it clear that they are just showing up and not necessarily going to fight, fighting also requires momentum. With four thousand more elite cavalry, even if they are just suppressing the formation, not only will the opponent have to guard against it, but his side will also have to guard against it.
I will feel much more at ease.
So Qataiji agreed at that time and said: "In that case, Tuotuo would like to thank the envoy for his kindness."
Han Naji also immediately said: "Brother Gao, I really don't know how to thank you. Anyway, Naji will never forget this friendship."
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "This matter has been settled. There is one more thing that Daming may be able to help with."
"Brother Gao, please speak, Naji is all ears."
Gao pragmatically said: "I can send a letter to Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang and others, asking them to allocate supplies with great fanfare and make preparations for the expedition."
"Oh...is this to shock Tumen?" It seems that Han Naji just reacted a little slowly, but he is not really stupid.
Gao pragmatically said: "Yes, the greater the actions of the two of them in Jiliao, the less Tumen will dare to act rashly. In this way, it may be possible to buy Tumote a little more time to solve Xin Ai."
Thank Han Naji again.
Gao pragmatic looked around the three of them again and asked: "So, how about we discuss the allocation of troops for this dispatch? Brother Ji, Princess Zhongjin and Tuotuo Qian, how many troops do you plan to send each?"
This comes to the key point. The three of them looked at each other first, and then Chataiji spoke first, calmly: "I can handle it easily. All six thousand cavalry will come out."
Gao pragmatic was a little impressed after hearing this. This person really dared to put all his money into it once he made up his mind. He was indeed not comparable to those who were just outsiders. It seemed that he was able to get to this point not just with his strength. After all,
No matter how many people can be defeated by one person, how many can he defeat? Dozens? You can't really defeat a thousand with one ride! This is not a game where a max-level account massacres the novice village.
His statement made Han Naji quietly sigh in relief, and immediately said: "I can send out 30,000 fine cavalry, and leave about 10,000 to guard Daban Sheng City and protect Brother Gao's safety."
This is reasonable. After all, the Mongols only fight with cavalry. If they go out here and fail to find Xin Ai, let Xin Ai go directly to Daban Sheng City, and there is no one to defend Daban Sheng City. What a disaster
It's a big deal.
If Daban Shengcheng is lost, as long as Han Naji's strength is still there, he can still get it back. But if he is so pragmatic and stuck here, it will be a big joke. Especially now that he is clearly supporting Han Naji.
Na Ji, if he is captured by Xin Ai... Xin Ai is also a reckless man. It is not impossible to kill him directly in anger.
Zhongjin Hatun looked calm and said: "Then, Wang Ting will provide 10,000, and the rest will be left to guard Guihua City." Then he added: "These 10,000 are elites." What she said
Elites, those are the soldiers who were directly under Anda back then. Those are the real elites.
Gao Pingshi breathed a sigh of relief and said that it was okay. These three people still knew the importance and did not play any tricks.
But he thought about it again and suddenly added: "No, we have forgotten a force."
Han Naji was startled for a moment and said in surprise: "How could that be?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Please ask Princess Zhong Jin to issue an order with the royal seal of Shunyi in the name of temporary regent. The other Taijidu in the Tumote Department will send troops to send troops together... Well, in addition to the order of the regent, this order also
Please ask Brother Naji and Tuotuo Qianshi to second their signatures."
Qiataji understood quickly. This was to let other Taijis, big and small, know that the three parties had united. If they were smart, they would send people over quickly to show their loyalty to the new Khan.
position.
Zhongjin Hatun also felt that this was the right thing to do, and smiled: "It's a good plan, let's do it like this."
Of course she was very satisfied, because in this way, at least before the Kuritai Conference was held and the new Great Khan was elected, her regent would have Han Naji and Chaterji team up to endorse her, and even add
Go to the Ming Dynasty.
Han Naji was also very satisfied and agreed with a smile. Only Qataiji thought for a moment and said: "That's good, but they are different from me. Even if the Great Khan wants to mobilize them in the past, they must be rewarded."
, and now it’s the three of us..."
Well, that means that I'm afraid I have to give him more "rewards". After all, the three of them together are not enough for Anda's prestige.
How to get this "profit"? It needs to be distributed again, but this has nothing to do with Qataiji. He himself participated in it for the sake of the entire Tumut, and he didn't say what benefits he wanted to gain from this big thing. It can't be
And asked him to give one.
The ones who benefited were Han Naji and Zhongjin Hatun - one of them could be the Great Khan, and the other could win over the loyal tribesmen for his son. Of course, they should be held responsible.
After all, Han Naji was a man and felt that he should be mainly responsible for this matter, so he said: "Let me arrange this reward. It will be half of the original reward of Ebuge, and it will all be paid for by me."
Ebuge means "grandpa" in Mongolian, which means Ida.
Zhongjin Hatun is very satisfied, because in her opinion, you, the preparation Khan, should be responsible for this matter. Besides, you only have one son for Hannaji, and I, Zhongjin, have three, not to mention you have the most
money.
But Han Naji suddenly remembered something. Since he wanted to pay those Taiji troops for sending troops, and Gao Pragmatic also sent 4,000 elite troops, should he also pay them?
At that time, he hesitated a little and glanced at Gao pragmatically.
A person like Gao Pragmatic naturally understood what he meant immediately, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Brother Ji, I don't have to think about it. Even if I want to give a reward, I will pay for it myself, and it won't cost Brother Ji any money.
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In fact, Gao Pragmatic just didn't take the Mongolian rewards seriously, because according to Mongolian customs, rewards are relatively limited. If an ordinary soldier can get a sheep, it is considered a pretty heavy reward. In fact, he can only get a leg of lamb.
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This is no joke. Many herdsmen in Mongolia are equivalent to serfs. Helping the lords in the war is voluntary labor. Being able to give them a leg of lamb is already a great gift.
The Taiji they can recruit this time can only bring more than 10,000 cavalry at most. It is estimated that they are 20,000. One sheep only costs four or five taels of silver. Usually it needs to be divided among several people. After all, the amount of money is estimated
Less than 20,000 taels.
And if according to this standard, he is pragmatic and has only 4,000 people here, and he might just throw away 3,000 taels of silver, so it is better not to give up, so as not to owe a favor.
Bahannaji actually didn't feel sorry for the few thousand taels of silver. He was now the richest man in Mongolia. However, Gao Pragmatic was willing to spend his own money to help him, which still moved him very much. He felt that "Brother Gao" was really good to him.
, so his face was filled with gratitude.
The matter has been discussed at this point, and now the only problem is the timing of sending troops.
Qia Taiji said: "If we want to fight, we must fight quickly. It is best to start the fight before Xin Ai knows our decision. As for the imperial envoy asking Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang and others to scare the Tumen, the Tumen are far away anyway."
, now the imperial envoy is sending someone to deliver a message to Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang, asking them to prepare. I think the time is about the same."
Han Naji thought for a while and said: "It won't take long for me to gather the troops here, it only takes a day or two, and Uncle Tuotuo's troops have already been brought, so that will be more convenient. Zhongjin Hatun, your place
How long will it take?”
Although he was already preparing to marry Zhong Jin Ha Tun under the secret connection of Gao Pangpang, after all, the matter has not been done yet, so he still has to call Ha Tun this way.
Zhongjin Hatun thought for a while and replied: "I think otherwise, I will return to the naturalization immediately and mobilize the troops. After the Dacheng Taiji people and horses have been mobilized, they will come to naturalize with the Qataiji, and then the army will gather together."
But let’s go straight to Xin Ai—Xin Ai is in the east anyway, so it’s good for you to go and naturalize first.”
Hannaji and Chatterji looked at each other and both said it was just right.