Of course, the great Zasaktu Khan himself did not feel that he was here to step on a thunderstorm. He felt that his chances of winning were still very high, because according to his and Burihatu's calculations, although the current strength of Shacheng may not be small, but
But there is a big trouble, which is the lack of a "main force" and a core.
To regard Han Naji as an ambitious man who hopes to "usurp the throne" seems to Tumen Khan to be too short-sighted, because he did not bring all the main forces with him when he went to the south, but he actually divided his troops into one during the process of going south.
Wan goes to pick up the bride!
It is not that the marriage itself is incomprehensible, but it would be too stupid to divide the army into ten thousand. This will make Han Naji's headquarters lose its advantage among the troops that may be gathered in Shacheng - in other words, all the troops that may be gathered in Shacheng will be
You have ten thousand and I have several thousand, but we lack the anchor that can serve as a stable central army.
This is a taboo, so Tumen Khan feels that his chances of winning are pretty good.
However, when he arrived outside Shacheng in person, he slowly frowned.
Damn it, didn't you say that Shacheng is just some ruins? Why does this city look like the legendary Zhongdu? Look at those city walls, they are very impressive, not bad compared to Guangning - forgive me for this
The Great Khan of Mongolia, the largest "strong city" he had ever seen was Li Chengliang's garrison, Guangning Town, Liaodong.
As for Guangning, because Li Chengliang preferred to take the initiative, its own city defense construction lagged behind the cities in the "West" border under the "West Huai East System" policy.
If Tumen Khan were allowed to see the city defense of Datong, he would know why when Anda Khan was so powerful, he could only look at the city and sigh when facing Datong. He would rather intimidate Yanjing than consider taking Datong at all.
, places like Xuanfu.
Burihatu had seen how strong Xuanda's defense line was, so when he saw the newly renovated Shacheng - or the Yuanzhongdu city wall, although he frowned, he was not too shocked.
However, Tumen Khan felt some sweat on his forehead and asked hesitantly: "Brhatutaiji, what's going on with this city? Didn't it say that Zhongdu has only ruins long ago? Why can't I look at it?
picture?"
Burihatu frowned and shook his head and sighed: "The Ming Dynasty built a city that is unparalleled in the world. I have been to this sand city many times. It was really dilapidated at the beginning. Now it is only more than a month away from Gao Pingshi's entry into Mongolia.
I'm afraid that the real repair time for this sand city is less than a month. Why it can be built like this, I can't say. But... maybe it's just an illusion."
"Is it just what it looks like?" Tumen Khan looked at it carefully, and after a while he shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like this. Take a closer look at the mottled city walls. Some of them are old masonry, and they have turned yellow or even black.
, and the other newly renovated places are azure -
I know this thing. The hollow enemy towers built by Qi Jiguang on the Jiliao defense line used a lot of this material. This material is called cement. It is a unique material in Jinghua and it is very strong. According to my experience,
It cannot be broken without Ming people's red cannons and general cannons."
A large part of the cement produced in Jinghua is used to build city defenses at the border. The imperial court has invested hundreds of thousands of taels in this every year for many years. The least one year is 370,000 taels, nearly 400,000, and the most one year is even as high as 70,000 taels.
One hundred thousand taels (the year when the most hollow enemy towers were built), so not to mention that Tumen Khan knew cement, Buriha Tu knew it very well.
They all know something about the strength of cement city walls. Although the sand city in front of them only uses cement to block the broken walls, and by the way reinforces some places that may not be stable, but for Tumen Khan,
This is enough.
Because Tumen Khan originally only planned to defeat Han Naji in a field battle, and did not prepare for any tough battles. Even for Guihua City and Daban Sheng City, Tumen's plan at that time was to defeat Han Naji's main force in a field battle and then slowly
Siege - the wealth in the city is also the target of the Great Khan. Who gets it if it is destroyed?
At this time, Mongolia was no longer what it was back then. Its ability to attack fortresses was already poor, and Tumen was unprepared. It was even more difficult to capture the fortified sand city.
What made him feel as if he had eaten a fly was that he could not tell how many people were in the city outside Shacheng City, and the soldiers guarding the city all looked like out-and-out Ming troops no matter which gate they were in.
Where are Tumut's cavalry? Are they all huddled in the city? But what's the use of cavalry huddled in the city?
What made him even more annoyed was Han Naji's attitude. Could it be that Han Naji, a member of the golden family, really planned to make a fool of himself under Akito's wings!
Although Tumen Khan was angry when Anda professed his vassal status to the Ming Dynasty, it was understandable. He knew that Anda was only seeking success in mutual trade. And more importantly, when I professed my vassalship to the Ming Dynasty, he did not act like "Er Khan"
"The idea that he had agreed with Ming Dynasty was that he would be in sole control of the outside world!
However, the Ming Dynasty did not directly intervene in all matters outside the Great Wall, but "handed it over" to King Anda of Shunyi. Even matters related to the Ordos Department could not be directly approached by the Ming Dynasty for matters related to mutual trade, but had to go through King Shunyi first.
of consent.
In other words, although Anda seemed to be paying tribute back then, he actually borrowed the power of the Ming Dynasty, which in turn strengthened Tumote's leadership among the 30,000 households on the right wing.
At that time, Anda and Gao Gong, the two major decision-makers in the north and south, were actually in a relationship of mutual use. Anda wanted to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty and really needed mutual trade to "replenish blood" for Tumut, while Gao Gong needed a stable one.
border areas to ensure the smooth progress of domestic reforms, and at the same time concentrate on dealing with the Mongolian left wing and engage in "West Huai East System".
Therefore, the tribute paid more than ten years ago, although the two parties were called monarch and minister, was actually a transaction with equal status. Apart from the name, I did not lose any "sovereignty".
But now Han Naji's performance gave Tumen Khan a chill as if he had fallen into an ice cave. This kid not only relied on the support of the Ming Dynasty to usurp the throne of Chechen Khan, he even did not hesitate to put his military strength directly on the Ming Dynasty.
Under the protection of your wings!
You are really a bastard and don’t feel sorry for me!
"Burihatu, what you said before is indeed true. If Ben Khan does not come this time, Tumote will really no longer be Tumote of Mongolia." Tumen Dahan said in a cold tone, slowly and authentically:
"This Gao Pragmatic is indeed our great enemy of Mongolia. He grasped this opportunity very well. If Ben Khan had not come, it would not take another ten years, but maybe within three to five years, Tumut would have
The surname was changed from Bo'er Zhijin to Zhu."
Burihatu was so praised and affirmed by Tumen Khan, but he was not very happy. He still had many things to worry about.
"Great Khan, I'd rather guess wrong." Burihatu said with a worried look on his face: "The key problem now is that since this Shacheng must be defeated, but... I'm afraid it's not easy to defeat."
Tumen Khan's pupils shrank slightly, and he was a little worried in his heart, but his tone was firm: "If we can't attack by force, then besiege it. This time, I will take down Gao Jingshi even if the strength of Chahar's troops is greatly damaged!"