"What?" After listening to Zhuo Ligetu's report, Zhu Youcong was completely dumbfounded. When he went to Liaodong, he only bribed a man with the same surname, Ye He, and he was able to know the entire battlefield situation very well, allowing the Ming army to maintain smooth communication at all times.
Now there are so many small tribes on the Tatar side waiting to surrender. Before they send out troops, someone has taken the initiative to poison the horses of the main Tatar army. The cavalry on the grassland has almost turned into infantry. This
What else is there to fight for?
The Tatar tribe's feelings towards the Ming Dynasty are far more complicated than in another time and space. There were many people who rebelled in Yuan Dynasty, but in the end it was Zhu Yuanzhang, the cowherd boy, who took over the world. If he hadn't sent General Xu Da
After leading the army into Dadu and driving away Tohuan Timur, how could the Yuan regime, which once dominated Eurasia, completely abandon the colorful world of the Central Plains and retreat to the desert, and allow Guilichi to find an opportunity to usurp the throne and establish a country?
If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang, a poor boy who was not satisfied with winning the world, and sent people to the desert again and again; Zhu Di, who had snatched the throne from his nephew and refused to stop, went on several expeditions in person, how could the descendants of Canglang White Deer be reduced to nothing?
To the point of slaughter? Therefore, they were full of hostility towards the Ming Dynasty. Whenever they found an opportunity, they would pounce on them and bite them hard to vent their anger.
But in addition to hatred, some Tatars are also grateful to the Ming Dynasty. Are the Tatars grateful to the Ming Dynasty? Is this correct? This thing is impossible in another time and space, but it happened here. Leading to this
The reason for the emotion was not that Zhu Youcong was born in the Ming Dynasty, but that the Qing Dynasty once had Fan Wencheng, its chief military advisor.
Fan Wencheng? Can he do this kind of thing that harms others without benefiting himself and helps Ming Dynasty win the hearts of Tatars? Of course not, he is also a time traveler. As an elite, Fan Wencheng is not as capable of mischief as Zhu Youcong, who was born as a migrant worker, but others have
He had a very clear grasp of the historical process. In order to speed up the historical process and occupy the territory of the Ming Dynasty more smoothly, Huang Taiji encouraged his unlucky father to launch an attack on the Tatars based on his suggestions before he took the throne.
And Fan Wencheng's proposal did greatly increase the strength of the Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, how could they have so many servants when they came out of the border for the first time? How could Alslen lead the warriors of the Horqin tribe to appear under the city of Beijing.
Cannon fodder? How could Oliya of the Ming Dynasty’s Mongolian Cavalry Regiment write Lin Danhan’s widow into the terms of the peace talks and successfully get Huang Taiji into his big account?
The ancestors of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty ended the glory of the Yuan Dynasty, forcing the Tatar tribe to return to their hometown; the Qing Dynasty extinguished the hopes of the Tatars and completely shattered their dreams of restoring their former strength. For these two countries
, all Tatars hate it. But what Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di did has such a long history after all, and this hatred is gradually fading. However, it didn’t take long for Huang Taiji to send people to attack Baicheng to capture Lin Dan Khan alive.
When the Ming Dynasty's General Zhenguo went to Liaodong and finally captured Huang Taiji back in colorful clothes for marriage, the news was confirmed on the grassland. Many Tatars immediately sang and danced to celebrate. He had replaced Lin Danhan and became the new leader of the Chahar tribe.
Princess Wulangha even sent someone to send a letter of credence to Chongzhen expressing her gratitude for this matter.
The attitudes of these two countries towards the Tatars are also very different. Although they are both fighting, the Ming Dynasty regards them as warriors. Following the Ming army when going out for robbery will cause casualties, but they will never push the Mongolian cavalry regiment.
Making unnecessary sacrifices. They all lost their lives under the cover of that kind of powerful artillery fire. Apart from blaming themselves for their bad luck and not receiving the blessing of the Immortal God, what else can they complain about? Look at the people who followed the Tatars in the past few years.
Horqin's tribe, what kind of life is that? They have to do all the dirty work, charge in front and retreat in the rear. They are the ones who suffer the most casualties in every battle.
Looking at the distribution of interests, the Tatars simply cannot compare with the Ming Dynasty. They are also looting. It is a great sight to go out with the Ming Dynasty's army. Gold, silver and treasures need to be turned over, but the regular army does not keep them.
Ah. In addition to these things that the court wanted, the Mongolian cavalry regiment could move things that the regular army could not keep to their own homes without restraint. The cattle and sheep were full of pens, the women were full of tents, and the slaves were everywhere. It was really not like following the Ming army.
What a difficult thing. But is it okay to follow the Tatars? Not to mention that you haven’t had time to put a mark on it, so what if you drag it home? If someone wants it, why don’t you send it to them?
Finally, there is the issue of attitude towards the fallen soldiers. To be honest, even the Tatars themselves have never thought about this matter. Since it is a war, how can one not die? Since ancient times, they have been buried wherever they fell. This is normal.
Although the prairie eagles also long to be remembered by others, they have never thought about leaving their names in history.
The Ming Dynasty gave them this opportunity. The grassland warriors who fell during the pacification of Liaodong and the expedition to the Japanese islands also had their names engraved in the Martyrs' Shrine in the center of the empire. According to those warriors who returned from the Japanese islands, the Ming Dynasty's warriors
The emperor has long said that no matter what your status is when you are alive, as long as you have made contributions to the empire, no one will forget it. As long as the Ming Dynasty still exists, these people are the pride of the empire and will enjoy the incense forever.
When you are alive, you are treated as a human being, and you will not be abandoned even if you die in battle. Where can you find such a good thing? In the past, there was no chance. Now that the Ming Empire is about to send troops, why are you waiting? Chahar, Ordos,
The three major tribes of Asu, whoever wants to hang out with them can go. Anyway, those small tribes have decided to go with the Ming Dynasty. Once the Ming Dynasty accepts their submission, these people can immediately mount their war horses and raise their scimitars high to fight for the empire to completely unify the grasslands.
Fighting hard, anyone who dares to stop them from doing so is an enemy.
With such a result, even Zhu Youcong himself never thought that the things he asked the emperor to do would have such a big impact. During the war, the artillery blasted the cavalry charge, which was the tactical need of the new army; the Mongolian cavalry regiment temporarily
There was no military pay to receive, so it was only natural for them to share the spoils privately. They were all soldiers of the Ming Empire. Although they had different purposes, they were all guarding the people of the world. It was normal for them to receive the same treatment after being killed. How could this be done?
Successfully instigated other people's military morale and public opinion?
Zhang Polu took his time to sip the fragrant tea and said proudly: "General, do you know now? They can only mobilize so many people now. If they want to swallow up a Tatar army, let alone an army of 850,000, even if you only have
Allowing the general to lead an army on an expedition is too much!"
"Don't talk empty words there, I don't have much time for you to play." The regular army armed to the teeth with 150,000 men faced the Mongolian cavalry who came and went like the wind but held primitive bows and arrows. The outcome was irrelevant.
Besides, what Zhu Youcong pursued in this battle was timeliness. Only by completely occupying the Tatar region as quickly as possible could he frighten those Western allies who still had a little fear of the Mongolian Yuan's reputation.
"Within three months, we will be able to completely eliminate the main force of the enemy. Within half a year, we can attack the enemy from Yuerhai to Hoboksali, and solve the Tatar crisis for our Ming Dynasty!" Zhang Polu didn't feel anything at all when he said this.
Pressure, as if his troops were not going to fight but doing long-distance training. "But the general has a request in the end!"
"Say!" As long as the Northern Corps can really do this, Zhu Youcong will never mind saving money for the Ming Dynasty.
"General, please agree to accept the surrender of the Chahar tribe!"
"Chahar? You kid won't tell me that they don't want to fight either?" Chahar is the largest Tatar force. If they don't even want to fight, then Zhu Youcong really doesn't want to send troops.
"General, it's up to you to decide whether they fight or not!" Zhang Polu said without any surprise. He still said in an understatement: "Actually, it's not just them. The only people on the grassland who are really determined to resist the Ming Dynasty to the end are the Asubu.
The rest depends on you, General, whether you want it or not."
"Tell me about it!" Zhu Youcong had no impression of the Asu tribe. Since they decided to fight, let's fight. What made him confused was the performance of the other two large tribes. Why did Zhang Polu say that?
Whether people resist depends on his decision?
"Since Baicheng was broken, Donikuluk escorted Dou Tumen Fujin to Huangtaiji after Lin Dan Khan was captured, Namu Zhong returned to the Tatars, and even Princess Taisong was married. These things have put the Tatars in a
It is in a state of disintegration. If our army had not moved too quickly to destroy the Tatars and regain Liaodong, Princess Wulangha would not have been able to survive until now. Maybe she would even have to marry him."
Zhang Polu walked to the map, held the baton and analyzed: "Now that the Chahar and Ordos tribes have not chosen to surrender, it is because they don't know what means my Ming Dynasty will use to deal with them. But they did not escape, because they
There is nowhere to go. To the north is the territory of the Wala people. If they dare to go there, they will be bitten to the point where no bones are left. So they have no other reason to stay. They are just waiting. If General, you are willing to accept it.
Their surrender. These two groups will soon be integrated into our Ming Dynasty. If you don't allow it, general, they will have no choice but to fight to the death for the reproduction of their own race."
"In that case..." The only people in this world who are not allowed to surrender are Japanese pirates. As long as the others are willing to accept the arrangement, Zhu Youcong is still happy to do it without losing any blood. "Zhuo Ligetu, just make another trip.
, tell them that all the treatment will be the same as yours after they surrender. But you must also make it clear that within a hundred years, I will implement the joint sitting method in their tribe!"
"Continuous sitting method?" Zhang Polu was very confident about what choice Zhu Youcong would make, but what bad idea would this little monster have?
"They are divided into groups of a thousand people. If one person resists, I will randomly select ten and chop off their heads. If ten people resist, I will chop five hundred. If there are eleven people who resist... don't I need to say more?"
"
"General, you are really doing harm!" Mao Wenlong, who had been silent for a long time, raised his finger over there. Zhu Youcong's move seemed to kill fewer people, but the actual effect was much worse than the original continuous sitting method, because it was randomly selected.
No one knows who will be so unlucky. If you live an honest life, but your head is chopped off because of someone else's mistake, is that unfair? And the person who made the mistake may have a grudge against you, so unless it is
These thousand people want to rebel, otherwise as long as one person disagrees, he will stare with wide eyes.
"What's the harm? Why don't I think so?" The kind and ignorant Zhu Youcong said to Zhang Polu: "Go on, why is that Asubu so bold?"
"That's because they have a way out!" Sun Chengzong pushed Zhang Polu aside, grabbed the baton and said: "General, please see, according to the investigation of the last general, the main force of the Asu Ministry has begun to gather in Beslos Bali..."
"Yarkang? Are you saying that their backer is actually Yarkand?" Zhu Youcong finally understood that there was indeed a big problem with the northern battle plan he had made. People who were regarded as strong enemies actually did not want to fight.
There was a powerful enemy that he ignored.
Looking at this unsightly place on the map, Zhu Youcong wanted to slap himself in the face. He didn't even confiscate his own land and just thought about it all day long. If Sun Chengzong hadn't brought it up now, he would still be immersed in his dream.
, he almost became a sinner through the ages.
"Do you have any information on this?" Now is not the time to feel sorry for himself. Now that he has discovered what went wrong, Zhu Youcong can only solve it immediately.
"I knew you would ask this question, general!" Sun Chengzong tacitly allowed Zhang Polu to show off there because he had already set his sights on this place. He originally didn't want to participate in the northern war as a member of the Western Front Corps.
As the commander-in-chief, what he wants is to restore the glory of the Anxi Protectorate and carry it forward.
"In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the Yarkand leader Abdullah sent troops to Turpan and forced the Hami region to surrender. He appointed his younger brother Sulitang as the Turpan Aqimu, and then he fought fiercely with the Junggar Khan in the Gongnais grassland..." A long list
Sun Chengzong read the information forgotten by Zhu Youcong for a long time, and saw that the little fat man's face became more and more gloomy. "Now they not only control the former Chagatai Khanate, but also control the Ili Valley and Lake Balkhash."
, although on the surface it is still respectful to our Ming Dynasty, in fact it has become a country of its own!"
"Military strength?" These two words popped out from between Zhu Youcong's teeth.
"Not too detailed. But according to the general's investigation, it will not be less than 150,000! In addition..." Sun Chengzong wanted this effect and continued: "According to the tradition of the Western Regions, once our Ming army decides to regain their homeland, they can
The organized troops will far exceed this number. And because the imperial court has relaxed its control over there in recent years, even if the general leads the Western Front Corps to garrison Lanzhou Guard these days, they will still make provocative actions from time to time!"
"And..." Pointing to a location farther west, Sun Chengzong told a piece of news that made Zhu Youcong even more angry. "Last year, the last general sent people to Yuejibie in the name of a caravan and sent them to Haohan.
A large number of troops were suddenly stationed in Dasugan and Bukhara, but there was never any conflict with Yarkant. What can the general think of?"
"External forces intervene to intimidate me?" Zhu Youcong smiled helplessly. It seems that there is a historical tradition of causing trouble in this place. It is like this now, and it was still like this in another time and space. Fortunately, it is the Ming Dynasty now,
There is no need to reason about things in this era. "Are there any specific combat arrangements? If not, just take advantage of everyone to come up with a plan. If I want to swallow up the Tatars and regain Yerkang, I have to give Yueji another one."
A painful lesson!”
"There is a way, it just depends on how big your appetite is, General!" Sun Chengzong was not satisfied with the goal set by Zhu Youcong. He wanted to do more than this.
"Old guy, if you didn't tell me, I would have transferred the Central Group Army!" Lu Xiangsheng's men are the most elite troops in the Ming Empire. Once these disasters are thrown to the west, Ye Erqiang will really be no better than Sun Chengzong.
It's done.
"No! General, let's go back to our own business. Don't make too much noise, it will affect the domestic construction, right?" This damn fat man can do what he says, and Sun Chengzong quickly told his plan. "This.
Things in the north are easy to talk about. Although the general has agreed to accept their submission, whether the new power will be effective and whether the imperial military orders will be effective on them will only be known through actual experience. So the general thought, simply
Let the Northern Corps continue to stay on the Tatar border to clear out those stubborn forces. The Mongolian cavalry regiment will use their mobility to quickly attack Beelse Bali and wipe out the Asov tribe who are trying to escape on the spot!"
"Gale, Chagan Bala, Olia!" The names of the three leaders of the Mongolian cavalry regiment were called out in succession, and Sun Chengzong said: "I'm afraid you will have to travel a longer distance this time."
"Please give me your orders!" The three people who stood up did not hesitate at all. Although some ideas were difficult to change for a while, they were becoming qualified soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
"I'll give you two months to select the strongest warriors and prepare all the supplies for the winter!" After a pause, Sun Chengzong pointed to his jurisdiction and said: "Get to Xining Guard before the end of August. Is there any problem?"
"That's it?" He was a little disappointed. Galma really didn't expect that Sun Chengzong would let them abandon the northern front and stay in that miserable place.
"Old man Sun, you are so vicious!" Zhu Youcong couldn't guess what the purpose of hoarding troops in Xining was, but he accidentally saw that Sun Chengzong seemed to have set his sights on the Khotan area.
It's great here, the hinterland of Yarkand, with rich products and beautiful environment. I heard that there is also a lot of jade. If the Mongolian cavalry regiment knew about it, why would they go crazy and rush there?
"Isn't this all what I learned from you? General, just tell me, do you want to keep the rags here?"
"I've never been there, so how do I know what's there? But I heard that the jade produced there is pretty good. Why don't we let them get some along the way?"
"Follow your orders!" The three people who were still demoralized just now understood that the place they were going to was very rich. And General Zhenguo only wanted jade, so what else...need to say?
"Old man Sun, according to your arrangement, Wu Si Zang's great treasure Dharma King must also be mobilized?" The target of the battle has changed, Yerqiang is the main target, and Zhu Youcong does not want them to have the opportunity to move around. Four hundred thousand xi
The soldiers of the line regiment will launch the most violent attack on the enemy to attract the enemy to transfer the main force, and then it will be time for the highly mobile Mongolian cavalry regiment to start looting.
Zhu Youcong is not afraid that Abdullah will take people to the moon and run away. If that is the case, he and Sun Chengzong should have some fun. The only thing worth worrying about is that the enemy will jump into Wusi Zang, who is now fighting alone, but it is just right
Let's take this opportunity to let Karmapa Karmapa clear away the remnants and clean up Wusi Zang thoroughly. After all, he has been quite cooperative in the past few years, so he should be allowed to reap some benefits first. (To be continued...)