stubborn thief

In the summer of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Daming, where wars were everywhere, was actually the most peaceful place in the world.

In March of this year, there was a lot of rain in Shenyang. In May, heavy rain poured down in places such as Tieling, Shenyang, and Liaoyang in the southeast of the Liaohe River. Baili became a vast ocean.

The water flowed across the river, fields were flooded, houses collapsed, crops failed, and people drowned. The water of the Yalu River also surged, destroying the grain market established by the Kingdom of Jin in Zhongjiang, Uiju after the Battle of Dingmao.

Huang Taiji gathered the Jurchen, Mongolian, and Han people in the Northeast, and the combined clan was called Manchuria. Just after laying the foundation for the great cause, the entire Jin Kingdom suffered huge disasters caused by rain, and even a corner of the Shenyang city wall was washed away.

In this chaotic era, there is no place in the world that does not worry about food. Everyone's decision-making is centered around food; everyone's behavior is driven by hunger.

In fact, whether it was Jianzhou or the later Jin Kingdom, from Nurhachi to Huangtaiji, the situation of the Aixinjueluo family has always been precarious.

To a certain extent, Huang Taiji, who dominates the northeast, can be called the king of dead land with Liu Chengzong who occupies the northwest... Even Liu Chengzong's geographical environment is slightly better.

The Northeast of this era is very different geographically from the Northeast, which has three major plains in later generations. The most basic thing is that the Northeast has no water conservancy facilities, and it can neither prevent floods nor drought.

The three major plains in Northeast China were still the three largest swamps in the world in this era, and the most densely populated banks of the Liao River had a name in this era, Liao Ze.

It is precisely because of the existence of Liaoze that the Jin Kingdom’s use of troops against Ming has always been concentrated in winter and spring, because during this time, the water volume in Liaoze has decreased, the area has shrunk, and the water body has frozen. Influence.

With the 480 taels, he exchanged brand new cloth face armor, bowls, waist knives, riding spears, bows and arrows for the ten Darhans around him, and also bought himself gold and silver ornaments, fur robes and silk shirts made by top craftsmen.

Thinking of this, Huang Taiji, who was walking along the Liaohe River, was relieved of the haze in his heart. He pointed at his followers and said, "Go back and tell Yizhou that the water will rise this year, but food is indispensable. There are also [-] frozen persimmons and raw pears. Twenty thousand, yes...and tangerines, [-] tangerines."

Subadi didn't care about Shuo Lei's ridicule at all. He clapped his hands and said, "You are asking the right person. Liu Chengzong has no son, so I gave the good things to your son."

As for tangerines, he doesn't like to eat them, but Dorgon, the silly boy in his family, likes them.

It is easy for Gonpo to call Khan, he is the successor of Abadai Khan, except for Shuo Lei, all the right-wing and most nobles of the left wing of Khalkha support Gonpo to call Khan.

His territory reaches the Ergun River in the east and borders the Kingdom of Jin; the south border is adjacent to Chahar. At the same time, although Shuo Lei does not follow the orders of the Great Khan, he still has the identity of Lin Dan Khan's brother-in-law.

After all, if there is a flood outside the customs, it must not be much better inside the customs.

Earlier, Shuo Lei was number one in the world, and Lin Dan Khan was second in the world; now that Lin Dan Khan's grave has grown grass, Shuo Lei chased his brother-in-law to be the number one in the world, and voluntarily ranked second.

The right wing can dispatch [-] troops, but the right wing supports Gonpo as Khan because the leader of the right wing, Subadhi, was elected as Zasaktu Khan by all the nobles of Khalkha when Gonpo was still a child.

As for Shuo Lei, Shuo Lei didn't care whether Gonpo called Khan or not, he had his own things to worry about.

So they ran to Mobei and found Shuo Lei, who was more thorny than them.

At this time, Subadhi said: "Since no one can do anything about the food, why not go to the Emperor Daming, Shuo Lei has in his hand a tribute letter from the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom to the Marshal's Mansion, 49 taels, let's sell horses. "

Shuo Lei's fifth son is called Babu, and last year he and Suba first went to the Marshal's Mansion to express their friendship, and Liu Chengzong made him a captain of Ningyuan, in charge of Gongshi.

In the era of Nurhaci, the emerging Jianzhou Group struggled on the verge of life and death almost every year; and in the era of Huang Taiji, conquering North Korea and making a living through the alliance of brothers gave the Kingdom of Jin a stable food supply.

Living in this world, who doesn't survive a year? Anyway, Huang Taiji thinks that he should be able to survive better than the eldest nephew in the Forbidden City.

They say that the Great Yuan Dynasty cannot live without a king, and those who call Khan today are either foreigners with strange bloodlines, or idiots without real talents. The fate of the Mongols must be held in the hands of the Mongols themselves, so we support Jinong as a wise Khan, That is Chechen Khan.

As for whether they can break through the Xuanda line of defense, Huang Taiji, Baylor, and the banner owner don't care. If it breaks, it breaks. .

Strange to say, in the past when Lin Danhan was still around, these nobles were troublemakers who played against the tune. Now that the news of Lin Danhan's death in Qinghai has spread to Mobei, they have all become old and young, and they are preaching about the old and the young. Big Khan Bintian sorrow.

But this year's floods once again pushed Huang Taiji to a dead end.

This geographical location and this identity determined that in the war between the Kingdom of Jin and Chahar, as the Monan Khan Court retreated steadily, many tribes who did not want to follow the Kingdom of Jin joined Shuo Lei's banner.

In the final analysis, this is the reason why Subadi and Shuo Lei disagree with each other to pay tribute to Jin Guo and the Marshal's Mansion. They cannot trust each other. To the Kingdom of Jin or the Marshal's Mansion.

In the winter, with the food shipped from North Korea, Jin Guo can survive another year.

Just two years ago, Shuo Lei's direct-controlled troops were only [-]. Of course, [-] troops is already a lot, enough for Shuo Lei, who was born with a golden key in his mouth, to dominate Mobei.

This group of people, in the past in Chahar, they were thorns who refused to accept anyone. They could not understand the perverse Mongolian Khan, nor the Jurchen Khan who conquered the north and south, let alone the Han who had never met in the west. People are sweating profusely.

Shuo Lei was already in a stable mood, but when he heard this, he almost jumped up in a hurry... It's not that Subhadi is to blame, but he proposed this exchange tribute book, which has recently become a serious problem for Shuo Lei's confidant.

It belongs to the addition of a yellow robe.

Huang Taiji's favorite food is frozen persimmons, followed by raw pears, which is the predecessor of frozen pears.

Whether it is paying tribute or asking for help, in their view, it is not surrender, not to mention the location of Mobei is determined, even if they surrender, Liu Chengzong and Huang Taiji can't control them.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Babu visited the bustling Juerwan market. There are a variety of goods that cannot be seen in Mobei. Therefore, he paid the marshal's salary for two years, received 480 taels of lion tickets, and bought several cars. Things back to Mobei.

There are two main crises. The short-term crisis is to solve the problems of food shortage and poverty among the tribes; the long-term crisis is how to maintain independence in the face of the expansion of Daiqing Khitan Khan and Houjin Tiancong Khan.

The extensive agriculture on the Mongolian plateau was completely destroyed by the drought. In response to such a disaster, the three Khalkha tribes living in Mobei finally held a kuriltai meeting.

Only three things were discussed at the Khuriltai meeting, one was Gonpo's succession to the throne, the other was dealing with disasters, and the third was the division of pastoral land.

Some of the cowards were recruited and absorbed by Jin Guotian Cong Khan, and the other part refused to accept Lin Dan Khan and fled to Mobei to become Shuo Lei's subordinates. The last group of tough people followed Lin Dan Khan into Qinghai, and were wiped out by Khitan Khan. net.

This has also caused Shuo Lei's territory to become unprecedentedly large and powerful in recent years.

This is Huang Taiji's second western expedition to Monan. The goal this time is to completely conquer Monan Mongolia and stabilize the Jin Kingdom's dominant position in Monan. If there is a chance, try to break through the Xuanda defense line and fight against the enemy.

The nobles who belonged to Lindan Khan, such as Ujumqin, Sunit, and Haoqit, all led their tribes to Mobei and asked for Shuo Lei's asylum.

Dorgon is Huang Taiji's younger brother, but he is three years younger than Huang Taiji's son Hauge. In Huang Taiji's eyes, he is just a child.

Although Shuo Lei is in Mobei, he doesn't have the other two khans of Khalkha in his eyes at all. What he cares about is the world, the world of the Mongols.

This is an unprecedented crisis for the Mongols. There is a Jurchen Khan in the east and a Han Khan in the west. They are all fake Khans. The fate of the Mongols must be in the hands of the Mongols themselves—of course, this is not what Shuo Lei said.

He really couldn't figure it out, he didn't know whether to say Liu Chengzong's charismatic personality, or his son was a bit stupid. Babu came back from Qinghai, as if he was used to ecstasy soup, his mind was full of good things about Liu Chengzong and bad things about Huang Taiji.

Although it is bitter and cold in Mobei, Babu's father is an enemy of the country, not a poor ghost, and 480 taels of money can't buy him... The one who really bought him was after knowing the price of Juerwan, and remembered the city reward book given to him by Liu Chengzong. A tribute book of 49 taels of silver.

God left Huang Taiji with not many choices, there was only one road left, and there was nothing to discuss. Under the banners, the leaders of the villages gathered the bannermen who were disaster-stricken, prepared their own weapons, and assembled under the tent of the banner owner. The master opened the warehouse and lent private weapons and armor to many leaders to meet Tiancong Khan's requirements for the number of armored men in each department.

Of course, the fact that the three khans stand side by side is actually nothing to the Khalkha nobles. They have long been accustomed to living in this situation, and it is nothing more than justification to establish it through the alliance.

What is the most important thing on the grassland?It was grass, and Shuo Lei was able to distribute the pasture to the exiled nobles from Khan Court, and these people also reciprocated, rushing to persuade Shuo Lei to enter.

But Shuo Lei didn't think so at all. He frowned and said, "Subati, your head was kicked by a horse when you came? If the Emperor's reward from the Ming Dynasty is really a good thing, we are not related to Liu Chengzong, Will he give this to my son? He should leave something good to his son!"

They will go north along the east bank of the Liao River, all the way to Horqin, replenish supplies in the Horqin Grassland, and then follow the north bank where the Liao River turns to go straight to Monan.

This Khan, literally translated as Khan with the right to rule, actually means similar to the regent, so the right-wing nobles call Gonpo Khan, and they can provide all support except help... Watching the excitement is not a big deal , people have their own sweat.

As for the dead, you can lift it as high as you can, there is no harm.

Just for this, Babu thinks that Uncle Liu Chengzong from Qinghai values ​​Mobei Tripartite too much.

But Gonpo’s idea is to rely on his own strength to solve the problem, that is, the three tribes of Mobei continue to expand northward—both Shuo Lei and Subadhi feel that Gonpo’s brain is broken, and there is no cold chicken feather in the north, why the hell go north?

The North Koreans were not willing to pay or sell food to the Kingdom of Jin. This year, the Yalu River flooded Yizhou, which just saved trouble; and the surge of the Liaohe River meant that even if the Ming Dynasty opened Shanhaiguan, the Eight Banners soldiers of the Jin Kingdom would not be able to get through.

The more important issue of the alliance is that the three khans work together to overcome the crisis facing Khalkha today.

Seeing that Sanhan was about to quarrel, the nobles simply decided to skip this question and talk about the second one directly.

This means that [-] troops can be armed with brand-new equipment every year.

In this matter, it is rare for the three Khans to reach a consensus. No matter what the internal situation becomes, the three departments must reach a unity in dealing with external enemies.

Because a gluttonous feast that arose with the war was erupting in Monan, the first to be destroyed was King Shunyi of the Jin Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty who occupied Guihua City in Hohhot, that is, the Tumote tribe. They were defeated by Lin Danhan's Western Expedition.

What kind of person is Shuo Lei?Born with a golden key in his mouth, he stayed in Mobei for half his life. He thinks highly of himself, and ranks the heroes of the world in his heart. In the past, he thought he was the number one in the world, but now he feels wronged... the second in the world.

But the problem is that the left wing can dispatch 11 troops, and Shuo Lei directly controls [-] troops.

There are hundreds of thousands of Mongolian nobles in Mobei, and the insightful people among them understand that Khalkha, which was almost condensed into a unified khanate during the Abadai Khan period, has become a moon in the water, and the three Khans stand on the bright side , Khalkha's great split is a foregone conclusion.

At the same time, Lin Danhan's Monan Khan Court was also defeated by the Jurchen Kingdom and fled to Qinghai. In the process, the Mongolian forces in Monan were divided into three.

It was said by the old and young of Chahar under him.

Khalkha has not held a khuriltai meeting for a long time. In previous years, the nomadic routes of various tribes were directly assigned by their respective leaders. Now the meeting that has been put on hold for several years is reconvened. Some people are happy and some are worried.

The situation inside the pass is indeed not much better than outside the pass. Even outside the pass, Shenyang is not the only one that suffered disasters this year.

Immediately, the army gathered in Shenyang and drove northward along the east bank of the Liaohe River.

Mobei also suffered from violent natural disasters. Last winter, Mobei was extremely cold. People have not yet recovered from the grief of the dead livestock, and the drought once again patronized this barren land.

One is because of the Yalu River, and the other is because of the Liaohe River.

Under such circumstances, on the day of the Khalkha Noble Alliance, Shuo Lei did not hesitate to support Gonbu as Tushetu Khan, and if he wanted to be called Khan, he would call it Khan. will rely on him.

Regarding the former, the three Khans had different opinions. Subadi in the west proposed to pay tribute to Liu Chengzong again and seek help from him, but Gonpo and Shuo Lei were unwilling to pay tribute; Shuo Lei in the east suggested paying tribute to Huang Taiji and seeking help from him , Gonpo and Subadhi were also unwilling to pay tribute.

"Am I talking about the son? I don't care if he has a son."

Shuo Lei said: "Right now Monan is falling apart, and Huang Taiji's attack direction is Monan Mongolia. At this time, meddling in the Gong City of Ming Dynasty is tantamount to taking millet from the fire! You don't understand this truth? Or do you hope Am I going to war with the Kingdom of Jin?"

Subadi smiled, and then propped his hands on the lower table in the tent, staring at Shuo Lei with his eyes.

"I don't understand, I can't drive away the natural disasters. How many people will die when I wait for the three tribes to have no food in autumn and winter? Instead of starving to death, it's better for the three tribes to go down to Monan and go to Shahukou to have a look."

Good morning!