Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 511
Since ancient times, including Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, if the Central Plains army wants to sweep the grassland, the most important thing is a map and a guide.

The ancient maps, aside from their roughness, cannot solve water pollution, how to identify directions, where to avoid sandstorms, etc., but guides can.

The reason why the Han Dynasty swept across the grasslands and left Monan without a royal court was that they dared to use the Huns and had excellent traitors to defeat them one by one.

But this time Liu Tingjie went north, and he was extremely well prepared.

The first is the caravan guide, compared with the military map, to prevent getting lost as much as possible.

And secondly, there are three horses per person. The army is small in size and can feed on the enemy, which is extremely efficient.

Like Ming Chengzu, with such a large scale, it is difficult to feed on the enemy. Once the enemy cannot be found, they can only retreat.

As for why the Mongols didn't go to a decisive battle like the Huns, head-to-head, it was because of the many Northern Expeditions during the Hongwu period, which crushed the pride of the Mongols, leaving only the instinct to survive.

Before leaving, the staff member asked: "I don't know what will happen after the father-in-law sweeps Monan?"

"Let him return to obedience, and get rid of the connection with Jiannu."

Liu Tingjie said solemnly: "Just kill them and get rid of them with natural medicine, then recruit them into the army and fight Hetao."

"It couldn't be better for the Yitumet tribe to the Oara people (Elut Mongolia)."

Erut Mongolia was originally nomadic in the Xinjiang region, but was forced by the Junggar tribe to come to the western part of Inner Mongolia, the Hetao region in the early Qing Dynasty.

Because it is in the west of Hetao, it is also called "Taoxi Second Banner" or "Xitao Second Banner".

Although it belongs to the Monan area, it is ruled by Zhasak Mongolia, that is, the hereditary feudal princes, not all of them.

"My lord is far-sighted, but there are still gaps."

After all, the staff has read the book and has a lot of knowledge. He said in a deep voice: "From my point of view, the Manchu system of uniform and participation in the leadership, etc., has many disadvantages, but it is very effective in dispersing the strength of the Mongols. Miraculously, might as well maintain the status quo."

"But, Dutong and Shenling were under the Eight Banners system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. We don't have the Eight Banners system."

Liu Tingjie said with a headache.

All political systems have their foundations, so you can't make them up!

"We don't have Eight Banners, but we have guards!"

The staff laughed and said: "The so-called Dutong, Shenling, Zuoling, etc., aren't they commanders, thousands of households, and hundreds of households?"

"Change the name and keep it as it is. He is Tumed Left Banner and Right Banner, and we are Tumed Left Back and Right Back."

"Promote some obedient ones, kill some domineering ones, and set up a prestige. Will it mean that Guihua City will never escape again?"

"Wonderful!"

Liu Tingjie yelled, happily presented this plan to the emperor, and then led the army towards Guihua City aggressively.

There is a guide, there is no shortage of water, there is a compass, and the direction remains unchanged. The army follows the route and sweeps the tribes along the way.

Killing dissatisfied, coercing young and strong, slaughtering cattle and sheep, walking all the way, killing all the way, eating all the way, like locusts, the bigger and bigger.

As for the Mongolian nobles, no matter men, women or children, they were all caught, and they would never let anyone go.

As for the spoils captured, Liu Tingjie also knew that the Tatars were ungrateful for profit, so he did not hesitate to share half of it.

As a result, the first batch of coerced young adults discovered that not only did they not lose anything along the way, but they also earned a lot of property.

And the new batch of young adults who have lost their family property and become spoils of war can only think about looting the next batch and earning back their original value.

In this way, a vicious circle is formed, more and more young and strong are ensnared, more spoils of war, and more desire for war.

Unknowingly, many Mongols forgot that they were captives, and naturally joined the army to fight, seized the spoils, and divided them among them.

In the end, there were even young and strong people who took the initiative to join, and there was no need for prisoners at all.

The Dutongs of Tumed Left Banner and Right Banner could only shrink their troops in Guihua City, waiting for the war to come.

It's not that they don't want to run away, it's that the Monan area is the most fertile area of ​​the grassland at this time, and they are reluctant to part with it.

Moreover, after the unification of Monan Mongolia, the Manchu Qing assigned territories to the tribes, with Khalkha Mongolia in the north (unbeatable, desolate), Chahar Banner in the east (enemy), and Ordos tribe in Hetao in the west (cannot be defeated ).

The huge grassland and the fragile Tumed tribe have nowhere to go.

Besides, if you run away without fighting, how can you explain to the Manchus?
So, no matter what, you have to fight.

Unfortunately, in the southwest of Guihua City, more than a hundred miles away, Buzar, who had two thousand tents, happened to be encountered.

Looking at the huge army in front of him, Buzar panicked: "I'm more than a hundred miles away from Guihua City, so I can't turn to me—"

"Buzar, stop resisting and surrender!"

At this time, a person on the opposite side shouted on a horse.

When Buzar saw it, he raised his brows angrily: "Wu Qitu, you brought these Ming troops here? It must be."

"Your tribe occupies such a fertile land, who else will you steal?"

The man sneered.

With thousands of troops in front of him, Buzar had no choice but to give in, and sacrificed all his cattle, sheep, horses, even gold and silver jewelry, salt, etc.

Only the wife can barely save, leaving a trace of face.

And the huge booty, shared by everyone, is only to temporarily quench their thirst.

So all eyes were on Guihua City, and the headquarters of Tumed Left Banner and Right Banner nearby.

They occupy Guihua City and own the most fertile land, and a large number of Han people cultivate land for them, and craftsmen build houses for them. It can be said that Guihua City is the pearl of Monan, and everyone wants it.

Liu Tingjie also wanted it.

It's just that the situation in front of us looks good, but in fact it's just the bonding of interests. Once the war goes a little bit wrong, the collapse will only be instantaneous.

"The only ones I can rely on are the 3000 people under my command."

Gritting his teeth, the army marched towards Guihua City in a mighty manner, unimpeded along the way.

At this time, the left and right banners of Tumed's troops were in charge of Guluge and Hanggao, and they urgently gathered all the young and strong troops, with their backs against Guihua City, ready to resist.

Back then, Bo Shuo Ketu Khan, the great-great-grandson of Altan Khan, was conquered by Lin Dan Khan. In the sixth year of Tiancong (1632), Huang Taiji led troops to conquer Chahar and stationed troops in Guihua City. He was the son of Bo Shuo Ketu Khan. , Omubu led the crowd to join him.

Later, Ermubu was captured on the charge of treason against the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty ordered Guluge, Hang Gao, and Tobok to guard the naturalized city of Tumed.

There are 25 Zuo Ling (Niu Lu) under the left wing and 22 Zuo Ling under the right wing. The total number of soldiers and horses is no more than 6000 people.

Gu Luge said with an ugly face: "The Ming army has more than [-] people, this battle is very difficult to fight."

(End of this chapter)