My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 161 Dilemma
In the vast wilderness, a long marching team was winding its way.

A huge team of musketeers, pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, and thousands of heavy troops marched, injecting a strong sense of vitality into this originally deserted land.

Jia Yu turned her head and looked at the endless team behind her, with a trace of satisfaction on her face.

After a month of hard work, the army he had created with his own hands had gradually lost its youthfulness and gradually evolved into an elite force.

Now... I will lead them to strive for greater honor.

There was a brisk sound of horse hooves, and Xie Youyuan, who was in charge of commanding the pikemen, trotted to his side on horseback and said worriedly: "Sir... are we really going to attack Xuanfu?"

"It's not an attack... it's a recovery!" Jia Yu corrected.

"Well, it's recapture!"

Xie Youyuan said with a worried look on his face: "But sir, Xuanfu is an important town in Daxia, can we take it down with just ten thousand people?

Once the offensive fails for a long time and a stalemate occurs, Tuotuo Buhua takes the opportunity to send troops to help. Under attack from two sides, the army is in danger. "

Jia Yu was delighted when she heard this: "Hey... I didn't expect Lao Xie to use his brain? It's not easy!"

"Sir, a humble position is serious." Xie Youyuan said helplessly.

Since two days ago, Jia Yu, who was still playing hide-and-seek with Tuotuo Buhua near Tongguan, suddenly led his army to turn around and march northward to recapture Xuanfu without consulting anyone. This move scared many people. Qing, Xie Youyuan is no exception.

After holding it in for two days, he finally couldn't help but find Jia Yu and wanted to ask clearly.

"I'm not kidding you either."

Jia Yu also said sternly: "If Tuotuo Buhua personally takes charge of Xuanfu at this time, I won't even get close.

But now Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is still staying in Tongguan, which gives us an opportunity. "

Speaking of this, Jia Yu's eyes showed a glimmer of light, "And I have sent people to find out clearly. This Tuotuo Buhua invasion to the south not only brought most of his troops and horses, but also his royal court.

They even set up the royal court in Xuan Mansion, which shows that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua does not intend to leave.

You said, wouldn't it be too rude if I didn't go over and say hello to him? "

Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's royal court, it can be said that all of Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's belongings are there now. If I don't go and plunder them, I would be sorry for them to come all the way.

These days, Jia Yu led the army to play hide-and-seek with Totuo Buhua's army around Tongguan, in order to paralyze the Mongols and make Tuotuo Buhua think that his purpose was to delay the Mongolian army and nothing else. idea.

With this preconceived idea, even if Jia Yu and his army have not been seen for several days, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua will subconsciously think that Jia Yu is hiding in some corner, waiting for the opportunity to attack again, without thinking of Jia Yu He was so audacious that he dared to raid his lair.

Seeing Jia Yu's determined expression, Xie Youyuan knew that his Shangguan had made up his mind and stopped trying to persuade him.

As the two stopped to talk, teams kept passing by.

The musketeers' red uniforms and white trousers intertwined with each other are like a flowing river, creating a striking and magnificent landscape in the wilderness.

Next came the spearmen commanded by Xie Youyuan. Under the sunlight, the soldiers' armor reflected dazzling light from time to time.

Jia Yu looked at the direction the team was heading. It only took one more day for the team to reach Xuan Mansion.

Moreover, he had already sent spies to find out clearly that although the Xuanfu now had [-] Tatar defenders in name, it was actually just false news released by the Tatars.

The fact is that in the entire Xuan Mansion, there are only two thousand Xue Yong's troops who are directly under the royal court, and the remaining six or seven thousand soldiers and horses are just some young troops composed of half-grown men.

If you don’t understand what a young sergeant is, you can understand it by referring to the Boy Scouts of later generations.

In the final analysis, it was not that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua did not pay attention to the royal court, but that in his opinion, the area around Xuan Mansion had long been depleted of Daxia soldiers and horses.

Even if there is any situation, two thousand Xue Yong's troops and six to seven thousand young troops are enough to deal with it.

Furthermore, the Mongolian population is not as wealthy as the Han Dynasty.

In the harsh conditions of the Mongolian grasslands, the mortality rate of children is very high.

Just a cold and fever can take away the life of a child, and a random snowstorm can completely wipe out a small tribe from this world.

This is also the reason why even if hundreds of years have passed, the Mongolian population cannot grow on a large scale.

Even in the early Yuan Dynasty, when the Mongols were at their most prosperous, the Mongolian population was only just over 400 million.

It's not that the Mongols don't want to develop their population, but that they really can't.

And the most important point is that even though the Mongolian people claim to have millions of people, Mongolia is just too big. Millions of Mongolians are scattered across the vast grasslands, like sand spilled into a pool.

Millions of Mongolians were divided into countless tribes spread across the grasslands. Tuotuo Buhua was able to develop the Chahar tribe into a large tribe with a population of 40 million through decades of annexation, plunder, and intimidation. , has been called the most powerful figure since Genghis Khan.

And just when Jia Yu led the army to march towards Xuanfu, Tuotuo Buhua in Tongguan also fell into a dilemma.

Former Tongguan General Military Office
They were still the familiar Mongolian generals, but they no longer had the ferocity and confidence they had a month ago.

Although his expression was still so fierce, the unknowingly extra strand of white hair on his temples was silently telling of the hard work during this period.

"Everyone, you all know the current situation.

That Jia Yu is lurking around Tongguan like a poisonous snake, staring at us eagerly.

Once we reveal our flaws, he will immediately pounce on us and take a bite.

There are only two ways before us now, either to head towards Shenjing at all costs, or as long as we take Shenjing, everything will be fine.

Either turn around and withdraw to Xuanfu immediately, manage Xuanfu well, and wait until we are stronger in a few years before launching an attack on Daxia.

I don’t know if you have any different opinions, why not express them? "

Everyone present fell silent, and there was a silence in the hall.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Tuotuo Buhua immediately understood what everyone meant.

If it had been a month ago, everyone would have been clamoring to attack the Shenjing City, capture the Emperor of Daxia alive, and establish a new Yuan Dynasty.

But during these more than half a month, the Daxia native named Jia Yu told them a cruel fact with bloody facts. Times have changed.

Gone are the days when people relied on their skilled bows and horses to conquer the world using the Mangu evil method of warfare (also known as Parthian archery).That Jia Yu relied on powerful artillery fire and dense musket formations to knock countless Mongolians off their horses like chickens.

For more than half a month, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua hadn't thought about sending out all his troops to fight Jia Yu.

But that Jia Yu seemed to have a pair of clairvoyance. No matter how secretly they hid the army, he could predict it.

As long as the Mongols send out large troops, he will quickly escape and never confront them head-on.

But as long as the Mongols sent out fewer people, he would pounce on them quickly like a hungry wolf, eat all those people, and then escape before the Mongolian reinforcements arrived.

After more than half a month of mutual repulsion, the Mongolian army decreased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

From the more than [-] people when Tongguan was first captured, the number has dropped to more than [-] now.

Yes, the number of the Mongolian army has now dropped from [-] when it first invaded the south to more than [-].

Such huge battle losses have made all Mongolian senior officials feel heartache.

You know, it is not an easy task to train a qualified Mongolian cavalry on the harsh Mongolian grasslands.

And this army is not just people from the Chahar tribe, it is a coalition of more than ten small and large tribes including Zhungar, Ulyanha, and Zhelmei.

And this is already the majority of the troops of these tribes. Once all are lost here, some weak tribes will be in danger of annihilation.

Although no one spoke, the leaders of each tribe had already expressed their thoughts.

Finally, Qinggeltai, who was still the left prime minister, stood up and said bravely: "Dear Tuotuo Buhua Khan, this time our southern expedition to Daxia has achieved the expected results.

We not only captured Xuanfu, but also captured Tongguan. In these two places alone, we seized countless gold and silver treasures as well as grain, cloth, tea and other supplies.What's more important is that we also captured more than 20 Han slaves alive.

With this population, as long as we return to the grassland and develop for a few more years, we will become stronger. By then we will send our troops south, and we will definitely be able to destroy the Great Xia court and re-establish a more glorious and powerful Yuan Dynasty. "

Qinggeltai knew that restoring the former glory of the Mongols was Tuotuo's lifelong dream, which was why he had been able to work hard and develop desperately for decades.

Unfortunately, the harsh climate and congenital reasons in the Mongolian grasslands have restricted the development of the Mongolian people. No matter how they develop, the population bottleneck will always be there. This is also the most unwilling thing for Tuotuo Buhua.

However, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua later thought of a way to strengthen himself by plundering the Han people. As long as the Han people were plundered and brought into the Mongolian tribes, after two or three generations of reproduction, these people would be completely domesticated and became Mongolians. .

In this way, it can not only weaken the strength of the Han people, but also strengthen itself. Why not do it? This is the reason why Qinggeltai said these words.

Tuo Tuo Bu Hua stood up, walked to the door of the hall, looked towards the direction of the northern Shenjing, and after a long time he said with an unwillingness on his face: "That's it... this time I have taken advantage of the two old and new emperors of Daxia.

Pass my order and prepare the entire army. Three days later, the entire army will officially set off and retreat towards Xuan Mansion! "

Everyone was relieved when they heard that Tuotuo Buhua finally announced his withdrawal, but some people asked unwillingly: "The Great Khan... we can withdraw our troops, but why should Tongguan be left to the Han people?
Wouldn't it be better to leave a force of soldiers and horses to garrison Tongguan? You must know that Tongguan is the barrier of Shenjing. As long as you occupy this place, it will be like putting a sword at Daxia's throat.

Moreover, in order to capture this place, we sacrificed the lives of more than 1 warriors. We cannot give it back to those Han people in vain! "

Tuotaobuhua looked at the speaker. He was Adamu, the leader of the Ulyanha tribe.

He snorted coldly: "Adamu, although Tongguan is a natural danger, it is too far away from Xuanfu, making supplies extremely difficult.

The Daxia people don't need to do anything else. Just ambushing our supplies outside is enough for us.

If you really can't bear to leave Tongguan, then I will hand over Tongguan to you and let your Uliangha tribe defend it. What do you think? "

"This... let's forget it!"

Adamu's face turned red and he quickly shook his head in refusal.

It's not that he doesn't know the troubles of stationing in Tongguan, he just says it because he can't bear it.

Tuotuo Buhua glanced at everyone, and suddenly said with great enthusiasm: "Don't be depressed, everyone, of course, Jia Yu has taken some advantage these days.

But our purpose of entering the customs this time has been achieved, and the gold, silver, grain, grass and Han people plundered this time have all been delivered to their destination.

When we return to Xuanfu and divide what we have grabbed, in three to five years, we will definitely become stronger, and then we will come back to cause trouble for the Emperor of Daxia! "

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed.

Regardless of Jia Yu's harassment these days, the Mongols did lose a lot of men and horses, and even had tens of thousands of livestock robbed.

But overall, they don't actually lose money.

The grain, tea, gold and silver they grabbed were enough to live comfortably for several years, not to mention the more than 20 people they looted.

Even children on the grassland know that whether a tribe is strong or not depends not on how many cattle, sheep, and grain it has, but on how many people it has. Only population is the key to the prosperity of a tribe.

As long as the robbed Han people can be brought back to the Mongolian grasslands and develop safely for a few years, the tribe's strength will definitely reach a higher level.

Thinking of this, everyone started to get excited.

Tuotuo Buhua waved his hand and said, "Okay... this matter has been settled. We will start packing our things after we go back, and we will start returning to Xuan Mansion tomorrow."

Following Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's order, everyone dispersed with a roar.

Now that they decided to leave Tongguan, the Mongols were no longer polite and began to wreak havoc on Tongguan.

For a time, there were billowing smoke and the sound of demolishing houses everywhere in Tongguan.

But Tuo Tuo BuHua obviously overestimated the execution ability of the Mongols.

Unlike when they came with light equipment, the Mongols who had looted enough had to take away too many things when they retreated.

Whether it was the return artillery used in siege, or the looted pigs, dogs, cattle, sheep, gold and silver treasures, or even pots and pans, which were ordinary things to the Han people, they were all great treasures to the Mongols.

The saying that one pot is passed down to three generations, but the pot still remains when people are gone is not just a joke, but a real thing.

For the Mongolians who were short of supplies, it was a big deal for anyone who could grab a big iron pot.

So the departure originally scheduled for the next day was delayed abruptly, and it was not until the third day that the first vanguard started to set off from Tongguan...

(End of this chapter)