It was already two hours later that Jia Hui came out of Yun Yu's handsome tent.
It wasn't anything big, I just took the test and gave myself a bunch of military books to go back and read. After answering some questions I didn't understand, I drove myself away.
The entire Shangdu has become a large military camp. After the Mongol Khan was driven away, Shangdu became lively again.
200,000 sergeants, immigrants along the way, merchants accompanying the army, military prostitutes following along...
A subtle prosperity has developed on this grassland.
This is actually the border of Daqi, a bridgehead for Daqi to sweep the grasslands, and a transfer station for supplies.
We ate some casually at the mutton shop run by the garrison soldiers, and then strolled all the way back to the cavalry station.
Lift out your own horse and start daily maintenance.
From then on, the terms of the peace talks became clear, and Monan Royal Court was determined to have a chance encounter with Daqi.
It has already experienced a major split, and the power of the royal court is not as strong as before. If it continues to sit back and watch Khalkha rebel and break away, let alone how to deal with the threats from the three surrounding parties, even its own people will think about whether it is time to stand on their own.
Khalkha, the royal court must defeat him, even if he is attacked from both sides.
In other words, the emperor has ruined Da Qi's reputation outside the country, and he didn't even bother to talk about it.
"Du Si, Ye Bu is not taking it back." A messenger came from outside to report.
"Very good, let them go and rest quickly. Just leave one person to report to me." Jia Hui put down the horse, stood up and walked out.
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After defeating Nonohe, Mantulu suddenly became the first general of the Khan Court. Now, he has joined forces with the Horqin tribe to force the Tuxietu tribe to move north, and has cooperated with the Chechen tribe, the Buryat tribe and the Tuxie tribe. Xie Tubu faced off.
To the west, the Yongxiebu tribe and the Asut tribe were confronting the Saiyinnuoyan tribe and the Zasaktu tribe in Mobei.
Therefore, the four major tribes confronting Mobei are not of concern for the time being. The first thing to solve is that the coalition forces of Chahar, Tumut, Ordos and some surrounding small tribes are the Qi army's opponents in this battle.
"So, the enemy has almost 150,000 people?" Jia Hui looked through the information collected by Ye Bu.
"Back to the general, Bilige Khan has become ruthless this time. He has recruited nearly a million troops in Monan. You also know that these Mongol people can be a good cavalry if you give them a sword. So, One hundred and fifty thousand is still a relatively conservative number. If you include those old people who are not old enough, it may exceed two hundred thousand. Even when necessary, the women in the tribe will join the war, so it will be even more!" No answer was given at night.
"A total of three Chahar films?"
"Chahar's three divisions and the troops facing Khalkha on the east and west sides have about 80,000 troops."
Jia Hui touched his chin.
"I know, I'll give you a moment and come with me to the Marshal's place." Jia Hui stood up.
"Don't delay, this is the duty of humble duty!"
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"Okay, I understand. You can go down and rest first!" Yun Yu said to Ye Bushou after reading the information.
"Yes." Ye Buzuan turned around and left. After going out, he helped close the door thoughtfully.
"What do you think?" Yun Yu asked.
Jia Hui thought for a moment.
"The west is too far, and our army cannot take care of it this time. Therefore, the main opponents this time are the Wangting coalition forces in the east and the Barhu and Horqin tribes on the back."
"Well, continue." Yun Yu nodded and motioned for Jia Hui to continue.
"The nomads are different from us Daqi. Their army is relatively free. When necessary, anyone who can ride a horse and wield a knife can be regarded as a soldier.
But this is also one of their disadvantages. Since they are a patchwork army, they cannot match ours in terms of coordination. What's more, there are also grudges between their tribes.
Rather than saying that they are Mongol people, it is better to say that they are a large alliance of nomadic tribes composed of Chahar people, Horqin people or Barhu people. For them, the tribe is where they belong and their true roots. . As for the Khan Court, that's about it.
The Khan's court became powerful and could bring benefits to them. Naturally, the Mongol people closely surrounded the Khan's court. But if the Khan Court is weak, then they will be the Ordos or the Tumuts. "
Tsk, this guy has something.
Yun Yu took a sip of tea and continued to ask.
"So what exactly are you going to do?"
"No matter how many ways he comes, I will only go all the way, gather all the cavalry troops, and chase Chahar!"
"What about the other tribes?"
"Now they are gathering together. As long as these hundreds of thousands of regular soldiers are defeated and the Khan Court is eliminated, the rest will be old and weak. You must come to drive them away. After all, this Northern Expedition is mainly about weakening Well.
These tribes in the west cannot suffer too much loss. If Oirat is allowed to take advantage of the situation to advance eastward, and these tribes surrender to the enemy due to excessive losses, and instead allow Oirat to grow stronger, then the battle will be in vain. "
"The idea is OK, but what about Khalkha?"
"As I said before, the west side needs to resist Oirat. All we need to do is cripple the tribes in the east."
Although the Western Region and the Plateau have been captured, the Junggar tribe in the north is fighting fiercely with the Rakshasa people. According to the caravan from the west, Torgut has also been beaten. The war has entered a fever pitch. Waiting for the war At the end, no matter who the winner is, their eyes will be fixed again on the pasture of their ancestors.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the Mongol tribe in the west still has the strength to protect itself after being weakened, and becomes a buffer zone and isolation zone between the spheres of influence of Oirat and Daqi.
If the tribes in the west are too weak and are invaded by the winners into the grassland, the weakened Monan tribes will definitely not be able to defeat them. Then they may appear anywhere on the nine sides, doubling the defensive pressure on the north of Daqi.
In order to prevent the front from being too long and to limit future wars to the Western Region, the tribes in the west must have a certain strength.
"Why? Why do you value Oirat so much?" Yun Yu was puzzled.
"When I was in the Western Regions, I fought against them. They were very strong, at least stronger than the Timurids and the Kushotes. It would have been better if the Junggars had won. After all, I already knew their approximate strength, but If they lose, the winner will not be weaker than him.”
The most important thing is the name Junggar. In the previous life, Junggar started in the late Ming Dynasty and reached its peak during the reign of Yongzheng. It was the final glory of the Mongol people who fought with the Qing Dynasty for nearly a hundred years.
"Okay, since you have made a decision in your mind, let's make arrangements!"
After Yun Yu finished speaking, he drove Jia Hui away.
The two purposes of this Northern Expedition were to complete the basic strategy, weaken Monan's strength, and achieve a balance between Monan and Mobei. As long as this strategic goal is achieved, you can play freely.
Another purpose is to select talents for the country. With the decline of old commanders, Daqi urgently needs a new generation of commanders. So far, it seems that Jia Hui has done a good job.
The rest of the armies were a bit worse. During the Western Expedition that ended last year, the border towns also took turns to exchange their preferred talents. Under the overall control of the commander-in-chief, they could command local wars, but they were completely It was beyond their ability to complete a war all by themselves. Fortunately, the Daqi border troops received full pay all year round, and their combat effectiveness was overwhelming, so they did not suffer much losses.
It can be said that a major focus of this Northern Expedition is to cultivate Jia Hui's ability to lead the army. With the tyrannical Qi army and Yun Yu's support, Jia Hui only needs to do his best to command the battle.
In the next few days, Yun Yu completely delegated power to Jia Hui, ranging from personnel mobilization and material distribution to small pawn fights and overlord meals. The huge workload tortured Jia Hui with pain and happiness.
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"Mandu Luhun Taiji, the Great Khan's will!" Qixue, who was sent by Bilige Khan to deliver the order, finally arrived at the headquarters of Barhu.
Although there were some twists and turns in the change of dynasty, Mandulu finally defeated Nuonuohe. Taiji, the various tribes of the Barhu tribe, fulfilled their promise and assigned some tribes to Mandulu. Together with Mandulu's old tribe, they formed the The new Balhu headquarters.
"Your Majesty Mandulu respectfully listens to the imperial edict of Bilige Khan!" Mandulu took the lead and led the generals in the tent to kneel down to welcome the imperial edict of the Great Khan.
Seeing everyone kneeling down, Qie Xue quickly opened the imperial edict and read:
"In the power of eternal life, in the protection of the great gospel, in the emperor's imperial edict, every root of Baerhu Hutaijimandulu and officers, and every soldier.
The imperial edict declared:
Emperor Genghis
Emperor Xue Chan
…
According to the imperial edict of Emperor Bilig, Mandu Luhun Taiji, along with every officer and soldier, came to Xilinhotli within ten days.
The imperial edict is mine. "
After reading it, Qixue respectfully handed over Bilig Khan's will to Mandulu who stood up.
"May I ask Huetaiji, when will you set off?" Qixue asked, bending down.
Mandulu led two large armies to defeat the three major coalition forces of Khalkha and forced the three armies to flee Yuerhai. Under the deliberate propaganda of the Khan Court, the story has spread throughout Monan, and the evildoers became the Khan Court. The first Battle, Qixue naturally worshiped Mantulu.
"Pack your things and set off tomorrow. I just have a question and I hope the Khan will answer it." Mantulu was a little confused. The current situation was obviously in our favor. After persisting for ten days and a half, the three major departments were ready. It's almost time to surrender.
"I will tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything!"
"Haha, please don't be nervous, Khan. I have only one question. Why did the Great Khan send my Barhu troops to go south? Does Horqin also want to go south? They have been holding on for a while, but the rebels in Khalkha are about to surrender?" Man Man Dulu asked the question in his heart.
"This..." Qixue already knew what Mantulu wanted to ask. If he had received this order when the situation was great, he would have asked the same question.
"Is there something unspeakable?"
"No, no, no, of course it can be said that this is the case. The Great Khan did not let Horqin go south. After all, Huitai Ji, you also know that the Horqin tribe has not recovered since that battle.
The traitor Tu Mengken of Saiyinnuoyan sent people to detour through the Xianbei Mountains and cross the Liao Dynasty to ask the Qi Emperor to send troops! The Great Khan was afraid that you would be distracted, so he didn't tell you that now they have arrived in Xanadu! "Qie Xue finished speaking quickly.
"What, the Qi people are sending troops again!!" Mantulu was shocked. He took all precautions but failed to prevent the Khalkha people from taking a detour from the north!
Scenes of memories buried deep in his heart flooded into Mantulu's mind.
Since his birth, Abu has been respectful to every Qi merchant who came to his tribe. At that time, he did not understand why Abu, who could hunt tigers and challenge hungry wolves, was so humble. He only felt that as a Baal tiger Their descendants should not be like this.
When I was ten years old, I heard from my tribe that the Great Khan of Xishou was back! Mantulu, who grew up listening to the stories of Emperor Genghis and Emperor Xue Chan, was very excited. He believed that the returning Khan would lead the tribes to glory again just like the great Emperor Genghis. The Qi merchants lowered their heads with disgusted nostrils.
But in the end, it backfired. Those who came to the tribe were no longer the Qi merchants with their nostrils pointed in the sky and carrying all kinds of goodies, but the Qi army wearing iron armor and with ferocious faces!
He would never forget that desperate day.
When he was twelve years old, Abu once again went to meet the great Sarukjan Khan, but this time it was different from usual. All the uncles and brothers in the tribe followed Abu, and he only remembered that Abu said it over and over again. He told the Ahabs to take good care of their homes and wait for him to come back. The Ahabs also nodded seriously.
Being heartless, he acted coquettishly towards his father and asked Abu to bring him a new bow. Abu smiled and agreed, but his smile was so reluctant.
Nearly a month later, when I was bored and shooting rabbits, I saw a scene that would give me a lifelong nightmare.
A black curtain appeared on the hillside in the distance, like the waves of the Hulun River hitting the shore, hitting the home where I grew up for 12 years.
All of a sudden, it seemed that only the huge black wave was left in his world, and he froze there. For the first time, he felt what death was.
But a familiar figure crashed into the black waves with a long gray arrow.
"Run! Mantulu, take your stupid Eji and run!"
It's Abu!
The embarrassed father came back with his uncles and brothers from the tribe, but the number was less than half of the number before departure!
I saw uncles falling off their horses one after another, brothers one after another being pierced by spears, and even Abu, who was as high as a mountain, was knocked off his horse. The knight in black armor held a spear and nailed Abu to the ground.
Power surged back into the limbs.
I have never listened to Abu's words so much. I jumped on my little white horse and ran towards the tribe like crazy. The Aha who had heard the noise long ago had already summoned the uncles who stayed behind and rushed towards the black waves. Eji He frantically whipped the ponies of himself and several Aha's who were about the same age, and fled towards the north...
Since then, every once in a while, the Qi people will organize troops to attack their homes, from the age of twelve to forty, again and again...
"Huteiji, Huetaiji?" Qixue looked at the stunned Mantulu and shouted anxiously.
"Ah, I remembered something and made Khan laugh."
Wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, he forced a smile.
"Are you tired too, Khan? It will take some time for my troops to pack their bags. Why don't you go down and have a rest?" Mandulu finished speaking and summoned a maid.
"You can take the Khan down and take a rest. Remember, you must serve him carefully!"
The maid agreed and left with Qixue.
The generals Taiji, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly came over.
"Huntaiji, are you really going to support the Khan Court? Aren't there already Tumut and Ordos over there? Why do you want us to go? No fighting in the north?" A group of people asked Mandu one by one. Lu.
"Okay, support must be provided. If the territory is lost, we can fight back in the future. But if the people are gone, everything will be over! Then when all the people come to attack, do you think we can stay out of it?
Is it possible that everyone has forgotten what Qi people did to us? In which of your households did no one die at the hands of Qi Ren? Do you think only the three Chahar troops can stop the Qi people? "
The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became heavy.
"Okay, we don't have to go anyway. Sultan, you lead your men to stay and confront Khalkha with Horqin. And you, you, you too, stay together too. , I will take 40,000 people with me this time, and let Suletan take the remaining 20,000 people."
Sultan quickly stood up and agreed.
Although the Barhu Tribe had just experienced a split, it had annexed some small tribes as a result of the war. Overall, its strength had even increased a lot compared to before the split, with the number of regular soldiers even reaching 70,000.
Ten thousand people were left to guard the home, and 60,000 people were taken away by Mandulu to start filming with Khalkha.
As for the Horqin tribe, this group of descendants of Hesar Khan, as the main force of the Khan's court during the war, fought a real fire with the Qi army, fighting dozens of bloody battles, and their strength was greatly damaged.
Currently, it is a tribe between medium-sized and large-sized tribes. Its strength far exceeds that of medium-sized tribes, but it cannot compare with large tribes like the Barhu tribe. It can only gather 20,000 regular soldiers. This battle was only to assist Mantulu in the battle.
"Since we have decided to raise troops and go south, let's go and get ready." After saying that, he waved his hands to indicate that it was time to leave. The generals Taiji and the whole tent understood and immediately returned to their respective troops.
The next day, under the leadership of Huitai Jimandulu, the neatly packed Barhu tribe set out on the journey again.
