Anda Khan finally returned to the grassland. The first thing he did when he got home was to ask the messengers to set off immediately and let the tribal leaders come for a meeting!
When he took a breath, the chief steward he left in the tribe came forward to salute and told him that Qi Jiguang had been here after he left.
Ida Khan was startled: "What is he here for? Is he here to fight? I have some people at home, so I don't think he dares!"
The steward said that Qi Jiguang was not here to fight. Although he brought cavalry, he was here to declare a decree to reward Anda Khan.
Idahan frowned: "Reward? What reward should I receive?"
The housekeeper glanced at An Da Khan with a guilty look: "Emperor Jiajing has rewarded you as the Great Khan for my An Da Khan."
Ada Khan was startled: "I was originally called Ada Khan. This is my name. Do I still need him to seal it?"
The steward thought for a while and whispered: "Great Khan, Qi Jiguang not only brought you a reward, he also brought many edicts.
Now on the grassland, tribal leaders, big and small, have all been named this Khan and that Khan by Jiajing. Great Khans are worthless! "
An Dahan was furious, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He suddenly understood that this was Xiao Feng's poisonous plan!
Xiao Feng wanted to split the grassland, and it took him a lot of effort, bloodshed, and killing to unify the grassland!
"Asshole! He's dreaming! I knocked down the grassland with a fast horse and a long sword. Can he split it with an edict that is too small to wipe my butt?"
After a few days, it stands to reason that the leader of the furthest tribe should have almost arrived. Because at that time Anda Khan's main sphere of influence was in the Monan Grassland, and the vast Mobei Grassland in the northeast was relatively independent.
But now only more than half of the usual tribe leaders came, and the other half only told the messengers that their tribes were busy with matters, and they would definitely get together some other time if they had time.
I'm sweating. Damn it, what nonsense? I'm convening a military meeting. Do you think it's a class reunion? I heard that the female classmates have less work and more work, so we can meet another day?
Anda Khan did not dare to tell other tribes that he had just lost 10,000 cavalry outside the pass. He just told everyone that the Ming Dynasty was not particular and refused to sell our food! We have to fight them!
Half of the tribal leaders who came looked at each other in confusion, and it took a long time to recommend a representative who was articulate and courageous enough to speak.
"Great Khan, Qi Jiguang told us when he came to deliver the decree that as long as the children of our tribe go to the school built next to the mutual market, they will sell grain."
Anda Khan stared at the representative forcefully: "Fart! Don't you know what they are going to do? They are going to teach the children the same things as the Han people!"
Can we exchange this for food? When did the descendants of Genghis Khan fall to this level? "
The representative flinched, but after looking at the supportive glances around him, he swallowed and spoke in a low voice.
"Great Khan, do we have any problem with our children learning Han culture? Even during the periods of Genghis Khan and Xue Chan Khan (Kublai Khan), we have been learning Han culture?
Now the Han people have taken the initiative to build schools, invite our children to study there, and even agree to sell us food. Does this cause any loss to us? "
An Dahan said angrily: "Of course there are losses! The culture of the Han people, weak and incompetent, advocating benevolence and righteousness, will make our descendants weak and not want to fight!"
This reason is very representative and stands on the commanding heights of national morality, so the representatives dare not openly refute it and can only ask questions in a veiled way.
“Dakhan, in fact, if the weather is smooth and we have enough food and clothing, we don’t have to go to war with them, right?
Didn't we fight before because they were unwilling to trade with each other properly? "
Ida choked with sweat. This was indeed the case in the previous wars. Now Xiao Feng, this bastard, has used the sugar-coated bullet of mutual trading to corrupt the tribes in the grassland and make them content with buying and selling instead of plundering. What a bastard!
Thinking back, before Xiao Feng lay on the coffin board, he insisted on encouraging Ming Dynasty to open a mutual market. At that time, he thought he was taking advantage. But now it seems that no one may have taken advantage of whom!
"Everyone, think about it carefully, this market is in their hands! They can open it when they say it will, and close it when they say it will!
If we are not ready for war at any time, what will we do if they shut down the mutual market? The Han people are very cunning, don't be fooled by them! "
The representative looked at An Dahan's fierce eyes and did not dare to speak. He knew that if he dared to say anything again, Anda Khan might have to give him the hard truth.
Anda Khan knows that these people are still hesitating in their hearts, and they dare not refute now just because his strong suppression is not a long-term solution.
He looked around and found that these tribes were relatively close to him or relatively weak. Those who were farther away and more powerful basically didn’t come.
It seems that if you want to prevent this divisive trend from developing, you must kill the chicken to scare the monkeys! I Dahan gritted his teeth and his voice was cold.
"Brothers! If you come here, you treat me like a great Khan, and I will naturally treat you as brothers!
Those who didn't come didn't think of me as Khan, so naturally I didn't think of them as brothers. Bring your warriors and follow this Khan to conquer them!
Take down their pastures and I will reward them for you! Seize their cattle and sheep, and I will reward you! Capture their children and I will reward you! "
Pasture, cattle, sheep, and slaves have always been the three most effective ways to mobilize troops on the Mongolian grasslands, but today the effect seems a bit dull.
Looking at the expressions of the tribal leaders, it was as if they had taken an expired little blue pill. They felt a little bit, but they were definitely not as excited as usual.
The representative who spoke hesitated for a moment, but still felt that he should be worthy of his status as a representative, so he reminded me.
"You may not know something, Khan. When Qi Jiguang came to announce the reward this time, he also made a special statement: No matter which tribe is invaded by other tribes, they can ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.
Since the Ming Dynasty has awarded titles to the Great Khans, all the Great Khans are officials of the Ming Dynasty. No matter who is bullied, Daming will not stand idly by. "
An Dahan was so angry that he laughed back: "Hahahaha, just them? They just rely on the city wall... and a few broken guns. If they really get to the grassland, what will they use to fight us?"
Have no fear of them, gather your warriors and follow me. Tomorrow I will first destroy a rebellious tribe, and then I will see if the Ming Dynasty dares to enter the grassland to hunt down rats! "
The butler was startled and reminded me in a low voice: "Great Khan, it doesn't seem right to say that..."
An Dahan said angrily: "A dog meddles with a mouse! This is a Chinese saying. You have little education, so you don't understand!"
The chief steward smiled bitterly and nodded repeatedly, saying to himself that this is just like a dog trying to catch a mouse. If you are willing to be a mouse, what can I do?
Early the next morning, facing the rising sun, Ada Khan gathered the warriors of his tribe.
Hundreds of the scattered cavalry outside the pass fled back to the grassland one after another. Anda Khan ordered them to shut up and not to say that they were defeated by the Ming army. They only said that they came back to perform a mission.
The tribes participating in the meeting did not dare not send people, but they secretly made some manipulations in terms of the quality of the personnel sent. The average age was over 40 years old. In the grassland at that time, this was an absolute veteran level.
Anda Khan also knew very well that everyone was waiting and watching this time, and the main force in this battle must be people from his own tribe. If we push these guys too hard now, they may rebel.
If you win the battle and fight the next one, other tribes will definitely send their elites. Because the distribution of benefits after winning a war has always been based on the proportion of troops deployed and military merit.
Anda Khan spent all his wealth and gathered 20,000 cavalry. He originally had 30,000 cavalry and was the most powerful among all tribes.
But in this battle outside the pass, they lost about 8,000 people. Although they are still the most powerful, compared with other powerful tribes, they are no longer completely crushing.
Therefore, in his first battle, he did not choose the strongest one, and of course he did not choose the weakest one, otherwise winning would not explain the problem. He chose a tribe that was relatively close and of medium strength.
Other tribes helped him put together 20,000 cavalry. These 40,000 cavalry roared towards the home of the scumbag classmate who dared not come to the meeting, vowing to kill him without leaving a trace!
In Datong City, 50,000 cavalry were ready to go. Qiu Luan was watching Qi Jiguang firing muskets at a thousand of them.
The gun had just been sent from the newly established Guofang, and it almost still smelled like a blacksmith's body temperature and sweat.
"Yuan Jing, this gun doesn't look very fine. Look, the outside of the barrel is not polished. It's dry, numb, and not round at all."
Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "This thing is too difficult to make. I worked on WTO for half a year and only made less than a thousand pieces. Brother Xiao took them away.
If it hadn't been for the establishment of Guofang and the gathering of skilled craftsmen, how could these one thousand muskets have been made in such a short period of time?
What's there to be afraid of if it's rough outside? This isn't the bride's golden hairpin or the old man's crutch, as long as it works well! Be content! "
Qiu Luan was still unsure: "Yuan Jing, half of these 50,000 cavalry were transferred from Miao and Shandong areas. I don't know how well they are trained. Can you command them?"
Qi Jiguang nodded: "Brother Xiao said that although Chen Tianyu is not particularly outstanding, he is still a qualified general officer, and the soldiers he leads are not too bad.
If Brother Xiao had not resolved the crisis in Miao territory, Miao territory would no longer need to deploy so many troops. It would not be easy to mobilize so many troops and horses in such a hurry. "
Qiu Luan hesitated for a moment and said: "Yuan Jing, although you have fifty thousand cavalry, Anda Khan is the overlord of the grassland after all.
Even if half of the tribe follows him, he can still muster at least 40,000 to 50,000 cavalry. On the grassland, our cavalry may not be able to defeat the Mongols! "
Qi Jiguang took a deep breath: "I believe Brother Xiao. He said that as long as the reward edict is issued and the food subsidy policy is in place, those tribes will be on the sidelines.
Brother Xiao's flying pigeon message told me that Anda Khan was defeated outside the pass. He may not be able to gather so many troops in a hurry.
What's more, even if he really gathers 50,000 cavalry, I still have to fight this battle with him! "
Qiu Luan grimaced. He really didn't want Qi Jiguang to take risks. After all, Xiao Feng gave him a calligraphy test in the first place. Whether his position as governor could be stable and safe all depended on Qi Jiguang.
"Why do we have to fight this war? Aren't we just a grassland tribe? If we have no relatives, how can we risk our lives for them?"
Qi Jiguang nodded: "Why did Brother Xiao ask me to leave a pigeon for each tribe? That is to let them find something wrong and ask us for help.
Brother Xiao said, we must save this first person who asked for help at any cost! Even if we are defeated, we must die with them.
Only in this way will other tribes believe in the Ming Dynasty's promise, have the confidence to face the intimidation of Anda Khan, and ensure the independence of the tribes in the grassland! "
Qiu Luan sighed: "I know what Brother Xiao means. Only dispersed and independent grasslands pose no threat to the Ming Dynasty. In the future, they can be slowly seduced and incorporated into the Ming Dynasty's territory.
But I still don't quite understand. Now that we have muskets, it’s enough not to be afraid of them. Why do we have to become a family? "
Qi Jiguang thought of Xiao Feng's letter and sighed: "Brother Xiao said that since we are all born on the same land, we are either relatives or enemies.
Among these ethnic groups, only the Han people have the ability to turn enemies into relatives, and no other ethnic group has this ability. This is determined by culture and history.
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The Han people have this ability and shoulder this responsibility. "
Qiu Luan sighed: "Sometimes I really don't understand where Brother Xiao's ideas come from. I have never seen anything written like this in any book."
Qi Jiguang smiled and said: "My Lord Governor, hold on to the city. I will take the people and set off. I have to get to the tribe asking for help before An Da Khan!"
Qiu Luan suddenly grabbed Qi Jiguang: "Yuan Jing, tell me, is this request for help a trap? Maybe it was a trap deliberately set by the Mongols, acting to deceive you?"
Qi Jiguang was stunned and frowned. At this moment, a faint voice sounded from behind.
"This is simple. First send a vanguard to bring the other party's old, young, women and children into the city. Firstly, this will relieve the other party of their worries. Secondly, if he dares to cheat, he will risk annihilation of his clan."
Qiu Luan and Qi Jiguang turned around with great joy and saw the dusty Xiao Feng riding on the horse, looking at them and smiling.
On the grassland, the tribal leader, the newly canonized Huhe Khan, led the tribe's eight thousand cavalry, looking into the distance with a solemn expression.
Behind him were tribesmen who were packing up their tents and loading their vehicles. The elderly, children and women were already sitting in the car, preparing to set off in the direction of Datong.
Huhe Khan hoped that if the Ming Dynasty could not fight side by side as promised or was too late to arrive, they could at least take in those people in the tribe who could not fight.
In Huhehan's opinion, it was the most likely scenario that the generals in Datong City would not arrive in time. Because since the imperial court has issued a decree, it will not fail to keep its words.
The Han people are so proud of their face that they directly betray their trust and do not send troops at all. This is unlikely.
But the general leading the troops pretended to be delayed on the road and did not arrive until the end of the war. No one could say anything.
Huhehan didn't know whether his decision was right or wrong. At that time, he just felt that since there were fewer cattle and sheep on the grassland this year, it was the right thing to let his children go to school and buy grain from Daming.
What's more, when Anda Khan unified the grasslands, the Huhe tribe was also one of the tribes that was beaten the hardest. Being conquered by force, there is no such thing as loyalty.
Now that there is an imperial edict from the Ming Dynasty to canonize him and a promise of protection from the Ming Dynasty, many tribes have contacted privately and decided not to help Anda Khan in the war.
Then everyone knew that Anda Khan would definitely choose a tribe and kill chickens to scare monkeys. But no one was intimidated by the prospect.
Because everyone feels that they will not be the unlucky one. There are so many tribes, how come you are the one who is unlucky?
Huhe Khan thought the same way at the time, until his cousin sent someone to deliver a letter to him, telling him that Anda Khan had made a decision and that he was the unlucky guy.
That's right, his cousin is the leader of the half of the tribe that supports Ada Khan, so he can get the news the fastest.
Moreover, my cousin comforted Huhe Khan. In order to secretly help him, the average age of the cavalry sent by his tribe was about fifty years old, and the horses he rode were even older if calculated according to human age.
But this did not make Huhe Khan very happy, because he knew that even if the cavalry sent by other tribes had this virtue, it would be useless.
Anda Khan's own tribe had at least 30,000 cavalry. He was able to sweep across the grasslands and unify the tribes not only because of Xiao Qin's brains, but mainly because of his hard principles.
The sun was rising higher and higher, and the tribe's carriage had gone far away and was no longer visible. Smoke and dust gradually rose in the distance, covering the sky and the sun.
Anda Khan's scouting horse also heard the news of the Ming Dynasty cavalry dispatching, but he had already fired his bow and had no intention of turning back.
If we turn back halfway and retreat today, the remaining half of our followers will immediately become rebels.
And he believed that on this grassland, even if there were some old, weak, sick and disabled among the 40,000 cavalry, they were Mongolian cavalry after all.
How many cavalry can Datong have? Twenty thousand? Thirty thousand? That’s the most! Even if the troops of the tribe he wanted to conquer were included, the number would not reach 40,000.
40,000 Mongolian cavalry versus 40,000 Ming army cavalry, needless to say the outcome? Anda Khan even secretly hoped that it would be best for Qiu Luan to lead the troops himself!
He hacked Qiu Luan to death with his front foot, and immediately led the newly gathered tribesmen with his back foot to capture Datong in one go, and then went to the capital again!
This time, he will not give Jiajing face again, nor will he fall into an ambush like Wushiguan again. Even if they can't break into the palace, they will still kill the capital and leave corpses and scorched earth everywhere!
When the cavalry rushed to their destination, Ada Khan saw his opponent. Only Huhe Khan led the cavalry of his tribe, and there was no Ming army.
An Dahan laughed loudly: "You see, the Ming army is always a coward. Huhe, do you want your people to sacrifice their lives for the Han people?
Surrender quickly and join me in destroying the Ming army. Not only will I not punish you, I will also reward you with the throne! "
Huhehan sneered: "General Qi sent someone to tell me that Governor Qiu was worried that my request for help was a trap set by conspiring with you.
So they first sent people to pick up the old, weak, women and children of my tribe halfway into the city, and then came for reinforcements.
At this time, my entire tribe's family members are in the Ming Army City. Even for them, I can't surrender to you anymore! "
I was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but stamp my feet and pretend to ask for help. This was indeed a good idea. I didn't expect that Qiu Luan could think of this. He was indeed not a fool.
But... the Ming army received the news of the rescue so quickly, and even sent people to pick up the old, weak, women and children. How did Huhe Khan ask for help?
"Huhe Khan, all the tribes are intertwined, and they are all relatives. There must be some who are sympathetic to you. It's not surprising that you learned that I want to beat you.
But after you learned about it, you were able to ask for help from the Ming army so quickly, which is beyond my expectation. How did you ask for help? "
Huhe Khan laughed loudly and looked at Anda Khan sarcastically: "Ada Khan, you think you are the overlord of the grassland, and everyone surrenders to you.
But look at it, General Qi left homing pigeons that could fly back to Datong City for every great khan canonized by the imperial court. They didn't even tell you! "
