Chapter 328
Huang Taiji thought that the timing he chose was very exquisite. After all, he knew Mobei Mongolia better. Mobei Mongolia was poorer and worse equipped than Monan Mongolia. Of course, poor equipment also meant worse combat effectiveness.
Even Lin Dan Khan and Huang Taiji, who were known as the communist leaders of Mongolia, dared to lead two thousand Jiannu cavalry to pursue Lin Dan Khan's more than 30,000 troops. Even with a force that was ten times superior, Lin Dan Khan was beaten to a pulp.
But the problem is that parallel imports like Lin Dan Khan can overwhelm the Mobei tribes. At least the Jungar tribe, the little overlord of the Western Regions, still dare not take advantage of Lin Dan Khan.
Of course, at that time, the Jungar tribe did not dare to attack Lin Dan Khan because they were allied with Chaoketu Taiji (Choutu Khan) of Mobei Outer Khalkha, Zangba Khan of Tibet, and Baili Chieftain Yuedun Dorji of Kham District. , because they do not believe in Yellow Religion, they are called the "Anti-Yellow Religion Alliance".
However, in history, in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Chaoketu Taiji was captured and killed by Batur.
Since the Battle of Baliwan, Shenyang's rising momentum came to an abrupt end. As the Ming Dynasty confiscated the eight Shanxi merchant families and exterminated their families, Cheng Shijie established a defense line by the Hunhe River, and then kept an eye on Guan Ning's army. Under a series of actions , the strategic siege of Jiannu was formed, and the city gradually became deserted.
The ethnic groups living in this bitter cold land are very sensitive to strength. The Battle of Bali Bay made them realize that Jiannu was not invincible, and the Ming Dynasty was not as vulnerable as they imagined. With the Ming army Ning Haijun in Liaodong Standing firm and achieving successive victories, this understanding deepens.
They did not have the courage to ignore Jiannu, but after all, they were not as active as before in asking Jiannu to provide them with soldiers, livestock, grain, and tribute property, and Shenyang gradually declined.
But now, this city is once again bustling with people from the pro-slave Mongolian Aohan Tribe, Naiman Tribe, Horqin Tribe, Khalkha Tribe, Tumote Tribe and many other tribes, nobles from the Eight Banners of Manchuria, people from Ninggu Pagoda The Sauron tribe leaders gathered in Shenyang.
The reason why they gathered in Shenyang was that there was food and a way to survive here. As Ninghai Navy used the method of opening passes to stabilize the slaves and expand foreign trade in Liaoyang, the slaves acted as second-tier traders.
The price Ning Haijun offered to Jiannu was three shi of grain for a war horse, two shi of grain for a lean war horse, and even lower prices for draft horses and camels. Jiannu lowered the price even more. For example, the Mongols brought horses, and the Saurons chose A large number of precious furs came, and the Xibo people brought holly from the sea.
These materials were all peeled off by Jiannu. However, although they were peeled off severely, the problem was that they would die if they did not trade. Therefore, in this case, they could only bite the bullet and come to trade.
The supplies from Liaoyang were transported to Shenyang. In Shenyang, the tribesmen led the horses and I carried the burdens. It was so lively!
To be fair, the price Ning Haijun paid to Jiannu was fair, but after Jiannu peeled off a layer, the price was not good, just like the watermelon production association in later generations sold cabbage for two cents per catty, and watermelon for three or four cents. , beans are only one piece, but when citizens buy them from supermarkets or farmers' markets, the price has increased more than ten times.
Huang Taiji has made a lot of food and materials through trading, but the problem is that due to the snow disaster, whether it is the Jiannu or the Mongolian ministries, what they can trade is limited. Now the transaction is almost finished, and there is no material transaction. Without Shenyang, the city of Shenyang will weaken again.
Knowing that Cheng Shijie was about to win, it was not a wise choice to sit back and watch, nor was it a good choice to follow the Mongols to confront the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, Huang Taiji also knew very well that even if Cheng Shijie transferred more than 50,000 elite troops from Liaodong, the Ning Navy has now completed strategic mobilization. The army stationed in Liaoyang alone is no less than 35,000 infantry and cavalry. It is said that Guangning , Liaozhong, and Hunhe River were strictly guarded.
According to reports from Huang Taiji's sentries, ice walls have been deployed along the entire Hun River, as well as a large number of arrow towers. It can be said that the Liaozhong defense line has been turned into an iron wall by Ning Haijun.
Of course, Huang Taiji didn't actually know that in current Liaodong, the Ning Navy had not many troops. There were less than 50,000 troops in total, nearly one-third of them were recruits, and there were more than 50,000 young dog regiments. These The little warrior Cheng Shijie did not believe them. In order to prevent the little warriors from secretly causing trouble, Ning Haijun used two commanders, plus more than a hundred artillery pieces and more than 300 rocket launchers to watch these young warriors.
In fact, Ning Haijun cannot even pick out 20,000 troops in Liaodong, but the field army has mobilized 145 towns, and craftsmen from major factories, especially shipyards, have also armed more than 30,000 troops.
If Huang Taiji really wants to attack Liaodong, he will definitely get his head bruised and bleed. He will never be able to attack the Hunhe defense line.
Now Huang Taiji decided to take advantage of Cheng Shijie leading more than 70,000 Ning navy elites to fight with Mobei Mongolia, and pick peaches from behind, specifically targeting the old, weak, women and children of Mobei Mongolia.
Simply mobilize the Eight Banners and the Mongolian left and right battalions. Although the Monan Mongolian tribes under Huang Taiji have the same origin as Mobei Mongolia, the problem is that if Mongolia does not split, there will be nothing to do with Huang Taiji.
Mongolia can divide Mobei Mongolia, Monan Mongolia, and Moso Mongolia. The hatred accumulated by the three parties is not small, and there are feuds and grievances that cannot be united even with a dog's brain. It can't be explained clearly in three days.
In this case, Huang Taiji unified his thoughts very easily. To put it simply, it was picking peaches, robbing cattle and sheep, and robbing women...
Without the 200,000 to 300,000 shi of food sent by Ning Haijun, Jiannu would not have the strength to go on an expedition. But the problem is that now that he has food, he will naturally have strength.
Outside the city of Shenyang, flags were flying and people were shouting, horses neighing, it was a spectacular scene. Zhenghong Banner, Xianghong Banner, Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, Zhenglan Flag, Zhengbai Banner, Xianglan Flag, Xiangbai Banner... All the elites of the Eight Banners of Jiannu are gathered here, and their military appearance is unprecedented.
These Mongolian and slave soldiers had green eyes, like a pack of hungry wolves hungry for fresh meat.
"King Khan, what are you thinking about?"
As the expedition was about to begin, Huang Taiji was a little hesitant. It was not that he didn't understand the meaning of lips dying and teeth falling cold. This time he is adding insult to injury to Mobei and Moximeng. After Mobei and Moxenggu are destroyed, will their Kingdom of Jin still have a future?
Not counting the entire Ming Dynasty, Cheng Shijie could mobilize more than 70,000 elite troops. If these 70,000 troops launched an attack on the Kingdom of Jin, he would have no choice but to escape.
Huang Taiji knew that he was going to attack Mongolia in Mobei, so he just drank the dove to quench his thirst. When he heard Fan Wencheng's inquiry, he put away his complicated mood, looked at Fan Wencheng and said: "Fan Aiqing is resourceful and can stabilize the situation with a little trick. Even Let me, Daikin, take a big step forward, and I am worthy of being the pillar of the country!"
Fan Wencheng actually supported Huang Taiji in sending troops. His opinion was that this time he would unite with the Ming Dynasty to deal with Mobei and Moximen Mongolia first. After Mobei and Moximen Mongolia were eliminated, Ming Dynasty would definitely not and could not have the strength to enter Mobei and Moxi meant that the Great Jin Kingdom could develop north and west.
Accumulate strength and plan later.
"It is not the merit of the humble ministers, it is actually the result of the fate of King Khan. The actions of the humble ministers are just in response to the destiny of heaven and the people of the world."
Fan Wencheng seemed to see the hesitation in Huang Taiji's heart, and he said anxiously: "King Khan, don't hesitate, there is no way out! Kill the Mongols in Mobei, take a chance, don't win, wait until the Ming Dynasty takes care of Mobei Mongolia, when they turn back, Dajin will be strangled little by little by the Ming Dynasty, and eventually it will be wiped out!"
Huang Taiji sighed and said: "I have never hesitated. It's just that Daikin is now in many difficulties, and its strength is slightly inferior to before. If we help the strong and destroy the weak at this time, can we really succeed?"
"King Khan, no matter how bad the decision is at this time, it is better than no decision at all. If you make a decision, you will make a decision, and you will continue to be disturbed!"
Huang Taiji took a breath and said: "This Khan has decided to take the oath to fight!"
The news that Huang Taiji commanded hundreds of thousands of slaves to send troops could not be hidden from Ning Haijun. With the transactions between Ning Haijun and the slaves, the short-term peace also spawned a group of interest groups of the slaves. Huang Taiji had just gathered various troops. At that time, even before he made up his mind to send troops, the news was already placed on Sun Zhilan's desk.
Sun Zhili breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank God, this difficulty can finally be overcome!"
However, Sun Chengzong's eyes became dark: "Jiannu's death has come to an end!"
With Sun Chengzong's strategic vision, it can be seen at a glance that Huang Taiji is willing to temporarily unite with Cheng Shijie to kill Mobei Mongolia. This is a subtle and good move. Taking advantage of the natural disaster to devour Mobei Mongolia, Jiannu's losses in the Battle of Bali Bay can basically be made up. Especially this time, Huang Taiji will definitely focus on capturing the teenagers and children of Mobei Mongolia and raising them for several years. , they will no longer be Mongols, but slaves.
With the huge territory of Mobei, Ming Dynasty completely lost the chance to eliminate Jiannu. Even Emperor Taizu Hongwu and Emperor Yongle conducted more than a dozen northern expeditions, but they still failed to eliminate the Mongols.
How strong was the Ming Dynasty at that time? But it is definitely not comparable to the current Ming Dynasty.
Sun Zhiman said: "I believe the commander-in-chief will find a way!"
Sun Chengzong smiled lightly: "I really don't know where your confidence comes from?"
Sun Zhiwan recalled Cheng Shijie's gaze on the ox cart. Cheng Shijie said that the real reason for the cavalry's news was not the firearms, although machine guns and automatic firearms could effectively kill and injure the cavalry.
But the problem is that cavalry has an absolute advantage in speed. If you are equipped with firearms, other cavalry can also be equipped. Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, our army maintained 19 cavalry divisions with a total of more than 200,000 cavalry.
The cavalry can use war horses to transport machine guns, light artillery and ammunition for long-range maneuvers, and still has an absolute advantage. Just like the current Ning Navy cavalry, there are very few cavalry charge operations. Instead, they use the mobility advantage of the cavalry to use artillery and Musket wounds the enemy.
The real reason for the disappearance of the cavalry is the railway. The developed railway network has eliminated the mobility advantage of the cavalry. Since then, the high cost of feeding the cavalry has forced the cavalry, which has been playing a major role for thousands of years of war, to The troops disappeared into the long river of history.
Now Ning Haijun has begun to explore the manufacturing of steam engine trains. Ning Haijun's first railway began to be built at the Institute of Technology in Gaizhou under the leadership of Guo Xin. This 6,800-meter-long circular railway has begun to take shape. In its prototype, this steam engine train was just a toy, somewhat like the Thomas the Tank Engine in later generations. It could carry twelve carriages, transport 30,000 kilograms of weight, and move forward at a speed of twelve kilometers per hour.
In the near future, the carrying capacity of this railway will become larger and larger, and the speed will become faster and faster. When the railway is built to Shenyang, Huang Taiji can only abandon Shenyang and escape. When the railway is built to Kulun, Huang Taiji can only escape.
Even trains in the steam age can carry a division of troops thousands of miles day and night, but war horses are far from being able to do this, especially rugged mountain roads, which are not that difficult for trains.
Of course, when Cheng Shijie received the news that Huang Taiji had sent troops, Cheng Shijie had already completed the encirclement of tens of thousands of Mongolian troops from the Tuxie Tuhan tribe. The Tuxie Tuhan tribe's army, including Gunbu, was surrounded by the Ning navy at Jingan Fort and Baihe. In the middle of the defense line, within a range of about ten miles.
It can be said that the Mongolian army of the Tuxie Tu tribe is now unable to fly. The mountains on both sides of them are rugged. If it is summer, they can still use climbing methods to cross the Yanshan Mountains. However, the problem is that it is now covered with ice and snow, making it impossible to climb up.
In fact, in order to prevent the Mongolian army from breaking out from both sides, the Ning Haijun Guards' reconnaissance infantry defended the mountainous areas with grenades, which was definitely a weapon.
Cheng Shijie was wearing a windbreaker, looking at the torches extending to the horizon in the distance, silent. He didn't have to go over to look at him to guess that there must be many Mongolian soldiers huddled together in the tent at this time. Ning Haijun had far more clothes than them, and he didn't know how good his thermal insulation effect was. He was still cold in the wilderness. It was a bit unbearable, let alone the thinly-clad Mongolian soldiers.
Their shabby clothes couldn't even match that of a farmer in the pass. However, this group of guys who looked similar to beggars used their sabers and bows and arrows to fight against the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, pushing the Ming Dynasty back into the pass step by step. , and even went to the capital of Gyeonggi Province to go wild several times!
It is not an exaggeration to say that they are wolves, they are indeed as ferocious and tough as wolves!
Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "You are all strong warriors, but unfortunately, your time has passed."
Located halfway around the waist, this is the royal tent of King Gunbu of the Tushetu Khan tribe. In the tent, a butter candle is burning slowly. The wind coming in from the gaps in the tent stretches the candle flame. may go out.
Gunbu sat stiffly on the bed, the wine glass in his hand containing rich and fragrant kumiss. However, he didn't drink a sip, he just stared at the glass in confusion.
This wine glass is a goblet trafficked from the Liaodong region by business travelers. It is crystal clear without any impurities. Through it, you can see the smallest residue in the wine.
Naturally, these beautiful things caused quite a stir on the grassland. It took Gonbu three horses to replace it, and he gave it to his most beloved concubine for safekeeping. On every grand festival, he always took it out and poured wine to show off. It always attracts countless envious glances. When he had nothing to do, he would take it out to enjoy. The more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it, and the more he looked at it, the more amazed he became.
With his knowledge and all his imagination, he cannot figure out how such beautiful things are made. In his opinion, only gods can create such beautiful things!
God, that ancient nation in Guan can also create such beautiful things. They have a large population and countless skilled craftsmen. They produce soft and smooth silks, beautiful porcelain, magnificent palaces, and solemn temples...
These things that they can only marvel at are nothing to the Han people, they are commonplace. Fertile land, developed agriculture and a population of hundreds of millions gave that nation sufficient conditions to create an extremely magnificent and exquisite civilization, while the descendants of the Immortal God only had to eat sand. The only thing they are proud of is probably their military power.
They don't have such strong creativity, and most of them don't even have enough to eat, but they can rely on bows, arrows and sabers to grab everything they lack! That ancient nation was just like the beautiful thing in his hand, delicate and beautiful, but extremely fragile and broken at the touch of a touch.
However, the brutal battles of the past few days had shattered his poor pride. The dead bodies and wounded soldiers' wails that resounded through the night sky made him realize that the Mongolian bows, arrows and sabers had lost their former power. Magic power, they are as fragile as glass in front of the Ming army! And the Ming army has evolved from fragile porcelain to an indestructible hammer!
Now Tushetu Khan's tribe has fallen into despair. Jingan Fort to the north of them was captured by three thousand cavalry of the Ning Navy before dawn. These Mongolian soldiers were quietly touched into the tent by the scout cavalry in their sleep. At least four to five hundred men and horses were disposed of silently.
That's right, the reconnaissance force was formed by Cheng Shijie based on the special forces of later generations. It usually focuses on reconnaissance, sentry detection, infiltration, and lurking. Many of Ning Haijun's scouts are from the frontier army. They have their own past. With their martial arts skills and strong physical fitness, they are undoubtedly even more powerful after possessing Ning Haijun's sophisticated equipment.
Just like that, without firing an arrow or a shot, the Annan Corps scouts of the Ning Navy rushed into the Jingan Fort. By the time the Mongolian soldiers discovered it, it was too late. These scouts' close combat capabilities were comparable to those of the Mongolians. Soldiers are too strong, whether they fight alone or in formation to face the enemy.
It only took less than half an hour for Li Dingguo to completely occupy Jingan Fort. They immediately started repairing Jingan Fort. If it was summer, it would be very difficult to repair Jingan Fort. After all, it takes time to build a castle, but in winter It's relatively easy, as soon as the snow is beaten and hot water is poured, it freezes into an ice wall in an instant.
When the Mongolian army tried to retake Jingan Fort, they encountered intensive grenade bombing. In just a quarter of an hour, more than 400 Mongolian troops who tried to retake Jingan Fort were killed or injured.
Even if they learn to deal with the Ming army on the Baihe line of defense, it won't work, because no matter how bad Jingan Castle is, it is still a castle. They are condescending and call everyone with a rifle.
After seven consecutive attacks with no results, the Mongolian army gave up the plan to recapture Jingan Fort. But the problem was that Li Dingguo was a very crazy person. After guarding Jingan Fort, he took advantage of the Mongolian army's hindrance and led three soldiers. More than a hundred Ning Navy reconnaissance cavalry rushed out of Jingan Fort.
Gunbu held a meeting before nightfall. Some red-eyed generals proposed to attack again tomorrow, but they were immediately drowned in saliva.
Thinking of the angry and unwilling eyes of those generals, Gunbu smiled bitterly. Why doesn't he want to attack again? Why doesn't he want to defeat the Baihe defense line, kill all the Ning navy, and avenge the fallen warriors?
But this battle really can't be fought anymore, and it can't be won... They are blocked by Jingan Fort to the north, and Ning Haijun is compressing to the south step by step. If the situation is broken, he doesn't even bother to think about it. It depends on luck. .
Gunbu raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp. The mellow wine poured into the mouth, but it brought an unspeakable bitterness. He shook his head and murmured: "I wish I could live like Genghis Khan..."
Gunbu couldn't sleep, and many people couldn't sleep either. There were more than 8,000 wounded soldiers lying in the military camp. They lacked clothing and medicine and had no access to medical treatment. They lay in their tents and wailed in pain. The screams prevented many people from falling asleep. The screams seemed to indicate a terrible disaster. Fate scares everyone.
The sleepless Mongolian soldier held a machete in his hand, looked at the full moon in the sky, and silently prayed for his fate. The night was very long, and the painful sounds of many wounded soldiers gradually became muffled, and then they were no longer heard.
This kind of thing is so common. In the past two days, thousands of injured people were unable to survive until the next day. The first thing everyone did every morning was to clean up the bodies.
At this time in the capital, cabinet bosses Wu Zongda and Wang Yingxiong could not sleep, they were too excited to sleep.
They had just received news that He Sui, the commander of Yongxing Fort under the command of Taiyuan Town Commander Xie Zhiliang, accepted their invitation. Unlike He Sui, Xie Zhiliang was a smelly and hard stone in the pit, so there was no way to win over him. His nephew Xie Kun was a gambler, so he used some tricks to get Xie Kun in. Xie Kun resold military supplies in order to pay off his gambling debts.
He originally wanted to use Xie Kun to threaten Xie Zhiliang, but Xie Zhiliang directly killed Xie Kun with military methods. Now there was nothing he could do.
Xie Zhiliang, like Cheng Shijie, can also be regarded as a senior official in the Ming army. His grandfather Xie Yingjun served as the chief commander (military position) of Pingyuan County during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. He repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in suppressing bandits and was later killed in the battle at Tanling.
Xie Zhiliang was smart since he was a child and had extraordinary intelligence. He was influenced by two generations of generals and joined the army before he was weak. He initially joined the ranks of Cai Yanzi, a famous local general. He was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Shizhengying in Pingyuan County due to his contribution to annihilating the Fifth General. In order to defend well, he was transferred to Chaozhou Zhelin garrison. He was able to defend the sea effectively and achieved outstanding results. He was promoted to the guerrilla camp of the Zhongying guerrilla camp through Yuanjixu, the military gate of southern Gansu Province, and then promoted to the general soldier of Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi Province.
In history, Xie Zhiliang has always died in battle with Emperor Longwu.
Of course, although Xie Zhiliang couldn't win over him, he did win over his general He Sui. He Sui was Xie Zhiliang's confidant, a fellow Guangdong man, and deeply trusted by Xie Zhiliang.
He Sui came forward to clear the way with money, and also attracted Xie Zhiliang's personal soldiers to launch an uprising in Taiyuan City. Xie Zhiliang was not prepared for his confidants to take action. In a hurry, He Sui was shot in the stomach with a blunderbuss and was seriously injured and fell into coma. Xie Zhiliang's son Xie Shangkui led his guards to snatch the seriously injured Xie Zhiliang out, but Taiyuan City was lost.
Wu Zongda said excitedly: "The important town of Taiyuan has been lost and the trouble is serious. Cheng Shijie can't afford to walk around now!"
Wang Yingxiong muttered: "I'm afraid the emperor will still protect that warrior!"
Wu Zongda had a sneer on his face: "I will not believe it when I wait for the official to impeach me. The emperor will ignore the advice of hundreds of officials for the sake of a sycophant!"
(End of chapter)
