The Mongolian army that invaded the Han tribe has been engaged in non-stop battles for more than half a year. Even after they captured the treasure land of Tumote River, they did not relax at all. After all, most of the thousands of households and tribes in the right-wing Mongolia were simply defeated, and few truly surrendered to the feet of Hutu Dun Khan.
Therefore, the troops who have joined the Han tribe do not take off their armor and their horses do not take off their saddles. After Hutu Dunhan gave the order, they were immediately mobilized and formed a mighty torrent, passing through the peaks and valleys at the eastern foot of the Yinshan Mountains and surging towards the Datong border wall of the Ming Dynasty.
This is quite a spectacular army! If you stand in the middle of the team, you can't see the head forward or the tail behind, and there are no less than 80,000 soldiers and horses, it can be said that they are almost in full force!
The Northern Yuan Hu Tu Dun Khan himself was of course among the army. At this moment, he is riding a horse that is rare on the Mongolian grasslands. He is wearing a pointed hat decorated with golden flowers, a white Mongolian robe, and a yellow waistcoat embroidered with many exquisite patterns. The wide gold belt is tied around the waist, making it look particularly noble.
Hutu Dun Khan's name is Lindan Batur. He is thirty-six years old this year. He became the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty when he was thirteen years old. He has been in power for twenty-three years. When he came to the throne, the market in the Beiyuan Khanate was already quite depressed, and it could only control the eight major battalions of Chahar headquarters. Even these fundamentals are not disobedient to his young master. It was not until 10 years after he took the throne that he barely took control of the situation, and then he began to frequently send troops to attack the Ming Dynasty from Guangning to Jinzhou to gain prestige.
So he and the Ming Dynasty are old rivals - he is the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the destined enemy of the Ming Dynasty!
I just didn’t expect that times have changed! Before Lindan Batur could become a troublesome enemy of the Ming Dynasty like his ancestors, the Jianzhou Jurchens rose up like a miracle, defeating the two old rivals of the Beiyuan and Ming Dynasties who had been fighting for more than two hundred years. Looking for teeth.
However, Lin Danbatur was smarter than the Ming emperors and knew that the Jurchens in Jianzhou were invincible, so he took the route of running away to avoid the battle. Therefore, except that the troops remaining in the Liaohe Hetao area were caught off guard by Huang Taiji and lost more than 10,000 people, his basic plan was still complete.
Even most of the tribesmen under the Naiman and Aohan camps who took refuge with Hou Jin followed Lindan Batur - the Mongols were all nomadic, and they were not so easily controlled by Hou Jin! Moreover, Lindan Batur, the Great Khan, still has a high prestige in Chahar headquarters.
In the later westward migration battle, the Chahar tribe, which had been competing with the Ming and Later Jin armies in Liaodong all year round (there was no major battle with the Later Jin Dynasty, but there were still small-scale conflicts) also showed strong combat effectiveness. Easily defeated the right-wing Mongolian tribes who had lived at ease for too long.
Therefore, although the Chahar tribe that captured the Shunli Tumote River lost a lot of supplies, cattle, sheep, and horses, its personnel losses were not large. It can still mobilize 80,000 cavalry!
Moreover, thanks to the presence of Kuku, Tuncheng and Tumotechuan, the old, weak, women and children of the Chahar tribe did not have to accompany the army, making this raid on Datong even faster.
The 80,000-strong army, all composed of cavalry and horse teams, each man equipped with two horses and carrying 20 days of rations, rushed towards the side wall of Datong Mansion like thunder.
Of course, Lindan Batur did not expect that his army could break through the city of Datong... Not to mention that the famous general Mangui was guarding Datong. Even though he was an incompetent person, Chahar's army basically had no ability to attack fortresses. It is impossible to break a strong city like Datong.
Therefore, Lin Dan Batur's goal is just to seize the surrounding areas of Datong City, and at the same time gain more chips and benefits for himself at the negotiation table... Even if he cannot get a city reward of 500,000, at least he will Try to get three to four hundred thousand.
As for the famous general Mangui... of course he is a bit of a tough enemy.
However, Lin Dan Batur also used the veteran Khan, so he still had a way to deal with Man Gui.
Because he knew that Mangui did not have too many troops on hand. Datong Town had been peaceful for so many years, so there would definitely be a shortage of defenders, and many troops had been deducted to support Liaodong in recent years. Therefore, there must not be many troops left in Datong, otherwise Mangui would not have taken office with 15,000 Liao troops. According to Lin Dan Batur's estimate, including the men and horses brought back by Mangui from western Liaoning, Datong Town could have 40,000 actual troops on active duty.
Datong Town is very large, with as many as 72 castles and hundreds of miles of border walls guarding it. Therefore, the troops must be very dispersed. The maximum number of people in Datong City is 20,000. 5,000 of them are not allowed to leave the city... What if Datong City is lost?
Therefore, the maximum number of troops that Mangui can bring out of Datong City is 15,000 people, and the cavalry among them can reach the sky with only 5,000.
And Lin Dan Batur's army numbers as many as 80,000... As long as they stay far away from Datong Fucheng, they should not encounter Mangui's army. If he really only leads 5,000 men to attack, he will die!
After turning a corner on the mountain road, there are still mountains ahead. Lindan Batur, who is used to marching and fighting in the grasslands and deserts, is inevitably a little impatient, "Wuliangha, where is Guiying?"
"Brother, Gui Yingcha's vanguard is already close to the wall of Victory Fort. Maybe they can break through the wall tonight!"
It was a woman who spoke! Wearing men's clothing, he is less than thirty years old, and he looks quite handsome. He looks a bit like Lin Dan Batur, but not as handsome as the latter.
This woman is Lindan Batur's sister, Princess Ulyanha, and Gui Yingqia's wife. She is also the female general under Lindan Batur - she is not a show-off female general, but a real leader. A female general who fights with soldiers! In the original history, when Guiying went to Xinpingbao to threaten rewards (blackmail), he was ambushed by the Ming army and killed on the spot. Princess Wu Liangha led the crowd to seek revenge for her husband, became the vanguard of Lin Dan Batur, broke down the side wall near the victory entrance, and rushed to the bottom of Datong City.
But this time, because Li Chengyun and Zu Kefa arrived at Kukuhetun, the "Xinpingbao ambush" did not happen. Guiying was still there, and he also served as the vanguard, leading more than 10,000 cavalry to attack the victory gate. .
The Desheng Gate is less than a hundred miles away from Datong Fucheng. It is a pass on the Datong border wall. It is not very strong. Since I paid tribute, there has been peace inside and outside the Datong border wall, so naturally no one has used it to maintain it. wall. And even if there are people to maintain it, it is useless, because the border wall of Datong Town requires hundreds of thousands of people to defend it. Now Mangui has at most 40,000 people on hand, excluding the defense of Datong City and the more than 60 subordinate forts (originally 72 forts) , but part of the fortress has been abandoned), how many people can still guard the border wall? Being able to guard the pier and light the warning beacon is already very good.
Therefore, the wall at the entrance to victory cannot be defended at all!
Lindan Batur nodded and said: "Wuliangha, take five Sumu's iron cavalry to join forces with Guiyingqia. After breaking the border wall, you and Guiyingqia will march towards Baishan Mountain together. Be sure to To occupy Baishan Mountain.”
"Brother," Princess Wuliangha knew the location of Baishan Mountain, and she immediately beamed with joy, "Are we going to attack Datong City?"
"No fight!" Lin Dan Batur shook his head, "Datong is a world-famous fortified city, and it is defended by Mangui. Even the Jurchens in Jianzhou cannot break it. So you and Guiying just need to occupy Baishan Mountain. Just set up camp... I will wait there for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to come to fight!"
"Brother, are you kidding?" Princess Wu Liangha chuckled, "How dare the emperor of the Ming Dynasty come? If he comes, he will be the second Ming Yingzong!"
Lindan Batur smiled and said: "I know he won't come...If he doesn't come, he will lose in terms of momentum! Then we will continue to speak like a lion and ask for more market rewards! That's it! Only with the city's reward can we appease the right-wing ministries, stabilize the situation, and gain a firm foothold!"
