Lindan Batur once again became a running sweat!
And it was the worst run so far!
On the seventh and ninth day of June in the first year of Chongzhen, both battles were disastrous. Especially on the ninth day of June, more than 40,000 people occupied Baishan Mountain. Relying on Gu Lieyan, they thought they could easily hold it. As a result, the Ming army first used carriages to cover the infantry and forced them to the bottom of the mountain. Then they built an artillery fort nearby and set up 12 general cannons, which bombarded them for a whole hour... In fact, the 12 general cannons fired for an hour. , it doesn't have much lethality. The rate of fire of the general's cannon is very slow. One cannon can't fire 30 rounds in an hour. The 12 cannons fired more than 200 rounds in total. The number of armed herdsmen from the Chahan tribe who were killed and injured was two to three hundred plus one yuan. It was considered a loss caused by trampling on each other, but it was not necessarily 500 people.
However, the shelling still caused the mental collapse of some armed herdsmen who invaded the Han tribe...Zhu Youjian concentrated on using artillery, so for those who were bombarded, the losses were still very shocking. Standing straight There, waiting to be beaten to death or half-dead by the shells that don't know when they will fall, it is really like being in hell!
Not to mention the armed herdsmen who invaded the Han tribe, even on the battlefields of the Thirty Years' War in Western Europe at the same time, few armies could withstand it.
However, European armies that are accustomed to high-intensity warfare often choose to attack when artillery battles are unfavorable but their troops are still superior.
But Lindan Batur is just running away!
The battle on June 7th had already caused him heavy losses, how could he dare to do it again?
So when his defense line was in crisis, Paolu Khan once again chose to run away!
And his escape had long been anticipated by Zhu Youjian, who "predicted the enemy like a god". Mangui's 1,500 servants and the three regiments in the front army had long been prepared to pursue him!
More than 5,000 elite cavalry chased the fleeing Zahan tribe soldiers, chased and drove them all the way, captured the lone Zahan tribe herdsmen, and seized the Zahan tribe's livestock and horses... By the beginning of June At ten o'clock in the morning, we chased him all the way out of the Datong border wall!
The good news kept passing back to the Ming army camp that had just moved to the foot of Baishan Mountain, and to Zhu Youjian's imperial tent, and then Zhu Youjian's extremely proud laughter was heard: "Hahaha... ...Good fight! Good fight! I will chase you all the way to the Tumote River! Princess Wu Liangha, you will no longer be a princess soon!"
At this time, Zhu Youjian had taken off his armor, put on his dragon robe, and was sitting on a bed in the middle of the tent. There was a table in front of the bed. There were wine bottles and cups on the table, and there was a man wearing a robe. A woman in gorgeous Mongolian clothing knelt beside the table, pouring wine for Zhu Youjian. This woman is actually Lin Dan Batur and his sister Princess Wu Liangha!
Zhu Youjian and Princess Wuliangha spoke Mongolian. The princess' round but gorgeous face did not show much sadness. She just smiled and said: "Your Majesty can speak Mongolian, so of course you know The rules on the grassland are that the strong are respected! His Majesty killed Gui Yingcha in formation, captured Wuliangha alive, and defeated the Mongolian Khan miserably. He was the strongest man Wuliangha had ever seen in his life, Wuliangha I am sincerely convinced and am willing not to be a princess, but to serve His Majesty!"
"Hahaha!" Zhu Youjian laughed and said, "You are a woman who knows how to work...she looks very good. Although she is a little older, she is well-raised!"
Although Zhu Youjian's physical age is only 18 years old, his mental age is over 90, so he naturally doesn't feel that Wu Liangha is "old".
And...he had no intention of actually destroying the Han tribe. After all, inserting the Han tribe is the Mongol orthodoxy, and Lin Dan Batur is the orthodox Great Khan after all!
As long as he exists, Huang Taiji will have no way to become the Great Khan of Mongolia - in the original history, Huang Taiji was after the death of Lin Dan Batur, Lin Dan Batur's son Ezhe took the lead in persuading him to join the army, and offered "Bo The title "Gedachechen Khan" became the Great Khan of Mongolia.
Only by becoming the Great Khan of Mongolia can Huang Taiji have the legal authority to dominate Mongolia in Mobei and South Mongolia!
Don't underestimate this legal tradition... Before the Mongol Khan Huang Taiji, there was no tradition of "the one with strong soldiers and horses will do it". Starting from Genghis Khan, the Mongolian Khanate has been owned by the Golden Family for more than 400 years.
Therefore, as long as Lindan Batur is still breathing, and as long as the Han tribe has not surrendered to Manchuria, Huang Taiji will have no way to truly conquer Mongolia.
In the eyes of the majority of Mongolians, Horqin and his like are just like Li Yongfang and Fan Wencheng in the eyes of the Han people. They are all traitors and traitors!
Therefore, Zhu Youjian's beating of the Zahan tribe in Datong did not mean that he wanted to destroy the Zahan tribe. He just wanted the Zahan tribe to remember and stop burning, killing and looting in the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Since Zhu Youjian does not intend to destroy the Han tribe, Wu Liangha's status as the eldest princess is very valuable!
Zhu Youjian looked at Wu Liangha with a smile, "I know the rules of Mongolia... If I kill your husband and snatch you away, I can be your new husband!"
Wu Liangha nodded, his cheeks turned slightly red, and he bowed to Zhu Youqian: "Your Majesty is a hero, Wu Liangha is sincerely convinced, and he is willing to serve you as a slave and maid without any complaints."
"But what I want is the eldest princess of Beiyuan!" Zhu Youjian asked with a smile, "Wuliangha, can you do it?"
Wu Liangha was stunned, "Your Majesty means..."
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "I will let you go back to Tumut River, and you can persuade Lin Danbatur to form an alliance and marriage with me... Then you will come to Ming Dynasty in the name of marriage and be my concubine. Wu Liangha, are you willing?"
"Your Majesty...are you really not planning to destroy the Han tribe?" A hint of surprise flashed across Wu Liangha's face.
Being a slave and a maid and being a concubine as a princess are two completely different treatments.
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "I was just joking with you. As long as the Han tribe no longer destroys itself, I have no intention of destroying the Han tribe!"
Wu Liangha understood what Zhu Youjian meant by "self-destruction", and she frowned, "But if the Han tribe wants to survive, it must get a reward from His Majesty..." .”
Zhu Youjian shook his head and said: "You are wrong, and so is Lindan Batur... What you need to join the Han tribe is not the market reward, but the farmland of Tumo Techuan and the grassland of Ordos! Tumo The farmland of Techuan can provide food for the Zahan tribe, and the grassland of Ordos can provide cattle, sheep and horses for the Zahan tribe... and the Zahan tribe can trade horses with the Ming Dynasty in exchange for silk, cloth, ironware and tea. . Although I will not give rewards to the market, I can open mutual markets and allow free trade between the Han tribe and the Ming Dynasty without any restrictions. Because I accept you as my concubine, the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty will be married."
The Ming Dynasty has always used material blockades to contain the grasslands, and it has achieved some results. However, Zhu Youjian now regards the Jurchens in Jianzhou as a close enemy, and naturally will not use blockades to weaken the Mongolian orthodox power of the Han tribe.
"Your Majesty," Wu Liangha was still a little worried, "but my eldest brother invaded Datong this time and returned with a disastrous defeat. There will definitely be many people in Zahan who are against him. If he can't come up with a sum of money to appease people... ..”
Zhu Youjian smiled slightly and said confidently: "Isn't it enough to have my support for him? My acceptance of you as my concubine is the greatest support for him! Who among the Han tribes dares to disobey, I will send troops to help him fight... ..The fatal effect is always better than giving money!"
"Wuliangha understands," Princess Wuliangha paused, "Then when can I leave for Tumote River?"
"Sooner rather than later," Zhu Youjian smiled and said to Wu Liangha, "Let's go today... I will give you three to four hundred prisoners of the Han army and let them protect you to the Tumut River. . In addition, are Zukefa and Li Chengyun, who I sent earlier, still there?"
"They are all here," Wu Liangha said. "My eldest brother just detained them and did not harm them."
Zukfa, a great diplomat, had a bad start. He was detained on his first mission!
"Okay," Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "Let them run errands and be the matchmakers for the marriage between the two families!"
