Of course Zhelimu knew about Mi Guzhen's predicament.
In the last war between Tata'er and Qiyan, Temujin, the leader of a certain Tata'er tribe who followed Mieguzhen to fight, was defeated and killed by Qiyan's tribe. Tata'er was defeated and lost a lot of cattle, sheep, horses and Young and strong.
This is quite a big blow to Mi Guzhen.
They trusted you, so they followed you to fight against the Beggar Yan tribe. Not only did they lose the battle, but they also cost their leader his life. Of course they were angry.
But Zhelimu felt that even if he wanted to get out of the predicament, he shouldn't act too hastily.
Zhelimu feels that there will still be opportunities.
"The limelight has been too great in recent years. Not only have we suffered a lot, Wang Gu's tribe has also suffered a lot, and Merqi has also suffered a lot from him. Except for Kled, he can be said to have enemies everywhere. With how arrogant he is now, I think it won’t be long before he does something stupid on his own.”
Zhelimu whispered: "As long as this guy is frustrated once, many people will immediately gather to seek revenge against him. By then, we can even eradicate the begging department in one fell swoop!"
Mi Guzhen thought for a while and sighed again.
"I am willing to wait, but I am afraid that some people are not willing to wait. Temujin's tribe is very dissatisfied with me because of his death. They have repeatedly asked me to seek revenge from the Begging Division. I am worried. If I can't help Temujin, If I really take revenge, my prestige as a leader will be completely gone..."
There was nothing Zhelim could do about this.
But now that Su should be in the limelight, many people are afraid of him. With only Tata'er as a tribe, the only way to fight is a decisive battle and a direct stud. The risk is too great. Migu really doesn't dare to make a direct decision.
The awkward situation lasted for three days.
Three days later, shocking news came.
The Kelie tribe and the Qiyan tribe formed a coalition to attack the Wanggu tribe and defeated the Wanggu tribe. They captured more than 2,000 households and tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses, and also captured a pasture with rich water and grass.
Wanggu's tribe suffered heavy losses.
After hearing the news, Mi Guzhen was stunned for a while, and then he looked up to the sky and laughed wildly.
"Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! God bless me! God bless me! It's time that this idiot finally got stupid! Finally got stupid! Hahahahahaha! Hahahaha!"
Migu was so happy, really so happy.
He had thought countless times about how this matter would develop, and how the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Klie and Qiyan tribes would develop, but he never expected that Klie and Qiyan would actually take the initiative to attack the Wanggu tribe!
It was okay before, but now, the Wang Gu tribe is protected by the Ming Dynasty. The leader of the Wang Gu tribe is General Zhenbei, who was personally conferred by the Ming Emperor. Attacking the Wang Gu tribe is a slap in the face of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Emperor. What will happen?
Mi Guzhen immediately called Zhelimu to discuss the matter with him.
Zhelimu also felt that the surprise was inexplicable, and felt that this incident would inevitably trigger a fierce reaction from the Ming Dynasty.
This is a slap in the face. How can the Ming Dynasty hold back?
Eighty percent to war.
Mi Guzhen's face turned red with excitement.
"Do you really know how to fight? The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty won't stop fighting, right? He won't worry about this and that, so he won't dare to fight, right?"
"When things have reached this point, if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty does not fight, it will be equivalent to admitting that he is weak. Who doesn't want to take a bite out of a weak country?"
Zhelimu smiled sinisterly: "Khan, if he really doesn't dare to fight, it only means that I have misjudged the wrong person. Everything in the Ming Dynasty is fake. No matter how stable the internal situation is, if he doesn't dare to fight, then It’s up to us not to do something.”
Migu was really happy.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for officials from the Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty to arrive and deliver an edict from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, instructing General Longhu Mie Guzhen to mobilize troops to prepare for war and prepare to attack the Kelie tribe together with the Ming army. And the beggar's lair, teach them a harsh lesson!
At this time, Mi Guzhen was completely relieved and immediately agreed, preparing to join forces with the Ming army and the Wanggu army to attack the Kelie and Qiyan tribes together.
On the third day of October in the second year of Hongwu, Emperor Su Yonglin of the Ming Dynasty officially ordered the launch of a war, using 50,000 cavalry to expedition northward to the grasslands to conquer the disrespectful tribes of Kelie and Qiyan.
Based on the information he received from Wang Gu's Wuge before the war, Su Yonglin roughly determined that the Qiyan and Kele tribes were both large tribes with a population of more than 300,000. If they really wanted to mobilize, each tribe could mobilize no less than 50,000. Human strength.
However, this kind of general mobilization is relatively difficult. Due to the life characteristics of nomadic people, they will not live in the same area for too long and will always move. Therefore, it generally takes a lot of time to complete general mobilization.
And the tribe is not monolithic.
Like other tribes, their internal family leaders, large and small, will also impose constraints on the tribal leaders to a certain extent. Unless it is really a matter of life and death, they may not be able to quickly reach a consensus.
So it is not a lie to say that these two tribes can jointly produce 100,000 troops, but the problem lies in the unified leader and unified orders. All forces within the tribe must fully obey the orders and quickly arrive at the assembly position.
Only in this way can a hundred thousand troops be truly assembled.
The Central Plains dynasty needed time to assemble its troops, and the tribes on the grassland also needed time to assemble. Logistics were simple, but it also took time to develop logistics.
Su Yonglin was very fast. After getting the news in September, he launched the war in October. The main reason was that the main force of 40,000 cavalry was in the Zhongdu area. He could assemble quickly with an order and rush to the border directly.
The Ming army prepared very quickly and marched north from Wanggu's headquarters.
The Wanggu tribe had a population of only about 100,000, and with the loss of a lot of people this time, they could only send up to 5,000 people to follow the Ming army, so Su Yonglin gave up the idea of letting them form an independent army.
The cavalry of the Wanggu tribe will be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty cavalry corps, act together with the Ming cavalry, and are mainly responsible for attacking the Kelie tribe.
The Tatar tribe reported that they were willing to use 30,000 cavalry to attack the Qiyan tribe and the Kelie tribe, so Su Yonglin decided to let them form a separate army, command independently, and focus on attacking the mortal enemy Qiyan tribe——
To deal with the Qiyan tribe alone, the Tatar people are still willing and able to show enough strength to deal with it.
Taken together, the Ming army and the Wanggu and Tatar tribes jointly dispatched more than 80,000 troops. It was considered a quite large war, and it initially showed the national power and appeal of the Ming Dynasty.
As for the enemy, Su Yonglin also had a preliminary understanding.
The leader of the Qiyan tribe is named Yesugei, and the leader of the Kele tribe is named Tuoli. It is said that the two have a close relationship and have a good relationship, so the two tribes went south to attack the Wanggu tribe this time.
There also seems to be an idea of sharing risks together.
Su Yonglin didn't know why they sent troops to attack Wang Gu's tribe, but since they had launched an attack, Su Yonglin couldn't accept it.
Before October, Xin Qiji hurriedly led the staff team to Jingzhou, the gathering place for the expedition, and met Han Jinggui's 10,000-person vanguard cavalry in Jingzhou.
Han Jinggui led the Hebei Corps and has been stationed here since he entered the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. After the first part of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was established as Datong Province, he became the military chief of Datong Province and guarded the border here. Don’t go back to Zhongdu.
As time passed, Han Jinggui's young face became stained with a layer of weathered color, and he looked much calmer and more mature.
"This expedition is our country's first Northern Expedition to the grasslands. It is also the first time that the Han army has set foot on the grasslands after hundreds of years. It is of great significance to the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty has entrusted the task to you and me, which shows that you and I It’s a big responsibility.”
Xin Qiji walked side by side with Han Jinggui on the vast land with his hands behind his back.
The wind from the border is not gentle at all when blowing on my face. Even if it is not October, I can't feel any warmth, I just feel cold and chilling.
"I know this very well, so I take it very seriously."
Han Jinggui nodded and said: "I have sent people to the Wanggu Department before to learn about some things about the Kelie Department and the Qiyan Department, as well as the marching route plan for this march. Our Corps Staff Department also has this information. With some planning, at least there will be no problems with dispatching troops and direction."
"Well, know yourself and the enemy, and never slack off in a hundred battles. This is our first battle with the prairie cavalry. We know very little about it. We have to learn while fighting."
Xin Qiji looked at Han Jinggui and asked, "How do you plan to fight this battle?"
