"Your Majesty, you said it very well." Yan Keng said with a smile.
Zhu Qizhen's analysis was very accurate, and Yan Keng thought so too.
The other party still had 100,000 troops and was in a confrontation with the Ming army. This did not mean to surrender at all.
Obviously, he just wanted to fool Daming.
Zhu Qizhen is growing up slowly. He is no longer the ignorant child he was before. Now he has his own understanding of the world situation.
"Then how should we respond?" He decided to take another exam at Zhu Qizhen.
The little emperor paused, thought for a while, and then said:
"Since they have submitted a letter to delay our attack, they are obviously forced to hold on no longer, so they need time to breathe. It is conceivable that although there are still 100,000 Luchuan rebels, the situation is not optimistic."
"My master! We can use the trick, give them generous rewards, pretend to be deceived by them, and then take advantage of them to launch a surprise attack!"
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
There was a clear sound, it was Yan Keng smiling and applauding.
"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I am thinking!"
Zhu Qizhen, who received the praise, had a smile on his face. After all, he was just a child. He was so happy when he received the teacher's praise.
"Just do it."
Therefore, in the court hall the next day, Luchuan's envoys were reprimanded by Chen Guogong, the chief minister on the scene, and the young emperor also expressed his anger at Luchuan's invasion of the country.
However, the little emperor still gave them comfort and affirmation for their timely correction of their evil ways.
The mission received generous rewards, but did not receive a banquet. This showed that Ming Dynasty criticized Luchuan, and it also made Luchuan's mission more convinced that Ming Dynasty had accepted their submission.
This is indeed the consistent style of the Ming Dynasty, no, almost all Han dynasties. For places with high mountains and dense forests and few Han people, they can often get great benefits by paying a nominal surrender.
The Luchuan envoy returned happily, taking away cartloads of treasures and the Ming Dynasty's canonization.
Seeing this, Siren was very proud, thinking that his strategy worked. The Ming Dynasty Hall was filled with a group of clay and wood sculptures, and they were all deceived.
When my army is fully trained, I will definitely make a comeback! When the time comes, I want the whole of Yunnan, no, Southwest!
I have figured out the tactics of the Ming army. They will definitely not be my opponent!
As expected, the Ming army began to retreat as Sirenfa thought.
Si Renfa was so proud that he ordered his troops to begin taking over the land that the Ming army had withdrawn from.
However, just as the Luchuan Army continued to "recover lost ground," the Ming Army suddenly sent troops and caught him off guard!
The Luchuan Army had relaxed its vigilance a long time ago. Who would have thought that the Ming Army would turn around and collapse as soon as they made contact?
In this way, the Ming Dynasty spared no effort and defeated more than ten fortified cities occupied by the Lucchuan Army. They defeated the Lucchuan Army and took tens of thousands of prisoners. The Lucchuan soldiers lay dead in the field, and Si Renfa was captured alive on the spot!
In the original history, Luchuan, which had been entangled with the Ming Dynasty for nine years, was conquered five times, and lost more than 100,000 troops before it was finally pacified, could not do anything under Yan Keng's quick-cutting strategy of directly taking command of Zhang Fu and overwhelming the army. In just nine months, all of Sirenfa's territory was taken over by the Ming army.
Although these places were high in mountains and densely forested, and were not suitable for Han people to live in, Yan Keng also firmly opposed the idea of other officials leaving these lands to other Xuanzhi envoys or native officials.
He sent Han officials there, where the rule of the Ming Dynasty truly began.
Luchuan, Pingding.
However, in another place in Ming Dynasty, the wind started blowing.
"Kill! Kill!" The earth-shattering shouts of killing resounded on the grassland, as the cavalry marched across the grassland.
The knights wore simple armor. Some of them wore helmets and some wore leather armor, but most of them only had a robe without any protection.
Only a few officials who were obviously generals wore rusty and damaged armor.
In addition, all the soldiers in this cavalry army have is a saber.
However, even so, their appearance panicked the people in front of them.
"Wala, it's Wala!"
Screams came and went.
This is the Jifu Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty, where former Tatar herdsmen lived.
After returning to the rule of the Ming Dynasty, they lived a happy life that they had never dared to imagine before.
Mutual markets were opened up without any restrictions. Merchants from the mainland continued to come here to trade with them. In the past, only dignitaries could eat rice on the grasslands, but now every household can eat it.
It once took a narrow escape and a life to exchange for an iron pot, but now one sheep can be exchanged for many.
The fat cattle and sheep on the grassland can also be sold at very good prices in the mainland. Not only are the herdsmen here rich, but at least they are not as poor as before.
Since settlements were established and grazing lands were divided by Ming officials, even conflicts have almost disappeared, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Although they had only surrendered for more than thirty years, they had long forgotten their experience as Tatar people.
Living in pursuit of water and grass is a necessity of life. Who doesn’t want to have a stable home?
And the man who proposed the method of restraining the emperor, Yan Keng, was also praised by the people of the restraint. Especially when the story of the heroes of the Ming Dynasty was introduced to the grassland by the merchants, they were even more full of respect for the old man.
He is worthy of being a descendant of Prince Jingping. They say so.
However, the Oala cavalry who suddenly appeared from the depths of the grassland today became a nightmare that broke their happy life.
The people who came were none other than the tribe directly under Mahamu. Now their leader is Mahamu's son, Tohuan.
At this time, Wala had split up. Under Lan Yu's fierce pursuit, they flew away separately when the disaster came and scattered on the grassland.
Tuohuan commanded only one branch of the Wala tribe, the Junggar tribe.
Finally, the Ming army was no longer as aggressive on the grassland as before. His tribe, which was once the strongest tribe in Oara, was actually bullied by other tribes.
Because of Mahamu, Lan Yu has been chasing and fighting the Junggar tribe, resulting in their strength now being little different from that of some small tribes.
Robbing Jisu was a desperate move on his part. After all, if they didn't rob them this time, they really didn't know if they would be able to get through this winter. And Jisu was far richer than the other tribes in Oara. If they succeeded, it would be a huge fortune.
Jisu was not allowed to have its own army. Although it had a garrison from the Ming Dynasty, how could the Ming army control all the vast grasslands? This is not a large gathering place, with only a few hundred Ming troops stationed there.
They were very brave, relying on the simple fence to resist, and at the same time sent cavalry for help. However, there were too many Junggar cavalry. The cavalry ran past, their sabers swept across, leaving corpses behind.
Not long after, the entire army was wiped out.
The Junggar tribe trampled on the land wantonly, killing the people in Jisu, plundering wealth, and leaving behind fires and cries.
Tuohuan looked at all this and felt that his depressed mood was slightly relieved.
The blood and conquest, and the wailing of the enemy made him feel happy. Only at this time could he feel that he was the leader of the Oara tribe and the leader of the western Mongolian grasslands!
Everyone should surrender at his feet as they are now, instead of treating him and his Junggar as a medium-sized tribe and bullying them wantonly!
"The reinforcements of the Ming army have left the city, and they are coming with a banner with the word 'stone'! Khan, we have to retreat!"
Suddenly, a sentinel returns.
The Ming Dynasty built several cities on the grassland for the officials of Jisi Prefecture and stationed troops inside to control the grassland.
Now as soon as they got the news that Ji Su was attacked, they immediately dispatched troops.
Tuohuan angrily whipped his horsewhip against the fence nearby. He felt humiliated by such a hasty escape.
But there is no way. The Ming army is powerful. Although they have recovered some strength now, the number of capable soldiers in Tuohuan headquarters is only more than 7,000.
If they encounter the brave Ming army at the border, they will almost be wiped out in one battle.
He spit out one word from between his teeth:
"withdraw!"
With one final look back at the chaotic Jizu tribe camp, he turned his horse's head and left.
Fortunately, they robbed a lot of gold, silver, cattle, sheep and people this time. As long as they can avoid the Ming army, their strength will definitely be greatly improved.
Heshuote tribe, Dulbert tribe, Turgut tribe...
Just wait for me!
(End of chapter)
