Chapter 36: Also go south first

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There are actually some differences between the Wala at this time and the Wala in the original history.

They are not as powerful as they were in history.

When the Battle of Tumubao broke out, it was said that Oara had actually unified Mongolia. As the main headquarters of Mongolia, the Tatars were completely defeated in the war in Oara. Adai Khan and Arutai were killed in the battle. All the Tatar tribes surrendered, including Wu Liangha. In fact, the vast desert was already under his rule. Got off.

They even conquered the Jurchen tribes and became unprecedentedly powerful, so they launched a war against the Ming Dynasty.

But in this time and space, the Tatars fell under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and a large piece of their territory was lost.

So although they have developed for three more years compared to the original history, overall they are still weaker than the original history.

Ye Xian is still just a grand master, which is no different from history.

In fact, it was not that he had never thought about becoming the Great Khan. However, when he tested his subordinates, he was opposed by almost all the Mongolian nobles. The huge resistance forced him to compromise.

In desperation, he could only send someone to find Tuotuo Buhua, who had the blood of the Golden Family, and appointed him as the Great Khan, Chief Dai Khan, while he served as the Grand Master.

Fortunately, the actual power is still in his hands, and Tuotuo Buhua is just a puppet.

When Wala's army gathered, he felt this way even more.

There are tents erected on the green grassland, and there is no end to them at a glance. In front of the tents, there are endless Mongolian men.

Most of them only have leather armor or even clothing as a means of protection. Only a few large tribe warriors can wear sophisticated armor and hold sharp long knives.

At this time, everyone's eyes were flashing with enthusiasm, because they knew that their Grand Master was about to lead them south to break through the Great Wall and seize everything from Mingren in that fertile land!

This generation of Oara people have never stepped into the pass. According to their oral tradition, the pass is a place full of white rice and shining silver.

Are you rich enough? According to people there, it is not as prosperous as the mainland.

There was longing in their eyes.

Flags were fluttering, gongs and drums were roaring, and Xian Xian was high-spirited at this time. He was riding on a tall horse, waving his whip vigorously, and looking down at his army.

Facing countless Wala soldiers, he raised his voice:

"Warriors of Wala!"

"During Huizong's reign, we were careless and lost the prosperous Central Plains. From then on, we could only drink wind and dew in this desert and suffered a lot."

"The people of Ming Dynasty were not satisfied. They sent out troops to drive us away, killing our women and children, plundering our cattle and sheep, and forcing us to surrender."

"Now, they are greedily seizing the horses, cattle and sheep we sent and refusing to pay them. Instead, they are expelling our merchants from the customs. Is this what they call themselves the 'Celestial Kingdom'?"

"How can we endure such humiliation! Today, we will let them know the price of humiliating us!"

Ye Xian's high-pitched voice aroused the fighting spirit of every Wala soldier. When he looked around, he saw that his eyes were filled with resentment.

He smiled proudly and shouted loudly:

"Let's go! Head south!"

"Let Akito see how powerful we are!"

In July of the 17th year of Zhengtong, the Oara army officially moved south.

Ye Xian was very smart. In order to prevent his home from being stolen, he first attacked Ji Si Prefecture.

Although the Ming Dynasty had deployed forces on the grassland, it still seemed a little weak under Oara's surprise attack.

The 100,000 Ming army defending this huge Eastern Mongolia, even with the assistance of soldiers from Jisu Prefecture, was too scattered. The Oara army almost always used more to fight against fewer.

Although the Jisu Army was not directly defeated, the entire Eastern Mongolia was also messed up. Shi Heng, who was ordered to supervise Eastern Mongolia, was defeated and his life and death were unknown. The Ming army completely lost order, and a large number of Tatars in their prime were captured.

He immediately incorporated these people into the army, and then ordered A'la to lead an army of 20,000 to continue the attack on Jisu.

He led the remaining troops and launched an attack on the Great Wall.

Their strength at this time had reached 80,000. What was different from history was that this time Oara did not choose to divide his troops into five groups due to the decline in strength, but instead marched into the pass at the same time.

There is a saying in later generations that Wala defeated the Ming Dynasty's 500,000 army with only 20,000 people.

Although the Ming Dynasty did not have an army of 500,000, there were definitely more than 20,000 in Wala.

It is impossible to rule this vast grassland with only 20,000 people.

In fact, when Ye Xian came to Beijing, his actual strength was the sum of the three groups of troops from Wala attacking Datong, Xuanfu, and Gubeikou. At that time, they divided their forces into five groups and launched an attack at the same time. In the end, it was three groups with a total of 90,000 people that caused the Battle of Tumubao.

What about tomorrow? They were severely underpaid, and when sending ministers to counter rebellion, they always liked to ask them to bring three battalions of troops. The combat strength and actual number of the three battalions were far less powerful and numerous than imagined.

Coupled with Wang Zhen's blind command, it would be damned if he could win.

But this time, although Wala's numbers were smaller, their combat effectiveness was not overwhelmed.

On the contrary, the Ming army in the north, because of Oara's surrender, led to nearly ten years of peace at the border, and its combat effectiveness declined extremely seriously. It did not have the combat effectiveness that the border army should have had in history.

In just a few days, the Oara army had broken through the Ming army's defense line, killing and wounding thousands of Ming soldiers.

Within the Great Wall, countless people were nakedly exposed to Wala's butcher knife.

He didn't restrain the army first, his soldiers needed to vent.

Seven days later, dozens of towns and villages south of the Great Wall had been slaughtered, all gold and silver had been looted, and the morale of the Oara army reached its peak.

Then he finally gathered his troops, marched to Datong and Xuanfu, and immediately launched a fierce attack.

After a month of strong attack, thousands of people were killed and injured, but not a single one was captured.

Ye Xian finally saw the strength of the nine-border towns of the Ming Dynasty. Although the frontier troops neglected fighting, Guo Deng and Yang Hong defended the two cities tightly with the high city height, deep pools, and sufficient supplies of food, grass, and weapons. , but they did not let the Wala army step into the city.

This month bought precious time for Daming.

When the urgent memorial was sent to the court, Zhu Qizhen was still a little unbelievable - in his eyes, Wala was just a small Mongolian tribe that was beaten to the point of losing its armor by Yongle and obediently bowed its head and paid tribute to him.

Unexpectedly, they have such strength!

However, what followed immediately was rage——

It doesn't matter if you come here to pay me, I just want you to pay back what you cheated before, but you actually do it directly, are you still shameless?

It seems that the Ming Dynasty has been at peace for a long time, and the surrounding countries have forgotten what a behemoth this is!

Zhu Qizhen's eyes flashed with cold light.

If you want to fight, I will fight!

Wala attacked in five directions. Tuotuo Buhua led an army of 30,000 to attack Liaodong. He also led an army of 30,000 to attack Datong. Alazhiyuan led an army of 30,000 to attack Xuanfu. General Aluo led an army of 2,000 to attack Shaanxi. A force of 20,000 men attacked Miyun from Gubeikou. Among them, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's military strength, Ye Xian's military strength when he came to Beijing, and A Luo's military strength are all recorded in the "Records of Emperor Yingzong Rui of the Ming Dynasty", while the military strength of Alazhiin comes from "Kansai Chronicles".

Thanks to "Regret Moji" for the reward!

(End of chapter)