Jia Cong was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He didn't expect that it was actually a mission sent by Lao Nu.
What was even more unexpected was that the old slave wanted to unite with the Mongolian Khalkha to deal with the Chu, but fortunately, he was destroyed by himself due to some strange combination of circumstances.
I don't know much about the history of Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty in the previous life.
I only know that Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, entered Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, and the Ming Dynasty was destroyed.
Later, Li Zicheng robbed Wu Sangui's woman Chen Yuanyuan.
When Wu Sangui found out, he was furious and led Qing soldiers into the pass and killed Li Zicheng.
After all, it is Dachu now, and history has turned a corner. As for which direction it will develop in the future, it is really difficult to say.
He accidentally intercepted and killed Lao Nu's mission. Lao Nu would definitely not let it go when he found out.
Now the old slave has unified the barbarians and has his own political power. He is full of ambitions. If anyone slaps him in the face at this time, he will definitely not give up.
His mission was destroyed in Mongolia. This incident must be blamed on Mongolia, and it might lead to a war.
If this is really the case, it will be a good thing for both Da Chu and himself.
He raised his head and looked at Li Biao and said, "Go ahead and don't mention anything about today to anyone. Anyone who disobeys the order will be subject to military law. Pack up the loot and we'll leave immediately."
"Yes, Third Master, I will give the order immediately."
Li Biao agreed, turned around and went down to carry out the order.
Qingwen said: "Third Master, will there be no trouble in this matter?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Don't worry, there won't be any trouble. Let them keep it secret because they want to blame the Mongols for this matter, and let the two groups bite each other. It is best to have a big fight and consume each other's strength."
Jia Cong came to the two prisoners and asked them carefully to learn about the situation on the barbarian side.
But this question surprised Jia Cong. The envoy leading the team this time turned out to be Mang Gurtai, the fifth son of Lao Nu.
Mang Gurtai was named Heshuo Baylor by the old slave. Together with Daishan, Amin and Hongtai, he was called the Four Great Baylors. He ranked third among the four, so he was called the Three Baylors.
In order to win the trust of the Mongolian Khalkha tribe, the old slave sent his son Mang Gurtai as an envoy, which shows that he is full of sincerity.
After questioning, we found out that the mission's scouts discovered Jia Cong's team and reported it to Mang Gurtai.
Mang Gurtai took a fancy to his stainless steel armor and wanted to kill him and others and take the armor for himself, so he chased after him and prepared for a surprise attack.
What they didn't expect was that Jia Cong and others discovered them in advance, took the lead in launching a charge, and shot Mang Gurtai to death with one arrow.
One of the four majestic Baylors, Poseidon Baylor, died like this.
It's no wonder that Mang Gurtai is greedy. One hundred sets of fine steel armors are still very useful on the battlefield.
Wearing it on the soldiers leading the charge can not only reduce casualties, expand the results of the battle, and even affect the situation of the battle.
Just like Jia Cong's personal soldiers, wearing armor, after three small-scale battles, no one died, which sounds a bit incredible.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find the reason.
If you are not wearing armor, it is definitely not a matter of minor injuries, it may be serious injuries or even death.
If Jia Cong hadn't led his kung fu masters to rush to the front and block the strongest impact, many people would have died.
This is the role of generals in ancient wars.
One is to take the lead in the charge, improve the morale of his soldiers, strengthen their courage, and set an example.
As people often say, a general is the courage of a soldier.
The general is brave and takes the lead, and the soldiers under his command will all be courageous and fight bravely to take the lead.
The general is timid and afraid of death, and will hide behind him every battle. The soldiers under his command will definitely be sneaky and sneaky, and will turn around and run away when things don't go well. They have no consciousness of fighting to the death.
This is what people often say, one soldier is a raging enemy, and a general is raging in a nest.
Mang Gurtai's death is really not a small matter. If this matter becomes big, the old slave will not let it go.
It seems that there will be a big war between the barbarians and the Khalkha tribe in the steppe.
Lao Nu's army was at its peak at this time, and the Khalkha tribe alone would probably not be Lao Nu's opponent.
Looking at the two prisoners in front of him, in order to keep the secret from others, Jia Cong directly sent them back to the west.
At this time, everyone had packed up, and Jia Cong gave the order and returned to the tribe with the loot.
A few days later, Borchi finally came back, bringing both good news and bad news.
The good news is that Borchi was recognized by Taiji and became a veritable leader.
The bad news is that as a price, the tribute paid by Borchi's tribe to Taiji must be doubled every year.
In Jia Cong's view, this is not a big deal. As long as the position of the tribal leader is recognized, all the efforts will be worth it.
A few supplies are nothing. With the support of Jia Cong's caravan, the tribe will only become stronger and stronger.
"Now that your side is stable, it's time for me to go back. There may be a big war on the grassland in the future. You must prepare early. If you really go to the battlefield, the main thing is to preserve your strength."
Xu Hua asked doubtfully: "Third Master, do you mean with Da Chu or with the barbarians?"
"Of course it's the barbarians. The old slave has unified the barbarians. Now the military is at its peak, which is very suitable for expansion. The city in Shenyang has high walls and thick walls. If you want to break through Shenyang, you have to sacrifice your life.
There are no fortified cities in the grassland, so it is easier to fight than Shenyang, and after defeating it, there will be countless war horses, which can be used by the barbarians to form cavalry, and the strength will be more powerful.
Da Chu is relatively conservative and lacks war horses in the army. He will not choose to take the initiative and will only adopt passive defense. "
Jia Cong did not tell them about the killing of Mang Gurtai and the barbarian envoys. Not all of these people were trustworthy.
It's just a reminder from the side. If you really don't listen, there is nothing you can do.
Borchi's tribe was just a casual move he played, a stable trading place. Even he didn't know whether it would be useful in the future.
Xu Hua pondered for a while and said: "What the third master said makes sense. It seems that we really need to prepare in advance."
Bor Chidao: "Third Master, if there really is a war, can the cavalry led by the king be sent out with our tribe?"
Jia Cong directly shook his head and refused, "This is impossible. You have to clearly understand your position. Even if Mongolia wins, the benefits will belong to you, Taiwan and Kyrgyzstan, and it has nothing to do with you. The soldiers I spent money to raise cannot be yours. fight.
On the contrary, if Mongolia loses, it will be really beneficial to you. You can take advantage of the situation to gather some defeated soldiers and some remaining tribes to make yourself stronger. This is the real benefit. "
Borchi nodded and said no more words.
Wang Shun said: "Third Master, what will our team do next?"
Jia Cong said: "Although these people are good, they can't do what is forbidden. You lead the team back to the camp and train for three months. Zhang Hu knows what to do."
Wang Shun cupped his hands and said: "Yes, Third Master, my subordinates must train well after they return and strive to make them elite soldiers as soon as possible."
The next day, Jia Cong left with his personal guards, accompanied by the cavalry teams of Wang Shun and Zhang Hu.
After resting for a day in Wang Shun's camp, we returned to Heishan Village the next day.
This time I went to Mongolia for more than a month, but the harvest was extremely huge. I established a cavalry team of 2,000 people, got Borchi's surrender, had a fixed trade route, and accidentally killed Mang Gur. Thai.
However, the consumption is also very high. With more than 2,000 cavalry, the military salary of 2 taels of silver per person per month is nearly 5,000 taels a month. Adding in the horse chews for people, it is also 5,000 taels, which makes it ten thousand taels a month. Two, one hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver a year.
This does not include weapons and armor. Not many of these people have leather armor. Most of them have no armor. The weapons are also captured in the past.
Raising soldiers is really a money-consuming business, but with this business route, one trip is enough to support them.
Jia Cong didn't think about where to use these people.
He can't be brought into the army, let alone let anyone know about it, he can only be used temporarily as a back-up.
At that time, you can do some things that are not convenient for you to show up.
After three months of training, give them 100 sets of iron armor and arm the 100 people who lead the charge. This can increase the winning rate and reduce casualties. The others can just wear leather armor.
There is no shortage of cowhide in the tribe. We also purchased a batch this time. We just need to find someone to make leather armor.
After more than a month of training, the recruits trained by Zhang Dakui have become somewhat mature. After three months of training, they will be taken out to see blood.
After Jia Cong returned to Heishan Village, he decided to rest for a while.
He sent Tiezhu with twenty special forces members to go to the barbarians to inquire about the news, and sent another team to Guangning, firstly to understand the situation there, and secondly to clean up the house there.
The summer harvest is coming soon, and when the food is in storage, I will prepare to go to Guangning.
Let's meet with He Shiyuan first to understand the situation in the army.
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Hetuala, the old slave angrily threw the cup in his hand to the ground.
The news that his son Mang Gurtai and his envoy were ambushed finally came back.
"Who is it? Who killed Mang Gurtai and destroyed our mission? Go and find out for me. You must find out. I will make him pay the price with blood."
The old slave's angry roar echoed in the hall, and all the civil and military officials lowered their heads and trembled.
The old slave has not lost his temper for a long time, and this time the pain of losing his son made him unable to control his emotions anymore.
Since the uprising, Lao Nu has been going smoothly. He has successively destroyed all the major forces of the barbarians, completely annexed them, unified the barbarians, and established the Hou Jin regime.
He has a close relationship with the Horqin tribe and is an ally of each other. Just when he was about to show off his talents, his son was killed. How could he not be angry?
It's really a white-haired person giving a black-haired person.
Daishan cupped his hands and said: "Father Khan, Mang Gurtai and the envoy were killed in Mongolia. They must have something to do with the people of the Khalkha tribe. They have often come to us to harvest grass and valleys in recent years. We should give them a Lesson learned.
I think we can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to Khalkha, defeat them in one fell swoop, and annex them. From now on, we will no longer lack war horses, and can form a large number of cavalry to invade the Central Plains in one fell swoop. "
Daishan is the second son of Lao Nu. As the eldest of the four Baeles, he is in charge of the two red flags and is Lao Nu's right-hand man.
The old slave slowly calmed down the anger in his heart and thought carefully.
The mission sent to Khalkha this time was not really to form an alliance with them, but to paralyze them.
For this reason, he also sent his son Mang Gurtai to win their trust, hoping to gain their trust and make his plan succeed.
My real intention is not to unite with Khalkha to deal with Dachu.
Instead, they wanted to take advantage of Khalkha's unpreparedness to surprise Khalkha, defeat them in one fell swoop, and annex them.
After all, cavalry is very powerful when fighting on the grasslands. The Mongols are almost all cavalry. If they want to reduce casualties and win, they can only use strategies and use any means.
It's just that I didn't tell anyone else about it, so as not to leak the news, and even my sons wouldn't know.
But what he never expected was that the mission he sent was actually destroyed, and even his son Mang Gurtai was not spared, which completely ruined the old slave's plan.
Why! It’s really not as good as God’s calculations.
If this matter is settled like this, his subordinates will definitely be dissatisfied, and his prestige will be hit. It seems that the battle with Khalkha is impossible without fighting.
At this time, Amin also stepped forward and said: "Great Khan, the Khalkha tribe is good at killing our envoys, even Mang Gurtai. They don't take us seriously at all, let alone the big man." inside.
If we are not severely punished, what will the world think of us? Where is the majesty of the Great Khan? The last general was willing to lead the army to conquer Khalkha, which made the Great Khan feel bad about him. "
Amin is the nephew of Lao Nu. He is the second of the four Baylors and is the leader of the Blue Banner.
Hong Tai also spoke: "Father Khan, my sons are also willing to conquer Khalkha for my father Khan, bring their grasslands into the hands of my father Khan, and help my father Khan achieve his hegemony."
Hong Tai is the eighth son of Lao Nu, Huang Taiji, also known as Huang Taiji. He is the fourth of the four Baylors and is in charge of the Zhengbai Banner.
When the old slave saw his sons and nephews asking for battle, his mood suddenly improved a lot.
After looking at the civil and military officials under the account, he said: "Since ancient times, the two countries have been at war without killing each other. Our mission went to Khalkha with peaceful purposes and to the alliance, but ended up on their territory. Was ambushed.
Killing our mission is a provocation to us. Khalkha has an unshirkable responsibility for this and must be severely punished. I decided to personally conquer Khalkha and make the Khalkha prairie our pasture.
Daishan and Amin obeyed the order and ordered the two of you to lead the red flag, the red flag and the blue flag as the vanguard to attack Khalkha. The other ministries will follow me as the central army. This time I will completely conquer the Khalkha Steppe. "
Following the old slave's order, the entire city of Hetuala moved to prepare for the army's expedition.
When a large army goes out for long-distance operations, it is not as simple as a surprise attack by a small group of troops. Soldiers and horses must be mobilized from all over the place, and sufficient logistical supplies of food and grass must be available to ensure the needs of the large army.
Half a month later, Lao Nu personally led the troops of the Eight Banners of the barbarians and all the barbarian tribes, a total of 50,000 troops, set out for Khalkha.
With an order, the army marched towards the Khalkha grassland in a mighty manner.
