Do you want to leave? This is the most direct question facing Tumen Khan now.
If he didn't leave, it would be hard to say whether he would be able to leave after the other party surrounded him several times.
Yes, he is the Great Khan of Mongolia. For the Mongols, they should be able to come and go freely on the grassland and move like the wind. But the problem is that the main force of the opponent's cavalry is also Mongolian. They sent Han Naji out in full force and added Shang Tuo Tuo's side is based on the former Great Khan's escort army of Ananda Khan as the core. The two troops combined are only much larger than his own troops.
And now, we have to add the more than 10,000 cavalry of the original Ma Fang tribe of the Ming army and the remnants of Xin Ai - no doubt, they naturally obeyed Xin Ai's orders when Xin Ai himself was there, but when Xin Ai himself was captured , they will not die for Xin Ai.
It's hard to say whether the other side's Ming Dynasty envoy can directly mobilize the remnants of Xin Ai, but Zhongjin Hatun, the regent Hatun, must have enough legitimacy to order them, and Han Naji, the golden family's Dacheng Taiji, must be , and also have a noble enough status to be ordered to command them.
If you add the Ming army infantry and highly pragmatic cavalry, the opponent's coalition army has already rushed to 100,000, which is almost twice the current strength of Tumen - he originally had an army of 60,000, and in Shacheng Some were lost, and some were lost in today's battle with Qataiji. In addition to the 5,000 cavalry on the back road who basically can't come back, now there are almost 50,000 horses.
Moreover, after losing the cattle and sheep in his retreat, the logistics of his 50,000-strong army were already in jeopardy. Whether he was fighting or leaving, he had to make plans in advance.
Fortunately, it was the beginning of spring. If it had been three or four months earlier, it would have been so cold outside the Great Wall that it would have been difficult to run.
Tumen Khan felt a cold air rushing up his back, making him feel chilled all over.
At this time, there was also a big question in front of Burihatu: Echige was captured, should he continue to follow Tumen Khan?
You must know that the original relationship between the Tumotes of the Anda line and the Chahar tribe of Tumen was not a close relationship of brothers and sisters - Anda was two generations higher than the Tumen people. In theory, Hannaji was the right one. Tumen's peers, so Burihatu and Tumen Khan can also be called brothers.
As the biggest challenger to the Great Khan's throne, Tumote was a thorn in Tumen's side. Otherwise, what would he do? I originally planned to conquer Tumut.
And Xin Ai himself didn't really believe that Tumen treated him as an uncle. He just wanted to use Tumen's power to regain the throne of Tumote Chechen Khan, and in his opinion, he planned to pay for the benefits. This is just a transaction.
Now that Xin'ai has been captured, Xin'ai's tribe has completely fallen under the control of Bhan Naji - or the explanator. In fact, no one in the entire Tumote can stop Bhan Naji from taking over.
At this moment, if Burihatu defected to Tumen, it would be equivalent to giving up all his noble status in Tumen and defecting to the enemy instead. And can Burihatu, who has lost everything, be defeated in the Tumen camp? Attention, I'm afraid it's hard to say. After all, Mongolia is not the Ming Dynasty, and "talent" alone is not enough to stabilize its position, because the Mongolians believe more in fists.
But the question is, if you don't vote for us, how can you go back and give your head to Han Naji?
Although judging from past performance, Han Naji, a supporter of Han culture, does not seem to be a bloodthirsty person, but fighting for the throne of the Great Khan is no more important than other things. Who knows whether Han Naji will consider eradicating the roots?
Cutting off the grass and eradicating the roots is a very common thing in Mongolia. If you read the history of the Yuan Dynasty, you will find that it is written everywhere about cutting the grass and eradicating the roots!
However, according to my previous analysis, if Echige is defeated, the Xin'ai Department should be assigned to Zhongjin Hatun - to be precise, Zhongjin Hatun's son Butashri. If this is the case, the Han Dynasty will be transferred to Zhongjin Hatun. It seems that Naji does not need to eradicate Echige or even his brothers.
Because if people like him were left alone, Butashri would be intimidated.
Burihatu's eyes rolled around, unable to make a decision.
Tumen suddenly asked at this time: "Burihatu, are you going to find your Abu?"
Burihatu was very alert and shook his head decisively: "There is no possibility of reconciliation between me and Bahannaji. He will definitely give all my Echige tribe to Zhongjinhatun. What's the use of me going back? Is he going to give it to me?" Can you still give me that part of me? Rather than being a prisoner, it’s better to be free and a prodigal son on the prairie.”
Seeing that he spoke without thinking, Tumen thought he was telling the truth, and immediately laughed and said: "You are a bloodline of the Golden Family, how can you be a prodigal son of the prairie! Go with Ben Khan, you are still a Taiwanese Ji, I will give you the matter of the tribe and the people when you return to Chahanhot with me - Chang'ang, that piece of trash, was beaten to the point of running away by some infantry led by Qi Jiguang. I think it’s better to let you control it.”
Burihatu's heart moved and he thought secretly: Take Chang'ang and replace it with me? Hmm... This is a good idea, but I don't know how sincere Tumen is. But having said that, this is indeed a good move.
The reason why Chang'ang was unwilling to fight Qi Jiguang head-on was obvious, but it was also true that he was as fearful of the enemy as a tiger. As a great Khan, Tumen had every reason to deal with him. And it is a good thing for Tumen that it is me who controls one of the three guards of Duoyan. After all, after the battle with Tumut, if I leave with him, I will become a mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty and even Tumut. I will With the Chang'ang Department under control, Tumen's southern line will have a buffer. Not to mention peace of mind, at least there will be an additional barrier that can be reassured.
But after this battle, Tumen suffered a lot of losses, and the blow to his prestige was even greater. It seems a bit unclear whether he can win Chang'ang by then. What if he can't win Chang'ang? What should I do? Aren't you trying to draw water from a bamboo basket?
However, if I really go with him, it seems that it is not impossible to capture Chang'ang due to my design...
Burihatu was thinking about this in his mind, but he answered quickly: "Thank you, the Great Khan, for caring about me. Burihatu is grateful. I am willing to die for the Great Khan."
It's hard to say whether he is really willing to die for the Great Khan, but he is a smart man and fully understands that if he doesn't say this now, he will probably die in front of the Tumen soon.
Tumen was even more happy when he saw his decisive answer. He believed that he was really willing to surrender to him. At that moment, he made a lot of promises. Burihatu agreed to them one by one, with a grateful face and a look of being ready to help everyone at any time. He looked like he was holding back a gun.
The two talked hypocritically for a while, but after all it was a military emergency, Tumen had to bring the topic back: "So, do you think we should continue to make up our minds and defeat Tuotuo before talking, or should we quickly withdraw our troops and return eastward?"
Burihatu curled his lips in his heart and thought to himself: You have already hinted that you will go back to deal with Changang first, and you still ask me what I am doing with all this nonsense?
But thinking about it, he said in agreement: "The Han people have a saying that the son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall. Now Han Naji insists on going his own way and completely surrenders to the Ming Dynasty. Several Ming and Mongolian armies are surrounding him... Although the Great Khan's troops Brave, but in order to preserve the national power of our great Mongolian country, and also to go back and clean up the chaos in the Duoyan tribe, I think it is better to withdraw our troops temporarily."
"This is a very good thing. I will follow your plan and temporarily withdraw my troops."
Burihatu bowed slightly to express his thanks. While lowering his head, he sneered in his heart: In my opinion?
However, time was tight now, and Tumen Khan did not have time to observe carefully, so he immediately gathered his troops to prepare for evacuation. Burihatu found a reason to come out and went straight to Zalik's tent to tell his brother the latest situation... and at the same time see how he planned to make a decision.
After hearing the news, everyone was stunned. After a while, he said silently: "I will also go with the Great Khan. As long as the Great Khan has not given up his position as the leader of the Mongolian Communist Party, I will definitely be able to continue as a 'ruler'." If you keep doing it, even if you get nothing, it is still better than returning to Hua City and offering your head."
Burihatu sighed and said nothing.
