Chaohua himself was captured, and the Chaohua department was suddenly leaderless.
At this time, Zai Sai stood up, shouted loudly, personally grabbed the flag from the flag bearer, gradually gathered the remaining members of the Huahua tribe who were in panic, and quickly retreated.
At this time, Ma Chengen wanted to pursue, but the troops he led also fought fiercely for more than two hours. Now that he had the ability to capture the fried flowers, he pursued with more than a thousand men and horses, and there were still three or four thousand fried flowers. The remnant seemed a little unreasonable. After thinking about it, he sneered and said: "They can't escape anyway. Let's rest and eat some solid food before we can reason."
Zhang Wanbang didn't care about this. He was leading infantry, and he wouldn't be the first one to pursue him. When he did, it would usually be when the encirclement was final, so he had no objection. He just reminded Ma Chengen that no You can pursue them, but you still have to send out scouts, lest someone kicks the camp in reverse, and your success will be in vain.
Ma Chengen smiled and said: "Sanxi reminded me, of course I will not forget this matter... Come and report to Shenrong, just say that fried flowers were caught here, please come to Shenrong to prepare a report."
Although he, Ma Chengen, captured the person, the commander of this battle was Ma Dong after all. Without Ma Dong's consent, he might not have been able to appear here just now, so if the report was to be drafted to Gao Pragmatic, it had to be drafted by Ma Dong. , this must not be overridden.
Then the Ming army notified Ma Dong to come, and then Ma Dong began to write an urgent report to be submitted to Gao Pragmatic. By the way, everyone could have something to eat without going into details.
But let's go back and talk about the Zai Sai who turned the tide after the roaster was captured.
Zaisai was considered to be Chaohua's great-nephew. His grandfather was Su Bahai who was killed in the Monan War, and his father's name was Boyan.
Boyan died early, and Zaisai originally led his father's troops. But after Su Bahai's death, the remaining troops dispersed. It was Zaisai who stepped forward, gathered most of them, returned to the old place of Taining, and gathered his troops to fight again. He joined Chaohua and became an important part of the expansion of Chaohua's strength. At this time, he had about five thousand soldiers.
The original main force of the fried flower department was only more than 20,000, but less than 30,000. The addition of Zai Sai was obviously an important force.
When going south this time, Chaohua, who originally planned to send 10,000 troops, saw that the number of troops sent by Tumen Khan was a little small, only 8,000, so he volunteered to add 2,000 troops to go south. These two thousand troops were from the slaughter, and Led by him himself.
More than two hours ago, the main force of the Chaohua Department crossed the river, and the Zasai Department was the first batch of troops to cross the river. What should be noted here is that because Ma Dong implemented a highly pragmatic policy of "the Tatars crossed the river with seven or eight thousand people and then fought" order, so the Zaisai Department was not attacked at first.
When the Chaohua tribe had about seven or eight thousand troops crossing the river, Chaohua himself had already crossed the river and headed south. At this time, the Ming army launched a parallel land and water attack. Chaohua Taiji immediately ordered to concentrate his troops. The Zasai tribe was the first to land, so it was very difficult for them to do so. Almost concentrated.
However, there were more than 5,000 people in Chaohua Taiji at that time. Since the 2,000 people in the Zai Sai Department were not his direct descendants, they were placed in the rear formation to avoid ineffective command.
In this way, a problem arose that Taiji himself did not have time to think about at the time: when he fought with the Ming army, the soldiers and horses he lost were always his direct descendants, while the Zaisai tribe in the rear position suffered slight losses. .
After Chaohua hit Zhang Wanbang's iron plate, he was immediately captured by Ma Chengen who rushed out from the side. At this time, Ma Chengen was equivalent to engaging in a "decapitation tactic" and was still fighting the Chaohua Department. The front line - the Fried Flower Club began to collapse after losing the Fried Flower Taiji himself. However, among the more than 4,000 people in the remaining members of the "Fried Flower Club" at this time, Zai Sai alone had about 2,000 direct descendants. , this is the main reason why he can temporarily take over the command of Chaohua Taiji.
Of course, military strength is the first element, and the second element is bloodline.
The so-called Three Guards of Ulyanha now are not the original Three Guards of Ulyankha. They are actually occupied by the magpie nests and doves of the five tribes of Inner Khalkha, and the five tribes of Inner Khalkha are ultimately all Hulahachi (Da). The five sons of Yanhan (grandson of Yanhan) were divided among the five sons, and whoever's family was strong would be the boss.
The original strongest Su Bahai became a Chaohua after the Monan War, but no matter how he changed, he was still the blood of his family.
And Zaisai is the grandson of Subahai, and his bloodline is "noble" enough, so of course he can have such prestige.
However, after Zaisai gathered the remnants of the Chaohua troops and was about to think of a way to break out, an accident happened. Some people disagreed with his idea of breaking out.
This person's name is Nuantu.
Nuantu is the eldest son of Wuban, the third son of Hulahachi...forget it, this bloodline needs to be sorted out. [Note: I checked a lot of information today, but there was not one article that explained this bloodline. I was confused for a long time. I think you might also be confused if I don’t explain it. ]
Hulahachi had five sons, namely Wubasai, Subahai, Wuban, Dabu, and Chaohua.
Su Bahai had a son named Boyan, who was the father of Zaisai. Therefore, according to Han people, Zaisai would be called Chaohua "Fifth Grandpa" or Yao Grandpa; while Nuantu was the son of Wuban. The saying goes that fried flowers should be called "Five Uncles".
Nuan Tu is older than his uncle and brother Boyan, so Zai Sai calls Nuan Tu uncle.
Okay, now that this relationship has been clarified, all readers will know that Nuan Tu’s opposition to Zai Sai’s breakout plan is a very troublesome matter.
But please note that this trouble is not only because Nuan Tu is Zai Sai's uncle, but also because of the forces behind them.
Why did Chaohua Taiji dare to mobilize more troops than the Tumen Khan during this trip south? Is it just because the strength of his headquarters has greatly increased?
No, because he wanted to take advantage of the fact that Su Bahai, the former de facto leader of the five Inner Khalkha tribes, had fallen sharply in strength to establish his authority as the new leader of the Inner Khalkha tribe. At the same time, because Dong Fox and Chang Ang After one death, he changed his allegiance, and the tribes originally led by Wu Ban (now the leader is Nuantu) can only vote under his banner, so Chaohua sent troops this time, even from within the "Chaohua Department" , is also a "coalition" - the fried flower headquarters, the Zai Sai Department, the Nuan Rabbit Department and other departments united.
But now the situation has undergone unexpected changes: the Chaohua Department has suffered a lot of losses and the Chaohua himself was captured alive, the Zaisai Department has suffered very little losses, and Zaisai jumped out to grab the command... What should Nuantu do?
Nuantu Taiji actually did not suffer a big blow on the south bank, but his unlucky thing was that he was originally arranged to be the last to cross the river inside the fried flower department, so most of the troops he brought this time were lost in the big river. On the Liao River, only a small part of them struggled to reach the south bank - as mentioned before, this was because the Jinghua fleet moved its strike force away from the river and then moved it to the north bank to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces on the south bank.
So now when we count the number of people, we can see that there are about 2,000 remaining soldiers in the Chaohua headquarters, Zaisai also has about 2,000 soldiers (slightly less than 2,000), and Nuantu only has a few hundred people.
But when Nuantu Taiji followed Zaisai to withdraw from the southern line of Hanjiawan and returned to the shore, he suddenly discovered that the previously dispersed troops were slowly gathering together - this was mainly because of the There is no place to run on this peninsula.
Nuantu Taiji took a rough look, and was surprised to find that after gathering these defeated troops, the number of troops under his command increased to more than 1,500.
Since the Zasai Division was the first to land, it had already been concentrated from the beginning, so its current strength has not increased.
At this time, the strength ratio of the remaining Chaohua troops in Jizi Bay becomes particularly interesting.
There are currently about 2,500 soldiers from the Chaohua headquarters, followed by 2,000 from Zaisai, and finally 1,500 from Nuantu, making the three families a total of 6,000.
The Mongols' characteristic of being able to defeat but not easily annihilated was evident at this time: Ma Dong and Ma Cheng'en harassed them ten times, and Chaohua committed suicide and kicked Zhang Wanbang's iron plate, so that he could cross the river. Out of seven or eight thousand people, only less than two thousand were lost.
But trouble came. With the capture of Chaohua himself, the two defeated armies of Zaisai and Nuantu, whose strength was only about 500 men apart, actually had disagreements.
This seems a bit suicidal, but it is actually an "unexpected and reasonable" situation.
Zaisai believed that he was the one who could turn the tide, the only savior capable of leading the Mongolian warriors to break through the siege in this precarious situation. Moreover, he was still young and energetic, so of course he would have the idea of "Who else would it be for me?" "heart of.
But Nuantu obviously would not obey him. He surrendered to Chaohua. Firstly, it was because Chaohua was now the strongest department in Nekalkha. Secondly, it was also because Chaohua was his uncle, so under Nuantu It seems that no matter in terms of current strength or lineage, there is no shame in following Chaohua Taiji's orders.
But if he was asked to obey Zai Sai's orders, he wouldn't be able to bear it.
Why? I am your uncle, the person with the highest status here now. You don’t just obey my orders, but you actually want to order me back? If you have the ability to dig your Abu out of the soil, I would like to ask him how he raised his son!
Besides, Su Jianhai himself underestimated the enemy and was incompetent, and was killed by Li Chengliang. You led the remnants of his defeat and surrendered to Uncle Chaohua in misery, but I, Nuantu, are different. I came to surrender on my own initiative. , regarding the close relationship with the fried flower department, I should be the one giving orders at this moment, how could it be your turn, little brat!
So the two started fighting by the Daliao River. Both sides insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other.
In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that although Chaohua Taiji was of higher seniority, because he was the youngest son, not to mention his age, he was not very lucky in terms of children. He had either given birth to a daughter or a son died young, until I didn’t have a son until I was in my thirties, and now my son is still too young to be in charge.
This means that after Chaohua himself was captured, Chaohua headquarters is now ownerless!
If it was during the Anping era, then it would be fine. After all, Hua Hua was not without Hatun. Hatun would have held power for a few years and then handed it over to his son.
But things are different now. The location of the Fried Flower Department was originally the land of the Liaohe River, which is equivalent to the situation of inserting a nail straight from north to south in Liaoning Province in later generations - in other words, it is located in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. Under attack from two sides.
In the past, Chaohua was still there, and the Ming army might not be interested in giving up the protection of the Liaohe defense line and the Liaodong border wall to attack the Liaohe Hetao. But now that Chaohua himself has been captured, this time the troops were sent out and it was another big defeat. It is estimated that even Tumen Khan, after two consecutive defeats, it is impossible for him to still be able to help the speculation department secure the Liaohe Loop!
It can be said that after this morning, the fried flower department is now facing disaster!
At this moment, no matter what Hartun thinks, the first thing she must do is not to let the flower department split. She must find a way to suppress and bridge the split.
But what can Hatun do? If the Fried Flower Club were to split, the two most powerful dependent tribes, the Zai Sai Club and the Nuan Rabbit Club, would be split first. All Hatun could do was win over one of them and then forcefully suppress the other.
The way to win over is also simple, just remarry and that's it - didn't Tumote do this just now? Anyway, Mongolian Hatuns don’t have to worry about seniority issues when remarrying, as long as Hatun thinks it’s appropriate.
Both Zai Sai and Nuan Tu know this truth very clearly, so they must fight for it now, because only by winning the command to lead the remnants of the Fried Flowers Department to break out today can they be in Hatun's heart. Establishing the image of a strong person made her feel that she was the great hero who could help the Frying Flower Department get out of the shadow of failure and continue to be the leader of the five inner kalkha tribes.
Of course, if the breakout is successful, it will also make the warriors of the Huahua HQ convinced and grateful to themselves, which will also be very beneficial to their future rule.
When the two sides were quarreling fiercely, and there were even signs of gradually developing into a full-scale martial arts affair, the little leaders of the Fried Flowers headquarters suddenly couldn't hold themselves back any longer. One of them jumped up and pointed at the river and loudly said: "Taiji, can you say goodbye first?" Noisy! Look at the river, the Ming fleet has turned, and they are coming towards the south bank! If you continue to argue like this, we will be shot at at most within a stick of incense! Are you concentrating the rafts to take advantage of this? Cross the river randomly, or go to the southern front and try your best to break the siege. Can you make a decision earlier?"
When he said this, another small leader of the Fried Flowers headquarters couldn't help but said: "Yes, yes, Amutu is right, whether he takes advantage of the chaos to cross the river or goes to the southern front to fight the Ming army, it is better than sitting here Waiting to be eaten by Paoziqiang!"
"That's right, make up your mind quickly!"
"That's right, if you have anything to do, we can wait until we break out. Now we have to get back alive first!"
Everyone spoke to each other, expressing their boredom with the two Taijis' endless arguments and their worries about the Ming army's fleet coming in the opposite direction.
Nuantu Taiji hurriedly said: "Let me just say that crossing the river is unreliable. Now that the Ming navy has begun to come back, crossing the river is a court of death. We can only go to the southern front to look for opportunities! I, the Mongolian warriors, dominate the world, can't they still be defeated? Is the Ming army’s siege successful?”
"Ha, that's easy to say!" Zaisai Taiji sneered: "Under the personal command of Warm Rabbit Taiji and Chaohua Taiji, we also lost our teeth on the southern front. Now if you go, can you beat us? Do you think you are better than Chaohua Taiji?"
This is a bit heartbreaking. Nuantu Taiji now needs the support of the fried flower headquarters. How can he accuse the fried flower himself? Even if he really felt in his heart that he was better than Fried Flowers, he couldn't express it to his mouth now!
"Child Zaisai, don't come here to sow discord..." Nuantu Taiji was so angry that he opened his mouth to curse.
Zaisai sneered and said: "Can't you see it now? The Ming army dared to set up an ambush here, which means they have enough troops on the southern front to block us here. Going to the southern front now can only be compared with speculation. Huataiji's fight is even worse! We, the warriors of the Great Mongolia, never compete for the gain or loss of a city or a land. As long as we can keep this useful body, we will have many opportunities in the future to avenge today's revenge!"
This sentence seems to be in line with the thoughts of the small leaders of the Fried Flowers Headquarters. They were also stunned by Zhang Wanbang's wave just now. They thought about it in their hearts. In front of that kind of bayonet array, musketeers and palm thunder, they should rush over. It’s really too difficult. On the contrary, all the Ming Navy’s navy is now at the “Yiheng” position in the north of Jizi Bay. According to Zasai Taiji’s wishes, we quickly gather the rafts, whether from the east or the west. When crossing the river, at least half of the people can escape...
Several people looked at each other and suddenly said at the same time: "We are willing to follow the fate of Zai Saitaiji!"
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