Burihatu already knew about the disastrous defeat outside Guihua City that night. Compared with the heavy losses of thousands of troops, what actually worried Burihatu was that the Great Khan himself was injured.
Buyan Huang Taiji has a deep affection for his father, the Great Khan. After learning that his father was injured, the Mongolian Huang Taiji, who was already over 40 years old, almost shed tears.
His eyes were red and bloodshot, and he was breathing heavily from his nostrils. He suddenly turned his head and asked Burihatu: "I want to avenge this great revenge. Can the ruler give me some clever tips?"
Burihatu sighed with emotion and was silent for a moment before slowly asking: "May I ask Huang Taiji, who do you want to take revenge on?"
Buyan Huang Taiji was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Of course it's Qi Jiguang."
"If it were just Qi Jiguang, it would not be difficult to avenge him. It just depends on whether Huang Taiji wants to avenge himself or his family. If it is his family, and he has four sons alive, he only needs to spend some money to recruit Beitou dead men ( The Han people who fled Mongolia (such as the White Lotus Cults mentioned in Volume 1) have a great chance of success by sending them south. If you want to avenge him personally, you may have to spend more money, but as long as you can make good use of the internal party strife in the Ming Dynasty, , there is also a chance.”
When Buyan Hatu said this, before Buyan Huang Taiji could question, he asked: "But, does Huang Taiji think Qi Jiguang is really your enemy?"
The words were very clear, and Buyan Huang Taiji also reacted. Hearing this, he frowned deeply and asked: "So... does the ruling mean that this enemy is highly pragmatic?"
"Gao Rixin, he may be counted, but he may not be the culprit." Burihatu's calm tone had a hint of coldness: "I thought that Huang Taiji's enemy should at least be the Emperor of the Zhu family, or even You might as well broaden your horizons - the entire Ming Kingdom is your enemy."
Buyan Huang Taiji stiffened his neck: "Yes, the ruling is right. The entire Ming Dynasty is our enemy!" But he paused and frowned: "But this is too broad. What should I do now? How to take revenge?"
Buyan Hatu looked at Buyan Huang Taiji's red eyes and said, "Huang Taiji, do you want revenge now or just to vent your bad anger?"
Buyan Huang Taiji was a little displeased and asked: "What do you mean by the words "Government"?"
"It is human nature to want to vent your anger when you are angry. However, if you want to dominate the world, you need to abandon these temporary angers and decide your actions from a longer-term perspective."
Burihatu let out a breath and said: "After today's two battles, Mongolia has reached its most dangerous moment since Genghis Khan. Instead of thinking about how to vent the bad breath, I am afraid it is more important to consider how to deal with the current crisis so that we and others are still in danger. There is a place to stand and there is still a chance for resurgence.”
When he said this, Buyan Huangtaiji remembered that the current situation was indeed extremely dangerous. A large group of cavalry may be chasing behind him at any time. If the Great Khan fails outside Guihua City, the Imperial Guards of the Ming Army must be ready and may even be chasing the Great Khan.
At the same time, the Great Khan knows the position of our army and will probably move closer to our army. This will lead to the unfavorable situation of our army being attacked from both sides even if it joins forces. If you think more seriously, will Ma Chengen's troops, who have not arrived at the Lightning Lake battlefield during the day, also block the opening to the north?
If this is the case, then I am afraid that our main Mongolian force will be in trouble soon: to the west is Qi Jiguang, to the north is Ma Chengen, to the east is Li Rusong, and to the south... that is the Great Wall, and it is a Great Wall with a large number of hollow enemy towers.
By then, everything in the southeast, northwest and northwest will probably be dead ends. If so, where will Mongolia go? The method of escaping the golden cicada has been used once before, and that time it mainly relied on the large enough area of the circle. Although the Ming army was large in strength at that time, the various armies wanted to block a group of Mongolians on horseback within a radius of two thousand taels. This was naturally an opportunity to take advantage of them.
But that's not the case now. If Ma Chengen fills his position quickly enough, the size of the net this time will be no more than about 30% of the previous time. It will be difficult to escape.
Sure enough, Buyan Huang Taiji regained his senses immediately, hiding the anger in his eyes, nodded and said solemnly: "The one in power is admonishing me, but I was reckless."
Seeing him like this, Burihatu couldn't help but feel very pleased. He smiled and said, "I don't dare. Since Huang Taiji is already alert, let's discuss how to deal with it next."
Buyan Huang Taiji shook his head and declined, saying: "To be honest with the governor, my mind is still very messed up. I'd better ask the governor to come up with an idea first."
"I still stick to my previous point of view, the thirty-six strategies are the best." However, his words are not the key, just the entry point.
After saying this, Burihatu said sternly: "Since the return of high school Xuan in the fourth year of Longqing, he has put down his inner strength and his inner learning, and opened up the sea for trade. The Ming Dynasty has become increasingly prosperous and powerful, and it can no longer be controlled by manpower. Gao Rixin is more powerful than his uncle. A man of high school, Xuan, only became famous at a young age. He entered an official position earlier than he was crowned, and the career he achieved was doubled. It was not just about the timing of his career, but also about people's plans.
Today, the Ming Dynasty has millions of people, relying on the power of guns and artillery. Once they attack with all their strength, they cannot compete with them. Emperor Ming Zhu Yijun was a young man studying politics, and he was assisted by a group of wise men. His minister Gao Rixinwen defeated Fang Du, and his military skills were better than that of Sun Wu. This was even more unfathomable.
I have observed what I answered in the past, and found out that in recent days, all of them have been involved in the Western Expedition and they have all been victorious. I secretly think about the Western Expedition, which really demonstrated the great righteousness in the West and the power of the military in the old land. However, why do all the merits and virtues in this belong to the ministers instead of the Great Khan? Also remember that the prosperity of Mongolia in the past did not originate from the excavation of gold, but actually started from the Western Expedition.
The year before last, I went to Ningxia and the Big and Little Songshan Mountains, and I learned that the Oara had already been divided into several parts. The Heshuote, Junggar, Turgut, Durbot, and Tilianguti tribes were fighting against each other. Khan went west to support him?
As for its south, I did not miss Bali (also known as Yilibali, that is, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate), which is the country of the descendants of Chagatai Khan and is also Mongolia. Don't forget that Bali has been in turmoil for many years and has been divided into two parts several times. It was unified by Abdul Halim twenty years ago, which is a good fortune. However, I learned a month ago that Abdul Halim was dead and that his younger brother, Mahei Masutan, had only succeeded to the throne for a short time. People's hearts would not be convinced. This was also a good opportunity for Mongolia to regain its old territory.
I think carefully, although the tribes of Oara are divided into pieces, if a fierce dragon crosses the river, it is difficult to guarantee that the tribes will be forced to unite. In this case, it will be difficult to win quickly, and it will not be conducive to the long-term pastoral care of the Great Khan. In my opinion, don't lose eight miles, which can be said to be the foundation of a country.
This land of eight miles apart was the Western Region of the Southern Dynasties, and it was the route that the Silk Road of the Han and Tang dynasties must pass through, and it is still the same today. If I follow this, if I fight with Ming, I can cut off the trade route, and if I make peace with Ming, I can profit from it. This is a situation where I can attack if I advance, and I can defend if I retreat.
People at that time said that it had three mountains sandwiched between two basins, with the Altai in the north, the Kunlun Mountains in the south, and the Tianshan Mountains lying across the middle. The south of the Tianshan Mountains is called Tarim, and there are thousands of miles of yellow sand as a screen, so there is no worry about the danger of Qiang Tibet; the north of the Tianshan Mountains is Junggar, and its land can be used for both grazing and farming, which is really a treasure land; the east of the Tianshan Mountains is called Turpan, which is not only for farming and animal husbandry, but also for farming. Sericulture is a gift from heaven, so why not take it? "
Buyan Huangtaiji was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and asked in shock: "Does the government mean that we, Mongolia, should abandon Monan and go to the Western Regions, with the aim of not losing eight miles, and then unify Oara?"
"That's right." Burihatu said solemnly: "With the current situation in Mongolia, it is difficult to gain a foothold in the southern and northern deserts. The only way is to risk death and survive, to occupy Besropali and unify Oara, and stand side by side with the Ming Dynasty from east to west. For a way out.”
Although Buyan Huang Taiji was still shocked, after thinking about it, he thought of another aspect, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Has the ruler mentioned these words to the Great Khan?"
He asked hesitantly, but Burihatu answered calmly, nodding his head and saying: "Since the golden cicada escaped from its shell in Chahanhot, I have already offered advice to the Khan. This is the duty of a minister. Please understand Huang Taiji. "
"It's a matter of course that the government speaks harshly. I won't have any dissatisfaction - if I were the Great Khan, the government would not hide it from me, right?" Buyan Huang Taiji asked.
Mongolians don't have as many taboos about speaking as Han people do. Just because the father is still a living Khan, his son will never dare to say something like "if I were the Khan." On the contrary, the Mongolians have a bit of the European and American "confidence" in this regard. When they have the right to inherit, they do not hesitate to express this right. Others, including the Great Khan himself, will not think that this is overstepping.
So Burihatu replied naturally: "That's natural. If Huang Taiji is already sweating, I will naturally advise Huang Taiji first if I have any ideas."
But when he said this, Buyan Huangtaiji was silent for a moment, and then sighed with emotion and said: "The messenger said that the Great Khan was hit by a Ming army blunderbuss in the right chest, but our army came in a hurry and there were not enough medicinal materials in the army. The army doctors did not care. I didn't dare to take out the projectile, so I had to bandage it in a hurry to stop the bleeding. I'm afraid...I'm afraid that if something unexpected happens to Dahan at this time, it will definitely cause turmoil in the morale of the army."
Burihatu was also worried about this, so he revealed all the core secrets that he had hidden from Buyan Huang Taiji. Now Buyan Huang Taiji must have figured this out, and he became even more worried about Tumen Khan.
"The Han people say that Ji people have their own destiny. Dahan... it will be fine." Burihatu comforted him, but in fact he had no confidence at all. He simply changed the subject and said: "But no matter what, Huang Taiji will be fine." Never lose confidence. Ever since the Great Khan ordered me to take charge of the Nine White Banners for Huang Taiji, I have actually been prepared for such an unexpected event.
Now that the accident has indeed happened, we should not dwell on it, but should examine the current situation and make the most accurate judgment in time. We must not lose our courage and give up the glory of the Golden Family and be willing to be a stepping stone for the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty. . "
"What you said makes sense, so what should we do now?" Buyan Huang Taiji asked.
"The first step is to retreat with all our strength, contact the Great Khan as soon as possible, and determine the extent of the Great Khan's injury." Burihatu replied, and then added: "But then, no matter whether the Great Khan's injury is minor or serious, the injury Whether the situation is good or bad, we must jump out of the encirclement as soon as possible and head west immediately."
"How to get out of the encirclement?" Buyan Huang Taiji asked.
However, Burihatu shook his head and said: "The enemy's situation is unclear now, and it is difficult for me to judge. This will have to wait until we meet with the Great Khan before we can decide."
Buyan Huang Taiji thought so and stopped asking. Instead, he thought for a moment and then asked: "The ruling party just said that they could unify twenty years ago. Who is dead now? Is there any story in this?"
Buri Hatu had no choice but to briefly tell Buyan Huang Taiji the history of Bei Shi Bali. Besbali is often referred to as the Chagatai Khanate in later generations. It was founded in 1347 by the descendants of Chagatai Khan supported by the nobles of the Mongolian Dugrat tribe. At first, it was governed by Aksu, and soon moved to Alimari. Later, it was ruled by the Yalkan areas.
During the reign of Tuhelu Timur Khan, Alimari was the capital of the country. At that time, the country was powerful and ruled the Eastern and Western Chagatai Khanate, which included the unified northern and southern Xinjiang.
Hamaddin of Dugrat killed Yelias and Zhuo to usurp the throne, and the Khanate fell into chaos and fell apart. With the support of Kudada of the Bolash family, Heder and Zhuo succeeded to the throne in Besbali and reunified the Khanate. Therefore, the history of the Central Plains called it the "Besbali Khanate", but at that time the Oara people had already entered the Altai Mountains. Southern region.
In 1399, Heder and Zhuo Khan died, and his son Shami Chagan Khan succeeded to the throne. In 1408, Shami Chagan Khan died and his younger brother Mahama Khan succeeded to the throne. After the death of Shamechagan Khan, the princes in various places became increasingly powerful. Muhammad Khan was ostracized by the Bola family, and the national power of the Bali Khanate became increasingly weak.
In 1408, the Walas took the opportunity to cross the Irtysh River and went south, briefly occupying the capital Beslopali and parts of eastern northern Xinjiang, but were driven out by the troops directly under Muhammad Khan soon after. This is also the first time that the Oara people have entered south of the Irtysh River.
After the death of Muhammad Khan in 1416, the Khanate fell into civil strife due to the struggle for the throne of the Khan. The Oara people took the opportunity to occupy the Bielosbali area of the capital for the second time.
In 1418, Nahei Shizhi Khan was assassinated, Muhammad Khan succeeded to the throne, and Wuwaisi Khan established himself as king with the support of the Timurid Dynasty. In 1420, Muhammad Khan died again. Wuwaisi Khan succeeded to the throne and became the sultan. Then he moved the capital to Yilibali, which became the "Yilibali Khanate".
During this period, the khanate had been divided into pieces. Southern Xinjiang was occupied by the Bolachu family, the Turpan Khanate in eastern Xinjiang established itself and nominally submitted to the Ming Dynasty, and the Oara people occupied the Beslopali area in the eastern part of northern Xinjiang.
Wuwaisi Khan launched a war against the pagan Wala people, and was followed by a large number of sectarians. First, he squeezed out the N dynasty's elders, the Hudada of the Bola family, by wooing the city lords in southern Xinjiang, and then launched a northern expedition against the Oara people. Although his conquests ended in failure many times, and he was even captured and forced to sympathize with the Oara people, he still unified Turpan in 1422 and soon defeated the Oara people entrenched in the Beslopali area.
In 1432, Wuwaisi Khan was accidentally shot to death by his own people in the war with the Timurid Dynasty at Lake Iksay. His descendants fought for the throne of Khan and did not take the Khan position for the first time. Yunus Khan (also known as Yunus Khan) led his troops to seek refuge in the Timurid Empire, and the Kashgar area was occupied by the generals of the Timurid Dynasty.
At this time, the Uzbek tribe of the Blue Horde Khanate powerfully conquered the White Horde and other areas during the period of Abri Khair. The two Khans of the White Horde led more than 200,000 troops to take refuge there. In order to fight against the Uzbeks, Ye Xianbuhan adopted the strategy of allying with the Kazakhs. During the Ye Xian Bu Hua Khan period, the Khanate was also briefly strong, allowing the princes in southern Xinjiang to actively express their loyalty and submission.
Ye Xian Bu Hua Khan made many incursions into the northern part of the Hezhong region of the Timur Dynasty. In 1456, Yunus Khan, with the support of the Timurid Dynasty, marched eastward to compete with Ye Xian Bu Hua Khan. After the death of Yexianbuhua Khan in 1462, Yunus Khan took the opportunity to conquer the entire Ili region by conquering the west.
The civil strife in the Khanate led to the East-West split within the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. The Kazakhs occupied the northwest of the Khanate, and Dusitema Heima fled to southern Xinjiang for refuge. Yunus Khan conquered Turpan and annexed Hami. In 1472, Qiebei II, the son of Dusitima Heima, was killed, and Yunus Khan unified the entire khanate. Southern Xinjiang continued to be entrusted to Mahema Haidaer.
In 1479, Mahima Khaydar's stepson Aba's Qier openly confronted his stepfather and prepared to send 50,000 troops to attack Kashgar. After Mahema Haider learned about it, he preemptively sent 30,000 troops to attack Aba's beggars in the Hotan area, but unfortunately he was defeated. In desperation, he asked Yunus Khan. Yunus Khan personally commanded 60,000 cavalry, combined with 30,000 cavalry from Mahema Haidar, for a total of 90,000 cavalry to attack Aba's beggar in Yarkant.
The coalition forces were defeated, Yunus Khan returned to Ili in the north, Mahama Haidar returned to Aksu, and southern Xinjiang was divided between Mahima Haidar and Aba Qier.
Yunus Khan died of illness in Tashkent in 1487 AD, and his eldest son Mahamu succeeded him in Tashkent. However, his ruling territory was limited to the western areas of the Khanate such as Tashkent and Talas, while areas such as Inner and Outer Ili and northern and eastern Xinjiang were ruled by his brother Ahemakhan, and southern Xinjiang also nominally submitted to him.
After the death of Yunus Khan, the brothers Umar Shahi Milzan and Sutan Ahemah Milzan (both sons of Milzan Sutanbuzain) of the Timurid dynasty began to try to Recapture the city of Tashkent from the new Khan. Mahamu led his army to attack, not only regaining the city of Ushtur, but also defeating Umar Shahi Milzan's attack.
Unwilling to fail, Sutan Ahema Milzan later led an army of 150,000 to conquer the city of Tashkent, and Mahamu led his army to fight. Shah Yiji Khan (the grandson of Bie Abu Haier Khan) under the jurisdiction of Sutan Ahemami'erzan rebelled and surrendered to Mahamu Khan, which resulted in the complete defeat of Sutan Ahemami'erzan.
Therefore, under the rule of Ahem Khan, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate became strong and attacked Hami eastward in 1487 and 1493, forcing the Ming Dynasty to withdraw from Hami. The north marched into Oara and drove out the Oara people from the area north of the Irtysh River. The West also advanced three times into Uzbek-Kazakhstan and won. To the south, he also conquered the beggars of Aba and made them submit.
However, in 1503, Ahemakhan marched into the river and was defeated and even captured by the three-party coalition forces. He died of illness soon after returning to Aksu, and his eldest son Mansur succeeded to the throne. Soon, the Wara people took the opportunity to reoccupy the Altay region and moved south to occupy parts of eastern Northern Xinjiang. In the following more than half a century, the Turpan Khanate and the Oara people competed for northern Xinjiang, and the Oara people officially entered the area and began to establish their own rule.
As a result, the Khanate entered a state of tripartite division, and Burihatu also briefly introduced the various wars that occurred in the process. Such a chaotic situation lasted until the middle of the Jiajing period, when the western region achieved social stability and great progress in economy and culture under the governance of Abdul Rashid Khan.
In 1559, Abdul Rashid Khan died. After a brutal palace struggle, his second son Abdul Halim succeeded to the throne. During the reign of Abdul Halim Khan, the military strength of the western region continued to develop steadily.
On the contrary, due to his mediocre political ability and dissatisfaction with the masses, Shah Khan's dominance in the eastern region declined day by day. Family members who manage affairs in various places do not listen to orders, and each has his own advantage. In 1566, he died in Liuya during the northern expedition to Oara, and Shah Khan's uncle Sutanma Susu succeeded him as Khan.
This change in the eastern region aroused dissatisfaction with Abdul Halim in the west. Sutan Masu had just come to power. Abdul Halim's younger brothers Suofe Sutan and Maheima Sutan used Sutan Masu's background as an excuse. Question (not a descendant of Chagatai), sent troops to capture the Turpan area in 1570, captured Sutan Masu, and established Ma Heima Sutan as the leader of the Turpan area.
In the same year, brothers such as Mahei Masutan sent envoys to Beijing to pay tribute in the name of King Turpan, establishing the connection between the Yarkand Khanate and the Ming Dynasty. The emergence of this situation also means that the eastern region of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has since been unified by the Yarkand Khanate under Abdul Khalin.
Abdul Halim, who completed the unification of the Khanate, died of illness last year. At that time, Burihatu had not yet made any plans to go there. However, this year, the situation in Chahar was critical. Burihatu thought for a long time and believed that the Han people have a saying: "If a tree is moved, it will die, and if the people are moved, it will live." At this time, Chahar can only gain a chance of survival by moving westward, so Only then did the golden cicada escape from its shell and the army march westward to Tumote.
From the perspective of Burihatu's original intention, attacking Tumote was just a matter of course. His goal has always been the Western Regions since he abandoned Chahanhot.
After listening to Buyan Huang Taiji, he realized that Buyan Hatu had already planned, and it was not a temporary decision. He couldn't help but feel refreshed, because he had regained a lot of the confidence he had lost in "two defeats in one day".
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