Since the Tumubao Incident, Saibei has become a hell that the Han people fear.
The nomads over there would cross the Great Wall from time to time, causing unforgettable pain to the Han people.
Except for traitors and daring businessmen, few Han people have dared to set foot in the northern part of the country for hundreds of years.
No one thought that Liang Yue would dare to do this.
But he has enough confidence.
First of all, the Nine Sides of Ming Dynasty have been abolished.
Under the continuous mutinies and escapes, the Nine Sides of the Ming Dynasty had long existed in name only.
More people have already joined the peasant army and become the main force resisting the rule of Ming Dynasty.
The remaining people lived a precarious life, eating one meal without finishing one, and had long been abandoned on duty, not wanting to work for the Ming Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to escape.
It only took one hour to capture Ningxia Wei, which is the best proof.
So after leaving the customs, facing the vicious Mongols, is there any way to survive?
If it was before, Liang Yue couldn't guarantee it. But now with the detailed information provided by Xu Yaqing, he understood that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The Mongols in the north can no longer be a threat, but will become his hope for a comeback.
And compared with the Mongols, the harsh weather and the endless desert are even more terrifying.
The winter that has arrived has become his biggest boost.
Crossing the desert, the biggest test is the lack of water.
In the past, in order to cross the desert, people had to carry enough water to have any hope of success.
But the arrival of winter has solved this problem very well.
When it's warm, the desert can't hold water, so supplies can't be obtained.
But in winter, what falls from the sky is snow, which does not melt when it falls in the desert.
This snow has become the best water source.
Crossing the desert is much easier once you have enough water.
As for the severe cold weather, in the eyes of the peasant army who have experienced life and death, it is nothing.
They had encountered more terrible weather than this, so what was the cold?
Not to mention, they received sufficient supplies in Ningxia Wei. Not only did everyone put on warm and thick winter clothes, they also brought enough tents to withstand the cold.
In addition, there is no need to consider carrying drinking water, so the entire team can have enough space and bring enough food.
The weather and the desert could no longer stop Liang Yue's troops from going north.
And through Xu Yaqing's information, Liang Yue took a path that no one expected.
He led his troops northward from Ningxia Wei Road and successively attacked Ligang Fort, Yaofu Fort, and Wei Zhen Fort. Finally, he crossed the Ming Dynasty border from Zhenyuan Pass and officially entered beyond the Great Wall.
The vast desert and high mountains did not affect Liang Yue's march at all.
Just because the place they were walking was above the Yellow River.
The Yellow River has frozen in winter, and the water flow in the Yellow River north of Ningxia is very gentle, so the ice surface is very solid.
Liang Yue's troops walked northward on the ice of the Yellow River without any hindrance. It only took them fifteen days to reach Jiangnan.
Loop.
It is the pearl given by God to the land of Saibei.
Because the Yellow River flows through here, and the Yinshan Mountains block it, it blocks the invasion of the desert, thus forming a plain with rich products and abundant water and grass.
For thousands of years, the Han people in the south and the nomads in the north have regarded this place as a battleground.
And whoever occupies this place will surely be able to flourish, prosper and become powerful.
After Tumu Fort, the Ming Dynasty lost the ability to march into the grasslands, and the Hetao fell into the hands of the Mongols.
This is the place where Chahar Mongolia emerged, so it is very important.
However, Lin Danhan was so mediocre and incompetent that he was defeated by the Manchus and had no choice but to flee to Qinghai.
Lin Dan Khan himself also died there.
Once he died, the Chahar tribe could no longer stand in Qinghai and had no choice but to return to the Hetao area.
As a result, Su Tai and E Zhe met the Qing army led by Dorgon.
In order to survive, they had no choice but to surrender.
Dorgon obtained the imperial seal and returned to Liaodong with Su Tai and Ezhe.
In order to completely control Chahar Mongolia, Huang Taiji completely split it up. The grand occasion of 60,000 Mongolian households in the past has completely disappeared.
Currently stationed in the Hetao area are Ezhe's young brother Abu Nai and less than 2,000 households of Mongolians who are loyal to him.
This was the opportunity Xu Yaqing told Liang Yue.
With less than 2,000 Mongolian households and a young leader, Chahar Mongolia was extremely weak.
Especially because of Lin Dan Khan's rebellious behavior, the various Mongolian tribes were particularly hostile and alienated from Chahar.
In other words, today's Chahar Mongolia is just a big fat piece of meat.
Originally, after the surrender to the Manchus, the area was enfeoffed and order had been fixed.
Because the Ming Dynasty was in constant civil strife and was extremely weak, no one would think that the Ming Dynasty was still capable of conquering Mongolia at this time. Therefore, the weakness of the Hetao area is nothing.
Even Huang Taiji didn't think anything could happen here.
He never imagined that the audacious Liang Yue would set his sights here.
The sky full of white snow became the best cover.
At this time, the Mongolians could only huddle in their tents, trying hard to burn horse dung and sheep dung, relying on the weak heat to resist the severe cold.
At the same time, I prayed that the Heaven of Immortality would take care of me, so that the terrible white snow would pass as soon as possible, and the cattle and sheep would die less.
They had no idea that the terrifying God of Death would emerge from the snow.
Liang Yue's troops were exhausted to the extreme.
This heavy snowstorm caused them heavy losses, and hundreds of people lost their lives.
There were very few supplies left. If they were not replenished, they would all die in this unfamiliar area.
The sight of the Mongolian tents in front of them made the whole army ecstatic.
"Take out all the food and let everyone have a full meal. When you are full, take this place. Everything belongs to us."
Liang Yue's men finally opened their bellies and ate up all the little food left.
Then they mounted their horses, drew their swords, and began to approach the Mongolian camp.
Although wooden fences were erected around these camps, such defenses were of no use.
Jiang Chaoyun had already led people to set up the artillery, and roars of filial piety were bursting out from the muzzle.
The Mongolian tents and crude fences could not stop the shells at all.
In the roar of death, the Mongolian tents were destroyed one by one, and the people hiding in them were turned into flesh and blood.
Before they could react and get on their horses, Liang Yue had already rushed into it with his men.
Those who dared to resist were shot to death, and those who surrendered were driven aside.
There was also a case where Abu Nai was guarded by a loyal guard, who tried to escape with him, but was shot into a hedgehog by a barrage of arrows.
Originally, a few decades later, his son Burni would also launch a rebellion, and he would also be hanged by the Manchus.
Whether you die early or die late, you will not die well.
He died in Liang Yue's hands and was freed earlier.
The fertile Hetao area changed its owner during this windy and snowy season.
