Chapter 79 Encountering the Enemy
King Yan stood on the carriage, which was surrounded by dense soldiers. The pale color of the snow was in sharp contrast with the stains all over the soldiers.
King Yan took a deep breath and said: "Sirs, the enemy is only three days away, but our dry food is no longer enough. If we cannot win this battle, it will be difficult to get out of the Mobei Snowfield. I won't force it, just do it. Distribute dry food and go back by yourself. Who is willing to join me on another journey to destroy the residual Yuan and seal the wolf as a slave?"
Zhang Yu immediately shouted loudly: "Destroy Can Yuan, seal the wolf as a Xu."
As soon as Zhang Yu opened his mouth, the people below shouted in unison, and for a moment, there was a landslide and tsunami.
In fact, not every soldier today is willing to go on this big adventure. After all, this is only the information brought by a dead man in the old tavern. If this information is false, or simply a trap by the enemy, what should we do?
However, King Yan had outstanding prestige in the army and had a group of key confidants like Zhang Yu. Determined not to let this sentiment spread. After such an oath, even if these people still had any thoughts in their hearts, they were gone at this moment.
Some can only grit their teeth and get this thing done.
Victory is easy to say, but failure is the beginning of despair.
It is impossible to get out of the snowfield thousands of miles away.
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All the way west along the Onan River, undulating mountains gradually appear on the north bank. From a distance, it seems to be close in front of you, but in fact it is far away.
Tens of thousands of riders, divided into several teams, stretched for more than ten miles. King Yan's face was covered with frostbite. There were dry cracks and lines on his face, and the blood-red texture underneath could be seen. Looking anxiously to the north.
Suddenly there was a loud shout from the front, and a man came galloping on horseback and said: "Report, Your Highness, General Qiu reports that the enemy has been engaged in the front."
King Yan asked: "How many enemies are there?"
The cavalryman said: "I don't know, the two sides met suddenly."
King Yan took a deep breath and immediately moved to his horse. Then with a wave of his hand, he threw all his belongings and dry food on the ground, and said: "Send the order, everyone is lightly dressed and killed."
King Yan gave an order, and the cavalry, which stretched for several miles, immediately began to move fiercely westward.
You know, the endurance of horses is actually not as good as that of humans. Even the speed of the cavalry march cannot be too high. Five hundred in two days and one thousand in three days are unconventional marches. Every time they come, many horses will be killed.
King Yan also had to maintain his horse power when marching. Now that we know where the enemy is, we don't need to worry about this.
However, King Yan's troops were like a startled dragon, baring its teeth and claws to launch an attack. This is not the case with the Tatars.
To be honest, Emperor Tianyuan's level is above average.
After the death of Tamerlane, the only veteran general. Emperor Tianyuan knew that he could no longer stay in Eastern Mongolia. Emperor Tianyuan thought about it and came up with only one solution, which was to join forces with Wala. After all, Wala was also a force of Yuan Ting in name. The leader of Wala is still the Taiwei of Dayuan.
Of course, Emperor Tianyuan knew about Wala's ambition. But at any rate, Wasi and the Gold family have been married for generations. Since Genghis Khan, many daughters of the Gold family have married into the Wasi tribe. In addition, Emperor Tianyuan's subordinates are not without any strength.
After joining forces with Wala, there were just more problems in the court. As long as he can save his life, Emperor Tianyuan doesn't think much about it.
In fact, the reason why Emperor Tianyuan had this idea was because of the death of Tuoyin Timur. Once he died, although the remaining troops of Wang Baobao could not be said to have completely disappeared. But it is no longer systematic. It can be divided and collected by Emperor Tianyuan for his own use. After the introduction of the Wasac tribe, Emperor Tianyuan also had some capital. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for Emperor Tianyuan to suppress Timur. If Waci is brought in again and Waci discusses with Tuoin Timur, they can change the Khan.
It's just that the emperor can't do things he pleases. This is true for Zhu Yuanzhang, and even more so for Emperor Tianyuan.
The people who are most opposed to this matter are the people of the Jin family. The Borjijin family is the foundation of Emperor Tianyuan. The reason why Beiyuan was able to gain a firm foothold on the grassland is because during the Yuan Dynasty, most of the lords on the grassland were the Borzhijin family or the families that followed the Borzhijin family in their achievements today. Among them, His Highness is the Muhuali family. , Naha would not have surrendered unless it was a last resort.
But Wala is different.
The name Wala means "people of the forest" in Mongolian. It was a branch of the enemy that Genghis Khan recaptured when he invaded Desert West. Because he was not the main enemy, no brutal killings were carried out. But it was also because he followed his enemies and did not regard them as one of his own.
Only four thousand households were closed. Married a daughter. It’s also considered wooing.
For more than a hundred years in the Yuan Dynasty, the status of the Waci people in the Yuan Dynasty system was not too high. Some people even say that the Waci are hybrids. The specific reason is hard to say. Maybe the Waci people have some non-Mongolian characteristics in their bloodline.
In short, after thirty years in Hexi and thirty years in Hedong, the four thousand households that were looked down upon and looked down upon by the Mongols have now become a huge tribe. In Mobei, there is a powerful force in Northern Xinjiang. This force was called Wasi in the Ming Dynasty and Zhungeer in the Qing Dynasty. It can be regarded as the last nomadic empire in the history of the world.
Now is the time when Waci is in the ascendant.
If Emperor Tianyuan wants to win over Wasi, he must give power and status. But for the Mongolian nobles, they hate Wasi even more than they hate Tamerlane. After all, three generations of Wang Baobao's family fought for the Yuan Dynasty, which was from the Central Plains. It started. Although everyone looked down upon Chahan, his adopted son Wang Baobao, and Wang Baobao's younger brother Tuoyin Timur. But their status had been determined before Yuan Ting withdrew from the Central Plains.
Not to mention, Wang Baobao also made great achievements in helping the building before it collapsed, turning the tide before it fell, and rebuilding the country. Therefore, it is permissible to exclude Timur due to his special status. But the Wasi clan has always been in the west and has made little effort. There was not even much fighting with the Ming army.
In the eyes of many Mongolian nobles, the reason why Wasi is what it is today is because they fought the Ming Dynasty at the front, while Wasi was recuperating behind.
At this time, if you still hold the high position of Wa Ci, how can you face the soldiers who died in battle?
This is certainly a reason, but it is more because these Mongolian nobles do not want the local bastards to jump above them.
This also troubled Emperor Tianyuan.
These people cannot be beaten or scolded. These people are his foundation. However, the situation is like this. Emperor Tianyuan understands very well that if he does not unite with Wasi, the future outcome is already doomed. If he unites with Wasi, there may not be a good ending in the future. , but the problem is that Emperor Tianyuan has no choice.
The only choices in his hands were the king of subjugation and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The only thing he could choose was the second one. Emperor Xian of Han could still have a clothing edict, and Emperor Tianyuan still had troops in his hands, so he might not be able to make a comeback. After all, the Golden Family is still influential on the grassland. There are even people with the surname Bo'er Zijin in Waca.
In a word, Emperor Tianyuan felt that he still had some ways to deal with Wa Ci. Although I don’t know if these methods are useful. As for dealing with the Ming army, he had no choice at all.
So Emperor Tianyuan suppressed it internally, strengthened contact with Wasi externally, and envoys kept coming and going.
At any rate, the orthodox status in the hands of Emperor Tianyuan is still good. From Emperor Yuanshun, Emperor Zhao, to Emperor Tianyuan, the inheritance is orderly. Although Wa Ci was powerful, he had always been a local force in the Yuan Dynasty's power territory, and he still respected Yuan Ting.
The husband on both sides is affectionate, and the concubine is interested.
Emperor Tianyuan had the power in his hands, with hundreds of thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of armored men. It was considered a very powerful force on the grassland. On the other hand, Wa Ci's greed for the legitimate name of Emperor Tianyuan allowed Wa Ci to annex other tribes and accelerate his growth.
But at the same time, Wasi was also afraid that Emperor Tianyuan would undermine the loyalty of his subordinates. After all, Wasi's development and growth coincided with the decline of the Yuan Dynasty almost at the same time. There are some things here that are hard to say. The decline of the central government and the rise of local governments must be due to the fact that some local forces or interests belonging to the central government have been annexed by the local governments. Otherwise the occurrence of this situation cannot be explained.
