Historically, in May of the first year of Chongzhen, the chieftain invaded Datong.
The governor of Datong, Zhang Yiming, and the commander-in-chief, Qu Jiazhen, stayed behind closed doors and allowed themselves to be killed and looted. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded, and tens of thousands of civilians were kidnapped, as well as countless property.
The imperial censor Li Bing impeached the two men. They were unable to fight, and they could not pursue them. They gathered troops to wait and watch, and listed their six crimes. Then they were directly beheaded by Chongzhen.
"Hei Aiqing, is there no movement from Tumut?"
"Your Majesty, they don't care about us anymore!"
Hei Yunlong clasped his fists towards Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, after I took over Datong Town, I immediately communicated with the Xuanfu Manchu soldiers.
The two towns combined sent out a thousand spies along the route from Datong to Xuanfu. The most elite scouts from the two towns were sent side by side to infiltrate the Tumote Department.
According to the news returned in the past two days, the Tumut Department, with its 50,000 cavalry as the main force, issued a request to the surrounding departments for a coalition to resist the inspection.
The three tribes of Wuliangha, Duoyan and Kalaqin each sent out 10,000 cavalry, and some small tribes on the right wing of Mongolia sent out a total of 20,000.
A hundred thousand troops were waiting in formation in their royal capital, Guihua City (Hohhot).
Now Chahar Lindan Khan's troops have reached the Xuanfu defense line, which is only more than 400 miles away from Kukuhetun. It is estimated that they will be able to confront them by the end of the month. "
"How many troops does Lin Dan Khan have?"
"It is said to be 200,000, but based on my knowledge of Chahar's ministries and the spies' reports, 150,000 is already the limit."
"One hundred and fifty thousand?"
Chongzhen muttered to himself and then fell into deep thought.
He remembered this battle in history. The two armies fought in Hohhot. The fight was dark and blood flowed like rivers.
In the end, Chahar Lindan Khan won with the loss of more than 40,000 men, but the 100,000 coalition troops of Tumote and other troops were crippled and fled westward. Lindan Khan immediately occupied Guihua City.
Tumut, who had escaped, began to ask for help from Jiannu. Huang Taiji, who received the message for help, looked at it and said, Damn, what a good thing, he finally asked me for help.
So in the second year of the war, he personally led an army of 50,000 and crippled Lin Dan Khan's elite Dorote troops in Aolinlun.
After killing more than 20,000 people and capturing more than 10,000 people, Lin Dan Khan had no choice but to retreat westward when he saw that the situation was not good.
In September of the same year, Huang Taiji, as the leader of the Jin-Mongolian alliance, mobilized a large army to pursue Lin Dan Khan, and Lin Dan Khan's troops fled into the dense mountains and forests.
From then on, the various Mongolian tribes in Monan were almost settled, and then the changes in history occurred.
The premise of Jisi's change was the identity of the leader of Huang Taiji Jin Meng, and the fact that Lin Danhan was disabled, and he felt that he could do it again.
As for the reason why Yuan Chonghuan killed and then reorganized Pidao, which greatly reduced Pidao's ability to contain Jiannu, it is possible, but it is a bit far-fetched.
There is no doubt that Mao Wenlong's Pi Dao had a restraining effect on the slaves, but this was all five years before the Apocalypse.
Five years after the Apocalypse, the containment effect was greatly reduced, because the trend of establishing slaves had been completed.
If Nurhaci really had such a strong restraint to attack Khalkha, Huang Taiji would have dared to personally lead tens of thousands of troops to pursue Lin Dan Khan who was migrating westward several times before, and stay away for several months?
Mao Wenlong falsely reported that there were 200,000 troops, but in fact there were only 28,000.
With only 28,000 marines, they dare to go ashore to fight with Jiannu?
Guan Ning's cavalry would be in trouble even if they encountered Jiannu's cavalry, but just these infantry?
Is this trouble? Or looking for death?
But it cannot be said to be useless. After all, tens of thousands of people are behind enemy lines, and no one dares to ignore it.
There are two biggest reasons for the detour attack. One is that an unprecedented famine broke out in Houjin.
"Records of the Qing Dynasty" records that a bucket of rice costs eight taels of silver, and people can eat each other. Although there is a lot of silver in the country, there is no foreign trade.
Mao Wenlong happened to be killed by Yuan Chonghuan again. Faced with famine, Huang Taiji could only take risks.
The second is that he has just become the leader of various tribes and needs a war to consolidate his position.
"What do you think of the Tumut coalition and Chahar Lindan Khan? Who wins and who loses?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, and Hei Yunlong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I was in Xuan Mansion before, and I know Tumut and Chahar quite well.
Judging from the current situation, the Tumut coalition will definitely be defeated.
First, the coalition is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Although there are 100,000 people, their cohesion is not strong. Lin Dan Khan’s 150,000-strong army was trained through dozens of wars.
But there is a saying that goes like this: when a rabbit is anxious, it will kick off an eagle. Tumut has an army of 100,000 people. Even if he loses, he will kill part of Lin Dan Khan's army.
It's a pity that we can't reap the benefits of this kind of war that almost hurts both sides. "
Everyone heard that the previous analysis was quite reliable, but when they heard the last sentence, the corners of their mouths twitched.
Even if 30% of Lin Dan Khan is killed, there will still be more than 100,000 troops left. Can the two hundred thousand soldiers from Datong and Xuanfu towns be spared?
Infantry fighting cavalry, what do you think?
You still want to reap the benefits, and others want to rob us!
"It's not like you can't be a fisherman for a while!"
In the silent lobby, Chongzhen suddenly spoke up, leaving everyone stunned.
"I ask you, who is the biggest threat to the establishment of slaves?"
"Ming Dynasty? North Korea? Mobei Mongolia? Monan Mongolia? Chahar?"
Facing the emperor's question, everyone pondered for a while.
Yuan Keli said softly: "Your Majesty, the first threat to slave creation is Chahar, the second is North Korea, the third is the Ming Dynasty, and the last is the Mongolian tribes!
Chahar is the golden family, the co-head of all Mongolian tribes, and his own strength is also strong.
And it borders Jiannu. The two have fought several times. It is the most direct threat to Jiannu.
North Korea is located in the southeast of Jiannu and belongs to the rear of Jiannu. It is also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and has a great containment effect.
After a series of operations by His Majesty, the Ming Dynasty's treasury is already sufficient, but there are still many problems.
Field armies and powerful cavalry both need time. Without these, they cannot take the initiative to attack. However, the threat to them is not great in a short period of time.
Regarding the Ning Defense Line and the Nine Borders relying on the Great Wall, they can't do anything to us in a short time.
Facing the threat from the Ming Dynasty a few years later, Jiannu could only subdue the Mongolian tribes.
Even if the Ming Dynasty Field Army is trained, it will not be able to gain an advantage unless it has two or three times the strength.
As for the various Mongolian tribes, they are all tribes, and each one alone will be crushed. Multiple alliances must defend each other and cannot afford to waste money.
Once separated, they are easily defeated by each one. This can be seen from the current attitude of the Mongolian tribes towards establishing slaves. "
After Yuan Keli's analysis, everyone nodded. Judging from the current situation, this is indeed the case.
Knowing that the Ming Dynasty will definitely become stronger, but if it cannot enter in a short period of time, it can only conquer Mongolia and strengthen itself, or find ways to cause trouble to contain the development of the Ming Dynasty.
In this case, after both the Tumut coalition forces and Chahar Lindan Khan were defeated, Jiannu could not give up this opportunity and would definitely send troops to kill Lindan Khan.
"Your Majesty means that after Lin Dan Khan and Tumut are finished fighting, we will help Lin Dan Khan and let him fight Jiannu?
No matter which side wins, both sides will lose troops, which is a good thing for Ming Dynasty. "
Chongzhen nodded, then shook his head, looking at everyone a little confused.
