"Your Majesty, Qin Liangyu, respectfully bids you peace!"
Chongzhen took it and opened it directly: "At noon on May 30th in the first year of Chongzhen, the Tumut coalition army encountered the front of Lindan Khan's troops moving westward to Chahar. Both sides immediately withdrew their troops after testing.
On the first day of June, at the third hour of the first lunar month, the Tumote coalition forces raided Lin Dan Khan, but Lin Dan Khan was well prepared, and the Tumute front army was surrounded and annihilated.
After the encirclement and annihilation, Lin Dan Khan's army went straight to the Tumut coalition camp without rest. At 10:00, the two armies had a big battle outside Guihua City.
Both sides invested more than 250,000 troops, and the two armies fought until the end. The Tumote coalition collapsed, and each unit fled towards the headquarters. Tumute abandoned the royal city and moved westward.
It is estimated from the retreating teams of various ministries that the Tumut coalition lost more than 50,000 to 60,000 people in this battle. As for Lin Dan Khan, it is currently unknown.
According to the calculations of Chen and others, the loss is estimated to be between 30,000 and 40,000. "
After reading Qin Liangyu's urgent report, Chongzhen knew clearly that the outcome of the fight between the two armies was similar to historical records.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli arrived at Dongnuan Pavilion.
"You two are here just in time, let's take a look at these two copies of the six hundred mile expedited order!"
When they heard that it was Liubaili Expedited, the two of them looked solemn. They took the information handed over by Chongzhen and read it together.
After a while, the two of them finished reading. Seeing this, Chongzhen said softly: "What do you two dear ladies think?"
Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli looked at each other, and Yuan Keli said: "Your Majesty, the current development of the three parties is the same as we expected.
Judging from the current situation, Lin Dan Khan still has more than 100,000 people. However, after a great war, he was short of people and horses, in short supply of supplies, and the fortifications were unfavorable.
Although there are only about 70,000 Jiannu, they have been recuperating for a month or two. Each department is composed of elite men, but supplies are prone to problems.
The sergeants can eat meat floss and milk pimples and drink mare's milk, but the war horses of 60,000 to 70,000 cavalry have to eat thousands of acres of green grass every day.
After a long time, I can't hold it anymore, so I have to retreat!
Now it depends on who consumes more energy than whom. "
After hearing this, Chongzhen also nodded and suddenly said: "Two beloved ministers, do you think Jiannu will leave part of the army to besiege Lin Danhan, and part of it to attack Datong to obtain supplies?"
"They are powerless. First, Guihua City is more than 500 miles away from Datong Town. It takes three or four days for cavalry and at least seven or eight days for infantry.
The slave-building coalition was already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Although Lin Danhan was short of men and horses,
However, Tumut lost a lot of horses in this battle, plus his own reserves and the income from the naturalized city, it doesn't matter if he lasts for a month and a half.
But the Jiannu slaves are different. They either rob them from the surrounding areas, or supply them from various ministries, but the distance is too far.
Once Jiannu divided his troops, Lin Dan Khan would take the opportunity to send troops.
Secondly, although the military strength of Datong Military Town is weak, a large number of horse traps have been arranged in advance, and there are 40,000 troops from Zhenbao and Jingying to support them.
Coupled with the six Hongyi cannons, Jiannu suffered the loss of artillery in Ningyuan.
Taken together, it is unlikely to attack Datong. but……"
Sun Chengzong changed the subject and pointed at the map: "However, I think that Jiannu will definitely find a way to break through Guihua City."
"I think so too. If it were just Jian Nu himself, the purpose of chasing Lin Dan Khan this time would have been achieved.
But after contacting so many tribes, if nothing is gained, what will those tribes think?
If the prestige is greatly lost, it will be very difficult to form an alliance in the future, and it will be even more difficult to unify Mongolia. It is estimated that there are backup plans for establishing slaves! "
Chongzhen nodded secretly, his guess was very reasonable, so he whispered: "Do you have any guesses?"
"Your Majesty, if there is a back-up plan, the most likely possibility is that Lin Danhan rebelled internally, opened Guihua City, and joined forces with Jiannu Liyingwai."
"In that case, let's proceed as planned. Yuan Aiqing, tell Sun Aiqing your next plan!"
Half a quarter of an hour later, Yuan Keli told Sun Chengzong the plan to calm down in Datong, and Sun Chengzong laughed.
"Your Majesty, if the plan is implemented smoothly, the establishment of slaves will be in vain, and we are not afraid that Lin Dan Khan will come to attack Datong.
Hou Gongji's strategy is really interesting, he is a talent! "
"My dear friends, Hei Yunlong's side has gone according to plan. Do you want to tell Lin Danhan about the possible rebellion within Jiannu?"
"No, if Lin Danhan is prepared, then our plan will fail.
We must let Lin Dan Khan fight with Jiannu and weaken Lin Dan Khan. Otherwise, how can we reap the benefits?
He even said that if we could reveal the fact that we provided food, grass, and weapons, it would be best to let the slaves come to rob the camp.
Forget it... Jiannu didn't dare to plunder after knowing it. His troops were small.
If another 10,000 to 20,000 troops are used to hijack the heavy cavalry transport team, Lin Danhan will directly lead the army to besiege the remaining 50,000 slave coalition forces, and the entire army may be annihilated! "
Chongzhen was secretly happy to hear the analysis of the two people. The two people in front of him had a combined total of 800 ideas. With a quick thought, various strategies came out.
After thinking for a while, he added: "My dear friends, I am wondering whether the supply of Jiannu will be used by the trade caravans? Do I need to send an order to the towns in Jiubian to suspend the trade for two months?"
After listening, the two frowned and thought carefully.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Taizu, the Ming Dynasty has been fighting with the Mongolian tribes for more than two hundred years. Both sides have been chasing each other, the enemy is advancing and the other is retreating, consuming countless resources.
It was not until the Longqing period, when I was trapped in Beijing, peace talks were concluded, tribute was granted, and mutual markets were established in each town that the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia stabilized.
Whether it is the tea-horse mutual trade or the border trade that was added later, there is a common rule: constant wars and constant mutual trade.
Now that the mutual market is temporarily closed, this is a big deal.
After the two of them pondered for a while, Yuan Keli said softly: "Your Majesty, I don't think it's necessary.
Just send an order to the border towns and ask them to carefully check the goods leaving the exchange market to ensure that there are no embargoed materials.
Moreover, even if Jiannu is plundering, it is still a Mongolian caravan, which will further intensify the relationship between the Mongolian tribes and Jiannu.
Even if they offer money to buy them, the supplies that several caravans can have are not enough to feed an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people. "
"What Mr. Yuan Ge said is true, but we have to be careful. He sent an order to the nine sides and informed the merchants of the Ming Dynasty that they will bear the consequences after leaving the customs.
Secondly, with one Jiubian card, the transaction volume can be reduced to 30% of the usual amount. The procedures will be more cumbersome and some time will be detained.
Anyway, it is impossible to provide trading materials to expand the mutual market before the Jiannu retreat. "
"Okay, it's settled. The two beloved ladies immediately sent a message to Qin Liangyu and Hei Yunlong.
Let them pay close attention to the movements of Lin Dan Khan and the slaves, and rush them back six hundred miles a day.
In addition, Xie Zhiliang, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan Town, was notified, asking them to pay close attention to the defeated Tumote remnant army and strictly prevent the remnant army from crossing the Yellow River from the Hetao Plain and invading Pianguan. "
"This matter is absolutely confidential, and the rest of the cabinet will not talk about it!"
"I will prepare immediately!"
The two of them saluted and left. Seeing the two people leaving, Chongzhen felt a little excited.
It has been more than half a year since we arrived, and we have finally taken a big step forward in our external operations.
