"Let's talk about the bluff first!"
Sangkarzhai glanced at everyone and shook his head gently.
Then he continued: "Great Khan, everyone, from these twelve... letters of persuasion to surrender, we will know why the Ming army is bluffing.
The sixth letter said that several tribal leaders have been subdued by them. This kind of thing is waiting to break out suddenly when we retreat or attack. We will definitely be unprepared and a big chaos will occur.
If the Great Khan couldn't help but kill them directly, it would make other tribes fearful. Once the war started, the tribes would be separated, which would definitely be the biggest blow.
If you have absolute strength, what nonsense, wouldn't it be enough to just push it over?
The reason why they are so slimy is that they want to conquer us without any blood. As long as we surrender, they have many ways to deal with us.
For example, they took our war horses away, took away our weapons, gave us rations that were too rationed to eat, separated various departments and stationed them with the Ming army, and then cut our flesh with blunt knives. What awaited us was death! "
Having said this, Sangkar Village paused for a while, leaving time for everyone to digest.
After half a stick of incense, Sangkarzhai continued: "Let's talk about why there is half the confidence.
First of all, from Beijing City to Guihua City, which is nearly a thousand miles away, tens of thousands of troops have come out. Everyone in the city has already known about it, and everyone is staring at the army. How can I explain it without any results? Zhu Di's five expeditions to Mobei were bloody lessons.
Secondly, Chongzhen has been on the throne for more than a year. Although there have been twists and turns, everything is developing in a good direction, and he has also achieved a super victory at Longjing Pass. Isn't it possible to develop steadily at this time?
If you don’t have any confidence, why do you dare to come to our home stadium?
If they lose, many problems within Ming Dynasty will break out, and all efforts will be in vain.
To sum up, there must be some confidence. If you can't win, at least you can't lose. As long as you don't lose, it will be a victory for Ming.
After all, they took the initiative to go deep into the grassland to attack, which would greatly boost morale and shock the Ming Dynasty. It also achieved the purpose of training troops. Zhu Di also had this idea back then.
Killing four birds with one stone, I think, was also the reason why Ming Dynasty sent troops. "
Listening to Sangkarzhai's analysis, everyone nodded in unison, even Lin Danhan who was sitting at the head.
Apart from this, they could not think of any other purpose for Ming's expedition.
"Sangkarzhai Taiji, according to your analysis, should we avoid it first and not fight the Ming army?"
"No, not only cannot it be avoided, but it must be attacked head-on!"
"Why?"
"Are you crazy?"
"Aren't you playing into their hands by doing this?"
"No matter we win or lose, our strength will be greatly weakened!"
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"quiet!"
Listening to the exclamations of the tribal leaders, Lin Danhan gave a low drink, and then looked at the Sangkar Village: "Tell me the reason!"
"First, we cannot retreat. To the east is the Xuanfu Army, to the south is the Datong Army, and to the north are the remnants of Tumut and Daqingshan. We can only retreat to the west.
But to the west is the Yellow River. How can hundreds of thousands of us cross the river? The army has passed, will the people take it with them? Do you want to bring gold, silver, jewelry, fur, etc.? Do you want cattle, sheep and horses?
If we had discovered it early, we could of course have strategically retreated, but now there are only more than a hundred miles away, and it is too late to retreat. This means that we are destined to have a head-on confrontation!
It is even said that even if it is discovered early, we cannot evacuate.
Once we evacuate, the Ming army will station a garrison force at several ferries. The possibility of us returning here is almost zero. From now on, we can only huddle in the Hetao Plain.
But the Hetao Plain is surrounded by four border towns: Guyuan, Yulin, Taiyuan, and Datong. They can send troops to attack us at any time, and it will still be a dead end. "
"Secondly, we must also have a head-on confrontation to consume the strength of the Ming army and damage their morale.
The enemy of our enemy is our friend. If the news of weakening the Ming army comes out, the Jiannu and Mongolian tribes may take the opportunity to take revenge, and we will be less stressed in the future.
If we withdraw directly, it will also be a blow to our morale. We used to be the cavalry of the slaves, and we are retreating. Now we meet the infantry of the Ming Dynasty who are also retreating. Do we still have a foothold in Mongolia?
Therefore, whether it is to cover the retreat or because of the glory and majesty of the tribe, we have to fight, and besides..."
"Besides, we don't have no chance of victory!"
When Sangkarzhai said this, he pointed to the map that had just been hung up: "Everyone, among the two armies, don't worry about the army in the direction of Datong. The focus is on the army in the direction of Xuanfu.
First, the army in the direction of Datong must be the Datong Town and Guards Army. Their combat power is not strong and there is nothing to fear.
Second, even if we break through, it will not help. There is a natural barrier to the Great Wall over there. Since they dare to come, Datong must be well prepared.
We won't be able to break through for a while. If we are blocked by the army from Xuanfu, we will be in trouble!
The third is the army in the direction of Xuanfu. They are undoubtedly the emperor's pro-army and Xuanfu town. After experiencing the bloody battle of Longjingguan, they are stronger than Datong in terms of combat strength and morale. They are the main force.
The key now is to figure out what their Ming army relies on? What gives them the confidence to use infantry against our cavalry? Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we make corresponding strategies! "
"Do you need to guess? First, there are a large number of firecrackers, and second, they are the new type of firearms used at Longjing Pass that caused heavy casualties to Jiannu!"
"Report..."
Another urgent voice came from outside the hall, and entered the hall a moment later.
"Great Khan, according to frontline inspections, both the Ming army, Datong and Xuanfu, carried a strange instrument, at least more than a hundred of them. This is the general shape we drew after looking at it from a distance!"
As soon as the scout finished speaking, the waiter immediately took it and gave it to Lin Danhan. Lin Danhan just glanced at it and handed it to Sankarzhai.
Everyone also gathered around and stared at the drawings, all suddenly enlightened.
"This is a chariot!"
"Yes, it's a chariot. I remember Sun Chengzong used this type when he fought against Dajin in Liaodong, and achieved good results!"
"It turns out that they rely on chariots. They use chariots to resist cavalry, coupled with firecrackers and new explosive firearms. No wonder they dare to come to the grassland to cause trouble for us!"
"Now that the support of the Ming army has been determined in Sankarzhai Taiji, can we still fight?"
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Sangkarzhai frowned and pondered for a while, seeming to be deducing.
After a while: "If this is all, in our home court, we have a 70% or even 80% chance of victory, or even completely destroy them!"
As soon as these words came out, not only the tribal leaders, but also Lin Dan Khan stood up in shock.
