The long distance caused a huge delay in intelligence.
Mahamu thought that the internal disputes in the Ming Dynasty had begun, and that the Ming Emperor and the Crown Prince were already dead. He was ambitious and wanted to change his strategy and target the entire Western Xinjiang.
This means that bad things spread thousands of miles, and Emperor Jianwen won the hearts of the people and spread word of mouth, so the news was sent to Western Xinjiang. But the problem is, these news are from more than a month ago...
Intelligence is something that has to be timely. If it is out of date, the information may not only be useless, but may also be harmful to oneself.
Mahamu did not think so much and discussed with Batu Polo and Taiping: "After the snow stops, we will advance into Ili, occupy the Ili Valley, and use this as a basis to plot the entire western Xinjiang. Hari of the Timur Kingdom was not always Do you want to regain your lost dignity? Send someone to contact Harry and ask him to form an alliance with us, Wala. With Timur's country at our back, we can advance and defend."
Tupolo looked at the ambitious Mahamu and said worriedly: "Harry was frightened by the Ming Dynasty. Over the years, he has never forgotten to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Although it is inconvenient for envoys to go to Jinling, there are documents, gold and silver treasures every year." Sent to Xijiang Province. Judging from his performance, Harry should not have the courage to resist the Ming Dynasty."
Mahamu sneered: "Whether Harry can agree depends on whether we can control the Ili Valley."
Taiping nodded.
Once the Ili Valley is under the control of Wala, it can open up the connection with the Timurid Kingdom and cut off the Ming Dynasty's connection with it. At that time, the threat Harry faces is no longer the Ming Dynasty, but Wala. Whether he agrees or not depends on how Harry manages the situation.
The bald Polo was worried.
Ili City was the capital of Yili in the early years. The city wall was very tall. Harry led tens of thousands of elites and even used trebuchets. It took a lot of effort to break open the city gate.
Since the Ming Dynasty took over, the city must have become stronger.
Without heavy siege equipment such as catapults, how could Oala capture such a big city in the ice and snow?
Mahamu thought that a sneak attack could solve everything, but he still thought the Ming army was too simple.
Even if the Ming Dynasty is gone without Zhu Yunwen and the emperor, the Xijiang Province will still not stop functioning. The Western Xinjiang Dusi is still there, and Qu Neng is still there, and the fighting here will not stop easily.
Tupolo looked at Mahamu and Taiping with a heavy heart: "We don't have the ability to attack the city. What Harry's 50,000 elite cavalry can't do, how can our 30,000 cavalry do it? I thought, we We should give up attacking any guard posts and cities of the Ming Dynasty, return to the nomadic land, and send people to the Ming Dynasty to show friendship."
Mahamu squinted his eyes and looked at Tupolo: "What are you still worried about now? The Ming Dynasty is about to fall apart. Once the Wala occupy the western border, they will have stable and safe living and pasture land for decades. Send an army to the east, kill hundreds of thousands of the Ming Dynasty's elite soldiers, and capture the Ming Emperor. It's no big deal! We want to leave a legacy for our descendants!"
When Tupolo looked helplessly at Mahamu, Wala captured the Ming Emperor?
I would never dream of doing this.
He stood up and said solemnly: "Mahamu, Taiping, we have always been united because I believe that Wala will rise and become stronger. But now, you are bringing the people of Wala to Go to the dead end! Yes, the threat from the Ming Dynasty does exist, and the Ming Dynasty may also kill the Wala, but have you ever thought about it? At this moment, you are providing excuses and opportunities for the Ming to kill the Wala!"
Taiping then stood up and grabbed Tuboluo: "The Ming Dynasty is still determined to destroy me. We are just taking advantage of the opportunity to gain momentum. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we miss it, Wala will probably be forced to migrate and leave the grassland where our ancestors lived. .”
He took off the Tupolo Taiping's hand and said, "I know that all this is for the Wara tribe, so I have no objection. But after these months of tossing, I can't see any hope. Mahamu, you said you want to How to seize Ili? The Ming Dynasty's firearms are so powerful and have such a long range. Even if we follow Harry's example and build a catapult, we will not be able to pose a threat to the Ili defenders. Instead, we will become a target!"
Mahamu said with a gloomy face: "We have spirit."
With sharp cavalry and brave soldiers who are not afraid of death, how long can an isolated city be defended? What's more, if we burst out suddenly, the Ming army would definitely not have time to react. It would be easy to break into the city! "
"What if the defenders of Ili City are prepared?" Tupolo stared at Mahamu and continued: "You should know very well that once the Ming army is on guard, once the gates of Ili City are closed, then we will completely Lost! Now we are staying in the west of Western Xinjiang. It will take at least a month to return to Hangai Mountain. Once we lose and lose our strength, can we return to Hangai Mountain?"
Mahamu said firmly: "I will definitely open the city of Ili. Don't forget, there are no merchants in Wala for doing business over the years!"
Wang Tiehan was startled. Listening to Mahamu's suggestion, Wala had placed businessmen in Ili City as a spy so that he could open the city gate from the inside at the critical moment?
Isn't this a bit whimsical?
"What, interrupt me..."
Wang Tiehan was cautious.
"Um?"
Mahamu, Baltupolo and others glared at each other, "What are you interrupting when we are talking about confidential matters?"
Wang Tiehan was very nervous, but he still asked cautiously: "How many merchants do you have?"
"you wanna die!"
Mahamu snapped.
This news must not leak out, otherwise this huge military operation will completely fail.
Wang Tiehan quickly shouted: "I heard from the shopkeeper that the city gate of Yili City uses the 10,000-jin gate from the Craftsman College. Once the gate falls, it will be impossible without more than 200 people, a winch, and the key to the gate's secret room." The one who raised the floodgates..."
"What?"
Mahamu was stunned.
Batu Polo and Taiping were also full of uneasiness.
What the hell, a 10,000-pound gate?
I had calculated everything, so I arranged for a hundred or so people, all of them brave, to kill the Ming army in the city gate. But if you ask them to find the winch and the key, you still need to recruit 200 people. Isn't this nonsense? ?
Where is the key?
Where is the winch? Wait, do these people know how to use a winch?
"Are you telling the truth?"
Mahamu stepped forward and lifted up Wang Tiehan.
Wang Tiehan cried loudly: "I heard this all from the shopkeeper. I don't know whether it is true or not, but I know that people from the Imperial College have indeed come to Western Xinjiang, and there are quite a few of them."
Taiping became anxious. If even this backhand could not be used, then the idea of plotting against Yili would be completely out of the question.
Tupolo sat down and looked at Mahamu bitterly: "In the early years, I heard a rumor that there was a group of ruthless bandits in the Ming Dynasty who wanted to rob the money bank of the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank. As a result, the box where the money and treasures were stored was lost. They couldn't open it, and were caught by the officers and soldiers who were surrounded. I thought it was a joke, but now that I think about it, Yili is just a box full of treasures, money and food, and we are just a group of enthusiastic and fierce people. bandit?"
Mahamu did not expect that things would become so difficult. Without internal response, this operation would indeed be impossible to succeed.
The Ming Army's divine machine cannon can hit several miles away, the tiger squatting cannon can cover within two miles, the fire gun can clear a hundred, fifty or sixty steps, and there are also grenades that will explode when dropped from the city wall, which can clear dozens of steps below the city. any enemy.
If he wanted to storm a fortified city with all the firearms in place, the price Wala would pay would probably be unbearable.
Tupolo had a deep fear of the Ming Dynasty and said slowly: "Retreat. If it doesn't work, we will take all the tribesmen and migrate. Rather than letting everyone die pointlessly under the Ming Dynasty's firearms, why not Save your strength and let everyone live."
Mahamu was very unwilling: "How much effort we have put in for this operation! We are about to succeed. Are you telling me to withdraw?"
Batu Polo knew that Mahamu's ambition was very strong, but ambition alone could not solve the problem of Ming Dynasty. Facing the powerful Mahamu, Batu Polo said firmly: "If you choose to move on, I will not follow. "
Taiping became anxious and quickly persuaded: "The strength of Wala lies in
Solidarity with the outside world. Now that we are going deep into Western Xinjiang, there must be no internal divisions. Heavy snow blocked the road and the army was unable to advance for a while. They had to slowly discuss countermeasures in the past two days. "
Mahamu could not lose Tupolo and said, "Unity is our only chance to survive. Once we are dispersed, everyone and all hope will be extinct."
Tupolo shook his head solemnly: "I don't want to discuss the rest. I just want to say that the Ming Dynasty is invincible. Ask yourself, Wala's power is not as strong as Timur's back then, and the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty a few years ago! The only chance left to Wala is to surrender. For the sake of the continuation of the tribe, I don’t mind surrendering to the Ming Dynasty.”
Mahamu surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but it was just a stopgap measure, a delaying tactic, in order to recuperate and accumulate strength. But now that you have broken up with each other, you have already led the army deep into Western Xinjiang. Now you are going to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and say that you are loyal. Isn't this a joke?
Seeing the conflict among these people, Wang Tiehan plucked up the courage to speak: "If you plan to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, I can send a message. Our young shopkeeper knows Ru Ru and also knows Qu Neng..."
"Who is your young shopkeeper?"
Pabalo frowned and asked.
"Shen Xiude."
Wang Tiehan said bluntly.
Tupolo, Mahamu, and Taiping didn't say a word. Everyone has heard of this name. This is the eldest son of Huizhou merchant Shen Yiyuan. He took over the Shen family's business in the Western Region and knew the chief envoy and the commander of the capital in Western Xinjiang. It's normal.
"kill him."
Mahamu suddenly ordered.
Without any hesitation, Zhe Wuduo drew out the knife and stabbed it into Wang Tiehan's chest.
Tupolo narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Wang Tiehan lying in a pool of blood, and sighed: "It seems that you really don't want to leave a way out."
Mahamu said seriously: "Winning Ili is Wala's hope. I won't allow my hope to be shattered here! Trust me again about Tupolo. This time, I will definitely succeed!"
