It has to be said that in order to seek peace this time, the Oirat Mongolian tribe really showed its due sincerity.
No, representatives of the various Mongolian tribes in Oirat have important tasks within their tribe. The first two among them have higher status.
One of them is Gushi Khan's nephew, Oqiltu, the candidate for the next round of Oirat leader. The other one is Sengge, the fifth son of Batur Hutaiji of the Jungar tribe, and the future heir to the chief of the Jungar tribe.
The group of people set off from west to east in a mighty way. On this day, they heard Seng Ge say to the younger Eqiltu: "In one day's journey, we will reach Jiayuguan. After entering the pass, we will arrive at Ming Dynasty." country!"
Eqirtu nodded after hearing this. After looking around, he suddenly said: "I think I heard Uncle Khan say that this place used to belong to the Ming Dynasty, and it was called the Hami Guards."
Speaking of this, he suddenly said with a hint of ridicule: "But now, the Ming Dynasty is hiding in Jiayuguan. I don't understand why Uncle Han and your father are so afraid of the Ming Dynasty that they want us to go The capital of the Ming Dynasty pays tribute, and even depends on the situation..."
As he said this, Oqiltu seemed a little unable to speak. He felt embarrassed and stopped talking.
What he said is actually correct. The original territory of the Ming Dynasty included the west of Jiayuguan.
During the Hongwu period, it was attached, and in the fourth year of Yongle, the Hami Guard, the Anding Guard, the Atuan Guard, etc. were established. This place also became an important source for Ming Dynasty to learn about the Western Regions.
However, as the national power of the Ming Dynasty declined, tribes such as Turpan began to covet this land and competed with the Ming Dynasty repeatedly.
Until the Jiajing period, a very important ritual dispute occurred in the Ming Dynasty, which affected this area as far away as the Western Regions. In the court, the matter of regaining Hami set off a "frontier sealing" prison, and after more than 40 people including Chen Jiuchou, the governor of Gansu, were punished, the Ming Dynasty finally lost direct control over Hami, and Hami surrendered to Turpan.
But later, Turpan also declined. Today, everything west of Jiayuguan is part of the Oirat Mongolian tribes.
Sengge was older and more stable. Knowing that Oqirtu was unconvinced, he comforted him and said: "The Jianzhou Jurchens before were considered powerful. They unified the grassland and drove Lin Danhan to death. But it took the Ming Dynasty a few years to destroy the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Therefore, the decision of the elders must be reasonable. "
At this point, seeing that Eqirtu still looked unhappy, he asked more solemnly: "Then let me ask you, are you and I more discerning, or are our elders more discerning?" ?”
"..." Eqirtu couldn't help but became speechless upon hearing this. He didn't even think about it. After coming back to his senses, he replied, "How can we compare with them!"
Both Batur Hutaiji and Gushi Khan were great figures among the Mongol tribes in Oirat. No matter how arrogant and undisciplined Oqirtu was, at least he would not dare to compete with them at this time.
"So!" Seng Ge saw him and smiled and said to him, "We don't need to worry about anything else. Let's go and take a look first. If it is true as the two elders said, the Ming Kingdom is really very powerful, then we surrender on behalf of the Oirat Mongols. What about the Ming Dynasty?"
At this point, the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a heavy expression: "The most serious problem in our Oirat Mongolia is those Tsarist Russian devils!"
Tsarist Russia has expanded eastward, and naturally comes into contact with Oirat Mongolia in Central Asia, and is very strong. Whether it was Batur Hutaiji, later Sengge, or Oqiltu Khan, they were all staunch figures who fought against Tsarist Russia's aggression.
It's just a pity that in the original history, the Junger tribe in Oirat Mongolia rose up and was controlled by Galdan, but instead colluded with Tsarist Russia.
As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, a group of knights riding camels emerged from the sand dunes and came to outflank them. One look at the red clothes they wore uniformly, and they immediately knew that they were the army of the Ming Dynasty.
"Everyone, don't panic, don't be on guard, put down your weapons!" When Sengge saw it, he found that everyone on his side had gone to get the bows and arrows hanging on the horses, and he shouted loudly.
In fact, other people acted subconsciously. When they heard his shouting, they immediately remembered that they were going to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute and ask for surrender, so they all left their hands empty to avoid misunderstanding.
Eqirtu stared at the Ming army, about fifty people, who were outflanking them in two groups. At a glance, he knew that they were all elite soldiers.
Of course he knew that these should be Ye Bushou in the Ming army, and they were among the elite of the Ming army, so he was not too surprised.
However, when he got closer, he found that all the weapons that the Ming army kept at night were firearms, and he was immediately surprised. In particular, he also discovered that these Ming army's firearms did not have match ropes. Just like the firearms in the hands of Tsarist Russian devils, they were self-made fire guns.
While he was staring, the Ming army had already surrounded them without stopping at night. Seeing that their group did not show any signs of alertness, they became less hostile. The leader immediately shouted and asked in Mongolian: "Who are you?" who?"
When Sengge heard this, he quickly replied: "We are from Oirat Mongolia. We bring these gifts and want to see the Ming Emperor and ask for his surrender!"
Hearing this, the Ming army officer was obviously stunned. Then he looked at their long team. There were indeed a lot of things in the boxes. At first, he thought they were Mongolians who wanted to enter the customs to do business, but he didn't expect them to be Oirat Mongolians. messenger.
So, he stepped forward to check his identity. Of course, there was no problem, so he went to Jiayuguan with them half-monitoring and half-escorting.
Eqirtu allowed Sengge to talk to the Ming army officer, and he just stared at the Ming army all night long. At close range, he found that the equipment of these Ming troops was actually better than the equipment of the Tsarist Russian devils he had seen. Everyone was equipped with long and short guns, and there was even a group of camels with small artillery.
In short, the equipment of this Ming army was so sophisticated that he had never seen it before.
Regardless of the actual combat power of this Ming army, it can at least prove that the Ming army is rich!
Before nightfall, both sides camped for the night.
At this time, Eqirtu discovered that this Ming army was really elite. Not only did they set up camp very fast, but they also chose a very particular place to set up camp. It can not only protect their side, but also prevent problems here. It can be said that there is a certain degree of advance and retreat!
After it got dark, Sengge came over and whispered to Eqirtu: "The one I was talking to was the general flag of the Ming army that never collected it at night, and it also belonged to our Mongolian people. He said that we came to ask for surrender. This is very sensible.”
Hearing this, Oqiltu felt a little uncomfortable.
Sengge couldn't see his expression clearly, but he could probably guess it, so he continued to say to him: "As we have received before, the Ming army has really assembled a large-scale force in Jiayuguan. It is estimated that only these two In the year, they will definitely use troops against us, saying that they want to restore the old land of Han and Tang Dynasties!"
If we only restore the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it will only stop at Hami. However, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to restore the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it would have to go far to the west.
"That's such a loud tone!" Upon hearing this, Eqirtu couldn't help but mocked.
When Sengge heard this, he hurriedly hissed and motioned for him to keep his voice down, which made Eqirtu even more disapproving. Being so far away, could it be possible that people in the Ming Dynasty still had ears that were tuned to the wind and could still hear what was being said here?
Sengge acted subconsciously. He quickly whispered to Eqirtu: "This tone is not necessarily loud! Today's Ming Dynasty should have this ability!"
"How is it possible?" When Eqirtu heard this, he couldn't help but retorted. We didn't even fight, so we were so sure that the Ming Dynasty could restore the Han and Tang Dynasties? How far to the west do we have to go? Even in the years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was never at its strongest!
However, he said this in a low voice, obviously remembering to remind him.
After hearing this, Seng Ge quickly said to him: "I have just found out clearly that the three tribes in Mobei have indeed surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and they have become the magistrate of Mobei in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Ah?" Eqirtu suddenly lost his voice in surprise when he heard this.
The three tribes of Mongolia and Mobei in the Oirat tribe all have enmities. If you hit me, I will hit you.
In the past, Oirat Mongolia was bullied by Mobei Mongolia. It was not until the appearance of Gushi Khan that the situation was restored.
If Eqirtu didn't know anything else, he definitely knew the strength of the three Mobei tribes.
Even the three tribes in Mobei did not dare to resist the Ming Kingdom and became the ridiculous prefect of the Ming Kingdom. This shows how powerful the Ming Kingdom will be!
While he was thinking, he heard Sengge say to him again: "Also, all the Tsarist Russians in the Far East were wiped out by the Ming army, at least thousands of them."
They didn't know whether this number was accurate or not, but that was how they heard it.
When Eqirtu heard this, he was immediately shocked again.
He has seen those devils of Tsarist Russia before. They have powerful weapons and brave people, so they are not easy to deal with. Otherwise, Tsarist Russia would not have become the most troublesome enemy of Oirat Mongolia.
However, the Ming army was able to eliminate thousands of Tsarist Russian demons, and it was so far away from the Ming country's mainland. This was very different from the previous impression of the Ming country.
When Eqirtu was surprised, he heard Sengge say to him in a very cautious tone: "Tomorrow we will enter the pass, let's keep an eye out. If the Ming army is strong, there is no need to say anything, just do what the elders have told us. Yes; if the Ming army is not as powerful as you think, don't show it, just fool it back first, do you hear me?"
"I know it well!" After hearing this, Eqirtu nodded seriously.
If the Ming army is really powerful and I accidentally offend the Ming army, it is likely to bring disaster to Oirat Mongolia! This was something that the elders had warned against, and of course he would not be so impulsive.
So, let’s enter the customs tomorrow to see how powerful the Ming Dynasty is! I hope he is strong on the outside and strong on the inside!
