Gruschibu thought about many possibilities and began to calculate the most likely one.
To the northeast of the Karaqin tribe is the Aohan tribe.
The Aohan tribe is a large tribe, at least larger than the Karaqin tribe. They are also stronger. The most important thing is that their clan leader is the eldest daughter who married Huang Taiji. It should be said that the Aohan tribe will never join the Ming Dynasty, right?
Next are the Naman, Culun and Horqin tribes. These tribes have close relations with the Qing Dynasty! Probably like the Aohan tribe, they will not convert to the Ming Dynasty. But...but these tribes are far away from the Ming Kingdom. If the Ming army goes to attack them, they will definitely pass through the pastures of their own tribe first. If they want to attack, they will attack their own tribe first!
Looking back, to the west of the tribe, the Chahar tribe has become horse thieves. Now the tribe is still threatened by these horse thieves. What if the Ming army also attacks the tribe after one month's deadline?
After thinking about it, it seems that the best way out is to surrender and join the Ming Dynasty. But does Ming keep his word?
Thinking of this, Gulusi Qibu couldn't help but think of the past again.
The Haraqin Tribe once formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty to fight against Lin Dan Khan. However, when the war broke out, the Ming Dynasty adopted the method of standing by and standing aside. As a result, the Haraqin Tribe, which was struggling to become independent, was defeated! A year later, Kim defeated Lin Dan Khan and made this statement.
Thinking of this, Gruschibu crumpled Hong Chengchou's letters into a ball, threw them on the grass, and stepped on them again and again with his feet.
The Han people are the most cunning. This time, they are plotting again. They want the tribes on the grassland to fight against each other. This will not only weaken the alliance of the Qing Dynasty, but the Han people will not waste their troops and food. What a beautiful idea!
After stepping on the letter into the grass, Gulu Siqibu spat, said "poof", and returned to the yurt.
When his personal guards saw it, they all clenched the hilts of their knives, with determination on their faces. Ming Gou was too arrogant, and that was how it should be. He wrote a letter just to get the Kalaqin tribe to join him. Dreaming!
Thinking like this, when they were about to follow them into the yurt, they suddenly saw Gulusi Qibu get out of the yurt again with a "swish". Regardless of the image, he squatted down, reached out to dig on the grass, and dug him into the yurt. The letter that he had stepped into the grass was dug back out again, smoothed out carefully, and finally he sighed heavily.
Seeing this scene, his personal guard suddenly opened his mouth: "..."
Gulu Siqibu didn't know that he was not the only one struggling; in his opinion, it was impossible for the Aohan tribe, which was closely related to the Qing Dynasty, to join, but the fact was that the Aohan tribe also received Hong Chengchou's letter, Its leader, Aohan Bandi, the consort of Huang Taiji's eldest daughter, was hiding from the so-called Princess Gulun Aohan and was sighing.
If the Qing Dynasty were strong enough like in previous years, Aohan Bandi would not have such troubles at all and would just hold on to the Qing Dynasty's thighs.
But now...thinking about this, Aohan Bandi couldn't help but have a headache.
He has a closer relationship with Liaodong, and naturally knows much more about the details of the Qing Dynasty than Gulu Siqibu.
Today's Qing Dynasty is full of difficulties, and the food problem that troubled the former emperor has never been solved.
And as the Ming Dynasty became more and more powerful, the Han people who were originally plundered as slaves in Liaodong were thinking of ways to run to the seaside, which caused a serious shortage of labor in the Qing Dynasty. And that's not the main thing.
The Qing Dynasty relied on its powerful and invincible army to establish its country by force. However, in the past few years, the Qing army never won the war with the Ming army. Instead, the Ming army fought annihilation battles again and again. Although the overall strength has not been damaged, the morale of the Qing army has been severely damaged.
The most frightening thing is that the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei spies are so powerful that they can always let the Ming army get information in advance, eventually forming a situation of using more to fight against fewer. The Qing army was originally small in number. How many more years could it last after being bitten by the Ming army?
Yes, for now, if the Qing Dynasty and its allies on the grassland face each other and fight an open battle, at least the Qing Dynasty will be able to mobilize more than 100,000 troops, at least not even the grassland cavalry. few. It is basically impossible for the Ming army to defeat so many troops!
However, didn't Governor Ji Liao say that such letters have been sent to various tribes in the grassland. Among them, it is hard to say how many tribes will waver and be afraid of the Ming army!
Not to mention anything else, isn’t he even thinking about it? Aohan Bandi thought in his mind and couldn't help but sigh again.
As the leader of a tribe, you must consider the entire tribe. Without the leader of the tribe, he is nothing, or will he become one of those grassland horse thieves?
Thinking of this, Aohanbandi couldn't help but immediately think of the fate of the Chahar and Urad tribes.
If I didn't take Hong Chengchou's words seriously, would the Ming Kingdom sneak attack on the Aohan tribe like they attacked the camps of those two tribes? How many troops will the Ming army send? I heard that the hussar battalion alone has more than 10,000 people, and it is also very capable of fighting. At least in the battle of Guihua City, it has proven the strength of this hussar battalion!
Even if the tribe can withstand the attack of the Ming Hussars Battalion, the grassland is vast and there are no dangerous areas to defend. It is impossible to know when and where the Ming army will attack. It is unrealistic for the whole clan, young and old, to prepare for war together to guard against the Ming Dynasty Hussars Camp!
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Aohan Bandi's head is as big as two. It's really a headache for the future of the Aohan tribe!
If at this time, the Manchu Qing issued a decree to fight the Ming Dynasty, then he might not hesitate and immediately send troops to fight the Ming Dynasty to the death. After all, judging from the current relationship between their two families, they are very close.
However, today's Manchu Qing Dynasty is sandwiched between the Guan Ning Army on the Shanhaiguan side and the Dongjiang Army on the Liaodong Peninsula, and cannot move at all. It is simply impossible to initiate a decisive battle. Instead, the Ming army mainly attacked and the Manchu army defended.
Just as he was thinking about it, Aohan Bandi suddenly saw Princess Gu Lun coming this way. So, he immediately hid Hong Chengchou's letters.
But it was no use. It was obvious that the tribe had Princess Gu Lun's eyes and ears. When she saw her in front of Aohan Bandi, she directly asked: "Why did the Ming Kingdom send people here?"
Hearing this, Aohan Bandi was a little embarrassed and had to take out the letter again, stretched out his hand and handed it to Princess Gu Lun and said: "This is a letter from Governor Jiliao of the Ming Dynasty. I was just thinking about whether I should discuss this matter with you. , send this letter to Shengjing!"
Hearing his words, Princess Gu Lun's eyes were a little suspicious, but she did not question it. Instead, she reached out to grab the letter and read it immediately.
As she watched, Aohan Bandi explained from the side: "This Hong Chengchou is really wishful thinking. He just wants to sow discord in just such a letter without any promises. It is really ridiculous!"
"What if there is a promise?" Upon hearing this, Princess Gu Lun couldn't help but take her eyes off the letter and immediately stared at him and asked.
"..." The Aohan tribe was stunned for a moment when they heard it for the first time, and then immediately replied, "Even if there is a big promise, it is impossible! The Aohan tribe and the Qing Dynasty are as close as one family. Right, my princess?”
When Princess Gu Lun heard this, she stopped looking at him and continued to read the letter.
Aohan Bandi sighed in his heart when he saw it. Among the tribes, it is not known which people were bribed by the Qing Dynasty. It’s really hard to be the leader of this clan!
After a while, Princess Gu Lun finished reading the letter, frowned and said to him: "This letter says that other tribes will also receive this letter. It seems that this matter is very serious. Maybe some tribes are obsessed with it and will Doing something to exterminate the clan. No, this matter should be reported to Shengjing immediately!"
"Yes, yes, I think so too." When Aohan Ban heard this for the first time, he quickly nodded in agreement, and reminded at the same time, "I'm thinking that there is a high possibility that the Haraqin tribe in the south will commit suicide. be careful!"
"Okay, then keep an eye on them and see what Shengjing says?" After hearing this, Princess Gu Lun said in a vicious tone, "Anyone who dares to betray the Qing Dynasty will definitely not end well. Just watch it!"
In the echo of Aohan Bandi, Princess Gu Lun called her guards and quickly sent the letter to Liaodong. At the same time, the Aohan tribe also sent troops to the south to monitor the Karaqin tribe.
As for the Naman, Culun and Horqin tribes further away, Aohan Bandi had the same idea as Grusqibu, and felt that even if they had ideas in their hearts, they would definitely wait and see first.
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A few days later, the unusual movements of the Aohan tribe reached the ears of Gulu Siqibu.
"What?" Gulusi Qibu couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the report from the rangers. "The men and horses of the Aohan tribe have entered our tribe's pasture. What do they want to do?"
It was the Qing Dynasty that defined the range of pastures for the grassland tribes, and all tribes have always abided by it and would not cross the boundaries. However, just after Governor Ming Guohong sent the letter, the Aohan tribe broke the rules and crossed the border to the nomadic territory of the Kalaqin tribe. This made Gulu Siqibu have to consider whether the Aohan tribe should really surrender to the Ming Dynasty. , are you trying to take advantage of the weak and use your own tribe to claim credit from the Ming Kingdom?
Gulusi Qibu was afraid. With his tribe's strength, he simply couldn't defeat the Aohan tribe. However, if he really wanted to be sure that the Aohan tribe would join the Ming Dynasty, it felt a little bit unbelievable. After all, with just one letter, such a large tribe would abandon the Qing princess? Didn't they also have a child? Don't they want it too?
Thinking about it all the time, Gulu Siqibu's hair turned gray. In the end, for the sake of the tribe, he had to make preparations regardless of whether the Aohan tribe surrendered or not. While also sending more rangers to watch the movements of the Aohan tribe, they also asked the tribal herdsmen to prepare for migration.
The Mongolian tribes on the grassland began to suspect and distrust each other, and this was Hong Chengchou's purpose.
Of course, he was not so naive that he could get the Mongolian tribes to surrender with just a letter without any promises. However, he understands people's hearts better. Based on the good conditions created by the emperor, he came up with this trick to continue to disintegrate the military alliance of Jianlu.
For him, it was just a matter of writing a few letters. No, even these letters were not written by himself, but were ghostwritten by his staff, and he just printed them.
If the Mongolian tribe really surrenders and joins, that will be the best, and it will make a lot of money; even if not, they are suspicious of each other, it is best to misfire, then Ming Dynasty will also be happy to watch the show. No matter what, just watch it first.
Compared with his calmness as the instigator, Jianlu also had a headache.
Princess Gu Lun's bodyguard Fei Qi delivered Hong Chengchou's letter to Shengjing, and immediately the meeting of the Six Kings had to be convened urgently. Among them, Dorgon led his troops to conquer the Sauron tribe in the north and has not yet returned.
"Damn it, I think that tribe dares to betray the Qing Dynasty!" Hauge was the first to snap and said angrily, "Don't think that the Qing Dynasty is easy to bully now that my father is gone!"
Azig followed up and echoed: "Yes, the Karaqin tribe will definitely have the intention to betray the Qing Dynasty. Give me five thousand troops and let me suppress them. Kill the chickens and scare the monkeys!"
In his heart, he was envious that Dorgon had taken advantage of the opportunity to conquer Sauron's tribe in the north and regained control of the military. Therefore, he also clamored to lead troops to suppress it, so that he could also take the opportunity to gain military power.
In the Qing Dynasty, a prince without military power had little weight in his words.
However, his request was immediately rejected. Yue Tuo frowned and said: "The Aohan tribe is just a suspicion, and there is no real evidence. If the Qing Dynasty attacks the Haraqin tribe for this, , what if it’s a misunderstanding, wouldn’t it chill the hearts of the grassland tribes? It seems to me that something is wrong!”
Dorgon's ability to control the military was the result of Duduo's full support. Even part of the army led by Dorgon was given by Duduo. However, Azig, who was also a brother from the same father and mother, could not get the support of others. Even Yue Tuo's words implicitly meant that he did not want another prince to hold military power.
For this kind of meeting, Duduo would naturally not remain silent. He patted the table and said, "Hong Chengchou is so cunning and cunning that he would not do anything he is not sure about. Maybe he just saw the opportunity and sent the letter and said so blatantly. We have sent them to all the tribes. If I, the Qing Dynasty, do not respond to this matter, some tribes among the Mongolian tribes will definitely have other ideas!"
As they were talking, Fulin, as the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was a little impatient. After all, he was only five years old. He kept moving his hands and feet and just wanted to play. However, his mother was staring at him and he pouted and did not dare to move. .
Fulin was young, so Bumubutai listened to the government behind the curtain and looked at the little emperor. I originally thought that this was the peak of my life, but I didn't expect that these major national events would really be a headache. At this time, she heard several princes saying different things, which made her worried. What should the Qing Dynasty do?
Seeing the eldest Daishan sleeping there, with no intention of saying goodbye at all, she became a little angry again and couldn't help but said, "I wonder what Prince Li thinks?"
