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Chapter 214 Peace Treaty

 After receiving Mu Yi's request for help, Zhu Hengjia, who had long coveted the huge wealth of the Lao Mu family, immediately took action. There was no other way. After several battles, the treasury was empty again. Without some money, Yan Tianfeng attacked Fujian.

We can't even get enough military supplies.

He first reminded Mu Yi that Gu Ye wanted to send troops to fight these Mongolian Tatars, but the treasury was so empty that the rats could run away, so what?

Magistrate Mu was a sensible man, and he knew the elegant meaning of the song after hearing it, so he immediately took out one million taels of silver as military expenses.

"One million taels!"

Zhu Hengjia smiled brightly and settled the matter. Five hundred thousand taels would be enough for a small-scale war, and he could save another five hundred thousand taels for Yan Tianfeng.

But this old Mu family is so rich, a mere one million taels of silver can’t satisfy Gu’s appetite!

I not only want money, but also your mine!

Zhu Hengjia ordered Liu Zhenguo, Lei Qisheng, and Leng Yangchun to lead 20,000 troops to Lijiang Prefecture in Yunnan Province. He also appointed Ding Shikui as the censor of the mine inspection in northern Yunnan, and Duan Bomei as the promotion director of the salt class in northern Yunnan. He immediately went to Lijiang to investigate.

Mine.

He earnestly warned the two of them that although the "Ming Ding Guo Shi Zhao" promulgated by Gu had abolished the mining ban, it had not liberalized extremely important minerals such as gold, silver, and salt. The Lao Mu family mined privately without the consent of the court.

That's not right. When you go here, you must find out how many gold mines, silver mines and salt fields they own and nationalize them all.

In order to make it easier for them to do things, they assigned 800 elite soldiers to Ding Shikui, and asked Liu Zhenguo, Lei Chaosheng, and Leng Yangchun to assist them in their errands.

Under the clear blue sky, the rhododendrons blooming all over the mountains, and the sparkling snow-capped mountains, 20,000 Mongolian cavalry have been lined up, and the air is filled with chills.

"Brother Six, the Ming army is approaching, let me lead the cavalry into the battle," fifteen-year-old Dash Batur said excitedly.

He is the youngest of the ten sons of Gushi Khan. His mother has a low status and is just a "maid". However, the Mongolians have a tradition of "young sons guarding the stove", and Gushi Khan regards him as a treasure. In order to hone his

With his will, he was sent to the battlefield at a young age.

Dorzi Dalai Batur glanced at the formation of the Ming army and said with a serious expression, "Tenth brother, the battle formation of this Ming army is very strict and cannot be underestimated. We have captured enough during this expedition. Please lead me."

After they are captured and returned to Lhasa, I will stay here to hold them back."

Dashbaatul disagreed: "No, Sixth Brother, you are the commander-in-chief, and the army cannot be left without a master for a day. I'm here to hold them back, and you can go back first with the capture."

Dorzi Dalai Batur couldn't resist his younger brother, so he had to say: "Tenth brother, you must remember to only shoot arrows from a distance to harass, not to fight. Most of them are infantry and cannot catch up with us."

"Don't worry, Brother Six."

As soon as Dorzi Dalai Batur left with his army, Dash Batur was very happy. He led three thousand cavalry and stalked the Ming army from a distance to shoot arrows. As soon as the Ming army approached, they ran away on horseback.

, as soon as the Ming army went far away, they kept pestering them.

Ming army generals Liu Zhenguo, Lei Chasheng, and Leng Yangchun all experienced the campaign against Shadingzhou, especially Liu Zhenguo and Lei Chasheng, who came from "Great Western Bandits" and had experienced hundreds of battles and had rich battlefield experience.

Later, the Ming army obtained a large number of war horses. Among the 20,000 Ming troops who went on this expedition, there were also three bureaus of 1,500 cavalry, as well as a large number of squatting tiger cannons.

Liu Zhenguo ordered the cavalry and artillerymen to hide in the formation and not move, and only used bows and arrows to shoot at each other, out of arrogance to the enemy.

After fighting for a while, Dashbaatul saw that the Ming army was all infantry and could not catch up with him. He couldn't help but secretly feel proud. He became more and more courageous and got closer and closer to the Ming army's formation.

"Drive, drive, drive",

"Da, da, da",

The sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and Liu Zhenguo clearly saw the faces of the Mongolians.

"Fire!"

With an order, two hundred Tiger Crouching Cannons were fired at once. This ancient mortar was so light that one person could carry it and run.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Uu! Uu! Uu!"

The Mongols were stunned by the shells. They had been fighting for so long and had never seen the Ming army's artillery. Suddenly so many shells were fired and they were at a loss.

"Call!"

Dashbaatul reined in the reins, and the horse was spinning helplessly in place. He was only fifteen years old. Although he had gone on expeditions before, he was under the wings of his father Khan. He had never led an army alone. This

For a moment, I was a little confused.

"Taiji, retreat quickly!"

That’s right, Sixth Brother allowed himself to harass the Ming army, but he didn’t allow himself to fight with the Ming army head-on!

"Retreat, retreat quickly," Dash Batur hurriedly ordered to retreat.

"Woo!"

The melodious retreat horn sounded, and the Mongolian soldiers retreated one after another.

The Ming army's cavalry moved, and the 1,500 cavalrymen were like sharp knives, thrusting into the Mongolian soldiers who were no longer in formation.

Liu Zhenguo personally led the charge. He had served as the general of Sun Kewang's cavalry battalion and had excellent riding skills.

"Huh? The guy in front is riding a good horse."

Liu Zhenguo took a fancy to Dashbatour's bay-red horse. He clamped the horse's belly sharply, leaned forward, swung the roping pole, and buckled the roping rope into the horse's head.

The maroon horse leapt up on its front legs, splashed its mane with flying hooves, and threw Dash Batur off the horse.

Liu Zhenguo didn't even look at Dash Batur. He leaned back, stepped hard on the stirrups with both feet, and grasped the horse pole tightly with both hands. The horse he stepped off also kicked the ground with its four legs and leaned back. One person and one horse.

The combined force restrained the bay red horse.

Seeing that the general took a fancy to the horse, the soldiers around him hurriedly came over to take the horse and captured Dash Batur.

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"Immediately negotiate with the Ming army. No matter how much ransom is paid, Dash Batur must be redeemed by Ben Khan."

In the city of Lhasa, Gushi Khan roared angrily. The youngest son is the lifeblood of the old father, so how can he not be anxious?

The two sides were talking and fighting, and fighting and talking. This was a strange war. On the one hand, the soldiers of both sides were fighting bloody battles; on the other hand, the tea and horse markets of both sides were still trading. After all, neither side had officially written a message to attack the other side.

, it is not a formal declaration of war, but more importantly, the Ming Dynasty needs Tibet’s war horses, and Tibet needs the Ming Dynasty’s tea.

After the Ming army drove the Mongolian army out of Batang, Litang and Zhongdian, Liu Zhenguo stopped.

Qamdo is a bit far away. There are only 20,000 people there and they dare not go deeper.

Dayan Eqil, the eldest son of Gushi Khan, rushed to Qamdo with his two younger brothers Ilduqi and Dorji and 30,000 Mongolian reinforcements. Gushi Khan's peace envoy Suonan Raodan also came with him.
Suonan Raodan held cordial and friendly talks with Yunnan Governor Lianchengbi.

Suonan Raodan: "Our southern expedition this time just wants to avenge the Mu family, and we don't want to make enemies of the Ming Dynasty."

Lian Chengbi: "The Ming Dynasty's army entered Lijiang Prefecture just to mediate the conflict between the two families and maintain peace and stability on the border."

Suonan Raodan: "Batang, Litang and Qamdo are all the hometowns of Tibet. We want to take them back."

Lian Chengbi: "Don't talk about these places, even Lhasa is the territory of our Ming Dynasty. How to divide the administrative divisions depends on the decision of His Royal Highness King Jing of the State."

Sonam Raodan: "How is the condition of our Great Khan's youngest son Dash Batur now?"

Lian Chengbi: "Don't worry, he is in good health. He just misses his old father day and night. Oh, how pitiful!"

After arduous negotiations, the two parties reached a contract: the two parties shelved their disputes and temporarily used Batang, Litang and Ade as the boundaries; two more tea horse markets were added in Batang and Litang; Gushi Khan redeemed them with 3,000 war horses.

Return to his youngest son Dashbaatul.


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