Gubeikou is the Great Wall fortress between Shanhaiguan and Juyongguan. It is the key to the Liaodong Plain and Inner Mongolia's throat to the Central Plains. It has always been a place that military strategists must fight for, especially the five dynasties of Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The battles between Gubeikou were almost never stopped.

As mentioned earlier, after Dayan Khan unified the Tatars, he re-divided it into six thousand households, of which the 30,000 households on the left were Chahar, Khalkha, and Urianha. The Chahar was the headquarters of the Tatar Khan, bordering the territory of the Ming Dynasty to the south, and not far from the ancient north entrance of the Great Wall fortress.

After Dayan Khan's death, his eldest son and grandson inherited the throne of Khan, which is now the Bodi Khan, and Altan is the third and second-grandson of Dayan Khan. In other words, the relationship between Altan and Bodi Khan is his cousin.

The regimes on the grassland have always existed in the form of this feudal patriarchal system. There is no doubt that this method of rule is indeed simple and effective in the short term, but as time goes by, blood ties will become thinner, conflicts of interest will intensify, and the unified regime will eventually fall apart. Because of this, the political system on the grassland will generally not last long.

This is true within the Tatars. As soon as Dayan Khan died, the leaders of all tens of thousands of households did not obey the orders of the successor Khan, especially the strong Tumot tribe and the Ordos tribe, so Bodi Khan was most afraid of the two brothers Altan and Maligen.

Now that Maligen is dead, Altan has incorporated the Ordos tribe and combined Tumot and Ordos into one, and his strength has increased sharply. He has become the nominal leader of the 30,000 right-wing households. Body Khan is naturally even more afraid of Altan.

Because of this, when Khan Bodi learned that Altan broke through the Ming Dynasty and fought until the capital of the Ming Dynasty, he could not sit still. He immediately summoned troops from the left to attack Gubeikou, not mainly to get a share of the pie, but to worry that Altan's prestige would surpass him, the Khan after he successfully attacked the Ming Dynasty. You must know that the prestige of the weak is the law on the grassland. When Altan's strength and prestige are unmatched, Bordi's Khan position will probably not be able to be saved.

At this time, a huge Tatar army appeared about fifty miles north of the capital, which suddenly broke through the troops of Bodi Khan who was heading south at Gubeikou. The cavalry of more than 100,000 was undoubtedly quite large, but the dust was flying, stretching for more than ten miles, and it was scary.

Body Khan was about the early thirties, and his bearded face was probably inherited by the family, because Altan was also a bearded. I saw that the Tatar Khan was wearing armor and a heavy sword on his waist, and he looked very majestic. The war horse under his crotch was extremely tall, and he could hardly find a miscellaneous hair. At a glance, he knew it was not an ordinary person.

Three thousand personal troops guarded the surroundings of Bodi Khan, all wearing armor, which was the perfect iron cavalry.

A veteran who is about fifty years old is walking in the same bun with Bodi Khan. Obviously, his identity is not low. This person's name is Batulu Huo Ni. He was originally a general around Dayan Khan. After Dayan Khan died, he turned to assist his successor Bodi.

Batulu is not brave, but very wise. He has always acted as a military advisor next to Bodi Khan and is responsible for making suggestions. This time, Bodi Khan decisively sent troops to Gubeikou, which was facilitated by this person.

"Baturu, do you think Altan will come to welcome Ben Khan?" Bodi Khan asked in a deep voice staring at the distance of the road, looking a little annoyed. When he attacked Gubeikou, he ordered Altan to come and answer, but Altan ignored it at all, which made him very angry.

Batulutan said, "Wouldn't it be better if Altan doesn't come? There is an excuse to get rid of him, but my subordinates thought that even if Altan comes, the Khan would better order him to be arrested and killed immediately. If this wolf cub doesn't die, it will definitely become a major concern for Khan."

Body Khan's expression was a little hesitant. Although he was very afraid of Altan, he was not as strong as he had to kill him. After all, Altan was his cousin, and he killed Altan like this. He was worried that the leaders of other ten thousand households would be disappointed and even rebound.

Seeing that Bodi Khan was hesitant, Batulu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This person was too indecisive and could not accomplish great things. If he had not been entrusted by Da Yan Khan's death, he would rather assist Altan, and this true hero.

"If the Khan did not kill Altan, at least he would not be able to become a Jinan of the right-wing wing 30,000 households. He would never sit idly by and watch Altan annex the Ordos tribe!"

Batulu continued in a deep voice: "In addition, it is best for Khan to not let Altan break through the inner city and capture the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, otherwise Altan's prestige will definitely be the best in the world, and make you eclipse the Khan."

Body Khan nodded heavily and said, "When Altan comes, Ben Khan will order him to withdraw his army, and Ben Khan will personally capture the inner city and capture the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This glory must be Ben Khan."

Batulu shook her head and said, "This is just a bad idea."

Body Khanqi said: "Do you have a better way?"

Batulu's eyes shone with a wise light and said, "First, Altan has now broken through the outer city, so it is not easy for him to spit out the meat he eats into his mouth. Maybe it will also cause him to rebound strongly unless the Khan is determined to get rid of him.

Second, Altan led his troops south, and fought to the capital of Daming with great force and then broke through the outer city. His prestige had increased greatly. If the Khan had taken such a clear victory at this time, it would probably make the other ten thousand households and even the warriors under the Khan's command laugh at him, which would damage the Khan's reputation.

Third, the inner city of the Ming Dynasty does not seem to be so easy to destroy. Didn’t the messenger say that I failed to take it after most of the day, and there were still heavy casualties? Moreover, the various king-supporting troops in the Ming Dynasty were gathering, and it would be detrimental to us for a long time.

Fourth, even if we captured the capital of the Ming Dynasty and captured the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it would not be of great benefit to the Khan. With our strength, we could not enter the Central Plains. At that time, the Taishi Yexian captured Emperor Yingzong of Ming, but in the end, he still had no benefits and had to return the person to the Ming Dynasty."

Bodi Khan couldn't help but look deep in thought and asked in a deep voice: "Nabatulu thought what should Ben Khan do to maximize his interests?"

Batulu's eyes flashed: "Don't break the city!"

Body Khan said in surprise: "Why? Such a good opportunity is once a year. Even if you can't enter the Central Plains, it's good to make a fortune. The Ming Dynasty has countless treasures, and the inner city is full of wealthy and powerful officials."

Batulu shook his head and said, "If the capital of the Ming Dynasty was broken by the Khan at the beginning, his subordinates naturally supported continuing to capture the inner city and capturing the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, because these achievements and reputations were all from the Khan, but the one who captured the outer city now was Altan. If the Khan forced Altan to withdraw, he would attack the inner city himself and seize the merits. This would be very unfavorable to the Khan's reputation and would not be worth the loss!"

Body frowned and said, "But... it would be a pity if you don't eat fat meat from your mouth!"

Batulu said: "Khan, some interests do not have to be robbed by force. There is a saying by the Han people that a soldier will be defeated without fighting."

"What do you say?" Body Khan asked in a daze.

Batulu smiled and said, "When the Khan Bodi soldiers are at the city, you can use the excuse of cultivating with the Ming Dynasty and ask the Emperor of Ming to take the initiative to offer money and seek peace in exchange for our withdrawal. It is best to force the Emperor of Ming to agree to marry the princess and marry him. In this way, the Khan will make money and face without spending a soldier. The key is that Altan can't get anything."

Body Khan was overjoyed when he heard this, "This is a good idea."

But Batulu shook his head and said, "Khan, it is actually the best idea to kill Altan."

Body Khan frowned and said, "Let's talk about it, if Altan is willing to surrender to Ben Khan, he doesn't have to kill him. Besides, doing so will really damage Ben Khan's reputation."

Batulu sighed inwardly when she heard this, but did not continue to persuade her.

At this moment, a fast horse was racing from the south, and it was the explorer sent out. The explorer came to Bodi Khan's horse unimpededly and reported: "The Khan, Sodo Khan came to greet him, and he was already ten miles away in front of him."

When Body Khan heard this, his unhappiness was slightly reduced and he waved, "Try again!"

The horse snatched the order and turned around and left to explore again.

Ten miles were not far away, just under half an incense stick, a team of horses appeared within sight, and it was Altan who came to greet him.

drive……

Body Khan drove forward surrounded by his own troops, and the front troops took him to both sides of the road. Altan ran to Body and rolled away, and even made a big kneeling gift with a plop, saying loudly: "Altan is late to welcome him, so I apologize to the Khan."

Body was stunned for a moment, then felt relieved, jumped off his horse and helped Altan up, gave him a warm bear hug, and laughed and said, "Brother Altan, why are you guilty? Get up quickly!"

Altan hugged Body Khan and said sincerely: "Altan is planning to capture the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and present it to the Khan as a meeting ceremony, but the Khan is coming just right, so the Emperor of Ming Dynasty will be left to the Khan to capture him personally."

Seeing Altan so tactful, Body Khan felt even more happy, and laughed: "Ben Khan is more interested in the princess of the Ming Dynasty."

Altan's heart moved and said with a smile: "There are indeed two beautiful princesses in Ming Dynasty. If the Khan likes it, they will dedicate them to the Khan after the city is broken."

Body Khan shook his head and said, "The women of the officials and families of Ming Dynasty have always been polite, let alone princesses. Maybe they would commit suicide as soon as the city was destroyed. Therefore, I don't plan to break the city and let the Emperor of Ming voluntarily send the princess to marry him. What do you think?"

Altan's face changed slightly, but it soon returned to normal. He glanced at Batulu behind Bodi Khan intentionally or unintentionally and said, "The Khan is probably disappointed. Not cedes land, not pay compensation, and not being able to marry is the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not violate the ancestral teachings and agree to the Khan's conditions."

Bodi Khan sneered: "When my Khan's army is coming to the city and with swords on his back, it will not be the turn of Jiajing's son to agree."

Altan said quietly: "Khan, I have already broken through the outer city, and the inner city is within my reach. In fact, there is no need to negotiate terms with the Ming Dynasty at this time. By then, the entire Ming Dynasty capital will be Khan."

Body said indifferently: "Ben Khan had no intention of entering the Central Plains. What's the use of the whole capital? If you kill Emperor Jiajing, there will be other Zhu family children who will proclaim themselves to the emperor. Since you can raise an hen that lays eggs, why should you kill the chicken to get eggs? Altan, go back and order your subordinates that you will not be allowed to attack without Ben Khan's order."

A faint cold flashed in Altan's eyes, but he said respectfully on the surface: "Abide by the orders of the Great Khan."

Body Khan nodded, and Altan's obedient attitude obviously satisfied him quite.

Batulu frowned. As the saying goes, politeness must be something for others. Altan puts his attitude so low, probably because he is ill-intentioned. No, it seems that he still has to persuade Khan to get rid of Altan.

Next, Altan and Body, the cousins, rode together in a bun. Everyone talked and laughed, but at first glance they thought they were a pair of close brothers.

Half an hour later, the 120,000 troops of Bodi Khan arrived in the north of the capital and were stationed outside Andingmen. The barracks were long for several miles, and the flags covered the sky and the swords and guns were like forests. Seeing this, the defenders on the city were all cold and their morale was low to the freezing point.

Originally, the outer city was captured and the inner city was in danger. Now, there is a 100,000 Tartar army, which is undoubtedly a worse situation. Where can I defend the inner city?

So for a moment, from bureaucrats and nobles to ordinary people, everyone was in danger. Even Jiajing himself was a little desperate. The entire palace was shrouded in a fearful atmosphere, and some timid eunuchs and palace maids even started to cry secretly.

However, just when Jiajing and the officials were left alone, the Tatar Body Khan actually sent someone to shoot an arrow letter on the top of the city, demanding that the envoys be sent to the city to negotiate.

Jiajing and the ministers didn't know what the hell was selling in Bodi Khan's gourd, so they took the initiative to propose negotiations at one time. However, with the purpose of delaying time, Jiajing agreed to the Tatar envoy to enter the city.

On the third day of the October 10th, the envoy of the Khan of Body brought the letter of the country into the city with a proud and arrogant manner. Jiajing met the Tatar envoy in the Wenhua Hall.

The Tatar envoy was very arrogant. When he saw that Jiajing did not kowtow and bowed, he directly handed over the letter of the country of Bodi Khan. After reading the letter of the country of Bodi Khan, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but be furious and almost cut the envoy, but was persuaded by a group of ministers.

It turned out that the letter from Bodi Khan was similar to the letter Altan had before. He also asked the Ming Dynasty to marry the princess and marry a marriage, compensate 5 million taels of silver, and open the border horse market, allowing free trade between the two countries, and there were 32 other conditions, as well as 32.

"You have read the letter of the Khan of the Ming Dynasty. You must have understood our conditions. If your side meets our requirements, we will immediately withdraw our troops and withdraw from the outside of the pass. From then on, the two countries live in harmony and will always be a friendly country." The Tatar envoy stood in the center of the hall and spoke chanted.

Zhu Houcong suppressed the anger in his heart and said coldly: "This matter is very important, I must consider it again!"

The messenger said proudly: "Then I will give you three days to consider. If you do not agree to our request in three days, the Khan will order the attack on the city. When the army breaks the city and burns all the jades and stones, it will be too late to regret it!"
Chapter completed!