Chapter 244 Great Development of the Western Regions?
Chapter 244 Development of the Western Regions?
Author: Mu Yunfeng
Chapter 244 Development of the Western Regions?
Arutai's death caused the Caucasian cavalry who were originally frightened by Yang Feng to collapse instantly.
To them this is nothing short of devilish.
They are Orthodox Christians.
Of course, the more important thing is that as the Khan's Guards, they have been severely damaged by the Ming army one after another. They were originally very afraid of the Ming army. This time, they were actually because their previous losses were too great, and Elbek also wanted to preserve this close army.
The strength of the Wei army deliberately left them behind. However, they did not expect that the front line would be defeated so quickly, forcing them to face the Ming army again. Zhu Di pursued Elbek alone, and Arutai inspired them to gather their strength.
Courage, prepare to ambush the enemy and clear away the shame...
As a result, the shame was gone.
Arutai himself ended up with his body and head missing.
Morale collapsed instantly.
These Caucasian cavalrymen, who had followed the Mongol Khan for more than a century, turned around and fled without hesitation.
But by this time Elbek had also disappeared.
"Stop chasing!"
Zhu Di stopped Yang Feng.
Yang Feng looked at him doubtfully.
"Let him cross the Jinshan Mountain and see how he and Hao Hai take revenge on Ugeqi Hashiha."
Zhu Di said with a smile.
Indeed, the result of this battle was mainly due to Ugqi Hashiha's escape without a fight. He betrayed Elbek and Choros. Other ministries that participated in the war and suffered heavy losses would also shift the blame to him.
Head on, the pressure was too tight, and they really couldn't care less about causing trouble for Uge Qiha Shiha, but if the Ming army slowed down or showed that they had no intention of going south of Jinshan.
That would be different.
Everyone needs a target to vent their anger, and more importantly, they need to make up for the losses in this battle.
Who to look for?
Of course I’m looking for him!
There is the great righteousness of the Khan to conquer, the fighting spirit to share the same hatred with the enemy, and the motivation to plunder.
Mainly because there is nothing else to grab.
They are now sandwiched between the Ming Dynasty and Timur. The only remaining areas are the Junggar Basin, the Ili River Valley and the Land of Seven Rivers. They cannot afford to offend Timur to the south, and they must not lose eight miles to the east.
The latter and King Zhongshun of Hami are now vassals of the Ming Dynasty.
The armies of Song Sheng and King Su were still behind to support them.
To the north is Zhu Di.
Looking around, there is no one who can beat him.
Since you can't rob others, of course you can only rob it internally.
"That's it, we have to stay here for a while."
Yang Feng said.
"It's just right, I will ask the capital for help.
Now that spring has begun, many livestock have been captured, and there is no shortage of everything on the grassland. It is just in time to build the city of Khovd.
However, the ambassador must quickly find a way to replenish ammunition. The ammunition is almost exhausted this time, and we will have to stay here for a few more months. It would be best if the ammunition from the rear can be transported during this period. If not, then we have to rely on the ambassador."
Zhu Di said.
understood!
You boast a lot, but who knows whether what you say is true or false?
I can establish a country in the Western Regions.
But you have to live up to the hype.
You said that ammunition can be made in the Western Region, then you have to make it for me and see. You said that I can make a fortune here, then you have to let me see the possibility of making a fortune. After all, you can't treat me like those who boarded the pirate ship in Huining.
The reclamation team members coaxed. But it is understandable. After all, Ambassador Yang has a criminal record. Those reclamation team members who were tricked did have enough food and clothing. However, Zhu Di was asked to give up the fiefdom in Peiping and the established foundation and go thousands of miles away to fight against all odds.
There has to be enough reward. Yang Feng spoke up and down, boasting that this place is so colorful, and if he traps people, he will just walk away in the ditch. What will King Yan do with tens of thousands of horses?
So, you have to come up with something real.
"Ammunition, then we really have to go to Hami."
Yang Feng touched his mustache and said.
It shouldn't be difficult. The potassium saltpeter mine in southern Hami can be located and found. The rest is a matter of mining. But he is making gunpowder, not fertilizer, so he doesn't need much at all. One hundred thousand kilograms is enough.
Sulfur can be collected from the Sulfur ditch in the Tianshan Mountains, which is found near Hami. The remaining charcoal is not worth mentioning, but the Ming army's gunpowder requires sugar.
This is definitely not possible.
White sugar is a hard currency and a luxury item in the Western Regions.
It's not a big deal, it's just a little less powerful.
Just decorate more.
Then there is the lead needed for the projectile.
This is no problem either.
Because there are also lead and zinc mines in the Hami area.
In fact, there are iron mines, coal mines, and copper mines, and they are all open-pit mines.
Thinking about it this way, it’s still a good place for industry!
"Okay, I can really give you what you want, but I just need manpower because I need to mine."
Yang Feng said.
"Human? Give it to King Beshu Bali. Since he is a vassal of our Ming Dynasty, he will be a civilian husband when the Ming Dynasty needs him. If he refuses, then he is disloyal to the Ming Dynasty. Since he is disloyal to the Ming Dynasty, then
It is reasonable for the Ming Dynasty to attack him."
Zhu Di said with a smile.
"Yes, that's the truth!"
Yang Feng said.
Of course, when the Ming Dynasty attacked him, it was also reasonable to capture their people as coolies.
However, there is indeed a solution to this problem. On the one hand, he occupies a good place. Zhu Di will establish a base to conquer the Western Regions in the future. The first step is to establish industry and agriculture, that is, military industry and food, in the Tianshan area. And now there is
It is definitely not possible to still be mainly nomadic. Secondly, although King Shibali is a descendant of the Jin family, he has actually been educated to a certain extent. For Yang Feng, the Mongolian tribes can actually tolerate it. After all, he is just like the Wu in Huining.
The messy relationship between Hu Ligai and Kuwu can be called close...
At least the latter believed that they were closer to Ambassador Yang than to the Ming Emperor.
But if you don’t lose eight miles, it will be difficult to be intimate.
They cleared the battlefield and then returned to Tongbo.
The main battle with Tongbo has ended, some cavalry are still chasing, but most of them have returned.
The results were quickly tallied up.
Eight thousand were beheaded, but ten thousand were captured.
In other words, nearly half of the Mongolian tribes participating in the war suffered losses.
Some of them even surrendered in their entirety, including Kun Timur, who was also a descendant of Ali Buge.
Historically, after Elbek was killed, he was appointed Great Khan by Ugqi Hashha. Although some people say that he is the son of Elbek, this is obviously unreasonable. After all, Ugqi Hashha will not
Kill his father and then establish him, not to mention that Elbek's son Benyashili fled to Timur. In other words, Ugqi Hashha is preparing to destroy the whole family of Elbek, and Kun Timur
Soon he was killed by Guilichi again, and Guilichi lost Li Benya, so it is more reasonable to say that he is a member of the Ali Bu brother. This time he was also in the Chinese army formation in Elbek, and was exposed after the formation collapsed.
The army broke up and ran into a valley, where they were intercepted by Zhu Neng who was pursuing him.
Then he readily surrendered with less than a thousand of his men.
Zhu Di was originally authorized by Zhu Yuanzhang to recruit Mongolian nobles and grant him official status.
Therefore, he was directly granted the title of Commander-in-Chief.
Then several Mongolian nobles who also surrendered were given the title of commander respectively. As for the territory, it was very simple. The vast grassland could be designated casually. Anyway, the Mongolian plateau will become a commander-in-chief similar to Huining in the future. But one will definitely not work, and the east side
One in the west, one in the east, and one in the west, the Hanhai Du Commandery Division. The Yanran Du Commandery Division governs Hala and Lin, and the Hanhaidu Commandery Division governs Kobdo. As for the Hulunbuir Grassland, it will be assigned to the Huining Commandery Division.
Division, and then garrisoned troops in Harakhorin and Khovd, and these commanders have their own pastoral areas, and they are not allowed to cross the border without permission without permission.
Then give it to the temple!
In this way, it is locked in the pastoral area.
Then trade was liberalized, and from then on the grassland became a happy paradise for profiteers...
I count all the likes!
Of course, Kun Timur and others did not know that later, they were just pleasantly surprised to find that King Yan of the Ming Dynasty was really kind! Not only did he pardon them, but he also appointed officials, and he could also speak Mongolian. They were all grateful for a moment.
They told Zhu Di that there was indeed an allied force led by Gui Lichi, which was already heading towards the south bank of Har Lake, preparing to intercept the retreating Ming army.
As for the military strength, it is about 15,000.
They are willing to be the pioneers of the King's army.
"I happen to be going to Hami, so just follow me. By the way, where are your families?"
Yang Feng said.
Lead the Mongolian cavalry to fight the Mongolian cavalry...
What a beautiful picture.
"Ambassador, we fled with the Khan's court, and many of our family members are missing."
Kun Timur said somewhat awkwardly.
So it is very likely that their family members are among the women and children bought by Yang Feng, but there is no need to tell him this. They were all paid for by Ambassador Yang. Should we find them and then ask Zhu Di to refund the money?
Of course not.
Besides, Ambassador Yang promised those people that he would take them to Monan.
A person must keep his word.
Is it possible to send them back and continue to suffer in Mobei with Kun Timur and others?
"It's just a woman, I'll take you to grab someone younger and more beautiful!"
Yang Feng patted his shoulder and said.
The cavalrymen under Kun Timur were excited.
I have to say that following Ambassador Yang felt like going home. Ambassador Yang's words were so nice.
In this case, Zhu Di didn't care. The Ming army's ammunition was exhausted and they would inevitably suffer more casualties if they continued to advance. After all, they only had 22,000 men. Now there are less than 20,000 who can fight. It is too dangerous to continue to advance.
.Countless horses, cattle, sheep and camels were captured in this battle, so food was sufficient, and a city should indeed be built in the Khovd area. The Ming army happened to rest and build a city there. At the same time, the memorial brought to the capital by Yang Feng included King Su and Song Sheng.
The letter transporting ammunition, together with Kun Timur's troops, went to attack Guilichi. After the battle, they went south to Hami, and the Ming army there took the post road to Suzhou. As for Kun Timur and others, even if they escorted the ammunition, they were not Suzhou.
The state's ammunition is limited, and it is difficult to say how much it can replenish for this expeditionary force.
Among the Ming army, Gansu had the lowest proportion of weapons and equipment due to transportation costs.
Especially there are very few new ones.
Most of the gunpowder is old.
After all, it has only been a little over five years since the Ming Dynasty began to use new firearms, and they were successively used in battlefields such as Huining, Waguo, and Annan. Remote war zones like Gansu had to wait in line...
They don't have any real battles, so of course they have to be at the back.
However, Yang Feng thought about it and couldn't just bring the Mongolian cavalry, so he called Zhang Fu and the latter took his troops with him. After all, making gunpowder cannot use Mongolian cavalry, and Zhang Fu's subordinates are more familiar with it.
Well, Zhu Di evened out some of the remaining ammunition from each unit, and gave Zhang Fu's two thousand men to replenish the ammunition to 50%. This was enough for them to fight a big battle.
In the end, Yang Feng took Zhang Fu's two thousand and Kun Timur's seven thousand. Those who surrendered also had some wounded soldiers who would definitely not be able to participate in the battle. A total of nine thousand cavalry went straight to Khovd.
Then go to Lake Haar.
By the time they arrived at the south shore of Lake Haer, spring was already in full bloom.
The pure lake water is like green grass and flowers fill the field of view.
Then……
"kill!"
On the battlefield where thousands of troops and horses were fighting, Ambassador Yang looked like a violent silverback gorilla, wielding his giant sword with both hands, and without even riding a horse, he rushed crazily into the middle of the enemy troops.
The giant sword turned into arcs of light.
Every time it passed by, blood was splashed.
The limbs of the Mongolian cavalry were cut off one by one, and the heads fell one by one. The horses with their hooves cut off and the cavalry with their waists cut off stretched along the beautiful grassland with him. Behind him, the same Mongolians were like fanatic believers.
The cavalry roared wildly and rushed towards their opponents, piercing their bodies with spears and cutting off their heads with scimitars. Instead, Zhang Fu and his men formed a formation on the side and watched Yang Feng's performance idlely.
They did not encounter Guilichi's main force. The latter had already learned the news of Hetongbo's defeat, and then led his main force back to his pastoral area.
His pastoral area is on Lake Kyrgyz.
His tribe is actually called the Kyrgyz tribe, or also the Beggar Qisi tribe.
As for these, they were actually a small tribe that followed him. This was the best pasture, and of course they were reluctant to leave. As a result, Yang Feng and others suddenly came to kill him. It happened that Kun Timur had a grudge against them in the past, so he ignored Yang Feng.
Zhang Fu first proposed to persuade him to surrender, but he immediately killed him.
The latter collapsed instantly.
They only had a total of two to three thousand cavalry, and they encountered almost four times the number of enemies, including monsters like Yang Feng. Of course, they could only collapse.
The reason why we fight is actually very simple...
"Take your people and hurry up. Leave this place to me. I promise you!"
Ambassador Yang, covered in other people's blood, shouted.
Kun Timur's men instantly became excited when they saw the fleeing women and children. They howled like wolves and rushed towards the prey. The fleeing cavalry turned around and cursed Kun Timur while fleeing, watching helplessly.
Let them pounce on their women.
But I can't care about women now.
It's important to escape.
Soon, only dead bodies and hunting cavalrymen of Kun Timur were left on the grassland.
Ambassador Yang dragged his giant sword across the blood-stained grassland...
"This is called wolf nature!"
He said to the speechless Zhang Fu.
"No one likes wolves on the grassland. For them, wolves are the most evil, and the eagle is the one they respect. The nine-pin white silk cloth in Elbek is embroidered with the eagle."
Zhang Fu said.
"Uh, you don't understand."
Yang Feng said.
Of course Zhang Fu doesn't understand.
"You don't want to take this group of people with you, just like you took those unruly people, to burn, kill and loot somewhere, do you?"
he said.
"We are relatives, and burning, killing, and looting are indispensable for you."