Upon hearing this, the living Buddha showed a wry smile on his face, and then began to explain his experience in Nanjing City.
Including the tyranny of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor Ming's dictation on many matters on the plateau, the Emperor Ming's dissatisfaction with the teachings of Tantric Buddhism, etc...
Zhu Hongyu is portrayed as an arrogant, drunken and lustful man with a perverse and violent personality.
Of course, he did not explain that the reason why the Ming Dynasty sent troops to the plateau was because of the threat he posed to the Ming Emperor.
The Living Buddha is not stupid, he knows that some things are better left unsaid!
The atmosphere in the lobby was a little chaotic. Listening to the Living Buddha's explanation, many nobles and monks were filled with indignation.
I feel dissatisfied that I and others were despised by Ming Dynasty!
Seeing this, Dayan Khan also took a deep breath and spoke.
"Haha, let's leave it like this for now!"
"The mission is already in the past. The most important thing for our Khanate now is to discuss how to deal with the situation on the plateau after the defeat of Qamdo."
Dayan Khan did not expect that the vanguard of the Ming army would be so bold as to send troops to raid Lhasa after the battle of Qamdo.
But what he is now afraid of is that after the Battle of Qamdo, the Ming army will send its main force to attack the plateau.
When the time comes, once the main force of the Ming army reaches the plateau, the consequences will be disastrous!
Although the vastness of the plateau is conducive to the movement of cavalry, it should be noted that under the influence of the climate at the end of the Little Ice Age, most places on the plateau are not conducive to human survival.
On the current plateau, a large number of people are concentrated in low-lying river valleys and other places suitable for human survival.
For example, the city of Lhasa is located in the valley of the Brahmaputra River basin.
Once the Ming army sent troops to attack the valley, the space for the Khoshot Khanate to move in was actually not as big as imagined.
In other words, once it loses the essence of the area near Lhasa, the Khoshot Khanate will perish without a fight!
Because, except for this river valley near Lhasa, no other place can support the army of the Khoshot Khanate.
At that time, Tubo was able to grow big and protest against the Tang Dynasty, which was actually the destiny of the times.
When the Tang Dynasty and Tubo stood side by side, it was the sixth or seventh century when global temperatures were warming up. The climate on the plateau was very good, and horses could be raised and farmed in many places that now seem desolate.
In addition, Tubo had such a wise leader as Songtsen Gampo, and Tubo naturally became more independent.
However, after the demise of the Tubo Dynasty, no powerful political power emerged on the plateau, and it was almost completely reduced to a vassal of the Central Plains Dynasty.
The fundamental reason also lies in the changes in plateau climate!
The global temperature has dropped and drastic climate changes have made large areas of land on the plateau desolate, with only a small number of river valleys suitable for human survival.
With just such a small river valley, it is impossible to give birth to a powerful political power!
The plateau naturally declined!
After hearing Dayan Khan's question, someone from below stood up and suggested.
"Great Khan, can our Khanate try to gather forces and send troops to regain Qamdo?"
"If we can recapture Qamdo, we can prove to the Ming Dynasty that the warriors of the Shuote Khanate and I are also capable of fighting."
"Only when the Khanate proves its strength can it gain more attention from the Ming Dynasty!"
"Only in this way can we truly gain peace!"
This nobleman's idea is actually very simple. To put it bluntly, if you want peace, you must first draw your sword.
You must let your enemies see how powerful you are, so that they will not dare to offend you easily.
Upon hearing this, Dayan Khan showed a thoughtful expression on his face, touched his chin and spoke.
"Well, that makes sense!"
However, the Living Buddha on the side stood up and expressed different opinions.
"Great Khan, this poor monk thinks this is impossible!"
"If our army marches into Qamdo now, it will only intensify the conflict between the Khanate and the Ming Dynasty."
"It may bring unpredictable consequences!"
Regarding Zhu Hongyu's temper, after experiencing the Nanjing Incident, the Living Buddha thought he had some understanding of it.
He can guarantee that after the Battle of Qamdo, it is still unknown whether the Ming army will send troops to attack the plateau in a large scale.
Then, after the Kashote Khanate sends troops to recapture Qamdo, the Ming Dynasty will definitely send troops.
Faced with such a bad-tempered Emperor of Heaven, the Living Buddha did not recommend that the Khoshot Khanate take the initiative to provoke him.
Because he knew that if they pissed off the Ming Emperor again, the matter would really be irreversible.
When Dayan Khan heard this, his face showed a serious expression.
However, before Dayan Khan could make up his mind, he saw a personal guard of the Great Khan running in from outside.
The guard's face was full of fear and anxiety as he stumbled into the lobby.
With a pop, the bodyguard knelt in front of Dayan Khan and spoke.
"Big... big sweat, something bad is going to happen!"
"Thirty miles east of Lhasa, traces of the Ming army were found..."
When Dayan Khan heard this, the expression on his face changed instantly.
"This...what the hell is going on?"
The look on Dayan Khan's face was one of obvious fear.
To be honest, everyone in the Heshuote Khanate is very concerned about the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
In the battle of Qamdo, the Ming army used its absolute inferiority in strength and used more than 8,000 cavalry to defeat 70,000 Khanate soldiers and horses in one fell swoop!
Although those soldiers and horses are not elite!
However, there was such a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, yet the Ming army was able to win. This also shows that the Ming army is now elite and good at fighting.
Now, those elite Ming troops who were good at fighting suddenly appeared outside the city of Lhasa, and Dayan Khan could not tolerate being frightened.
If the Ming army attacks Lhasa, can Lhasa be able to withstand the Ming army's attack?
If the city of Lhasa is captured, what should Dayan Khan do?
Thinking about these messy questions, Dayan Khan's face was filled with fear.
Finally, he opened his mouth and gave instructions.
"Send the order, gather troops and horses, and prepare for a breakout!"
However, as soon as Dayan Khan said this, he was opposed by many people.
"Great Khan, you must not do this! You must not do this!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes, Khan, the Ming army just appeared outside Lhasa. If our army withdraws now, wouldn't it be easy for the Ming army to look down on it?"
"That's right, Great Khan, please give the order, Great Khan, we will never be afraid of the invading thieves!"
"..."
A group of generals patted their armored stomachs, which had been passed down for several generations and were already somewhat damaged, and said with great courage.
However, the nobles and monks all had bitter expressions on their faces, and seemed to agree with Dayan Khan's order.
Dayan Khan heard the objections of his generals and said with a cold face.
"The reason why I want to retreat now is not because I am afraid of the Ming thieves!"
"It's just that we don't know the authenticity of the invading thieves, and our army's current strength in Lhasa is also stretched thin."
"Instead of taking the risk of fighting the Ming bandits at this time, it is better to withdraw our troops temporarily to avoid their sharp edges and consume the Ming army's energy. After our army gathers sufficient strength, we can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
“Don’t you all hear the principle of making great efforts in one go, then failing again, and finally exhausting yourself in three attempts?”
Dayan Khan said righteously.
However, although the expression on his face was righteous, his heart was mostly filled with fear.
The above words are just excuses that Dayan Khan found for his escape.
The real reason for evacuating is because Dayan Khan is scared!
Nothing else!
However, others did not know this. After hearing what Dayan Khan said, many people spoke in unison.
"The great Khan is wise!"
"Compared with the Great Khan, we are indeed short-sighted."
"It all depends on the Khan's orders!"
"..."
Seeing this scene, Dayan Khan stroked his beard with his hands, feeling full of pride in his heart.
…
At the same time, in a valley forty miles east of Lhasa.
Thick smoke billowed from the valley, and almost all the cottages and houses were set on fire.
On the road, armored Ming soldiers rode horses from time to time, causing gravel to fly on the ground trampled by their horses' hooves.
The ragged serfs beside the road quickly gave way for fear of blocking the way of this group of heavenly soldiers and generals.
A potbellied corpse dressed in silk and satin was hung on a high flagpole, with blood dripping from it.
Drops of blood dripped on the ground. Facts have proved that noble nobles will die if they are killed, and they will bleed if they are slashed.
These corpses hung on the flagpole are the nobles in this village.
After the Ming army came, they directly killed the nobles.
While repairing, granaries were opened to release grain to provide relief to serfs and herdsmen in the village.
The Tibetans in the Ming army were responsible for hanging the executed nobles on the flagpole.
Regarding the execution of these nobles, the Tibetans were much more active than the Han people.
If there weren't a few people in the army who knew how to use torture, those nobles wouldn't just be executed and then hung on the flagpole to dry.
Those Tibetans who have been bullied since childhood are so high and low that these nobles have to experience the torture of Jin Yiwei!
Although hanging the body on the flagpole and waiting to dry is a bit scary.
However, no one in the Ming army cared about this. They had experienced too many killings.
Along the way, I didn’t know how many enemies I killed, and there were all kinds of corpses on the battlefield in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
But no one is afraid of some corpses!
However, although the Ming army was not afraid of these corpses, the serfs rescued by the Ming army did not think so.
Looking at those aristocratic gentlemen who used to be so high above others, now they are even more "high above", so high that they were hung on the flagpole.
These serfs were filled with fear.
Every time I see Ming soldiers, I feel like I'm seeing a heavenly general. I bow my head and bow.
This allowed many soldiers in the Ming army who had poor backgrounds to experience the feeling of being superior to others.
In the lobby of the nobleman's house, Li Guangyuan was sitting on a chair, holding a bowl of butter tea in his hand and drinking it.
The aroma of oil mixed with the aroma of tea creates a very special taste.
Then take a bite of yak jerky or highland barley glutinous rice cake, which tastes very good.
In front of him, several naked soldiers were kneeling.
"General, I know I was wrong!"
"General, please give me a chance to make amends!"
"..."
Several soldiers knelt in front of Li Guangyuan and kept begging for mercy.
His head hit the carpet, making a squeaking sound.
However, Li Guangyuan was not moved at all by this, and just continued to drink butter tea and eat yak jerky slowly.
After he finished the food on the table and wiped the grease around his mouth with a handkerchief, he spoke.
"Haha, now you know you were wrong?"
"What are you thinking about when you break military law?"
"Our army has only been stationed here for half a day, but you dare to rape civilian girls. Haha, you are very courageous!"
Li Guangyuan's face looked very ugly.
Perhaps it was too tiring after a long battle and running thousands of miles. The Ming army had just arrived in this village for less than half a day, and some Ming soldiers had a good time.
These soldiers of the Ming Dynasty saw that there were several pretty girls in the village, so they kidnapped them together and took turns raping them.
After venting their animalistic desires, they suddenly realized that the Ming Dynasty's military law had zero tolerance for raping civilian women.
If this matter is exposed, they will all be in trouble!
Then he had the idea of killing people and silencing them!
After all, this place is in chaos right now, and it is normal for a few people to die.
As long as the finishing touches are clean, there won't be any problems.
Then, while they were killing people and silencing them, they were caught by the patrolling gendarmerie.
Then, these rebel soldiers were led in front of Li Guangyuan.
Looking at these soldiers who had their clothes and armor stripped off and whose upper body was naked, Li Guangyuan's eyes were full of hatred that iron cannot become steel.
They had already reached Lhasa, and according to the plan, after they had once again paraded around outside Lhasa, they could withdraw their troops and prepare to return to Han to accept the imperial court's reward.
As a result, these people arranged such a thing for him!
What the hell...
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Guangyuan was very angry!
Of course, he was not angry because of the girls who were violated and killed, but because someone dared to violate military law, which greatly compromised the military achievements he had made in this battle.
Li Guangyuan has gone from being a miner back then to becoming the commander-in-chief of one side today. He has killed too many people and seen too much blood.
He has already tempered his heart to be colder than thousand-year-old ice!
It's just a few lives, he really doesn't care.
Listening to the begging of several rebel soldiers, Li Guangyuan ordered with a cold face.
"Military law is like a mountain and military orders are like iron. As long as they are violated, there will be no mercy!"
"Be prepared to deal with these rebels in accordance with military law!"
Li Guangyuan's face was full of seriousness and solemnity, and he gave instructions to the captain of the gendarmerie and the officers of the Military Justice Department next to him.
When several rebel soldiers heard this, their faces were full of fear, and they desperately begged Li Guangyuan for mercy.
"General! General, please forgive me for waiting just once!"
"General, we realize that we were wrong. We are willing to sacrifice our merits and fight vigorously in front of the battle. Please give me another chance, General."
"General, I don't want to die at the sword of my brother, so please let me go to the battlefield and die in battle!"
"..."
Among these rebels who violated military discipline were Tibetans and Han Chinese. Although they violated military discipline, they were not veterans who could only wield swords at home.
They broke military discipline just because they couldn't hold it in any longer. Apart from that, the combat effectiveness of these people was still impressive!
However, Li Guangyuan had no expression on his face as he listened to these rebels begging for mercy.
He just said coldly.
"Act according to military law!"
It's not that Li Guangyuan was unwilling to give these rebels a chance. If he spoke from the bottom of his heart, Li Guangyuan really didn't take the crimes committed by these rebels seriously.
It's just a few lives, he doesn't care!
In other words, after having been in a high position for a long time, he no longer values human life as much as before.
However, the Ming army had strict military laws, and the personnel responsible for supervising the army and enforcing military laws belonged to the Department of Military Law.
Generals like Li Guangyuan who are responsible for commanding military operations belong to two different systems.
If Li Guangyuan asked the officials of the Military Police and the Ministry of Military Justice to show mercy to the rebels, he would be exceeding his authority.
When the time comes, the emperor will definitely not let him off lightly!
To put it bluntly, the price required to protect these rebel soldiers is greater than the benefits that can be gained from protecting them.
In addition, these rebels are really indifferent.
It is strictly prohibited in the military to rape civilian girls, but why the hell can't you spend some money to solve your personal problems?
As one of the oldest occupations of mankind, chickens must also be found on the plateau.
The place where the Ming Army is currently stationed is a large village. After the Ming Army entered the village, many bold people in the village have begun planning to do skin and flesh business with the Ming Army.
In this regard, Li Guangyuan chose to turn a blind eye.
He didn't want to take care of it, and he couldn't.
It is strictly prohibited in the military to rob civilian women, but men all have needs.
In addition, the large army is on an expedition and the soldiers are alone deep behind enemy lines. The psychological pressure on the soldiers is already very high. If they cannot let it out, something will happen to them.
Therefore, Li Guangyuan acquiesces to this kind of thing where you spend some money and then you and I agree.
Having said that, fighting on the plateau for such a long time is really hard, but the money these soldiers can gain after the war will definitely be a lot.
The Ming army conquered so many tribes one after another and confiscated the homes of so many nobles. Who wouldn't want to grab some money and valuables?
The gendarmerie in the military would never take this kind of thing seriously.
Therefore, the Ming army must not be short of money now. If there is no shortage of money, it is okay to spend some money to solve the problem.
Why bother to rob civilian girls?
It's enough to rob civilian girls, why do you want to kill people?
There are some things that the gendarmerie will turn a blind eye to, but there are some things that the gendarmerie will definitely not ignore as long as they are caught.
Several military policemen from the gendarmerie came forward and escorted the rebels out.
Bang! Bang bang!
A moment later, several gunshots rang out from outside.
The gendarmerie soldiers ran back to resume their duties.
"General, the rebel soldiers who violated military law have been shot. Please give instructions!"
Li Guangyuan picked up the tea cup again and took a sip, then spoke.
"Send the order and inform the entire army about this case!"
"Let the soldiers take this as a warning!"
"The military laws of the Ming Dynasty were forged with iron and blood and must not be violated!"
After pondering for a while, Li Guangyuan then opened his mouth and gave instructions.
"These rebel soldiers followed the army in the battle on the plateau. They have no merit but hard work."
"Their deaths should be regarded as deaths in battle. The military pay and military merit rewards that should be given to them should also be issued to their family records according to the usual practice."
You can't make arbitrary decisions and forgive those rebel soldiers, but Li Guangyuan can still have the final say on such small matters.
The reason why he did this was, to put it bluntly, for military morale.
The Ming army fought on the plateau and went deep behind enemy lines, facing great psychological pressure.
Although Li Guangyuan wanted to improve military discipline, he also knew not to push the soldiers below too hard!
…
The Ming army continued to repair the village and prepared specific matters for the attack on Lhasa.
Although Li Guangyuan did not expect that with just a few thousand of them, they could really capture Lhasa in one fell swoop, this battle was, after all, a lonely and in-depth battle, and it was still necessary to plan an escape route in advance to avoid getting dumped.
It’s still that noble house, in the lobby!
Li Guangyuan convened a meeting with the generals in the army to discuss the army's march route and methods of withdrawal.
Their eyes intertwined, and everyone gathered in front of a map, discussing military strategy very intensely.
Li Guangyuan was sitting on a chair, wearing a silk coat and a layer of steel armor.
The chest part is made of a whole piece of steel plate stamped into the chest armor, arm guards, cape, skirt armor, etc., and the armor is made of woven steel sheets.
The defensive capabilities of such a suit of armor are extremely amazing!
It can even block musket fire at a certain distance.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The generals of the Ming army are basically dressed like this, with distinctive armor and stomach.
When you enter the house from the outside, you can feel a murderous aura coming towards your face.
These Ming army generals are still very powerful!
Especially for people who haven't seen much of the world.
She walked into the lobby holding a tray with a teapot and tea cups in her hands.
He looked up and saw a group of Ming army generals wearing armor and looking murderous.
Her face showed fear and nervousness visible to the naked eye!
Before that, she was just a slave in a noble family, and the biggest big shot she had ever seen was just a noble master.
Although he is a noble man, he is just a rich man from the countryside!
When it comes to power, how can it compare to these majestic soldiers and generals?
Especially the armor on these soldiers, which reflected the cold light in the sun, made her even more frightened.
Li Guangyuan saw the maid coming in with tea, and just nodded and said.
"Put down the tea and leave!"
"Do not be nervous!"
Li Guangyuan's attitude toward this maid was quite mild.
La mistakenly left the tea and then left.
After leaving the lobby, Lacuo breathed a sigh of relief.
A little face full of plateau red looks very cute.
At this moment, a sentry rider ran in from outside.
The sentry knight, wearing armor and stomach, strode into the lobby and spoke directly, regardless of the military discussion going on inside.
"Emergency military situation!"
"Emergency military situation!"
Upon hearing this, all the civilian generals who were discussing military strategies in full swing subconsciously stopped and turned their attention to the sentry rider.
The sentry knight was suddenly watched by so many generals, and sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
But after taking a deep breath and adjusting his breathing, he still spoke.
"General, our army's sentries have made contact with the sentries of the Khoshote Khanate!"
"Although the location of our army has not been exposed, the existence of our army should have been noticed by the Khoshot Khanate!"
When Li Guangyuan heard this, he subconsciously frowned.
But after thinking deeply for a while, Li Guangyuan finally spoke.
"Send the order, summon the generals and officers of the army to return to camp, and prepare for battle!"
No matter what, there is nothing wrong with preparing in advance.
After giving instructions to prepare for battle, Li Guangyuan turned to the sentry knight again.
"The Sentinels continue to cover the battlefield and investigate the situation at any time!"
"Before our army is ready for combat, we must ensure that our army's position cannot be exposed!"
Li Guangyuan is still very confident about this.
The combat effectiveness of the sentry cavalry of the Ming Army is quite powerful!
"Here!"
The sentry knight who came to report the news left with fists in his hands.
Lacuo, who had not yet left the yard, looked at Li Guangyuan, who was majestic and commanding. The girl's eyes were full of admiring little stars.
Women are all strong-willed!
Li Guangyuan continued the military discussion here, and not long after, another sentry came back to report.
"Reporting to General, our sentinel cavalry has discovered some unusual movements in the troops of the Khoshot Khanate in the direction of Lhasa City..."
Li Guangyuan frowned and asked.
"what is going on?"
The sentry knight spoke.
"Our army's sentry cavalry detected that the banner of Dayan Khan of the Heshuote Khanate had left the city of Lhasa, and was retreating toward the west, surrounded by a team of more than 10,000 elite cavalry..."
In the Battle of Qamdo, the reason why the nobles were able to gather a coalition of 70,000 men was because they had already begun to raise troops before the war.
Under normal circumstances, those nobles would not have many troops on hand!
Because the current natural environment on the plateau does not allow large-scale armies or even personnel to gather.
Even if they gather together, they won’t be able to survive!
Therefore, without gathering troops in advance, Dayan Khan, the great khan, only had about 10,000 troops.
Of course, these ten thousand people were not an army composed of herdsmen and serfs, but real cavalry.
Plus their weapons and equipment, as well as combat experience, etc.
The combat effectiveness is much stronger than the army composed of herdsmen and serfs!
When Li Guangyuan heard this, he frowned and asked.
"Are you sure it's Dayan Khan?"
The sentry knight shook his head and said.
"Reporting to the general, our sentry cavalry was driven away before they could get too close to the enemy group. They only saw the banner, but not themselves."
"So it is impossible to determine whether it is Dayan Khan himself who is fleeing westward!"
"But the Dahe Banner is definitely not wrong!"
Li Guangyuan frowned subconsciously when he heard this.
But after pondering for a while, he still spoke.
"Send the order, the whole army will attack!"
"Prepare to intercept Dayan Khan who is fleeing west. If Dayan Khan can be captured alive, I will personally ask for credit for the soldiers!"
Li Guangyuan has made up his mind about this battle.
Anyway, when they came to Lhasa, they were not prepared to really attack the city of Lhasa.
Instead, they planned to show off their power outside Lhasa and then evacuate!
Now, hasn’t this opportunity come?
I don’t believe there is anything more impressive than the Ming army’s victory in annihilating over 10,000 Heshuote cavalry outside the city of Lhasa.
As for explaining that if Jun Tong rushes after him rashly, will he be ambushed?
Li Guangyuan is not worried about this!
First of all, the Ming army's sentry cavalry was not a decoration. Before the war, he would definitely ask the sentinel cavalry to scout the battlefield to avoid being ambushed.
Secondly, Li Guangyuan has confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army!
Even if there is an ambush, with the current field combat capabilities of the Ming army, these rotten soldiers on the plateau cannot keep them!
To put it bluntly, strength can bring confidence!
ps: A big chapter of 7,000 words!
There are really too many things going on during the New Year, so the author will try his best to update.