On the broad grassland, the sky is vast and the fields are vast, and the wind-swept grass is low and uninhabited~
Chi Jin led several of his men, each riding two horses, and walked very leisurely towards Datong in the south.
He is one of the guardsmen under the little prince Batu Meng. Batu Meng is also called Dayan Khan, which is the transliteration of Dayuan Khan, but he is not a descendant of the Golden Family, so although Dayan Khan has unified
Tribes in Eastern Mongolia, to eliminate the long-standing separatist situation in Eastern Mongolia, but he still had to support a puppet of the Golden Family to order the tribes in Mongolia.
Dayan Khan was an extremely strategic, resourceful and ambitious man. He inherited his father's position as Bayan Munch at the age of seven. When he was young, he followed his wife Mandu Luhatun to send troops to conquer Oara and force Oara to
He moved westward, and after he became an adult, he successively eliminated the powerful officials with different surnames, including Yisi Mayin, and others, and completely took control of the power left by his father.
The rest of his life was dedicated to unifying the various tribes of Mongolia, hoping to regain the glory of Genghis Khan and make every place where the sun shines a pasture for the Mongolians.
In the first year of Hongzhi, the young prince Batu Meng sent an envoy to ask for tribute and asked Emperor Hongzhi to make him the Great Khan of the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had a weakened military after the Tumubao Incident and had no ability to fight against it.
The Mongolian tribes were suppressing him, so he had to allow it.
It was also from that time that Dayan Khan began to invade the south repeatedly, trying to regain control of the colorful world of the Central Plains. Especially in autumn and winter, he almost always went south to rob the border areas.
It was already September, the weather was starting to get colder, and the most difficult season was approaching, so Dayan Khan also started preparations in advance, and sent a lot of reconnaissance cavalry to start spying, reconnaissance, and preparations in the Daming Bian Town area.
Look for a breakthrough in order to formulate a plan to go south.
Chijin came to Datong with a few of his men to spy on the situation.
In the past, there were generally three routes for the little prince to go south. The left route took the Ningxia and Gansu areas, the middle route took the Datong, Xuanfu, and Taiyuan lines, and the right route took the Liaodong line.
Each of the three routes has its own advantages and disadvantages. The left route in Ningxia and Gansu is the best to break through. However, this area is poor and not much property can be plundered. Moreover, this area is far from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, so it is difficult to deter the Ming Dynasty.
As for the eastern line of Liaodong, it is close to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. With just a slight touch, the capital of the Ming Dynasty will immediately become tense. However, the terrain here is dangerous and blocked by the Great Wall, which has always been the most difficult to break through.
The middle line of Datong, Xuanfu, and Taiyuan is close enough to the Ming capital. As long as Taiyuan is broken through, the Ming capital can be immediately targeted, forming a huge deterrent and pressure.
At the same time, this area is also a very rich area. Every raid can bring a huge harvest, including food, salt, iron tools, slaves from the Ming Dynasty, etc. These are everyone's favorites and are used by Dayan Khan to consolidate himself.
This is an important means of gaining status, because everyone likes to follow the boss who can bring fame and fortune.
Starting from the first year of Hongzhi, Dayan Khan raised his troops to seize the border almost every winter, and he was able to gain a lot every time. Gradually, it became a routine. Every winter, they would seize the border.
Moreover, he was able to succeed every time, which not only intimidated the Ming Dynasty court, but also greatly benefited the tribes who followed him. This also made Dayan Khan's status unshakable and his strength even stronger.
"The people of the Ming Dynasty are a bunch of cowardly sheep. They can only rely on the city to survive. As long as the city is conquered, everything in it can be claimed by us~"
While riding the horse, Chi Jin was also chatting with his men about going south to plunder. This was everyone's favorite topic.
"You may not know that this woman from the Ming Dynasty had very white skin and a fragrant fragrance. That's a thrill~"
"You all work hard this year and try to grab a woman from the Ming Dynasty back then. You will know when the time comes."
When he said this, several of Chi Jin's men couldn't help laughing happily, and their hearts felt hot.
Going south to plunder, this is the show that everyone looks forward to most every year.
The young warriors have heard too many stories similar to this. Their cutting knives have been sharpened, their horses have been fed fat and strong, and they are waiting for Dayan Khan's order to enter the Central Plains again.
Enter the colorful world of Ming Dynasty people, where they can find everything they want.
Chi Jin and others were very fast and were very skilled in controlling the two horses. Once discovered by the Ming Dynasty people and pursued, they could quickly switch horses and escape.
However, Chijin did not think that the Ming Dynasty people had the courage to come out to chase these warriors. Through the plundering over the years, they already knew clearly that these Ming Dynasty people were very weak, as weak as sheep, even if they only had a few cavalry.
Appearing outside the city, people in the Ming Dynasty would be scared to death, and no one would dare to come out.
Almost unscrupulously, Chijin led his people straight to Datong without any attempt to hide it.
On the withered grassland, a city wall built against the mountains appeared in view. The city wall was built in the canyon between two mountains, blocking their way south.
"This city wall seems a little different?"
From a distance, Chi Jin discovered something different.
"What's different?"
The subordinates asked quickly.
"It seems like I've gotten a lot taller, a lot~"
Chijin wiped his eyes, looked at it carefully, then recalled the city wall he saw when he came here last year, thought about it and said.
"Dang~dang~"
On the tall city wall of Datong, the frontier army lookouts stationed here naturally discovered the red gold in the distance through telescopes early, and immediately rang the bell in panic, creating a panic.
I have to say that at this time, the Ming Dynasty's border troops were really fighting against the enemy. With just a few horses and a few scouts, the entire Datong garrison was already frightened.
This is the most combat-effective frontier army of the Ming Dynasty. If the guard troops guarding various places, they would probably be scared to death at this time. The guard system has long been rotten and has no combat effectiveness at all.
But soon, these border troops calmed down. There were not many enemies, most of them were scouts, and it was impossible to attack Datong. What's more, even if there were large troops behind these scouts, they were not afraid.
Because the Datong of today is no longer the Datong of a few months ago.
Because of the emergence of cement, the Ming Dynasty also formulated a series of plans to renovate the Great Wall and the walls of border towns, purchased a large amount of cement, and continuously transported it to the border towns.
In the past, building city walls cost a lot of money and manpower, and Emperor Hongzhi was an emperor who loved his people like his own son, so the city walls in this town were built every year and then stopped for another year. Most of the time they were just repairs, which did not achieve any effect at all.
substantive effect.
This is why the city wall is repaired every year, but the little prince can still go south to block it every year, because it has no effect at all.
Especially the Great Wall in Datong and Xuanfu is different from the Great Wall in Beijing. It is not a Great Wall composed of blue bricks and strips of stone, but a Great Wall made of earth.
Such a Great Wall can easily collapse under wind and rain, so it is also full of loopholes, and the nomads in the north can always find a breakthrough.
But now with cement, it's completely different.
Once the magical weapon of cement came out, building city walls became very simple and easy. Sand and stones were enough. It was built quickly and the quality of the city walls was high. It cost a lot less money, food, manpower, etc.
The border troops here in Datong Prefecture frantically raised the city wall of Datong by more than 20 meters. At this time, the height of the city wall was almost the same as the height of the mountains on both sides.
"This~this~"
Chijin was dumbfounded. As the Datong City Wall got closer and closer, he could see more and more clearly. Looking at the huge city wall that was almost as high as the mountains on both sides, he opened his mouth wide and his eyes widened.
