Chapter 818, Ma Hemu, who wants to get rid of the puppet
In the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, the killings of the Ming army continued.
Relying on its strong mobility and detailed intelligence data, it was able to accurately grasp the situation of various tribes in the Western Regions. The Ming army attacked everywhere. Wherever it went, there was incomparable killing, rivers of blood flowed, and corpses littered the fields.
Suddenly, countless tribes in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains were trembling with fear, deeply shocked by the Ming army's powerful combat power and horrific killings.
The coalition forces brought out by the Chagatai Khanate were all panic-stricken and fearful for a while.
On Tianshan North Road, a huge army stretched for dozens of miles. In the front were the cavalry gathered from various tribes, at the back were the infantry of each tribe, and at the end were the logistics and supplies troops of each tribe.
The whole team was huge and marching toward the east in a mighty manner.
In the middle of the huge team, a large tent was pulled by thirty-six horses. The cold wind was howling outside, but inside the tent was as warm as spring.
Mahemu, Manzala, Haidar and some of the tribal leaders who had arrived gathered together, drinking hot kumiss and eating fragrant lamb legs to discuss the next battle against the Ming army.
"Khan!"
"We must speed up our march. If we continue like this, let alone the 300,000-strong army, when we meet the Ming army, it will be good if we can have half of it."
"I have just received news that our Kazakh Kle tribe was ambushed by the Ming army. The casualties were extremely heavy. The entire Kle tribe's 20,000 soldiers were almost slaughtered by the Ming army."
Manzara took a sip of the kumiss. In the past, he couldn't get enough of the kumiss, but today it had no taste at all.
He was restless and kept suggesting that Ma Hemu speed up their advance and engage in a decisive battle with the Ming army as soon as possible, because the main forces had not yet encountered each other, and their losses had already been very heavy.
Of the five major Kazakh tribes, the Klei tribe, the Dulat tribe, the Naiman tribe, the Wak tribe, and the Alban tribe, two tribes have now been attacked by the Ming army’s cavalry. Both the Klei tribe and the Alban tribe have been attacked.
After a devastating blow, the two large tribes may be completely wiped out from now on.
The Ming army was almost active in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. Wherever they went, they killed countless people and made the tribes of all sizes in the Western Regions tremble with fear.
"Yes, Khan, we must speed up our march. If we continue like this, we will be defeated by the Ming army one by one."
Haidar was also very anxious. The Turks were also the key targets of the Ming army. The Tuva tribe under the Turks was massacred by the Ming army's cavalry. Almost all the more than 10,000 Tuva tribe members who participated in the war were killed.
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When the news reached Haidar, Haidar was shocked.
The Turks are also a nation on horseback, and have always been known for their bravery and prowess in combat. The Turkic cavalry not only roamed the Western Regions, but was synonymous with invincibility in Central Asia and the Middle East.
Almost everyone knows the power of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire stands at the midpoint where the East and the West meet, severely cutting off the trade between the East and the West.
Moreover, the Ottoman Empire was still the leader of the yisil world in this era. It carried the green crescent flag and directly attacked the West. It conquered Eastern Europe several times and made the Eastern European countries cry for father and mother.
From here alone we can know how powerful the Turks are.
But now, the Turks, who are famous for being a people on horseback, have been defeated by the Ming army's cavalry.
Haidar couldn't believe the fact after receiving the battle report.
But he soon learned that not only the Turks, but also the Kazakhs, Mongols, Uighurs, Huihui, Wusun and other tribes had suffered devastating blows from the Ming army's cavalry.
The Turks are a people on horseback, so are the Kazakhs, and even more so the Mongols. The result was without exception. In the cavalry duel where they were most confident and proud, they were all defeated. They were completely defeated, and they were completely defeated.
In the end, only less than 100 of the 20,000-strong Klei tribe were left and fled to Mahemu. When everyone saw Abak's dull eyes, everyone could already feel the horror and despair he had experienced. .
The Mongols, who are famous for their cavalry and archery, were also completely defeated. Twenty thousand Mongolian cavalry met 20,000 Ming troops, and a horse-riding archery showdown was staged.
The result also ended in the defeat of the Mongols. The Mongols, who were famous for their cavalry and archery, were not able to defeat the Ming army, and were even massacred one-sidedly.
As for the Uighurs, Huihuis, Wusuns, Uzbeks, etc., they were absolutely no match for the Ming army. The Ming army passed by with iron hoofs, blood flowed into rivers, blood drifted, and corpses littered the fields.
Continuous attacks and killings, such ruthless killings, greatly shocked the tribes of all sizes in the entire Western Region. Many tribes that originally supported the Chagatai Khanate have now begun to act as wallowers, swaying on both sides. In a wait-and-see state.
The Ming army is too strong!
"Well, we have to speed up the march!"
Ma Hemu nodded solemnly, and then ordered: "Send the order and speed up the march."
After speaking, he picked up the koumiss in his hand and said: "I feel that all the leaders have come to join the battle. This time our Chagatai Khanate gathers a million troops, we will definitely be able to wipe out the Ming army in the Western Regions in one fell swoop, and even advance into the Central Plains. Earth, when that time comes, the entire colorful world of the Central Plains will belong to us."
"Come on, let's drink this glass of kumiss!"
Ma Hemu certainly knew why Manzara and Haidar were anxious, but he was not in a hurry.
Although he had just ordered to speed up the march, his Orduo was so big that it needed dozens of horses to pull it. How could it be possible to speed up the march?
Unless he gives up riding the Ordo and marches on horseback, then the speed will be faster.
Of course, he also knew that he could not offend Haidar and Manzara now and anger them both. They could kill him at any time. You must know that in this huge marching team, half of the troops could They are Kazakhs and Turks.
The number of Mongols in his headquarters was too small, and because they were nobles of the Chagatai Khanate, their combat power was far inferior to that of the Mongols during the Genghis Khan period.
Ma Hemu had his own understanding of the Ming army.
Since ancient times, the Central Plains dynasty has had very weak control over the Western Regions.
Even though the Han and Tang Dynasties, which were historically powerful, did not have strong control over the Western Regions, they mainly relied on the loyalty of the various tribes in the Western Regions to achieve control and management of the Western Regions.
Therefore, he felt that although the Ming army was strong and its attack on the Western Regions this time was fierce and powerful, the Ming Dynasty may not really be interested in the Western Regions.
The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, a prosperous people and a strong country, and extremely rich products. They haven't had enough of the colorful world of the Central Plains, so why can't they really set their sights on this bitter and cold land like the Western Regions.
In the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, the Western Region was a bitter cold and barbaric land. The people there were not enough to command the people, the land was not enough to provide food, and it was useless.
No matter how hard the Ming army fights in the Western Regions, no matter how many they fight, they will eventually be the same as they were during the Han and Tang Dynasties. Even if they rule the Western Regions, they still need to rely on the tribes in the Western Regions.
What's more, in Ma Hemu's view, the Ming Dynasty may not really want to rule the Western Regions. It may be possible to conquer this place like the Japanese and Korean countries, and then make the tribes here become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.
Rule the Western Regions.
The Western Region is very large, sparsely populated, and very scarce in products. There is nothing worthy of the Ming Dynasty to rule here for a long time. What's more, Ma Hemu now also knows that the Ming Dynasty is migrating to Liaodong and Nanyang areas in large numbers, and even in the north.
Mongolian tribesmen migrated from the Mongolian grasslands to overseas Australia.
This shows that the Ming Dynasty had enough land, but not enough population.
They may not really want to rule the Western Regions, but because Turpan's actions angered the people of Ming Dynasty, and since Ming Dynasty is now extremely powerful, they naturally want to declare their existence well.
Facing the Ming army's attack on the Western Regions, Ma Hemu saw an opportunity to use the Ming army to greatly weaken the strength of the Kazakhs and Turks, so that the power among the various tribes within the Chagatai Khanate could be more balanced.
His rule will be more stable, and it will no longer matter if he has to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty from time to time.
It was nothing more than donating some BMWs, beauties, gold, silver, jewelry, and some local specialties to the Ming Dynasty. In name, it was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, it was Ma Hemu who had the final say in the Western Regions.
As for now, he is just a puppet, a puppet of Manzala, a puppet controlled by the Kazakh tribes. That is to say, the Kazakhs do not have an absolute advantage in power in the Western Regions, otherwise they would have established a country and become a khan in the Western Regions.
The feeling of being a puppet is not pleasant. You have to listen to Manzara and Haidar for everything. Even this Manzara has many privileges. For example, other tribal leaders cannot enter their own sweat tents with swords, but Manzara can.
, because this is his privilege.
Therefore, compared to defeating the Ming army, it was more important for him to get rid of his identity and status as a puppet and become the real ruler of the Chagatai Khanate, rather than a puppet on a string.
If you want to get rid of the puppet status, the most important thing is to attack the power of Kazakhs and Turks.
Manzara looked at Ma Hemu, his dissatisfaction was clearly revealed. In the past, he could have killed this Manzara at any time and replaced him with a more obedient member of the Golden Family.
But that's not possible now, because here there are not only Kazakhs, but also Turks, as well as Mongols, Uighurs, Huihui and other large and small tribes.
Mahemu was still nominally the khan of the Chagatai Khanate and his monarch. He could not kill the king in front of everyone, otherwise it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the Western Regions in the future.
But the Ma Hemu in front of him knew that he was in a hurry, but he still took his time. He was looking for death.
