Should we leave? This is the most direct question before Tumen Khan now.
If he doesn't leave, it's hard to say whether he can still leave after the other party surrounds him.
Yes, he is the Great Khan of Mongolia. For the Mongols, they should be able to come and go freely on the grassland and move like the wind. But the problem is that the main force of the opponent's cavalry is also Mongolian. They sent Han Naji out in full force and added
On the Tuotuo side, the core was the bodyguard of the Great Khan of the former Anada Khan. The two troops combined were only much larger than his own troops.
And now, we have to add the more than 10,000 cavalry of the original Ma Fang tribe of the Ming army and the remnants of Xin Ai - no doubt, they naturally obeyed Xin Ai's orders when Xin Ai himself was there, but when Xin Ai himself was captured
, they will not die for Xin Ai.
It's hard to say whether the other side's Ming Dynasty envoy can directly mobilize the remnants of Xin'ai, but Zhongjin Hatun, the regent Hatun, must have enough legitimacy to order them, and Han Naji, the golden family's Dacheng Taiji, must be
, and has a noble enough status to be ordered to command them.
If you add the Ming army infantry and highly pragmatic cavalry, the opponent's coalition army has already rushed to 100,000, which is almost twice the current strength of Tumen - he originally had an army of 60,000, and in Shacheng
Some were lost, and some were lost in today's battle with Qataiji. In addition to the 5,000 cavalry on the back road who basically could not come back, the number now is almost 50,000.
Moreover, after losing the cattle and sheep in his retreat, the logistics of his 50,000-strong army were already in jeopardy. Whether he was fighting or leaving, he had to make plans in advance.
Fortunately, it is the beginning of spring now. If it had been three or four months earlier, it would have been so cold outside the Great Wall that it would have been difficult to escape.
Tumen Khan felt a cold air rushing up his back, making his whole body feel chilly.
At this time, there was also a big question in front of Burihatu: Echige was captured, should he continue to follow Tumen Khan?
You must know that the original relationship between the Tumotes of the Anda line and the Chahar tribe of Tumen was not a close relationship of brothers and sisters - Anda is two generations higher than the Tumen, so in theory, Hannaji is the
Tumen's peers, so Burihatu and Tumen Khan can also be called brothers.
As the biggest challenger to the throne of the Great Khan, Tumote was a thorn in Tumen's side. Otherwise, what would he do? He was originally planning to conquer Tumute.
And Xin Ai himself didn't really believe that Tumen treated him as an uncle. He just wanted to use Tumen's power to regain the throne of Tumed Chechen Khan, and in his opinion, he planned to pay for the benefits.
This is just a transaction.
Now that Xin'ai has been captured, Xin'ai's tribe has completely fallen under the control of Bhannaji - or the explanator. In fact, no one in Tumote can stop Bhannaji from taking power.
At this moment, if Burihatu defected to Tumen, it would be equivalent to giving up all his noble status in Tumen and defecting to the enemy instead. And can Burihatu, who has lost everything, be defeated in the Tumen camp?
I'm afraid it's hard to say whether you attach great importance to it. After all, Mongolia is not the Ming Dynasty, and "talent" alone is not enough to stabilize its position, because the Mongolians believe more in fists.
But the question is, if you don't vote for us, how can you go back and give your head to Han Naji?
Although judging from past performance, Han Naji, a supporter of Han culture, does not seem to be a bloodthirsty person, but fighting for the throne of the Great Khan is no more important than other things. Who knows whether Han Naji will consider eradicating the roots?
Cutting off the grass and eradicating the roots is a very common thing in Mongolia. If you read the history of the Yuan Dynasty, you will find that it is written everywhere about cutting the grass and eradicating the roots!
However, according to my previous analysis, if Echige is defeated, the Xin'ai tribe should be assigned to Zhongjin Hatun - to be precise, Zhongjin Hatun's son Butashri. If this is the case, the Han Dynasty will be transferred to Zhongjin Hatun.
It seems that Naji does not need to eradicate Echige or even his brothers.
Because if people like him were left alone, Butashri would be intimidated.
Burihatu's eyes were rolling around, unable to decide for a moment.
Tumen suddenly asked at this time: "Burihatu, are you going to find your Abu?"
Burihatu was very alert and shook his head decisively: "There is no possibility of reconciliation between me and Bahannaji. He will definitely give all my Echige tribe to Zhongjinhatun. What is the use of my going back? Is he going to do it?"
Can you still give me that part of me? Instead of being a prisoner, it is better to be free and a prodigal son of the prairie."
Seeing that he spoke without thinking, Tumen thought he was telling the truth, and immediately laughed and said: "You are a bloodline of the Golden Family, how can you be a prodigal son of the prairie! Just go with Ben Khan, you are still a Taiwanese
Ji, I will give you the matter of the tribe and the people when you return to Chahanhot with me. Chang'ang, that loser, was beaten to the point of running away by some infantry led by Qi Jiguang. He is a handsome guard.
I think it’s better to let you take control of it.”
Burihatu's heart moved, and he thought secretly: Take Chang'ang and replace me with it? Hmm... This idea is not bad, but I don't know how sincere Tumen is. But having said that, this is indeed a good move.
The reason why Chang'ang is unwilling to fight Qi Jiguang is obvious, but it is also true that he is as fearful of the enemy as a tiger. As a great Khan, Tumen has every reason to deal with him. And it is me who controls one of the three guards of Duoyan.
, it is also a good thing for Tumen. After all, after the Tumen battle, if I go with him again, I will become a mortal enemy of the Ming Dynasty and even Tumen. If I take control of the Chang'ang tribe, Tumen's southern line will be
With a buffer, not only can you sit back and relax, but you can at least have a layer of peace of mind.
But after this battle, Tumen suffered a lot of losses, and the blow to his prestige was even greater. It seems a bit unclear whether he can win Chang'ang by then. What if he can't win Chang'ang? What should I do?
Aren't you trying to draw water from a bamboo basket and get nothing?
However, if I really go with him, it seems that it is not impossible to capture Chang'ang with my plan...
Burihatu was thinking about these things in his mind, but he answered quickly: "Thank you, the Great Khan, for caring about me. Burihatu is grateful. I am willing to die for the Great Khan."
It's hard to say whether he is really willing to die for the Great Khan, but he is a smart man and fully understands that if he doesn't say this now, he will probably die in front of the Tumen soon.
Seeing his decisive answer, Tumen was even more happy. She believed that he was really willing to surrender to her. At that moment, he made a series of promises, and Burihatu agreed to them one by one. His face was extremely grateful, and he looked like he was ready to help everyone at any time.
He looked like he was holding back a gun.
The two talked hypocritically for a while, but after all it was a military emergency, Tumen had to bring the topic back: "So, do you think we should continue to make up our minds and defeat Tuotuo before talking, or should we quickly withdraw our troops and return eastward?"
Burihatu curled his lips in his heart and thought to himself: You have already hinted that you will go back to deal with Chang'ang first, and you still ask me what I am doing with all this nonsense?
However, when he wanted to think about it, he said in agreement: "The Han people have a saying that a son of a rich man cannot sit down in the palace. Now Han Naji insists on going his own way and completely surrenders to the Ming Dynasty. Several Ming and Mongolian armies are surrounding him... Although the Great Khan's troops
Brave, but in order to preserve the national strength of our great Mongolian country, and also to go back and clean up the chaos in the Duoyan tribe, I think it is better to withdraw our troops temporarily."
"This is a great kindness. I will follow your plan and temporarily withdraw my troops."
Burihatu bowed slightly to express his thanks. While lowering his head, he sneered in his heart: In my opinion?
However, time was tight now, and Tumen Khan did not have time to observe carefully, so he immediately gathered his troops to prepare for the evacuation. Burihatu found an excuse, went straight to Zalik's tent, and told his brother the latest situation...
...and also see how he plans to make a decision.
After hearing the news, everyone was stunned. After a while, he said silently: "I will go with the Great Khan. As long as the Great Khan has not given up his position as the leader of the Mongolian Communist Party, I will definitely be able to continue as a 'ruler'."
If you keep doing it, even if you get nothing, it will still be better than returning to Hua City and offering your head."
