Sun Changzhou looked at the slightly rough city in front of him and nodded slightly, with surprise in his heart.
According to the imperial court's impression over the years, the Mongols are scum, but in fact the Mongols established the existence of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and their level of civilization is constantly improving.
But compared to the leap-forward progress of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, they are still not obvious.
For example, Dayan Khan, a young Mongolian prince during the Zhengde period, unified Monan Mongolia and expelled and defeated most of the lords with different surnames.
In other words, as early as more than a hundred years ago, the Borjijin clan was dispersed to various tribes in Monan.
Although this kind of order maintained by blood relatives weakened the strength of the Khan Court, it allowed the Chahar tribe to dominate Monan and lead the tribes in Monan for more than a hundred years.
When Lin Dan Khan, who was ranked as the Eastern Crouching Dragon and Phoenix together with Chongzhen, succeeded to the throne, he could not bear the loneliness and wanted to rebuild the power of the Mongol Empire, but failed to restore the Dayan Khan period.
As a result, the more they struggled, the more useless they became. They forced the Horqin tribe to rebel, fled to the Hetao area, and occupied the territory of the Tumed tribe. The Ordos tribe and the Tumed tribe also rebelled.
The Manchus and Qing Dynasties chased him, capturing territory all the way, and before they knew it, the entire Monan Mongolia was captured.
This is just like Zhu Yixi following Zhang Xianzhong to clean up the mess, which is very exciting.
"Chahanhot (now Chifeng) is more than twenty miles long and more than two feet high. Although there is no moat, it is a majestic city with an unobstructed view of the grassland."
On the side, Feng Shouguan, a member of the Qianhu family, bowed and introduced: "This city can accommodate tens of thousands of people, as well as a large number of horses, cattle, sheep, and grain."
"Yes!" Sun Changzhou nodded: "After a long journey, there is no vegetation and no siege equipment. It is indeed a strong city."
"How is Abu Nai Khan?"
When he arrived here and saw that the Manchus had not come, Sun Changzhou felt much more relaxed and finally thought of Abu Nai.
"The Khan was wounded by an arrow and fell into a coma."
"What a pity." Sun Changzhou sighed: "You are only eighteen or nineteen years old, what will happen to the Chahar tribe!"
Feng Shouguan moved his eyelids and called Jin Zeming up: "Governor Xian, this person is often in the Chahar Department and knows a lot about him."
"Oh? Tell me."
"Reporting to the Governor, there are currently two voices in the Chahar tribe. One is the cousin Temur who supports Abu Nai, and the other is the youngest son who supports Abu Nai."
Jin Zeming calmed down and said in a calm voice.
"kindness!"
Sun Changzhou had his own thoughts and asked: "Do you know which one of the two has the loudest voice?"
"The number of nobles who support Temur is the largest. After all, the Qing Dynasty is now suppressing the country with its troops."
"Okay, I understand, let's enter the city!"
Sun Changzhou said calmly, no one knew what he was thinking.
The Ming army has arrived.
In the gloomy Chahanhot, everyone was immediately startled and broke into a cold sweat.
Although the Mongols have recently cooperated with the Ming people, they are actually very defensive and are just taking advantage of their connections.
As soon as they heard the arrival of the Ming army, everyone immediately prepared to counterattack, but when they learned that 20,000 Ming troops were close at hand, it was already too late.
Under the combination of inside and outside, Chahanhot was like a woman who took off her clothes, lying down in grievance, waiting for luck.
"Sweat-"
Sun Changzhou looked at the unconscious Abu Nai, with sadness written all over his face: "The Manchu thieves have ulterior motives. They just cheat on the battlefield, but now they send assassins. It's really shameless and despicable."
As he spoke, he looked at the many Mongolian nobles with a solemn and angry expression: "I, the Emperor of Heaven, as the lord of the world, naturally have to live for the Chahar tribe."
"With my great master tomorrow, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will definitely not be able to take advantage."
The Mongolian nobles were relieved and had to bow their heads.
With its suddenness and 20,000 troops, the huge Chahanhot was perfectly absorbed.
At this time, under the delay of the Khalkha Mongolian tribes, the Manchu and Qing army finally arrived at Chahanhot City.
When he saw this city again, Azig's expression turned ugly.
Because he saw the flag of the Ming army on the top of the city.
Under the city, a military stronghold was built, which acted as an outside and inside structure for each other. It was obvious at a glance that it was very difficult to fight.
"Did the Ming army come at the wrong time?"
Azig held back his anger: "Those Mongols? Why don't they come to see me?"
"General, Mingren came yesterday and gathered all the Mongolian nobles in the city. They were not allowed to leave easily."
"In addition, there was a fire in the city last night, and Abu Nai was plotted against him. He has not yet woken up. The hearts of the Chahar tribe are in turmoil."
Azig was furious.
From the previous war to the present, only a few days have passed. Could Ming people have predicted this?
When he came to Chahar this time, he did not bring artillery, because he knew that the Mongols would never be able to defend the city, and they would not defend it.
But the Ming army is different. A simple city can be tricked. This is definitely not good news for the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces.
The three lieutenants, Nikan, Luck Dehun, and Aobai, looked at them with tiger eyes and wanted to see the power of the Ming army on the grassland.
"The people of the Ming Dynasty captured the general stronghold and then planned to build this city."
Azig chose a conservative plan.
Among the two sides that are at odds with each other, the military stronghold is considered the weakest. If they can't take it down, let alone the city.
Furthermore, now that there is no internal response, there is a problem with the supply of grain and grass.
Chahanhot is too far away from Liaodong and the Khalkha Mongolian tribes, but it is closer to the Ming Dynasty, which is distressing.
The Ming army will come to support at any time, so why waste energy here if it can't be taken down in a short time.
Obai stared at the city with piercing eyes, with an indescribable fighting spirit in his heart.
Tian Lian can see that as a member of the Three Banners, he has basically not taken any action since entering the pass, and Dorgon has never thought of letting him lead troops into battle.
So although he was extremely brave during the Huang Taiji period, in recent years his light has dimmed and his power has plummeted.
Now as Emperor Shunzhi grew older, he also gained benefits and was able to lead troops in battle and came to the battlefield again.
"I must let Mingren know how powerful I, Obei, am."
…
Beijing city.
The fighting situation in the grasslands outside the pass will not affect the excitement of Beijing.
Commodities from all over the world are continuously transported to the city, becoming the food on the plates and the possessions of the dignitaries.
After autumn, the sky is high and the air is crisp, and the cold is getting more and more pressing.
Compared with last year, woolen sweaters are the most talked about on the market.
From the winter of the third year of Shaowu to now, the woolen sweaters popularized by dignitaries have finally reached the market and become very popular.
Compared with cotton, woolen sweaters are warmer and suitable for working outside. The key price is still the same.
Compared with a complete set of cotton-padded clothes, wool is just an inner lining sewn inside the clothes. It is lighter and less bulky, making it very suitable for work.