After that day, Yang Shiqi formed an alliance with Taisun, and Yang Rong soon joined in. The two had been acting as a bridge between Taisun and the government, and secretly won over many civil servants for Zhu Zhanji. In dealing with Wang Xian, they
I also learned to be smart and never conflict with Wang Xian head-on, nor give Wang Xian an excuse to attack and eliminate them.
But privately, they ordered people to secretly spread the secrets of the imperial court. The jokes about Wang Xian's murder of Wang Jijun and his affair with Xu Miaojin were also ordered by them. This kind of thing only needs to be let out.
It can be spread all over the city, and no one can find out who spread the rumor in the first place!
Taisun Mansion, in the lecture hall.
Yang Shiqi told Zhu Zhanji about the Mongolian invaders. During the late emperor's time, the Mongolians had their courage broken. Naturally, they were honest and honest. After more than ten years, the lives of those Mongolians who had not surrendered were extremely miserable.
No. They are not engaged in agriculture and have no industry. They produce almost nothing except beef and mutton, cattle and sheep skins, and cow and goat milk.
But you can’t live by just relying on cattle and sheep. You have to use cloth for your clothes, cotton for the bedding on your bed, medicinal herbs for getting sick, iron pots for boiling water and cooking, and tea bricks to relieve tiredness after eating too much beef and mutton. And
You have to add salt to stewed meat, right? Who can bear to eat meat boiled in plain water all day long?
The Mongols did not have any of these things. They originally obtained them by plundering the mainland. After being crippled by Zhu Di, they could only trade with each other honestly and exchange precious furs for these cheap necessities of life. But they were not from any tribe.
Those who are eligible to trade with the Ming Dynasty must be small and medium-sized tribes that have always been submissive and pose no threat to the Ming Dynasty. Guys like Arutai who are powerful and ambitious and always want to unify Mongolia and restore the former glory of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty will naturally be excluded.
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It’s not that Arutai didn’t want to bow his head. He sent his son to the Xuanfu several times to sue for peace and be granted a title. However, Zhu Di had already decided that he was an unfamiliar wolf cub and was determined not to be moved. Arutai’s Tatar tribe always succeeded.
Without urgently needed supplies, life has been miserable. It is said that in the entire tribe, only Arutai and his sons have iron pots to use, and the rest can only use animal skins to make bags to boil water and meat. Because there is no cloth and
Because of cotton, they could only wear clothes made of animal skins regardless of their gender. In summer, when animal skins were no longer available, men and women were nearly naked, embarrassing their Genghis Khan.
Under Zhu Di's military attack and economic blockade, many small tribes attached to the Tatar tribe secretly moved inland and took refuge with the Borzigit tribe in Hetao. If it were not for the strong suppression of the Arutai father and son, the entire Tatar tribe would have been destroyed long ago.
Falling apart...
Just when Arutai was about to lose its hold and was about to surrender unconditionally to the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle passed away. On the day when the news reached the grasslands, all the Tatar tribes were celebrating a festival, with everyone singing and drinking drunkenly.
The huge rock that had been weighing on the heads of all Mongolian ethnic groups for more than 20 years was celebrated in one day.
Later, Arutai's evil intentions revived, and he began to test and attack the Mongolian tribes that had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. After plundering, he led his troops to flee into the desert, and after hiding for a long time, they did not see the Ming army coming to punish them. Arutai's courage became stronger and stronger.
As he grew older, he was not satisfied with plundering the Mongolian tribes who had little profit, and began to take advantage of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
During the Yongle period, many inland people either fled or followed the army, migrated to border areas, established villages and towns, and cultivated wasteland on a large scale. The people in these border areas had forgotten the threat of Mongolian bandits, and many villages and towns were built far away from
The area where the army was stationed... In this era, there was no deep love between soldiers and civilians. The border troops of the Ming Dynasty plundered the people and were no different from bandits.
When Arutai led his army into these villages and towns, they encountered no decent resistance at all, and they were able to burn, kill and loot at will. After they returned with their full load and left for several days, the Ming army was belatedly arrived. This was actually not the case.
It was entirely because of Zhu Di's death that the Ming Dynasty's border troops gave up their support. Instead, the generals of Xuanfu and Datong all responded to Zhu Gaochi's call and led their armies to King Qin of Beijing. The remaining deputy generals did not have enough troops and were unwilling to take responsibility, so how could they act rashly?
What about attacking?
News of the frequent harassment at the border quickly reached the capital. But at that time, everyone was focused on the fight for the throne. His Highness Taisun, who was temporarily in charge of the government, only conveyed the news to King Qin's generals. And those generals also
Don't take it seriously. Over the years, the Mongols have been beaten into rabbits by them. As long as they lead their troops back, Arutai will be scared out of their wits and hide as far away as possible.
When the New Year came around, those generals of King Qin received rewards from the emperor and came back with their armies with great satisfaction. Then they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to teach Arutai, the grandson of the emperor, a lesson.
So after receiving the news about the Arutai invaders next time, the general officers of Xuanfu and Datong each ordered 10,000 cavalry and rushed towards Arutai aggressively. As expected, as soon as Arutai's army found out
When the Ming army arrived, they abandoned the loot and fled without their lives.
Seeing this, the Ming army became more aggressive and pursued them closely. They rushed deep into the grassland and found a small group of enemy soldiers. The Ming army poured out all their anger on these hundreds of enemy soldiers, and in the blink of an eye they were
After encircling, annihilating, and interrogating the prisoners, they learned that these Mongols did not dare to fight the Ming Dynasty and secretly escaped from the Tatar army.
These Mongols also told the Ming army that Arutai's army had been chased and could no longer run. The morale of the army was low and they were resting by the Tru River thirty miles to the north. At this time, the attack would be a complete victory.
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Perhaps they were so confident that the Ming generals had no doubts and even asked the Mongols to act as guides to lead them in a sneak attack on the Tatar army in front.
Under the leadership of the Mongols, the Ming army came to the Tru River and found the Tatar military camp, but there was only a camp full of supplies and hundreds of Tatar soldiers. The Ming army easily defeated these Tatar soldiers and interrogated them.
The prisoners learned that Arutai had just received a report from the scouts, and fled in a hurry with the army. They should have just crossed the river at this moment.
The Ming army chased for half a month and finally caught the tail of the Tatar army. The soldiers were so excited that they rushed to the river screaming, and sure enough they saw many Tatar troops crossing the river. The Ming Dynasty was carried away.
The military generals rushed forward with their troops without thinking.
The Tatar cavalry who were crossing the river panicked when they saw this, and desperately urged their horses to swim to the other side. The Ming cavalry rushed into the river like dumplings, only to find that the calm river was not as safe as they imagined, and the water level was extremely high.
It was said that the undercurrent was very strong. If the horse was not careful, it lost its footing and was submerged in the river. The cavalry on the horse were also overturned in the water.
But at this moment, the Ming army, which had ignored it, didn't care about this trouble at all. In the blink of an eye, most of the army entered the river, and the wide river surface was densely packed with Ming soldiers!
As soon as the leading troops landed ashore, they rushed straight towards the fleeing Mongols without waiting for the troops behind them. Although the smoke and dust were billowing in front, there were a large number of enemy troops at first glance. But according to usual experience, no matter how many soldiers the Mongols have,
As soon as the Ming Dynasty's army arrived, they would all run away.
However, this time, they guessed wrong... When the smoke and dust cleared, what the leading troops of the Ming army saw was a Mongol army in full formation, with bows and arrows cocked!
Arutai, who led this army, drew his long sword, looked coldly at the Ming army who had been fooled, and roared behind him: "Descendants of Genghis Khan, the time has come to repay the blood debt from the enemy and wash away the shame you have suffered for many years!"
As he spoke, he pointed his long knife forward and rushed out at once: "Kill!"
"Kill!" The Tatar cavalry rushed up like a tide, and they opened their bows and fired arrows. Suddenly, arrows rained down, and they shot towards the Ming army!
The officers and soldiers of the Ming army were hit by arrows one after another and fell off their horses screaming. Looking at the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, they couldn't help but turn around to see when the army behind them would catch up.
Who would have thought that at this sight, I was immediately stunned! I saw that the army behind me had turned into a mess!
It turned out that Arutai had ambushed the army on the other side of the river. The Mongolian cavalry took advantage of half of the Ming army to cross the river, and when the army was in chaos, they suddenly came out of the air and attacked the Ming army soldiers from behind!
By this time, even fools understood that they had fallen into a trap carefully prepared by the Mongols. Those Mongolian defeated soldiers captured before were deliberately released by Arutai to lure them into taking the bait step by step! When they finally
Being fooled, when they started to cross the Tru River, the Tatar army that had been ambushing on both sides of the river came out and attacked them halfway across the river!
In this battle, the Ming army suffered a tragic defeat. Although they still maintained the bravery and fearlessness of Zhu Di's era, they had underestimated the enemy before and had hastily placed themselves in desperate situations. As a result, after the enemy launched a surprise attack, the soldiers could not be found.
Generals, generals will not be able to find soldiers! They can only fight on their own like headless flies...
The morale of the Tatars was at its peak. They finally swept away the haze of the Yongle era and vaguely saw the hope of restoring their former glory. They exploded with extremely strong fighting power and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Ming army on both sides of the Taiwan Strait!
Soon, the vanguard of the Ming army, which was the first to cross the river, was completely killed and wounded under the attack of the enemy force which was outnumbered. The soldiers in the river landed one after another, which was not enough for the Tatar army to fill their teeth!
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers of the Ming army did not dare to cross the river again. Many troops turned back! However, they violated a military taboo - the troops who turned back collided with the advancing Ming army. The situation was completely out of control, and the battle was finally inevitable.
It was reduced to a one-sided massacre!
In this battle, more than 10,000 of the 20,000 elite Ming troops died on the banks of the Tru River. The blood dyed the river red, and the bodies of the dead Ming troops could be seen hundreds of miles downstream.
The remaining eight or nine thousand Ming troops fought desperately to break through, but were chased and fiercely beaten by the completely crazy Tatar army. After half a month, only two thousand people escaped back to Xuanfu, and the rest were either killed or reduced to Tatar status.
Prisoners of Tatars...
This was the most disastrous defeat of the Ming Dynasty after the defeat of Qiu Fu in the seventh year of Yongle. The news spread back to the capital, and the government and the public were shocked!