Thinking of this and looking at the fearful expressions of these herdsmen, Li Dingguo did not immediately ask questions, but just ordered his men: "Take them to the camp and let them eat first!"
Although it can be said that Emperor Chongzhen's order for the army to conquer the grassland was a strategy similar to that of returning pastoralists to rural areas, which probably meant allowing the lower class herdsmen to join, the Mongolian chieftains gave them two choices like chieftains, but not
You can regain your original authority.
If there were other generals, it would be impossible for him to have a good attitude towards these herdsmen, but Li Dingguo had a compassionate heart. When he saw the situation of these low-level herdsmen, he sympathized with them and immediately made the decision to appease them first.
His mentality also allowed him to win the support of the military and civilians; of course, sometimes it also had a bad influence.
For example, in the original history, Li Dingguo attacked Guangdong and wanted to join forces with Zheng Chenggong. However, when he reached Xinhui, the defenders of the city threatened the people in the city, causing Li Dingguo to miss the best time to attack the city.
Later, the people of Xinhui not only did not help Li Dingguo's army, they even tried their best to help Jianlu who defended the city. The reason was that if Xinhui was captured by Li Dingguo's army, they would be fine; but once Xinhui was captured by Li Dingguo, Jianlu
If they were to fight again, the Jianlu would want to slaughter the city, so they helped Jianlu defend the city, not wanting to be massacred by the Jianlu in the future. They even went so far as to send someone from every household to feed the Jianlu.
This Xinhui War in history is really filled with endless sorrow and regret!
Besides, at this time, the Mongolian herdsmen saw that the Ming army generals came to see them very kindly, and then even gave them food. While eating, each of them became much less wary of the Ming army.
Later, the soldiers of the Ming Army who were responsible for feeding them were also Mongolians. They communicated with them first and told them the court's policy. They would arrange for them to live in Guihua City, where they would definitely live better than they do now.
Even better. If you perform meritorious service, you can even get your own cattle, sheep, and even fields.
After they finished eating, these herdsmen had lost their fear and were asking about the specific situation after joining the Ming Dynasty.
For them, living is the most important thing. If they can live a good life, that is what they look forward to throughout their lives.
When Li Dingguo came to see them again, the herdsmen all knelt on the ground and expressed their willingness to serve the Ming army.
Later, Li Dingguo asked, and they all rushed to answer. Let the Ming army know the specific situation of Mobei Mongolia at once.
At this time, Mobei Mongolia was divided into three major groups: Zhasak Tuhan, Tushetu Khan, and Chechen Khan.
The Chechen Khan is a great fortress, and its jurisdiction extends to the Irtysh River in the east, Chahar Khan in the south, Tushetu Khan in the west, and Buryatia in the north. It has already had contact with Tsarist Russia, and there is rarely any conflict; this is rare;
During the lobbying of the Jianlu envoys, the Chechen Khan agreed to unite with Tsarist Russia and send troops to the Ming Dynasty.
The Chechen Khan's troops numbered more than 30,000, but most of them were actually ordinary herdsmen, part of the standing army, the so-called elite of the Chechen Khan, which numbered less than 5,000.
This Chechen Khan was actually ambitious. In the original history, he ostensibly surrendered to the Manchus, but in fact he wanted to grow stronger. He colluded with the Mongols of the Horqin Sunit tribe to betray the Manchus, and sent 30,000 troops to assist
The Sunit tribe resisted the Manchu Qing Dynasty. As a result, although most of the Manchu Qing troops had entered the pass, they were still easily defeated by the Manchu Qing army.
The Chechen Khan had ambitions but no strength. When he became the next Chechen Khan, he was bullied by Galdan of the Dzhungar tribe. He beat the Chechen Khan and his entire family to move south, leaving Mobei to flee.
Tuxie Tuhan was Gonbu at this time. In terms of population, Tuxie Tuhan was the largest among the three major tribes. In the original history, it was split by the Manchus, and two more tribes were separated from it.
in order to control;
However, the nomadic areas of the Tushetu Khan tribe are mainly in the northern part of Mobei, and a large part of the area is in today's Siberia. Therefore, this tribe is even poorer and has the largest number of people, but they cannot gather together and can only live dispersedly.
Its standing army is not as good as the Chechen Khan.
Among the three tribes in Mobei, the most powerful one today is the remaining Zhasak Tuhan tribe. The leader is Subadi, the leader of the three tribes in Mobei. Although his father Laihuer was assassinated by people sent by Wasi, Subadi
Badi had the best relationship with the Jungar tribe. It was he and Baturhun Khan of the Jungar tribe who jointly held a meeting of the lords of the Wasashi and Khalkha tribes to form a broader alliance and formulate the "Kharkha".
Codex of Erqiwerat.
Among the three major tribes, Subadi had the greatest ambition. Although it was outwardly surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, it secretly wanted to cause trouble and did not want to be controlled by others.
Even though he was very old at this time, he had seven sons, namely Sonamu Ahai Chuhu'er, Siqibu Erdeni, Norbu Bixigile Tuhan, and Gonbuzak Bingtu Ahai.
, Gonbu Zak Darhan Hui Khan, Ishar Yosutu Ahai, Dashar Chechen Ahai, all of them want to do something, to unite Tsarist Russia to attack the Ming Dynasty, and obtain enough benefits to change the Karma
The situation of the Ka tribe is the most positive.
After further understanding the situation of the three Mongolian tribes in Mobei, Li Dingguo began to make plans in his mind.
Although this is just information provided by ordinary herdsmen, after all, the information in Mobei is blocked, and the scope of activities is also limited. Even if the information is from a long time ago, there is a high probability that it will not change.
The approximate grazing places of the three major tribes, the places where they prepare to spend the winter, and the approximate places where the tribal leaders gather are all unlikely to change.
Li Dingguo, who was worried, immediately held a military meeting. After first introducing the specific situation of the three tribes in Mobei, he stated his plan and said: "The enemy we face is the most powerful Zasaktu among the three tribes in Mobei.
The Khan tribe has about 10,000 more elite cavalry. If ordinary herdsmen are recruited as an army, the total strength can reach about 50,000."
Having said this, he glanced at the generals below and found that they were all excited, so he continued: "But the 10,000 cavalry troops of Zasak Tuhan did not gather together, but were divided into two directions: east and west.
, to protect their several winter spots, so I decided to capture the thieves first and capture the king, and use our surprise opportunity to take advantage of Zasak Tuhan's unpreparedness and kill him by surprise. If I can, I will destroy him. If I can't, I will.
We must severely inflict heavy damage on the Zasak Tuhan tribe!"
Gao Yigong and others were excited after hearing this. They all responded loudly, just one word.
For them, military glory is what they crave most. The previous capture of the Hetao Plain and the attack on the Tumote tribe were really unsatisfactory, and those little military exploits were not in their eyes. Now that they have the opportunity to do something big, everyone will do it.
Gearing up.
Seeing that morale was available, Li Dingguo became serious and said sternly: "Okay, let me announce the military regulations!"
Under normal circumstances, he will not be so serious. Once he is so serious, it means that he takes this matter very seriously.
Li Guo and others had been working under him for half a year, so naturally they knew his habit, so they all became serious about it.
Li Dingguo watched them all line up, clasping his fists and waiting for orders. He said seriously: "First, the target of the raid is to attack Zasak Tuhan. Those who resist will be killed without mercy. No need to hesitate."
"Second, for ordinary herdsmen, you are not allowed to kill without resistance. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed!"
"Third, the Mongolian soldiers in each tribe should be gathered together without killing the enemy. They should cooperate with the Jinyi Guards and Supervisors in the army to mainly persuade the ordinary herdsmen to surrender. It is a great achievement to appease the ordinary herdsmen!"
"Fourth, all armies must learn a Mongolian saying, which is to kneel down and surrender without killing. After the war, the Mongolians who have surrendered or surrendered will be subject to the three major disciplines and seven points of attention. Anyone who violates them will be executed!"
These four points by Li Dingguo are basically the explanation for the imperial court's conversion from pastoral to pastoralism. It is easy to understand with the change from native to rural life in the first place.
When Li Guo and others were in the Yunnan-Guizhou area, the imperial court used this strategy and retreated step by step. They had no power to fight back. Because the largest number of people at the bottom were basically bribed by the imperial court, so how could they fight?
At this time, they heard that Li Dingguo was also going to use this method to deal with the Zhasak Tuhan tribe in Mobei. Although there was no publicity in the early stage and they were just using swords to open the way for immediate publicity, they had no objection.
Subsequently, Li Dingguo began to deploy specific tactics and decided to use his own troops, Ma Shouying and Li Laiheng's troops, a total of 8,000 cavalry, to attack directly at the location of Zasak Tuhan;
On the other way, Tian Jianxiu, led by Li Guo and Gao Yigong, commanded a cavalry force of 7,000 to take charge of the enemies outside the royal court of Zhasak Tuhan.
The war is to be fought quickly. If the other two tribes come to help, they will evacuate immediately, gather the main force and wait for the opportunity. There is no need to take care of the prisoners and trophies, just throw them all to the enemy.
If the war ends quickly, the herdsmen will be immediately moved south to join them.
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Arrangements were basically made in all aspects. All generals took orders in unison.
This battle is very different from previous battles. It is mainly reflected in two points.
First, this war is not mainly about killing and looting, but is targeted. It mainly kills tribal leaders, but it mainly focuses on appeasing ordinary herdsmen.
The second and first reason for doing this is that the imperial court now has money and can resettle the herdsmen who surrendered to the imperial court and move them to the Hetao Plain.
After the combat plan was arranged, each department began to prepare for the assault and went back to explain the situation to their subordinates.
These herdsmen who were captured before already knew that they were working for the Ming Dynasty and could even get their own cattle, sheep and land. They were all very happy. Men, women and children all patted their chests and said that they were useful, although they could not kill the enemy.
, but it can lead the imperial army there, and at the same time, it can also help persuade people they know to serve for the imperial court.
Li Dingguo was not polite and assigned them all, and then the Battle of Mobei began.