Li Dingguo did not set off immediately, but once again emphasized discipline to the newly formed "servant cavalry army" and reiterated that the main purpose was to attack the leaders of various tribes and not to rob or kill ordinary herdsmen.
This emphasis on discipline has made more herders want to join the team.
Because this proved from one aspect that what Li Dingguo said before was true. This made those herdsmen who did not believe in the Ming army begin to believe it.
Just like that, after adding three thousand more cavalry troops, Li Dingguo's strength reached more than 20,000.
Then, he asked his parents to drive the herds south, while he led the soldiers to the next target.
Tian Jianxiu's side was no exception. Under the surprise attack, the standing army of Zasak Tuhan was completely vulnerable. Except for some who escaped, most of them either surrendered or were killed.
Different from Li Dingguo's side, Tian Jianxiu's side was escorting the prisoners and trophies, and was preparing to join Li Dingguo, and had no other ideas.
Therefore, when Li Dingguo came over, Tian Jianxiu was a little dumbfounded. For those who didn't know, he thought it was the leaders of the Zasak Tuhan tribe who had come back to kill him.
Later, Li Dingguo followed the same pattern here and announced new regulations. The herdsmen were allowed to voluntarily go south, and those who wanted to make meritorious deeds could join the army.
This time, it was easier because of the example of more than 10,000 herdsmen brought by Li Dingguo. This increased the strength of Li Dingguo's troops by about 8,000. In this way, the total strength of Li Dingguo's cavalry army was,
It reached about 36,000; among them, the elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty had 15,000; the cavalry composed of ordinary herdsmen had 21,000;
According to the approximate ratio of one to two, Li Dingguo asked each ministry to allocate the strength of ordinary herdsmen. However, the four thousand cavalry troops directly under his own command did not allocate the combat strength of ordinary herdsmen.
The addition of these ordinary herdsmen not only enhanced Li Dingguo's available troops, but also provided reliable news from Mobei. An unexpected battle in Mobei entered the second half.
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Besides, Zhasak Tuhan Subadi, under the protection of his son, fled to Tushetu Khan's tribe with the remaining soldiers, and came to Tushetu Khan Gunbu for help.
"What?" Tushetu Khan looked at the embarrassed Subadi and confirmed with some disbelief, "Did the Khan mean that the Ming army reached Mobei?"
Just as Subadi had not expected before, the Ming army would actually appear in Mobei. This was a situation that had not happened in hundreds of years. At first, Tushetu Khan was a little unbelievable.
If it was said that Wac broke the treaty and came to attack Mobei Mongolia, it would be easier for him to believe it, because the two families had often fought each other in the past.
Subadi understood his surprise. In fact, until now, he was still a little confused: Shouldn't the Ming army concentrate its forces to deal with the pressure from the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese coalition? How could it still have enough power to fight to Mobei?
He came and killed him by surprise, resulting in heavy losses!
With this in mind, he replied to Tuxie Tuhan: "Do you think I am joking?"
His son Norbu Bixil Tuhan was on the side and urged: "Hurry up, gather the troops immediately, and fight back together. We must let those smart dogs know that if they dare to come to Mobei, they will never come back!"
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After Tuxie Tuhan heard this, he asked again: "How many troops are there in the Ming army and the specific situation? I have to know about it, right?"
After a pause, he asked again: "Also, have you asked Washi for help? We have a code of conduct. How about I send someone to the Chechen Khan to send a message to ask him to gather people and dare to come to help in the battle?
Bar?"
Tuxie Tuhan is not stupid. If he sends troops, even if he wins, he will not be able to gain much benefit. Unless Subadi's strength has been defeated by the Ming army, if Subadi's strength is still strong
, he is the leader of the alliance, and he is on good terms with the Jungar tribe, so it is impossible for Tushetu Khan to have the ability to annex the Zhasak Tuhan tribe.
Besides, the severe cold is coming soon. Using swords and guns at this time will consume more materials. For the Tushetu Khan tribe who already have difficult conditions, winter will become even more difficult.
Therefore, Tuxie Tuhan did not want his family to face the Ming cavalry!
Hearing his words, Subadi didn't know what he was thinking, so he quickly said to him: "The Ming army raided my tribe. It happened to be at this time that the herds and population fell into their hands.
, the harvest is very rich. At this time, they should escort their loot back to the Ming Dynasty. If they are late, let them escape back!"
After a pause, he continued to persuade: "There will definitely not be many Ming troops coming to Mobei, probably only tens of thousands of horses. The main reason why I was defeated is that I didn't expect the Ming army to come to Mobei. Now they
We have to escort so many people and herds of my tribe, so our troops must be scattered. At this time, we don’t need too many people. Maybe as soon as we show up, my people will rebel and we can turn defeat into victory! This opportunity cannot be missed.
Time will never come again!”
As soon as he heard this, Tuxie Tuhan was a little moved.
Because he basically agreed with Subhadi's explanation, which was in line with his understanding.
Seeing that Tushetu Khan still didn't agree immediately, Subadi knew what he was thinking, so he gritted his teeth and said: "As long as you help me defeat the Ming army, I will give you five thousand sheep, one thousand horses, and the other Ming army
All the equipment is yours, how about it?"
"Okay, since the Great Khan has said so, I naturally can't stand idly by, so it's settled!" Upon hearing this, Tuxie Tuhan's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.
On the one hand, sheep and horses, on the other hand, he took a fancy to the equipment of the Ming army.
Whether a tribe on the grassland is strong or not, apart from its population, the most important thing is the size of its standing army.
The size of the standing army depends not only on the number of people the tribe can support, but also on the weapons and equipment.
As far as the Tuxie Tuhan Tribe is concerned, it has the largest population among the three tribes in Mobei, but it is also the most lacking in supplies. Many people under the Tuxie Tuhan Tribe use bone spears and arrows for grazing, and several yurts share one mouthful.
Iron pot. I can’t help it, I’m poor!
Therefore, Tushetu Khan also valued the equipment captured from the Ming army, which could make him even more powerful!
However, even though he agreed, it was impossible to fight back immediately.
Because his tribe was scattered around grazing, at this time, although they all began to move to pre-selected winter grounds, there were many places and it would take time for him to gather his men.
Subadi felt relieved when he saw that he had ordered the tribes to assemble.
The Ming army's surprise attack caused him heavy losses, which made him feel very distressed, and he was even more determined to enter the pass and plunder them ruthlessly.
No, at the banquet, he said to Tushetu Khan: "Join forces with Tsarist Russia and attack the Ming Dynasty. We can't delay it any longer. We should be decisive. If we attack the Ming Dynasty early, the Ming army will not run away."
Coming to Mobei!"
Tuxie Tuhan listened and nodded, deeply convinced.
This time, fortunately, the Ming army raided other tribes first. Otherwise, if they attacked his tribe first, it was basically certain that they would suffer the same disaster.
Just listen to his reply to Subati: "Tsarist Russia's firearms are powerful, but their army has not come yet. Even if we agree, it will have to wait until next year at least, right?"
After hearing this, Subadi nodded and said: "Tsarist Russia is indeed a little far away from the Ming Dynasty, but as long as there is profit to be made, they can reach even the farthest places. The most important point is that I think it is better to go there first.
Don’t worry about it so much, just defeat the Ming Dynasty first, otherwise, we won’t know how long the debate will last!”
There are so many tribes with their own interests. How to eat such a big fat piece of meat in the Ming Dynasty is a problem.
For powerful tribes, they may not care how to eat this piece of fat in advance, but for weaker tribes, they are more concerned about whether they have divided this piece of fat in advance, otherwise, they really have to wait until they eat the meat.
When there are powerful people, if you don't give them points, you will be in big trouble.
Based on this, each tribe found many reasons to get the maximum benefit from this feast.
Tuxie Tuhan is relatively powerful. He has a large population. If he leaves the bitter cold land of Mobei and gets enough supplies, his strength can be greatly improved.
Thinking like this, and adding the example of the Zasak Tuhan tribe being raided by the Ming army this time, he agreed with Subadi's point of view and felt that he should unite with Tsarist Russia and Wasi as soon as possible to destroy the Ming Dynasty first.
About five days later, Tuxietu Khan's tribe had gathered troops one after another. Together with the remnant army led by Subadi, the number of troops reached more than 30,000, and it was still increasing.
"Haha, now we have an absolute military advantage over the Ming army!" Tuxie Tuhan said to Subadi with a smile, "And the Ming army still has to escort so many trophies, so the force will definitely not be concentrated. This will
There will basically be no suspense in the battle!"
After hearing this, Subadi immediately nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, now we just wait for Tan Ma to report the location of the Ming army!"
Just as he was finishing these words, he suddenly saw movement. To the west, dozens of horsemen appeared in his field of vision, galloping towards them.
"Look, there must be news from Tan Ma!" After hearing this, Subadi pointed to the group of knights galloping in the distance and said.
After hearing this, Tuxie Tuhan turned around and saw the group of knights galloping towards him. He was delighted at first and nodded, but then he said a little doubtfully: "That's not right, I sent out the scouting horse."
, it was going to the southwest, why did it come from the west? Could it be that the Ming army never went south and returned to the Ming Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, Subadi was a little confused. Just as he was thinking about it, the group of knights galloping closer had already come closer. Faintly, he seemed to hear shouts: "Enemy attack... Enemy attack."