"You will have a better life if you surrender, don't run away!"
"Winter is coming soon, where can I escape? Return to the Ming Dynasty!"
"Seeing as we have all surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, why should we sacrifice our lives for those leaders?"
"If you run away, your family is small, can the herd escape?"
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Good guy, a chase turned into a persuasion war by the recruits of Zasak Tuhan.
At this point, the serious Ming army was really no match for them.
First, because they are Mongolians, they speak more convincingly than the Ming army soldiers wearing red jackets;
The second reason is that because the Mongolians understand the Mongolians, they can get twice the result with half the effort by talking about the things that the Mongolians are most worried about and care about the most.
No, if you chase me, those people from the Tuxie Tuhan tribe will not run away!
Even if you can escape, so what? How will you survive the next winter? Also, the herd and the family will definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the Ming army, so what will they do?
Since the people of Zasak Tuhan's tribe have all surrendered to the Ming army, and they seem to be very happy, then he won't be worse off than he is now, right?
For ordinary herdsmen, this is really the idea. Anyway, their life is already very difficult, how much more difficult will it become if they look back?
Only those Mongolian nobles, whose own lives are not bad, do not believe that if they surrender to the Ming Dynasty, their lives will be better than before. Moreover, they are also afraid that the Ming army will settle accounts with them, so they still run away if they can!
The generals of the Ming army who were born as thieves, such as Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Li Laiheng and others, fought like crazy because they wanted to gain more military exploits. Therefore, they all chased the Mongolian royal flag.
Wherever you see a crowd of people, chase them there!
This battle lasted for about half a day in total, and the various people who were chasing after them were gradually withdrawing.
Just like the first battle, not many enemies were killed. Most of them surrendered, and a few unlucky ones were killed. As for the nobles of the Tushetu Khan tribe, basically under the cover of their personal guards, they attacked again.
The terrain here was familiar, but they still managed to escape.
Li Dingguo looked around, and he found that without his instructions, the new soldiers of the Zasak Tuhan tribe were explaining the Ming Dynasty's new policy to the prisoners of the Tuxie Tuhan tribe who had just surrendered, because they had policies before the war.
The arrangement of military merit is probably 1 point for participating in the battle, 1 point for each enemy killed, 1 point for each enemy captured, and 1 point for each enemy persuaded to submit. This kind of thing greatly encouraged the recruits of the Zasak Tuhan tribe.
The soldiers persuaded the prisoners to surrender in order to gain more military merit.
Afterwards, the guards and supervisors in each department began to record their merits, while other soldiers began to kill cattle and sheep for a feast. By the next day, just like the first time, those who were willing to join the army came out, and the others went south on their own.
Spend the winter in Guihua City.
This time, it was smoother than the first time. About 20,000 new soldiers were added to the captives of Tuxie Tuhan, which increased the strength of Li Dingguo's troops to about 56,000. Among them, the Ming Dynasty
The elite cavalry has 15,000 cavalry; the cavalry composed of ordinary herdsmen of Zhasak Tuhan has 21,000 cavalry; and the cavalry composed of ordinary herdsmen of Tushetu Khan has 20,000 cavalry.
Originally, the population of the Tuxie Tuhan tribe was larger than that of the Zasak Tuhan tribe, and there were also more low-level herdsmen. However, when the Ming army came to attack, the Tuxie Tuhan tribe had already gathered, so if they could not defeat it,
Escape is also fast. Although the recruits and soldiers of Zasak Tuhan tried their best to persuade them, it was only for the deserters who fell behind. As for those who escaped quickly, they could still hear the persuasion and ran away long ago without a trace.
If it weren't for this reason, then the Ming army would definitely recruit more recruits than the Jasak Tuhan tribe!
Li Dingguo didn't care about this. His main goal was to severely attack the Mobei Tribe so that the Mobei Tribe would no longer be a part of the Ming Dynasty that needed to worry.
Therefore, he worked tirelessly and led his men to continue sweeping eastward before the severe winter came.
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In about a month, Li Dingguo's troops swept through the three tribes of Mobei from west to east. Even the Chechen Khan tribe did not escape the fate of being defeated by the Ming army.
At this time, heavy snow had begun to fall in Mobei.
Li Dingguo stopped and escorted the Chechen Khan's loot southward from the east side of the Daqingshan Mountains.
In the Battle of Mobei, Li Dingguo swept through the three tribes of Mobei. Not only did he suffer very little losses, but in terms of military strength, he also fought more and more. Including the lower-level herdsmen of the Chechen Khan tribe, the total number of available cavalry reached more than 65,000.
Of course, there are still many Mobei tribesmen who were attacked by the Ming army and fled to various places in Mobei. However, they lost their herds and families, and either became grassland bandits, went south to submit to the Ming Dynasty, or died.
The only option is to seek refuge with other tribes and rely on others for help.
When the Ming army went south, Gao Yigong and the others got together and looked at the huge team. They were a little unbelievable. They didn't expect that they could fight such a battle?
No, just listen to Gao Yigong say: "I'm really convinced that Uncle Ning Yuan can actually fight like this. Why haven't I heard that he has this ability before!"
Although they were under the command of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the past, they also had intersections.
After Tian Jianxiu heard this, he answered him: "Uncle Ning Yuan has always been kind to others and has strict military discipline. I have heard of it. He actually used this method this time. If you say it is surprising, it is not surprising at all.
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Li Guo heard their conversation and expressed his own opinion: "Actually, if I really want to tell you, in the final analysis, it is because the imperial court is rich and has the ability to resettle so many herdsmen. Otherwise, no matter how good-hearted it is,
, there’s no way to do that.”
After a pause, he immediately continued: "You have forgotten that at the beginning of our rebellion, Yang He, the governor of the three sides at that time, basically wanted to recruit us. At that time, after recruiting us, there was no money and food for resettlement, and the result was not
So they rebelled again. The same goes for the people on the grassland. Even if they surrender, if they can't be resettled by then and they have to starve and freeze, they will definitely rebel in the end."
Hearing this, Gao Yigong and the others were deeply touched.
I think back then, when the imperial court was unable to arrange the people who were recruited, Hong Chengchou began to massacre the people who were recruited, so he got the nickname "Hong Shatou".
Thinking about the past and looking at the present, it is really hard for them to imagine the changes in the Ming Dynasty.
Today's Ming Dynasty is changing almost every year.
The vitality and prosperity of various places were unimaginable just a few years ago!
Steam trains, in particular, began to be built in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty. Materials from various places were exchanged through the railway, which greatly reduced consumption on the road.
Not to mention anything else, just here in Guihua City, I heard that a railway is going to be built. By then, it will be more convenient to communicate within and outside the customs.
The Hetao Plain, which originally belonged to the Mongols, has been decided by the imperial court to open up wasteland for farming on a large scale and make it a real fortress in Jiangnan!
In the past, this would have been unbelievable!
Li Laiheng was still young, so his feelings about what they said were a little shallow. His attention was more focused on other aspects. He only heard him say happily: "When I go back, I will give these newcomers
Changing the uniforms means that the imperial court has an additional 50,000 to 60,000 elite cavalry troops. The emperor must be happy, and we must have made great achievements this time."
Hearing this, everyone laughed in unison.
These ordinary Mongolian herdsmen are naturally good at riding horses and archery. The only thing they lack is the courage to fight and sophisticated equipment.
Now that the imperial court is rich, there are definitely plenty of standard armors and weapons, so changing clothes is not a problem. And with as much equipment as possible and clear rewards and punishments, the courage to fight will naturally be there.
Li Guo and Gao Yigong thought of more than this.
This time, the Battle of Mobei was equivalent to solving the hidden dangers in the north of the Hetao at once, eliminating the three tribes in the Mobei at one go, and greatly enriching the population of the Hetao Plain. This was not a benefit that could be brought by simply killing the enemy.
Even if Wasi and the Tsarist Empire unite, the Ming Dynasty does not need to mobilize other troops. The existing border troops alone, plus the new troops on the Hetao side, are enough to deal with it.
Not to mention, the three tribes in Mobei were destroyed overnight under the surprise attack of the Ming army, which frightened other Mongolian tribes and had a series of subsequent effects.
Although the Battle of Mobei this time could not match the prestige of General Hussar Feng Langju Xu, the actual effect achieved was not low.
This battle made Li Dingguo's reputation absolutely legendary on the grassland.
Thinking of this, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others were all happy because they were also lucky enough to participate in this battle.
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Let's talk about Guihua City. After the cavalry encountered the troops of the Zhasak Tuhan tribe heading south, they immediately reported to the guard of Guihua City, He Renlong.
He Renlong heard that these herdsmen were arranged by Li Dingguo to go south, and that Li Dingguo also took their children to fight in Mobei. After seeing the military family certificate issued by Li Dingguo, and seeing these Mongolians going south on a large scale with his own eyes, he couldn't help but
If you dare to neglect, you will immediately report to Governor Yansui and Governor Xuanda on flying horses for urgent support.
At that time, I did not expect that the population in Guihua City would increase so much.
When Governor Yansui and Governor Xuanda heard the news, they did not dare to neglect and immediately sent teams to deliver grain and grass supplies to the grassland. They were naturally very happy that the Hetao Plain, which was originally thought to be vast and sparsely populated, had increased its population by so much.
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Unexpectedly, after about half a month, we encountered another population from the Tushetu Khan tribe heading south.
At this time, even Governor Yansui and Governor Xuanda were shocked. Guihua City could not accommodate so many people in a short period of time, and transporting supplies to the grassland would consume a lot of food. They all petitioned the pass to resettle the newly surrendered herdsmen to survive.