In the final analysis, the imperial court did not expect that the Western Tribe Allies would place their main attack target on Guihua City.
Logically speaking, the enemies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau should target their neighboring areas. They actually have to travel such a far distance to attack Guihua City!
That Gushi Khan really underestimated him!
Although Sun Chuanting felt a little regretful, he also knew that it was too late to say anything at this time and could only take measures based on the new situation.
In order to prevent the worst case scenario, Sun Chuanting took decisive measures.
In addition to the army moving westward and relying on the defenses in Baotou, the people in the Hetao Plain all moved into Guihua City or moved into the pass. Some moved eastward and returned to the Hetao Plain after the war.
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For the Ming Dynasty at this time, population was particularly important and could not be lost.
It would be difficult for Li Dingguo to issue such an order for a large-scale retreat. After all, his responsibilities are only to defend Guihua City and manage the army. However, this matter involves both military and political aspects, and is also related to
Neighboring areas. Other places must accept the people from Guihua City, provide food and grass, settle down residence, etc.
It's different with Sun Chuanting here. His status as the second minister of the cabinet is enough for him to coordinate all this.
The red lady who came with him took charge of the female soldiers in the army, not only the medical soldiers, but also the artistic soldiers. She also immediately took action, urgently mobilizing and publicizing. There was no way, time was urgent, and in such a short time
It is not easy to complete personnel transfer within the country.
As Sun Chuanting's military orders were passed down one after another, the Hetao Plain suddenly became lively.
Armies one after another immediately set off to the west.
The female soldiers in the army loudly promoted it during the march.
"Jackals have invaded our home, we must drive them out!"
"Protect our home and country now!"
"Our fortress in Jiangnan will never be allowed to be destroyed by the enemy. We must let them have a taste of our power!"
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The marching imperial officers and soldiers, listening to the propaganda of those female soldiers, obviously felt a little different.
If in the past, they believed that fighting was to achieve military merit and honor their ancestors, at this moment, they have an additional understanding, that is, to defend their homeland.
The cavalry army here in Guihua City is about 30,000 Han troops mobilized from the pass, and the rest are all soldiers from the grassland tribes.
In fact, whether they were the soldiers of the grassland tribes or the Han troops, they all based their homes on the Hetao Plain. Each soldier was assigned herds or grain fields, or both.
Especially as they watched Guihua City become prosperous at a speed visible to the naked eye, they became more and more yearning for a better life in the future. But now, the Western Tribe Allied Forces are coming here.
Although in terms of military strength, it is true that the imperial officers and soldiers have the advantage; even in their hearts, they despise the combat power of the western tribe allies; however, the grassland is too big, and if the enemy insists on destroying the Hetao Plain, they will definitely be able to escape.
If you come over, then the prosperous Jiangnan, the better and better hometown, will inevitably be destroyed by the enemy!
Can you agree to this? Can you watch your hometown be destroyed by the enemy?
Even if Mr. Sun has ordered the relocation of their families and the people on the Hetao Plain, many things cannot be moved. How about just watching the enemy destroy them?
No! Never agree, never let this happen!
The officers and soldiers of the imperial court all showed determination, and their determination to fight and die was immediately raised to the highest level!
This is true in the military, and it is similar among civilians.
Following Sun Chuanting's order, the officials of the imperial court rushed to the settlements, fields, pastures and other places in the Hetao Plain, asking the people everywhere to pack their luggage immediately and start moving as soon as possible.
This sudden order made all the people in the Hetao Plain a little confused.
The imperial army is stationed here, why do they want to run away?
However, they soon understood that their enemies numbered as many as 100,000, including the army of the Heshuote Khanate to which Gushi Khan belonged, the army of the Jungar tribe, the Tsarist Russian army and the army of the Yarkand Khanate, etc.
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Many of these tribal armies are notorious, such as the Tsarist Russian army. The court has said before that they burned, killed and looted from the far west to the far east. In this regard, the Washi tribe surrendered.
Testimony, people from the three tribes in Mobei have also heard about it.
The imperial army is indeed sure to win this battle, but because of the vastness of the grassland, there is no guarantee that the enemies who break through the blockade of the imperial army and run to the rear to cause trouble will not cause harm to them!
The imperial court made this decision to relocate in order to avoid casualties and protect the people of the Ming Dynasty.
The officials also earnestly advised them not to care about the altars and jars. People are the most important. As long as the people are still there, they can return to their hometowns after defeating the enemy, and the destroyed homes can be rebuilt.
The people on the Hetao Plain have indeed felt the imperial court's affection. It can even be said that they have never felt this way before: the officials actually valued and cherished them so much!
At this moment, they were all very moved! It also made them proud to be the people of the Ming Dynasty!
However, everything in front of them was witnessed by most of their people, who built it step by step from scratch. Looking at the houses, grain fields, herds, etc. they were allocated, it seems that they can really do it.
Just let it go, that's impossible.
In particular, most of them were originally low-level herdsmen on the grasslands. They had never owned this kind of wealth of their own, so they cherished it especially.
No one wants to see such a beautiful home being destroyed by the enemy! Thinking about what might happen, everyone is heartbroken!
But at this time, no one can take into account their feelings. The Western Tribe Alliance will come over soon, and there are too many things to do!
Sun Chuanting was not polite and immediately sent a fast-horse messenger to the western part of the Ming Dynasty to convey his military orders and counterattack across the board.
When he was still in the capital, that is, after Emperor Chongzhen learned the news from Zhu Chechen, he came up with a countermeasure that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was indeed not suitable to become a battlefield for the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the strategy decided is to lure the enemy deep, open some borders, show the enemy weakness, attract the enemy to attack, and then launch a counterattack, try to annihilate the enemy's main force, and then counterattack to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and then it can be easily
A lot.
It is also for this reason that the empty troops of the Western Tribe Alliance were able to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This is why Gushi Khan was surprised.
Now, it has been detected that the main force of the Western Tribe Allied Forces is on the grassland, on the side of Guihua City, so there is no need to be polite on the other fronts.
After finishing these tasks, Sun Chuanting also sent a messenger to the capital to explain the situation on the front line, and then hurried to the western Baotou front line.
However, before he left, an unexpected scene happened.
Sun Chuanting had just left the city. Before he could leave, he saw groups of people riding horses, carrying bows and arrows, and holding spears blocking his way.
"What are you doing?" Seeing this, Sun Chuanting's personal guards immediately stepped forward, stopped those people, and shouted loudly.
Most of these people are older, some are younger, and only a few are young and strong. However, all of them have weapons, but they are a bit crude, not in military standards, and there are no firearms.
The leader, an old man whose beard and hair were half gray, dismounted and looked at Sun Chuanting, shouting loudly: "Sir, ordinary people volunteer to go to the battlefield to defend their hometown and do their part!"
Hearing his words, the people behind him also dismounted and shouted loudly towards Sun Chuanting.
"Yes, sir, we are not leaving, we have to protect our hometown!"
"Don't worry, sir, we won't cause trouble to the imperial officers and soldiers!"
"Sir, we are born with the ability to ride horses and shoot arrows. As long as those jackals dare to come, we will kill them!"
"That's right, we don't want to leave, we can do it, and we will never let them destroy our place!"
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Sun Chuanting was a little shocked. He didn't expect that these common people would spontaneously go to the battlefield!
And he also saw that more and more people were riding towards this side on horseback. There were men and women, old and young.
In the distance, there seems to be more!
While he was observing, he saw the old man at the head kneeling down, shouting and pleading to him: "Sir, please give us permission, we won't cause trouble, and we also have to protect our hometown!"
Others followed him and knelt down one after another, and soon they were all kneeling on the ground. Even the war horses they brought seemed to feel the atmosphere, snoring and making noises from time to time, as if in response to their master's eagerness to fight.
The people who arrived later also imitated the front and knelt down, begging Sun Chuanting to agree to their request to fight.
Seeing this scene, Sun Chuanting was a little shocked.
As far as he could see, there were at least tens of thousands of people coming from afar, or possibly more.
If nothing else, these Ming people on the Hetao Plain, the original herdsmen, are unwilling to leave their hometown, and they do not want their hometown to be destroyed by the enemy. Therefore, regardless of age or gender, they all took up the
They use simple bows and arrows, swords and guns, and lead their old horses to defend their homeland!
People’s support is available!
These four words flashed through Sun Chuanting's mind, and he made a decision.
In fact, time was tight and there was no room for hesitation.
They saw Sun Chuanting, with his legs slightly clamped, driving his horse forward, coming to the front of the leader, the old man, condescendingly speaking, and said loudly: "Okay, there are imperial officers and soldiers in front, you all form groups according to Lijia, and guard behind the imperial officers and soldiers.
A fish that slipped through the net. The Ming Dynasty will win this battle!"