The Babaishi, also known as the Eight White Houses, is the tomb of Genghis Khan and his four wives.
There were originally two Babaishis, one in Halahelin, Mobei, and one in the south of Muna Mountain (near Baotou).
The altar in Mobei was moved to Yanjing (Beijing) by Kublai Khan so that the capital could be legally moved, so Yanjing was renamed "Dadu". The altar in Baotou was driven away by Zhu Yuanzhang, and was brought back to Hetao by the Ordos tribe.
What is the Ordos Department?
Ordo means palace tent.
Ordos were the troops that guarded Genghis Khan's palace tents, and evolved into Genghis Khan's mausoleum guards!
It consists of members of the Golden Family, descendants of Genghis Khan's personal guards, and descendants of Genghis Khan's nine favorite generals. They have guarded Genghis Khan's tomb for generations, and their population has become more and more, and they have their own pastures and troops, so it developed into
Ordos Department.
Hetao is the place where Genghis Khan appointed him to retire. His sacrificial tomb must be moved back!
Naiman Chagan Ordos is now the only Babaishi, and later generations referred to it as "Chengling".
There are eight white palace tents here, which enshrine the spiritual tablets of Genghis Khan and his wives, as well as Genghis Khan's two scimitars, bows and arrows, horse gear, sacred horses, treasures, and a holy milk bucket used to worship heaven.
Mongolian nobles from all over the grassland will take time to come here to worship.
Even the Great Khan of Mongolia had to come to Ordos to worship Babaishi, so that he could have the most legitimate rule that could convince the public.
When worshiping, you cannot bring too many troops, and you are not allowed to attack the worshipers. For example, the grandson of Dayan Khan who was returned to the grassland by Zhu Houzhao also came to Ordos to worship after inheriting the throne of Khan. He declared himself the third uncle of the Khan.
They didn't dare to take the opportunity to attack and kill. The scene at that time was very strange. A pseudo-Khan who supported his own troops and a real Khan who succeeded him worshiped Genghis Khan together in a harmonious atmosphere.
Next to the Babai Room, there are some altars made of stones, where are the Mongolian gods. There are gods of heaven, road gods, mountain gods...many gods. They are one with Genghis Khan and have protected the Mongolians for generations.
"Qiang!"
After I kowtowed, I stood in front of the Babai Chamber, pulled out my scimitar and shouted: "Genghis Khan bless you! Genghis Khan bless you!"
"Genghis Khan bless you!"
"Genghis Khan bless you!"
"Genghis Khan bless you!"
There were tens of thousands of soldiers and Ordos tribesmen surrounding Babaishi, who were shouting along with me like they were crazy.
These Mongols are very terrifying, and they are all religious fanatics.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Ordos was still in disarray because the composition of its personnel was too complicated. But the Ming army chased Genghis Khan's holy relics, forcing these guardians to stick together tightly. Thousands of them marched south and north, just to protect the Babaishi.
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In more than a hundred years, they completed the great migration of thousands of miles. The route was as follows: Harahol Forest-Orkhon Grassland-Hang'ai Mountain-Altai Mountain-Ili-Hami-Alxa Grassland-Hetao.
They have traveled almost all over the northern grasslands, and have encountered countless enemies along the way. There have been victories, defeats, annexations, and separations. In the process, they have become very close and are far more united than other tribes.
When Babaishi moved back to Hetao and returned to the resting place designated by Genghis Khan, the news quickly spread to all Mongolian tribes.
Those soul keepers who were scattered all over the place left their current tribes one after another and came from all directions to join the Ordos tribe. As long as they showed the sign of being soul keepers, no one dared to detain or stop them, and eventually the current Ordos tribe was formed!
When they invaded the border of the Ming Dynasty, they may only have the combat power of ordinary Mongolian cavalry.
But this time the Ming army came to take away the Hetao and the resting place of Genghis Khan. All these people were blown away, and their morale suddenly rose to 1000%.
Zhou Shangwen planned to make a surprise attack on the Wu La Hai tribe, so he directly mobilized his entire family. Even if there were not enough war horses, many young people and old people took up their weapons and came all the way on foot to join the battle.
Excellent cavalry, a total of 30,000!
There are also 30,000 cavalry, composed of young men under the age of fourteen and elderly people over the age of fifty.
They are Ordos, the guardians of Genghis Khan.
I mounted my horse, and 60,000 cavalry roared eastward to meet Wang Yuan's main force.
Wang Yuan commanded 50,000 regular soldiers and 60,000 auxiliary soldiers, heading northwest along the Kuye River. He turned around halfway, followed the tributary, and went straight to the Babai Room of Genghis Khan's Yiguan Mausoleum.
The Eight White Room is a white tent that can be pulled away by horse-drawn carriage.
When Anda ordered the troops to be sent out, he also asked his tribe and Babaishi to move together and cross the Yellow River to hide in the Tumut tribe's territory. If he won, his tribe and Babaishi could come back; if he lost, he would not be able to return.
You can take the remaining troops and go to join your tribe.
"Vice Khan, Vice Khan!"
A messenger rushed madly to catch up with Anda who had just set off.
I replied and asked: "Where is the old commander? I have been urging you for several days, why haven't you brought your troops to join us?"
The messenger approached on horseback and whispered: "All the old soldiers were killed in the battle, and Bansheng City was captured by the Ming army. Tumut's troops withdrew to Duoduo City. They only had a few thousand cavalry left to guard against the Ming army coming from the east."
Attack and cannot come to support us."
"I'm so stupid!" I was furious.
As early as two days ago, I received a distress message from the Tumote tribe, but the person who reported the message was very confused and could not tell how many people attacked the Tumute tribe.
Under normal circumstances, the Tumut tribe could muster 20,000 cavalry, so how could it be defeated by a partial division of the Ming army?
But who could have expected that Yuan Da's advance was so fast that one man and two horses went straight to Tumut's lair, and the distance of three hundred miles was reached in an instant.
The tribesmen scattered in various pastures had no time to react. Yuan Dadu rushed to the Tumo River. The old commander only gathered more than 8,000 troops, and was lured into the mountains and killed.
Of these more than 8,000 cavalry, more than 2,000 fled to the Yongxiebu tribe, and 3,000 to 4,000 were scattered in the wilderness, probably returning to their respective pastures.
The composition of the Tumut tribe is also extremely complex, and it is far less united than the Ordos tribe. All the old leaders of ten thousand households were killed, and they were defeated one after another. Many small tribes were unwilling to send troops, and some who had already sent troops returned the same way, resulting in the current situation.
There were only a few thousand cavalry gathered in the city.
I sent someone to pass on the order: "Ask the troops to escort Babaishi across the Yellow River to Tuotuo City and join the Tumut tribe. The thousands of remaining soldiers of the Tumut tribe should not go out to attack and guard the city waiting for my order!"
Duotuo City is the Dongsheng Zuowei City built by the Ming army.
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Although it is an earthen city, it is wide and tall, and there are moats and urns. It is impossible to capture the city without siege equipment.
"Deputy Khan!" Another messenger came to report.
I replied: "Speak."
The messenger said: "The Ming Army cavalry was found in the northeast, numbering about three thousand."
He was heading towards the old and weak people in Ordos, and he might even want to go around and stab the chrysanthemum, and take the opportunity to intercept and kill the mausoleum guards in Babaishi.
I thought for a while and said, "Send five thousand cavalry back to escort the tribe and Babaishi across the river."
Anda summoned the leaders of various ministries and lectured: "Last time we were defeated in Datong, my brother also died in the battle. I reflected on that failure. The reason for the failure was that the Ming army's firearms were powerful and the Ming army's chariot formation
The cavalry charge was blocked again. If you want to win this time, you must be surprised. The cavalry charges at the fastest speed. Before the Ming army forms a car formation, they rush into their formation regardless of casualties. Don't be afraid of firearms. There are more than 50,000 cavalry.
Attacking from all sides, how many can those firearms kill?"
"For Genghis Khan and Babaishi, we are not afraid of death!"
"Yes, our ancestors traveled thousands of miles with Babaishi and finally returned to Genghis Khan's resting place. Even if they died in battle, they would not be taken away by the Han people!"
"Deputy Khan, please let my department take the lead!"
"Even if half of the young men in my unit die, they will crush the Ming army's formation!"
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I am very pleased. The soldiers sacrificed their lives and tens of thousands of cavalry charged. How could the Ming army's firearms stop it?