Because of the butterfly effect brought by Wang Yuan, Dayan Khan was directly killed in the Battle of Yingzhou, and the main force of the Chahar tribe directly under him suffered heavy casualties.
This causes a series of changes!
The right-wing Mongolia drove the left-wing Mongolia out of Mobei ten years ahead of schedule, and the Chahar tribe also moved eastward ahead of schedule.
Arsuborot, the fourth son of Dayan Khan, also known as Wozhehuangtaiji, was originally the leader of Tumut, but due to failure in the struggle for power, he became the leader of Yongshebu.
Although the Yongshebu tribe belongs to the right-wing Mongolia, it has now become a buffer force for the left-wing Mongolia. This is because the leader Arsuborot is the fourth uncle of the Mongolian Great Khan (left-wing) and deputy khan (right-wing), and his strength
Still relatively weak.
It can be said that Arsu had both sides. A few years ago, he teamed up with the right-wing Mongolia to invade Datong and Yansui. After Datong suffered successive losses, he teamed up with the left-wing Mongolia to invade the Kouwandu Division. This year, they even went together to attack Duoyanwei.
When Ordos and Tumut were destroyed, poor Duoyanwei was gone too.
Today, the entire northeastern plain is occupied by Left-wing Mongolia, fifteen years earlier than in history. The reason is that Duoyanwei was crippled by Wang Yuan, Left-wing Mongolia was also beaten by Wang Yuan, and Left-wing Mongolia in the west
Being exhausted, they could only run to the east and run wild.
Arzu returned home in triumph, feeling very happy.
Although Arsu did not gain any territory in the northeastern plain that was conquered, it did get a lot of livestock and people. At the same time, the Chahar tribe was willing to give up Ulanqab as a new pasture for the Yongxiebu tribe.
The territory has almost doubled.
Time was in a hurry. Arsu was on his way with his livestock and people, hoping to return to his territory before winter came.
"Wanhu!"
More than a dozen Yongxiebu cavalrymen rushed over and reported in panic: "The Tumut troops were attacked by the Han. All the old generals were killed in the battle. More than two thousand Tumut cavalry came to join us."
As soon as you heard it, you knew it was outdated news. This was the first batch of messengers.
Arsu didn't take it seriously and just asked his men to march faster. He was even a little gloating because the two nephews in the Hetao had never respected his fourth uncle. His fourth uncle used to be in the Hetao and was part of the Tumut tribe.
The leader was driven out by his two nephews.
The boss deserved to die!
Arsu's territory has doubled this time, and he plans to go back and make a living. If the Ming army can make more sneak attacks on the Hetao and kill the deputy Khan Anda, Arsu may be able to annex the Hetao.
A few days later, another messenger arrived: "Wanhu and Hetao were robbed by the Han, and thousands of tribesmen from Ordos and Tumut came to seek refuge with us."
"The loop is gone?"
Arsu was shocked. He only wanted the Ming army to weaken his two nephews, but he didn't want the Ming army to directly eat the two nephews. He hurriedly asked: "How many people have come from the Ming army?"
The messenger shook his head and said, "I can't tell. Some say there are twenty or thirty thousand, some say seventy or eighty thousand, and some say there are three hundred thousand Han troops."
Arsu finally became anxious: "Leave a thousand riders and continue to escort the livestock and people. The rest of the warriors will follow me back!"
The Yongxie Bu tribe dispatched 8,000 cavalry to attack the Duoyan Guards along with the Chahar tribe. This was almost equivalent to exhausting all the elites. The remaining cavalry in his family were far less effective than the Ming Dynasty border town cavalry.
After speeding up the journey for several days, the messenger came again to report: "Wanhu, Maihutu (Xuandewei) has been occupied by the Han!"
Arsu's face changed drastically: "The whole army only brings five days' rations. Come back with me quickly! Come and tell the Chahar tribes that the Yongshebu tribe is asking for help."
It is useless to ask for help. The left-wing Mongols have just destroyed Duoyanwei and occupied the entire northeastern plain. Firstly, the people are exhausted, secondly they are busy migrating, and thirdly, winter is approaching. How can they have time to rescue the Yongxiebu tribe?
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The hometown of Xuandewei is also Liangcheng County. The Mongolians call it Maihutu, which means "Zhijitan".
Hovenia splendens is a plant that is resistant to drought. If the grassland degenerates into a desert, it will be the last to die. This kind of grass is not eaten by cattle and horses, but it can be used for weaving. For the Mongolians, Hovenia splendens
Grass is equivalent to wicker and bamboo strips.
Xuandewei is located in the Daihai Basin, with Ma Tou Mountain in the south and Manhan Mountain in the north. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Daihai is a saltwater lake that can also be used to boil salt. It was called "Salt Pool" in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
This place is very important. As long as the Ming army captures it, half of the passage to the east of the Hetao will be blocked. The other half of the passage is at the left and right places of Datong.
From Maihutu to the east of Hetao, there is a valley about several hundred meters wide.
The Yongxiebu tribe was afraid that the Ming army would attack, so they organized Han serfs in advance and moved earth and rocks from the mountains, hoping to build a barrier here.
But in the valley hundreds of meters away, the Mongols lacked construction craftsmen and even tools for mining rocks. After more than half a month of work, the barrier was only as high as a thigh, and it didn't look very strong.
Yuan Da and Zheng Hu each led 3,000 musketry cavalry and 4,000 horseback sergeants to help them carry some food and ammunition.
The distance was about eight hundred miles, and the horses were taken care of all the way, so the marching speed was not very fast.
Seeing this temporary barrier, Zheng Hu laughed: "These Mongolians want to make me laugh to death, and then take advantage of the chaos to cover up and kill me?"
Yuan Da also smiled and said: "There are 30,000 households in the right wing of Mongolia, and the relationship is at a loss. We attacked the Ordos and Tumote tribes, but the Yongxie Bu tribe did not come to the rescue. Instead, they rushed to build this ridiculous stone wall. Why is this?
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"Why else? You're afraid of us." Zheng Hu picked up the musket and slowly loaded the ammunition.
Yuan Da put down his telescope and said: "They are indeed afraid of us, but not because of our powerful firearms, but because their main force is not at home at all. Otherwise, the Yongxie Bubu would have sent troops long ago and rushed to the Hetao for rescue!"
Zheng Hu scratched his head: "That's the truth."
The two men brought 10,000 cavalry here, but they had long been discovered by the Yongxiebu tribe. Seven or eight thousand Mongolians were standing behind the stone wall holding bows and arrows. Moreover, the number of young men was not very large, only about a thousand, and the rest were all
They are old, weak, women and children, even the women are drawing their bows on guard.
Why have Duoyanwei been beaten violently by Oara and Tatars in turns over the past few decades?
It was because of Oara that when the Tatars invaded the border of the Ming Dynasty, Duoyanwei always raided other people's homes and bullied the old, weak, women and children to steal property and livestock. This practice was very offensive, and all the nearby Mongolian tribes were all
Together, we would rather defeat Daming than defeat Duoyanwei.
The Ming court naturally supported Duoyanwei's saucy maneuvers. Therefore, although Duoyanwei rebelled many times, when they were about to be exterminated, the Ming Dynasty always extended a helping hand.
Now, it's Yuan Da and Zheng Hu's turn to raid Yongxie Bubu's lair.
"The Fire Cavalry dismounts, General Li and General Liang prepare to charge!"
The six thousand musketry cavalry were instantly transformed into musketry infantry. There was no need to form a formation to fire a volley, because the Mongols were hiding behind thigh-high stone walls, and the musketeers could aim and shoot freely, which was more effective.
Li Jin and Liang Zhen, who failed to achieve great success, each led two thousand cavalry this time, which were auxiliary troops of the musketeers.
"Bang bang bang!"
Gunshots were everywhere and it was chaotic.
Kuai Laosan aimed at a young Mongolian man, but only his shoulders and head were exposed. Bang, he pulled the trigger, and the target fell down.
As a rare sharpshooter in southern Liaoning, Kuai Laosan can shoot sparrows from a distance of ten feet after getting a rifle. It is very easy to hit someone from a distance of twenty feet.
It's a pity that the number of sharpshooters is rare. Among these six thousand people, there are only a dozen or so.
The Mongols behind the stone wall were very uncomfortable. They all used horse bows, and twenty feet were already out of range. Now, they could only be beaten passively. The Ming army fired freely for a few minutes, and the Mongols were beaten so hard that they did not dare to raise their heads.
"Stop firing guns!"
"Cavalry Charge!"
Four thousand border town cavalry, under the command of Li Jin and Liang Zhen, took advantage of the gap when the Mongols were suppressed by firepower and suddenly rushed towards the stone wall. When they got close, they immediately threw arrows, then dismounted and climbed over with their swords in hand.
stone wall.
The thigh-high stone wall can be climbed up with a single jump, and four thousand Ming troops rushed into the crowd in an instant.
Of the seven or eight thousand Mongolians, only one thousand were young and strong, and the rest were all old, weak, women and children, and their melee weapons were also very backward. The four thousand Ming army was like tigers rushing into the flock of sheep, and they killed all the enemies with only single-digit casualties.
The army collapsed.
After retreating from the enemy, they did not pursue them, but cooperated with their friendly forces to tear down the stone wall.
More than ten minutes later, 10,000 Ming army cavalry poured in through the gap in the stone wall and headed straight for Xuandewei Old City.
Xuande Acropolis has been completely abandoned, and the rammed earth walls have collapsed in many places. These Mongolian and Han serfs live scattered in the basin pastures and lakeside. The terrain here is flat and there is cultivated land everywhere.
"Give my father back his life!"
While the Yongxiebu tribe was running for their lives, a Han man with his hands and feet tied with straw ropes suddenly pounced on his master who was picking up the clothes. Other serfs in the family also risked their lives to attack, using their teeth as weapons to attack.
Although their feet are tied by straw ropes, they can walk around in small steps. They are also tied up in this way when farming.
If some of the Han people in the Hetao area fled on their own initiative, then the Han people here were all plundered by the Mongols, and all of them bear blood feuds.
There are nearly five thousand Han serfs here alone!
Liu Daliang jumped on an old Mongolian man and bit his throat. When he got up, his face was covered with blood. He snatched the old Mongolian man's scimitar away, Liu Daliang cut off the straw rope between his feet, and then raised the knife towards him.
Another Mongolian killed and saved the Han who had been slashed on the shoulder.
"Master!" The Han citizen cried and laughed.
Six years ago, Liu Daliang was a tribute student of the Ming Dynasty, and a tribute student at that. That is to say, he had no hope of being a scholar in the imperial examination, so he donated money and food to become an imperial student, waiting to be assigned as a miscellaneous official by the court.
Those who can donate money to become a tribute student must have a rich family.
When Liu Daliang and his bookboy went home for the funeral, they encountered the Mongols marching south to plunder. All the elderly and children in the family were killed by the Mongols, and the young men and women were taken away as serfs.
Liu Daliang is forty-two years old this year. His father, uncles, aunts, and youngest son were all killed. His wife, brothers, sister-in-law, eldest son, nephew, and daughter were snatched away. The relatives who were snatched away have long been separated, and only the book boy is still with him.
, the master and the servant were assigned to the same herdsmen.
"Man of the Han family, follow me to take revenge!"
Liu Daliang led his book boy, wielding a machete, to intercept and kill the Mongolians along the way, and to rescue and gather the Han compatriots. When the Ming Dynasty cavalry came after him, hundreds of them had gathered around him, covered in blood, and bowed to him: "Liu Daliang, a tribute student in Huairen County,
Pay my respects to the general and thank you for saving my life!"
Liang Zhen nodded in approval: "Good man, come with me."
Liang Zhen took Liu Daliang to see Yuan Da: "General Zhao, there is a Gongsheng named Liu here who has led the Han people to kill countless Tatar thieves."
Yuan Da immediately said: "Liu Gongsheng, you immediately gather the Han people, and the Han people here will be handed over to your management. I will also leave the battlefield to you to clean up, clear out all the property, food, and livestock, and keep half as military rations, and you will use the remaining half yourself."
distribute."
"I will obey the military order!" Liu Daliang said, cupping his fists.
This place was thrown to the Han people, and Yuan Da immediately began to pursue it. After raiding another grassland in front, the 10,000 cavalry were immediately divided into two teams. One team went south to regain the left guard and right guard of Datong, and the other team went north to harass the territory of the Chahar tribe.
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Yuan Da's idea was more radical. Not only did he want to complete Wang Yuan's mission, he also planned to play a game with the left-wing Mongolian tribe.
Finally, when I arrived in Ulanqab, I found that the pastures here were empty.
When the Chahar Tribe attacked the Duoyan Guards, they directly dragged their families and marched, packing up the entire tribe and moving to the northeastern plains. As for the vacated pasture, they threw it as a gift to the Yongxie Bu Tribe as a reward for the Yongxie Bu Tribe's help in the war.
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Yuan Da rushed north in excitement, but he didn't catch even a hair, and there was no way to grab food in the empty pasture. The military rations he carried with him were no longer enough, and he was planning to go back to replenish supplies, when he happened to encounter the main force of Yongxie Bubu who was rushing back.
After the Ming army was divided, there were three thousand musketry cavalry and two thousand border town cavalry.
The main force of the Yongxie Bu tribe was more than 8,000 Mongolian cavalry.
Both sides were short of troops and rations, and they didn't bring much luggage. They were both exhausted from the long march.
Cavalry versus cavalry, surrounded by prairie, enough for both sides to enjoy the fight.