In the eighth year of Shaotian's reign, it was midsummer.
Qilian Mountains, north of Lenglong Mountain,
Gansu Shandan Royal Racecourse,
Emperor Zhu Yihai is galloping on his horse. The past winter and spring made him suffer very much. He had recurring asthma, which almost killed him. Now in the midsummer, he has finally regained his vitality. Riding on the galloping Shandan war horse,
The emperor felt that he was able again.
In the summer, the Shandan Royal Horse Farm has flat terrain and luxuriant water and grass. They say water horses and drought sheep. To raise good horses, you must have good water. It is difficult to raise good horses in a dry land.
Only those famous prairies produce good horses.
The Shandan Racecourse was founded by Huo Qubing, a hussar general in the Han Dynasty, which led to the creation of fine horses in the Western Regions. Through breeding, the world-famous Shandan Horse was born. It has been an important place for royal breeding of military horses in the past dynasties. Shandan Horses are so strong and powerful.
It is thick and strong, has a well-proportioned body, has good adaptability, and can withstand rough feeding. It is very good in terms of endurance and speed. It is a good horse for riding and carrying packs.
At this time, this was the Royal Racecourse of the Ming Dynasty, with more than 10,000 horses and horses.
The racecourse has a gurgling stream and the mountain flowers are blooming.
The scene of thousands of horses galloping was really majestic. The emperor led the horses on horseback and seemed to be full of pride. He jumped into the river and splashed countless water.
Tianma bathes in the river.
When the emperor came back from running around, he felt extremely happy.
The guard brought water to the emperor.
Zhu Dadian came up and said, "There are some new news. One is that Ilduqi, the fifth son of Gushi Khan, the father of Handu who claimed to be Saiyin Khan in Kham, refused to obey Dalai Khan in the north of Jishi Mountain.
Order the troops to be dispatched."
This news is not surprising. In fact, as soon as Handu became independent, Dalai did not send troops to attack, but he was already full of suspicion and suspicion towards Yilduzi, the father of Handu. Yilduzi was forced to rebel by his son and brother.
, it won’t work if you don’t do the opposite.
It is better to just rebel, otherwise if you follow the order and lead the troops to Dalai, you will most likely be overthrown by Dalai, and at the very least you will be deprived of military power and put under house arrest.
Lao Wu also knew that Lao Liu was a prostitute, so he simply refused to listen, and he didn't say anything to the contrary. Anyway, his territory was close to his son's territory.
His pastoral area was located in Henan County, Qinghai in later generations, that is, in the meander of the Yellow River to the north of Jishi Mountain. The south bank of the Yellow River to the south of Jishi Mountain was the boundary of Sichuan, and across the Xiqing Mountain to the east was the boundary of Longnan, Gansu.
Aba, Hongyuan, Norgai on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Seda, Garze, Dege, Litang, Batang, Kangding, Danba and other places in the southeast are now owned by his son Saiyin Khanhandu, whether he calls him or not
Sweat, since the two of us are back to back, it is naturally very safe.
Ilduzi is not weak in strength either. He governs the three Otoks of Heshuote, plus one jointly composed by Tumut and Turgut, with more than 6,000 households and tens of thousands of people.
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Previously, Zhu Yihai organized the various Taijis in Qinghai into the left and right Dudufus, which were divided into sixteen Dudufus. Each of the eight Taijis controlled two Dudufus, basically one for the father and one for the son.
Yilduzi and his second son Darji each unified the Dudufu, and Yilduzi also served as the right wing commander, that is, the protector of the Heyuan Dufufu. The two Dudufus each had more than 3,000 tents, and their strength was not weak.
His refusal to obey the order was undoubtedly a slap in the face for Lao Wu Dalai. Kham's self-reliant Handu was still unable to deal with it. As a result, Handu's father rebelled again in the Jishi Mountain and River Meander area, and got involved with Liu
Thousands of accounts.
The situation has become more complicated.
This was not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. Yilduzi and Handu joined forces and traveled from Hequ to Kangding, and even to the southwest to Diqing Shangri-La in Yunnan, and to the southeast to Kangba. Although Heshuote and Heshuote were directly under the
There were not many Mongolians in the area, and all parts of Kham were still controlled by chieftains of all sizes.
But after all, the two of them are now recognized as the bosses by the chieftains in such a vast area. Of course, this is not acceptable for Ming Dynasty.
The territories they control are basically the areas previously controlled by Tibet, along the snow-capped mountains and canyons.
But Zhu Yihai was not in a hurry to take action for the time being, "What's going on over there in Songpan?"
"The ancient city of Songpan in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River now has more garrison troops, imperial camps, patrol camps, and villages. The regiments are fully trained. Fortresses, fortresses, villages, and more than 100 piers have been built. Many large and small chieftain villages in the surrounding areas have also joined. Currently, there are still
Heishui City was built in the upper reaches of Heishui River, Baihe City was built in the middle reaches of Baihe River, a tributary of the Yellow River in the north, Aba City was built in the upper reaches of Dajin River, and Yangtang City was built in the middle reaches of Duke River, a tributary on the left bank of Dajin River..."
In the direction of Songpan in northwest Sichuan, they have not been idle in the past few years. They have been constantly building cities and fortresses, building beacon towers, and at the same time, under the guise of building post stations and opening border cities, they have continued to penetrate deeper into the territory of Jiarong Tusi, and on several major rivers
A military fortress was built in the valley and flat dam area, and then based on this, fortresses, towns, and immigrant settlements were built in the surrounding area.
At this stage, Songpan has established a government and has several large military fortresses and an increasingly complete beacon chain.
To the south, that is, in the middle reaches of the Jinchuan River, the Ming army also used Li County as its base camp, crossed the Qionglai Mountain, and built Malkang and Dajinchuan on the right bank of the Jinchuan River, as well as its tributary Xiaojinchuan to build Xiaojinchuan City.
Those farther south took Ya'an as their base, crossed Daxianggong Ridge, and advanced to the right bank of Dajinchuan to build Luding Fort, Luding Bridge, Feishui Pass, etc.
The Ming army's tactics of building cities and forts and stationing troops to advance were a bit like boiling frogs in warm water. On the surface, they naturally rewarded the chieftains vigorously and recruited them, and then they traded tea and horses to let the chieftains taste the sweetness.
, opened commercial roads and post roads in the name of trade and exchange, and then built castles.
In the past, the territory west of Qionglai Mountain was the territory of Duogan Dusi. Like Wusi Zang, it was purely autonomous as a foreign vassal. Even the upper reaches of the Min River north of Wenchuan, except for some gates such as Songpanwei, were all Tusi villages.
But now the Ming army uses cannons, cannons and swords on one side, tea and horse trading on the other, and then uses rewards and marriages, coupled with secret divisions and wooing, etc., and the progress is quite smooth.
Now the Ming army has built many forts on the right bank of the Jinchuan River, stationed many soldiers, and also stationed soldiers and farmland to immigrate, and its control has been greatly strengthened.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The west bank of the Jinchuan River, especially the Yalong River, Jinsha River, and Lancang River west of the Daxue Mountains, are basically dominated by chieftain forces.
The area in western Sichuan is actually very difficult to deal with because of the geographical conditions and the influence of the chieftains is deeply rooted.
In history, Qianlong, who claimed to have perfect martial arts, quelled the Jinchuan and Jinchuan rebellions, but he suffered a lot and spent countless money. This thing cannot be rushed, so it can only be pushed forward slowly.
"Look for opportunities to continue to build cities, fortify troops, and immigrate. We must continue to have a good relationship with the chieftains. Think about the long term. Don't care about temporary gains and losses. It doesn't matter even if you give in and compromise temporarily. Contact them more and find ways to win these chieftains over to us.
Come by.
Although Handu and his son are kings in Kham, they are also rootless trees. As long as these chieftains do not support them, they will not be able to truly gain a foothold in Kham. If you want to find a way to drive a wedge between them, it is best to provoke them.
Rise up to rebel against Handu and drive him away. Let's support him from behind. Wouldn't it be fun to drive the tigers to devour the wolves and sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? When they are both hurt, we will take advantage of the situation and enter the scene to appease the wolves.
It would be great to garrison troops and build cities."
The Ming army went out in person, was not familiar with the climate and geography, and could easily arouse the common hatred among the chieftains. How could it be better to fan the flames from behind and provoke them to fight among themselves?
Baili Tusi, who was previously destroyed by Gushi Khan, originated in the Yuan Dynasty. After many years of conquest, his family expanded with Mangkang in Qamdo as the center. It reached its peak during the reign of Dunyue Dorje, and its sphere of influence included Dege, Deng Ke, Dao
Fu, Shiqu, Qamdo, Leiwuqi and other places, and even penetrated into the Lijiang area.
At that time, he was the largest chieftain force in Kham, and the only one comparable to him was the Mu family chieftain in Lijiang.
At its peak, its territory stretched from the Nujiang River in the west to the Garze area in the east, covering three parts of the Kham District. He occupied Qamdo, Litang, etc. in the Shangkang District, and Nagqu, Dege, Garze and other places in the Zhongkang District.
It's just that he formed an alliance with Zangba Khan in Tibet and Quetu Khan in Qinghai. The three alliances jointly fought against Heshuote, but they were defeated by Gushi Khan one by one.
Handu led Heshuote's army to first capture Qamdo, Mangkang and Duokang six hills, and then took advantage of the situation to push all the way south, forcing many chieftains to pay tribute to him.
In order to obtain huge benefits from Sichuan border trade with the Ming Dynasty, Handu also moved from Qamdo to the Yalong River Basin. First, it set up an account in Garze, and then moved to Dajianlu, Kangding on the west bank of the Dadu River, to facilitate trade with the Ming Dynasty and obtain huge profits.
The Baili family believes in Bon religion and continues to expand with force. However, he is just a big chieftain after all. The tradition of Kham District determines that those chieftains who surrender to him will not completely share their hearts and minds. When he is strong,
When you are young, you will naturally be respectful to him, but once he shows signs of weakness, you will rebel.
The last King Baili was defeated and died. Mongolia and Shuotehan both led their troops into Kang and swept away the Baili family. The local chieftains who originally submitted to the Baili family rose up and beat up the lost dogs. They bitten and divided the Baili family's territory, property, etc.
, and then paid tribute to Handu and became a minister.
Those little chieftains did not have many soldiers, but they had always been local overlords with their strategic location and fortresses passed down from generation to generation. For example, when the Baili family conquered Leiwuqi, the total number of chieftains in Leiwuqi was less than seventy.
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Later, the Baili family fought with the Mu chieftains of Lijiang in the middle of the Jinsha River. They fought fiercely to compete for the Shenchuan Iron Bridge. However, both sides only dispatched less than a thousand men each. It was already a rare battle.
