The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 353 The complicated grassland situation

Fengzhouchuan, known as "Celechuan" in ancient times, is located in Qiantao Plain with rich water and grass.

The Northern Dynasties folk song "Chile Song" vividly describes the Chile River.

Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.

The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields.

The sky is blue and the wilderness is vast.

Cows and sheep can be seen in the windblown grass.

The Chilechuan River under the Yinshan Mountains includes the vast Yellow River alluvial plain south of the Yinshan Mountains and north of the Yellow River, which is more than 1,200 miles long from east to west. The Tumo River and the Hetao Plain are the seat of "Shuozhou" in the Northern Wei Dynasty and are called the "Chilechuan River". "Heartland.

After the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty was forced to withdraw its defense line to the south, set up Jiubian strongholds, build the Great Wall, and abandon the Hetao and Fengzhoutan areas, and the area was occupied by Oala.

Subsequently, Oara's power declined, and Mongol Dayan Khan rose to power, but this fertile pasture was occupied by Yibula's army.

But in addition to Yibula, there are still a large number of tribes on the Qiantao Plain, such as the Wala and the three Uliangha tribes.

More than five hundred miles north of Xifengkou, there was once the capital of Daning, but now it has become a fertile pasture for the three guards of Wuliangha to roam freely.

Since the Yongle period, the three guards of Wuliangha who have tasted the sweetness have never truly surrendered. They fought unremittingly against the Ming Dynasty to win the Daning area. It was not until the Zhengde period that they finally got their wish and came to the edge of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. Resident animal husbandry.

The distribution of the three Wuliangha guards stationed in pastures is as follows: "From Daning to Xifengkou, near Xuanfu, it is called Duoyan; from Jinzhou and Yizhou to Guangningwei to Liaohe, it is called Taining; from Huangniwa Passing through Shenyang and Tieling to Kaiyuan, it is called Fuyu."

Originally, among the three guards, Taining Guard was the strongest, followed by Fuyu Guard and Duoyan Guard were the weakest.

The wise and powerful Emperor Yongle deliberately consecrated the three guards, headed by Duoyan Guard, and his intention is self-evident.

As a result, Duoyanwei rose rapidly with the support of the Ming court and gradually annexed the other two guards.

During the Yongle period, the Wuliangha tribe secretly attached themselves to the Tatar Arutai and began to invade the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. They continued to sell horses to the Ming border to detect the truth. After hearing the news, the Yongle Emperor went on a personal expedition for the third time, and the Alutai troops abandoned Wuliang. The three guards of Ha fled to the north, and Yongle defeated the troops of Uliangha at Qulie River, beheading them without any plan. After suffering such heavy losses, Uliangha's troops came to Ming Dynasty one after another.

Renxuan did not take long-term strategies, and the three guards of Wuliangha repeatedly invaded the Ming Dynasty. Relying on Daning as a springboard, they looted and plundered between Yongping and Shanhaiguan. Until Emperor Xuande personally led 3,000 elite troops to pursue them, the Ming army advanced on two wings and defeated them. Three Guards. When the three soldiers of Wuliangha saw the Yellow Dragon Flag, they dismounted their horses and prayed for surrender. They were all captured alive by the Ming army. Only then did the three guards retreat a little, and once took the initiative to ask the Ming court to surrender.

In the last years of Xuande, the three guards of Wuliangha secretly married to Wala, and after they succeeded to the throne, they continued to implement a soft policy towards the three guards of Wuliangha, which made the relationship between Wala and the three guards closer, and induced the three guards to betray Ming Dynasty and act as Wala to invade the Jurchen and The vanguard of the Ming Dynasty, the three guards of Wuliangha, "acted secretly as their eyes and ears" and constantly moved around the Jiliao border to spy on the Ming Dynasty. In the end, Zhu Qizhen's stupid behavior caused a "civil disaster".

After the Tumu Incident, the Ming court still often sent envoys to the three guards of Uuliangha to issue edicts and comfort them. However, the three guards had already accepted the orders first and sent envoys several times to pay tribute when there was no agreement to spy on the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty's defense. Soon Ye first forced the Duoyan Guards to move to another place. The three guards could not bear the ravages of Oara, so they secretly conveyed information about Oara to the Ming Dynasty and requested to be stationed near the border of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to his despicable nature, Emperor Jingtai refused. In response to their request, the three guards of Ulyanha turned to the Tatar tribe, secretly communicated with their leader Bolai, and acted as their guide.

In the first year of Chenghua, the three guards of the Uliangha Tribe sent 90,000 soldiers to follow Bolai to invade the Liaohe area. Soon the Uuliangha Tribe attached Maolihai of the Tatar Tribe to the west, and formed alliances with Haixi troops to the east. They sent troops to plunder the passes many times. , although they were attacked several times by Ming guards, they were still harassed.

However, the leader of the Tatar tribe, Na Ba, commanded 30,000 troops, attacked Daning and Jinshan, crossed the Laohe River, attacked and killed Boyan, the leader of the three guards, and others, and plundered thousands of people and livestock. "Take the old and the weak to hide in the border areas." Liu Gong, the border guard general of the Ming Dynasty, reported to the imperial court. Emperor Xianzong ordered the border guard generals to distribute rations of grain to the refugees of the three guards and provide them with preferential care.

However, the three guards of Wuliangha continued to harass the border. In the early years of Hongzhi, they often looted Gubei, Kaiyuan and other places. Soon after, the three guards of Wuliangha were harassed by the Tatar leader Little Prince again. The leaders of the three guards rushed to Mingbian to guard the border. I will plead guilty to avoid the disaster of war.

Because of its bad nature of rebelling and vassaling at times, as well as the years of rebellion and war with the Tatar Mongolia and Oara Mongolia, it became a headache for both the grassland tribes and the Ming Dynasty court.

But the three warriors of Wu Liangha are all brave and good at fighting. They can ride a horse at the age of three and shoot a bow at the age of five. They can fight guerrillas when they take off their armor, and they can ride heavy horses when they put on their armor.

Moreover, all the people are fighting as soldiers, with a resolute and brutal character, and high mobility. They can run away if they can't be beaten. In short, they are a group of desperadoes who have no scruples, no bottom line, and only care about profit.

When the scout hunting eagle landed slowly, Duoyan Warrior's face became extremely ugly.

He quickly rode up to Hua Dang, who was as strong as a bear, dismounted and reported: "Captain, the Ming Dynasty wants to rebuild the city in Dongshengwei!"

Hua Dang, who was looking at the pasture, turned around and said calmly: "Let Guglielao and his children and grandchildren assemble an army and aim at Dongsheng City!"

"It seems that they did not go south to plunder in winter, so that the Ming Dynasty forgot who this pasture belonged to!"

"These weak two-legged sheep usually only huddle inside the Great Wall. How dare they enter the Hetao Ranch?!"

Hua Dang sneered. He didn't like the title "Duoyan Governor" because it was an official position awarded by the Ming court.

But the 100-year-long feud between the Three Guards and the Ming Court had made the Wuliangha Three Guards accustomed to being led by the Dudu of Duoyan, so he had to admit it with a pinch of his nose, even though the title made him feel sick!

Wuliangha had lost his faith and ambition in the entanglement with the Ming Court!

They were not the "Three Guards of Duoyan", but Wuliangha warriors!

One was a slave who surrendered to the Ming Court, and the other was a warrior galloping on the grassland. There was a world of difference between the two!

The loud horn sounded, and the war horses neighed. The warriors of the Three Guards scattered on the grassland instantly formed a large army formation like a drop of water forming a sea. Ge Lie Hao Luo and his children and grandchildren stood in front of the army. Everyone looked at the Dudu of Duoyan Hua Dang enthusiastically, their eyes were filled with excitement, and a cruel smile appeared at the corners of their mouths.

Because this was the horn for the army to go out!

Every expedition to the south meant money, food and women!

Hua Dang stood up, whipped his whip and shouted: "My men! The Ming people are building a city in Dongsheng. They want to use it as a base to take away the pastures under our feet! They want to take away the war horses under our crotches! They want to take away our lives!"

"Do you agree?"

"Kill!"

"Kill all these two-legged sheep!"

"Go south! Go south! It's been a long time since I tasted the taste of Ming women!"

The response of the tribal warriors made Hua Dang quite satisfied. The Ming people were just two-legged sheep, and they were the descendants of Changshengtian.

He raised his head and looked directly at the scorching sun hanging high in the sky, enjoying this innate nobility and the gentle touch of Changshengtian until hot tears flowed from his eyes!

Hua Dang licked all the tears from the corners of his mouth lovingly, then raised his whip and headed south, shouting: "My men, go and kill! Go to war! Changshengtian protects you!"

Five thousand Doyan warriors roared excitedly, and then, led by Gelehaoluo and his sons and grandsons, they rushed like a gust of wind and headed straight for Dongsheng City.

They wanted to use the scimitars in their hands to tell the little emperor of the Ming court that the owner of this pasture was Wuliangha!

At the same time, there was also a large Wala army heading towards Dongsheng City.

Since Yesen Khan was killed, Wala has been completely divided.

When Dayan Khan began to rule, Yesen Khan's grandson, the great leader of the Oirat, Keshe, had died and passed the throne to his son Yanghan Wang. His second brother Asha was supported by his subordinates as Amu Ke Taishi, which means "the Taishi who governs everything" or "the highest Taishi". At this time, the Khan in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was called Ahem, who continued to fight the banner of the holy war of Wais Khan and constantly attacked the Oirat.

To make matters worse, Keshe's third brother Aligudo called himself Taishi, and he and his second brother Taishi Asha fought each other for power. Internal strife broke out, and Choros itself began to split. In the end, Asha's part became the later Junggar tribe, and Aligudo's part became the later Durbet tribe.

However, the biggest blow to the Oirat came from Eastern Mongolia.

Dayan Khan was determined to strike all the powerful officials of different surnames in Mongolia and restore the rule of the Golden Family. All the Taishi and the like were to be eliminated, and the Oirat had two Taishi, which naturally became a thorn in the eye.

Mandu Haichechen launched a full-scale attack on the Oirat when Dayan Khan officially ascended the throne in his teens. The Oirat had to deal with the attack of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate on the one hand, and internal strife and division on the other hand, so it was defeated. Dayan Khan, who defeated the Oirat, issued a clear and detailed "code of conduct" to the Oirat after the victory.

What is a "code of conduct"?

This "code of conduct" requires: from now on, the Oirat "houses cannot be called palaces or houses, and the red tassels on the head cannot be longer than four fingers", which means that the place you live in in the future cannot be called a palace or a house, and the red tassels on your head cannot be longer than four fingers. In addition, it is stipulated that meat can only be eaten with the mouth, not cut with a knife, and Ukesu (yogurt) cannot be called Ukesu, but can only be called Chege, etc.

Because the Oirat people are not Mongolians, they can only live in peace with them on the grasslands because they surrendered to the powerful Genghis Khan and intermarried with the Mongols.

Wala was originally called Oirat. Both the Mongolian Khanate and the Yuan Empire promoted the nobles of Oirat. Although this greatly improved the political status of the Wala people, it also greatly changed the lifestyle of the Wala people.

In addition, the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty royal family also actively intermarried with the Oirat people for generations, allowing the Oirat nobles to become members of the ruling class of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty, which on the one hand improved the political status of the Oirat people and on the other hand strengthened the control of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty royal family over the Oirat people.

History has proved that these efforts made by the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty rulers are worthwhile, because with the improvement of the political status and identity of the Oirat people, they have also increasingly felt that they are one of the important components of the Mongolian Khanate. This composition is an internal self-contained system, not the so-called external submission.

In other words, they can also be called members of the Golden Family.

Unfortunately, after Dayan Khan's crazy suppression, Wala had to recognize Dayan Khan's suzerainty.

At this moment, they also sent some spies to Dongsheng City to try to find opportunities to profit from the fishermen!

After all, the Ming army, the left and right wings of Eastern Mongolia, and the Uriankhai, four major forces are about to engage in a melee on the Hetao Plain. Who can guarantee that they will be the final winner?

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