The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 365: The beginning of the war

A tent with a golden roof, under a gorgeous dome.

Dayan Khan Batu Mengke personally led his officials to wait.

Soon dust was flying in the distance, and Ordo Guhai, the leader of the Horqin tribe, arrived with 30,000 warriors.

As soon as the two sides met, Erdo Guhai hurriedly dismounted and then knelt down in front of Batu Mengke to show respect and submission.

"According to the decree of the Great Khan, the Horqin tribe recruits 30,000 elite warriors and is willing to accompany the Great Khan to put down the rebellion!"

With a smile on his face, Batu Mengke hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Erdo Guhai up.

"It doesn't have to be this way!"

"You and I are as close as brothers!"

Erdo Guhai was filled with emotion when he heard this.

Hasar, the founder of the Horqin tribe, was the second son of Yesugai and the second brother of Genghis Khan, the Taizu of the Yuan Dynasty. He assisted Genghis Khan from his youth and made immortal contributions to the formation of the Mongolian national community and the establishment of the Great Mongolia. Hasar is famous for his "magic arrows", "brave and good at shooting", "the arrows hit the target and fall down in response to the string". There is a saying that "the big drag bow takes nine hundred steps, and the small drag bow takes five hundred steps".

Khasar was an outstanding general in Mongolian history, a rare adviser to Genghis Khan, and a great statesman and strategist.

Later, Temujin unified the grasslands, and the tribal leaders of the Mongolian plateau gathered on the banks of the Onan River. Temujin was unanimously elected as the "Great Khan" of all Mongolia, respectfully known as "Genghis Khan", and established the Great Mongolia.

Before Genghis Khan became emperor, he set up a guard named Hasar as Ulduchi (commander) around his tent. He was responsible for the important task of guarding and supervising Or'er (the Great Khan's tent) and became the Great Khan's sword protector. , brave retinue, and capable assistant.

After Genghis Khan established the Great Mongolia, he strengthened and expanded the "Qixue" system and expanded the number of "Huoerschen" with bows and arrows, that is, the Horqin Guards.

In fact, the word "Horqin" comes from the Xianbei language, which means a guard with a bow and arrow.

Horqin was originally a military organization and was one of the deacons of "Qixu". From each "thousand households" and "ten thousand households", young and strong people with strong martial arts and outstanding archery skills were selected to form the "Horqin" of 2,000 people. "Eight thousand guards were selected from each thousand households" to form a pro-army of 10,000 people. They were the guards responsible for guarding the "handsome tent" in peacetime, and were the main force in the charge during wartime.

After the division of the Great Mongolia, the Tatars and Oaras fought endlessly. "Horqin" evolved from the name of a military institution into a general name for the tribes belonging to the descendants of Hasar, and became the famous Horqin tribe.

These descendants of Hasar are not only brave and good at fighting, but also always keep in mind the precepts of their ancestors and always support the orthodox Khan lineage.

Not long after Dayan Khan unified the various Mongolian tribes, three feudal lords with 10,000 households, including Ordos, Tumote, and Yongshebu on the right, rose up in rebellion. At this time, the Horqin tribe had a population of 200,000, and as many as 40,000 to 50,000 warriors.

Ordos Guhai was canonized as "Noyan" by Dayan Khan, who guaranteed that the Horqin tribe would never be split up, and was given unimaginable privileges. He even respectfully called the Horqin tribe "Abaga Horqin" (uncle King Horqin).

As the saying goes, "repaying kindness in return", Batu Mengke treated himself and others with such respect, Ordos Guhai was naturally grateful and burst into tears. He was worried that he would not have the opportunity to repay Batu Mengke's kindness. When he heard about the right-wing rebellion, he received Batu Mengke's request. After the decree, all the troops immediately came over.

"Great Khan, are these thirty thousand elite warriors enough?"

Burhai, the son of Ordos Guhai, smiled and said: "If it's not enough, I, Horqin, can send another 20,000 troops, all of whom will be the effective force of the tribe..."

"Enough is enough!"

Dayan Khan was laughing so hard that he could hardly close his mouth from ear to ear.

It’s true that he has always treated the Horqin tribe with respect and preferential treatment!

Look, this is what people get in return!

Batumeng held the hands of the father and son and entered the sweat tent enthusiastically.

The leaders of the three left-wing tribes include Huadang, the leader of the Ulyanha tribe!

Since then, Dayan Khan's forces have gathered together with only one goal, which is to put down the right-wing rebellion and kill the traitor leaders such as Yibulas and Mandu Lai.

Just as they were discussing the immediate dispatch of troops, a voice of opposition suddenly sounded, which undoubtedly poured cold water on the people who were in high morale.

"Father Khan, don't send troops!"

Balsbrot ignored Dayan Khan's sharp gaze and said hurriedly: "The Ming army is repairing Dongsheng City and is obviously preparing to march into the grassland again!"

"If we launch a decisive battle between the left and right wings at this time, then the Ming army will be able to reap the benefits. We will lose the entire Hetao Plain by then, and even the strength of the tribes will be greatly damaged due to civil strife. How will we resist..."

Before he finished speaking, Dayan Khan stood up angrily and yelled: "You rebellious son, why don't you get out!"

"Father Khan, Mingren is our life and death enemy!"

Balsborot still shouted unwillingly.

It's a pity that Batu Mengke couldn't listen at all now. In other words, he devoted his whole life to the cause of unifying Mongolia and finally unified the various tribes of Mongolia. However, traitors like Naybula and Mandu Lai dared to openly rebel and killed him. The biological son of the Mongol Khan was sent to rule the right wing of Jinong!

There is no doubt that this is a provocation to Batu Mengke, the Mongol Khan, and it will even shake his dominance as the Mongol Khan.

Therefore, no matter what the price, Dayan Khan must put down this rebellion and kill the traitors like Yibula and Mandu Lai who dare to challenge the authority of the Golden Family!

As for Mingren, they don’t know how to go out, and they don’t have the courage to go out!

Barsborot was dragged out, and everyone in the Khan's tent had different expressions.

Some were happy, some were compassionate, and some were skeptical.

Ordo Guhai couldn't help but ask about the whole story. After learning that the Ming army built a city in Dongsheng, he was also quite surprised.

The Hetao Plain is indeed a strategic location, and it cannot be taken back by the Ming army.

But before that, the right-wing rebellion is the real concern.

Even if we want to fight the Ming army, we must first solve the rebels of the right-wing Mongolia!

Otherwise, once our army is fighting with the Ming, the rebels of the right-wing Mongolia will take the opportunity to attack from the front and back, and there will even be the risk of being attacked from both sides!

These principles are clear to everyone present.

Dayan Khan looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "In my whole life, under the leadership of Manduhai, I have been committed to the great cause of unifying Mongolia!"

"After so many years, Manduhai and I finally unified Mongolia, and the people of each tribe lived and worked in peace and contentment, no longer suffering from the war."

"However, the thieves such as Yibula and Mandulai openly rebelled for their own selfish interests, killed my Mongolian Jinong, and intended to split my Mongolia again!"

"I, Borjigin Batumengke, swear here that I will definitely kill any thieves who dare to split Mongolia, and pay blood debt with blood!"

As soon as the voice fell, Batumengke drew the sword from his waist and cut a knife directly on the palm of his hand. Blood spurted out and flowed on the ground.

Seeing this, the rest of the people followed suit, some cut their palms, and some cut their cheeks.

In an instant, a pungent smell of blood surged in the Khan's tent, but it was accompanied by a fierce killing intent.

Immediately, Dayan Khan personally led the elite warriors of the four tribes, a total of 70,000 troops, and began his second journey to suppress the rebellion!

The left wing sent troops, and the news was quickly conveyed to the right wing.

Yibula, Mandulai, Huoshai and other right-wing noble leaders gathered together to discuss the next battle plan.

"According to the spy report, the Khorchin tribe has sent out 30,000 elites!"

Hearing this, everyone's face was not very good.

After all, "Khorchin" in Mongolian history, it means "brave" and "elite"!

The person with the ugliest face was undoubtedly Huoshai, the leader of the Tumed tribe.

Batu Mengke clearly appointed Ordo Guhai as Noyan because of the strength of the Khorchin tribe. Isn't this a betrayal of Manduhai Khatun's wish to unify Mongolia?

Because the Khorchin tribe is strong, you appoint a lord of a different surname and give him privileges comparable to the Khan.

What if there is another "Khorchin"?

Do you, Batu Mengke, have to appoint another legitimate lord?

Then why are you still clamoring about unifying Mongolia and carrying out reforms?

This is clearly a betrayal of Manduhai Khatun's last wish!

Huoshai found a suitable reason for himself to betray Dayan Khan.

"The Khorchin tribe is indeed powerful!"

"But we are now allied with the Ming army, and we still have a chance to win!"

Yibula saw that everyone's faces were ugly and the morale of the army was obviously shaken, so he immediately encouraged them.

"Mandulai, how many muskets and cannons did we get in exchange?"

The latter spoke in a deep voice and said with a smile: "One thousand muskets, twenty cannons, and enough ammunition."

"Twenty?" Yibula frowned, "Didn't they want fifty tiger squat cannons? Why only twenty?"

Mandulai smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The Ming people are not stupid. They are afraid that if they give too much, we will use these firearms and cannons to attack them later, so they have been unwilling to give up the tiger squat cannons. At most twenty!"

"And the tiger squat cannons are very expensive. All the horses, cattle and sheep we brought over have been exchanged."

Hearing this, everyone was gnashing with hatred.

These damn Ming people!

Damn warmongers!

No one thought that they would choose to build Dongsheng City at this time and make a gesture of preparing to attack Hetao.

Yibula had no choice but to form an alliance with the Ming army for his own ambitions. Otherwise, once Batu Mengke's left-wing army came over, the right-wing Mongolia would be in danger of being attacked from all sides!

"The greed of the Ming people is a good thing for us!"

"As long as we can overthrow Batu Mengke, what we give to the Ming people now can be taken back sooner or later!"

Yibula stood up and shouted: "We are all noble leaders of the Great Mongolia. We have our own dignity and pride!"

"Mandu Hai Khatun is a great Khatun, but Batu Mengke is not a great Khan!"

"He is insidious, despicable, narrow-minded, and can't tolerate us noble leaders!"

"The descendants of Changshengtian will never bow to a coward!"

"Fight! Let Batu Mengke see the power of our right wing!"

The noble leaders also began to act.

Summon tribal warriors to prepare to fight the left-wing army!

A moment later, deafening cheers resounded throughout the garrison.

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

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