Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 645 Mongolian riots, desperate to make Huang Taiji pay the price!
Ming dynasty,

The land of Gyeonggi.

A mixed army of [-] infantry and cavalry, carrying the flag of the Ming army, held torches and wore stars and moons.

[-] soldiers, [-] logistics supplies and a large number of vehicle frames formed a long line, which looked like a fire dragon advancing from a distance.

On the city tower of Beijing, Zhang Haogu stood on the city wall in unlined clothes and looked into the distance, his ecstatic eyes were thinking about something.

Suddenly, a big cloak was draped over his body, Zhang Haogu turned his head to look and then smiled with relief: "So it's Tai Chong."

"Yuan Fu is waiting for the troops from Nanjing Fifth Army Battalion and Shenji Battalion?" Huang Zongxi asked.

Zhang Haogu nodded slightly: "It was this pavilion that advocated the war on the grassland, and it was also the pavilion that urged Cao Wenzhao to take the initiative to prevent Huang Taiji from occupying the grassland. Now it is this pavilion that advocates dispatching troops from the capital to assist Cao Wenzhao."

"Currently, there are only a few [-] soldiers in the imperial court's confidant, the capital city. Even if the emperor is relieved, this pavilion is not at ease."

"We have to wait for the [-] soldiers from Jiangnan to arrive before our pavilion can feel at ease."

Huang Zongxi glanced at Zhang An who was already asleep leaning on the city wall, smiled helplessly, and advised Zhang Haogu: "It's cold in early spring, and the night is damp and cold, Yuanfu has to take care of his body."

Zhang Haogu smiled very easily: "I know my body well, this wind can't blow me down."

"By the way, is there a military report from Cao Wenzhao?"

Huang Zongxi shook his head.

Zhang Haogu didn't speak, but he couldn't stop worrying. Cao Wenzhao's [-] soldiers were facing the enemy Huang Taiji's [-] troops. Let the Chahar Department not be annexed by Huang Taiji.

That's why he had to fight Huang Taiji with [-] soldiers and horses.

Originally, soldiers were at a disadvantage. If Zhou Yuji's reinforcements were a day or two late, there would be a big problem. It is very likely that the grassland strategy that Zhu Youxiao and himself had worked so hard to plan would directly fail.

And the biggest influence is the image of victory that Daming managed to erect with great difficulty. Now the court’s prestige is flourishing and the people’s hearts are attached to it. It's easy to get a little refreshed.

This energy is hard-earned, if he is defeated by this battle, then he will really be guilty.

Exhaling a hot breath, Zhang Haogu squinted his eyes looking into the distance, he had already seen a long dragon advancing here.

Immediately afterwards, a flying horse galloped over: "Jiangnan Five Army Battalion and Shenji Battalion have arrived ten miles away!"

Zhang Haogu heaved a sigh of relief: "Okay, okay, with [-] soldiers, the court can be stabilized."

Huang Zongxi also saw the winding fire dragon in the distance, he said with a smile: "Yuan Fu, the soldiers from Jiangnan have also arrived, you should go back quickly, Madam is already ten months pregnant, you have to stay by Madam's side."

Zhang Haogu listened and nodded, yes, Zhu Qiqi is already pregnant in October, and the imperial doctor said that the childbirth will only take a few days, but right now on the grassland, tens of thousands of Ming soldiers are fighting with Huang Taiji, how can he Maybe leave the state affairs behind.

Right now, his shoulders are not his own little family, the entire imperial court is on him.

Seeing that there might be nothing else tonight, Zhang Haogu ordered: "Let the camp prepare broth and meals, and when the soldiers arrive, arrange them to settle in the camp to eat and rest."

"Soldiers come at night, remember to prepare more hot water, let the soldiers soak their feet and relieve fatigue."

A general on the side said, "Here."

After relaxing his muscles and bones, Zhang Haogu patted Zhang An awake: "Let's go, let's go home and go to sleep."

Zhang An woke up in a daze, and babbled: "Mmm, oh."

But before Zhang Haogu went down the tower, he heard the sound of horseshoes in a hurry: "Grassland urgent report!"

"Grassland emergency report!"

Zhang Haogu and Huang Zongxi looked at each other, and then quickly said: "Zhang An, you go back first, tell Madam I will go back later."

"Tai Chong, go to the cabinet."

Huang Zongxi said, "Yes."

When Zhang Haogu rushed back to the cabinet from the city tower, Zhu Youxiao and the cabinet ministers and ministers had already arrived.

Seeing Zhang Haogu rushing in, with wind and frost on his body, Zhu Youxiao knew that Zhang Haogu had gone to the tower: "Master, but the Jiangnan new army has arrived?"

Zhang Haogu said: "Exactly, the Jiangnan Fifth Army Battalion and Shenji Battalion have reached [-] miles away, and the minister has already ordered to prepare broth and hot water to drive the soldiers away from the cold."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Haogu asked again: "I heard the urgent report from the grassland when I was on the tower."

General Zhu Youxiao handed the report to Zhang Haogu. Zhang Haogu immediately frowned when he saw it. This military report was already five days ago.

Looking at Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji, who had just been awakened and were still a little confused, and then at Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, and Qiao Yunsheng who were dignified, Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, I remember that there is an update in the Hall of Martial Arts map?"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up: "Go, go to the Hall of Martial Arts!"

The guards and eunuchs escorted Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Haogu and others who were in a hurry to Wuying Hall. Zhu Youxiao immediately said: "Get the map, go!"

Several eunuchs hurriedly brought the map, and then seven or eight eunuchs slowly unfolded the huge map. Zhu Youxiao took a lamp from the eunuch beside him, and looked at the detailed map together with Zhang Haogu.

"This is Balanadu, this is Chahar, Chahanhot, here!"

Zhu Youxiao found the location, and Zhang Haogu ordered someone to fetch the war chess pieces, and then placed the bronze war chess pieces around Chahanhot one by one.

Red is one Musketeer wargame, two Cavalry wargames, while Black has ten Cavalry wargames.

Just looking at the quantity, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help frowning: "Three vs ten."

"Where are the reinforcements from the Beijing camp?"

Liu Hongxun, Minister of the Ministry of War, quickly said: "Return to the emperor, General Zhaoyi's military report yesterday, the reinforcements have arrived in Balian Nadu."

Hearing this, Zhang Haogu took a cavalryman and a musketeer and placed them in the position of Balianna. Right now, there are 3 Ming troops in Chahanhot, and 4 Ming troops in Balianna.

But the front line of the war is in Chahanhot, and the distance from Baliannadu to Chahanhot is not long. After all, it is only Monan Mongolia, and it is thousands of miles from east to west. The grassland is even bigger, more than 2000 miles deep, and it takes at least two or three days to travel from Balanadu to Chahanhot!
Zhu Youxiao frowned, looking at the distance between Balanadu and Chahanhot: "It will take at least three days for the reinforcements to reach Chahanhot."

Hearing this, Liu Hongxun stopped talking, and Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji also remained silent. They didn't support the fight in the first place, but now that something happened, they naturally had better sit on the sidelines and watch.

Although Zhang Haogu was worried in his heart, he was still extremely calm on the surface: "I believe in Cao Wenzhao, he will not let the emperor down."

"At the beginning, there were only a few thousand defenders to cooperate with the civilian husband, but he defended Yongding County to block the attack of the old slave's [-] cavalry."

"Now that he has [-] soldiers, are you afraid that he won't be able to stop Huang Taiji's [-] soldiers?"

Apparently, Zhang Haogu ignored that Yongding County had a strong city wall back then, and there were plenty of firearms such as general cannons and massive gunpowder cannons, and the reinforcements from the capital also arrived very quickly.

Why didn't Zhang Haogu know about this?

But he can't mention it right now. He wants to stabilize the cabinet. If the cabinet loses hope in this battle, how can we fight?
Zhu Youxiao also reacted: "Uncle Dingyuan believes it, all my lovers, go back and rest."

Hearing this, Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei looked at each other, then bowed and left.

Qiao Yunsheng, Zhang Ruitu and Lu Xiangsheng also resigned one after another, leaving only Zhang Haogu and Liu Hongxun, Zhang Haogu is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Liu Hongxun is the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Zhang Haogu glanced at Liu Hongxun, said with a smile: "Master Liu, go back and rest too."

Liu Hongxun originally wanted to stay, but seeing Zhang Haogu open his mouth, he had no choice but to leave.

When everyone left, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but frowned again: "Master, can the court win this battle?"

Zhang Haogu saw Zhu Youxiao's inner anxiety.

That's right, the imperial court had won many battles and fought well-prepared battles. Now that they are short of soldiers and horses, they are fighting in a hurry, and they are facing Huang Taiji's [-] troops. The public opinion also specified that the sky would be turned upside down!
Zhang Haogu looked firm: "We can win!"

"And the imperial court will win, and it will be a big victory!"

"The emperor will only go from one victory to another, and will not fail!"

Seeing Zhang Haogu's resolute appearance, Zhu Youxiao nodded heavily: "Yes, I will not be defeated!"

"Wang Tiqian!"

Wang Tiqian hurried forward: "The servant is here."

Zhu Youxiao said: "Tell the queen, I won't go back to rest tonight, and then send someone to the cabinet military department to guard, and the grassland army report will be sent to me immediately!"

Wang Tiqian said, "No."

Zhang Haogu also said to Zhang An who had returned: "Go and tell Madam, apologise for me, and let her rest in peace. I've been busy these days, so I'll definitely go back when I'm done."

After Zhang An nodded and left, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu: "My righteous sister is going to give birth soon, if I don't go back at this time, I will be too wronged for my righteous sister."

Zhang Haogu said with a light smile: "Your Majesty, state affairs are the most important thing."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu's seemingly relaxed expression. Zhang Haogu has been handling government affairs and maintaining the grassland in the cabinet these days. He has to ask about logistics and border defense every day. Spirited, but his expression already reveals that he is tired.

Sighing, Zhu Youxiao said, "Thank you, Master."

Zhang Haogu shook his head: "I'm not working hard, it's just hard work."

The two fell silent, Zhang Haogu looked at the circle in Chahanhot on the map, where the [-] Ming army was facing off against the [-] Manchu and Mongolian allied forces, even thousands of miles apart, even in this Beijing city, Zhang Haogu watched The smell of blood on the grassland can be felt on the map.

I'm afraid this war has already broken out.

The grassland has been a place of bitter cold since ancient times.

The suffering is due to the lack of sufficient food in the grasslands, and the grazing of cattle and sheep is purely dependent on the sky. When encountering an ice age or a heavy snowstorm, the large tribes often suffer injuries, and the small tribes die directly.

The cold is because the temperature difference between day and night in the grassland is too large. During the day, there may be a warm sun, and at night, there will be a biting cold wind, and the grassland, cattle and sheep outside will be frosted overnight.

And how big is the grassland?
It starts from the Heihe River in Liaodong in the east, reaches the Shibier Irtysh River in the west, crosses the Sayan Mountains in the north and reaches the Central Siberia Plateau, and covers the Gobi Desert in the south, reaching Yinshan, Langshan, and Helanshan Mountains.

This is a huge area covering the Central Siberian Plateau, west of the Greater Khingan Mountains, east of central Kazakhstan, and north of Yinchuan, Baotou, and Datong in later generations.

This is also the territory owned by Mongolia today, the legacy Genghis Khan left to his descendants.

In this land, the herdsmen basically live a life without future. No one knows which will come first tomorrow, disaster or hope. Therefore, the herdsmen live in tribes and live by water and grass.

The herdsmen follow their leaders, who can be cruel and vicious. It can be said that the leader can have any temperament, as long as he can lead the tribe to live.

In the same way, small tribes submit to the big tribe, and the big tribe accepts the cattle and sheep slaves paid by the small tribe, so it is natural to bring the small tribe to survive.

Mongolia has rolled from a small tribe to a great empire that overwhelmed Eurasia, and now it is divided into tribes, and it still follows this rule.

Whether it is the current Oala Tatars, or the Donghu, Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Turks in history, this is the case. They were powerful for a while, won the surrender of many grassland tribes, and then became the overlord of the grassland, but they were also weakened by the departure of many tribes. To die.

To put it bluntly, you must be able to bring benefits and hope to others.

Just like Lindan Baltu, who is the Great Khan of Monan Mongolia but cannot lead the various tribes of Monan Mongolia to make a fortune, you can't break into the Great Wall after you beat the Ming Dynasty, and you can't beat the Ming Dynasty after you beat it. Manchu today.

Let's not say that you didn't make a fortune, and you lost your troops. How many people in the tribe can withstand your consumption?
After Lindan Baltu's death, the Chahar tribe led by Ji Tutaiji competed with Huang Taiji for supremacy in the grassland. Enslaving these tribes, they still surrender at the feet of Huang Taiji, because Huang Taiji is strong enough.

Therefore, wherever Huang Taiji's soldiers went, small tribes surrendered and offered cattle, sheep and warriors, so Huang Taiji promised these small tribes pastures, cattle and sheep, herdsmen, and slaves, and they brought cattle, sheep, and tribesmen to the foot of Saihan Mountain. Let Huang Taiji roll up an army of [-] all the way.

Seeing that Huang Taiji has conquered the grassland, the premise of all this is that Huang Taiji must go from one victory to another to prove that he is really capable of leading the tribes to live on the grassland, whether it is to continue to fight against Monan The ministries still attack the Ming Dynasty in the south, as long as he can benefit the tribes, then everyone will follow him.

Therefore, all the tribes in the grassland can do their best to provide Huang Taiji with cattle, sheep and food at the foot of Saihan Mountain, and squeeze their own tribes to continue.

Therefore, they were willing to follow Huang Taiji to Chahanhot to face Ming's army here, even if they were consumed as cannon fodder for three consecutive days, they endured it.

The grassland has been like this since ancient times. They can accept being enslaved, oppressed, extorted, and their boss is a despicable, sinister, cunning, cruel and tyrannical master, as long as they get something in the end.

It can be said that in this process, they have losses, consumption, and it doesn't matter even if they fail a few times, as long as they can win in the end and get what they deserve, then they will still surrender at the feet of Huang Taiji.

Just like what happened in history, Huang Taiji conquered Horqin, Chahar, and then Khalkha. He swept across the grassland with the Eight Banners, and all the tribes of the grassland surrendered under his horseshoes and provided him with cattle and sheep. Warriors, follow him to fight on the grasslands and attack the Ming Dynasty, isn't it because he can fight and win?

But now?

Has Huang Taiji won now?

He led 10 people to eat horses and chew for several days at the foot of Saihan Mountain. He consumed less than one tenth of the food stored by the tribes, cattle and sheep, and let the tribes of Mongolia be cannon fodder in Chahanhot for three days. They were all baptized by the artillery rockets and bullets of the Ming army.

During these three days, they caused very little loss to the Ming army, because they couldn't reach the front of the Ming army at all, and often charged a few times with too many casualties, so they had to retreat back to rest.

It is like this every day. The consumption and casualties for three consecutive days have made the tribes unbearable. The reason why they are still enduring is because the main force of Huang Taiji's headquarters is still there, they still have hope, and the opponent is only [-] Ming military.

As long as you win the battle and gnaw this bone, the Mongolian royal court in Monan, Chahanhot, is the place where the wealth of the Chahar tribe has been stored in the past, and there are hundreds of thousands of herdsmen in the rumors, and the fertile pastures are countless. The cattle and sheep of the Qing Dynasty and the Baliannadu of grain will all become their harvest.

As long as you can win!
The results of it?
As soon as the battle started on the fourth day, all the Mongolian ministries were suppressed by Ming army firearms that were more ferocious than those in the previous three days. There seemed to be endless shells and rockets pouring down, accompanied by the firing of tens of thousands of musketeers of the Ming army and the balina The arrows of the herdsmen, even if the Mongolian tribes rushed to the front of the Ming army, it was difficult to gain anything.

Even though Dorgon personally brought the Zhengbai flag to press the formation, he was still beaten back under the suppression of the fire dragon bullets of the Ming army.

Huang Taiji finally dispatched the vests of the Eight Banners, and the [-] Eight Banners vests led by Duoduo launched a charge. As a result, they encountered three rounds of rockets from the Ming army on the charge road, and the dense rockets were like meteors. Falling into the charging Eight Banners vest, the people who blow up the [-] Eight Banners vest will be turned on their backs!

At this point, the tribes of Mongolia have completely awakened: Huang Taiji can't defeat the Ming Dynasty at all. They have consumed food, cattle and sheep this trip, and lost so many tribesmen, and they can't get anything!
If you can't get anything, then the Mongols won't follow your Huang Taiji. What's more, they were squeezed and consumed by you before. The Mongols are also the wolves in the north. How can they continue to be your dogs for Huang Taiji?

As a result, the continuous anger, resentment, and humiliation of being squeezed, enslaved, and consumed as cannon fodder caused the Mongols to explode completely. Let Huang Taiji pay the price!
(End of this chapter)