The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 272 The Mongols' Most Desired Habitat
Sure enough, when Huang Degong and Hou Xun received the emperor's reply, they both looked puzzled, not knowing what the emperor meant.

The two of them didn't even know whether this was the emperor's reply, or if the emperor was not in the capital and it was Hong Niangzi's order.

After scratching his head and cheeks, Huang Degong felt that this should not be returned by Hong Niangzi. If Hong Niangzi is in charge of the capital now, he will definitely issue a reissued imperial edict to summon Mongolian cavalry.

But Hou Xun felt that if the emperor was in the capital, after reading his memorial, he would definitely not continue to ignore his feelings, and would definitely issue a reissue of the imperial decree for dispatching troops, so that the two could receive the decree together.

Because it is impossible for the emperor to be so blatantly disregarding the feelings of the big officials in the frontier, and to despise the civil officials so much, which will chill all the civil officials.

So he guessed that the emperor should not be in the capital. All of this was caused by Hong Niangzi, deliberately suppressing civil servants and starting to pave the way for her unborn child.

Faced with such a reply, neither of them dared to continue playing. Huang Degong was worried that if he continued, he would make things worse. If the imperial concubine and empress were involved, His Majesty would take the opportunity to suppress the generals.

Hou Xun was also worried that His Majesty was not here, and Hong Niangzi would take the opportunity to take him down on the grounds that he deliberately obstructed military affairs or even interfered in military affairs, and further suppressed the civil servants, making the emperor think that Hou Xun really wanted to intervene in military affairs.

Thinking of this, Hou Xun also yelled, "The red lady is despicable and sinister, she is obviously digging a hole, and wants to put shit on his head, otherwise she would never have issued such a nondescript military order.

Neither of them got the reply they wanted, and they didn't dare to make the matter worse, so they had to negotiate again, and finally each took a step back.

Although Hou Xun agreed to summon the Mongols to fight, he demanded that all the tribal leaders be summoned to the city, and he, the official envoy, had the final say on how many people would come out of which tribe.

Although Huang Degong felt that it was military affairs to summon people from any tribe to fight, it would definitely not work to continue the stalemate, so he finally agreed.

After negotiating, the two immediately jointly issued an order to more than 100 tribes under the jurisdiction of the Anton Governor's Mansion, asking all the leaders to come to discuss matters within two days.

It was the first time that the Anton Governor's Mansion summoned the leaders of the tribes to discuss matters urgently, so the tribes did not dare to neglect, and rushed over immediately.

Hearing that the imperial court was going to recruit 100 cavalry to fight in the Hetao area, the more than [-] leaders immediately turned red and almost drew their swords.

Obviously, the number of places is limited, and everyone wants to follow, because the imperial court enlists not only food and housing, but also military pay. If you win the battle, you will be rewarded at that time, and the warriors under your command will also be compensated. This kind of good thing, basically no tribe willing to miss.

Everyone can guess that there must be a small tribe in the Hetao area that is not open to the eye and has migrated here again. They joined forces with the Han soldiers to kill them, isn't it easy to catch?

War horses, leather, cattle and sheep are fine, but those women and children, it is useless for the Han people to come, they will definitely reward them, and what their tribe lacks now is population.

"Everyone, for the sake of fairness, this official has decided that each tribe will send fifty cavalry troops for this call!"

Seeing that the noise in the official hall was getting more and more intense, Hou Xun stood up and announced unhurriedly.

This is indeed fair. Most of the leaders have nothing to say. Although some powerful tribes are dissatisfied, they dare not openly refute and contradict this so-called Master Zhengshi.

Huang Degong frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied. This distribution is indeed fair, but firstly, the five thousand Mongolian cavalry are completely scattered, and their combat power will be greatly reduced. Secondly, some tribes are far away, which will take too much time.

But the two have their words first, and Hou Xun will assign them, so it's hard to say anything more now.

And the leaders of the various tribes, seeing that Huang Degong hadn't spoken, all started to look squarely at Hou Xun, the envoy again.

On the grassland, strength is the most important thing. Even though Huang Degong didn't deliberately crowd out Hou Xun, the tribal leaders still looked down on Hou Xun as the envoy, but respected Huang Degong as the deputy envoy.

After all, Huang Degong holds [-] elite soldiers in his hands, and he is also a general personally appointed by the Emperor Ming.

Although Huang Degong is far behind Hou Xun in terms of scheming, he is not stupid. When he saw the expressions of these leaders, he came to his senses. Knowing that he had been wronged by Hou Xun, he had no choice but to get up and said sternly: "Assemble in Fucheng in five days, and those who fail to meet the deadline will be engaged in military law, so let's all disperse!"

"Yes!"

All the leaders clasped their fists in response, and left in a hurry.

Five days later, when all the tribes arrived, Huang Degong didn't delay any longer, and immediately led an army of nearly [-] to fight westward.

Ten days have passed since Hong Niangzi issued the military order to the Fourth Army, and the situation in the Hetao area has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes as Huang Degong guessed.

After the Ming Dynasty defeated the Northern Yuan, the Mongols split into two parts, Wala and Tatar, and later evolved into three parts: Monan, Mobei, and Moxi.

Among them, Monan Mongolia is the most powerful. It is located in the south of Yinshan Mountain and is close to the Ming Dynasty. It mainly includes the Chahar Department, the Tumote Department, and the Horqin Department. Now the Tumote Department belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and the Chahar Department was annexed by the Houjin Dynasty. , and the rest also surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and now there is only one Horqin tribe left.

The strength of Moxi Mongolia is second only to Monan Mongolia, occupying a large area of ​​the Western Regions and Central Asia, mainly including the Junggar Department, the Heshuote Department, the Turghute Department, the Durbert Department, and the attached Durbo Department Special Department of Hui Te Department.

Of course, the Mongolian tribes in Monan have suffered heavy losses due to tossing, and their strength may not be as strong as the five tribes in Moxi.

And Mobei Mongolia is located in the north of Yinshan Mountain, the climate is harsh, and it is far away from the Ming Dynasty, so its strength is the weakest.

Mobei Mongolia was mainly split from the Khalkha part, forming the current Tuxietu Khan, Zasaktu Khan, and Chechen Khan.

The small tribe that migrated to the Hetao area this time is a branch of the Tushetu Khan tribe. This small tribe used to trade with the Tumed tribe because of its southern habitat. Immediately after leaving, the whole family migrated here.

Although this small tribe left quietly, the migration of tens of thousands of people still failed to hide from the Khan of the Tuxietu tribe. Moved to Hetao.

The living conditions in Mobei are inherently harsh. Among the three major tribes, no one obeys the other, and they often fight to the death. If there is nowhere to go, none of the tribes want to stay here.

As for the Hetao area, it can be said that it is the most desirable habitat for the entire Mongolian tribe. Now that the Tumote tribe has moved away, the entire Hetao area is vacant, and a fool will let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The reason why the Hetao area has become the most desirable habitat for all Mongolian tribes is that it is adjacent to the Yellow River, rich in water and grass, and has Yinshan Mountains as a barrier in the north.

Of course, the most important thing is that it is the closest to the Han Dynasty. When the Han Dynasty is strong, it is a big deal to be submissive and become a minister, and trade with the Han people, and exchange whatever they want.

If the Han Dynasty was weak and decadent, they would go straight south to hunt grass valleys, and grab food and wealth as they wanted, especially those delicate, white and tender Han women, who were most wanted by all nomadic tribes.

It is not impossible to even finally seize the opportunity to enter the colorful world of the Han people.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty is now so powerful that even the invincible Jurchens in the past have to avoid their edge, so the Khan of the Tuxietu tribe will naturally not have a wrong mind.

Therefore, on the way of migration, let the small tribe that migrated first send envoys to contact the Han people to test the attitude of the Han emperor.

But that small tribe obviously wanted to do it alone, and wanted to rely on the Ming Dynasty to dominate the Hetao area and break away from the Tuxietu Khan tribe. Who would have thought that Emperor Zhu would not bother to respond and sent troops directly to conquer.

And just when the Tuxietu tribe was aggressively crossing the Yinshan Mountains, the Hui people in Ningxia also began to move northward along the Yellow River, and further west, a tribe of 8 to [-] people was also crossing the vast Gobi, heading for the Hetao area come.

This tribe is the Heshuote tribe among the five tribes in Moxi. Faced with the increasingly severe pressure of survival in Moxi, they originally planned to move to the Xihai area, but halfway learned that the Tumote tribe in the Hetao area had moved away. , immediately changed his mind.

It can be seen that the Hetao area is very attractive to the grassland tribes. Although the West Sea Lake is also good, it is very different from the Hetao area. As long as there is a chance, almost no tribe is willing to give up the possibility of taking over the Hetao area.

Back then, the Tumed Tribe was just an insignificant small tribe, but because of its friendship with the Han people, it grew to 20 people in just a few decades, and became the largest tribe in Mongolia.

(End of this chapter)