In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 203 How did Namu Zhong become Hai Lanzhu?

The northern part of Xuanfu is not an endless vast grassland, but a hilly area from north to south.

This hilly road has always been regarded by the Mongols as the dividing line between the left and right wings of Monan. The entire Hetao area to the west is the right wing, and the Liaohetao area to the east and even the Horqin Grassland are all the left wing.

Since the mountains in the south near the Great Wall are relatively undulating and the hills in the north are relatively gentle, the tribes on the left and right generally choose to go north when migrating.

Chahannaoer Lake in the north is also a temporary stopover for various tribes during their migration, and is also hailed by various Mongolian tribes as a landmark boundary between the left and right wings.

The Ming Dynasty even established the Chahannao'er Guard here. Unfortunately, more than 200 years later, the original Acropolis has long been in ruins, leaving only a few dilapidated earth walls.

At this moment, to the west of the lake, the Tumut camp was also as far as the eye could see. Countless war horses lowered their heads and gnawed the fresh green grass leisurely around the lake.

However, more than 50 Tumut leaders, large and small, gathered in the big tent and were worried.

"Chief, Naduo Duo is here again."

"Why didn't he give up and actually chased me here again?"

"Everyone, do you want to meet us?"

An old leader suddenly frowned when he heard the report outside the tent, and then looked at the people in the tent.

"I think it's better not to see each other again. Most likely they are inciting us to start a war with the Lin family army. Do you really think that we Tumut people are fools?"

"Yes, the Qing Dynasty was almost wiped out by the Han family and Na Mu Zhong this time. We can't be fooled. Even if we rob all the supplies and women, the Lin family army will definitely fight with us to death. .”

"But they are obviously not just here to fight Duduo. They will definitely stay in the Hetao in the future. So many people will definitely eat up all our cattle and sheep and take up all our pastures."

"I don't think so. Most of them are Han people. Han people don't know how to herd cattle. They will definitely farm. When the time comes, we can trade cattle and sheep with them for food, and we won't have to worry about white disasters anymore."

"But the Hetao is so big, even farming requires a large area, right? Which tribe would provide space for them to open up wasteland and farm?"

"No, no, we must not let them open up wasteland in the Hetao. When they have planted fields, they will definitely build cities. What if they enslave us in the future?"

"Probably not. I think the Han family is very ambitious. The Ming Dynasty is now weak and incompetent. I think they will not stay in Hetao for a long time. In the end, they will definitely return to the Ming Dynasty to compete for the world."

"Yes, yes, yes, although our Hetao can farm, how can it be as good as the Central Plains? The Han family will definitely not like it, and now they just want to settle down temporarily."

Everyone quarreled for a while, but the discussion was all about Lin Jiajun. As for Duduo, he completely forgot about it, which shows how realistic the Mongols are.

The more than fifty leaders are mainly divided into two factions. One faction thinks that the Lin family army can come over to open up wasteland and farm, and everyone can live in peace and mutual benefit.

After all, the Tumut Department recruited Han people to start farming, and they all understood the huge benefits that farming brought.

But the other faction felt that letting the Lin family army enter the Loop was inviting wolves into the house. The Lin family army would definitely enslave and oppress them. And when the Lin family army had cultivated the fields and built the city, they might not even have room to resist, and they would have to migrate away in the end.

After all, there are not only Han Chinese but also Mongolians in the Lin family army. If they really have evil intentions, they can kill all the tribes in one winter.

As a result, the quarrel ended as usual, with both groups expressing their opinions, but it did not break up or cause a fight.

Obviously they also know that whether they are allowed to enter the Loop or not allowed to enter at this time, everyone must unite to be qualified to negotiate with the Lin Family. Otherwise, once everyone returns to their respective families, there will no longer be a chance to gather troops. .

Only then did everyone think of Duduo, but everyone agreed that it was better not to see Duduo, lest that guy sneak attack the Lin family army and involve them.

At the beginning, Dorgon only left [-] cavalry and [-] Han soldiers for Duduo to garrison in Guihua City.

After learning that the Lin Family Army was migrating westward, Duduo began to jump up and down, planning to contact various Tumut tribes to resist the Lin Family Army. Who would have thought that not a single tribe was invited to Guihua to discuss matters.

The arrogant Duduo was also furious. However, the Qing Dynasty was now weak, so he had to hold back his anger and go to each tribe to discuss it in person.

However, after running away from more than ten tribes in a row, almost all the leaders refused to send warriors to fight with him. This made Doduo hate him, but he was helpless.

Duduo was overjoyed when he saw all the Tumut troops coming to the east in full force. He immediately ordered three thousand cavalry to follow them, hoping to help them resist the Lin family army. Who would have thought that everyone would regard him as the god of plague again.

Now seeing all the tribal leaders disappearing, the evil fire that Duduo had been holding back for a long time finally burst out, roaring: "These repetitive villains, rats, and dogs in the Tumut tribe will one day... I want them to know the price of not seeing me today!"

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

"The scouts we sent out just now reported that the Lin family's cavalry has arrived. There are at least [-] cavalry. Should we return to normal, or should we detour back to Liaodong from the south?"

Several Eight Banner Niulu Zhangjing looked at Duduo with worried faces.

"Don't leave in a hurry. Let's wait and see. If the Tumutes and Lin Jiajun really start fighting by then, we can fish in troubled waters."

Duduo also calmed down, thought about it and waved his hands.

He was really unwilling to return to Liaodong in such a dejected manner, but once the Tumuts and the Lin Family Army reached an agreement, if he did not leave in time and was surrounded by the Lin Family Army's cavalry in the city, he would definitely die. Burial place.

Therefore, he planned to wait for the results between Lin Jiajun and the Tumut people before making a decision. Anyway, the warriors were one person and two horses, and they carried enough food. If the situation went bad, they could run away at any time.

As for the [-] Han soldiers in Guihua City, there is really nothing we can do.

...The leaders of Tumut chose to refuse Duduo's request to see him, but they did not dare to refuse to see Chatu sent by Lin Rui.

Especially when Chatu announced his family status and claimed that he was Lin Rui's father-in-law, everyone immediately ordered people to kill cattle and sheep and entertained him warmly.

When they heard that Lin Rui invited them to join the alliance in two days, no one had any doubts and readily agreed, saying that they would arrive on time.

Originally, everyone wanted to get Chatu drunk and get some information from him, but Chatu didn't know anything about it. He just showed off how much Lin Rui loved his daughter, how he came to ask for marriage in the first place, and how discerning he was. Know heroes.

Although everyone kept praising them, they were cursing in their hearts. This guy was so lucky and regretted it. Why didn't they think of marrying their daughter to Lin Rui when Lin Rui was in the Loop?

After all, if Lin Rui really becomes the emperor of the Han people in the future, then they will be the proper heads of state, and maybe they can go to the capital of the Han people to enjoy their blessings.

In the end, Chatu was carried back by his men on horses.

Two days later, 53 Tumut leaders also came as promised, each with only two warriors.

On the temporary high platform, Lin Rui only brought Hai Lanzhu and Zhang Han with him. There were also only Bai Shiqi on guard around the high platform.

"I, Lin Rui, would like to thank all the leaders for being invited!"

"This is Borgijit Hailanzhu. She was the beloved concubine of Huang Taiji. Now she is my new wife!"

"This Mr. Zhang Hanzhang is the chief think tank of my Lin family army!"

Lin Rui stood on a ten-foot-high platform and introduced himself directly to the Tumut leaders with cupped hands, and then introduced Hai Lanzhu and Zhang Han.

The reason why Lin Rui brought Hai Lanzhu was purely to show off. After all, being able to snatch the opponent's favorite woman on the grassland was definitely a great honor and a symbol of strength.

Originally, all the Tumut leaders frowned slightly when they saw Namu Zhong's absence. After all, the Han people were too cunning, and they still liked to deal with the Mongols.

But after listening to Lin Rui's introduction, everyone looked at Hailanzhu. Apparently they had heard of Hailanzhu, Horqin, and even the most beautiful woman on the Mongolian grassland, because almost everyone in Monan had heard of it. Almost all of the larger tribes went to the Horqin tribe to propose marriage, but undoubtedly not all were rejected by Hai Lanzhu.

Now that I see this Han family man snatching Hailanzhu away from Huang Taiji's hands, I admire him but also envy him.

So they all stood up and dismounted, saluted Lin Rui solemnly, then nodded slightly to Hai Lanzhu, and finally greeted Zhang Han symbolically.

Lin Rui didn't do anything to show off his power and ask everyone to take off their knives before they could go up to the high platform. Instead, he directly asked everyone to bring their knives to the table.

Lin Rui naturally sat in the main seat, while Hai Lanzhu and Zhang Han sat on the left and right, and the more than 50 leaders also consciously sat in order according to their respective strengths.

There was no quarrel over seats as Lin Rui expected. It was obvious that the more than 50 leaders were very united in front of Lin Rui.

Compared with Han people, who usually have a banquet and eat wine first and then talk about things, or talk while eating, Mongolians talk about things first and then eat wine and meat.

Because once the negotiation breaks down, there is no need to eat wine and meat anymore.

So after everyone sat down, the Tumut leader on the front on the left asked: "Dear leader of the Han family, why didn't Empress Namu Zhonghan come this time?"

The other leaders also looked at Lin Rui with doubtful expressions. Obviously, they still wanted to talk to Namu Zhong.

"Namuzhong is still in Mobei and won't be back for a while."

"Oh? Have you already conquered the three tribes of Mobei?"

Everyone was surprised when they heard that Namu Zhong was still staying in Mobei.

"Yes, among the three tribes in Mobei, the Tuxietu tribe didn't know how to praise, and we have directly destroyed it. The Zasak tribe and the Chechen Khan tribe also expressed their surrender to this commander. Even the Horqin tribe and this commander Many agreements have been reached, but now in the entire Monan and Mobei, only the Tumote tribe is left!"

Lin Rui nodded, and then said confidently. After speaking, he glanced around the crowd with meaning.

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

No one expected that the Lin family army not only conquered the three Mobei tribes, but also the Horqin tribe. However, they were relieved to think that this time they directly captured Shengjing and captured 10,000+ Jurchen prisoners.

Obviously, everyone never thought that Lin Rui was bragging, and they didn't know that the Han people still have the idiom of bluffing.

Because a Mongolian would not dare to lie about this kind of thing.

Only Hai Lanzhu sat silently, secretly thinking that the Han people were indeed treacherous, because she knew better than anyone else that Lin Rui had not reached any agreement with their Horqin tribe at all. At most, she was asked to write a letter to her father and brother. A letter to report peace.

"Dear Han leader, our Tumut tribes and your wife Namu Zhong had an alliance at the beginning. In the past two years, we have always abided by the original agreement and have not fought against you with the Jurchens."

"Yes, this time Naduduo wanted to unite with us to fight against you, but we rejected them, so we hope that you can also abide by the original agreement."

"It's natural!"

Lin Rui nodded, he was very satisfied with the performance of the Tumote Department in the past two years.

When everyone heard the words, they breathed a sigh of relief.

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