I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 645 Those who do not surrender, kill!

April [-]rd, Tieling City, Liaodong.

Nearly a year has passed since the Ming Dynasty regained Tieling City last May, and Tieling City has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

When the Ming army entered Tieling last year, Tieling was still an empty city that had been massacred by the rebels.

Now after a year of development, Tieling City has seen some improvement.There are two three-foot-wide official roads, one goes out from the south gate of Tieling and goes straight to Shenyang; the other goes out from the east gate and goes straight to Kaiyuan.

These two roads are flat and wide, but anyone who knows the truth knows that there are three roads in total to build these two roads and Shenyang to Sarhu.

From last year to February this year, Liaodong Dusi stepped up its efforts to meet the construction deadline, regardless of the cost, and rotated the Jianlu captives as laborers in three shifts. It is unknown how many people died of starvation and exhaustion.

But it was all worth it, along with the construction of roads and the high rewards given by the Ming Dynasty to encourage people to immigrate and open railways.Immigrants from southern Liaoning, as well as from Shandong, Henan, and even the northwest, continue to come from the south along these two roads.

As the saying goes, misfortunes come with blessings. Jianlu's slaughter of Liao people was considered unconscionable, making the Liao people north of Shenyang very rare.This also makes the work of Ming immigrants very smooth. There is no competition from locals. These immigrants from various places will become locals in the future.

People with accents from all over the world gathered here. They found that although Liaodong was bitterly cold, there was one thing that was incomparable to all places.That is thousands of miles of fertile black land that no one has snatched, and endless mountains and fields.

This really made many people feel happy and felt that they had come to the right place.Immediately afterwards, they received land, tools, and seeds from the government.Immediately began to level the land, build eaves, and sow seeds as soon as the snow disappeared in spring to see if they could still catch a harvest.

However, the wide official roads facilitated not only Ming Dynasty immigrants, but also the transportation of Ming soldiers and horses.

With the news of Horqin's raid on Chahar, Zhu Xieyuan immediately ordered troops north of Shenyang to gather in Tieling within ten days according to the situation.

So first, the 1-strong Haixi Battalion led by General Heshun of Kaitie gathered in Tieling.Then Shenyang General He Xiong had [-] soldiers and horses, which were mainly expanded on the basis of the previous He Shixian's Jiading Camp; and [-] elite cavalry from Weng Jishit's tribe also arrived soon after.

Therefore, the main force sent to Horqin this time totaled about 3 people.

Finally, there is Badali, the son of the former Horqin Taijio Bahai, who came from Liaoyang. He is extremely important in this operation, because the Ming army not only wants to plunder Horqin, but also wants to occupy Horqin land if there is still a chance, so that Huang Taiji and others have homes and cannot return.

As the two commanders in chief of this operation, He Xiong and He Shun have been working together for a long time. Usually, He Xiong takes the lead and He Shun takes the supplementary position. This time is no exception.

After the assembly was completed, He Xiong did not delay and immediately discussed with Heshun and decided to send troops to Horqin on April [-].

A mighty force of cavalry came out from the west gate of Tieling, led by Badali and Wengjishit cavalry, and headed straight for Horqin.

The Horqin tribe is located in the northwest of Tieling and north of Inner Khalkha. It is the vast land in today's Ergun and Hailar river basins, the Hulunbuir Prairie, and the Outer Xing'an Mountains.

And according to the habits of the Mongolian tribes, they live in pursuit of water and grass, without a fixed place.

If the Ming army sent troops to the grasslands and advanced rashly without finding their base and main force, they would most likely return without success.At this time, they will be harassed by the Mongolian tribes, poisoning the water source, cutting off supplies, and finally setting up an ambush to surround and annihilate them, and return with a great defeat.This kind of thing was not common after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. This was the case with the Battle of Lingbei during the founding years of the Ming Dynasty.

In the first month of the fifth year of Hongwu (1370), Xu Da led his army to the north as General Zhenglu, preparing to wipe out the remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty occupying the grasslands in one fell swoop.

Xu Da then led his army northward. First, Lan Yu defeated the mobile troops of the Timurid tribe in Yemachuan (now the Kherulun River in Mongolia), and then moved north to the Tuchi River (now the Tula River in Mongolia). Defeat the expanded Timur army.Kuo Kuo Timur retreated to the north and joined forces with his general He Zongzhe to set up a formation in Lingbei (near Helin) to block Xu Da's tribe.

After receiving the news, Xu Da prepared to defeat Timur (Wang Baobao) in one fell swoop.But he made the mistake of underestimating the enemy and rushing forward alone.

As a result, Xu Da dove into Wang Baobao's scheduled battlefield.The army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty waited for work and won a great victory.The Ming army suffered more than [-] deaths and was forced to flee south. During the escape, the Tanghe tribe was overtaken and defeated by the Beiyuan army, again losing more than [-] people. This time the Northern Expedition ended in failure.

This battle made Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang heartbroken. It was also the biggest defeat in the life of military god Xu Da. This defeat reversed the offensive and defensive situation.

In the past, the Ming army pursued Bei Yuan, and the Bei Yuan court seemed precarious and could be destroyed at any time.After this battle, Beiyuan consolidated its rule and was even able to take advantage of the victory to counterattack. It also reconnected with the Liang king in Yunnan and the Liaodong tribes.

Ming Dynasty was also forced to change its proactive attack into strategic defense, withdrawing from the Hexi Corridor, focusing on pacifying Yunnan and Guizhou in the south, and taking a defensive position on the northern front.

As for other defeats such as the defeat of Tumubao, which led to Yingzong going to Wala to study abroad, there were many defeats in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao began to prevent this from planning for Liaodong, lest Ming Dynasty would make similar mistakes in the future when it entered the grassland.

The method he chose was also very simple. Since it was difficult for the Ming Dynasty to enter the grassland, why not just let the Mongols lead the way?

One of the purposes for him, Xiong Tingbi and others to win over the Wengjishit tribe and to accept Badali who had fled from Horqin was just for this moment.

So under the leadership of Badali and others, He Xiong and Heshun arrived at Horqin's station in just four days as if they had opened a map.

"Master General, the Horqin Station is just ahead. According to the herdsmen we caught, in order to raise troops, Sebuteng Taiji of the Bahrain tribe also moved all the Bahrain tribe here to take care of each other. Now the soldiers are stationed there. All the horses are gone, and now only Horqin, the old, weak, women and children of the Bahrain tribe and a small number of soldiers and horses are left to garrison."

Badali pointed forward and introduced to He Xiong beside him.

He looked at the panicked Horqin tribe in the distance, feeling indescribably happy in his heart.

Huang Taiji, Manggusi, and Zaisang, you would never have thought that I, Badali, would be back again. This time, I must make sure that everything you plundered from me is returned in full.

However, He Xiong on the side didn't care about Badali's thoughts. When he saw Horqin's station not far away, he felt reassured. He immediately nodded to Heshun behind him and said:
"Give me the order. There is no way out. All men who resist or do not surrender will be killed!"

(End of this chapter)