Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 675 Sweeping across Monan, I am Zixiong (Part )
Capturing Guihua City was of great significance to the Guards. From Guihua City, we headed southwest, passing through the pastures of Zhenghong Banner Chahar and Zhenghuang Banner Chahar, then heading south across the Great Wall and passing through Zhenqiangbao. , Hongzhi Fort, and Gudian are the military strongholds of Datong in the north. They are also the meeting places agreed between him and Tuoli, the general who conquered the north. However, in order to achieve the goal of joining forces, we still need to deal with the threats from the Khalkha Right Department, Maoming'an Department, and Urad Department of the Ulanqab League to the west and northwest of Guihua City, and the Ordos Department of the Yikezhao League to the southwest. Otherwise, when your army marches south, someone will cut off your retreat. This is no joke!

"I intend to take Ulanqab and Yikzhao first, and then send large troops to Chahar and Shanxi. Who among you is willing to pacify these tribes in Monan for me?" Lotus Khan asked the generals with a smile. Encouragement, that means: This is the time to make achievements, establish a wife and support your children.”

"My slave is willing to go!"

"The general will go where he wishes!"

"I am willing to go". In the big tent, the voice for fighting rose loudly.

"Aha (Brother), Du (Brother) is willing to bring peace to the two alliances for David." Suddenly, an excited voice came.

Suletan looked towards the source of the sound and saw an extremely familiar face, that of his only brother Sumur, King of Liao. After his parents passed away, once upon a time, his younger brother was his only relative and depended on each other for life. But as he had a son, and his sons grew up day by day, his relationship with his younger brother became more subtle.

According to Mongolian tradition, adult nobles have their own territories, subjects and private soldiers. As the younger brother of the Mongol Khan, Sumur was no exception. He first had his own Otok, and after Sultan became emperor, he expanded it to Ulus. The younger brother has four sons, and according to Mongolian tradition, the territory and subjects are divided among the sons, allowing them to own their own Otok. Although after becoming emperor, Suletan has been replacing the previous enfeoffment system with the feudal system. He tried his best to only grant titles, salaries and property to the nobility, and no or less land and population. He also stipulated that the land of the nobility and temples must also be handed over to the court. The tax effectively curbed the power of the great nobles and sects and consolidated the imperial power, but the power of the great nobles was still strong. King Sumur of the Liao Dynasty was one of them. After becoming emperor, although he deliberately stopped giving his younger brother new pasture land, he only gave him gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, cattle, sheep, horses and camels. Ulus still has more than 30,000 subjects. According to the tradition of five people and one soldier, if all are mobilized, more than 6,000 elite soldiers can be obtained. This time, he brought five thousand private soldiers with him.

The Damu Grassland is very close to Lhasa. Although Suletan believed in his brother's loyalty, he was worried that he would not be as loyal to his son as he was to himself, so he took precautions and stationed several Otoks directly under the Great Khan in the Damu Grassland. , named Hemu, is actually for surveillance; when going out for an expedition, try not to let the King of Liao lead the army alone to prevent the situation from being catastrophic. The clever Sumur saw his brother's intention and became more respectful to the Great Khan. When they met, he no longer called him brother, but the Great Khan; he no longer called himself his younger brother, but his slave. When Suletan saw this, he felt miserable and insisted that his brother call him as he did when he was a child, but he dared not to kill him. So the two brothers had no choice but to agree that they would be kings and ministers in front of others and brothers in the future.

Today, the younger brother who always called himself "Khan" in public suddenly called himself "Aha", his eyes full of pleading. Sultan understood that this time he really wanted to lead an army alone and gallop on the battlefield. In a flash, he and his younger brother have entered their forties. In this era, long-lived people are rare and there are not many opportunities to make achievements! What hero doesn't want to leave a reputation for fighting in the history of history? He understood what the younger brother was thinking. It was not because of ambition, but because he just wanted to command thousands of troops like a man.

This "Aha (brother)" touched the softest part of the Great Khan's heart. He softened his heart and nodded: "Du (brother) can lead his troops there; Chechen Houbabu's subordinates, Saiyin Noyan Bodan Jin's troops were all returned to control; the troops of Chu King Baoyin, Bingtudale Ubas, Mamadale Ubas and other troops who were originally placed in the west of Guihua City to intercept the reinforcements of the enemy Ulanqab League and Yikezhao League also Return to moderation. Be sure to sweep across Monan and display the military might of my David!"

"Don't worry, Khan. I will definitely fulfill my mission and let the flag of David fly on the grasslands of Ulanqab and Yikezhao." Sumur was so excited that he suddenly remembered that he had lost his temper today and actually talked to his brother in front of others. "Brother" and "Brother", they hurriedly changed their words and still treated each other as king and minister.

Suletan smiled bitterly and said leisurely: "King Liao, please go and mobilize your troops. I will wait for your victory in Guihua City."

"Great Khan, the Right Wing Banner of Khalkha was originally adapted from the tribes of Taiji Bentar, Benbashixi, Zamusu, and Erinqin of the Mobei Tuxie Tu tribe. It had just surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, so it may not necessarily have any influence on the Qing Dynasty. Loyal. I belong to the Tuxietu tribe with them, and I am willing to persuade them to submit to David." Halahuli, a doctor in the Ministry of War's Qing Li Division, suddenly spoke up. This man was originally a close confidant of Tuxedu Khan Gunbu. After he surrendered to the guard with Gunbu, Suletan saw that he had some talents and appointed him as a doctor in the Qing Li Division of the Ministry of War. Since he was "in charge of the map, military system, city god, garrison, conciseness, and conquest", he took him with him to accompany him during the expedition. Unexpectedly, he was very familiar with the maps of the north and south of the desert and saw things wisely, so he contributed a lot to the southern expedition. Sultan glanced at Halahuli and said with a smile: "It would be great if we could defeat the enemy without fighting. In this case, I will go with the King of Liao."

"Yes", Halahuli was overjoyed. As a demoted officer of the Tuxietu tribe, he was not considered a confidant of the Lotus Great Khan. He had always wanted to establish meritorious service and obtain the holy family, and today the opportunity finally came.

Xiong Xiong, who was a skilled official, could naturally see through his thoughts and said nothing, only smiling kindly. It seems that such demoted officials have no foundation in the court. They can only survive by relying on the emperor. Using them reassuringly can suppress the arrogant heroes who rely on their merits, so the Great Khan's smile is really kind.

After the military meeting, the generals dispersed, but Bobei, the Minister of Rites, and Hu Lianqi, the Yushi of Youdu, refused to leave.

"What's wrong, Second Minister?" Sultan asked.

"Great Khan, your troops are valuable and fast. If you wait until the King of Liao pacifies Ulanqab and Yikzhao before sending troops to Chahar, I will worry that the enemy will be prepared," Bobei said.

"I discussed with Bobei Shangshu that while the King of Liao went out to conquer the Second League, he would send Prince Abu Nai of Chahar to lead his headquarters to conquer the Eight Banners of Chahar. He is the son of Lin Dan Khan and has great prestige among the herdsmen of Chahar. If With him as the main general, Chahar can be defeated without many soldiers and horses," Hu Lianqi suggested.

"I've thought about this, but~" Suletan said it was just, and suddenly fell silent.

What is sweating just? Bobei didn't react for a moment.

Hu Lianqi was always by the emperor's side. He knew the dragon's heart well and understood that he was afraid that Abu Nai would recruit him to surrender and the Chahar tribe would become more powerful and separatist power in Monan. He smiled and said: "The most important thing at the moment is to quickly capture Datong and join forces with General Zhengbei. As for the Chahar tribe, we can order His Royal Highness the King of Qi to lead the army and go with Prince Chahar. After capturing Chahar, we will set up officials to manage it. This is a major event." It’s settled!”

"Wonderful! This is a great idea!" Sultan bent his hands and laughed. King Melas of Qi was the son of himself and the imperial concubine Na Muzhong, who had once been Lin Dan Khan's kethun. Melas was Abu Nai's half-brother and his biological son. If he goes with Abu Nai, he can not only monitor Abu Nai, but also better recruit and surrender the Chahar tribe without arousing Abu Nai's resentment.

Being an emperor must consider all aspects, which is really not easy!
(End of this chapter)