Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 300 What is a heroic leader?

Lindan Batur's words made Dai Qing realize the shortcomings of the young Khan's character.

He is not a powerful leader who can make all the tribes submit to him wholeheartedly.

Even if each tribe is independent, he is still the head of the Khan's court.

When some small tribes of Khalkha and Khorchin were attacked by unknown forces, the Khan made the following decision: let them be beaten and weakened first, and then ask for help.

He will then take some action.

Of course, if you have enough skills, you may be able to suppress them temporarily.

However, the tribes were far apart, and the nominal territory of the Khanate was too vast.

If he is not an admired Khan, how long can he maintain this kind of suppression?

"Have my brothers arrived yet?"

"We're all here, Du Ling."

On the contrary, the people of the Aohan tribe sincerely admired Dai Qing.

The tribe, which was not originally that big, was developed and prospered under Dai Qing.

The Boge family among the thirty-six families of Doyan is the family from which Daiqing's mother came, so Daiqing has a good relationship with all the families in Doyan.

After moving south to the Laoha River, he also had good relations with Khalkha and Khorchin in the east, fought side by side with them many times, and obtained a lot of wealth from the Ming Dynasty.

Now, Dai Qing's four younger brothers have all arrived here, each with their own people. When they saw Dai Qing coming over after sending Lindan Batur, they all stepped forward to say goodbye to him.

"I didn't let you see the Khan because I didn't want him to know that we were prepared and had other plans."

Dai Qing stated this point directly and explained his decision.

The younger brothers actually don’t mind and they all listen to their eldest brother.

They were not born of the same mother. Daiqing and the second brother's mother were both from the Doyanboge tribe, but they were both descendants of Dayan Khan's eldest son Tulubolot.

Tulubolot died earlier than Dayan Khan. Dayan Khan established the eldest son inheritance system, and Tulubolot did not have time to become the Great Khan. After Dayan Khan, it was Tulubolot's eldest son Bodi who became the head of the Khanate.

But the grandfather of the Daiqing brothers was not Tulubolot's eldest son, so he had no chance of becoming Khan.

Of course, Dai Qing doesn't have such ambition.

He had simply seen through the fact that the Khanate was now in name only. He was now the founder of the Aohan tribe after he had reorganized it.

"Ecan." He looked at his second brother, "Go to the Boge tribe. Most of the Doyan families are in chaos. You go tell the Boge tribe first that they can go to Linghe Valley to gather some tribesmen. I will go there to help him later. You are in Naiman, closer to Chaohua. Tell him to find you first if he needs help. The Yehe Jurchens are not a concern, but there should be a Ming army there. According to the news over there, the tactics of this Ming army are very similar to the one that attacked the Doyan families before. If we can find them, it will be very useful to capture some of them."

"it is good!"

Dai Qing looked at the third brother Ang Hui again and said, "Ang Hui, you and your fourth brother should go to Dading and Hezhong, but not to Xinghua."

"Don't go to Xinghua? There are also..."

Dai Qing shook his head: "It's too close to the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. Don't go to the Halahetao. Just subdue the small Kharchin tribes around Mayun Mountain. There's no need to attack. Just say that it was Dai Qing who helped them resist the Ming army and let them provide you with horse grass and dried meat."

"……OK then."

Finally comes the fifth brother, Shi Bao, who is also the youngest of the five brothers and is less than thirty years old.

"Follow me." Dai Qing said solemnly, "The Khan will dispatch other Chahar armies. You must listen to my instructions and not rush to fight."

"Brother, don't worry!"

Shi Bao was eager to try. This was the first real war he had experienced since he grew up. After all, the Aohan tribe had been stable for many years and had never quarreled with its neighbors or attacked the Ming Dynasty.

He grew up listening to the stories of his eldest brother returning victoriously time and time again, but when he grew up, his eldest brother signed a peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty and started trading in timber and horses.

Now, the eldest brother is finally going to ride on the war horse again, and take him with him.

This time it was the action of the entire Chahar Central Wanhu! For this reason, the Khan personally visited his elder brother first, hoping to get the support of the Aohan tribe.

On the banks of the Laoha River, the Aohan tribe began to act before the cavalry from other Chahar tribes came to join them, but Aohan himself had to wait.

But some things need to be done in advance.

"You follow my Anda to Daling River first."

Ao Han said to Shi Bao, and then instructed his companion who grew up with him and his generals: "In the past, we cut wood from Nuru Erhu Mountain and Qingshanling, and then transported it to Daling River and floated it to Dakangbao. Follow behind Bo Ge's troops, let them enter the Linghe Valley first, and you will scout the enemy situation between Lizhou and Qingshanling first."

"Not going into Linghe Valley?"

"No!" Dai Qing said confidently, "Qinglong River Valley and Daling River Valley are where Chang Ang and most of the Doyan tribe live. The section from Shanhaiguan in Daming to Guangning is too narrow. After the timber and horse trade stopped, I asked Chang Ang to test Daming two years ago, and this happened last year. Daming may be eyeing Qinglong River Valley and Daling River Valley. Now the families there are vying to be the leader, and they probably don't have the energy to explore more."

He reminded Shi Bao again: "You can only follow my Anda, understand? Let Boge's tribe go to Linghe Valley first!"

"Du Ling is saying that the Ming army might be secretly ambushing there?"

"In the past, we always attacked Ming's Liaodong from Daling River or Liao River, or went to the northwest of Shanhaiguan via Qinglong River. Now that Ming has taken action, these two places must be the top priorities. Otherwise, if we cut off the land route to Liaodong, what will happen to Ming's Liaodong?"

"What can we do just there?" His Altan did not understand, because Dai Qing asked him to take half of the troops with him.

"Help me keep an eye on Guangning." Dai Qing's eyes were deep. "When the Khan comes with his men, I will persuade him to go to the Harahetao area and approach the capital of the Ming Dynasty. As long as there is a threat to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, their forces will be concentrated there." "Will Du Ling come again?"

"Yes, I will let the third and fourth brothers go to the vicinity of Mayun Mountain, and later I will let them go to Hanhetao. At that time, I will tell the Khan to go to Xifengkou via Kuanhe to contain the Ming army. Then, I will lead the third and fourth brothers' people all the way to Longshan in the upper reaches of Daling River. Regardless of whether there is an ambush in the Daling River Valley, Bo Ge's troops will get there first. If there is an ambush, I can reinforce them. If there is no ambush, then we will follow the Daling River to attack Guangning!"

"What about the Khan..." His brother-in-law was shocked.

"Of course I have an excuse."

Dai Qing said confidently: "As long as the Khan's army moves south, the Aohan tribe will be the flank and rear. Can we just ignore it and let the Ming army encircle the Khan?"

Inside and outside the border wall, everyone has already planned their battle strategies.

After staying in Xi'an for several days, Liu Jing arrived in Xuanfu on February 20th and met an old acquaintance.

"Commander Li..."

"Marquis Zhangyong, I have not yet been able to personally congratulate you on your promotion to the title."

Li Hualong and Liu Jing met again.

At that time, Li Hualong returned to his hometown to mourn his father's death, while Liu Jing went to the Beijing camp to train troops.

Later, Li Hualong returned to Beijing to meet the emperor and express his gratitude, and then went to Nanjing to serve as the right commander of the front army, while Liu Jing went to the southwest.

Now, the two of them meet again, one is the Left Governor of the Rear Army Governor's Office, a marquis, and the other is the Right Governor of the Rear Army Governor's Office.

There were gratitude and resentment in the past, and now, except for the complicated feelings when they meet, Liu Jing doesn't care that much anymore.

After all, he is already a marquis.

"The governor has the final say on how to fight!" He patted his chest, "I, Liu Dadao, will only focus on fighting!"

Apart from anything else, Liu Jing trusted Li Hualong's ability to help him achieve meritorious service.

As for tricking him again...I, Old Liu, am now a meritorious general highly valued by His Majesty!

Li Hualong also had to sigh with admiration for the emperor and the Privy Council's intention to transfer him to the rear army: he was well aware of the old general's abilities and used them skillfully.

"No hurry, Lord Liu should first get familiar with Xuanda's generals. Thanks to the efforts of Tian Shumi and Li Fushu, Gansu Town is now much more relaxed. Some border generals and troops have just arrived, so we must sort them out first." Li Hualong said to him, "Lord Liu, go to Longmenchuan first. I will sort out the transportation of food and military supplies, and then go over to meet you."

"Longmenchuan?" Liu Jing's eyes lit up. "We are going out of Dushikou?"

That is the forefront of Xuanfu's protrusion to the north. Kaiping Wei is not worthy of its name and is now located in Dushibao.

"Organize the army first." Li Hualong said with a smile, "If you rush forward rashly, I will report you to the emperor."

"...I won't be stupid again. Didn't I hold myself back in Yunnan and not attack the outer Yunnan?"

Liu Jing clasped his fists towards him and said, "Then I will go and see the quality of the Xuanda Border Army first. I wonder how Pinglubo has trained them."

Xiao Ruxun had been in the Rear Army Commander's Office for many years, and Liu Jing didn't know how many contributions he had made.

But since he is a new lord conferred by His Majesty, he can’t be worse than before, right?
Liu Jing believed that the whole den of bears would be extinguished.

Now that he was here, he could be granted the title of Earl and then the title of Marquis. At least he had to make them look at him with envy in their eyes.

If you follow me and fight, you may be able to become a lord!

He is a walking example.

Outside the city of Beijing, Zhu Changluo was seeing off the Beijing troops.

"General, do you really want to suffer the storm at sea?"

"I am old and frail, but I am not afraid of death and am willing to die for you," Li Chengliang said. "Your Majesty has allowed me to go, and I have no way to repay you. Since the army is traveling in secret, how can I be considered to be hiding if I leave Shanhaiguan via the Banghai Road?"

"Good! General, you are blessed by heaven!" Zhu Changluo said to him, "I am in the capital, and I hope to hear the good news soon."

More than seven years later, Zhu Changluo decided to approve Li Chengliang's request and let him return to Liaodong.

Li Chengliang's request was very reasonable.

Ma Gui was there, Yuan Keli and Xiong Tingbi were there, the Yongwei Camp was going there, and the Tianshu Camp was also outside the Liaodong Pass. Li Chengliang really wanted to go there and make a final contribution.

After Ma Gui led his troops to attack the south bank of the Liaohe River, as long as the news of Li Chengliang in Liaodong finally spread, the Yehe and Jianzhou tribes would not dare to have any improper thoughts and would have to obey the will of the Ming Dynasty.

In this role...no one can really replace Li Chengliang.

He is already eighty-three years old...

But he could still take the boat.

Zhu Changluo envied his body.

The fact that he could use Li Chengliang and dared to use Li Chengliang again also showed the confidence and vision of the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

If this battle is successful, what if I can be granted another title of Duke?

(End of this chapter)