Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 309 Deal with each other
The Khanate was indeed weakened, but Chahar was still the central leader.

The Hetao area is certainly warmer, but it is also closer to the Ming Dynasty.

So in general, Chahar Wanhu still has the strength and status to occupy the most fertile and secure area.

Today, the eight tribes of Chahar are located on both sides of the Greater Khingan Range. The four tribes in the north of the range live in the vast grasslands north of Xilamulun, which reach the Hulunbuir grassland. The four tribes in the south of the range live in the south of the Xilamulun River, which is roughly the area around Tongliao in later times.

"Resident in Chahar", where exactly is this?

Dong Ge was stunned for a moment and then asked in a low voice.

I have been in the emperor's forbidden palace for several months. Here, I have to control my temper, or at least I cannot show it.

Zhu Changluo looked at her as she asked with an uncertain look in her eyes, and knew that she was actually taking her time to think.

But she was not actually a very intelligent woman, she was just the most beautiful among the Jurchens.

"You don't have to think too much about it. Since I have issued an order, your brother, the Beile of the Yehe tribe, is destined to have a difficult job. I order your people to move west, and they have to move even if they don't want to."

To Donggo, the emperor was just so unreasonable.

But the Ming Dynasty had its own unreasonable strength. She didn't know what the Ming Dynasty was like outside. The Ming Dynasty in the palace was so rich that she felt extravagant, but the eunuchs, palace maids and nobles would still talk about the wealth and comfort of Jiangnan.

Compared with the Jurchen tribal leaders and warriors she was familiar with, the emperor in front of her, who was only less than two months older than her, did not need to show his dominance and strength by doing things in a ostentatious manner. Instead, he only needed to smile and downplay it, and only needed to give orders without question.

She lowered her head and muttered softly, "Your Majesty is wise and the government army is strong. They will naturally wipe out the tribes west of the Yehe tribe."

"What? Do you think that the Ming Dynasty should clean up the Greater Khingan Range from north to south and leave the Yehe tribe there like sheep without any external threats?" Zhu Changluo said, "I only gave him a chance. If he wants to occupy a lucrative position, the Yehe tribe must be prepared to defend it with blood. Your brother is in a difficult situation now. Of course, many people in the Yehe tribe are unwilling to leave the place where they have stayed for a long time. He has been disobeying my order for a long time, and my brave generals and soldiers almost wanted to kill the Yehe tribe to prevent them from hesitating and ruining the plan."

Dong Ge was startled and his face turned pale.

Zhu Changluo continued as if he had said something insignificant, "Of course, he eventually obeyed my order and sent troops. My soldiers wiped out the seven small tribes of Khorchin and Khalkha, and your Yehe tribe gained more Aha, cattle, sheep and horses. In fact, your brother and those people in the tribe who are still unwilling to move west at least know that I am going to give them some benefits this time. Whether moving west is good or bad, of course, depends on where you move to. But as I said, the better place is where the Yehe tribe must fight for the future of the tribe. If your brother can accomplish this, will he still worry about the prestige of the tribe?"

Looking at Donggo who pursed her lips tightly, Zhu Changluo said slowly: "The leader of the Tatar Khanate has personally led a large army southward, and has fallen into my trap. If he can seize this opportunity and work with the government troops to encircle and kill him on his way back north, the Khanate will fall apart. Liaodong wants to drive the Khorchin and Khalkha to the west and north of the Greater Khingan Range. Although you Jurchens are not used to grazing, the entire area north of the Greater Khingan Range is big enough, right? It is not impossible to gather some small Tatar tribes as Zhushen and let them provide you with cattle, sheep and horses."

Brother Dong actually doesn’t know how big that place is or whether it is a good place.

But the next sentence concerns him.

"I will first confer you the title of Concubine, and then issue an edict to your brother. In the edict, I can help you convey a few words to your brother and clansmen. Tell them things that only you know, and they will naturally know that it was you who personally advised them. Don't always be wary of the Ming Dynasty. If I want to destroy the Yehe tribe, I can help Nurhaci. On the contrary, I prevent Nurhaci from annexing the Yehe tribe again, and now I am helping you to grow stronger, just to protect you."

"…Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

She knew the rules and knelt down to thank for the grace.

With the title of Concubine, she was the emperor's woman. Now when she heard Zhu Changluo mention Nurhaci, she couldn't help but ask: "If Your Majesty wants to protect the Yehe tribe, why not just..."

Zhu Changluo frowned and just looked at her.

"...I...I understand." Dong Ge lowered her head. "Your Majesty can give me a title and is willing to enthrone my brother as king, so I..."

She thought about it and then told two stories about her childhood in the tribe.

As for how to persuade Buyanggu, the emperor's will will explain it clearly, and she can't explain it in detail.

Then she was asked to move to the palace of Qi Yuechan, the female official who had served her in bed at first and who had now been promoted to a concubine.

In terms of experience and means, they are all more experienced than Guo Lanzhi. Even if Guo Lanzhi doesn't use any palace rules, they can still control this Jurchen concubine.

The decree was then sent to the Guangning and Liaoyuan Military and Civil Governments respectively.

The Yehe tribe finally sent troops, and the emperor gave Yehenara Donggo an official noble status.

If Buyanggu can seize this opportunity and make contributions in subsequent battles, then both he and Donggo will naturally be able to go further.

The decree to go to the Liaoyuan Military and Civilian Government has more meaning.

In the future, the Jurchens who will be directly governed by the Ming Dynasty will naturally gradually assimilate.

Now many people there were looking for a way to make a living, so Zhu Changluo hired some Jurchen palace maids, letting them come to the palace to learn, and then they could be released back. They married and had children in the local area, and their experience in the palace was a treasure.

Having seen better things and knowing what the Ming Dynasty’s steps to advancement are, it is easier for them to follow the Ming Dynasty’s path in developing their careers and raising their children.

By the way, it can solve the livelihood problems of many families there: at least when they arrive in the Forbidden City, they don’t have to worry about food and drink.

At one time, there were decrees to Liaodong, military orders to Jizhou and Xuanda, and envoys sent to Guihua City in Fengzhou Beach. On the other side of the Harahetao, the two armies were in a stalemate. From the border wall to Lindan Batur's Khan's tent, the distance was still dozens of miles.

Apart from the collision between the scouts, the Ming army just defended, which is certainly not surprising.

Lindan Batur felt that this was a successful outcome: the Ming army did not dare to come out to engage in battle, which further proved that they valued the guarding of this section of the border wall closest to the Ming capital.

What he hoped most now was for Ming troops from other directions to come to reinforce him, especially the Ming troops heading to Shangdu.

There was nothing wrong with the current state of confrontation: he led his army here, it was summer, the grass was lush, and the remnant Kharchin herdsmen who were temporarily taking shelter under his Khan's banner were just able to raise cattle, sheep and horses for him.

But then the news that kept coming back from the northwest was not good.

The army did not return to provide support, but instead resolutely swept towards Shangdu.

"...How dare they ignore the safety of Dadu?" Lindan Batur looked at Hong Taiji, "If we continue to go north, the Khan's side will only have 30% of its troops left..."

"We have to take action." Hong Taiji said, "It seems that what Dai Qing said about asking the Kharchin tribes to bring some tents here and pretend that our troops are increasing is not effective. If we don't take action, the Han people will not be anxious."

Lindan Batur gritted his teeth and said, "In Daiqing Duling..."

"We need to send someone over and arrange a time to work together. Even if we just ride a horse and shoot a few more arrows to kill some Han soldiers, it will be useful."

"...We don't have many arrows. They are on the city wall, and the Han people's firearms..."

What he was worried about was that he would not be able to achieve any results, and would suffer losses in manpower and morale.

After saying this, he tightly grasped the hilt of the golden knife at his waist, deeply hating that the right wing could not act in agreement with the Khan's court.

The Han people have cleared out Khalkha and Khorchin to the east of the Greater Khingan Range.

Looking at the mountains to the south, he knew that the most dangerous places were the Han people’s border walls and passes.

"We can't just harass them! If we want to take action, we must really take action. There must be a big battle, so that more people will die and they won't worry about insufficient troops. The grassland is vast, and the Khalkha and Khorchin tribes can hide from the limelight for now. It's not so easy to be dispersed. Let Daiqing and Duling stop staring at the east and worrying about the Han army in Liaodong. Now is the time to race, and we must make the Han army here suffer before the Han army defeats the people in Shangdu area!"

He is young and easily impulsive.

Since the purpose is to make the Han emperor and ministers nervous by approaching Jizhou, and thus mobilize other Ming troops to come and encircle and suppress him, or just strengthen the defense of Jizhou Town, it will not be a loss.

He dared to take risks, and he also knew that he had to take risks if he wanted to restore the glory of the former Khan.

"Pass the order down, move the banner and camp another ten miles forward!"

Now, Daiqing was on the bank of the Kuan River not too far to his southeast.

Songting Pass is the northernmost end of the buffer zone. After Songting Pass, the Chahan River is to the north, and the Xifengkou is a few miles south of the Kuanhe Valley where it meets the Luanhe River.

Daiqing is located to the north of the confluence of Luan River and Kuan River, with the river serving as a line of defense.

When the news came from the Khan's tent, he replied first: "Tell the Khan, I know. Send the news to the northeast first to see how long it will take for them to arrive. However, the Baiqing tribe in the area of ​​Daling River and Qi River will definitely arrive within three days."

Dai Qing frowned as he watched the Khan's cavalry guards return with the message.

The current location is only about 200 miles away from Longshan Mountain in Daling River. Although we have to cross the Qi River and climb many mountains, it won't take too long if we rush there at full speed.

But since the Han people did not come back to help as expected, Dai Qing believed that Lindan Batur's decision was correct.

Anda sent a message saying that the Ming army in the Jinzhou area was filling in the gap between the Yizhou troops who had gone out of the border wall and were heading to the Liaohe River.

Dai Qing originally wanted to firmly control the Qihe Valley and Dalinghe Valley and force the Ming Dynasty to open the Trojan Horse Market again. In this way, he not only got what he wanted, but also expanded the territory of Chahar, especially the territory of Aohan tribe, directly to the border with the Ming Dynasty.

Using the Khan as bait or even using the Ming army to get rid of him? Dai Qing had no such idea.

But the credit goes to Dai Qing for diverting enough attention from the Khan and disrupting the morale of the Ming army in Liaodong. The credit also goes to Dai Qing for traveling thousands of miles and rushing back to protect the Khan. That's enough.

After thinking for a while, he said to his third and fourth brothers: "Don't move for now. I will go to the Khan's tent myself. Send someone to tell the Baiqing tribe and the Chahan Hetao that no matter whether it is appropriate now or not, all of them should move to the Hala Hetao!"

We must continue to prepare for a decisive battle, but there is no need to challenge the two tough obstacles of Gubeikou and Xifengkou.

The Ming army's formation in the Liaohe area in the east was too large. Dai Qing now finally believed that the Ming's goal this time was not actually the Qihe Valley or the Dalinghe Valley.

In that case, the key point would be Jinzhou.

If that place is cut off, what will the Ming army in Liaodong do?
(End of this chapter)