Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 315: Fighting for the King of the Grassland
"……king?"

In Liaohetao, west of Tieling, the battlefield is being cleaned up in the area between the two tributaries of the upper reaches of Xiushui River.

In front of Buyanggu was Ma Gui and the very familiar Liaodong cavalry - when Li Chengliang cleared the west city of Yehe and Nalinbulu came out of the east city of Yehe to surrender, Buyanggu had met Sun Shoulian, the general beside Li Chengliang.

Now he is the deputy general of Liaodong.

Not surprisingly, when 5,000 Ming border troops from Kaiyuan crossed the Liaohe River at Laomi Bay and rushed straight here, and Yu Zigao led 5,000 "elite cavalry" of the Yehe tribe and surrounded them from the northeast, Chaohua had to retreat to the northwest.

After Buyanggu met Ma Gui, he conveyed his imperial decree.

"The army will rest here for seven days to replenish food and military supplies." Ma Gui looked at him. "Since the governor is fighting with the Ming army, the news will spread quickly on the grassland. We might as well rest here for a while. I will send someone to ask the imperial envoy to come and announce the decree."

Buyangu was speechless.

Chaohua still escaped with more than 10,000 people, but there were more than 1,000 corpses left here in this battle, and there were probably 2,000 to 3,000 seriously injured people taken away, plus those who were slightly injured. Now Chaohua had only two choices: either go west to the Laoha River area to seek shelter from the Aohan and Naiman tribes, or cross the Liaohe River to join forces with the Khorchin right wing to fight the enemy.

But he ran away after all, and saw the Yehe tribe coming around from the northeast to attack their flank.

"The grace of heaven is great. Since you have made up your mind, His Majesty will certainly not let you down. Yehe tribe has become the enemy of the Tatars. Is it still suitable to stay in the territory now? Do you want the Ming Dynasty to send troops to Yehe tribe to assist you in defense, or do you want to face the Tatar harassment in the northwest alone?"

Buyanggu felt bitter. Was this his decision? He was forced to do it.

He does not value the title of king now, but wants to confirm something else.

"...Aren't there traces of Xiao Daiqing in the west? Khalkha and Khorchin will definitely not give up. Governor Ma must completely clean up the area south of Liao River. He must defend against Khalkha and Khorchin in the north and attack Aohan and other tribes in Chahar in the west. North of Yanshan Mountain, south of Xilamulun River, west of Laoha River, east of Dashawo...can this area really be taken?"

If this is the area that Ma Gui was talking about, it must be several times larger than the current territory of the Yehe tribe?
"If you are determined to let the Kaiyuan border troops move forward to garrison between the two Liaos in Jinshan, only half of the troops will be left here to guard Tongliao. The eastern part will rely on Jinshan and your Yehe tribe's remaining soldiers. This governor and you will of course lead the army westward to wipe out the Aohan and other tribes and cut off the Tatar army's return route from the Laoha River." Ma Gui looked at him, "Isn't the south of the upper reaches of the Liao River the Laoha River? The Yehe tribe was originally ordered to move westward to that place."

Ma Gui was not in a hurry to persuade him, as the imperial envoy to announce the decree would arrive soon.

If the Yehe tribe had not been afraid to fight, how could so many people from the Chaohua tribe have escaped this time?

If Buyanggu still has too many concerns, then Ma Gui can be dealt with easily. Let him lead the army to take over this area first, and then defend the north. Buyanggu must be willing to be close to his Yehe tribe.

However, when he went to attack and destroy the four Lingnan tribes of Chahar and came back, the Yehe tribe, which always wanted to sit back and reap the benefits, was simply destroyed.

Nothing great can be accomplished.

For Buyangu, who is still in his prime, it is indeed a dilemma.

On the one hand, the Yehe tribe had less than 10,000 young and strong elite soldiers, and more than half of them were brought out.

The Aohan, Naiman and other tribes have become strong and powerful after years of management by Daiqing Duling. Xiaodaiqing is famous and far from being comparable to Chaohua. The Ming army conquered the Laoha River area and handed it over to them. The Yehe tribe still had many concerns, let alone going to fight them to the death?

But on the other hand, the Ming Dynasty was very determined to strengthen Liaodong and manage Liaodong. If the Yehe tribe really refused to leave, it would definitely anger the Ming Dynasty. The words of the Zhenyi Marquis before showed that the Ming Dynasty had a second plan.

Ma Gui said that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had conferred the title of Imperial Concubine on her sister, and that he would allow his Yehe tribe to occupy such a large territory and establish a country as a vassal king in the future.

But all this can only be achieved if the Yehe tribe truly fights for the Ming Dynasty and for themselves.

……

"I am here only to declare the Holy Will."

In Guihua City, Shu Baiqing also explained the emperor's statement about "one king and many dukes", and then said to Sanniangzi and Dacheng Biji: "If the eldest descendant of Altan Khan becomes the Shunyi King and the lord of the Khanate, then the Tumed tribe will take Su Nang as the Loyal Duke. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? The Tumed tribe only has so much pasture, cattle, sheep, people and wealth. No matter how it is divided this time, disputes are inevitable. If we can get all the land north of the Chahar Mountains and gather the remaining people from various tribes, wouldn't it be a solution to the dilemma?"

Wulubaduer thought about the new gun, stared at Shu Boqing and said, "Aren't you just letting us kill each other? Let the Tumed troops come to our aid?"

Shu Boqing glanced at him and said, "It doesn't matter whether Tumed goes or not. If Tumed goes, we can build Yingchang City and occupy Kaiping and the north of Luoma River. If Tumed doesn't go, the land south of Xilamulun River will all belong to the Yehe tribe of Haixi Jurchen, and the Ming Dynasty doesn't want to graze sheep on the grasslands."

"The Imperial Envoy made it sound as if the Khan and the Chahar army would never return this time, regardless of our assistance or not."

"Well." Shu Boqing brushed his sleeves. "The Ming Dynasty has good intentions. You can decide for yourselves. Anyway, the successor king has not been decided. It is against the rules. The Ming Dynasty will not enthrone the new Shunyi King, and the border market will also be suspended. In this regard, the Ming Dynasty treats everyone equally. The Joseon king has just passed away, and the new king is neither the legitimate nor the eldest. The Ming Dynasty cannot enthrone him, and Joseon has rebels everywhere."

After saying that, he stood up and bowed to Sanniangzi and Dachengbiji first, and then to Bu Shitu and Su Nang.

"I will go back and rest first."

It seemed like he was just here to deliver a message, and he seemed not afraid that they would know the Ming Dynasty's decision, nor that they would spread the news.

Seeing him say goodbye and leave in a chic manner, Tumed and other dignitaries who had come to Guihua City looked at each other in bewilderment.

Bu Shitu stared at Sanniangzi nervously, and also looked at Wulubaduer and others.

Ming Dynasty’s attitude is in his favor!

"This is something that even the heroic Tushetuchechen Khan didn't dare to do!" Someone spoke up. "If we did this, what would the people of Changshengtian think? Even if the Left Wing was defeated by the Han people, they would not submit to the descendants of Tushetuchechen Khan! The Han people have no good intentions!"

Wulubaduer said nothing. He lowered his head and thought carefully.

The Han envoy mentioned the recasting of Yingchang City, which was very close to the original Shangdu. Yingchang City was the last capital of the Yuan Dynasty after Dadu and Shangdu were conquered by the army ordered by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

It was originally the territory of the Hongjila tribe. When the Yuan Dynasty controlled the vast territory, the entire Yuan Dynasty's Da Zong Zhengfu was located in Yingchang City.

There are extremely fertile grasslands around the Dala Lake in Yingchang City, which was one of the main granaries of the Yuan Dynasty in the past. In addition, it is also an important transportation point between the north, south, east and west.

If a new city was built there, like this Guihua City, and a horse market could be established with Kaiping not far to the south, how much benefit would that bring?

Now that Bushitu and Su Nang are competing for the throne of Tumed Khan, isn’t the greatest benefit the benefits of trade between Guihua City, Shunyi King and the Ming Dynasty?

Listening to their endless argument, Wulubaduer looked at Sanniangzi and Dachengbiji, trying to get their opinions.

It is because they control Guihua City and Shiyi that they are so important.

Just because they want to support Su Nang now, there is a possibility that the Bansheng Rebellion will break out again in Tumed.

As a result, the Ming envoy arrived and made it clear that they would only accept the eldest descendant of Altan Khan as the King of Shunyi. They also suspended border markets. Suddenly, Sanniangzi and Dacheng Biji had fewer bargaining chips.

"Even if we don't establish a new Khanate, where is the Shunyi King and where is the Zhongyi Duke?"

Some people think that they can take shortcuts, saying that Tumed can choose not to covet the Khanate and other territories of the left wing, but can move eastward to occupy the area south of the Xilamulun River and north of the Greater Khingan Range.

But after all, we are going to open up the city there. Yingchang City has been destroyed long ago. How many years will it take to rebuild it?

Sanniang looked at Dacheng Biji who lowered his head and knew that she was moved.

After all, the imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty said that if the Tumed tribe was willing to accept the goodwill of the Ming Dynasty, then she could be conferred the title of Lady Loyalty.

Now someone asked a pointed question, and Sanniang looked at Bu Shitu.

"Fengzhou Beach is the foundation, so of course the Shunyi King must be in Fengzhou Beach."

Someone argued that this meant that Dacheng Biji and his son would go east? But would they take the people of Bansheng with them? Would Guihua City still be as prosperous as it is now?

Of course, Su Nang was unwilling: "The emperor wants Shunyi Wang to be the leader of the Khanate, to control all tribes, and not to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Shunyi Wang is in Fengzhou Beach, how can he control the remnants of the left wing?"

The third lady looked at them dimly, and suddenly said, "From what you said, it seems that you are gradually not thinking that this is a rebellion against the Khan's court?"

Wulubdu'er looked at her.

"Ah." Sanniang sighed and asked Bu Shitu, "Do you have that ambition? Are you ready to deal with the next situation? Tumed has no shortcuts. Either we stay in our current territory, or we can only move towards establishing another Khanate."

Bu Shitu remained silent.

"Why do you say that?" Wulubaduer asked.

"You said that the new guns of the Ming Dynasty are very powerful, and the guards of the imperial envoy also said that there are more powerful artillery." Sanniang said faintly, "When the Khan was still alive, I went to the border market of the Ming Dynasty. The officials of the Ming Dynasty were easily confused and not many of them were brave. Now I am old, and you also say that the Ming Dynasty has become more and more different in recent years. Tell me, how many of you have a deep relationship with the Changming."

Suddenly, many lords had subtle expressions.

"Tian Le, who beat back the people from our Tumed tribe who moved to Qinghai, has served as the Minister of War and Privy Councilor for this emperor for many years. Dayun, Xiao Ruxun, and Ma Gui, who are all familiar to you, have all been granted titles of nobility. The Han emperor will only work in the direction of what kind of grassland he wants. Now, the Ming Dynasty has begun. You all want the wealth of the border market and the big board rise. Since you value money more, the Tumed people need to be more capable of fighting now."

She looked at Bu Shitu and said, "You suffered at the hands of Daming."

Then came Ulubaduer and others: "You have also suffered a loss."

"They suffered losses before, what about in the future?" She looked further, "It's not when the Khan was still there. At that time, the Khanate was still powerful, and the Han people were not as aggressive as they are now. But now, if the Zuoyi also suffered losses at the hands of the Ming Dynasty, do you think they would just shrink in the northern desert? No, they all know how rich the Tumed are. They also know that the Tumed's bones have gradually been softened by wealth and enjoyment."

Wulubaduer was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "You mean..."

"Lindan Batur is only a teenager, yet he dares to lead a large army deep into Daning. Whether he is smart or stupid is not clear, but one thing is clear: he has great ambitions and courage. Tell me, if he wins, or even if he loses but is lucky enough to survive, what will he do?"

Bu Shitu spoke at this time: "If he wins, he will unify all the tribes! If he loses, the left wing will become a remnant, the panicked tribes will be more submissive to the brave Khan, and the Khanate, which has suffered heavy losses, will focus on the fat right wing!"

"What do you think should be done?"

Bu Shitu stood up and looked at the woman who had served his grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather with aggressive eyes.

"Marry me! Your life begins with Tushetuchechen Khan and ends with me!"

Whether it is the support from the Ming Dynasty that requires him to make a decision now, or whether what Sanniang said is true, Bu Shitu must seize this opportunity.

He looked at Wulubaduer, at more lords, and at Dachengbiji.

"Help me become the co-leader of the Khan's court. In the future, your names will be praised throughout the grassland!"

(End of this chapter)