Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 104 Turpan will become a place name, no longer a country name!
Yalan first summoned the 30,000 elite troops who had followed Ahama Khan to invade Hami Guard.

He then ordered them to conscript all males aged fourteen and above from house to house in Gaochang City.

Under this regulation, even a man in his seventies had to ride a horse into the battlefield.

However, the average life expectancy in the Turpan Khanate was not long, and there were basically no people over 60 years old.

The men recruited were basically strong men between the ages of fourteen and fifty, who were just the right age to go to the battlefield.

The other women were required to slaughter cattle and sheep immediately, make rations for distribution to the warriors in battle.

At the same time, several fast horses rushed out of Gaochang City and headed towards the main force of the Ming Dynasty.

They were the envoys of the Turpan Khanate to negotiate peace, responsible for delivering Akhmad Khan's letter of surrender to the leader of the Ming army.

If we can negotiate peace, everyone will be happy.

If we can't negotiate peace, then prepare for war!
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The envoys sent by Ahama Khan were soon discovered by scouts of the Ming army.

The envoy of the Turpan Khanate stated his identity and purpose as soon as the two sides met, and asked to meet the leader of the Ming army.

After knowing the other party's identity, the Ming scouts did not act on their own.

Instead, he immediately ordered the envoy from Turpan to hand over all his weapons, tied him up, and brought him to Xu Chang.

"Governor Xu, these people claim to be following the orders of Ahem Khan to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty."

The scout brought the five envoys from Turpan to Xu Chang and introduced their origins.

The envoy from Turpan was thrown off his horse by the scouts and fell heavily to the ground.

These envoys from Turpan were also very tough. They didn't say a word and quickly got up from the ground.

"Yes, we are here on behalf of our Khan to negotiate peace with your Ming Dynasty court."

"The peace agreement is in my pocket. Take it out and have a look at it yourself."

"The conditions are very generous. You, the Ming Dynasty, have been waiting for this peace agreement for a long time, right?"

The envoys from the Turpan Khanate looked arrogant, which was their consistent attitude towards Ming Dynasty generals.

The border generals of the Ming Dynasty adhered to the principle of maintaining the status quo and tried their best to avoid fighting whenever possible.

Even when they had the upper hand in terms of military strength and overall power, the Ming border generals took the initiative to negotiate peace.

In the eyes of the envoys of the Turpan Khanate, their initiative to propose peace talks was already a huge concession.

The general of the Ming Dynasty must have agreed with joy and then obediently withdrew his troops back to Hami Wei.

But Xu Chang's next words made the five envoys shocked and terrified.

Xu Chang had no intention of reading the peace agreement at all. He pointed a knife at the leading envoy and gave orders on the spot.

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has issued an order that the Ming Dynasty will not accept any form of peace talks, and will only accept the head of the Mongolian Khan!"

"I will spare your life and only cut off one of your hands and one of your feet. Go back and tell Ahama that if he wants to surrender to the Ming, he must first offer his head!"

"As for the others, kill them immediately!"

"Yes, Governor!"

The surrounding soldiers obeyed the order and were about to execute the envoys immediately.

The envoys of the Turpan Khanate were extremely shocked, not only because Xu Chang rejected the Turpan Khanate's initiative for peace talks.

What’s more, Xu Chang actually gave a direct order to execute these envoys.

At this point, the envoys were really anxious and quickly asked, "Wait! Isn't there an old saying in your Ming Dynasty that when two armies are at war, envoys should not be killed?!"

"We are all envoys. If you kill us, General, aren't you afraid of being scolded by those scholars and future generations?!"

"If this gets out, which Khanate on the grassland will dare to negotiate peace with your Ming Dynasty?!"

Xu Chang sneered: "When two armies are fighting, envoys will not be killed."

"It was a war of interests between two countries of equal strength."

"This war is not a war of interests between the two countries, but a war of annihilation of the Turpan Khanate by the Ming Dynasty!"

"After this battle, Turpan will become a place name, not a country name!"

"Since we are all going to die, why are you guys still around?"

"Do it!"

"Yes!"

"you dare!!!"

The four envoys glared and howled in anger.

But the next moment, their heads fell off, with their eyes wide open as they stared at the fluttering dragon flags of the Ming army.

The only one left had one hand and one leg chopped off by the soldiers, leaving him a cripple.

After a simple hemostatic bandage, Xu Chang ordered someone to help him onto the horse and sent him back to Gaochang to report the news to Ahama Khan.

Finally, the envoy, enduring the excruciating pain and bleeding wounds, rode his horse towards Gaochang City.

Xu Chang looked indifferently at the direction where the envoy left and ordered: "All troops move out, target Gaochang!"

"Yes!"

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When the envoy of the Turpan Khanate returned to the Gaochang tent, he was half dead.

He fell into a semi-comatose state due to excessive blood loss.

When he was carried into Ahem Khan's tent, Ahem Khan's eyes were bloodshot and he was extremely angry!
"How is this going?!"

"How dare someone from the Ming Dynasty hurt you?!"

"Where are the others?!"

Ahama Khan asked three questions in a row. The envoy opened his eyes weakly, and when he saw Ahama Khan, tears immediately burst out of his eyes.

"Great Khan! The Ming army is going too far!"

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said that the Ming Dynasty will not accept any form of peace talks, and will only accept your head, the Khan!"

"Ah? What?!" Ahemahan felt cold all over and his scalp went numb.

The envoy continued: "Not only that, they also said that this battle will be the annihilation of the Turpan Khanate."

"From now on, Turpan can only be a place name, and can no longer represent a Khanate!"

"The other envoys were all beheaded by the Ming army as a sacrifice!"

"what?!"

"It's too much to bully others, it's simply too much to bully others!"

Ahama Khan was furious, and felt angry, anxious and afraid.

Seeing that the negotiations had broken down, Ahama Khan no longer had any illusions about peace talks and was ready to fight the Ming army to the death!

After Ahama Khan had the envoy taken out to recuperate, he immediately called Yalan and asked him about the conscription and how it was going.

Ya Lan has been busy with this matter these days and has a deep memory of this data.

"Great Khan, I have already mobilized all the tribesmen that can be mobilized in the city in the past few days."

"There are 60,000 households in the city, totaling more than 320,000 people."

"There are only 80,000 men over the age of fourteen who can go to the battlefield."

"Adding the original 30,000 elite soldiers, Gaochang City can now mobilize about 110,000 combat troops."

A city with only 320,000 people was able to mobilize 110,000 soldiers. It can really be said that everyone is a soldier!

However, there are only 30,000 real full-time soldiers, and the rest are militia.

The combat effectiveness of these civilian-run troops is definitely stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty's garrison soldiers who have become personal slaves of the garrison officers.

But in front of the 130,000 elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they were just a group of herdsmen holding sabers.

After knowing this number, Ahama Khan felt much more at ease: "We have a total of 110,000 troops, and the Ming army only has 130,000. It is still uncertain who will win or lose in this battle!"

Ahama Khan asked again: "Who is training these new soldiers now?"

"Great Khan, it is Hongtai Jimansuer."

Sutan Mansur was Ahama's eldest son, only seventeen years old, and the future Khan of the Turpan Khanate.

Taiji is the Mongolian name for the son of the Great Khan, and Hong Taiji means the crown prince.

By the way, the original name of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty was Huang Taiji, which means the son of Khan Nurhaci.

After the Manchus entered the Central Plains, the Han civil servants whose backbones were broken changed their names from Huang Taiji to Huang Taiji in order to flatter the Manchus.

After hearing Mansur's name, Ahama Khan's facial expression relaxed.

It can be seen that in Ahama Khan's heart, he was still very satisfied with his son.

Ahama Khan thought about it and made a simple battle plan.

"Well, then let Mansuer lead this group of new soldiers and send 30,000 people as the vanguard to consume some of the Ming army first."

"Then you will be the central army, leading 10,000 elite soldiers and 40,000 new soldiers to fight against the main force of the Ming Dynasty."

"Finally, I personally led 20,000 elite soldiers to attack the Ming army's headquarters and execute their beheading!"

"Now, let those peasant women distribute the rations they have made to the warriors!"

Yalan touched her chest and bent over: "Huh!"

Under the order of Aham Khan, the entire Gaochang City began to prepare for war in preparation for the upcoming war.

The recruits are undergoing combat training, practicing hacking, coordination, commands and other knowledge.

Gaochang City is different from the border towns of the Ming Dynasty. It is surrounded by earthen walls that are not high. It is located in the middle of a basin and has no strategic location to defend.

In addition, Gaochang did not have the Great Wall, so the Turpan Khanate could not use the Ming Dynasty's tactics of defending the city to the death.

If they stayed in the city and didn't leave, the Ming army wouldn't even have to fight, they would be killed by the siege.

So if a big war really breaks out, they can only go out of the city to meet the enemy and engage in a head-on confrontation with the Ming army on the plains.

The Ming army was getting closer and closer to Gaochang City, and they did not have much time to prepare.

Ahama Khan continuously sent out scouts to keep an eye on the movements of the main forces of the Ming army.

That night, when they were still seventy miles away from Gaochang City, Xu Chang issued the order.

"Ten thousand people will be on guard, and the rest will cook. After a night's rest, we will set out at noon tomorrow to attack Gaochang!"

"Attention, when you sleep, you should work in groups of five and take turns to keep watch."

"We are now very close to Gaochang City. There is no guarantee that the Turpan Khanate will not launch a surprise attack on our army."

"Yes, Governor!"

Xu Chang's words were quickly passed down, and the Ming troops strictly followed Xu Chang's orders, those who should be on guard were on guard, and those who should cook were on guard.

On the other side, in Gaochang City, Ahama Khan also received the news from the scouts.

"Great Khan, the Ming army is already seventy miles southeast of Gaochang City. They are cooking and preparing to rest."

Yalan hurried into Ahem Khan's tent and reported loudly.

"it is good!"

Ahama Khan had already changed into military uniform and was wiping his saber in his hand.

"How are the warriors preparing?"

"The vanguard, center, and rear are all ready!"

Ya Lan was a little excited: "We are just waiting for your order, Great Khan, to attack the Ming army camp tonight!"

"Then give the order to attack!"

Ahama Khan put away his saber and walked out of the royal tent.

"By the way, tell Mansuer to be careful. It doesn't matter how many casualties the vanguard suffers. His life is the most important."

"Yes, Khan. I will tell Hong Taiji!"

(End of this chapter)