The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 108: Actually, it was just a beating

The Beijing camp finally attacked.

In mid-June, 40,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp, riding in 8,000 grain carts and 1,000 artillery carts, and escorted by tens of thousands of light cavalry, set out from the Mountain Resort and headed straight for Xuanfu Town and Datong Town.

At this moment, the Beijing Camp has 50,000 to 60,000 troops on its books, and these 50,000 troops seem to be the main force of the Beijing Camp.

The main force of the Beijing camp attacked, and the northwest suddenly became undercurrent.

The three major families in Puzhou immediately sent out spies to keep a close eye on these 50,000 troops. It seemed that their every move was under their control.

Tumen Khan, the Kharchin tribe, the three Doyan guards, the Tumed tribe and the Neitao Ordos tribes were all ready to take advantage of the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.

Wang Chonggu was thinking about how to use the Northern Tartars to deal with the 50,000 main forces of the Beijing Camp, when Wanli suddenly launched a random punch at the Northern Tartars.

As soon as the 50,000 soldiers of the Beijing camp arrived at Jizhou Town, Li Chengliang led 20,000 Liaodong cavalry to rush into Tumen Khan's territory and looted it frantically!
This guy actually wanted to rob the grasslands outside the Great Wall for a long time. The 20,000 cavalrymen in his hands are not something that ordinary tribes can resist.

However, leading 20,000 cavalrymen to attack without the order from the Ministry of War was a serious crime, and dismissal and investigation were the least of the punishment.

If the cavalry suffered heavy losses, they might even be beheaded.

It turned out that he had no choice but to passively take the beating. Now, he not only had the order from the Ministry of War, but also the imperial edict from Wanli. Naturally, he led 20,000 cavalry out of the pass without hesitation to engage in a frantic looting.

Tumen Khan was really caught off guard.

The cavalry of the Mongol tribes were not always gathered together, because if tens of thousands of cavalry were gathered together, the grass in tens of thousands of acres of grassland would not be enough for the war horses to eat.

Therefore, when they had nothing to do, their cavalry would disperse to their respective tribes to herd horses. Only one or two days before an attack would Tumen Khan order the cavalry to gather.

At this moment, he had not received any news from the three major families in Puzhou, and he didn't even know where the specific target was, so it was naturally impossible for him to order the cavalry to gather.

Who would have thought that Li Chengliang, this reckless man, would suddenly lead 20,000 cavalrymen to attack his territory.

This guy is so cruel. In one day, several tribes near Liaodong Town were crippled by him, and almost all the young and strong men who could fight were killed by him.

The next day, by the time he reacted and started to gather his men to prepare for a counterattack, this guy had already led his men and horses back with the captured old and young, women and children, as well as cattle, sheep and horses.

This guy almost wiped out the three tribes closest to Liaodong Town. He really wiped out everything, including tents, ox carts, horse carts, and fodder. He even pulled out all the wood used for cattle and sheep pens and burned it in a pile!
On the third day, when he rushed over with the 30,000 to 40,000 cavalrymen he had gathered, there was nothing left on the grassland except grass, as if these tribes had not come here to graze.

This time he suffered heavy losses, because all the tribes of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty had only more than ninety thousand households, or more than ninety tribes. After hundreds of years of development, each tribe had more than a thousand households. The bastard Li Chengliang killed three and a half of them in one go!
Not only did he lose thousands of men and horses, but he also lost tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses.

To be honest, this was considered lucky for him, because Li Chengliang knew that Tumen Khan had a lot of cavalry under his command, so after making a fierce attack, he returned to the interior of the pass to wait and see, and did not take the risk of attacking again.

The three Doyan guards and the Kharchin tribe were the most miserable.

Just two days after the Liaodong cavalry launched their attack, the cavalry from Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town also took action.

Brothers Dong Yikui and Dong Yiyuan were like crazy. They suddenly led tens of thousands of cavalrymen to charge out from Gubeikou and Heiyukou, and killed the three guards of Doyan and the Kharchin tribe who were grazing nearby. After killing all the young and strong men who could fight, they also took away all the supplies, the elderly, children, women, cattle, sheep and horses that could be looted.

By the time they gathered their cavalry and rushed over, the enemy had almost entered the pass and they could not catch up.

This was not the end. Just as they arrived near Gubeikou and Heiyukou, brothers Dong Yikui and Dong Yiyuan led their cavalry out from Zunhua and Zhangjiakou. After killing all the young and strong men who could fight in a nearby tribe, they also took away all the supplies, the elderly, children, women, cattle, sheep and horses that could be looted.

When they led their cavalry to chase after them, these guys actually set fire to the tails of cows and sheep, burning tens of thousands of cows and sheep and rushing towards their cavalry frantically.

By the time they had harnessed all the cattle and sheep and put out the fire on their buttocks, the people had already run away with their horses, leaving behind thousands of old and young women and children sitting on the grass and crying.

This time, four of their tribes were wiped out!
But that wasn't the end. Just as they had led their cavalry to Zunhua and Zhangjiakou, brothers Dong Yikui and Dong Yiyuan unexpectedly led tens of thousands of cavalry out from Gubeikou and Heiyukou. These two guys specifically targeted two tribes that were four or five hundred miles away from Zunhua and Zhangjiakou, slaughtering them relentlessly.

By the time they received the news and rushed over, the people had already run away with their horses and they couldn't catch up.

Immediately afterwards, brothers Dong Yikui and Dong Yiyuan led tens of thousands of cavalrymen out of Zunhua and Zhangjiakou, and picked two tribes four or five hundred miles away from them and killed them crazily. When they heard the news and rushed over, the two guys had run away with their horses.

This happened several times, and almost all the tribes whose grazing areas were within four or five hundred miles of Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town were visited by these two brothers. Most of the tribes under their control were almost destroyed by these two brothers. No one knew how many cattle and sheep were lost, and tens of thousands of horses were robbed by these two brothers.

They finally understood that the two brothers were just playing a feint to the east and attack in the west.

If most of their tribes had not been wiped out and the young and strong men in those tribes had not been lost, they could have divided their troops and waited outside Zunhua, Heiyukou, Gubeikou and Zhangjiakou, waiting for the two brothers to lead their cavalry to die.

The problem is that after losing most of their young and strong men, they only have 20,000 to 30,000 troops left. If they divide their troops to guard the four exits, they may be defeated one by one.

They had no choice but to ask Tumen Khan for help.

Who knew that Tumen Khan was also severely beaten by Li Chengliang.

At this moment, Li Chengliang is gathering 20,000 cavalrymen to rush back and forth to the west of Liaodong Town. Tumen Khan must gather all 50,000 to 60,000 cavalrymen under his command to watch the west of Liaodong Town to prevent this guy from suddenly leading the cavalry to attack again.
Everyone has a selfish side. It is impossible for Tumen Khan to give up his large tribe west of Liaodong Town and send cavalry to support them.

At this point, the three guards of Doyan and the Kharchin tribe had no choice but to quickly migrate north with the remaining elderly, weak, women, children, cattle, sheep and horses of these destroyed tribes, leaving the area within 500 miles of Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town.

Wang Chonggu was still thinking about how to use the Northern Tartars to deal with the 50,000 main forces of the Beijing Camp that were supporting Ningxia Town.

Who would have thought that within a few days, emergency letters from Tumen Khan, the Kharchin tribe, and the Doyan Three Guards were continuously sent to Puzhou.

Li Chengliang, Dong Yikui and Dong Yiyuan from Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town seemed to have gone crazy. They actually led their cavalry directly into their territory and killed and looted people frantically.

The Tumen Khan was targeted by Li Chengliang and could not move west of Liaodong Town. The three Doyan guards and the Kharchin tribe were also defeated and hurriedly moved north, leaving the 500-li area around Jizhou Town and Xuanfu Town.

As a result, the number of Northern Tartar troops he could mobilize was reduced by half.

Wang Chonggu was almost disoriented after being beaten by Wanli's barrage of punches.

This is not the end yet. After the 50,000 main forces of the Beijing Camp arrived at Datong Town calmly, they did not move westward. I don’t know what went wrong with these guys, but they actually ran directly to the north of Datong Town.

Before he could react, Ma Gui and Qi Jiguang suddenly led 10,000 cavalrymen each out from Datong Youwei and charged straight along the north and south banks of the Qingshui River all the way to the right bank of the Yellow River.

The two Tumed tribes grazing there were killed by them directly, and all the young and strong men who could fight were also taken away, as were all the supplies that could be looted, the elderly, children, women, cattle, sheep and horses.

Xin Ai Huang Taiji was too sick to get out of bed at this time. When his three younger brothers led their cavalry to the north bank of the Qingshui River, the 40,000 soldiers of the Shenji Camp had already set up artillery and were ready for battle on the south bank of the Qingshui River.

Before they even reached the shore, they were fired upon by thousands of artillery pieces, resulting in hundreds of casualties.

This chaotic beating completely stunned the Northern Tartars.

Wang Chonggu racked his brains but couldn't figure out what was wrong with the little emperor.

Now it’s the Haobai Rebellion in Ningxia Town!

The young emperor ignored the situation and ordered his cavalry to attack everywhere, beating up Tumen Khan, the three Doyan guards, the Kharchin tribe and the Tumed tribe.

Is this kid crazy?

(End of this chapter)