The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 98 The Three Great Families of Puzhou Go Crazy
A few days after the Minister of Personnel Wu Dui was dismissed from his post and investigated, chaos broke out on the border of the Ming Dynasty.

It is obvious that the three major families in Puzhou have gone crazy.

They were warning the young Emperor Wanli to be honest and not try to purge Zhang Siwei's faction in the court.

Otherwise, there will never be peace in the northern border, and it is possible that the northern barbarians will attack the capital again!
Will Wanli be frightened by them?
This is naturally impossible.

He was ready to take action, so he naturally expected this situation to happen. The Beijing Camp was formed to deal with the Northern Tartars. It was impossible for the Northern Tartars to break into the capital at this time.

So, he was not afraid at all.

As soon as the urgent news from the border arrived, he ordered someone to convey his order, summoning Qi Jiguang, Dong Yiyuan, Xiao Ruxun, Man Gui and others to come to Beijing as soon as possible.

It seemed that Wanli's three major expeditions, four major expeditions, five major expeditions, and even the sixth major expedition, seventh major expedition, and eighth major expedition were about to break out ahead of schedule. For this reason, he specially ordered people to tidi up a side hall in the Qianqing Palace, put several large tables in the middle, and surrounded it with wooden boards for hanging maps.

Qi Jiguang, Dong Yiyuan, Xiao Ruxun and others were from different distances from the capital and arrived at different times.

He waited for nearly two days, and only after all the generals gathered in the capital did he call everyone to the side hall where the military affairs were coordinated.

At about noon in the morning of that day, the sky was still covered with dark clouds, but in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace where the mechanical department was working, there were many generals gathered and the atmosphere was full of iron and blood.

Among them were veterans such as Qi Jiguang, Dong Yiyuan, Wang Rulong, Chen Dacheng, and Shan Sinan; newly minted military scholars such as Xiao Ruxun, Man Gui, Du Song, Wang Xuan, and Zhao Menglin; and even Qin Bangping and Qin Banghan, two of Qi Jiguang's newest disciples.

The two sides of the side hall were almost filled with generals wearing brand new fish-scale armor made of refined steel.

This was the foundation for him to control the military force in the future. Except for Ma Gui, Dong Yikui, Deng Zilong and Liu Jing who were still guarding the border, almost everyone else had come.

Ma Gui and Dong Yikui were stationed in Datong Town and Xuanfu Town respectively to resist the invasion of the northern barbarians, while Deng Zilong and Liu Jing were stationed in the southwestern border to resist the invasion of the Donghu.

At this point, he had nearly thirty generals under his command, and except for Qin Bangping and Qin Banghan, they had all fought in the battlefield and killed the enemy. More importantly, in history, almost all of them were heroes who sacrificed their lives for the Ming Dynasty, so their loyalty was not a problem at all.

Wanli scanned the area before picking up a thin wax stick and pointing to the map of the Nine Frontiers on the table. He said, "Dong Yikui, Ma Gui, and Li Chengliang sent urgent reports the day before yesterday. Liaodong Town, Xuanfu Town, and Datong Town were invaded by the northern barbarians almost simultaneously. Moreover, each group of northern barbarians had over a hundred thousand men.

Yuan Jing, you are most familiar with the Northern Tartars. Please tell us in detail, where did the Northern Tartars get so many troops?"

After saying that, he handed the wax stick to Qi Jiguang who was standing beside him.

Qi Jiguang took the wax stick and introduced it solemnly: "The barbarians who invaded Liaodong this time are Tumen Khan. I believe everyone has heard of Tumen Khan.

Tumen Khan was a descendant of the Northern Yuan royal family. He was the Khan of 60,000 households on the left and right wings of the Tatars. He controlled all the six major Tatar tribes except the Tumed tribe. He had 60,000 elite cavalry under his command. If he desperately wanted to mobilize all the young and strong men, he could at least mobilize more than 100,000 infantry.

The Kharchin tribe and the three Doyan guards that invaded Xuanfu Town this time were also quite powerful. The original leader of the Kharchin tribe was Altan Khan's younger brother Kunduliha, also known as Lao Badu.

Although Lao Badu has passed away, his five sons, Huang Baduer Taiji, Qing Baduer Taiji, Habushen, Manwusuo and Manwuda still have more than ten thousand troops.

The Kharchin tribe was originally one of the ten major camps of the Yongshebu Wanhu on the right wing of the Tatars. Later, the Yongshebu Wanhu gradually split up. Qingba Duer Taiji married his eldest daughter to Chang'ang, the leader of the three Doyan guards, and his second daughter to Tumen Khan. His strength was growing day by day.

Therefore, the Kharchin tribe may replace the Yongshebu Wanhu and become one of the three major tribes on the right wing of the Tatars. They absorbed part of the population of the original Tumed tribe and most of the population of the Yongshebu Wanhu, and their strength should not be underestimated.

The strength of the three Doyan guards was about 50,000 to 60,000 infantry and cavalry. When they joined forces with the Kharchin tribe, they were able to compete with the Tumed tribe and even the Tumen Khan.

The Tatar Tumed tribe invaded Datong this time. Altan Khan's second son, Buyan Taiji, led the Bayut tribe; Altan Khan's fifth son, Balin Taiji, led the Balin tribe; and Altan Khan's sixth son, Gölige Taiji, led the Dalat tribe. These three tribes were among the five largest within the Tumed tribe, each with over 30,000 soldiers.

Moreover, their ranches are very close to Datong Town, all within 500 miles north of Datong Town, making it very convenient for them to invade Datong Town."

When the generals heard this, many of them nodded slightly, because most of them were border generals and had some understanding of the Northern Tartars.

Wanli couldn't help but point to a large area to the west and said, "Then what about the tribes ruled by Altan Khan's eldest, third, and fourth sons? What about their strength? Are there no powerful northern barbarians west of the Hetao area?"

This is naturally impossible.

Qi Jiguang continued to introduce the situation while holding the white wax stick: "An Da Khan's eldest son, Xin Ai Huang Taiji, was in charge of the Tumed tribe, which had about 50,000 to 60,000 troops.

Altan Khan's third son, Tiebei Taiji, was Bahan Naji's father and had died long ago.

Altan Khan's fourth son, Bingtu Taiji, was in charge of the remaining Weiwushen tribe among the five major Tumed tribes. In his early years, Bingtu Taiji followed Altan Khan on the Western Expedition and stayed in the area outside Gansu Town.

Outside Gansu Town, there is also a powerful Duolun Tumed tribe, whose leader is Altan Khan's cousin Huoluochi. The Weiwushen tribe also has 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and the Duolun Tumed tribe has 50,000 to 60,000 troops.

Upon hearing this, Wanli said solemnly, "You mean the six major Tatar tribes still have 400,000 to 500,000 troops?"

Qi Jiguang actually shook his head slowly, then pointed to the middle of the Hetao region and said, "Your Majesty, most of the Ordos tribe on the right wing of the Tatars have entered the Neitao region. This is the Ordos grassland named after their tribe.

These tribes that entered the Neitao also developed. Since the Longqing Dynasty, Neitao has invaded the three borders of Shaanxi, including the chieftains Li Tu, Zaiseng, Achi Tu, Ele Ge, Ma Ji, Yin Ding, Dai Cheng, Bai Ma, etc. Each of them has tens of thousands of troops under their command.

This means that the total number of troops of the six major Tatar tribes is more than 500,000!
Wanli carefully examined the map and frowned. "They wouldn't have allowed the northern barbarians to invade the three border areas of Shaanxi and Gansu Town at the same time, would they? It's been three or four days. Logically, if the three border areas of Shaanxi and Gansu Town were invaded, the express report should have reached the capital by 800 miles."

Could it be that the three major families in Puzhou have withheld the urgent report from the northwestern border again?
At this moment, he doesn't need to be too anxious about Liaodong Town, Xuanfu Town and Datong Town, because these three border towns are the three with the largest number of troops.

He distributed the troops between Xuanfu Town and Datong Town, and now each has 45,000 troops. The troops in Liaodong Town are at least 50,000 to 60,000. They should have no problem resisting more than 100,000 northern barbarians.

After all, they were defending the city, and Li Chengliang, Ma Gui and Dong Yikui were veterans who had fought in many battles. Facing an attack from the Northern Tartars who were two or three times their number and not good at sieges, it should not be a big problem for them to hold the city.

The problem is that the three major families in Puzhou have obviously gone crazy.

If they cannot capture these three border towns, they will probably let the Northern Tartars attack the border towns under their own control.

Anyway, as long as they kill their way through the border towns, they can enter the prosperous inland areas and rob them. Both the Northern Lu and the three major families of Puzhou will make a fortune.

Unexpectedly, Qi Jiguang slowly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I think they are probably bluffing to scare us, or perhaps to attract our attention."

what?
Wanli was quite puzzled and asked, "Why?"

Qi Jiguang looked at the gloomy sky outside and said, "Your Majesty, winter is coming. It's probably snowing at the border. Winter outside the border is extremely cold. They can't stand the cold even in their tents, so it's unlikely they'll come out to attack the city."

Yes, in such a cold day, if you pour some water on the city wall, it will freeze. How can you attack the city?

Are the three great families of Puzhou really just bluffing to scare him, or do they have other intentions?

(End of this chapter)