Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1618 Overture to War ([-])
Butashri's "other reason" is not difficult to guess: the coach Erdemutu was mainly hit by the Tumen army, and the loss was bound to be heavy, which seriously affected the strength comparison between the post-war coach and deputy coach.

You know, except for a few people with high prestige, the Mongols have always spoken on the basis of their strength. You, the coach, suffered a defeat, suffered heavy losses, and lost both prestige and strength. Isn't this the opportunity for me, the deputy commander? ?

However, this is actually just an appearance. The deeper problem lies in the internal power structure of the "Da Ming and Jin Kingdom" at this moment.

First of all, the Great Ming and Jin Kingdom itself is a "country" with some legal problems.It not only recognizes itself as a part of Mongolia, but has never denied that Tumen Khan, the left-wing Mongolian Khan who controls the Chahar tribe, is the Khan of All Mongolia. An attitude with "obfuscation".

At the same time, its "head of state" is "Shunyi King", not Chechen Khan.This is very important, because it means that above the head of state of the country, there is a higher-level "ruler", that is, the Daming Emperor who has the right to canonize the "King of Shunyi of the Jin Kingdom of Ming Dynasty".

In other words, the national attribute of the Jin Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty should be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty - we should also pay attention to the wording here: should.

Based on the above two points, the Ming Dynasty actually had two "sovereign states", one the Ming Empire and the Mongolian Khanate.But the nature of the two suzerains themselves was also different.

For the suzerainty of the "Mongol Khanate", it is mainly because of a kind of identification with the national mentality, which makes it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to directly deny it. In addition, because of national traditions and other reasons, the Ming Dynasty is implementing the "Altan Khan Code". "At the same time, the "Tumen Khan Code" is also implemented-selective implementation.

As for the suzerain state of the "Da Ming Empire", it was mainly due to economic dependence, and it was a state of "have to submit".Gao Yushi's control of the Ming Dynasty is to some extent a reverse implementation of an academic thought in international relations and economics of later generations (referring to the theory of "de-attachment", friends who are interested can Baidu, I will say here If there are too many, it will be 404 again).

Under such circumstances, with the current political level of the rulers of the Ming and Jin Kingdoms or the ruling group, it is obviously impossible to come up with any effective countermeasures, let alone have the theoretical level and execution ability of a "soft landing", so they Can only "attach".

Looking back, the Ming and Jin Kingdoms are clearly in a distorted state: the "orthodoxy" of the Mongolian Khanate cannot be denied in the name of the people and the country, and it is impossible to separate from the Ming Empire in terms of actual needs, especially economic dependence. Influence and control can only struggle between ideal and reality.

These can be regarded as problems at the "system" level, but the problems are far more than these. For example, there are more complicated power distribution problems under it.

During the Alda Khan period, because of Alda's own prestige, Gao Yushi was not very able to intervene, but after Alda's death and the outbreak of the Monan War, Gao Yushi unceremoniously dug a big hole for Tumote.This big pit was completely invisible at the time, but it has been playing a huge role since then.

what pit? The big pit of "separation of powers".

This separation of powers is not the separation of powers mentioned by later generations. What is mentioned here is the ruling system of the Ming and Jin Kingdoms composed of Han Naji, Zhong Jinhatun and Qia Taiji. Its real analogy is actually Rome The "Big Three Alliance" at the end of the Republic (referring to the "top three" formed by Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus).

This set of "Big Three Alliance" of the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom is obviously very stable, and has maintained Tumed's national policy and political stability over the years. Why is it a big pit?

Because Chataiji is much older than Bahan Naji and Zhong Jinhatun, if there is no accident, he will die first, and the death of Chataiji will definitely cause the balance of the "Big Three" to be broken.

Under the original system of the three giants, if we want to simply divide the attributes of rights, then it should be like this: Ba Han Naji has the decision-making power, Jong Kim Hatun has the veto power, and Chataiji has a very magical right to change.

It is best to understand the decision-making power. He is the king of Shunyi. In theory, all government orders and military orders must be issued by him. This is the decision-making power;

The right of veto is not difficult to understand, because Zhong Jinhatun has strong strength. Although she does not have the largest territory, the garrison in Guihua City and the surrounding Tumochuan elite area is always in her hands. The royal court army left behind after Altan Khan's death was elite enough, even Hannaji had to fear her three points.Therefore, although she may not be able to lead the decision-making, if she completely opposes one thing, it is obviously not difficult to disturb it. This is the veto.

What about Chataiji's magical right to change?Since Chataiji also has some of the former royal family's pro-army, coupled with his own headquarters, and his personal strong influence and appeal in the Tumed military group, this "Da Ming Jin" essentially composed of military aristocrats "National" requires his approval for many things.

The direct power in Chataiji’s hands is not comparable to that of Ba Hannaji, nor is it weaker than Jong Jin Hatun, but neither of these two can guarantee that once Chataiji stands on the opposite side of any of them, the officers (military nobles) under him will ) who will listen to in the end.Therefore, at this time, especially considering that Han Naji and Zhong Jinhatun have different opinions, Chataiji is the biggest variable.

In layman's terms, at that moment, both of them had to work hard to win the support of Chataiji, which was enough to change the situation.

But the problem is that Chataiji passed away before them, and now there are only two ruling forces left in the Ming and Jin Kingdoms.Although the Chinese have a sarcasm saying that "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless there is one male and one female", in fact, "one male and one female" cannot be considered any guarantee in the face of the really huge power distribution problem.

In particular, their marital status did not come from any free love, but a political and military alliance that Gao Pragmatism used to broker in the past.

Because of this, as soon as Qiataiji died, Gao Yushi had to find a way to send Cheng Wen here in the name of Emperor Ming.

What are you sending here for?Of course it will not be tourism, but to avoid an immediate power struggle between the two of them, desperately fighting for the political and military legacy after Chataiji's death.

So Cheng Wencai came up with a compromise plan, in which Erdemutu, the legal heir of Hanaji, was to take over the military forces left by Chataiji in name (the political status was promised to Chataiji's four sons, as a way to attract Carrots for their advancement), and at the same time gave a beautiful blank check to Butashri, the son of Jong Jin Hatun, who has not had his own fief so far--if you play well this time, the court will support you in obtaining the fief.

There is also an "implicated meaning" here, which is "your future fief depends on how much Chahar territory you take this time"—whether you give him the Chahar occupied area one-to-one, Cheng Wen It was not stated clearly, but at least this should be a proportional "reward". The greater the contribution of Butashri, the more territories he conquered, and the more fiefdoms he could obtain after the war.

At this point, Bhutashri's intention to make this claim is obvious.

The main premise is that Chataiji is dead and has no successor (no prestige is fully inherited), the three-legged confrontation has become a two-power struggle, and no matter what the reason is for this battle, in short, the Tumen army is staring at Erdemutu. The Western Whistle elites in the department chased and fought fiercely, resulting in the heaviest losses. From the seven thousand West Whistle elites, only [-] were left to gather. At least in a short period of time, it was regarded as a direct loss of combat effectiveness.

This ebb and flow, although Butashri also suffered a loss of about [-] yuan, but this loss is only equivalent to [-]% of Erdemutu's loss, and the strength of both sides has reversed.

Erdemutu originally had 1 troops under its direct control, including 9000 Xishao headquarters and [-] Qiataiji old troops.Now there are only [-] troops left in the West Whistle Headquarters, and the old Qiataiji Department has also lost five or six hundred troops. The total force in hand is only about [-], which is far lower than that of Butashri, which has [-] troops left.

It was the first time for both of them to officially lead the army, and their prestige was actually about the same, so the rest of the troops that were pieced together from various ministries were similar to each other.But Butashli still knew in his heart that at least Erdemutu had a "righteous name" - he was the son of Prince Shunyi!
However, the Jin Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty is the Kingdom of the Mongols after all. Bloodlines are important, but the traditional details are different from those of Ming Dynasty. Become the candidate of the Great Khan.

Erdemutu met this simple condition, but he, Butashri, also met this condition. Therefore, in the case of "not accepting orders from the foreign ruler", ability and prestige became more important indicators of measurement.

Butashri firmly believed that when Erdemutu was defeated and suffered heavy losses, as long as he insisted on launching a counterattack and achieved certain results in the counterattack, he would be able to immediately overwhelm him in terms of ability and prestige. Erdemutu won the support of the remaining [-] tribal coalition forces.

I don't need to worry about how this battle will turn out in the future. As long as the current goal is achieved, Erji (mother) Zhong Jinhatun's status will definitely be higher, and she will be more powerful in the future to fight for a better position for her eldest son. Greater power, more fiefdoms.Even... who dares to say that there won't be more surprises?
Butashri knew the situation and the truth, so didn't Erdemutu understand?Of course Erdemutu also understood, and he even quickly understood why the Tumen army was staring at him to fight—Brihatu wanted to use this method to intensify the power struggle within Tumed or Daming Jin Kingdom.

But so what?Brihatu's move is almost an overt conspiracy. Usually, an overt conspiracy cannot be counteracted by conspiracy, but can only be corrected by force, so that the internal cause disappears or weakens. At this time, if the internal driving force and control force are insufficient, it can only be forced to introduce external force .

Who is the external force?It can only be Daming.So Erdemutu insisted on retreating to Daning City, the purpose was to borrow the power of Daming.Not only did he understand this point, but he was also unambiguous in his methods.

Erdemutu said to the centurions and individual commanders sent by various tribes that our army accidentally encountered the enemy and was ambushed. It was my mistake that I failed to predict it in advance. If you don't retreat to Daning to seek refuge in time, you will be in danger anytime and anywhere, because the Tumen army only temporarily stopped pursuing, and they will continue to hunt and kill at any time.

Immediately afterwards, Erde Mutu explained why the Tumen army stopped pursuing. The reason is very simple: after suffering such a failure, his own direct subordinates suffered great losses, and there may be various voices in the army. If they are unanimous, they may be divided into several weak and small solitary forces to go their own way.At this time, the Tumen army will attack one by one, and everyone will inevitably die.

Erdemutu is worthy of being a highly pragmatic student. His words were extremely sincere. He completely took the responsibility for the defeat on himself. Be clear.Although the status of the various generals is not high, their tribes are not strong in the first place, and it is obvious that they cannot bear the loss here, so they all feel that it is entirely feasible to go to Daning City to avoid the limelight.

Butashri's wishful thinking was in vain, but after he thought about it again, he felt that it was not completely fruitless. At least Erdemutu admitted that he should be responsible for the defeat, so even if he temporarily went to Daning to escape Even if he returned to Guihua City after the war, he would inevitably go unpunished.One ups and downs, my performance this time is already very good, if I still have a chance to win some battles in the future, at least I won’t get nothing—unless the King of Shunyi can kill his relatives righteously and punish Erde Mutu heavily to suppress this battle overall reward.

In the end, Tumed's defeated army took advantage of the night to go to Daning City. Brihatu, who learned the news through scouting horses, was a little disappointed, and lowered his head to figure out what to do next.

Tumen Khan discussed with him, thinking that since the expectation of splitting the Tumed army failed to be achieved, it would be better to hunt them down to the end. After all, once they entered Daning City, the battle would never be a tough one.For Chahar, who has run out of gunpowder, it is obviously an impossible task to attack the fortified battle.

Brihatu was also a little hesitant. After all, the original intention of ambushing Tumed's reinforcements this time was to severely damage Tumed's military strength, and the disintegration and disintegration of the marriage alliance between Han Naji and Zhong Jinhatun was just a matter of convenience. For this reason, which is more important should not be confused.

Although Tumed's army looks miserable right now, losing about [-]% of its strength, in the final analysis it is only ten thousand men, and it is not enough to hurt Tumed's muscles and bones.

What's more, the "loss" does not necessarily mean that they all died in battle, and many of them just ran around and couldn't get together for a while.At this time, if they give up the pursuit and let them go to Daning City to recuperate and gather the remnants, not only will the follow-up battle situation be unpredictable, but also the goal before the war will not be achieved.

Although Brihatu thought a lot, he didn't think for long, about one-third of the time it took to burn an incense stick, and he expressed to Tumen Khan that he agreed to chase and kill overnight.

Neither side of the war at this time expected that an accident was about to occur.
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