Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 831 The Silver Coin Offensive Defeated People’s Hearts and the Elite Mongolian Army Abandoned the Camp and Fleeed West

Hara Kuchu understood it as soon as he heard it. The Bank of China said that it had been made clear long ago that once one gets involved in Chinese culture, it will be over in a few years.

However, considering the interests of the people at the bottom, it is not bad to be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and have enough food and clothing.

Of course, Hara Kuchu will definitely not surrender. If he wants to surrender, he should do so early. There is no need to complete the formation before surrendering.

Zhang Ning gave a few words of advice and said no more. Instead, he asked a very straightforward question: "May I ask where the prince will go?"

The Ming Dynasty did not recognize Agabarji as the Great Khan of Mongolia, nor did it recognize Hara Kuchu as the King of Jin in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. So Zhang Ning chose to call Alakuchu the prince.

This was a conversation between smart people and smart people. Alakuchu didn't care about it, but replied directly: "I'm going back to Hara and Forest. If I can't reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, I will continue to the west." , first occupy the old land of Oara, and then plot the Kazakh Khanate and the eastern territories of the Timurid Empire."

Zhang Ning nodded and praised: "This is a good idea. Many khanates in the west do not rely on the Ming Dynasty's supplies, so they are not afraid of the Ming Dynasty's blockade, nor are they afraid of the Ming Dynasty's mutual trade erosion. If the prince can occupy a certain khanate, he may not be able to make a comeback in the future. .”

Hara Kuchu asked again: "I won't attack your formation. If I retreat directly, how will you pursue it?"

Zhang Ning smiled and said: "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. You still have to chase. We put five thousand elite knights in the rear, which is the main force of the pursuit. You can take the cavalry away, but we don't have the ability to do it all." Annihilate. But I’m afraid you can’t take away the young and old.

The Ming army that Agabarji, Halakuchu and his son expected to divide their forces and rush forward rashly, defeated them one by one, but never appeared.

When they marched about a hundred miles away from the Mongolian camp, 30,000 Yanwei began to shout in unison: "Those who surrender are all good citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Soldiers will be rewarded with ten silver coins, and young, old, women and children will be rewarded with three silver coins. Surrender on the spot, surrender on the spot." Distributing silver coins, the Holy One is wise, powerful, unparalleled in faith, and never lies."

It was said to be a large camp, but it was difficult to find wood on the grasslands, so the Mongolian army mostly dug trenches to set up obstacles.

Not long after, the sound of drums started loudly and resounded through the sky.

Tao Jin's army and the Mongolian army's camp are five miles away, and they can attack them in an hour.

Moreover, the Ming army had bed crossbows, which had a far greater range than the Mongolian army's crossbows.

Wang Yue abides by the emperor's instructions, not to divide his troops, not to advance rashly, and not to be greedy for merit. He just brings the army together and fights steadily.

But that was all, Fan Guangdajun made no move at all.

Fan Guang exchanged a few words with Zhang Ning and then ordered the war drums to be beaten.

Zhang Ning bowed, turned his horse's head, and returned to the formation with Wu Zhong.

Zhang Ning replied: "The past is over, and there is no point in regretting it. The Holy One has said that if the prince changes his mind, he can come back at any time. As long as the Holy One and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are still in power in the Ming Dynasty, you will not lose your position as king."

Moreover, we will also try to persuade you to surrender. I am afraid that most of your cavalry will not abandon their families and follow you. "

In Tao Jin's army, he heard the sound of drums in the distance and began to act according to his plan. The 80,000-strong army maintained their formation and advanced slowly.

Hara sighed bitterly, with regret on his face: "We should not have fought this war. We would have just led our troops to move westward, and we would not have ended up where we are today. I didn't know about my father Khan's mutiny at the beginning, nor did I know about it afterwards. Strongly opposed to it.”

"Holy Lord Zhenren, but unfortunately I am a descendant of Genghis Khan and will not surrender, so let's fight."

The Ming army only needed to send auxiliary troops to fill up a section of the trench, and then they could rush in.

Being able to speak Mongolian has become Duoyanwei's greatest role.

Because they had been rehearsing for more than ten days, the shouts of the Duoyan Guard soldiers were uniform and could be heard for ten miles.

The Mongolian army camp suddenly burst into excitement. The Meng people were already worried, but now that they heard that there would be silver coins for surrender, why should they persist?

Especially the soldiers, old and young, at the bottom. They are all bottom people wherever they go. Whether they are ruled by the Mongolian nobles or the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, they are all being ruled.

And if you are ruled by the Emperor of Heaven, your life will obviously be better.

Because Zhu Qiyu has worked hard on his credit for ten years, Meng people believed Duoyan Sanwei's words without doubt. There is no doubt about the credibility of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and there is no doubt about the credibility of Ming Dynasty silver coins.

The 50,000 cavalrymen who came out of Hara Ku also became restless and received ten silver coins, so that they could at least survive the winter this year.

The Emperor of Heaven has enough supplies, so he will definitely not kill anyone. So if you surrender, you will be at ease. If you don't surrender, just wait to be displaced everywhere.

The most important thing is that if they follow Hara Kuchu and flee, the soldiers will inevitably leave their families behind. Family members are the weakness of the Mongolian cavalry.

Sure enough, a war is all about supplies and logistics.

Hara Kuchu sighed and ran away quickly. If it were later, his subordinates would have to tie him up and take credit.

It was not as if Haraku came out without any back-ups. Among the 50,000 cavalry, there were about 13,000 direct relatives. Most of their families were settled in Hara and Lin, or accompanied by Agaba Ji's army.

This group of people will not surrender. There are more than 30,000 other people, and quite a few of them are the old troops of Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and A La. It would be dangerous to run with them.

Surviving with a broken arm is still a hero.

Haraku ordered more than 30,000 cavalry scattered on the north side of Fan Guang's army to surrender, causing chaos. He led more than 10,000 pro-army troops to flee westward along the Kerulen River.

Fan Guang, Gu Zhong, Wuzhong, and Zhang Ning hurried to the rear to meet and discuss countermeasures.

Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly. It seemed that Hara Kuchu had planned for a long time. He said he wanted to run away, but acted decisively without any delay.

In the end, Zhang Ning's strategy convinced everyone: "We will send out 5,000 Xiaoqi battalions and cooperate with 30,000 Yan guards to pursue Hara Kuchu. The army will follow up. The goal is not to eliminate Hara Kuchu, but we must occupy Hara and Lin .

If Agabarji retreats northward to Halakhalin after his defeat, we can attack him from the north and the south.

This would hopefully injure him severely. If he fled westward, there would really be nothing he could do. "

Fan Guang nodded and made the final decision. Gu Zhong would lead the 5,000-strong cavalry battalion to pursue them first, and the remaining people would be surrendered to deal with the aftermath.

Not long after, the soldiers conveyed Fan Guang's decision to Tao Jin and Wang Yue.

Tao Jin asked Wang Yue for advice.

Wang Yue smiled and said: "Just do what Marquis Shenwu and the others said, and send all 30,000 Yan Guards up there. Harahorin is one of the most symbolic old capitals in Mongolia. If we capture it and occupy it for a long time, it will be a good idea." It means that Meng Yuan is completely dead."

Tao Jin nodded and was about to give the order.

Wang Yue added: "The more than 10,000 people taken away by Alakuchu are all the real elites of the direct lineage. Only brave men can be rewarded with heavy rewards. Tell the Duoyan Guard officers and soldiers that if you capture one person, you will be rewarded with fifty silver coins and beheaded. Each person is rewarded with thirty silver coins."

Tao Jin was surprised, wondering if the reward was too high.

(End of this chapter)