Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 200: Being disrespectful
In addition, in the emperor's "March Plan", there is another requirement that a fortress or stronghold must be built every hundred miles of march to ensure the supply of food and wages and consolidate the rule of the occupied area.

In the future, these fortresses will be expanded into cities to serve as garrisons for the management of nearby areas, and the sphere of influence will gradually be expanded to the east and west directions, with strongholds and fortresses set up every hundred miles, spread out like a dotted network.

The northern area of ​​the Ming Dynasty is very vast and is mainly inhabited by nomads. If this method is not followed, it will be impossible to achieve absolute control and occupation of this area.

Mangui understood the emperor's request very well. Setting up a stronghold and fortress every hundred miles could effectively ensure the safety and food supply of the army. Otherwise, if the army went deep into Mobei, it would be easy to get lost. In case of being surrounded by enemy troops, With their escape route cut off and without food and wages, they could only wait to die.

The reason why the Ming army did not set up camps step by step in the past was because the Ming army at that time did not have the advanced artillery and muskets today, and could not defeat more with less. Therefore, every time a stronghold was set up, heavy troops must be left to guard it. The army has limited strength and cannot always be divided into multiple locations.

But things are different now. After being equipped with new artillery and firecrackers, even if only a few hundred people are left to garrison a stronghold, it can still withstand the siege of tens of thousands of people. The new steel giant cannon can shoot six or seven miles away. It is extremely powerful and is guaranteed to be able to fire. Completely destroy the enemy's will to fight before they get close.

And even if they approached the fortress under artillery fire, they would still have to be baptized by hundreds of new tiger crouching cannons, and finally, they would have to face the salvos of hundreds of flintlock guns.

Mangui calculated that every time he marched a hundred miles, he only needed to leave a few hundred people behind, so he only needed tens of thousands of troops to build a "Great Wall".

The distance from Guihua City to Lake Baikal is about [-] miles, and the distance from Lake Baikal to the Ural Mountains is probably less than [-] miles. The total length of the two phases is exactly [-] miles.

Man Gui currently has a total of about 10 men under his command, and the rest of the troops will remain behind to take charge of the defense of Datong Prefecture.

A total of hundreds of strongholds and fortresses need to be built on the 500-mile road from Guihua City to the Ural Mountains. Assuming that 5 people are left to guard each stronghold, 5 people are enough. In this way, I can still have 5 people left. As a mobile force, Mangui didn't know whether with these [-] troops, he could defeat Khalkha in Mobei and the Russians in the West Siberian Plain.

But now he can't think about it so much. The emperor's order has been issued, and he has to obey it. Moreover, the emperor also made it clear that he must occupy the Ural Mountains before the end of the year. So for Mangui, He has no time to hesitate and think.

Since we have to march in a hurry, the faster the better, because the further north we go, the colder the temperature becomes, so it is the end of the year. In fact, once winter sets in, it will be difficult for the army to continue marching.

Mangui did not dare to delay, and immediately organized his troops and horses, with 11 cavalry at the head and [-] infantry at the rear, and began to march to the north on March [-], the [-]th year of Tianqi.

Because of the deterrence brought by the Ming army's previous defeat of Lin Dan Khan, the Ming army did not encounter any obstruction in its march north. The cavalry troops marched quickly in the front, leaving road signs and marks for the infantry teams in the rear.

The infantry team carried a large amount of supplies and followed behind, building strongholds and fortresses according to the marks left by the cavalry troops in front, and stationed garrison troops in various fortress strongholds to store military supplies, food and wages.

In just ten days, Mangui had already marched thousands of miles. In order to wait for the infantry troops in the rear to catch up, Mangui sent a small group of cavalry to continue exploring northward and set up camp on the spot.

On the second day after Mangui set up camp in Mobei, Khalkha sent an envoy to visit Mangui's camp and presented gifts such as cattle and sheep.

Mangui was eager to march north, so naturally he did not want to be enemies with the Tatars in Khalkha. If they were to waste time here, it would be best if they were willing to express their surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Mangui received the envoy. This person came from the Tuxie Tuhan tribe among the three tribes of Khalkha. The main purpose of coming was naturally to ask about the purpose of the Ming army's sudden invasion of Khalkha.

Since the fall of Lin Dan Khan, all the tribes in Mobei have been in danger and are afraid of the Ming Dynasty. Now tens of thousands of Ming troops have suddenly arrived in the central and eastern part of Khalkha, and the nearby Tushetu Khan tribe and Chechnya The Khan Department was naturally nervous.

Mangui did not conceal his purpose. He bluntly told the envoys from the Tuxie Tuhan tribe that the Ming army was just passing through Khalkha this time and was going to conquer the Rus in the north, so that they did not need to be nervous.

However, what Mangui didn't expect was that when he mentioned the Russians, the envoy from the Tushetu Khan tribe told him a lot of information that he didn't know.

It turns out that the Rus today have not only occupied the West Siberian Plain and have been expanding their power to the east, but are also trying to expand their power to the south. They have sent envoys to Khalkha many times, trying to persuade the three Khalkha tribes to come to Khalkha. Ross surrendered.

However, the Duros, the leaders of the Tushetu Khan tribe and the Chechen Khan tribe to which Khalkha belongs, are very repulsive and resistant. They even sent envoys to Moscow to negotiate with the Russians and expressed stern protest against the Russians' attempt to move south. After that, Rose restrained himself.

After Man Gui heard the news, he suddenly felt a little nervous, because this information was not included in the plan given to him by the emperor. It seems that the actions and scope of the Rus' people may far exceed the emperor's estimate, and also I don’t know if I can defeat the Russian army with my current military strength and drive them out of Siberia.

Mangui had no choice but to ask the envoy of Tushetu Khan: "Approximately how many people are there in the Russian army and what is their combat effectiveness?"

Tushetukhan's envoy replied: "The Russian troops don't look like regular troops, but more like mercenaries and gangs. There are less than ten thousand of them in total, but they are all brave and tough and very good at fighting!

But the generals don't have to worry. The Russians didn't even dare to go to war against the Tushetu Khan and the Chechen Khan. Instead, they sent envoys to persuade them to surrender. Thinking about it, their strength is not a concern, and for the Chinese dynasty, it is even less important. Worth mentioning! "

After listening to the words of the Tuxietu Khan's envoy, Mangui breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not despise the Russian troops because of this. After all, the words of the Tuxietu Khan's envoy could not be fully believed. He probably said this on purpose. Praise the Ming Dynasty and say something to please yourself.

Mangui ordered his men to reward the envoy of the Tushetuhan tribe, and wrote a letter of thanks for the envoy to take back to the leader of the Tushetuhan tribe.

Early the next morning, the envoy of the Chechen Khan also arrived. Mangui treated him with the same courtesy and hospitality. He also asked the envoy of the Chechen Khan the same question. The envoy of the Chechen Khan gave the same answer as Tushetu Khan. What the envoy from the ministry said is basically the same, so I think this information is relatively credible.If the Russian army only had 1 troops, Mangui would still have full confidence in defeating them.

A few days later, the infantry team from the rear arrived, and Mangui broke camp again and continued to move north. Now the Tushetu Khan Tribe and the Chechen Khan Tribe, which belong to the Khalkha Tribe, have expressed their friendship to Mangui, and they want to come to Khalkha Territory It should be relatively safe.

But after passing through Khalkha, there is Wuliangha. This Wuliangha is also known by a more popular name, called "Duoyan Sanwei". It was once conquered by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and was once the most powerful warrior in the Ming Dynasty. A cavalry unit.

However, now those Duoyan Sanwei who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty have gradually moved south and settled in the Jingji and Liaodong areas. Those who still stay in the Wuliangha area are the Tatars who rebelled early and refused to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

By the Wanli Dynasty, although the area of ​​Nuergandusi had been greatly reduced, it still retained its control over the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou. Until Jiannu rose up and occupied the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou, the Ming Dynasty lost control of Liaodong. He also completely cut off contact with Wu Liangha.

Wu Liangha no longer borders the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and is separated by Khalkha. It can be said that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. There is no direct contact between the two sides, let alone surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Mangui believed that after the army passed through Khalkha, it was likely to conflict with the Tatars of Ulyanha, so the army would be ready for battle starting from the edge of the Khalkha territory.

Half a month later, in mid-April, Mangui's army arrived in the Langjuxu Mountain area. Going further, it was Wu Liangha's territory.

Man Gui camped and recuperated in the area of ​​Langjuxu Mountain for a few days, and then went northward with full armor. However, during the march for several days, he did not encounter any enemy attacks. arrive.

It was not until the tenth day that they met several Tatar herdsmen in front. Mangui originally planned to go to them to inquire about the situation, but unexpectedly, after seeing the Ming army's troops, the herdsmen were so frightened that they headed north. escaped.

Mangui had no choice but to stop the march, make rice on the spot, rest for a while, and then continue marching north. However, within half an hour, a Tatar cavalry force of thousands of people emerged from the north. launched an attack on them.

Although Mangui was caught off guard, he had a gun in his hand and did not panic in the face of trouble. The Ming army did not even mount their horses. They directly lined up and started shooting with their guns. After several rounds of shooting, the Tatars The cavalry suffered heavy losses and fled in panic.

Mangui then sent someone to catch the injured Tatars and wanted to ask them which tribe they belonged to. But after bringing the people here, Mangui discovered that these people were different from other people. The Tatars seem to look slightly different and have some strange attire.

Fortunately, these people still speak Mongolian. The Datong soldiers under Mangui have been dealing with the Tatars for a long time, and most of them can speak Mongolian, so they can still communicate with them.

After some interrogation, it was discovered that these people were not members of the Ulyanha tribe, but Buriyati people. The reason why they attacked the Ming army was that they mistook the Ming army for Rus.

In recent years, the Rus have seized many Buriyat pastures, often plundered the Buriyats, and killed many tribesmen in an attempt to occupy the Lake Baikal area and force the Buriyats to invade. Ross surrendered.

Naturally, the Burgati people refused to surrender to the Russians. Not only that, in the face of the Russian occupation and plunder, fierce conflicts broke out between the Burgati people and the Russians. However, because the Russians had With fire and blunderbuss, the Brigadiers were unable to drive them away.

After Mangui heard about this, he asked his soldiers to help the Buriyat people heal their wounds, gave them food and wine, and expressed that he wanted to see the leader of the Buriyat people. The Ming army was willing to help the Buriyat people expel the entrenched people. Rus' people around Lake Baikal.

These Buriyat people were overjoyed when they heard that the Ming army was willing to help the Buriyat people and the Russians who were entrenched in Lake Baikal. They immediately agreed to help and brought Mangui's words to the leader.

The fleeing Brigadier cavalry had long brought the news of their defeat back to their tribes. Because they were also defeated by the Ming army's firecrackers, they were even more convinced that this army was a Russian army. After all, to the south was Kabul. Among the tribes of Erka, except for the Rus, no one has advanced firecrackers as weapons in their hands.

The reason why Brigadier has been fighting with the Russians and refused to surrender is naturally related to their tough and unyielding folk customs. But on the other hand, it is also because although the Russians have fire blunderbuss and are very powerful in combat, their numbers are small. The Burgati were not at a complete disadvantage.

However, after the battle just now, I heard the news brought back by these cavalrymen. The army that appeared south of Lake Baikal this time actually had tens of thousands of troops. Facing such a large army, even if they did not have muskets, They may not be able to defeat it, let alone the advanced firecrackers in their hands.

The leader of Brigadier and several other leaders were suddenly enveloped in an unprecedented sense of despair. In their opinion, Brigadier was definitely hopeless this time.

However, just as they were debating what to do and feeling helpless, they heard that several more survivors had escaped and brought news about dealing with the leader.

After hearing the news, the leader of Brigadier hurriedly called these people to his sweat tent and asked them for details about the enemy.

Only then did these survivors explain the situation to the leader in detail, telling him that this army was not from the Rus, but from the Ming Dynasty in the south. The general of the Ming army also expressed that he wanted to see Bligati. The leader, and willing to help the Buriyat drive out the Rus.

After hearing the news, the leader of Brigadier did not feel excited, but instead felt more and more worried.

Naturally, he knew about the Ming Dynasty, because Briyati itself was also a branch of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to the Lingbei Province and was commanded by the small khans of the Golden Family.

However, after the fall of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Briyati were located in the northernmost part of Mobei and were already on the edge of the Tatar tribes. At the same time, they merged with other tribes living in the Lake Baikal area. Therefore, today's Briyati Not only are they different from the various Tatar tribes, they have almost no contact with them, and they stay away from the Ming Dynasty.

Even after hearing the news that the Ming Dynasty had eliminated Lin Dan Khan and occupied Guihua City, the leader of Briyati was only slightly surprised, but not afraid. After all, there was still a conflict between the Ming Dynasty and Briyati. Across the Khalkha!
(End of this chapter)