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Chapter 692 Peacekeeping Force
"Then there is no need to discuss it further. Ding Shun, you lead the staff to come up with a plan overnight and set out at the latest tomorrow morning. Sun Chengzong, you continue to command the battle and try to end it as soon as possible.

Du Wenhuan, you lead your troops south to find Zhang Bingzhong's troops. Those who surrender on the spot will be escorted to Xinghe City for custody, and those who disobey orders will be killed without mercy.

Zhang Ran, send your men who can speak Mongolian to ride north on horseback to search for the whereabouts of Prince Shunyi and Grand Taiji Baihong, and deliver my handwritten letter to them in person. Return and report after receiving a definite reply.

"Wang Chengen, send someone to the border to contact Xuanfu General Ma Chengen, and order him to temporarily take over the post of Datong General and rearrange the border defense. Then notify the team members who stayed in Xuanfu to return to Beijing as soon as possible and hand over my handwritten letter to Wang An and Yuan Keli in person."

Since Du Wenhuan said that the Tumed tribe in Qinghai would most likely not care about the affairs of the Mongolian tribes south of the desert, Hong Tao's last worries were swept away. He made a decision on the spot and prepared to launch an offensive against Guihua City.

"I obey the order... Your Majesty, Datong Town has suddenly encountered an accident and the people are unstable. If we can move the command to Datong, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?" Everyone else took the order and left, but Wang Chengen was the only one who wanted to make some suggestions. He actually wanted to persuade the emperor to lead the troops to withdraw first.

"Well, that makes sense. I'll do as you say after the army sets out. Now get to work, I still have a lot of things to write." As a result, Hong Tao actually nodded in agreement, then walked into the carriage with his hands behind his back, lit the oil lamp and began to write quickly at his desk.

In the summer of the Bingchen year, the emperor was hunting in the north of Xinpingbao in Datong Town and the south of Guxinghe City, when he was suddenly besieged by 60,000 Tumed and Ordos rebels. The emperor was not afraid of danger and led 5,000 vanguards of the army to fight for two days and two nights, killing the enemy chiefs Sunang Taiji and Elinchen Jinang in front of the battle, and killing more than 10,000 enemies.

Later, Deputy Army Governor Sun Chengzong led more than 20,000 troops out of the pass and headed north. He attacked the enemy from both sides and led them to defeat. He killed his way all the way to Guihua City, which he captured in half a day. He entered the city and arrested more than 200 leaders of the two groups, all of whom were beheaded on the city walls.

Bushitu, the Shunyi king of the Tumed tribe, and Baihong, the great taiji of the Kharchin tribe, suffered greatly from the rebels. When they heard that the emperor led his army to quell the rebellion, they were grateful and shed tears. They submitted a petition to plead guilty and sincerely invited the Ming army to be stationed in Guihua City to deter the villains.

The emperor took into consideration that the Mongolian people had not invaded the border in recent years and were loyal to the Ming Dynasty and were willing to establish an alliance for generations of friendship, so he sent two army guards to be stationed in Guihua City, called the peacekeeping force, with the intention of maintaining the peaceful coexistence of the Han and Mongolian peoples.

This is the full picture of a local war that took place between July and August of the twelfth year of Jingyang. Although it is not very detailed, it is clear enough for most people.

Emperor Jingyang went to the border to inspect and go hunting, but he didn't expect that two Mongolian tribes would take the opportunity to kill him. As a result, he failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice. He met the God of War, who was 5,000 against 60,000. He was not at a disadvantage at all. He fought until the sky was dark and the sun and moon were dim. In the end, the Mongols were defeated and fled.

As luck would have it, Sun Chengzong, the deputy governor of the army, led his troops out of the pass to welcome the emperor. Seeing that this was not going to work, he chased after the Mongols to reason with them. When they arrived at Guihua City, the other side was still stubborn and they were forced to spend half a day to break through the city. They arrested all the Mongols who were guilty of regicide and beheaded them.

But the story was not over yet. The leaders of the Tumed and Kharchin tribes came again and complained to the emperor about how they were bullied by the rebels. Now that the rebels were defeated by the Ming army, they came just in time. Not only could they not leave, but they had to beg to stay and help them look after the house, fearing that the rebels would come to retaliate again one day.

The emperor was kindhearted and could not bear to see people suffering. He was willing to lend a helping hand even if they were not his own people. The Ming Dynasty paid for the troops to help the Mongols guard Guihua City. This is called pattern! Just by listening to the name, you can tell how benevolent the emperor was. The peacekeeping force means to maintain peace. From ancient times to the present, we have only heard of armies killing people and seizing countries. Who has ever heard of armies maintaining peace?
But after the explanation of the editor-in-chief Ma of Ban Yue Tan, I immediately understood. He said: A knife can kill people, but it can also save people. It is not the knife that determines good or bad luck, but the person holding the knife.

In the hands of others, the army is just a tool for fighting for power and profit, which not only harms the people but also drains the national treasury. But in the hands of Emperor Jingyang, it becomes a blessing, expanding the territory while maintaining peace.

The most important thing is that there is no taxation or heavy labor service, and a lot of wealth can be created. For example, a wool spinning mill and lime kiln are to be built in Guihua City, and the recruitment notice has been published in the newspaper. The wages are at least twice as high as those in Tianjin Prefecture.

For example, Guihua City will also open a trade, and Han people inside the pass can form a caravan to go north to Shahukou, bringing cloth, medicinal materials, tea, and silk to fight for wealth. It is only a two hundred miles journey, in addition to furs and gems, live cattle and sheep can also be driven back in groups, and the price will immediately double after entering the pass.

The Han people inside the Great Wall were happy. They prayed that Emperor Jingyang would live a few more years, and at the same time they were calculating the wealth in their hands, trying to see if they could take advantage of the favorable conditions in Guihua City to start some business and earn more money for their families.

But the Mongols in the south of the desert had mixed feelings. The Tumed and Kharchin tribes would naturally not be the first to oppose the Ming army's entry into Guihua City. Even if they had some ominous premonitions about the Ming emperor's decision, the cruel reality forced them to side with the Ming first.

But other tribes did not have so many concerns. The Ordos tribe was the first to express its position. Under the leadership of its chief leader Jichashak, it assembled tens of thousands of troops and marched south in large numbers, attacking several border checkpoints from Hequ to Yulin, as well as those guarded by the Ningxia vanguard.

The local generals had received early warning and were ready for battle. Both sides suffered casualties. However, the Ming border troops were well rested, while the Ordos troops had to travel a long distance and could only retreat.

Seeing that the military approach failed, Chashak resorted to rogue tactics again. He sent envoys to Yulinwei and made several demands to General Xiao Ruxun in person: first, release the captured Ordos soldiers; second, withdraw from Guihua City; third, compensate the losses of the Ordos tribe.

As for why Ordos Jinang'er Linchen led his troops to appear in Xinghe City, Chashak's envoy said that it was the territory of the Tumed tribe, and that the Ordos tribe and the Tumed tribe were on good terms, and their visits to each other were none of the Ming Dynasty's business.

Xiao Ruxun, the general of Yulin Guard, was well aware of the tricks of the nomadic people, but he could not make decisions for the Ming court. Faced with the aggressive Ordos envoy, he could neither be tough nor soft, so he could only send troops to escort him to Beijing and hand him over to the Ministry of War for disposal.

As a result, the envoys came to Beijing from a long distance, but not only did they not meet the officials of the relevant departments, they were also guarded by the Jinyiwei and were not allowed to enter the inner city. They were only allowed to wait for the imperial edict in a dilapidated temple more than three miles away from the city. There was no fish or meat, and they were not allowed to leave the courtyard. They only had porridge for one meal a day.

(End of this chapter)