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Chapter 790 Differentiation Success
With these two cities, the Ming army not only posed a serious threat to their own rear, but could also suddenly appear somewhere on the front line and catch the enemy off guard.

The Ming army, which was good at using firearms and had strong defensive capabilities, coupled with the Mongolian cavalry, which was fast and had strong roundabout capabilities, not only doubled its combat effectiveness, but the situation would become very unfavorable if the battle continued.

In desperation, Lin Danhan had to stop fighting and retreated indignantly. But if he couldn't get what he wanted on the battlefield, he had to launch another wave of public opinion offensive.

Rumors that the Mongolian right wing had allied with the Ming army and betrayed Mongolian orthodoxy quickly spread across the grasslands, and indeed sparked some discussion within the Mongolian right wing.

The Ordos tribe, in particular, immediately announced its separation from the Mongolian right wing, threatening to go to the northern desert to inform more Mongols of the Tumed and Kharchin tribes' betrayal of Mongolia, and calling on all Mongolian tribes in the northern desert to jointly attack.

This move is not bad, but everything should be done in moderation. The Mongolian civil war was clearly caused by Ligdan Khan's attempt to annex the right wing of Mongolia. Tumed and Kharchin were very angry, but they were called traitors and had no place to judge.

Then Great Taiji Bushitu became furious and said, "You say I am a traitor to Mongolia, right? Then I will betray to the end." He openly no longer recognized Ligdan Khan's throne as Mongolian Khan. At the same time, he suggested to the General Staff that the Tumed and Guihuacheng armies should jointly advance westward to drive the Ordos tribe out of the Hetao area completely.

Yuan Keli and Li Ruzhang both thought that this was a good thing. Let's not talk about whether to occupy Hetao or not. After this battle, the Tumed tribe will have no choice and must be firmly tied to the Ming Dynasty. By the way, it will also force the Kharchin tribe to express its position as soon as possible.

With these two Mongolian tribes as allies, the thousands of miles of border wall from Xuanfu to Lanzhou seemed to have a thick shield, and there was no need to worry about insufficient troops. The saved military funds could be used to train more new troops and manufacture more muskets and artillery, which was a good business that was guaranteed to make money.

At the end of February, Ligdan Khan withdrew his troops. At the beginning of March, 10,000 Tumed cavalry and 3,000 Ming army from Guihua City began to advance westward along the southern foothills of the Yin Mountains, approaching the Ordos tribe's base.

Chashak Taiji was also a ruthless man. Upon hearing that a large army was attacking, including the Ming Army, he packed up his belongings with his troops without saying a word and immediately retreated westward, giving up the Houtao and the western foothills of the Yin Mountains without any resistance.

So far, the northern part of Hetao and the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain have all fallen into the hands of the Tumed tribe. In view of the existence of Guihua City, Bushitu took the initiative to propose that the Tumed tribe migrate westward, block the western foot of Yinshan Mountain, and leave the rear to the Ming army stationed in Guihua City.

"I personally wrote a letter to Prince Shunyi, informing him that Your Majesty has not returned from the southern tour. There is no final conclusion on this matter, it is just a temporary measure." Whether or not to agree to Bu Shitu's request, Yuan Keli did not dare to act on his own and left the final decision to the emperor.

"...Do you know where the Ordos tribe went?"

Hong Tao stood up and walked to the map to review the situation described by Yuan Keli. He picked up a silver needle and pierced a small red piece of cloth at the point where the Yellow River turned south, then continued to look westward.

Judging from the relevant geographical memory in my mind, the red cloth piece is probably near Bayannur in later generations. From here west to Hami, there is Gobi Desert for hundreds of kilometers along the way. How did the Ordos tribe live?
"I asked the great Taiji Bushitu, and he gave the only place to go." Upon hearing this, Yuan Keli also stood up and walked to the map. He also picked up a silver needle, first found Ganzhou in Gansu Town, then measured a distance of a foot upwards and pressed it.

"This place is called Yijinai, where the Heishui City of Western Xia is located. It is the seat of the Heishui Town Yan Military Supervisory Office, one of the twelve military supervisory offices. The Yuan Dynasty established the Yijinai Road here, which is an important passage from the Hexi Corridor to the northern desert, with many post stations along the way. Yijinai is connected to Ganzhou by the Ruoshui River and the Heishui River, and there is the Juyan Sea nearby. It has abundant water and grass and fertile land, which can be used for farming and grazing. It is indeed a treasure land in the south of the desert.

Taizu and Chengzu had both marched north to this place, and Yingzong also sent General Ren Li to lead the army to defeat Aguk Khan of Eastern Mongolia, killing tens of thousands of enemies in one battle, seriously injuring Aguk Khan, and maintaining the border wall for decades. "Speaking of this history, Yuan Keli's voice couldn't help but rise a few notches, and a little desire flashed in his eyes.

"It looks like a great victory, but it is actually a great defeat. If Agu Khan had not died, the Oirat would not have been able to dominate... Have you ever asked Bushitu why he did not continue to pursue westward? If the Ordos tribe were allowed to occupy such a good grassland, they would come back in a few years. If you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it!"

As a result, the emperor did not sympathize with the glory of his ancestors, but instead ridiculed them, almost saying that it was his own fault. Seeing that all the ministers present were embarrassed, the emperor changed the subject and continued to ask about the battle situation.

"Bushitu said that the Ordos tribe would not stay in Yijinai for long. The place was located at the junction of the eastern and western Mongolian forces, belonging neither to the east nor to the west. Any Mongolian tribe that wanted to occupy it would be driven away by the other side.

However, a large-scale attack on Yijinai would instead arouse suspicion from the various Western Mongolian Oirat tribes, so it was better to block the Ordos tribe's route back to the east, allowing it to fight with the Oirat tribes and reaping the benefits.

I have already urgently ordered the Northwest Military Command to send more scouts to keep an eye on the northern movements. I have also informed Sun Chengzong to send a new army to Liangzhou to strengthen the local defense.

Yuan Keli felt a little embarrassed by what the emperor said, so he quickly picked up another silver needle and searched for a long time without knowing where to insert the needle. In the end, Liangzhou was the only one left.

"Li Qing is clear and organized, and I am very pleased. Let's do it this way. Send another new guard to mix with the Northwest Military Command to focus on defending Suzhou and prevent the Oirat Mongols from taking advantage of the situation and invading."

After reporting here, Hong Tao has basically grasped the changes in the war situation in the north in the past few months. It must be said that Yuan Keli is a talented general who is very talented in overall consideration and dispatch.

From leaving Fuyu City in the north to attract the attention of Ligdan Khan and Huang Taiji, to calmly keeping Baihong Da Taiji in suspense and forcing him to agree to build a city in Yuanzhongdu, to deciding to join forces with Bushitu to attack the Ordos tribe and expel the Ordos tribe from the Hetao area in one fell swoop, every step was taken calmly and responded in an orderly manner.

In the end, he was not deceived by the victory in front of him, and decisively dispatched the new army to the north to consolidate Gansu Town and plug the only loophole, which further demonstrated his overall view.

However, no matter how talented the ancients were, they could not withstand the fact that someone directly knew the correct answer a few years, ten years, or even dozens of years later. So when it comes to the issue of Gansu Town, we have to help him with one more thing, Suzhou!

I am very familiar with this area. Even though hundreds of years have passed, the mountains and rivers should not have changed much, so it is easy for me to make the right judgment.

(End of this chapter)