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Chapter 661 Mobei War
There is really nothing to say about the chaos in the Mobei grassland.

It’s nothing more than the word “religion”.

Tushetukhan first fought with the Chechen Khan, and then was jointly attacked by Zasaktukhan and Chechen Khan.

The reason why they are doing so poorly is not only because of the instigation of the big details, but the most important thing is that the Mobei ladies all come from the Tuxie Tuhan family.

Yes, Mobei Grassland also has its own reincarnation system of the Yellow Sect, and it is in the same vein as the Yellow Sect in the snowy areas of Tibet.

Jebzundamba I, the first generation emperor of the Mobei grassland, was the brother of Tuxietu Khan Chahun Dorji.

This guy first went to the snowy areas of Tibet to learn and convert to the Yellow Sect, and was canonized by the fifth generation emperor. He was worshiped as Jebtsundamba Hutuktu and lived in the Urgen Temple. The status of the Yellow Sect is second only to Tibet. ** and ** in the snowy area (laughing to death, I can’t type it out at all).

Like Mobei, there is also a village in Monan grassland, but they live in Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai.

Now it has been officially canonized by the Ming Emperor. The entire temple is surrounded by Han immigrants. There is also a Ming army dedicated to "protecting" its safety. From time to time, they have to go to Beijing to discuss Buddhism with the emperor.

It can only be said that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was indeed a benevolent king who worshiped and respected Buddha. He actually respected the people of the Snowy Land of Tibet and Monan of Qinghai so much.

Today, Jebtsundamba I, the emperor of Mobei, passed away in Erdenizhao (temple) ten years ago.

The second reincarnation that was found was his great-nephew Norbu Zangdenbin Domi, who was also from the lineage of King Tushetu Khan.

This is equivalent to Tuxietu Khan being able to control the Yellow Sect's voice in the Mobei grassland for a long time to come. As long as the Chechen Khan and Zasak Tuhan are not ill-minded, they must attack Tuxie Tuhan first.

No one can hope to unify the Mobei grassland without annexing this religious power.

But it was said that the Ming army in the north had been divided into two groups. Yang Gong led 3 infantry, 3 cavalry, 10 civilians and countless mules and horses, and sent troops northward from the Horqin Grassland.

The Mongolian tribes in the Horqin Grassland also dispatched some Mongolian cavalry. As a result, the army marched to the Hulunbuir Grassland. So far, they have not won a single battle and are just wandering around here.

After running around the grassland for more than two months, we captured a lot of old, weak, women, children and some small tribes of herdsmen, and also seized many cattle and sheep that could not be taken away. The other main Mongolians didn't even touch their hair. .

Yu Ji, as the detailed agent previously sent to the Chechen Khan tribe by the Ming Dynasty, had already figured out the reality of the Chechen Khan tribe in a few years, and led Yang Gong's army straight to the rich pastures of Hulunbuir.

After struggling for more than two months, I was finally sure that all the Mongolians here had indeed escaped!
There is no way, the Ming Dynasty cannot completely prevent the leakage of military information, because the transportation of military supplies in Monan will definitely be noticed by the Mongols in Mobei.

Unless all the gates are closed, this is equivalent to telling the other party face to face: The emperor is unhappy with you and is going to attack you. He has washed his neck clean!
Yang Gong was speechless. He encountered the same problem as the former Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty during his Northern Expedition. Three of the five expeditions to Mobei were in vain. The Mongols refused to engage the Ming army and played hide and seek with the Ming army on the grassland throughout the whole process.

Although the losses caused by this were not small, the Ming Dynasty wasted money and people, the Mongols missed the best grazing time, and lost a large number of livestock. As a result, after the three Northern Expeditions, the population dropped sharply and their vitality was greatly damaged.

Yang Gong continued to lead his troops westward, marching along the Kerulun River (Onan River).

This river is the mother river of the Mongols. Genghis Khan also took this route when he unified Mongolia.

Continuing to the west, the situation along the road is similar to that of Hulunbuir, and even more open, with no one visible for dozens of miles.

They marched all the way to the Chechen Khan's base (Undaerkhan, now called Genghis Khan City), but the place was already deserted, with not even many cattle, sheep or other livestock to be seen.

Here Yang Gong met a group of dragoons swept over by the West Route Army. The leading officer was Sun Jingzhong.

"How is General Fu doing in the west? Have you ever encountered the main force of Tuxietu Mongolia?" Yang Gong asked.

Sun Jingzhong shook his head: "We only encountered a group of Mongolian cavalry, and the number was not large. The rest were all old, weak, women and children who were left behind, and cattle and sheep that could not be taken away. There was no Tuxie Tu Mongolian cavalry at all. The main force, there are traces of them everywhere on the grassland. We also captured the Mongolian leader Jebtsundamba Hutuktu (II) in Aolgao (palace). He was just a little baby and was beaten by a group of people. The Mongolian monks protected us and did not resist when they saw our army.”

Yang Gong smiled and said: "These monks on the grassland are smart. They know that I, the Ming Emperor, will not embarrass them, but will rely on them to control the Jimi Mobei grassland."

It's a very simple reason. Even the emperor of Monan Grassland was canonized by the Ming Emperor, and helped repair temples, and was often summoned to Beijing to "ask for advice" on Buddhism.

Sun Jingzhong continued: "On the way our army marched, the grain road was attacked by the Mongols several times. There were only small groups of Mongolian cavalry, killing and wounding hundreds of civilians, but these cavalry were also left behind. The general guessed that these Mongolians should rush Now, there is no time to gather troops, so we can only retreat to avoid the battle and wait for an opportunity to disturb our army's food route. Those old, weak, women, children, cattle, sheep and livestock should not be taken away in time. There are also some grassland tribes who don't seem to expect that we will send troops north. "Yang Gong nodded: "It's the same here. These guys seem to have made up their minds and don't plan to fight us head-on. But it doesn't matter. If the Mongols retreat, they won't be able to retreat from the Selenge Grassland. They will never survive the winter."

Sun Jingzhong said: "General Fu also guessed the same. There are no Mongols in the central and southern parts, so the Mongols should have fled north to avoid the war."

Although Mobei grassland is often referred to as Mobei grassland, Mobei is not a whole in the usual sense. It can be roughly divided into five major plates geographically:

Transbaikal region, Tannuura region, Great Lakes basin, Selenge steppe, and upper reaches of Heilongjiang plain.

The five major regions are evenly divided by the Altai Mountains, Hangai Mountains, Kent Mountains, and Daxinganling Mountains.

Hulunbuir is part of the upper plains of Heilongjiang and is the stepping stone for the Mongols to go south. Without Hulunbuir, it would be difficult for Mobei Mongolia to go south to the Central Plains.

The Selenge Grassland in the middle is the real core land of the Mobei Grassland. As long as you occupy this place, you can go wherever you want.

Therefore, no matter how hard the Mongols retreat, they will never abandon the Selenge Grassland.

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Further north from the Mobei Grassland, there is an area sandwiched between Mobei and Transbaikal, where you can already see mountains.

The main forces of Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan gathered here and did not attack each other. They actually shook hands and made peace under the pressure of the Ming army.

Tushetu Khan Tun Dandorji said: "What should we do now? The Han army in the south is still deepening. Will they stay here and not leave?"

Chechen Khan Chebudenbanjur said: "They will definitely not leave. The Han emperor has sent out an army of hundreds of thousands of people this time. They will not retreat unless they find our main force. We must fight."

Dundan Dorji looked frightened: "How to fight? Our troops are only a fraction of the Han army. If we go head-to-head with the Han people, isn't that just throwing an egg at a stone?"

Chebuden Banjul shook his head: "Even if we use an egg to hit a stone, we still have to fight. Even if we want to surrender and negotiate terms, we have to show our minions first. So that the Han emperor knows that although Mobei Mongolia is in decline, it is not easy to mess with. Moreover, there is no need to fight head-on. I will leave many traces along the way to lure the Han army to go north. When they are not prepared, we will take the opportunity to send troops to attack and cut off the Han army's food routes, and induce the Han army's cavalry to abandon the infantry and return to reinforcements. We will then send troops to set up an ambush. Eat their cavalry. Without cavalry, the Han infantry is like a tiger without claws."

This strategy is somewhat feasible if we put aside the equipment and combat power gap between the cavalry on both sides.

The total strength of the Mongolian cavalry in Chechnya and Tuxietu totaled more than 60,000, while the combined dragoon cavalry of the Ming army only had 50,000 cavalry, and they were also scattered to find the main Mongolian force in hiding.

Sixty thousand people can't defeat 50,000 people. The advantage lies with me!
These Khalkha Mongols in the Mobei grasslands have obviously been out of touch with the world for too long, and they have never thought that cavalry can also fight with muskets and grenades.

I naively thought that the Han cavalry should still be mainly heavy armor, and in terms of cavalry combat, it was far less elite than the Mongolian cavalry.

After all, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not defeat the Huns' cavalry. The last resort was to violently attack and build heavy cavalry units to make the Huns' cavalry and archery ineffective.

Chechen Khan and Tushetu Khan planned to go all out to ambush and annihilate the Ming army's cavalry, forcing the Ming army to retreat and compromise.

As for Zasak Tuhan in the west, this guy was very smart and he lay down decisively.

Anyway, his strength has not lost much, and he sits in the Great Lakes Basin. It is difficult to enter the Selenge Grassland without a chance.

Originally, there was a chaotic war in Mobei, and the strength of the Chechen and Tushetu Khan tribes was weakened, which gave him the opportunity to enter Selenge.

But now that the Ming army is in trouble, the Zasak Tuhan tribe cannot even defeat the Junggars. They can only wear the skin given by the Ming emperor. They have to take advantage of the civil war between the Junggars and Yarkands before they dare to wait for an opportunity to become independent.

How dare you reach out to Mobei again?
As long as the Ming army won, he would decisively annex the Ming court and do whatever the Han emperor asked him to do, just to keep his throne and wealth.

As for the Ming army's defeat, that's a different matter. Who doesn't want to be the Great Khan of Mobei?

(End of this chapter)