People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 444 Zhu Di: I have fought for twenty years, and it has never been so easy

After Lajiji took over the entire Ulubaran tribe, why did no one object?

A very simple truth.

In fact, Tuhabala has never been particularly popular in the tribe.

Of course, that doesn't mean he is incapable.

Rather, it's that he is a bit too selfish.

Especially for the training of his son.

It is obvious to all that Lajiji's son is much better than Tuhabala's son.

Whether in terms of riding and shooting, or in terms of being a person.

All of Lajiji's sons are much stronger than Tuhabala's sons.

In fact, in many cases, everyone regarded Lajiji's son as the leader.

In the future, they believe that under the leadership of Lajiji's son, the Ulubaran tribe will be able to prosper.

Everyone focused more on Lajiji's son.

However, in order to allow his son to take the throne, Tuhabala even harmed the descendants of other deputy leaders.

In particular, Lajiji's son was asked to give up the title of Baturu, which made many people feel disheartened.

It is precisely because of this that everyone now feels that Lajiji's killing of Tuhabala is something that will happen sooner or later.

They asked themselves what would happen if they were in Lajiji's shoes.

He knew that his son was so outstanding, but he had to give up the title of Baturu in order to make way for Tuhabala's son.

How does it feel to no longer be able to compete with Tuhabala's son?
Originally, everyone thought that victory or defeat on the grassland was determined by ability.

We must never adopt the Han people's hereditary system.

However, Tuhabala was the first to break this tradition.

He thought he had the authority to suppress all dissenting voices, but he didn't expect that everyone had eyes and knew that this guy was not easy to deal with.

So now that Lajiji has killed Tuhabala, they think it is very normal.

No one even raised a voice of opposition.

Lajiji quickly took over the Ulubaran tribe.

When Lajiji brought Tuhabala's head in front of Monk and Tuhaji, father and son.

The smiles on the faces of Monk and his son Tuhaj can be described as blooming chrysanthemums.

Monk patted Lajiji on the shoulder and laughed: "Lajiji, you are really a man. Now I will gather all the leaders and officially announce in front of them that you are the leader of the Ulubaran tribe.

From now on, your son will be the successor to the chieftainship of your Ulubaran tribe.

When I return, I will emphasize the restoration of your son Baturu's title at the ceremony and tell everyone about it.

Your son was the real hero at that time, and it was Tuhabala who acted in favoritism and corruption for his son and raised his son to that position.

His son is not qualified at all to bear the title of Baturu.

His son's shoulders are not that broad, and he doesn't deserve that title."

After hearing what Monk said, Lajiji was still very moved.

Although he knew that Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, might be in cahoots with Tuhabala and were birds of the same feather.

But at least now he has obtained the position of leader of the Ulubaran tribe.

So Monk and Tuhaj really did not break their promise, or they both understood it very well.

Why did Lajiji hate Tuhabala?

Why was he killed by Lajiji?

It's because Tuhabala is a person who goes back on his words and what he says is as good as fart.

Lajiji is a very stubborn person. He just hopes that someone can fulfill his promise, abide by his commitment and show him an attitude.

He is such a simple person. Such simple people are easy to use, but they are also a double-edged sword.

If you take advantage of him and then fail to give him the promised benefits, he will immediately bear a grudge against you.

When he gets a chance, he will stab you to death and make you the last one of Tuhabala.

So Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, did not dare to hesitate for a moment. They immediately summoned the leaders of the remaining six tribes and announced Tuhabala's crimes in front of them.

And tell other tribes that when dealing with internal tribal affairs, they must never have any thoughts of bullying others by relying on their little authority, otherwise you will end up like this.

All the tribes in our Horqin grassland do not advocate this matter. You must remember this.

After hearing this, the leaders of other tribes looked at Lajiji with great fear.

You know, it's very rare to kill your own leader.

What a huge hatred this is.

Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, could apparently understand Lajiji's behavior.

But the other leaders couldn't understand.

Because of what?
Because they feel that your son did not get the title of Baturu because of Tuhabala's favoritism and corruption.

But this is just a small matter among you after all.

You can solve it yourselves, why do you have to go to the extent of killing the leader?

Although Tuhabala is unpopular, his abilities are obvious to all.

The Ulubaran tribe was so weak at the beginning, but Tuhabala worked hard to make it so powerful now. This shows that Tuhabala is capable.

You, Lajiji, have always served as Tuhabala's deputy. Although it seems that the Ulubaran tribe is thriving, it is due to your contribution.

But there is a difference between being the top leader and the second-in-command.

The second-in-command does not need to make any decisions, he just needs to clear up all aspects of the matter for the first-in-command.

But as the leader, he not only has to decide the major affairs of a tribe, but also has to lead the tribe forward and set the direction.

You, Lajiji, lack the ability in this area and will inevitably lead the Ulubaran tribe into the abyss of destruction.

Therefore, the other tribal leaders no longer had any hope for the Ulubaran tribe.

Knowing the Ulubaran tribe, it is definitely going downhill.

As for Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, they were extremely fearful when announcing this matter in public.

Knowing clearly that Lajiji killed Tuhabala, it was a great act of treason.

But they actually did such a thing in such a grand manner to help Lajiji take the throne. Wouldn't that tell the deputy leaders of other tribes?

If you find that your leader is doing something wrong.

You can also use this method of killing first and reporting later to kill your leader, and then I, as the leader, will support you.

This kind of atmosphere is not good, but other leaders dare not say much.

He could only look at the father and son with great fear, and then go back to prepare for the uprising.

……

On the other side, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng killed more than 2,000 Mongolian cavalry with almost zero casualties.

And in the process of moving forward, they recovered seven or eight grassland tribes, which surprised Zhu Di greatly.

They didn't expect that after the troops were equipped with muskets, they would be able to achieve such a great victory in the first battle.

He himself had fought against the Mongol cavalry on the northern grasslands more than once.

From the beginning of the Zhizheng year until the Hongwu year of the Ming Dynasty, he had been fighting against the Mongolian Tartars in the north. He knew too well that they were Mongolian Tartars, and even without the support of the Northern Yuan court, they were not something that anyone could bully.

Why did they fight so hard back then?

Because those Tartars are all light cavalry.

Each man was equipped with three horses, and fighting them was very exhausting.

However, what was unexpected was that when Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng's battle report was handed to Zhu Di, he saw that Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng had captured more than 2,000 cavalry with almost zero casualties.

He couldn't help but sigh, "As Chen Han said, after the weapons and equipment are delivered, it will definitely be a crushing situation.

At first, I thought that after the soldiers had the rifles in their hands, they would have to undergo a long period of training to achieve such an effect.

I didn't expect that under the leadership of our outstanding generals, the results we have achieved are so amazing.

With such results, do we still have to worry about encountering problems on the grassland?
Now the only thing missing is the last thousand troops that are raiding the logistics and food supply forces and haven’t sent in their battle reports.”

Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, when you received the battle reports from Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng, I just received the battle reports from the grain and grass transport team in the rear.

It was said that they encountered a surprise attack on the grain transport team, but before the thousand cavalrymen could rush down the hillside, they were beaten by the red cannons and sudden gunfire and fled in panic.

Those cavalrymen who launched the surprise attack left behind eight or nine hundred corpses, and only a few dozen escaped.

The logistics transport team suffered no damage.”

As he spoke, Yao Guangxiao handed a battle report to Zhu Di.

They had previously conducted reconnaissance and learned that there were three groups of cavalry.

One group was planning a frontal attack, preparing for a head-on battle with Zhu Di's infantry.

But unexpectedly, Zhu Neng sent troops to destroy them directly.

Another force took a detour from their left wing and attacked the left wing, but was completely wiped out by the ambush set by Zhang Yu.

What worried them most was that the 1,000 cavalrymen on the right who were going to bypass the Tongliao Desert and travel hundreds of miles to raid the grain team were also being attacked by the well-trained logistics transport team, with countless casualties.

Otherwise, how come the industrial capacity of the Ming Dynasty has been improved now? In the past, the logistics and transportation team has always been a headache for Zhu Di.

If too many troops are sent to transport food and grass, there will not be enough troops at the front to fight the Mongols, and one's own strength will be weakened.

If we do not send more elite soldiers to protect the grain route, once the Mongolian Tartars launch a surprise attack, it will not only affect the problem of grain transportation, but also affect the morale of the army.

When everyone thought about the fact that the supply routes to the rear had been attacked and there was no food to eat, would the soldiers still be in the mood to fight?

They just keep thinking, let's go back quickly, and they have lost their morale.

But it’s different now. Now with sophisticated weapons and equipment, the team in the front doesn’t need to pile up in large numbers.

The grain transport teams in the rear needed to be well-armed and well-equipped, and needed many excellent troops to guard them, so they had their place.

The attacking cavalry were beaten and fled in panic.

The original grain transport team in the later period made great contributions mainly by ensuring the safe transportation of grain to the front line, ensuring that the soldiers had enough food, good food, warm clothes and supplies.

But they didn't expect that those brainless cavalrymen would actually launch a sneak attack on them.

Of course, they would be greeted by twenty red cannons.

The red cannon has a firing range of more than two miles.

No matter how fast the cavalry ran, it would not be enough to offset such a long range of artillery.

So this is what happened.

None of the Mongolian cavalrymen had ever dreamed that they would encounter the logistics support troops with the most artillery.

Their artillery and muskets are the most advanced and the most numerous.

The logistics support force had a total of only 5,000 troops, but was equipped with 20 artillery pieces and more than 4,000 of the most advanced muskets.

If they encounter such a team, wouldn't those thousand cavalrymen be going to die?

After Zhu Di received the battle report from the rear, the sense of satisfaction in his heart was almost bursting.

As I said, he had been fighting for more than 20 years, but he had never had such a comfortable battle.

Originally he wanted to charge ahead himself, but there was no chance anymore.

Twenty thousand cavalrymen can fight against the highly mobile grassland cavalry on the front battlefield and kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor.

This aspect can reflect the strong command ability of Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng.

On the other hand, now that we have the weapons and equipment, there is no need to fight against those cavalry head-on.

It can be pushed forward directly with overwhelming force.

Yao Guangxiao even said: "Your Highness, I never believed before that there would be such advanced weapons in the world.

But now that these things are placed in front of me, I have no choice but to believe that these good things exist.

Let alone annihilate all the tribes on the Horqin grasslands, even if we can push forward a little bit, it will be fine."

In the past, both Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao were quite cautious people.

When they fight, they will never leave the logistical support forces without the ability to keep up.

But now they have full confidence.

Because it can be seen from this battle.

Even if faced with a sneak attack, the logistics support forces are strong enough to destroy the assault force on their own.

From this we can see that with the improvement of weapons and equipment, we can really achieve the saying that it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters but their quality.

……

After killing two thousand cavalrymen on the front line, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng finally met.

Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng were originally competitors.

The two of them served as Zhu Di's right-hand men and followed him in his campaigns for more than ten years.

There is friendship, but the competition is just as intense.

Especially Zhang Yu, he was an official from the Mongolian Northern Yuan Dynasty court, and later surrendered to Zhu Di.

So he always wanted to make more achievements to offset other people's prejudice against him.

In this process, he made many outstanding contributions.

Convince those who doubt his ability.

The two people compete with each other while appreciating each other.

After the two sides met, they immediately began to show off their respective achievements.

Zhu Neng said to Zhang Yu, "Old Zhang, you see, only about a hundred of my men were injured, and none of them were seriously injured. They were all slightly injured and did not even need to be wrapped with gauze. They healed on their own.

We destroyed a thousand cavalrymen, leaving not a scrap of armor behind, and even cut off the head of their captain.

The head of the thousand-man commander has been delivered to His Highness. We may be credited with a great achievement. What about you?"

Zhang Yu chuckled, "Old Zhu, don't be so mean, you think you were the only one who killed those 1,000 people.

Let me tell you, I set an ambush to confuse the enemy and wiped out a thousand enemy cavalrymen without any casualties, except for three fools who sprained their ankles while trying to grab the credit.

When it comes to casualties, I suffered much less than you.

Our left wing should have won this round."

Zhu Neng blushed when he heard this, and then turned around to teach his men a lesson: "Did you hear that? Did you hear that? They only had three wounded, and we had over a hundred wounded. You bastards, if you sprain your ankles again trying to gain military merit, you'll each get 20 military sticks when you go back."

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(End of this chapter)