People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 446 You know too much!!

The main reason these civil servants did not expect was that Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng could actually resist the temptation of a direct attack.

Even able to judge the current situation so calmly.

As soon as they came into contact with the main force from the Khorchin grassland tribe, they immediately knew that they had to stop and wait for the arrival of the large force before attacking.

On the one hand, it reflects the excellent command ability of the two people.

On the other hand, it also shows that they have a sense of the overall situation.

I will never act recklessly just for the sake of my own little contribution.

Such officers are the best soldiers in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng's advance, even their direct attack, made Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, feel the danger all of a sudden.

Neither the father nor the son had expected that, originally they were supposed to launch the attack, but this time the situation turned around.

The Ming army not only charged forward with great force, but also defeated dozens of small tribes along the way.

Although those small tribes have no fighting power.

But it can be seen that it did not delay the marching speed of the Ming army at all.

This time, the Ming army was not only powerful in combat, but also had sufficient food and fodder.

Otherwise they wouldn't have moved forward rashly.

They had been fighting with Zhu Di for several years.

Although Zhu Di was a prince, he lived a life of luxury.

But he did not lose his ability to command calmly on the battlefield.

Therefore, fighting with him has always been a very difficult problem for the Horqin grassland tribe.

They knew Zhu Di's battle ideas very well.

That is to move forward cautiously and rush forward immediately when you find an opportunity, without giving you any time to react.

Now, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng's teams are advancing blindly without looking for any opportunities.

This was not Zhu Di's usual way of commanding.

But it can also be seen from this that the Ming army today is no longer as cautious as before.

There must be some reason that gives them such confidence.

On the one hand, weapons and equipment have definitely been upgraded.

On the other hand, their logistical and food supplies must be very sufficient.

Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to do it.

After analyzing the situation, Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, immediately made a decision.

Immediately send more elite soldiers to kill their grain transport team.

Only when they intercept and kill Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng's grain transport team will they be trapped in a desperate situation.

Because the reconnaissance troops discovered that there was a distance of three or four hundred miles between Zhang Yu and the large forces of Zhu Neng and Zhu Di.

This time, a large number of cavalry dispatched by the Ming army were taken away by Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng.

In other words, Zhu Di did not have many cavalry available.

Once at such a long distance, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng were besieged.

Even if Zhu Di made every effort to rescue them, it would still take two days.

It would take their food and logistics troops about four days to deliver food and logistics to Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng as quickly as possible.

During this time difference, Monk and his son Tuhaji decided to do something big.

The first thing to do was to destroy the food and grass transport troops within the 300-mile range between Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and Zhu Di.

Then, taking advantage of their own numbers, they quickly surrounded the 20,000 cavalrymen and devoured them piece by piece.

The battle plan is simple, but who to send is a big problem.

This requires not only flexibility but also loyalty.

But now, Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, have sensed an ominous or restless atmosphere spreading within the army.

Even though the father and son tried their best to block the news from the front line.

But rumors still spread among the army.

In such a situation, how can we ensure that the attack is quick and effective? We must choose reliable people.

So the father and son quickly remembered Lajiji.

Lajiji had just secured his position as leader.

He has been serving as deputy chief for more than ten years.

I have always been dealing with the logistics and food issues within the tribe.

He had never actually commanded a large army in combat.

So this time, it was actually the first time that Lajiji commanded a battle after becoming the leader.

It was more than just a test for him.

There are more moments when he accumulates his majesty.

Lajiji would certainly not give up such an opportunity.

And when Tuhaji found Lajiji, he told him about this matter.

Lazhiji was obviously very interested in this plan.

He is also grateful to Monk and Tuhaji for their trust in him and for giving him this opportunity.

He immediately reorganized 5,000 elite soldiers from his tribe and led the team out that night.

After Lajiji set off, Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, immediately summoned the remaining five tribal leaders.

On the one hand, meetings are held to deploy tasks.

On the other hand, it is also a warning to these five leaders.

Monk was in the central army tent, looking at the leader below.

These leaders were respectful to him on the surface, but they had already started to back off in their hearts.

As the 20,000-strong army was completely wiped out, only about a thousand people returned, causing panic among the people.

Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, no longer concealed this matter.

He said directly: "I know that after hearing that we lost 20,000 troops, everyone was panicked and felt that we should withdraw our troops immediately this time.

But I will just say one thing, the severe winter is coming soon, and when the snow covers the grasslands, you all know how much supplies your tribes have for the winter. "

The five leaders looked at each other.

After a brief eye contact, they all understood that although Monk and Tuhaji were hateful, they deliberately used such a condition to threaten them to stay.

But I have to admit that this is the fact.

Everyone doesn’t have enough supplies for the winter.

It’s not that they didn’t work hard enough, but the winters in the past two years were too harsh, causing serious degradation of the grassland and a large number of cattle and sheep starved to death or froze to death.

This is not something they can control; it all depends on fate.

The reason why everyone gathered together this time was to do something big and plunder the Beiping Prefecture.

It is not just about retaking the so-called Yuan Dynasty capital.

It's more for the sake of my own tribe.

They knew very well that if they failed to seize enough supplies this time, more members of the Jiacaoyuan tribe would starve to death, and more cattle and sheep would have no pasture to graze.

When this issue was mentioned, all the tribal leaders looked worried.

Monk said again, "It doesn't matter how much you dislike me, we are now in the same boat.

There is also the possibility of challenging the Ming army together.

Once we each act on our own, we will soon be divided and attacked by them.

By then, not only will we have no chance to return to the grassland, but even our lives will be in doubt.

I think you have been the leader for more than 10 or 20 years, and you are used to being high and mighty. You will not be a prisoner of others, and you cannot accept such a reality. Since everyone's interests are the same, we should put aside our prejudices.

The five fingers should be clenched into a fist so that you can really attack.

That’s all I have to say. If you still want to quit, I won’t stop you. Just go ahead.”

The five tribal leaders felt a little uncomfortable when they saw Monk and Tuhaji, father and son, speaking as if they were having a heart-to-heart talk.

Previously, they accepted the summons from the great leader and went to attack Beiping Prefecture.

At that time, everyone was ambitious and there was no retreat.

But just over a month later, because the vanguard army suffered a setback, they immediately wanted to retreat.

When I think about it this way, I feel like I am too much of a coward.

However, some people are unwilling to listen to the nonsense of Monk and Tuhaj.

This person was the one who had chatted with Tuharato before.

Tuharato told him at that time.

In order to start a rebellion, Monk and his son Tuhaji actually used the weather as an excuse to shirk their responsibilities.

But the fact proved that the army marched for five days without encountering any rain and the sky was still clear.

This shows that Monk and Tuhaj, father and son, are talking nonsense.

Now we see that Tuharato was killed by Lajiji for no apparent reason.

Now it seems that the father and son are going to repeat the same trick.

It was said before that it was due to weather.

Now the problem of food and supplies for the winter is threatening everyone.

The leader understood that if he took the initiative to ask to leave at this time.

Then he would most likely be killed by his deputy leader.

So he thought of a unique trick.

He did not return to the grassland, he planned to surrender directly to the Ming army.

In this way, perhaps we can get protection from the Ming army.

Before this, they had always been very envious of the three guards of Doyan who fought for the Ming army.

Now the three guards of Doyan are also stationed outside the Great Wall.

But they live a very comfortable life.

On the other hand, at home, we not only have to worry about grassland degradation, but also the harsh cold winter.

They also had to be on guard against attacks by the Ming army with great fear.

Although the Three Guards of Doyan were regarded as a disgrace to their grassland tribe.

But now thinking about it, he was willing to accept this humiliation.

After realizing this, he didn't even dare to discuss it with his deputy leader.

He was afraid that his deputy leader would kill him like Lajiji did.

So he could only hint at it indirectly.

He first asked the deputy chief what he thought about the issues just raised by Monk and Tuhaji father and son.

Unexpectedly, the deputy leader started to curse, "These two are so shameless. Are our tribe the only one that has problems with grassland degradation and insufficient food and fodder for the winter?
Don't they have their own tribe?

What’s even more infuriating is that a large amount of land with fertile water and grass has been occupied by them, leaving very little for us.

When distributing food and fodder, they were taken into consideration.

Let us go to fight them with empty stomachs.

I seriously suspect that they just want to use the Ming army to consume us."

Although these words were spoken in anger, they woke me up.

Ban Riji immediately felt as if he had grasped the key point.

He found it strange at first.

Although the cold winter came quickly and suddenly and lasted for a long time, causing serious grassland degradation, a large number of cattle and sheep could not withstand the severe cold and were frozen to death.

But this is not a problem that arises in a day or two.

It started in the first decade or so.

In the first one or two years, everyone may be overwhelmed.

But in the later period, I was able to cope with it to some extent.

Especially the storage of food and supplies.

Even though it's not as rich as before, I can definitely continue to live by tightening my stomach.

It was completely different from what Monk had advertised, that it was a desperate situation.

So there must be something fishy going on.

Ban Riji's deputy immediately asked, "Chief, do you think this has something to do with the Ming army's plan to slowly build cities on the grasslands and gradually eat away at the grassland tribes?"

Ban Riji didn't expect that his deputy actually knew this.

He immediately said, "Go on."

The deputy then said, "Although this news has only been spreading to our grasslands for a short time, I have been thinking about it.

Why would the great leader suddenly launch such an urgent looting plan at this time?

Later, the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I thought about the problem that the Ming Dynasty was gradually eroding our territory.

I think it is possible that Monk discovered this crisis and deliberately marched immediately."

Ban Riji thought for a moment and asked back: "According to what you said, Monk is actually thinking about our grassland tribe.

If the Ming army carries out this plan, we will definitely have no room to survive and will definitely be swallowed up by them."

The deputy then said, "Chief, how can you be so naive.

Do you think our small Khorchin grassland tribe is really capable of fighting against the current Ming army?
At first we thought it was possible, but from the intelligence we have now, the Ming army has obviously strengthened its weapons and equipment.

At the same time, their combat units all cooperated perfectly. A mere 20,000 cavalrymen dared to march deep into our hinterland alone, three or four hundred miles away from their main army.

Do you think this is something Zhu Di, who is known for his caution, would do?
When do you think the Ming army would be so aggressive in their operations?"

The deputy chief's words shocked the chief.

After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "You are absolutely right, so I have long believed that we should not fight against the Ming army. Now I want to lead our own tribe to surrender to the Ming army in exchange for a chance for us."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that the expression on his deputy's face became very strange.

"You...you...what do you want to do?" Ban Riji asked in surprise.

The deputy laughed: "I didn't expect that the chief would let me test you, and you really showed your true colors."

Ban Riji was even more surprised: "You...you have been Monk's man for a long time?"

"That's right!" The deputy leader was also very calm. "Even when you were talking nonsense with the dead Tuharato, the chief had already doubted your loyalty, so he asked me to keep a close eye on you. I didn't expect that there was indeed something wrong with you."

Ban Riji was shocked, but he soon recovered: "Don't you think our analysis just now is correct?

You yourself said that it might be the Ming army's step-by-step encroachment on the plan, forcing Monk to send troops.

Don't you want to surrender before you are eaten away by others?

This can also save your life and property."

The deputy chief laughed and said, "You are absolutely right, but you should know that the chief thinks the same way.

But the chief wanted to consume the other tribes and make his own tribe the only one that dominated, in exchange for better surrender conditions.

In other words, you are the biggest obstacle to the surrender of the chieftain.

Now you can die with peace of mind.”

After the deputy leader said this, Ban Riji couldn't believe that he was just a pawn in the hands of others.

It turns out that Monk had this idea a long time ago...

(End of this chapter)