The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 364: Warmonger Ming Dynasty

While Tang Hao was resting, the Mongolian civil war suddenly broke out.

After Yibula's deliberate instigation, Huoshai finally made up his mind to rebel against Batu Mongke completely.

This time, he was not fighting for Mandu Haihadun, but for himself.

Huoshai needs an answer. Why did Batu Mengke do this to himself?
Why did Batu Mengke prefer to enthrone the leader of the Khorchin tribe, Ordo Guhai, as Noyan and grant him the status of a legitimate overlord, but couldn't give me one, Huoshai?

Because the Khorchin tribe was very powerful and was known as the "Two Hundred Thousand Khorchins", Batu Mongke treated them as a brother and promised that he would never split up the original Khorchin tribe or send officials from the Khanate to govern it. He only needed them to be loyal to the Khan!
But is this fair?
I, Huoshai, fight for you all the way!
In the end, are we still no match for those outsiders from the Khorchin tribe?
Human hearts are complicated by nature, not to mention when they are mixed with interests. Any feelings will become worthless in the face of interests!
Under the guidance of Manduhai Khatun, Batumengke devoted his entire life to the great cause of unifying Mongolia and would never stop for some personal feelings.

The right wing set up Jinong to lead 30,000 households. This was a move that was beneficial to the unification of Mongolia and the restoration of the ruling status of the Golden Family. Therefore, Dayan Khan naturally would not give up his lifelong dream just because of a fire sieve!

After witnessing the horrific firearms of the Ming army with his own eyes, Huoshai began to gain some confidence.

Even if Batu Mengke has the help of the Khorchin tribe, they are not without hope of winning!
At least in front of these horrific firearms of the Ming army, any strong warrior would be like a living target, unable to resist or fight back.

However, before the decisive battle with Batu Mengke, they still need more such firearms and artillery!

So Mandulai led his army back to Dongsheng City again.

This time he did not come to attack, but to formally form an alliance with the Ming army and demand as many firearms and artillery as possible.

An Guo was not surprised by Mandulai's arrival.

Because based on the analysis of paper strength, the right wing of Mongolia is unlikely to defeat Dayan Khan's left wing.

The key reason lies in the Khorchin tribe.

Among the 30,000 households on the left wing, there were also Uriankhai bastards. These bastards were not honest people to begin with, and their 5,000 soldiers had just been massacred by the Ming army.

Among the 30,000 households on the right wing, the Ordos tribe has always been a powerful tribe among the Mongolian tribes because of the existence of the "Eight Hundred Chambers", and its strength should not be underestimated.

In this comparison, it seems that the right wing is stronger. However, once the Khorchin tribe joins the battlefield, the 200,000 Khorchin are not just for show. The strength of the Mongolian left wing will increase greatly, and Yibula, Mandulai and others will definitely have no chance of winning.

Mandulai didn't waste any words. He expressed his attitude directly the first time he saw Anguo.

"Alliance is possible!"

"But we need more of these firearms and these artillery pieces!"

Hearing this, An Guo was stunned, then he stopped smiling.

"Lord Mandulai, maybe you misunderstood what I, Daming, meant."

"We can form an alliance with you, or we can choose not to form an alliance with you. The worst that can happen is that after Dayan Khan kills you, we will have to face a powerful Mongolian tribe."

"During this period, it will be enough for our Ming Dynasty to build border walls and cities, so who wins or loses in your civil war will make no difference to our Ming Dynasty!"

"So, put away your ridiculous and arrogant attitude. If you really want to form an alliance, that's fine. If you want firearms and artillery, that's fine too. Bring us something in exchange!"

This time, it’s impossible to give Mandu Lai the whole thing.

Before he came, Yibula had reminded him that he must use alliance to threaten the Ming army and demand as many firearms and artillery as possible.

After all, the reason why the Ming army proposed an alliance was because they did not want to see the emergence of a unified force on the grassland, which would be a huge hidden danger to the Ming Dynasty.

Yibula thought he could use this to control the Ming army, but who would have thought that the Ming army would not fall for his tricks at all.

If you want to form an alliance, that’s fine. If you want firearms and artillery, that’s fine. Just bring your own things to exchange!
Otherwise, there is no need to discuss anything!
People really don't want a unified force to appear on the grassland, but even if it does appear, it seems that they are not afraid at all!

Relying on these steel cities, coupled with these terrifying firearms and artillery, the Ming army does have the qualifications and confidence to sit back and watch the grassland develop!

When he thought of this, Mandulai couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"So what do you want, Ming Dynasty?"

"Warhorse? That's impossible!"

Without waiting for An Guo's answer, Mandulai rejected the idea of ​​trading for war horses.

"We are about to have a decisive battle with Batu Mengke. War horses are related to the strength of the cavalry, so there is no way I can trade war horses to you at this moment!"

Unexpectedly, An Guo burst into laughter after hearing this, and then mocked: "Who cares about your war horses?"

"My Ming Dynasty can now produce excellent war horses, and North Korea has even offered the Jeju Horse Farm to my Ming Dynasty, so my Ming Dynasty is not short of horses now!"

what?
How can this be?

Upon hearing this secret, Mandulai's expression changed drastically.

Throughout the dynasties, trade between the grasslands and the Central Plains was common.

However, both sides have a tacit rule that some of the goods traded are contraband.

For example, on the grasslands, war horses are rarely traded, especially stallions that can produce foals, which are absolutely prohibited.

Anyone who dares to sell stallions to the Central Plains Dynasty will be found guilty of exterminating the tribe! If you sell stallions to the Central Plains Dynasty, and they have accumulated enough war horses and cavalry, they will have the strength to fight outside the border. Wouldn't this harm the interests of all grassland tribes?
Because the trade of war horses was relatively strict, and the Central Plains dynasties were short of horses, they had always tried every means to obtain war horses. For example, the tea-horse trade was opened on this basis.

As a result, North Korea has now given the Jeju Horse Farm to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is no longer short of horses!

This is definitely not good news for all grassland tribes!

Once the Ming army has accumulated enough cavalry, they will definitely go out of the border again to clear the grassland. By then, coupled with these firearms and artillery, who can be the opponent of these Ming troops?

When he thought of this, Mandulai felt extremely upset.

For the first time, he began to doubt the alliance with the Ming army!
The Ming Dynasty is indeed rising strongly!
What should we do once the Ming army begins its march into the grassland?
"We don't want the war horses, keep them for the battle with the left wing!"

"But cattle and sheep are still useful. They can be used as the power source for our Ming Dynasty. You can exchange them for cattle and sheep!"

An Guo said with a smile and directly set a price.

"Let's keep it simple. One three-barreled gun can carry ten cows and ten sheep. One tiger squat cannon can carry one hundred cows and one hundred sheep. The ammunition is another. One box of ammunition can carry one cow or sheep. How do you do that?"

After hearing this, Mandulai became furious and started cursing.

Moreover, he cursed in Mongolian, and spoke very quickly, so An Guo could not hear clearly what he cursed. He only understood the meaning, "Why don't you go and rob?"
"Yeah, I'm just robbing!"

An Guo's smile remained on his face, and he still looked indifferent.

"If you think it's expensive, you don't have to pay for it!"

"Besides, you have 30,000 households with tens of millions of people in the right wing, accounting for half of Mongolia. You can also make it yourself. Anyway, you have samples, so you can try to make it yourself!"

Hearing these ridicules, Mandulai turned around and left angrily.

There is no doubt that the first alliance negotiations were declared a failure.

Looking at the backs of Mandulai and his group of barbarians, An Guo let out a series of cold laughs.

"Oh, do you really think I'm a fool?"

"I want to give you such good firearms and artillery for free. Dream on!"

The captain of the guards witnessed the whole process and couldn't help but remind him: "General, don't go too far."

"If they are reluctant to give up these cattle and sheep and refuse to form an alliance with us, and then they are destroyed by Dayan Khan, then the mission assigned to us by the Marquis will fail!"

An Guo glanced at him unhappily and scolded him with a smile: "I'm not that stupid!"

"Tang Mu once said that negotiation is a science, and both sides have a bottom line."

"At the beginning, we will definitely ask for a high price, but as for the final price, we can discuss it slowly!"

An Guo stretched lazily and said, "Anyway, we are not the ones who are anxious now, so the negotiation is more beneficial to us!"

"Even if they don't want it now, they will naturally want it after they are hurt by the left wing of Mongolia."

“At that time, no matter how outrageous the price is, they will have to buy it honestly, because once they are killed by Dayan Khan, not to mention the cattle, sheep and horses, everything in the tribe will become Dayan Khan’s spoils of war!”

"So, they can't afford to lose, and they simply can't lose!"

An Guo was not stupid, on the contrary he clearly saw the crux of the situation.

The mission of Lord Zhongshan was undoubtedly to support the Right Wing of Mongolia against the Left Wing of Mongolia and delay the time for Dayan Khan to unify Mongolia so that the Ming Dynasty could rebuild its border defense line.

As long as the right wing of Mongolia is not destroyed, Dayan Khan will be stuck in the quagmire of war, consuming the vitality of the Mongolian tribes, and the Ming Dynasty can take this opportunity to develop vigorously.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, when Marquis Zhongshan has time, he can try to go out of the border to fight and suppress Mongolia.

"Send out scouts to monitor the grassland at all times!"

"If these rubbish like Yibula and Mandulai can't hold on any longer, we will have to take action!"

An Guo cursed and spoke.

"I hope these losers can hold on a little longer!"

Mandulai returned to the right wing and stated the Ming army's demands. After hearing this, the noble leaders of the right wing became furious.

There is no way, the Ming army’s demands are too outrageous!
It’s not free!
And the price is ridiculously high!
what is this?
Taking advantage of others' danger?
Yibula's face was very gloomy.

He didn't expect that this Ming army general would be so difficult to deal with!

What a damn thing!
"Each department should raise cattle and sheep. We will first purchase one thousand muskets and fifty crouching tiger cannons at half the price!"

Yibula decisively ordered: "Mandulai, thank you for your trouble to go again!"

"Tell those greedy Ming people to buy it at half the price. If they don't want to, let them die!"

(End of this chapter)