Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 626 The Alliance 9
Qian Yu led the victorious army and escorted the thousands of prisoners of war back to Yinchuan. Along the way, the common people reacted flatly. Apart from warm hospitality to the triumphant army, they did not express such a brilliant victory to Qian Yu with only [-] Lancers. There are too many surprises, and it seems that I have become accustomed to it.This mediocrity made the little prince Ezhe feel ashamed!

He really wanted to ask Qian Yu what happened to the fiery meteor shower that completely destroyed the Ordos Ministry, but he didn't dare to ask. Anyone who is not an idiot should know that this is a top-secret weapon of the Ming army. Not any good at all.He could only pray that this terrifying meteor shower would not fall on him, otherwise his little army would be blown up to ashes in an instant.

When the army returned to Yinchuan, Lu Xiangsheng led all the generals out of the city to greet him. Seeing Qian Yu escorting back four thousand prisoners in one breath, his reaction was relatively flat. He just said to Qian Yu: "Good job. After this battle, the Yinchuan Plain The surrounding tribes should have stopped for a while."

Qian Yu said proudly: "The Ordos Department is too inexperienced, and the rogues are better than them!"

Er Zhe's face twitched slightly, wanting to protest, but he had nothing to say.The performance of the Ordos Department is really terrible. It doesn’t matter if they can’t beat Qian Yu. They have surrounded the small city of Yanchi, which is only defended by [-] infantry soldiers. reason.

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and ordered the captives to be taken down for resettlement. E Zhe became nervous and stammered and asked, "Hou...Hou Ye, what do you plan to do with these captives?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "We welcome those who are willing to join our army. Those who do not want to join will be sent to the pastures to graze and mow grass for our army. They have to pay a little price!"

E Zhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Lu Xiangsheng would kill all these thousands of people in a fit of anger. These are thousands of young and strong. Although the Ordos Department is not friendly to Lin Danhan, everyone is after all. With the same language and the same species, he couldn't bear to see so many Mongolian soldiers killed by the Tianxiong army after being captured.Looking at it now, although the Tianxiong Army is fierce, it is not bloodthirsty and has no habit of killing prisoners of war. This is a blessing in the misfortune of the Ordos Department. , Dingkou has suffered heavy losses and is already very weak, I am willing to use livestock to exchange some prisoners from Lord Hou, I wonder if Lord Hou will agree?"

Lu Xiangsheng smiled: "The little prince is afraid that we will kill the prisoners, right? I can't see that the little prince has such a kind heart... Well, I agree to this deal, one horse for one prisoner, the little prince will do what he can .”

One war horse for one prisoner, this price seems outrageous, but it is actually quite fair. What is the most lacking thing on the grassland?It's a man, a young and strong guy.It takes only two years for a war horse to go to war after it is born, and it takes at least 17 years for a young man to become a soldier from birth. The cost is several times that of raising a war horse!Er Zhe happily agreed. Lin Dan Khan's tent is short of horses, but even more short of soldiers. If he can exchange horses for one or two thousand excellent soldiers, Father Khan must laugh heartily.

After negotiating the deal, Lu Xiangsheng then announced that all Mongolian knights who participated in the battle, regardless of whether they were killed or not, could move to Yinchuan City to settle down.As soon as this remark came out, the Mongolian knights who had been looking at him eagerly cheered. Many people took off their hats and threw them into the sky. Fortunately, they can't twist Yangko, otherwise they must have twisted it.Then, Lu Xiangsheng hosted a banquet in the general's mansion to celebrate Qian Yu's achievements. Those Mongolian tribal leaders who led the tribal fighters to the battle and the brave Mongolian knights were lucky to participate in this banquet. Everyone ate meat in large pieces and drank in large bowls. It can be described as "as close as a family".The leaders of various tribes competed to toast Lu Xiangsheng and Qian Yu, making no secret of their respect and praise for these two Han generals, which made E Zhe very envious. You must know that Lu Xiangsheng is still polite to him now, which is not a good thing Well, being polite means not treating you as one of your own!If his tribe wants to rise again, it has to rely on the Tianxiong Army, and it will not work without a good relationship.Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, stood up, walked up to Lu Xiangsheng with a glass of wine, and said respectfully: "Master, you are the kindest and wisest Han Chinese I have ever seen, and your army is the best I have ever seen. The most terrifying iron-blooded force, your majesty is like the scorching sun over the desert, making people dare not look directly at you, and your kindness is like a gentle spring breeze, bringing infinite hope to the grassland! On behalf of the [-] herdsmen under my tent, I would like to wish you You live a long and healthy life, and you will be a prince forever!"

What he said made everyone stare straight at him, not at this sycophant, but at his nephew next to him—you idiot, why can't you speak such level words?If you are more aggressive, won't you be able to gain more trust from Marquis Su Yi and win a better future!

Lu Xiangsheng smiled heartily: "Little prince, you are too good-for-nothing. I am just a mortal, not as perfect as you said."

E Zhe said seriously: "No, Marquis, you are not a mortal! Your majesty is comparable to Genghis Khan, and your mighty army even daunts Genghis Khan's cavalry. I think, with your majesty and kindness, if you can Ruling the prairie will definitely make this chaotic and poor land rich and prosperous, and the Mongolian and Han people are like a family, living and working in peace and contentment!" He bent his knees, knelt down, and said loudly: "Chahar and Khalkha The [-] herders are willing to form an alliance with Lord Hou, regard him as the lord of the grassland, fight for him with machetes and bows in their hands, and create a prosperous and prosperous paradise!"

Everyone was astonished, my good fellow, in name it was an alliance, but in essence it was a vassal. This little prince really made up his mind!After the astonishment passed, all the leaders attended and knelt down one after another, shouting loudly: "We are all willing to regard Lord Hou as the master of the grassland, fight for Lord Hou, and create a prosperous and prosperous paradise!"

Qian Yu and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other with wry smiles.The intestines of these Mongols are really straighter than arrows, and they can say whatever they think of, without any hindrance!Fortunately, there is no eyeliner from the imperial court, otherwise Lu Xiangsheng would not be able to eat what he just said to them and walk away!

Qian Yu asked softly, "My lord, what should I do?"

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head, helped everyone up one by one, and said gently: "You are all first-class good guys on the prairie, don't kneel down to people at every turn, I don't like this... Besides, I also I want to emphasize that the world is so big that it is the land of the king; the shore of the land is the land of the king! Don’t say any stupid things about me as the lord of the grassland. I am a subject of Ming Dynasty. Allegiance."

A tribal leader said loudly: "We can't trust Daming!"

Immediately someone responded: "Yes, Daming's officials cannot be trusted, there are many selfish idiots among them, they take us for fools, we can't trust them, we only trust Lord Hou and General Qian!"

E Zhe smiled wryly: "If Daming could trust it, why did my father Khan fight alone and ruin his reputation? We made an agreement with Daming at the beginning that we would besiege Liaohetao, and Daming put pressure on Jianzhou from Dongjiang and Guanning, and everyone worked together to trap Jiannu to death." , As a result, those civil servants took us for fools, and suddenly refused to provide us with food and weapons when we were fighting with Jianzhou, causing us to collapse!" He showed a hint of contempt when he said this: " Can those officials in Daming be trusted? Unless white sugar condenses in the salt lake and towering trees grow in the desert!"

It seems that the Mongols are full of distrust towards the center of the Ming Dynasty. This kind of distrust has been accumulated little by little over the past 200 years, and it is not easy to change it.In fact, this is also a common problem of feudal dynasties. Those remote areas are always full of distrust of the capital. For example, in the Song Dynasty, Guangxi did not like Bianliang at all. They only recognized those places where they ate barbecue and drank tea with them, and taught them to plant and mine. Officials, "the mountain is high and the emperor is far away" is probably the case.However, Mongolia is not far from the Ming Dynasty. The distrust between the two sides is due to more than 200 years of deception and being deceived. Cloth sold to the Mongols as good, these are pretty bad examples.The center of the Ming Dynasty also fooled the Mongols. For example, when Zhu Di raised his troops, he allowed the Mongols to settle in the Luanhe Plain in exchange for the three guards of Duoyan to send troops to charge for him. plain?Be your mother's spring and autumn dream, I didn't send troops to destroy you, you will burn incense!A further example is that Lan Yu accepted the surrender of the Yuan Emperor after defeating the Northern Yuan regime. I fell asleep, isn't this a problem?Not to mention the Mongols, Wacha annihilated 20 Ming troops in the battle of Tumubao, almost wiped out the elite soldiers accumulated by generations of Ming Dynasty, and the country's situation took a sharp turn for the worse; Tatar cavalry broke into the capital and rampaged, Everyone remembers each case and each case clearly. It is really too difficult for the two ethnic groups to trust each other without reservation.

The Mongols only believe in what they see and hear, and only believe in the strong. Those great principles are empty to them.

After figuring this out, Lu Xiangsheng felt a little helpless.The grievances and suspicions accumulated over more than ten generations cannot be resolved overnight by him, but can only be solved slowly.He said loudly: "Okay, I accept your allegiance. We will form an alliance. The Mongols and Han people will work together to take over the entire Hetao area. The Han people will farm and the Mongolians will graze. The Han people will never invade Mongolian pastures, and Mongolia will not get the Han people's pastures." The farmland is used for grazing, and the border market is fair and will never be closed!”

The leaders cheered loudly: "Border Market is fair and will never be closed!" They have never studied economics, but they also know that when the Border Market was open, their living standards were quite good, and after the Border Market was closed, the quality of life plummeted. There are goats and sheep all over the sky, but there is no way to change an iron pot. It is impossible to live that day.Do you still remember the days when you dressed in rags, drove your cattle and sheep to the side wall in the cold wind, and yelled and begged the Han people at the border to exchange their daily necessities with them?That kind of day is really scary even thinking about it.Well now, Su Yihou announced that the border city will never be closed, and their good days are not far away.

(End of this chapter)