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What's more, he, Mongolia, is still caught between Daming and Houjin, and whether it is Daming or Houjin, they have divided up a large part of the Mongolian tribes.

In such a situation, is there any hope of reappearing the glory of Genghis Khan?

"Hutuktu Khan, I have met the general!"

During this solemnity, Lin Danhan walked slowly to Li Xiu and bowed his hands.

"Khan is too polite!"

Having said that, Li Xiu didn't move at all, not even a fake support.

At this moment, looking at the old Lin Danhan in front of him, Li Xiu couldn't help feeling a burst of emotion in his heart. This Lin Danhan has a lot of similarities with the Chongzhen Emperor in history.

They all exhausted their entire lives, tried their best to govern, and wanted to reproduce the glory of the empire, but in the end, it was all in vain.

Both of them... were also the last emperors of the empire.

A great son of heaven, a great khan of the Mongolian Empire that once spanned Eurasia.

And the most important reason for the futility of the two is also because of the existence of the Empress Jinnuzhen.

"The general came from afar, Ben Khan specially prepared a thousand cattle and sheep, and ten carts of tea, for the use of the army..."

It wasn't until Lin Danhan's words came out that Li Xiu's calm expression changed slightly, and he raised his hand to signal: "Khan, please!"

This action also made Lin Danhan finally let go of his heart. He has heard about the status of Zhenbeihou in Daming. If he really insists on going his own way and puts his Chaerha tribe under control, he will never Who would give him the slightest injustice!

As a matter of fact, Li Xiu really had such thoughts. Lin Danhan had scruples about the grassland in the previous alliance, but now, it is so overwhelming that it is beyond his expectation.

The existence of Lin Danhan seems to be dispensable.

Furthermore, this Lin Dan Khan, in fact, can be regarded as the hero of the previous generation. He was not successful in history because the oppression of Houjin was too severe, but history has changed now. If he is given room for survival and development, the oppression of Houjin , maybe it can really gain momentum.

However, after thinking about it again and again, Li Xiu gave up this idea and bought a horse bone with a thousand dollars. Now, he needs to establish prestige and credibility in the Mongolian grassland in order to steadily carry out subsequent strategic planning.

If Lin Dan Khan is defeated, these Mongolian tribes that belong to themselves will probably be in danger. This can be said to be self-destruction of the Great Wall.

Naturally, Li Xiu would not do this kind of thing, not to mention, this battle has just begun, the real boss is still in Monan, in the Horqin Department, and in Houjin!

In the handsome tent, the food and drink had already been set up, Li Xiu was at the top, and the people sitting on both sides were also quite particular.

On the left is Lin Dan Khan and his leaders, while on the right are the leaders of various Mongolian ministries who came from the vassals of this battle. There is a clear distinction between the two. Regardless of the fact, there is a sense of incompatibility between fire and water.

In this way, the so-called discussion is naturally full of twists and turns, and Li Xiu obviously does not intend to intervene in it. Although the benefits of the war have been divided up, if the strength is insufficient and the military exploits are taken away, as long as it does not exceed his bottom line, that is fine.

He was even happy to see that what he wanted was a Mongolia that could fight against Houjin and remain divided, not a Mongolia that was united and united!

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Chapter 215 Kneeling

216 chapters of the historical battle of national destiny

The three major Wanli expeditions brought out the last glory of Ming Dynasty, and also exhausted the little remaining national power of Ming Dynasty.

Following the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Salhu, it also completely marked the decline of Ming Dynasty!

And the fact is also the same. Since the Battle of Saerhu, Ming's foreign wars have been bleak, so that only the Ming court can only self-package some so-called great victories as a fig leaf, adorning the last dignity of Ming.

But in the first year of Chongzhen, Nurhachi's drive was unstoppable. It undoubtedly completely tore off all the fig leafs of Ming Dynasty, and completely displayed this rotten mountain and river in front of the world.

It's just that Li Xiu's sudden rise, outside of the capital, defeated Nurhachi, and completely overwhelmed the Jin army. It was also like a pair of hands holding up the sky, firmly supporting the Daming country that was about to be overthrown.

This credit is also recognized in the world, and no matter how smeared by scholars and bureaucrats, it cannot be denied.

But this time, the sudden Northern Expedition of the army, as the news spread, completely shook the whole world.

Everyone can see that the situation of the Ming Dynasty is in decline, but at this time of decline, such manpower and material resources are still spent to launch such a large-scale war!

What a great success, the militarism!

These nouns were firmly worn on Zhu Youjian's head after the news spread.

As far as the courtiers and scholar-bureaucrats are concerned, how can they not know the leading role played by Li Xiu.

Ever since, the so-called names of Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo have added the name of a treacherous minister who encouraged the emperor.

However, under the suppression of Zhu Youjian, who knows that his life is coming to an end and is acting more and more violently, all the anger can only be surging in the dark, cursing Li Xiu for a big defeat, it is best to die directly In the prairie!

But when the iron cavalry swept across Mobei, defeated the five Neikalkha tribes, killed the enemy and captured countless good news and arrived in Beijing, all undercurrents, whether it was the court or the people, stopped immediately.

Although the literati and bureaucrats have the right to speak in public opinion, for ordinary people, good news is an indelible fact!

From the great victory in Fangshan, to the great victory in Beijing, and now to the great victory in Mobei, the victories one after another have also forged Li Xiu's undefeated power.

People, the worship of the strong, is a gene deeply imprinted in the blood.

People's interest in legends is obviously also human nature.

But nowadays, legends are not stories, not illusions, but indelible realities.

In the countryside, Li Xiu, Marquis of Zhenbei, these five words seem to have once again become the focus of public opinion.

Young and old in the streets and alleys, if they can't open their mouths to say a few words about Zhenbeihou's great achievements, they will be ashamed to go out and brag to others.

But for all the courtiers in the court, this great victory, some people are happy, some people are worried!

Joy, naturally, is joy at the meaning represented by this great victory.

After all, to be able to be in the imperial court, they are all elites in the officialdom, so how can they fail to see the strategic plan behind this war.

Now, the victory in the first battle is unstoppable, which clearly means that the grand strategic plan has also taken a solid step.

It's just the first step, and it's far stronger than the effects of all kinds of planning and manipulation by the imperial court in the past!

After all, a plan without the support of strength and military prestige always lacks a bit of confidence!

As for those who are sad, the reasons are various.

There are those who are worried about the prestige of Zhenbei Hou, who are worried about the future, those who are worried about their own interests, and those who are full of hatred. It is difficult to count all kinds of things.

However, no matter what, the victory in the first battle completely suppressed the opposition of the government and the public to this war. Coupled with Zhu Youjian's suppression, the decadent ruling class of Ming Dynasty was also reluctantly twisted into a single rope, formally This is really starting to kick in.

In fact, the scale of this war can be regarded as a battle of national destiny!

Jingjun, Jizhen, Xuanfu, Datong, Liaozhen, Dongjiang Town, and the vassal Mongolian tribe.

In this war, the number of troops directly or indirectly participating in this battle seems to have reached 20!

The scale of this kind of war is not inferior to any war in the three major Wanli campaigns, even worse than that!

Of course, in Li Xiu's strategic plan, only the [-] cavalry of the Beijing army led by him, the [-] Jizhen cavalry, and the affiliated Mongolian tribes were the only ones who directly participated in the battle.

As for the rest of the army, unless there is a chance that cannot be missed, or Liaozhen is available to attack Houjin at all costs, otherwise, the rest of the mobilized army will only serve as a deterrent. No difference.

Of course, no one knew about this except Zhu Youjian, Li Xiu, and a few confidant generals.

Now the government and the public, and even Mongolian Houjin, all only know that Zhenbei Hou is going to win a battle, fight a battle of national destiny, and completely destroy Houjin.

Official historians will only record that in the second year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty mobilized nearly 20 troops, led by Zhenbei Hou, to pacify the grassland and destroy Houjin.

But the real strategic plan is destined not to be known to the world.

But for the generals of the Beijing army who participated in this battle, they don't know any strategic planning. They only know that prosperity and wealth are right in front of them!

Strict discipline, as well as a relatively smooth promotion channel, coupled with rewards and punishments for meritorious deeds, are enough to ensure the courage of the soldiers to fight and kill the enemy.

And one brilliant victory after another can also create high morale of the army!

Such a large army is already enough to suppress the world and sweep away the enemies of the world!

After the confluence of Mobei and Lin Danhan's troops, this cavalry army, which has expanded to more than [-] troops, did not stop at all, and marched towards the goal of this strategic plan, which is Monan Mongolia, with the momentum of thunder. and go.

Strictly speaking, Monan also includes the grassland Gobi bordering the northern border defense system of the Ming Dynasty. In other words, Monan is the Inner Mongolia of later generations.

As a matter of fact, Li Xiu swept most of Mobei this time, and came out from the Xuan Mansion. It can also be said that he crossed the Monan Grassland, went on an expedition to Mobei, and then turned back to his teacher Monan!

The reason for such a risk is naturally because of the existence of Hou Jin, otherwise, by then, it will be the enemy.

Of course, it was impossible for Li Xiu to completely hand over his back to the Mongolian tribes in Monan. The Jizhen iron cavalry had already left the pass under the leadership of Xu Feng, and joined forces with the Mongolian tribes that had surrendered to Ming Dynasty in the frontier of Jizhen.

Before Li Xiu's main force fully participated in the battle, he had already fought against the Monan Mongolia, which involved the main force of the Monan Mongolia coalition forces.

In this way, Li Xiu was able to cross the Monan Grassland calmly, clearing away the hidden worries of Mobei, and then with the momentum of a great victory, he approached Monan and attacked the Mongolian coalition forces in Monan from both sides!

As far as the current situation in Mongolia is concerned, the military and political center of the Mongolian grassland has long been transferred from Mobei to Monan.

This is also the limitation of the nomadic people. Although they are good at conquering and fighting, they have an indispensable dependence on the farming people.

Of course, the most important thing is that with the rise of Houjin, Monan Mongolia, sandwiched between Daming and Houjin, has also become a target that both parties need to win over. The strength of Monan Mongolia is also expanding rapidly.

And as Nurhachi sent troops to drive Lin Danhan, the nominal lord of Mongolia, out of Monan, Monan Mongolia also completely fell to Houjin.

In this way, through the infiltration channel of Houjin to Ming Dynasty, the strength of the various ministries in Monan Mongolia has also been rapidly expanded and improved through smuggling again and again.

In particular, the strength of the Houjin loyal dogs of the Horqin tribe who fell to Houjin early on is not to be underestimated.

Therefore, even though Houjin has not yet sent a supporting army, the strength of the various ministries in Monan is not weak at all.

The sixteen tribes of Monan Mongolia and the grassland people are all soldiers. At the time of life and death, under Hou Jin's running and contacting, they quickly pulled out an army of tens of thousands.

Under such a huge disparity in military strength, Xu Feng, who led the army out of the customs excitedly, was also the first and the second big. The only fortunate thing is that the battlefield is not far from Ji Town, and there is a stable rear. At the same time, There are still tens of thousands of troops in Ji Town, and they can also provide the necessary support at any time.

Under such circumstances, he was able to entangle the tens of thousands of troops in Monan Mongolia under such a huge disparity in military strength, and complete the established strategic plan that Li Xiu gave him.

War is like this, one link is linked to another, each link has its own function, and if one link is missing, it will immediately affect the overall situation.

This is also the reason why Li Xiu made such a big battle, but never expected to win a battle.

He dared to cross Monan and throw his back to Monan Mongolia because he was confident that Erwazi would strictly enforce his military order and entangle Monan Mongolia to death, even if Erwazi couldn't entangle everything With most of the power in Monan Mongolia, and the rest of the backstab, he has spare strength and the ability to easily block it!

but……

Once the scale of the war is completely expanded, let him detain part of the war in Liao Town and on the Dongjiang River...

He can be sure that Yuan Chonghuan, Liaodong general, Mao Wenlong, Dongjiang soldier, will resolutely carry out his orders at all costs...

This is obviously impossible. If they don't make any mistakes and don't hold back, it is probably the most ideal situation.

In this way, it is fatal to a war of destroying the country.

Li Xiu commanded soldiers, but he never had the habit of exposing an uncontrolled fatal weakness.

The same is true for this battle.

For Liao Town and Dongjiang, Li Xiu didn't have high expectations, but only hoped that they could play a basic role of deterrence and containment.

If he can't do this at all, he also has prepared countermeasures.

But if that's the case...

Everything is obvious.

At that time, it will be necessary to settle accounts after autumn!

216 chapters of the historical battle of national destiny

Chapter 217 Daming, there will be no next Marquis of Zhenbei!

A few hundred miles north of Xifengkou, there is a Gobi desert that should have been an unknown existence, but now it is destined to remain in history.

The Jizhen army and the Monan Mongolian coalition army fought fiercely in the Gobi Desert for more than a month. Both sides continued to increase their troops, and both sides suffered countless casualties.

The once desolate and dry Gobi Desert is now blood red as far as the eye can see.

The blood armor in the sand, the collision of weapons, the frantic shouts, the desperate screams, and even the painful wailing, one scene after another, is also a repertoire that has been staged on this Gobi Desert for more than a month.

"General, the Tartars are attacking again, and the front camp has been breached."

A lieutenant, covered in blood, knelt down to report,

"Let the sixth battalion of the infantry go up and tell the brothers that the reinforcements of the army will be here soon!"

Erwazi's voice was a little hoarse, and after slamming a sentence, he pulled out the blade and rode out on his horse, heading straight for the front camp of the army.

Since the news of Mobei being wiped out spread, the attack on Monan Mongolia's side has become more insane. It is obvious that before Zhenbei Hou completely returns to the army, Erwazi's partial division will be eliminated to avoid the situation of being flanked by two sides.

But with an army of tens of thousands, and with the support from Ji Town, how could this partial division be so easily wiped out.

The most important thing is that since the evolution, the focus of the war has changed from the cavalry assault to the attack and defense of the camp that the Ming soldiers are best at. This is the ultimate reason why the Battle of Monan can last for so long.

However, nowadays, the overall strategic situation of Monan also changes with the pacification of Mobei.

No matter how arrogant the Monan Mongolian leader is, he would not think that the iron cavalry who swept across half of Mobei in less than a month would be vulnerable to a single blow.

But the current war is different from the past. In the past, the Ming army swept the caves in Liting, and they couldn't fight it, so couldn't they hide!

But it is different now, because of the existence of Hou Jin, their mobility, which is the most headache for farming people, has been largely abolished at this moment!