Chapter 644: Bloodless Blades
Amid the sound of trumpets and the chaos of horses' hooves, all the men and horses gathered in front of the camp, quickly formed a riding wall, and prepared to launch an active charge against the Mongol army that was slowly moving this way.
Li Shaoyou knew that his vanguard army was only 5,000 people, which was not at all advantageous compared with the 20,000 Mongol troops of the Chechen Khan, and if he wanted to win, he had to quickly defeat the morale of the Mongols with a thunderous blow, and then take the opportunity to defeat it, and finally destroy the remnants of the enemy by pursuit!
Li Shaoyou immediately issued a military order through the flag guards, as long as the Mongols approached the warning range of the right flank, the five-wheeled cavalry wall immediately rushed over and gave it a devastating blow!
The cavalry of the Ming army was in a vast formation, and the Mongolian army was stunned.
Chechen Khan Shuolei said in disbelief: "Take the initiative to come out? When did the people of the Ming Kingdom become so happy? ”
A Mongolian general patted his horse and said: "Great Khan, I think this group of Ming troops took the initiative to come out and surrender." ”
Chechen Khan snorted: "Are you blind? Can surrender still put on this position? This murderous? ”
"Great Khan, then are we still fighting?"
Chechen Khan touched his one-foot-long beard, and said a little uncomfortably: "Of course you have to fight, do you think Ben Khan is frightened?" ”
"Great Khan Bravery!"
Chechen Khan looked at the Ming army's formation again, and finally gave an order after hesitation: "Order, the two wings are outflanked and divided to disrupt the enemy's position, and the main force of the Chinese army moves forward two miles, ready to fight!" ”
As soon as the army was mobilized, I saw the general of the long mouth pointing to the distance and shouting: "Great Khan, a large force of Ming cavalry appeared on the right flank......"
Chechen Khan was frightened, and followed the prestige, but saw that a black line seemed to appear in the distance, and the black line gradually turned into a black shadow and became bigger and bigger.
In just a moment, a huge group of men and horses roared in, and an endless stream of cavalry appeared in everyone's field of vision.
This cavalry was clearly armoured, the queue was tight, and the black pressure was like stepping on all the torrents, the torrent became faster and wider, and seemed to be boundless, with a murderous aura rushing towards the face.
The swarthy face of the Chechen Khan turned pale in an instant, and the surrounding Mongolian generals also looked terrified.
"Could it be that this is the Ming Emperor's soldiers and horses?"
Chechen Khan only felt a little embarrassed to talk about today's events, and originally thought that the main force of the Ming army was in front of him, but now it seems that it is just a striker!
The current wave of people is at least 20,000 or 30,000, and there are many Mongolians with wolf flags......
I haven't seen you for a few years, how did Daming's army become so strong?
Chechen Khan's face was distorted, ashamed and afraid, and he didn't know how to end it.
Under the yellow umbrella, Zhu Cihong rode his horse and stood beside the generals of the Ming army and the Mongolian leaders who were holding the moon with the stars.
The battle formations of the two sides in front of him made him look solemn, and the Chechen Khan brought a lot of people!
Zhu Cihong took a closer look at the arrangements of the two sides again, and listened to a few reports on the surrounding situation at night, and learned that the two major tribes of Tushetu Khan and Zasaktu Khan did not come, he showed a trace of contempt in his eyes, and said coldly: "Dare to confront my Daming, only iron and blood can make them understand what it means to regret!" ”
The Mongolian leader's back was cold and his neck shrunk, and he really felt the iron blood of this Ming Emperor from the bottom of his heart.
Just as Zhu Cihong was about to give the order to attack and take the Chechen Khan in one force, he heard someone shouting for a meeting.
"Chechen Khan asks to see Emperor Ming, please speak before the battle!"
"Oh?"
Zhu Cihong was a little surprised, I don't know if this Khan King wants to declare war or talk about retiring the army, let's go and see.
The two sides rode their horses in front of the formation, facing each other from each other, and the distance was only twenty or thirty meters away, which was a distance that could be shot with any bow-shaped bow and arrow, but obviously no one dared to find fault at this moment.
Xu Sheng and the Imperial Forest Army closely guarded the royal car, looking very nervous, and at the same time, at least hundreds of people in the Royal Forest Army loaded their rifles against the Chechen Khan, as long as there was a situation, as long as the blink of an eye could turn the Chechen Khan into a hornet's nest.
The red dragon flags were waving in the wind, and in the face of the Ming army like a vast ocean, the Chechen sweat who jumped out of the horse broke out in a cold sweat, and he wanted to turn the horse's head and return to the formation.
He stiffened his head and saluted on his horse: "Minister, Chechen Khan Shuolei, meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" ”
In the face of this old black man, Zhu Cihong is very calm, negotiating, you have to be strong!
He said coldly: "Since you claim to be a minister, why are you surrounding my Ming army? Want to rebel? ”
Chechen Khan didn't expect that he was polite and gave the other party a step, but the young Ming Emperor was so strong that he stopped himself in one sentence.
It seems that this is Mobei, it's his own territory, how can the Ming army who violated the realm still be reasonable?
However, the Chechen Khan did not dare to be tough, let alone fight with so many Ming troops, after all, the strength of Monan Mongolia was not weaker than that of Mobei, and the Ming army could sweep Monan, and it should not be difficult to fight Mobei.
Moreover, the Chechen Khan heard a few days ago that after the Ming army destroyed the Mo Nan Zhao Wu Da League and the Ao Han Ministry, they went all the way north, and the target was Mo Bei's own territory......
In the face of the strong Ming army, the Chechen Khan replied in a snort: "The Great Emperor is angry, this is a complete misunderstanding, the minister heard that an army has entered Kent Mountain, thinking that the Rakshasa ghost from the north is coming again, a misunderstanding!" ”
Zhu Cihong analyzed this sentence and felt that the word "again" used well by Chechen Khan, indicating that the three departments of Mobei were not less taken advantage of by Russian Maozi, and it seems that the Ming Dynasty could form an alliance with the three Khans of Mobei and fight Maozi together to collect Siberia.
Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong's tone gradually softened, and he briefly chatted with the Chechen Khan about some Russian Maozi and Mobei.
Under some hints, Chechen Khan took the initiative to attach himself to the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Cihong knew that if he wanted to subdue Mobei, he couldn't be in a hurry, so he had to take his time, so he immediately agreed, and asked the Chechen Khan to persuade Tushetu Khan and Zasaktu Khan that the entire Khalkha Mongolia would depend on the Ming Dynasty.
In return, the Ming Dynasty would establish several cities in Monan for trade between the Mongol tribes, and would also open up the Nine Frontiers so that the Mongol tribes could trade tea and horses with the Guannai.
Trade such as the tea and horse exchange market is an extremely effective border management policy that can maintain border stability.
The advantage of the Central Plains Dynasty over ethnic minorities is iron-making technology and national strength, and iron-smelting technology makes the Ming Dynasty strong soldiers.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty restricted trade with the surrounding ethnic groups, and the purpose was to prevent Mongolia from obtaining enough military supplies to threaten the Ming Dynasty.
The lack of sufficient food led to a significant reduction in the scale and number of Mongol invasions, which were the fundamental reasons for the Ming Dynasty's restrictions on mutual markets in the past.
Similarly, the Mongols are short of resources and it is not easy to survive, so they naturally venture south to loot to reduce the pressure of life, and so on.
Now that times have changed, unless the Mongols can also build guns and cannons, no matter how frequent the trade, the military gap between the Mongols and the Central Plains will only get wider.
After receiving the promise of the Ming Emperor to open the mutual market, the Chechen Khan smiled on his face, feeling like he was dreaming, and patted his chest at the moment to ensure that the three Khalkha Mongol tribes would never cause trouble to the Ming Dynasty again.
In the confrontation between the armies, the two sides chatted for a long time, and returned satisfied, both feeling that they had earned.
Chechen Khan felt that after the exchange of markets, his tribe had money and iron weapons, and he could develop a large number of troops, the strongest and bigger, and after the army was strong, he could not do whatever he wanted?
And Zhu Cihong felt that after the exchange of markets, there would be a large number of caravans to and from various tribes in Mongolia, and the intelligence department of the Ming Dynasty could use the caravan to accurately find the nests of various tribes in Mongolia, as well as those roads, which could improve the efficiency of logistics.
After Zhu Cihong went around the Mongolian holy mountain, the two sides withdrew their troops and arranged for officials to negotiate the matter of attaching tribute and military assistance.