Chapter 930: Destroying the Eagle's Nest
The Tartar soldiers really wanted to leave everything behind and run away, and the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" really couldn't catch up.
It is not that the combat skills and riding skills of the knights of the "Red Banner Army" and the Mongolian soldiers are too different, but that they are familiar with the environment and are light cavalry.
But the hiding place of the entire tribe has been discovered, and only the young and middle-aged have run out, what will they eat and wear in the future? How to live? What about the wife, children, and parents in the yurt?
Moreover, many Mongolian cavalry in the "Red Banner Army" shouted loudly to persuade them to surrender, threaten, and lure, and the people in the tribe knew that surrender would not only save them from death, but also allow them to live with a large family, and they could also get food as a reward.
If you run away and are surrounded, you will not only be dead, but also your family will be harmed.
No matter how high the eagle flies, it will always land, and if it can't hit the eagle, it can find a way to destroy the eagle's nest and crush the bird's eggs to kill the eagle's chicks.
Originally, the Mongols had enough ability to go around the steppe in circles to stun and drag the Ming army around, and avoid encirclement and suppression.
They all saw the hot air balloon floating in the sky, and knew that the Ming army had such an artifact that their wives and children, sheep, and yurts could not be hidden.
What do people live for? How many people can really let go of their wives and children, parents, and belongings? After the Mongols' defensive line was broken, too many small tribes gave up resistance and chose to submit.
The "Red Banner Army" advanced at an unhurried pace, and many large tribes that resisted stubbornly suffered devastating blows, and influential nobles, leaders, and leaders of the rank of ten masters and above were killed or taken prisoner and sent to Liaodong for labor reform, and the tribes were broken up and went their separate ways.
The small tribes that were split or the original ones had to accept the management of the envoys appointed by the "Han King" unconditionally, and as long as they chose to submit, they would not go hungry, because the "Red Banner Army" held a butcher's knife in one hand and a cooking cake in the other.
Not all of the recognized tribes were Han Chinese, more than half of them were Mongolian cavalrymen who had made meritorious contributions, and most of them were wounded.
These people shed blood for the "Han King", and their efforts were richly rewarded, too many people have turned from commoners to tribal leaders, and it is very likely that they will become new nobles after two or three generations.
Resolutely implement the basic principle that 200 string controllers is the maximum ceiling, and if the maximum limit is exceeded, it must be split again.
Each Mongol tribe had to select thirty recognized warriors to serve as auxiliaries to participate in the "Red Banner Army" operation.
There are too many Mongols who have benefited as an example, and the string control men selected from various tribes really do not hesitate to kill for the sake of the future and money, and often do not need the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" to take action, and the servant army will kill the enemy.
The most powerful enemy, Jiannu, has already perished, and the "Red Banner Army" has a lot of money and more than enough food and equipment.
As long as the Mongolian servant army works hard, it can be treated and equipped by virtue of military merits, and it is not uncommon for outstanding people to be selected as regular soldiers.
During this time, the Mongolian knights in the main soldiers of the "Red Banner Army" were more energetic, and each tribe had more than 200 string control people to break down, which actually brought opportunities for more warriors.
Once the Mongol cavalry who enjoyed the treatment of regular soldiers retired and returned to the tribe, it did not matter if they did not become the leader.
Wait patiently for two or three years, during which dozens of young and middle-aged people will be organized to deliberately search for some scattered herdsmen to be included in the tribe, and as long as the number of young and middle-aged people exceeds 200, the veterans can start anew.
Of course, the "Red Banner Army" gives preferential treatment to veterans, and as long as they participate in the selection, they will definitely be given priority to become the chief of a new tribe.
Moreover, after the veterans returned to the tribe, if the current leader targeted them, the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" would not be able to let it go, and it was very likely that the chief would be arrested and sent to re-education through labor on the grounds of ill-intention.
The 10-way men of the "Red Banner Army" drove a distance of more than 1,000 miles to the north, hunting the scattered Mongolian tribes as much as possible, not pursuing speed, but only hoping that after this large-scale military operation, the steppe would be stable for 30 years.
Huang Han believes that after replacing the Ming Dynasty, he will lead hundreds of millions of Han people to develop for twenty or thirty years, and the economic capacity, scientific and technological level, and population will multiply.
There is no doubt that the "Han Empire" will become stronger and stronger, and it is thankful that the grassland clans whose foundations have been shaken can remain unremarkable.
Under the deterrence of the powerful Han Iron Cavalry, even if a certain grassland people want to take the lead, the only thing waiting for them is to kill their heads.
The "Red Banner Army" and Jiannu competed with each other, and the Mongolian tribes suffered the most.
When Hauge fled last year, there were 20,000 men and horses, more than half of them were elites of the two Yellow Banners, and there were 1,000 or 2,000 Ge Bush who were virtuous and superhaving, and had strong armed forces, but they had no provisions.
It is not enough for them to survive by hunting, as long as they encounter Mongolian tribes along the way, they naturally want food, men and horses, wine and meat, without exception.
Not all Mongolian tribes are willing to honor Jiannu, and there are not a few who rise up to resist, but it is a pity that Jiannu's combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of the Tatars, and the final result is that the entire tribe is coerced all the way to the north.
Hauge's ability is not strong, but compared to the Red Villain and Dolgon, the bloody rule is no less than that of his grandfather, the boar skin.
He also grew up in the barracks, participated in wars and killed people since he was a child, and was taught by his words and deeds.
Jiannu, who was already like a lost dog, had no scruples, and showed no mercy to the Mongolian tribes who did not obey, and killed them until they knelt down.
Haoge understood that Liaodong would definitely not be able to go back in the short term, and in order to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the "Red Banner Army" and striving to leave seeds for the Qing Dynasty, they had to flee as far away as possible.
In order to survive, it was not enough to just escape, there were also people to graze and produce, so Hauge found that there was no cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" and began to collect the Mongols.
When the "Red Banner Army" began to sweep the north, the Hauge Department had already carried tens of thousands of Mongols to the north for two months, and now it has arrived at the shore of Lake Baikal in later generations, a place called "Beihai" by the Ming Dynasty, and a straight-line distance of more than 6,000 miles from Shenyang.
This area has abundant water and too much grassland, and there have always been many Mongolian tribes living and breeding here, but none of them have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they have never formed a unity.
After Hauge arrived in the "North Sea" with more than 10,000 armor soldiers and tens of thousands of Mongols, he continued his bloody rule, killing people, robbing cattle, sheep, and women, and conquering dozens of tribes large and small by force, with a population of 20,000 or 30,000.
The raid on the steppes did not find a few Jiannu for the time being, but conquered all the Mongol tribes that could be found, and it was estimated that it would take two or three months for the army to advance to Lake Baikal.
Due to a large number of surrenders and rebellions, the results of sweeping the north were better than expected, and the cavalry men and horses were no longer fighting less and less, but fighting more and more.
So, in early February, the first batch of infantry set foot on the way home, and in mid-February, the team that entered the customs arrived in the capital.