Chapter 320: Coalition Forces
Fried Flower was silent, of course he knew that the dispute between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongols was not only the reason for the Ming Dynasty, but also the deeper reason was the plundering and violent factor in the blood of the Mongols. If you don't have anything to eat, you can grab it, and if you don't have it, you can grab it, and when you get used to it, when you see the Han people, it's like seeing a sheep under a knife.
Now the sheep will resist, and the knife will be defeated by the firearms in the hands of the sheep, and will have to submit to the rule of the sheep, and it is impossible to say that the knife will be happy. However, the Mongols have one advantage, that is, they know the times and obey the strong.
Since you can't beat it, let's give in first, and wait until one day when you can fight again. This should be the idea of some Mongols, this situation is actually clear to the officials of the Ming Dynasty, especially Sun Chengzong and Xiong Tingbi are people who have dealt with the Mongols for many years, and they understand that only when the Ming Dynasty has an advantage will the Mongols be quiet.
Now is the right time, the Mongols have been completely suppressed by the Han in terms of force, and they are no match for the Han in other areas such as commerce. At this time, the division of the Mongols would ensure that the Han Chinese could continue to suppress the Mongols, at least for a long time. Of course, Fried Flower and Oba also understand this truth and can see the consequences of recruiting troops in the Mongol tribes, but what is the use of that? Now what the Ming Dynasty is implementing is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy. Of course, it is good to be obedient, and disobedience can make the entire Mongolian nation disappear at any time.
Fried flowers know the power of the Ming Dynasty's railway, so to speak, where the railway is built, the Ming Dynasty can control it. Now that the railway has passed through the Transkhalkha tribe to the North Sea, although it has not yet been repaired to Transkhalkha, it is clear that it is only a matter of time. After the railway was repaired, it was impossible for the Mongols to make any more resistance than to quietly submit to the Ming Dynasty.
Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "The goodwill between Han and Mongolia was personally proposed by His Majesty the Emperor, but now some ministers can't understand His Majesty's foresight and want to take advantage of the Mongolian life. His Majesty is benevolent by nature, which is why he recruited troops among the Mongols. In our opinion, or in your opinion, this should be the best way to go, so I hope that everyone will do their duty and serve His Majesty the Emperor. ”
It's already threatening, but what can it be? The power of Gushi Khan of Wa Thorn has been greatly damaged, the Dzungar Department is now good enough to wear a pair of pants with Da Ming, and is working together to attack the Kazakh Khanate, Trans-Khalkha succumbed earlier than Monan Mongolia, Korqin will not unite with Inner Khalkha, Chahar hates Nekhalkha and Korqin will not die, Mongolia and Wa Thorn have been divided severely, and it is impossible to work against Da Ming in unison.
Fried flowers said: "As long as the Ming Dynasty does not want to exterminate the Mongols, the Mongols will be willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty and be loyal to Your Majesty." ”
Xiong Tingbi said with a smile: "Jinong's words are serious, the Han-Mongolian goodwill was formulated by His Majesty personally, we have never had a history of exterminating the nation, but we have almost been exterminated in history." ”
Oba said: "Horqin has always been friendly with the Ming Dynasty, and is willing to support the will of His Majesty the Emperor and contribute to the goodwill of the Han and Mongolians. We will definitely let the Ming Army select the bravest warriors in Horqin to be the king's forerunner. ”
Fried flowers also said: "Nekhalkha is also willing to let the military department choose warriors. ”
After these two sincerely agreed, plus the Erke Kongol of the Chahar Department, the three largest tribal leaders all supported the Ming Dynasty's recruitment policy, so that the recruitment process went extremely smoothly. The Ming Dynasty recruited about half of the soldiers from the Mongol army that had already gone out, and the rest of the soldiers were brought back by the tribes, and the recruitment office composed of the General Staff and the Military Department came to the tribes to select.
When the Ming Dynasty selected the Mongol soldiers, they used the strictest requirements, focusing on equestrian skills and bravery, and the scores of these two items determined whether they could enter the Guards. The attitude towards the Han-Mongolian goodwill is a prerequisite for participating in the selection, and all Mongolians who support the Han-Mongolian goodwill can enter the test point of the recruitment office.
According to the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor, a total of more than 35,000 Mongol soldiers were recruited this time, and the recruitment office decided to conduct a selection every year to try to select all suitable Mongols into the Guards.
And this recruitment has caused most of the elites in the various tribes to enter the Guards, and the combat effectiveness of the tribes has greatly decreased, even if some people have some thoughts that they shouldn't have, it is difficult to set off any waves.
Selected Mongols entered the Guards, with priority given to the Northern Naval District and the Northwest Military District. Each of the divisions of the Northern Naval District was joined by a special cavalry brigade, all of which consisted of Mongol cavalry, which cost 24,000 men. At the same time, the Northern Naval Region also had 10,000 Jurchen soldiers from Yue Tuo and 10,000 cavalry from Transkhalkha, making the Northern Military Region have nearly 100,000 troops at once.
Cao Wenzhao moved the headquarters of the Northern Naval Region to the Shuangcheng River, where there is enough space, and there are still a large number of immigrants to protect, after the army came to the Shuangcheng River, they began to cut down wood and build houses on the high ground by the river, now the army can live temporarily, and after the immigrants come, they can let the immigrants live, Cao Wenzhao wants to make this the most important base of the Ming army, in order to ensure the supply of materials in the rear.
A large number of troops arrived at the Twin Cities, creating a gap in food supplies. Cao Wenzhao asked the Mongolian cavalry to take the soldiers of the Guards to Beihai to transport grain, and they came and went, which can be regarded as training their riding skills. Although the Han army was not required to be able to fight on horseback, the Northland area was too large and had to rely on horsepower to move. The Han army's riding skills were indeed far inferior to those of the Mongol army, so it was necessary to conduct intensive training.
Sun Fumin had returned to Shuangchenghe, and Cao Wenzhao announced the emperor's decision to punish him: Sun Fumin retained the rank of major general and was demoted to the commander of the vanguard battalion of the Guards. Sun Fumin asked Cao Wenzhao for his life and asked to take the vanguard battalion to sweep the Ob River. In addition to a Guards battalion, the Pioneer Battalion also added a new artillery bureau, and added 500 Mongolian cavalry and 500 Jurchen infantry, and its combat capability was already equivalent to a brigade of the Guards.
Cao Wenzhao hoped that Sun Fumin would be able to use the vanguard battalion to make meritorious contributions, and then resume his military position. So after giving them enough provisions, he let Sun Fumin go to the Ob River to explore.
After this period of reflection, Sun Fumin has made him a lot more cautious, and every time he marches, he sends Mongolian cavalry to explore the road for at least fifty miles, all the way to Tomsk, but he does not encounter the enemy. And the 500 guards in Tomsk reported that a few days ago Cossack cavalry had come to probe the way, and they were afraid that they would attack in the next few days.