A few days later, Quang Ninh City.

Guangning City is one of the nine important towns of the Ming Dynasty Liaodong Town, Li Chengliang once served as the general army of Liaodong had led troops stationed here, the imperial court in recognition of his merits so in the city to build a stone archway.

It is worth mentioning that to the west of Quang Ninh City is the territory of the Mongolian Chahar Department, and the place where the two sides exchange markets is in the town outside Quang Ninh City.

If Li Hongyu wanted to meet Lin Dan Khan, he naturally chose to exit the Great Wall Pass near Quang Ninh City, which was the closest and safest road.

On this morning, dozens of cavalry dressed in Ming army uniforms roared to the Great Wall pass near Quang Ninh Cheng, a knight waved the arrow in his hand to the defender soldiers guarding the city gate of the pass, and the defenders immediately let go, and those cavalry crossed the Great Wall and disappeared into the grassland in the distance.

"Brother, judging from the costumes, they look like General Li's Liaodong Iron Cavalry." Looking at the back of the group of cavalrymen, a young soldier guarding the gate said with some surprise.

The "Old General Li" in his mouth refers to Li Chengliang, who was once stationed in Quang Ninh, and since Li Chengliang was transferred, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry rarely appeared in the Quang Ninh area.

"Now that we are fighting with Jiannu in Liaodong, if the Mongols stab us in the back, we will suffer a big loss." Another older soldier frowned, lowered his voice and said, "It seems that the imperial court wants to stabilize the Mongols during this period and prevent them from encroaching on our borders. ”

"Brother, you said that our official army of more than 400,000 people is the elite transferred from all over the country by the imperial court, how can we be defeated by the little Jiannu?" Hearing this, the young soldier whispered, "I heard that the officers and soldiers of the Third Route who entered the suppression in less than seven days were wiped out by Jiannu, and the remaining officers and soldiers fled when they heard the news. ”

"Underestimate the enemy. Don't look at the government's claim that there are more than 400,000 people, this is just a pre-war propaganda to put pressure on Jiannu, Liaodong is located in a remote area, but it is a bitter cold place, and it is not easy for the imperial court to transfer 100,000 soldiers and horses from all over the country. ”

A look of disdain suddenly flashed on the faces of the older soldiers, "If Old General Li was still here, Jiannu would have been destroyed a long time ago, where would it be their turn to be so arrogant!" ”

"I heard that our new governor is also very powerful, and he won a great victory in Yaque Pass as soon as he came, killing more than 10,000 Jiannu." The young soldier nodded again and again when he heard this, deeply impressed by the words of the older soldier, and then said with some excitement, "Maybe he can destroy Jiannu." ”

"Pull it down, what a big victory? It's just propaganda used by the government to save face! ”

The older soldier sneered and explained in a low voice, "The soldiers stationed at Yaque Pass must be the defeated soldiers from last time, and their morale is low, how could such a big war break out with Jiannu?" Do you think that a scholar who knows nothing about military affairs can win such a big battle? ”

"Brother, Jiannu won't hit us before the reinforcements from the imperial court arrive, right?" The young soldier's face suddenly changed, knowing that the "scholar" in the mouth of the older soldier referred to the governor of Liaodong, who was born as a champion in the new department, he thought that the old soldier's words were reasonable, so he asked nervously.

"Although Jiannu is powerful, after all, there are few people, and they are not good at attacking cities, so it is not easy to hit us." The older soldier shook his head when he heard this, comforted the younger soldier, and then looked in the direction of the grassland outside the Great Wall, and said with concern, "I hope the Mongols will not take advantage of the chaos to make trouble." ”

The worries of the older soldiers are not unreasonable, the Ming and the Mongols have been fighting and making peace on the border, and now the troops in Guangning City have almost been transferred by Li Hongyu and taken to Yaque Pass by Li Guangrong, once the Mongols have any thoughts, the defenders of Guangning will not be able to deal with it at all.

In fact, even if Li Hongyu did not draw troops from Quang Ninh, Quang Ninh would have been captured by the Mongols.

According to historical records, Lin Dan Khan sent Mongol troops from the Chahar and Nekharkha tribes to capture the city of Quang Ninh in June when the Houjin attacked Kaiyuan.

Later, he sent people to negotiate peace, and after reaching an agreement with Lin Dan Khan, Lin Dan Khan withdrew from Guangning City, and promised the Ming Dynasty to assist in the defense of Guangning City, and the Ming Dynasty would give gold and silver to Lin Dan Khan every year.

Lin Dan Khan did this because Quang Ninh was a place where Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty traded with each other, and once it was occupied by him or the Houjin, it would be impossible to exchange markets with the Ming Dynasty, which would be a major blow to Lin Dan Khan's finances, and he also counted on obtaining funds through the exchange of markets with the Ming Dynasty.

Li Hongyu went to Chahanhot this time, not only to win Mongolian reinforcements, but also to avoid the Mongols from sending troops to Guangning City, after all, he had already transferred most of the defenders of Guangning, once Guangning was lost, then he would inevitably be affected.

The two soldiers guarding the pass who were talking about the situation in Liaodong could not have imagined that the "weak scholar" and the governor of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty, who was despised by the two, were among the cavalry who roared in front of the two just now, and they could not have imagined that Li Hongyu would come out of the pass at this time.

Among the galloping cavalry, Li Hongyu, dressed as a soldier, was at the center of the queue, a position that could be well protected without eating too much dust.

In fact, Li Hongyu really wanted to lead the team in front of him, but he was strongly opposed by Man Gui, knowing that the Great Wall was the territory of the Mongols, so the leading cavalry could easily become the target of hostile Mongol attacks on the Ming along the way.

The seat of the Khan's court of Lin Dan Khan is Chahanhot, in the Abagarhara Mountain, one of the five divisions of the Inner Khalkha Bahrain.

In the thirty-second year of Wanli, Lin Dan Khan, who was only thirteen years old, inherited the throne of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire and set Chahanhot as the Khanate.

In order to effectively control the Mongol tribes and consolidate the Khan's power, Lin Dan Khan expanded on the basis of the Chahar tribe, and while directly controlling the five tribes of Inner Khalkha, he also began to control the other Mongolian tribes remotely.

It is worth mentioning that in the early days of Lin Dan Khan's reign, his power was still very strong, and the leaders of the three Khalkha tribes in Mobei and the three tribes in Mo Nan would regularly go to Chahanhot to meet Lin Dan Khan, and discuss major government affairs with the Great Khan, and participate in banquets, hunting and other activities held by the Great Khan.

The Mongol Khan, Jinong, Nuoyan, and Taiji bound the Etok according to the Tumen Zasaktu Khan**, and regularly contributed to the Lindan Khan Dynasty

However, later, Lin Dan Khan converted from the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism to the Red Religion of Tibetan Buddhism, which made the Khalkha Khalkha of Mobei and the right-wing Mongolian tribes of Monan, Jinong, Nuoyan, and Taiji, who believed in the Yellow Religion, gradually alienated themselves from Lin Dan Khan.

At the beginning of the 16th century, the Mongol tribes of Monan formed six major tribal groups, which were divided into left and right wings.

Among them, the left-wing Mongolia is composed of Chahar, Khalkha, Uliangha and other departments, and the right-wing Mongolia is composed of Tumut, Ordos, Yongshebu and other departments.

Although Lin Dan Khan's dominance was greatly affected after his conversion to the Red Sect, the Mongol tribes were still largely obedient to his orders.

However, with the rise of the Later Jin, the relationship between the Horqin tribe and the Inner Khalkha tribe of Southern Mongolia and the Later Jin became complicated during the war, which greatly affected the dominance of Lin Dan Khan.

Lin Dan Khan inherited the throne of the Mongol Empire at the age of thirteen, and over the years he has also made great efforts to revive the Mongol Empire, Li Hongyu believes that Lin Dan Khan must be aware of the important role of the Ming Dynasty in the balance of the Later Jin, once the military balance between the Ming and the Later Jin in Liaodong is broken by the Later Jin, then the next unlucky person will be Lin Dan Khan.

Therefore, Li Hongyu decided to go to see Lin Dan Khan in person, in order to curb the Houjin, the only way to cooperate with Lin Dan Khan at a deeper level, compared to the Ming Dynasty, Lin Dan Khan did not want to see the rise of the Houjin, otherwise the Mongol Empire would bear the brunt of the danger.

In fact, it is precisely because of this that the Later Jin army vigorously incorporated the Mongol and Mobei Mongolian tribes while confronting the Ming army in Liaodong, and established the Mongolian Eight Banners on the basis of the Jurchen Eight Banners, and the military strength and economic strength have been greatly improved.

During the march, the leading cavalry slowed down, and a group of Mongols on horseback appeared in front of them, which made all the cavalry immediately become nervous, and now the Ming and Mongolia are still hostile, and if the other party launches an attack, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The Mongols in front also spotted the galloping Ming cavalry, and after a commotion, they quickly assembled, took out their bows and arrows and put up a charging formation, which made the atmosphere at the scene suddenly become tense.

In terms of numbers, the Mongols had more than 100 people who had the upper hand, more than twice as many as the Ming cavalry, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the Ming cavalry had the advantage, and it was really hard to say who would die once the war started.

Of course, Li Hongyu didn't want to have a conflict with the Mongols, so he waved his hand to Man Gui beside him, Man Gui put away the bow and arrows in his hand, and ran towards the Mongols in front of him with his legs in the belly of the horse, ready to explain their intentions to the other party.

Under Li Hongyu's serious gaze, Man Gui communicated with those Mongolians, making those Mongolians gradually put down the bows and arrows in their hands, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became relaxed.

"My lord, this is Bahat Taiji of the Inner Khalkha Uziyat Division, they want to go to Quang Ninh to do business this time, and the camp is not far away." Soon, Man Gui led several Mongolians to rush over and introduced a burly middle-aged Mongolian man beside Li Hongyu to him.

It is worth mentioning that Li Hongyu set a rule to Man Gui and others before leaving, that is, when he left the Great Wall and entered the steppe, he forbade his subordinates to salute his superiors, so as not to be remembered by the hostile Mongols.

Later, this provision became a ban when Li Hongyu was governing the army, and its purpose was naturally to protect the safety of the commander.

"In Jawhart, I heard that you want to go to the Khan's court to see the Great Khan?" The burly middle-aged Mongolian man covered his chest with his right hand and bowed to Li Hongyu, and then asked in a skillful Liaodong dialect.

It should be pointed out that "Taiji" is a Mongolian official title, which means the nobility of the Mongolian tribe, so the name of this burly middle-aged Mongolian man is "Bahat".

Neither Bahat nor Man Gui knew that Li Hongyu actually knew Mongolian, but since Bahat could speak Liaodong, it also saved him a lot of trouble.

"Bahat Taiji, it's not time for the exchange of markets yet, you guys are early."

Li Hongyu returned the salute to Bahat when he heard this, and then pretended to be surprised and said, in fact, he had already guessed in his heart what the "mutual market" in Bahat's mouth meant.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the outside world, Li Hongyu's current identity is a hereditary Qianhu, and he was ordered to see Lin Dan Khan this time, so that no one doubts that he is young, after all, the Mongolians know very well about the hereditary affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

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