Chapter 263: The Last Chechen Khan
"Hmm!" Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was fascinated, Bumu Butai even more showed off his rich Mongolian knowledge, "The Dzungar Department is the most powerful, and the current Heshute Department is forced to move south. ”
"Moving south?" Zhu Youzhen was shocked, isn't the south of Xinjiang Qinghai and Tibet? No wonder he had heard the story of the "Mongolian and Tibetan Confluence", did it happen in the Ming Dynasty?
"That's right," Bumu Butai affirmed Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, "The Heshute Department has now moved to the land of your Daming, it seems that it is the Wusi Zangdu Division and the Duogandu Division, and it seems that the Daming Dynasty has also acquiesced in their southward migration." ”
"Niang Xipi!" Zhu Youzhen scolded in his heart, the Dajin Kingdom had just been destroyed, and another Heshuo Special Department was making trouble in the south, "Bumu Butai, you go on." ”
"Mobei Mongolia, far away from the Ming Dynasty, has no formal contact with the Ming Dynasty, I don't know what the Ming Dynasty calls them," Bumu Butai looked helpless, "They live on both sides of the Krulun River, extending north to the fishing sea, and now there are mainly three tribes of Zasaktu Khan, Tushetu Khan, and Chechen Khan, and the two herdsmen who have just been captured are the people of Chechen Khan." ”
"Understood," Zhu Youzhen felt that Bumu Butai's explanation was very concise, and it was the material for a quick teacher, "How far is the Krulun River from the fishing sea?" ”
"About a thousand miles, this is basically the place where the Mongols of Mobei live, although the area is extensive, but the population is not much."
"Why? With such a vast land, why can't they breed a large population? Isn't there no river here, and isn't there enough water and grass here? ”
"The rivers are very abundant, but it is very cold here, the winter time is too long, and the growth period of grass is very short.
"So that's what happened!" Zhu Youzhen was slightly worried, this place is too cold, can the Han people adapt to the climate here? However, Zhu Youzhen remembered the story of Su Wu's sheep herding, which seemed to have happened near this fishing sea, as well as Li Guang's grandson Li Ling, who was captured by the Huns and farmed for the Huns, which seemed to have happened in the area.
"Bumu Butai, have you heard the story of Su Wu's shepherding sheep?"
"Su Wu shepherd?" Bumu Butai shook his head, "Haven't you heard of this slave, is it a story about the Mongols?" ”
"No, this is the story of the Han people." Zhu Youzhen originally wanted to confirm whether this story happened in Yuerhai, if Su Wu and Li Ling could live in this area, then other Han people should also be able to live here, since Bu Mu Butai didn't know, then forget it.
"Your Majesty ......" Bu Mu Butai saw that Zhu Youzhen was deep in thought, and called in a low voice.
"Oh, Bumu Butai, you go down first, I want to be quiet for a while."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Bumu Butai left the hall and returned to his bedroom.
Zhu Youzhen thought of the Chechen Khan, since it was temporarily impossible to immigrate the Han people to Yuerhai, then first relocate these Mongols here, the Mongols are used to the severe cold, and should be able to adapt to the low temperature here.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen summoned his own soldiers: "Pass the order, immediately look for the big tent of the Chechen Khan." ”
The Great Tent of the Chechen Khan, found in the upper reaches of the Krulun River, is still summer, and the herdsmen are scattered everywhere grazing, and near the Great Tent, there are only 20,000 herdsmen.
When the Chechen Khan found out about the Ming army, they had already been surrounded, and the 80,000 Ming army had already surrounded them.
In order to protect the herdsmen, the Chechen Khan organized 3,000 cavalry and began to storm the positions of the Ming army, but in front of tens of thousands of flintlock muskets, the cavalry of the 3,000 Chechen Khan soon all fell from their horses.
"It's a pity, it's a pity." Zhu Youzhen felt very sorry for these cavalrymen, if they were captured, they would be good labor, but he knew that the Mongols had always been brave, and if they did not come up with some means, they would definitely not surrender.
In the time of soaking in urine, the three thousand cavalry were gone, and the Chechen Khan froze, and in his hands, he could barely make up two or three thousand cavalry, but he didn't dare to attack anymore, his eyes looked blankly at the Ming army on the periphery.
"Your Majesty, I'll go and persuade them to surrender!" Bumu Butai squeezed in front of Zhu Youzhen, and with the soldiers, she also put on a military uniform, sassy and heroic.
"No, you're going to go now, it's too dangerous." Zhu Youzhen flatly refused.
"That'...... Your Majesty, it is better to release the two herdsmen who were captured, and the slaves and maids asked them to bring a message to the Chechen Khan and let him come over for peace talks. ”
"This is okay, let one go first," Zhu Youzhen Daxi, a ready-made messenger, "You show your identity and tell them that Horqin has taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty, if they refuse to surrender, we will kill them and leave them without leaving any chickens and dogs, for the sake of all the herdsmen, let the Chechen Khan come over for peace talks immediately." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Bumubutai repeatedly told the captured Chechen herdsman to let them go.
"Your Majesty, you say, will the Chechen Khan come over for peace talks?"
"I can't tell, I really can't tell you about the temperament of the Mongols." Zhu Youzhen looked at Bumu Butai, "What do you say?" Will they surrender? ”
"Your Majesty, in a desperate situation, the slaves and maids estimate that they will still surrender, and no one can watch their herdsmen being killed."
"That's the best, if they can't take refuge in Daming, then there is only a dead end."
Zhu Youzhen didn't wait long, and two war horses rushed out of the big tent of the Chechen Khan.
"Your Majesty, they're coming." Bumu Butai was excited.
"Coming? Is it Chechen Khan? ”
"The slave doesn't know the Chechen Khan, but the slave estimates that it shouldn't be the Chechen Khan who came this time."
"Ao," Zhu Youzhen wants to fight quickly, there are still many herdsmen on the periphery, if they organize cavalry, it will also be a threat to the Ming army, "Listen to what they have to say first." ”
The two men on horseback dismounted from their horses from afar, indicating that they were not hostile, and they asked loudly in Mongolian, "Who is Gege of Horqin?" ”
"I am." Bumu Butai greeted him, "Who are you?" ”
Zhu Youzhen had been sitting upright on the horse, watching Bumu Butai talk to them for a long time, and he gradually became impatient.
Fortunately, Bumu Butai came over, "Your Majesty, they are checking the identity of the slave and maid, so it has been a long time." ”
"Ao," Zhu Youzhen nodded, "What else did they say?" Will the Chechen Khan surrender? ”
"Your Majesty, they are just messengers of the Chechen Khan, and they ask Your Majesty, why are they shooting their herdsmen?"
"So you won't surrender?" Zhu Youzhen was furious, "You sue them, I will kill them without leaving a piece of armor, the weak eat the strong, this is the law of the grassland, it is difficult to beat them, don't you understand?" ”
"陛xià......"
"Don't worry about it, tell the truth, I'll see if the people of Chechen Khan are made of steel."
"Your Majesty, according to the slave maid, they have some intention of surrendering, but they haven't made up their minds yet."
"This, I don't care, I don't have time to spend with them, after all, this is the steppe, it is their territory, you sue them, let the Chechen Khan come over for peace talks in person."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Bumu Butai went over and said a few Mongolian words to the envoys, and the two envoys looked up at Zhu Youzhen, then turned their horses' heads and walked away.
"Da Da Da ......"
Hundreds of cavalry, rushed out of the big tent of the Chechen Khan, they stopped in front of Zhu Youzhen, a stone's throw away, the cavalry led by him, with a round head and a round body, shouted at the Ming army: "You, who is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?" ”
Bu Mu Butai automatically acted as a translator: "Your Majesty, he's looking for you!" ”
"What are you looking for? Sue him, I'm here. ”
Bu Mu Butai raised his voice: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is here, what do you have to say?" ”
The man used a horsewhip to keep Zhu Youzhen: "We are grazing well, why do you surround us and kill thousands of our herdsmen?" ”
Zhu Youzhen sneered: "Hundreds of years ago, the Han people also farmed on their own land, but you Mongolians, didn't you kill the same area where our Han people lived?" He also ruled over us Han people for nearly a hundred years. ”
Bumu Butai translated, but the man looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahaha...... If our Genghis Khan is still here, then allow you Han people to be arrogant here? ”
Zhu Youzhen said to Bumu Butai: "I am too lazy to talk to him, I just ask him whether to descend or not." ”
The man was even more arrogant: "We are the descendants of Genghis Khan, how can we surrender to the Han people?" Although there are many of you, the steppe has always been the world of our Mongolians. ”
Zhu Youzhen whispered to the soldiers around him: "Ask the captured herdsman who this person is." ”
The soldiers agreed to leave, and soon, he returned to Zhu Youzhen's side: "Your Majesty, he said, this person is the Chechen Khan." ”
"Go, find two soldiers with accurate marksmanship......" Zhu Youzhen originally wanted to capture the Chechen Khan alive, and then use his identity to gather the nearby herdsmen, but the arrogant attitude of the Chechen Khan made him make up his mind, and as long as the Chechen Khan lived, with his prestige, he might lead the Mongols to rebel in the future.
"Chechen Khan, do you know that if you refuse to surrender, none of your subordinates will be able to escape, they are your subordinates, and they will die because of you."
"We, the descendants of Genghis Khan, never cared about life and death." Although the Chechen Khan was surrounded by the Ming army, he did not admit it at all in words.
"You have to think about it, they died because of you." Zhu Youzhen nakedly provoked the relationship between Chechen Khan and others.
"Don't say much, if you want to fight, we are ready to wait."
"Do you want to bear to let all your subordinates bury you for the sake of this throne?" Zhu Youzhen accentuated his tone.
Chechen Khan apparently discovered Zhu Youzhen's intentions: "Ah...... You cunning bastard......"
"Bang, bang."
Two gunshots rang out, and Chechen Khan's gaze quickly restrained, he shook on the horse's back, fell suddenly, and hit his head on the ground.