Chapter 716: Changes in Xining Fort

Azashri's voice lagged behind, Hai Sa Nan replied Xi and Tulu Kuchar looked at Li Yuntian with a stern expression, they also knew that the third condition was too harsh for Li Yuntian, and it was difficult for some strong people, if Li Yuntian could catch Adai Khan in Xining Fort, it would be a huge merit, and it would also boost the morale of the Ming army.

Li Yuntian's brows furrowed slightly, I have to say that this condition of the three of Azashiri is indeed a bit tricky, he originally wanted to annihilate the Mongol army in Xiningbao, and his most important target was Adai Khan, which would become a generous gift from him to Emperor Xuande.

But then again, Azashri and Hasa Nan Ta Xi and Taruk Tsar were after all the nominal subjects of Adai Khan, and it seems that they were not willing to bear the charge of murder.

"Okay, Benhou promised you that you can let Adai Khan go." Under the eager gaze of the three of Azashiri, Li Yuntian's frowning brows slowly relaxed, nodded slowly at Azashiri, and said with a stern expression, "However, this matter can't be made clear, just find a way to let him escape." ”

Although Adai Khan is the Great Khan of Tatar, Warat and Uliangha, the Mongol tribes have actually entered the situation of separating the heroes, and Adai Khan is only a nominal Great Khan, and what can really be mobilized is only the Mongol soldiers of the Horqin Department to which he belongs.

Therefore, in Li Yuntian's view, the capture of Adai Khan did not have much impact on the current war situation between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan, at best, it was to boost the morale of the Ming army and use it to invite merit from the imperial court, and force Arutai and Tuhuan to choose a new Great Khan to come out, so that Arutai and Tuhuan would not surrender because he captured Adai Khan.

Since the three of Azashiri don't want to be charged with killing the lord, then Li Yuntian will also fulfill them, and compared with Adai Khan, the Mongols of the Uliang Habe are more important.

Moreover, as long as the Mongols of the Wuliang Habe took refuge in the Ming Dynasty, then Adai Khan would not be afraid, and would open up the connection between Liaodong and Gyeonggi, and deal him a heavy blow while Arutai was unprepared.

"Thank you for your kindness." Azashri was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly surrendered his hand to Li Yuntian, if Adai Khan was arrested by Li Yuntian because of their rebellion, their reputation among the Mongol tribes would be stinky in the future, and the people of the Ming Dynasty had always hated to be in the company of those who sold their lords for glory, so they had to think about the future.

The expressions on the faces of Haisa Nan Daxi and Tulu Kuchar also became relaxed, and they secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, so that they could return to Da Ming without worry.

At the beginning of October, a Mongol army appeared at the west gate of Xinin Fort, led by the Mongol general Azashri.

Upon learning of Azashri's arrival, Adai Khan sent a vulture Polo to meet him, and the two entered the west gate with a lively conversation, at which time the Mongol army at Xinin Fort had already learned about the entry of the Seven Guards of Kansai into the war, so the low morale was restored.

Azashri came to Xiningbao this time to bring some supplies to the Mongol army in Xiningbao, and after entering the city, he first met with Adai Khan, and then summoned the generals of the Uliangha tribe to discuss the meeting.

In the middle of the night, an unexpected scene happened in Xining Fort, the soldiers of the Uliang Habe under the leadership of the generals suddenly raided the camp of the Tatar soldiers, Vala soldiers and servant soldiers in the city, including the high-ranking generals of the Mongol army such as the Vulture Polo, and the generals of the Mongol army in Xinin Fort were not on guard at all, and many of them became prisoners in their sleep.

However, the Uliangha soldiers who rushed into Adai Khan's bedroom pounced, and Adai Khan was not in the bedroom, and his whereabouts were unknown.

It was not until later that it was learned that Adai Khan received the news before the Uliangha soldiers attacked, and took advantage of the chaos to lead a few of his henchmen to escape from Xining Fort in a hurry, and went to the Horqin tribe in the Nenjiang valley, and returned to Hala and Lincheng under the escort of the Horqin warriors.

The mutiny of the Uliangha soldiers at Xining Fort not only became a major turning point in the Liaodong war, but also played a crucial and decisive role in the entire battle situation between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, directly affecting the trend of the war.

Two days later, the 100,000 Ming troops of Haizhou City crossed the Liao River under the leadership of Li Yuntian and entered Xining Fort in a mighty manner.

Due to the sudden attack of the soldiers commanded by Azashri in the Uliangha tribe, the 20,000 Tatar and Warat soldiers in the city who were caught off guard and 10,000 servants were captured and became prisoners of the ranks.

Among the captured Naxi generals, the highest-ranking was naturally the Vulture Polo, and the Vulture Polo was very surprised by the sudden betrayal of the Uliangha, he really didn't understand why the Uliangha people wanted to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty, you must know that the army of Arutai had besieged the Ming Dynasty at this time, and the Mongol army had gained the upper hand in this war with the Ming.

On the night of entering Xining Fort, after attending the reception banquet of Azashri, Li Yuntian did not rest after returning to his residence, but asked people to bring Bal Polo and Mudu father and son.

It was the first time he saw Li Yuntian, and after seeing Li Yuntian, he looked at him curiously, secretly guessing Li Yuntian's identity, while Mu Du beside him changed his face and recognized Li Yuntian at a glance.

"King Anle, is it a little unwilling to fall into the hands of Ben Hou?" Li Yuntian glanced at Bald Polo, motioned for Bald Polo to sit down, and asked with a smile.

"Dare to ask what this lord is called?" I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, Li Yuntian called Bald Polo the title given to him by Emperor Yongle, which made Bald Polo frown when he heard this, but when he heard Yuntian call himself "Ben Hou", his face changed, and after looking at Li Yuntian, he sat on the chair opposite Li Yuntian and asked quietly.

"This officer is the deputy chief soldier of Liaodong." Li Yuntian smiled slightly, and then reported to the bald Polo.

Although he had been mentally prepared, his eyes still showed a look of joy and astonishment when he heard this, and he looked at Li Yuntian in disbelief, never imagined that the Marquis of Zhenwu, who had caused him and the Mongolian army to suffer great losses on the battlefield one after another, was so young, and in his impression, Li Yuntian should be a middle-aged man who was calm and calm.

Shocked, he looked at Mu Du who was standing on the side suspiciously, and Mu Du nodded hurriedly when he saw this, affirming Li Yuntian's identity.

"What is the matter with the Marquis of Zhenwu looking for this official?" After receiving an affirmative answer from Mu Du, he gradually calmed down the state of mind of the bald Polo and asked pretending to be calm.

"Ben Hou wants to know, after the three battles in Liaodong, how does King An Le view my Ming army?" Li Yuntian groaned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at the bald Polo silently.

"The strength and weakness are clear, and the judgment is like two people." The bald Polo groaned for a while, and made an eight-word judgment on the Ming army.

In the early stage of the Mongol army's entry into Liaodong, the Liaodong Ming army was completely inferior in the confrontation with the Mongol army, which made the Mongol army take what it wanted in Liaodong, and soon divided and surrounded the Liaodong Ming army in five cities in Liaodong, relying on the city defense to resist the attack of the Mongol army.

However, the Mongol army encountered resistance in Kaiyuan City in the northeastern part of Liao, and the Xiaowu army of the Suzaku camp in Kaiyuan City gave the Mongol army a blow to the Mongol army, so that the Mongol army suffered its first defeat in Kaiyuan City.

Just when the Mongol army dispatched troops to take Kaiyuan City in one go, Li Yuntian entered Liaodong and successively achieved great victories in Qingfeng Valley, Yinzhou City and Hupi Camp, so that the Mongol army had to retreat west to Xining Fort and confront the Ming army in Liaodong across the Liao River, and then lost the initiative in the battle situation in Liaodong.

In fact, the Mongol army that retreated to Xining Fort still had strong strength, and if Li Yuntian attacked Xining Fort by storming it, he would definitely cause heavy casualties.

But what the bald Polo never imagined was that Li Yuntian didn't know what method he used, and he actually made Uliangha betray Adai Khan at such a critical moment, and then fell short.

"King Anle, Benhou admits that the Ming army used to be lax in training, and the guide zhì could not compete with your Mongolian soldiers on the battlefield, but after this battle, the emperor will inevitably rectify military discipline, and then I will have millions of elite soldiers who can fight with your Mongolian soldiers, and you will never have the opportunity to go south in the future."

After listening to Polo's judgment of the Ming army in Liaodong, Li Yuntian smiled slightly, he did not avoid the fact that the Ming army in Liaodong had low combat effectiveness before, and said to Polo quietly and quietly, "Besides, with the development of my Ming firearms, you will only be more and more at a disadvantage on the battlefield." ”

The face of the bald Polo changed a few times when he heard this, and like Azashri, Haisa Nan Daxi and Tuolu Kuchar, he was extremely jealous of the Ming Dynasty's firearms, as Li Yuntian said, once the Ming Dynasty vigorously developed firearms, then the Mongolian army would suffer a big loss on the battlefield in the future, and the Mongolian cavalry that once dominated the world would lose its former glory, which made him have mixed feelings and was extremely complicated.

"Do you want to know how the Ming will treat the Tatars and Warat after their victory?" Seeing that Vulture Polo was touched, Li Yuntian asked quietly, this question is probably the thing that Vulture Polo is most concerned about.

"You want to drive us out of Mobei?" The face of the vulture Polo was a little ugly, and he looked at Li Yuntian expressionlessly, it is conceivable that the Ming army will definitely retaliate against the Tatars and Warat, and it seems that the Tatars and Warat will be doomed this time.

"You're wrong, it's not a long-term solution to say that you drive out of Mobei, and the vast prairie needs an owner." Li Yuntian shook his head with a smile, and said to the bald Polo in a deep voice, "The Ming Dynasty will set up the Mongolian Political Envoy Department and the Mongolian Capital Department on the grassland, making the Mongolian Plateau a barrier in the north of my Ming Dynasty. ”

"Da Ming wants to occupy the grassland?" When Vulture Polo heard this, he was taken aback, and he never expected that the Ming Dynasty would set up a Mongolian political envoy, which meant that the Ming would directly govern Mongolia, rather than be governed by local tribal leaders like the Nuergandu Division in the northeast and the Uszangdu Division in the southwest, which was really unexpected by him.

"Da Ming and Da Yuan are one, where does the word 'possession' come from?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, corrected his point of view, and said meaningfully, "Don't forget, you are the King of Anle of Emperor Taizong's imperial seal, and the frontier vassal king of my Ming Dynasty. ”

When he heard this, he suddenly stopped talking, and he didn't know how to defend for a while, and his expression was a little embarrassed, the reason why he and Tuhuan and Mahamu accepted the title of Emperor Yongle back then was largely due to the military pressure of the Ming Dynasty and the need to exchange markets with the Ming Dynasty, but now it has become an excellent excuse for Li Yuntian to fight back against him, making him speechless.