Chapter 365: The Wait-and-See Shot
The topic is actually very heavy, this is undoubtedly a heavy burden, Mo Yanhua's shoulders are still relatively immature after all, in addition to experience, he also needs the help of his father Mo Xiancheng. Of course, Zhou Huchen's help was crucial, and the support from the imperial court was the most important.
In the final analysis, Mongolia and Siberia are difficult to control, because of the population, because of the distance, but also because of the concept of the Chinese people. However, Zhou Huchen is ready, Mongolia and Siberia must be controlled, even if the court doesn't want it, it doesn't matter, everything can be solved with Mo Xiancheng's father and son. It doesn't matter if the court doesn't want it to be owned by the Mo family, it is completely acceptable to have a Siberian king Zhou Huchen in Siberia, which is more conducive to controlling Siberia.
It's the end of April, and the weather is getting hot.
The most fertile grasslands are attractive enough, and after a long period of negotiations, the leaders of Monangol finally reached an agreement. The Manzhu Xili of the central banner of the left wing of Horqin will lead the army as the leader of the Mongol leader, and the Monan Mongol tribe is screened according to the size of the tribe, despite the careful selection, Zhou Huchen still felt amazed at the Liliang of the Mongols in Monan, more than 80,000 cavalry, this is the display of Liliang in Monan.
In fact, Zhou Huchen didn't know that some tribes in the remote places of Wuliangha were themselves part of southern Mongolia, and these tribes that had never intersected with Zhou Huchen have now appeared, such as the Uzhumuqin Division, the Chahar Division, the Ordos Division, and the Zarat Division. These big tribes are actually made up of many small tribes, and when these small tribes are gathered together, their liliang is by no means what they seem.
When the army began to act, Zhou Huchen also saw it. The Mongols kept a long distance from his army, which was a relatively safe distance. In fact, he was still guarding against Zhou Huchen, and the mobilization of all the strongest cavalry of Monan Mongolia was not all for the purpose of attacking Hulunbuir, but also to prevent Zhou Huchen from annihilating them in one fell swoop.
It is understandable that Zhou Huchen didn't say anything, there were many people. It's easier to take Hulunbuir.
More than 300 miles to the northwest of the Xing'an League is Arshan, Arshan is not the meaning of mountain, "Arshan" is the transliteration of Mongolian, the full name is Harun. Arshan, which means hot holy spring. Arshan is a magical place because the famous four grasslands meet here, the beautiful Hulunbuir Grassland to the east, the vast Xilin Gol Grassland to the west, the Korbi Grassland to the south, and the Mongolian steppe to the north of Arshan. Boundless, boundless.
Not far north of Arshan is the border of Hulunbuir grassland, and now it is the time of early summer, which is also the most beautiful moment of Hulunbuir grassland blue fields and green fields, birds and flowers. Some of the shepherds leisurely enjoy the beautiful scenery in the sun, this is their life, comfortable and quiet, and the flock of sheep is like clouds scattered in the green field, so pleasing to the eye.
The sound of rumbling horses' hooves broke the quiet and warm scenery, and the Mongol cavalry of Monan was the first to strike.
The sparse yurts on the steppe became the first target. In addition to the pasture, the competition between the Mongols is the population and livestock, and in the past, the fertile grassland of Western Mongolia was an existence that the Mongols in southern Mongolia did not dare to touch. Because this is the birthplace of Genghis Khan, and at the same time. Moxi Mongolia has always been very strong, and it is not Monan Mongolia that can defeat it, so it has been peaceful for many years.
The open grassland allowed the shepherds to see far away, and when they saw the overwhelming number of cavalry, they were first stunned. Then, he no longer dared to take care of his livestock, got on his horse and began to run away.
The Hulunbuir grassland is huge. The area here is vast, the scenery is beautiful, the water and grass are abundant, thousands of criss-crossing rivers, hundreds of dotted lakes form a gorgeous picture, all the way to the pine waves of the great Xing'an Mountains.
As the cavalry progressed, Zhou Huchen finally learned how the Mongols treated the people of the conquered lands. The old people were killed, the men who resisted, and the women, children, livestock, and yurts were property, and these were the things that had to be kept. And those men who know that they are invincible will always resist desperately, and when there is really no way, these Mongolian men will ride away.
Killing is not as unrestrained as the legend says, as long as you don't resist, there is basically no massacre, and there is no saying that it is higher than a wheel. Almost all of the captives were property, including the rich grasslands.
The Hulunbuir steppe people had no defense, and in the cheers of the Mongol cavalry in southern China, they galloped wildly, constantly driving away or capturing the herdsmen along the way. The speed of advance without a battle was too fast, so that the speed of Zhou Huchen's army was a little unable to keep up. Although some can't keep up, but Zhou Huchen also got the benefits, these Mongols in Monan are very kind, Zhou Huchen's horses are increasing wildly, just one day, Zhou Huchen found that half of his soldiers have their own horses.
Sure enough, it was a fruitful place, and the Hulunbuir grassland people were very rich, and they had too many livestock, and many of these invaders had to leave behind two camps where their property was placed.
Without any battle, they advanced for a hundred miles, and it was getting late, and the Hulunbuir grassland was so brilliant under the golden light that Zhou Huchen's army began to camp.
The Mongols were willing to be the vanguard, and they were far away from Zhou Huchen's camp, twenty miles away.
Mo Yanhua had never experienced such a battle, and he felt incredible: "Dashuai, the grassland battle is so simple, where is the Mongolian cavalry in Hulunbuir?" Didn't even come to stop it. ”
Zhou Huchen explained with a smile: "The Mongols are all tribe-based, and they are grazing on weekdays, and when a war occurs, these herdsmen are warriors on horseback." The tribal leaders of Hulunbuir have not yet reacted, it will take time to gather the herdsmen in their territory, and it is estimated that there will be a battle tomorrow, but it will not be too fierce. The decisive moment of Zuihou is estimated to be three days later, and it will take three days for Oirat Mongols to gather manpower at the earliest. ”
"What do you mean is that we won't be in battle until three days?"
"It's none of our business, if the Mongols are defeated by the Oirat Mongols, we will shoot, if it is stalemate, we will wait and see before we shoot, of course, if the Mongols are triumphant all the way, it is not bad, save us from doing it." Zhou Huchen looked at Mo Yanhua, his eyes were full of strangeness.
Mo Yanhua smiled: "This is the same as fighting when we were children, let others do it, watch the excitement by ourselves, what does it matter to us if we lose both?" ”
"It's good to know, the weaker the Mongols will reduce the threat to us, of course, we can't watch Mo Nan consume too much, and we will use them in the future. Therefore, we must grasp a degree of action, so that these Mongols in southern China think that we are still their hardcore allies. The means of politics are like this, and the wait-and-see cannot be too obvious, so the judgment of the battle situation is crucial, and when to make a move is very testing. ”
"I understand, it's just waiting to see when the fight will happen, I know! It's finally going to start, Dashuai, it's good to be this wait-and-see shot, I'll master it, what do you think? "Mo Yanhua knows the true meaning of fighting very well, and he is very skilled.
The danger factor is not high, don't worry too much, Zhou Huchen grinned: "Of course you can, I know that you are familiar with the road, and you can master this fight." (To be continued......)