The Xilamulun River means "Yellow River" in Mongolian.

It is the source of the West Liao River, so it is also called Liao Water and Da Luan Water.

"Great Khan, you can't go any further south!" Darhan exhorted on the north bank of the Silamulun River.

Chahun Dorji pulled the reins, looked at the wide river in front of him, and then looked at the boundless army and livestock behind him, and said arrogantly: "More than 100,000 troops, there has not been any hard battles, is it just like this?" ”

Morgan was also dissuading: "Great Khan, we sent troops this time to conquer the Horqin tribes. This goal has been achieved, and the Bahrain and Zarut divisions have been conquered. The rest of the tribes, either surrendered or fled. Even the tribes, tribesmen and cattle that fled were captured by us. We have grabbed so much pasture, livestock, population, slaves, and grain, we should harvest it as soon as we see it, why do we have to go south to provoke the Han Chinese? ”

Darhan said: "Yes, there is no need to fight the Han again. The most important thing now is how to settle the Horqin tribes who have surrendered. If you should take hostages, you will take hostages, and if you should change the grassland, you will change the grassland, and the Taiji of Khalkha will also have to lead the army to stay some and consolidate our rule in the Horqin steppe. We have expanded too fast in recent years, and even on Hulunbuir's side, there are some tribes who still have two hearts. ”

The rest of the Khalkha Mongol leaders also began to advise.

They made a lot of money from this trip, and the loot they grabbed was enough for several years without worrying about food and clothing, so there was really no need to continue to fight south. What if you have a big defeat and can't keep the loot?

Chahun Dorji's expression was resolute, but he was carefully calculating in his heart.

His succession to the throne was too short, and he desperately needed a big victory to establish his supreme authority. Although he won the battle against Horqin this time, and he also won countless victories, the one with the greatest achievements in the battle was Deputy Khan Darhan.

Now many tribal leaders have high regard for Darhan, which makes Chahun Dorji have to be vigilant.

Also, Durhan captured the noble daughter of Korqin and secretly picked up two of the most beautiful women, which made Chahun Dorji feel very dissatisfied.

He didn't do it for the sake of two women, but he thought he was being neglected and that his authority was being greatly challenged! If Darhan sent the nobles and gave them all to him for distribution, even if Darhan wanted to pick a few more beauties, he would reward them very generously.

You want a woman, I can give it, but you can't take it without my consent!

"There is nothing to fear from the Han people, breaking the city of the Han people will be able to grab more goods and people." Chahun Dorji was determined to go his own way.

"Great Khan, please think twice!"

"Great Khan!"

First, the leader of the great tribe dismounted, knelt on the ground and gave him a hard admonition. Immediately afterwards, many small tribal leaders also knelt down one after another.

Even the Danzhu Lama, who accompanied the army, shook the wheel and said: "Great Khan, the month is not early, and it is a long way to return to Mobei. If the war continues to fight south, if the war drags on for a long time, the return of the army to Mobei is likely to face a blizzard. ”

Chahun Dorji was still on his horse, and he knelt on the ground densely around him.

The tribal leaders all agreed that they were already satisfied with the robbery, and did not want to risk fighting the Han Chinese again.

Chahun Dorji, who threatened to be the Great Khan of all Mongolia, couldn't even suppress his leaders at the moment. He was full of anger and wanted to swing a knife to kill a few, but he didn't dare to actually do it.

"That's it, hahahaha!"

Chahun Dorji laughed loudly, pointed to the south, and said: "This year's battle has been really happy. Those Han people in the south, leave it alone for now, and wait for next year to clean it up! ”

"Great Khan Shengming!" The leaders of the various tribes rejoiced.

Immediately afterwards, under the pretext that the Horqin grassland was unstable, Chahun Dorji announced that the main force must stay. He asked Darhan and Morgen, each with a son, to return to Mobei with part of the army. While dispersing the two forces, they also kept the two by their side to prevent them from making trouble if they ran away.

The left and right banners of Bahrain were all raided by Horqin, and the clansmen suffered numerous casualties. As a result, the two Bahraini tribes were compensated by taking some of the herders, cattle and sheep from the captives and migrating to the flatter and more fertile Xilin Gol.

The Zarut tribe, whose tribe was also raided, was able to share the herdsmen among the captives and gain the rich territory left behind by Badaali.

Lama Shishi, who was forced to surrender halfway, could keep his clan and property, but he had to hand over some herdsmen and slaves. At the same time, the tribes had to migrate to the pastures on the other side of the lake, which were smaller but more fertile and could grow wheat. Such a change in the grassland is to let Lama Shixi occupy the territory of Manzhu Xili, and completely turn the Horqin tribes into enemies.

After Lama Shishi moved away, the vacated pastures were given to the younger brother of Chahun Dorji to rule. You can first select a group of captives to graze, and then move some Khalkha herdsmen to enrich them next year.

The rest of the pastures, Chahun Dorji himself, occupy the territory of the Bahrain and Alu Korqin tribes. The brothers of Morgan and Darhan were given pastures in the Hungor Ministry. The leaders of the other tribes, each with a son, were placed in the vast grasslands of Tongliao and the surrounding areas.

A series of benefits were distributed, and Darhan was dumbfounded. He did get a reward, he did expand his territory, but his strength was completely divided. His son and brother, because of their huge profits, are likely to obey only Tsahun Dorji in the future.

"Long live the Great Khan, long live the Great Khan!"

Countless people cheered and shouted, and Chahun Dorji, who had only been on the throne for one year, had already convinced them completely.

What a generous and merciful Great Khan, and it must be right to fight with him!

Even Lama Shixi, who had taken refuge in the Horqin tribe, felt that he had grown in power. Although his territory has become smaller and his subordinates have become smaller, the replaced territory has abundant water and grass and fertile soil, and it can be developed again.

Chahun Dorji, who had gained supreme prestige, continued to say to his subordinates: "That Badali led his troops south to join the Han people, and the Han soldiers could kill him at any time. You have sent a small army, with the population and livestock, to receive your new pastures. But the main force can't go too far, and once they encounter the traces of the Han soldiers, they immediately move closer to me! In addition, I will send 3,000 cavalry to the south as sentry agents, and your army will be ready to gather at any time! ”

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Chifeng is currently under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province.

At the beginning, the Datong army only recovered Ningcheng as far as possible, that is, the former Zhongjing of the Liao State and the residence of the early Ming Dynasty Ning King.

It was gradually discovered that although Ningcheng was conducive to defense, it was inconvenient to fight, so it expanded northward to Chifeng.

Chifeng is a piece of hills and mountains, and there are river valleys and plains.

Mountain grasslands can be grazing, and river valley plains can be cultivated. Therefore, the original Mongols were not driven away, but only killed a few Karaqin Mongol leaders, and then designated pastures for herdsmen to graze. The local Han slaves were rescued and settled in the fields, and some migrated one after another, and there were more than 3,000 Han people in the river valley plain.

In normal times, due to logistical supply problems, only 1,000 Datong troops were stationed in Chifeng.

At this moment, tens of thousands of troops have been gathered!

Zhang Tieniu personally led his troops to the north, with 4 infantry divisions, 2 cavalry divisions, and more than 8,000 Mongolian cavalry in Horqin and Wengniut. Not counting the grain transporters, the total number of troops is 80,000! Counting the people, there are more than 100,000 troops.

When Khalkha and Korqin were fighting, the Datong army had been transporting troops and grain to the north.

"The spies brought back the news that the Khalkha had stopped moving south, but its army was not leaving," Zhang Tieniu said, pointing to the map, "The main force of the Khalkha is stationed in the left and right banners of Bahrain, and can flee west along the mountains and valleys at any time." ”

Badali, who ran south of the tribe, said: "Chahu Dorji is too ambitious, under normal circumstances, he should rob it and return to Mobei." Now he actually stays, just to completely occupy the Horqin grassland. For the sake of safety, he also left himself a back road, and if he couldn't win, he could throw down his baggage and run away. ”

Li Dingguo looked at the map and said: "There are several places in the southern mountains of the Great Xing'an Mountains that can be passed. We sent troops from Chifeng, and it is likely that we will scare the enemy away. If you want to retain the main enemy force, you must have friendly forces on the western route. Grandpa Fei (Fei Ruhe) led the army, recruited the Chahar troops, went north from Zhangjiakou and Jining (Ulanqab), and advanced along the east of Yanshan to block the back road of Khalkha. ”

Zhang Tieniu said: "The news has been sent, Lao Fei returned to Beijing some time ago to report on his work, and I don't know if he has returned to the station. Even if he came back, he didn't know if he would be able to send troops on time. ”

In ancient times, there was no telephone and telegraph, and there was a lack of fast transmission rivers in the north, and if the two armies wanted to cooperate thousands of miles away, it would be purely up to the tacit understanding and luck of the commanders.

However, in the direction of Liaoning, it has been determined that it is waiting for an opportunity.

After Li Zheng became the head of the Heilongjiang Metropolitan Department, he had been removed from military command. As a result of the Khalkha movement and the Cossacks moving south again, he regained temporary command this summer. The troops of Liaoning and Heilongjiang were handed over to Li Zheng for unified command.

Hu Dinggui was resettled in the displaced people for reclamation, and he had to keep an eye on the remnants of the Manchurian Tatars, and his division was temporarily stationary.

Li Zheng and Xiao Zongxian, led two infantry divisions and one cavalry division, and gradually assembled in the direction of Siping. They found that all the Horqin tribes had run away, so they walked west along the Great Wall of Liao. Most of the logistics required were also transported along the Great Wall of Liao, and finally collectively marched north in the direction of Kulun.

"There's a Mongolian sentry ahead!"

"Kill as much as you can!"

Wang Tingchen, who had traveled hundreds of miles to attack the Tartars for meritorious service and was punished for violating military discipline, was leading the northeast vanguard to explore the road at this moment. To tell the truth, he was punished at that time, and gradually continued to compensate, and Pang Chunlai was the matchmaker for his son, and he married the ministers of the court and the central government as his sons and daughters, and the royal courtiers were already psychologically balanced at this time.

The sentry cavalry spilled by the Khalkha Mongols was only a few hundred people in the Kulen area, and in the face of the Datong cavalry ten times their size, they whipped and slipped away without saying a word.

The Khalkha chieftain, who was about to take over the Kulen pasture, also hurriedly evacuated when he heard the news.

"Great Khan, let's go back to Mobei with the harvest!"

On the side of Chahun Dorji, the leaders of the various departments began to make trouble again.

They have not yet gained a firm foothold in the Horqin grassland, and they are unfamiliar with the place, and they still have so much loot, they really don't want to risk fighting again. There was the movement of the Han army in the south, and the traces of the Han army were found in the east, so it was reasonable to flee from the west quickly.

Chahun Dorji said: "Now that we have withdrawn our troops back to Mobei, we have indeed made a lot of money, and we can take away countless loot." But if we leave this time, the Han people will take the opportunity to occupy the pastures, surrender to our Monan and Modong tribes, and also betray us and turn to the Han people. Mobei is too cold and barren, and this is a good place. We have to fight a battle with the Han people, we don't need a big victory, just push the Han people back. Then they firmly occupied the place, and successively moved their tribesmen over. In less than twenty years, we will be able to multiply many people, with more people, livestock, and food! ”

"Boom!"

Chahun Dorji pulled out his waist knife: "Until the last resort, this battle must be fought." Only when the war is won can the Khalkha grow stronger and unify the Mongolian tribes. If you lose, it will be difficult to go south, and your children and grandchildren will have to stay in Mobei in the future. Listen to me, gather an army, and fight to the death against the Han people! ”

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