(0815) Taichang 2nd year, May, Horqin grassland. [Full text reading]

In the summer of the Horqin grassland, the climate is undoubtedly the most pleasant, neither hot nor cold.

A cool breeze blows back from the north, taking away the faint heat and restoring a sense of coolness.

At this time of year, the best thing to do is to ride a horse and see the scenery. The horses are in the middle of nowhere, and if young boys and girls gallop together, it is even more wonderful.

In summer, the Horqin grassland is the time when the flowers and plants are at their most luxuriant, and when you look at the past, there are lush greenery everywhere. Rich green, you can't see the edges at a glance. This season is also the time when the prey is at its richest. They often come out in groups in the grass. A riding archer with good archery skills can hit dozens of catties of prey in a day.

It's a pity that all this has completely changed with the arrival of the cavalry of the White Army.

From the end of April, the Grassland Corps of the White Army commanded by Zhang Quanfu launched a fierce attack on the Mongols of the Horqin tribe, and the war enveloped the entire Horqin grassland. From time to time, in many corners of the grassland, fierce gunfire can be heard.

Under the Grassland Legion of the White Army, there are three armies, about 30,000 people. In addition, there were 30,000 Mongol cavalry and 10,000 Tuyuhun cavalry. All the forces combined, a total of 70,000 men. If you add the logistics troops, there are almost 100,000 people. With such a large number of troops, it is absolutely a catastrophe for the Horqin tribe. Especially those Mongolian cavalrymen, who did it to their own people, were not polite at all.

The Mongol cavalry under the steppe legion was mainly from the Tumut tribe and the Harashen tribe. These two tribes originally had a deep grudge against the Horqin tribe. Now, there is a chance to take out the Horqin tribe, and they will not be relentless at all.

In fact, the reverse is also true. If the Horqin tribe had a chance to kill the other two tribes, they would definitely not be relentless. In order to compete for hegemony in the steppe, the fighting and slaughter within the Mongols were even more bloody and ruthless than those within the Han people. If you know anything about their history, you will definitely break out in a cold sweat.

On the side of the Han people, the Zhujiu clan is already the limit. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di engaged in a Zhu Shi clan, which became the only one in history. For this, he has been criticized for hundreds of years. On the Mongol side, the entire tribe was exterminated. The history of the Mongols is often scattered and intermittent. It's not that their written records are not good, it's that the tribes have been exterminated too many times. The tribe that is glorious today may be extinct tomorrow, and naturally there will be no historical legacy.

When it was said, the leopard cavalry raided the city of Guihua and succeeded in one fell swoop, forcing Lin Dan Khan to flee north. Later, the White Coats continued to insist on the attack on the Tumut tribe. Under the continuous blows of the White Army, the Mongolian Tumut tribe, all those who opposed the White Army, have been wiped out. The rest are all tribes that know the times and are handsome.

Under the arrangement of the white-clothed army, the remnants of the Tumut tribe were divided into more than a dozen large and small tribes. The largest tribe has only 30,000 or 40,000 people. The smallest tribe has less than 5,000 people. Such a tribal composition will naturally not pose the slightest threat to the white-clothed army. And the joint council composed of tribal leaders has only obedience to the white-clothed army.

And the Harasan tribe, under the heavy pressure of the white-clothed army, also had to raise the white flag. The original tribal leaders all left the Mongolian steppes and went to settle in Luoyang. New tribal leaders are elected by each tribe itself. The relationship between them is not very good. It is completely impossible to unite and continue to fight against the White Army.

In order to strengthen the military strength in the steppe, the white-clothed army gathered all the elite Mongolian cavalry, reorganized it, and trained it according to the establishment method of the white-clothed army. One of the main lessons is to brainwash them repeatedly. After a long period of brainwashing, this part of the Mongolian cavalry can already perfectly cooperate with the white-clothed army.

The Xiao cavalry army led by Zhang Quanfu had entered the prairie more than a year ago and occupied a favorable position. The reason why we have waited until now to launch a full-scale attack is to train the Mongol cavalry. Although this process is quite difficult. However, with everyone's efforts, the white-clothed army still trained 30,000 Mongolian cavalry.

After all, in the steppes, the Mongols are the masters. They are the most familiar with the prairie. After the White-Coated Army defeated the Horqin tribe, the huge Mongolian steppe had to rely on the Mongols to rule. The arrival of a large number of Han Chinese is not realistic for the time being. Therefore, using the Mongols against the Mongols was the established policy of the top brass of the White Army.

There are already many contradictions within the Mongols. If the white-clothed army expands these contradictions in due course, it will be able to create fighters for itself. As long as the Mongols did not huddle together against the white-clothed army, the ruling order of the entire Mongolian steppe was very stable. And with the gradual strengthening of the Tuyuhun people, it can also effectively contain the Mongols.

In the face of the overwhelming arrival of the white-clothed cavalry, Zai Sangbeihe, the great leader of the Mongolian Horqin tribe, immediately understood that his end had come. This time, the army of 100,000 white-clothed troops is definitely not a joke. If you are not careful, the entire Horqin tribe will perish.

He hurriedly sent someone to explain his situation to the white-clothed army, and knelt down to beg the white-clothed army for forgiveness. Among them, the pain is zero, self-shaving of the mouth is essential, and a large number of children are sent to jade silk. Naturally, he wanted to put all the responsibility on the head of Dajin Guo.

However, the white-clothed army had no intention of stopping, and the fighting never stopped.

In May, the cavalry of the white-clothed army advanced over the area of the Haravan Mountains and appeared in the valley of the Huang River (Shalamulun River). This area is the core hinterland of the Horqin grassland. The golden tent of Zaisangbei and was set up in the lower reaches of the Huang River. If Zaisangbei and lose this core hinterland, the Horqin tribe will be completely wiped out.

There was no way, so Zai Sambu Ho had to gather his own forces as much as possible to stop the offensive of the cavalry of the White Army. It's a pity that the Horqin tribe, which was originally quite strong, has been killed by the white-clothed army in Liaodong due to the reinforcement of the Dajin Army many times, which makes him now overstretched and his strength is seriously insufficient. In the end, he scraped together and finally pulled up 30,000 or 40,000 Mongolian cavalry and set out to meet the white-clothed army.

Obviously, the outcome of the battle is conceivable. How could such a small Mongolian cavalry, in the face of a 100,000-strong white-clothed army, have a chance to win? It must be known that on the side of the white-clothed army, there are three armies of cavalry, which are armed to the teeth. They were even armed with mortars. As a result, soon, the Horqin Mongol cavalry was cleanly defeated.

Subsequently, the cavalry of the white-clothed army waved their troops to cover up and kill, and combed the entire Horqin grassland. The location of Zaisangbeihe's golden camp naturally became the best target for attack. Zai Sambei and were killed in the battle, and the henchmen around him were also fragmented. His daughters, Bumu Butai and Hai Lanzhu, were taken prisoner one after another. Since then, their whereabouts have remained a mystery.

When the White Army attacked the Horqin tribe, as an ally of the Mongols, the Dajin Army never had a chance to come to the rescue. Because, in the south, the Liaodong Army of the White Army is eyeing them. If they send troops to rescue Horqin, it will just give the white-clothed army a chance to attack. For their own safety, they had to sit back and watch their allies perish.

The demise of the Horqin Mongol tribes marked the loss of their most important ally. In the following days, the Dajin Army could only fight alone. Moreover, their flank to the west was also completely exposed.

…… In the second year of Taichang, in July, Liaodong, Liaoyang.

In July, the land of Liaodong is still flowing like gold, and the climate is quite hot.

As if sensing something, throughout July, the sun poured heat on every inch of land in Liaodong without hesitation. In the whole of Liaodong, it is said that the sky is clear and cloudless, and the flames are high. Obviously, on the calendar, it is already autumn, and it feels hotter than summer. Many old people said that this year's autumn tiger is so abnormal, I am afraid that something big will happen.

In fact, the atmosphere in the entire Liaodong region, especially around Liaoyang, is indeed very tense. The white-clothed army and the Dajin army, both around Liaoyang, gathered a large number of troops. The final battle can be described as imminent. The figures of the scouts on both sides kept flashing. The hot climate is nothing compared to the tense atmosphere of war readiness.

During this time, Nurhachi's mood can be described as extremely dark.

The white-clothed army has gathered too many troops in western Liaoning, southern Liaoning and other places, with more than 50,000 people, and all of them are the main combat forces of the white-clothed army. Among them, the most effective shooting army, under the direct command of Chi Hu, has been stationed on the southwest side of Liaoyang, less than 500 miles away from Liaoyang. They were like sharp knives that pressed against Nurhachi's ribs, so that he did not dare to act rashly.

In addition, there were 20,000 troops from Korea, all of whom appeared on the battlefield in Liaodong under the direct command of the White Army. The 20,000 North Korean troops have been directly under the command of the White Army since last year, and have received equipment and training from the White Army. Except that they were Koreans, there was almost no difference from the white-clothed army in other places.

God knows what secret agreement there is on the side of the White Army and the North Koreans. Anyway, the current North Koreans are simply the followers of the white-clothed army. Even, more obedient than a fart. The white-clothed army gave them a casual look, and they came over in a hurry. It is said that several North Korean women were sent to Xi'an.

And Chi Hu, as the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Army of the White-clothed Army, even set up his own command directly in Xining Fort. This place is only a few hundred miles away from Haizhouwei and Liaoyang. Such a deployment is simply a clear and unmistakable telling of the Dajin Army that our white-clothed army is about to launch a full-scale offensive, and you are waiting to be beaten!

(To be continued)