Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Lin Dan Khan
With a square head and big ears, broad shoulders and a wide waist, Lin Dan Khan, who is full of majestic spirit and has become famous in various small tribes of Mongolia, held a grand review ceremony before launching the war.
As early as more than a month ago, he issued an order, ordering all the tribes that had expressed their submission to him to send troops to help in the battle, and to come to join the army for a short period of time; sure enough, when the agreed time came, people from different tribes arrived together to join him. The men and horses under his command who had been ordered to go out gathered together, and there were a total of 100,000 people.
Therefore, this review ceremony is not only the largest in the whole of Mongolia, but also the one with the largest number of people, horses and tribes participating in the hundreds of years since Dayan Khan. Many days before the ceremony, it has already made The desert that had been frozen by ice and snow boiled up.
"This is a century-old event—"
Everyone rushes to tell each other, and many people who have not been recruited to join the army volunteer to join the expedition team. This makes the total number of the army increase a lot, and of course the momentum becomes bigger and bigger.
Lin Dan Khan, who personally planned the military operation including this review ceremony, is of course pleased with the enthusiasm of the masses, but he is only a little bit disapproving of the description of this "a century-old event".
He said to his left and right: "Reviewing the code of hundreds of thousands of horses is just a pre-war preparation. What big deal is it?"
The sparrow doesn't know the ambition of the grand swan, so he repeatedly explained: "When the day comes, I, the Chahar tribe, will control the whole Mongolia, conquer the Jin Kingdom, enter the Central Plains, and restore the Great Yuan Tianwei, then it will be regarded as a 'hundred-year event' Woolen cloth!"
It has been more than two hundred years since the Mongols retreated to Mongolia and the Great Yuan Empire collapsed. Although there were several heroic lords who led thousands of troops in the desert, the ambition to restore the Great Yuan Empire The ambition has never been achieved, and it has become a great pity.
"Even the heroic Dayan Khan failed to complete this mission!"
Since he was a child, when he heard old people telling him stories about his ancestors, the most common sentence he heard was this regret; since Emperor Shun withdrew from the Central Plains, he never went back. There has never been a great hero like Genghis Khan, and even Dayan Khan fell short and died.
Dayan Khan is his seventh ancestor, who traveled across the desert more than a hundred years ago, led a group of people, and his iron cavalry was brave and good at fighting, invincible; he became a Khan at the age of five, and when he grew up, he conquered the tribes of Inner and Inner Mongolia; The Great Wall threatens the Ming Realm. People in the Ming Dynasty called him the "little prince", and they were frightened by the news. He listened with great interest to the description of the cause and effect of each battle and the analysis of its impact, and a strong hero worship subconsciously arose in his heart. Then, he also heard the story of Altan Khan breaking the Great Wall and besieging Beijing, the story of Tumen Khan plundering the Ming Realm, and personally saw his grandfather Buyan Khan defeating Li Rusong. The booty brought back; all of this made him tremble with excitement and his blood boiled.
But deep in his heart, the real, most admired and most wanted person to emulate is the distant ancestor Genghis Khan.
That is a great hero and great person who truly created brilliance with his own achievements and is immortal.
He added his own imagination to the historical events he heard many times, simulating the achievements of Genghis Khan, and the picture of Genghis Khan leading thousands of troops to sweep the world appeared in front of him from time to time, and he secretly made a wish in his heart: "In the future, I will also We must create a great cause that is invincible in the world like Genghis Khan!"
During the day, as long as there is no one around him, he prays to the endless sky; when he can't sleep at night, he often walks out of the tent and looks at the stars in the sky to express his thoughts-although it is a naive childhood, full of grandeur and ambition. Tu has been established; the same is to remember the ancestors, but his feelings and practices are different from Emperor Tianqi.
When he was thirteen years old, his grandfather Buyan Khan passed away. Since his fathers Mang and Ketaiji had passed away long ago, he directly inherited the position of Great Khan; There is something more meaningful in the position, and that is the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.
After the detailed explanations by the veterans, he had a deep and clear understanding of the "Jade Seal of Chuanguo"; this was a seal carved as early as the time of Qin Shihuang, and was used as a token of the emperor; The hand of the emperor of each dynasty is the most supreme thing in the world, symbolizing the noble status and the power equal to the sky.
After the jade seal was passed to the Yuan Dynasty, it was originally hidden in the palace as before, and it was not easy to show others; but at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Shun went north and took the jade seal with him, so the jade seal came to Mongolia.
The title of the Great Khan of Mongolia has been passed down from generation to generation, and the jade seal has also been passed down from generation to generation, held by each generation of Great Khan.
However, when the jade seal was passed on to Dai Zong Khan Tuotuo Buhua, he accidentally lost it. Later, Dai Zong Khan was killed by Ye Xian of the Wara tribe, and the whereabouts of the jade seal became even more difficult to track down.
Unexpectedly, more than 150 years later, a miracle happened - Buyan Khan accidentally obtained this imperial jade seal, which symbolizes the supreme status and power in the world.
Many veterans clearly remember that unforgettable scene: Buyan Khan personally opened the yellow silk bag that was already worn out and dirty like discarded garbage, a wooden carved box was exposed, and the appearance of the wooden box was also changed. It is so old and so dark that it has no texture at all, only the wood-carved Nine-Dragon figure still retains some traces of exquisiteness; however, when the wooden box is opened, it is actually a ball of bright light.
Everyone in the audience let out an exclamation at the same time, and Buyan Khan was trembling all over, with tears glistening.
It was a long time before he could speak.
He let out a low and trembling cry: "Ah! It's really Chuan Guo Yuxi—"
Excitement and emotion mixed into the most special feeling in my life, which lasted for many days.
After that, he held a grand celebration to publicly explain the history and significance of obtaining the seal to his subjects, and declared: "This is an auspicious sign! It is God's will to protect our country! From now on, our country will be more prosperous, stronger and more peaceful. !"
In private, he said to the close veterans more than once: "This jade seal was originally a product of the Central Plains. It was my ancestors who conquered the Central Plains and became the emperor of the Central Plains, and became the owner of the jade seal; I lost sight, but reappeared more than a hundred years later, and it happened to be mine, is this conveying God's will that my Mongolian cavalry will enter the Central Plains again?" He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to God , while weeping and muttering blessings: "God's will——God's will—God's will make me follow the abilities of my ancestors and become the master of the Central Plains—"
His long-cherished wish for more than two hundred years is about to come true on him, and he is too emotional to hold back...
And when the old ministers told this past event, their emotions were also too excited; after listening to this long memory, he was even more...
At only thirteen years old, he held the Jade Seal of Chuan Kingdom high in both hands, and shouted to the sky with enthusiasm all over his body: "God will make the Jade Seal reappear, and it will lead me to the Central Plains!"
A lifetime of ambition has been sworn to God...
In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed, and he is moving forward to complete this career every day.
The first actual action was when he was 21 years old. The trigger was that Chaohua sent people to invite him to send troops to attack the Ming Realm. He was young and energetic, and he had been waiting for a long time. Giving up the opportunity, he agreed immediately; thus, his "newborn calf" and the experienced criminal Chaohua worked together to point the finger at the border of the Ming Dynasty.
Chaohua is considered to be his elder - since many years ago, Chaohua was the comrade who most often fought side by side with his great-grandfather Tumen Khan to attack the Ming Dynasty - with the cooperation of Chaohua's experience and his elite, The harvest of this battle was very great, not only defeated the Ming army, but also looted a large number of people, animals and property, which made his reputation spread immediately.
However, Chaohua, who has been wrestling with the Ming Dynasty for most of his life, has taught him a more beneficial experience.
Chaohua disapproved of the practice of "taking advantage of the victory to pursue and go straight to the Central Plains". Instead, he took advantage of the victory to negotiate conditions with the Ming Dynasty, asking for rewards and opening horses and tributes.
He also figured out the wisdom in it: "There are many benefits, and if you build up your strength, you will be more powerful and enterprising!"
Therefore, he negotiated with the Ming Dynasty according to the meaning of Chaohua, and retreated after getting the property, and then made a comeback after a period of time, and then took advantage of the victory to reward him; The department's human, animal, property, strength and combat power have all increased several times.
He was so happy that he secretly calculated: "In another three years, the strength of our department will be the first among all Mongolian departments. It is not difficult at all to annex all the departments; and then, after another five years of accumulation, we will be able to figure it out in one fell swoop. !"
However, not long after, he discovered that between these two plans, there was an important thing to add, which was to eliminate the Houjin Kingdom established by Nurhaci—in the past, he always thought that Houjin was just a small state of Jurchens, The number of people is small and weak, and it is not worth mentioning, so they did not regard the Houjin Kingdom as an enemy at all, and included it in the plan of elimination; but now, the situation is different. The strength of big cities such as Fushun and Kaiyuan cannot be ignored.
Therefore, he began to think about how to deal with Nurhachi. On the one hand, he cleverly took advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty was suffering from the invasion of Houjin, and asked the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty in exchange for property. Some people sent some troops to help the battle, and even secretly asked these people to just bluff and delay the journey instead of really helping the battle; in short, everything was planned for their own interests.
In the forty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, he married the granddaughter of Jintaishi of Yehe tribe as his wife-this marriage also had the function of dealing with Nurhachi.
Of course, he has already done a lot of research on Nurhachi, and he knows everything about Nurhachi in detail; past and present, strengths and weaknesses, friends and enemies, he is very familiar with it; The entanglement between Yehebu and Nurhachi for decades is a gap that can be used.
"Combine Yehe's tribe and deal with Nurhachi together!"
He did not underestimate his opponent, Nurhachi's strength is already very impressive, and the Chahar tribe or Yehe tribe alone cannot defeat Nurhachi, and only the two forces have a chance of winning.
The policy was determined at this time, and the bride married into his big tent from Ye Hebu.
However, his wishful thinking of joining forces between the two armies did not work out. The reason was not that his marriage was not happy enough to play a political role, but that Nurhachi dispatched troops with lightning speed to wipe out the Yehe tribe.At the beginning of receiving the news, he was stunned for a while, and then sullen, frowning for several days, with an indescribably uncomfortable gas in his chest: "The thing that I wanted to use my strength to use my strength has all come to nothing—— What's more, Nurhachi killed Yehe, and the momentum became even bigger; can I still deal with him?"
It wasn't until Governor Ji Liao of the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to him, and after talking with him, the gloom disappeared, and his mood suddenly became brighter.
It turns out that the Ming Dynasty had the same intentions as him—Nurhachi’s conquests and expansion of territories had a great impact on the Ming Dynasty; he had lost cities and lands in succession, and was defeated in the Battle of Sarhu The Ming Dynasty is actually more eager to deal with Nurhachi than he is. The reason why they came to him is of course hoping to cooperate with him to deal with Nurhachi.
And the Ming Dynasty also offered many generous conditions to win him over. First of all, it increased the old coins from the original 4,000 taels to 40,000 taels; That is, the Ming Dynasty agreed to hand over all the old coins to other Mongolian ministries to him for overall planning and distribution to the ministries.
As a result of this negotiation, the benefits he gained were incalculable. Not only did he get the allies who jointly deal with Nurhachi, but also because he controlled the Ming Dynasty's old coins that were given to other Mongolian tribes, he could "hold the old coins to make the princes ” to make all the Mongolian tribes submit to him.
Therefore, in his correspondence with Nurhachi not long after, he simply and arrogantly called himself "the lord of 400,000 Mongols, Batulu Genghis Khan", and called Nurhachi "the lord of 30,000 Jurchens by the water"; To deal with the Ming Dynasty, he not only refused, but even detained the envoys sent by Nurhachi.
His future plans and steps were very clearly set in his heart: "I will destroy gold first, and then plan for the Ming Dynasty—"
And this time when he used troops against Horqin, his real goal was also to deal with Nurhachi.
In the public announcement, he said: "'Korqin' is a 'guard with arrows'. Since it originated from the younger brother of Genghis Khan, it has the same surname as my tribe. It should have been loyal to my Chahar tribe, but instead it colluded with Nurhachi. , After increasing Jin’s strength, it’s really abominable! How can we not send troops to punish them?”
In his selfish heart, he even believed that this was a "war before the war"-hitting Horqin's tribe was not only a blow to Nurhachi, but also a declaration of war against Nurhachi.
Moreover, punishing the Horqin tribe can also receive the effect of "killing chickens to warn monkeys", so that all other Mongolian tribes dare not communicate with Nurhachi; the isolated Nurhachi will be easier to deal with.
In short, this battle is an outpost to establish his ambition and hegemony, and he attaches great importance to it...
When he stepped onto the reviewing stand, he was full of self-confidence, but also concealed some special purpose.
The winter in the desert is a world of ice and snow, and his military uniform is also silver and white, reflecting the light in his pair of slender eyes on his brown-purple face, which is even more sharp and frightening.
His figure is like other Mongolian warriors, not tall but mighty and strong, his legs are slightly bent into arcs due to years of riding horses, which makes his walking steps small, quick and fast, but his center of gravity is steady; when climbing the steps of the high platform, His footsteps became the center of attention, eliciting cheers with each step.
His battle robe fluttered in the wind, and his personal radiance became even more dazzling—after standing still on the high platform, he raised his arms high to the more than 100,000 horses in the audience, responding to the cheers that resounded across the desert.
In any case, his new era has unfolded before his eyes.
At the same time, before the military parade ceremony was held, Nurhachi earnestly instructed Huang Taiji, Mangurtai, who were about to lead the army, and Hauge, Shuotuo, and Sahalin who were going to lead the army: "Although you are right The Horqin tribe is very familiar with it, but after all, it is far away in a foreign land, no better than Liaodong, and everything is under control; the most important thing for an army expedition is to find out the right time and place, and the second is to supply food and grass. In many battles in ancient times, the losing party is often because of getting lost. , fall into the enemy's siege; or do not know the weather, trapped in the wind and snow; or lack of water, the men and horses are thirsty; Try to avoid it!"
As he said that, he cited the Sarhu battle as an example, and reminded them: "In the Sarhu battle, you all know the reason why the enemy defeated and we won—the reason for the enemy's defeat must be kept in mind, and you must not make mistakes!"
Of course, it is not without reason that he repeatedly said: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not think about doing anything. Therefore, although the Ming Dynasty has a large land and a large number of people, it is not to be feared; Lin Dan Khan is not the case. I also heard that because of his belief in Buddhism, he ordered people to translate many Buddhist scriptures and spread them widely, so he was widely loved and respected; The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is much more remarkable, and far more important than the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"
He has fought against the Ming Dynasty many times, and he has won every battle, and he has long ignored the Ming Dynasty; but, facing Lin Danhan, this is the first time...
This time, he actually dispatched 20,000 horses, but he only called it 5,000 to the outside world to downplay the matter; and in the distribution of generals, he led 5,000 elite cavalry led by Shuo Tuo and Sahalin as the vanguard, and Huang Taiji led the army. Hauge and 10,000 elites were the central army, and Mang Gurtai led 5,000 troops to the rear; in terms of strategy, he instructed them: "Take care of each other along the way, and the team cannot be separated; Act alone, fight against Lin Dan Khan, with the goal of repelling the enemy, even if you win, you can't catch up!"
After saying this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and led these people out of the Dazheng Hall to personally review the soldiers and horses that were about to go out.
It was the same as climbing on the high platform and reviewing the soldiers and horses, but a different feeling arose in his heart, which was different from Wei Zhongxian and Lin Danhan.The fighting years of most of my life have become the foundation of the later Jin Dynasty. I can't count how many times I have reviewed the soldiers and horses in my life; In fact, both the mission and the mission of Jianguo became a part of his life, and he actually felt a kindness full of emotion. The cheers of the soldiers directly merged with the response in his heart, causing him to reverberate deeply. This is very different from the purely rational and calm mood we used to hold when reviewing troops and horses in the past.
In the past, what he felt in his heart was to lead the army and strive for victory. All the thoughts and thoughts in his heart were the principles of war, the analysis of the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and the prediction of the battle situation; but now, after these tasks are handed over to his children and grandchildren, he There was a subtle change in his heart, and he unconsciously felt an unprecedented feeling. He felt that the thousands of troops in front of him were the infusion of his life's efforts, and they were indeed connected by flesh and blood—the entire Houjin Kingdom was his flesh and blood.
The sound of cheers overlapped in the ears: "Our military flag has won—"
In an instant, his heart felt hot, his eyes also felt hot, and he almost shed tears of emotion.
Reluctantly holding back, he turned his head and told Huang Taiji: "You must redouble your efforts and lead them to victory!"
After the army set off, his mood still remained in a special feeling, and he stood silently in the snow-covered square for a long time, until not only the backs of the men and horses disappeared, but the footprints on the ground were covered by falling snow There was no trace, and even his own feet sank half an inch into the snow.
The guards came over and respectfully invited him into the room, but he was absent-minded, noncommittal, but unconsciously took a step with his feet.
As he walked, he calmed down as if he had become alert. After entering the house, he immediately ordered: "Bring the map—"
Now, the map he wants to watch carefully is too big to fit two tables together, so he came up with a solution: "Pin it on the wall!"
After a while, the whole mountain and river can be seen in full view.
According to his instructions, this newly drawn map includes all the lands that belonged to him or will belong to him in the future - from the Yalu River adjacent to North Korea in the east, to the Daxing'an Mountains in the north, to the Chahar part of Mongolia in the west, to the Great Wall of South Vietnam To the city of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty.
The locations of the mountains, rivers, and towns drawn on the map are very accurate and detailed, so detailed that he can feel as if he saw the soldiers and horses of the enemy and us lined up among them; Passing through Fushun and Kaiyuan all the way—it’s only a few days’ journey—”
His sight also traveled all the way from Shenyang to Fushun, Kaiyuan, and then to the Horqin Department.
"If all goes well, I will be back in Shenyang in less than a month!"
Victory in one battle, a triumphant class teacher...
He was full of confidence in his expectations, and he thought to himself: "If I tell you again and again, Huang Taiji will definitely take it to heart-my Eight Banners army has experienced hundreds of battles, and Lin Danhan's troops have only fought one disaster in the past. A small battle for the purpose of plundering people, animals, and property—as long as there are no accidents, Huang Taiji will surely win!"
He estimated that Lin Danhan should go all out this time - Lin Danhan, who should not be underestimated and has aspirations in the world, will not understand war, and will have some insights into the purpose, strategy and tactics of the first attack on Horqin's tribe If he is sure, he will definitely not try his best; the reason why he repeatedly reminded Huang Taiji is to make him pay attention to Lin Danhan, an important opponent, and after a rational analysis of the current battle, he is extremely confident of winning; After winning this battle, another major gain can be obtained, that is, there is no need to worry about the possible threat of Lin Danhan in the short term.
And the next plan has already been determined: "Wait for Huang Taiji's squadron to march to the Ming Dynasty—"
As a result, the line of sight began to move southward, and Shanhaiguan, Beijing City—the Beijing city on the map gave off a magnet-like attraction.
As a result, he remained silent on the surface, but the turmoil in his heart doubled compared to usual.
After lunch, the messenger sent by Huang Taiji arrived, and he personally received it, but the content was simple, ordinary and nothing special: "Sibeile is going all the way, safe and sound——"
Half a day later, the second wave of people who reported back arrived——Huang Taiji had a routine, and there was nothing special, so he sent people to report his safety every two hours—and this time the report was even the next day, the second day. The content of the three-day briefing was the same, "safe and smooth", nothing else.
On the fourth day, there was more content: "Our army arrived at the Horqin Department. Several Baylors from the Horqin Department personally left their tents to meet them, and each sent out their elites to join the four Baylors to help Obateji!"
"Hey! It's about to start a war!"
With his rich experience in war, he seemed to be able to figure out that the battle would take place in a few days, and he immediately said to his left and right with full confidence: "Wait for the good news!"
He believes that returns several times a day will amplify a lot of content.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the messenger sent by Huang Taiji surprised him with a report: "Lin Dan Khan led a large group of troops to surround Oba City and did not launch an offensive. After a while, they retreated for no reason. !"
The war didn't happen, and it was still like this-he was surprised, puzzled, and couldn't speak for a moment.
The messengers continued to report to him: "Four Baylor was afraid of fraud, so he didn't chase after him, but he didn't withdraw his defense either; he ordered to wait for three days before making a decision!"
Huang Taiji's wise decision, he actually guessed it without listening to the newspaper: "Huang Taiji likes to read 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' the most, and he remembers every strategy written in it clearly, of course he will guard against it being 'Luring the enemy into deep plan'; I also told him, 'Don't chase after the poor'—"
Then he pondered for a while: "Wait for three days, then wait!"
However, he also emphasized his tone and explained to the messenger: "Fourth Baylor inquired carefully, studied and judged carefully, whether Lin Danhan retreated the army for real or fake, what is the 'reason'—"
He has always been good at getting the key points of things and problems, and this time is no exception—he believes that Lin Danhan is by no means mediocre, and there are major reasons for his advance and retreat. If he understands the reasons, it will be easier to defeat and eliminate Lin Danhan.
Ten days later, Huang Taiji returned with his team.
After all the routine ceremonies were completed, the young and strong Huang Taiji not only didn't show any signs of fatigue after traveling long distances, but also said to Nurhachi energetically, "My child has something to report—"
Therefore, all the people did not retreat to rest, and discussed matters together in the Dazheng Hall; first, Huang Taiji would talk about the progress of the trip in an eloquent manner.
The mountains and rivers and geographical features, the city wall and the situation in Mongolia are all secondary, and he only briefly talks about it—the real focus is on Lin Dan Khan.
He explained in detail: "My son has inquired many times, and he has repeatedly deliberated with Horqin Zhubeile to guess the reasons for his sending troops and retreating. Although there are many reasons for sending troops, it is not difficult to analyze. One is that he is angry with Horqin and I. Well, I want to punish Horqin, and use this to gain power to weaken my Houjin's allies; second, he always regards my Houjin as an enemy, and also uses this to declare war on my Houjin; but both are just the side of "Ming" The reason for the "darkness" side, according to everyone's guess, I'm afraid he took advantage of the Ming Dynasty and helped the Ming Dynasty attack me in Houjin! As for the reason for the retreat, everyone can only deduce two points, one is that he may be afraid of me Waiting for the reinforcements to be strong, knowing that they are invincible, and retreating without a fight, but this is only thinking about the "bright" side, and the "dark" side, maybe the Ming Dynasty regretted, reduced, and canceled the benefits promised to him. He retreated in a burst of anger!"
He finished speaking in one breath, while Nurhachi listened intently, thinking quickly in his heart; finally, he made a conclusion earnestly: "This time, Lin Dan Khan's sudden retreat, in essence, subtracted the fact that our country suffered from the enemy's attack on the Ming Dynasty. His hidden worry——if he really fell out with the Ming Dynasty, it would be a great thing!"
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