Tuotuobuhua looked at Yesen who was full of pride and asked calmly, "Grandmaster, you must not underestimate the enemy. I heard that the child emperor killed many officials and merchants after returning to Beijing, and confiscated their property and made a lot of money. The Ming army is now well-fed and should not be underestimated!"
Yesen became more and more unhappy, and kept calling you "Grand Master" as if he was afraid that others didn't know that you were the Khan.
Once we capture Dadu, I will be the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and you will be in trouble then!
"You don't know, Great Khan, but even if the Ming army doesn't take the initiative to march north, my Oirat tribe is ready to march south. This time, I have a secret weapon in my hand!"
"Oh, what's the secret weapon?"
Yesen smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't blame me, Great Khan. Since it is a secret weapon, it cannot be revealed for the time being. Once it is used on the battlefield, it will definitely make the Ming army have no chance of returning!"
Tuotuobuhua looked extremely unhappy. He was acting so mysterious. What was he pretending to be?
"Since we are going to fight together, how about this? The Oirat tribe will attack from Yumuchuan, and I will lead an army of 100,000 and send an envoy to the Uriankhai tribe to enter the pass from Liaodong and directly take Dadu. What do you think, Grand Tutor?"
Yesen sneered in his heart, asking me to go head-on with the main force of the Ming army, while you took advantage of the weak defense of Dadu and led your troops to launch a surprise attack. How could such a good thing happen in the world?
Besides, will the Wulingha tribe listen to you?
After the Northern Yuan Dynasty split, the Tatars remained in the northern desert, the Oirat continued to expand westwards, and the Uriankhai remained in Liaodong and once surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
However, during the Yongle reign, the Uriankhai tribe, in order to obtain the right to graze in the Daning area, began to unite with the Tatars and the Oirat to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di personally led the army to attack the Tatars for three consecutive years and at the same time led his troops deep into the Quleer River basin. From then on, the Tatars gradually declined and the Oirat tribe took advantage of the situation to rise.
At the same time, the Uriankhai tribe broke off completely with the Ming Dynasty and forcibly occupied the Daning area.
However, in this world, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
After the Uriankhai tribe occupied Daning, they did not continue to be hostile to the Ming Dynasty. Instead, they established a tribute system and paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also rewarded them with a lot of gold, silver, silk, tea and other materials every year. Both sides got what they needed, and the border was relatively stable for many years.
Tutubuhua believed that this time if he led his troops south, as long as enough benefits were offered, the Uriankhai tribe would definitely be willing to break the current balance.
Yesen didn't think so. He always believed that he was careless and failed to wipe out the main force of the Ming army last time.
This time, as long as the secret weapon is revealed, we will surely be able to defeat our enemies with ease and make rapid progress.
Rather than letting the Tatars join in and steal his military achievements, it would be better to let him send troops to Liaodong.
After all, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in Liaodong, and there is also the wavering Uriankhai.
This way you can avoid any worries.
Even if the Tatars could convince the Uriankhai and successfully capture Liaodong, it would not be easy to break through Shanhaiguan.
And his secret weapon could allow him to move south without fear of the city gates. By the time Tutubuhua broke through Shanhaiguan, most of them would already be in his hands.
"That's great, that's decided!"
Tuotuobuhua was very satisfied, picked up the wine glass and said, "For the Yuan Dynasty!"
Yesen also picked up his wine glass and said, "For the Yuan Dynasty!"
The kurultai assembly ended successfully. The 150,000-strong army of the Oirat tribe attacked Yumuchuan, and the 100,000-strong army of the Tatar tribe attacked Liaodong.
As for Wuriankhai, if he is sensible, he will be allowed to have a share of the pie. If he remains idle and waits and sees, we will come back to deal with him after we capture Dadu.
After returning to the base, Yesen felt secretly proud when he saw the pitch-black General Cannon.
This is my secret weapon!
The twelve general cannons also obtained the formula of gunpowder from Wang Lin. In the past six months, a large amount of gunpowder and artillery shells were produced in Mobei.
There was a shortage of iron in Mobei, and in order to make artillery shells, even many weapons, armors and iron pots of herdsmen were confiscated and melted.
Aren’t you good at artillery ? Now you belong to me!
When the two armies engage in battle, as long as these twelve great cannons are displayed, the Ming army will be shocked!
"Report——"
Yesen was dreaming of restoring the Yuan Dynasty, but was interrupted by a ragged man.
The man knelt on the ground and said weakly: "Reporting to the Grand Master, the 5,000 cavalry led by General Bayan fought against the Ming army in Yumuchuan and suffered heavy casualties!"
"What?" Yesen stood up suddenly and asked in surprise, "Say it again!"
"We followed General Bayan and rushed to Yumuchuan day and night. The Ming army had a battalion of 3,000 soldiers, so General Bayan ordered a surprise attack on the Ming army, but, but..."
"But what?"
"No, it's not the Ming army, it's the devil... They are the devils from hell..."
Yesen threw the wine glass to the ground and said angrily: "What are you talking about? Changshengtian is protecting us, where did the devil come from?"
"It's true ! Our army rushed to the front, and then there was a huge explosion. The ground shook, as if the devil walked out of hell, and then... then... everyone died!"
"All dead?"
Yesen looked surprised. He didn't believe such nonsense, but since he said so, something incredible must have happened.
"Where's Boyan?"
"General Boyan is seriously injured and is outside the tent."
Yesen quickly got up and went outside the tent, where he saw Boyan lying on a stretcher covered in blood, already dying.
How can it be?
How could five thousand elite cavalry be wiped out?
Could it be that they fell into the Ming army’s trap?
They must have used 3,000 people as bait, and then laid an ambush in the main army, waiting for Tubayan to lead his troops to attack, and then the ambushes would be set off everywhere...
The southerners were known for their treachery, and he had . He had repeatedly advised Boyan to act with caution, but he didn't expect that he would fall into their trap.
Yesen squatted beside Boyan and asked, "Boyan, what happened? Were we ambushed by the Ming army?"
Boyan slowly opened his only remaining eye and said weakly: "Ming army, fire...firearms..."
"What did you say?"
"Firearms... too... too..."
Boyan's head tilted and he fainted again.
Yesen looked at the ragged soldiers behind Bayan and asked, "How many ambushes does the Ming army have?"
"Ambush? There is no ambush..."
Yesen thought he had misheard and continued to ask: "How is it possible that 3,000 Ming soldiers killed 5,000 Mongolian warriors?"
These are 5,000 elite cavalrymen, all of whom are carefully selected warriors who can fight ten men at a time. Logically speaking, they should have no problem confronting a Ming army that is twice their number.
How could he be killed by three thousand Ming soldiers?
The southerners are cunning, they must have used some evil scheme!
Boyan on the stretcher was unconscious, muttering: "Devil, the devil from hell..."
Yesen was furious and immediately ordered: "Pass the order down, all troops must gather within half a month. If they fail to arrive on time, they will be punished by military law!"