Chapter 76 Waist Card
Chapter 76 Waist Card
This time, when Lin Dan Khan gathered his troops, he not only mobilized the troops of the Chahar Wanhu headquarters, but also recruited a lot of tribal troops from the Tumed side.
Hadanbaatar was the captain of the right wing of the camp. According to the organization of the Mongolian army, the captain of the right wing had at least 1100 to 1200 soldiers, but in fact the number of people was far more than this. In addition to the cavalry, there were also auxiliary soldiers composed of slaves and herdsmen, and the number of the latter added up was also not small, so the people in their camp had reached nearly 1800 when Burigude and his men arrived.
There are six thousand captains in the whole camp, and Hadanbaatar is one of them. This army is led by Asgen Wanfu (Wanhu). Wanfu's tent is located in the center of the yurt. There is also Asgen's direct Wanfu army there. In this way, there are more than 10,000 cavalrymen in the whole camp (excluding slaves and auxiliary soldiers).
More than 10,000 cavalrymen, this is not a small number, the entire Ming Dynasty may not have so many cavalrymen capable of fighting. But the Mongols gathered so many troops casually. And this is not the number of all the cavalrymen under Lin Dan Khan. Lin Dan Khan’s camp is not here. This is just the camp where Asgen Wanhu gathered his troops. After everyone arrives, according to Lin Dan Khan’s request, Asgen will reorganize the army and lead the troops eastward, and then arrive at Baicheng, where he will join Lin Dan Khan’s main army and attack Chaohua together.
This time, Lin Dan Khan mobilized at least 35,000 troops to deal with Chaohua, which was considered very powerful in Mongolia. You should know that the Inner Khalkha tribe had only 15,000 cavalry in its heyday, and suffered heavy losses in the battle with Nurhaci not long ago. It was not easy to gather 7,000 to 8,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people who could ride horses and take swords to the battlefield.
Even though Chaohua now has the support of the Later Jin, the Later Jin's military strength is limited.
In the Battle of Sarhu, the Later Jin army went all out, using all its available forces, but there were only less than 30,000 men. Although this battle was a great victory, Nurhaci also suffered some losses. In addition, the Later Jin army attacked everywhere after the war, and as the territory expanded, the army at hand was even more insufficient.
After Xiong Tingbi took office, he took steady steps and put a lot of pressure on Nurhaci. This was also the main reason why Nurhaci attacked the Inner Khalkha tribe and forced the Chaohua Alliance in order to eliminate his worries.
Now that Lindan Khan is trying to teach Chaohua a lesson, Nurhaci may not be able to spare much troops even if he wants to rescue the Inner Khalkha. What's more, Xiong Tingbi in Liaodong is not a pushover either. Once Xiong Tingbi seizes the opportunity, not only will he fail to save the Inner Khalkha, but even the territory previously occupied will be taken back by Xiong Tingbi.
No matter from which perspective, Lin Danhan's 35,000 troops were sure of victory and had an absolute advantage.
This feeling was not only shared by Ligdan Khan himself, but also by the Mongols in the camp. They all looked relaxed and had big smiles on their faces, as if as long as they could join forces with Ligdan Khan, the rest of the war would be a sure win.
The two brothers embraced each other warmly, and then Hadanbaatar looked towards the people that Burigude had brought back. When he saw the carriage and Zhu Shenzhui and others in the crowd, he was stunned for a moment. Before he could ask, Burigude leaned over to his ear and whispered a few words.
After listening, Hadanbaatar nodded, without saying anything more, and patted Burigude on the shoulder. Burigude immediately grinned, and then chatted with Hadanbaatar for a few more words before turning around and walking towards his team.
The camp had already reserved a place for Burigude to stay, and Burigude led his people to settle down. In addition to his subordinates, Zhu Shencui was also taken care of. Not only did he allocate two yurts to Zhu Shencui and his people, but he also had someone bring three slaves to serve Zhu Shencui.
I thanked Burigude and specifically asked about the rules of the camp to avoid getting into trouble due to not understanding the rules.
Burigude smiled and threw him a waist badge, asking him to hang it on his waist. He told Zhu Shenzhui to rest assured that the camp here belonged to them, and that as long as he did not break into other people's tents, he would be fine. He could walk around the camp without any problem, but he should try not to go to other thousand-man camps, after all, he had no control over that place.
He just arrived at the camp today and still has a lot of things to deal with. Besides, it is getting late, so he asked Zhu Shenzhui and the others to have a good rest today and get familiar with the environment here. He will come to Zhu Shenzhui tomorrow to discuss the transaction.
After thanking Burigude, Zhu Shenzui personally escorted him out of the yurt. After Burigude left, Zhu Shenzui noticed the three slaves kneeling beside him and frowned slightly.
The three slaves were one young and two old. The young one was short and looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. As for the two old ones, their faces were full of wrinkles and they looked older than Ershi. The three of them knelt motionlessly with their heads lowered, and their faces could not be seen clearly.
As he approached, before Zhu Shenzui could say anything, he smelled an unpleasant odor.
Zhu Shenzui has become much more accustomed to these days on the grassland. When he first arrived on the grassland, the smell of ordinary Mongolians was really unbearable, even Mongolians of the status of Eris and Burigude were not much better.
Due to limited conditions, Mongolians seldom have the opportunity to take a bath. In addition, Mongolians have different eating habits and often stay with cattle, sheep and horses. Most Mongolians also like to drink kumis. These smells mixed together are fishy and pungent.
No wonder the Ming Dynasty often called the Mongols "Sao Tartars". People who are not used to this smell really can't stand it. During these days on the grassland, Zhu Shenzhui has gradually become familiar with this smell, almost reaching the state of living in an abalone shop for a long time without noticing its stench, and living in a room full of orchids for a long time without noticing its fragrance. But even so, the pungent smell of these three slaves still hit Zhu Shenzhui's nose, making him frown.
Zhu Shenzhu originally wanted to ask the three slaves their names, but now he was not interested. After thinking about it, he called Ma Shizhou over and handed them over to him. These three slaves were given to him by Burigude, and as a guest, he could not refuse them, otherwise he would be slapping Burigude in the face.
Since they were given to him, they couldn't just eat for free. Ma Shizhou took them down to find a place to wash, change into relatively clean clothes, get rid of the smell, and then work. Otherwise, with their smell, Zhu Shenzhu would be disgusted by it.
Zhu Shenzui had been traveling these days and had not had a good rest. Today was his first day at the camp. Although he was a little curious about the situation in the camp, and Burigude had given him a badge, it should be fine for him to walk around the camp.
But Zhu Shenzhui didn't do that. It was better to be safe when he was in someone else's territory. At least he shouldn't rush in without Burigude's company. It wouldn't be too late to visit again after he was familiar with the place. Besides, he had worked very hard these days. Although Zhu Shenzhui was in good health, he was a little tired. He would take a good rest today and talk about other things tomorrow.
It was a peaceful night and I finally had a good sleep.
This was the most sound sleep Zhu Shenzui had had since arriving at the grassland. The camp was surrounded by Mongols, so he didn't have to worry about taking shifts at night, nor did he have to worry about being attacked by the hungry wolves that roamed the grassland.
At dawn the next day, accompanied by the occasional sound of horses neighing in his ears, Zhu Shenzui opened his eyes, stretched comfortably and then got up.
After washing up, changing into a robe, and putting on the badge that Burigude had given him yesterday, Zhu Shenzhui went out for a walk. Not long after he walked around, he ran into Burigude who came to look for him.
"My brother, did you have a good rest last night?"
"Thank you, I slept very comfortably. It was the best sleep I had in these days." Zhu Shenzui spoke the truth. This sentence made Burigude laugh out loud. He was quite satisfied to get such an answer from Zhu Shenzui.
He told Zhu Shencui that he had arranged everything and the transaction could be carried out today. He would take all the goods Zhu Shencui brought, part of which would be traded in cattle and sheep skins, and the other part in gold and silver.
After all, this is not their tribe, but a camp for gathering troops. Although there are supplies such as cattle and sheep skins, they cannot bring much. However, he asked others to collect some gold and silver, and traded with him according to the price offered by Zhu Shenzhui before, hoping that he would not mind.
Zhu Shenzhui said there was no problem with this and told Burigude that the transaction could be carried out at any time and that he would fully cooperate.
Hearing such an answer, Burigude was very happy. He patted Zhu Shenzui's shoulder hard and grinned, calling him brother all the time, showing extraordinary affection.
The subsequent transaction went smoothly. Zhu Shenzhui returned to the yurt and asked someone to calculate the goods that had been unloaded yesterday, and then gave the other party a price. Upon hearing the offer, Burigude narrowed his eyes in joy, because the price Zhu Shenzhui quoted was lower than what he had originally calculated. It was clear that Zhu Shenzhui had deliberately given him a discount on the original basis.
"Good brother, I appreciate your kindness. This time it was too hasty. Next time you come to the grassland, just come to me directly. I will take as much goods as you bring. I promise that you will not suffer any loss!" Burigude smiled, patted his chest to assure Zhu Shenzhui, and made a promise to him.
This was exactly what Zhu Shenzhu needed. He nodded happily and asked about the location of Burigude's tribe. He agreed to visit him next time he came to the grassland. Burigude also told Zhu Shenzhu to keep the badge he was given yesterday carefully. He should bring it with him next time he came to the grassland. It was normal for tribes to migrate on the grassland. If he couldn't find his tribe for a while, he could ask ordinary Mongolian herdsmen nearby with the badge. As long as other people saw the badge, they would understand and help Zhu Shenzhu.
Listening to Burigude's words, Zhu Shenzhui nodded repeatedly, and at the same time curiously asked if they were going to move camp. Burigude said yes, he had just received the order from Wan Hu, and tomorrow was the time to move camp eastward. The next time we saw each other was when he returned from the battlefield.
(End of this chapter)