Chapter 93 Anda's Plan
Chapter 93 Anda's Plan
The north wind blows the ground and the white grass turns, and Hu Tian snows in August.
The bitter cold in the northern frontier is so severe that the Han people in the south cannot imagine it. Before winter arrives, the wind and snow in the northern frontier have already arrived with the cold current from Siberia, bringing the "gentleness" of winter to the herdsmen on the grassland.
Tumed, as one of the largest forces on the grassland today, has an influence covering the entire eastern part of the grassland. It is composed of 12 large tribes including the right-wing Mongolian Lejin (Manguanchen), Duolun Tumed (Duolo Tuman) and several small tribes, so they are collectively called the Twelve Tumed.
Initially, they were led by lords who were not descendants of the Golden Family, and they kept migrating due to wars. During the time of Mandu, Mongol Lejin was the representative of this group. Its leaders, Toluogan and Huoshai, helped the Khan to eliminate the powerful minister, Hejiasilan. Huoshai married Mandu's second daughter, Princess Isik, for his merits.
After the 1500th year of Hongzhi (), Huoshai led his troops into Hetao with Yongshebu and Ordos, and from then on they became a real threat to the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, forcing the Ming Dynasty to re-examine the threat from this old neighbor from the north.
In the fifth year of Zhengde (1510), Altan Khan's grandfather Dayan Khan unified Mongolia and appointed his third son Barsbolot as the Jinong of the Right Wing, and his fourth son Arsbolot took over the Duolun Tumed and other tribes. When Barsbolot's second son Altan became an adult, he took advantage of the Jinong advantage, occupied the Twelve Tumed and became the leader of the Wanhu.
During the Jiajing period, Altan led his army to participate in the Sixth Expedition against the Wuliangha Wanhu, and was awarded the title of Khan for his outstanding military exploits. His power increased dramatically, forcing the Chahar Khan to move east to the Liaohe River, and then occupied their old pastureland. At the same time, Altan led his own Wanhu to enter Fengzhoutan, took in the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty, established agriculture and handicrafts, and successively built towns such as Dabansheng and Kukuhetun (now Hohhot), which led to the heyday of Tumed.
From this we can see that Altan's ambition was not comparable to that of ordinary grassland Khans. He consciously absorbed the military and civilians of the Ming Dynasty, established agriculture, handicrafts and other industries, and successively built towns such as Dabansheng and Kukuhetun, making the Tumed separate from the general non-fixed grassland tribes.
Since then, Fengzhoutan was renamed Tumochuan. Altan Khan went west to attack Wala and marched into Qinghai, ordering his son Bingtu to stay in Qinghai. Therefore, there were Tumed tribes in Qinghai, belonging to Qinghai Mongolia.
A group led by Altan's grandson Gantu moved eastward to the border of Jizhou and was called the Eastern Tumed. They divided up some of the Wuliangha tribes of Duoyanwei and joined the Kalaqin Wanhu. The Tumed who stayed in Guihuacheng were called the Western Tumed (Guihuacheng Tumed), and the Tumed were divided into three. But these are all later stories.
The current head of the Tumed family is still Anda himself, and his descendants have not yet had the opportunity to step onto the stage of history and stir up the storm.
"Khan, what shall we do next?"
Toghto, the adopted son of Alda Khan and a minister under him, looked at Alda with reverence, wanting to get further instructions from him.
Anda was sitting on the white tiger couch, dressed in luxurious Mongolian Khan attire, with a wolf-like intimidating look in his eyes.
Anda said calmly: "According to the original plan, continue to request the Ming court to open the market."
Tuotuo said: "Great Khan, why don't we go south directly? The Ming people have become more and more ungrateful in recent years. Every time we beg them humbly, they ignore us and even kill our envoys."
"Besides, there is no capable general in the Ming court to command Xuanda. As long as we make a concerted effort, the Southern Kingdom will be in our hands. By then, the glory of the Golden Family will be restored by the Khan!"
Tuotuo was a true warmonger. He had many encounters and battles with the defenders of Xuanda. It can be said that he was already familiar with the fighting style of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the grassland cavalry had unparalleled mobility.
So Tuotuo subconsciously thought that the Ming Dynasty was a neighbor that was easy to bully. As long as he wanted, he could lead thousands of cavalry to crush the Southern Kingdom!
But is the truth that simple?
Although it was difficult for the Ming army in Xuanda to stop the invasion of the grassland cavalry, these grassland cavalry might not really dare to stay in the heartland of the Ming Dynasty for long.
After all, the Ming Dynasty is still very stable now. As long as they are given time to organize their forces, the grassland cavalry trapped in the Ming Dynasty will become lone wolves in the quagmire, and they will die miserably if they are not careful. Therefore, every time they invaded from the south, Anda's strategy was just one word - fast!
As long as they were fast enough and did not give the Ming army a chance to gather, they would rob and run away in Shanxi, Hebei and other places, and the Ming army would be helpless in dealing with them.
Moreover, he could use these occasional movements southward to continue threatening the Ming court to open up trade.
As long as the trade can be opened, the Tumed tribe can move to a higher level. The grassland has become increasingly cold in recent years, which has already made Anda feel a little fear in his heart.
He was always afraid that one day, Eternal Heaven would send down endless cold, turning everything on the grassland into nothingness.
Therefore, in order to resist the fear from the unknown, Anda had no choice but to use force again and again to seek to open trade.
Unfortunately, with repeated invasions from the south over the years, the hatred between the grassland and the Ming Dynasty grew. Not only did the Ming court not relax its idea of opening trade, but it became more and more powerful. Not only did it kill the envoy sent by Altan, but it also increased the reward for Altan to ten thousand gold.
Such an attitude clearly shows a fight to the death.
So Anda also felt difficult.
Do we really have to siege Beijing?
Anda couldn't help but feel uneasy. After all, he had no idea what the strength of Beijing was.
But he had already said this harsh word, and they were the ones who took advantage of the recent invasion to the south.
If I hesitate at this time, it might have a certain impact on the morale of the grassland army.
Therefore, the matter of marching south to besiege Beijing can no longer be delayed.
Anda raised his eyes and looked at Tuotuo, "The Ming court may seem weak, but it is not. The reason why we can take advantage of the Ming court again and again is simply because there are no mountains or dangerous places in Xuanda, and our men's horses can go back and forth like the wind on flat plains."
"Once we have invaded the heartland of the Ming Dynasty and encountered terrain that is not conducive to cavalry attacks or were blocked by Ming Dynasty cities, and then faced with Ming Dynasty firearms suppression, our advantages would no longer exist."
"So the most important thing now is to harass them, attract the main force of the Ming Dynasty to the Xuanda line, and then unexpectedly march to the gates of Beijing to force the Ming court to open up trade. This is in the interests of our Tumed."
Anda's mind was still relatively clear. He knew very well what was the best choice for Tumed. He must not be like the previous grassland overlord Wala, who was ignorant of the consequences, arrogant and frivolous while provoking the Ming court.
In the end, not only was he excluded from the grassland, but he also became the target of the Ming court for nearly a hundred years. This was not what Anda wanted to see. What he wanted was a Tumed that could last for a long time.
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