Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 430 Bang! Bang! Bang!
If we talk about how quickly and violently the situation developed, the battlefield was undoubtedly first-class.

This morning he was still planning how to tear a piece of meat off Daming, but now he is in a dead end.

Such a change made Dayan feel dazed.

"Taiji, you must control your temper when you meet the Emperor."

"Ah."

Looking at the rows of musketeers and listening to the words of his generals, Dayan finally uttered a sound after a long while.

After discovering that the Qing army was retreating, he did try to break out, but when he returned along the same route, he ran into the formation of heavy armored infantry. When he wanted to find another way out, he was blocked by the musketeers who followed him on the bank of the Han River.

In this situation, breaking out has become a luxury. Fortunately, the Heshuote Kingdom has many borders with the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Emperor does not want to be attacked from all sides, he must not do things too drastically.

So after thinking it over again and again, Dayan finally decided to ask the Emperor Ming for negotiations.

As time passed, the sun gradually set, and when the sky seemed to be a little bloody, Dayan finally received the news that the Emperor Minghuang agreed to see him.

"Taiji! The Emperor agreed!"

When Dayan heard the words, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the anxiety in his heart disappeared completely.

After all, the Ming Dynasty's biggest enemy was the Qing Dynasty. Although the Khoshuts had intervened, the two sides did not have an irreconcilable hatred.

What's more, Yazhou in Sichuan, Lijiang in Yunnan, and Jincheng in Shaanxi and Gansu were all under their attack. If the Emperor Ming had a little bit of brains, he would not have torn his face with the Khoshuts at this time.

He is quite capable, and the rest depends on how big the Emperor's appetite is.

With this in mind, Dayan led more than a dozen personal guards out of the formation. After they went around in circles and entered the Ming army camp, he finally saw the young man after taking off his sword and armor.

"Dayan Ozil, the eldest son of Gushri Khan! Meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

With a loud shout, Dayan kowtowed three times on the ground and then prostrated himself.

The grassland tribe is ultimately a bachelor. No matter how he defines the defeat in this battle in his heart, and no matter whether he will continue to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty in the future, at this point in time, a defeat is a defeat, and the things on the scene will not be taken lightly at all.

This has been a tradition for many years.

The various tribes on the grassland have been fighting each other for thousands of years. Whenever they were defeated, they would simply change their titles, and it was very rare for them to be wiped out.

Under such circumstances, matters of face became extremely important, and Dayan was able to quickly put himself in his position.

"Why did you attack my Ming Dynasty?"

"So that Your Majesty knows that my Khoshut tribe has always admired the Celestial Empire. When Beijing fell two years ago, my father Khan also lamented for a long time. This time, the Manchus said they wanted to fight the bandits of the Ming Dynasty. I, a foreign minister, wanted to avenge the great emperor, so I led my tribe here. I didn't expect that Hauge would lie to us, which led to such a misunderstanding."

Facing the Emperor Minghuang's inquiries, Dayan, a defeated general, was not at all timid. Instead, he spoke so fluently that people even wondered if he had been trained in advance.

This is the inevitable result of struggling to survive for many years.

Although Gushri Khan would stick to his principles on minor issues to show his independence when dealing with Tsarist Russia, he would never disobey in serious matters.

As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse’s son will dig holes.

Gushri Khan was able to deal with Tsarist Russia under such circumstances, and Dayan would naturally know how to deal with the Celestial Empire.

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"So, I have to reward you?"

Dayan's face was lying on the ground, so he couldn't see the Emperor's expression. However, there was a strange smile in his tone, so he immediately adjusted his strategy.

"I dare not! I dare not! Although I have offended the Ming Dynasty this time because of the instigation of the Manchus, it is wrong. I am willing to offer cattle, sheep and war horses to appease your majesty's anger."

It must be said that Dayan's strategy accurately grasped the pulse of the Celestial Empire. No matter which emperor of the Central Plains dynasty took over, they would let go of this rather sensible barbarian.

"Okay, get up. I am not a mean person. Since you know your mistakes, a light punishment will be enough."

Sure enough, when Dayan's voice came out, Minghuang's rather cheerful reply came out. It was obvious that his words really touched the sore spot of the Emperor of Central Plains.

"Your Majesty is so magnanimous and generous that I am truly convinced. When I return, I will ask my father to send an envoy to meet Your Majesty!"

The slightly trembling words showed Dayan's emotion and shame vividly. After he stood up, everyone present could even see the tears slowly sliding down his cheeks.

According to Dayan's thinking, now that things have come to this point, the Emperor should find a reason to leave. After all, what remains is probably just a matter of bargaining, and the emperor should not get involved.

But to his surprise, the young Emperor Ming just looked at him with a half-smile, and only when the uneasiness appeared again did the voice come over.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready."

"Would Prince Dayan like to go out with me?"

"Since Your Majesty is so interested, I will accompany you to the end."

Faced with the invitation from the Emperor Ming, whether Dayan was willing or not, he had to go with him. After following the Emperor Ming out of the tent, everyone went straight to the river.

Lecture.

Most likely he wants to give him a lecture.

The emperor of the Central Plains wanted to publicize his fame all the time, and this time he must be taking the opportunity to perform another show. Thinking of this, Dayan was naturally a little disdainful.

But when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Although he did not understand why the Emperor of the Central Plains attached so much importance to his reputation, he was still thinking about how to make the Emperor happy.

"I heard that your Khoshut tribe migrated here from the north, so you should be familiar with the situation in Europe."

"Your Majesty, I have been in Tibet for more than ten years. The world has changed so much that I don't know how much I can rely on."

"That's right. Gustav was still the crown prince back then, but he has been dead for many years now."

After he finished speaking, Dayan couldn't help but glance at the Emperor Ming, and then he realized that it was extremely inappropriate to look him in the face like that, and in a flash he suppressed the surprise in his heart.

"Your Majesty is rich and well-informed, but Sweden has never been out to sea. I wonder how Your Majesty got this information?"

"Oh, we destroyed a Dutch fleet last time. I heard all this from the captives."

"The Netherlands? The Netherlands that was at war with Spain?"

In just a few words, Dayan had realized that the Ming Emperor seemed to be different from what he had imagined, and he also understood that this was a side display of the Ming's power.

But then again, even if the Emperor Ming could destroy the Netherlands, what would that do? Could he still drive his warships ashore?
The thoughts in his mind did not delay Dayan's response. As soon as Zhu Cilang finished speaking, he had already expressed his surprise very tactfully. Then the two of them walked and talked. When Dayan had a new understanding of the Ming Emperor, the Ming army, which was still on high alert, also appeared in their sight.

At this time, there were more than just the previous ones near the river bank. In addition to the entire army's arrived rear guard, there were also Li Chengdong's troops who had just replenished their ammunition.

Looking at those flintlock rifles that he regarded as treasures, Dayan's heart trembled slightly with fear, but he finally calmed down and began to flatter the Emperor Ming again.

"Your Majesty, my soldiers are not familiar with the king's ways. Let me settle a few of them first, so as to avoid losing etiquette."

"How many such cavalrymen do you have?"

"Eighty thousand."

Dayan was stunned by the Emperor Ming's irrelevant answer. After a breath or two, he gave the answer very cautiously.

In his opinion, the Emperor was trying to find out the strength of his own family during the casual conversation. If his guess was correct, he would then ask about things like the population and use this to infer the true strength of the Khoshut.

But he was wrong in the end. When this sentence was heard, the Emperor Ming just nodded and said nothing more. While his mind was racing, he saw the other party waving his hand, and then a soldier holding a command flag ran out.

What is this going to do?
There is no need to lecture like this.

While his thoughts were turning, Dayan's eyes followed the soldier closely and he did not dare to move away at all. After about seven or eight breaths, the soldier ran to a position where all the troops could see him, and then waved the flag in his hand.

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

As the dense sound of musketry suddenly rang out, the wailing of war horses and the howling of soldiers also reached Dayan's ears.

At this moment, he already understood what the scene before him meant, but his thoughts were frozen in his mind, causing him to stand there in a daze.

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

The sound of gunfire finally brought him back to his senses. He then looked at the expressionless Emperor Ming with red eyes, and the words in his mouth finally turned into a tearful question.

"You! Why!?!"

Dayan had shown enough respect since entering the Ming army camp, and the Ming emperor also showed corresponding recognition of this respect. But after all these twists and turns, his own troops finally ended up like this. He really didn't understand what went wrong.

"I have already said that I will give you a light punishment. If you and Shuote can abide by your duties from now on, I will promise you the benefits of mutual trade. If you are still stubborn and help the tyrant, then what happened today will happen again."

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

"Bah!"

The continuous sound of gunfire seemed to be endorsing the words of the Ming Emperor. After struggling for a long time, Dayan finally suppressed his emotions and knelt on the ground.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your teachings!"

Zhu Cilang was indeed troubled about how to deal with these more than 10,000 cavalrymen.

After all, although the Khoshut force only existed for a few decades, they occupied Qinghai, Kangding and Tibet, and many places were adjacent to the Ming Dynasty.

If the relationship with them is not handled well, it will be extremely disadvantageous to the Ming Dynasty.

You know, in the original history, the Big and Small Jinchuan, the Big and Small Hezhuo were all located in this area, and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty spent a lot of effort to pacify it.

But then again, if we just go down the stairs, will Khoshut be able to be safe?
Fear power but not virtue.

Let these jackals pay the price for their choices, then we can educate them with the kingly way.

(End of this chapter)