Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 155 You come and I go
But the fact is not so. It was precisely because Lin Danhan acted too obviously and did not know how to be gentle that the two major tribes that should have stood on his side turned to the side of the Later Jin for various reasons.

On the one hand, they were aggressive, pretending to wish him bad luck, and plotting to annex him with their own Mongolian Khan. On the other hand, they kept trying to win him over through marriage, and resolutely sent troops to help him when his tribe was attacked.

As long as one is not stupid, anyone can make a wise choice. From this point of view, the Mongol Khan Lindan Khan was a failure as a human being.

In addition, because of the rise of the Later Jin Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had already made peace with Ligdan Khan. As early as before the Battle of Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty proposed to join forces with Ligdan Khan to deal with the Later Jin Dynasty together, intending to completely strangle the newly rising Later Jin Dynasty.

But Lin Danhan agreed on the surface, but he only wanted to gain benefits from the Ming Dynasty through this alliance. He was unwilling to contribute any effort and never cared about the life and death of his ally. Not only did he not take the initiative to help in the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty, he often sat on the mountain and watched the fight between the two families, secretly making his own calculations.

Lin Danhan thought he was smart and regarded himself as the fisherman who benefited from the conflict between the snipe and the clam, but his stupidity was also revealed. He did not understand who his biggest threat and opponent was, and who was preventing him from unifying the Mongolian tribes as the Great Khan of Mongolia?
The war between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin in Liaodong started again. It should have been a good opportunity for Ligdan Khan. He could send troops to the Inner Khalkha again, which would not only defeat the Inner Khalkha tribe in one fell swoop, but also threaten the Later Jin from the rear through such military actions, thus reducing the pressure on the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong.

But what did Lin Danhan do in reality? Not only did he not do so, but he also watched the war between the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty, leaving the Inner Khalkha closest to him alone and leading his troops to the northeast to fight the Khorchin?

What was the purpose of attacking Khorchin? Was it simply because Khorchin had offended him, the Khan, and he wanted to teach Khorchin a lesson?
Such thoughts and actions are simply incomprehensible. Zhu Shenzhui's father-in-law, Ashi Temur, was also speechless when he received the order from Ligdan Khan to gather troops. However, as the Mongolian headquarters, especially the tribe under the Khan, Ashi Temur could not refuse and could only mobilize troops to go to the east to participate in the war according to the Khan's order.

Lin Danhan thought he could defeat Khorchin this time, but who would have thought that the war in Liaodong would end so quickly. Because of Yuan Yingtai's strategic mistakes, the Ming army suffered an unprecedented defeat in Liaodong again. Even the commander Yuan Yingtai committed suicide in Shenyang. The two strongest armies of the Ming Dynasty: the White Rod Army and the Qi Family Army were also annihilated in this battle.

The Liaodong war was quickly resolved. Although the Later Jin suffered heavy losses, it won the battle after all. At this time, Lindan Khan was fighting fiercely with Khorchin.

Khorchin is not a small tribe, but a large tribe occupying the entire Khorchin grassland. Even though its strength is not as good as that of Ligdan Khan, it is not a soft persimmon that can be easily bullied.

Even without the help of the Later Jin, it would not be so easy for Lindan Khan to completely defeat Khorchin. Both sides suffered losses in several battles. Although Lindan Khan gained the upper hand by relying on his powerful military force, Khorchin's core combat power was intact and they were still able to fight back and forth with Lindan Khan.

At this time, the Later Jin Dynasty, which had freed up its hands, sent out troops again. Nurhaci, this old slave, was not without sharp vision, meticulous thinking, and decisiveness in doing things.

Although Liaodong won a great victory, the Later Jin also suffered losses, especially in the Battle of Hunhe. The losses of the Later Jin were unprecedented. It is no exaggeration to say that they suffered heavy losses.

But even so, Nurhaci still resolutely sent troops to help Khorchin, because he was well aware of the importance of Khorchin to the Later Jin. If Khorchin fell into the hands of Ligdan Khan, not only would it lose a powerful ally, but it would also face the embarrassing situation of directly handing over Ligdan Khan's territory and being attacked from both Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty.

In order to avoid this situation, Khorchin must be preserved at all costs. Besides, preserving Khorchin is also a good opportunity for the Later Jin to further expand its influence in Mongolia. In this way, Nurhaci sent troops to support Khorchin as soon as he dealt with the Ming army in Liaodong.

Because the losses of the Later Jin in Liaodong were equally huge, Nurhaci could not temporarily mobilize too many troops. He gritted his teeth and gathered 8,000 Eight Banners cavalry to head to Khorchin. Although these 8,000 cavalry were not many, they were all the elite of the Eight Banners and had extremely strong combat effectiveness.

When the news of the Later Jin's dispatch of troops soon reached the ears of Lin Danhan, who was fighting fiercely with Khorchin at that time. If it were someone else, upon hearing the news, they would have re-arranged their troops and tried to see if they could defeat the combined forces of Khorchin and the Later Jin.

But no one knew what Lin Dan Khan was thinking. When the news came, Lin Dan Khan did not adjust his tactics immediately, nor did he issue an order to deal with the Later Jin cavalry. Instead, he stayed in the yurt for a whole day. At dawn the next day, Lin Dan Khan gathered his generals and actually issued an order for the entire army to retreat. When the order to withdraw was issued, all the Mongolians were stunned. They never thought that Lin Dan Khan did not even have the courage to fight the Later Jin. Now he did not even see the shadow of the Later Jin cavalry, so he withdrew his troops?
The Khan's order was issued, and everyone dared not disobey, but they secretly complained about Lin Danhan. In the eyes of many Mongolians, Lin Danhan's military expedition was simply anticlimactic. Not to mention the timing and target of the war, just take the current war situation as an example. It is far from the point of running away as soon as the news of the Later Jin is coming.

No matter how strong the Later Jin was, the Mongols were no worse. Compared with the Later Jin, the Mongols were a true nation on horseback. Moreover, even if the Later Jin sent troops now, in terms of overall military strength, the number of the combined forces of the Later Jin and Khorchin did not have an absolute advantage. On the contrary, Lin Danhan had a greater advantage in military strength.

But even so, Lin Dan Khan actually took the initiative to withdraw his troops? Was the Khan afraid of the Later Jin? This thought flashed through the minds of many Mongolians, but no one dared to question Lin Dan Khan, because everyone knew that the Khan was stubborn and would not listen to anyone's advice. Unless you don't want to lose your head, why would you oppose the Khan's order?
After fighting several battles in Khorchin, the Mongolian army gained no benefits and hastily withdrew without even seeing the Later Jin army. This retreat was tantamount to admitting the failure of the war against Khorchin, and once again caused Lin Danhan's prestige on the grassland to plummet.

"Abu, did the tribe suffer heavy losses during this expedition to Khorchin?" Zhu Shenzhui asked after listening to Ashi Temur's description of the battle situation in the east.

"The loss is not that big. Your Ahha sent someone back to say that the loss of people was only about a hundred, but..." Ashe Timur shook his head. "Is it supplies?" Zhu Shenzhui asked.

Ashi Temur's face was very ugly. The Mongols fought differently from the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty's army was a professional army, and all supplies and other things were allocated by the court. However, except for the troops directly under Ligdan Khan, the rest of the Mongols' troops were recruited from various tribes. Each tribe not only had to provide men but also horses, and even the weapons and equipment and food for men and horses were solved by themselves.

Just like the two wars before and after, whether it was against Chaohua or Khorchin, Ashil Timur's tribe sent a lot of people. These people were the bravest warriors in the tribe. Their expedition also consumed a lot of supplies of the tribe. These supplies were not only food and fodder, but also included weapons and horses that were extremely important to the Mongols.

The Mongols relied on plundering after victory to make up for the loss of personnel and materials. If they won, everything would be fine, as the plundered items could make up for the losses. But once they lost, all the costs they paid before would be wasted. The Mongols were a nomadic people with limited resources, so they could afford one or two losses, but how could they afford more?

The gloomy look on his face flashed away, and Ashe Temur looked at Zhu Shenzhui with a gentle expression: "Come on! Another drink!"

He raised his glass, clinked it with Zhu Shenzhui's, drank it generously, and wiped the wine stains on his lips: "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you this time. If the supplies from Daming hadn't arrived quickly, the tribe would have been in a very tight spot this year."

"Abu, look at what you said, we are a family, aren't we?" Zhu Shenzhui replied with a smile, but with a hint of vigilance in his heart.

My father-in-law is no pushover. Although he often appears to be generous and magnanimous, and looks honest and simple, he actually has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

As the Taiji of the tribe and the Jinong of the Mongols, Ashi Temur was able to stay in this position for so many years and keep the tribe firmly in his own hands. How could it be possible for an ordinary person?

"Hahaha, I love to hear this. You are right, we are a family!" Ashe Temur laughed, picked up the wine jug, filled it up and drank a glass with Zhu Shenzhui. After drinking, he looked at Zhu Shenzhui with a smile and said the following sentence.

"The tribe needs more supplies now. The food and ironware you sent are good things, but the quantity is still a little small."

"That's not difficult!" Zhu Shenzhui said with a smile, "Abu, we are one family, so we should not have different opinions. The Ming Dynasty is rich and has everything. Let alone what we have now, as long as Abu wants, it won't be difficult to get several times more."

"really?"

"Of course it's true!"

"Okay!" Ashe Temur slapped his thigh and said happily: "Come on, let's have another drink. This is hard work for you."

"Haha, what's so hard about this? It's all business. If I sell more, I'll earn more, right?" Zhu Shenzhui said with a smile, raising his glass, and deliberately emphasized the word "buy and sell". As soon as he said this, Ashe Temur laughed again.

"What? You don't think I'll take your things for free?"

"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Zhu Shenzhui blurted out without thinking: "You said it before, we are a family, how can a family betray one's own people? Abu, you are Tana's Abu, the tribe's Taiji, and this is a win-win situation for both sides. Just like the cattle and sheep on the grassland, only with cattle and sheep can calves and lambs be born continuously, allowing the tribe to reproduce forever. If we kill and eat all the cattle and sheep, it will be refreshing for a while, but how can the tribe survive without them in the future?"

"With Abu's wisdom, he naturally understands this. Besides, there are so many tribes on the grassland. As long as Abu has something, why would he be afraid of not being able to get what he wants from others? Don't you think so?"

Ashe Temur looked at Zhu Shencui deeply, but found that Zhu Shencui looked calm and composed. His small eyes were smiling like a crescent moon.

(End of this chapter)