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Chapter 389 Target Lin Danhan

"This chubby guy has water in his brain!"

When Zhu Shenzhui heard the news on the grassland, he was speechless. He couldn't figure out what was in Yuan Chonghuan's mind? Before he became the governor and governor of Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan had a good expression and was highly valued by Sun Chengzong, who trained him as his successor.

But after Sun Chengzong resigned, Yuan Chonghuan's series of outrageous actions after taking office were really hard to understand, especially now that he was the governor of Liaodong. In this position, he still had childish fantasies about the Later Jin... no, it should be called the Qing Dynasty now. In Zhu Shenzhui's view, Yuan Chonghuan had no political acumen at all. He was very naive politically. A provincial governor, and a provincial governor with military power, was so easily fooled.

No wonder Yuan Chonghuan ended up like this in history. He was politically immature, had a high opinion of himself, and did things without considering the consequences. If he had a boss who was too trusting and completely delegated power to him, it would be strange if such a person did not get into trouble.

The current situation in Liaodong is extremely strange. Logically speaking, the best way for the Ming Dynasty is to send troops to fight against the Later Jin while Nurhaci has just died and Huang Taiji's throne is still unstable.

As long as the war breaks out, Huang Taiji will not be able to free up his hands to integrate the internal affairs, nor will he be able to seize most of the power of the Later Jin so quickly. Even if the Ming Dynasty cannot defeat the Later Jin in a field battle, at least harassment warfare should be no problem, right? Sending a small-scale cavalry unit to harass and conduct mobile warfare in various parts of the Later Jin will not only weaken the power of the Later Jin, but also split the Later Jin internally and delay the process of Huang Taiji's control of power.

He couldn't even understand such a simple question, but instead took the initiative to negotiate, giving Huang Taiji precious time and opportunity. Zhu Shenzhui just shook his head when he saw this.

With a long sigh, Zhu Shenzhui put the matter aside, because the changes between the Ming and Qing dynasties were not something he could intervene in now, and he was powerless to do anything about it. What he was more concerned about was the actions of Huang Taiji after he proclaimed himself emperor, that is, the Qing dynasty had now shifted its target from the Ming dynasty to the Mongolian tribes, especially Ligdan Khan, and a war between the two sides was about to break out.

After the Tenger tribe was forced to fight with Bushitu, the relationship between the Tenger tribe, Bushitu and Ligdan Khan began to become delicate.

After witnessing the powerful fighting capability of the Tenger tribe, Bu Shitu did not continue to fight with the Tenger tribe and retreated steadily, thus fulfilling the private promise made by both parties before the war.

The Tenger tribe also took advantage of the "defeat" in the battle to carry out an internal purge, allowing Zhu Shenzui to completely control all power in the Tenger tribe. Although he was not the leader of the Tenger tribe in name, he was actually no different from the leader.

After the war, the Tenger tribe also gave an explanation to Ligdan Khan, and Ligdan Khan did not continue to force the Tenger tribe and Bushitu to start a war again.

But not long after, Zhu Shenzui received news from other places, and this news was not good. Lin Danhan seemed to have figured out the real situation of the Tenger tribe in the war. He knew that the Tenger tribe did not suffer any losses. Instead, it took advantage of this war to reintegrate the tribe, causing its tribal strength to increase instead of decrease.

In addition, even the news that Zhu Shenzhui had privately agreed with Bu Shitu in advance was somehow leaked out. Upon learning of this, Lindan Khan was furious and almost planned to launch an attack on the Tenger tribe. Fortunately, at this time, the news came that Huang Taiji replaced the Later Jin with the Qing Dynasty, began to proclaim himself emperor and gathered troops to conquer Mongolia. Only then did Lindan Khan temporarily let the Tenger tribe go.

Upon hearing the news, Zhu Shenzhui couldn't help but curse. Needless to say, the reason why Lindan Khan knew this must be that someone told him, and the person who told Lindan Khan was most likely none other than the old bastard Bu Shitu.

Bu Shitu did not gain any advantage over Zhu Shenzui, and he witnessed the powerful military force of the Tengger tribe on the battlefield with his own eyes, so he naturally had some ideas.

As the nominal leader of the Tumed and holding the title of King of Shunyi, Bu Shitu would never be willing to see the threat brought by the rise of the Tenger tribe.

Although the two sides had cooperated before, even during the cooperation, Bu Shitu had the idea of ​​taking the opportunity to kill Zhu Shenzhui, not to mention doing some small tricks after the war.

Although Bu Shitu and Ligdan Khan had a bad relationship and the two brothers had fought to the death for the position of Khan in the past, this did not affect Bu Shitu's decision to inform Ligdan Khan and secretly plot against Zhu Shenzhu under such circumstances.

If he could stir up Ligdan Khan's strong dissatisfaction with the Tenger tribe, or even send troops to directly attack the Tenger tribe, it would only benefit Bu Shitu and not harm him.

Bu Shitu knew Lindan Khan too well, and knew what kind of person he was. This possibility was very high, and it was indeed the case. When Lindan Khan learned the news from Bu Shitu and realized that he had been deceived by the Tenger tribe, Lindan Khan was filled with anger.

Unfortunately, Bu Shitu had never expected that Nurhaci would suddenly die. With the death of Nurhaci, Huang Taiji became the new Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty. Then Huang Taiji changed the name of the Later Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty and officially proclaimed himself emperor. The first thing he did after becoming emperor was to prepare to deal with Ligdan Khan. The Qing Dynasty's unusual move temporarily made Ligdan Khan give up the idea of ​​punishing the Tenger tribe. He also sent people to the Tenger tribe to issue a conscription order, requiring the Tenger tribe to send people to Chahar to join the battle sequence with the Qing Dynasty.

Not long after the order arrived, Tana read the Khan's conscription order brought by the envoy and first settled the envoy. Then she found Zhu Shencui to discuss the matter. After Zhu Shencui learned about it, he considered it for a long time and finally decided to delay it temporarily and directly confront Ligdan Khan if necessary.

"If we do this, we will completely offend the Khan. Don't forget that the Bu Shitu in the north has been eyeing us covetously. Once the Khan has time to deal with us, Bu Shitu will definitely take advantage of the situation. We will not be able to resist with the power of the tribe!"

Tana said worriedly that the predecessor of the Tenger tribe was the Ashitemur tribe. Ashitemur had always been a loyal subordinate of Ligdan Khan. Tana's elder brother Hadan Bater was buried in the desert to protect Ligdan Khan, and even his body has not been found yet.

Tana, who grew up in the tribe, has very complicated feelings towards Lin Danhan. She has always been taught by her father and brother to be loyal to the Khan. But now, Zhu Shenzhui has made a decision that she cannot understand, and this decision will bring very serious consequences.

Although the Tenger tribe has developed rapidly in the past two years and its strength has increased a lot, it is still far behind that of Ligdan Khan. In addition, Ligdan Khan is the overlord of Mongolia. Under the current circumstances, directly rejecting Ligdan Khan is not a wise choice!
"If we agree and send troops to Chahar, what do you think will happen? What will be the result?" In response to Tana's inquiry, Zhu Shenzhui asked directly.

Tana was stunned and speechless for a moment. Tana knew that Lindan Khan planned to teach the Tenger tribe a lesson after hearing the news, and she also knew what kind of person Lindan Khan was. If Lindan Khan was a generous and kind Khan, then there would not be so many tribes betraying him over the years, and Tana's elder brother Hadan Bater would not have died in Mobei.

Zhu Shenzhui's words were like a bucket of cold water pouring down her head, waking Tana up. After she came to her senses, she realized that once she obeyed Lindan Khan's call, even if Lindan Khan did not directly attack her tribe, as long as he put the tribe's soldiers at the forefront of the war and used them as cannon fodder, her tribe would be directly crippled by Lindan Khan.

Without the elite cavalry and tribal warriors, the Tengger tribe would become a toothless tiger, no longer able to resist foreign enemies. At that time, even without the intervention of Ligdan Khan, the Tengger tribe would face the end of the tribe's demise if Bu Shitu led his troops south.

One is the current dilemma, and the other is a possible dilemma in the future. From this point of view, Zhu Shenzui's decision may be correct. At least, he should protect himself for the time being and never give Lin Danhan the opportunity to target his tribe. Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope.

"What about the future?" Tana's eyes were a little confused. Even though she was smart, she couldn't help but feel anxious. Even if she refused the call of Lin Danhan this time and escaped the disaster, what would she do in the future?
When the war between Lindan Khan and Huang Taiji is over, Lindan Khan will certainly hate the Tenger tribe regardless of whether he wins or loses. As the common leader of the Mongols, Lindan Khan must maintain his dignity as the Great Khan. It is possible that he will send troops to teach the Tenger tribe a lesson, or even destroy the tribe in one fell swoop. What will happen to the tribe then?

"Do we only have two choices? Migrate westward or submit to Ming Dynasty?" Tana murmured. Migrating westward was not a good choice. The location of the Tenger tribe was the richest place in the Tumed grassland, and the trade with Ming Dynasty had been booming in the past two years. Through trade, the Tenger tribe developed very rapidly.

Once they give up this place, it would be equivalent to giving up everything they have now. Moreover, after moving westward, the tribe will have to face wars with tribes to the west for pastures, and the future is simply unpredictable.

As for surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, it was not a good choice. The Mongols on the grasslands were the real Mongols. Once the grasslands were gone, would they still be Mongols? Moreover, after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, what kind of treatment would their tribes receive? Would they have to make a living by farming like the Ming people? After a few decades, the tribes would no longer exist, and everything would become history.

Shaking her head, Tana couldn't imagine such consequences, and was even more unwilling to see such a situation happen.

Seeing her sad face, Zhu Shenzhui held her hand and comforted her: "Maybe the situation won't be so bad."

Tana looked back at Zhu Shenzhui in confusion. Zhu Shenzhui smiled and said, "Don't forget that it was Huang Taiji who sent troops to Chahar this time. Huang Taiji, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, is not an ordinary person. Although Nurhaci is good at fighting, Huang Taiji is not bad either. Moreover, Huang Taiji is more difficult to deal with than his father. It is not so easy for Lin Danhan to gain an advantage on the battlefield. Once Huang Taiji's cavalry enters Chahar, Lin Danhan may be too busy to consider the affairs of our tribe."

"You mean... the Khan will lose?" Tana widened her eyes in surprise.

Over the years, Lindan Khan had fought numerous battles, and although he won and lost half of them, as the leader, Lindan Khan was still the strongest among all the Mongolian tribes. More importantly, Chahar was the headquarters of the Mongolian Khan, and Lindan Khan had a natural advantage in fighting in the headquarters. Because of this, Tana never considered the result that Lindan Khan would be defeated.

But now Zhu Shenzhui suddenly told Tana with confidence that this time, Lindan Khan might be defeated. This surprised Tana. From the tribe's perspective, it would be a good thing for the Tenger tribe if Lindan Khan was defeated, because after the defeat, Lindan Khan would never cause trouble for the tribe again. But for the Mongols, the defeat of the Mongolian Khan in the tribe was psychologically unacceptable to Tana, a Mongolian.

(End of this chapter)