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Chapter 971: Eastward Advance to Chahar

Guihua City.

In the royal palace in the city, Tana was teasing a baby. The little guy was not even a month old, and the tiny person looked extremely adorable. He was sleeping soundly in the cradle with his eyes closed, his hands raised to his ears, and his chubby legs kicked from time to time, as if he was dreaming about something.

This baby is Tengger's son. Last year, Tengger's wife became pregnant and gave birth to a son after ten months of pregnancy. This is Tana's first grandson and the continuation of Zhu Shenzhu's bloodline. Tana, who has become a grandmother, is particularly fond of this child and comes to see the child with her own eyes every day to feel at ease.

Tana named the child Batu, which means hero. She hoped that the child would become a great hero like his grandfather when he grew up.

After Zhu Shenzui learned in Daming that Tengger's wife was pregnant, he also named the child in advance. If it was a girl, it would be fine, but for a boy, according to the genealogy, his generation should be the Qiu generation, and the last character should contain the element of wood, so he named him Zhu Qiuxu.

The birth of this child made the whole Tumed people rejoice, and not only Tumed, but also other vassal tribes around them were also very happy. You should know that this child has the most noble blood in the world. Although not many people know Tenger's true identity, it is not a secret among a few people. Tenger is not only the leader of Tumed, but also the prince of the Ming Emperor, and his wife is Bushitu's youngest daughter, Borjigin Sayin Zhuola. The child born of these two people not only has the blood of the Ming royal family, but also the continuation of the Golden Family.

With the successive deaths of Bu Shitu and Ligdan Khan, especially the death of the latter, the Mongols lost a cohesive leader.

Although there were many internal conflicts in Mongolia due to religious and other issues during Lindan Khan's lifetime, and because of Lindan Khan's many operations, the powerful Mongolian headquarters eventually fell apart. Coupled with foreign enemies and internal rebellions, Lindan Khan eventually lost Chahar, fled to the west, and died of illness in Qinghai.

When Lindan Khan was alive, many Mongolian tribes were dissatisfied with this warmongering Khan. But after Lindan Khan died, with the disappearance of the last Khan of Mongolia, the Mongolians began to miss Lindan Khan again.

After all, no matter how bad Lindan Khan was, he was still recognized as the Great Khan by the Mongols. After his death, Lindan Khan's tribe fell apart and Mongolia lost its common leader, which made most Mongolians feel empty in their hearts.

Although the Tenger tribe rose up later and directly controlled the Tumed, it has developed extremely rapidly in recent years. It not only recovered the various tribes that split after the death of Ligdan Khan, but also took the initiative to attack to the east, and joined forces with the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Qing Dynasty and Chahar tribes in Liaodong, and even won the battle between Khorchin and Inner and Outer Khalkha.

Especially in the previous battles in which the various tribes in northern Mobei moved south, the Tengger tribe played a very important role. Ketu Taiji of the Outer Khalkha Dynasty, who had basically unified northern Mobei, led his troops south, intending to take advantage of the opportunity of the rest of the tribes splitting after the death of Ligdan Khan to annex the Qinghai region in one fell swoop, and then invade southern and western Mobei.

In this battle, after receiving the call for help, the Tenger tribe led reinforcements, joined forces with the remnants of Ligdan Khan, and together with Gushri Khan and Dzungar lord Batur Hong Taiji, they fought a fierce battle with the enemy. In the end, they not only defeated Chaoktu's army and won the battle, but even the previously arrogant Chaoktu Taiji was killed in the subsequent fighting. The Mobei coalition was defeated and never dared to move south again.

After this battle, the Tengger tribe became famous on the grasslands, and its rule in the Tumed and western Chahar regions was further consolidated. Not long after, the Ming Dynasty officially promoted his Shunyi King from a foreign vassal prince to a Ming prince, and his wife, the Borjigin clan, became the princess, and re-granted the gold and jade seal, which was hereditary for his descendants.

Even Agudamu got the title of King Shunning, which is equivalent to the title of a prince. Not to mention Tana. The Ming Dynasty directly gave her the title of Lady Zhongshun of the first rank. Such a gift was unprecedented. After Tana and her son returned to Mongolia, the prestige of the Tenger tribe on the grassland was even greater, and there was a tendency for them to replace Bushitu and even Ligdan Khan.

But this is not enough. After all, although Tenger is a Mongolian, Mongolians pay more attention to bloodline. In the eyes of Mongolians, members of the Golden Family are the real masters of Mongolia. This concept is deeply rooted and has long been deeply rooted in the beliefs of Mongolians. Even if some people understand that Tenger is different from ordinary Mongolians and has the blood of the Ming Dynasty royal family, in their eyes, he is still not as noble as the Golden Family.

But since Batu was born, all this changed, especially after Tengger added "Borjigin" to his son Batu's Mongolian surname according to Zhu Shenzhu's previous arrangement, Batu's identity became completely different.

Batu originally had the blood of both the Ming royal family and the Golden Family, and now he has the surname of Borjigin. No matter from which point of view, Batu, who is still a baby, must be the future master of Mongolia and the true successor to the Mongol Khan in the future.

Of course, this is all later. It is still too early for Batu to grow up, and the future Mongolia will not be the same as Genghis Khan's Mongolia. The glory of the Mongols has passed, and the possibility of conquering the world by relying solely on the Mongolian cavalry no longer exists.

With the advancement of science and technology, especially the emergence of firearms, the form of war has undergone a subversive change. It is very unlikely to rely on personal force to suppress and annex the enemy and continue to rule as before. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have driven the Mongols out of the Central Plains. Compared with the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, the advancement of science and technology in the current era is even greater. It is impossible for the Mongols to become the masters of the world again. Not far from Tana and Batu, Tenger and his younger brother Agutam were talking. While talking, they looked towards their mother from time to time with a smile on their faces.

"Brother, do I really have to go to Chahar?" Agudamu couldn't help asking, somewhat reluctantly: "My nephew has just been born and my mother is also naturalizing. Can't I go in a few years?"

"You stinky boy!" Tengger slapped his brother on the shoulder and scolded him with a smile: "Batu is my son, what does it have to do with you? Besides, isn't it normal for Eji to stay in Guihua City? Do you want Eji to follow you to Chahar to suffer? Don't even think about it!"

"Brother, don't you feel sorry for your younger brother? You knew I would have to suffer, but you still let me go?" Agudamu said with a little dissatisfaction and a reluctant look.

"An eagle can only become the master of the sky after experiencing wind and rain. A tiger or leopard trapped in a cage will never become a beast! You are my brother, and the Shunning King of Ming! Have you forgotten everything Abu said to us when we were in Ming?"

"You are not a child anymore. When I was your age, I was already the leader of the tribe. You have learned a lot over the years, but it is not enough to just learn these. You need to train yourself so that you can truly grow."

Tengger said seriously: "Chahar was the headquarters of Ligdan Khan in the past, and it is one of the most important areas of southern Mongolia. As long as you control Chahar, it is equivalent to controlling half of southern Mongolia. In the future, you and I, one in the east and one in the west, will work together to control the entire southern Mongolia. This is the strategy that Abu has formulated long ago. Do you dare to go against Abu's plan?"

"You have grown up. You can't always be under my protection. As a man, you should have your own grassland and people. In the future, you will be the ruler of Chahar, and you will shoulder the responsibility of suppressing Liaodong and Khorchin tribes to the east. The reason why I give you this task is not only Abu's intention, but also my expectation for you as your eldest brother."

"Okay, okay, I'll go! Isn't it okay for me to go?" Agudamu raised his hands in surrender, indicating that he was willing to go to Chahar. In fact, he knew that he had already decided to go to Chahar. After all, when they were in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Shenzhui had explained to the two brothers the arrangements for the follow-up to Mongolia.

In the future Mongolia, Agudamu will occupy the eastern part of southern Mongolia with Chahar as its base, while Tenger will occupy the western part of southern Mongolia with Tumed as its base. The two brothers will support each other and control the entire southern Mongolia, thus becoming a barrier for the Ming Dynasty in the north.

In addition, Mongolia will become a part of the Ming Dynasty in the future, rather than being separated from the Ming Dynasty or even hostile to the Ming Dynasty. The Tengger brothers are both princes of the Ming Dynasty. Although they have Mongolian identities, they are actually no different from the kings of the nine frontiers appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang during the founding of the country. They are used to control the borders and places and protect the Ming Dynasty.

Agudamu also knew that he had to go to Chahar. Not going was impossible. He relied on his status as a younger brother to say these words to his elder brother Tenger. He was not refusing to go to Chahar. You know, if he went to Chahar, he would be the local leader. As a man, who doesn't want to set up his own business?
The reason why Agudamu said these words was nothing more than to ask for some benefits. After all, Chahar is not Tumed. Although he has the support of Tumed behind him when he goes to Chahar, and the Ming Dynasty will also help, the young Agudamu is still unsure about this and plans to ask Tengger for some people to help him.

After making a gesture of reluctant agreement, Agudamu put forward conditions to Tengger. He not only asked for an elite cavalry unit, but also hoped that Tengger would allocate him a new army with strong combat effectiveness.

Tumed also had a new army. When Zhu Shenzhui was in Mongolia, his new army was stationed in Tumed. It was precisely because of this extremely powerful new army that the Tenger tribe rose later.

When Zhu Shenzhui returned to Ming, he took most of the new army with him, but some of them stayed in Guihua City as a trump card for Tana and her son. Later, Wang Hai expanded the new army based on this new army. Because the Mongols were good at horse fighting but not good at foot fighting and battle formations, the new army in Guihua City was composed of some Mongols, and the rest were Ming people.

The origin of these Ming people is also very simple. Do you remember the captives captured by Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou after they defeated Gao Yingxiang? Most of these captives were sent to Mongolia and became the people of the Tenger tribe. Later, when the Ming Dynasty was suppressing the civil strife, hundreds of thousands of captives were sent to Mongolia for resettlement. These captives were not distributed to Mongolian nobles as slaves, but were resettled using the abundant water sources and large areas suitable for planting in Tumed to the east of Guihua City.

Now these captives have not only gradually merged into the Tumed tribe, but Wang Hai has also selected suitable soldiers from them to form a part of the new army for training. Although the new army of Guihua City is slightly inferior to the new army of Daming in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, after all, the two are of the same origin. Coupled with Wang Hai's own ability, the current size of the new army of Guihua City has reached 8,000 people. It can be said that no matter the number or combat effectiveness, it is not something that ordinary Mongolian tribes can contend with.

(End of this chapter)