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The overwhelmed Dorgon had to order Ajige to quickly return to defend Juyongguan, but what should he do about the civil unrest that affected the entire Shuntian Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture
Before they could figure out how to deal with the situation, news suddenly came that Tianjin had fallen and the Qin army had stormed in from Bohai. Upon receiving the news, Dorgon felt like he was struck by lightning and almost fainted.
Tianjin is right next to Beijing, and the Qin army could arrive at the capital at any time. Moreover, many rioters are gathering in Tianjin, and their momentum is growing. In this case, how can we evacuate the women and children of the Jurchens from outside the Great Wall
Dorgon was so anxious that his hair almost turned white overnight.
Fan Wencheng suggested that he quickly send someone to deliver a letter to Wu Keshan of Khorchin, asking Wu Keshan to lead his troops to Rehe for support. Dorgon immediately followed his advice and sent fast horses out of the pass.
However, the situation outside the Great Wall was not peaceful at this time. Over the past decade, under the powerful hand of the Qing Dynasty, the Mongolian tribes had generally lived in peace, but minor frictions had never stopped. Now that the Qing Dynasty's hand had lost its strength and loosened, the various contradictions that had accumulated among the Mongolian tribes suddenly intensified.
Some tribes simply wanted to take advantage of this imbalance of power to strengthen themselves, so they artificially created friction with the intention of annexing other weak tribes.
First, the Kharachin tribe invaded the Aohan tribe, and then the Zhalut tribe and the Ongniud tribe fought each other.
The situation in the south of the desert was not peaceful either. The Sunite tribe took the opportunity to attack Zhangjiakou. After being warned by Yebushou, Teng Jitai led his troops to the east and headed for the Khorchin grassland.
The Ujumchin tribe, which lived in the Kerulen River area south of Hulunbuir, was unwilling to be left out. Led by their leader Dorji, they took the lead in launching an attack on the Khorchin tribe in the south.
Wu Keshan led his troops in a fierce battle and defeated Dorji.
Dorji was unwilling to accept defeat, so he joined forces with the neighboring Prince Sebuten of the Right Banner of the Balin tribe and Zhu Xili of the Left Banner, and launched another attack on the Khorchin tribe.
Wu Keshan took advantage of the selfishness of Dorji, Sebuten and Manzhu Xili and defeated them one by one, defeating the three coalition forces again, but he also suffered heavy losses.
And this is not the end. The Khorchin tribe is like a piece of fat meat that everyone wants to swallow. Although Wu Keshan commanded well, repelled the invading enemy several times, and sent people to actively divide and win over the enemy, the enemy did not decrease, but increased instead.
Now, even Teng Jitai of the Sutni tribe has led his troops here. Wu Keshan can hardly protect himself, so how can he send troops to support Dorgon
In fact, the Mongolian tribes had no Great Khan of their own since the death of Ligdan Khan;
Under the strong pressure from the Qing Dynasty, various tribes turned to the Qing Dynasty one after another;
Now even the Qing dynasty suddenly fell. The Mongolian tribes seemed to have suddenly broken free from their ropes, and the sky over the grassland suddenly became relaxed. Various forces that had been forcefully subdued by the Qing dynasty suddenly surged up, causing the vast grassland to shake violently.
In order to seize territory and strengthen themselves, each ambitious person inevitably had a fierce clash, and the vast grassland suddenly fell into a state of chaos and disorder;
All forces hope to gain more benefits in this power reshuffle through iron and blood, or even become the master of the entire grassland.
In this chaos, Wu Keshan knew that he had become a fat sheep in the eyes of the Mongolian tribes.
He said to his son Biltahar: "Khorchin is in danger now. If we want to survive, we must find a strong backer, otherwise we will be torn apart and devoured by the wolves on the grassland sooner or later."
Biltahar, 22 years old, was the same age as Wu Keshan. He was handsome, not like a big Mongolian man, but more like a Han Chinese youth. He had been slightly injured in the arm after several battles in the past few days, and it was bandaged with a white cloth.
"Father, what do you think we should do? Man Zhu Xili is a greedy guy, and he's asking for too much. We can't really cede the land west of Bayangling to him, can we?"
"No, kid, you can never feed the wolves on the grassland. If you give them a piece of meat, they will eat you when they become strong. I am only trying to win over Zhu Xili as a temporary measure."
"So what else does Father have planned?"
"Child, take the gifts and rush to Shengjing immediately. Now the only way to save the Khorchin tribe is to surrender to the Qin Dynasty."
"But father, will the Qin Dynasty accept our Khorchin tribe?"
"Yes, the Qin Dynasty has sent people to win over the Sutni tribes early on. This shows that the Qin Dynasty wants to divide the Mongolian tribes. The Han people are not used to the nomadic life of following the water and grass. After the Qin Dynasty gains control of the world, it can only support one or two obedient Mongolian tribes to control the south and north of the desert like the previous dynasties.
As long as we, the Khorchin tribe, show enough sincerity, we may not be unable to become the object of support from the Qin Dynasty. We are closest to Shengjing, and the Qin Dynasty will find us easier to control.
If the Qin Dynasty supports a tribe in Mobei, once this tribe becomes strong, and it is far away in Mobei, the Qin Dynasty will find it difficult to guarantee that the tribe they support will not become disloyal, and they are out of reach, so they will not choose to support the tribe in Mobei.
At this time, as long as we show enough sincerity, Daqin will weigh the pros and cons and should choose our Khorchin tribe. This matter is related to the survival of the Khorchin tribe, so when you rush to Shengjing, you must be humble;
The Han people may use various methods to test our sincerity. You must be mentally prepared. Even if something insults you, you must endure it for the future of Korchin.
You must try to get the Qin army to send troops to Khorchin as soon as possible. It doesn't need to be many, just a few hundred Qin soldiers. If Dorji, Sebuten, Manzhu Xili and others want to invade Khorchin again, they will have to think twice. Child, do you remember this?"
Biltahar knelt down before Wu Keshan and kowtowed, saying, "Don't worry, father. I will remember this."
"There is no time to lose. Choose some gifts and rush to Shengjing."
"Yes, father."
Biltahar kowtowed again and stood up to walk to the door of the big tent. Wu Keshan suddenly called him again and said hesitantly: "Take your sister Mengguqing with you."
"Father, why... why do you want to bring my sister along as well?" Biltahar was stunned. His sister Mengguqing had been promised to the young emperor Fulin, but because Fulin was still too young, they had not yet gotten married.
"My child, the Khorchin tribe will be handed over to you sooner or later. You should use your brain more. Your sister's previous engagement is very unfavorable to us Khorchin.
Take her away and present her to the King of Qin. With her beauty, if she is favored by the King of Qin in the future, Khorchin will benefit greatly. Even if she is not favored by the King of Qin, it can at least show the sincerity of Khorchin in drawing a clear line with the Qing Dynasty. "
Sending women for marriage was a very common thing for the Khorchin tribe. It was through frequent intermarriages that the Khorchin tribe established a special relationship with the Qing Dynasty and gained many benefits from it, making the Khorchin tribe superior to other Mongolian tribes.
Previous in-laws, such as Biltahar's aunt Bumbutai, and several aunts or cousins who married Dorgon, Ajige, Dodo, Haoge and others, were already determined and could not be changed.
Now Mengguqing, the sister who was promised to the young emperor Fulin as the queen, was presented to the King of Qin. This was a highly representative event, representing that the Khorchin tribe had officially broken with the Qing Dynasty and turned to the Qin Dynasty. This should be more effective than saying good words or giving good gifts.
After realizing this, Biltahar silently agreed, quickly selected a gift, and rushed to Shengjing with his sister Mengguqing.
Borjigit Mengguqing is only thirteen years old this year, but she has grown into a beautiful and intelligent girl. Because of this, she has always been loved by the elders.
In addition, the Khorchin tribe was at its peak in recent years, with abundant resources and a stable and comfortable life, which inevitably made her develop some spoiled habits of a princess.
After learning that she was being given away like a commodity, she cried and made a scene all the way, and tried to escape back to Khorchin several times. When Biltahar tried to persuade her, she kicked and punched him.
Biltahar felt somewhat reluctant, but for the future of Khorchin, he had no choice but to tie Mengguqing to the car and rush to Shengjing.
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