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Not to mention Tang Yue entering the enemy camp alone, how to persuade the Nandan chieftain not to surrender. The drawing method he mentioned is indeed being implemented in Monan.
Qin Mu has sent an imperial edict, ordering Ma Yongzhen and Meng Ke to ignore the Qitat who fled into the Hetao for the time being, and instead use all their strength to kill Norbu who occupied Guihua City (Hohhot).
The so-called drawing method is not to draw strong men from all the tribes in Monan, but just like Meng Ke ordered the seven tribes to send out troops. In name, each tribe in Monan is still allowed to send half of its troops to conquer Norbu together.
In Shanyu City, north of Jiulonggou, Ma Yongzhen gathered together the leaders of the Sunit Tribe, Chahar Tribe, Tumote Tribe, Abaga Tribe, etc., and the tent was crowded with people.
The Chahar and Tumut tribes, like the Horqin tribe, were originally divided into nearly ten banners by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, each with its own banner owner. Although they were still called one tribe, in fact, each banner was not subordinate to each other.
There are 49 such flag owners in the entire Monan, 24 of whom were recruited to Shanyu City by Ma Yongzhen.
Ma Yongzhen stood on top of the command, glanced calmly at the 24 leaders in the tent, and said: "Everyone, you have also seen the fate of Tumut's left and right flags, as well as Sunit's left flag, Teng Jitai, if you No matter how fast you run, you will still end up with your body and head in a different place.”
Teng Jitai said with a bitter look on his face: "Captain, you don't have to say anything, just tell me how to fight. I, Teng Jitai, will never be vague, and I would like to be the vanguard."
When Norbu and Chitat went south, Sunit's troops were the first to bear the brunt. Tengjitai was beaten to death despite being a fast runner. Nearly half of his tribe was captured, and most of their cattle and sheep were lost. Naturally, he didn't say anything.
Ulihan and Saihan of Chahar's right-wing center and rear banners, because their pasture lands are located outside the Datong border wall and are under the greatest control of the Datong garrison, they also expressed their stance: "The governor. Norbu has just annexed Tuxie Tubu immediately went south to invade other ministries. We must not let him continue to wreak havoc. Please give the order to the governor. "
Tuya probably wanted to show his gentleness through Norbu's ferocity. After going south, he blindly encouraged Norbu to annex various ministries by force.
Although Da Qin also annexed Horqin's banners, Wu Keshan was granted the title of earl, his daughter became Zhaoyi, and his son Qin Tiedan was given a national surname to lead troops for Da Qin.
The leaders of the left and right banners of Tuxietu and Tumuute, which were annexed by Norbu. All were brutally beheaded, and the women and children became Norbu's prisoners.
Comparing the two, they are not the same thing at all, so at present, the leaders of various tribes in Monan are still very united in the joint crusade against Norbu, the evil wolf in Mobei.
But Ma Yongzhen had already accepted the imperial edict, and what he wanted to do this time was not just as simple as recruiting all the tribes in Monan to attack Norbu together, but to implement the drawing method in disguise.
In name, all ministries were still required to send troops together to conquer Norbu, but after the war. These soldiers and horses will not be returned to the various ministries, but will be incorporated into the Qin army to fight for the Qin Dynasty for a long time.
It is not easy to achieve this goal, at least it cannot be clearly told to the heads of the departments yet. Otherwise, they might have sided with Norbu.
How to continuously weaken each department during the battle, and finally achieve complete control, and then implement the draw method for a long time. Drawing one out of two or one out of three strong men over 16 years old from each tribe is not an easy thing to do.
After Ma Yongzhen received Qin Mu's order. After thinking about it for a while, I finally got some ideas in my mind, and then gathered all the heads of the department to the big tent.
"Everyone, I believe in your sincerity in fighting the thieves, but in the past two months, we have spent countless money and food in vain, but failed to achieve any significant results, and even let Qitat escape to the Hetao.
I believe everyone knows where the problem lies, that is, each department is doing its own thing and it is difficult to cooperate closely. As a result, it is passive everywhere, missing opportunities again and again, and being led by the nose by Norbu. "
When Ma Yongzhen said this, he glanced coldly at the 24 people in the tent. Everyone avoided his gaze and did not dare to look at each other.
In fact, Ma Yongzhen dispatched more than 10,000 soldiers and horses this time, and together with the soldiers and horses of various ministries, the total number was 40,000;
It is a pity that these leaders have selfish motives and are afraid that they will suffer heavy losses. Some even work without any effort. That's why Norbu and Kitata were so unscrupulous.
"If you continue like this, I will lead my troops to Hetao to pursue Qitat, and you will deal with Norbu on your own."
"Grand Governor!"
"Grand Governor, it's not that we don't want to contribute, it's just that Norbu is too cunning."
"Yes, yes, Commander-in-Chief, you can't lead your army to Hetao."
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The leaders of the various ministries were now anxious. In any case, once Ma Yongzhen turned his back, they would really suffer. Unless they surrendered to Norbu, they would fight on their own and would definitely not be Norbu's opponent. It would only be a matter of time before they were annexed. .
Ma Yong raised his hand and pressed it down to stop the noise of the leaders, and then said: "You have all been canonized by me, the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty. Originally, the Qin Dynasty should not just watch you being annexed and turn a blind eye. But. You are all too selfish and want to preserve your strength, but no one is willing to really contribute. How can this be done
If this continues, it will be of no benefit to anyone in the end. Now Qitat has rushed into the Hetao, Junggar is attacking Hexi, and Heshuote is attacking Longyou. In this case, Your Majesty would rather ignore the Hetao first and ask this governor to unite you. Deal with Norbu first, because I can’t bear you being annexed by Norbu.
Your Majesty has done all you can to be kind and righteous, but you still have selfish motives. As the saying goes, if you do evil by God, you can still forgive it; if you do evil by yourself, you will not live. Think about it for yourselves, if Great Qin only cares about itself, who will die in the end? "
"It's our fault, please don't be angry, Master."
"Yes, we will do our best from now on and obey orders."
“……….”
"No!" Ma Yongzhen pressed the hilt of the knife and said coldly, "No matter how many guarantees everyone makes now, once they face a strong enemy, they will inevitably want to protect themselves. People share the same heart and the same reason. Say no more. It’s useless to say anything nice.”
"Then... what should the Governor say?"
"That's right, Grand Governor, what do you think we should do..."
"In order to prevent the various ministries from avoiding the enemy and protecting themselves during the war, the governor announced that the participating ministries will be disrupted first, reorganized together, and temporarily led by the generals designated by the governor. In this way, all the ministries will be in the battle, and everyone will be prosperous. Only by losing everything can we avoid the situation of being afraid of the enemy."
The leaders looked at each other in confusion, and upon reflection, Ma Yongzhen's method was the only way to prevent everyone from evading the most important things out of selfish motives. Moreover, this was fair to everyone, and there was no preference for one or the other.
"I support the Governor in doing this." Teng Jitai was the first to stand up and said.
Immediately afterwards, Ulihan and Saihan of Chahar's right center and rear banners also came out and said: "We also support the governor's approach. This is fair. It is good for everyone to wipe out Norbu as soon as possible."
"Does anyone else have any objections?" Ma Yongzhen asked murderously.
There is really nothing wrong with this approach on the surface. If anyone openly opposes it, his selfishness will be exposed. Therefore, although some people have concerns, no one dares to be the first to speak out against it.
"Since no one objects, it's settled." Ma Yongzhen struck while the iron was hot and implemented it in one fell swoop.
Finally, he did not forget to persuade the leaders, "I might as well say something heart-breaking to you. Now, although Heshuote and Junggar have successively raised troops to invade, the Great Qin has millions of soldiers, a vast territory and abundant resources. The Great Qin has been able to consume it for several years without any problem. Think about it for yourselves. Considering your base, this battle is still fought on your own territory. How long can you take it? If you eliminate Norbu as soon as possible, you will be the biggest winner. "
"Yes, yes, the Governor is right."
"I support the Governor's approach."
"I also support..."
In the end, Ma Yongzhen achieved real control over the troops and horses through this method. Although he said it was a temporary integration, no one noticed it, and he did not say whether he would return the soldiers and horses after wiping out Norbu.
How long this temporary period lasts depends on what Da Qin wants.
As long as Great Qin feels the need, after defeating Norbu, Chitata, Heshuote, Junggar, and Tsarist Russia, it can even go to Ottoman to defeat small monsters.
At that time, the soldiers were in my hands and I had the final say in everything.
If you don’t accept it, you will be fine!
.(To be continued...)
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