Lin Chengxiang's 20th Army moved north along the Lancang River and easily occupied Mangkang.
This place is not affiliated to Ustizang, but to Dorgan. It was originally not a combat mission of the Yunnan Army, but Mu Qiyuan worried that this place guards the east portal of Ustizang. Once the Mongolian-Tibetan coalition forces go south, it will cut off the Ming army. The back road would put the Ming army in a dangerous situation of fighting on both sides. Therefore, Mu Qiyuan sent Lin Chengxiang to solve the problem of returning first.
Just like Chayu, Mangkang is only a small city. Because it is located at the junction of Uszang, Dogan, Yunnan, and Sichuan, there are a lot of Han people. Although the Tibetan riots also affect Mangkang, the Han people organize spontaneously. As long as the number of people is not at a disadvantage, the Tibetans have nothing to do. Before the arrival of the 20th Army, the Han people were basically in a semi-autonomous state.
Lin Chengxiang's arrival was warmly welcomed by the Han people in the city. Before the Ming army launched an offensive, the Han people opened the city gate and welcomed Lin Chengxiang into the city.
After Lin Chengxiang entered the city, he slaughtered and expelled the Tibetans in the city, turned Mangkang into a pure Han castle, and built a local armed force composed entirely of Han people. This armed force was led by the Twenty Army and directed against them. Provide a saber.
Hearing that the army was going to attack Kemu (now Changdu) in the north, the Han people introduced Lin Chengxiang about Kemu and drew a road map for Lin Chengxiang.
Kemu is located in the southeast of Dogan, bordered by Osizang in the west, and is the place where Dogandusi is ruled, and it is also a place that Tanjongwangpo has not conquered.
It turned out that there were three major chieftains: Baili chieftain, Lincong chieftain and Dewang chieftain. Among them, Baili chieftain was the most powerful. The three chief chieftains both struggled and cooperated with each other to maintain the surface of the area. Peace, the power gradually expanded to the central part of the Dogan Dusi, Yushu has long been their sphere of influence.
After the Mongolian Heshuote tribe entered Ustizang, it had a very close relationship with the Gelug Sect Huang Sect, and the Great Khan Tulu Baihu was regarded as the "Great National Teacher" by the Huang Sect.
In order to help the Huang Jiao, Tulubaihu fought Danjongwangpo for several times, and then retreated to the Kemu area after losing. He relied on the strength of the Mongolian cavalry to formally establish a foothold in Kemu.
Because Baili Tusi, like Danjiong Wangpo, believed in Bai Buddhism, Tulu Baihu vented his anger of military defeat on Baili Tusi. He joined forces with Lin Cong Tusi and Dewang Tusi to eliminate Baili Tusi. The army divided the land, slaves and property of the Baili chieftain.
The current Hamu is the world of Tulu Baihu, Lin Cong Tusi and Dewang Tusi. Lin Cong Tusi and Dewang Tusi each have 10,000 Tibetan soldiers, and Tulu Baihu has 15,000 Mongolian cavalry. The most powerful.
When the 20th Army marched to Bangda, there were five thousand Tibetan soldiers from Lin Cong Tusi.
Bangda, like Mangkang and Kemu, is located on the east bank of the Lancang River, with a typical canyon terrain.
Lin Chengxiang knew that the number of the Haemok garrison was 35,000, even more than the Ming army. He had to eliminate the Mongolian-Tibetan army one by one and reduce the number of the Mongolian-Tibetan coalition army. Therefore, he immediately besieged the city and hoarded heavily in the east of Bangda city. In the north, facing the west and south of the Lancang River, they were restrained by cavalry.
These Tibetan soldiers, knowing their true situation, usually scare the farmer is almost the same, they have no combat effectiveness, otherwise, in the chaotic period of Uszang in the past few years, who would not want to take the chest out from the fire and expand their chassis
When the Tibetan soldiers saw a large number of Ming troops, it was estimated that the Ming court was going to be real. They were so scared that they huddled in the city, and at the same time they called for help from the Lin Cong Tusi who lived in Kemu.
Lin Chengxiang didn't let them wait to rescue the soldiers. Ten artillery fired concentrated bombing of the East City Gate.
After the city gate collapsed, more than 30,000 soldiers from the Twenty Army rushed into the city for the first time, slaughtering the five thousand Tibetan soldiers in the city.
There are no Tibetan soldiers. What makes Lin Chengxiang worry is that he captured eight thousand Tibetans in the city. If these Tibetans are carried with the army, it is really inconvenient. Besides, they are marching and fighting, and it is useless to carry them. They also consume food in vain. In case of chaos by the Tibetans, they have to divide their troops to guard.
Where Tibetans live, he has to pay more attention.
The military staff suggested that these Tibetans should be handed over to the Han Chinese in Mangkang.
Lin Chengxiang agreed, but there are too many Tibetans, so eating is also a problem. In the end, Lin Chengxiang killed all the elderly over fifty, leaving only five thousand Tibetans, most of whom were women and children.
The Ming army escorted these Tibetans to Mangkang, temporarily serving as slaves to the Han people, so that the Han people in Mangkang could live a life of masters.
On the way of the Twentieth Army, the defenders of Chaya and Jitang all fled to the wind and all retreated to Kemu. It turned out that this was Tulubaihu’s strategy. He was going to fight the Ming army in Kemu. Win or lose.
Lin Chengxiang received the message and was not angry but rather happy. If a city is attacked one by one, in the places surrounded by these mountains and valleys, the Ming army will spend more time on the road than attacking the city. Now the Mongolian-Tibetan coalition forces are concentrated on the offensive. Wood can just finish its work in one battle. If you win, you can be leveled by the wood.
What if it fails
Lin Chengxiang hadn't thought about it, but the Ming army had a huge advantage in firearms. As long as he didn't greedy meritorious advances, there would never be a big defeat. Even if there were partial losses, it would not affect the overall situation.
Of course, Lin Chengxiang also knows that the final victory is still far away. Originally, there were 30,000 regular troops of the Mongolian-Tibetan coalition in Kemu, which was comparable to the number of the twentieth army. In addition, the Ming army was an expedition and had no personnel to supplement. People can be enlisted into the army at any time, especially the Mongols. Almost all of them are soldiers, and newly recruited soldiers will not reduce their combat effectiveness.
If you count the Tibetans who believe in religion and have the spirit of showing up for religion, Lin Chengxiang estimates that the Mongolian-Tibetan coalition army must be counted at least 50,000, unless they are defeated in a single blow, completely lose the ability to fight, and cannot enlist the people.
Fighting on the opponent's turf, Lin Chengxiang had to be careful, and then he laughed himself, isn't this Da Ming's Dorgandusi? How did it become the other side's territory? At least nominally they are still subordinate to Daming.
The northeast of Kemu is the Damala Mountain, the Nyainqentanglha Mountain in the west, and the Hengduan Mountain in the southwest. The three mountains form a huge valley. This valley is relatively flat. The Nu River, Lancang River, and Jinsha River pass through it, and the Zhaqu River It merges with the Angqu River to form the Lancang River, and Kemu is located at the confluence of the two rivers.
This is a rare open and flat area on the plateau. The Ming dynasty set up Dorgandus's government here instead of the central area of Dorgandus. He probably fancyed the superior topography here.
Lin Chengxiang camped at a place 15 miles away from Kemu, which is located between the Lancang River and the Jinsha River. The terrain is relatively flat and open. Even if the Mongolian-Tibetan coalition forces rely on the advantages of the familiar terrain, they cannot sneak attacks.
Sneak attack has never been the Mongols' strong point, and force attack is their favorite choice.
On the second day after Lin Chengxiang set up camp, Tulu Baihu led the 25,000 Mongolian and Tibetan troops to visit Lin Chengxiang.
The 25,000 coalition forces are already at the limit of the Mongolian and Tibetan coalition forces. Among the 25,000 soldiers, Tusi Lin Cong and Tusi Dewang each sent 5,000 Tibetan soldiers, and Tulu Baihu dispatched all of them. 15,000 Mongolian cavalry, because Tulubaihu had the most soldiers, he naturally became the commander of the coalition army.
In the history of later generations, Tulu Baihu once ruled Wusi Zang and was promoted to Gushi Khan. I don't know what will happen to his destiny in this confrontation with Lin Chengxiang.
Lin Chengxiang arranged six thousand gunmen on the front, divided into three rows. Nearly ten thousand cavalry guards the two wings of the gunman. Ten artillery pieces were hidden behind the gunman a thousand steps. Seeing that there were too many Mongolian-Tibetan coalition forces, he was behind the gunman again. At eighty paces, three thousand gunmen were deployed. In case the front position was breached, with the protection of three thousand gunmen, the Chinese army would not be confused.
Ten thousand Mongolian cavalry stood out from the coalition forces. They relied on the speed advantage of the cavalry to pounce on the Mongols to fight in the Ming army's position. They never asked who their opponent was or their strength. Their only magic weapon was to attack with all their strength. .
Ten thousand Mongolian cavalry is not a tentative offensive. According to the character of Yitulu Baihu, his 25,000 coalition forces should all attack and put them on the battlefield at one time. However, the Mongolian soldiers are cavalry, and the Tibetan soldiers are infantry. The two sides cannot be synchronized, so He only dispatched 10,000 cavalry.
Ten thousand horses galloped, shaking the ground, shaking the military's mind, and the echoes aroused by the Lancang River had submerged the roar of the river beating against the embankment.
The gunmen of the Ming Army remained motionless. The more feared they were, the more they had to be prepared to shoot. When their eyes were fixed on the horseshoe, they temporarily forgot their fear.
"Shooting." The messenger shouted loudly. In the ears of the gunmen, the shout was deafening, completely concealing the "da da" sound of the horse running.
"boom."
"boom."
"boom."
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The gunmen in the first row started shooting, because the soldiers were too nervous, there was a huge jet lag when pulling the trigger, and the gunshots were messy, not a salvo at all.
However, the Mongolian cavalry in front was too dense, and the shooting effect was still similar. When the first row of gunners finished shooting, more than 300 Mongolian cavalry fell from the horseback.
When the gunmen of the third row fired, it was basically a salvo, and the casualties of the Mongolian cavalry gradually accelerated.
With two shots, the Mongolian cavalry lost more than two thousand five hundred.
The cavalry was still attacking, and the gunner continued to shoot.
The gunmen of the Ming Army had two thousand men in each platoon. No matter how fast the Mongolian cavalry was, they couldn't compare with the bullets of the dense flintlock. They were blocked a hundred steps away and could no longer advance half a step.
They were not unable to advance. The cavalry behind was attacking continuously, but as long as they reached the death line of a hundred paces, they could no longer advance, either by falling off their horses or being dragged by a wounded horse for a walk aimlessly.
Tulubaihu was so far away from the battlefield that he couldn't see what was going on in front of him. He found it strange that the cavalry was rushing towards the Ming army quickly, and they were not stagnating. Why didn't they release their arrows and did not see the Ming army retreating.