Chapter 1285: The tribe moves westward
"What did you say!" When Nomon Erhetu heard Prince Yi's "thoughts", he couldn't believe his ears and couldn't help but shout.
"What? Is there a better way for cousin?" Prince Yi asked calmly without any surprise.
"No! This is absolutely not possible!" Nomon Erhetu shook his head and refused without thinking. He decisively said: "This is the grassland of Korqin! This is my territory! The brave Korqin people will never give up their hometown!"
"Is that true?" Prince Yi had a sarcastic smile on his lips and asked in a calm tone: "Are you willing to destroy the entire Korqin because of a grassland? If Korqin is gone, then what's the point of continuing to own this place?"
"This is different! This is different! This is where Korqin survives for generations. My ancestors, my fathers and even my brothers were born and died here, and their flesh and blood belonged to this grassland. As the king of Korqin, how could I give up it?"
"Cousin, is this your choice?" Facing the somewhat excited Nomonerhetu, Prince Yi sighed and raised his hand to click on the map: "You are right. This is the grassland of Korqin and your hometown. But don't forget how the ancestors of the Mongolians were born and how they grew up! A hundred years of peace seems to have wiped out your awe for your ancestors, and all that is left is to keep intact and comfort. Now, you have to continue this afternoon, which really disappoints me."
Speaking of this, Prince Yi shook his head with great regret: "Do you think you can defeat the Ming army by yourself? Not to mention the Mongolian tribes in the northwest. If you firmly believe that you can do it, then I have nothing to say. If you can't, the result left to you is that the entire Korqin and this grassland will be destroyed together."
"Wake up! My cousin!" Prince Yi's mouth was filled with a sarcastic smile: "There has never been a best in both worlds. When you choose one path, the other path will be completely closed to you. Of course, you can have your own ideas. Maybe you are already thinking this way, but I want to remind you that anyone who understands history knows that people who try to take shortcuts or have fantasies will not end well when facing danger."
Nomon Erhetu's face turned pale. He didn't expect Prince Yi to accuse him so much, and did not even consider his status at all.
He is the king of Korchin, the owner of this grassland, and has hundreds of thousands of warriors.
Even if the young man standing in front of him was the prince of the Qing court, he was higher than himself in terms of title, but you should know that according to his seniority, he was the cousin of Emperor Kangxi and Prince Yi's cousin! More importantly, now he is standing on Korqin's territory, and he dares to blame himself like this?
"What? I'm wrong?" Prince Yi's eyes that could see through the hearts seemed to know Nomonerhetu's thoughts, and still asked in a calm tone.
Without waiting for Nomonerhetu to answer, Prince Yi continued: "The Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty. Even if you and I join forces, they are not the opponent of the Ming Dynasty today. If you continue to stay here, you will not only have to resist the Ming Dynasty's attack, but also have to bear pressure from the West."
As he said, Prince Yi's hand passed by the map, and then pointed it heavily.
Nomon Erhetu could see clearly that the location pointed by Prince Yi was the location where the Ming army attacked Korqin. From Liaodong to Mongolia to attack Korqin, the Ming army was extremely decisive and even mobilized a large army, which was also the reason why Nomon Erhetu was extremely worried.
Looking to the West, Ortai, a bastard, had formed a coalition force in order to please the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian troops of the West, intending to take advantage of the situation when Korqin was attacked by the Ming army.
The minds of those Mongolian tribes Nomonerhetu were very clear. In fact, this has always been the case in the Mongolian grasslands. Every Mongolian tribe is constantly annexing, growing or weakening under similar circumstances.
Mongolia in northern Mo was a precedent, and Korqin also did the same. At that time, Nomonerhetu gained a lot of benefits in it, and further strengthened Korqin's strength.
But who would have thought that the feng shui would turn around? In just a few years, the situation facing Mongolia in northern Mo fell on Korqin. When he thought of possible consequences, Nomon Erhetu felt chill in his heart.
"So, there is only one best choice now, that is, avoid the edge of the Ming army, concentrate on defeating the Mongolian tribes in the West, and then lead Korqin to the west." Prince Yi said.
Nomon Erhetu's expression was gloomy and sunny, and he suddenly laughed: "Prince, I'm afraid your real plan is your plan? You can't just let Korqin cross the entire grassland and return to the northwest Qing court."
"My cousin is right, I do have this plan." Faced with Nomonerhetu's questioning, Prince Yi insisted on being panicked without any slightest exposure of the details, but was still as calm as before.
"But cousin, this plan is not contradictory." Prince Yi said with a faint smile: "The enemy is powerful, and it is said that two fists cannot defeat four hands. Instead of sitting here, it is better to go away. This is also a common strategy used in military tactics. Moreover, Korqin was originally a minister of the Qing Dynasty, so it is natural to return to the court. If the cousin could lead his tribe to move westward, I think the emperor would definitely be extremely happy. When the cousin could rebuild the Korqin grassland in West Mongolia, and with his back to the court, there was no need to worry about the Mongolian tribes and the Ming army in the east. What do you think?"
"This bastard!" Nomonerhetu cursed in his heart, his face gloomy and terrible.
He regrets it very much now. He regrets that he must have used too much force on a woman's belly before, which made his brain a little bad, so he made the original decision.
But at the same time, he had to admit that what Prince Yi said was not without any reason. Faced with the battle between the Ming army and the tribes of the northwest Mongolian, Korqin seemed to have no chance of winning.
Even with Prince Yi's help, it is unlikely that Korqin can win, otherwise Prince Yi would not have run from Liaodong to Korqin like a dog that was stranded.
Under such circumstances, Korqin had reached a critical moment. Compared with the powerful Ming army, Nuomerhetu felt that the Mongolian coalition forces in the west were better to deal with.
As a Mongolian, Nomonerhetu was of course more familiar with the Mongols. Although Ortai now joined forces with various Mongolian troops to send troops to Korqin, in fact, in order to preserve its strength, Ortai was just the co-lord of West Mongolia. His elite troops were not used, and only sent thousands of ordinary troops, while the rest were Mongolians recruited from various Mongolian troops.
In terms of number, the coalition forces are quite large and are coming in full force. But in fact, the coalition forces are not as powerful as Korqin in terms of command and combat power, let alone the elite of Prince Yi.
As long as Nomöerhetu and Prince Yi work together to defeat one or two coalition forces, he can guarantee that this coalition will inevitably become a mess for their respective interests.
However, it is not difficult to defeat, and it is extremely difficult to directly lead hundreds of thousands of people across the entire Mongolian grassland. If you have to abandon Korqin's hometown, you may even suffer huge losses along the way.
Even if it succeeds in the end, the Korqin tribe who arrived in West Mongolia would probably suffer heavy losses. Moreover, after arriving there, the Korqin tribe needed to rebuild its homeland, and at the same time it would be directly constrained by the Qing court, thus losing its autonomy.
This was unbearable for Nomongerhetu, so he finally did not agree to Prince Yi's suggestion. However, in order to appease Prince Yi, Nomongerhetu patiently said that this was too big and he had to consider carefully and hoped to give him a few more days. Prince Yi was very generous in this regard and agreed directly.
Chapter completed!