Chapter 243 Killing Lin Danhan
Would they be a match for Lidan Khan in a fierce battle?

Thinking of this, Chongzhen couldn't help but ask: "If Tumed and Ligdan Khan really fight, what will be the final result?"

Wang An sneered and told the story of the three great battles with Ligdan Khan in history.

Chongzhen stared, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

After a long while, he exclaimed: "How could Lin Danhan be so powerful?"

Wang An sneered and said, "It cannot be said that Lin Dan Khan is strong. It can only be said that the Mongolian tribes are now weak to an outrageous degree."

"After all, since Taizu, the Ming Dynasty has always implemented the strategy of tiring the enemy. After more than 200 years, it is still strange that it is still the same as it was during the time of Kublai Khan."

Chongzhen nodded thoughtfully, and it was indeed true.

Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang established his rule in the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty has spared no effort to crack down on the northern Tartars, suppressing and weakening them from multiple aspects, including military, economic, and diplomatic.

Since the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, Mongolia has never put much pressure on the Central Plains, except for the emergence of Yesen in the Oirat during the time of Zhu Qiyu, the god of war of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the Gengshu Incident also occurred during the Jiajing period, but the essence of that incident was that the Ming Dynasty's long-term attacks on the northern grasslands had made it impossible for the Tatars to survive. They urgently hoped to resume tribute trade with the Ming Dynasty in order to obtain salt, iron, tea, grain, cloth and other items that were essential for nomadic peoples.

However, when facing Altan's envoys seeking tribute, Jiajing repeatedly and firmly rejected their requests, and even detained and killed them.

This led to Altan Khan becoming desperate and leading his troops to invade.

But in the end, Anda's wish to become a tribute member was not fulfilled, and he returned to the grassland to eat mud.

It was not until the fifth year of the Longqing reign that the Longqing Peace Agreement was finally reached against the backdrop of the Longqing opening of the border. The Ming Dynasty conferred the title of hereditary Shunyi King on the Altan tribe, thus finally achieving the purpose of tribute.

And Altan was the ancestor of the Tumed leader Bushitu, so Chongzhen was so surprised when Wang An mentioned that Ligdan Khan would defeat the Tumed.

After all, he was a guy who was able to reach the outskirts of Beijing, so his strength was definitely not weak.

But Chongzhen ignored the fact that it happened many years ago.

It is hard to say whether Tumed today is still the same Tumed as before.

Although they knew that times had changed, the tribe, which had been so powerful decades ago and had the help of other tribes, was still defeated by Ligdan Khan in one fell swoop, and even its leader Bushitu died in the end.

This result was something Chongzhen never expected.

In his opinion, even if Bushitu failed to defeat Ligdan Khan, he could at least form a stalemate with Ligdan Khan on the Mongolian right wing.

Even if we take a step back, we should not have been completely defeated by Ligdan Khan in just one battle!

You, Lindan Khan, are so powerful, then what is the Ming Dynasty that was once defeated by Altan Khan?
However, now is not the time to worry about this. The key point is that once Lindan Khan occupies the right wing of Mongolia, then without any rivals, will Lindan Khan become a powerful enemy of the Ming Dynasty in the north?
The Jiannu in Liaodong is already enough of a headache for Chongzhen. If there is another Khan, Ligdan Khan, life will be extremely difficult for him.

Thinking of this possibility, Chongzhen suddenly became anxious and asked, "Brother, if Lin Danhan occupies the right wing of Mongolia, wouldn't my Ming Dynasty have another powerful enemy?"

However, Wang An just smiled and said, "You can rest assured. Lin Danhan is just an autumn grasshopper. He won't be able to jump for a few more days."

Chongzhen was overjoyed and asked quickly, "What do you mean?"

Wang An sneered: "Because of this move by Lin Dan Khan, the people of the grassland lost their hearts." "In order to protect themselves, the remaining tribes all joined the Jiannu to fight against Lin Dan Khan."

"This gave the Jiannu an excuse to march westward, but the stupid, insane, spineless dog, Lin Danhan, was still as afraid of the Jiannu as ever. When he heard that the Jiannu were coming, he immediately ran to Qinghai."

"He died of illness on the way, and his tribe and wife eventually became the property of the Jiannu."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Chongzhen swallowed the breath he had just exhaled and said anxiously: "In that case, it would be better to let Lin Danhan occupy the right wing of Mongolia!"

"This Lin Dan Khan is just as you said, a stupid and crazy mad dog. He bites everywhere but ends up making wedding dresses for Jian Nu!"

Chongzhen was thinking angrily, if the whole Mongolia was occupied by the Jiannu, wouldn’t the Guanningjin Defense Line that the court had spent a lot of money to build be in vain?

If the Jiannu wanted to enter the country from there, they could enter from there!

Suddenly I thought of how wise it was that Wang An had proposed to go out of his way to save the Dorote tribe.

This is leaving a stumbling block for the Ming Dynasty and the Jiannu in advance!
However, Dorote was only one of the eight Okto of Chahar. Although he had ordered Zu Dashou to cooperate with him, he was still isolated outside the Great Wall. Once the Jiannu attacked with all their strength, the Ming Dynasty might not be able to protect him.

If they were allowed to retreat into the interior, the original intention of saving Dorothea would be lost.

What's more, the two nationalities are different, and even if you have good intentions, others may not trust you.

"What should I do?" Chongzhen murmured.

Wang An vaguely heard it and asked, "Ah?"

Chongzhen quickly changed his words and said, "Oh, I think it's really hard to avoid debts in our Ming Dynasty, and our fate is full of misfortunes!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to change the subject, he said, "Brother, what do you think? If the Ming Dynasty does not stand aside and watch, but directly sends troops to join forces with Prince Shunyi to fight against Ligdan Khan! Is it possible? I mean, is there a chance to annihilate this mad dog?"

Perhaps he had no confidence in his own army, so Chongzhen spoke without confidence.

Wang An chuckled and said, "It was hard to say before, but now my brother is in Datong. If the court can let Man Gui lead the officers and soldiers in Xuanda and other places, then there is actually a chance."

"It's just a chance."

"After all, although Lindan Khan is speechless, he is indeed powerful. Even if the Ming Dynasty unites all the tribes to fight Lindan Khan, it is not completely sure."

"But if we let Lin Danhan escape, he will definitely bear a grudge against the Ming Dynasty. At that time, he will go underground and frequently retaliate and harass the border of the Ming Dynasty. What should we do?"

"The Ming Dynasty no longer has the energy to spare, and now we have one more enemy in the north..."

When Wang An said this, Chongzhen and Wang Chengen were both stunned, and then they let out a long sigh.

The fact is indeed as Wang An said. If we fail to kill the mad dog in one go, there will be no such good opportunity next time.

By then, the mad dog will not hate Tumed, but will hate the Ming Dynasty instead.

How can the Ming Dynasty defend such a long border line of nine frontiers?

(End of this chapter)