The policies that had been used against Third Lady and Buta for their rudeness needed to be changed. They couldn't do too many things to beat them up.
Of course, there was no need to explain things, and Zhu Yijun disdained to do so.
Stretching himself, Zhu Yijun turned his eyes back to the map. It was about time for the battle.
March 5th.
It was the day when the three armies left the fortress. Before the sun rose, the armies had already started cooking.
After the meal, they set off for the battle. Their target was the three tribes of Duoyan Tribe.
Li Chengliang looked at Nurhachi, who was rushing over, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Go back and defend Jianzhou well and pacify the place. This time, you don't need to follow us out of the fortress!" This was Li Chengliang's reply to Nurhachi. He was not needed anymore.
In fact, Li Chengliang was very confident in his subordinates. He had never planned to use Nurhaci.
At sunrise, the bugle sounded. Li Chengliang ordered the army to set off. This army of Jinzhou Province had officially started the battle against Taining Tribe.
In Shenyang, Qi Jiguang also gave the same order. The capital army officially set off for the Fuyu sect.
At the Xifeng Pass of Daning, Zhang Weixian bid farewell to Governor Wu Dui and led Ji Liao's troops out of the fortress, officially starting the battle against Duoyan Tribe.
In fact, they didn't need to go too far to attack Duoyan Tribe.
Because Duoyan Tribe was only 150 miles away from Daning City, the cavalry would arrive in one day.
Sitting on the horse, Zhang Weixian looked around with an expressionless face. The cavalry was guarding on both sides, and the scouts had already left.
The army of 100,000 marched forward in a formidable array.
"General Ma, this is not a trivial matter. Don't be careless!"
Two young generals sat on the horses beside Zhang Weixian, listening to Zhang Weixian with solemn faces.
Although both of them were surnamed Ma, they both knew that Zhang Weixian was talking to the one on the left.
The one on the left was Ma Dong, the Huaiyuan General of Jizhou Province, a Secondary Class 3 General.
The man on the right was the Fourth-rank General Guang Wei and the Deputy Commander-In-Chief of Ji Province, Ma Lin.
Both of them had the surname Ma, and they were blood-related brothers. Ma Dong was the elder brother, while Ma Lin was the younger brother. Their father was the famous Ma Fang.
Both of them had followed their father to fight the Tartars in Shanxi since they were little; it could be said that they were both fierce generals.
Although they were not as good as Ma Fang, both of them were good at fighting, especially when it came to cavalry battles.
When Zhang Weixian arrived at Ji Liao, he brought the two of them with him. It could be said that the cavalry of Ji Liao was built by the two of them.
At this time, it was finally time for them to show off. Zhang Weixian naturally wouldn't let them follow the army slowly.
After hearing Zhang Weixian's words, Ma Dong said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Commander. There won't be any mistakes this time."
In fact, both Ma Dong and Ma Lin were holding their breaths.
It wasn't their own, but their father's. Their father was a fierce general of the Daming Empire, and had been fighting for the Daming Empire all his life.
However, they were born at the wrong time. When His Majesty was conferred the title of nobility, their father could no longer fight.
Although he was conferred the title of Marquis after his death, the two brothers felt that it wasn't enough.
The Ma Family deserved a hereditary title of nobility!
Although Ma Dong was now a Viscount and Ma Lin a Baron, among the true Honours, the title of nobility started from the title of Count.
After all, the Daming Empire didn't have a Viscount or Baron before. In the eyes of the Honours, these two titles of nobility were not worth mentioning.
The two brothers were full of resentment. With the example of Qi Jiguang, who wouldn't want to be conferred the title of Marquis immediately?
This time, Zhang Weixian had given them an opportunity. The two brothers naturally had to grasp it.
"That's good!"
Zhang Weixian nodded and said, "The two of you will lead twenty thousand cavalrymen and attack the Duoyan Tribe's camp. You only have one goal, and that is to capture Chang Ang alive."
Chang Ang was the nephew of Fox Dong. After Fox Dong died, Chang Ang became the Great Khan of the Duoyan Tribe.
The reason why Zhang Weixian dared to let Ma Dong and Ma Lin attack Chang Ang with their cavalry was simple: he was weak.
How many men were there in the entire Duoyan Tribe?
To be honest, Zhang Weixian didn't know.
However, Zhang Weixian knew one thing: the entire Duoyan Tribe had a population of less than fifty thousand.
Excluding the old, young, and women, it was already good enough to gather twenty thousand cavalrymen.
How many men did Ma Dong and Ma Lin have under them?
Twenty thousand!
Twenty thousand Great Ming cavalry, all of them equipped with revolving flintlocks.
Compared to the Liaodong Cavalry, Zhu Yijun was more willing to invest in Ji Liao's cavalry.
Back then, when Zhu Yijun sent Zhang Weixian to Ji Liao, he also had the intention of guarding against Li Chengliang.
Therefore, the Ji Liao Army was basically the place where Zhu Yijun had invested the most capital other than the Capital Camp.
Zhang Weixian didn't think it would be a problem to use twenty thousand Daming Cavalry to attack the Duoyan Tribe.
In the past, it might not have been possible, but now, with the current strength of the Daming Cavalry, Zhang Weixian felt it was possible.
Since twenty thousand cavalrymen were enough, why did they need to mobilize an army of a hundred thousand?
Actually, it was very simple. On one hand, it was for training. Although the Ji Liao Army had been formed for a long time, there weren't many veterans who had actually been on the battlefield. It was very important to bring them out for a tour and experience the battlefield.
On the other hand, it was because of the local Chahar, or the local barbarians.
In the past, the Fox Dong had been Chahar's guide many times. Among all the Mongolian tribes, the three tribes of Duoyan were the weakest and the weakest. They were the most unreliable.
In the past, they had been hired by the Daming and worked as long as they were paid. However, they weren't honest and always looted.
Therefore, it was very important to be wary of Chahar. At the same time, there was another aspect, and that was to go one step further.
Zhang Weixian knew that the three Duoyan Tribes were far from being able to satisfy His Majesty's desires.
"General Ma, you don't have to worry about the other tribes. You only have one task. Bring some men to attack the Duoyan Tribe's Khan's tent and defeat Chang Ang. It's best to capture him alive. If not, then kill him!"
Zhang Weixian ordered again.
In fact, the Duoyan Tribe was not gathered together. They were roughly divided into three larger tribes. One was directly led by Chang Ang, which was where the Khan's tent was located.
The other was Chang Ang's cousin, Chang Ao, the son of Chang Baldy. The last was Fox Dong's other brother, Chang Li. The three of them formed the Duoyan Tribe.
Zhang Weixian's strategy was very simple. First, defeat the Chang Ang tribe, which was the Duoyan Tribe's Khan's tent.
As for the other two tribes, one was in the east and the other in the west. Once the army advanced, not to mention Chang Ao in the west, Chang Li in the east would be like a turtle in a jar, unable to escape.
As for the Chang Ao tribe in the west, if they could defeat it, then they would chase after it and defeat it. If they couldn't, then they would let it escape.
Chang Ao had two choices. One was to run to Chahar, the other was to surrender to the Daming.
Even if Chang Ao escaped first, Daming's cavalry might not be able to catch up with his cavalry, but what about the rest of the tribe?
What about the children and women?
What about the livestock?