Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

On February 12, 30,000 troops from the Zui Camp arrived at Guihua City.

The leader of the Western Tumed tribe and the King of Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty, Omubu, personally went out of the city to welcome him.

In just ten days, Li Zicheng led his army to defeat the Balin and Ujumchin tribes.

If the surprise attack on the Balin tribe was deliberate and the Balin tribe was not strong to begin with, then the expedition against the Ujumchin tribe was enough to prove Li Zicheng's ability.

After all, the 12,000-strong Ujumchin army is considered a considerable force on the entire grassland, and the Ujumchin tribe is fully armed, so the two sides are in a head-on confrontation.

As a result, Ujumchin was defeated. Li Zicheng's troops killed more than 7,000 Ujumchin soldiers at the cost of only 3,000 people.

They then pursued the victory and completely defeated the entire Ujumchin tribe. The remnants of the Ujumchin tribe, led by their leader, temporarily lived in the Khorchin tribe on the east side.

In ten days, they won two consecutive victories, not to mention the capture of tens of thousands of livestock and more than nine thousand war horses.

You should know that last year, in order to fulfill the share of 10,000 war horses given to them by the Marshal of Army, Ombu spent a whole year to gather enough money for the court.

"Congratulations to General Li for returning victoriously. It is a blessing for the court to have General Li!" Omubu bowed to Li Zicheng and said with a smile.

"I don't deserve it. I am a criminal, Li. I came here for the supply of the court and the detailed battle report that needs to be delivered to the court by His Royal Highness Prince Shunyi."

Li Zicheng's expression was very calm. His dominance was gained with blood.

“Don’t worry, General Li. The Grand Marshal is a man of his word and he is definitely not a stingy person.

The Grand Marshal said that General Li should atone his sins. In my opinion, he just wanted to test General Li's attitude.

Once General Li wins a few more battles, he will surely be able to return triumphantly to the pass.

The supplies are ready. There are Jinyiwei personnel in the city. General Li can directly hand them over. "Emubu said politely.

When he learned that Li Zicheng was just a rebel who surrendered from the interior, Ombu really looked down on Li Zicheng.

As a leader, he hated it most when his subordinates rebelled. Rebellion and then surrender was even more despicable.

But strength is respected on the grassland, and the fighting power of this group of Han people should not be underestimated. If it were not for the naturalization city built by the Ming Dynasty for his tribe, it would be hard for Ombu to say whether he could be a match for Li Zicheng.

Now that Li Zicheng had returned victoriously, he dared not neglect him anymore. In order to express his friendliness, Omubu even informed Li Zicheng about the Jinyiwei in the city.

Being able to hand in the battle report yourself is naturally more reassuring than having it handed over by someone else.

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries outside the city, and then Omubu hosted a banquet inside the city to entertain Li Zicheng and his core generals.

After three rounds of drinking, Omubu said to Li Zicheng in a friendly manner:

"Which tribe does General Li plan to attack next?"

Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this. He knew that Omubu would ask this, and he was sure that Omubu would definitely want to join forces with him.

Of course, joining forces is a good thing, but Li Zicheng cannot ask for it himself. Besides, he was a surrendered soldier from the interior. The more he humbled himself and begged, the more he was looked down upon.

“I haven’t thought about it yet. I am from the interior of the country and I don’t know much about the situation of the Mongolian tribes. It is only with the reminder of His Royal Highness Prince Shunyi that I can achieve the current results.

So I would like to hear the opinion of His Royal Highness Prince Shunyi."

Li Zicheng was very humble and did not become arrogant because of a few victories.

"General Li is too modest. On this prairie, strength is respected. The fact that you have defeated two Mongolian tribes is enough to prove your bravery.

However, when it comes to the situation of the prairie tribes, I may know more about it.

To the north of the Balin tribe was the Durburt tribe, to the east of the Ujumchin tribe was the Zhalut tribe, and to the northeast was the Maoming'an tribe.

The fighting power of these tribes was comparable to that of the Ujumchin tribe, probably because all the tribal warriors were drawn away by Huang Taiji.

However, these tribes are not far from each other and have a covenant of mutual dependence, so General Li should be vigilant.

My foolish brother... I have a humble request."

At the end, Omubu said what he really wanted to say.

This is the lesson Ombu has learned from his dealings with the Han people: when something happens, one cannot immediately state one's request and cannot be too straightforward; one must learn to beat around the bush.

"Your Highness, please tell me, if I can help, I will naturally not refuse." Li Zicheng knew it very well, but still did not say it out loud.

"What do you think, General Li, if you and I join forces?" Omubu said a little nervously.

"Your Highness' words are exactly what I want. I didn't mention it because I was worried that Your Highness would not agree." Li Zicheng picked up the wine glass and said with a smile.

Ombu didn't expect Li Zicheng to agree so readily. He immediately smiled happily and drank it all with Li Zicheng.

"I think we must not delay. The opportunity is fleeting. We must take advantage of Huang Taiji's inability to react and maximize the results of the battle.

Once Huang Taiji gathers a large army to come, we will be in danger." After putting down the wine glass, Li Zicheng said again.

"General Li's words make sense. To be honest, I have already investigated clearly. The leader of the Maoming'an tribe had a fight with the leaders of the Durburt and Zarut tribes because of drinking.

I think the next opponent can be the Maoming Anbu."

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In the following month, the Zui Camp joined forces with the Xitumed tribe, and 40,000 cavalry attacked everywhere, successively defeating the Maoming'an tribe, the Durbert tribe and the Zhalut tribe.

The army then went north and attacked the Jalaid tribe and captured its leader.

The scale of the four battles was not small, but the strength of the Zui Camp remained at 30,000, thanks to the surrender of the Mongols.

Li Zicheng used a similar method to Zhang Shikang, forcing the surrendered Mongols to kill Mongols from other tribes to prove their loyalty.

The reason why it is maintained at 30,000 is because the number of soldiers in the Zui Camp is only 30,000.

Li Zicheng had always been cautious. He didn't want the imperial guards to catch him. After all, the imperial court was not like the previous rebel army, which could not expand the army as it pleased. Moreover, he was very sure that there must be spies from the imperial guards in his army.

After six great victories, in addition to allowing the Zui Camp to realize its plan of fully occupying the cavalry, Li Zicheng presented a total of 12,000 war horses to Lu Xiangsheng of the Governor's Office.

This was mainly because he had joined forces with Omubu, and 40% of the proceeds would be given to Omubu.

After forty days of bloody fighting and moving around, the morale of his 30,000 troops was high. However, Li Zicheng discussed with Ombu and felt that they could not risk advancing any further.

The factory guards in Guihua City told Ombu that Huang Taiji already knew the situation here and was very angry.

Other Mongolian tribes around also reacted and moved their pastures together in order to jointly resist their own invasion.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Qing army will surely arrive to wipe them out within twenty days at the latest.

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