Chapter 423

Li Yashi was also in the queue to watch the ceremony.

As an envoy, he was a special envoy of the West. As an official, he was an interpreter of the Ming's Four Barbarian Hall, so he was qualified to participate in this ceremony. The set-off of the Ming Beijing Battalion made him feel nothing but shock.

He had never felt the violence of the Ming so intuitively, and now he saw it.

The iron horse was spewing white steam and black smoke that was not fully burned, pulling one after another of the side-box chariots covered with canvas. This was the chariot of the Ming chariot battalion. Each chariot had a "mother-and-son" cannon, and every ten chariots had a nine-jin cannon.

Canvas is woven with 4 to 7 strands of cotton and linen yarn in a plain weave. The woven canvas is sturdy and foldable, and has excellent waterproof performance. This kind of hard cloth, which is close to hard sails, comes from the shipyard's improvement of sails. The Ming's hard sails can sail in eight directions, but they are too heavy, difficult to repair, and difficult to retract. The West's soft sails are relatively light and easy to retract, but they cannot sail in eight directions. The appearance of canvas combines the advantages of both.

Because of its excellent waterproof properties, it is used in marching, and this fabric is extremely wear-resistant. Made into clothing, it won't break for several years. Made into shoe uppers, it has strong waterproof properties, and its uses are very wide.

Li Yashi saw that an opened side-box chariot was in the armory, and the soldiers were constantly lifting explosive shells and gunpowder boxes onto the chariot.

Each gunpowder box had 30 catties of gunpowder. A side-box chariot had four gunpowder boxes and two lead bullet boxes. After the gunpowder boxes and lead bullet boxes were put in, there were rows of muskets. These muskets were fixed on wooden racks, 20 muskets in a row, a total of four rows. Then two "Pingyi" muskets were lifted out and placed on both sides.

This one was mainly firearms, while the next one was armor and food. Iron armor, cloth-faced armor, and military rations. There were four boxes of military rations, each box weighing 120 catties.

Li Yashi watched for a long, long time, until the soldiers of the Beijing Battalion disappeared into the sky and could no longer see their backs, before he returned to his home a bit dizzy. He spread out the paper, took out a fountain pen, and raised his pen, but couldn't write for a long time.

【His Majesty finally couldn't help it. That heart to avenge his grandfather, after repeated jumping, finally took action against the Northern Hu. This is very normal. No emperor can tolerate the existence of a barbarian tribe 500 miles away that can threaten the survival of his country, just like your enemy sleeping outside your door.】

【Conquest is very necessary. The barbarian king named Altan plundered the capital 30 years ago, just like the Germanic people burning, killing, and plundering near Rome. The harassment of the barbarian king Altan 30 years ago, what the Ming lost was not only population, food, and property, but also the cohesion that was invisible but very precious.】

【What is lost must be taken back by one's own hands.】

【Cohesion and dispersion, this pair of contradictions that exist in any system, exist at all times. As long as Altan's Baisheng City exists for one day, it is a wound on the heart of the Ming that can never be healed, always wearing down the Ming's cohesion, making it more inclined to dispersion.】

【In the 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, it had never reconciled with the Northern Hu. The Longqing Reconciliation was the only time. Even if the emperor was captured, the Ming did not compromise. The compromise of the Longqing Reconciliation made Zhang Juzheng suffer from criticism. The Ming people were already a little puzzled: was the Ming really going to perish?】

【This conquest is a military conquest, but also a political war.】

Zhu Yijun attached great importance to Li Yashi because Li Yashi was not stupid. On the contrary, he stood in the position of the Westerners and looked at problems, always bringing a new perspective to the Emperor, a perspective of a bystander. The Ming Emperor must conquer Altan Khan. The original promise, the humiliation of the grandfather's siege, and the cohesion of the country, these three aspects, even if only one exists, the reason for the war is sufficient.】

【The expressive ability of words is too lacking. I cannot describe the strength of the capital's warriors in words. Paladin warriors are just legends circulating in the West, but the capital's warriors truly exist, and there are 100,000 of them. Every 100 people possess 70 muskets, every person possesses 30 portions of gunpowder and lead bullets, every 100 people possess one cannon, mother-and-son cannons, tiger-crouching cannons, and every 500 people possess one nine-jin cannon.】

【I can only use simple language and the stacking of numbers, using the quantity of firearms to tell the horror of the capital's warriors.】

【Because from beginning to end, the most powerful thing about the capital's warriors is the warriors themselves. They can bring these murderous weapons into full play, but they never take action against the weak, or more accurately, civilians.】

【Occasionally I wonder if the Ming Emperor is too insecure. Is this terrifying firepower going to be fought from the ground to the West? In my opinion, this is completely enough. The special envoy from the Mughal country, Shah Mamaiti, first arrived in the Ming from the Western Regions. They were extremely weak. I'm afraid that even if they gathered together, they wouldn't be able to block a round of cavalry archery.】

【Can the invincible Ottoman Empire, that Sultan who usurped the power of the Roman Empire, block the Ming's western expedition?】

【The reason I have this idea is based on my long-term observation. Just for this war, the silver used for gunpowder manufacturing could completely buy the head of the barbarian king Altan, and by the way, make those robbers completely bow their heads and become subjects.】

【The stingy His Majesty is so rich. Perhaps the door to wealth is the two words "frugality." His Majesty is too frugal. On such an important occasion today, His Majesty still didn't wear his jade ornaments, because those jade ornaments are really expensive. If he breaks one, His Majesty would probably feel heartache for a long time.】

Li Yashi was talking about the occasions when Zhu Yijun only had grand sacrifices, such as the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth to sacrifice to heaven and earth, the suburban sacrifices to sacrifice to the ancestors, the Taimiao report, the grand wedding, etc., where he would wear the imperial robes. That suit, just the pieces on his body, had dozens of them. He had to walk in four-square steps. If he couldn't walk steadily, it would jingle.】

At the beginning, in order to train the little emperor to walk, Empress Dowager Li spent a lot of thought, fearing that the little emperor would lose ceremony at the grand ceremony, making people laugh. The master was young and the country was suspicious, and the emperor losing ceremony would be adding frost to the snow.】

But now there is no such concern.】

Now, even if His Majesty throws those pieces on the ground, no one dares to laugh at the Emperor. The Ming imperial power no longer needs those overly cumbersome rituals to maintain the majesty of the royal family.】

Li Yashi wrote about the cause of the war in his travelogue, wrote about the strength of the Ming Holy Hall warriors, and he raised his pen again and wrote:

【I really cannot understand the stupidity of the barbarian king Altan. Under what circumstances did he choose to build Baisheng City? This is really too convenient. It is so close to the Ming that the Ming elite can rush to Baisheng City within a month, and the barbarian king Altan cannot escape.】

【That is his home, the capital of his Golden Kingdom, that is his throne! Once he flees, is he still that eagle on the grasslands? Grassland people are the same as the barbarians in the West. They only recognize strength. When you are weak, they will tear you apart like jackals.】

【Binding oneself with one's own cocoon, the spring silkworm spits silk to make a cocoon, binding itself in it. The barbarian king Altan wove a cocoon for himself. He had no choice but to either defeat the Ming or die.】

Li Yashi was quite satisfied with his travelogue, and then wrote a lot about what he saw and heard in the Ming, because he lost the language environment, Li Yashi knew Latin, but no longer had the habit of writing.】

Li Yashi couldn't understand, how dare Altan Khan build a city on the grasslands? Isn't that setting up a target for the Ming to hit?】

The Ming mobilized more than 200,000 troops. Such a large-scale mobilization could not be hidden from the investigation of those who were interested. From the capital to the mobilization of the army in Xuanfu, Datong, Kaiping Guard, and the Shaanxi-Gansu three borders, the scale was too large. The Ming Emperor didn't want to hide it either. This battle was to let everyone know.】

Altan Khan was no exception. The old man was in Baisheng City, summoning the ten-thousand-household leaders, San Niangzi, and the Lama under his command to discuss how to deal with it.】

Altan Khan was really old. All his ambitions had been worn away. Facing the Ming's three-way attack, Altan Khan at this time was slightly at a loss.】

"Why use such a big battle? It's really too wasteful. Young people are really too arrogant. The Beijing Battalion's iron armor, one set is 52 taels of silver. The 80,000 troops mobilized by the Beijing Battalion this time have 13,000 sets of iron armor, which is completely enough to buy our Golden Kingdom. We still have to find them a lot of money." San Niangzi clicked her tongue in wonder. She now had a feeling of being out of the matter.】

Thinking of the Emperor's gnashing of teeth for so much silver, she felt it was interesting. He must be heartbroken, and he must be planning to copy a few families to return blood and fill the Inner Treasury and National Treasury.】

That's right, the Ming Emperor's conquest had nothing to do with her Guihua City. She insisted on reconciliation. The name of the city she built was Guihua, and the Ming army was not a butcher who killed everyone he saw. In order to maintain the military discipline of the Ming Beijing Battalion, the Beijing Battalion would not kill the innocent indiscriminately. The Ming Beijing Battalion's military discipline was highly valued by the Emperor, which was one of the foundations for the Emperor to do whatever he wanted.】

According to the advocacy of "hanging the people and cutting the crimes, reporting to the Son of Heaven, and saving the people below," the border subjects of Guihua City belonged to the people.】

Compared with Baisheng, Guihua City was mixed with Hu and Han, and there were many Han people, Han people who couldn't live in the Ming and fled to the grasslands.】

"San Niangzi! You should have some face! The Ming army has already hit here. Do you want to be a traitor?! Destroying others' prestige and extinguishing one's own spirit!" Dong Huli said angrily when he heard it. Tuman Khan surrendered to the capital because he couldn't bear the Ming's conquest, which was fine. San Niangzi, as Altan Khan's wife, actually helped the Ming speak like this!】

San Niangzi raised her eyebrows, sneered and said: "Traitor? A Oirat woman who married Altan Khan at the age of nine, you tell me traitor? Who did I betray? Altan, you say something. When you wanted to marry me at the beginning, did you ask me?"】

Traitor? If she, San Niangzi, didn't poison Altan Khan, it was because she cared about the poor people and didn't want to cause more trouble. Otherwise, it would still be those most numerous and bottom-level people who suffered. She was the representative of the reconciliation faction within the Northern Hu. She was alive now, and she had to live for the poor people.】

She, San Niangzi, was snatched.】

She said so, and she did so. Over the years, she went to Datong, Xuanfu, and the capital, border trade, always bringing back iron pots, salt, tea, and now there was a little more kelp. If there was a little savings, she would put it in the Yanxing Building Trading House. Save a little more money, and if there was a big snow disaster, the grassland people could live a few more.】

San Niangzi had extremely wide support on the grasslands, not only because she was Altan Khan's wife.】

Borrowing cotton clothes last year, except for her, who could borrow cotton clothes from the stingy Ming Emperor?】

San Niangzi leaned on the back of the chair, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, looked at the remaining few ten-thousand-household leaders, and showed a smile. Only Dong Huli scolded her. The other five ten-thousand-household leaders sat there without saying a word. They had resentment in their hearts, resenting Altan Khan for provoking the wrath of heaven.】

"Alright! Everyone say less!" Altan Khan stretched out his hand, signaling everyone not to quarrel anymore.】

Altan Khan's slightly turbid eyes looked at San Niangzi, sighed, looked outside the big tent, and said slowly: "Regret, shouldn't have let that Ma Fang go."】

Ma Fang, Deputy Regional Commander of the Beijing Battalion, now the Dean of the Lecture Hall, was now retired, and all day long he and Liu Xian boasted about their past achievements, how brave they were. Key facts were not much different from what they said, and the two often argued without a result.】

The thing Altan Khan regretted most was letting Ma Fang go.】

Ma Fang was from Weizhou, Shanxi, and his nickname was Ma San. He was a border military household in Xuanfu. According to the Ming border defense military household system, one person in the father's family served in the border, and others farmed. When Ma Fang was eight years old, he was snatched by Altan Khan who went south.】

Ma Fang was indeed snatched by Altan Khan himself, and from the age of eight, Ma Fang began to raise horses for Altan Khan. Ma Fang was born with divine power and was willing to endure hardship. At the age of ten, he could already control the fiercest horses on the grasslands and bend wood into a bow. At the age of eleven, he could shoot three arrows and hit them all.】

Zhu Yijun, as an emperor, could only do it at the age of fifteen under extremely sufficient training. Qi Jiguang said: "Your Majesty's achievements in martial arts today are all based on persistence." People like Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, Li Rusong, Ma Fang, and Xiong Tingbi all had talent, and their arms were naturally three times larger than others.】

At the age of thirteen, Ma Fang followed Altan Khan to hunt. Suddenly, a colorful tiger roared out of the mountain forest and pounced on Altan Khan. The horses became extremely uneasy under the smell and roar of the beast. Everyone accompanying Altan Khan was panicked for a while, wanting to control the horses and prevent them from being sent into the tiger's mouth.】

Ma Fang bent his bow and set an arrow, hitting the tiger's eye socket with one arrow, and another arrow, completely scaring the tiger. Then he rode the horse and kept provoking the tiger. Everyone finally reacted and beheaded the tiger. Altan Khan gave him a good bow, arrows, and a good horse, and ordered him to serve by his side for protection.】

Altan Khan treated Ma Fang not thinly. He snatched him back to the grasslands at the age of eight, and he was already a member of the Keshue guard at the age of thirteen.】

In the 16th year of Jiajing, Ma Fang was nineteen years old. Taking advantage of Altan Khan's hunting near Datong, Ma Fang escaped in the night and fled back to the Ming. Ma Fang was lucky and met Datong Regional Commander Zhou Shangwen, not someone else. Otherwise, he would be a sinner even if he fled back to the Ming.】

When Zhou Shangwen was there, the Northern Hu did not dare to invade. He was known as the "Flying General." In the 16th year of Jiajing, Jinang led 40,000 people south. Zhou Shangwen and his son Zhou Junzuo fought 40,000 with 3,000, fought for 300 miles, and finally repelled Jinang.】

Altan Khan had always been unable to understand why Ma Fang wanted to escape! For eleven years, Altan Khan could not be said to be extremely good to Ma Fang, but since Ma Fang saved his life, he had always been cultivating him as a confidant. But Ma Fang ran away. Altan Khan felt that he was too careless to give Ma Fang a chance.】

After Ma Fang escaped, his wives and two children on the grasslands were all killed by the furious Altan Khan.】

"Sigh." After finishing speaking, Altan Khan's eyes became a bit more turbid.】

Time passed, and his memory came to the 34th year of Jiajing. That year, he was ambitious, leading 50,000 elites and 70,000 followers, claiming to be 500,000, forcing Xuanfu. This was a feint. He only left 30,000 people to besiege Xuanfu and began to force the Juyong Pass, forcing his way to the foot of the Juyong Pass, and no one dared to compete with him.】

After the invasion of the capital in the 29th year of Jiajing, Altan Khan was full of ambition! At that time, the Ming was broken in courage. In the five years of confrontation that followed, Altan Khan beheaded three Ming Regional Commanders, four Deputy Regional Commanders, and seven Assistant Regional Commanders. The edge was exposed, and the Ming capital even had the public opinion of moving the capital.】

In the 34th year of Jiajing, Altan Khan wanted to break the Juyong Pass, break the rescue route from the capital to Xuanfu, completely take down Xuanfu, the gate of the capital, invade the capital from the Juyong Pass and Zijing Pass, and continuously weaken the Ming's national destiny to plan for the great cause.】

Ma Fang was then the Deputy Regional Commander of Jiliao. On the one hand, he attacked Altan Khan's army from the side, and on the other hand, he met the enemy at Jielingkou with Regional Commander Ouyang An, repelling Altan Khan. In the same year, Altan Khan was not reconciled to the failure of his plan and merged with Tuman Khan, attacking from both left and right wings. The pass was broken from Xifengkou, and important towns such as Zunhua and Yutian fell one after another. The Jiliao Viceroy Wang Zhu fled in the face of battle and his whereabouts were unknown.】

Ma Fang once again severely damaged the Tuman and Altan coalition forces at Jinshan Temple. Tuman and Altan had contradictions internally. When they won, they were naturally good. After being severely damaged by Ma Fang, Tuman Khan had the intention to retreat, and Altan Khan could only look at the Jiliao gate and sigh in vain.】

Tuman Khan's strength was not strong, but once he retreated, the military heart was scattered, and there was no way to continue to advance. Altan Khan, who was good at military affairs, knew that he could not fight again.】

Since then, Altan Khan invaded the south several times, but was blocked by Ma Fang, who was promoted to Datong Regional Commander. In the 25-year war, Altan Khan could not break through the defense line to plunder the capital again. Ambition turned into living in peace.】

"The Great Khan, why sigh? Just block the soldiers and cover the water!" Dong Huli was extremely optimistic. The Beijing Battalion was strong, and the strength of the border troops had recovered, but Dong Huli had his own way of fighting.】

"Great Khan, I have a plan. This is to avoid the edge. The Ming's three-way attack on us, the Beijing Battalion is invincible. We really can't beat Qi Jiguang, but can't we beat your Xuan-Da garrison troops? So concentrate superior forces, want to break the Great Wall, force Datong Prefecture, and force the Ming army to withdraw." Dong Huli put forward his idea.】

Can't beat the Beijing Battalion, not shameful. Then avoid the edge. The Ming likes to divide troops. Altan Khan's main force can go west. The border troops of the Shaanxi-Gansu three borders are not strong, and the number is not large.】

"What about Baisheng City?" Sonam Gyatso asked, shaking his head. Dong Huli's tactics were indeed good, but if he did this, Altan Khan's Baisheng City, which had been carefully managed for decades, would definitely fall into the hands of the Ming. Wouldn't Altan Khan become a stray dog?】

If the hearts are scattered, how can you go back and forth with the Ming?】

Dong Huli's tactics were nomadic tactics. His thinking and his response were not wrong, because the ancestors all did this. If the Ming was strong, retreat; if the Ming was weak, fight. It has been repeated for two hundred years.】

The problem now is that Altan Khan built a city.】

"Then give it up. What else can we do? The eagle must soar in the sky. How can it be bound by the nest?" Dong Huli said very definitely.】

Dong Huli defected to Altan Khan as a last resort. He had a stronger will to resist than Altan Khan, not for anything else, but because he killed the Miyun Regional Commander Tang Kekuan, and the Ming killed the captive, Dong Huli's nephew Bukha, in return.】

If Altan Khan is defeated, he still has the possibility of going to the capital to get a Shunyi Prince's Mansion and discuss with the Huanyi Prince who is the traitor on the grasslands.】

But if Dong Huli is caught, there is only one end, and that is the Dissection Institute's reserved seat.】

The Ming pays attention to "not blaming the past." Reconciliation is a phased end. The past things, the Ming was not as good as others, so naturally they would not turn over the old accounts. So Altan Khan still had the possibility of a good end, but who let Dong Huli kill Tang Kekuan? That was a Ming Regional Commander in the Wanli years! It was His Majesty's person.】

This is not applicable to "not blaming the past."】

So, Dong Huli clamored for Altan Khan to resist to the end.】

"Dong Huli, look at my old bones. Where can I run?" Altan Khan sighed. He was old and couldn't move.】

"Is building a city really stupid? Not really. Before, when there was a big snow on the grasslands, countless people froze to death. Since there was Baisheng City, at least the herdsmen in the city wouldn't freeze to death in winter." Altan Khan said a bit confusedly: "According to my initial estimate, since the reconciliation, the capital should be trapped in party strife. Who could have thought of it."】

"Who could have thought of it."】

Altan Khan fought all his life, winning more and losing less. In fact, he didn't lose except for suffering losses in the hands of Ma Fang and Qi Jiguang. When he ordered the construction of the city, he also carefully considered it. The Ming's national situation was already declining, and the capital's party strife could be said to be a life-and-death struggle.】

That Zhang Juzheng was strong, he won the political struggle, but he still dared to strengthen the military? After winning the political struggle, he still mastered military power. Wasn't he afraid that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in the palace would go crazy?】

According to Altan Khan's idea, there was only one Zhang Juzheng, who indeed couldn't save the Ming. But plus a desperate emperor, it was completely different.】

"Lady, you entered the capital to see the Emperor. Didn't you persuade him not to use force?" Altan Khan looked at San Niangzi and asked suspiciously.】

"Persuaded, but couldn't persuade. I even persuaded him to the dragon bed. Who knew that the heartless man made a bet with me, saying, 'Whoever can't get out of bed, counts as losing.' As a result, I lost. Sigh, it's all my fault, it's all my fault." San Niangzi was simply talking nonsense! She was gilding her own face. She climbed the dragon bed? His Majesty didn't even look at her more.】

She didn't let her be an inside agent or a traitor. She couldn't poison him, so she wanted to anger Altan Khan to death.】

San Niangzi's words were full of resentment. Over the years, she had been running for border trade, and her scandals were everywhere, making her look like a prostitute who was accessible to everyone. The rumors were very vivid, first Wu Dui, then Wang Chonggu, and then the Emperor. San Niangzi was too lazy to deny it. Now, she was even spreading rumors herself.】

"Talking nonsense again." Altan Khan didn't get angry as imagined, just waved his hand lightly.】

He knew San Niangzi very well. She was a very fierce person. If she was really unwilling, she wouldn't be willing even if she was killed. Similarly, Altan Khan also knew the Ming very well. She, San Niangzi, didn't have the ability to climb the dragon bed.】

Sometimes the Ming was as conservative as an old stubborn. San Niangzi was a barbarian, and also the wife of the Hu King, so she couldn't get within three feet of the Emperor at all.】

"Sigh, I actually wanted to be an Empress, regardless of who the Emperor is." San Niangzi had another plan. She really wanted to be an Empress. If Altan Khan could have broken the capital at the beginning, she would be an Empress now. This was to anger Altan Khan for being old and failing to achieve his ambition.】

Altan Khan coughed twice and waved his hand to signal San Niangzi not to speak anymore. He stood up, the twilight on his body began to dissipate slowly, and he said sharply: "I, Altan, have never been rebellious since the reconciliation. Today, the Ming is attacking me without reason. I naturally have to raise the flag to resist! That Qi Jiguang is strong, but I, Altan, although old, also want to personally verify what kind of ability this Qi Jiguang has!"】

"Why does that little emperor want to do something, can't he wait for me to die of old age? It's just these two years. If he wins, he wins by bullying the weak! It's not bright and upright at all!"】

"Literature has no first, martial arts has no second. Order the sons! Prepare to meet the enemy!"】

"Yes!" The ten-thousand-household leaders looked at each other and could only helplessly say yes. The Ming army was different from the past Ming army. Now the number of firearms in the Ming army was really too many. Cavalry in front of firearms was really vulnerable, and even harassment became extremely dangerous.】

At this time, Altan Khan seemed to have returned to his youth, with a bit of disdain.】

"San Niangzi stays, others retreat." Altan Khan said calmly.】

After everyone faded away, the twilight that had dissipated from Altan Khan appeared again. His figure became more hunched, his eyes became a bit more turbid. He sat on the soft chair, coughed hard several times, and leaned on the back of the chair, panting heavily.】

"San Niangzi, after all these years, you were right." Altan Khan's breath finally stabilized. His expression could not see the change in emotion. He was too old, and his face was covered with age spots.】

Altan Khan said weakly: "After I die, the grassland people will be handed over to you. Reconciling with the Ming and becoming border subjects is not a bad thing. Just right, while I am alive, those stubborn and stubborn people on the grasslands will die with me under the Ming's military peak, which can be considered a beginning and an end."】

"Yo? This is the end, you feel I was right?" San Niangzi raised her eyebrows and asked suspiciously: "Ya, you still want to clear the obstacles for the Ming's Royal Transformation of the Tatars?"】

Altan Khan spat out a turbid breath and said sadly: "I am the King of the grasslands! Reconciliation was also agreed by me! If I didn't indulge you, could you have today?"】

"The Ming and the grasslands have been fighting for nearly three hundred years. There must be a result. I want to prepare a retreat for my subjects. People cannot always live for themselves. Some of these subjects want to fight, then fight. Some want to reconcile, then hide and wait for reconciliation. That little emperor has a good saying: 'Whoever runs for the people, is the king of the people.'"】

"Many times, fighting hard is to have better surrender conditions. Surrendering without a fight will only make the Ming look down on our grassland people even more."】

"I don't accept it! Why does that little emperor feel that he can come to the grasslands to run wild after strengthening the military for ten years! Even if I die, I have to break one of this little guy's front teeth and tell him that our grassland people are not so easy to bully!"】

"Fight! Fight! Fight! Kill him until people turn over and horses turn over! I, Altan, even if I die, I am still a King!"】

If Ma Fang hadn't escaped back to the Ming, he, Altan Khan, might not have had the chance to enter the Central Plains in the confrontation with the Ming after the 29th year of Jiajing. It's a pity, it's a pity, it's probably that the Mandate of Heaven is not with him, Altan. He raised this Ma Fang for eleven years, and finally cultivated a fierce general for the Ming. Who can I reason with?】

After going to the Yellow Springs, Altan Khan must ask Ma Fang why he wanted to escape at the beginning. He didn't treat Ma Fang unfairly.】

Ma Fang could answer this question very decisively because he was a Ming person. The answer was just that simple.】

Ma Fang also taught his children this way. His son died in the battle, and four of his five grandsons died in the battle. He was the "Ma King" who "father and son brothers died together for the country's disaster."】

(End of chapter)