Moreover, over the past year or so, Inner Khalkha has also witnessed the successive defeats of the Later Jin, the step-by-step advance of the Ming army, and the gradual reversal of the situation in Liaodong.
As of now, with the Ming army in Guangning as a constraint, Inner Khalkha is no longer too afraid of the Later Jin, but is more worried about Ligdan Khan's "internal pacification".
Given the strength of the Inner Khalkha, a war with the Chahar tribe would undoubtedly lead to defeat. Moreover, among the five Inner Khalkha tribes, not many dared to stand up to Ligdan Khan and fight with all their might.
As mentioned earlier, due to the conflict between the Red Sect and the Yellow Sect, many nobles of Inner Khalkha either fled to Outer Khalkha in the northern desert or to the Later Jin for refuge.
The Ming army's resurgence made surrendering to the Later Jin a self-destructive act. The only way to obtain Ming protection seemed to be to submit and naturalize, which was also unacceptable.
If the Chahar tribe forced them into a corner with no way to retreat, they would probably have no choice but to surrender and seek protection from the Ming army.
Ang An gave a helpless wry smile and looked up at the Ming army's camp. Smoke rose from the fire as the Ming army cooked, and the smell of barbecue wafted over.
The Zhalut tribe took the lead in attacking the city of Gelezhuergen and plundered it. Ang'an knew not to go too far and distributed a large amount of the loot to the Chahar tribe as tribute to the Mongol Khan.
With the great merit of breaking through the city, the Ming army also obtained a lot of cattle and sheep, which was also what Ang'an intended to do.
In addition to Oba and his family, the captured Khorchin nobles and Ang'an in the city were also handed over to the Ming army. This was also an agreement before the war, and the Chahar tribe had no objection.
It is said that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty liked his army to offer prisoners as tribute. In addition to offering sacrifices to his ancestors, he would also chop off the enemies' heads and pile them up to build a Jingguan.
Ang An rolled his eyes, not wanting to comment on the Ming Emperor's hobby. He was a very young emperor, reportedly less than twenty years old, yet he ruled over a vast expanse of land and hundreds of millions of people.
"Father," Nuke suddenly remembered, and said, "I want to visit the capital of the Ming Dynasty. General Hu said it's a hundred times more prosperous than the grasslands."
It is prosperous for sure, but how can the grassland be compared with the Han capital?
Ang An was about to speak when his gaze turned to the south. He frowned as he saw a dozen riders approaching like the wind.
Could it be that the Jurchens came to rescue the Khorchin tribe... Ang'an narrowed his eyes.
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