Thinking of that chaotic history, Zhu Youdong said with some anger: "For hundreds of years, my Han people have been ravaged by the regimes of various ethnic groups, and the Han people were slaughtered by two-legged sheep on the spot. Shouldn't we remember these sufferings? Until the Two Song Dynasty, the people of the Han nationality still had to endure the slaughter of the northern nomads. It is said that the regime changes in the Liao, Jin, and Mongolia have nothing to do with the Han people, but the Han people are indeed the most casualties among these regime changes. ”

Although Feng Shuangli's people were very angry about the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. But for the Wuhu chaos that has passed hundreds of years, everyone doesn't understand why Zhu Youdong still feels so angry.

Zhu Youdong then said with some sadness: "We can't help but remember such a lesson. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I will also treat northern Mongolia with more preferential treatment. But it has also created the border troubles of my Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and now it is occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains, which we must take as a warning. ”

Zhu Youdong's words were a bit accusatory to Zhu Yuanzhang, and suddenly no one dared to answer. It's okay to talk about this now, but who knows if it will be settled by the Autumn Queen in the future. Can Emperor Taizu be slandered casually? When the time comes, one of those civil servants will be buttoned up with a hat that is disrespectful to the royal family, and you will cut off a few more heads.

Of course, Zhu Youdong doesn't care what Feng Shuangli and the others think, and he doesn't care about his own words. Now Feng Shuangli and they have listened to a lot, but this is what Zhu Youdong wants to do now. Jiang Chao didn't expect that Zhu Youdong actually wanted to destroy the Mongols entirely, and he was suddenly shocked to say something.

After a long time, Jiang Chao said, "Your Highness, what should we do now?" It's too late to transform these Mongols. We are going to Nanjing soon, and Jiangbei also needs a large army to contain it. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Just educating him is useless. The Mongols don't listen to any indoctrination at all now, and what is the difference between reasoning with them now and playing the harp to the ox. Feng Shuangli said: "Then these Mongols can't use it now, and it's a pity that so many Mongolian cavalry don't use it." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Of course you can't leave it alone, of course it doesn't make sense to tell them about the ways of Confucius and Mencius." But the Mongols have a characteristic that we can take advantage of. They are the people of the steppe, they worship heroes and force very much. Doesn't it say that barbarians are afraid of power and not afraid of virtue? ”

Zhu Youdong paused for a moment and continued: "Then we will show them our strength and let them see the strength of my Restoration Army." In the past, they all thought that we Han people were weak in war, so we used our tough, iron-blooded army to make them recognize and submit. Let them be completely convinced of us, completely return to their hearts, and then use reason to convince them. ”

Jiang Chao said: "Your Highness, but now we can't organize them into a separate army." How to convince them. Zhu Youdong said: "You are stupid, can't you let them eat and live with you and fight together?" With the current state of my Restoration Army, can't I convince them? ”

Feng Shuangli and the others then understood, and Liu Zhen said excitedly: "Yes, the current Restoration Army is several times stronger than the previous army in all aspects, and of course it can convince those Mongols." Let them be scattered among the armies, and it is believed that they will soon be assimilated. ”

Zhu Youdong continued: "Of course, they can't be the only ones, they are in the army, we must treat the Miao people and the Han people equally. If there is a mistake, it will be punished, and there will be no special treatment, so that they will be the same as other soldiers. I believe that in a year, they will be just like other soldiers. ”

Seeing that Feng Shuangli and the others agreed, Zhu Youdong continued: "Of course, we can't either, we just blindly ask them to assimilate, and then they lose everything." We still have to learn from his strengths, such as their riding and archery. The saints have said that if you are a threesome, you must have my teacher. We need to learn from their strengths, and strengthening ourselves is the tolerance of our Han people. It's not that they are completely submerged, we have to gather the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought in order to make our Han people prosperous. ”

Zhu Youdong said that he was a little excited, and said: "When the time comes, will we still be afraid of those nomads in the north?" They can shoot arrows on horseback, and so can we, even more proficient than they are. It is said that those overseas red-haired ghosts are powerful, because they are powerful in firearms and navigation, but I am not bad. But none of this is important, the important thing is that we learn from other people's things and make their things ours, and that's the most important thing. ”

Then Zhu Youdong waved his hand confidently and said: "As for occupying the Manchurians in the Central Plains, it is just to pick up the advantage of Li Zicheng back then." At that time, those Donglin parties only cared about internal strife and even party strife, and never cared about national righteousness at all. He actually believed the lies of the Manchurians, believing that they entered the Central Plains to avenge Emperor Chongzhen. ”

Seeing that the topic was a little far away, Zhu Youdong said: "These things can be talked about later." What we have to do now is to send these 10,000 Mongols into the army, and then attack Nanjing. Only after defeating the Manchus and recapturing the Han people, it is not too late to say that. ”

Feng Shuangli said: "Since His Highness wants to integrate these Mongols into our army. I don't think it's better to do this, and integrate them into the cavalry guards of Xia Guoxiang and Wang Qing respectively. This will not only bring out their strengths, but also allow our cavalry to grow. To improve the combat strength of our cavalry, we will not be complacent, and it will be difficult to take on a big task. ”

Zhu Youdong agreed: "Indeed, since the establishment of our cavalry, there has been no major success. Although this has a lot to do with the battlefield we are in now. All this time, we fought in the mountains, and there were no conditions for cavalry operations. But it can't be an excuse for the lack of combat power of our cavalry, it's time to put some pressure on them. ”

Zhu Youdong thought for a moment and said: "In this way, these Mongolian prisoners will be separately organized into the cavalry of Wang Qing and Xia Guoxiang, and the Manchurian Eight Banners led by Wei Du will also be reorganized into cavalry in the future." But now for the time being, they will be led by Wei Du alone, and they will be adapted after the city of Nanjing is conquered. ”

Wang Qing suddenly said happily: "Okay, I'll go to the captives early tomorrow morning to pick people, and complete the reorganization as soon as possible." Zhu Youdong said to Li Gui: "Now that Xia Guoxiang has something to do, you will temporarily act as Xia Guoxiang to reorganize the prisoners." Li Gui hurriedly agreed.

Zhu Youdong said: "You try to prepare tonight, you can give the cavalry time to reorganize, it won't be too much, I will only give you one day." The day after tomorrow, you will set off with a large army, and this time both cavalry will be commanded by Wang Qingyou. When Wang Qing heard this, he was immediately excited, this is more than 20,000 cavalry.

Zhu Youdong said: "Don't be too happy too early, your task this time is not easy." After you went north, you took advantage of the identity of a large number of Mongol troops in the army to capture Luzhou. Then the army took Fengyang along the official road. I believe that with the identity of the Mongols in your army, it will not be difficult to capture these places, but it will be difficult for you to hold them. ”

Feng Shuangli said: "Indeed, they only have 20,000 troops, and just guarding the two cities is enough for them." Suddenly, Wang Qing was also a little unnatural. Zhu Youdong said again: "Your tasks are not only these, and defending the city is not the most important thing. Your most important task is to occupy the two provinces and then move eastward. Enter the second mansion of Huaiyang and capture Shanyang and Baoying. Cut off the Grand Canal and block the Manchu reinforcements from moving south. ”

Only then did Wang Qing realize how heavy his task was, with only more than 20,000 people, guarding three big cities, and the battle line was distributed in three state capitals. After the troops are so scattered, how to hold the counterattack of the Qing army. Not to mention Wang Qing, who led the army for the first time, even Feng Shuangli's face turned pale.

Jiang Chao said: "Your Highness, such a huge task, with only more than 20,000 people, is indeed a little difficult for Wang Qing them, so let's go." The forces are so scattered, and it is difficult to hold them all if they are not suppressed by those who have the will to die. ”

After listening to Jiang Chao's words, Zhu Youdong also began to hesitate, after all, it was the first time for Wang Qing to lead the troops out alone. But at this moment, Wang Qing thought for a moment and said firmly: "Your Highness let me go, without a baptism of blood, our cavalry will never be able to sustain a big battle." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "You have to think clearly, you are likely to face the Qing army in all directions, and it is difficult for me to send you reinforcements in a short period of time" Wang Qing hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Highness, since your subordinates have followed Your Highness, they have not made many contributions, let alone outstanding achievements. I don't have the ability to defend the capital, and I am proficient in foot and horse warfare. My only strength is my ability to shoot arrows on horseback, and if I can't make a feat with cavalry now, what's the point of me as a cavalry general. ”

Seeing that Jiang Chao and Li Gui both wanted to interject, Wang Qing hurriedly said: "You let me finish, since I have no other ability, I can only lead the cavalry." As the generals just said, the cavalry of our Restoration Army has not achieved any results so far. This is not only a shame for me, but also a shame for the cavalry officers of the Restoration Army. I'm sure the other cavalry officers will also be ashamed when they hear this. ”

Wang Qing paused for a moment and said firmly: "So I decided that this time we must bring the cavalry to show our prestige and the majesty of the cavalry." So that the people of the world can see that the cavalry of our Restoration Army is no worse than that of the Manchus and Mongolians, and the cavalry of the Han people is not weaker than anyone else. It also proves to His Highness that I, Wang Qing, am not useless, and also proves to my soldiers that I, Wang Qing, are worthy of this cavalry general. ”

After speaking, Wang Qing knelt directly on one knee in front of Zhu Youdong, and said firmly: "Please Your Highness give your subordinates this opportunity, and also the cavalry of the Restoration Army." ”

Zhu Youdong looked at Wang Qing in front of him and said with relief: "This time we are not only majestic, but we want to defend." Wang Qingdao: "Your Highness is wrong, the best defense in the world is not the city wall." How can there be a city in the world that cannot be attacked? Only by defeating the enemy and fighting is the best defense. ”

Zhu Youdong suddenly came to his senses, he had always used the cavalry as an infantry before. The cavalry should attack, they should attack. Doesn't it mean that the best defense is offense? Immediately, Zhu Youdong said: "Okay, I agree to let you lead the troops there, I don't want you to capture as many cities." But you have to make sure that the reinforcements of the Qing army in the north must not appear around the city of Nanjing. ”

Wang Qingdao: "Your Highness, rest assured, I will never let every soldier of the Qing soldiers support Nanjing, otherwise I will not need His Highness's military law, and I, Wang Qing, will send my head back to Nanjing directly to ask for guilt." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "I don't want your head, I'm waiting for your good news." Waiting for you to become famous in China, let the cavalry of the Ming Restoration Army shock the world, and make the enemy fearful. Then Zhu Youdong said: "My Restoration Army has never robbed the people, nor will it harass the people." But I know that if you go this time, you will definitely worry about the supply of the army, and there will not even be any supplies. Let the cavalry rise up to attack the city, and you can also use the identity of the Mongols in the early stage. However, it is estimated that the Qing court will soon react, and it will be even more difficult for you at that time. ”

Zhu Youdong looked at Wang Qingdao and said, "I will give you a privilege, when you can't get supplies, I will allow you to borrow grain from the local people." When my Ming Army recovers Huaiyang Erfu, the government will repay the borrowed grain. As soon as Zhu Youdong finished speaking, he saw that some people's eyes lit up.