Halfway back to the Hulunbuir Prairie, the Ming army encountered a report from the herald, Zhu Youneng and Zhou Xingyao took the guilty army to the north, and also brought a large amount of supplies.

The army of the Western Expedition was divided into three routes, and in the battle of Monan, Cao Bianjiao led 20,000 Longwu troops to sweep the 27 banners of Monan and killed the leader of the Zhuo Suotu League.

Zhu Youneng led 20,000 criminal troops to defeat the coalition army of the Zhaowuda Alliance, and killed the Ao Han tribe Zasak Bandi, and even his eldest niece, Princess Ao Han, the eldest daughter of Huang Taiji, was hacked and killed by him on the spot.

Banlu's eagle ran to the Naturalization City (Hohhot) with a hundred and ten remnants and defected to the Naturalization City Tumut Department.

As soon as the battle in Monan ended, Cao Bianjiao and Zhu Youneng received the Tang report of Li Shaoyou's defeat, and the armies of the two western expeditions were in a hurry to go north to escort them, especially Zhu Youneng was the most active.

After friendly consultation, Cao Bianjiao stayed behind to guard Mo Nan and clean up the aftermath of the war, and Zhu Youneng and Zhou Xingyao went north with the guilty army.

Next to Hulun Lake, Zhu Youneng finally saw his loving father again.

Zhu Cihong was quite surprised by this, because he saw that Zhu Youneng was leading all cavalry.

If it weren't for the obvious banner, Zhu Cihong would have thought that the Manchurian Eight Banners Army was coming.

It turned out that after Zhu Youneng solved the Zhaowuda League, he captured a large number of war horses, and the bicycles of the criminal army became sports cars, and the infantry became cavalry, which was very beautiful.

In November, the world entered a cold winter, and the north was cold and hairy, but fortunately, the logistics materials from all parties were delivered in time.

Since the first year of Tianwu sent troops to the Northern Expedition, Zhu Cihong drove the expedition in person, destroyed the pseudo-Shun, retreated from the Tartar Qing, swept Mongolia, for a whole year, the war was one after another, and it finally ended.

Compared with the territory of the Ming Dynasty when he first succeeded to the throne, Zhu Cihong recaptured Henan, Shandong, Beizhili, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Liaodong, Monan and other places, and more than doubled the territory, only less than Qinghai, Tibet, Annan and other places in the heyday of the Ming Dynasty.

Since becoming emperor, Zhu Cihong's desire for territory has become stronger, and it is only now that he truly understands why Emperor Wu of Han is so reckless.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne at the age of sixteen and reigned for a total of fifty-four years, of which forty years were spent at war, constantly fighting, fighting everywhere, and seemed to be an emperor who took pleasure in fighting, just like falling in love with something, and it seemed uncomfortable if he didn't do it.

In the life of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and even in the next two thousand years, there were many people who praised him and scolded him.

Zhu Cihong doesn't care whether others scold him or not, he only firmly believes in one thing: the territory is the embodiment of the king's ability and national strength, and it is better to beat others than to be beaten by others.

Moreover, these are real achievements, and the people of later generations will look at the history books and look at the Great Ming Wu Dynasty, such a large territory, they will give a thumbs up and praise: Emperor Tianwu, awesome! Powdered......

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Before the class teacher returned to the court, Zhu Cihong set up the Zhengbei Protectorate, appointed Li Shaoyou as the protector of the capital, Zhu Youneng as the deputy protector, Qi Guangyang, Tuba, and Wurituo as the deputy protector, and left a pit for the deputy protector, and then sent a civil official over.

In terms of army garrison, Zhu Cihong left the 5,000 men and horses under the command of Li Shaoyou, and Zhu Youneng's 15,000-strong criminal army was left behind, which was renamed the Northern Expeditionary Army.

In addition, the armed forces of the Urat, Korqin, Evenki, Daur, Balhu Mongols, and Oroqen tribes were also all filled into the northern army to guard the frontier, defend against the invasion of Tsarist Russia, ensure the smooth flow of commerce and post stations, and maintain the tranquility of the frontier.

Seventy years ago, the Ming army occupied Helin, the seat of Lingbei Province of the Yuan Dynasty, and successively set up guards such as the Buldan River Guard and the Qita River Guard in the Transbaikal Lake and the Heilongjiang River Basin to govern the local people.

Evenki, Daur, Balhu, and Oroqen, the indigenous peoples of these tribes in the Heilongjiang region, are called the Solon tribe, and the Ming Dynasty called the Evenks "Beishan Savages" or "Savage Jurchens".

Ten years ago, the Tatar Qing replaced the Ming Dynasty to rule the Sauron Tribe, forcibly organized them into the Eight Banners, conquered the city, and served as cannon fodder.

Zhu Cihong did not force them so rudely, and let them freely decide whether to join the Protectorate of the Northern Capital and guard the border and the people.

Of course, the tribe that joins first will be given a plump pasture of water and grass by the Northern Protectorate, on a first-come, first-served basis.

After killing the Zhelimu League and robbing them of their pastures, cattle and sheep, the most important thing for the Northern Protectorate was the abundant pastures, with at least one million square kilometers of land under its jurisdiction.

As long as you join the Northern Protectorate, everyone will work together to protect the beautiful homeland, and each will make its own money, if anyone is looking for fault and grabbing land, please come to the Metropolitan Protectorate to complain, and everyone will beat him together!

If you don't join the Metropolitan Palace, then I'm sorry, you are not a member of our group and cannot enjoy the corresponding benefits, so please find another place to develop......

As soon as the Northern Protectorate was established, the leaders of all ethnic groups and tribes within thousands of miles around them competed to join, and those who mixed up with an official and a half-post in the Metropolitan Protectorate did not matter the size of the official position, mainly wanted to buy a peace and divide the pasture land.

Everyone knows that the strength of a small tribe is limited after all, and in the face of the Rakshasa ghost and the three Khans of Mobei, there is no power to fight back, rather than being a slave, it is better to honestly become the people of the Ming Dynasty, seek survival, and live a personal life.

A few years later, an Evenki scholar recorded this great journey in writing!

"The Evenks have created a great historical process and made great contributions in the vast land of Eastern Mongolia!

However, the Evenks were brutally oppressed and deprived by the reactionary ruling forces of the Tatar Qing Dynasty, served as cannon fodder for the Eight Banners Army, suffered a heavy price, and fell into the endless abyss of disaster! ”

"Until the first year of Tianwu, under the powerful offensive of the emperor's soldiers, the bloody rule of the Tatar Qing in my Liaodong and Eastern Mongolia was declared completely collapsed, and under the rescue of the Tiansheng Khan, the Evenks and other thousands of tribal people of all ethnic groups got rid of the shackles of the Taqing for ten years and started a new life."

"The liberated people of all ethnic groups in Eastern Mongolia, as well as the upper-class progressives of various tribes, in order to fight for the right to freedom, under the call of the Heavenly Sage Khan, honorably joined the Northern Protectorate and became a glorious member of the Ming Empire!"

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After this blow, the power of the Taqing and Mongols in Eastern Mongolia and Liaodong basically disintegrated, and their strength was greatly weakened, and the Taqing were left with only the palm-sized Korean Peninsula and the island of Kyushu in the east, which were completely isolated and waiting to be wiped out.

After this battle, the Mongol tribes in Moxi were afraid that they would not be able to sleep in fear, because this military action of the Ming Dynasty made all the Mongolian tribes clearly realize that this neighbor who was in a mess became strong again.

Their new emperor doesn't seem to have a good temper, he is not something that can be offended casually, he will be beaten when he says it, without ambiguity, and he will wipe out the clan to the end.

On November 16 of the first year of Tianwu, the weather cleared, and a heavy snowfall last night made today's sky exceptionally blue.

Kuolun Molian Lake, a thick snow white everywhere, makes people feel refreshed and happy, a dragon flag and wolf flag are waving in the wind, forty or fifty thousand horses in the snow neatly have a sequence array, not only the Royal Forest Army, the Dragon Wu Army, the Northern Army, the armed forces of various tribes are all gathered here.

Today, Zhu Cihong is going to review the three armies here, and then the squad will return to the court.

Zhu Cihong jumped out of the horse and walked into the dense military formation.

The war horse under his crotch is not an extraordinary horse, and he seems to be good at pretending to be forced, holding his head high and holding his chest high, and walking in the army with high spirits, which is very stylish.

"The last general will conquer the northern capital to protect the mansion and protect Li Shaoyou, see my emperor!"

"The slave conquers the Northern Capital Protectorate and the Deputy Metropolitan Protector Zhu Youneng, see my emperor!"

"The last general will conquer the northern capital and protect Qi Guangyang, the deputy capital, see my emperor!"

"The slave conquers the Northern Capital and the Deputy Capital of the Protectorate Tuba, see my emperor!"

"The slave conquers the Northern Capital Protectorate, the Deputy Capital Protector of the Uriday......"

"Slaves conquer the northern capital to protect the ......."

On the war horse, Zhu Cihong slowly drew his sword, raised it high, and shouted with full of energy: "The Ming army is mighty!" ”

All the soldiers of the Ming army were ignited almost instantly, and shouted in unison:

"Mighty!"

"Mighty!"

After Tuba, Uzhituo and other tribal leaders who had just joined the Northern Army reacted, they immediately shouted: "The Ming army is mighty, long live my emperor!" ”

He was not only a member of the Northern Army of the Ming Dynasty, but also a member of the Ming Army, and soldiers of all ethnic groups immediately shouted in broken Chinese in this warm atmosphere.

"Mighty! Mighty! ”

"Long live my emperor!"

"Hooray! Banzai! ”

The majestic sound of continuous waves, like a mountain and a sea, broke through the sky and traversed the universe!

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Cihong, who had returned to Dianjiangtai, and at this moment, it seemed that there was only Emperor Tianwu alone in this world!

For the Ming army, Emperor Tianwu is the real Son of Heaven, the inheritor of the Mandate of Heaven, and the hope of the Ming Dynasty!

For the Mongols, whose hands were stained with the blood of tens of thousands of Mongol warriors, Emperor Tianwu was supposed to be a demon, but ...... He gave the herdsmen pasture and land, and was a great leader!

The enthusiastic roar lasted for a quarter of an hour before it ended, and the scene was unforgettable.

After reviewing the army, Zhu Cihong officially returned to the court, and the mighty army drove south.