Because Alexei was eager to win and was too big himself, he soon suffered from the nomadic cavalry. When he was rescued by Huang Degong's brave guards, he was only escorted by a small number of personal soldiers. Fortunately, Qiuros was not in the mood to exterminate these Rakshasas, and immediately led troops east after seeing the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty, just like the Eight Banners army commanded by Huang Taiji back then.

After counting, the Russian army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties in this battle, and the losses were more than two-fifths, and it was no longer able to continue to engage in the following pursuit battle. Although the victorious Pyros fought their way out, the losses of the baggage and the tribe were also very serious, and they could only flee in the desert with more than 10,000 descendants.

Zhu Youxiao knew that there was no need to worry about Ross, just imagine what a leader who only cares about fleeing for his life can do, Huang Taiji is like this, and so is Ross. At this time, the loneliness after the defeat crawled all over Alexei's body, and looking at the cold face of the Ming Emperor, he knew that standing in front of him was an insurmountable mountain. Such people can only be friends, not rivals, and fortunately, the two countries have formed an alliance.

That night, Zhu Youxiao held a celebration banquet and rewarded the Tsarist Russians, and for a time the entire barracks resounded with the slogan of long live. Sitting in the tent, he still looked like a flat lake, without the excitement of a victor or the arrogant look. Alexei next to him was pale, he knew that this victory was won by the Ming army, and the soldiers didn't say anything, but they complained behind their backs, why did Strogonov sweep the desert Gobi with less than 20,000 private troops, while the 50,000 imperial elites suffered a crushing defeat at their doorstep?

Regarding Alexei's worries, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to make things difficult, and repeatedly boasted in front of everyone that he had the courage to lead the troops to charge, and also gave more rewards than the soldiers of the Ming army. Soon the group of Tsarist Russians were drunk with horses and foreign guns, with vodka in their hands and silver in their arms, and staggered into the tents of courtesans to enjoy the warmth of women.

"Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, your country has achieved a great victory, please accept my congratulations!"

Strogonov picked up his wine glass and said after bowing to Zhu Youxiao.

Seeing that this double agent deliberately broke the embarrassing scene, Zhu Youxiao said:

"This is the first coordinated operation between the two countries since the alliance was formed, and victory naturally belongs to both sides."

After speaking, he smiled at Alexei and drank it all in front of everyone.

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao intended to exonerate himself, Alexei replied wittily after putting down the wine glass:

"Xiao Wang has long admired the reputation of His Majesty the Emperor, and I heard that His Majesty once personally conquered the north at the time of national crisis, and also went into battle to kill dozens of enemies, which is really an ancient anecdote."

Although everyone listened to his words lightly, but recalling that year, the Liaodong battlefield was bloody and bloody, the arrogant Eight Banners rampaged outside the pass, and a large number of Ming Dynasty officials and wealthy businessmen moved their families south. When the little emperor first ascended to the throne, he led Hu Ben and Yulin across the Whale Sea, defeated Huang Taiji's troops at Salhu, and regained the majesty of the Ming army. Now the little emperor once again conquered the northwest, not only defeated the main force of Geldan, but also put down the rebellion in Qinghai brilliantly.

After the banquet, Zhu Youxiao summoned Alexei alone, and after eliminating those red tapes, Zhu Youxiao went straight to the point and said:

"The rest of the tribes have already joined our dynasty, what are the plans of His Highness next?"

Alexei looked embarrassed, bowed his head and was silent in thought. According to the previous battle plan, after the coalition conquered the Dzungar Khanate, they would jointly manage the vast steppe from the Aral Sea to the Hanhai Sea, and then pass through the Don and Volga river valleys into the heart of Europe, and reopen a Silk Road. In this way, Tsarist Russia not only obtained a large amount of land, but also sat on the land to make money, and then he could inherit the crown of the Tsar in a grand manner. It's a pity that the Russian army was defeated in the first battle of the Irtysh River, which made Alexei recognize the difference in strength between the two sides, and naturally did not dare to ask for it too much. What's more, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was obviously buying people's hearts, and many soldiers wanted to follow the Ming army to live in the Far East, which was not good news for the ambitious Alexei.

Zhu Youxiao saw that his face was cloudy, and knew that this kid was unwilling to make a wedding dress for the Ming Dynasty, in order to extinguish his ambition to continue to expand eastward, he continued:

"There are thousands of tribes like Queros on the steppe, why should Your Highness lose a big one because of a small one? I heard that the old tsar's health has not been very good, and I am afraid that you will be more auspicious after you return to China in this battle! ”

At this time, Alexei no longer hesitated, and suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Youxiao and said:

"Your Majesty, my father has always been seriously ill, and my grandfather is in charge of state affairs. Xiao Wang originally wanted to establish his prestige in the army through the Eastern Expedition to consolidate the position of the crown prince, but this defeat completely disrupted my plan, and I asked His Majesty to plan for me. ”

Zhu Youxiao was ecstatic in his heart, hurriedly got up to help Alexei, and said patiently:

"The Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia were originally a military alliance, and there was no other agreement except for the joint encirclement and suppression of the steppe tribes. However, His Royal Highness is the crown prince of your country, and I agree with this, so you may as well say anything you want. ”

After hearing this, Alexei stopped going around in circles and replied:

"If Your Majesty can help Xiao Wang successfully carry the crown, I will give up the territory east of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea to the Ming Empire, and only allow merchants to trade along the way."

Regarding Alexei's compromise, Zhu Youxiao quickly agreed to his request and handed over most of the captured people and property to him. The Ming army marched eastward, except for the 10,000 cavalry who stayed behind in Hamiwei, the rest all from the southern foot of Qilian Mountain, and the army of Zhao Shujiao and Cao Wenzhao combined to attack the remnants of the Luros.

He originally planned to flank the Ming army with the king of Zanshan in Qinghai, and exchange the vast northwestern steppes for the population and wealth of the hinterland of the Central Plains, but while he was still at war with the Moscow army, the king of Zanshan had already been defeated by Zhao Shujiao and Lin Dan, and then he would lure the king into Qinghai.

As a result, he fell into the encirclement of the four-way army, and was finally captured and beheaded in the Zhuang Lang area. This nomadic regime that had dominated the Western Regions for hundreds of years was eliminated in advance, and the Yarkand Khanate and the Turpan Khanate officially declared themselves vassals to the Ming Dynasty and determined the tributary system.

In order to ensure this administrative order, the Ming Dynasty canonized the tribal leaders as kings and gave them gold seals to confirm their legal status. They were allowed to choose their own heirs, but they had to go to Jingshi to receive the title. On the basis of the "Mongolian Oirat Code", the rights of the Ming Dynasty were added, allowing intermarriage with each other, learning the culture of the Central Plains, clarifying the pasture boundaries between the various tribes, and jointly resisting the invasion of foreign forces.

This westward expedition completely eliminated the threat of nomads to the Ming Dynasty, greatly relieved the pressure from the land, and provided an excellent opportunity for a full-scale battle for ocean hegemony. Everything is going according to plan, and the top priority is to reward meritorious deeds. After several years of conquest, a group of generals with outstanding achievements emerged in the Ming Empire, and Sun Chengzong can be said to have made great contributions.

As early as the reign of Shenzong, he guarded Jiliao, built the Guanningjin defense line, and cultivated a number of outstanding generals such as Yuan Chonghuan, Qi Jin, Hong Chengchou, and Man Gui, which laid a solid foundation for the later fierce battles of Salhu and Yizhou. In view of this, Zhu Youxiao decided to crown him as the Taibao, ranking first among the three dukes, attacking the first-class duke, and giving Xuanli Wuchen an iron scroll.

Although Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaoshen and Shenzhou, had a strategic vision that was not as good as Sun Chengzong's, his tripartite arrangement was also a stroke of genius, not only laying the strategy of Pingliao from the overall situation, but also personally participating in the Battle of Shenyang and the Battle of Salhu. In this western expedition, he and Gansu governor Zuo Guangdou were responsible for the logistics of the expeditionary force, and at the same time Chen soldiers in Lanzhou 100,000 as a reserve, making great contributions to the imperial court. Considering his identity as the Taiguo Zhang, Zhu Youxiao decided to be crowned as a young protector, attacked the first-class duke, and gave Xuanli Wuchen an iron scroll.

Yuan Chonghuan carried out the reform of the land and returned to the river in Guangxi, first recruited wolf soldiers to assist Zhu Kuiyuan to quell the rebellion of Hao'an, and then repelled the invasion of South Vietnam many times, sealed the Nanhou of Ping, and the general of the Dragon and Tiger, and jointly built the South China Sea Fleet with Shang Zhouzuo, the governor of Liangguang, to prepare for the future crusade against South Vietnam from the sea.

Qi Changguo was named the Marquis of Wuzhong, serving as the squire of the military department and the commander of the Nine Gates, responsible for the security of the Beijing Division.

Yu Dingbian was named the Marquis of Wuxiang, served as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and was directly ordered by the emperor.

Hong Chengchou was appointed as the general of Longwei, served as the governor of the Eastern Theater, recruited sailors and built warships in Ningbo with Nan Juyi and Xiong Wencan, and changed from the previous passive defensive territorial strategy to an active offensive, gradually controlling the maritime trade routes of the Japanese state, and forcing Tokugawa Ieyasu to further adopt a policy of closing the country to the outside world.

Others such as Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Chen Ce, Qi Jin, Huang Degong, Cao Wenzhao, etc. will not be repeated one by one, in short, this reward is completely premeditated for a long time, from Zhu Youxiao to this era he wants to enhance the status of the Xun clan, so as to balance the power of civil officials, and restore the martial atmosphere of the Han people. As mentioned above, the Ming Dynasty since the Tumubao Change, after the collective fall of the military generals, to the early years of Jiajing's great ceremonial dispute, the power of civil officials began to surpass the monarchy, if there were capable ministers like Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng would be better, but after the fifteenth year of Wanli, it was actually some selfish moths, so that the Ming Dynasty gradually went to extinction.