By the time the patrol fleet arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the melee in the Horqin grassland had reached the most critical time.

1588 was a year of aggravation during the Xiaoice River period of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. To this end, Lin Shenhe and Skran did their best to collect supplies for Liaoning. Through the acquisition of shameless businessmen (such as Jin merchants, Zhejiang merchants, etc.), or to buy corrupt officials from all over the country to steal government materials, or to buy from Chao Xian, Dongying, etc., everything is done. The black hand even reached the inland of the Central Plains, and the farthest went to Sichuan to buy grain. As for how people in other places survive the winter, it is not a question for them to consider. If the people *change* and rebel, that is the result they want. The two of them have such brilliant records, they have been promoted to the next level, money and beauty, and the rewards are rich!

The cabinet led by He Heli also tried its best to open up more land, collect more grain, raise more cattle and sheep, and actively develop the sea and mountains and forests, and the factories were also working overtime. This is also the reason why Gao Baoyu and Zheng Yinzhu can also be agricultural officials. If Li Shizhen hadn't specially taken care of the adults in the cabinet, the cabinet might have been exhausted. To this end, He Heli has submitted a report to let Li Sicheng take over the post of prime minister of the cabinet (the official name is the right political envoy, not hereditary. Lao Jin's position is that of Zuo Bu's political envoy, hereditary. ), and Kim Jung-ho must enter the cabinet, and these two bastards can no longer be idle, and they don't even have time for such important work as creating people. I'd rather give them a hand. If you don't agree, you immediately resign and go home.

It had been snowing heavily for more than two months, and the tribes on the steppe had no time to make even the slightest preparations for winter. There was no food, cattle, sheep, clothing, cloth and cloth plundered from the Han or other tribes, there was no forage for the winter, and a lot of necessary materials for the winter (such as yurts, warm clothes, etc.) were lost in the continuous fleeing. The vast snow covered the grassland, the livestock that did not gain weight in time died, the tribes on the grassland disappeared one by one in the hunger and cold, and the tribes that could still walk all moved to the Xibei tribe at the foot of the mountain with difficulty.

The Mongols, while upright, were not stupid. The Mongolian tribes who arrived at the foot of the mountain quickly understood that the Xibei tribe was the black hand behind all the changes in the Horqin steppe, and their own tribe was attacked by the army of the Xibei tribe! However, the countless armies that separated them around them, armed to the teeth, made them understand who was the boss now! In the grassland, obeying the strong is not cowardly, hatred can also choose to forget, and the survival of the tribe is the most important thing! After returning the captured men and the captured supplies, Batu and the other tribal leaders unanimously chose to submit.

Those who were too old and too young were all sent to the Nenjiang Plain for resettlement, and the others were arranged to be guides. Batu and his three elderly, unmarried daughters, were incorporated into a force to attack the tribes around the royal court. Of course, there were also guides from other ministries who led the troops to attack the tribes they were familiar with.

The troops consisted of skilled archers, tall heavy cavalry, and a large number of dwarven soldiers (Dongying mercenaries) who rode inferior horses or sledding dogs or skiing. Bai Tianming muttered to himself: He is as short as a goblin, I thought I had traveled to the world of "The Lord of the Rings". Thanks to Liaoning's many years of experience in cold winter operations, Xibei prepared sufficient supplies for the attacking troops, and even the horses wore thick sweaters and knee pads, and came and went freely in the heavy snow.

It's not very accurate to say that they are troops, and it's almost the same to say that they are expeditions. Under the guidance of the traitorous guides, the "expedition" explored the places where the steppe tribes spent the winter. Many of the wintering sites are devoid of live animals, and even if they do, they are half-dead.

In places where the population was already dead, the troops dug up snowdrifts and found the carcasses of cattle, sheep and horses (all starved to death and frozen, not decomposed, and the meat could be eaten and the fur could be used. and other useful supplies, load them in a Lehrer cart and take them away. Then the corpses of the people were piled together with the rest of the things and set on fire. The final sweep of the Horqin grassland will be launched in the spring of next year, but the carcasses of people and animals must not pollute the water source.

In the place where there were still people, there were only half-dead old and weak women and children, and the troops did not encounter any decent resistance at all. The soldiers in Liaoning took away the young woman and the child who could take care of herself by herself, and they didn't have to tie them up at all, and they obediently followed them when they were given something to eat. The old people begged the robbers to rob them, hoping that the robbers would take the children away. After receiving permission, take off all your clothes, put them on the person who was taken away, and then slowly turn into a statue in the wind and snow. The people who were taken away obediently drove the cattle and sheep, and did not look back, and followed the robbers away with difficulty. The eyes were empty, not a single tear.

The attacking troops are very attentive and only attack one location at a time. When you're done, leave as soon as possible. After handing over the captured materiel and prisoners to the transit base, the next attack will be carried out. A large number of scouts were sent out during the attack to keep a close watch. Due to the telescope, coupled with the "artifacts" of time and space such as dog sleds and skis, when the troops patrolling around the royal court arrived, they could only see the burning or extinguished fires. The only thing that went against the Liaoning army was bad weather.

More and more tribes were wiped out, and the three tribes of Wang Ting, Alu Korqin, Monan Karaqin, Ordos and Mobei initially thought that the enemy had done it. Until I knew that this was the case in all the other departments, only the Xibei Department of Nen Horqin had no news, and even a fool finally understood: the virtues of the Ming Army were clear to everyone, and the only one who could do this was the Xibei Department that looked like a harmless little white rabbit to humans and animals. Thinking of this tribe, it was able to "miraculously" escape from the Jurchens before, and it is almost certain that Xibeibu was supported by the Jurchens!

What if you know? The current ministries, due to successive wars, are already short of food and clothing. It is difficult for the brigade lacking supplies to brave the heavy wind and snow to go to the foot of the mountain and find trouble with Xibei. Even if it reached the foot of the mountain, there was only the strength left to be beaten. And the Xibei Department, which is well-stocked and well-equipped, can continue to attack in the heavy snowstorm, like a hungry wolf, biting on the thin bodies of each department one by one.

Until the Liaoning army finished its sweep and returned to the foot of the mountain to prepare for the New Year, the other departments on the Horqin grassland basically only left the headquarters and a few large vassals!

Among the surviving tribes that took refuge in Xibei, the most of them were young women, and the Liaoning army at the foot of the mountain did not lack young men, especially a large number of Dongying mercenaries, and the result was that a new generation on the grassland had a large number of children with Dongying names. That's how Batu's bunch of grandsons came out.

This year's Chinese New Year, Hetuara is particularly lively, because the fighting on the northern front, the eastern front, and the eastern front has basically subsided, and a large number of generals have returned with their troops for the New Year. Xiongkoluo and Xiao Baitu of the eastern front brought back the two stone tablets of the command of the envoy Si Yongning Temple outside the Nuer Gandu Command Envoy Si Yongning Temple, "The Story of the Construction of Yongning Temple" and "The Story of the Eight Years of Xuande Rebuilding Yongning Temple" (In 1904, that is, the 30th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the two tablets were robbed by the Tsarist government and moved to the Vladivostok Museum. Tuowen on the board, ready to go to Beijing to receive the reward in the spring.

Li Rumei, Loko, and Kangguru on the northern front are interesting, and they actually brought back a basket of golden retriever heads and a few alive. After communication with Dou Mali, it was confirmed that he was a criminal exiled by the Russian government, and he came here on an expedition all the way. Liaoning knew that there was such a big country in the west, which also sounded the alarm for Liaoning, and Tsarist Russia reached out to its own territory.

Li Sigong of the Dongying Front also brought back something interesting, it was a whaling ship of the Franc machine and the crew on board! The ship was damaged in the waters near Toei, and drifted all the way to the vicinity of Tsushima Island with the current, where it was spotted by patrolling warships and towed back. This is a powerful tool to cross the dreams of everyone and develop the ocean! With it, Liaoning can cultivate the ocean.