With strong troops in hand, Zhu Youxiao was naturally afraid that the supply of combat materials would be cut off, and the supplies would be hoarded in Guangning and other places in advance, which basically avoided this biggest risk.

Even if someone controls the Jingshi, Zhu Youxiao can quickly return to the division and recover the Jingshi.

What's more, when Zhu Youxiao left the Beijing Division, he also made preparations. First of all, in terms of government affairs, it is mainly handed over to Shen Yan to deal with. If Shen Yan can't handle it, he will go to the palace to ask the queen.

In the past few years, Zhang Yan has gradually become experienced in handling government affairs, and she is no longer a girl with little knowledge, and her priorities are still clear. I also know how to deal with major rebellions and the like.

The queen naturally can't make Zhu Youxiao's rebellion, after all, the relationship between the two is there, and there are no differences and contradictions, and there is no foreign relatives in the court, and she has no power to fight for as a queen. In the future, the position of the emperor is also the eldest prince, how can there be a rebellion.

At the same time, the Beijing division also had two infantry divisions of the Central Army, and there were forbidden troops in the city. There are also Jinyiwei and Dongchang to obey the queen's orders, and Yuan Keli is in Shandong, and there are two divisions of marines under his command, which can rush to the aid of the Beijing division at any time, and at the same time, Zhu Youxiao also transferred an infantry division of the Central Army to Yuan Keli, and at the same time gave Yuan Keli the power to transfer those Central Army that have not been reorganized. If there is any problem, Yuan Keli can also quickly rush to the aid of various places, and he has enough strength to control the situation, not to mention that Shen Yu is still in the Jingshi.

This imperial expedition did not make the troops in the Guannai empty, and most of the military power was entrusted to Yuan Keli, the veteran of the three dynasties was absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Youxiao was completely relieved.

In the past, the emperor drove the expedition in person. Many times it is with a group of civil and military officials. Government affairs are also the way out. Not only is it very troublesome, but it is also easy to affect the speed of marching and so on, and it is an easy target to be put to a pot.

Zhu Youxiao drove the expedition this time, but he did not bring the minister who handled government affairs with him, so there was no such problem. Out of the Beijing Division, the march was still very fast, because everyone was equipped with three horses, two of which were used for travel. One is a war horse, and the marching speed is maintained at about three hundred miles every day.

The main reason for such a speed is that the road is in good condition, and the highway has been repaired to Quang Ninh. At the same time, he did not carry any baggage, and there were horses to change.

On the third day alone, Zhu Youxiao arrived in Quang Ninh, which was only 200 kilometers away from the Mongol royal city.

At this time, Quang Ninh was already heavily armed, and a large number of cavalry and infantry gathered in Quang Ninh City. The Mongol royal city, not far from Quang Ninh, also gathered a large number of Mongol cavalry.

Both sides are preparing for war. It's just that the Mongols mobilized a little late.

Zhu Youxiao's decision to launch a war against Mongolia was obviously premeditated, and war materials were hoarded in Quang Ninh as early as possible. In addition, when Houjin was eliminated before, a lot of war materials were not used, so the preparation speed of Daming's side was very fast.

When the Ming army was ready to march, Lin Dan Khan mobilized 150,000 Mongol cavalry. Many Mongolian tribes are indeed too far away to be mobilized so quickly.

After Zhu Youxiao held a pre-war meeting, he immediately ordered the army to march with ten infantry divisions, two field artillery divisions, and four cavalry divisions directly into the Mongol royal city.

In the past, Zhu Youxiao had never figured out why the Mongols wanted to build a royal city so close to the Ming Dynasty. Now it's better to understand a little, because the Ming Dynasty has not used force against Mongolia for many years, and it has always been the Mongols who have come to harass the Ming Dynasty, which has made the Mongolians emboldened.

Moreover, the barbaric habits of the Mongols have also been worn out a lot because they have been in the Central Plains for a period of time. When the Mongols first returned to the steppe, they couldn't even graze their cattle.

It is no wonder that the Mongols have not been able to pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty since then, and this kind of foreign race with less serious barbaric habits has never been a great threat to the Guannai.

In addition, the Mongolian royal city is also located in a valley surrounded by mountains and hills, although the mountains are not so tightly surrounded, but in terms of feng shui, it is indeed a good place, and it is located between the Daxing'an Mountains and the Taihang Mountains, there is a little dragon vein.

However, such a terrain may be somewhat useful for the Mongols in terms of aura, but it has no meaning in terms of physical function, or material level. Can the Mongols stand it?

The Mongols' poor civil engineering skills, coupled with their predominantly cavalry skills, did not have any natural advantage in defending the pass. What's more, there are too many gaps around the Mongolian royal city, which is basically a leaky terrain on all sides. The Ming army also had a large number of artillery, and it was obviously very easy to enter the valley where the Mongol royal city was located.

In order to avoid the sudden attack of the Mongols, Zhu Youxiao and the General Staff decided to march from the northeast of the Mongol royal city, which was much flatter and belonged to the junction of plains and hills.

The speed of the march in the plains was still relatively fast, and after only three days, the Ming army was already less than a hundred miles away from the Mongol royal city.

At this time, the surrounding hilly areas became more numerous, and the Ming army scattered a large number of scouts. And send a team to occupy the surrounding high ground, and arrange lookouts on the high ground to guard.

Because the Ming army was equipped with a large number of binoculars, it was still difficult for the Mongols to suddenly give the Ming army a surprise attack when they occupied the surrounding high ground. Of course, it is not completely risk-free, so the Ming army's advance speed is not very fast, and it is basically step by step.

At this time, the Mongol cavalry also appeared around, rushing out from time to time to harass them, but they were not the main force of the Mongol cavalry, and they were easily defeated by the Ming cavalry.

Zhu Youxiao also didn't understand where the main force of the Mongols was, but it was roughly in the area of the Mongol royal city. It doesn't matter where it is, the important thing is that the main force of the Mongolian cavalry is close to the cordon, and the Ming army reacts, and the Ming army's combat intentions are also very clear, that is, to go straight to the Mongolian royal city.

If Lin Dan Khan didn't even want his hometown and ran away, then what else could Zhu Youxiao say, naturally he occupied the Mongol royal city and drove the Mongols to the east of the Great Xing'an Mountains. In this way, it was difficult for the Mongols to threaten the migration of the Ming Dynasty to the northeast, and the strategic intention was achieved.

Finally, when it was less than fifty miles away from the Mongolian royal city, the main force of the Mongolian cavalry appeared in front of the Ming army, but the Mongols obviously had no intention of fighting the Ming army head-on, and kept this distance from the main force of the Ming army.

Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered the release of several prisoners, sent a letter of war to Lin Dan Khan, and agreed to fight a decisive battle the next day.

It is said that Lin Dan Khan's side, after receiving this provocative war letter from Zhu Youxiao, he sneered and burned the war book to ashes.

The smile seemed to say: Ben Khan is a fool!

Lin Dan Khan did not make any response, Zhu Youxiao set up a formation the next day, and in order to seek a decisive battle, he sent people to call for a battle in front of the Mongols, and scolded the eighteen generations of Lin Dan Khan's ancestors to the blood.

But Lin Dan Khan turned a deaf ear, and the Mongol cavalry did not come up at all to fight with the Ming army.

"You've done a good job of shrinking your head! underestimated Lin Dan Khan's grandson. Zhu Youxiao saw that the radical method was ineffective, and immediately faced Lin Danhan, the opponent.

"Your Majesty, Lin Dan Khan is probably unlikely to attack our military formation head-on, it is estimated that he has obtained a lot of information from Jiannu and is on guard against our firearms." Sun Chuanting judged.

"Your Majesty, we can march directly to the Mongol Imperial City tomorrow. If he Lin Dan Khan endures, then our strategic goal has also been achieved. Lu Xiangsheng said.

"Okay, let's march directly tomorrow and see if he can bear it." Zhu Youxiao clapped his head.

This war is obviously a process of wits and courage, and both sides have their own advantages, and neither side is willing to fight long with short blows. Lin Dan Khan had actually begun to arrange for the retreat of personnel from the royal city when the Ming army was dispatched, and for the Mongols, the royal city actually did not have much strategic significance, but more of a symbolic significance.

However, the situation in general developed in a favorable direction for the Ming army. As long as Lin Dan Khan did not dare to face each other head-on and retreated to the steppes to the west, it was basically impossible for Liaoxi to return. The Ming army could have built defensive lines and passes along the mountain range, and the strategic intention was achieved.

However, Lin Dan Khan had a plan to lure the Ming army into the steppe, but the Ming army had no intention of pursuing the steppe on a large scale.

So on a strategic level, the Mongols have already lost.

But the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and the next morning the sky began to rain drippingly.

"Your Majesty, it's raining." Lu Xiangsheng walked into the tent and said to Zhu Youxiao, who had just gotten up, Zhu Youxiao's face was not very good-looking, and he walked out of the tent quickly, and it was raining silently outside.

"Immediately let the whole army pay attention to the protection of gunpowder from moisture." Zhu Youxiao ordered, and at this time, Sun Chuanting rushed over and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has already given the order." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Since it's raining, then I won't march today." ”

"Obey."

Everyone received the order, and the original plan was obviously in vain. Today, the Ming army has no way to continue to march, and it is a bit risky to march in the rain, and the gunpowder can easily get damp.

Of course, at this time, the gunpowder used by the Ming army was packaged in oiled paper, whether it was a musket or an artillery, it was paper bullets, as long as these paper bullets were not bitten open, the waterproof was still very good, and the amount of medicine was clearly divided.

Standing still did not mean doing nothing, and the General Staff immediately began to order the construction of fortifications. The Ming soldiers picked up steel sapper shovels and began to dig trenches around the camp and arrange fortifications such as rejecting horses.

However, before the trench was dug for an hour, the rain in the sky became heavier and heavier, and soon turned from the original drizzle to a torrential rain.

The bleak autumn wind accompanied by heavy rain makes people feel a chill.

In such a heavy rain, it was obviously a great test for the will of the soldiers, especially since there were many new recruits in the Ming army. However, the Ming army was still relatively tenacious in the heavy rain in Pantuo, after all, the emperor was fighting side by side with them in the army at this time, and no matter how tired and difficult it was, he had to behave well.

Outside the Mongolian royal city, Lin Dan Khan jumped off his horse in the heavy rain of Pantuo, and then knelt down to the sky and smiled excitedly: "Haha, immortal heaven bless, immortal heaven bless!" (To be continued.) )