Ironically, according to the consistent traverser development style, they are all conscientiously developing a territory, and then expanding step by step. In this process, it is often from the inside out, first expanding the territory within the Ming Dynasty, and then after settling down, it will consider the use of troops externally.

It is not denied that there will be cases of foreign use of troops when necessary, but it is definitely not the mainstream.

The reason for this is that there is no need to make too many enemies; Second, most of the northern and northwestern parts of China are wild, with little resources and population, and there are few Han people. Using troops in these places, not to mention the long supply lines and the consumption of a lot of supplies, will not be able to effectively occupy this place in the end.

Therefore, compared with external combat, internal combat has greater benefits, and it is more in line with the needs of all traversers.

It's just that Zhang Hongbin is different, he is obviously open.

If the materials are needed, they can be purchased directly in the supermarket, even if his level has not been improved at the moment, but the authority at the moment is enough to buy a large number of materials. The most important thing is that supermarkets also sell all kinds of weapons, from cold weapons to firearms that have surpassed the performance of this era, which is the key to Zhang Hongbin's arrogance.

Of course, even if he can be arrogant, he will not really intend to occupy Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang or anything at this time. As mentioned earlier, the cost of construction is too high, and the cost of defense is too high. Zhang Hongbin still feels that the population is too small, and he will not move the population there in order to effectively occupy these wild places.

Therefore, when they went north to fight Mongolia, they were definitely not trying to occupy there. To understand it simply, it can be understood as sending troops north to level up. Yes, for recruits, effective leveling can improve combat effectiveness and run-in. If the target is Mongolia, and it is also a Mongolian tribe that invaded China in a group, Zhang Hongbin does not have any ideological burden.

This time, the two people in charge of commanding the troops were Cao Wenzhao and Li Dingguo. Cao Wenzhao is good at cavalry warfare, while Li Dingguo is now good at firearms warfare, and the two sides just complement each other.

Unlike the Ming Dynasty, no 100,000 troops dared to fight in a battle, and only 20,000 elites began to go north. Of these, there were only 6,000 firearms battalions, 3,000 cavalry battalions, and the rest were infantry as auxiliaries.

Now that the whole of Shaanxi is Zhang Hongbin's territory, if he wants to cross the Great Wall and go north or something, it is a matter of no resistance at all.

After only ten days, the army began to enter the Mongolian steppe.

At the same time, the Mongol troops that invaded China in the early days had been wiped out by the local militia. They were afraid that until they died, they did not understand why the firearms of the Han people had become so powerful. If they know that it was actually the local militia that killed them, that is, the equivalent of the armed police, they would have to come back to life.

"Patriarch, our falcons have spotted a troop coming towards us!" There was the Mongol tribe warrior Nomin, who hurried back to the camp of the tribal chief.

Mongolia is scattered in the Mongolian steppe with several forces, and it has long ceased to be a united Mongolian state. Each faction has several tribes under its jurisdiction, which is a top-down, layer-by-layer governance model. Today, the Salvation Army is approaching a Mongol tribal group.

There are nearly 10,000 Mongols in this tribe, but there are only more than 3,000 young and strong. Mongolia also has a civil war, not to mention the Korqin Tribe, the Khalkha Department and several other forces, after receiving the support of the Houjin, began to expand wildly, as a small tribe downstream, they also have to respond to the leader's request to send people to fight.

Over time, there were only more than 10,000 people left in the tribe, and there were only more than 3,000 young and strong. But it cannot be denied that each and every one of them is a qualified fighter.

"In what direction are they coming from?" Naturally, the patriarch could not ignore it.

"It's the south, it should be the army of the Han people!" Nomin replied truthfully.

"Do you know the scale?" The patriarch breathed a sigh of relief, at least not a hostile Mongol tribe, so there was no need to be so afraid.

"It's less than 30,000, maybe 20,000." Nomin could only answer based on the information brought back by the Falcon, in fact, the enemy was still far away, and it was not clear how big they were, at least not too much.

"When did the Han people, when the number of soldiers was less than 100,000, dare to go north? How many cavalry did they have? The patriarch smiled.

"Not much, no more than three thousand, this has been verified by the Guò Falcon." Nomin replied.

"Heh, if it is a cavalry force of 20,000 or 30,000, maybe I am still afraid of three points, and 3,000 cavalry will have the courage to go north, I really don't know whether to live or die! Find out to me that if they come with friendship and goods, we can meet them, and if they dare to have any unrealistic illusions about us, we can kill them! "The old patriarch has long since ceased to go into battle himself, and his old body has made him unable to ride a horse, but his courage and bravery in his youth have been recognized by the warriors of the tribe.

"Yes!" Nomin is the heir designated by the old patriarch, in fact, he is also his son-in-law, and he is more responsible for ruling the young men of the tribe.

"By the way, where have they been, it seems that there has been no news of them for a few days." As Nuo Min was leaving, the old patriarch asked.

Wu Lihan is the youngest son of the old patriarch, this time several tribes united to go south to fight the grass valley, he also followed to see for a long time, in fact, there are so many tribal warriors to guard, and there is not much need to go to the front line, it should be the safest.

"It's not surprising, just like when the Han people harvest their crops, they have more crops to harvest, so they are naturally unhappy to do other things...... Slowly, those Han people seem to have come from the south, and according to their path, it seems to be the way we are heading south......" Nomin soon realized that something was wrong.

"You mean, there's a good chance they'll defeat our men and come north?" The old patriarch wondered if he had heard it wrong.

"It's also possible that after fighting with our people, the wolf bèi finally fled north." Nomin didn't dare to report bad news, fearing that the old patriarch would not be able to stand it.

"There is also this possibility, I hope that the Immortal Heaven will favor its people...... Go ahead, find out for me, if it's the latter, it's enough, if it's the former, kill me!" The old patriarch's cloudy eyes were exuding a very strong killing intent at the moment.

"Yes!" Nomin bowed and retired.

Further investigation showed that the results were not encouraging.

The number of Han Chinese troops is 20,000, which is certain, and it is also a fact that there are also not many cavalry. However, this is a regular army, not a rout, and their marching speed and formation are not what a rout army should have. In other words, it is very likely that they will actually defeat, or even annihilate, all the Mongol warriors who went south, and then go north. However, if this is the case, it seems unrealistic, you must know that the total number of people in each department is more than 50,000 people going south, there is no reason why it is so easy to be wiped out, right?

The Ming Dynasty is no longer in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the soldiers are not as elite and heroic as in the early days. Today's Da Ming is like a widow who is half-opened, as long as she has the ability, she can go to the 'Visit. Luckily. And the other party's common means of resistance is to close his eyes and pretend that nothing has happened. At most, it is to close the door that is half open. In this way, Mongolia and Houjin's fear of the Ming Dynasty decreased little by little, and finally they were no longer afraid, and even enjoyed it.

It was such an impression that made Nuo Min subconsciously feel that it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to dare to fight in the field, let alone dare to go deep into the Mongolian steppe with 20,000 people.

But in fact, there is now such an army, which has penetrated deeply, and it is quite possible that this army killed nearly 50,000 Mongol warriors not long ago.

"Be careful, let the Han people see how powerful we are!" Nomin was not a man of arrogance, otherwise the old patriarch would not have chosen him as his successor.

As the Han advanced step by step, Nuomin was also dispersing the soldiers below, taking advantage of the vastness of the steppe and the powerful Mongol cavalry tactics, intending to engage in guerrilla warfare with the invading Han Chinese. Not long after, a detachment led by Nuo Min had already come to the warning range of the Han army.

They were greeted by a five-man scout.

Yes, at this moment, the war has already begun, and the encounter between the Han and the Mongols has begun.