This battle was very important, not only to defeat the cavalry of Saktu, but also to set an example to the other Mongols of what it means to be strong.

Since the challenge will show you the strongest cavalry on Shijie, Mo Yanhua unceremoniously began to select soldiers.

A thousand cavalry is easy to choose, there are too many elite cavalry under Zhou Huchen, and Sun Dayong's dragoons are not difficult to choose, there are many old cavalry among these dragoons, don't worry about their combat power.

The huge gap in the southeast of Zasaktu Khan's territory was wide, two hundred miles wide, and could be galloped by cavalry.

The preparations were almost complete, but Zhou Huchen did another thing, he was afraid that Mo Yanhua would have an accident: "I still have a set of chain mail here, put it on!" ”

In fact, there is no need to worry about winning or losing, just for safety. Mo Yanhua received the most advanced command training, and this kind of training was a deliberate arrangement, Zhou Huchen asked Mo Yanhua to accumulate experience under those veteran officers a few years ago, and at the same time accept the latest combat concepts. Mo Yanhua can be said to be the youngest and most respected general under Zhou Huchen, he is the future king of the north, and he cannot afford to lose.

The chain mail forged from stainless steel has a strong protective power, and this is still a piece of chain mail specially made by Chen Xing for Zhou Huchen in the past to be used as an inner armor. Zhou Huchen has actually been wearing this chain mail, and this time he specially gave it to Mo Yanhua.

The soldiers sent the chain mail up, and Mo Yanhua naturally had to be polite: "Xie Dashuai, this armor is not a mortal thing, and your subordinates should cherish it." ”

Mo Xiancheng on the side smiled, and the weather-beaten wrinkles on his face were piled together: "This handsome chain mail is a treasure, forged with the most haode steel, and it is absolutely safe to have this body of armor." ”

The son is always his own good, the old general who galloped on the field showed his kindness, although he was usually very strict, but his son was his pride, and this pride will continue.

Ready. Countless flags began to fly.

The huge cavalry corps was activated, and countless iron hooves left their footprints in the Mongolian steppe, making this land difficult to conquer in China tremble.

On the endless grassland, in Zhou Huchen's clairvoyant mirror, Zasaktu Khan's cavalry faintly appeared, and the distance was still far away, ten miles away, Zasaktu Khan's cavalry stopped.

The Ming army began to line up, the army was deployed, and the accompanying Mongol cavalry took cover on the flanks.

This huge army formation is too wide. For several miles, it was shocking, and the cavalry of the Zasaktu Khan was obviously in a commotion.

Zhou Huchen watched the opponent's troops, the total number was only more than 20,000 people, and almost all of the more than 20,000 people were wearing leather robes, and it was difficult to say how many capable fighters there were. In fact, the Mongols did not have many professional warriors, and their strength was herdsmen, and they were herdsmen with very backward weapons.

This is related to the living environment, and the people of Inner Mongolia do not get much steel. Coupled with the backward jishu, naturally there are not many good weapons. These herdsmen did not have much armor except for a sword, bow and arrow, and they were sure to win the battle.

A cavalryman from the Zasaktu Khan tribe galloped out. A cavalryman of the Ming army flew up to meet him.

"The battle must be lost! Why bother! Among the Mongol cavalry on the flank of the Ming army, a Mongol general who led the army sighed.

However, it was Nuerhu, the leader of the Kormi Mongolian cavalry, Manzhu Xili and others who had already gone back to clean up the Hulunbuir steppe, and these people who stayed behind were all hard-working. Because they want to stay and serve Zhou Huchen according to the orders of the headman.

Naturally, what Nuerhu said was not that the Ming army would be defeated, but that the cavalry of the Zasaktu Khan would be defeated.

"How long does General Nurhu think the cavalry of the Zasaktu will be able to hold out?" Another Mongolian general on the side couldn't help but ask.

"Two rounds at most, it's good not to be slaughtered!" Nuerhu replied calmly:

The Mongol cavalry of Monan was equivalent to two alliances. One is mainly from Korqab, and the other is from Ulanqab, but the number of cavalry in Ulanqab is limited, and Korqab Mongolia is the best fighter of Zhou Huchen, and among these thugs, Nuerhu, who once followed the Jianzhou people into the customs, knows them best, because he has participated in the battle of Tianjin, and knows the strong combat power of Zhou Huchen's cavalry, and these cavalry of the Zasaktu Khan tribe with backward equipment are just here to find a beating.

"It's still a sharp firearm! Bows and arrows are outdated, but unfortunately we don't have firearms, and we don't have that kind of sharp sword. The general on Nurhu's side sighed, revealing a deep silence.

Firearms are a taboo, how could Zhou Huchen give his advanced firearms to the Mongols, looking at the Mongolian generals on the side, Nuerhu quickly changed the topic: "General Golmud, I heard that there is a problem with the distribution of pastures in Hulunbuir, and some people have a lot of trouble with the herdsmen for the pastures. ”

"Who doesn't want to get more and more Haode pastures and herdsmen, except for the Khan King, the leaders want to go to Hulunbuir, where the pastures are too rich and beautiful, and Hulunbuir lacks a leader, General Nuerhu, to work hard"

Golmud is a person from Badaali, he doesn't have to worry about anything, Badali's Khan will be maintained. And Nuerhu is different, he is a person who is full of pearls and etiquette, Nuerhu must fight bravely in Zhou Huchen's army to fight for military merits for his master, to leave a good impression on Zhou Huchen, and to pave the way for the future.

"Just fight to the death! Wherever the big marshal points out, there is no other way. "The master's arrangement is everything, it doesn't matter if you work hard, this is Nuerhu's duty.

Just as Nur Hu and Golmud were communicating, the cavalry of both sides was dispatched.

The cavalry of the Zasaktu Khan used the light cavalry tactics, they moved in two columns, and the Ming army did not show weakness, and also used two columns of light cavalry tactics to meet them.

As the cavalry on both sides pulled apart, two long dragons formed, and the cavalry galloping on the grassland approached like flying.

The battlefield space on both sides was very large, and it took a long time for the cavalry to get closer, and when the cavalry on the Ming side raised their arms to aim, according to custom, the cavalry of the Zasaktu Department also began to take off the bows and arrows behind their backs and prepare to shoot on horseback.

The Mongolian cavalry on horseback was very strong, and it complemented the green grassland, revealing a different kind of beauty.

In the eyes of the Ming army, the Mongols were all half-covered leather robes, with no armor, let alone helmets, which was no different from coming to find death.

Mounted archery is a characteristic of Mongolian soldiers, and the Mongols are the strongest steppe people in history. The Mongols are nomadic hunters who spend their entire lives in the steppes. From childhood, they learn to ride horses and use weapons. Especially the curved bow. Every able-bodied man was required to take part in hunting and warfare before the age of sixty, so that their mounted archery followed him almost all his life.

The Mongols were adept at finding opportunities to disperse their forces, using the mobility of their horses to surround or surround the enemy forces to create a local advantage, and then concentrate themselves on their liliang and break them down with quick bow and arrow fire. The Mongol cavalry archers were the most capable cavalry archers, and they did not wear thick and bulky armor. In exchange for excellent machine power. The Mongol soldiers were all marksmen, and they all drew hard bows and could shoot through armor. The steppe peoples were all soldiers, and the Mongols received military training from the moment they could walk, especially mounted archery. The military skills training of the Mongolian warriors also included horse sets, etc., and all of them were all-round cavalry.

It is a pity that these fierce Mongol cavalry lagged behind, not only in their tactics, but also in their weapons. It's exactly the same as Nur Tiger's judgment. In the eyes of the Ming cavalry, these Mongols were just some herdsmen on horseback, just brave herdsmen.

While the two sides were approaching, the Ming cavalry began to shift sideways. Then, the sound of firecrackers wafted through the grassland.

The diagonal column is the most haode target, such an enemy target is too large, and the gap in combat concept is too obvious. Zhou Huchen put down the clairvoyant mirror.

"There is no suspense!"

What is Powerful?

This is how strong it is, and the enemy has already decided the outcome before he gets close.

A single shot was the fall of hundreds of people, and the brave Zasaktu Mongol cavalry did not have a chance to shoot even a single arrow. The whistling rain of bullets gave them no chance to get closer. And the Ming army did not have any losses on its side, and there was no suspense on the strong side.

In the midst of the flying hooves, the horses of both sides staggered over a long distance, and the galloping Mongol cavalry of Zasaktu was at a loss, because they did not understand what was happening. The sharpness of firearms is beyond their comprehension, and this kind of combat is terrifying and difficult to understand.

At this moment, a long horn sounded.

This is the end of the competition, which is the clarion call to collect the troops.

Zasaktu Khan Norbu is really smart, he will not let his precious cavalry die in vain, he can submit to the Qing court, he can also submit to the Ming Dynasty again, this time he has no chance to resist, 200,000 troops are not something he can resist. Norbu wanted to show that his cavalry Jihua was bankrupt, and he was convinced.

Since he was obedient and would not hesitate, Norbu Mali sent Zhou Huchen the golden book of canonization of the Qing court, and handed over the Karma and Selen and others who fled here, which was simple and clear.

This rebellion can be said to have ended with a tiger and a snake's tail.

The submission of the Mongols seems to be easy, but in fact, the biggest drawback is that it cannot be completely controlled, which is the problem of countless dynasties, and Zhou Huchen cannot change this reality even if he is a genius. Temporary obedience only represents your current strength, and the Mongols still have to control themselves, so Zhou Huchen only temporarily conquered Mongolia. A stable Mongolia has a long way to go, and in the future, it will need to be controlled by the Mo family.

And the Dzungar Khanate, which has always been hanging in Zhou Huchen's heart, still needs him to continue to conquer, because the Dzungar Khanate has always been an accomplice of Tsarist Russia, and it was this ambitious khanate that wanted to become strong that caused the later independence of Mongolia and the loss of a large amount of land in China. In Zhou Huchen's memory, it was during the Russian invasion of the Khalkha Mongol territories and Siberia that the cavalry of Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan fought in this land, they defended their territory with their own blood, and they never succumbed to the brutal Dzungars and Tsarist Russia. While the Cossack cavalry was galloping, the tenacious Khalkha Mongols were fighting, and it was the lackey Galdan of Tsarist Russia who suddenly attacked these defenders of the motherland's territory from behind, which also caused the so-called immortal feats that the first emperor of bullshit later sold his land in exchange.

Everyone in the world is like this, Zhou Huchen suddenly understood a truth, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is very smart. After his victory over the brutal Meng Yuan, he did not despise these beastly steppe people, he built the history of the Great Yuan and set up a monument to Genghis Khan, recognizing the former dominance of the Meng Yuan in China.

This is important because the Chinese recognized the former Mongols as the Zhengshuo rulers of the Central Plains, and conversely, when the Chinese came to the steppes, these steppe people would also recognize the rule of the Central Plains over them.

Zhou Huchen understood, not the same root, but we have a common China, and the easy submission of the Mongols should come from this.

The Mongols can fight with Tsarist Russia to the end with a drop of their own zuihou, but they will not fight to the death with the Central Plains army, it's as simple as that.

Mongolia is in hand, and the Dzungar Khanate cannot exist, and Siberia must belong to the Ming Dynasty, which is Zhou Huchen's bottom line. Of course, he needed time to conquer, and he also needed the help of the Mongols, which was the most important reason why Zhou Huchen was unwilling to completely fight with the khanates and tribes of Inner Mongolia.

Killing can't solve everything, but sometimes killing will solve some necessary problems, especially in the face of the Dzungar Khanate and Siberia, Zhou Huchen is ready, and an iron-blooded journey awaits him. (To be continued......)

PS: This chapter is huge!