Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji's face suddenly showed a look of determination.

Then he turned and went towards the tent.

As Zhu Zhanji continued to discuss with the fifth Zhu Zhan in the camp.

A more complete plan is also gradually being completed.

Late at night.

With most of the soldiers falling asleep after a busy day.

According to past habits, Zhu Zhanji, who should have fallen asleep a long time ago, woke up from the tent at this time.

At the same time as walking out of the camp, the fifth Zhu Zhan also came to his side.

At this time, the fifth elder Zhu Zhandong's face was wearing battle armor, but his expression was a little complicated.

"Big brother, are we really going to do this?"

Hearing the words of Zhu Zhandong, the fifth elder beside him, Zhu Zhanji was silent for a moment, and then said: "The matter has come to this point, and it is necessary to do it." Even if the old man wants to pick the skin of the two of us in the end, he can only let him pick it up. ”

Seeing Zhu Zhanji say this, Zhu Zhan Zheng thought for a moment with a solemn face, and said, "Okay, brother, I listen to my eldest brother!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji turned around and patted the fifth Zhu Zhanji on the shoulder.

"Follow the plan, get ready for action."

"Good!"

With the departure of the fifth old man, Zhu Zhandong, soon, all the seven or eight thousand soldiers of the entire reserve battalion walked out of the tent.

And began to pack up and dismantle the camp tent step by step.

Although the entire Chinese army battalion is stationed in one place, there is still some distance between them.

Now on this grassland, it is late at night, and the movement here cannot be detected outside at all.

After all, this is the more central location of the entire station, and no one will always pay attention to the situation here.

"Heaven Descends"

Soon, half an hour later.

With the packing up of thousands of soldiers, the supplies of the entire reserve battalion were all collected.

looked at the soldiers of the alternate battalion who were standing in a row at this moment, waiting for dispatch at any time.

Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but glance at the fifth Zhu Zhan next to him.

This time it's really thanks to this kid.

If he hadn't trained such a team, he really didn't know what to do at this time.

The Northern Expedition.

According to his plan, with the addition of new cannons.

The entire Ming army should have been invincible.

Plus he, the prophet.

He was able to help the old man win this Northern Expedition according to the historical process he knew.

But what he never expected was that the history was strikingly similar.

The old man's tactics for this northern expedition are no different from history.

You must know that this northern expedition has been advanced for more than half a year due to various factors, and the army that should have set off in February and March of spring next year has now been advanced for half a year, and has already come to the bank of this difficult river.

Even if the situation is the same.

But what he never expected was that the old man was so stubborn.

The arbitrariness of military affairs is simply outrageous.

Although he knew very well that the old man had this ability to act arbitrarily.

But now because the old man is old and worried about the future of the Ming Dynasty, his mentality has changed before the army starts.

The old man's first three pro-campaigns were six and eight years apart, respectively.

But the last three pro-government times were only less than a year apart.

For three consecutive years, three pro-conscriptions.

Even if the old man is very worried about the future military of Daming, but after he Zhu Zhanji has shown in advance that he can restrain the northern Saibei clan, I think the old man should not be so eager.

After all, the price is 500,000 elite troops of the Ming Dynasty!

But everything was much more than he expected.

The old man's mentality is even more impatient than in history.

As soon as the forces were gathered on the banks of the Troubled River, they had to divide their forces and advance.

How could he Zhu Zhanji think of this.

But at this point, it's nonsense to say anything, and now the only thing they can do is change all that.

But since he wants to fundamentally persuade the old man to change this method of warfare, it is no longer feasible.

Then, all they can do is wipe the old man's buttocks.....

Small defeats are okay, but there must be no big defeats and routs!

Now the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is at the time of its strength, just like a young man has just grown up.

If under his rule of Zhu Zhanji, within ten years, defeating the tribes in northern Saibei is like chopping vegetables and cutting melons.

But once this defeat occurred, the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty remained in Saibei.

This world and era will not give the Ming Dynasty a time to grow again.

The entire Ming Dynasty will definitely exhaust its national strength for the war on the frontier.

The speed of development will also become extremely limited.

Thinking of these messy things, accompanied by a gust of cold wind, Zhu Zhanji came back to his senses, looked at the seven or eight thousand people in front of him again, and suddenly shouted: "Go!" ”

With Zhu Zhanji's order, the seven or eight thousand people in the entire reserve battalion immediately set out.

In the previous discussion with the fifth elder Zhu Zhandong, Zhu Zhanji had already chosen the destination of their trip.

North of the Troubled River, an area where the Ming army had never set foot before.

Ulaanbaatar area!

This is a blank area for the entire Ming army.

It is an unknown area that has not been written down.

But for Zhu Zhanji, he knew very well that the place where the final battle between the Ming army and the grassland tribe was here!

The southeastern area of Lake Bohail.

And Lake Baihail is the Baikal mentioned in many later songs.

The reason why the Mongol tribes would fight the Ming army here was decisive.

Not only because they found a way to defeat the Ming army, but also because they had a unified commander of Mahamu.

Any possibility is only a possibility.

If they could, no one would want to provoke the behemoth of the Ming Army.

No one wants to be hated by the Ming Dynasty and die with it.

There is a 1 percent chance that none of the grassland tribes would be willing to settle a grudge with the Ming Dynasty during this period.

And what really led the tribes of the entire grassland to unite and have to fight against the Ming Dynasty was precisely because of this Baihaier Lake!

Lake Baihaier is the deepest and largest reservoir lake in the world!

Its reserves account for 20% of the world's water storage!

It is nearly ten times the national water reserves in China!

In later generations, its existence solved 85% of the country's water use needs in the northern countries.

In this era, the significance of Baihaier Lake to the tribes of the grassland is more important than in later generations.

If Mongolia were to be divided into Inner and Outer Mongolia according to the regions of later generations, then Inner Mongolia would be able to rely entirely on natural precipitation and rivers within its borders to meet its normal needs.

And what about Outer Mongolia?

It's not all grassland.

The desolation there is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The reason for this is that the precipitation is very low.

It can be said that the reason why the grassland people can survive in this area basically depends on the existence of Baihaier Lake!

Even if it is not around Lake Baihaier, it is dependent on the extension of its tributaries.

The biggest fundamental factor that supports the continuation of a civilization is water resources!

This can be applied to any civilization.

Where civilization is born, there must be water around it!

In ancient times, when science was backward, the news of the water source also meant the news of its corresponding civilization.

It is conceivable that Baihaier Lake is of great significance to all the grassland tribes.

For those tribes on the grassland, the area around Lake Baihaier is also the area with the most dense grass growth.

It is precisely because the Ming army led by the old man Zhu Di touched their fundamental interests that it led to the situation that the tribes on the entire grassland did not unite in the previous campaigns, but they united this time.

Even so, of course.

If the old man can guarantee that he will not divide the troops, he will not give them any chance.

The tribes of these steppes still did not dare to do anything.

In the previous wars, they had already experienced the power of the Ming army's firearms.

To put it bluntly, in the case of not using various tactics to disrupt the situation, only maintaining frontal combat.

How many people came from the tribes of the steppe, and how many died!

The three-element firearms method used by Zhu Di is a firearms method that is two hundred years ahead of the world.

In later generations, Napoleon, who conquered most of Europe, relied on almost the same tactics as this one.

The fundamental reason why the army of the grassland tribe can still endanger the Ming army is that they use stratagems.

For example, while attracting firearms from the front, surround from all sides, charge.

In this way, the disadvantages of firearms become apparent.

But this kind of opportunity is very, very rare.

No one tried with their lives.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhu Zhanji knew that Nabai Haier Lake was the lifeblood of the grassland tribe, and he had no way to force them to fight head-on.

There is no way to use this matter to persuade the old man.

However, knowing this information, Zhu Zhanji naturally could not have rushed straight to the Ulaanbaatar area with only the seven or eight thousand people around him.

After they broke away from the entire Ming army station, they headed in the direction of the Ming Dynasty.

In the process of breaking away from the Ming army's garrison, Zhu Zhanji relied on his identity as his grandson, and successfully evaded everyone's interception on the grounds of being ordered.

It detoured through the interior of the Ming Dynasty, the territory of Nuergandusi, and from there penetrated directly into the Ulaanbaatar region.

Although the Jurchen tribes in the territory of the current Nuer Gandu Division are only nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty's Nuer Gandu Command Envoy.

But this kind of thing can still be done by means of this kind of thing.

After all, the Ming Dynasty also set up a lot of guards here.

And at the same time.

Accompanied by Zhu Zhanji, the seven or eight thousand soldiers of the reserve battalion left from the army.

It wasn't until dawn that Zhu Di received the news.

"You say they ran away without permission?!"

At this time, Zhu Di squinted his eyes slightly, and looked directly at the herald in front of him.

Under Zhu Di's gaze, the herald was also flustered, but he still nodded at Zhu Di.

The moment he heard the news, Zhu Di didn't expect it.

His eldest grandson, the eldest grandson on whom he had high hopes, was the first to run away before the war began!

Even, Zhu Di didn't have time to have any sad emotions at all.

Still completely immersed in the shock of the news.

After all, now their Ming army is a full 500,000 army.

Then there was no war, Zhu Zhanji's kid, but he ran away by himself?

Whether it is from a logical analysis or from the perspective of my own understanding of that kid, this is absolutely impossible.

You must know that the seven or eight thousand people under his command were brought by him on his own initiative.

If it weren't for his begging, he wouldn't be willing to take such a team.

No matter how you think about it, that kid can't run away because he is afraid.

But.....

And why?

Just when the old man Zhu Di was immersed in the shock of this news.

Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, and Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, also rushed to the old man's side as soon as they heard the news.

Looking at the solemn expression on the old man's face, the second Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but feel relieved: "Dad, the eldest nephew is on the battlefield for the first time, and it is inevitable that he will be afraid.....

But it's okay if he doesn't say this, as soon as he says this, the old man Zhu Di suddenly glared at him fiercely.

Run?

Joke.

If this crime is really confirmed, then the possibility of his eldest grandson ascending the throne in the future is almost zero!

No dynasty will appoint an emperor who is the first to flee on the battlefield as emperor.

What's more, he is still an emperor who wants to cross his father and ascend to the throne directly.

That's even more unlikely.

Now before the matter is clear, Zhu Di will never allow such a situation to happen.

And the second Zhu Gaoxu is also clear about why the old man is like this.

But his second child is also going to be the emperor himself.

If you can take the opportunity to pull this kid off the horse, you will naturally do it.

If this matter was related to the kid's life, his second child might have put aside his pursuit of the throne for the time being, but now it is obviously not.

Just when the Han King Zhu Gaoxu wanted to say something, the old man Zhu Di immediately shouted: "From now on, don't let me hear such words again, whoever dares to spread the news of Taisun's escape in the entire army will be killed!" ”

As for whether this news will circulate in the army, the old man Zhu Di doesn't care, because what do those soldiers know?

They don't even know anything.

And because they really carried out their affairs according to their holy will.

What he was really afraid of was that his second eldest son would use this incident as an excuse to discredit his eldest nephew.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di continued: "This time the grandson went out, it was at my behest! ”

Hearing this, the second Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "Dad, you are too protective of that kid, right?" This is a military camp, if he doesn't follow the military rules, forget it, you can make up for him. ”

However, in the face of the words of the Han King Zhu Gaoxu, the old man Zhu Di just said coldly: "Didn't you hear what I just said clearly? Do I need to tell you all over again? ”

Seeing that the old man was really moving, the second Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly gave up his hand and said, "The last general understands!" ”

And at the same time.

A herald suddenly ran in from outside the tent.

came to the old man Zhu Di's side and muttered a few words in a low voice.

After hearing this, Zhu Di didn't think much about it, nodded directly, and said, "Call in." ”

"Yes!"

A moment later.

Yu Qian, who was still raising horses in the stable, hurriedly walked in.

When he came to Zhu Di, he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted respectfully: "Yu Qian, meet the emperor!" ”

Now that he has been in the army for a long time, and has also witnessed that Nahas beads are Warat spies, Yu Qian has grown a lot now.

He also has a general understanding of the cruelty between countries.

The rotten Confucian mentality of the past, which only knew compassion for the heavens, is gone.

For the emperor in front of him, who fought in the south and the north, he also admired it from the bottom of his heart.

Looking at Yu Qian in front of him, Zhu Di put his hands behind his back, looked at him carefully, and said, "Yu Qian, looking at your current appearance, it seems that you have grown a lot?" ”

Obviously, the sharp-eyed old man Zhu Di also discovered that Yu Qian was different from the previous changes.

Especially the heartfelt admiration for him Zhu Di, Zhu Di can still see it himself.

In the face of the emperor's question, Yu Qian also said sincerely: "Yu Qian was arrogant in the past, he couldn't see Mount Tai in front of him, he was disrespectful to the emperor, and I hope the emperor will not blame." ”

Hearing that Yu Qian, who dared to fight with himself at the banquet of the ministers and say such a thing as a 'herdsman', now said such a thing, Zhu Di, who was still a little depressed, suddenly felt a little happier at this moment.

After all, it is still a very happy thing for these rotten Confucians to understand his Zhu Di's ambitions.

"Okay, if you want to blame, you would have blamed it a long time ago, so why bother now. What is the important thing to say about coming to see me this time? ”

Hearing this, Yu Qian didn't dare to delay, and directly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhu Di.

After receiving the letter, Zhu Di opened it directly and read it.

The content is not complicated, and it is all in the vernacular.

"The grandson knows that his grandfather is determined to compete for all the merits this time, but one generation does the things of one generation. Since the grandson can't persuade the grandfather, I hope the grandfather won't persuade the grandson either, the grandson left this time, not to run away, in order to leave a life talisman for the grandfather. ”

"Grandpa doesn't need to ask more, just do your own thing according to your own heart."

"If something happens, grandpa don't panic, take care of yourself, with your grandchildren, the Ming army can't die!"

"By the way, grandpa, help your grandson take care of Yu Qian's kid."

After Zhu Di read his grandson's letter, the depression in his heart disappeared at this moment.

Although I was a little annoyed by the way this kid didn't say goodbye.

After all, this is not allowed by military orders.

But on second thought, it seemed like the only thing he could do.

If he told himself about this matter and asked to leave, he Zhu Di would never allow it.

Although he Zhu Di didn't know anything about what his eldest grandson was going to do.

But the matter has come to this, coupled with the trust in this kid in the past, Zhu Di can only let him.

In short, as long as that kid doesn't run away because he retreated, no matter what he does, he Zhu Di can tolerate it.

As for what Zhu Zhanji said about leaving a life talisman for the Ming army, Zhu Di didn't care at all.

Regardless of the fact that the Ming army would never have the slightest problem in his hands, even if there was a real problem, what could he do with the mere seven or eight thousand troops in his hands to help?

After reading the letter, Zhu Di folded the letter, and then said calmly: "Pass the word, the grandson will carry out the secret mission according to my wishes, and there is no need to say much everywhere." ”

"Alright, you all go down and go about your business."

"Yu Qian, you stay."

Hearing the words of the old emperor Zhu Di, Yu Qian was stunned for a moment.

And after everyone in this camp left, Zhu Di looked at Yu Qian and asked, "Do you know where the grandson has gone?" ”

Yu Qiandang shook his head without hesitation.

Seeing this, Zhu Di asked again: "Tell the truth! ”

Hearing this, Yu Qian hesitated, but finally explained honestly: "His Royal Highness Taisun only said that there is something to do, and it is related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ming troops. His subordinates have asked, but His Royal Highness Taisun only said that he wants to end this war in a way that transcends this era. ”

"A way of warfare beyond this era?" Obviously, Zhu Di was a little surprised by this.

Hearing this, Yu Qian also said with some doubts: "It's just that I heard His Royal Highness Taisun say this, and my subordinates don't know what this means." ”

Zhu Di nodded, and then didn't ask any more.

Since Yu Qian didn't know, it was in vain to ask.

With a wave of his hand, he sent it out with a smile.

It's just that after Yu Qian left, a worried look appeared on Zhu Di's face again.

said that Zhu Zhanji's kid would run, but he didn't believe it.

However, this kid is bold, and sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing.

It's a battlefield now, and on the battlefield, no one cares what you are.

Even their 500,000-strong army, advancing in this unfamiliar northern part of the country, requires careful exploration.

At the very least, everything within a radius of fifty miles must be clarified before you can leave.

But the boy left with seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses.

If there is some crisis, he, a grandfather, doesn't know.

If someone told him now that Zhu Zhanji's kid ran back to the court, maybe he would be more relieved.

The more daring the boy became, the more worried he became.

Immediately after that, when he sent someone to investigate Zhu Zhanji's kid's movements, Zhu Di still collected his thoughts and focused all his energy on this expedition.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

At the same time that the imperial court had all moved to Suncheonfu, it also received a military report from the front three days later.

At this time, Shuntianfu was among the military departments.

Countless officials of the military department of the imperial court and the scholars of the cabinet have started discussions in the military department.

Each minister expressed his or her own attitude.

Attitudes and opinions also vary widely.

Some say that the division of troops is too dangerous, and some say that the act of dividing troops is really wonderful.

In short, there are different opinions.

Looking at the situation in front of him, and even the posture that was about to quarrel gradually, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said loudly: "It's all for the sake of the court and state affairs, if you have something to say, don't hurt yourself." ”

Then, Zhu Gaochi looked at Yang Shiqi, the secretary of the military department beside him, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Hearing this, Yang Shiqi also opened his mouth and shouted behind him: "Bring the excerpt of Arutai's request for help!" ”

As the fold was delivered, Yang Shiqi opened it and continued: "Arutai asked us for help last year, saying that the Warat tribe killed their leader, Benyasuri. At that time, their station was also in this position, but this time the emperor went on an expedition, and the station of Arutai was moved back five hundred miles, what do you think, what do they mean? ”

Hearing Yang Shiqi's words, Prince Zhu Gaochi was also shocked, and hurriedly looked at the sand table in front of him, as well as their respective positions and camps, and after careful analysis, he suddenly said: "This is to ambush and cut off my back road?" ”

Hearing this, Yang Shiqi on the side nodded.

Agree.

But another official on the side said, "I don't think so, right?" Now the emperor's army is like no one in the north of Saibei, winning consecutive victories, and no one can resist at all, so he doesn't dare to move, right? ”

But Yang Shiqi didn't argue with him, but just said to the guards around him: "Spell the latest military reports on the sand table and see where they are." ”

Hearing this, those guards immediately followed the latest military report to show the distribution of forces in the entire northern part of the country on the sand table in the form of villains.

As the situation on the sand table gradually became clearer, Yang Shiqi also put the fold in his hand for the time being, pointed to the situation on the sand table, and said: "The Warat Department is on the oblique side, the Tatar Department is retreating frontally, Uliangha is on my right flank, and Arutai is guarding our supply line. Prince, this is a pocket. ”

Listening to the words of the people present, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi suddenly coughed.

is also because I am too worried about this matter in my heart, and I am too tired these days, and my body is becoming more and more weak for a while.

Seeing that everyone rushed forward to inquire, Zhu Gaochi raised his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. ”

His eyes stared at the sand table, and after thinking about it carefully, he said to Yang Shiqi beside him: "Then, it's decided like this, right?" ”

Yang Shiqi nodded.

Then Zhu Gaochi pointed to the herald behind him and said: "The emperor suddenly lost temperature in Kulan and broke the main force of Tatars, one is gratifying, and the other is worrying. Although the Tatars were defeated and continued to retreat, the Uliangha and the Warat tribe sneaked on the flanks of our army. The remnants of Arutai lurk on our army's supply line, which is very worrying. ”

"The rainy season is approaching, the logistics supply is not smooth, and the three departments are encircled, and it is difficult for our army's firearms to be deployed, but it is controlled by the enemy."

As the crown prince finished speaking, Yang Shiqi also added in a timely manner: "Write one more sentence, the emperor should immediately shrink the strength of the two wings, not to join forces, but to shrink the distance between the two wings, so as not to raid the Chinese army by Wara and Uliangha." If you can't win a big victory before the end of the month, withdraw your troops immediately, prevent Zhuge Kongming from the original story of Wuzhang, show more suspicious soldiers, set up more camp tents, dig more stove eyes, and wait for the opportunity to come out again. ”

After Yang Shiqi finished speaking, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi also instructed again: "Six hundred miles to expedit!" ”

After speaking, the official of the military department in that scene also continued: "If the two wings are contracted, the emperor's 500,000 army is too many, the army cannot be spread, and the power is greatly reduced, and I am afraid that people will be surrounded here." ”

Another military official also chimed in: "Yes, although Navalat and Uliangha are sneaking on both sides, the specific situation is not known yet. They said there were four or five thousand people, and what we found was twenty or thirty thousand. ”

Faced with such a question, Yang Shiqi immediately said: "The emperor led an army of 500,000 this time, with 100,000 people on the left and right wings, no matter how many troops there are in Nawarat and Uliangha, the strength of the left and right wings is enough to deal with it." ”

"Even if the Tatar Department does not retreat but advances, and goes straight to the Chinese army head-on again, with the 300,000 troops in the hands of the emperor, it can advance without retreating and face the Tatar Department directly!"

"They want to encircle and swallow us, he is the old sow, and they will kill him! As long as it doesn't rain, our cannons and guns are unbeatable! ”

For Yang Shiqi's words, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi still approves very much, but at this moment, Zhu Gaochi is not worried about the matter itself.

Instead, he looked at the sand table in the north of the Saibei and said with a sad face: "Have you found out, there is an overlord on the grassland, and the actions of all tribes are uniformly deployed." He can coordinate the overall situation, and this is the most terrifying part! ”

..........

Ulaanbaatar.

Zhu Zhanji, who came out again through the road, took the fifth Zhu Zhan and the seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses, and finally came to the predetermined place in five days at this moment.

At this time, whether it was the Ming army or the tribes of Saibei, the eyes were still focused on the area on the banks of the difficult river.

By this time, they had come to the hinterland near the Ulaanbaatar region.

Because this place was already in the hinterland, Zhu Zhanji did not dare to move forward easily, and after choosing a place where two hills were sandwiched and it was not easy to snoop, he immediately ordered to camp in place.

At the same time, he immediately ordered someone to convey the news to the Nuer Gandu command envoy in the rear.

They were asked to send 5,000 soldiers and 20,000 men to deliver supplies as soon as possible.

The Ulaanbaatar area is not too far from the Tsui River.

According to the situation of rapid march, the front troops can arrive in about three days.

The reason why it took two days in the middle was that Zhu Zhanji took advantage of these two days to contact the people of Nuer Gandusi.

In the name of Taisun, they were asked to raise timber and transport it to his place in a short time.

However, because Nuer Gandusi itself also had to guard the local Jurchen tribes, the number of troops they could divide was extremely limited.

This is also the reason why Zhu Di did not call on the troops here on his northern expedition.

And these 5,000 soldiers are already all the troops they can support.

As for the 20,000 or 30,000 men, they consulted with the tribes of the land, and used them to transport timber, ore, and rocks, and then paid them according to the amount of silver.

It's like looking for labor.

It's just that the laborers are not Han Chinese.

Although these Jurchen tribes were not essentially under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, they were openly recognized as being under the control of the Nuer Gandu Division.

Therefore, in the case of giving silver, there is silver to earn, and they are naturally willing to do it.

Of course, having these people help with transportation is just to fill some of the labor gaps.

In the local area, Zhu Zhanji himself was not idle.

The first thing to do is to open a mine!

Saibei is not completely the scene of grasslands and Gobi in my impression.

There are still many mountain ranges here, and the location Zhu Zhanji and the others chose have mountain ranges on both sides.

So there is no shortage of trees and ores.

The only thing missing is iron ore!

And it is these iron ores that are mainly transported by those Jurchen tribes.

But Zhu Zhanji himself did not give up the search for iron ore.

The iron ore resources distributed here are not scarce, as long as you look carefully, you can still find them.

If it is really unlucky, then relying on the transportation of those Jurchen tribes, it is almost enough.

After inspecting the actual geographical environment of the local area for a day or two, Zhu Zhanji worked out a design plan for a city-state with the help of professionals in the team.

And when Zhu Zhanji came here, what he wanted to do was to build a city!

Why didn't the Ming army stay in Saibei for long?

Why is military spending huge?

It is precisely because as soon as they leave the country, everything needs logistical supplies to support.

In the future, the significance of having an overseas military base is believed to be understood by anyone.

Even the aircraft carriers on the sea play the greatest role by allowing a military strike body to have a mobile base at sea.

In this way, it is possible to advance and retreat.

And what Zhu Zhanji wants to do is to nail an iron nail to them in the hinterland of the northern part of the country!

The army of the imperial court can advance or retreat!

It is necessary to maintain the war against the enemy to a stage of normalization.

Switch between offense and defense!

Instead of blindly waiting for others to attack the border, then send troops.

This is also the specialty of the seven or eight thousand people under him.

For those who already have experience in building tall buildings in Suncheonfu, it is actually quite simple to build a city-state that can resist foreign enemies.

In addition, some designers in his own team have also been involved in the construction of the city.

It's not hard for them.

After Zhu Zhanji gave up some requirements for excellence, they retreated to the second best thing and only paid attention to efficiency.

In less than three days, the design drawings were completed.

And through a variety of small chess pieces, measurement marks were made at specific locations.

In these three days, a batch of trees and timber that were cut down in the early stage have also been saved, and a certain amount of reserves have been completed with the help of the tools they brought in advance.

Subsequently, the soldiers of the entire reserve battalion began to enter the stage of digging and laying foundations from the initial reserve of raw materials.

Even Zhu Zhanji himself doesn't need to participate in these things, and Lao Wu can take these people to complete it alone.

What he Zhu Zhanji needs to do is to coordinate the overall situation and provide enough raw materials for their construction.

This area has a lot of water, and there is no shortage of river sand.

There are mountains, and there is no shortage of limestone.

There are also trees, and there is no shortage of wood.

The only thing is the iron mine, which is completely dependent on the transportation of the Jurchen tribe in the Nuer Gandu Division.

But even so, Zhu Zhanji is still confident that in four months, using concrete technology, a medium-sized city can be built here out of thin air!

This is still taking into account the shortage of iron ore.

Because the construction of a city is much easier than a building.

In addition, there are more than 10,000 strong laborers and 20,000 or 30,000 supply and transportation personnel.

This time will only be shorter!

But even so, Zhu Zhanji is still a little worried.

It's not them who are worried, it's the old man Zhu Di.

The rainy season is coming soon.

The wind season is also coming soon.

Those steppe people are accustomed to this kind of bad weather, but the Ming army is different!

They had never come to such a deep area to engage the enemy on a large scale.

Coupled with the experience of the previous personal expeditions, they have become accustomed to victory.

No one knows what will happen.

Now all we can hope for is to complete the construction of the city as soon as possible.

Build a base for the Ming army in the north.

With this Saibei base, it is still in the hinterland of Saibei.

With the advantage of the Ming army, it can be attacked and defended.

Basically invincible.

Even if the opponent's strength surpasses them, but defending the city, it is their Ming army's housekeeping ability!

In addition, I don't know how long this battle will last.

Once dragged to the second half of the year.

The weather is getting colder.

The situation will be even worse.

At the same time as Zhu Zhanji led the people to desperately build a city in the Ulaanbaatar area.

On the old man's side, Zhu Di, in the area of the Troubled River, also temporarily reduced the distance between the two wings in accordance with the method given by the imperial military department, and began to advance.

But soon.

The Tatars, who were constantly oppressed, were brought to meet by their chief, Tokhto, without sweating profusely.

Inside the main tent of the Ming army.

As Na Tuo walked in with people without sweating, he immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Di, although his eyes were full of dissatisfaction, but when he arrived here, he had to say respectfully: "See His Majesty the Great Emperor!" ”

"Who is the kneeling?" Zhu Di asked casually.

Hear this.

Tuo Tu, who had already sent someone to inform him, sweated profusely, and suddenly felt a sense of being humiliated in his heart.

But he still said patiently: "I don't sweat a lot of sweat when I take off." Behind me are my brothers, and my generals. ”

"What do you see with me?"

Tokh did not sweat and replied: "Just because I failed to restrain the people and injured the people of the Celestial Empire by mistake, I specially came to make amends, whether it is cattle and sheep, or gold and silver, I just ask His Majesty the Emperor to withdraw from the army and stop the war, and the two families will be reconciled." ”

But Zhu Di, who heard this, pretended to say suddenly: "Oh? Retirement? It turned out that you were the one who could not restrain your people, and who accidentally wounded my people. ”

"What about you? Do you have blood on your hands? ”

Listening to Zhu Di's words, Na Tokh didn't sweat a word without saying a word, this time he came here to ask for peace, so naturally it was impossible to speak against the cow.

And Zhu Di also slowly walked down from his dragon chair.

Not afraid of the sword at their waists, he slowly came to the opposite side of them, and sat on the top of the stairs, looking at the kneeling crowd at eye level, without the slightest fear of these five big and three rough steppe people in front of him, even if he was already an old man.

Zhu Di smiled and looked at the detachment in front of him without sweating, and asked: "In the fifth year of Yongle, large-scale plundering of Liaodong. In the ninth year of Yongle, Datong City hit the grass valley, plundered more than 10,000 men, and women and children were killed. In the eleventh year of Yongle, the twelfth year of Yongle, and the fifteenth year of Yongle, you personally led the troops to plunder my frontier, and now you say, retire the army? ”

Zhu Di slowly got up, stood on the dragon platform, and said with murderous intent in his eyes: "It's late!" ”

Hearing this, in the face of Zhu Di's words, he couldn't say a word without sweating.

After all, they did all these things personally, and now they are brought to the table to talk, what can they say?

I could only sigh deeply, as if expressing remorse.

Zhu Di, who was sitting on the dragon chair again, casually asked to the side, "How many people did they hurt in total?" ”

Han King Zhu Gaoxu jumped out and said: "Back to the emperor, they have injured more than 100,000 of our people. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di turned to the ground

He didn't sweat profusely and said, "Get up." ”

After these people got up, the old man Zhu Di also said slowly: "Let's sum up, your brother has been doing me for so many years, more than 100,000 people, so let's do it, you don't have to pay me cattle, sheep, gold and silver, you pick more than 100,000 people, you give it back to me, you and your brothers, you can also go." I will choose a good place for you in Beijing and settle down for you. ”

"In two or three hundred years, you want to come back to visit your relatives, and I will let you come back, how good is that? I retired from the army and stopped fighting, and the two families were reconciled forever, so I walked around as relatives, how about it? ”

Listening to Zhu Di's words, Na Tokh didn't sweat profusely and immediately said with a face full of embarrassment: "Great Emperor, hundreds of thousands of people have been given to you, and we have no one!" ”

But listening to the words that it didn't take off to sweat, Zhu Di didn't care at all and said: "That can't be." ”

Tokhtar didn't sweat profusely and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and prayed again: "Great Emperor, this, it's really not good!" ”