The time gradually approached from June to July,

The summer heat gradually swept over the grasslands.

In the more than four months since they set out on the expedition, Zhou Shangwen and his soldiers have traveled thousands of miles, and they have met the Yongshebu tribe, and when they saw Yibula, they still held the head of Urusborot in their hands.

At the beginning, the grain brought was limited to September, and then the weather gradually turned cold, and various conditions were no longer conducive to the Ming army to fight again.

Considering that it will take time to return,

Zhou Shangwen has decided to withdraw from the army.

It was the first time he had traveled so far, the first time he had encountered a complete tribe of ten thousand households, and there was also the head of Dayan Khan's second son, and in addition, it also increased the possibility of dividing the left and right wings of Mongolia.

It can be said that the suppression was successful.

The only regret is that the Ming army did not really touch the water meadows of the 30,000 households on the left wing of Dayan Khan.

And that can only be next year's goal.

Ma Rong stood on a hill, squinting his eyes and looking far northwest, the Han people had not marched to the end of the sky there for a long time.

"Your Majesty's policy of recovering is to spend three to five years gradually strengthening the strength of the border army, attacking the Tatar garrisons, and recovering the homeland of the Han Chinese. It is naturally ambitious, but in fact, it is also gradual, and the suppression is not a counteroffensive or a decisive battle, Ma Rong, you are in your prime, and you will definitely go there in the future. ”

Zhou Shangwen pointed farther into the distance.

In the summer, it is actually uncomfortable on the prairie. It's the sun during the day and mosquitoes at night.

When the cool spring breeze disappeared and the beautiful grassland as far as the eye could see turned into a hot and annoying meadow with no end in sight, Ma Rong knew that they had to retreat.

"When the champion Hou led the 8,000-feather forest army to smash the Xiongnu's lair, he didn't feel it when he read history, and he didn't know how difficult it was when he was on the grassland. The last general knew that the army was about to return to Korea. In fact, I also thought about it in my heart, and asked the general army to continue to move forward. But...... Na Bu Ra seems to trust the last general more, if the last general dies on the battlefield, it will be happy, but it will affect the imperial court's strategy of dividing the left and right wings of Mongolia. ”

"I'm glad you can take care of the big picture." Zhou Shangwen did not hide his appreciation for Ma Rong at all, and said: "Ma Yihuai really gave birth to a unicorn!" ”

"Mr. Zhou has an overreputation."

In fact, where is the reputation,

In this expedition, this Yongshebu tribe was found by a guide led by Ma Rong, and the decision to fight or not to fight was strongly suggested by Ma Rong, and the situation that Urus Borot was killed and made impossible to choose was also created by him.

In the end, he did not persuade him to surrender, and he did everything possible to promote it.

A young general who showed his talents to the fullest through a campaign.

This kid is incredible.

Zhou Shangwen knew the emperor's character, so he concluded that Ma Rong would definitely rise to prominence in the future.

This is also the reason why he is so polite to him as a chief military officer.

As for the non-referencing,

He killed Urusborot with his own hands, and in the future, not to mention working under Dayan Khan, he didn't dare to meet anyone.

He had no choice but to reconcile with the Ming court.

Of course, the reason why Ma Rong persuaded him was for the sake of the women and children of the tribe and to give them a way to live.

On the way south, he also went with them, and he had to be closer to Datong.

Dayan Khan probably already knew the news that the Jinong he sent had been killed, and maybe he was going crazy to seek revenge on him. I don't dare to continue to stay in this kind of place.

In any case, the Ming army was a victory this time, and everyone was naturally happy to return to the division in victory. Even the booty was not worth any cattle or sheep, and it was basically returned to Yongsheb.

He also became his leader again, and after many days of getting along, his relationship with Ma Rong quickly became closer.

The main Ma Rong spoke a little Mongolian and showed a keen interest in the various habits of the Tatar people, so to speak, on the way back to the division he spent more time in the ranks of the Tatars than in the ranks of the Ming army. Sometimes at the end of the day, all I speak is Mongolian.

The young talents of the Ming Dynasty also made the Tatar girls who were very different from the Han people have a heart of admiration.

He also wanted to marry his daughter to the Ming emperor, and his subordinates were willing to marry their daughter to Ma Rong.

Anyway, everyone knows that Ma Rong will be a very promising person in the future.

It just so happened that he wanted to learn everything from *** people, so he found a beautiful girl named Meng Erya to take him every day.

But Ma Rong knows that he has a great responsibility, what is the relationship between Da Ming and Yi Bula, what he said is not counted, and it is unknown how the emperor decides.

And now he can only try to make Yibula trust him more, so he runs to Yibula's side all the time,

And then there is, of course, knowing the enemy in case of emergency.

This is also mutual.

From the Ming army, I also learned more about the Ming court.

“…… After listening to many things you said, I know that although His Majesty the Ming Emperor is only 16 years old, he is unparalleled in resourcefulness, benevolence and righteousness, and insight. Emperor Hongzhi of the previous dynasty only gave birth to such a prince, and he gave birth to such a powerful son. ”

"How can the Son of Heaven live with ordinary people? Now that you have reconciled with us, this choice is really very correct. Because Da Ming has changed. The imperial court has allocated millions of silver for war horses, military equipment, and military soldiers, which has not happened in the past few decades. In fact, we were able to meet, and in the final analysis, it was just the result of His Majesty's promotion of the change of frontier policy. But the reason why His Majesty wants to change the frontier policy is also a last resort. ”

It is not appropriate to say anything about it in the future.

It's good to understand it.

"Actually, no one wants to fight. We are Tatars, you are Han Chinese, and we will wonder why you occupy fertile land and enjoy a suitable climate. If you watch your livestock and people starve to death every winter, the southern invasion will be your only option. ”

Ma Rong also seems to be difficult to refute this.

"Commander Yi, this issue, in fact, our Majesty also mentioned it in the Military Academy."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty said that the things in the world are not necessarily good and evil, good and evil, and not necessarily good every time. If none of this makes sense, then think about who you are. The generals of the Ming Dynasty, what is the first thing? Naturally, it is to fight for the Ming Dynasty and protect the people of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty also mentioned that the Son of Heaven is the lord of the world, and his duty is to make great efforts to create a prosperous world for the people of the world. The same is true for the Commander, it is your duty to make it better for everyone in the Yongshebu tribe, men and women, the elderly and children, to live better. ”

"You look in reverence for your emperor."

"This is in the blood of each of our Han people, and there will be saints in five hundred years, and whenever such a saint appears, we will voluntarily follow them. So what Zhou Zongbing said was right, Dayan Khan would definitely not be able to win. Because even if we are defeated once, the Son of Heaven has the ability to send troops again. ”

The more he learned, the more powerless he felt.

What Ma Rong said is the truth, and his judgment on the future is also based on the reasonable deduction of facts. As a small tribe, he had no choice when he encountered such a powerful emperor of the Central Plains.

Unless he is willing to move west, to far, far away.

"Your eloquence is very good, I plan to get in touch with the two 10,000-household tribes of Tumut and Ordos after settling down, and invite those two old friends to come over, they have always been dissatisfied with Dayan Khan, and I will let you be a lobbyist when the time comes."

"Good!"

Dayan Khan's unification of Mongolia will naturally lead to instinctive resistance from these three 10,000 tribes.

And the action will actually have an impact on the Tumut and Ordos tribes, both of which are 30,000 right-wing households, and their ties are even closer.

Now that the second son is dead, no one can guarantee that Dayan Khan will not make up his mind to solve the problem by force.

Once this suspicion arises, it is very difficult to bridge.

These Ma Rong have all thought about it.

Compared to his daily contemplation,

His elder brother Ma Sheng was much simpler.

On the battlefield that day, he met a Tatar warrior named Gabya, because he had already fought once, and his physical strength had decreased, so he did not get a bargain in Gabia's hands.

This is unbearable for Ma Sheng.

Now that the two armies have merged and gone south, Ma Sheng is looking for this person everywhere.

It's a pity that he doesn't know Mongolian and doesn't know his name, so he can only look for it everywhere based on the appearance in his memory.

Therefore, these two brothers are also wonderful, one comes and goes between the upper echelons, and the other is looking for things among the soldiers.

Just this process, it took him a month younger.

After finding it, when the Mongolian language was incomprehensible, the two made an appointment to fight first, but the result was not a winner.

Later, there were more fights, so much so that they almost became a 'show' for soldiers on both sides.

Moreover, Zhou Shangwen and Yibu knew about it, so in order to avoid trouble, they let them compete empty-handed.

In the end, both of them are familiar with each other,

Ma Sheng, a proud person, has to recognize Gabya's bravery,

However, he is simple-minded and outspoken, and when Ma Rong takes him to see him,

He said, "Commander Yibu, there are indeed many very brave soldiers under your account, and Gabia can be regarded as very powerful if he can be undefeated in my hands." Anyway, you are also friendly with our Daming, why don't you give us someone like Gabia, I can't sleep with excitement when I think of fighting with him! ”

When the eldest brother said this, Ma Rong didn't expect it.

This is actually a question of whether the soldiers of the Yongshebu tribe are still under the command of Yibra as before, or whether they will be incorporated into the Ming army.

It is undeniable that the harsh living environment forged the excellent fighting qualities of the Tatars, and his riding skills were indeed superior to the general Ming army.

If this kind of force can be used as a friendly army, Ma Rong will definitely be able to exert its greater strength.

However, the issue of military strength is a very core issue, and if you can still talk in your hand and hand it over, you will be resigned to fate.

Ma Rong originally planned to talk about it later, but he didn't expect Ma Sheng to point it out like this, which would make it not misunderstood. But he can't say anything, because the connotation of the so-called surrender is that the loser must meet the requirements of the winner.

And he can take this opportunity to see how he reacts.