After resupplying here, after five days of rest, the rest of the time became more and more precious.

A pure cavalry, a cavalry and foot soldiers, all began to march in a hurry.

Even the artillery baggage, which is difficult to travel, is now pulled by more oxen and horses.

Most of the supplies of the Mongolian tribe were left behind and distributed to the various tribes. As for them, no matter how unwilling they are, they can only accept it, not to mention that Yan Chunsheng promised them that they would not starve to death if they went to Liangcheng and had something to eat.

To the north of the Yellow River, near Baotou in later generations, the largest number of captives were here, and they naturally did not relax their reconnaissance and vigilance around them.

The traces of the Ming army were finally discovered after approaching them fifty miles.

At this time, the Yellow River was noisy and extraordinary.

Gunbiric made it safely to the north bank of the Yellow River.

At this moment, on the Yellow River, the ethnic groups that have migrated to the south of the Yellow River are crossing the river. The 10,000 households in Ordos in the Hetao area are pure herdsmen, and the north and south of the Yellow River are almost half and half. But there were more cavalry in the south than in the north of the Yellow River.

Hearing the return of the sentinel, Gunbiric's face changed: "The Ming army is only more than forty miles away from here?" Where are the people from the three divisions of Haozit and Kreyis and Minante? ”

There are many people in Ordos Wanhu, and there are also six major departments on the left and right wings, with a total of 42 branches.

The three tribes in Gunbilik's mouth are all tribes of the left wing under the account of Ordos, and they have now "surrendered" to the Ming Dynasty.

They were supposed to go south to contain the east side.

"Hurry up and cross the river!" Gunbirick lost his mind for a moment, and could only order, "Probe again, prepare for battle!" The west side is stable, and the east side is not afraid. If Noyandara crosses the river with his army, he will be able to flank the Ming army in the east! ”

He was talking about the eldest son born to him by his first lady and the successor of Wanhu in Ordos.

Now, Noyandara is indeed waiting for this section of the Yellow River next to Gudu at the mouth of the river to freeze and solidify a little more solidly.

But some of the sentinels had already ventured across the river to find out what was on the other side.

It's okay to have a few horses, but if it's really a thousand troops and horses marching together, you have to wait until the ice is thicker.

Because of this, it is necessary to wait until the wax moon.

Gunbiric could not risk waiting until all sections of the river froze over, nor could he afford to support all his men and horses to cross the river in skins or rafts.

Crossing the river earlier, the Ming army was indeed unable to break through the eastern and western defense lines, but the skins and rafts needed to cross the river would be terrifying, and it would take too long. Wading through the icy Yellow River in the winter months will immediately fall into the most vulnerable moment.

Only the present is the optimal strategy.

On the other side of Dengkou, in the face of 10,000 sets of captive cavalry and a total number of more than 40,000 people, old and weak women and children, Tang Shunzhi had already attacked here for eight days.

Today, it is already the twenty-seventh day of the winter month.

"Gunbirik must have already begun to cross the river, and by the end of the month, the Yellow River to the south of the front set will freeze." Tang Shun was worried, "Even if there are tens of thousands of people, cattle, sheep and horses, it won't take him too many days to cross the river." ”

"Dutai, obviously you can completely defeat the enemy." The command of Ningxia Wei did not quite understand.

Tang Shunzhi shook his head: "You can defeat the enemy, but you can't destroy the enemy." Dragging it out now can also make them relax a little bit. We have to wait for Zhang Futai to arrive and attack from the north. If we can't get rid of the battleable cavalry here, we won't be able to go east to rob and kill the captives across the river without worry. ”

"......"

"Believe Zhang Futai!" Tang Shunzhi interrupted him, "What if most of the captives have already crossed the river?" Seeing that they even moved over the Qinghai tribe, they were already cowardly. This winter will not be able to live in peace, and it will be even more difficult to defend next spring, and the defeat of the trap has been achieved. Wait for another two days, if Zhang Futai still can't arrive after two days, defeat the enemy in one fell swoop and disperse them, and it will also make it easier for their troops fleeing north to be intercepted by Zhang Futai. ”

At this time, the 3,000 elite soldiers led by Zhang Jing were interspersed, and more than 400 people were also lost along the way.

In the area of the back set, the river network is particularly dense.

At this time, the north wind is blocked by Yin Mountain, and it is not completely frozen and snowy, and the river is frozen. After Zhang Jing was found by Tang Shunzhi's messengers, although he set off immediately, he was still in a hurry.

The soldiers of the special operations battalion that Yan Chunsheng originally sent to join him also told him the news that he had not found the traps in the east, and knew that there were more than 40,000 traps in the mouth, and Zhang Jing understood that the march could be a little bolder, but he still couldn't go too fast.

The important thing is that they have been away from Helan Mountain for too long, their food is not abundant, and their physical strength is also continuing to decline.

Not far away, Zhang Jing once again boosted morale: "Grit your teeth!" Defeated the tartars of the mouth, the cattle and sheep are full! ”

"Futai, the soldiers are hungry, this battle is not easy to fight! More than 40,000 Tartars ......"

Zhang Jing was silent for a moment, and then spoke: "There is also the army of Dutai!" It's been a few days of fighting over there, and the Tartars are at the end of their power! ”

Aren't they the end of the crossbow? Originally, he wanted to intersperse behind enemy lines, feed the war with war, and block the Tartars who might flee west. As a result, just like the special operations battalion, they did not find any tribes in the area where the Tartars spent the winter.

It can be said that Gunbirick also calculated that the Ming would do this, so he adopted a different approach in order to cross the river, and built a stronghold that had to be gnawed down like the Ming Dynasty.

After marching for several miles, he had to stop and rest.

Not long after, I heard the faint sound of horses' hooves coming from the northeast, and the number was not small.

After Zhang Jing looked over vigilantly, he saw hundreds of black dots of different heights appearing in the distance.

"Formation! Formation! ”

Not long after the order was given, they saw the armor of the Ming army, and also noticed that the group of people on the opposite side was unusual.

"It's our people!" The 100 households of the special operations camp where Zhang Jing converged said excitedly, put down the binoculars and stretched out his hand to shout, "Old Mo! ”

Fifty people from the special operations battalion came, bringing more than 200 horses and even more than 100 sheep.

"This ......" Zhang Jing was dumbfounded.

"Uncle knows that you are also hungry, and it took our brother more than four days to rush over."

The 100 households surnamed Mo in the special operations battalion brought shocking news, they set off with one person and five horses and two hundred sheep in advance after Yan Chunsheng had just finished organizing the captive tribe.

Now, they have found their brother and also found Zhang Jing.

In the steppe, horses are both tools of war and rations.

These horses and sheep that came were not much, but they were enough to feed the more than 2,000 generals here.

That's enough.

"After eating and drinking, there is still a big deal, Zhang Futai!"

“…… Town Amber ...... The true gods will also! ”

……

On the fifth day of the lunar month, after 24 days, the imperial drive of the great emperor arrived in Kaiping from Zhangjiakou.

Located on the grassland known as the Golden Lotus River on the banks of the Lightning River, it was founded nearly 300 years ago and was once the core area of the Mengyuan Dynasty.

In the past, there was a palace in the city, and outside the city was a tent that could stretch for more than ten miles.

But in the eighteenth year of Zheng, the Red Turban Army broke through here, and the walls of the palace were destroyed by fire. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Kaipingwei was set up, and the governance office was here. And since the Xuande period Kaiping Wei migrated south to the monolith, it has gradually become a ruin.

Today, the Ming army is here.

Outside the Mingde Gate just south of the old Yuan capital, the flag is strictly ordered.

At the front of the team, the three leaders were Guo Xun, Li Quanli, and Yu Dayou.

Guo Xun commanded the three major battalions of the Northern Expedition, Li Quanli commanded the Xuanfu and Jizhou Northern Expeditionary Army, and Yu Dayou was the vanguard general and commander of the Datong Northern Expeditionary Army.

In addition, there was Chen Jiuchou, who had entered the State Hall because of the preparations for the Northern Expedition, and he succeeded Wang Shouren from the position of Minister of State as the governor of the Xuanda Border Region, and was in charge of the entire Northern Expedition before the emperor's arrival.

He doesn't need to play strategy, he doesn't need to fight battles, and he needs to be responsible for logistics.

Gramtai, the lord of the Duoyan Tribe, is also here. After the Ming army swept away Yongxiebu, the large pastures and the remnants of the herdsmen here all needed the help of the Duoyan Sanbu to control it.

Gramtai was ecstatic about this.

Hua Dang said that they would need to make another decision in the future, and since Gramtai was attacked the year before last and the Ming Dynasty recaptured Tucheng with his backhand, there is no need to hesitate anything.

Although they don't have an official name yet, in the face of the increasingly powerful Daming a few years ago, it is natural that they will do whatever Daming says.

Now, he knelt beside in trepidation, welcoming the arrival of the Son of Tomorrow—he himself had never seen the Emperor before.

Zhu Houxi didn't care about the kind of ceremony that had to be met before surrendering to a foreign clan and being feuded, strength was the foundation.

Now, Zhu Houxi stepped off his big wheel.

Huang Jin put on a cloak for him to protect him from the cold, Lu Bing guarded the side and rear, and Zhang Bi, Yang Bo, Zheng Xiao, Gao Gong and others followed behind.

"Welcome to Kaiping, long live Your Majesty! Banzai! Hooray! ”

The total number of Ming troops who have been assembled in this area is nearly 20,000, and there are many temporary camps of the Ming army on the two wings that stretch to dozens of miles away.

"Get up." Zhu Houxi said loudly, "It's cold, don't be so much red tape." Except for those who have bad jobs, let the soldiers take turns off. Recapture Kaiping, sweep away Yong Xie Bu, and wait for the end of this battle to recount. I came here to spend the winter with the soldiers, and there are still many days to go, big guys, I will see you. ”

Gramtai quietly looked at the young and energetic Tomorrow, and was intimidated by his power.

What kind of Ming is today? Such a Ming could not be seen before he ascended the throne. And he has been on the throne for almost twelve years, and the Ming Dynasty has already beaten me and fled north, leaving the entire Yongxieb from nominal ashes, leaving only some remnants of soldiers and herdsmen who have fled.

Now, this young emperor is the most powerful man in the world.

In order to welcome Zhu Houxi's arrival, the old Yuanshang, which was already close to a state of ruins, was rested again.

This is not only the fortress of the Ming Chinese army, but also the military village, naturally there must be a wall, there are sentry posts. Even if you can't lay stones and bricks, you can make good wood inside and out, and you can also be strong and strong.

And Zhu Houxi is about to stay here to spend the harsh winter, and his palace must also be exquisite.

On the stone platform of the foundation site of Da'an Pavilion in the palace city of the old Yuan Shangdu that was cleaned up, a palace has also been erected now, with a length and width of nearly ten zhang, and the appearance does not look rough.

Zhu Houxi glanced at Chen Jiuchou, who understood the meaning, and immediately said: "After capturing Kaiping, in addition to the master craftsmen of the army, the main ones who contributed were the three departments of Duoyan. Your Majesty's Ninety-Five Supreme, even if you are here for a few months, the ministers dare not slack off. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Houxi looked at Gramtai not far behind him, "Is it the manpower of your Duoyan Department?" ”

In just a few months, it took a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to build such a decent palace.

Zhu Houxi knew that his status as emperor made it impossible for them to slack off, and he did not have any hypocrisy of having to sleep and eat with ordinary generals, but he was only worried that the Northern Expeditionary Army would spend manpower, material and financial resources on unnecessary places.

Now I only heard Gram Tai come over and say in two steps: "With the help of the king's master, there will be more pastures in the future of Duoyan Sanbu, how can you not do the work of dogs and horses?" The clan has been invited by the envoys of the Heavenly Dynasty to practice farming, construction and other methods, and it is time to contribute to the master craftsmen of the army and temper their skills. ”

Zhu Houxi smiled: "You have a heart." Come in and talk. ”

In the hall, the charcoal basin for heating, the royal couch bookcase, and many other objects are also readily available.

It has been several months since the Ming army took this place, and the things that the emperor needed to use were transported even slowly.

Zhu Houxi ascended to the seat, and after they formally met His Majesty again, he was finally the first to look at Yu Dayou.

"Zhifu, after more than five years, my monarch and ministers have actually met in this Saibei. For more than five years, I've worked hard for you. ”

Zhu Houxi looked at Yu Dayou, with undisguised appreciation in his eyes.

Yu Dayou, who is already thirty years old, has been in Datong for so many years, and has been fighting in Saibei for another year, and now he is more calm and has more momentum.

But in front of Zhu Houxi, Yu Dayou only had a sincere sentence: "Your Majesty is gracious, and the ministers will never forget, how dare you say bitterness?" It is a blessing for a minister to be able to gain His Majesty's trust and kill the enemy for the country. ”

He is the first martial champion of the Jiajing Dynasty, and now only a few years have passed, and he is already Hanhaibo.

The emperor gave him a chance so that he could show his ambitions.

Zhu Houxi looked at Li Quanli again: "What about Chicheng Hou's son?" You brought him here, call him over, and I will see him. ”

"Minister, let's go!"

Where is the use of him to shout about people?

But when the emperor said this, it made Li Yuan feel more clearly: the emperor cares about Li Yuan very much after this hero, which shows that Li Quanli's choice is right!

And he, an old lord, can't compare to Yu Dayou's skills. The emperor asked Li Quanli to continue to take care of Li Yuan, so that the Marquis of Xiangcheng could get closer to the new ministers in the future.

Guo Xun waited for the emperor to look at him for the third time: "In the last battle against Yong Xie Bu, you chased for more than sixty miles?" ”

“…… The minister was reckless. ”

"It's not a bad thing for a military general to be reckless, why did he burn the wasteland and almost trap himself?"

Guo Xun couldn't cry or laugh: "Who knew that the wind direction suddenly changed ......"

After the defeat of Yongshebu, according to the original plan, the grassland north of the front line was burned out of a wide isolation zone. In case the situation on Chahar's side develops, and they really unite and attack the south without blood, then they have to weigh the problem that the horses can't find so many places to graze.

And when he was responsible for setting fire to the grassland, Guo Xun did almost surround himself in the fire.

Now that the emperor comes, he cares so much about Yu Dayou, and he also appreciates Li Quanli, but he ridicules himself.

Zhu Houxi looked at him and smiled: "After this battle, you don't need to fight so hard in the future." ”

"In this life, where does Your Majesty want the minister to fight, even if the minister is old, he will rush!" Guo Xun immediately expressed his position, and then said, "The minister also wants to stand in the Yingjie Hall like Chicheng Hou in the future." ”

Zhu Houxi smiled haha, and only said a good one.

This guy knew that he was two catties, and he didn't say anything that he wanted to accompany him in the Taimiao.

It can't be said that the emperor is in his prime.

In Kaiping, danger was still possible, but Zhu Houxi's main purpose was to maintain morale and convey determination to the front-line soldiers and enemies.

Where the emperor is, the soldiers must at least be desperate. In such a northern place, fighting in winter, the Ming army could only exert a few successes. Zhu Houxi came, and no matter how well my plan went, he could be deterred from hastily betting the future of the entire Mongolian tribe in the winter war.

So Zhu Houxi's work here is mainly to greet many generals.

After this war, the Northern Expedition Army must be the most important military force of the Ming Dynasty.

Coming here, it is also easier to subdue their hearts, at least the emperor is willing to come and accompany them to endure hardships. At least when the emperor comes, there must be no need to worry about grain, grass and logistics.

Li Yuan was brought over by Li Quanli, and in the face of a hairy boy, how could the emperor's own care and encouragement not bring tears to his eyes?

When the teenage child was still in a time when his personality was easy to change, Zhu Houxi didn't hear about some of his performances in the capital, and now encouraged him to inherit Li Jin's glory.

Just when the generals of the Ming Army of the Northern Expedition were waiting for the emperor to receive them, fast horses kept coming here.

It seems to have been agreed.

Zhu Houxi sat calmly and calmly commanded, "Read." ”

"Nanyang good news! General Zhao Jun, the commander of the naval division, reported that on September 23, the naval division broke the city of Malacca, captured the governor Juan and other 17 officials appointed by the Portuguese people, and recovered the city of Malacca! ”

"Good news from the Hetao! On November 21, Zhu Qi, Marquis of Funing, led his army to detect that more than 30,000 people from three divisions, including Haoqite, had moved south to take the imperial division at the ancient ferry at the mouth of the river. After a hard battle, more than 5,000 cavalry rode for several hours, and Zhen Anbo led 600 special combat battalion generals to arrive from the west. More than 30,000 people in the three captives were killed, except for 1,459 horsemen who died in battle, and the rest surrendered! ”

"Good news from the Hetao! On November 29, Jingbian Bo was exhausted and captured more than 40,000 people in Dengkou on the 10th, and Zhang Jing, the governor of Ningxia, led 3,000 elite soldiers from the three sides to intersperse with the north of Dengkou for more than two months, and together with 100 and 50 generals of the special operations battalion, they attacked Dengkou and broke the trap! 2,793 were captured in the front and rear formations, and the enemy who threw himself into the river and fled was not counted, and 13,000 old and young women and children were captured......"

Yu Dayou, Guo Xun, Li Quanli and others listened to the good news one by one in amazement, and then looked at the smiling but calm emperor.

The Nanyang good news only came at this time, which is normal. In late September, I crossed the ocean to Guangdong first, and then rushed all the way to Beijing and then sent it here, maybe the time was just right.

But the good news on the side of Toyosu Beach, there is no reason why I can't get here after more than ten days.

Only in this battle that took place in Dengkou six days ago, if the soldiers of Baojie desperately passed it on, they were able to cross the entire Hetao in six days, and then run more than 300 miles to reach Kaiping.

The emperor was afraid that he would already know on the road, and now he had arranged such a victory to boost the morale of the army of the Northern Expedition.

Yu Dayou was the first to leave the table and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Congratulations to Daming! Nanyang victory, all the tribes surrender! Hetao is a great victory, and there is no more trouble south of Yinshan! ”

Youxiucai's background is different, and the Ming military situation is even more different, Chen Jiuchou's reaction is only a little slower than him.

Gramtai listened to this series of news in shock, and then joined the others in congratulating the Great Tomorrow.

Outside, there were soon deafening cheers one after another, and the soldiers of the Ming Northern Expedition were excited by these news. Not only envy the great credit of the Hetao, but also understand that the winning chance in the direction of the Northern Expedition Khan Court is getting bigger and bigger.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Daming Wansheng!"

Zhao Benxue, who came here with Yu Dayou, watched all this outside his barracks, and couldn't help but moisten his eyes.

This is not just the former Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, but if the Ming Dynasty takes back the Hetao, and the Ming army has pushed the battle line to Kaiping at the southern end of the prairie, the northern frontier has come back completely.

But this is not the end, the most talented heroes of this generation on the grassland are still preparing to unify the power of the grassland and try the last fight.

There must also be a decisive World War I.

Either wipe them out completely, or drive them out completely!

The camp of the Northern Expedition cheered and shook the sky, and six days had passed, and the battle had been going on for more than three days in the middle of the Yellow River in the Hetao.

Originally, there were only pure cavalry on the side of Noyandara, but now on the edge of the Yellow River to the west, the first batch of old and young women and children who were so frightened that they saw that the battle on the other side had begun on the other side had also arrived.

The ice may not be very firm, but Noyandara can't wait.

He didn't know that Tang Shunzhi, who was on the other side of the Yellow River, had ordered people to pay attention to the movements in the east with binoculars as soon as he arrived at the decisive battle, and had judged Gunbiric's possible tactics very early.

Many of the guns in the area around the side wall of the Partial Pass have been dismantled and are being transported north.

Zhu Qi led his infantry and held the battle formation.

"Boom! Keep banging for Lao Tzu! ”

When there was artillery fire in the east, pure cavalry under the command of Yan Chunsheng in the north, and Tang Shunzhi's army appeared in the west, this place was actually in chaos.

"Immortal Heaven is above......

Thinking that the power of the tribe must be able to resist the Ming army on the east and west flanks, and that the cattle and sheep brought by the tribe can support the Beidu people who converge together and retreat to the north of Yinshan, Gunbilik brought the entire Ordos Wanhu into a desperate situation.

At this moment, the nearly 20,000 elite horsemen he personally led only crossed a small half first, and then Zhu Qi and Yan Chunsheng arrived.

Yan Chunsheng and their cavalry were circling, but Zhu Qi's foot soldiers only approached the river under pressure, bombarding and throwing at the trappers in the river.

And when they crossed the river in the direction of the upper reaches just a little west, Tang Shunzhi and Zhang Jing also arrived.

Gunbiric watched his entire clan collapse and fled aimlessly.

Those who jump into the river run wildly north.

He glanced back at the more tribesmen who were still struggling in the Yellow River, and there were already the tribesmen and cavalry on the south bank running to the east, and then at the east.

Do you break through to the east to join up with Noyandara, or do you take the people from here and go as far north as you can?

(End of chapter)