The one killed by Ambassador Yang's flying sword was the Vulture Polo.
He had previously taken his tribe to spend the winter in the Hal Lake area.
After the Khanate led by Elbek and the remnant troops led by Arutai arrived one after another, they also learned that the Ming army was pursuing them, and then they made a plan to fight...
Twenty thousand cavalry went deep alone.
No matter how you look at it, this gives them a chance for a big victory.
Although they admit that the Ming army is very strong, the problem is that they do not fight like this. Twenty thousand cavalry without any logistical support go deep into their core pastoral areas alone, and they go deep alone in winter. It is really like committing suicide. Although their strength
It was still not enough for a decisive battle, but they took advantage of the fact that the Ming army was exhausted and had no horses. They attacked head-on, forcing the Ming army to stop outside the Hal Lake. This prevented the Ming army from obtaining high-quality pasture for their horses to recover.
The rest is constant harassment.
The Ming army never got a truly effective rest and reorganization.
Then wait for the ministries to gather.
At present, Choros, Turgut, Durbot, Heshuote and other ministries that make up the Oara Alliance are rushing to reinforce.
Several nomadic tribes north of Hami are also heading north.
In a month at most, a 100,000-level army will be formed to surround and annihilate the Ming army.
However……
He just hooked himself up.
In this battle, the Ming army lost only a few hundred people, but more than 3,000 people were beheaded. Not only did Tupolo's tribe suffer heavy losses, but also Arutai, Guilichi and other members of the Khan's court who were with him also suffered heavy losses.
Don't dare to take the initiative to attack.
In fact, the elite members of the Elbek Khanate have been disabled.
This time three thousand were beheaded.
Five thousand last time.
Even if the casualties were not one-to-one, a conservative estimate would have been more than 10,000 young men. The Elbek Khanate could only fight with only 20 to 30 million people, which basically meant breaking an arm.
Moreover, they had previously captured a large number of old, weak, women and children.
Their ability to recover blood has also been severely damaged. It can be said that the Elbek Khanate will not be able to recover for at least ten years in the future.
The Ming army continued to advance.
Soon the army arrived at the shore of Lake Haar.
After the Khanate of Elbek returned from defeat in Arutai and others, they continued to flee westward.
At this time, the grassland has truly begun to enter the season of spring grass germination, especially in the wetlands on the lakeshore. All kinds of pastures are growing wildly under the spring sunshine. The half-starved and half-full horses and camels can finally replenish them happily.
That almost exhausted my physical strength.
“What a picturesque scene!”
Zhu Di, who was still half herding horses and half marching, looked emotionally into the distance on horseback.
As far as the eye can see, there is green.
At this time, they had passed Hal Lake and were bypassing Halstone Lake. The west bank of the lake was the original historical city of Khovd. As for Elbek, he did not stop here. He and others were in Arutai.
Under protection, he continued to flee westward.
I guess I should have arrived at Hetongbo.
According to time calculation, Choros should have passed the Altai Mountains, and the two sides should have made peace.
It seems like this may really lead to a decisive battle in the heart of my Qing Dynasty.
"It's better than here to the west. It's actually relatively arid here. There's plenty of water and numerous rivers to the west. There are more deserts to the south, but the south is warmer and there are a lot of rivers, so it's actually better than here.
However, going south past the pastoral area of the Oara Alliance, you will reach the territory of Timur the Lame. He controls the vast grasslands in the south. And past the Oara Alliance to the east, there is the Kipchak Khanate, also known as the Golden Horde.
.Their territory reaches all the way to Eastern Europe, and beyond that are the European countries. Russia, the most powerful in this area in later generations, is still a vassal of the Golden Horde, kneeling at the latter's feet and kowtowing to them."
Yang Feng said.
At this time, Russia was still the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but it had already begun to expand.
But he still surrendered to the Golden Horde.
It was not until 1478 that Ivan III officially stopped paying tribute, and then they were attacked by the Golden Horde. The two sides faced off across the river, but the Polish reinforcements agreed by the Golden Horde did not arrive, and General Dong
Showing their power, the Golden Horde retreated.
Moreover, the Great Khan of the Golden Horde, Ahma, was intercepted and killed by the Crimean Khan during his retreat.
I have to say that the situation in the Eastern European grasslands was also very chaotic at that time. Poland, which believed in Catholicism, and the Golden Horde, which believed in a certain god, allied to attack the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which believed in the Orthodox Church. The Crimean Khanate, which also believed in a certain god, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which believed in the Orthodox Church, teamed up to attack the Golden Horde.
The Khanate...
Everyone had a great time!
But now the Golden Horde should be facing a pincer attack from Poland and Tamerlane at the same time.
The decline of the Golden Horde began with Timur's attack.
"One day, the sun and the moon should illuminate everything, and it will be the land of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Di said.
"Actually, I think there is no need for you to go back in a hurry even after this battle. Although His Majesty is over seventy years old, his health is not much worse. As long as you don't go back, His Majesty will eventually support you. Why not just go south to the river and wait for
Create a new territory in the Western Region?
Even if we don't go to war with Timur, just taking over Oara is enough.
Timur is now campaigning in Western Asia.
At this time, he should still be attacking the Golden Horde in the Caucasus.
We can go south. His core territory is in the middle of the river. As long as we threaten Tashkent, he will have to return. We will not fight him, just force him to return. He is a vassal and tribute to the Ming Dynasty. We, the Ming Dynasty, will conquer the remaining Yuan Dynasty.
, go to his door and have a look. As the King of Yan, you summon his vassal on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. He must come to see him. You are the King of Yan, and he is considered a county king, one level lower than you.
, and it’s not just him, there is also the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, that is, the King of Bali, who also paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. It is reasonable for you to summon these vassal kings when you come to the Western Regions."
Yang Feng said.
Then Timur had to always be wary of the Ming army attacking his hometown from the northern front.
He is now having a great time in West Asia, the Middle East, even Eastern Europe and even South Asia. He has conquered Persia and Afghanistan before, and is currently attacking the Golden Horde from Persia northward, and even breaks through the capital of the Golden Horde. Next, he has to go south.
Sweeping the Fertile Crescent, defeating Egypt in Syria, burning Damascus, and then going to South Asia to capture Delhi and massacre the city, then defeat the Ottoman Empire and capture the Ottoman Sultan, eventually establishing a huge empire, and ambitiously conquering the Ming Dynasty.
Then he died.
If at this time the Ming army suddenly has the ability to penetrate his heart from behind, then he will have to be careful, and the Ming Dynasty can also use this advantage to force him to continue to pay tribute.
Offer a horse.
Set a contribution amount for how many horses he will contribute each year.
These horses must be paid as tribute every year.
He should agree.
After all, it is not too difficult for him to go out and seize horses. He can ask for thousands of horses a year, or a tribute of 10,000 horses in three years.
No tribute...
Then it's hard to say when the Ming army will go straight into the river.
Moreover, we can clearly demarcate the border with him and push the territory directly under the Ming Dynasty to Talas, which is the northern Tashkent mountain pass. After crossing this mountain pass, we enter the river. In this way, the Ming Dynasty's territory will be pushed to the Tang Dynasty's actual control line, which is Suiye.
The Qianquan line will turn the Land of Seven Rivers, Ili Valley, and Junggar Basin into actual control areas. In the future, cities can be built in this area, including Khovd, and eventually East Chagatai will be included. If they
If you are honest, you can continue to be a vassal with the title of King of Bali, but if you are dishonest, you will be destroyed.
Then Northern Xinjiang was completely returned to the Ming Dynasty.
This line is easier to garrison than the line on the Mongolian Plateau.
The conditions on the Mongolian plateau are too harsh.
Farming is impossible, supply transportation is difficult, and the winter is too cold, but farming can be done along the Western Region, especially since there are sufficient resources, and even the development of some industries will be no problem.
For example, don’t lose eight miles.
This name actually refers to the Beiting Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty.
Don't forget that Bali City is the headquarters of the Beiting Protectorate.
Modern Urumqi and Turpan are all under the rule of King Besbali.
"Ambassador, we only have less than 40% of the ammunition left. After the battle, we can only use bows and arrows. Do you want 20,000 cavalry to use bows and arrows to threaten such a tyrant? Since he is rampaging in the Western Regions, I think he has 100,000 cavalry.
, even if our Ming cavalry can fight better than them, we have no chance of winning."
Zhu Di said.
"Your Majesty, you can ask for reinforcements! As long as you are still here, Your Majesty will give you reinforcements. Song Sheng still has heavy troops in Gansu. It is only two thousand miles from Jiayuguan to Tianshan. It is estimated that he can dispatch 30,000 cavalry. Let's join forces with him
Bie Shi Bali, just in time to scare Bie Shi Bali, and then force Bie Shi Bali to send troops as well, they will definitely do it. They and Timur are not in the same group. If we attack Timur, they will be happy. In this way we will
I can gather more than 60,000 cavalry, and Song Sheng will bring enough ammunition supplies. I can barely make some during this period, which is enough to scare Timur."
Yang Feng continued to bewitch him.
Zhu Di pondered.
This Tamar is so crazy.
His expedition all the way here has been crazy.
Is this guy going to continue?
but……
"Your Majesty, you have to think about the current situation. Even if you return in triumph, the emperor's grandson will not make things difficult for you anymore. Can you honestly serve him as a vassal king forever?"
Yang Feng said in a low voice.
Zhu Di's eyes changed and he looked at him deeply.
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Originally, it was Zhu Yunwen who succeeded to the throne in history, but you failed to control your ambitions and led these guys to rebel. Then you broke into the capital and forced Zhu Yunwen to light a fire in the palace and burn it to ashes.
.
Ah, Zhuang De doesn't count.
He protected Zhu Yunwen, and then killed Tan Yuan."
Yang Feng pointed at Zhang Fu and others who were still having a barbecue and whispered.
Zhuang De was drinking happily with Tan Yuan!
The latter has treasured a jug of wine to this day.
Zhu Di took a deep breath...
"Don't worry, although I didn't tell your father clearly, he had guessed it a long time ago, so he has been very entangled with you these years. He likes you as a talented person like him and knows that you will seize the throne, but he doesn't want to establish you and then cause chaos.
He has determined the order of succession. And the emperor's grandson is also very satisfied with him. Although he can beat you a little, he will definitely not be defeated. So he has no choice but to kick you further and further away. We have made it clear today, if
The emperor's grandson has succeeded to the throne. Do you think you will be honest in the future and will not rebel and seize the throne like Zhu Yunwen did?
We are all adults.
Be more sincere.
How can a man live in the world of heaven and earth and live in depression for a long time?
From now on, I will probably just be a consort. I can't get rid of your sister, so I sincerely hope that you won't become fratricidal.
If you conquer the Western Regions and use them to establish a country, the Emperor's grandson will not only not worry, but will also try his best to maintain relations with you. After all, Hu Yuan was also able to establish the four great khanates back then. The Western Regions are not owned by the imperial court in the first place. You conquered them.
Of course it's yours."
Yang Feng said.
This is his real purpose.
Let Zhu Di expand in the Western Regions.
Zhu Yunxi was far less ambitious than his uncle.
He was trained by his aunt, and he paid more attention to economic interests. He was not even very enthusiastic about marching into the grasslands. After all, marching into the grasslands was a pure waste of money with no profit, including Huining and other places. Therefore, he supported Yang Feng in contracting Huining.
Developing Shuofang included sealing Hehuang to the King of Zhou because these areas were unprofitable.
You can throw it to others.
Regardless of garrison control or development, these places are unprofitable or have meager benefits.
Not worth worrying about.
In his view, there is a vast expanse of Southeast Asia, and countless wealth is at your fingertips. Why invest money and manpower in these cold and cold places?
If you invest one tael of silver in the direction of Nanyang, you can get 10 taels of income. If you invest one tael of silver in Huining, you may not get your money back. Just force those tribes to surrender and pay tribute. There is no need for non-actual control. On the contrary, without actual control, through business
Squeeze can extract as much benefit as possible from those tribes. To put it simply, their uncles and nephews are a matter of route.
Zhu Di is still old-school expansionist.
Just to occupy it.
Keep occupying land and then controlling it.
Just like the Russians.
Zhu Yunxi likes commercial exploitation and uses various commercial methods to squeeze those tribes as much as possible, but there is no need to control the land, as long as he is recognized as the boss.
Just like America.
And what Yang Feng wants is Zhu Di.
Since Zhu Yunxi is not interested, let Zhu Di take over. The Ming Dynasty does not need to worry. As long as Zhu Yunxi successfully succeeds to the throne, he and his aunt's financial, industrial and commercial methods are enough to make the Ming Dynasty strong. On the contrary, the expansion of the Western Regions will only
It is the focus of the future, so Yang Feng has to try his best to trick Zhu Di into embarking on this path.
And Zhu Yunxi would really allow Zhu Di to develop in the Western Regions. After all, he could even seal off places like Hehuang and Shuofang.
"Ambassador, you have good intentions!"
Zhu Di said.
"Your Majesty, I have good intentions. If you really rebel and seize the throne, I will definitely intervene. After all, the emperor's grandson is cultivated by me and is developing according to my design. If he succeeds to the throne, then the future Ming Dynasty will
It will develop according to my vision, but it will be difficult for you to become the emperor. Do you understand finance?
Can you open a factory?
But what the king is good at is being invincible with his iron cavalry.
Then the Western Region is your hunting ground.
Look at this map. Even if you can't reach Europe, this area alone is larger than the Ming Dynasty. Such a vast land is enough for you to conquer for a lifetime. Then you can use this land to establish a country and maintain trade with the Ming Dynasty. Wouldn't it be good?"