From the current point of view, no country in the East has the ability to threaten the security and core interests of Ming Dynasty!
Even if those countries unite together, it won't work!
This is the Central Plains Dynasty, which, after the completion of the unification of the Celestial Kingdom, had absolute dominance over the entire East Asia at its peak.
Therefore, the current Ming Dynasty's need for shipbuilding is actually not that urgent.
Unless Zhu Hongyu had finished reorganizing the mainland of the Ming Dynasty and had the Japanese, Korean, Annan, Western Regions, plateaus, grasslands and other areas in order.
The Ming Dynasty is preparing to expand west of Malacca and even to the Americas!
That's when Ming Dynasty really needs to go all out to build ships!
From the current point of view, the navy of the Ming Dynasty is sufficient!
In comparison, what is more in need of large-scale military expansion is actually the Ming Dynasty's army.
The current Ming Army is truly stretched thin and urgently needs to expand its army and increase its military expenditures.
Who said Ming Dynasty was a continental country instead of a maritime country like Britain?!
The future of Ming Dynasty may be on the ocean!
However, the foundation of Ming Dynasty is on the mainland!
The Ming Dynasty can lose the ocean, but after losing the ocean, given the size of the Ming Dynasty, it will at best decline.
With the mainland basically in place, the Ming Dynasty is still the celestial kingdom that has dominated the east for thousands of years!
But the Ming Dynasty cannot lose the mainland. Losing the mainland will mean the destruction of the country for the Ming Dynasty!
The fall of the Ming Dynasty after the Jiashen National Disaster is still before our eyes!
Zhu Hongyu has always had a very deep and clear understanding of this point.
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Zhangjiakou!
At this time, corpses were already littering the fields outside Zhangjiakou City.
The open space outside the city was filled with corpses in different disguises.
Broken limbs and broken arms, broken flesh and blood and internal organs were all over the floor, and the blood had already gathered into a stream.
Even the land outside the city has been soaked into soft blood mud!
The grass, trees, etc. outside the city have become bare under the gnawing of the horses, cattle and sheep driven by the Mongolian army.
Because the weather was too hot in the summer, the corpses piled up under the city even showed signs of decay.
The rancid smell permeated the city walls, inside and outside the city!
When soldiers of the Ming Dynasty went to the city to defend the city, they even began to need to wear masks.
Because the smell is too pungent!
Lu Li leaned against the wall, squinting his eyes and falling asleep.
The injuries on his body have almost healed, but if he exercises strenuously, he will still feel a faint pain.
But for an elite soldier who has experienced many battles, this is nothing!
There was a pool of blood on the wall beside him, and there were faint pieces of meat mixed in the gaps in the wall. Because they were not cleaned up when cleaning the battlefield, the remaining things had already turned black and smelly.
There were flies constantly rising and falling on it, making a buzzing sound.
Extremely annoying!
But this cannot disturb a veteran's rest.
After more than ten consecutive days of fighting, the fighting was too fierce. The Mongols' attack on Zhangjiakou was quite fierce.
Just by looking at the mountains of corpses outside the city, you can tell how difficult this battle was.
The Ming Dynasty even needed experienced sentries like Lu Li, who came to the city and were used as ordinary soldiers.
Wei Wu sat in the city gate tower, counting his own casualties.
He looked at the thick stack of casualty reports on his hand, which needed to be signed, and his face didn't look very good.
After more than ten days of fighting, it can be said that all of Zhangjiakou's one thousand defenders were injured.
The number of those killed in the war exceeded 200, and the number of those seriously injured was even higher than the number of those killed in the war.
It is not an exaggeration to say that more than half of the casualties were suffered!
The war has reached this level, and the Ming Dynasty has begun to let young and strong civilians go to the battlefield to take over some less important battle positions.
If it were not for the strict military laws of the Ming Dynasty and the news from Xuan Da that reinforcements were about to arrive, Wei Wu even suspected that Zhangjiakou might not be able to hold on.
After all, the military strength of the two sides is really too disparity!
Wei Wu put down the documents in his hands and strode to the city wall.
He began to patrol the city wall to boost the morale of the soldiers below.
Many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were resting against the wall saw Wei Wu approaching and stood up from the ground to salute him.
The fist hit the breastplate, the armor clanged.
Many civilians wearing armor and stomachs captured by the Qing army during the Ming Dynasty also saluted with these soldiers.
In order to minimize casualties, civilian husbands were also required to wear armor and stomach when they went to the city to help in the battle!
Although it is only cotton armor, it still has a certain protective effect on the Mongolian hunting bows.
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At the same time, outside Zhangjiakou City, the Mongolian camp!
Burney looked at the Zhangjiakou Fort at the end of his sight, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent.
The fierce attacks for more than ten consecutive days brought nothing but countless corpses and casualties to the Mongols!
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Burney was angry, but there was nothing he could do.
If you can't hit it, you can't hit it!
This is an objective fact that will not be changed by Burni's anger.
However, he was not willing to let Burni bypass Zhangjiakou.
As a Mongol Khan, he invaded the Central Plains, but he suffered a huge loss in the first battle.
What a bad start!
He also said that he would capture most of the capital and lead the Mongols to re-enter the Central Plains.
As a result, even a man from Zhangjiakou was beaten for more than ten days and couldn't be beaten down. Isn't this a slap in the face of a Mongolian Khan?
Therefore, it must be that Burni is unwilling to bypass the fortified city of Zhangjiakou and break through the Great Wall at random to plunder.
But he can't!
Even if we don't consider the army's retreat.
He, the Mongol Khan, is hung up here.
The fierce attack lasted for more than ten days, and the casualties in each department were very serious. It can be said that the public mood was turbulent.
If he could not conquer Zhangjiakou and prove his ability, then Burni's position as the Great Khan of Mongolia would probably be unstable.
Although the Golden Family has huge influence on the grassland!
However, Burni is not the only descendant of the Golden Family!
It’s not something he has to do!
Not to mention the distance, Burni's younger brother Luobuzang is in the army now!
The two of them are close brothers!
For the people below, as long as they are members of the Golden Family, who can do this?
Burni now no longer dares to hope that he will take over the capital, sweep across the north, and restore the glory of the Great Yuan.
Now he only hopes that he can capture Zhangjiakou, plunder all of Zhangjiakou, and then lead the team back to the grassland smoothly.
Don't let anything happen again!
Burney looked at Zhangjiakou in the distance, his eyes narrowed, just as he was thinking about how to attack the city.
His younger brother Luobuzang rode to Burni's side.
"Brother, the latest casualty figures of our army have been calculated. It's really too tragic. Why don't we withdraw our troops?"
Luo Bu hid next to Burni and got off his horse, mustering up the courage to speak.
Because the current casualties of the Mongolian army are too tragic!
After more than ten days of attacks, the casualties were at least three to four thousand!
Zhangjiakou is almost filled with corpses!
The leaders of various tribes now have opinions on Burni.
If it weren't for the prestige of the Golden Family, and if they were now on the offensive side, Burni would continue to recruit cavalry from various departments from the grasslands near Zhangjiakou to make up for the losses.
I'm afraid that the Mongolian army will be unable to fight for a long time!