Qiqige turned around, glanced at Zhu Hongyu angrily, and said.
“Look at the scenery!”
“The scenery outside is so beautiful.”
She had been bored in the palace for a long time, and once she came out of the palace, everything she saw felt strange.
This railway artery connecting the north and south is basically built along the coast of the canal.
And this is still on the border of Yangzhou!
As the old saying goes, fireworks descend in Yangzhou in March.
Although it is not spring with fireworks in March, the wilderness of Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River is still beautiful at this time.
On both sides of the railway are stretches of paddy fields. In the neatly planned fields, hard-working farmers are already busy, trimming the fields, repairing water conservancy, and preparing for spring plowing after the beginning of spring...
There are willow trees on both sides of the field. Although they are bare and have no green sprouts yet, the ice and snow hanging on the branches are shining brightly under the sunlight, which is really beautiful.
Different from the elegance of Jiangnan and the boldness of North, Yangzhou Jiangbei has both styles, making it unforgettable.
Zhu Hongyu looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but speak.
"I haven't left Nanjing for a long time!"
"This time the emperor personally went on the Northern Expedition, and he just happened to be inspecting the place."
Although according to the traditional Chinese concept of the emperor, the emperor should sit in the capital and rule the world.
But Zhu Hongyu is really not a peaceful person at heart.
In terms of his character, he is somewhat adventurous and adventurous.
Now he can only follow the railway and inspect the cities along the canal.
But when the Ming Dynasty builds a complete railway network in the future, Zhu Hongyu may be able to travel all over the country.
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Different from Zhu Hongyu's, the emperor's special train is relatively spacious and can accommodate sofas and beds, and even has a kitchen and a dedicated bathroom.
The carriages for ordinary soldiers are a bit crowded.
Gao Liang was lying on the boat, looking at the bed board above his head, feeling the rhythmic shaking of the train under him, and he was very excited.
This is not the first time he has taken a train, but for him, this novel thing that can travel thousands of miles every day feels fresh every time he takes it.
Gao Liang turned his head and looked at the wilderness outside the window. Seeing the rapidly retreating scenery in the field, his thoughts continued to wander.
Involuntarily, he thought of the neighbor's girl Ahua.
The thick black braids and the simple smile on his face all made him fascinated.
Gao Liang vowed that when he returned victorious from this military expedition and had enough reward money as a betrothal gift, he would definitely marry A Hua home as his wife.
Then she gave birth to three or five fat boys, and the family lived happily...
If you don’t know that nothing is wrong, you can’t set a flag blindly, so you set a flag for yourself crazily in your heart!
That’s called being unscrupulous!
On the side, Fang Li was looking at the scenery outside the window, in a daze.
Fang Li's surname is Fang Mingli, but this is not his real name, but the Chinese name he changed after joining the army.
Fang Li was an Oroqen from Nurgandusi, Liaodong.
The Ming Dynasty Liaodong Frontier Army participated in Liaodong.
In the process of wiping out the bandits and grassroots bandits in Liaodong and moving the army north to recover Nurgandusi, Fang Li made many military exploits.
Then he was transferred to the Imperial Guard because of his military merit!
Before this, although he knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, he never imagined that the Ming Dynasty had such artifacts as trains.
Travel a thousand miles a day, truly travel a thousand miles a day!
The shock he felt now was needless to say.
Fang Li couldn't help but marvel in his heart, Ming Dynasty is indeed the greatest country in the world!
While thinking about these messy things, Fang Li's sense of identification with Ming Dynasty further strengthened.
If we say that before this, the reason why he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty was because the treatment given by the Ming Dynasty to the army was good enough.
His idea was simply that since he was a soldier and had food to eat, he had to sacrifice his life for others.
He wanted to live a better life for himself and his family, and the easiest way was to join the army.
But things were different now. As he saw more and more magical things in the Ming Dynasty, he began to truly identify with the Ming Dynasty.
Begin to feel proud of your Ming Dynasty household registration!
"Fang Li, what are you looking at?"
Gao Liang half sat up from the bed and asked.
The reason why he didn't sit up completely, but only half-sit up, was because if he sat up completely, the bed board of the upper bunk would hit his head.
Fang Li turned around, grinned with a simple and honest smile, and said.
"I'm thinking that after this battle, my family should be able to gain more military exploits."
"By then, I should be able to buy a Japanese woman as my brother's wife!"
Fang Li has several brothers and sisters in his family. Except for him who went out to serve as a soldier, the remaining brothers and sisters are still at home helping his family take care of the military exploits he earned on the battlefield.
Over the years, due to his military exploits and military salary rewards, his family has some savings.
But it is not easy to find wives for all the younger brothers.
Due to the unbalanced ratio of men to women in the Ming Dynasty, this contradiction has become more acute with the stability and development of society. Now the betrothal gifts in the Ming Dynasty are almost reaching the sky.
Many people simply gave up the idea of marrying a Han woman as their wife, and instead considered spending money to buy a Japanese slave girl or a female slave from Nanyang as their wife, which was also a good choice.
Of course, although the Ming Dynasty’s current betrothal gifts are very high, basically no one objects or says they don’t want to pay the betrothal gifts.
To put it bluntly, it is because of the current social atmosphere in Ming Dynasty that basically no divorce occurs.
In this era, the bride price, to put it bluntly, is the buyout money for the woman's family. Once the bride price is given, the person is mine.
Basically there is no such thing as divorce or running away with someone.
The betrothal gift in later generations is more like rent. The money is still given to you, but how long you rent it depends on the owner's mood.
If you meet someone with a conscience, you may rent it for life. If you meet someone like this, you are lucky.
It is not impossible for someone with a bad conscience to rent you for a few years, a few months, or even a few days to stop renting you.
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It may even happen that when you rent, a stranger will come and borrow it temporarily without paying any money.
Who can bear this?
In today's Ming Dynasty, there is no such thing as a wife running away with someone a few days after marriage.
In this era, if a daughter-in-law ran away with someone or someone came to borrow her, as long as she was caught, the adulterer and adulterer could be beaten to death and soaked in a pig cage, and the court law would not care.
In addition, after getting married and having children, the imperial court also had a policy of allocating land, so now the Ming Dynasty's betrothal gifts are high, but everyone can still accept them.
After all, if you are really poor and cannot afford a wife, you can still spend money to buy a foreign slave girl!
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Yujia went all the way north and stopped in Huai'an, Linqing, Baoding, Tianjin and other places.
While the convoy was replenishing water, coal and food, Zhu Hongyu also took time to meet with local officials.
Warm words comforted them to be courageous in their duties and to actively make political achievements.
We must pay close attention to a series of tasks such as restoration of people's livelihood, industrial and commercial development, promotion of culture and education, maintenance of public security... etc.
Zhu Hongyu is very optimistic about them.
If they can make political achievements, Zhu Hongyu will not hesitate to promote them.
Although Zhu Hongyu did not get off the bus, a group of people spontaneously gathered around the station.
These common people kowtowed in the direction of the imperial chariot and congratulated him, shouting long live the mountain.
Show their respect and love to the emperor.
In addition to meeting with officials, Zhu Hongyu also met with representatives of the people in some places.
That is, they are famous local landowners, gentry, or large merchants.
In order to have a chance to see the driver, many of these people gritted their teeth and donated a lot of money to the local government.
After all, Zhu Hongyu can't stay in a place for long, and his time is very precious.
There is a lot of meaning in this about who you see and who you don’t see.
If these wealthy wealthy businessmen want to meet you, they will naturally have to see how sincere you are.
After all, local development in the imperial court also requires funds!
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At night, Zhu Hongyu stood up from the sofa and stretched, his face looking tired.
After meeting with several local officials and more gentry and merchants in one day, as well as dealing with government affairs, Zhu Hongyu was also a little tired.
Stretching and looking at the night scene outside the window, Zhu Hongyu yawned and said to the attendants and guards in the carriage.
"It's getting late, let's all go down and rest!"
After everyone heard this, they all chose to resign.
Zhu Hongyu also lay down on the bed after a brief wash, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
After three days of journey, Yujia is now in Tianjin.
We will arrive in the capital almost tomorrow.
At that time, Zhu Hongyu will review the troops in the capital, and then prepare to lead his people to continue northward.
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at the same time.
Mobei, at the foot of Hangai Mountain, in Harahe Forest.
As the Ming Dynasty made moves, the emperor Zhu Hongyu personally led his troops north to conquer the country himself, and the various Mongolian ministries were also actively preparing for war.
The new Mongolian Great Khan Ezhidimu, who was jointly elected by them, was sitting in the felt tent in Harakorin, conveying his orders to the entire grassland.
The eagle flag belonging to Mongolia once again flew over the entire Mongolia.
One by one, the tribes that received the order began to mobilize herdsmen to form armies and converge on Halaholin.
Each tribe is actively preparing for war.
But there are also many people who are pessimistic about this war.
Spring has just begun now. Their Mongolian war horses lost a lot of weight last winter and have not had time to recover. Their combat effectiveness is at their weakest.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty in the south is now in the early stages of its dynasty.
The army's combat effectiveness is strong, the administrative system is clean and efficient, and the imperial government's finances are loose and abundant...
Facing such an opponent, let alone Mongolia, which is now too weak to watch.
Even when Mongolia was at its peak, facing such an enemy would still shudder!
Although Mongolia was strong and good at fighting back then, it destroyed countless countries.
But there are not many that are truly worthy of the portion.
Needless to say a bunch of noobs in the West, let alone Mongolia in its peak period, even the Xiongnu, Turks, Liao Kingdom, etc. who couldn't survive in the East and couldn't roll up the remnants could kill everyone in the West if they ran to the West.
If Mongolia at its peak could not even do this, it would really be a disgrace.
During the Western Expedition, the Mongols basically swept through them all the way, and there were basically no hard and fierce battles.
In the East, Mongolia actually did not encounter many opponents of sufficient importance.
Xixia has a population of several million at most. Even if all the people are soldiers, there will not be many troops.
Moreover, Xixia has been a country for a long time, and the combat effectiveness of the army is no longer what Xixia was back then.
Xiliao is only the remnant of Daliao. Xiliao is only as powerful as the garbage in the west.
Isn’t it untenable if you haven’t seen Xiliao being involved in the East Asian Monster Room?
If Xiliao was really strong, they would have counterattacked the Jin Kingdom long ago instead of trying to conquer the West.
After the peace talks in Shaoxing, the Jin Kingdom was basically completely ruined. The once invincible Jin Kingdom's cavalry had been soaked in the wealth and wealth of the Central Plains, and its combat effectiveness dropped off a cliff.
In the later period, the Han people relied entirely on signing troops to maintain their rule.
What about the Southern Song Dynasty?
There was an extreme emphasis on civil service over military affairs, the emperor was weak and weak, and he was constantly wavering in war and peace. The internal capitulation faction was huge, and the civil servants and military generals who were leading the war were constantly suppressed.
Even famous generals like Meng Gong were not taken seriously and eventually died in office.
Moreover, the Southern Song Dynasty only covered the southern half, and could not be considered a unified dynasty at all.
But even so, the Southern Song Dynasty was at odds with Mongolia for decades before the country fell.
Even during this process, Mongolia suffered a huge loss in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Who can say that Mongolia is powerful like this?
Therefore, Mongolia was not necessarily that strong back then.
It's just that his opponents are generally weak.
If Mongolia had encountered the powerful Tang Dynasty at its peak, the Ming Dynasty at its peak, or the Song Dynasty during Zhao Kuangyin's time, he might not have been able to dominate the entire world.
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And now Mongolia is even worse.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was not only the Ming Dynasty that was harmed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Lao Nu and his younger brother Lu Taiji were able to solve the Ming Dynasty's worries about invading invaders, as well as eliminate the Mongols on the grassland and expand their own strength.
But they also took action against the old Mongolian iron!
Didn’t you see that Lin Dan and Khan were rushed to Qinghai in one fell swoop and then died of smallpox?
Moreover, after Lin Danhan's death, the grassland did not calm down.
Some Mongolians chose to be the dogs of the Manchus and became the so-called Mongolian Eight Banners.
More Mongols chose to move westward and became the main force of the Jungar tribe later.
Now, most of the young men were taken by Wu Sangui to India to fight against the Mughal Empire.
It is no exaggeration to say that Mongolia is currently at its weakest period in history.
However, facing Ming's Northern Expedition, they were still prepared to concentrate their forces and fight against Ming.
All I can say is that they are really brave!
A large number of Mongolian cavalry gathered towards Halaholin. In just over a month, there were tens of thousands of cavalry.
But the only problem is that they gathered too many troops at once without calculating their food and grass needs.
After a large number of soldiers and horses gathered in Harahe Forest, Eridemu suddenly realized.
There’s not enough food and grass!
In order to temporarily cope with the current shortage of food and grass, Eridemu could only order his tribe to kill sheep for food.
What you need to know is that if we compare it with the Central Plains, to the Mongolians, sheep are not crops in the field, but the land itself.
Wool, goat milk, and lambs are the output of the land.
Normally, the Mongolian people's staple food is goat's milk, prey caught during hunting, and some wild vegetables.
Many low-level herdsmen in Mongolia actually have a much harder life than farmers in the Central Plains.
It’s impossible to kill sheep for meat every day!
It can only be improved during the holidays.
The Mongolians would kill sheep for meat unless it was a festival.
That does not mean that they are rich, it only means that they suffered a disaster and a large number of livestock died.
That is to say, we have lost money.
This is not a good thing.
To the Mongolians, killing sheep for meat has the same meaning as farmers in the Central Plains selling their land.
It can be seen that in order to maintain this army that was finally gathered, Eridemu also spent a lot of money.
Seeing the sheep belonging to his tribe being consumed at a rapid rate, Eridemu could only comfort himself now.
After they defeat the Ming army in the Northern Expedition, they can rush into the Central Plains to grab a wave of blood to restore themselves, without too much loss.
Just as more and more troops were gathering in Haraholin, Eridemu received requests from a group of unexpected people.
…
The Tsar was very angry after receiving the news that the empire's expansion had suffered a huge setback in the east and that the Ming Dynasty had recovered Eastern Siberia.
However, he did not give up the empire's expansion in the east because of this blow.
Instead, he ordered the formation of an expeditionary force to head east, preparing to regain the lost territory and teach the damn Ming people a painful lesson.
This expeditionary force has a total of 8,000 people, of which 2,000 are the Tsar's personal guards, and they set out from mainland Europe.
The remaining six thousand were all Cossacks they had gathered along the way east.
It is impossible for the Rakshasa of this era to undertake an expedition of eight thousand people across most of Eurasia.
Let alone Tsarist Russia, the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to do the same without the convenience of water transportation.
Therefore, most of the 8,000 people could only be gathered along the way in order to minimize the pressure on logistical supplies.
The leader of this expeditionary force is Major General Ivanovich.
After receiving the order from the Tsar, Major General Ivanovich set out with two thousand personal guards.
After more than a year of travel, they traveled all the way to Lake Baikal in the Far East, preparing to repair the Irkutsk Fortress on the lakeside, and then continue to advance towards Nerchinsk, preparing to recover Nerchinsk.
But just when they stopped for repairs in Irkutsk, Ivanovich received exciting news.
The Mongols in the south are about to fight with the Ming people.
After receiving the news, Ivanovich immediately showed a happy expression on his face.
He was asked to lead eight thousand men to fight against the Ming Empire. Although Ivanovich showed no fear on the surface, he still told the Tsar.
"I have been wandering for half my life, and I only hate my unmarried master. Fortunately, your majesty will not give up. I am willing to pioneer for your majesty..."
But what about actually?
He panicked a lot!
He wants to ask the Tsar what on earth are you doing!
The Cossacks in Nerchinsk, Yaksa and other places have all been annihilated, and the Ming army is still advancing towards Siberia. It seems that they are not easy to mess with.
Let him lead eight thousand people to the territory of the Ming Dynasty to stroke the tiger's beard. Isn't that asking for death?
Fortunately, while he was repairing in Irkutsk, he received news from the south that the Mongols were going to war with the Ming people.
Then, Ivanovich thought about it and pondered it.
This is such a good opportunity.
If he was allowed to lead 8,000 people to find trouble in Ming Dynasty, he would definitely not be able to defeat him.
But if he could join forces with the Mongols and go south to invade the Ming Dynasty, that would be another matter.
If nothing else, at least the Mongols have a military advantage.
Then, he took his people to Halakhalin and prepared to find Eridemu to discuss the alliance.
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"Ivanovich, the envoy of the Rakshasa Kingdom, has met the Mongol Khan!"
Ivanovich, wearing the uniform of a Rakshasa general, stood in front of Ezhidemu, caressing his chest and saluted him.
How should I put it? If it had been during the reign of Ogodei, Mengge and other Mongol Khans, it would have been impossible for Ivanovich, as a Rakshasa, to meet the Mongol Khans and just touch his chest and salute.
Kneeling three times and knocking nine times to kiss the ground at the Khan's feet is what they should do.
But things are different now. Mongolia is no longer as strong as it once was.
The huge Mongolia was torn apart into pieces, the Golden Horde had long since perished, and the Golden Horde's younger brother, the Principality of Rus, was now in disarray.
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But Eridemu didn't pay attention, he just smiled and asked.
"I wonder why the envoy asked to see me?"
Hearing this, Ivanovich spoke.
"Reporting to the Great Khan, I heard that Mongolia is going to war with the Ming Kingdom in the south, and we, the Rakshasa Kingdom, also have enmity with the Ming Kingdom."
"The so-called enemy of the enemy is my friend. I am here to bring people to help Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty fight!"
Hearing this, Eridemu showed a slightly excited expression on his face.
Even though the Ming army has not yet left the pass, they are still gathering and preparing inside the pass, but news continues to come from the south one after another.
But Eridemu also felt a burst of pressure rushing towards him!
Especially when he knew that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Yujia, had arrived in the northern capital of the Ming Dynasty in person and was preparing to conquer the country in person, Eridemu felt that the sky was about to collapse.
Now that he can get help from the Rakshasa Kingdom, Eridemu is naturally happy.
Eridemu couldn't help but ask.
"Are you serious? How many troops can your Rakshasa Kingdom send in this battle?"
Ivanovich heard this and boasted.
"If we return to the Great Khan, we have 20,000 elite soldiers. We will definitely be able to help the Great Khan and defeat the Ming army."
In Ivanovich's view, the number of 20,000 people is already quite large.
He had never experienced a large-scale battle like the one in the East, where hundreds of thousands of people from both sides participated. His thinking was still focused on the small-scale wars in the West.
Of course, Ivanovich also exaggerated the number of 20,000 people.
He only has 8,000 men on hand. Even if he mobilizes troops from Irkutsk, Barguzin and other fortresses to participate in the battle, he can only gather 10,000 men at most.
But the small number of troops does not prevent him from bragging, right?
In the Battle of Saerhu, the Ming army was divided into five groups to attack the Jiu slaves. Didn't Yang Hao also blow up the Ming army from 80,000 to 90,000 to 470,000?
But it’s much more exaggerated than what Ivanovic is bragging about now!
By analogy, it can be seen that Ivanovich was quite honest and only doubled the size of his troops.
Well, Ivanovic is a typical example of someone who suffers from lack of knowledge!
If he could have seen what the battlefield in the East was like, he wouldn't have said that he only had 20,000 people.
Hearing this, Eridemu's face showed obvious joy.
"Haha, good, good, good!"
“It’s really great!”
Facing a powerful enemy like Ming Dynasty, even if it can increase the strength of one person on their side, that is not too small.
Not to mention that 20,000 people came at once!
You must know that the total number of troops that Eridemu can mobilize now is only 50,000 or 60,000.
Most of them are soldiers and horses sent by various tribes.
Although all these armies nominally obeyed the command of the Great Khan, no one knew whether they were obedient or not.
Thinking about these messy things, Erzhidimu got up from his seat, came to Ivanovich, took his hand and said.
"Haha, if you can lead the troops to help us, our army will definitely win this battle!"
"If we can defeat the Ming army and enter the pass, I can make the decision and let the general's soldiers and horses plunder it first."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
After Eridemu was overjoyed, he immediately made a promise.
Hearing this, Ivanovich stroked his chest and said.
"In this case, I will thank the Khan on behalf of the soldiers under my command."
Eridemu continued to laugh heartily.
"Hahaha, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"
Ivanovich continued.
"It's just that if we can win this battle, we, the Rakshasa Kingdom, hope to get the Heilongjiang River Basin of the Ming Kingdom as a spoil of war, and we hope that the Great Khan will allow it."
Ivanovich came here to recover Yaksa and Nerchinsk and other places that were taken back by the Ming Dynasty.
It would be the best thing for him if he could further invade the lower reaches of Heilongjiang and even enter the hinterland of Liaodong.
Hearing this, Eridemu did not refuse. Heilongjiang was not his now anyway, so there was no way he would not be generous if he made a promise on someone else's territory.
If Zhu Hongyu were asked to promise land in Europe, he might be more generous than Eridemu.
Eridemu nodded in agreement.
"Of course you can!"
Immediately afterwards, Erzhidmu ordered people to prepare a banquet. He wanted to entertain Ivanovich, a friend from afar.
At the banquet, the two parties talked happily.
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At the same time, after Zhu Hongyu's imperial chariot was repairing in Beidu for a period of time, he also began to embark on the road north.
He planned to go to Juyongguan first, and then go to Datong via Xuanfu.
By the way, let’s check the security situation at Daming Border Gate.
Then we will gather the nine elite cavalry in Datong and head north.
When the officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion heard that the emperor was going to Datong, their faces turned green.
If they remember correctly, Tumu Fort is in the direction of Datong...
This is so unlucky!
The reason why Zhu Hongyu wanted to gather troops in Datong also had his own considerations.
How should I put it? Datong is the most important town on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty with the closest straight line distance to Halaholin.
Not far from Datong is Guihua City, later known as Hohhot.
In this battle, Zhu Hongyu made it clear that he was going to lead his troops to attack Hala and Lin.
In this case, Datong Town is his best choice.
The imperial chariot arrived at Xuanfu, and Wang Mian, the guard of Xuanfu, went out of the city twenty miles to greet him.
Wang Mian was not a minister of Yuan Cong when Zhu Hongyu was in Nanyang, but a general who surrendered when the Ming Dynasty fought the first Jiangnan Campaign.
At the beginning, Zhu Hongyu didn't use him much, but followed the rules and sent him to the military academy to study and undergo ideological transformation.
However, after graduating from the military academy, his performance did not disappoint Zhu Hongyu.
Every time he led his troops into battle, he always fought bravely and quickly achieved military exploits.
Coupled with loyalty and obedience to the emperor and the court.
Zhu Hongyu also paid more and more attention to him and regarded him as a confidant.
Of course, even if he is not a confidant, he will not be thrown into the important town of Jiubian by Zhu Hongyu to defend the border.
For the current Ming Dynasty, since the capital is in Nanjing, the Nine Borders are indeed not as important as before.
But its weight is still there.
After all, the current Ming Dynasty still has a parallel system of northern and southern capitals, but the northern capital is now vacant, without the staff of various departments of the imperial court.
However, his status as a companion is still very stable.
Nine sides are still very important!
"The last general, Wang Mian, is here to see your majesty. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Wang Mian bowed down in front of Zhu Hongyu's horse and said with excitement in his voice.
Zhu Hongyu got off his horse, helped Wang Mian up, and said warmly.
"The Qing family guarded the nine borders for me and resisted foreign enemies. I see all the credit for their efforts. Thank you for the hard work of the Qing family."
Wang Mian said.
"If you reply to Your Majesty, you will not have to work hard at all!"
"Everything is for Ming Dynasty."
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he raised his head and laughed heartily.
Then, accompanied by Wang Mian, he inspected the frontier troops in Xuanfu Town.
Zhu Hongyu wore military uniform and entered the school grounds on horseback.
Amidst the sound of horse hooves, the emperor on horseback looked majestic.
Wherever it passed, there was a clear patch of armor and shining bayonets.
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Long live my emperor, may the Ming Dynasty be victorious!"
"..."
Wherever Zhu Hongyu rode his horse, there was cheering.
Fierce gazes focused on Zhu Hongyu. Zhu Hongyu rode his horse past the formation and said loudly.
"The Ming army is mighty!"
All the armies responded in unison.
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Hongyu finished his inspection, rode back to Wang Mian and others, and spoke.
"Haha, Xuanfu's army can be used to suppress it!"
Wang Mian said.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the sons and daughters are all looking forward to following Your Majesty out of the country to pursue death in the north!"
"Now that His Majesty's chariot has arrived, the sons and daughters are naturally excited!"
Zhu Hongyu smiled and ordered the relevant officials of the Logistics Department to reward the entire army and prepare wine, meat and rewards for the soldiers in Xuanfu Town.
When the emperor comes, it is naturally impossible to just review the troops.
After the review of the troops, the rewards should not be stingy.
Military spirit is condensed bit by bit in details like this.
While the soldiers in Xuanfu Town were receiving their rewards, Zhu Hongyu took Wang Mian to inspect the walls of the Great Wall.
Zhu Hongyu walked up to the wall, and the soldiers on duty nervously saluted the emperor, their formality visible to the naked eye.
Zhu Hongyu gently patted the soldiers' shoulders and said warmly.
"They are all good men who perform their duties faithfully!"
After saying this, he looked outside the wall.
In early spring, the sharp late-spring cold is still very obvious.
A gust of wind blew, and Zhu Hongyu felt a bone-chilling chill even though he was wearing a large cloak.
Looking up, the majestic Great Wall is like a giant dragon crouching between the sky and the earth, dividing the grassland and the Han Dynasty into two distinct parts.
This Great Wall is also the dividing line between nomadic civilization and agricultural civilization.
For thousands of years, the two civilizations have been fighting around this dividing line, and countless men and women spilled their blood on the Great Wall with the enthusiasm to protect their homes and country.
The so-called "He who has not been to the Great Wall is not a hero" means that if he has not been to the Great Wall and spilled blood and fought against foreign invaders, then he is not a hero.
Rather than what later generations would understand, if you have never traveled to the Great Wall, you are not a true man!
Traveling really has nothing to do with being a good guy or not.
If the Central Plains dynasty weakened, the Great Wall would be the pass for the Central Plains dynasty to protect their country.
But if the Central Plains dynasty was strong, then this Great Wall would be more like a huge advance base.
During the Central Plains Dynasty's repeated Northern Expeditions, this Great Wall played a huge role.
Now, Zhu Hongyu has to rely on the Great Wall to launch the Northern Expedition.
Looking at the withered yellow and slightly green fields outside the pass, the majestic wind blowing by, makes people open-minded unknowingly.
Zhu Hongyu didn't stay in Xuan Mansion for long. After some repairs, the imperial driver continued towards Datong.
Among the accompanying personnel, there were also some elite cavalry and various supplies drawn from Xuanfu Town.
As the emperor arrived in Jiubian, imperial edicts were constantly being passed on.
Teams of elite cavalry and countless supplies are gathering from all over the nine borders towards Datong Town, where the emperor is located.
In early February of the eighth year after the Ming Dynasty was restored, Zhu Hongyu's chariot arrived in Datong Town.
As time goes by, the temperature has risen significantly, and the Northland has begun to feel warmer.
Especially during the day, under direct sunlight, the temperature can reach ten to twenty degrees, which is already very warm.
At the same time, Zhu Hongyu also received news from the sentry in the north.
The Rakshasa and the Mongols are in cahoots!
The army sent by the Rakshasa people also arrived at Harakorin and began to prepare to go south with the Mongolian cavalry.
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At the same time that Zhu Hongyu's chariot arrived in Datong Town, the Mongols from Haraholin also moved.
Eridemu led the tribes in Mobei and headed south!
On the way south, the tribes in Monan and Moxi also began to join forces with him.
Ezhidemu's army also quickly exceeded the 100,000 mark from the 70,000 people added to Ivanovich's troops, and it continued to grow.
If the current trend continues to grow, Eridemu's number of troops on hand may be pushed to 150,000 before the war.
Even two hundred thousand is not impossible.
The only problem is that with the continuous accumulation of troops, the logistical pressure faced by Eridemu has become even greater.
Everyone gathered their troops together, and apart from preparing for war with the Ming Dynasty and holding together to keep warm, they generally had the intention of taking advantage of the big family.
It is early spring now, and life is difficult for all departments.
But no one would drive their own tribe’s cattle and sheep to join the coalition and contribute to the coalition.
Everyone wants to eat the big player Eri Demu!
During this period of time, Eridemu watched the number of cattle and sheep in his tribe continue to decrease, and he felt like crying without tears.
Based on the current logistics consumption rate of the Mongolian army, the Ming Dynasty actually does not need to launch the Northern Expedition at all, and only needs to hold on to the passes.
After two or three months, the Mongolian coalition will run out of supplies and collapse without a fight.
It's a pity that what the Ming Dynasty wanted in this Northern Expedition was not to defeat the Mongolian coalition.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Instead, take the initiative and sweep away the entire grassland like a plow to clear holes, so that the flag of the Ming Dynasty can once again fly over the grassland.
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to achieve this goal, the Mongols would get together, which would be exactly what they wanted.
Otherwise, once the Mongols disperse, they will be everywhere on the grassland.
Only Daming will really find it difficult.
There's no way to catch him!
You know, for the Central Plains Dynasty, the biggest problem in the Northern Expedition to the Grasslands was never the war itself.
But how to find the enemy!
Now that the Mongols have formed a coalition of their own and are heading south, isn't this a collision of guns?
How could Zhu Hongyu miss such a good opportunity?
If it wasn't really inappropriate, Zhu Hongyu would have wanted to take the initiative to provide Eridemu with a batch of food and grass so that he could try his best to gather more troops, so that Zhu Hongyu could catch them all in one fell swoop.
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As soldiers and horses from various departments continue to gather, the war atmosphere in Datong Town becomes more and more intense.
In early March of the eighth year after the Ming Dynasty was restored, all the soldiers and horses of the Ming army finally gathered together.
After checking the personnel of each department, even excluding the 20,000 Imperial Guards, Datong Town now has 100,000 elite soldiers from the Nine Sides.
All are cavalry!
Well-trained and well-equipped riders.
120,000 troops gathered in Datong, together with the civilian men and packhorses who transported the army's equipment, making the entire town of Datong seem extremely crowded.
After Zhu Hongyu learned that the Mongolian forwards heading south had arrived at Guihua City, he also passed on the imperial edict.
The army marches out!
Flags were arranged neatly one after another, and they filed out of Datong City.
Countless flags almost covered the entire sky.
Groups of Ming army elite cavalry drove out from Datong City, and the ground roared under the trampling of horse hooves.
It’s as if the whole world is in a state of fear!
When the sun shines down, the armor on these Ming army's elite cavalry shines with a cold light.
Even from a long distance away, you can feel the murderous aura coming from the pavement.
Immediately afterwards, a huge gold-woven dragon scroll slowly drove out of the city!
Twelve chapters such as the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers and lakes are arranged on the banner.
Behind the flag, there are some yellow umbrellas and golden melon fans and other ritual utensils.
This all belongs to the emperor’s guard of honor!
Everyone knows that standing under that banner is the current Son of Heaven, the common ruler of the world.
The guards surrounding the Great Banner were all elite cavalry and infantry of the Imperial Guard.
These imperial guards raised their heads high, looking very proud.
But no one is dissatisfied with this!
Not because the Praetorian Guards were the emperor's imperial guard.
It's because the first criterion for selection into the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty is military merit.
Only by achieving military merit can you join the Guards.
In the military, military merit is everything. Having military merit is more powerful than not having military merit.
In the eyes of everyone, the Guards are a group of veterans with outstanding merits, and they are entitled to be proud.
Slightly shorter than the big banner, there is also a nine-pin white banner representing the Golden Family.
Zhu Hongyu was using this nine-blade white scroll to show everyone that this battle was not only the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition to the Grasslands, but also the Golden Family's counterinsurgency battle.
Didn't the princess of the Golden Family stand next to the Ming Emperor with a big banner representing the Golden Family without looking at it?
Don't forget, only people from the Golden Family can be the Great Khan of Mongolia. The one on your side is a rebel.
The Mongolians on the opposite side can come over to lead the way without any psychological pressure!
Actually, this matter is somewhat far-fetched, or to put it bluntly, it is nonsense.
A married daughter throws away the water, but I have never heard that a married daughter can continue to represent her mother's family.
But it doesn’t matter!
As long as Zhu Hongyu can win this battle, no one will care if it is far-fetched.
Everyone will only choose to side with the winner.
Zhu Hongyu's current measures are just a step down for those Mongolians who want to come over.