This shows how important Lake Baikal is as a strategic fulcrum.
Ivanovich couldn't imagine how furious the Tsar would be once he lost Lake Baikal...
Ivanovich has begun to regret that he should not have gotten involved in this war between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongols!
If possible, he wished he could still be comfortably drinking vodka and eating pickled pork in Irkutsk, instead of waiting for death on the battlefield.
However, there is no regret medicine in this world.
Nothing on the battlefield will change due to Ivanovich's will.
The battle is still going on!
The Ming cavalry roared in, but they had no intention of confronting the Mongols!
Although the Mongols are light cavalry, everyone in the Ming army wears armor. Even if there is generally no horse armor, they can be regarded as half heavy cavalry.
But these Ming troops still had no intention of confronting the Mongols!
As the distance between the two sides continued to increase, just when the two sides were about to come into contact, the Ming army's cavalry suddenly turned their horses' heads and faced the enemy from the flank.
The next moment, there was a continuous sound of muskets and bowstrings exploding.
Projectiles flew horizontally, and dense arrows fell like rain.
After a wave of covering blow-like mounted fire, countless men in the Mongolian army fell from their horses and died tragically.
The screams and wails are endless!
Many people had masses of blood bursting out from their bodies.
At the same time, the Mongols were fighting back.
The sound of bow strings trembled!
Arrows rained down densely.
But the killing effect is better than nothing.
It was impossible to cause much damage to the Ming army wearing armor.
The most that can be done is to shoot the war horse and make it suffer.
On the other hand, if the muskets in the hands of the Cossacks were hit, they could cause considerable damage to the Ming army.
Accompanied by bursts of deafening shouts of killing, the cavalry from both sides quickly passed each other.
Leave corpses on the battlefield.
Blood seems to cover the entire earth!
But inside, most of them are Mongolian corpses.
The soldiers and horses of both sides passed each other, and then turned their horses' heads to prepare for the second round of cavalry and archery confrontation.
After the second hedging, blood and gunpowder smoke filled the battlefield.
The smell of blood fills the sky!
Groups of elite cavalrymen of the Ming Army were like tireless and fearless robots, making tactical moves in an orderly manner on the battlefield where horses were galloping and blood was flying.
The situation on the battlefield became increasingly clear. Under the deliberate control of the Ming army, the Mongolian cavalry was continuously squeezed out of their living space.
They were constantly driven towards the Ming army's preset battlefield.
"kill!"
"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"
"..."
On the battlefield where thousands of horses galloped and hundreds of thousands of people clashed, the Mongolian army, which lacked training, was almost unilaterally suppressed and beaten.
The initiative on the battlefield was completely controlled by the Ming army, and the specific situation on the battlefield was completely a mystery to them.
These Mongolian soldiers looked at the enemies in all directions, and they were all at a loss.
However, the Ming army constantly changed its deployment according to the battlefield situation through flags, drums and hot air balloons floating in the sky.
Methodically surrounding and killing the Mongolian troops on the battlefield!
Eridemu looked at the chaos on the battlefield and saw his own cavalry being strangled by the Ming army, and his heart was full of despair.
But the current situation on the battlefield is beyond his control.
He kept trying to give orders to adjust the deployment of the army to meet the enemy, but as soon as his messengers left the central army, they were nowhere to be found in the blink of an eye.
On a chaotic battlefield, it is too easy for the messengers to have accidents.
For Eridemu, the entire battlefield was like a black eye.
Now Eridemu can only drift with the tide and be driven to the preset battlefield by the Ming army's cavalry.
Ivanovich on the side also had a look of fear.
The scale of such a war was really beyond his imagination.
Hundreds of thousands of horse hooves trampled the ground, as if the whole world was trembling with fear.
This feeling of being stuck in the middle of nowhere can be really debilitating.
Suddenly Ivanovich seemed to see something, grabbed the reins of Erzhidmu beside him, and said.
"Big... sweaty, this can't go on!"
"If we continue to be led by the nose like this, we will definitely be defeated."
Erzhidimu turned to look at Ivanovich and asked with a hint of expectancy in his voice.
"General...general, can you teach me?"
Ivanovich nodded, then pointed his finger at the center of the Ming army and said.
"We are indeed no match for the Ming cavalry now, and we are even being led by the nose."
"But the central army of the Ming Dynasty is there, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is there."
"As long as we can defeat Mingren's central army and capture Mingren's emperor, then this battle will turn around."
When Eridemu heard this, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
But then he made up his mind and gritted his teeth.
"That makes sense!"
"Send an order to the entire army to attack directly on the center of the Ming army."
The reason why Eridemu was so decisive was because he really had no other choice.
Following Eridemu's order, his personal guards began to kill in the direction of the Ming army's central army.
The rest of the Mongolian army saw the movements of the Great Khan Ezhidemu. Although they could not receive the order from the messenger, they understood Ezhidemu's purpose.
Without much hesitation, they all followed Eridemu and killed him.
"Kill!"
"Capture and kill the Ming Emperor!"
"Long live Mongolia! Restore Mongolia's glory!"
"..."
After having a clear goal, the Mongolian army was no longer at a loss.
They simply gave up the cavalry and shooting duel, and headed toward the center of the Ming army with their heads covered.
…
"The enemy is attacking, your Majesty, please take shelter for now!"
Seeing the Mongolian cavalry roaring towards him, Lu Sheng, commander of the First Division of the Imperial Guard next to Zhu Hongyu, spoke.
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he just waved his hand and said.
"No problem!"
"I can't retreat!"
"I am the central army, and my banner is the central army's banner. If I retreat, what will happen to the soldiers on the front line fighting?"
"Give me the order to send the reserve team out to block the attack and slow down the Mongolian cavalry's momentum."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Then let the guards form a circular formation up and down to prepare to resist the cavalry attack."
Zhu Hongyu's expression remained unchanged and he arranged things in an orderly manner.
He knew that in such a large-scale battle, as the coach, it was best for him not to move.
Even if they want to move, they can only move forward to boost the morale of the army.
Otherwise, any move he makes may cause the army to collapse.
The reason why he arranged the army to form a circular formation was because, in Zhu Hongyu's view, the circular formation was the best formation to withstand the impact of the enemy's cavalry.
Once a circular array is formed, the entire array will have no weak spots if viewed from that direction.
Let the enemy have no chance to take advantage!
When Wei Huo went to the north of the Great Wall to attack the Huns, in order to defend against the impact of the Huns' cavalry, he used a combination of a circular formation and a chariot formation.
Although the hollow phalanx is rumored to be magical, it seems that it is very handy to use the hollow phalanx to deal with cavalry.
But it’s just an illusion!
At best, the hollow square formation can only deal with light cavalry who only dare to ride and shoot, but dare not charge into the formation.
A large hollow phalanx composed of countless small hollow phalanxes is indeed miraculous against cavalry and cavalry. As soon as the enemy enters the formation, they will face firepower from all directions, and they will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Once the cavalry loses its head in the hollow square formation, it is not impossible to be surrounded and annihilated.
But if you are facing a group of cavalry preparing to charge into battle, even if it is just light cavalry, then setting up a hollow square formation is looking for death.
A hollow square formation with no depth at all would be easily dispersed by a wave of cavalry.
Due to the gaps between the arrays, the lack of timely reinforcements, and the inability to delay the speed of the cavalry's impact were the biggest problems.
Once too many small phalanxes were broken up by the cavalry, and the cavalry carried the broken troops and charged, the so-called hollow phalanxes were no different from rubbish that collapsed at the first touch.
Of course, the reason why the hollow phalanx appeared on the European battlefield was also determined by the times.
In an era when hollow phalanxes were popular, artillery began to show its prominence on the European battlefield.
Facing the threat of artillery.
Even if someone knew that anti-cavalry must have a dense array with a certain depth, no one would dare to put out a dense array with enough depth on the battlefield.
Otherwise, if the artillery fire can kill dozens of people in one shot, no matter how elite the troops are, they will not be able to withstand this kind of attack.
To be honest, the hollow square array is actually more like a solution without any solution.
After all, on the European battlefields of that era, the threat from artillery was greater than the threat from cavalry.
After compromise, the hollow square array naturally became popular.
However, if the enemy does not have enough artillery power, if you want to resist the cavalry rushing into the formation, having a dense circular formation with sufficient depth must be the best choice.
There are no obvious weaknesses in all directions, and there is still a certain depth. There is no one more suitable than him.
The Ming army quickly completed the change of formation, and the infantry responsible for guarding the imperial commander formed a circular formation to protect the imperial commander in the center.
The muzzles of the black breech-loading rifles pointed outward, pointing directly in the direction where the enemy cavalry appeared in front.
One after another, the rotating machine gun tanks were also pushed to the front line, ready to pull the trigger at any time.
The array of circular array and car array quickly took shape.
At the same time, the Ming army's reserve team also rode out into battle.
They lined up on both wings of the formation, accompanied by a blast of desolate horns, like the outstretched arms of two giants, heading towards the enemy in front of them.
Prepare to use a pincer offensive to attack the Mongolian army's flanks and reduce the pressure on your own Chinese army.
At the moment when the two sides collided, the Ming army's cavalry poured into the Mongolian army's array without any hindrance.
Like a hot knife cutting through butter, in the blink of an eye they cut the Mongolian army rushing towards the center of the Ming army into two halves...
At this time, the Ming army on the main battlefield also received military orders and began to prepare to return to defense to prevent the Mongolian army from attacking their own central army.
The Ming army continued to charge into the formation, and cooperated with its own reserves to attack the Mongolian army's flanks and cut off the Mongolian army's array.
A large number of Mongolian troops were strangled on the battlefield.
Except for the remaining Mongolian troops who were at the front, about five to six thousand men, the rest of the Mongolian army was forced to slow down again due to the Ming army's offensive.
He fell into the embarrassing situation of being led by the Ming cavalry.
Eridemu saw that his side was blocked, and looked at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer to the Ming army's center. He could only hope that Yu's five or six thousand men could make a great contribution in one fell swoop.
He now does not dare to expect that the five or six thousand men can break through the Ming Army's central army and capture the Ming Emperor. He only hopes that they can shake the Ming Army's central army and gain a chance to catch their breath.
Eridemu could realize that if the Ming army continued to be surrounded and killed like this, they would really collapse.
…
Facing the charging formation of five or six thousand Mongolian troops, the Imperial Guards said that it was impossible not to panic at all.
The fear of death is the instinct of all living things.
A war horse weighs at least four to five hundred kilograms, and with the cavalry on the horse, it weighs six to seven hundred kilograms.
This is because the Mongolian cavalry is all light cavalry, and there is no heavy cavalry, otherwise the weight will only be more exaggerated.
Who wouldn't be afraid of such a behemoth with a speed of 50 to 60 kilometers and a weight of 600 to 700 kilograms?
But when the imperial guards turned their heads up and down and saw the emperor's banner behind them, almost everyone strengthened their determination.
The emperor is behind them!
The emperor they swore allegiance to was behind them.
There are always some things in this world that are more important than life and death.
These Mongol Tatars want to harm the emperor unless they all die.
Along with the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, the guards shouted in unison.
There were deafening sounds of victory, and the morale of the Imperial Guards was boiling.
Seeing the Mongolian cavalry getting closer and closer, countless people shouted loudly.
"For the Ming Dynasty, for your Majesty! Kill the prisoners!"
"..."
When the enemy cavalry came within 200 meters, the grassroots officer issued the order.
“Everyone has it!”
"After three salvos, free fire, fire!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The next moment, with a burst of popping noises, the whole world seemed to be filled with only the sound of musket fire.
The bursts of gunfire were extremely dense!
As the smoke filled the air, countless projectiles were fired at the enemy cavalry in front of them.
The projectiles flew and wreaked havoc among the crowd. Wherever they passed, many Mongolian soldiers fell to the ground with their men and horses, their blood was spilled, and they turned into corpses.
However, this is not the most amazing thing.
The next moment, the rotating machine gun also started pouring firepower.
Unlike the crackling sound of a rifle, the clicking sound of a rotating machine gun is more unforgettable.
As the barrel rotates, the bullet chain is continuously consumed.
The projectiles were as dense as a raindrop, shooting towards the enemy in front of them.
The smoke soon obscured the sight of the guardsmen.
Many people mechanically load and then fire.
And the reason why I don’t aim...
It's so funny, that's because it's impossible to aim on a battlefield filled with smoke.
If you want to kill the enemy, you can only rely on intensive firepower.
And the racks of rotating machine guns just kept pulling the triggers and shooting into the smoke in front of them.
At the same time, some artillery equipped by the Guards were also firing.
Each round of explosive shells continued to fall into the enemy's formation, while black smoke billowed and fragments wreaked havoc on the enemy, causing great damage to the enemy.
Rumbling explosions kept ringing!
As for whether the attack will hit the enemy or not, no one knows.
Wails and hisses continued to sound in the smoke.
Zhu Hongyu was also looking at a battlefield filled with smoke, unable to clearly see the situation on the battlefield.
It wasn't until the hot air balloon in the sky spread the news that a ceasefire was possible that the Guards stopped firing.
At the same time, a gust of breeze blew away the smoke that filled the battlefield.
The situation on the battlefield can finally be seen clearly.
Zhu Hongyu couldn't wait to pick up the telescope at hand and look at the battlefield.
Then he saw a scene that he would never forget.
The vast battlefield was filled with corpses in various forms of death.
The body was twisted and filled with blood.
One after another, injured horses fell on the battlefield, struggling from time to time and neighing in pain.
More wounded people were lying on the ground, covering their wounds and wailing.
Broken arms and legs can be seen everywhere...
The thousands of Mongolian cavalry who came to attack his center, except for a small number of troops behind, saw that the situation was not good and fled the battlefield.
Almost all the remaining people are here!
Qiqige couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw the bloody scene on the battlefield.
Where has she seen such a scene?
I covered my mouth consciously and almost vomited.
Eridemu looked at the scene on the battlefield, his body was trembling slightly visible to the naked eye, and the look of fear on his face could hardly be concealed.
Ivanovic on the side also had cold sweat oozing out from his forehead.
Looking at the power of the Ming army's firearms on the battlefield, he finally understood how Yaksa and Nerchinsk were lost.
Originally, in his inherent impression, Easterners should still use spears, bows and arrows to fight.
But reality slapped him hard.
Spear, bow and arrow?
The weapons of the Ming army have something to do with spears, bows and arrows.
…
A general next to Eridemu took his horse's rein and spoke.
"Great Khan, our army has been defeated in this battle. We must preserve our strength."
"Please give the order to retreat quickly!"
Another general also spoke.
"Yes, Great Khan, even if you don't retreat immediately, you still have to make plans to retreat to the camp."
"If we continue to fight in the field with the Ming army, I won't be able to hold on."
"..."
A group of people tried to persuade me.
The expression on Eridemu's face also kept changing.
Finally, he gave the order.
"retreat!"
"Give me the order to retreat. Return to the camp first and discuss it later."
Eridemu was also afraid that his withdrawal would turn into a complete rout.
Then he was chased and killed by the Ming army!
To be on the safe side, he could only order the retreat to the main camp first, and then slowly figure out how to withdraw the troops.
As the military order was issued, Eridemu wanted to take people back to the camp.
But, nothing is that easy.
Accompanied by a rumble of horseshoes, the Ming army's cavalry continued to surround and kill the Mongolian army.
And relying on their superior strength, they drove the Mongolian army to the preset battlefield.
The general approach is that if the Mongolian army is obedient and follows the route planned by the Ming army, the Ming army will just attack with cavalry and fire to put pressure on the Mongolian army.
But if the Mongolian army is disobedient and wants to change its route.
The Ming army would use cavalry to charge into the formation, plus grenades to clear the ground, to help him correct his route.
This time Eridemu wanted to withdraw to the camp, but the Ming army would naturally not agree.
After three consecutive overwhelming battles and grenade bombing, the Mongolian army's diverted route was corrected.
With no choice, these Mongolian troops could only continue to be driven by the Ming army towards the preset battlefield.
Eridemu's face was full of despair, and now he truly felt that he was the sinner of Mongolia.
If I hadn't been so arrogant that I took the initiative to lead people south to fight against the Ming Dynasty, how could what happened now happen?!
The Ming army's Northern Expedition should be the Northern Expedition!
At worst, they will just be on the grassland, playing hide-and-seek with the Ming army!
Why go south and actively seek death?
"kill!"
"Kill the prisoners!"
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
"..."
On the battlefield, there was constant shouting and shouting.
Gradually, the Mongolian army was driven to the preset battlefield.
Thousands of horses galloped, causing ripples to appear on the lake not far away.
The next moment, gunfire sounded as dense as fried beans.
Ta da! Ta da da!
Amidst bursts of musket fire.
The Mongolian troops who were driven into the preset battlefield instantly fell to the ground like wheat.
Rows and rows fell under the guns of the Ming army!
The Mongolian troops realized something was wrong, turned around and wanted to escape, withdrawing from the preset battlefield.
However, what greeted them was also the black muzzle of the gun.
And a rattling sound like a demon’s roar!
Zhu Hongyu ordered to mobilize the rotating machine guns in his army to plug the gap to prevent the Mongolian army from rushing out of the preset battlefield.
At the same time, the Ming army's field artillery also opened fire.
Shells were dropped one after another among the dense crowd.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The fragments produced by the explosion of the artillery shell harvest lives unscrupulously.
Ta da! Ta da da!
Bursts of gunfire rang out continuously, and gunpowder smoke soon obscured the entire preset battlefield.
Screams and wails sounded one after another.
The Mongolian army's living space is constantly being squeezed.
Boom! Boom!
Some field artillery was converted from solid bullets to shotgun shells.
The sound of shelling became more and more dull.
Shots flew through the crowd, tearing into pieces the bodies of countless people.
Blood spurted out and screams continued.
Zhu Hongyu looked at the scene on the battlefield and listened to the faint screams, with his eyelids drooping and his face expressionless.
Obviously, he is not a soft-hearted person.
The miserable scenes on the battlefield could not move him.
If he wants the grassland to surrender, he will inevitably have to kill.
Killing is the first step to conquer!
Only when the enemy is frightened and subdued can we show mercy...
Otherwise, it is not a favor, but a cession of territory and compensation...
The battle situation is still evolving. As time goes by and the sun sets, the sound of gunfire on the battlefield continues.
After a day of fighting, only a few of the more than 100,000 Mongolian cavalry escaped from the battlefield, and most of the others were killed or injured.
The remaining people were also surrounded in the center of the battlefield. Apart from surrendering, all they could do was lead their necks to be slaughtered...
…
With a tangled expression on her face, Qiqige came to Zhu Hongyu and spoke.
"Your Majesty, it's enough for the war to reach this point."
"Please order me to persuade you to surrender!"
"My concubine must have persuaded the surrounded Mongols to wake up and surrender as prisoners."
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he did not refuse, he just said.
"It is possible to persuade them to surrender, but not now!"
"It's already dark now, so it's really not a good time to persuade them to surrender. Let's wait until dawn tomorrow!"
"Don't worry, I am not a murderous person. The front line has already ordered a ceasefire."
"If these Mongols can be allowed to surrender, I will not commit any more crimes."
After saying that, Zhu Hongyu motioned for someone to take Qiqige down to rest.
The reason why Qiqige was not allowed to go to persuade them to surrender at night was because visibility was not good at night. Even if the other side surrendered, it would be more troublesome for the Ming army to accept prisoners.
It would be better to stay up all night and try to calm down the Mongol troops, and then talk about persuading them to surrender at dawn.
Anyway, the people are there and they can't escape.
Zhu Hongyu was naturally not in a hurry.
Zhu Hongyu slowly exhaled a breath and gave instructions to the messenger beside him.
"The order goes down. All the soldiers should be alert tonight to prepare for the Mongols to attack and break through at night."
"Let those soldiers who can speak Mongolian go to the front line to sing Mongolian songs, and we will also help these Mongolians to fight on all sides!"
When the messenger heard the words, he clasped his fists in agreement, and then went to convey Zhu Hongyu's order.
Not long after, Mongolian songs rang out on the vast battlefield.
All of them have more sad tunes.
Many soldiers in the Ming army were Mongolians who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty did not hesitate to reuse foreign soldiers.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Zhu Hongyu to find people who can sing Mongolian songs.
The surrounded Mongolians listened to the singing of the Ming army, and many of them shed tears involuntarily.
Many people have rang their families and they want to go home.
However, the Rakshasa people under Ivanovich did not react at all.
Because they can't hear what's being sung across from them, they naturally can't feel empathy.
Although these Rakshasa people suffered a big loss during the day, none of them, being born with strong nerves, refused to accept their fate.
Instead, he was sharpening his knife, feeding and grooming his war horse, and preparing for a breakout.
Ivanovich no longer goes to Erzhidmu's side anymore. He has completely lost hope in these Mongols.
He clearly realized that if he wanted to survive next, the only people he could rely on were themselves...
"Where's Anthony? Where is Anthony?"
"Has anyone seen Anthony?"
Ivanovich walked through the crowd and asked.
During the daytime battle, many people had been dispersed. Ivanovich wanted to find someone to discuss what to do next, and he needed to find someone himself.
However, Ivanovich asked around, but was not able to get the answer he wanted.
Many people shook their heads, saying they didn't know where Anthony had gone.
Just when Ivanovich was already a little disappointed, a Cossack spoke in a very sad tone.
"General, Chief Anthony has been killed in battle."
"I saw with my own eyes that he was hit by Akito's shotgun and beaten into a sieve."
Hearing this, Ivanovich sighed heavily.
"May God bless poor Anthony and go to heaven!"
His face showed disappointment visible to the naked eye, but it was not unacceptable.
He had just asked around but couldn't get any results, and he already had the answer in his mind.
Now the news is just confirmed!
At the same time, Eridemu was also convening the generals for discussion. Then, he was shocked to find that his own casualties were really too heavy.
After a day of fierce fighting, at least half of the lower-level officers of the Mongolian army were gone.
Because when the cavalry of the Ming Army killed the enemy, most of them focused on the officers of the Mongolian Army.
Due to the large number of officer casualties, countless grassroots troops of the Mongolian army were disorganized and turned into complete guerrillas.
These stragglers gathered together in twos and threes, with expressions of confusion and fear on their faces.
Needless to say, Eridemu's despair now. Listening to the Mongolian songs sung by the Ming army outside the encirclement, Eridemu couldn't help but want to scold her.
"Besieged on all sides, the Ming army is besieged on all sides!"
A well-informed Mongolian noble said.
He clearly realized that he and others were Xiang Yu who was trapped in Gaixia...
…
That night, both Ivanovich and Erzhidmu organized a breakout.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Then they were severely beaten back by the Ming army who were on alert!
The sound of machine guns and artillery continued for half an hour before stopping.
The Mongolian army was in despair from top to bottom.
In the second half of the night, the temperature dropped to below zero, and gusts of cold wind mixed with the water vapor from Daihai Lake blew in, making people tremble involuntarily.
The Ming army couldn't help but lit bonfires to keep warm.
But the Mongolian army did not dare to light a fire, so they could only suffer in the darkness and cold.
Because all they needed was a bonfire to expose their vision, and the Ming army's shelling followed closely behind.
No one wants to be bombarded, so they can only endure it.
The temperature in the grasslands in early spring is very low at night, which is quite uncomfortable.
Qiqige couldn't sleep. She was wearing a thick fur cloak and stood outside the Chinese army's tent, looking in the direction of the encirclement.
Zhu Hongyu slept until midnight, woke up in a daze, and found no one around him, so he put on his clothes and got up.
When he walked outside the big tent, he saw Qiqige standing at the door of the big tent and looking into the distance.
The starry sky above our heads is bright, and the dots of starlight and the cold moonlight are splashing on the earth together, and the scenery is beautiful.
Especially the Daihai Lake not far away, the lake surface reflects the starlight and is as beautiful as the Milky Way.
"It's cold, come back and rest!"
Zhu Hongyu's gentle and deep voice sounded behind Qiqige.
Qiqige subconsciously shuddered, but still turned around and said.
"Your Majesty, I can't sleep!"
Zhu Hongyu coughed slightly, and then said with a slightly serious tone.
"Come back and rest with peace of mind. When daybreak comes, I will allow you to persuade you to surrender!"
"But I can't make up my mind now!"
Qiqige shuddered, but still followed Zhu Hongyu back to the tent.
Zhu Hongyu usually has no temper and is very talkative.
Even if Qiqige gets angry with him, Zhu Hongyu doesn't care.
Just think of it as a little fun between husband and wife.
But when he continued to talk about something seriously, Qiqige was also very submissive and obeyed.
She is just cute and bold, not stupid.
The emperor did favor her very much, but she could not rely on the emperor's favor and not take him seriously.
In this era, the supremacy of imperial power cannot be challenged.
…
At dawn the next day, Qiqige led people to prepare to persuade the Mongolian troops who had been surrounded all night to surrender.
When Qiqige led people to the front line and shouted to surrender without killing.
Those Mongolian soldiers who had been surrounded by the Ming army all night, with no hope of breaking out, and who were completely desperate, threw away their weapons, knelt on the ground, and naturally offered their loyalty to the Golden Family.
No one is embarrassed!
Qiqige continued to lead people past his formation. Wherever he passed, one Mongolian fell down like waves of wheat blown by the wind.
Among the crowd, there were some Rakshasa people who wanted to fight to the death to see if they could capture Qiqige, in order to blackmail the Ming Dynasty into letting them live.
However, just as these people were about to take action, they were held down by the Mongolians surrounding them.
You have so many fucking ideas!
There are so many Mongolians around, and you still want to hurt the members of the Golden Family in front of them?
is it possible?
Do you really think that Mongolians like them have no face?
These Mongols were still hoping that after they surrendered, Qiqige could intercede with the Ming Emperor on their behalf and allow the Emperor to bypass them and survive.
She won't allow these Rakshasa people to hurt her!
When Qiqige saw that a Rakshasa wanted to attack her, she was really panicked at first.
But after seeing the Mongolians surrounding her swarming up and capturing the Rakshasa people, she felt relieved.
Knowing the identity of his Golden Family, many people still take him seriously.
She then continued to ride her horse in front of the formation with great swagger, and spoke to persuade them to surrender.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Hongyu knew that he had made the right decision to bring Qiqige with him on this personal expedition.
A smile appeared on his face, and he arranged things in an orderly manner.
"Command the soldiers to come forward and gather the prisoners of war to surrender!"
"Send people to clean up the battlefield and make a clear count of our army's casualties and gains."
…
The surrender lasted for a long time, and it wasn't until it got dark again that the Ming army counted the specific number of surrenders.
At the same time, the battlefield was almost cleared, and the specific numbers of casualties and results were sent to Zhu Hongyu's desk.
Zhu Hongyu opened the report and read it.
The first is the result of the Ming army's battle. About 61,400 enemy corpses were found on the battlefield.
The reason why it is just a summary rather than detailed data is because there are many corpses with broken limbs and arms, and they cannot be assembled into a complete body.
Most of these corpses were Mongolians, among which the yellow-haired and green-eyed Rakshasa was only in his early thirties.
In addition, these are the prisoners of war captured by the Ming army in this battle.
There are almost 63,225 people in total.
Among them, there were 5,420 Rakshasa prisoners of war and 57,805 Mongolians.
In this battle, the Ming army killed and took prisoners, wiping out a total of more than 124,000 enemy troops.
Compared with the specific numbers of the Mongolian army before the war started, some of them still don't match up.
The part that didn't match up probably took advantage of the chaos to escape from the battlefield.
The battlefield was too chaotic, and the fighting lasted until night yesterday. In addition, most of the enemies were cavalry, so the main force could not escape, but it was completely normal for some scattered enemy troops to escape.
Zhu Hongyu's attention was always on the main force of the surrounded Mongolian army, so he did not order the army to pursue the defeated troops.
Some of the defeated soldiers were able to escape!
But this is just right, Zhu Hongyu just used the mouths of these defeated soldiers to promote the strength and might of the Ming army.
It will be more convenient for the Ming Dynasty to implement effective rule over the grassland in the future.
Of course, most of these defeated troops had been beaten to the point of being discouraged. Losing the threat was also an important reason why Zhu Hongyu did not deliberately arrest them.
However, no matter how you say it, this battle of the Ming army can definitely be regarded as a great victory.
In fact, this great victory at Daihai can be said to be the greatest result achieved by the Ming Dynasty against the Mongols since Yongle.
Given the current weakness of the grassland, it is not an exaggeration to say that the grassland will be leveled after this battle.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At the very least, after this battle, as long as Zhu Hongyu is still in power, even if the Ming Dynasty allows the development of various Mongolian ministries, instead of taking advantage of the victory to control the grassland.
The various Mongolian tribes are also determined that no one will dare to look south again!
However, the number of casualties suffered by the Ming army in this battle was only 1,213.
Moreover, non-combat attrition accounted for at least half of this...
What is even more clear is that among the entire number of casualties, the number of those killed in battle was far less than the number of injured.
This is the horrific casualty ratio that can be achieved when there is a generation difference in weapons.
On the one hand, Zhu Hongyu ordered to report the victory to the pass, and on the other hand, he ordered a large reward for the entire army.
Amidst the cheers of the troops, Zhu Hongyu also personally wore battle armor and took Qiqige with him to inspect the prisoner of war camp.
As all the prisoners of war knelt down, Zhu Hongyu spoke.
"Since you have come to your senses and come to surrender, I will be magnanimous and forgive you for resisting the king's master."
"But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, so just go to the labor camp!"
"When the labor reform is over, you can go home!"
Although these people surrendered, they were defeated and surrendered.
After all, he resisted, and it was impossible for Zhu Hongyu to release him directly.
In addition, the imperial court is now short of labor everywhere, so it would be a good idea to arrange for them to go to labor camps to atone for their sins.
After the labor reform is over, these people will probably be trained to become obedient citizens of the Ming Dynasty.
It would be best to release them when the time comes!
After repairing on the spot for a period of time and receiving a batch of supplies, Zhu Hongyu formulated the next plan for the Northern Expedition.
In the plan, he would personally lead the main force of the Ming army and continue to march north, with the goal of Guihua City.
After recapturing Guihua City, he will lead his troops and continue northward until Halaholin.
Zhu Hongyu wanted to worship the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty in Hara and Lin, and tell them that the grassland was conquered by Zhu Hongyu.
The ancestors can be happy up there...
Here, we want to focus on the Ming Dynasty God of War.
The remaining soldiers and horses were divided into several groups and headed in different directions, preparing to sweep across the Mongolian tribes in the south and north of the desert according to the map.
There is no military force on the grassland that can threaten the Ming army, and there is no danger in dividing the troops.
Of course, the more important reason is that from now on, the purpose of the Northern Expedition is not to fight and kill people, but to intimidate and conquer.
No need to assemble large armies anymore!
Zhu Hongyu is planning to ask the chiefs of all the tribes in Monan and Mobei to go to Hara and Forest to witness Zhu Hongyu's enthronement in Hara and Forest.
And let them accept the emperor's canonization and take the opportunity to start the Ming Dynasty's management of the grassland.
Zhu Hongyu has his own ideas about grassland management.
The most important thing in grassland management is localization.
If all the Mongolians on the grassland can speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, use the customs of the Ming Dynasty, and celebrate the festivals of the Ming Dynasty, then the grassland can be truly conquered and become the inherent territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Chinese translation alone is useless, and other means must be used.
As the saying goes, the economic base determines the superstructure. If Zhu Hongyu wants to manage the grassland, he must start with the economy.
The first is to promote the cultivation of corn, potatoes, and other crops on the grassland.
As well as dividing pastoral areas for each tribe, not allowing random cross-border animal husbandry, promoting green storage technology and other means...
Let the herdsmen on the grassland change their production and lifestyle from nomadic herding to semi-cultivation and semi-pastoral herding.
Only when the herdsmen on the grassland no longer continue to live in pursuit of water and grass, but settle in a certain place, can the court begin to organize the grassland into households and integrate the people.
If someone rebels, the imperial court will not be afraid of not finding the person during the Northern Expedition.
Coupled with Chinese education, the grasslands will naturally be calmed down over time.
In addition, it is to promote the husbandry of cattle and sheep, and establish and develop wool textile, beef processing, dairy product processing and other related industrial chains on the grassland.
At the same time, the imperial court also had to do something about horse administration, stipulating that if someone on the grassland wanted to raise horses, they would have to pay taxes or hand in horses to the imperial court every year.
It’s better to set the tax rate higher!
Not only is it not possible to make money by raising horses, it is actually a loss.