Zhu Di is here in Beiyuan. Although he is a prisoner, he still enjoys princely treatment.

Even Zhu Neng, who was caught before, was immediately released.

This is also something that makes Zhu Di relatively happy.

Here at the Beiyuan headquarters, after Zhu Di arrived, Elbek Khan, or the Emperor of the Beiyuan Dynasty, did not summon him immediately.

Maybe they are discussing the next thing.

In addition to Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu, Zhu Di was accompanied by five personal guards. The outside of the tent was strictly guarded by soldiers, but there was nothing else.

It probably means house arrest.

"Your Majesty, I feel that things are not that simple. We were suddenly discovered. Someone must be causing trouble secretly."

"In such a large grassland, they may be so lucky. Our scouts didn't even get any news. If the prince hadn't been alert, he might not have known they were surrounded."

"Those detective horses, they"

Zhu Neng was extremely happy to see King Yan again. He did not expect that he could survive and meet King Yan again.

They were already determined to die.

After being captured by the Mongolian cavalry, he was not treated like a slave. On the contrary, he was treated with delicious food and drinks.

It was only during this period that Zhu Neng suddenly discovered something was wrong.

In this vast grassland, the army mainly relies on scout horses to act as eyes, and will conduct patrols at least twenty miles away.

The movements of tens of thousands of troops can be clearly sensed even from ten miles away, let alone professionally trained detective horses.

The other party will also send out scouting horses, usually at a distance of about twenty miles.

When encountering the opponent's scout, one's own scout will of course report the news instead of stupidly investigating the information on his own.

Fifty miles away, even on this flat grassland, if you get the news in advance, you can easily avoid it.

However, King Yan did not get any news at all, and even Tan Ma who went out never came back.

Not just one or two people, but dozens of people.

In this case, things seem to be no longer that simple.

After meeting and greeting each other, Zhu Neng quickly told the prince what he was thinking.

But at the last sentence, Zhu Di raised his hand to interrupt.

"I know what you said, but there is no point in guessing."

"Besides, this is the result now. Why pursue this? It's better to think about how to go back."

"Only when we go back will we have a chance to know who is behind this."

Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhu Neng and then said.

Zhang Yu's eyes flashed slightly next to him, and he shook his head slightly at Zhu Neng who wanted to continue talking, indicating not to say any more.

Zhu Neng then replied with some frustration: "I understand, Your Majesty."

In fact, why didn't Zhu Di think of these things?

On this grassland, I was caught so suddenly. How could such a simple thing happen? Do you think the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty were all doing nothing?

If this were the case, it would have collapsed long ago.

But Zhu Di knew this and had no way of exposing it. Even in the future, he could only investigate secretly.

Maybe there's no need for an investigation.

The specific situation will depend on how it develops in the future.

The initiative in the matter is no longer in Zhu Di's hands.

In the Great Account of Beiyuan.

The civil and military ministers gathered together, and the most dazzling one was naturally Haba, Minister of War.

The feat of capturing King Yan of the Ming Dynasty alive was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Bei Yuan, who had been suppressed by the Ming Dynasty, and gave him more hope.

But in Haba's eyes, there was no such joy at all, because he knew very well that Ming's current strength in all aspects had completely crushed Bei Yuan.

Everyone was celebrating the capture of King Yan of the Ming Dynasty alive, but they all ignored one issue, which was the casualties incurred by their own troops when they captured Zhu Di.

A total of five thousand horses.

It doesn't sound like much, after all, Zhu Di had 7,000 cavalry at the time, and his side only lost 5,000 cavalry, which was considered a big victory.

However, in fact, the cavalry duel is not calculated this way.

Cavalry is different from infantry. When it charges, it is more like a huge torrent. Under absolute suppression, it is difficult for small-scale cavalry to effectively kill large-scale cavalry.

For example, when Mongolia once conquered other countries, the casualty ratio was often extremely rare, and even tens of thousands of cavalry were dispatched, with less than a hundred casualties and such horrific results.

The terrifying light cavalry is a dimension-reducing blow to the enemy on the plain battlefield.

Obviously others also have cavalry, but compared to the Mongolian cavalry, they are not on the same level.

What's more, 30,000 Mongolian cavalry went to fight Zhu Di's 7,000 cavalry.

With such a disparity in numbers, Zhu Di's army may collapse in one round.

However, in the end, Haba forced his cavalry to charge, abandoning cavalry and archery, and finally defeated Zhu Di.

In this way, five thousand horses were lost.

In fact, there were nearly 3,000 horsemen on the captive side of Zhu Di.

This means that the casualties on Haba's side are even higher.

No one cares about this. This is King Yan of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he loses 10,000 more horses, it is still worth it.

"Your Majesty, please take a look. This is the latest firearm of the Ming Dynasty. I learned from some friends that this new fire gun, called a matchlock gun, was made by the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty."

"I have just tried to use it. Compared with the previous fire gun, this matchlock gun is not only more accurate, but also more powerful."

"Simple leather armor can be easily penetrated at a distance of thirty steps, and it can produce effective damage at fifty steps."

"Our bows and arrows are only thirty steps away."

In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the tradition of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was inherited, and those who claimed to be ministers were naturally Han people.

And this minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was also an upright Han Chinese.

Naturally, it was for his own wealth that he devoted himself to Beiyuan.

There were not a few Han ministers like this in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. In this big tent alone, they were already more than half.

Pure Mongolians generally only call themselves slaves.

The Han minister's words made the entire tent become noisy.

Except for a small number of people who are able to fish in troubled waters, most of those who are able to come here are still somewhat talented and practical. Naturally, they understand what this matchlock gun means to Bei Yuan.

Beiyuan also pays more attention to the development of firearms, but it is limited by the current grassland environment and has no room or ability for development.

When I knew that Daming's firearms were already so powerful, I started to feel nervous.

This means a very simple question. When the Ming Dynasty's shooting range exceeds that of Bei Yuan's bow and arrow, the degree of beating will be very high.

Elbek sat on the dragon throne and felt very upset.

Recently, the Ming Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of troops stationed at the border, which has given Beiyuan a great sense of oppression. Here, there has been no resolution on the issue of imprisoning Zhu Di.

Now another matchlock popped out.

My head is really big.

"Don't take things too far. Now let's talk about the affairs of King Yan of the Ming Dynasty."

"As for the embargo, it is a condition that must not be given up. Now everyone knows about the situation here. The lives of the slaves below are completely unbearable."

"Lift the embargo as soon as possible so that we can have future opportunities."

Elbek waved his hand, not wanting to talk about the matchlock gun.

He knew very well that the current firearms of the Ming Dynasty would not destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Even the powerful Ming Dynasty would not be able to penetrate into the depths of the grassland. This would not be of any benefit to the Ming Dynasty.

It may even cause a great burden.

As for the Ming Dynasty's current plundering of the population, Elbek didn't care at all. Anyway, those tribes were not very obedient, and they just took them away.

In today's Beiyuan, economically and in terms of food rations, due to the embargo, the combat effectiveness of today's cavalry has declined on a large scale.

As long as the embargo is lifted, even if the Ming Dynasty attacks, the worst they can do is to retreat a little. Is it possible that they can still occupy the grassland?

With the current strength of Beiyuan, it is completely possible to migrate and avoid today's Ming Dynasty.

In terms of the current overall strength of Wala, it is much weaker than the current Beiyuan.

If you can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, how can you say that you can't defeat the Wala?

As long as there is enough food, Elbek will be the master of this grassland.

As for the Ming Dynasty.
To be continued...