The current situation is very anxious for the Mongolian army.
Because the tribal leaders were already quarreling.
For the tribal leaders, this time they really lost their wives and soldiers, and the losses were far beyond their imagination.
Some tribes have lost nearly 70% of the warriors they brought this time.
This means that they are losing their ability to protect their own tribe.
If the Ming Dynasty leaves the grassland now, it is extremely likely that other tribes will annex them.
At least, those occupied pastures can only be given away.
On the grassland, the weak and the strong were more unscrupulous than those in the Ming Dynasty, and they themselves did not talk about benevolence, justice and morality.
Regardless of the strength on paper, the Mongolian army is expected to surpass the two kings of Jin and Qin, but because it is in the form of an alliance, whether it is Guilichi or Arutai, they only have nominal rights to rule over other tribal leaders in Eastern Mongolia.
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That night alone, the Mongolian army had already forced some tribes to leave.
This move made people even more panic-stricken.
"Master, what should we do?" Gui Lichi asked in a very bad mood.
The biggest loss was actually in the Tatar department.
Because this alliance was convened in the name of the Ghostly Chi Khan, except for some cannon fodder, many elites came from the Tatar tribe.
Unfortunately, so far, no benefits have been gained.
"I'm going to talk to Mahamu to see if we can unite and launch an attack on the Ming army."
"The Ming army did not have many reinforcements. We were deceived by them at first. If we could have sent troops in time, we might have captured the Ming army."
"The new reinforcements are the Ming Dynasty King Jin. As expected, he is notorious for being despicable and shameless. He only does some villainous tricks and does not dare to fight an upright battle with our army."
Arutai's tone was very angry.
The only way now is for the most powerful Tatar tribe and Oara to unite, then there is still hope of victory.
"I'll leave everything to the Grand Master."
Guilichi knew that he had killed Mahamu's father, and it was basically impossible for the two of them to meet each other, so he could only let Arutai explain.
However, what Arutai did not expect was that Mahamu was very disdainful of Arutai's proposal.
"Grand Master, when we counted the number of people in our department, we discovered a strange thing. There have been so many warriors on the field these days, but why haven't there been any losses among the Asut warriors?" Mahamu said sadly.
This sentence put Arutai in a difficult position.
As the de facto commander of the coalition forces, everyone basically follows Arutai's orders in terms of military arrangements.
Arutai knew very well that this was an attack with human lives, and of course he was reluctant to let the warriors of his tribe die.
Therefore, when making arrangements, he always asked the Assut troops to attack the left and right flanks, away from the center of the battlefield.
Although the Asut tribe also suffered losses, it was completely different compared to other tribes.
Each tribe was stationed separately, and Arutai did not expect that Mahamu would discover this matter.
In fact, this is also a coincidence.
When Mahamu was inspecting his tribe's camp, he happened to pass by the Asut tribe. Because of the heavy losses, the camp was in gloom and gloom. However, the situation in the Asut tribe was somewhat different.
After discovering the unusual Mahamu, he sent someone to investigate, and found out that not many people in the Asut tribe had died at all.
Mahamu immediately understood that as a grand master, Arutai had been using the lives of warriors from other tribes to gain his own merits.
In fact, this situation is normal, but now everyone has suffered so much loss and has not gained any benefits at all, and their hearts are suddenly unbalanced.
Of course, the leaders of other small tribes did not dare to question Taishi Arutai directly, but Mahamu was the prime minister of Wala, so in terms of status and tribal strength, he was not afraid of Arutai at all.
At this time, Arutai discovered that the Wala tribe had begun to pack up and prepare to evacuate.
No matter what he said, it was of no use.
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The Mongolian army withdrew.
When the news reached Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan's ears, they still couldn't believe it.
Because they knew that the Mongolian army must have explored their situation, and in terms of overall strength, they must not be able to compare with the Mongolian army.
Although it is a bit strange, at least the current crisis has been resolved.
Not daring to delay any longer, the two men immediately led the army back to Daqingshan.
"Although the second brother suffered heavy losses this time, he also caused huge casualties to the Mongolian army. There may be punishment from the emperor, but the merits of the second brother cannot be denied."
Zhu Fan said comfortingly.
Speaking of which, Zhu Fan and Zhu Ping have a very good relationship. After all, they are both brothers and have grown up together since childhood.
Moreover, they have no conflicts of interest. They have known since they were young that the throne belongs to their eldest brother and they cannot get along with him.
Zhu Xiang smiled bitterly and shook his head without saying anything.
This time, it was a real life-and-death experience for him, especially the final impact of the Guards, which had a great impact on his heart.
In normal times, in fact, although he could not be said to be bad towards the Guards, he definitely could not be said to be good.
Seeing one by one die in front of one's eyes, no matter who it is, will not feel better.
The most important thing is that this time it was entirely because of his greed for success that he caused such huge losses.
Before Zhu Fan came, he had already sent people to Daqingshan to deliver the message.
On the way back, they happened to encounter reinforcements sent by Zhu Yuanzhang.
There are tens of thousands of cavalry, led by Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and Zhu Di.
This is equivalent to all the cavalry in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.
Many of them are the former Uliang Hadoyan Sanwei.
Originally, they were not allowed to mount their horses and fight, but Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about the situation of his two sons, so he also allowed some prisoners who performed well to gain the opportunity to join the army.
As for Daqingshan, Zhu Yuanzhang was not worried about anyone coming to attack it.
Hundreds of thousands of infantrymen and tribes from the entire grassland came to deliver food.
"You traitor! Kneel down."
The moment he saw Zhu Xi, Zhu Yuanzhang cursed directly.
Zhu Xi didn't hesitate and immediately knelt down.
"Do you know how big of a mistake you made this time? We told you before that you should move forward steadily and not make any rash progress."
"And you, going deep into Hulunbuir alone, why are you thinking of conferring a title on Liang Juxu so as to prove your martial arts prowess?"
Facing his father's scolding, Zhu Xi knelt on the ground with his head lowered, not daring to speak.
The more Zhu Yuanzhang cursed, the angrier he became. He stepped forward and kicked Zhu Ping on the body, knocking him to the ground.
The last time he was beaten like this, the older girl's jade pendant was broken.
Zhu Fan hurriedly explained: "Father, please calm down. This time, although my second brother went deep alone, he also beheaded hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops, causing great damage to the vitality of all Mongolian tribes."
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "If this were not the case, would he still be able to kneel in front of us?"
"According to our decree, the King of Jin will immediately be deprived of his position as commander-in-chief, demoted to the rank of vanguard general, and allowed to make meritorious deeds."
"If you continue to disobey military orders, you will be deprived of the title of king, removed from the vassal state, and demoted to common people."
Zhu Xi immediately kowtowed: "Thank you, Father, for your kindness."
Seeing the blood stains from the wounds on Zhu Xi's body, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt a little distressed.
No matter how bastard he is, this is his son.
Looking at the overall situation, Zhu Ping's lone force achieved great results this time.
However, the death of 100,000 soldiers in the battle was also a huge problem. Zhu Yuanzhang's scolding was largely to appease the morale of the soldiers.
After all, what happened this time was because Zhu Ping failed to obey his orders.
If it was an encounter, it would be a great achievement.
In the final analysis, it is better to show it to other generals, including the remaining wounded soldiers.
This kind of head-swapping style of play was very beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Ping's battle severely damaged the vitality of the entire Mongolia.
The most important thing is that they did not benefit from this war.
Zhu Yuanzhang decisively ordered to dispatch a large army again to sweep the entire grassland.
The troops dispatched this time were mainly cavalry.
Because the Mongolian army did not have enough logistics, it was naturally impossible to gather together. The Wala also returned to Mongolia, and other tribes could only flee.
Facing the Ming army's forceful attack, the tribes could only migrate one after another.
Some tribes that could not escape had no choice but to surrender to the Ming army in the end.
This raid lasted for more than three months.
It didn't stop until nearly November.
Because winter in the grassland is coming.
At this time, the construction of Guihua City on the Daqingshan side was almost complete.
As the first large city on the grassland, Guihua City covers a large area.
The city is actually relatively empty, with more tents being set up to live in. Of course, as Zhu Yuanzhang's palace, the construction has naturally been completed.
The materials used were all transported by train from within Daming.
The train played a huge role at this time, completely ensuring the supplies consumed by the army.
Winter starts earlier in the grassland.
With the arrival of winter, many grassland tribes who could not survive had no choice but to come to Guihua City to surrender.
Even if you are a prisoner, it is better than starving to death.
At this time, it was time for Zhu Yuanzhang to return to the capital.
It's freezing here, and Zhu Yuanzhang is old, so it's naturally impossible for him to spend the winter here.
There are fast and convenient trains, and it is very simple for Zhu Yuanzhang to return.
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The news of the old man's return to the capital arrived in the capital ahead of schedule.
After Zhu Ying got the news, she naturally had to make some arrangements.
Speaking of which, the old man has been gone for eight months.
As a grandson, he also served as prisoner of the country for eight months.
During these eight months, Ming Dynasty was peaceful and nothing major happened.
Of course, nothing big happened.
Zhu Ying also knew all the information about the grassland, but he couldn't be of much help during the march and battle.
In terms of military strategy, those who went to the grasslands to fight were already the Ming Dynasty's all-star lineup, and there was no way they could lose.
Zhu Ping's matter was actually an opportunity for Ming Dynasty.
Mongolia's vitality was greatly damaged, allowing Ming to better control Mongolia.
The construction of Guihua City meant that the grasslands were no longer a serious concern for the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Ying's eyes naturally turned to Nanyang again at this time.
The first was to establish a supply depot for steam ironclad ships.
Now the Ming Dynasty has abundant national power and has built hundreds of steam ironclad ships.
What followed was a massive demand for coal mines.
Mining within the Ming Dynasty is one aspect, and mining overseas cannot be missed.
Especially Champa and Annan areas.
Although there are not many mosquitoes, no matter how small they are, they are nothing more than flesh.
Hundreds of armored ships gave Zhu Ying great confidence, especially for Champa City.
Champa is now in great chaos, and gang forces have, to a large extent, surpassed the official power of Champa.
Under the general trend, the nobles in Champa chose to join forces with the Ming Dynasty's gangs, increasing the exploitation of local people, and the people in Champa could only be forced to join the gangs.
The battles between gangs are often very cruel.
For the sake of territory and profit, it is normal to fight to the death.
That is to say, the Caobang area is more stable. After all, it is here at the dock. Only a peaceful business environment allows overseas businessmen to dock.
Just go in a little further and it will be quite confusing.
Gangs are gangs after all, and they will do anything for their own benefit.
At this time, Zhu Ying also felt that he could close the net and completely occupy the city.
A secret order arrived at the Champa palace.
After receiving the news, Zhanwang Chaya could only sigh helplessly in the end.
Looking at the Ming Dynasty eunuch in front of him, Chaye bowed and said: "Please also tell His Highness Taisun that Xiao Wang will definitely act in accordance with His Highness Taisun's orders."
The great angel smiled and nodded, very satisfied with King Zhan's knowledge.
The Ming Dynasty wanted to rule Annan and directly sent troops to plunder it, which was against the dignity of the heavenly kingdom.
But if Champa actively asked for surrender, of course it would be reluctantly accepted.
In the past two years, under Zhu Ying's secret instructions, the Caobang has been continuously compressing the interests of the Zhanwang royal family.
The King of Cham himself was almost like a puppet in Champa, and he lost the support of many nobles, causing the income of the royal family of Cham to plummet.
For example, on taxes.
You can't expect the gang to pay taxes honestly, what a joke.
The Champa nobles, who noticed this opportunity, naturally joined forces with gangs to evade taxes.
Without the income from taxes, even though Champa City is gradually becoming more prosperous, in fact, the royal family of Champa City has no source of income at all.
So much so that this year, the Zhanwang royal family will begin to sell off the royal family's jewelry in order to maintain the life of the palace.
Zhu Ying's envoys also contacted the royal family of King Zhan at this time.
As long as King Zhan is willing to submit himself to the Ming Dynasty, then the Ming Dynasty will retain the title of King Zhan and give King Zhan considerable wealth.
Naturally, King Zhan was unwilling at first, but with the pressure from all forces, King Zhan's orders were restricted to the inner palace.
That is to say, if the king is in the palace, he can still be the king.
And outside the palace, no one would care about him.
In desperation, King Zhan finally agreed to Zhu Ying's conditions.
This means that Ming Dynasty became the master of Champa in legal terms.
Zhu Yingdu has already prepared the candidates for the Chief Envoy of Champa.
From now on, Champa is no longer a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but one of its provinces.