On the Mobei grassland, the roar of artillery kept coming.
Ye Xian felt very melancholy, because the Ming army's style of play was so stable. Every time they sent small groups of troops with light artillery to harass them. If they fought back, they would use the main force.
If you ignore it or retreat, the other party will continue to harass you and you will never have peace for a moment.
Moreover, after the Ming army gained the advantage, they were not greedy for credit. Each time, they moved their positions forward ten or eight miles and then set up camp.
Then, a small group of troops will continue to manipulate your mentality, and a large army will suppress the formation.
Faced with such a steady style of play, the Wala army retreated steadily.
Before I knew it, I had retreated to the banks of the Kerulen River. If I retreated further, I would almost see the Onan River.
However, the Ming army continued to build camps in the rear, moved people out of the customs, and stationed garrison troops. It was almost impossible to sneak attack on the grain and grass in the rear.
On our side, our troops are constantly being depleted, with only less than 100,000 of the 150,000 horses left.
It can be seen that the goal of the Ming army is not to win or lose this battle, but to completely occupy the grassland.
This battle was fought too cowardly!
At night, the Chinese army's tent was first opened.
All officers above the centurion level were called over and an emergency meeting was held.
"The Ming army is determined not to leave this time. The situation has become very critical, and it is even related to the life and death of our troops. Don't be restrained. If you have any ideas, just speak openly."
Everyone had been holding back their anger for a long time. The discussion was very heated now, but most of them had the same idea, a decisive battle with the Ming army!
Ye Xian's face was heavy and he thought to himself, "If I can fight, do I need to ask you?
"I understand all your opinions, but the firepower of the Ming army is too fierce. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term!"
Seeing Khan's hesitation, everyone couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
"Grand Master, the Ming army has already reached our doorstep, are we going to keep retreating like this?"
Ye Xian frowned and said: "Even if we have to fight, it's not now. What's going on over there in Tuotuo Buhua?"
"Our exploration horse was blocked by the Ming army and could not get in touch with the Dayan tribe."
The Dayan tribe is the Tatar tribe. In the Ming Dynasty, Eastern Mongolia was called Tatar and Mongolia was called Wala.
The Wala call themselves Oirat, and the Tatars call themselves Dayan.
The Tatars call themselves Yuan Orthodox or Mongolian Orthodox. No matter how powerful Oara is, in the eyes of the Tatars, only the blood of the Golden Family is qualified to become the overlord of the grassland.
He thought for a while and finally made up his mind and said: "At this point, our army has no retreat. Send an order. All men over the age of fourteen and under sixty from all grassland tribes will go into battle to fight the Ming army.
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There is no way to retreat, we can only fight to the bitter end.
After winning the battle, the army went south and approached the capital. There was the fertile Central Plains with countless women and food.
If you lose...
I don’t dare to think about it yet.
In the desert, those who hold high positions are those who are brave.
This battle is a matter of life and death.
Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qizhen, I thought you were just an ignorant baby emperor, but I didn’t expect that you made me look down on you!
Life or death depends on this final battle.
What I didn’t know first was that Yu Qian was in charge of commanding the Ming army, because Zhu Qizhen had already run away.
Three days ago, a memorial from Wang Zuo, the Minister of Household Affairs, was sent to the front line, saying that potatoes were found, and now he has personally led people to Yumuchuan.
Zhu Qizhen was immediately very excited. If he could get potatoes, the problem of immigrating to the grassland would be completely solved.
Now that the morale of the Ming army is high, and Yu Qian's command is as stable as an old dog, there is no point in staying on the front line. He might as well go to the rear and see how the construction progress outside the pass is progressing.
All the way south, there is a camp rising every ten miles. The buildings are made of cement concrete, which is very efficient.
Yumuchuan Camp has been built into a town. People are distributing grain and reclaiming wasteland. The once deserted grassland has begun to come alive.
Wang Zuo, the Minister of Household Affairs, together with Wu Canghai and others, have been waiting for many days.
Zhu Qizhen looked at the potatoes in front of him with interest, and then the smile on his face gradually solidified.
Wang Zuo asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with this thing...?"
Zhu Qizhen scratched his head and asked: "Is this a potato?"
"This, this..."
Seeing that something was wrong, Wang Zuo suddenly became nervous and secretly glanced at Wu Canghai, saying to his heart, "You have tricked me!
Wu Canghai had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Wu Canghai, the guilty citizen, long live my emperor!"
"Guilty people?" Zhu Qizhen asked puzzledly, "What crime is there?"
Wu Canghai hurriedly replied: "The guilty people are from Guanzhong, Shaanxi. Ten years ago, there was a severe drought in Shaanxi and there was no harvest. The guilty people were desperate and became refugees. Later, I met several smugglers in Quanzhou and followed them to sea. It turns out that
I didn’t dare to use my name anymore, so I gave myself a new name, Wu Canghai.”
This time Wu Canghai learned his lesson and didn't mention anything about robbing the granaries of wealthy households in the county. He only said that he went to sea to smuggle for a living.
Sure enough, Zhu Qizhen didn't care about his experience, but asked: "So, you found this thing?"
Wang Zuo was extremely nervous. It could be seen that the emperor attached great importance to potatoes, and the thing Wu Canghai got didn't seem quite right...
"In the past few years when Sin Min went to sea, he got to know some traders from Southeast Asia. Sin Min bought these from foreigners at a high price. They said they were called potatoes, but I don't know if they were the potatoes the Emperor mentioned."
"Potato?"
Hearing a clang, Zhu Qizhen pulled out the sword from his waist with his backhand. Wang Zuo and Wu Canghai were so frightened that they fell to the ground, not daring to express their anger.
At this moment, Wang Zuo felt regretful. If he couldn't find it, he just said he couldn't find it. Now it's fine. It was self-defeating.
Zhu Qizhen held up his sword and cut the potato in front of him, then picked it up and took a bite.
Potato, as the name suggests, is the taro that foreigners eat. Well...it's really taro!
"This is not a potato, but a taro. It's just a little bigger than what we have here."
Zhu Qizhen raised his head and found that the two of them were lying on the ground shivering, and asked in surprise: "Wang Aiqing, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Zuozheng was thinking about how to put the responsibility on Wu Canghai. When he heard the emperor say this, he felt a little relieved.
It turned out to be a false alarm, I was scared to death!
"The emperor said this is not a potato, but... a taro?"
"Yes, it's taro!"
Zhu Qizhen sighed. The yield of this kind of taro must be very good, but it is a pity that it is not cold-resistant and can only be promoted in the south.
Wang Zuo wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve and said: "I am incompetent and can't find potatoes. Please punish me!"
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