The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

The cavalry's charge was not a straight up rush as imagined.

On the real cavalry battlefield, this is undoubtedly the act of giving away the head.

What's more, directly charge the infantry phalanx with all its strength, that is something that only equipped cavalry can do, and like the Mongolian cavalry, they don't even have armor, they will rush to about 30 meters from the infantry phalanx, and then perform a round of cavalry. Shoot, they will be scattered separately.

Like peeling potatoes, the infantry phalanx was harvested wave after wave.

It is undoubtedly an act of courting death for the cavalry to directly attack the extremely deep infantry phalanx.

But for the current Daming, there is no longer any fear in this point of tactics.

The cavalry charge is not done in one go, after all, the horse's physical strength is limited.

Generally, it is a slow step first, and then a fast step. When the distance of about 40 meters is approaching, there will be a charging action.

Like the kind of cavalry team that starts charging hundreds of meters away, basically they don't say they appear on the real battlefield, and often before rushing in front of the enemy, the horses will not be able to move at high speed due to lack of physical strength.

The Ming army is very proficient in dealing with such tactics.

When the cavalry is approaching, there will be sword and shield players to block the enemy's bows and arrows, and the pikemen in the back row will conduct a defense.

The musketeers took this opportunity to shoot at the Northern Yuan cavalry.

The power of the matchlock gun was fully reflected at this moment.

With an effective range of almost 80 meters, under the coverage of this level of firepower, the Northern Yuan cavalry who often rushed in front of them would suffer severe blows.

Even if the accuracy is not enough, but a hundred cavalry rushing over, at least a few cavalry can be knocked down.

At this time of rotation, it is also enough for the musketeer to shoot in two stages.

Often, nearly one-seventh of the Northern Yuan cavalry was defeated in just one charge.

Afterwards, the sword and shield moved forward, and slashed and killed the Northern Yuan cavalry who had fallen from their horses.

In front of fully armed sword and shield fighters, just relying on a scimitar, no matter how high the force is, it is useless, and he will be hacked to death directly.

And the scimitar can't cause any damage to the fully armed sword and shield hand at all.

It is impossible to run.

Because the Gunslinger doesn't mean that he will just watch there.

"Khan, if this fight continues, too many of our cavalry will die."

"That's right, the warriors of our tribe, after just a few rounds, nearly half of them were killed or injured, while the Ming army didn't have too many casualties at all."

"The opponent's firearms are too fierce. They are even more powerful than our bows and arrows. The warriors of the tribe can't bear it at all."

Seeing this situation, a large number of tribal leaders began to panic.

This is completely different from the battlefield they imagined.

The latest arquebus that appeared in the Ming army was a devastating blow to the cavalry they were proud of.

In the case of a large army confronting each other, the cavalry of one's own side formed a stalemate with the opponent's musketeers.

The high mobility of the war horse lost its original role.

Under the constant complaints of many tribal leaders, Eleboke immediately ordered all the cavalry to stop charging the Ming army's infantry policy, and turned to encircle and suppress the two-wing cavalry.

Sapphire on the side of the Ming army is not a fool either.

Using [-] cavalry to fight more than [-] Northern Yuan cavalry is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. He quickly ordered all the cavalry to turn around and defend around the infantry phalanx.

When the cavalry retreated, the Northern Yuan cavalry surrounded the Ming army in a semi-arc.

At this point, Sapphire didn't have the slightest worry.

Today's Ming army is like a hedgehog to the Northern Yuan cavalry, it cannot be swallowed at all.

However, the cavalry's horse battle array could not cause too many casualties to the Ming army at all. On the contrary, their own side was constantly beaten down by gunmen.

The overall form is that the Ming army is constantly advancing.

It's slow, but it doesn't mean to stop.

The Northern Yuan cavalry could only retreat continuously under this situation.

Even the Northern Yuan cavalry could not form a long-term encirclement with the help of horsepower.

At this point, the Northern Yuan cavalry was completely helpless.

"Are these Ming soldiers belonged to tortoises? There is nothing we can do about such a tortoise shell, waiting for the warriors to pick it up."

On the side of the Beiyuan Central Army, the leaders of the tribes kept complaining.

As far as the current battlefield is concerned, Bei Yuan no longer has any advantage. According to this situation, defeat is only a matter of time.

Erebek was itching his teeth with anger, but finally he gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat.

The sky gradually darkened.

This battle has been fought since the morning, and the physical strength of the troops on both sides is extremely exhausted. Coupled with the existence of night blindness, it is impossible to fight after dark.

And Sapphire knew it, and Elebok knew it too.

When the order to retreat is issued, it means that the grassland has been defeated.

It's not that Elebok can no longer organize a war of this scale.

It's because there's no time left.

Winter is coming, and the extremely cold weather makes it impossible for the grassland to have the ability to fight.

On Guilichi's side, the battle for the city wall was still going on bravely.

However, when he heard the drumbeat of the retreat of the Chinese army, his face suddenly turned pale.

What this means, he is very clear in his heart.

This winter is sad.

The cavalry of the Ming army sent a message to the generals guarding the Great Wall to open a way to let the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty go.

It doesn't make any sense to fight any further.

The infantry also couldn't chase the cavalry, so they could only let them go.

"The troops from the grassland have retreated, and after another ten years, there will be no more troubles in the grassland. Hahaha!!!"

Daming Palace, in Huagai Palace.

After getting the situation on the grassland, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily.

Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang has been extremely afraid of the grasslands. The construction of the Nine Frontiers of the Ming Dynasty cost tens of millions of military pay and countless manpower and material resources.

Even his own sons were sent to guard the border one by one.

The purpose is to prevent the grassland from becoming bigger again.

Compared with the grasslands, Zhu Yuanzhang never put any small country in his eyes.

But now, Dasun's strategy is unfolding, embargoing the grassland, and now is the time when the grassland is at its most withered, and after years of embargo, the entire grassland will retreat.

On the other hand, Daming, with the help of Daming, became increasingly prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

There are also high-yielding crops to supplement the barrenness of food.

Coupled with a series of policies, in the next few decades, the population of Ming Dynasty will exceed tens of millions, reaching the peak of ancient and modern history.

This makes the current Zhu Yuanzhang unhappy.

I just want to drink three glasses of wine to refresh my heart.

"Grandpa, although the grassland has retreated temporarily, it is not a good thing to waste such a large area of ​​the grassland."

"On the north side of Beiyuan, there lived Buliyati, Tuma, Huoli and other tribes living in a mixed manner. They used hunting as their occupation and also nomadic animal husbandry, and they were the tribes of Senla in Mongolia."

"On the west side, there is the Wala tribe, which is not weaker than the Northern Yuan Dynasty, occupying a large area of ​​fertile grassland, and in the north there is the Jilijisi tribe."

"Further to the west, there is the Golden Horde Khanate, which is at war with Timur, and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which is adjacent to our Daming Us Tibetan Command."

"Bei Yuan's weakness will make them greedy to fight for Bei Yuan's territory. At this time, we should train a large number of grassland cavalry and distribute firecrackers to conquer the grassland."

Speaking of this, Zhu Ying slowed down her tone: "This winter is a huge opportunity."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood Dasun's thoughts: "Do you want to provide food to the herdsmen of the tribes in the Beiyuan area this winter to help them survive the winter?"

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "That's right, my grandson has such an idea."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly.

He understood Dasun's meaning, which was to buy some small and medium-sized tribes on the grassland who could not survive.

These acquired tribes will be completely incorporated into the Ming system.

It's just that there are also great risks in this.

Because the distance is too far away, it is difficult for the imperial court to have the ability to directly rule such a remote place.

In history, there were not a few grassland tribes who surrendered to the Central Plains Dynasty, including now, there are also many tribes who obey the arrangement of Ming Dynasty.

But these submissive people are based on the tribe, and their heads and ends are like grass on the wall, rebelling at every turn.

Frequently following the grasslands to invade Daming is completely like a white-eyed wolf.

On the surface, he obeyed the order of Daming, but in fact he obeyed and disobeyed, and he didn't take the Ming court seriously at all.

Only when the army went north to attack, they behaved very obediently.

Repeatedly, it consumes a lot of energy for no reason.

"Dasun said that, it must be that he has made a plan for the grassland."

"Tell me what you think, and let's see if there is any difference." Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Ying replied: "Sun'er is going to set up a special military base in the grassland."

"There is no shortage of meat on the grassland, but there is a shortage of vegetables, tea, and medicinal materials."

"All the tribes who surrendered to our Ming Dynasty this year, their young and strong, must enter this military base we have established to serve for them."

"The grandson will distribute food, tea, medicinal materials and other items to the homes of these service men according to the standard."

"These young men recruited to the military base don't need anything else every day, just like our guards in the capital, they just practice all day long."

"It just so happens that grandson plans to send all the newly graduated students of the Daming Military Academy in the capital to the grasslands."

"For the sergeants on the grassland military base, training is second and education is the first. Sun'er has recruited a large number of teachers to teach them culture, knowledge, and the idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor and serving the country."

"In this way, in just a few short years, we can use this as the foundation, radiate the surrounding area, and build up our Ming Dynasty soldiers in the grassland."

There is no doubt that Zhu Ying is extremely good at brainwashing.

This is due to some insights from previous lives, as well as practice in this life.

The theoretical basis of each aspect and the actual situation are already very proficient, and it can be said that there is a complete set of processes.

The biggest key is that high-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes give confidence to this strategy.

Men who grew up on the prairie are generally first-class illiterate culturally, and their thoughts are completely blank except for a vague sacrifice to the Longevity Heaven.

At this point, it is actually very easy to operate.

It only needs to separate the young and the tribe, and then implement a closed-loop brainwashing training, and you can get a steady stream of cavalry.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not shocked by these words, but calculated the possibility of this plan in his heart.

According to the plan proposed by Dasun today, it is undoubtedly extremely complete and perfect, but whether it can be truly implemented is also a more realistic question.

"How big is Dasun planning to organize in the early stage, and how much money will be invested every year?"

"The grassland is remote, and it is extremely difficult to control, so you must choose someone who is reliable enough."

Zhu Yuanzhang said after some consideration.

Zhu Ying nodded: "In addition to enlightenment, Sun'er is copying the regulations of the Daming Military Academy today. In terms of investment, it is estimated that each tribe will receive [-] horses in the early stage."

"Prairie cavalry is different from our Ming Dynasty. They don't need to equip all the armor first, they only need simple standard clothing. At that time, Sun Er will let these garment factories make uniform robes according to the style and customs on the grassland."

"In terms of money, my grandson is going to invest in materials equivalent to 3000 million treasure bills first, so that the lives of these tribes who have taken refuge in our Daming are completely separated from those of Beiyuan. This time, we can attract more tribes to join."

"In terms of candidates, Sun Er suggested that Lan Yu and the Fourth Emperor Uncle should be the main candidates."

"Uncle Sihuang has lived in Beiping for a long time, and he is very used to the grassland. Before Lanyu left, his grandson hinted to him about the possibility of King Liang of the grassland. This should naturally form a check and balance."

"Combined with the former students of Sun'er's military academy, three forces can be formed to restrain each other. Even if the imperial court cannot effectively and directly control it, it can still have a great influence on it."

Listening to the grandson's arrangement and analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang slightly leaned back on the chair, feeling very comfortable and relaxed in his heart.

Back then, no matter what arrangements were made, Zhu Yuanzhang did it himself. It was also his first time as emperor, so he naturally didn't have much experience, and everything was done by groping.

Every time I arrange trivial things like the system, I will think about it all night, toss and turn, and it is difficult to sleep.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't trust outsiders, especially those who were talented and intelligent.

Zhu Yuanzhang would spend a lot of time pondering whether there would be anything related to the interests of the Jiangnan gentry, such as the institutional regulations dedicated by Liu Bowen.

Even the old brothers like Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong who have followed him along the way will have their own standpoints on many things, instead of considering issues from the standpoint of the old Zhu family.

Dasun is different.

These issues of consideration are basically viewed according to the development of Daming and the inheritance of the old Zhu family.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang particularly worry-free in many ways.

That's why when listening to Dasun's narration, he subconsciously leaned on the chair. This is a manifestation of extreme trust.

"Isn't the fourth son being confiscated in Yan City of the Wa Kingdom now? How will the eldest grandson plan to arrange it here?"