The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

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 [-]% of the warriors they brought this time.

This means that they are losing their ability to even 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 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. .

That night alone, the Mongolian army had some tribes forcefully leaving.

This move made people even more panic-stricken.

"Master, what should we do?" Gui Lichi asked in a very bad mood.

The biggest loss is actually 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 does all kinds of villainous tricks and does not dare to fight an upright battle with our army."

Arutai's tone was 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 warriors of Asut's department?" Mahamu said sadly.

This sentence put Arutai in a difficult position.

As the de facto commander of the coalition forces, everyone basically obeys 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, staying away from the center of the battlefield.

Although the Asut tribe also suffered losses, it was completely different compared to other tribes.

Each tribe is stationed separately, and Arutai did not expect that Mahamu would discover this matter.

In fact, this is also a coincidence.

When Mahamu inspected his tribe's camp, he happened to pass by the Asut tribe. Because of the heavy losses, the camp was in gloom and gloom, but the situation over the Asut tribe was somewhat different.

After discovering something unusual about Mahamu, he sent someone to investigate, only to find 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 reaped any benefits, 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 Oara tribe had begun to pack up and prepare to evacuate.

No matter what he said, it was useless.
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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 they must not be able to compare with the Mongolian army in terms of overall strength.

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 childhood that the throne belongs to their eldest brother and they cannot get along with him.

Zhu Xi 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 can't be said to be bad towards the Guards, he definitely can't 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 and also allowed some prisoners who performed well to get 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 what a big mistake you made this time? We told you before that you should move forward steadily and not make any rash advances."

"As for you, you are going deep into Hulunbuir alone. Why do you want to grant Liang Juxu a title so that you can prove your martial arts skills to the world?"

Facing his father's scolding, Zhu Ming 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 hit him like this, the older girl's jade pendant was broken.

Zhu Fan hurriedly explained: "Father, please calm down. Although my second brother went deep into the army alone, he also beheaded hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops, causing great damage to the vitality of the Mongolian tribes."

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "If this were not the case, how could he still 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 royal title, removed from the vassal state, and demoted to a commoner."

Zhu Xi immediately kowtowed: "Thank you, Father, for your grace."

Looking at 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.

From the overall situation, Zhu Ping's solo in-depth attack still achieved great results.However, the death of [-] 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 the command.

If it was an encounter, it would be a great achievement.

In the final analysis, it is better to show off 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 main thing is that they did not benefit from this war.

Zhu Yuanzhang decisively ordered to send 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.

Faced with the Ming army's strong 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.

This sweep lasted for more than three months.

It didn't stop until nearly November.

Because winter in the grassland is coming.

At this time, Guihua City on the Daqingshan side was basically under construction.

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 as a prisoner, that would be better than starving to death.

At this time, it was time for Zhu Yuanzhang to return to the capital.

It is freezing here, and Zhu Yuanzhang is old, so it is 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 imperial court arrived in the capital ahead of schedule.

After Zhu Ying got the news, he naturally had to make some arrangements.

Speaking of which, the old man has been gone for eight months.

As the grandson, he also supervised the country for eight months.

During these eight months, Ming Dynasty was stable 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 Daming.

Mongolia's vitality was greatly damaged, allowing Ming to better control Mongolia.

The construction of Guihua City meant that the grassland was 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.

With this came a huge 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 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 can allow overseas businessmen to dock.

Just go a little further in and it's pretty 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, Zhan Wang Chaya could only sigh helplessly in the end.

Looking at the Ming Dynasty eunuch in front of him, Cha Ye bowed and said: "Please 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 avoid 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 have been restricted to the inner palace.

That is to say, the king of divination can still be the king in the palace.

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 candidate for the Chief Envoy of Champa.

From now on, Champa was no longer a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but one of its provinces.