Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 776
early summer.

The emperor drove out of Zhangjiakou and boarded the Bashang Grassland.

Above the head is the clear blue sky, under the feet is the field dotted with wild flowers, and the endless green sky meets the sky.

Groups of cattle and sheep are grazing leisurely on the grassland.

"These cattle and sheep belong to His Majesty."

The Huaihuang Zhangbei Ranch is a royal ranch. The herders who graze for the emperor are herdsmen. Many of the rough herdsmen are Mongols, Jurchens, and Han Hui people. But now they are all herders of the emperor, and some are royal slaves. identity.

They rode horses, waving their whips, and the crisp sound of whips drove the cattle and sheep.

The royal army composed of tens of thousands of people is slowly driving on this beautiful grassland.

Many accompanying ministers who boarded the Bashang Grassland for the first time could not help but praise.

"so beautiful."

"Are all Mongolian grasslands so beautiful?"

The minister who was familiar with the grassland smiled and explained to them, "The scenery on the dam is beautiful. Of course, there are many beautiful grasslands on the Mongolian plateau."

On the dam, it vividly depicts the terrain formed by the sudden rise of the grassland, and a meadow-like grassland is formed due to the climate and vegetation.

"Two hundred miles north of Zhangjiakou and two hundred miles north of Chengde are all of this kind of terrain, which can be collectively referred to as dams. Of course, if it is subdivided, it can also be divided into Fengning dam, Weichang dam, and Zhangbei Kangbao dam. Shanghe Guyuan Bashang.

We are now on Zhangbei Bashang, where His Majesty's Royal Zhangbei Ranch is located.If you want to talk about the scenery, it should be Kangbaoba, which is the birthplace of Chaohe River and Luanhe River.

When I go there in midsummer, the grass is clear and the clouds are light, the flowers are everywhere, and the blue eyes seem to feel the sky is falling and the clouds are about to rub shoulders. Moreover, there is no heat in summer, so it is a good season to escape the heat. "

However, the emperor’s trip was not to escape the summer heat, and it was not yet a hot time. The emperor who was going to the northwest of Shaanxi, Gansu, and even Dunhuang, left the Great Wall at Zhangjiakou and headed north to the Bashang grassland.

One side is the North China Plain, and the other side is the Mongolian Plateau. At this junction, a stepped Bashang Grassland is formed, and the scenery is beautiful.

Most of this large area is now under the jurisdiction of the newly established Xuanhua Province, and the eastern part is under the newly established Chengde Province.

In the north of these two provinces, many scattered herdsmen were recruited and resettled, and further north of them were the Sunite tribe and other tribes in Monan.

This time the emperor came, to put it bluntly, to show off his military power and national prestige.

The sky is blue and the grass is green.

The picturesque Bashang Grassland has been trampled by tens of thousands of Royal Guards.

The herdsmen who watched their cattle and sheep from a distance, seeing the majestic army that suddenly appeared on the dam, couldn't help being dazed on their horses.

The imperial army in fiery red robes approached from a distance, and countless flags were flying above the ranks.

Iron armor, cavalry, muskets, cannon.

From a distance, there was an extremely strong murderous aura.

The emperor in this army was very leisurely and calm. The emperor didn't even wear armor. He was wearing a dragon robe, a sword around his waist, and two flintlocks.

He enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the prairie, and discussed the history and humanities of the prairie with the ministers around him, and even asked the accompanying bachelors to write poems on the spot.

The terrain on the dam is mostly hills and plains, densely covered with river networks, and rich in water.Bashang Grassland is a typical arid grassland, called Caotan by the locals, mostly dry grasses, and various wild flowers bloom in summer.

The rivers on the dam are mostly inland rivers, which have strong seasonality and often dry up. During the rainy season, mountain torrents and rivers gather together to form nao.

The swamp water is clear, the grass is as high as the shoulders, and the yellow sheep are in groups.

You can even often see marmots standing on their legs far away, staring at the army that suddenly broke in with their eyes wide open.

Zhu Yihai thinks this thing is very kind, isn't it just a groundhog? There are classics on the Internet! The image of ~, although it is not the same as that species.

But in fact, this thing sounds more like a mouse, but its body is bigger, and it is a good digger. The herdsmen hate these guys very much. Every autumn when the marmots are fattening, the herdsmen will go everywhere to fight moles. , Their skins are very good leather, which can be sold for a good price, and the fat from their bodies is also very useful for boiling oil.

However, in addition to digging holes in the grasslands, some of the marmots are also infected with the plague, but generally experienced herdsmen and hunters can spot sick marmots and will not touch them.But if you encounter some inexperienced or unscrupulous hunters who only want to catch rats and sell them for money, you don’t care about them. Therefore, the grassland and the northern part of the Central Plains sometimes suffer from plague. In fact, many of them are infected from the skin of this thing. .

A night-buying cavalryman approached, and before the dazed marmot had time to react, he shot it with an arrow. It struggled a few times, and then lay flat completely.

Herdsmen actually prefer gazelle.

Flocks of wild yellow sheep are running on the grasslands, these are the delicacy of moving.

"The sky is dark, the wild is vast, and the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low. I think this poem is more like a description of this place."

"That's Chile River, Tumo River in the Hetao Plain at the foot of Yin Mountain, it's far away from here."

Looking at the beautiful scenery, Wu Kai from Taizhou, Zhejiang Province couldn't help feeling, "I used to think that the north of the Great Wall was a remote and desolate place, with deserts, Gobi, and large grasslands where no trees could grow. Now I realize that the grasslands are so beautiful. Such a good place, why did I not control the possession of China before, but let the nomads keep occupying it?"

"Because there is no danger to defend, of course the Central Plains can be occupied when it is strong, but once it weakens and Chengdu is not enough to defend, how can there be spare energy to defend on the grassland?" Wang Zhiren also worked hard in the Beijing camp and Liaodong before. strangeness.

Who doesn't know that the Hetao Grassland and the Bashang Grassland are both good places.

The problem is keeping it.

Wen Anzhi also said, "Actually, this place belonged to Shanggu County in the Qin Dynasty, but in the pre-Qin Dynasty, when the Yan State was strong and prosperous, this place and even the entire northern valley and hills of Yanshan Mountain, all the way to the West Liao River, were enclosed in the Yan State. , also built the Great Wall of Yan, until Liaodong.

In the Western Han Dynasty, it was the northern border of Shangcong. In the Eastern Han and Wei Jin Dynasties, it became a nomadic place for Xianbei people. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, nomads also started their business. Therefore, Yuyi Town and Huaihuang Town, which are six towns in the northern border, were established here.

The Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, when nomadic, fishing and hunting peoples came from outside the Great Wall, ruled the Central Plains. The emperors of all dynasties liked to escape the summer here.

The Jingming official in the Jin Dynasty, the Chahannaoer Palace in the Yuan Dynasty, and Shangdu, one of the four capitals of the Yuan Dynasty, are all on this Bashang grassland. "As the chief assistant, Wen Anzhi is comparable to Wu Kai, who was born as a hereditary military attache, and he is well-educated, and it is easy to talk about the history here.

Swallow City in Liao Dynasty and Jiulian City in Jin Dynasty.

This is not only a pasture for nomads, but also a summer palace and hunting ground for those dynasties.

Genghis Khan once commanded the Jinyuan War here, and the Yehuling battle ruined the Jin Dynasty.

Emperor Wuzong of the Yuan Dynasty built his palace in Baichengzi, and set up the palace as the central capital. Both the capital and the palace were built in imitation of Dadu, and together with Dadu, Shangdu, and Helin, they were called the four major capitals of the Yuan Dynasty.

And above all in Doron Nor by the Lightning River, the Land of the Seven Lakes.

However, the former Yuanshangdu was destroyed and burned by the Northern Expedition of the Red Turban Army long ago, and Jiulian City was also burned.

At this time, the area around here was nomadic lands such as Keshigten, Harqin, Ongniud, and Abaga. However, since Sunit marched south to the west, it was no longer peaceful.

Brother Teng Jisi repeatedly sent troops to plunder the surrounding ministries, and the ministries suffered greatly. The envoys of Ming Dynasty tried to appease them again, but the leaders of the ministries hesitated again and again, and finally decided that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was exhausted, and they couldn't take care of themselves, let alone them.

After receiving Daming's promise that as long as they belong to Daming, they will no longer have to worry about Sunit's looting, they finally changed their flags and asked Daming Son to surrender, and sent their daughter gold and silver and sent their son to the court as hostages.

After the emperor waited in Zhangjiakou for the surrender of Weng Niut and other tribes, he immediately issued an imperial edict to them, and at the same time asked Sunit again to stop crossing the border and not to plunder the tribes.

It's just that they don't care.

So now the emperor officially dispatched troops after receiving the request for help from the leaders of the Ongniut tribe, Xun Duling, Dong Daiqing, and Karma.

When the emperor left Zhangjiakou, he had already sent many envoys to summon all the ministries to meet at the former site of Yuanshangdu in Duolunuoer.

On the Ulan Butong Grassland of Duolunuoer, the emperor led tens of thousands of elite imperial troops all the way here.

When the emperor arrived at the former site of Shangdu in the Yuan Dynasty, on the banks of the Shangdu River (Lightning River, the source of the upper reaches of the Luan River), more than half of the 25 Mongolian tribes in Monan had already arrived. Tu Khan and Chechen Khan also led the princes and princes to come to Huimeng for pilgrimage in person.

When the emperor arrived, all the ministries greeted him.

When they saw the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Ming imperial army arriving, they couldn't help feeling a sense of fear in their hearts. It was true that these Ming soldiers were far superior to the Manchurian soldiers in the early years, both in terms of equipment and morale.

"It's such a beautiful grassland, a natural martial arts arena, it would be a pity if we don't practice soldiers."

"Old Wang Ge."

"The minister is here!" Wang Zhiren stepped forward in a gorgeous armor.

Zhu Yihai smiled at Sunite Khan Tengjisi, Chahar Khan Abnai, Ordos Khan Elinchen, Khan Shuolei, Tuxietu Khan Gonpo, and Zasaktuhan Suba The sixth Mongolian Khan who he personally canonized said, and he also said to the newly canonized Ongniute Jinong, Karaqin Nuoyan, Abaga Huntaiji, etc.

"The minister takes orders."

Wang Zhiren retreated, got on his horse, ran to the army, drew his sword and shouted orders.

"Line up and review!"

Following the second order, the imperial guards ordered the officers to gallop on their horses and pass on the order.

Under the astonished gazes of the princes of Inner and Outer Mongolia, the Forbidden Army of the Ming Dynasty who had just arrived quickly spread out in front of them on the grassland.

The cavalry in the fiery red cotton armor got on their horses again, urged the horses to run, and formed a formation on the grassland. At first, they just jogged, and then ran quickly. They were like the wind blowing up the waves. At first, the waves were small, but soon they were galloping Roaring, overwhelming.

They are like wild waves and iron walls.

The cavalry roared back and forth to charge.

The infantry also lined up quickly, and the musketeers launched a series of musket tactics, loading and shooting continuously, finishing one row, loading on the spot, and turning the back row to the front. Keep going fast.

The artillerymen also quickly pushed the artillery carriages, quickly built artillery positions, were on the two wings of the infantry, quickly loaded, and then gave an order, and countless artillery fired together.

The three-pound battalion guns and the twelve-pound field guns rumbled one after the other, and clouds of smoke rose from the grassland in the distance, bursting with gunpowder smoke.

There are endless rows of guns and continuous artillery.

The cavalry continued to come and go, galloping and charging.

The engineers and soldiers even quickly built camps and dug trenches on the grasslands. They took off all kinds of equipment carried on the carriages, assembled camp fences, built arrow towers, threw barbed caltrops in front of the camp, and set up tents in the camp. Skilled and understanding.

Some people are even assembling horse refusal guns, some are digging horse pits, some are even digging toilets, and some are digging stoves.

What made the princes and auspicious people with binoculars in their hands feel that it was too much was that there were still people who unloaded various cauldrons and ingredients on the carriage and started cooking, and some people started slaughtering cows directly in the camp. On-site slaughtering cuts the meat.

Over there the cavalry charged, the infantry lined up their guns, and the artillery fired. Here, the engineers set up camp and the cooks cooked.

These Mongolian princes and princes never imagined that as soon as the emperor arrived, he would directly perform martial arts training, let alone such a magnificent momentum.

They are all nomadic tribe leaders on the grassland, and they are all heroes on horseback.

But who would have thought that Da Ming's performance of martial arts is not a slow formation, not those gorgeous but not lethal formations, but this kind of scene that shakes the heavens and the earth when it comes?
Many Mongolian princes turned pale from the shock, and some were covered with sweat.

Some people's hands and feet were even cold, and some people's hearts were beating violently, even the dirty ones couldn't bear it.

It was just that there were too many guns, and they were too violent.

Their cavalry is superior to Mongolian warriors, especially when they charge on horseback and keep firing muskets.

The continuous volley of gunfire by the infantry was even more impressive.

You can play continuously for so long without a break.

Some people feel like the sky is about to collapse.

Many people couldn't hear anything because their ears were buzzing from the sound of the guns.

After a long time, the sound of gunfire finally stopped.

The Ming cavalry also quickly returned to the original place and dismounted.

On the prairie where flowers were blooming and the air was fresh, the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder. The green grass beside the Lightning River had also been thoroughly plowed by shells, and there were pits everywhere.

A big camp over there has already begun to take shape.

There was even more fragrance in the camp.

The soldiers in the camp have stewed beef and mutton, cooked rice and kelp soup.

The emperor sat there with a calm face, and put down the telescope in his hand.

"Well, I didn't prepare enough, the drill was a little simpler, and I came in a hurry, and I couldn't bring the 24-pound, 32-pound and 100-pound heavy guns, or put [-] and [-] guns, and then come a hundred All together, when tens of thousands of heavy bombs plow through, it will be even more spectacular."

Hearing the emperor's words, many Mongolian princes were already trembling.

The emperor sent a message to let them come here to meet the alliance, and then set off from Zhangjiakou ten days ago, and it took only ten days to reach here over 400 miles.

This speed does not look fast, but the emperor is marching together with infantry, artillery, engineering and auxiliary soldiers. The army of tens of thousands of horses not only marched for more than 400 miles in ten days, but the key is that when they arrive here, they can be so neat and can Then directly give them a big martial arts performance, which is extraordinary.

If the emperor is going to the grassland to attack a certain tribe, may I ask, which tribe can withstand such a thunderous blow?
Even if the tribe ran away, they did not run as fast as the Ming emperor with their herders' families and livestock.

"Where are Xun Dulen, the leader of the Ongniu Te tribe, Dorji, the leader of the Abaga tribe, Ombu, the leader of the Fourth Son tribe, and Gulu Siqibu, the leader of the Karaqin tribe?"

The emperor's voice fell.

Xun Duleng and others rushed out immediately, knelt down in front of the emperor, and professed to pay homage to His Majesty the Holy Khan.

"I am in Zhangjiakou. You sent envoys to tell me that the Sunite tribe attacked your tribe, plundered your livestock, and plundered your population. Now I am here, Sunite Khan Tengjisi and the princes and princes of his tribe. They are all here, so you can confront each other face-to-face, and if you want to say something face-to-face, I will uphold justice."

The leaders of the various ministries immediately accused the Sunit people of their crimes to the emperor.

He complained with blood and tears, and he was very wronged.

Sunit Khan Teng Jisi was quite proud of sitting there in a python robe, but who knew that he suddenly pointed the gun at him, and was shocked and frightened.

Seeing the might of the imperial camp just now, Teng Jisi came out and came to the emperor, and knelt down with a plop. He publicly acknowledged the command of the various ministries, and kept kowtowing to the emperor to express his repentance, but at the same time, he also expressed his remorse because In the past, the various ministries had always mistakenly attached to the Manchurian Jianlu. They did not know that the various ministries had abandoned their secrets and surrendered to the imperial court, so they were still fighting rebellion for the imperial court. It was a misunderstanding and so on.

"Misunderstanding?"

Zhu Yihai laughed.

Zhu Dadian came forward to accuse Teng Jisi of lying, saying that when they were in Zhangjiakou, the capital of Wen'an, the chief assistant, had specially summoned them, and repeatedly stated that they would not cross the border and invade other tribes.

Later, the various tribes of Weng Niut belonged to them, and the imperial court conferred official titles, and sent envoys to inform Sunit again, and told them not to cross the border again.

But they ignored it at all, turning a deaf ear to the emperor's will.

In the ten days after the emperor set off from Zhangjiakou, Sunit also sent troops to attack and plunder other tribes several times.

"How do you explain that?"

"Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment."

For this explanation, the emperor chuckled, disdainful.

He purposely came to the Duolun League, not just to hear such an explanation, of course.

Zhu Yihai ignored Teng Jisi, who was kneeling on the ground pleading guilty, but said to Wang Zhiren, "In the past ten days since I left Zhangjiakou, who are Sunit who still crossed the border to attack and rob other people?"

"Jin Yiwei has records."

"Okay, if that's the case, I'll trouble Wang Cifu's cavalry guards to pass the decree, and let them work hard to bring back all Sunit's men and horses according to this list. If they disobey and disobey, they will be killed on the spot. "

"Go, bring them all back, I want to hear their explanations in person, and let all the Mongolian princes and Taijis listen together."

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty..." Teng Jisi panicked, and Teng Jite also came and knelt down to plead guilty, but the emperor ignored the two brothers at all.

(End of this chapter)