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Chapter 442: Great Xia wipes out the world and unifies it

It seemed that the Turkic army was defeated inexplicably, but in fact, this was all within Zhao Mingyuan's expectation.

I don’t know how many battles in history, the side that originally had the advantage suffered a huge defeat due to an inexplicable reason, not to mention Zhao Mingyuan’s unreasonable technological crushing?
In fact, in this war, even though Zhao Mingyuan used gunpowder weapons, landmines and grenades, their main function was to frighten the horses and cause chaos, and the actual damage was not great.

The main causes of casualties among the Hu people were death from crossbow arrows and casualties caused by being thrown off their horses during chaotic battles.

Even so, the total casualties in this battle were only tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands of Hu people were defeated and fled.

Although most of the Hu people who escaped were not harmed, they were frightened and did not dare to confront the Ming Dynasty again.

Therefore, even if Jieli Khan gathered these hundreds of thousands of troops again, it would be difficult to cause any major harm to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Mingyuan naturally does not need to do the matter of chasing death and chasing the north.

After all, there were only 3,000 of them in total. Although the barbarians were already frightened, if they set up an ambush in a dangerous place and made a comeback, they might really be in danger.

That's the saying goes: don't chase poor enemies.

Now that we have won the battle, it is better to be cautious.

Therefore, they only pursued for a few miles and then stopped pursuing.

Even so, there are still many Turks on the battlefield. They just fell off their horses and are not dead. They are still waiting to be dealt with.

Fortunately, most of these Turks were already frightened and did not dare to resist, so it was not difficult to deal with them.

On the contrary, the corpses of people and horses all over the ground, as well as the ownerless horses running all over the mountains and plains, need to be sorted out.

Fortunately, Zhao Mingyuan was not kept waiting too long, and the follow-up army had already arrived.

After all, these troops are infantry, and their marching speed cannot keep up with the cavalry.

Fortunately, after this battle, the captured horses allowed the Ming Dynasty to no longer lack cavalry.

But now was not the time to deal with the Hu people outside the Great Wall, so Zhao Mingyuan just led the army to drive all the Turks outside the Great Wall, then retreated and returned to the court.

Returning to Chang'an, Zhao Mingyuan found that everything was peaceful and no major trouble had occurred.

It seems that there are still many smart people in this world, and no one is taking advantage of this moment to cause trouble.

However, good news came from Luoyang. Dou Jiande went south to invade the Ming Dynasty and was defeated by Li Jing.

It turned out that Li Tang's defeat made Dou Jiande feel a little sad.

Just at this time, he received the letter that Li Yuan sent before his death.

Li Yuan said in the letter that the Turkic army had moved south, and he hoped that he could also lead his army south to attack the Ming Dynasty.

If what is said in the letter is true, then this is naturally a good opportunity for Dou Jiande.

However, Dou Jiande naturally did not dare to be careless, fearing that Li Yuan was a lie made up to take revenge on the Ming Dynasty, so he quickly sent people to investigate, and at the same time assembled an army to prepare for the expedition.

Soon, Dou Jiande received the exact news and confirmed that the Turkic army had indeed moved south.

Now that the news was confirmed to be true, Dou Jiande, who had already had this intention, immediately led his troops south to attack the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Dou Jiande was so impatient to take action because Ming Dynasty was getting stronger and stronger, and he thought this was his only chance.

Otherwise, wait until Zhao Mingyuan annexes Li Tang before sending his troops north. By then, it will be difficult for him to turn around.

Dou Jiande's judgment was not wrong.

Unfortunately, it was useless for him to seize this only opportunity.

On his only way to the south, the young military god Li Jing was already ready to show off his talents.

Nowadays, although Li Jing is highly appreciated by Zhao Mingyuan, he uses him more. But because he was too young, many people criticized him.

Even though he has gone through several great campaigns, his achievements are not small. But everyone thinks that his enemies are too weak and therefore have little prestige.

I kept hearing the news that the soldiers followed Zhao Mingyuan all the way to attack the city and capture the territory, defeating the Li and Tang army, and then annihilating the Turkic coalition forces.

Li Jing, who led the army alone to resist the building, was already gearing up and regretted that he could not go into battle to kill the enemy and make contributions.

Now that I know that Dou Jiande has finally led his army to the south, Li Jing is extremely happy. It is finally my turn, Li Jing, to show off my talents, become famous all over the world, and shock the world.

Although the task Zhao Mingyuan gave him was to resist Dou Jiande's army, even if he completed the task, how could he show his ability.

Therefore, Li Jing has already prepared for a defensive counterattack. As long as Daxia comes to attack, he will have a big wave.

Although he was extremely excited, Li Jing would not underestimate his enemy.

Soon, Dou Jiande got the news: Li Jingse, the coach of the Ming Dynasty, was very angry. When he heard the news that Dou Jiande was leading his army south, he was immediately frightened and the two groups were eager to escape.

After all, Dou Jiande has experienced many battles and will not fall into the trap easily.

But it was soon discovered that Li Jing actually ran away as soon as he saw his flag when he led the army to press the border.

Even if someone suggested to Dou Jiande that there might be fraud in this, and that Li Jing was implementing a strategy of fraud, it is an irrefutable fact that the fortifications that the Ming Dynasty spent huge sums of money to build actually fell into the hands of Daxia without even firing a single shot.

Such a price is too high. How could anyone use this method to cheat defeat?

Therefore, even the most cautious person cannot tell what Li Jing's plan is, for fear of being ridiculed.

This naturally further fueled Dou Jiande's arrogance, believing that the Ming Dynasty had devoted all its efforts to advance westward, but now it was already internally empty and vulnerable. Li Jing had a low reputation and was not taken seriously by Dou Jiande.

Now seeing him look so frightened when facing him again, the last trace of vigilance in Dou Jiande's heart was thrown out of the sky.

So Dou Jiande couldn't help but relax his vigilance, and the army marched straight into Luoyang, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Then, the young military god Li Jing taught Dou Jiande a good lesson.

Under the darkness of night, the battlefield looked like a picture of black and white.

In the ambush position carefully set up by Li Jing, the soldiers quietly waited for the commander's order, and each person's heartbeat seemed to blend with the night.

A crescent moon hung high, and stars twinkled in the night sky.

Suddenly, the shouts and drums of the enemy were heard in the distance, and the sound of dense footsteps was like an undercurrent.

It was Daxia's army that was rushing through the night.

Even if the Ming army left behind was vulnerable, Dou Jiande did not dare to waste too much time, lest Zhao Mingyuan would return to the court early and lead the main army back.

Then everything he does now will definitely fall short.

Li Jing had expected that Dou Jiande would travel under the stars and night, so he set up an ambush like this.

A shrill horn sounded, and it was time to take action!
Li Jing gave the order and all the soldiers started taking action at the same time.

The archers quickly nocked their bows and arrows, aimed at the enemy ranks, and released a deadly rain of arrows without hesitation, hitting the enemies exposed in the moonlight.

The ambush soldiers were like ferocious beasts hiding in the night, suddenly launching an attack and rushing towards the enemy camp with lightning speed.

The war horses neighed, the armor flashed, and the life-and-death fight began instantly.

Torches lit up the battlefield, blood flew everywhere, and the drums and shouts were deafening.

Li Jing personally led the assault force, wielding a sharp blade, and charged forward bravely and fearlessly, with nimble skills and quick hands.

Behind him was a group of elite warriors, charging fearlessly into the night like a gust of wind and rain.

The Daxia army was completely panicked and confused by Li Jing's surprise attack. They tried to organize a counterattack, but fell into a passive situation.

Under Li Jing's wise command, the soldiers were like strong winds and rain, like divine help, attacking the enemies one after another, beating them to pieces.

The entire battlefield was filled with smoke and blood, and the fierce fighting reached its climax under the night. Every soldier fought bravely and sacrificed everything for victory.

The war horses galloped past like a flying dragon. Li Jing waved the spear in his hand and brought the cold sharp blade through the enemy's body.

His eyes are firm, his body is strong and agile, and every attack is as swift and accurate as a deadly poisonous snake.

Li Jing remained calm at all times, accurately judged changes in the battle situation, and quickly adjusted the actions of his troops.

He gave encouragement and support to the soldiers and inspired the infinite courage in their hearts.

The soldiers' momentum was like a rainbow, attacking the enemy wave after wave.

They used sharp weapons to wipe out the enemy and push the enemy into a desperate situation little by little.

The battlefield was filled with the shouts of soldiers and the roars of enemy troops, and the scenes of life-and-death fighting were heart-pounding.

In the end, the Daxia army collapsed and fled.

The entire battlefield turned into chaos, and enemy corpses covered the ground like a funeral home with the sound of a death knell.

In this battle, tens of thousands of the Daxia army were wiped out in one fell swoop. Even Dou Jiande himself was killed in the rebellion. Only Liu Heitai led the remaining Daxia army to flee in panic.

After that, Li Jing led his troops to counterattack, quickly regained the lost territory, and even counterattacked into Daxia, and even almost reached Hefei, the capital of Daxia.

He is worthy of being the future military god, and he has already started his journey to destroy the country so early.

After Zhao Mingyuan learned the news, he was completely relieved and could slowly rectify Chang'an affairs.

By the time Zhao Mingyuan settled the matter in Chang'an and returned to Luoyang, Li Jing had already captured the entire Daxia area. Even the remaining Daxia army led by Liu Heitai had nowhere to escape and had to lead his troops back to the Ming Dynasty. .

Since then, all the land of China has been returned to the Ming Dynasty, and the world has been unified again.

Although in Zhao Mingyuan's consciousness, a unified Chinese territory is naturally more than that, in the eyes of the world today, this is already the world.

Now that Ming Dynasty has unified the world, some things cannot be delayed any longer.

For example, there is a big banquet for all the ministers, and awards are given to the world. Those who should be promoted will be promoted, and those who should be promoted will be promoted.

Anyone who has meritorious service must be rewarded according to his merits in order to convince the world.

As a result, the princes from all walks of life who had surrendered before came to Luoyang to worship.

For a time, heroes from all over the world gathered in Luoyang, whether they were famous aristocrats, members of aristocratic families, or masters of martial arts.

Everyone knows that what happens next in Luoyang will determine the order of the next decades or even centuries. Naturally, no one wants to miss this event.

Of course, before that, the most important thing was naturally the heaven-sacrifice ceremony in which Zhao Mingyuan officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

(End of this chapter)