If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 206 Wulan suddenly loses temperature

Zhu Zhanchun did not let the army stay longer on the banks of the Yinma River, but continued to move forward towards the location of Ulaanbaatar in later generations.

Because he clearly remembered that, according to later historical records, Zhu Di was the main force of the Oara people who encountered the Wenwen in Belanhu, southeast of Ulaanbaatar, and had a very fierce battle with them.

Zhu Di himself led the cavalry charge in this battle. You can imagine how fierce this battle was.

Although according to later historical records, Zhu Di commanded 50 horse infantry troops and only [-] Wala people this time. The battle was on par with the Ming army and caused heavy losses to the Ming army. But just think about it for a moment and you will know what happened. what's going on.

Historically, it is true that Zhu Di brought 50 people with him in his second northern expedition, but most of them should be civilians and heavy troops responsible for logistics supplies. The actual cavalry infantry soldiers may only be 10,000+.

If there really were 50 soldiers, Zhu Di would have bulldozed the entire Mongolia, so why would he have to fight five times?
At this time, Mongolia was an uninhabited grassland. Except for the herdsmen who had no fixed abodes, there was not even a tall tree to be seen. If it were not to prevent the Mongols from going south, Zhu Dixian would have felt pain in his balls. Run here again and again.

Among these 10,000+ soldiers, the number of cavalry is not very large. There are only [-] to [-] cavalry, which is enough.

When the numbers are almost the same, it is not unusual for the Mongolian cavalry to be better than the Ming Dynasty cavalry. Who makes people grow up on horseback?
When a farming civilization competes with a nomadic civilization in horsemanship, it is normal for them to lose.

Moreover, in this war, even though the Ming Dynasty did not have an advantage in the cavalry duel, as the Ming Dynasty invested in artillery and infantry, the Oara people were quickly defeated, and this also established Zhu Di's victory in the second Northern Expedition.

It was basically the same as the experience of the Ming army in history. As Zhu Zhantun continued to advance, the Qingyu Guard's cavalry also began to encounter the Wala cavalry, and some low-intensity collisions occurred.

The two sides had wins and losses. The Jade Guard relied on its own strength to basically maintain a good winning rate, but their horses were a little delayed. In several defeats, the horses were not as good as the Mongolian horses.

After losing about dozens of horses, Zhu Zhanchun's troops arrived at Belanhu.

With the arrival of Zhu Zhantun, the main force of the Wala people also appeared nearby.

Zhu Zhanjun did not go to fight the Oara people rashly. Instead, he found a place near the water and started building a camp, as if he would stay there for a long time.

This undoubtedly made the Wala people a little uncomfortable. They launched several tentative attacks, but in the face of the Jade Guard's defense like a solid wall, they could only return without success.

Even in order to capture the main force of the Wala people, Zhu Zhantun did not let the Qingyu Guards fight. He just asked them to drive the Wala people away. At most, they used the squatting tiger cannon and one-third of the muskets.

The real big killers, the French cannon and shotguns, were reserved for the decisive battle to completely annihilate the Walas.

In fact, if Zhu Zhanchun really wanted to defeat or annihilate the main force of the Wala people, it would not be impossible to fight with the strength of the six guards in his hands. However, such an attack would cause too many casualties, which Zhu Zhanchun felt was too much. Taking risks.

Even Liu Sheng strongly agreed with this point. He was also afraid that Zhu Zhankui would underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, so he was eager to make meritorious deeds and went to fight the Wala people.

Naturally, everyone would be happy to win, but if something went wrong, An Yuanhou's head wouldn't be strong enough to chop off.And in Liu Sheng's view, they had no advantage against the main force of the Oara. The Oara people were basically cavalry and had an advantage in field battles.

Although the Ming army is a firearms army, and its lethality is indeed far better than the cold weapons of the Walas, its lack of mobility still prevents the Ming army from having much advantage in field battles.

What's more, although there are six guards, the Kyushu Guards are just new recruits and basically cannot be of much use. The only ones who can really fight are the Qingyu Guards, Tianjin Guards, and Liu Sheng's three new guards.

The five-guard army, which is basically infantry, is at a disadvantage no matter how you look at it, if it wants to fight against the Wara people's cavalry of at least [-].

If Zhu Zhankun had not ordered the construction of a walled city with rammed earth walls and a moat to resist the Wala people's cavalry, Liu Sheng would have even wanted to suggest Zhu Zhankun to retreat and join the army.

But as the Qingyu Guards under Zhu Zhankun built a decent-looking rammed earth walled city in just a few days, Liu Sheng gained a lot of confidence. At least relying on their six guards and horses, he could There is no problem for the Wala people to be crucified here.

"Marquis Anyuan, send someone back to deliver a message to the army, informing him of the movements of the main force of the Wala people, and asking your Majesty's army to speed up their march." Zhu Zhanjuan stood at the head of the newly built walled city and issued an order to Liu Sheng.

At this time, Liu Sheng also changed his expression. He cupped his fists and accepted the order very seriously: "General, I will send someone to send a message to the army."

After saying that, Liu Sheng hurriedly left, while Zhu Zhanjuan continued to inspect the city defense.

I have to say that Belan Huchanwen is a pretty good place. Not only does it have mountains and rivers, but the surrounding grasslands are also very lush. It is worthy of being the location of Ulaanbaatar, the largest city in Outer Mongolia in later generations.

"If we can build a Ming Dynasty city here and control the surrounding tribes..." Zhu Zhanyu was thinking about whether he could completely control and pacify the Mongolian grassland.

You must know that the Ming Army's Northern Expedition was not easy and it was too expensive. If you just defeated or annihilated the Mongolian army, it would not solve the fundamental problem.

And even if the Mongols are defeated, after a few decades their population will recover, and they will have ambitions to go south and covet the Central Plains.

History has proven this. Even though the Mongols were defeated by the two emperors Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji, they still launched another attack on the Ming Dynasty decades later.

Of course, if it hadn't been for the shame of that pig of Baozong, a war that could have been a beautiful victory ended in a huge defeat. The Mongols probably wouldn't have turned around so quickly, but there is no doubt that the Mongols were uneasy about listening to the Ming Dynasty. Dominance is certain.

Therefore, instead of carrying out the Northern Expedition again and again, it is better to find a way to completely control the Mongolian grassland so that they can sing and dance instead of riding and shooting.

"I'm afraid building a city in Belan is not enough. It seems that Hohhot can also be arranged. Some military stations can also be set up along the way. It seems that the transfer stations and material warehouses built before can also be used..." The battle has not started yet, Zhu Zhan Yun was already planning what would happen after the war.

At this moment, the dragon girl's voice suddenly came to his mind: "The mountain to the east of here seems to have dragon energy. If you sacrifice to heaven and earth here, you may gain something."

(End of this chapter)