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

Chapter 208
Now that the main force of the Ming army led by Zhu Di has arrived, the decisive battle with the Oara people has naturally been put on the agenda.

It's just that the Ming army arrived with over 10,000 soldiers. The combined forces of the Oara people and the Tatars on the opposite side only amounted to less than [-]. On average, there was less than one person among the three. Who would be the vanguard? It became the meat and bones that the Ming army generals fought over.

After all, according to Zhu Zhanchun's plan, after this battle, the Ming Dynasty can almost be completely stabilized in northern Xinjiang, and there will be no need for further northern expeditions.

Although the Northern Expedition was a journey of thousands of miles on ice and snow, with your head tied to your belt and fighting the Mongols, this was a rare opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to immediately strive for fame and gain a wife.

Everyone who conquered Japan saw it and knew that it was the meat in the royal family's bowl, so the nobles didn't care about it.

Moreover, the second sons of the noble families in the Qingyu Guards under Zhu Zhankui also benefited from the Japanese conquest. Many of them who had no chance to inherit their family titles relied on their military achievements in the Japanese conquest. Got the reward.

Although this is not comparable to the title of their family, it does not belong to them in the first place, so there is no need to worry about it.

Compared with the noble life where they could only live and wait for death, now being able to make a wife and son by virtue of military service was something they could not even imagine in the past.

This also makes the loyalty and fighting will of Zhu Zhanyun's Qingyu Guards very trustworthy, and also makes Zhu Zhanyun's relationship with the nobles quite good.

Along the way of the Northern Expedition, many military generals approached Zhu Zhanchun to establish relations, hoping to put their nephews who had no hope of inheriting the title into Zhu Zhanchun's army, so that they could at least have a good future.

Not to mention anything else, if you are allocated hundreds of acres of land in Japan, it can be passed down to your family.

Therefore, although the honorable nobles could only get some soup for the piece of meat Zhengwa, they had nothing else to say.

The Northern Expedition was a carnival for the nobles.

After all, the imperial court cannot repeat the founding of the country and the peace crisis again and again. If the nobles want to get a big promotion, they can only rely on fighting.

The only three directions the imperial court can fight now are Annan, Japan and Mongolia.

The Japanese kingdom is already regarded as the private territory of the royal vassal, and almost everything that should be fought has been fought. The nobles no longer care about it, and Annan has the Mu family watching, so no one can benefit, and the only thing left is the Northern Expedition. Fight the Mongols.

Now that it has been made clear that this is almost the last time that the imperial court launches a large-scale Northern Expedition, it is natural to fight bravely and take advantage of this last opportunity to earn more military merit for yourself.

As for the highest military achievement in the army, naturally it is to kill generals, capture flags, and serve as the vanguard of the army.

Previously, Zhu Di gave Zhu Zhanjun the vanguard of the march. Although everyone complained, considering the emperor's series of actions a year ago, everyone guessed something, so they just complained a few words.

But now, when the army goes to war, if this vanguard is not snatched away, the military achievements of the Northern Expedition will not be as good as theirs.

But the emperor obviously had other plans for this matter.

"Zhanji! Grandpa asked you, do you dare to be the vanguard of the army and lead a battalion of [-] people to have a collision with the Wala people's cavalry?" Zhu Di directly ordered the general and called him out. He was just following Zhu Di as a follower to gain seniority. Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the emperor.

Although he has been studying with Zhu Di since he was a child, and Zhu Di often took him with him when he led troops in battles, after all, Zhu Zhanji is only a 15-year-old boy now. He has experience of going into battle to kill enemies, but leading troops in battles is not Absolutely not, let alone being the vanguard of the army to get into the battle first.However, when Zhu Zhanji, who was a little timid at first, saw Zhu Zhanchun standing by and looking at him with a smile, he suddenly felt a desire to compete. He hugged Zhu Di and agreed loudly: "My grandson dares! I am willing to march forward for His Majesty!"

"Okay, I will order you to lead [-] battalions out of the formation. First, lead hundreds of fine cavalry to call for formation in front of the Wala army to lure them to attack! If they dare not attack, you will lead a charge and kill them. Be sure to disrupt their formation! Are you confident that you can do it?" Although Zhu Di led the army under the name Zhu Zhanji, he still explained to him clearly what to do.

Zhu Zhanji was already riding a tiger, but he still gritted his teeth and nodded affirmatively and said: "I dare to issue a military order!"

"Well, you are worthy of being my grandson! I ordered Marquis Fengcheng to help you." Zhu Di praised and ordered another general to assist Zhu Zhanji.

Naturally, Fengcheng Hou Li Bin did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly took over the task of accompanying his grandson to achieve military merit.

However, although the cavalry was deployed, the army still had other arrangements, and it was impossible to charge with only cavalry.

Therefore, Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanjun to take his troops to meet Zhu Zhanji. As the second formation, he was also responsible for conducting long-range fire strikes after Zhu Zhanji lured the Oara cavalry, so as to cause enough damage to the Oara people. Kill.

As for the remaining troops and horses, Zhu Di placed them on Zhu Zhankun's wings and behind him as the third formation.

He himself is personally in charge of the central army, and when necessary, he will personally go into battle to kill the enemy.

As the Ming army was well deployed, the Wala people were not idle either. Their cavalry did not wait for Zhu Zhanji to lead his troops to lure the enemy. They killed them directly from the mountain and were the first to challenge the Ming army.

Faced with this situation, it was naturally impossible for the Ming army to lose its momentum. Zhu Zhanji personally ordered a group of elite cavalry and fought out of the formation with him, obviously wanting to give the Mongols a disincentive.

However, things did not go as smoothly as Zhu Zhanji thought. The [-] battalion soldiers of the Ming army he led were indeed the elite of the Ming army and the best cavalry in the Ming Dynasty. However, compared with the Mongolian cavalry, they still had insufficient strength. on the gap.

Although the collision between the two sides cannot be said to be one-sided, it can also be clearly felt that the Ming army is at a disadvantage.

Li Bin, the Marquis of Fengcheng, did not dare to neglect when he saw this, for fear that the emperor's grandson would make a mistake, so he quickly ordered the remaining cavalry of the [-] battalion to rush out together, trying to get Zhu Zhanji back.

Seeing this, the Oara people also sent more cavalry, and even their own formation moved. Tens of thousands of cavalry rushed down from the mountain, and suddenly the Ming army was forced into a very unfavorable situation.

However, it is obvious that it is difficult for the cavalry to defeat the Ming army, but the main force of the Ming army is not the cavalry.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji's cavalry was frustrated, Zhu Zhanquan did not just watch. Instead, he ordered the Kyushu Guards to reveal the treasure at the bottom of the box that had been hidden before.

The 24 French cannons lined up in a row, after being loaded with shotguns composed of small iron balls, immediately transformed into an oversized shotgun, roaring towards the Walas cavalry charging down the mountain.

The Tiger Crouching Cannon equipped by the Qingyu Guards also used its curved trajectory to blast over the heads of the Ming cavalry and towards the back of the Oala cavalry's forward, knocking these Mongolian cavalry off their feet in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)