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

Chapter 210 Celebration
The fighting did not end until sunset. The Ming army chased the defeated Mongols for at least ten miles. The entire coalition of Oara and Tatars was dispersed and killed, and only a small number of Oara and Tatars were killed. The nobles of Tartar escaped with their lives only under the life-saving protection of their personal guards.

Although the battlefield has not yet been counted, everyone knows that this must be a hearty victory!The Oara and Tatar coalition lost at least [-] lives here, and nearly half of the Mongolian cavalry were wiped out.

Compared with the historical Battle of Belanhu, the results of this battle are undoubtedly much greater.

In the historical Battle of Belanhu, the Ming army only fought against the Oara tribe. The two sides fought fiercely for a day and suffered casualties on each other. Although the Ming army won, they only killed thousands of enemies. The leader of the Oara tribe, Mahamu, and a group of nobles Was able to escape.

But this time, because of Zhu Zhanjun, the Ming army invested more firearms than in history, and their power was not the same, and the casualties caused were obviously much larger.

Twenty thousand cavalry were killed in the battle. This was undoubtedly a huge loss for the Oara tribe and the Tatar tribe, which had already been defeated by Zhu Di once. It would be difficult for them to recover from this battle for at least several decades.

And what is particularly important is that in this battle, Zhu Zhanyu captured Mahamu alive.

For the Ming army, this was undoubtedly one of the most important results achieved in this battle.

Although in history, Mahamu could hardly do anything after this defeat. In the 13th year of Yongle, he was killed by the Alutai tribe after attacking the Ming court to seek peace. However, the enemy chieftain was captured alive on the battlefield, and He himself was defeated and killed. These are two completely different concepts.

Because of this, the first contribution in this battle was naturally Zhu Zhancheng's.

The emperor was naturally very happy about this. Capturing Mahamu alive was a complete success. For at least the next 20 years, the Oara tribe would no longer be able to threaten the Ming Dynasty's borders.

However, even though he was happy, the emperor could not help but face a difficult problem, that is, how to reward Zhu Zhanquan.

If someone else had made such a great contribution, it would be easy to be granted a title of marquis or prime minister. For the emperor, even a title of hereditary Duke would be acceptable for such a great achievement.

But Zhu Zhanquan is already a prince. Last time, Zhu Di ordered him to "add nine tins and ten crowns, open the palace with the same three divisions, ride a gold-rooted chariot and drive six horses. He will not go to the court, and he will not be named when he pays homage." , go to the palace with swords and shoes." This can almost be said to be the top level of the reward.

Further up, there were only the crown prince and grandson, and the dragon chair under the emperor's own buttocks.

Therefore, Zhu Di was in a dilemma as to whether he should reward Zhu Zhancui.

Although he did have the idea of ​​​​provoking competition between the two brothers Zhu Zhanchun and Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Zhanchun surpassed Zhu Zhanji too much.

Although Zhu Zhanji occupies the righteous status of the eldest son and the emperor's grandson, Zhu Zhanqun will not pose a threat to Zhu Zhanji's status unless he wants to rebel, but Zhu Zhanqun is superior to Zhu Zhanji If there are too many, it will not be conducive to governing the country after Zhu Zhanji ascends the throne.

After all, if Zhu Zhanji could not match Zhu Zhancheng in terms of prestige, military achievements, or strength, Zhu Zhanji would not be able to control Zhu Zhancheng just by virtue of his reputation as a righteous man.

At that time, Zhu Yunwen also had the status of Dayi and still had enough strength in his hand to suppress Zhu Di. Zhu Di did not think that Zhu Zhanji could suppress Zhu Zhanyu.

If Zhu Zhanyu had not always shown no interest in the throne, and the information obtained by Zhu Di from various channels also corroborated this, he should now be worried about whether Zhu Zhanyu was ready for another Jingnan attempt.

However, Zhu Di did not need to make an immediate decision on this matter. After all, the battle had only just ended, and rewarding the three armies would be a matter after the commander returned to the court.For now, just let the soldiers celebrate this great victory. Zhu Di has never been stingy on this point.

So even though the battle was just finished during the day, the bonfire was already lit at night, good wine and meat were distributed to the soldiers, and a celebration banquet began in the Ming army's camp.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Zheng, we offer you a bowl! Since ancient times, there is no more powerful military than killing generals and capturing flags. You are really brave enough to be the best in the three armies today, and you have made Ming Dynasty proud!" A senior general of the Ming army held a wine jar. He came to Zhu Zhanqun, poured him a full bowl of strong wine, and was about to toast him.

Zhu Zhanjun did not refuse at this time. He took the wine bowl and drank it in one gulp. Then he reached out and touched his chin, smashed it and said, "This wine is not strong enough!"

"Your Highness, there is a huge amount!" the toasting general praised loudly, and then said flatteringly: "A strong general naturally needs strong wine, but it is a pity that we only have this kind of bad wine, and the good wine is all at the emperor's place! Your Highness, please go find the emperor. Yes! Let us take advantage of it and taste what the royal wine tastes like!"

This general looked like a drunkard who was greedy for wine, but he did this very skillfully, not only to get closer to Zhu Zhanquan, but also not to be too flattering.

Even Zhu Zhanji, who was supposed to be in a bad mood, just had a wry smile on his face at the moment, holding a wine bowl and drinking wine.

Although neither Zhu Zhanquan nor Zhu Zhanji is 16 years old, no one regards them as children after they have already gone into battle to kill the enemy.

Hearing that the general encouraged Zhu Zhankun to go to Zhu Di for a drink, Zhu Zhanji had no other emotions except envy. After all, Zhu Di gave him a chance today, but he just failed to do it.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanji was equally honored and happy for his own brother who was able to kill generals, capture flags, and capture enemy chieftains alive among thousands of troops.

After all, the two are still brothers, and their relationship was not bad in the past. Although there is some friction and unhappiness now, they will not show it on such an occasion where the army is celebrating.

However, Zhu Zhanchun didn't listen to the drunkard general in front of him. He just smiled with disdain and said: "Grandpa's imperial wine? I have already drank it when I was a child, that's all! To say good wine, you have to look at it. The fairy wine I drank on Penglai Island back then!"

Of course, Zhu Zhanjun was not drunk, and he was not acting recklessly. He just noticed Zhu Zhanji's mood and was ready to take the opportunity to act drunk.

After saying that, Zhu Zhanchun reached out and took out his cuff, and then took out a fiery red jade pot that looked very beautifully carved.

"It's just such a small pot, it's not enough to drink!" General Drunkard looked at the jug that Zhu Zhanqun took out. Although he was surprised, he didn't think that this small pot of wine could be anything special.

However, Zhu Zhanjun still just laughed disdainfully and shouted: "Bring me a big bowl!"

As a large bowl was handed to Zhu Zhanqun, he also opened the jade pot and began to pour wine. However, as the wine bowls were filled one after another, the jade pot continued to pour wine. .

Finally, Zhu Zhanquan simply threw the jade pot on the top of the big tent. A wine line hung down, and anyone could come over to pick up a bowl of intoxicating wine. Suddenly, the entire big tent was filled with drunkards.

(End of this chapter)