Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 411 Return to the grassland, Yahada tribe

At the end of October in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu.

In front of Jiayuguan Pass.

After Zhu Ming completed the distribution of troops in Zhalichang and issued tasks and orders to each unit, he led generals such as Mu Sheng, Peng Yue, Niu Sheng, Mu Chu and Mu Tu, as well as an army of 200,000, on a mighty journey came to Jiayuguan.

At the same time, he also recovered some cities and tribes in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate along the way.

It's just that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was already at the end of its war effort, so Zhu Zhen handed over the task of regaining the entire territory to others. He didn't have to go to Bieshe Bali, the current capital of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, but went to Jiayuguan City. .

Jiayuguan is known as the most majestic pass in the world. It was once called the throat of Hexi in history. Due to its dangerous terrain and majestic architecture, it is also known as the key to the border.

At the same time, Jiayuguan is also the westernmost pass of the Ming Great Wall and a transportation fortress on the ancient Silk Road.

I saw the city walls on both sides of the city pass crossing the Gobi Desert, connecting the Black Mountain Hanging Wall to the north and the No. 1 Pier in the World to the south.

Moreover, Jiayuguan consists of three overlapping defense lines: the inner city, the outer city, and the moat. The barriers are tight and connected with the Great Wall, forming a military structure of one fire for five miles, one pier for ten miles, one fort for thirty miles, and one city for one hundred miles. defense system.

At the same time, let people report their names.

In fact, he doesn't know Zhu Ming either, so how can he know whether it is true or not.

They themselves are still in poverty, and they have to guard the border.

So Zhu Chu led the army through Jiayuguan and came to the grassland again.

He knew that the general who defended the city had good intentions, but he had an army of 200,000 and 200,000 mouths, which was enough to make Jiayuguan cry.

"What a waste of supplies, how can I put pressure on you," Zhu Zhen scolded with a smile.

Who doesn't know that this King of Dian has become the new Holy Khan of the Tatar grassland, which is even more majestic than the original Lan Yu.

Although I know that Zhu Chu was not just for Jiayuguan, such a feat is still worthy of respect.

Finally, the general who defended the city decided to open the city gate and let Zhu Zhen into the city.

So the defenders were confused as to why the dignified King of Dian came here.

"switch."

Soon, there was a report from Tanma, saying that they had discovered traces of a small tribe.

The defenders shouted loudly.

Zhu Zhen nodded secretly, feeling relieved to see that the defenders were in good spirits.

The general who defended the city climbed to the top of the city and looked down. He carefully looked at the army's flags and the composition of the soldiers, while muttering in his heart.

There is a whole gandusi sandwiched in the middle.

"I am part of the troops of His Royal Highness the King of Dian. This trip will go deep into the Mobei grassland and march northward beyond the Great Wall. Why don't you switch on and off quickly?"

When Zhu Jin led an army of 200,000 men to Guanxia, ​​he naturally attracted the attention and vigilance of the garrison at Guanxia.

Jiayuguan is located in the interior of the Gobi and has a typical temperate continental desert climate.

Such a well-trained army made the general who defended the city secretly admire him. He was such an iron-blooded warrior. He was indeed in line with the style of His Royal Highness the King of Dian who was rumored to be a god in his military use.

"Whose troops are under lock and key?"

Fortunately, after leaving the customs, Zhu Zhen was able to move forward quickly without encountering many mountains blocking the way forward. It was basically plains.

But as soon as Zhu Zhen entered the city gate, he couldn't wait and rushed straight outside the pass.

The defenders were stunned for a moment, King of Dian? Why did you come to Jiayuguan?
Based on the geographical location of Jiayuguan, it is exactly on the north and south sides of a horizontal line with Yunnan.

Zhu Zhen didn't hesitate at all and immediately led the army to rush there.

It's just that outside Jiayuguan is Heishan, where the famous hanging Great Wall is located, and it is also the last section of the Great Wall here.

The defenders had also heard of the title of King of Dian, but it had nothing to do with this year, but the news of Zhu Chu's expedition beyond the Great Wall last year, and he was now famous all over the world.

The general guarding the city looked at Zhu Qi excitedly. Unexpectedly, the Dian King took the road from Jiayuguan and wanted to use troops against the grassland again.

So Zhu Ming just waited quietly, without even saying a word to the entire army.

If it weren't for his responsibilities, the generals who defended the city would have wanted to follow Zhu Zhen to fight on the grassland.

It would be better to say that judging from the current situation, beyond Jiayuguan, that is, to the north of the Great Wall, all the forces of the Mongolian grassland are present.

At the same time, he also rushed to the city in person to prepare for the reception.

Jiayuguan was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. It was only more than 20 years ago, but it has already shown its momentum as the most majestic pass in the world.

However, during this period, Zhu Xi had not been in a hurry, let alone tried to break through like Lan Yu.

The garrison on the city also had their duties, and they could only be praised for their dedication to their duties, but there was no reason to urge or punish them.

"Why is Your Highness so anxious? Why don't you take a rest in the city for a while? And supply the army?" suggested the general defending the city.

At this time, Zhu Chu could not immediately march to the Oara tribe and the Ulliangha tribe deep in the grassland. Instead, he sent scouts to explore the horses, always paying attention to the surrounding situation, and rushed to Helan Mountain.

It's just that the size of the troops at Guanxia was too large, and the defenders didn't dare to open or close it easily, so they quickly entered the city to find the general who defended the city.

The distance from Jiayuguan to Ningxia is hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

Zhu Min said earnestly: "Keep on insisting, I will leave the customs this time to wipe out the entire grassland outside the customs in one fell swoop. When the world is at peace, there will be no need for you to bear the pressure."

And soon, we arrived at the Mongolian grassland.

When the small tribe noticed it, it was already too late to escape, because there were at least 100,000 cavalry under Zhu Zhen's command.

The 50,000 people in the headquarters led by Mu Sheng were all from Dali and were Zhu Chu's royal guards.

There are also 50,000 people led by Peng Yue and Niu Sheng, who are also cavalry.

One hundred thousand cavalry quickly surrounded the tribe.

This was a small tribe, with only a few hundred people, and they all looked at those terrifying troops with despair.

The men had given up resistance and lowered their heads and hands, waiting for the butcher's knife to come.

The women, on the other hand, were shivering with their children in their arms.

They are not worried about themselves, but they are afraid that the other party will kill all their children.

"Your Highness, how should we deal with it?" Mu Sheng, a young man, asked Zhu Zhen excitedly: "Should we kill them all?"

"Kill you big-headed devil," Zhu Zhen scolded angrily: "These are my king's subjects."

"Ah?" Mu Sheng was dumbfounded.

Zhu Ming sighed helplessly, and asked people to gather the people from the tribe together and come out in person to ask: "Which tribe are you from?"

Fortunately, some of these people could speak Chinese and replied: "We are from the Yahada tribe."

as predicted.

The Yahada tribe had previously attacked the Arutai tribe together with the Natula tribe.

Later, Yahada and Natula themselves were killed by Wang Fu and Zhu Chu respectively, and were subdued under Zhu Chu's command.

So these are really Zhu Chu's people.

Zhu Zhen's heart moved and he put away the system interface that others could not see.

Fortunately, he had been paying attention, otherwise if he really slaughtered his own people, his reputation would be completely ruined.

"This king is your holy khan, you don't have to be afraid, you are my people," Zhu Zhen announced his family name.

The tribesmen secretly breathed a sigh of relief while secretly looking at Zhu Zhen. It turned out that this was their holy Khan.

At the same time they knelt down and paid homage to their holy khan.

"Holy Khan, everything in the tribe belongs to you, the cattle, sheep and horses are yours, even us are yours."

the leader of the small tribe shouted.

This can be considered a normal allegiance process.

But Zhu Ming frowned and said: "What is this mess? I am your holy khan, not your slave master. You are my people, not my slaves. Could it be that when I left the grassland, the tribes The leader has relapsed into his old ways and started slavery again? Do they want to die?"

Zhu Zhen was angry, and his body exuded a murderous aura that was as real as real.

Not to mention the past, on the Lhasa battlefield alone, they killed 300,000 people from the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and 50,000 enemy troops from Tibetan nobles.

Don't look at it, just in the past few years, the number of people Zhu Chu killed, even if he didn't kill it himself, was almost one million.

If we say, 'Killing one person is called a crime, killing ten thousand people is called a hero'. So Zhu Chu killed millions of people, so he can be said to be the hero among heroes.

As soon as such domineering power came out, not only the people in the tribes in front of them trembled, but also the surrounding war horses retreated one after another, including Zhu Chu's soldiers and generals, who were all deeply shocked.

Only the three girls Mu Qiu, Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin were not affected.

Since this expedition came all the way from Yunnan, Zhu Zhen also took his three wives with him.

What's more, they are far from being a burden. Instead, they are superior in force. If Zhu Zhen hadn't been reluctant to part with him, each of them could have led an army of fifty thousand or even more than one hundred thousand.

They are no worse than other generals.

One is that Zhu Zhen was reluctant to let them go, lest they get injured or have an accident.

Another one is Zhu Zhen who really has no soldiers.

"Your Highness, let's listen to what they have to say first," Xu Miaojin's heart moved, and she took a step forward on horseback, softly calming Zhu Chu's anger.

Zhu Ming snorted: "If they really dare to use tricks on me, don't think that I dare not kill them."

This has touched Zhu Chu's bottom line.

As mentioned before, the purpose of reforming the soil and returning to the mainstream is to drain the firepower out of the chieftains and the leaders on the grassland and take back their excessive power. You can take what I give you, and what I don’t give you, You are not allowed to rob.

But once these tribal leaders took root after he left, they re-established the slavery system.

Then, it will evolve into the medieval lord system.

Theoretically speaking, Zhu Zhen still has the highest power.

But in fact, his order requires the cooperation of the tribal leaders in order to be conveyed.

And these leaders are the bosses of their respective tribes.

This is something Zhu Chu will never allow.

He can accept the divine power of the emperor and use the Immortal Heaven to call himself the Holy Khan.

But those leaders must not be allowed to continue to dominate, otherwise, will the previous efforts be in vain? Didn’t people die in vain?
What a slap in the face, is it really what those people in the court said, that he has become a person who enjoys great achievements?

"Tell me, what's going on?" Xu Miaojin asked.

After all, she was the one who conquered the entire Tatar grassland with Zhu Chu. When she spoke now, she had the aura of a mistress of the grassland.

Those people quickly answered truthfully: "I don't dare to deceive the Holy Khan. The leader Siqingaowa came to tell us before that we would no longer be slaves in the future, and he also sent us a lot of food, saying It was sent to us by the Holy Khan from the Central Plains to help us survive the severe winter."

"But we don't dare to think about such good things. You must not blame Sir Siqingaowa. If you want to punish, then punish us."

Siqingaowa, it seems that she is the widow of Yahada. Later Wang Fu made her the leader of the Yahada tribe.

As for the name, Zhu Zhen was in a daze for a moment, thinking of a certain female star in later generations.

But, Mongolian names generally only have a given name and no surname.

For example, Siqin Gaowa is called Siqin Gaowa. Her surname is neither Si nor Siqin, and it is even less likely that her surname is Gaowa, so she is just called Siqin Gaowa.

Only some big aristocratic families will pass on so-called surnames, or some may have tribes as their surnames, or some may have their surnames after a place where they live all year round.

This also resulted in many duplicate names.

For example, men are usually named after beasts, while women are named after flowers, grass, sun, moon, pearls and agate.

This is normal.

Zhu Zhen put away the distracting thoughts in his mind, it was just a name. Before, he even suspected that the Sanniangzi and Ada Khan appeared more than a century in advance due to the influence of historical correction.

No, it was also accepted by him.

"It turns out that as long as they are obedient, Ben Khan will naturally not punish them. And you all should also get up. Don't worry, Ben Khan will not hurt you, let alone take away your property, but we need Take a rest and take us to a nearby water source," Zhu Chu said.

The reason why grassland tribes are called nomads is naturally because they need to move around with the grasslands and water flows in order to graze their herds, instead of living in one place all the time.

So as long as you encounter a tribe, it means there must be water nearby.

After a long and tiring journey, even Zhu Zhen was a little tired, not to mention the entire army.

It's a good place to take a rest.

By the way, Zhu Ming also asked some questions.

And what he cared about most was naturally the movements of Timur's army.

According to the small leader of this tribe, they had not been attacked here, and they did not even know that a war had occurred.

"It seems that Timur's army did not threaten the Tatars, but penetrated from the Turpan and Hami areas into the heart of the Oara Grassland." Zhu Ming took out the map and summoned the soldiers for analysis.

Because the current Great Khan is in the Oara tribe, Timur is very ambitious. He wants to capture the thieves first and capture the king first. He first breaks through Oara and captures their Great Khan, and then makes Uliangha and the Tatars submit.

Even if he could not coerce the emperor to order the princes, Timur could still use Oara as his base and march to Ulyanha or Tatar at any time as he pleased.

What's more, Tatar borders the Ming Dynasty. Now the Tatars have become the subjects of Zhu Chu. With the Ming Dynasty on their back, even if they are as arrogant as Timur, they don't want to provoke the monster of the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, what Timur didn't know was that his supposedly secret military operation had already been discovered by Zhu Zhen, who even chased him to the grassland.

"In the style of the grassland nomads, the war cannot be triggered and end immediately. If you can't defeat them, you can run away, and then gather other tribes to continue fighting. If you can't defeat them, run away. After running, you can gather new forces and fight again. Yes, it's already Recalling the past," Zhu Zhen said, his face began to darken.

Didn't Guilichi take him around in circles back then?
If Zhu Chu hadn't borrowed troops to let the fourth brother and the seventeenth brother intercept Guilichi, God knows where this old boy could have gone. He might have gone all the way to the northeast, right?

Zhu Zhen couldn't help but recall that his hometown in his previous life was probably still in the hands of the Jurchens.

"Yeah, my home is considered to be in Ninggu Pagoda, right?" Zhu Zhen cursed secretly.

As we all know, the crime of exile has existed in all dynasties, and each dynasty has its own characteristics.

For example, the Ming Dynasty liked to be exiled to Yunnan, while the Song Dynasty liked to be exiled to Lingnan. As for the Qing Dynasty, of course it was Ninggu Pagoda.

Zhu Chu did not live near Ninggu Pagoda in his previous life, but he could be considered a Heilongjiang native.

Don't worry now, I will recover it when I have time in the future.

Don't be impatient, just eat one bite at a time, it's easy to pull off the egg if you take too long a step.

"Let the whole army rest for half an hour, and then continue on the road. Inform Siqingaowa that Ben Khan is going to use troops, and ask her to lead a group of troops to see Ben Khan. At the same time, she is asked to prepare five days of rations. After the follow-up food and supplies, Ben Khan will Khan supplies," Zhu Zhen began to arrange the order.

As for sending people to the Yahada tribe to inform the news, it was left to the people of this tribe to deliver the message.

Zhu Chu himself led an army of 200,000 people, and Zhu Yuanzhang prepared an army of 500,000 for him. If grassland soldiers could be temporarily recruited from various Tatar tribes, one can imagine how huge Zhu Chu's army would be.

I'm afraid it has to reach a real number of millions.

Therefore, Zhu Mingming knew that Timur's army might exceed 500,000 to 600,000, but he was not afraid at all, and he also planned to kill Oala and Ulliangha in one fell swoop.

It is precisely because he has enough confidence that even if Timur finally joins forces with Wala and Ulyanha to resist him, it will not be in vain.

Who doesn’t have millions of soldiers yet?
What's more, of the previous four hundred Hongyi cannons, one hundred were reserved for Li Jinglong and Hou Dagou, and one hundred were reserved for Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo.

And he came with two hundred artillery pieces.

There is no need to bombard the city on the grassland, just bombard the people.

Cannon clears the way, who can stop it?

This is simply a thousand years of work gained in vain.

Now it's just a matter of preparing the sack and then kicking the merits into his arms.

An hour, or half an hour, passed quickly.

"Keep on going," Zhu Zhen greeted everyone.

"Holy Khan, please at least take a sip of our milk tea," the women in the tribe said eagerly.

Zhu Ming kept his word and restrained his subordinates from committing any crime with the tribe, and even stationed himself hundreds of meters away from the tribe to rest.

Moreover, since Zhu Zhen decided to leave the border, he has cut off the supply line with Yunnan. However, the entire army has a full month's rations, and now there are still more than ten days' worth of food left to eat.

In addition to easy-to-carry grain and grass, there are also various cans packaged in them, which makes the morale of the whole army high, and there is no need to worry about the tribe's cattle and sheep.

But this only frightened the people in the tribe.

Zhu Ming had no choice but to accept the kindness, took a few bags of milk tea prepared by the women, and continued towards Helan Mountain.

At the same time, on the way, Siqingaowa, the female leader of the Yahada tribe, came quickly with 20,000 prairie cavalry consisting of 10,000 men and 10,000 women.

"See Holy Khan, our prairie soldiers are here."

(PS: Sorry, there is only one chapter today. I feel like I am Yang again, and my throat hurts, and only my throat hurts. I have been coughing for a few days, and not only my throat is cracked, but my brain is so painful. I have been lying down for a day without turning on the computer. , but I followed a comic, a cool novel. Suddenly I thought, why not write a brainless cool novel for the next new book...)
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