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Chapter 414 Go back and tell the little prince that I am waiting for him in Hetao

In the early morning, the sun rises in the east, slowly rising from the horizon.

Outside the capital, soldiers and horses lined up in order, today was the day of the army's westward expedition.

In front of the main road outside the capital, Xu Xin was wearing golden armor and standing beside him was a royal horse from the Western Regions. This was a BMW that the emperor specially transferred from the Royal Horse Prison for this expedition.

This tall horse is all white, and its muscles are as if they were carved from fine white jade. It is full of explosive power, wild and wild, like a lion or a dragon, and is extremely powerful.

"Shouren, don't let me down!"

In front of the city gate, the emperor led hundreds of officials to see off the army and gave them imperial wine to practice. Xu Xin drank it all in one gulp and then got on his horse.

"drive!"

As Xu Xin waved his horsewhip, the army began to travel, slowly marching toward the west under the watchful eyes of countless people in the capital.

Going west from Beijing, along the Great Wall through Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi and other towns, you can reach the Hetao area directly. From Shanxi Town to the west and Yulin Town to the north, you will reach the Hetao area in a broad sense.

Xu Xin led the Western Expedition army to Shanxi Town to rest and recuperate, and set up a supply camp for the rear here.

The news that the Ming Dynasty had sent an army for the Western Expedition had already spread throughout the northwest. All the grassland tribes and the countries in the Western Regions had received the news. The little Mongolian prince who had received the letter of war had already gathered his troops and prepared to do a big thing.

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In the camp of the Tatar tribe in the steppe, Dayan Khan, the young prince who had been in power for only two years, sat at the top, while his Kedun Manduhai sat in the second seat, and further down were the leaders of the Mongolian tribes. .

Dayan Khan is only fifteen years old now, two years younger than Xu Xin in this life. This is why he is called the little prince.

He has been in charge since last year and took over the power of the Tatar Ministry from his own Kedun Manduhai. He is in urgent need of a hearty victory to consolidate his position.

Dayan Khan is the fifteenth generation grandson of Genghis Khan, and he has a very close blood relationship with the captive "God of War of the Ming Dynasty". He has pure golden blood, and is considered the 32nd great man of the Mongol Empire in terms of etiquette.

But when he was born, it was the most chaotic period among the Mongolian tribes, which can be called "the collapse of rituals and music". His father was killed in the family strife, and his mother was also occupied by Taishi Yisi Mayin. The Golden Family His bloodline was almost cut off by him.

The rise of the little prince is inseparable from his current wife. Manduhai, known as Mongolia's first heroine, can be called the Mongolian version of Wu Zetian.

Manduhai was originally the Hatun of Mandu Gule, the previous Great Khan of Mongolia. After the civil war of the Golden Family, Mandu Gule passed away. According to the usual practice, whoever has the ability to seize the throne of Khan can naturally take over the Khan's Hatunmanduhai.

But at that time, it evolved into another situation, that is, whoever Mandu Haihatun married would be the Mongolian Khan and the master of the grassland.

The leaders of various tribes rushed to propose to Manduhai. Finally, Manduhai waited until he was thirty-three years old to choose the only remaining direct descendant of Genghis Khan, the seven-year-old orphan Batu Meng, who is now Da. Yanhan.

They were twenty-five years apart, which was even more outrageous than Emperor Chenghua and Wan Zhen'er at the same time.

Among this combination of an old wife and a young husband, Manduhai held the three important responsibilities of mother, wife, and assistant minister, and became a famous heroine in Mongolian history.

It is a joke in later generations that a girl who is a junior in college holds a gold brick, and a girl who is in her thirties is gifted with a country. However, it can be said that the little prince’s country was given to him by Mandu Hai.

Manduhai reorganized the Khanate after marrying Dayan Khan. At that time, he was in charge of the young country, and there were many people who coveted it. It would be difficult to convince them without using some powerful means. As soon as Dayan Khan came to the throne, Mrs. Manduhai put Dayan Khan in a suitcase, hung it on her horse, and personally led the troops into battle. They expedition to Oirat, where the descendants were, and fought to the Oara tribe. The Ministry did not dare to support Khan again.

The most important thing on the grassland is martial arts. Regardless of men or women, as long as they can show achievements in the military, they will be supported. Dayan Khan was still young, and Mrs. Manduhai was favored by the public and was awarded the title "Chechen", which means supreme. , and at the same time the prestige of the Khan's court increased.

When the Mongolian Khan's court regained its prestige, it was inevitable to cut off the powerful officials. The Grand Master Yisi Mayin who killed Dayan Khan was also solved during the reign of Mrs. Mandu Haichechen. After Yisi Mayin was solved , Manduhai let Dayan Khan take charge and truly began to make his own decisions.

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent an army to the west, and the target is us. Ke Dun, what do you think?"

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Dayan Khan asked the returning envoy to describe the situation to everyone, and read the war letter from the Ming Dynasty again, and then looked at Mrs. Kedun Manduhai who was sitting on the second seat. .

"Great Khan, this battle is inevitable."

Mrs. Manduhai put down the tea cup and said, the grassland is fishy and greasy, and drinking tea is the tradition of all grassland tribes.

The previous envoy went to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Although he failed to bring back good news, he also got some good tea, which was much more refreshing and delicious than tea bricks. Manduhai liked it very much.

"Yes, it is unavoidable. Our army has already arrived at the Hetao. If we turn back now, wouldn't we tell the people that we are afraid of the Ming Dynasty?"

Dayan Khan nodded. In early spring, he led his army into Kou Daming's Lanzhou but was defeated. Unwilling to accept it, he raised a large number of troops in midsummer and invaded Daming's Shandan in August. Although it has not yet completely It was difficult, but there were some results.

If he chooses to withdraw his troops now, he will have to throw away all the victories he has won previously, and he will also bear the reputation of being afraid of the Ming army, which will be detrimental to his rule. Moreover, he did not think that his Mongolian army would lose to the Ming army in a field battle.

Mrs. Manduhai spoke again at this time: "Great Khan, since you want to fight, you must win well. Didn't Ming Dynasty ask our envoys to bring back the gauntlet? You can also send someone to write the gauntlet again..."

"Who is the right person to send?"

Dayan Khan asked.

"Let Togochi go!"

Mrs. Manduhai suggested, and Dayan Khan nodded. Young Master Tuoguo Qinai was a very famous general in Mongolia. Young Master Yisi Mayin, who had caused rebellion in the past, was shot to death by one of his arrows.

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Dayan Khan here decided to send an envoy to issue a declaration of war, while Xu Xin over there rested for a while in Shanxi Town and led his army out of the customs to set up camp on the Hetao Grassland, waiting for the latest news from Fusi, North Town. Intelligence news.

His waiting soon received a response. Beizhen Fusi not only brought information about the "tribute" armies of the Mongolian tribes, but also brought the envoy of the Mongolian army, the Mongolian young division Tuoguo Qi.

When Xu Xin saw the Mongolian envoy who came with a banner, he didn't say much nonsense. He sat at the front and said coldly: "I heard that Dayan Khan's army is all elite cavalry. I The Ming Dynasty’s Jin-clad troops are pretty good at cavalry combat.”

"I really want to see how much skills you Tatars have like the Mongolian Golden Family of the past."

"Go back and tell the little prince that I'm waiting for him in the Hetao."

(End of this chapter)