Eastern Mongolian steppe.
Ever since the Ming Dynasty, news about the fertile soil in the Northeast spread throughout the grassland with the help of Shanxi merchants.
A large number of grassland tribes began to migrate to the east.
Because in the words of Shanxi merchants, the fertile soil there can produce the most sufficient food. As long as whoever controls that land, the soldiers and people under his command will be free from hunger forever.
Such words sounded very unreliable, but almost all the prairie nobles believed it.
Because they had heard about it from Daming through various relationships and channels very early on, and it was a real thing.
It is said that the Ming Dynasty moved millions of farmers to Liaodong and Nurgan to cultivate these fertile lands.
"If we go to fight the autumn wind, wouldn't it mean that the entire tribe doesn't have to worry about hunger."
Of course, the Mongolians would not say that they ran over to farm. In their view, robbing was the fastest way.
On the border of the Ming Dynasty, seven out of ten Mongolian cavalry went to fight the autumn wind.
Because the output of the Mongolian grasslands is simply not enough for the survival of the tribes, even in some large tribes, many people starve to death every year. It can be said that hunger is a normal state for the Mongolians.
Even though they occupied a vast grassland, they could only survive by relying on constant plunder.
This has always been the case throughout the ages.
Currently, the remaining Northern Yuan forces rule the area close to the Ming border.
Further north is a coalition of more than ten large tribes.
To the west is the Oara tribe, and a little further west is the territory of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which is closer to the west.
In other words, the place connected with Liaodong and Nuergan belongs to the world of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
But rule belongs to rule. In fact, there are still many tribes on the grasslands of Bei Yuan, but they belong to Bei Yuan in name only.
And due to the migration of too many tribes, the current Beiyuan forces cannot stop it at all.
Therefore, on the grasslands of eastern Mongolia, more and more tribes are gathering here.
Although Liaodong and Nuergan are indeed under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, there is also a problem here. The place where the fertile soil in the Northeast exists is already outside the Great Wall.
It is even hundreds of miles away from the Great Wall, which is a place that is currently difficult for the Ming Dynasty's military to reach.
However, most tribes felt cheated after coming here.
Black soil does exist, but it is still barren and there is no sign of cultivation at all. It is not even known when it will be reclaimed.
When the people of the Ming Dynasty come over, all the tribes here will soon starve to death.
In just two months, more than three million people have gathered in the eastern grasslands.
Even Bei Yuan couldn't control it at all.
What is the concept of more than three million prairie people gathering together?
If anyone can integrate this force, then he will be the next Genghis Khan.
Because for most grassland tribes, whether they are Mongolian or other races, the concept is basically that all people are soldiers.
This also means that three million prairie people gather together, and among them, there are about one million people who can be used as soldiers.
At present, in the Ming Dynasty, the total number of field soldiers in the country is only more than two million.
When Genghis Khan first unified the Mongols, there were only over 800,000 people.
Of course, the three million here refers to all tribes combined.
It is said that times make heroes.
When so many prairie populations gather together, chaos begins.
Almost the same as Zhu Ying's guess, a large number of grassland tribes began to fight and kill each other due to various conflicts.
Just like the troubled times of the Central Plains dynasty, heroes are fighting.
The battle that lasted for several months began, and a large number of grass fell every day.
People from all the original tribes died, piles of Jingguan appeared, blood dyed the grassland red, and even the water in the river for hundreds of miles had a trace of blood red.
For Ming Dynasty, the power of the grassland began to weaken, which was of course a great thing.
Beiyuan, in particular, suffered greater damage from this.
In fact, the Battle of Yuerhai had caused the Northern Yuan nobility to suffer the greatest defeat.
If they might have had hope of reviving their power and taking control of the Central Plains before then, this hope was completely shattered by now.
The khan currently ruling the Northern Yuan Dynasty is Borzhijin Enkhedroliktu, or it is more clear that he is Yesudiel.
At that time, Lan Yu led an army of 150,000 troops to march north, which was only more than a hundred miles away from Tuogu Si Timur Khan's tent. Togu Si Timur thought that the Ming army had not been prepared for the battle with Naha for a long time, and was short of food and grass, so they would not go deep into the north to fight again, and made no preparations to meet the enemy.
When the forwards of the Ming army rushed to attack his camp, it happened to be windy and sandy, and no one could be seen dozens of steps away.
The soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty suddenly appeared, and Togu Si Timur was unable to offer effective resistance. Taiwei Manzi rushed into battle and was quickly defeated and killed.
Tuugusi Timur fled to Helin with dozens of people including the prince Tianbaonu, Zhiyuan Nie Yilai, and the prime minister Shiliemen.
On the way to escape, Togu Si Timur and his party met Yesudier in the Tula River. He and Prince Tianbaonu were killed by Yesudier, and thus he took the position of Khan.
But in the face of today's chaos, it is obvious that Ye Sudie'er has lost control.
It is said that in troubled times heroes emerge.
Amid this massacre, a clan quickly rose to prominence.
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"Grandpa, it's my grandson who didn't think carefully. Instead, he helped them."
In the Ming Palace, Zhu Ying took a boat from Shanghai and quickly returned to the Ming capital.
Discuss countermeasures with the old man in Qianqing Palace.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw his eldest grandson again, he was naturally very happy and could not blame him.
"This cannot be blamed on Da Sun. No one has ever thought of such a change. Even if it doesn't happen now, it will definitely happen in the future."
"Being able to grow stronger amidst the fighting of so many tribes shows that it has long been anti-Bei Yuan. What happens on the battlefield does not mean that one person must have extremely elite soldiers and his own strategies with his brute strength. "
"He is a descendant of Hedan, the concubine of Wo Kuotai. He must have made up his mind long ago to imitate his ancestor Genghis Khan."
Zhu Yuanzhang said analytically.
Although the grassland is now thousands of miles away from the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang can get a lot of information just from some simple intelligence.
Being able to build the Ming Dynasty from a bowl, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously has a very keen talent in intelligence analysis. With so many years of experience and habits, even the smallest details cannot escape his eyes.
The person the grandfather and grandson were talking about was Bo'er Jijin Yuelu Timur, who was currently gaining fame on the eastern grasslands of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. According to the name in the Ming Dynasty, he was Guilichi.
Guilichi is the leader of the Qilghis tribe along the upper reaches of the Yenisei River.
In fact, did Zhu Yuanzhang guess wrong? A few years later, it was Guilichi who denied the ancestral affiliation of Emperor Elbek of the Can Yuan Dynasty, defeated and killed him in the first year of Jianwen, and gained the hegemony over various ministries.
A tribe overthrew the entire Beiyuan. You can imagine how long it concealed its own strength.
The growth of strength on the grassland cannot be accomplished in a year or two, especially under Bei Yuan's nose.
And this time, he was given the best opportunity.
"My grandson is not worried about the growth of Guilichi. The key is that after this grassland war, there are too many people gathered. The eastern grassland alone cannot support them."
"The fertile land they are fighting for now can only be described as wasteland. After this, they will definitely not talk about farming or anything like that. They will definitely set their sights on our Ming Dynasty."
This is a very important issue right now.
Even if it is
No matter how many casualties there are, it is conservatively estimated that there will still be six to seven million troops remaining.
On the border of the Ming Dynasty, there was no possibility of resistance against the 670,000 grassland fighting force.
Even if we only count the elite troops, they are at least 300,000 in size.
Three hundred thousand troops may seem like nothing, but this is none other than the prairie people.
Among them, there may even be about 150,000 cavalry.
On the grassland, everyone is a soldier. As long as they have bows and arrows, almost everyone can become a light cavalry.
The 150,000 light cavalry is a very terrifying existence, especially under the rule of one person.
This is why Zhu Ying ended the inspection in a hurry and quickly returned to the capital to discuss countermeasures with the old man.
"Don't worry too much, Grandson. Not to mention whether Guilichi can really rule all the tribes, Beiyuan alone will be a big difficulty."
"Besides, after the fighting, the remaining troops must be exhausted."
"Why wait for them to attack our Ming Dynasty? Why not take this opportunity and let our Ming Dynasty soldiers go out and attack them directly."
"Aren't they just trying to invade our Ming Dynasty and take away our fertile soil? With such a reputation, they can further weaken the strength on the grassland, so why not do it."
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly, without any urgency in his tone.
Unlike Zhu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang spent most of his life in wars, especially in the early days. It can almost be said that he often pitted the weak against the strong.
In Zhu Ying's thoughts, the first thing is to think about how to solve the current disaster. This is also a very correct idea for normal people.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was different. His excellent military talent allowed him to seize the opportunities very well.
The grassland that seems to be about to become powerful is actually at its most vulnerable at this time.
Zhu Ying suddenly woke up after hearing what the old man said.
After all, for Zhu Ying, war is not his strong point. How to revitalize the economy, or develop internal affairs, is what Zhu Ying is good at.
However, when the grandfather and grandson are together, they learn from each other's strengths and complement each other, so they work well together.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment and then said: "This time we set out on the grassland, we want you, the great grandson, to lead the army there."
Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I will listen to grandpa."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Why don't you ask us why we let you go?"
Zhu Ying thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa asked his grandson to go. Naturally, he had his own thoughts and it was for the best of his grandson."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "My grandson is good at everything, but he is extremely lacking in the area of war."
"We can see that Da Sun has many thoughts, whether it is about Japan, Annan, Goryeo, or even overseas countries."
"On the grassland, Dasun has been planning for a long time, but he has never achieved any good results."
Zhu Ying replied: "Grandpa guessed it correctly. My grandson has been laying out the grassland for a long time. Even at the beginning, it was a little earlier than Korea. But until now, there has been no good development."
Zhu Ying's origin is in the Western Regions.
The Western Region is close to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and Zhu Ying's first choice was naturally there.
Goryeo can be regarded as being on the other side of the Far East.
Then, later on, in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, although the power of the Heroes Chamber of Commerce was not small, it was equivalent to a medium-sized grassland tribe, and because it was extremely scattered, it was impossible to form a cohesion.
For some matters on the grassland, let alone the qualifications to intervene and speak.
On the contrary, in the Goryeo region, which spans thousands of miles from the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the Liaodong region, a good breakthrough was achieved because some processes were known in advance.
To Zhu Yuanzhang, these were clear at a glance.
"If the Great Sun wants to conquer the world, controlling the soldiers is one thing, but sometimes, he also needs more experience, especially in a big war."
"If it's a smooth victory, then we don't need to say anything. But if we encounter a stalemate, the military reports from the front will come, and the suggestions of the ministers in the court will come."
"At this critical moment, it is up to Da Sun himself to make a choice."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very aware of Da Sun's ambitions.
This is also the reason why he has been worried. Now that he is old, he does not have many days left.
For a country, the beginning and end of a war may take several years to pass, and the areas that Dasun wants to conquer should not be too many according to Zhu Yuanzhang's current view.
It can be said that I want everything from the southeast to the northwest.
Zhu Yuanzhang is old, but the eldest grandson is too young.
He is already sixty-five years old and doesn't know how long he can live.
Ten years, twenty years?
However, even twenty years later, the eldest grandson was only thirty-nine years old, not yet forty.
Even for ordinary people, the age of forty is considered to be at the peak of one's life.
After that, if Da Sun had a choice about war, what would he choose?
With Da Sun's character, Zhu Yuanzhang could even think of fighting him.
But sometimes, war cannot be fought all the way down. Only by giving in appropriately can we launch a better attack.
Since the crusade against Japan, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered Sun's shortcomings in war.
Simply put, it is control.
Regarding the current war in Japan, Da Sun and Shang Dao handled it completely opposite. They almost allowed it to develop without any control over it. This was not a good thing.
So after getting the information about the grassland, although he was very reluctant to give up, in the end Zhu Yuanzhang decided to let his grandson go.
