Chapter 81 Chieftainship
King Yan actually already knows his future. This is his stage and his territory. Although it is now a thousand miles of snowy plains, a barren land in the eyes of others, King Yan has been studying it for a long time.
Just like the winter territories just now, crops can be grown in these places. Even if the harvest is not good, potatoes, oats, etc. can still be grown. And with the silage method, King Yan can guarantee that in a few years, Mobei will be another look. Compared with being in the court, being restricted from all aspects, thinking about this, thinking about that.
King Yan preferred the vast world of Mobei.
Just do whatever you want to do?
And what is the biggest problem in Mobei? It's a lack of people.
There are only four to five million people in the entire Mongolian grassland. Now, thirty thousand people have been beheaded, and these are all strong men. Killing is easy, just wave the knife handle and that's it. But it will not be easy to get another 30,000 people in the future. King Yan knew very well that it was impossible for people from the Central Plains to come to Mobei unless they were desperate.
That's why King Yan was so furious.
After teaching a lesson to the general who had military achievements all over his head.
Ping An brought bad news, that is, Emperor Tian Yuan escaped with thousands of people.
Ping An said: "According to the prisoners' accounts, Emperor Yuan's wife and son are all in the camp. The place they are going to should be hundreds of miles away, the camp in Oala."
King Yan said: "How many people are there in the Wala camp?"
Ping An said: "I don't know."
King Yan was silent for a while and said: "Gather the generals and lead the people to chase. You gather the prisoners here and go back."
Now that the food crisis of the Ming army has been resolved, the Mongols do not dare to eat these cattle and sheep. Because this is their production tool, if they eat it in the winter, they will starve to death next year, just like farmers growing grain, they will not be able to eat it even if they starve to death.
But the Ming army was different. As long as they arrived in Zhaozhou, they could get as much food as they wanted.
No matter how thin these animals are, they can be used as food for the army.
Ping An opened his mouth. He actually wanted to chase Emperor Tianyuan. Although this was selfish, after all, being able to capture Emperor Tian Yuan would be a great achievement that would make him a marquis. But at the same time, Ping An was also worried about King Yan. The situation of the enemy is unknown. If you chase after someone like this, it's easy to cause problems.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, once something goes wrong with King Yan, it is no small problem.
But Ping An also knew that King Yan was determined not to give up this opportunity. He just opened his mouth and said: "Your Highness, take care. Now that we have broken through the Tatar royal court and captured countless princes, ministers and princes, it is already a great achievement. It is good if the Tatar Khan can capture it, but if he cannot, it is nothing." After this battle, Yuan Ting no longer has any prestige on the grassland, and the presence or absence of the Tatar Khan cannot restore this."
King Yan said: "If you can't tie the enemy chieftain down, how can you count the victory over Jingjing?"
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Spring in Mobei comes relatively late, but it’s finally here.
Although Emperor Tianyuan and Xue Jun left half a day early, they did not prepare much. Coupled with the rising temperature, the ice and snow began to melt. As they ran all the way, Emperor Tianyuan even abandoned his helmet and armor. Run faster.
However, he couldn't outrun King Yan.
Not with people, but with horses.
King Yan led 30,000 people, each with two horses, but he also brought many more horses with him. These horses brought nothing but horse food. And it's refined grains, fried soybeans, and some beaten eggs, flour, and soybean ginseng.
From this perspective, horses eat better than humans.
This allows the war horse to maintain sufficient physical strength to pursue even in the wind and snow.
The war horses of Emperor Tianyuan's Xue Army were far superior in quality to those of the Ming Army. This was also the Mongols' biggest advantage over the Ming Army. But the problem was that even the best horses would not be able to fight if they were not full. Come out with power. Emperor Tianyuan fled in a hurry, not even taking his wife and children with him. Will he bring enough horse food?
Although the ice and snow have begun to melt now, in spring in Mobei, it takes ten days and a half from the ice and snow to melt completely.
The war horse simply cannot sustain it for such a long time.
So King Yan quickly chased after him.
There is no need to mention that the two sides are fighting, and they will collapse at the first touch.
To be honest, Emperor Tianyuan's Qixue Army should be the one with the strongest combat effectiveness. Almost all of Mongolia's resources are used on it, including the best food, the best weapons, and the best horses. But no matter what, the Ming Dynasty is better than the Tatars in just one or two points, and the troops of King Yan are also the elite of the Ming army. The best thing of the Tatars is nothing in front of the troops of King Yan.
More important are the generals.
Needless to say, King Yan, although this battle is the first time King Yan has commanded a large-scale battle, it is not the first time King Yan has led troops. This King of Yan has received guidance from many veteran generals such as Wei Guogong, Song Guogong, etc. , coupled with King Yan's own qualifications, now he has become a general.
What the hell is Emperor Tianyuan?
There is still some ability in strategizing, but it is useless at leading troops in battle. More importantly, there is no courage.
Courage is the most important thing in fighting. With courage, even a weak army can achieve good results. Without courage, even an elite army will fail. King Yan came to take advantage of the victory, and Emperor Tianyuan was frightened. He didn't have any courage at this moment.
If he really had the courage, he should have fought a battle with the Ming army in the camp, and the outcome would have been better than it is now.
Almost as soon as the Ming army was discovered again, Emperor Tianyuan gave up the army and fled alone.
King Yan even left Qie Xue's army behind, and with more than a thousand people under the guard of General Qiu Fu, he chased after them with great speed.
Emperor Tianyuan's horse was weak and he was quickly overtaken.
After a fight, Emperor Tianyuan was captured.
King Yan ran all the way and was still breathing heavily. When he saw Emperor Tianyuan, he said: "Your Majesty, why is it like this? On the order of his father, Zhu invited Your Majesty to be a guest in Jinling. Your Majesty refuses people thousands of miles away. Am I in trouble?"
Emperor Tianyuan had a bit of a monarchy, and said: "Your Highness, King Yan, why do you need to say more? The matter has come to this, what can I say? My life will naturally be at the disposal of Your Highness, but soldiers can be killed but not humiliated. I respect the heroes of the world. I admire you very much, but I just hope that His Highness, King Yan, will not embarrass your father."
After hearing this, King Yan felt a little ashamed and felt that he was so ungraceful in doing so. However, looking at Emperor Tianyuan's look, there was a sense of anger. After all, Emperor Tianyuan was now a prisoner and still in Canada.
How could King Yan be happy?
Qiu Fu was often by King Yan's side and understood King Yan's thoughts very well. When King Yan's brows moved slightly, he knew what King Yan's intentions were. He immediately stepped forward and gave Emperor Tianyuan a slap in the face, saying: "There is only one Majesty in the world, and that is today's Emperor." Your Majesty, how dare you, a mere remnant of the ruined country, dare to call me 'I'?"
Emperor Tianyuan was furious. No one had ever dared to treat him like this, and said: "You------"
Before he finished speaking, Qiu Fu slapped him again. Qiu Fu shouted: "What are you doing?"
After several consecutive slaps, Emperor Tianyuan was dizzy, his nose was bleeding, and his whole face was swollen. He no longer dared to speak harshly.
King Yan's lips curled up slightly, and he secretly smiled in his heart: "Is this right?"
King Yan scolded: "Qiu Fu, what are you doing?" Then he said with a fake smile: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are all rough people. I have offended you. Please forgive me."
Emperor Tianyuan's red and swollen lips moved slightly, but he said nothing. At this moment, does he dare not forgive me?
When King Yan was preparing to withdraw his troops.
Suddenly a horse galloped over and came to King Yan. He whispered in King Yan's ear: "Your Highness, there is a group of people more than ten miles to the west. I don't know how many people there are now. But they must be more than a thousand people." .”
King Yan's heart moved, and his face suddenly turned ugly. It didn't take King Yan to tell him who he was.
They are Wac's men and horses.
King Yan looked at Emperor Tianyuan and said, "How many troops are there in Wasi?"
When Emperor Yan heard this question from King Yan, he suddenly became happy and said, "Your Highness, King Yan, I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. How can we defeat our exhausted troops? Why don't you let me go and stop the troops on both sides?" Is this good?"
King Yan looked at Emperor Tianyuan and carefully studied Emperor Tianyuan's expression, as if he wanted to see Emperor Tianyuan's confidence. After a while, he suddenly stood up and said to Qiu Fu: "Qiu Fu, I'll leave him to you, as long as he doesn't die."
