eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 378 Homecoming

The time is gradually approaching July from June,

The heat of summer gradually sweeps across the grasslands.

In the four months since the expedition, Zhou Shangwen and his soldiers have traveled thousands of miles. They encountered the Yongxiebu tribe, and when they saw Yibulu, they still held the head of Urus Borot in their hands.

The food brought in at the beginning was limited to September, and then the weather gradually turned cold, and various conditions were no longer conducive to the Ming army fighting again.

Considering that the return journey will take time,
Zhou Shangwen has decided to retreat.

This is the first time he has traveled so far, and the first time he has encountered a complete Wanhu tribe, and there is also the head of the second son of Dayan Khan. In addition, it also increases the possibility of dividing left and right wing Mongolia.

It can be said that the suppression of taoism was successful.

The only regret is that the Ming army did not really touch the water and grass land of the [-] households on the left wing of Dayan Khan.

And that can only be the goal for next year.

Ma Rong stood on a hillock, squinting his eyes and looked far to the northwest. The Han people hadn't marched to the end of the sky there for a long time.

"Your Majesty has decided on a strategy of retracing, which is to spend three to five years gradually strengthening the strength of the frontier army, harassing the Tatar garrisons, and taking back the homeland of the Han people. It is naturally ambitious, but in fact it is also gradual. It's not a decisive battle, Ma Rong, you are in your prime, you will definitely be able to go there in the future."

Zhou Shangwen pointed to a further distance.

In summer, it is actually uncomfortable on the grassland.Sun during the day and mosquitos at night.

When the cool spring breeze in the past disappeared, and the endless beautiful grassland turned into a scorching and annoying grassland with no end in sight, Ma Rong knew that they had to retreat.

"Back then, the champion Hou led an army of [-] feathers to attack the Xiongnu's lair. He didn't feel it when he was reading history. Only when he was on the grassland did he realize how difficult it was. The final general knew that the army was about to return to the court. In fact, he thought about it in his heart, Xiang Zongbing Let’s go all the way and continue to move forward. However... that also does not seem to trust the general more. If the final general dies in battle, it will be happy, but it will affect the imperial court’s strategy of dividing the left and right Mongolia.”

"I'm very pleased that you can take care of the overall situation." Zhou Shangwen did not hide his appreciation for Ma Rong at all, and said, "Ma Yihuai really gave birth to a unicorn!"

"Zhou Zongbing is too famous."

In fact, where is the reputation,

In this expedition, the Yongxiebu tribe was found by the guide led by Ma Rong. It was Ma Rong's strong suggestion to decide whether to fight or not. He built it by himself.

In the end, persuading him to surrender was not stingy, and he did everything possible to facilitate it.

A young general who showed his talents to the fullest through a single battle.

This kid is incredible.

Zhou Shangwen knew the emperor's character, so he concluded that Ma Rong must be in the sky in the future.

This is also the reason why he is so polite to him as a commander-in-chief.

As for not stabbing,
He killed Urus Borot with his own hands, and in the future, let alone working under Dayan Khan, he would not even dare to meet him.

He has no choice but to make peace with Ming Ting.

Of course, the reason why Ma Rong persuaded him was to give them a way to survive for the women and children in the tribe.

On the way to the south, Yebu Ya also went with them, he had to be closer to Datong.

Dayan Khan probably already knew the news that Jinong he had sent was killed, and he might be frantically seeking revenge on him.I don't dare to continue to stay in this kind of place.

In any case, the Ming army was a victory this time, and everyone was happy to return to the army after victory.That is, there were no cattle and sheep among the trophies, and basically all of them were returned to Yongxiebu.

Yibuca became his leader again from being a prisoner, and the relationship between him and Ma Rong has been quickly drawn closer after many days of getting along.

The main reason is that Ma Rong can speak a little Mongolian, and has shown a strong interest in the various living habits of the Tatars. It can be said that on the way back to the division, he spent more time in the Tatar team than in the Ming army. The time in the queue is even longer.Sometimes at the end of the day, they all speak Mongolian.

The young talents of the Ming Dynasty also made the Tatar girls who were very different from the Han people have a heart of admiration.
Nor did he want to marry his daughter to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his subordinates were willing to marry their daughter to Ma Rong again.

Anyway, everyone knows that Ma Rong will be a very promising person in the future.

It happened that he wanted to learn everything about the Japanese, so he found a beautiful girl named Meng Erya to take him with him every day.

But Ma Rong knew that the responsibility was heavy, what was the relationship between Da Ming and Yi Bu Da, it didn't matter what he said, how the emperor decided this was unknown.

But now he can only try his best to make Yebu's trust him more, so he runs to Yebu's side from time to time,

Then of course, it is to understand the enemy in case of emergency.

This is also mutual.

From the Ming army, I also got to know the Ming court better.

"...After listening to many things you said, I realized that although His Majesty Emperor Ming is only 16 years old, he is unparalleled in resourcefulness, benevolence and righteousness, and insight. The former Emperor Hongzhi only gave birth to such a prince, and he was born so powerful."

"How can the Son of Heaven be saved by ordinary people? He didn't want to assassinate the commander. Now that you and us have reconciled, this choice is really very correct. Because the Ming Dynasty has changed. The imperial court has allocated millions of dollars for war horses, military equipment, and soldiers. , This is something that has never happened in the past few decades. In fact, we were able to meet, in the final analysis, it is the result of His Majesty's promotion of the change of the frontier policy. But the reason why His Majesty wants to change the frontier policy is also a last resort."

It is not appropriate to say what Nian Kou Bian said in the future.

It's good not to understand.

"In fact, no one wants to fight. We are Tatars, and you are Han people. We will also wonder why you occupy fertile land and enjoy a suitable climate? If you watch livestock and people starve to death every winter, invade the south And it will be your only choice."

It seems difficult for Ma Rong to refute this point.

"I don't want to assassinate the commander. In fact, our Majesty has also mentioned this issue in the military academy."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty said that good and evil, good and evil in the world are not always easy to distinguish. If you can't figure it out, then think about who you are. What is the most important thing for the generals of Ming Dynasty? Naturally, it is to fight for Ming Dynasty. Protect the people of Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty also mentioned himself that the Son of Heaven is the master of the world, and his duty is to work hard to create a prosperous world for the people of the world. The same is true for the commander. Let everyone in the Yongxiebu tribe, man It is your duty to live a better life with women, the elderly and children."

"You seem to admire your emperor."

"This is something that exists in the blood of every Han Chinese. There must be a sage in 500 years. Whenever such a sage appears, we will voluntarily follow him. So Zhou Zongbing is right, Dayan Khan will never win. Because even if We lost once, and the Son of Heaven has the ability to send troops again."

Also, the more he understands, the more powerless he feels.

What Ma Rong said were all facts, and his judgments about the future were based on reasonable derivations of facts.As a small tribe, he had no choice but to meet such a powerful Central Plains Emperor.

Unless he is willing to move westward, far, far away.

"Your eloquence is very good. I plan to get in touch with the two ten thousand tribes of Tumet and Ordos after I settle down, and invite those two old friends over. They have always been dissatisfied with Dayan Khan, and I will let you come as the host at that time." lobbyist."

"it is good!"

Dayan Khan's unification of Mongolia will naturally lead to the instinctive resistance of the three Wanhu tribes.

In fact, the action of Yibusha will also have an impact on the Tumed and Ordos tribes. They are both right-wing [-] households, and the ties between them are even closer.

Now that the second son is dead, no one can guarantee whether Dayan Khan will make up his mind to use force to solve it.

Once this kind of suspicion arises, it is actually very difficult to bridge it.

Ma Rong has thought about all these things.

Compared to his daily meditation,
His older brother Ma Sheng was much simpler.

On the battlefield that day, he met a Tatar warrior named Gabia. Because he had already fought a fierce battle, his physical strength had declined, so he did not get any advantage from Gabia.

Ma Sheng couldn't stand this.

Now that the two armies are merging and heading south, Ma Sheng is looking for this man everywhere when he has nothing to do.

It's a pity that he doesn't speak Mongolian, and he doesn't know the name, so he can only look around based on the appearance he remembers.

So these two brothers are also strange, one is coming and going between the upper levels, and the other is looking around among the soldiers.

This process took him a month.

After finding it, the two had an appointment to fight because they could not speak Mongolian, but there was no winner.

Later, they fought more, so that it almost became a "show" for soldiers on both sides.

Moreover, both Zhou Shangwen and Yebulu knew about this, so in order to avoid trouble, they asked them to compete empty-handed.

In the end, the two of them were familiar with each other.

Ma Sheng, a proud man, has no choice but to recognize Gabia's bravery,
However, he is simple-minded and outspoken. When Ma Rong took him to see him, he was not angry.
He said: "Commander Yibu, you indeed have many very brave soldiers under your tent. Gabia's invincibility in my hands is considered very powerful. Anyway, you have also become friends with our Ming Dynasty. How about giving us someone like Gabia, I will be so excited that I can't sleep when I think of fighting with him!"

Ma Rong didn't expect the big brother to say this.

This is actually a question of whether the soldiers of the Yongxiebu tribe are still under the command of Yibula as before, or whether they will be incorporated into the Ming army.

It is undeniable that the difficult living environment has forged the excellent fighting qualities of the Tatars. His riding skills are indeed better than those of the general Ming army.

If this kind of army can be used as a friendly army, Ma Rong will definitely be able to exert its greater strength.

However, the issue of military strength is a very core issue. You can still speak in your hand, but if you hand it over, you are resigned to fate.

Ma Rong originally planned to talk about it later, but he didn't expect Ma Sheng to point it out like this.But he couldn't say anything, because the so-called surrender meant that the loser had to satisfy the winner.

And he can also take this opportunity to see Yibu's reaction.

(End of this chapter)