my days with tyrants

Chapter 237 Le Shi Yanran
Hara and Lin.

"These dogs run so fast!"

Zhang Fu said bitterly.

Well, it's empty here.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that there are really no one left. In fact, there are still a large number of old and weak women and children, but Erebek and his Khan Ting’s main force have all left in a hurry two days ago. Old, weak, women and children who can move quickly are abandoned.

Or it may be that the latter are well aware that they will starve to death on the way out.

Because they have no horses.

Not all the grasslands had horses. In fact, horses were also very precious to them. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, many herdsmen didn't even have horses to ride, so they could only ride cattle.

According to the records captured when I wiped out the Nekhka Tribe, it can be estimated that a herdsman on average only has a little more than one horse...

average.

This means that it is impossible for every household to have one.

Then there are single-digit cattle and dozens of sheep.

And the family has a lot of money, hair is not counted, various infectious diseases, and black and white disasters may cause them to lose all their livestock at any time, and the result of losing all their livestock is starvation to death.Therefore, it is very rare for herdsmen to eat meat. As long as the livestock can still live, they must be kept alive. Unless there are major festivals or guests, they will not be slaughtered. Most of the time it is dairy products and hunting.Another more important thing is food, which is why the Ming Dynasty can threaten them with the mutual market, because food is the most stable source of food compared to livestock.This is also an important reason for the harmony in the Huining wasteland reclamation area. The reclamation team has brought a stable source of food to the surrounding herdsmen, so that they will not die of livestock due to various reasons and the whole family will starve to death.

Herdsmen...

At this time, the herdsmen are actually suffering.

Of course, this is also the main motivation for them to choose to go south to plunder.

Troubles come out of poor mountains and bad waters.

"Looking at it this way, Arutai is to cover Khan Ting's retreat, so he has to fight us."

Yang Feng said.

Arutai was defeated and fled.

Unless you are very lucky on the grassland, or if you continue to chase for thousands of miles like Li Jing, it is very difficult to fight annihilation battle, and it is too easy to escape when the situation is unfavorable.

However, Arutai also suffered heavy losses, and the Ming army beheaded [-] people.

captive……

No prisoners.

Who would take prisoners in that case?

"My lord, what should we do, should we chase or not?"

Tan Yuan asked.

"Chasing, of course we have to chase. It will be spring soon. Once the spring grass grows on the grassland, these nomadic tribes will disperse and nomad. At that time, even if we are exhausted, we will not be able to wipe them out. Only at this time they Only then will they gather. Elebok is nothing more than looking for Oala. The main pastoral areas of the four tribes of Oara are in the north of Tianshan Mountain and Jinshan area. Kobdo turned to the southern foot of the Jinshan Mountain, which is the main pasture of the Choros Department. Haohai Dayu, Elebek's favorite, is the leader of the Choros Department, and it is about 2000 miles away from here.

Erebok must go to him.

As long as we go there, even if we can't find them directly, we can lure them to fight, and then wipe them out in one battle. If we march normally, it will take about twenty days. "

Yang Feng said without hesitation.

Of course, Elebok is not important, the important thing is to let Zhu Di go to see the Western Regions.

Under the Altai Mountains in spring...

Wonderland on earth!
As for the current names of these places in Uliasutai, he doesn't know. In fact, many maps used by the Ming army are hand-painted based on the satellite maps on his watch.Because the watch screen is too small, it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy, so Yang Feng asked Sister Liu to divide him into more accurate pictures, and then the artist would draw according to them.

Stitching after painting.

After splicing, based on it, continue to draw maps of different regions and levels.

And Zhu Yuanzhang's place is a huge map of the world.

Because Yang Feng often left the capital, this huge project was not finally completed until last year, but it also brought about a problem, because many place names are not currently used in Daming, and the artist directly marked them on the map, so the current map of Daming, There will be a lot of place names that have been traversed. As for the problem of modification, we need to wait until Daming develops them piece by piece.

For example, most of Huining has been changed.

"More than 2000 miles? We have driven more than 3000 miles in the grassland, and the ambassador has to go forward for more than 2000 miles? This has caused more than 200 people to die. If we continue to move forward without the enemy attacking, we will be tired Most of them will die!"

Sun Ke said.

"A group of infantry from the Red Scarf Army can travel thousands of miles, and this is only five or six thousand miles. You group of elite cavalry can't be inferior to a group of river diggers on foot, right?
Besides, seeing the passing of this winter, it is estimated that the grass in the south of the Yangtze River will be full of warblers.

It warms up quickly. "

Yang Feng said.

"If you want to go forward, you can hold it, but our ammunition may not be able to."

Zhou Xing said.

This man with the same name as the cruel official of the Tang Dynasty was actually Zhu Yuanzhang’s main force on the grassland in the later period. He has been sitting in Kaiping to suppress Wuliangha for these years, and Song Sheng in Gansu is the two most important pillars of Zhu Yuanzhang.However, he was a little older, and in history, because of the death of Lan Yu and others, he was also a little disheartened.

"Even if there is no ammunition, we can use bows and arrows."

Tan Yuan said excitedly.

Then a group of people looked at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di is obviously also very tangled.

Emotionally, he really wanted to continue. This was going through the entire grassland and chasing for six thousand miles. If he could capture Elebake, he would have a reputation as a god of war, and he would directly reach the pinnacle of military generals like Li Jing.

Just thinking about it makes one's blood boil!
But reason is indeed telling him that it is a very risky thing to move forward with a group of soldiers who have no logistical supplies and have driven more than 3000 miles.And going forward is also different from the previous ones. Whether it is Yuerhai, Tula River or Halahelin, the Ming army has actually fought before and knows the situation in this area.But going forward, the Ming army did not set foot. Although there is a map of Yang Feng, the map does not really show the actual situation, let alone the terrain 600 years later.

Who knows what it's like now?

600 years.

Enough changes have occurred in many rivers and lakes.

Marching on the grasslands does not mean that you can walk however you want, because you cannot stay away from water sources, especially in this kind of arid grassland.

Horses have to drink a lot of water.

So they have to march along the river. For example, the Luqu River was the basis for their previous march. Even if there is no river, they have to jump between lakes, one lake to another. It was a completely unfamiliar area before.

If you are not careful, the whole army will be wiped out.

What's more, the front is still the core area where all Mongolian ministries gather.

It's not that the eastern part has been cleaned up by Ming's conquests again and again.

"Your Majesty, what are you afraid of with me here? If Your Majesty succeeds this time, his achievements will be comparable to Wei Huo's, and Daming will never suffer from future troubles. All people in the world will remember your Majesty's achievements. Isn't it just that the distance is farther away? We have killed three thousand miles away. , still care about two thousand miles? Not to mention that the weather is about to get warmer, and there is no need to worry about the severe cold. As for the ammunition, it is enough. Besides, as Lao Tan said, we can win without firearms. In fact, there is no shortage of sulfur and saltpeter in the Western Regions. , when you get there, you can make it yourself.”

Yang Feng was bewitching Zhu Di like a little devil.

He also looked at Zhu Di meaningfully.

Zhu Di frowned...

Therefore, if he succeeds, then his nephew really won't be able to touch him. After all, the credit is too great. If his nephew wants to deal with him, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers and civilians all over the world.

Similarly, if he resisted at that time, it would be easy to win popular support.

"Every department checks how much ammunition is left, if there is [-]% success!"

He said.

Zhang Fu and others hurried to check the ammunition.

"But what should we do when we return? Even if we can eat meat, horses and camels must have enough feed, and grass alone is not enough!"

Sun Ke said.

"return?
Why go here?

It’s only a little over a thousand miles from the Chuoros Ministry to Hamiwei, and it’s only two thousand miles to Jiayuguan. Once you enter Jiayuguan, you won’t be short of food. "

Yang Feng said.

Indeed, there is no need to go to the grassland when you come back...

But he still has to go to the grassland, he has to come back and bring his servants back, but Zhu Di's army can go directly to Gansu, at this time the Ming army has completely controlled Hami, and there is even a guard of thousands of households for all Han people there .In fact, Yang Feng has been encouraging Zhu Yuanzhang to directly set up a commander in Hami, and then manage all the guards outside Jiayuguan, but Lao Zhu has not taken care of it for the time being. After all, the Ming Dynasty has expanded too many territories in recent years, and its national power is also a bit exhausted. big.

After the final inspection of the various ministries, the few auxiliary ministries have the least ammunition, and there are about [-]% left.

His tactics are an inevitable consequence.

Zhou Xing and Sun Ke have the most troops.

They still have seventy percent.

Although the Ming army went deep into the grassland for more than 3000 miles, they actually fought two battles in total. The first battle was a raid on other people's camps, and they did not use a lot of firearms at all. When fighting the Arutai tribe, only the Zhangfu tribe mainly used firearms, and the other tribes were all cavalry. Against the attack, most Camel City conducted some defensive battles.

Average over [-]%.

That's it.

Zhu Di ordered the ministries to reorganize, picked out [-] cavalry to escort the wounded and dead soldiers, escorted the captured old and weak women and children, and a large number of cattle and sheep, and returned to the camp at the Tula River.

After the beginning of spring, go directly south to Kaiping.

As for the remaining 2 Ming troops, they continued to pursue.

Five days later.

"Where are you taking us?"

Zhang Fu looked at their guide, then shook the compass in his hand.

At this time, the weather has begun to warm up, and even the snow on the grassland has melted a little. It is estimated that in a dozen days, you will be able to see green. The Ming army, who drove more than 3000 miles at minus [-] degrees, obviously saw the spirit Excited a lot.In fact, they were indeed very tired. Although it would not affect their combat effectiveness, they had exhausted their physical strength after jogging on horseback for so long.After all, the Ming army is not Mongolian cavalry. The latter is almost integrated with the horse's back. They can last for several months, and even ride on horseback all the time. The Ming army is inevitably a little tired at this level.

But the long-lost warm sun made the expeditionary army, which had already set foot in a completely unfamiliar area, finally feel uplifted.

"what happened?"

Zhu Di, who personally commanded the striker, urged the horse to come over.

He handed over the command of the Chinese army to Zhou Xing, and he was at the forefront to ensure morale. After all, the best way to ensure morale is to be at the forefront.

They are not safe.

Now it is deep into the core area of ​​Mongolia, and it is not ruled out that it will be ambushed again. Although it is true that the various Mongolian tribes have no time to gather, but who knows if there are any Mongolian tribes nearby in this strange area?He personally led the forward, the central army was handed over to veterans like Zhou Xing, and Sun Ke's troops were on guard on the flanks. Although the entire army slowed down, they huddled together and rolled forward on the grassland.

"Your Majesty, he led the way astray."

Zhang Fu looked at him and ignored him, but instead looked at Yang Feng who was on the watch.

The latter immediately raised his head, took out the binoculars from his bag, and searched the wind-eroded rocks in front of him...

"Ambassador, what are you looking for?"

Zhu Di said doubtfully.

Yang Feng still ignored him, but raised the binoculars again, then urged the horse, and then rushed straight to a rock on the right. Zhu Di and Zhang Fu looked at each other, and they followed immediately. Yang Feng finally stopped in front of a rock wall , there seemed to be very emotional, looking at this rock wall that has been severely eroded by wind.

"What are you looking for?"

Zhang Fu said.

"See what's on it?"

Yang Feng pointed to the rock wall and said.

Zhu Di and Zhang Fu looked at it suspiciously, and soon they discovered that although the wind erosion was severe, the rock wall could still be distinguished, and there were many characters engraved on it, and they could even be recognized basically...

"On the seventh month of the autumn of the first year of Weiyongyuan, there was an uncle of the Han Dynasty called Dou Xian, the chariot general, Yin Liang Shengming, and ascended the royal family..."

Yang Feng's voice sounded beside them.

Zhu Di looked at him in astonishment...

"...It is Geng Bing, who is in charge of Jinwu, reports on his duties and patrols. He manages soldiers in Shuofang. The school of Yingyang, the scholar of Chihu, the Sixth Division of Yuangai, Shanyu of Jinan, Wuhuan of Donghu, Diqiang of Xirong, and the group of princes and princes , Thirty thousand riders. Yuan Rong Qingwu, four points of the long hub, clouds covering the road, there are more than three thousand rides. Leaving eight formations, coming to the majestic gods, Xuanjia dazzling eyes, Zhu Qi Jiangtian. Sui Ling Gaoque , go down the chicken and deer, pass through the moraine, cut off the desert, cut Wenyu to provoke drums, and blood corpses are chased to dye the neck. Then the four schools crossed, the stars swept away, the depression was thousands of miles, and there were no bandits left in the wild. So the area was wiped out, Turn back and forth, examine and pass on the map, and look at its mountains and rivers. Then he surpassed Zhuoxie, crossed Anhou, took advantage of Yanran, crept down the area of ​​Maodun, and burned the old Longting. Indignation, honor the profound spirit of the ancestors; use the descendants of Angu to restore the realm and invigorate the heavenly voice of the great man.

It is said that the one who works for a long time and enjoys peace for a while, and the one who spends a while and lives in peace, is to seal the mountain and publish the stone to show the virtue of Shengde.

The speech said: Master Shuo, come to conquer the descendants of the barren, and suppress the brutality, and cut off overseas.It's so long that it stretches across the boundaries of the world, it's named God Qiu and it's built as a long way, and it's carried by Emperor Xi to shake the world! "

Yang Feng finally read the complete content.

Zhu Di looked at him in shock.

"Le Shi Yanran, is this actually true?"

Then His Royal Highness Yan Wang said slowly.

(End of this chapter)