"Your Highness! Found it!"

In the wind and snow, on the Gobi desert, a man from a thousand households shouted loudly. Zhu Youjian also wiped the blood on the long knife with a coarse cloth, sheathed the long knife, and walked towards the place where the sound came from.

At this time, the Gobi was covered with corpses, including those from the Ming army and horses, but most of them belonged to the three major armies.

Thousands of corpses were lying in various directions, while the corpses of the Ming army were carried off the battlefield, and the medical officers accompanying the army began to sort out their remains.

After stepping over the corpses, Zhu Youjian came to the place where the man was shouting, and looked down to see an old man in armor in his seventies lying on the ground with a bloodless face.

"Your Highness, this is Huo Luochi. There are no stab wounds on his body. He was probably knocked off his horse when our army charged and was trampled to death by the horse."

Qianhu of the Cavalry Guard said happily, while Zhu Youjian lowered his head and then said: "Where are the other lords?"

"They were all dead, not a single person was left alive. Isn't that what Your Highness said they were all wiped out..." Qianhu scratched his face in embarrassment.

Zhu Youjian hesitated when he heard the words. He did say total annihilation, but he also said that the three major Taijis should be captured alive...

Now that it's better, the three Taijis have turned into three corpses, and he can only take the heads of these three people back to show his merit.

"That's all, I grabbed the food bag anyway." After saying that, Zhu Youjian sat directly on the battlefield, feeling the soreness in his hands.

This was the sequelae of being held in close combat for a long period of time. Although he did not stupidly rush to the front row, as the commander, he was not in a position to hide behind the army, so he was still in the front line of the charge.

As a result, it is inevitable to have to fight with the enemy.

On the contrary, the front army is the safest place. After all, you can just rush through it, but the middle army and the rear army may be held back.

"Your Highness, the battle losses have been calculated. We have killed 407 brothers and 4,627 captives have been wiped out."

When Zhu Youjian was resting, the commander of the Knight Cavalry also came with the military information after cleaning the battlefield, and Zhu Youjian also took it and took a look.

In general, the Ming army suffered a battle loss and victory result of 1:11. No matter from any angle, this battle is worth boasting about.

"For brothers who died in the war, in addition to the normal pension process, their children will still be sent to Yanshan University, and their families will be exempt from taxes for five years."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhu Youjian explained the pension arrangements for the soldiers who died in the battle, and when the Ming army soldiers around heard these words, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

As people who lick blood with a knife, they are not afraid of death. What they fear is that their family members will not be treated fairly and justly after their death.

Even though the rematch battle is basically over now, once this battle is over, there will always be another battle.

The meaning of the pension that you know from the notice and the pension that you heard from Zhu Youjian's mouth are completely different.

Therefore, after getting the answer, everyone felt a lot more relieved, and Zhu Youjian also asked:

"How's the water and food collection going?"

"Go back to Your Highness." The commander reported back:

"Uncle Yinshan has taken people to the oasis in the northwest to exchange food and water with the tribes there."

"There should be no problem with food and water."

"Well... prepare to camp here. Collect all the beheaded corpses and bury them to prevent a plague." After receiving the answer, Zhu Youjian was no longer nervous, and immediately ordered the army to clean up the aftermath and set up camp.

"Yes!" Cao Meng, the commander of the Cavalry Guards, responded, and then began to order the entire army to collect and dispose of the corpses, and chose to camp on the south side of the battlefield.

But it was said that they were setting up camp, but in fact there was nothing for them to set up camp.

Because their rugs and other things had been thrown away, the so-called encampment consisted of chopping the dead Populus euphratica on the Gobi Desert into firewood and then starting to light it to provide a warm sleeping environment for the soldiers.

As for tents, forget about them...

In short, when time passed little by little until the afternoon, Saihan, who had gone to the northwest, returned to the camp with a fully loaded team and also brought some news.

"Your Highness, I'm back."

He turned over and dismounted, walked to the side of Zhu Youjian who was sitting on the Gobi Desert, bowed and saluted, and then said to the others:

"Don't delay, hurry up and get rid of the packed mutton."

"Yes!" After hearing Taiji's words, the Ulut Mongolians began to lead people to remove the things wrapped on the horses.

Zhu Youjian took a look and saw that after opening the package, there were sheep that had been processed and roasted on the campfire before eating.

Saihan brought back about two to three hundred sheep, as well as a dense number of water bags.

"Can that oasis provide so many things?" Zhu Youjian looked at these supplies and couldn't help but wonder.

"I was about to talk to His Highness about this matter." Saihan sat not far from Zhu Youjian, and then said:

"That oasis used to be controlled by the Oirat Alliance, that is, Wala, but when I went there this time, I found that it was managed by the tribes of Zasak Tuhan from Mobei Khalkha."

"I inquired about the information, and it seems that the national advisor Khan of Mosiwala assigned this place to them."

"National Preceptor Khan?" Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this so-called Imperial Preceptor Khan was probably Bo'er Jijin Tulubaihu, who was known as Gushi Khan in later generations.

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If this man Zhu Youjian remembers correctly, he is now jointly elected as a national advisor by Qinghai Mongolia, Mobei Mongolia, and Mobei Mongolia, and his brother is the current leader of Oara.

Later, this guy's brother would be assassinated and died, and the Junggar tribe in the Oara Alliance rose. Gushi Khan knew that he could not control the opponent, so he borrowed troops and entered Qinghai.

Later, this guy took advantage of the Ming Dynasty's inability to govern Qinghai and Tibet, and took advantage of the sectarian struggles in Qinghai to successfully seize control of Lhasa and establish the Khoshot Khanate in Qinghai-Tibet.

It's a pity that this country only lasted for four generations before perishing in the struggle between Junggar and the Qing Dynasty.

Recalling everything about Gushi Khan, Zhu Youjian had to admit that this man still had some political means, but not much.

If the current Zhu Youjian were in his position, he would probably pin Junggar to death before he could get up.

Even if he cannot be put to death, he will recuperate after entering Qinghai-Tibet and resolve the internal conflicts in Qinghai-Tibet, rather than blindly promote sects.

Finally, after Li Zicheng invaded the capital, Zhu Youjian would definitely seek to capture Hexi.

As long as there is Hexi, a replica of the Tubo Dynasty will reappear in front of the world.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian said to Saihan: "In your opinion, will the Mongols from Khalkha and Oara in Mobei, Qinghai and other places invade our territory of the Ming Dynasty?"

"It's hard to say." Saihan said hesitantly:

"The three major tribes in Mobei have always coveted the land of Qinghai-Tibet. If we let them go to Qinghai-Tibet, after they have established a foundation, they will definitely attack the Ming Dynasty's Hexi land from the north and south."

"As for the Oara, they should not invade our Ming Dynasty for the time being. According to the information I have gathered, although the Oara and the three major tribes in Mobei are not at war, they are constantly at war with the small tribes under the three major tribes."

"The year before last, Batur Hutaiji of Junggar, together with the other three major tribes, attacked the Hetuohite tribe under the Zasak Tuhan tribe."

"Until now, both sides are still fighting in the Tangnu Ulianghai area of ​​Tanglu Ridge (Tangnu Ancient Mountain)."

"In the short term, they should not have the energy to invade the western border of the Ming Dynasty."

"As for other people operating in Qinghai, I'm afraid they won't dare to join the invaders for a while after seeing His Highness's feat of sweeping the north."

Saihan used very simple words to sort out all the forces except the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. Zhu Youjian also relaxed his brows after listening.

Generally speaking, after the Hetao is wiped out, no forces will invade Shaanxi and Hexi in a short period of time.

In this way, Hexi and Shaanxi can seize the remaining few years to develop agriculture and animal husbandry.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian and Saihan talked about other things, and finally wrapped themselves in the sheepskin that Saihan had brought to him and fell asleep.

The experience of the past few days may have been the most physically exhausting period for Zhu Youjian since he came to this world.

He fell into a deep sleep, and it was not until the next day when black and white alternated, that the cold wind blew him awake, and he slowly woke up.

At the same time when he saw him waking up, Cao Meng, the commander of the Cavalry Guard who had woken up early, also stepped forward and bowed:

"Your Highness, our Tangqi have already met up with the Tangqi in the rear. Sun Jinglue and General Cao are heading here with four thousand cavalry, which is less than a hundred miles away from our army."

"Then it will take another day..." Hearing this distance, Zhu Youjian rubbed his eyes and was not willing to wash his face with water. Instead, he stood up and stretched before asking:

"Did they bring the baggage trains and the peasants?"

"Yes, but the distance between the baggage train and the civilian workers is a bit far. They are three hundred miles away from us." As soon as Cao Meng spoke, Zhu Youjian understood everything.

The co-author was that Cao Wenzhao did not listen to his advice to come for help, but he and Sun Chuanting first came to catch up with him with a small amount of supplies.

It is estimated that Cao Wenzhao was afraid that something would happen to him. Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian rubbed his cold face.

"The temperature is much more comfortable than yesterday. It seems that the weather will get warmer soon. Is it still snowing in Shaanxi and Hetao?"

Zhu Youjian looked at Cao Meng optimistically, but the other party nodded and said: "It's still snowing. Officials from Qintian Prison said that I'm afraid the snowstorm in Shaanxi this year will last longer than in previous years."

"..." Upon hearing the news, Zhu Youjian's expression froze, but soon returned to his original state, and asked calmly:

"Have all the military rations for killing the tiger's mouth been sent to the front and back sets?"

"Due to the blizzard, not all of them have been delivered. At present, the back set has delivered 170,000 shi of food, the front set has more than 690,000 shi of food, and there are still more than 2 million shi of Shahukou that have not been delivered."

Zhu Youjian breathed a sigh of relief at Cao Meng's words, but then he also started to make his own arrangements.

"Instruct Xu Guangqi, the chief envoy of Shaanxi Province, to move to Yulin first when the snowstorm stops, while the people of Yan'an go to Qiantao and Houtao."

"Dingxiang Prefecture was established in Qiantao, Bansheng City was changed to Dingxiang County, Fengzhou County was established in Fengzhoutan, Jiuyuan County was established in the original Jiuyuan area, and these three counties were Dingxiang Prefecture."

"In addition, Houtao was merged into Ningxia, Ningxia was set as Ningxia Prefecture, Wuyuan County was established in Houtao, and the Lingwu Valley was set as Lingzhou County."

"Then Ningxia Guards and Yulin Guards were returned to Shuofang Prefecture, which governed Yulin, and Shuofang County was established in Hongyanchi."

"Finally, I sent an order to Mei Zhihuan, Li Rubai, Wang Chengen, and Li Rumei to capture Juyanhai and Xitaohaizi, and then leave a thousand troops in the area to build Juyan County and Xihai County."

"I will report to the imperial court again to show my merits and ask the emperor to divide Hexi and Shaanxi."

"Ningxia Prefecture, Shuofang Prefecture, and Dingxiang Prefecture are placed under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi, while Xihai and Juyan are placed under the jurisdiction of Hexi."

"The administrative seat of Hexi is Liangzhou, with Liangzhou Prefecture, Xining Prefecture, Ganzhou Prefecture, and Suzhou Prefecture. Hexi Province governs four prefectures and twelve counties."

With a simple instruction from Zhu Youjian, Hexi, which had been administered by Shaanxi for more than two hundred years, was finally put under trusteeship and established as its own province.

However, this does not mean that he will allow Hexi to manage itself in the future.
To be continued...