Outside Miyun City, the Ming troops defending the city were already in formation, and the common people beat gongs and drums to welcome Wang Zaijin and Yang Sichang.
When the two of them approached the city gate, Chen Qiyu and Zhou Xingwu, who were responsible for guarding Miyun, immediately greeted them.
Chen Qiyu, the minister of official affairs, took the lead and said:
"Secretary, it's been a hard journey!"
"I would like to congratulate both of you first. For this great achievement, Your Majesty's strategic goal has been successfully accomplished!"
Wu Sheng had already informed Wang Zaijin of the news of Miyun's victory, and Wang Zaijin's tense heart relaxed.
When Wang Zaijin knew that the horse hoof prints on the official road just now were left by Lin Dan Khan when he retreated, he secretly thought that it was a pity that his army happened to cross the Mongolian army and missed it!
"The assistant minister is joking. The army has been running around for days, so we should go to the city to rest!"
When they arrived at the government office, Wang Zaijin ordered all the generals of Yulin Army and Xuan Dajun to gather together to make a summary of the gains and losses of each unit in the Northern Expedition.
During this more than a month's journey, the two groups of troops led by Wang Zaijin and Yang Sichang achieved respective military exploits. Among them, the left-behind army in Miyun achieved the most results and dealt a greater blow to the Mongolian army.
In the offensive and defensive battles in Miyun in the past few days, Chen Qiyu and Zhou Xingwu conservatively estimated that the Mongolian casualties would be around 8,000 to 10,000, and it would only be more or less.
More than 3,000 enemies were beheaded, including a Mongolian head of a thousand households. The Ming army killed 427 people and injured more than 800 people. Most of them were arrow wounds, and they were not fatal. They can basically be classified as
Minor injuries.
In the battle of Chengde, Yang Sichang beheaded 1,180 enemies and captured more than 700 horses.
In the battle of Baihe Bay in Jin Dynasty, Wang Zai beheaded more than 5,300 enemies and captured more than 2,900 war horses, while the Xuan army suffered less than 2,000 casualties.
The Ming army's three-pronged expedition to the north was successful. They had three battles and three victories. They beheaded more than 10,000 enemies and captured 5,000 war horses. The real casualties must have been much higher than this. The trap carefully designed by His Majesty for them was completely eliminated.
The Mongols are playing tricks.
"Everyone, after Lin Dan Khan's defeat, he will no longer be able to invade the border in the short term. This battle can ensure peace in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty for three years. I am gratified!"
"I just don't know what's going on with Your Majesty. Now that the main Mongolian forces have returned north, the situation on Your Majesty's side is even worse!"
Seeing Chen Qiyu making a worried sound, Wang Zaijin smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Shaozukazai. Although your Majesty is young, he has a calm and calm personality and knows how to use troops. Moreover, all of your Majesty's troops are the elite infantry and cavalry of the Yulin Army. Even if you encounter the main Mongolian force, you have a great chance of winning!"
That being said, who among the people present doesn’t think about it?
Just as Wang Zaijin said, Zhu Youxiao encountered another Mongolian cavalry on his way back at this time. It should be said that this Mongolian cavalry chased him all the way.
When Nai'erbuhua led the reinforcements to the Wengniute headquarters, the Ming army was already gone. He only saw the corpses of Mongolians and livestock all over the ground, as well as the burned tents.
What Nai'er Buhua couldn't accept the most was that the Ming army threw all the rotting corpses into the nearby river water source. This move was too poisonous and only cut off their Mongolian roots.
The environment on the grassland is harsh, and there are not many places suitable for living. Now the Ming army has adopted this poisonous trick, making their already difficult living environment even worse.
He learned through the mouths of those who had a chance to escape that the Ming army had gone east, and he immediately issued a military order to pursue them. Naerbuhua swore that he would kill these Ming soldiers to sacrifice their Mongolian undead and to bless their immortality.
But when Nai'er Buhua caught up with him, he discovered that the Ming army was large in number, and most of them were cavalry. More importantly, the Aohan tribe actually defected to the Ming army.
And he only had less than 7,000 Mongolian cavalry. Seeing that he had no advantage, he did not order an attack rashly. He knew that he was definitely no match for this Ming army, but just leaving like this would have no impact on his decades of experience.
Reputation really has a huge impact.
Nai'er Buhua cursed loudly in front of the formation from a safe distance:
"Wu Yun, you evil dog with a heart full of heart and soul, you have brought great disgrace to the Mongolian country, and the great Genghis Khan has been humiliated because of you!"
"You grew up in the grasslands and were raised by the Mongols, but now you have defected to the Ming Dynasty and betrayed your own people. I will clear the door for the Great Mongolia today!"
Wuyun was emboldened by the Ming army, so he fought back without fear:
"You are the evil dog. It was you who betrayed the Ming Dynasty and the Great Emperor. I am abandoning the dark side for the bright side!"
The two men, whose combined age was close to a hundred years old, began to curse loudly in front of the formation, and spit bubbles flew everywhere, but it was a good show for Zhu Youxiao.
"How are you preparing?"
"Back to Your Majesty, all artillery and divine machine arrows have been loaded and aimed!"
Zhu Youxiao took advantage of the two of them scolding each other and secretly asked the Shenji Battalion to unfold all the firearms from behind. Because there were Ming cavalry and Aohan cavalry in the front line blocking his view, the Mongolians on the opposite side were not aware of it at all.
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"Okay, I'm too lazy to talk to them. Wuyun, let your people retreat to the flanks!"
The two of them were scolding each other vigorously, but suddenly the Ming army's camp quickly began to mobilize. The cavalry that had been waiting for them suddenly dispersed towards the two wings. At this moment, the Ming army's artillery began to fire.
When Nai'er Buhua saw that the Ming army had cannons, he cursed:
As soon as Nai'er Buhua gave the order to retreat, the Ming army's Liuguang Shenji arrows swarmed out again, causing them to fly into pieces and causing chaos.
The Mongols were not slow to react, and quickly scattered their horses and retreated. Zhu Youxiao took the opportunity to order Ma Xianglin to lead three thousand cavalry to charge into the formation.
Nai'er Buhua had no intention of fighting. When he saw the Ming army rushing over, the Mongols didn't even fight back with their bows and crossbows. He himself took the lead and ran at the front.
Ma Xianglin chased for four or five miles. When he saw that he could not catch up, he led his army back.
And proofreader Zhu You joked to Wu Yun:
"It seems that you Mongolians are not all warriors!"
Wu Yun said with a smile:
"The Great Emperor Tianwei is here. This is just a man waiting to die. Just like the sheep that saw the hunter, they ran away in panic!"
"Okay, stop flattering and do some real work. I can't stay in the grassland anymore. Let your subordinates speed up. I want to go back as soon as possible!"
"I will obey the Emperor's order!"
Zhu Youxiao encountered no other obstacles along the way. Some Mongolian tribes were invincible and migrated away early before the Ming army arrived.
Some of them also imitated the Aohan tribe, and several leaders of small tribes came to see Zhu Youxiao in person, expressing their willingness to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and serve the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao accepted all comers. After all, no matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat, and he did not dislike it.
After driving for several days on the grassland, Zhu Youxiao was still a little confused despite having a map. When he reached a low earth wall, Zhu Youxiao asked doubtfully:
"Why is there the Great Wall here?"
Wu Yun immediately said:
"Back to the Great Emperor, this was the Great Wall built by the Jin Kingdom, but after hundreds of years, these places have long been abandoned!"