Outside the Great Wall of Longjing Pass, a team of nearly 100,000 people suddenly appeared. The guard of Longjing Pass immediately ordered the gate to be closed tightly and loaded the Folan cannon with gunpowder. With just one order, the cannon could be fired.
Zhu Youxiao saw everything with his own eyes using a telescope from a distance. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he said with a half-smile:
"Mangui, the Longjing Pass in front of you has reached your defense zone!"
Mangui cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will open and close the door for Your Majesty right now!"
Mangui rode his horse to the pass, raised his head and said loudly:
"I am Xifengkou Ginseng General Mangui. Where is Sun Tzu Yi? Ask him to come out and see me!"
The Ming army generals who closed the door were doubtful and looked at the guard.
And the guard was huddled behind the wall without even looking at it. He just listened to the guard saying:
"Look at what I am doing. This must be the work of the Mongols. What are you still doing in a daze? Shoot him to death!"
When Mangui saw the Ming army behind closed doors, drawing their bows and setting arrows, he immediately shouted:
"If you are bold, whoever dares to shoot an arrow will be considered as treasonous and the nine tribes will be killed!"
"Sun Tzu Yi, I think you have the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard. If you dare to point a bow and arrow at me, how many heads can you chop off?"
Sun Ziyi didn't believe it at first, but he was very familiar with the voice. When he got up and looked carefully, he broke into a cold sweat. Isn't this his immediate boss Man Gui.
"It turns out to be the general. My eyesight is poor and I didn't recognize it just now. Please wait a moment, general. I will open the door right now!"
The door was quickly opened. As soon as Mangui saw Sun Ziyi, he kicked him to the ground. Sun Ziyi begged for mercy repeatedly.
When Zhu Youxiao looked at Longjing Pass from a close distance, he felt a lot in his heart.
In the seventh year of Apocalypse and the first year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji made three westward expeditions to the Chahar tribe. After completely defeating Lin Dan Khan, he incorporated many Mongolian tribes and basically claimed to have occupied the entire Monan grassland.
In the second year of Chongzhen, he personally led tens of thousands of Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces, starting from Shenyang, marching westward through the Monan Grassland, and then down the river, quietly launching a surprise attack on the Ming Great Wall, while Longjing Pass
, is one of their three breakthroughs!
The Ming Dynasty was completely unprepared for this battle. The Great Wall that the Ming Dynasty worked hard to build for more than two hundred years told everyone with facts that it was useless at all. Huang Taiji's army easily penetrated deep into the hinterland of the capital and even went to the capital.
It has come full circle, and history has called it a change!
But this time his arrival changed everything. It was no longer the fat pig's turn to conquer the Monan Grassland.
"Go and see the military camp!"
Zhu Youxiao still attaches great importance to the current Jiubian Army General. Although it is rotten to the root, as long as he makes up his mind now, it is not too late to rectify it. There will be a backlash, but it will not be so big.
Because it is impossible for him to recruit all new recruits, the training of new recruits takes too long, and once a large number of new recruits are recruited, these veterans will inevitably be laid off. If this continues, it will be unbalanced.
The reason why he was able to abolish the Beijing camp was because he already had the Yulin Army at that time, and he reissued enough food supplies to make a smooth transition. They did not cause trouble, and the Jiubian soldiers and horses were hundreds of thousands.
Improper operation can easily trigger a mutiny.
When Zhu Youxiao arrived at the military camp and saw it, he could only say that it was hard to explain. The Ming Dynasty spent so much money on repairing the Great Wall every year. It didn't matter that the wall was in tatters. The military camp was just like a pigsty.
I have to say that it has been corrupted to the core. Those people are real moths. As long as there is a little blood, they will swarm in until it is sucked dry!
"Mangui!"
"I'm here!"
"After I return, I will allocate 200,000 taels of silver to you to renovate and repair all the military barracks at the four passes: Da'ankou, Hongshankou, Longjingguan and Xifengkou!"
"In addition, I grant you full authority to reorganize your army and drive out all the old treacherous soldiers. You are not allowed to make any noise when you have free time. I will give you a month. What can I do?
You can give the memorial to Jin Yiwei and ask them to forward it to me!"
"According to the order!"
Zhu Youxiao shouted again:
"Sun Yunhe!"
"I'm here!"
"You don't have to go back to the capital. You can stay here with some Tiqi to help Mangui. Let me check those military censors and counselors!"
"According to the order!"
At this time, Zhu Youxiao felt that Emperor Wu Zong's idea was very clever, replacing the Beijing camp with the border army. In a sense, it was completely similar to when he formed the Yulin Army.
Gathering the best soldiers from all over the country and controlling them in his own hands, he just operated like this and instantly replaced the weak Beijing camp soldiers with elite border troops. The difference was that Wu Zong simply took over the military power and did not use it as the center.
Take more control.
And after Zhu Youxiao takes control of the military, he will use this as a rallying point and then radiate to the whole world!
"Call the leaders of the Aohan tribe to come over!"
"See the Great Emperor!"
Zhu Youxiao pointed to an open space outside the pass and said:
"Your troops will be stationed here temporarily. After I return to Beijing, I will fulfill my previous promise as soon as possible!"
He would not really bring these Mongols into the pass, otherwise there would really be a conflict. If these people caused trouble, they would be extremely destructive.
Moreover, he basically writes bad checks. It is not difficult to apply for household registration, but it is difficult to divide the land. Where did he get the land to distribute it to them?
Do you want to give the Imperial Mansion to them? Are you kidding? The Imperial Mansion is the ancestral property left by the emperors of all generations, and he will not be such a prodigal son.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the dark clouds with a half-smile and said:
"Wuyun, I give you a decree to select five thousand knights who are brave and good at fighting from your tribe. I will organize them into the Yulin Army to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty. How about it?"
Wu Yun's expression changed instantly when he heard this. How come the great emperor didn't keep his word? He had not yet realized the benefits he imagined, and he was about to start beating their soldiers?
But he didn’t dare to offend the emperor’s face, so he declined politely:
"This is the great emperor. Of course I am willing, but I don't know if my clansmen are willing. Moreover, since my clansmen have just arrived in the Ming Dynasty and are not familiar with the place, I am afraid they will feel uneasy!"
The meaning is very clear. You must first take care of my food and accommodation. If I don't agree to the rest, their followers won't buy it either.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Don't worry, you will stay here for a few days for the time being. Although I can make the decision on such a big matter, I still need the courtiers to come up with a charter to properly arrange for you. As for food,
I will never leave you behind."
Seeing that the emperor didn't care about his thoughts, Wu Yun said directly:
"Your Majesty, the Great Emperor, it's not that we are unwilling, but this matter is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of people in my tribe. If the Great Emperor recruits five thousand cavalry today, then the Aohan tribe will not even be able to protect itself. Why don't you ask your Majesty to do so?"
Emperor, think twice!”
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
The leaders said in a very united voice from behind.
"You are already my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, why do you need so-called self-protection? Here, you can live a comfortable life with peace of mind. Is it because my cavalry is not enough to protect you?"
Before Wu Yun could reply, Zhu Youxiao immediately said to Ma Xianglin:
"Rui Zheng, go tell the Aohan people what I mean. I believe they are still very positive."
"According to the order!"
People under the eaves had to lower their heads. Seeing Zhu Youxiao being so domineering, Wu Yun and other leaders did not dare to say anything.
Zhu Youxiao didn't want to quarrel with them yet, so he started to quarrel with them in a gentle tone.
After nearly half an hour, Ma Xianglin finally successfully completed the task assigned to him by Zhu Youxiao. He said happily:
"Your Majesty, as soon as they heard that your Majesty was recruiting them to serve as soldiers in the capital, they all signed up enthusiastically. I have lived up to my sacred mandate. Five thousand Mongolian cavalry have been selected. Please review them!"
The reason why these Mongolians are so proactive is very simple. Ma Xianglin said as soon as he arrived that as long as he joined the Yulin Army and served the emperor, he would have enough food and rice every day, and he would also get two taels of silver every month, and he would be able to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.
Come on, it really excited them.
Although there is not much money, the treatment of having plenty of rice and meat can attract many people. After all, for Mongolians like them who even need to distribute pots on the grassland, as long as they don't starve, it is better than anything else.
powerful!
"Chiefs, why don't you go with me to see the cavalry of your Aohan warriors?"
Zhu Youxiao was happy, but these leaders were not happy. They all made faces, which completely exposed their inner thoughts.
However, Zhu Youxiao didn't care. He had already achieved his goal. Without the five thousand main cavalry, the Aohan tribe was already weak and weak, and most of the rest were old and weak, unable to make a splash.
The five thousand selected Mongolian cavalry had been waiting in formation for a long time under the guidance of the Ming army. Seeing the emperor coming on horseback, Li Wensheng immediately shouted:
"Kneel down and worship the emperor!"
These Mongolians shouted in broken Chinese:
"See His Majesty the Emperor!"
Li Wensheng nodded secretly, obviously quite satisfied, because these were temporarily taught by the Ming army, and now it seems that the effect is pretty good.
"Pingshen!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at these fierce Mongolian cavalry, and he was extremely satisfied. As long as he could control them well and train them rigorously, they would become elites in the near future!
"Back then, Emperor Yongle formed a battalion of 3,000 Mongolian cavalry with 3,000 Mongolian cavalry, and followed the Emperor to pacify Mobei and establish the Northern Territory. For more than 20 years, they achieved numerous military exploits and shocked the world!"
"Today I follow the example of the emperor and will restore the glory of Yongle. You are all my subjects, the people of the Ming Dynasty. I will treat you equally, the Han and Mongolian families!"
"I know that your life on the grassland is extremely difficult, but now you can have enough to eat, wear warm clothes, and don't have to worry about tomorrow's meals. Your family will also live a good life because of this!"
"Anyone who joins the army will be exempted from taxes for one year and exempted from corvee for three years!"
Zhu Youxiao's simplest method of winning over people is many times more effective than those convoluted principles.
He first brought out the old stories of the Three Thousand Battalions to get closer to each other. After all, the old stories of the Three Thousand Battalions were widely circulated. Even after more than two hundred years, they were still what these Mongolians dreamed of.
Because Emperor Yongle treated the loyal Mongolian cavalry at the highest level, this is why the Three Thousand Battalion was able to grow to nearly 70,000 people. (Data from the Yongle year, the Three Thousand Battalion plus the Shenji Battalion had nearly 100,000 people.
The total strength of the three battalions is around 300,000!)
These Mongolians only believe what they see. Why do border town generals like to recruit Mongolians as servants so much? Because they do dare to fight and charge, but only if you give them enough benefits!
Now Zhu Youxiao ensures that they have enough food and clothing, and gives them a lot of silver. He also gives them a lot of promises. As long as you have military exploits, you will be rewarded with a lot of silver, and you can also have a wife and a son. These Mongolians
Immediately they all shouted long live the great emperor.
When Wu Yun and the leaders of the various ministries behind him saw this situation, their faces turned livid, and they all secretly cursed a group of wolf cubs in their hearts. If you have milk, you are a mother.
But they dared to be angry but dared not speak out. After all, the killer Ma Xianglin was right behind them. Although they had never seen this man's bravery, his aura suppressed them so that they did not dare to move.
They are all extremely regretful now. If they were given a chance to choose, they would rather fight or run away than follow this cramped emperor back south.
After the incident was over, Zhu Youxiao gathered another 3,000 people from other small tribes. Recruiting their young knights was not enough, so Zhu Youxiao began to extend his hand to the war horse that he had longed for.
He also selected all the excellent war horses from all the tribes, there were more than 20,000 horses, and basically drained them all, leaving no scum left.
In addition to the 20,000 war horses captured previously, Zhu Youxiao captured more than 30,000 war horses during the Northern Expedition. He will not be short of war horses in a short time and can train his troops well.
If Zhu Youxiao hadn't been too talkative now, he would have wanted to take all the hundreds of thousands of livestock back, especially the cows. These are precious livestock that don't need to be compared with horses. But once he does this, he will definitely be angry.
These Mongolians.
You can barely accept it if you rob someone else's war horse. After all, they are only responsible for raising these war horses and they don't belong to them at all. But the cattle, sheep and livestock are different. If you want to touch these things, it is equivalent to touching the fields of the Han people. You have to do it with you.
Try your best.
In order to show the kindness of the Celestial Empire and the benevolence and righteousness of his emperor, Zhu Youxiao ordered the Yulin Army to keep all the baggage, especially rations and medicines. He only kept part of it himself, and distributed the rest to the Mongols.
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After a brief inspection at Longjing Pass, Mangui and Jinyiwei were left to guard the place. In name, they were helping the Mongolians who had come from afar, but in fact they were monitoring them for fear that they would escape and cause trouble.
Everyone knew this, but no one dared to say more, especially the Mongolian leaders, who could only break their teeth and swallow it themselves.
Zhu Youxiao did not stay after leaving Longjing Pass. He ordered to rush back to Miyun at a rapid march, which took less than four days.
When Zhu Youxiao was still more than ten miles away from Miyun, Ye Bushou had already taken the lead and rushed into the city with his command flag to report to the generals.
"Your Majesty is leaving!"
This news immediately detonated the whole city, and the civil and military generals of the Jin Dynasty immediately came out of the city to greet him. The officers and soldiers of the Yulin Army and the people prepared firecrackers and fireworks in the city to congratulate the emperor on his return from the expedition.
On May 25th of the first year of Tianqi, when Emperor Zhu Youxiao's horse hooves stepped into Miyun City, it represented the end of his first personal expedition in the past two months!
This battle wiped out the decline of the Ming Dynasty for several years. The Ming Dynasty sent more than 100,000 troops. After several battles, it finally achieved complete strategic and tactical victory, and inflicted heavy losses on the Mongolian tribes in southern Mongolia.