In the cold wind, Xu Hao stood in front of the door of King Ning's mansion that was burned into ruins, and in order to make King Ning die, Zhu Di ordered arson when he left.

This fire completely burned down the carefully cultivated garden, and also burned Zhu Quan's ambitions, and although he couldn't stop coming and going after moving to Beiping, it was in fact equivalent to being under house arrest.

Fortunately, the entire city was not burned, leaving a thousand military households, and the Yan army lived in an abandoned barracks, lit a fire and cooked to take over the city defense.

At this moment, the city is crowded with cattle, sheep and livestock for the winter, the strong smell of fishy smell is disgusting, many houses have been demolished by herdsmen and burned to fire, and there are large and small yurts everywhere.

Xu Hao had visited Zhu Quan several times in Beiping, and now King Ning has gradually begun to place his affection on landscape music, no longer expecting the covenant of dividing the world equally, and even his own fiefdom is gone, can Zhu Quan, who has a good IQ, still expect the fourth brother to fulfill his promise?

Li Qiu walked over and said in a low voice: "The soldiers complained, they all thought that the young master was belittled by the prince, and they were afraid that they would be from here. ”

Xu Hao said: "Sue sù big guy, we are here to fight, not Rongbian, you and Mu Yi are more careful, use the tea, bricks, iron pots, etc. brought to exchange for cows, sheep and mare's milk wine, and make sure that there is wine and meat to eat." ”

"Yes!"

Li Qiu agreed and turned around, Xu Hao turned around and walked out of the city, the military tent was set up outside the city, otherwise it would arouse the suspicion of the Mongolian nobles.

Recalling the past with the first emperor, a series of victories against the Northern Yuan Dynasty made Zhu Yuanzhang determined to expand the northern defense line. One of the most proud works is the Daningwei that guards Liaodong, and the other is Dongshengwei, which is located outside the Hetao.

It can be said that now is the period when the Ming Dynasty's borders are the largest and the strategic defense line is the best, and almost all the territories actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty are outside the Great Wall and penetrate into the Mongolian steppe. In the whole of Shanxi, one out of every four households was selected as a military household, with a total of 100,000 people distributed in a large area including Datong and even Ordos in later generations.

Daning Mansion is another masterpiece of the first emperor, and the continuous immigration of 100,000 people made the Mongols of Duoyanwei honestly ruled. The 50,000 well-trained Ming troops in the Hongwu Dynasty were enough to defeat 30,000 or more Mongol cavalry, which was the confidence of the Han people in this era, because many major victories had proved the strength of the Ming army.

The problem is that now the disadvantages of the vassal king's tail have been exposed, no matter who is the emperor, he has to cut the domain, and there is no credible vassal king stationed in the border to control the generals, so it is impossible to garrison troops on a large scale, Zhu Di's idea is to shrink his troops to defend Beiping and the Great Wall. Take the initiative to defeat the rising Mongol main force.

In addition, there are no high-yield and cold-resistant crops, and the tuntian can not be self-sufficient, and the climate that is gradually becoming cold makes the supply of food a heavy burden to the people in the interior, and the food supply of some of the most remote guards has reached 100 percent, and the military households have lived in the bitter cold places that are not suitable for a long time, and they have been attacked on a small scale too frequently, which has caused low morale and combat effectiveness to decline year by year.

In order to defend against the alien races in the north, it can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's father and son and the Ming officials spent countless efforts. Some people of insight have offered advice and suggestions, and they have done their best with the existing conditions.

The Ming Dynasty and the Mongol Yuan were mortal enemies of each other, and there were irreconcilable contradictions, and the Manchu Qing alliances and marriages and other methods of conquest could not be replicated. Even if Lamaism is introduced, it will take a long time to achieve initial results.

In fact, Xu Hao didn't think that Mongolia was a big problem, even if he didn't do anything, Mongolia would be divided into Tatars and thorns, and it would fall into civil strife for more than 200 years. Except for the first few periods that caused trouble to the Ming Dynasty, the rest were just battles on the border.

The Central Plains Dynasty in its heyday would not be defeated by any strong enemy, not even Genghis Khan, who ruled the world.

Back in the tent. Xu Hao faced the hundreds of Mongolian generals who came to hear the news and were a little impatient, and said, "Serve food, eat wine!" ”

Immediately everyone cheered, pots of cooked beef and mutton and delicate dishes were sent endlessly, and fifty jars of west wind opened the sealing mud, and the aroma of wine overflowed.

He is the leader of the largest tribe in the region, with a population of nearly 6,000 people, and the population of the rest of the tribe is about 60,000.

Duoyanwei was the weakest of the three guards, and it was also the most closely related to the Ming Dynasty, because of its attachment to the Daning Mansion to make itself safe, and the population strength grew the fastest.

For Xu Hao's arrival, Tulu Huchaer can be described as surprised and happy, surprised that the suspicious King Yan gave up his promise to continue to garrison Daning, and happy because 20,000 people participated in the war with him, which inevitably made the outermost grassland invaded by other tribes.

"My lord, I wonder what you're doing here?" Tarukar asked cautiously.

Xu Hao Zhengse said: "The grassland is in turmoil, and I am here to be a quiet place, to gather the scattered tribes and give them official positions, and to protect the frontier for my Ming Dynasty." ”

Tulu Kuchaer breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "We are all officials of the imperial court, and we should obey the general's orders. ”

Amu, who was sitting opposite, arched his hand and said: "Don't dare to bother the officials and soldiers, I will send the people to collect the small herdsmen." ”

Xu Hao nodded and said, "Yes, it just so happens that the soldiers under his command are not tolerant of cold and not good at riding, so there will be generals." ”

Duoyantou didn't expect the young Xu Hao to be so easy to speak, and everyone was very happy at once, with the order of the imperial court, he could openly annex the weak tribes that migrated over, even if the new Great Khan would be held accountable in the future, and the fault would be directly blamed on the Ming Dynasty.

Grassland survival will never miss any opportunity to increase its strength, otherwise the end will be defeated and annexed by others.

At night, Trukhuzar came with four young and beautiful Mongolian girls to ask for a meeting.

"My lord! Amu and more than a dozen other tribes privately ran to King Qin last year, and after suffering defeat, they ran back in disgrace, and did not send a warrior to follow Chitose to fight. During this period of time, relying on the large number of people to repeatedly rob the water source pasture, we had to recall 5,000 knights to protect the homeland, if the Lord allowed him to plunder the population this time, wouldn't he know that it would have encouraged Amu to bully our population forces? ”

Xu Hao was surprised and said, "There is such a thing? How can you wait for you to be an official of the imperial court, but I am not good at treating him, everyone had better take harmony as the precious, the Han people have a saying that it is better to settle the grievances than to settle them. ”

"My third son died at their hands, and I am not worthy of being a chief if I don't take revenge, so I ask my lord to send troops to help me." ”

Xu Hao muttered: "I came here to attack the Fuyu City where the Horqin tribe Habtu is entrenched, if you live with me first, I will help you punish Amu after the matter is completed, and ask King Yan to make you the commander of the capital and lead the entire Duoyanwei." ”

Trukhuzar was surprised and said, "Your Excellency wants to attack Habtu? He was the in-laws of Fuyu Weihai Sa Nan Daxi and Tatar Arutai, with a tribe population of more than 30,000 and 10,000 knights. ”

Xu Hao said: "Habtu is a descendant of the golden family, and he has always refused to obey the dispatch of the imperial court, and Fuyu City is too close to Liaoyang in Daning to allow it to multiply. ”

Tulu Huzar shook his head and said: "Habtu is Amu's sworn answer, he will not agree, how dare I go to battle with the adults, in case Amu takes advantage of the fire to rob, I am afraid that even the adults will have to die in the grassland." ”

Xu Hao said a little annoyed: "What should I do? If you can't complete the prince's military order here, what face do you have to go back? ”

Tulu Kuchar was disdainful in his heart, but said viciously on his face: "Then kill Amu tonight, and then go and destroy his tribe." ”

Xu Hao said confusedly: "In the vast grassland, where are the tribes?" Besides, if I fled to Peking and reported me, wouldn't I have to bear the capital crime of killing an official without permission? ”

Tulu Kuchaer said with a smile: "The grassland has the rules of the grassland, and our fight has nothing to do with the imperial court." Didn't you see that you passed by Rehe when you came? ”

"Ahh It turned out to be Chengde, and I saw a lot of herdsmen at that time, but I didn't expect that it was Amu and others who were not loyal to the imperial court and did not come to Daning for the winter, which showed that they were not subordinate. ”

Xu Hao suddenly realized, and then shook his head and refused: "No, what is the benefit of this?" At most, Amu was placed under house arrest and sent to Beiping to be brought to justice, and his son was ordered to take his father's place. ”

In the face of a straw bag general sent by the Ming Dynasty, can Tulu Huzaryan let go of the opportunity to develop and grow? Immediately agitated: "This is outside the fortress and not inside the gate, why don't you give 3,000 slaves and 30,000 cattle and sheep to the adults as a reward after the deed is completed?" ”

Xu Hao smiled bitterly: "You don't want it for me, and openly take it back to Beiping to graze?" Am I tired of living? ”

"My lord doesn't know, in the past, the Han generals would hand over the captured slaves and livestock to us and others to graze on their behalf, and then sell them into the customs in the spring and autumn periods, and the gold and silver obtained would be presented with both hands, just like the Han people's farmland." ”

Xu Hao's eyes lit up and he smiled: "I see! By the way, you are so proficient in Chinese, do you have a Chinese name? ”

"Then I beg your lord to choose a name for me, and it is also my loyalty to the court." ”

Xu Hao said happily: "Then call it Lu Zhong, Lu is one of the princes with the same surname in the Zhou Dynasty, as long as you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, you will be crowned a prince in the future, and you will share weal and woe with my Ming Dynasty for generations." ”

"Thank you, for your name." Tulu Kuzar was very happy on his face, but in fact he didn't care about any prince at all, if it was said that it would be good to enter the customs and enjoy the glory and wealth. But if he lives in the steppe forever, and he doesn't have the most noble blood in Mongolia, unless he can grow to the point of being side by side with other powerful tribes and become a hegemon, then in this Mongolian steppe, he will always be just an ordinary nobleman who does not enter the stream.

Three days later, Xu Hao once again invited the Mongolian nobles to eat and drink, and suddenly the Yan army rushed into the tent, detained everyone, and questioned their guilt in public, and Amu and other thirty people were pushed out and beheaded.

Lu Zhong immediately led his tribesmen to wash the camp tent of Amu and others in blood, and there were no chickens and dogs!

When Lu Zhong and other Mongols loyal to the imperial court went to Chengde to control a large number of herdsmen, the Yan army, which had enough war horses, began to seize the time to practice riding and prepare for the expedition to Tongliao in the future. (To be continued......)