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Text Chapter 527 The grassland strategy begins

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    Thinking that the situation in Liaodong has been calmed down, although there are still some remnants of the Jurchens, they can only survive in the deep mountains and old forests, and it is difficult to form a climate. In addition, the Mongolian tribes such as the Duoyan Sanwei have also surrendered and become common people under the Ming Dynasty. I believe  In a few years, these Mongolians will be assimilated by the Ming Dynasty and will no longer be as fierce as before.  After Liaodong was pacified, the Ming Dynasty immediately began its grassland strategy non-stop. The merchants of the Ming Dynasty had already benefited from the purchase of grassland commodities such as wool and meat, which had benefited tribes closer to the Ming Dynasty, especially when winter came.  They can exchange more grains from Ming merchants. With this grains, they no longer have to worry about insufficient food in winter, and even food in spring is solved.  It is precisely with this foundation that the teams building cement roads in the Ming Dynasty also began to enter the grassland. According to the previous plan, the construction of cement roads started from two directions. The first direction was Xuanfu. This cement road ran diagonally to the northwest.  Moving forward, the second direction starts from Yuerhai on the west side of Funingwei in Liaodong and goes west. The last two cement roads will meet at the Kent Khan Mountain in the center of Tatar rule.  Kent Khan Mountain is rich in water and grass, and it is also the core of the rule of the little Tatar prince. His most loyal tribes live there. In fact, it is the Ulaanbaatar region in later generations. The Tatars will never sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty build cement roads to  There, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty has already prepared for war. The two road construction teams are surrounded by large armies for protection, and a strong fortress will be built every hundred miles. Although the fortress is not big,  But it is still very spacious to house a centurion. In the future, these fortresses will be the basis for the Ming Dynasty to rule the grasslands.  The little Tatar prince was also horrified by the Ming Dynasty's move to build roads on the grassland, especially when he learned that the Ming Dynasty used a special material to make the roads built impervious to water and fire, no matter how bad the weather was.  It can also ensure the smoothness of the road. Combined with the fact that Daming has been actively trading with the grassland since last year, the little Tatar prince quickly guessed Daming¡¯s intention. The other party planned to use cannibalization to completely control the grassland.  The Mongolian grasslands are in our hands.  After understanding Daming¡¯s actions, the little Tatar prince also wanted to fight back immediately.  But this was the busiest season of spring, and it was impossible for him to force each tribe to send troops. The only ones he could use were the elites directly under his command. However, these cavalry were not large in number and could not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty.  Seeing this situation, the little Tatar prince was also very helpless.  He could only hold back his anger and wait slowly.  In fact, this is a competition between two civilizations. The Ming Dynasty is in the stage of transition from agricultural civilization to industrial civilization. It has a relatively high level and can support a professional army, but the Mongols are in a lower level nomadic civilization stage. Within the country,  There was no professional army, although all adult men were qualified warriors.  But they also have to bear the burden of food production.  Therefore, in certain periods of time, the military strength of nomadic civilizations like Mongolia is actually quite weak, unless they risk starvation in the next year and forcefully send troops. But let alone the little Tatar prince dare not issue such an order, even if  If he issued such an order, I'm afraid not many tribes would obey him honestly. After all, they are just a loose tribal alliance country, although there is a subordinate relationship between the various tribes.  But everything must be based on the interests of the respective tribes. If the order of the little Tatar prince conflicts with the interests of each tribe, then other tribes have the right to reject his order.  It is also the situation of tribal alliance within Tatar, so the little Tatar prince not only cannot force other tribes to send troops, but he also cannot prohibit other tribes from trading with the Ming caravans, because such transactions will give the tribes on the grassland  Bring life-saving food and various necessary daily necessities, if he prohibits trading.  I am afraid that it will immediately arouse the dissatisfaction of all the tribes, and by then I am afraid that he will not be able to sit on the throne.  Several months passed like this, and the busy grassland finally calmed down. Only then did the little Tatar prince issue an order.  He gathered the leaders of various tribes and organized an army of 40,000. This time he did not choose to go south to Xuanfu. Instead, he targeted the Ming army in the Yuerhai area, which was closer to the core area of ????Tatars.  The threat to them is also greater. In addition, the Ming Dynasty has just conquered the Mongolian tribes in Liaodong. Their rule is definitely not as stable as that of Xuanfu, and it is easier to conquer.  However, the little Tatar prince miscalculated this time, because the army guarding Yuerhai was the 60,000 fire dragon riders led by Zhengde himself. Zhengde had long been looking forward to another showdown with the little Tatar prince on the battlefield.  .  In fact, the staff officers around Zhengde had already made preparations this time. No matter which direction the little Tatar prince chose to attack, Ming Dynasty had corresponding countermeasures. For example, here at Yuerhai, there were 60,000 fire dragon riders led by Zhengde himself.  , although this cavalry has just been established, its equipment is much better than other armies. For example, each cavalryThey all carry ten grenades. During the cavalry duel, they all throw the grenades first. After disrupting the enemy's charge, they can easily break through the opponent's formation.  If the little Tatar prince does not attack Yuerhai, but chooses to go south to Xuanfu, Xuanfu will also have a large army to guard it, and the little Tatar prince will definitely be hit with a bloody head, and in the Tatar little prince  After the prince goes south, Zhengde will lead the Fire Dragon Riders into the hinterland of the grassland and directly attack the Tatar rear. At that time, the Tatar prince will have no choice but to retreat. After all, their population is small. If the Ming Dynasty is allowed to attack the rear,  If they were massacred, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to recover for decades.  This time, the little Tatar prince chose to fish in the sea, which disappointed Zhengde. He had always admired Huo Qubing's achievements and dreamed that one day he could lead the cavalry into the grassland, where he would eat Hulu meat and laugh about it.  Thirsty for the blood of the Huns, with such ambition and lofty sentiments, is the true nature of a man, but it is a pity that the little Tatar prince did not give him this opportunity.  Although he was a little disappointed, Zhengde soon became excited at the thought of being able to fight against the little Tartar prince on the battlefield again. The main purpose of his formation of the Fire Dragon Riders was to defeat the cavalry of the Little Tartar Prince. Although the Fire Dragon Riders were not established until  Not long, but he has an advantage in numbers. In addition, Masanori himself is no longer the Masanori he was before, so he has absolute confidence in defeating the little Tatar prince this time.  Regarding the upcoming war on the grassland, Zhou Chong, who was far away in the capital, was not worried at all. The Tatars today are no longer the Tatars of a few years ago. As the little Tatar prince was defeated by the Ming Dynasty several times, the Tatars  The psychological advantage over the Ming Dynasty has disappeared. On the contrary, the morale of the Ming Dynasty army has greatly increased. In the past, many armies were afraid of the Mongolian cavalry, but now they have become more daring to fight. Of course, this is also due to the Ming Dynasty¡¯s increasing support for the army.  Generous reasons.  The Mongols no longer have a psychological advantage over the Ming Dynasty. Although the cavalry is still strong, the Ming Dynasty has also made many military reforms in recent years. For example, the equipment in the army is also being replaced, especially the application of muskets and artillery.  This has made the Ming army even more powerful. In addition, the internal system of the army is slowly undergoing transformation. This is mainly due to the fact that students graduating from military schools have slowly controlled the middle and lower-level officers of the army, and even some outstanding generals have entered the ranks of high-level generals.  , these students who graduated from the military academy have the same philosophy. The education they received is completely different from that of the old-fashioned army. Therefore, from the first day after entering the army, they must slowly change the army under their command, such as the previous empty pay.  This phenomenon has slowly disappeared in the military. Because of the resistance of the military academy students and the strict investigation of the Ministry of War, no one dares to risk their lives to gain such a small benefit.  In addition, the most important point is that Zhou Zhong is gradually abolishing the household registration system. The first to bear the brunt are military households. In the future, the army of the Ming Dynasty will recruit soldiers instead of letting military households serve as soldiers for generations. Zhou Zhong was already eliminating them before.  The old and weak in the army will be recruited, and the strong will be recruited into the army. Of course, if military households are willing to join the army, they will also be given priority.  It was also the reform of military software and hardware that greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's army, especially the Ming's frontier troops. It was no longer the weak army that only dared to stick to the city and not leave the city. So no matter from any aspect,  None of the Tatar cavalry will be an opponent of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty can maintain this advantage, the Tatars will be equivalent to grasshoppers in the autumn, and they will not live for a few days.  Zhou Chong was very confident in his efforts in the past few years, and he also assigned spies from Jinyiwei and Dongchang to the grassland to investigate every move in the entire grassland. In this situation of knowing himself and the enemy, Zhou Chong  The outcome of this war could have been predicted a long time ago, so he was not in any hurry.  However, although he does not care much about the situation on the Mongolian grassland, he now has a troublesome matter in his hands. This matter is not big, but the impact is not small, because this matter is about the Ottoman prince Murad,  This child who has just passed his eleventh birthday is more mature than his peers and has his own purpose in everything he does. Although Zhou Zhong disapproves of the cruel succession system of the Ottoman Empire, he has to admire Seli  Mu will indeed train successors. Whether it is Suleiman or Murad, as long as they sit on the throne of Sultan, they will accomplish something in the future.  Originally, Murad had been studying diligently in Jiaohuangzhong and was said to be very popular with Jiaohuangzhong. However, just a few days ago, he suddenly made a very unexpected request to Jiaohuangzhong. This request made Jiaohuangzhong very embarrassed.  , and even felt that he couldn't make the decision, so he asked Zhou Zhong for instructions in person, but now it was Zhou Zhong who had a headache.  PS: Sorry, there are some things today, the update is a bit late, and this book is coming to an end, and Laoyu will have a single chapter explanation later.
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