This is the first snow this year. Snow is not a bad thing for the nomads living in the north.

The Ming army basically lived in the south, at least within the pass. They were far less adaptable to the cold weather in the north than the nomads. Snow also meant that it was difficult for the Ming army to launch another attack.

Running for two consecutive days in the heavy snow, they were out of people and horses, so they had to stop and rest, otherwise they would either starve to death or freeze to death without the Ming army chasing them.

Duduo sent an order to Jiannu Xiangbai Banner and some fleeing Mongolians to find a sheltered place to camp and rest, and to replenish some food.

In the dark camp, some Mongolian troops shouted excitedly...

This is the first snow since the beginning of winter in the grassland. Snow means that the Ming army can no longer attack!

However, this excitement only lasted for a moment, and then suddenly subsided. They thought of their relatives and tribesmen...

The snow came too late. At this moment, they had nothing. Women, children, livestock, and all their belongings had become the spoils of war for the Ming army.

The temperature on the grassland dropped sharply at night, and the snowflakes fell heavier and heavier. However, this heavy snowfall was like an icy rain, which chilled the hearts of the remaining Mongolian soldiers and slaves.

These Tatars and Jiannu have nothing but cold at this time...

On the boundless Hulunbuir prairie, rustling snowflakes are flying, and the bone-chilling north wind is howling.

On October 15, Zhu Cihong led his army to the Urad tribe near Kuolun Company.

Cao Bianjiao and others were also waiting for Emperor Shenwu here. This place was only more than a hundred miles away from Manchuria in later generations.

Because the tigers and leopards chased and fought fiercely all the way, they had already broken out of the Zhelim League.

The main force of the Ming army behind them marched very easily, and the journey greatly exceeded the estimated time of the conquest.

Along the way, Zhu Cixiang searched for a suitable place to establish the Zhengbei Protectorate, and finally settled on the vicinity of the Hulunbuir Prairie.

It is close to the Nenjiang River and Heilongjiang River in the east, Siberia in the north and northwest, and Mobei Mongolia in the west and southwest. The geographical location is very important.

When Genghis Khan unified the Mongolian grasslands, he fought several major and decisive battles here.

He led the cavalry to eliminate political opponents, broke the long-term balance of power among several large tribes, and finally unified the Mongolian plateau.

The important thing is that the environment here is very good, the scenery is magnificent, and it is a very good place to live.

The Hulunbuir Grassland is vast, with more than 3,000 criss-crossing rivers and more than 500 dotted lakes, all the way to the Daxinganling Mountains where the pine waves surge.

It can be said to be the best natural pasture in the world, with 80% of the available pastures. It is the main birthplace of many nomadic peoples in the north.

On the Hulunbuir Prairie, in addition to the slain Urad branch, there were also some Mongolian tribal leaders who heard about the arrival of the Tomorrow Army and hurriedly came to see them.

Among them is the Baerhu tribe, which has a long history and is the oldest tribe among the Mongolian people.

The tribe's original pastureland was in the area of ​​the Barguzin River east of Lake Baikal, where they were mainly engaged in nomadic herding, fishing and hunting.

Historically, the Barhu Mongols were a weak tribe that had been gathering and dispersing in the cracks of history.

Some of them were Buryats who lived in the North Sea, which later became Lake Baikal.

Historically, in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Rakshasa people (Tsarist Russia) established the Yakutsk Warlord's Palace, and the Cossacks conquered large areas around the Lena River.

Later, Irkutsk was built to the west of Lake Baikal, and pastures were occupied on all sides of the lake, and forts were built.

They also had fierce conflicts with the Buryat Mongolian tribes stationed east of the Beihai Sea.

Starting from the fourth year of Chongzhen, they fought inextricably. After about ten years of war, the Buryat people would be completely subdued and surrendered to the Rakshasa Kingdom.

Some Buryat people were unwilling to surrender, so they moved south into the Mongolian territory of Khalkha in Mobei.

In addition, some Buryats came to the Hulunbuir area...

In the temporary luxurious imperial tent, Zhu Cixiang asked the tribal leaders who came to meet him about Beihai.

The leader of the Balhu tribe immediately told how abominable the Rakshasa ghosts were, how arrogant and terrifying they were.

Originally, Zhu Cixiang wanted to hand over the entire Mongolia to Baktu to manage, but now Zhu Cixi knew that Erhan did not have the ability.

So it was finally decided to set up the Northern Protectorate here and station an army to guard the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty.

In the future, official roads or railways must be built as soon as possible to prepare for the recovery of Siberia.

Hulunbuir Grassland has four distinct seasons and is a semi-arid area with an average temperature of around zero degrees Celsius. The general climate characteristics are cold and dry in winter and hot and rainy in summer.

Spring wheat and a small amount of vegetables can be grown here, as well as potatoes.

In the imperial camp, Zhu Cixiang had a chat with several old tribal leaders, thinking about how to arrange their tribesmen, how to allocate pasture, and recruit soldiers.

The Northern Protectorate cannot be maintained solely by the Han army, otherwise the losses will be too great in the long run. The loyal Mongols should be the best candidates.

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Mobei has been regarded as a barbaric land in all dynasties, with large areas of desert and Gobi.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent General Wei Qing to drive the Xiongnu to Mobei. Later, Huo Qubing went deep into Mobei and reached Langjuxu Mountain, which was later known as the Kent Mountains of Mongolia. From then on, he left his name in history.

In the first year of Yongyuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dou Xian and Geng Bing led their troops to fight with the Southern Xiongnu army at Zhuoxie Mountain and the Northern Shanyu at Jiluo Mountain.

The Northern Danyu was defeated and fled. The Han army pursued them and captured and killed more than 13,000 people. More than 200,000 Northern Xiongnu soldiers surrendered. Dou Xian and Geng Bing climbed Yanran Mountain and carved stones to commemorate their achievements before returning.

These famous generals can be remembered throughout the ages because they penetrated deeply into the Desert of Mobei and achieved great victory.

The leaders of the Mongolian tribes in the tent kept silent, and from time to time peeked at the young Emperor Shenwu of the Ming Dynasty from the corner of their eyes.

They didn't know how the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty, known as the Killer Star, would deal with the Mobei incident in the future.

If the Ming Dynasty could not handle the three great Khans of Mobei Khalkha and once they withdrew their army, then the pastures here would be given away to them.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Cixiang ignored them, but walked out of the imperial tent with his hands behind his back, looking at the distant peaks in the west.

After a moment he sighed and said:

"My army of the Ming Dynasty, the self-conscripted general Xu Da led a cavalry of 150,000 to march to Mobei. It has been more than two hundred years since we entered that land.

I swear here today that Mobei will definitely return to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty, and those who disobey me will be destroyed.

I have passed on my oral instructions and ordered the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to continue to hunt down Jian Nu. I am very much looking forward to Mobei Mongolia being able to fight against our Ming army!"

"According to the order!"

Yue Yang received the decree and immediately sent Jin Yiwei to deliver the emperor's oral instructions.

Several Mongolian lords thought that the Ming army could just drive the Mongols and Jiannu to Mobei.

Now when I hear it, my dear, that's not the case at all. The little emperor wants to destroy Mobei...

Letting Cao Bianjiao continue to lead his army in pursuit, Zhu Cihong just wanted to test the attitude of the three Khans of Mobei toward the Ming Dynasty.

If the three great Khans of Khalkha dare to stop them, they will protect Duduo and others.

Zhu Cixiang will not hesitate to lead an army to destroy them, hoping to get rid of them once and for all.

As for the Mongols here, they were killed directly and indirectly. Since entering Mongolia, they have killed hundreds of thousands of Tatars. The Ming Dynasty is not bad at this...

Seeing the Ming Emperor's serious expression, several Mongolian leaders quietly wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

They secretly thought in their hearts: "This young great emperor is not good, so it's better to be honest."

He hurried forward and bowed to salute:

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he is so talented and powerful that he conquers mountains and rivers. He is so famous that it is better to meet him. We are willing to be the vanguard and follow the king's army to Mobei to kill all the Mobei Tatars..."

Zhu Cihong Zhu Cihong looked at them and then nodded:

"Okay, the summons is over. You all go back to your homes. Organize and gather people to follow me around Mobei. If you see your opponent defeated, you can just chase and kill him..."

"Thank you to His Majesty the Ming Emperor for your kindness. We will follow the Ming Dynasty to the death!"

Just kidding, according to reliable intelligence, there are still more than 30,000 cavalry in Mobei, plus more than 3,000 Jiannu and thousands of cavalry who have fled from Monan. If these troops are allowed to fight as the vanguard, they will definitely be defeated. Zhu Cixiang just wants a quick victory.

We won't let them be cannon fodder.

Only incompetent people like to use others as cannon fodder. Now that the Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, and the gods are killing gods and Buddhas, there is no need for cannon fodder...

These Tatar soldiers were basically cannon fodder when they fought with the established slaves.

Seeing that the Ming Emperor did not use them as cannon fodder, the leaders were very grateful. They bowed to Zhu Cihong and left the tent.

The leaders of various Mongolian tribes returned to their camps and quickly organized and gathered their troops, preparing to follow the Ming Emperor to Mobei.

The three great Khans of the Khalkha Mongols have always looked down upon their small tribe.

This time they want to teach the Khalkha people a good lesson and show the three great Khans of Mobei how awesome they are with the right master...

Although we were all one family hundreds of years ago, we are all descendants of Genghis Khan.

But over the past few hundred years, various tribes have been at war with each other. For pasture and cattle and sheep, even the biological father can pretend not to know each other, let alone those relatives separated by more than ten generations.

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In Mobei, by the Kerulun River, a group of Mongolian and Jiannu slaves dressed like beggars were running wildly.

From time to time, the scouts shouted from behind:

"Master, the Ming army cavalry is coming, run away..."

Niulu Zhangjing, a Jiannu slave, slowed down his horse and cursed:

"Trash, why didn't you stop me? Don't you want to be loyal to your master?"

A few dozen Jiannu scout cavalry were actually asked to stop tens of thousands of Ming cavalry.
To be continued...