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

On October 10, Zhu Cixuan led the main army to the Urat tribe near Kuolunmolian, which was only more than 100 miles away from Manzhouli, a border between China and Russia in later generations.

Because Li Shaoyou's pursuit and fierce attacks had already reached the scope of the Zhelim League, the main marching of the Ming army behind was very relaxed, and the itinerary far exceeded the expected target of the conquest.

Before the division, Zhu Cixuan looked for a suitable place to establish the North Protectorate along the way, and finally became optimistic about the Hulunbuir Prairie.

The east is close to Nenjiang and Heilongjiang, the north and northwest borders Russia, and the west and southwest borders Mongolia, and the geographical location is very important.

As early as two thousand years ago, the Huns conquered the Donghu tribe and unified the northern grasslands. The Hulunbuir area was under the jurisdiction of the Zuoxian Wangting, one of its three territories.

When Genghis Khan unified the Mongolian grasslands, he carried out several major decisive battles here, eliminating political enemies, breaking the long-term balance of power among several large tribes, and finally unifying the Mongolian Plateau.

Importantly, the environment here is very good and the scenery is magnificent, making it a very livable place.

The Hulunbuir Grassland has a vast area, with more than 3,000 crisscrossing rivers and more than 500 scattered lakes, extending to the Greater Xing'an Mountains, which are turbulent in the pine waves. It can be said to be the best natural pasture in the world, with a total area of ​​150 million mu, of which 80% of available pastures account for, and is the main birthplace of many nomads in the north.

At this time, Zhu Cilang wandered on the banks of Hulun Lake, and was personally guided by Urat tribe Eri and Taijituba.

The Urat tribe is one of the Mongolian tribes and is the direct descendant of Buerhai, the fifteenth-generation grandson of Habtuhasar, the younger brother of Genghis Khan of Yuan Taizu. Ten years ago, Tuba led his nephew Selen and his tribe to surrender to the Later Jin Dynasty. The Urat tribe was forced to move to Hubutunaimanchagan and Tumen Wuliji areas on the Hulunbuir grassland.

A few years ago, the Urat army followed the Qing army to attack the Ming Dynasty and encountered the Ming army led by Zhu Ciyang. They suffered heavy losses. Even the best-killed nephew Selen died in a miserable way.

Recently, when the Ming Dynasty's dragon flag appeared on the grassland, Tuba led his troops to kneel down without saying a word, and patted his chest to send troops to assist the Ming Dynasty in sweeping the grassland.

Tuba is fifty years old this year, and her body is full of the strength and majesty of the Mongolian tradition, but her face is gentle like a woman, which is puzzling.

Tuba was full of awe of Zhu Cilang, and even placed the future of the Urat tribe on the Ming emperor.

When Zhu Cixuan asked how many cattle and sheep the Urat tribe was planning to offer, Tuba smiled and bowed, pointed to the vast prairie, and said, "My great emperor, if you need it, this prairie is yours. How do you see the scenery here?"

Zhu Cilang nodded with satisfaction: "The scenery here is different from the inner gate."

"It's good that you like it, the mountains, rivers, land, and rivers here are all yours."

Tuba came to Zhu Cilang respectfully, and was even more attentive than taking care of his own father.

On the Hulunbuir Prairie, in addition to the Urat tribe, there were also some Mongolian tribe leaders who came to see each other and gathered under the dragon flag.

The Bargujin tribe aroused the interest of Zhu Cilang. This tribe has a long history and is the oldest branch of the Mongolians. Its original tribe garrison is engaged in nomadic and fishing and hunting production in the Bargujin River east of Lake Nebaikal.

Historically, the Barhu Mongolians were a vulnerable tribe that had been gathering and scattering in the cracks of history. Some of them were the Buryats living around the Little Sea (Lake Baikal) who moved here.

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Russians established the Yakutsk Governor's Office. The Cossacks conquered a large area around the Lena River. They also built Irkutsk west of Lake Baikal, occupied pastures on all sides of the lake, established fortresses, and had fierce conflicts with the various tribes of Buryat Mongolian east of Lake Baikal.

From the fourth year of Chongzhen, it was difficult to separate. After about ten years of war, the Buryats would be completely subjugated and surrendered to Russia. Some Buryats moved south into the Khalkha Mongol territory in the northern desert, and some Buryats came to the Hulunbuir area.

In the temporary luxury imperial tent, Zhu Cixuan asked about the situation of Xiaohai (Lake Baikal). The leader of the Bargu immediately told the aversion of the Rakshasa ghosts. How arrogant and terrifying they were.

After listening to these old men chatting for a long time, after comprehensive consideration, Zhu Cilang finally decided to set up the Protectorate of the Northern Expedition here as an outpost to defend the northern border of the Ming Dynasty and regain Siberia.

Hulunbuir Grassland has distinct seasons and is a temperate continental climate. It belongs to a semi-arid area with an average temperature of around zero degrees. The overall climate is characterized by cold and dry winters and hot and rainy summers.

The annual temperature difference and date temperature difference are large, but spring wheat and a small amount of vegetables can be grown, and potatoes can also be planted.

In the imperial camp, Zhu Cilang talked with several old tribe leaders, thinking about how to arrange their tribe members, how to allocate grasslands, and recruit soldiers.

The Protectorate of the Northern Expedition cannot be maintained entirely by the Han army. In this way, the losses will be too great in the long run. We must find some cannon fodder...

"Report! Your Majesty, Badali led the remnants to the north of the Mo River!"

"Have you run to Mobei?" Zhu Cilang frowned slightly.

Mobei has been regarded as a wild land throughout the years, with large deserts and Gobi. In the words of "Records of the Grand Historian", "Shanyu walked away and hid in the cold and misty land of the desert... "

Emperor Wu of Han sent General Wei Qing to drive the Huns to the north of Mobei. Later, Huo Qubing went deep into the north of Mobei to Langjuxu Mountain (Kent Mountains in Mongolia), leaving his name in history.

In the first year of Yongyuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dou Xian and Geng Bing led their troops to fight with the Southern Xiongnu army at Jiluo Mountain (now Ebugen Mountain, Mongolia). The Northern Shanyu was defeated and fled. The Han army pursued him and captured and killed more than 13,000 people. More than 200,000 people from the Northern Xiongnu followed him. Dou Xian and Geng Bing climbed Yanran Mountain (now Hangai Mountain, Mongolia), carved stones and recorded their achievements and returned.

These famous generals can be famous throughout the ages because they go deep into the Jedi in the northern desert and achieve great victory.

The leaders of all Mongolian tribes in the tent kept silent and peeked at how the young Ming emperor would deal with the matter in Mobei. After all, this place is only neighboring Mobei. If the Ming Dynasty could not handle the three Khalkha Khans in Mobei, once they were withdrawn, the pasture here would give in.

Zhu Cilang walked out of the imperial tent, looked at the mountains far away from the west, and sighed: "My Ming army, since the general Xu Da, led 150,000 cavalry to fight against the north of the Mo, has not entered that land for more than 200 years..."

After a moment of silence, he suddenly looked up, drew his sword and pointed to the direction of Mobei, and shouted: "Send Li Shaoyou to continue chasing Badali! Chase him until the west!"

Zhu Cixuan was not impulsive when he asked Li Shaoyou to lead his army to pursue him. On the one hand, he was testing the attitude of the three Khans of Mobei toward the Ming Dynasty, on the other hand, he was testing whether Urat and other ministries could send troops to assist and whether they really surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

This cabinet has very efficient service, and some resources have been continuously transported from Chenyang. If the Khalkha tribes dare to stop and protect Badali, Zhu Cilang would not mind forcing Khalkha to force himself to get rid of the Khalkha after the warmth of the day after spring next year.

As for the Mongolians here, there are those who are slanderous. If you slaughter them, you will slaughter them. You will not be able to do this along the way!

Zhu Cilang turned around and looked at the leaders of the tribe in the tent calmly without saying a word.

"The great Emperor of Ming Dynasty is talented and powerful, and he is so arrogant that he is so arrogant that I am willing to be the vanguard and follow the royal army to enter the northern desert!"

Tuba wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself that this young Daming emperor is not easy to fool!
Chapter completed!