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Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up: "Is there a chance?"

Zhang Haogu handed Zhu Youxiao a note from Xiong Tingbi, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and said: "Your Majesty, you see, this Lin Danbaltu can no longer control Monan Mongolia."

Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Taizu had mobilized his righteous army, expelled the Tartars, and driven the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty out of the Central Plains step by step.

But this does not mean that there are no remnants of the Mongolian Yuan in other places. In Gansu and Shaanxi, Liaodong, and Yunnan, there are still remnants of the Mongolian Yuan to support them.

It took Emperor Taizu several battles to drive out all the remaining Mongolian and Yuan tribes in these places.

After Chengzu's five expeditions to Mobei weakened the power of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty has now been completely divided into two, divided into the Tatar tribe in the east and the Oara tribe in the west.

The Chahar Tribe, the Horqin Tribe, the Tumut Tribe, the Ordos Tribe, and the Asov Tribe are all important components of the Eastern Mongolian Tatar Tribe.

But this does not mean that these are the only Tatar and Mongolian alliances. These are the five largest alliances, and under these five alliances, there are many subsidiary alliances.

And this time it was Balianbu who wanted to join the Ming Dynasty.

The Balian tribe is not a small tribe.

Although not as good as Chahar, Horqin, Ordos and other giants, the Balian tribe also has its own pastures, its own large tracts of cattle and sheep, the Balian tribe can mobilize three thousand horses, and the entire tribe has forty thousand domes.

Now that the Ming Dynasty and the grassland have opened trade, cattle and sheep from the grassland have poured into the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has also provided salt, iron pots, cloth and many other things to the grassland.

And what does Ming Dynasty need most now?

In addition to the cattle, sheep, and horses on the grassland, there are also crops such as cotton.

Nowadays, the places where cotton is produced are all in the northwest, including Yiliba where cotton is grown in large areas, and Liaodong.

There are cotton plants here in Mobei, but not many.

It happened that the grasslands of the Balian tribe and the Nadu tribe could grow cotton, and the two tribes had a conflict over a relatively fertile pasture, so this was solved.

In order to compete for the cotton trade, cattle and sheep trade with Datong, and the pasture conflicts, the two sides broke out several bloody conflicts. The Balian tribe was close to the Ming Dynasty, and it seemed that they could not compete with the Nadu tribe. Balian Nayan of the Balian tribe was angry and chose To seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he directly sent a message to Xiong Tingbi, the commander-in-chief of Datong, hoping to be accepted by the Ming Dynasty, expressing his willingness to become a loyal lackey of the Ming Dynasty and guard the border for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied after reading this letter. It is a good thing that the Mongolian tribe came to support the Ming Dynasty. This shows that the Ming Dynasty has become stronger again.

"Lin Dan Baltu can't control the Tatar tribe, this is indeed an opportunity." Zhu Youxiao smiled happily. Now that Lin Dan Baltu can't control his younger brother, don't blame him for extending his hand.

How many cattle and sheep are grazing on the thousands of miles of grassland north of the vast sea?

Sheep come second, and cattle, especially cattle, are the most needed strategic livestock in the traditional farming country of the Central Plains.

Even in later generations, cattle farming has still not been completely banned, let alone today's era of industrialization that is not even considered?

If there were hundreds of thousands of cattle, the Ming Dynasty could liberate a large number of people, and farmers could cultivate more acres of land.

You can never have too much of a resource like cattle.

Zhu Youxiao was relieved and pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhang Haogu: "Master, what do you think?"

Zhang Haogu considered his words and spoke slowly: "This is a great opportunity for our Ming Dynasty to intervene in the grassland forces."

"In fact, since the Xuande period, the Ming Dynasty's control over the grassland has become increasingly weak. Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has even lacked cavalry capable of conquering and fighting."

"And now we lack guides who are familiar with the grassland and lack understanding of the grassland. Even if spies are spied out in Dongchang, we still know nothing about many conditions in the grassland. Many times we still rely on businessmen, those who are committed to the Ming Dynasty.

The tribe reported secretly."

"This is extremely detrimental to my Ming Dynasty."

"But when working on grasslands, you must take into account the environment of the grasslands. Crossing the vast sea and vast Gobi grasslands, without a guide who is familiar with the local environment, it will be a big problem."

"What's more, logistics is also a big problem."

When it came to logistics, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but frown. As the Ming Dynasty made great strides towards the use of firearms, starting from the New Army, in addition to cavalry, the three newly trained battalions also used firearms as infantry, including flintlock muskets.

Crouching Tiger Cannon, Mother and Son Cannon, Divine Power Cannon, Fire Dragon Bomb, Long Snake Array Breaking Arrow, Leopard Running Arrow, Hundred Tigers Running Arrow

With so many light and heavy firearms, how much gunpowder, cannons, and guns need to be carried?

A large number of firearms require astonishing logistical supplies. They cannot be transported simply by manpower over long distances. Packhorses, mules, and donkeys are needed to pull carts to transport huge amounts of ammunition supplies.

This leads to the fact that it would be better if the Ming Dynasty was defending the city or preparing for positional warfare in advance. Defending the city could rely on the supplies stored in the city, and positional warfare could also continuously deliver the supplies in the city to fixed positions.

But if it was on the grasslands, the extremely long and unstable supply lines would cause big trouble for the Ming army.

At this time, it would be best if there were trustworthy grassland tribes that could provide supplies to the Ming army.

But now comes the problem. Mongolia’s trust in Ming Dynasty is not high now, it can even be said to be very low.

This low trust cannot be blamed on the Mongolians. First of all, the professional player Li Chengliang must be blamed.

Li Chengliang is a top-notch player who is first-rate in fending off enemies and defending sides, but he is also top-notch in killing well and taking risks. It is commonly known as a double first-rate player.

Such a double first-class player maintained the stability of the Ming Dynasty during his time in the Liao Dynasty, but many small tribes who wanted to vote for the Ming Dynasty were killed by him to receive the merit.

They have done things like killing and surrendering a lot, and the Mongols are not stupid, so naturally they don't want to trust the Ming Dynasty.

This means that even if a Mongolian tribe comes to vote and says it is willing to lead the way for Ming Dynasty, let alone Ming Dynasty having doubts about Mongolia, the Mongolian tribe has to be wary of whether this is another player who will kill and surrender.

In the final analysis, there is a lack of trust between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian allies.

Zhu Youxiao thought: "Master, do you think this Ba Company Headquarters is reliable?"

"If our army goes out and this Ba company betrays its trust, then our army will be in danger."

Yes, if the Bal Company Headquarters ostensibly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, they were actually playing the trick of a mole. They could wait for their guide to lead the army outside the Great Wall, and then just go around casually, and they would not be able to deal with the Ming Army who were not familiar with it at all.

If you don’t wait for the grassland, you will have to get lost in the Gobi desert.

If other Mongolian allies take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Ming army at this time, the Ming army, which is already exhausted, will be in real danger.

This is not Zhu Youxiao's random imagination, but there is precedent there. Coupled with the conflicts and hatred between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolian tribes throughout the ages, as well as the vigilance of both sides, it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty and Eastern Mongolia to completely trust each other.

That’s why Zhu Youxiao hesitates now:
Chapter completed!