"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not be so stingy." Wu Keshan said hesitantly.
"Those people in Ordos only said they'd consider it. There hasn't been any news in the past two days, but the Ming Dynasty emperor couldn't stand it anymore. I think after we express our stance, they'll follow suit soon."
"Actually, my brother has already received the news. Hasar in Ordos has been wanting to see Sun Chengzong for the past two days and is almost going crazy with anxiety. But Sun Chengzong won't see him, so this is not Hasar's fault."
At this time, Hai Lanzhu turned to look at Wu Keshan and said seriously: "Brother, what do you think the Ming Dynasty is?"
After hearing this, Wu Keshan was shocked.
To be honest, after watching the martial arts performance, everyone admitted that the Ming Dynasty was powerful. Everyone was also very frightened and afraid, but their actual actions were half a beat slower than their thoughts. Everyone's mindset had not yet changed and they didn't realize what the Ming Dynasty was.
But in the eyes of the Ming people, they are now powerful, so powerful that they have no limits. As for people like you, you can only obey them and you are not allowed to refuse at all.
The Ming Dynasty could not tolerate small tribes like Ordos daring to disobey.
"But isn't this too overbearing?" Wu Keshan said helplessly.
"Domineering?" Bumbutai said expressionlessly, "Brother, if you had so much power and strength, you would be even more domineering than them. So, brother, go in and see the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"This..." Wu Keshan asked hesitantly, "I met the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. What should I say?"
"Send troops!" Bumbutai said matter-of-factly. "Go ask the Ming emperor who on this grassland has rebellious intentions. We, the Khorchin, are Ming's vassal states and will never allow such a thing to happen. If the Ming wants to attack anyone, we, the Khorchin, are willing to be the vanguard."
Wu Keshan looked at Bumbutai, paused for a moment, and said, "Isn't this inappropriate? I'm afraid those at home won't agree. Besides, if we really do this, what will people outside think of us?"
"Look at us? They can only look at us after they survive!" Bumbutai snorted coldly.
"Brother, we have taken over the territory of the Three Guards of Doyan. You should know better than me how many of our clansmen are there in the past few years. If a war breaks out with the Ming Dynasty, we will be the first to bear the brunt."
"Since the Ming Dynasty wants to pacify the grasslands, then attacking one or both is the same. If the Inner Khalkha refuses to submit, do you think they will spare us when they attack them? They'll kill us too. Do you understand, brother?"
"Once the Inner Khalkha are eliminated and we are left behind, we will be the most powerful tribe on the grassland. The Ming Dynasty will not allow anyone to seize the grassland, and this will never change."
"And you want to be the vanguard now. If a fight really breaks out, let your clansmen do it. It doesn't matter if we suffer some casualties. We must make the Ming Dynasty feel that we are not a threat. Only then will we have a future."
Wu Keshan's face darkened. After a long silence, he said, "Do you think a fight can really break out? Are those people from Inner Khalkha so stubborn? They know it's impossible, but they still insist on doing it?"
"Who knows?" Bumbutai said with a wry smile, "Let's prepare for a rainy day. If a war really breaks out, we must find a favorable position. We don't have many options left."
After hearing what his sister said, Wu Keshan's face became gloomy.
Many ideas flashed through his mind, such as uniting with the Inner Khalkha and Ordos tribes to fight against the Ming Dynasty, since it was on the grassland after all.
If they win this battle, Daning will be theirs, and they might even be able to covet Liaodong.
But when he thought of the cannons and muskets of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Keshan felt deflated.
There is no way to fight, even if we go to the grassland, we still can't fight.
If the Ming Dynasty sent out only infantry and he was surrounded by cavalry, he would still be unable to fight.
On the grasslands, his cavalry was no match for the infantry. After watching the Ming Dynasty's military exercises for so many days, he had also thought about how to deal with such an enemy.
After much thought, there was no good solution. Even if I were riding a horse, what would that do?
Their bows and arrows did not have the long range of their muskets, and their muskets were more accurate, so before the cavalry could get close to them, they were knocked off their horses.
If they relied on numbers to charge the enemy, Wu Keshan shuddered at the thought of the firepower. No matter how many lives they took, they wouldn't be enough to fill the gap.
We can only wait for the Ming Dynasty's infantry to get far away from the city and cut off their supply lines. But is it so easy to cut off the Ming Dynasty's supply lines?
How many troops has the Ming Dynasty united in Liaodong now?
Together with the existing troops in Liaodong, there were a total of 300,000 troops. Even so, this was not all, as the troops from Denglai and Jizhou had not yet been transferred.
Although those troops are not as capable as the emperor's personal troops, they are still the army of the Ming Dynasty. There should be no problem in guarding the supply lines, right?
This made Wu Keshan feel a little overwhelmed. The Ming Dynasty's logistics had reached such a state that they couldn't even eat all the food. How on earth did they prepare it?
In fact, Wu Keshan didn't know that Zhu Youxiao had been preparing for this day for a long time.
Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he had been preparing for this day.
Along the road from the capital to Liaodong, countless granaries were built and the roads were renovated, making each grain transport a short distance. Moreover, all the grain stored over the years was stored in these granaries.
Eight years!
Zhu Youxiao prepared for eight full years!
Over these eight years, Zhu Youxiao had accumulated enough wealth for him to fight a big war, even if he squandered some of it.
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