The Northern Yuan Dynasty couldn’t afford to delay.

Especially in this winter.

The severe cold on the grassland has caused many people to starve to death or freeze to death.

At this time of year in previous years, the tribes on the grassland had already exchanged enough food and hid in big tents to spend the winter.

But now, under the call of the Northern Yuan Khan, all tribes have been mobilized.

This time, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was unprecedentedly united. All the nobles knew very well that if they could not break the blockade of the Ming Dynasty at once, the days to come would become very difficult.

Their affluent life will be gone, and all the things they enjoy in their daily life will become extremely expensive.

A large number of tribesmen cannot even find women and are unable to reproduce more offspring.

Today's coarse salt may be more expensive than snowflake salt, and the price of medicinal materials is even more unimaginable. A large number of tribesmen will die from various diseases.

Once a plague occurs, it will be a disaster for a tribe or even multiple tribes.

So even for their own sake, they had to break the blockade of the Ming Dynasty.

The first thing is to make the Ming Dynasty surrender.

"This time, our warriors are full of strong faith. The Eternal Heaven will bless our grassland."

"This time, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be punished by Changshengtian."

In the central tent of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, nobles from various tribes gathered together. The huge tent was full of people, a large number of fires were lit, and fat cattle and sheep were constantly roasted and then distributed to many nobles.

They greedily savored the flavor of the food, because if they could not break the Ming Dynasty's blockade, the already expensive seasonings on the barbecue might become something that many of the nobles present could no longer afford.

Thinking that they would only be able to eat coarse salt in the future, many nobles became angry.

The ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty looked at these nobles with only contempt in their eyes.

In the big tent, the Northern Yuan officials and the tribal nobles were clearly distinguished. In the minds of the Northern Yuan officials, these tribal nobles were nothing more than uncivilized barbarians.

As the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Elbek seemed to care very little about the tribes.

Even though they had lost control of the Central Plains, the etiquette and knowledge they had learned in Yuan Dadu since childhood were still there for them when they returned to the grassland and looked back at their former tribesmen.

There will still be a high sense of superiority.

However, this was not a banquet, but a meeting of the highest level of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, which was similar to the court meeting of the Ming Dynasty.

The emergence of barbecue was also due to tribal nobles.

Facing the tribal nobles who were eating meat and drinking wine with big mouthfuls, the ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty only tasted a little bit, and this performance made Elbek feel very satisfied.

This conference can be regarded as an encouragement to those who have made contributions to the tribe.

After five days of fighting, the situation was tense and extremely unfavorable for the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

"This time, I want to reward a warrior, the leader of the Qierjisi tribe, Guilichi."

As Elbek spoke, the tent suddenly became quiet.

And Guilichi also stepped forward calmly.

At this time, Elbek had no idea that the one who ended the remnant Yuan Dynasty in history was Guilichi in front of him.

And a few years later, he was defeated by the man in front of him and died at his hands.

"Respected Khan, this is what I should do."

Guilichi stroked his chest and lowered his head and said.

It's just that his eyes are a little erratic.

As a member of the Qirgis tribe, Guilichi has always denied Elbek's sovereignty.

He felt that Elbek, who grew up in the Central Plains, was no longer a warrior on the grassland and was no longer favored by Changshengtian.

The entire Northern Yuan Dynasty was nothing more than a group of defeated soldiers.

Guilichi had his own ambitions. The powerful Qirgis tribe already had a large number of warriors. As long as he occupied a few more tribes, he would be able to have strength close to that of Elbek.

Although in terms of soldiers and armaments, his tribe is currently far behind Elbek's cavalry.

But he had seen Elbek's 100,000 cavalry and looked down on them.

These cavalrymen grew up in the pampered Central Plains for a long time and have lost the heroic spirit of the grassland warriors.

The warriors under his command were all brave and good at fighting. Even if their armaments were much inferior, one could still beat three of them.

If the Ming Dynasty had not suddenly imposed a blockade on the grassland, after annexing several tribes and growing stronger in a few years, it would have inevitably overthrown the remnant Yuan Dynasty's rule on the grassland.

It’s a pity that plans cannot keep up with changes.

In today's circumstances, only by uniting and abandoning previous prejudices can we gain some breathing space.

Even he did not expect that this time the Ming Dynasty would be so direct and completely blockade the grassland, so that the previous plan had completely failed.

The key is to survive the disaster ahead.

"Gui Lichi, among all the warriors, the warriors of your tribe are the most powerful. I heard that in the past few days, you led your tribe to take down five gaps in the Great Wall and killed hundreds of Ming soldiers. The armor you snatched back alone amounted to more than a hundred sets."

"There are also more than a hundred matchlock guns, which are the most relied upon by the Ming Dynasty."

"I will give you all of these things as rewards, and in this war against the Ming Dynasty, I will cancel my suzerainty over you. Everything that your tribe has robbed will belong to you."

Elbek had obviously made a big concession, which caused an uproar among the other tribal nobles present.

As the ruler of this grassland, the Northern Yuan Dynasty had suzerainty.

The most important provision of suzerainty is the collection of spoils from subordinate tribes, which is similar to the concept of Ming Dynasty collecting taxes.

Especially in a big battle like this, according to the suzerainty, Elbek could seize half or even more than half of Guilichi's spoils.

But this time I gave up.

Guilichi immediately prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Thank you, great Elbek Khan. The Qierjisi tribe will become your sharpest spear, piercing the heart of the Ming Dynasty."

In fact, Guilichi also knew that Elbek was flattering him and even isolating him, but facing such a huge threat, Guilichi certainly couldn't stand it.

Agreeing this also meant that in future wars, his tribe would be sent to attack the most difficult places.

Guilichi was not afraid of this at all.

He wanted the warriors of his tribe to undergo a transformation through blood and fire in one war after another and become the most powerful tribe on the entire grassland.

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"These grassland barbarians are truly fearless. Not only do they wage war in such cold weather, but they are also brave enough to not fear death."

"What are you afraid of? No matter how many people they have, can they break our Great Wall? Let alone 200,000 cavalrymen, even if there are another 200,000, I still think it's not enough. Yesterday, I killed nearly 400 cavalrymen and seized 187 horses. How is the situation on your side?"

"I'm not as lucky as you, but I also captured 120 war horses, hehe."

"Good fellow, I saw you looking so sad just now, and I thought you didn't get much, but I didn't expect you to get so much."

"No, this isn't much less than yours."

Two familiar thousand households were chatting as they walked.

At present, the casualties in the Ming Dynasty are extremely low. The death of one or two thousand people in such a war is really nothing.

If the slave army is counted on the Northern Yuan side, the death toll could have been as high as tens of thousands.

Even if we only talk about the grassland cavalry, there are seven or eight thousand of them.

This is equivalent to the cavalry force of several tribes.

This is only because of the bravery of the Guilichi tribe that there have been certain breakthroughs, otherwise the losses would have been even greater.

For military officers, the most valuable item of the grassland cavalry is the warhorse.

Not capturing a single war horse is a huge achievement, and it is a very important item when it comes to rewarding people for their contributions.

Of course, one or two hundred horses may seem like a lot, but when they are distributed to a thousand households, they are not that many, especially according to the current merit calculation of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who goes to the battlefield must be allocated.

Even auxiliary troops will enjoy a certain share, even if it is very small.

But for the soldiers, these are definitely a great reward.

At this moment, a military meeting was being held in the camp where Lan Yu was.

Why was Zhu Yuanzhang afraid of Lan Yu, and why did he have to kill more than 15,000 officers in the Lan Yu case?

On this point, Lan Yu at this moment embodied it vividly.

The soldiers in the tent sat up straight after Lan Yu appeared. When Lan Yu walked to the main seat, all the generals bowed respectfully and said in unison: "Greetings, General."

With such demeanor, how could a general who was transferred here have such power and majesty?

Lan Yu had already gotten used to everything that happened before him.

At least half of the people in the camp are veterans who once participated in the Battle of Buir Lake with Lan Yu.

Because of a great achievement, he was promoted a lot.

And another part of them were once under the command of Chang Yuchun.

Not only was he not the least bit unfamiliar with Lan Yu, he was even extremely familiar with her.

For another small part, even if they had never had direct dealings with Lan Yu, but as the name of a person is like the shadow of a tree, when Lan Yu appeared, they already respected him very much in their hearts.

This is why Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of Lan Yu.

You should know that this kind of scene is not only in Liaodong Town, but also in the other nine borders.

And no general would question the orders given by Lan Yu.

After Lan Yu sat down, many generals took their seats.

After looking around, Lan Yu said, "The current war with the grassland is very favorable to us. The longer it drags on, the greater the blow to the grassland."

"Our soldiers can receive quick medical treatment and have hot soup and hot water for their use, while the barbarians on the grassland can only shiver in this cold winter."

"Both we and Bei Yuan are very clear about this."

"I believe that the reason so many soldiers and horses gathered in the grasslands this time is that they want to quickly break through the Great Wall and invade our Central Plains."

"While robbing and plundering, they also want the Ming Dynasty to lift the blockade of the grassland."

"Before I set out for the capital, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince issued a special order, instructing me that we can only win this grassland battle, not lose."

At this point, Lan Yu's tone became serious.

"After these few days of testing, the Northern Yuan will certainly gather all its strength to launch a powerful attack, hoping to tear a hole in our defense line. Therefore, it is particularly important to explore the Northern Yuan Central Army."

"From today on, all scouts in Liaodong Town will be dispatched. No matter how much it costs, we must find out the direction of the Northern Yuan army."

"We must firmly receive this attack from Bei Yuan."

"As long as we can take this blow, we will have already won this war."

"You all understand."

All the people who came down immediately clasped their fists and said, "I understand."

The situation on the next day was even more tragic.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty promised a huge amount of benefits, and the future of the tribe itself was also tied to this battle, so all the tribal warriors worked harder.

The Northern Yuan cavalry was also deployed for the first time.

The Northern Yuan cavalry was said to have a strength of 100,000, but in fact, the actual cavalry that came from the Central Plains had long since disappeared.

After the destruction of the more than 100,000 main forces in Buirhai, the remnant Yuan Dynasty was left with only 20,000 to 30,000 cavalrymen, and then some new cavalrymen recruited from the grassland.

However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if it is just a remnant of Yuan, there are still many good things in his hands.

The most valuable of them are tens of thousands of sets of armor.

For the battlefield, swords and knives must be sharp, but the most important reason why a general can dominate the battlefield is his pride and armor.

These armors either belonged to generals or ordinary cavalrymen, and were extremely rare.

It is with this power that even though the Northern Yuan Dynasty was repeatedly defeated, it was still able to rule the vast grassland territory.

Other tribes also had to obey the rule of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

When the Northern Yuan cavalry appeared on the battlefield, people on the grassland immediately cheered.

As for the Ming Dynasty, things must be much more serious.

At present, most of the grassland cavalry have basically no defense except for the furs they wear to keep warm.

But armored cavalry is very different.

First of all, the lethality of bows and muskets is greatly reduced. After fifty meters, even if they hit, it is hard to say that there is any damage.

In addition, the archery and horsemanship of these cavalrymen must be first-class, much stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty.

Enough to create a strong deterrent.

"Finally they came out, otherwise I would have thought they were cowards."

Lan Yu sneered and shouted, "Order the Duoyan Guards to go out and meet the enemy immediately."

When fighting against the Mongols, it is naturally most effective to use the Mongols.

Duoyanwei is commonly known as the Three Wuliangha Guards.

They are Duoyan Wei, Taining Wei and Fuyu Wei.

Among them, the Doyan Guard is the most powerful, also known as the Doyan Three Guards.

A gap had been opened in the Great Wall, and when the Northern Yuan cavalry wanted to charge, the Doyan Guards had quickly caught up.