Chapter 414 Go Back and Tell the Little Prince that I Am Waiting for Him at Hetao

In the early morning, the sun rises in the east, slowly rising from the horizon.

Outside the capital, soldiers and horses lined up neatly, today is the day for the army to march west.

In front of the avenue outside the capital, Xu Xin was wearing golden armor, and beside him stood a royal horse from the Western Regions. This was a BMW specially transferred from the Imperial Horse Administration by the emperor for this expedition.

This tall horse was snow-white, and its muscles were like fine white jade carvings, full of explosive power, wild and lingering, like a lion or a dragon, extremely majestic.

"Shouren, don't let me down!"

In front of the city gate, the emperor led hundreds of officials to see off the army, and gave the imperial wine to practice. Xu Xin drank it all and then jumped on the horse.

"Go!"

As Xu Xin waved the whip, the army began to set out, and under the attention of countless people in the capital, they slowly marched westward.

Going west from Beijing, along the Great Wall through Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi and other pass towns, you can reach the Hetao area directly. From Shanxi Town to the west and Yulin Town to the north, it is the Hetao area in a broad sense.

Xu Xin led the Western Expedition Army to Shanxi Town for rest and set up a baggage camp in the rear.

The news that the Ming Dynasty sent a large army to the West had already spread throughout the northwest. The grassland tribes and the Western Regions had all received the news. The Mongolian prince who had received the letter of war had already gathered his troops and prepared to do something big.

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In the camp of the grassland Tatar tribe, the little prince Dayan Khan, who had been in power for only two years, sat in the first seat, and his Khatun Manduhai sat in the second seat, and below him were the heads of the Mongolian tribes.

Dayan Khan is only fifteen years old now, two years younger than Xu Xin in this life, which is why he is called the little prince.

He has been in power since last year and took over the power of the Tatar tribe from his Khatun Manduhai. He urgently needs a hearty victory to consolidate his position.

Dayan Khan is the fifteenth grandson of Genghis Khan. He has a very close blood relationship with Yesen, who captured the "Great Ming War God". He has pure golden blood and is the 32nd great man of the Mongolian Empire in terms of etiquette and law.

But when he was born, it was the most chaotic period among the Mongolian tribes, which can be called "the collapse of etiquette and music". His father was killed in the family infighting, and his mother was occupied by Taishi Yisimayin. The blood of the Golden Family was almost cut off by him.

The rise of the little prince is inseparable from his current wife, Manduhai, who is known as the first female hero of Mongolia and can be called the Mongolian version of Wu Zetian.

Manduhai was originally the Hatun of the previous Mongolian Khan Mandugul. After the civil war of the Golden Family, Mandugul died. According to convention, whoever has the ability to seize the Khan's throne can naturally take the Khan's Hatun Manduhai.

But at that time, it evolved into another situation, that is, whoever Manduhai Hatun married would become the Mongolian Khan and the master of the grassland.

The leaders of various tribes rushed to propose to Manduhai. In the end, Manduhai dragged it out until she was 33 years old and chose the only remaining direct descendant of Genghis Khan, the seven-year-old orphan Batu Mongke, now Dayan Khan.

They were 25 years apart, which was even more outrageous than Emperor Chenghua and Wan Zhen'er of the same period.

In this combination of an old wife and a young husband, Manduhai took on the three important tasks of mother, wife, and assistant minister, becoming a famous heroine in Mongolian history.

A woman who is three years older than her husband will hold a golden brick, and a woman who is thirty years older will give her a country. This sentence is a joke in later generations, but the country of the little prince can be said to be given by Manduhai.

After Manduhai married Dayan Khan, she reorganized the Khanate. At that time, the ruler was young and the country was in doubt, and there were many coveters. It would be difficult to convince the public without some powerful means.

As soon as Dayan Khan ascended the throne, Lady Manduhai put Dayan Khan in a suitcase, hung it on her warhorse, and personally led the army to the battlefield, and went on an expedition to Oirat, that is, the Wala tribe where Yesun's descendants were, and defeated the Wala tribe so that they dared not support the Khan again.

The most important thing on the grassland is martial arts. No matter whether it is a man or a woman, as long as they can show achievements in military affairs, they will be supported. Dayan Khan was still young, and Lady Manduhai was popular and was awarded the title of "Chechen", which means supreme. At the same time, the prestige of the Khanate rose.

In order for the Mongolian Khanate to regain its prestige, it was inevitable to eliminate the powerful ministers. The Grand Master Yismain, who killed Dayan Khan, was also solved during the reign of Lady Manduhai Chechen. After solving Yismain, Manduhai let Dayan Khan rule the country and really started to make his own decisions.

"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent troops to the west, and the target is us. Khatun, what do you think?"

In the central army tent, Dayan Khan asked the returning envoy to tell everyone about the situation, and read the war letter from the Ming Dynasty again, and then looked at Khatun Manduhai's wife who was sitting in the second seat.

"Khan, this war is inevitable."

Mrs. Manduhai put down her teacup and said that the grasslands are fishy and greasy, and drinking tea is a tradition of the grassland tribes.

The previous envoy went to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Although he failed to bring back good news, he also got some good tea, which is much more refreshing and delicious than tea bricks. Manduhai likes it very much.

"Yes, it is inevitable. Our army has already reached Hetao. Now turning back, isn't it telling our people that we are afraid of the Ming Dynasty!"

Dayan Khan nodded. He led his army to invade Lanzhou of the Ming Dynasty in early spring but was defeated. Unwilling to give up, he raised troops in midsummer and invaded Shandan of the Ming Dynasty in August. Although it has not been completely conquered yet, there have been some results.

If he chooses to withdraw now, then all the previous achievements will have to be abandoned, and he will also bear the reputation of being afraid of the Ming army, which is not conducive to his rule. Moreover, he does not think that his Mongolian army will lose to the Ming army in a field battle.

Mrs. Manduhai then said: "Khan, since we have to fight, we must win beautifully. Didn't the Ming Dynasty ask our envoys to bring back the declaration of war? You can also send someone to issue another declaration of war..."

"Who is suitable to send?"

Dayan Khan asked.

"Let Tuoguoqi go!"

Mrs. Manduhai suggested, and Dayan Khan nodded. Junior Master Tuoguoqi was a very famous general in Mongolia. The junior master Yisimayin who rebelled in the past ended up being shot to death by him with one arrow.

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Dayan Khan decided to send an envoy to issue a declaration of war, while Xu Xin, who was on the other side, rested in Shanxi Town for a while, led the army out of the pass to the Hetao grassland and set up camp, waiting for the latest intelligence news from the Northern Pacification Division.

His wait was soon answered. The Northern Pacification Office not only brought intelligence about the "tribute" army of the Mongolian tribes, but also brought the envoy of the Mongolian army, the Mongolian Junior Master Tuoguoqi.

When Xu Xin saw the Mongolian envoy holding the banner, he didn't say much nonsense. He sat in the first seat and said coldly: "I heard that Dayan Khan's central army is all elite cavalry, and my Ming Dynasty's Jinyi personal army is also quite good at cavalry warfare."

"I really want to see how you Tatars and the Mongolian Golden Family of the past are capable."

"Go back and tell the little prince that I'm waiting for him in Hetao."