Zhu Youjian had long understood what Nizi was thinking, and now it was just another confirmation...

Seeing the back of Nizi turning around and leaving the main hall of Wansheng Palace, Emperor Chongzhen's brows were already knitted. He seemed dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to let out a long sigh.

"Why do you sigh, father?"

The voice of his nominal eldest son Zhu Cixuan rang in Chongzhen's ears. The future Great Khan of Mongolia had appeared in the main hall of Wansheng Palace together with his mother and concubine Wu Liangha.

Chongzhen turned to look at the two of them, and did not answer Zhu Cixuan's question. He just smiled and said: "Did you hear what I said to the boss? The boss's thoughts are in the New World, in the wealthy hometown in the southeast...

...It’s not in Mobei at all, let alone the Western Region. From now on, these two territories will belong to you, mother, son and brother. Can you feel at ease now?”

It turned out that when the father and son Zhu Youjian and Zhu Cixiang were talking, Concubine Wu Liangha and Zhu Cixuan were eavesdropping in the corridor leading to Xinuang Pavilion from Wansheng Palace. Moreover, the mother and son were obviously a little uneasy about Zhu Cixiang, the heir to the Southern Emperor.

, worried that one day there would be a situation where the Southern Emperor and the Northern Khan would attack each other again.

These two, especially Concubine Wu Liangha, have been leading troops since they followed Zhu Youjian, and the troops they led are all at the world's advanced level. Of course they know that the era of nomadic cavalry is gone forever!

Now the Twelfth Army in front of the Ming Army has begun to replace the bayonet and flintlock muskets... The flintlock muskets and the light and mobile field artillery can eliminate heavy armor and various cold weapons, thereby turning the infantry into

Be simple, efficient, flexible and durable.

Some people may imagine that Mongolian warriors use light arrows to kill and injure unarmored line infantry from a long distance, but Concubine Wu Liangha would not have such a ridiculous idea. Because a mounted bow cannot shoot far at all, while dismounting and using a walking bow can shoot long distances.

If you shoot, you will be bombarded. Although the solid bullets fired by the cannon may not kill many archers, they can fill the battlefield with gunpowder smoke, and the gunpowder smoke can cover the advance of the line infantry. Once the line infantry approaches the archers,

A single volley can knock down the archers.

In addition, even if the line infantry does not fire artillery, under normal circumstances they will not be defeated by archers who dismount and shoot. Because the line infantry without armor is very mobile, the formation is tight and strict, and can quickly move on the battlefield.

Movement. The battlefield mobility is not much worse than that of light cavalry. It is impossible to stand there stupidly and let the archers shoot. They are not wearing dozens of kilograms of armor, so they can run on the battlefield for a long time.

You can even charge against the rain of arrows from the archers!

The number of sharpshooters who can shoot accurately beyond the range of muskets is very small, and there are certainly not as many skirmishers who use rifled guns to cooperate with line infantry.

Therefore, the Mongolians who dismount and shoot are just firing a volley, relying on fire coverage to kill the opponent. When shooting long-distance targets, bows and arrows must use projectile technology, rather than direct aiming technology - it is impossible to aim directly, standing still

Those in the first row can aim directly, but those standing in the back cannot see the target, so how can they aim? Therefore, it is difficult for a group of dismounted archers to hit fast-moving targets with thin arrays.

Faced with such infantry, Imperial Concubine Ulyanha's camel corps and Mongolian cavalry had no tactical advantage at all.

And the advantages of the Ming army are not limited to this. They have large numbers, powerful artillery, and even the cavalry is better than the Mongolian cavalry. The grassland cavalry has an advantage in the number of horses, but they are at a disadvantage in terms of the quality of the horses. Because

The grassland herdsmen manage a large group of horses by themselves, and they keep them free-range. It is impossible for them to engage in "arranged marriages." Therefore, their horses are free to fall in love and lead their hooves freely, and the breeding management is very lax.

Therefore, the biggest advantage of the Mongolian cavalry is actually its strategic mobility supported by a large number of horses... But the unarmored and lightly armed line infantry is not slow. If the speed of artillery and baggage convoys is not taken into account, one day

A rapid march of more than 100 miles is possible. Even if you carry light artillery, you can maintain a speed of 60 miles a day for a long time.

Without artillery, Wu Liangha's Mongolian cavalry could march at a speed of about 150 miles a day, and the advantage was not obvious. If the Ming army had more than double the numerical advantage, it could carry out separate attacks and combined attacks.

The advantage of marching speed of about 50 miles per day will be offset.

Therefore, Concubine Wuliangha, who had been using troops for a long time and was well aware of the strength and weakness of the Ming army, knew that the advantages of the Mongolian cavalry had long been suppressed by the Ming army.

However, the Mongolian army, which had a large number of guns and artillery provided by the Ming Dynasty, could easily sweep through the Western Regions... Moreover, the leader of the Oara Alliance, Oqiltu Khan, had married his daughter Princess Bumu to Zhu Cixuan, thus forming a large

Mongolia-Ora alliance, so the eldest son's upcoming Western Expedition will undoubtedly win.

The only person Wu Liangha, mother and son should worry about is the future "Southern Emperor" Zhu Cihong!

Now Zhu Cixiang obviously has no interest in the Western Regions and Mobei, so Wu Liangha and his son can finally go to the west with peace of mind.

In the main hall of Wansheng Palace, a huge map has been hung up by several eunuchs. Zhu Youjian, Wu Liangha, and Zhu Cixuan stood side by side in front of the map.

The name of this map is "Comprehensive Map of the Imperial Palace", which maps all the territories that Zhu Youjian ruled... to be more precise, it is all the territories that Zhu Youjian wanted to rule.

This is an extremely vast and picturesque country, starting from the Caspian Sea in the west, reaching the North Pole in the north, the ocean in the east, and the Southern Wilderness (Kangaroo Continent) in the south. Even the great empire founded by Genghis Khan was slightly smaller than it.

inferior.

In the past, when Great Mongolia was the most prosperous country, there was no one who did not conquer the Kangaroo Kingdom in the south! With the help of the Dutch East India Company, Zhu Youjian sent the Nanyang Navy to complete the voyage around the southern continent five years ago, and also

Two thousand households were established on the southern continent. One of them was located in the southeast of the southern continent and was called Jinshan Qianhu. The other was located in the southwest of the southern continent and was called Black Duck River Qianhu. After these two thousand households were established,

Zhu Youjian openly included the entire Southern Wilderness Continent (the name Zhu Youjian gave Kangaroo Continent) to his empire.

So the greatest empire in human history has been born.

But Zhu Cixiang, the heir to the empire, had other plans...

Zhu Youjian looked at the map for a while, then turned to ask Concubine Wu Liangha and Zhu Cixuan: "Although my country is magnificent and beautiful, it is difficult to unite...Cixang's heart belongs to the sea, and he has no intention of going to Mobei.

Western Region. How much can you two take?"

Is this going to separate the family?

Concubine Wu Liangha and Zhu Cixuan looked at each other with eager expressions - this was the headquarters of Great Mongolia, most of the Chagatai Khanate and Ogedai Khanate, plus Shuchi Khan

A part of the country (Golden Horde)!

"Your Majesty," Imperial Concubine Wu Liangha still didn't quite believe it, "Are these really all going to the eldest son Cixuan?"

She specifically mentioned "the eldest son Cixuan". Zhu Youjian had three eldest sons, the actual eldest son Zhu Cixiang, the eldest son Zhu Cixuan and the eldest legitimate son Zhu Cijiong.

Zhu Youjian nodded and said: "The land under the jurisdiction of the General Military Division of Anxi is the end of the western frontier of the Ming Dynasty. Monan and Dongdao grasslands also belong to the Ming Dynasty, and the rest are under the jurisdiction of your mother and son!"

"What about the vassal states that my father plans to place in Chu River, Fergana, Samarkand, and Bukharin?" Zhu Cixuan asked again.

"Let these countries declare vassal status to you!" Zhu Youjian said, "Cixuan, after winning this western expedition, you must not return eastward. You must establish the Xijing of the Great Mongolia in the northeastern part of the Kipchak Grassland. From now on, you

I will station myself in Xijing, Mongolia, and leave Helin to your mother and concubine to govern. In the future, I will use the crown prince to guard Helin... In short, we must firmly control the east and west capitals of Great Mongolia!"
Chapter completed!