After listening to Hu Qiang's report, Zhu Cilang also knew that Li Yunbao should have tried his best. The gap between us is here, and this problem is increasingly exposed.

I was also thinking about sending 10,000 war horses to Zheng Sen. Now it seems that we should arm ourselves first.

"Follow up some people with excellent riding skills from the surrendered Qing people and let them hand them over to our soldiers to ride horses. Didn't they teach tens of thousands of war horses? Armed our soldiers at the fastest speed. I'm afraid there's something to do this time."

In the south of Zhu Cilang's tent, there is a horse farm surrounded. It is mainly because the Qing people brought too many war horses and there was no place to put them on. Now they cannot be wasted like this, and they have to use them all.

"I will go and choose here. If Li Yunbao wants to continue chasing, he will enter the grassland."

Not far from the north of Zhangjiakou is the Mongolian grassland. Of course, there is no such thing as Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia in this era, it is Mongolia in the south, north, west, and west.

"Let them not chase after them first, just send a small army to watch. If the logistics cannot keep up, even if their teams follow, it will be of no use."

Zhu Cixuan was not very happy about this. Fighting from inland and fighting from grassland are completely different things.

If we all use local materials after we arrive on the grassland, we will inevitably have conflicts with the local herdsmen. This is not what Zhu Cilang wants.

And in terms of guns and ammunition, even if you dig three feet into the grassland, you will never find what you need.

"If we build military stations along the way according to our previous strategy, the military stations on the grassland will also require a lot of military strength. It is different from the inland areas. The tribes on the grassland must now be considered our enemies. If there are few soldiers stationed in the military battle, I am afraid that they will not be able to defend."

Hu Qiang was about to go out, but suddenly he thought of another problem. Although their army had strong combat effectiveness, the most damaging thing was the logistics issue.

When I just set out from Nanjing, this problem had not yet appeared. When I arrived in Shandong, this problem had already appeared.

The court spent eight million taels of silver to build dozens of military stations along the way, which gave enough materials to support the war.

However, from Jiangsu to Shandong, this is a relatively prosperous area. As long as the court can take out the money, it can still build a military station very quickly.

If we go north from the capital, it will be outside the border. Building military stations in those places will be completely different from inland areas, and the manpower and material resources involved will also increase exponentially.

"This is absolutely impossible. I have said about Mongolia earlier that although Ming Chengzu had entered, we were not stationed in the local area, so there is no way to completely solve the Mongolian problem. In the last 10 or 20 years, as long as the Mongolians have enough strength, they will go south. So this time I am planning to completely solve the Mongolian problem, and the military station cannot be saved."

Zhu Cixuan said solemnly that the conflict between nomadic peoples and farming peoples has not been resolved for so many years, and the constant wars between the two sides have brought huge resistance to the development of the Chinese nation. Zhu Cixuan is ready to completely resolve all this this time.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise."

Hu Qiang actually understood this matter, and the court ministers also understood it, but no one said it.

Because this matter costs too much, take a rough plan they have made now as an example. If the army is stationed in Mongolia and a large number of military stations are also required to build a large number of troops, the construction cost alone will require seven million taels of silver.

After all construction is completed, millions of taels of silver are required to maintain each year.

Now under the rule of His Royal Highness, this money is nothing, but in the future, if you can’t afford this money, wouldn’t the investment before be wasted? People cannot only look at this point in front of them, they must look at the long-term.

Li Yunbao didn't have the time to take care of His Royal Highness the matter at this time, and he was now thinking about catching up with Ajige and Duoduo.

This guy selected eight thousand elite cavalry under his command and rushed up as fast as possible. He had just received the order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, allowing them to chase to the edge of the grassland, and never allowed them to go deep into the grassland.

Li Yunbao is also very clear about His Royal Highness's order. Who makes us rely too much on logistics...

After seeing the Qing soldiers running northwest, they were running more and more vigorously. For them, riding on horseback all day was a daily operation and there was nothing unacceptable to it.

But for the Ming army, this may be a little unbearable. Many people's inner thighs were so painful.

"Brothers, speed up, just how can they catch up with us by relying on them? The main reason is that we can get rid of them after we have to hold on for a long time."

The Qing army looked at the Ming army chasing behind happily. This was not on the same level as them. Although both sides were cavalry, the difference between cavalry and cavalry was far from each other.

Whether it is the Qing cavalry or Mongolian cavalry, they are the most outstanding in this era. It is okay to stay on horseback all day. As long as these war horses have the strength, they can carry them north and move forward quickly.

But the Ming cavalry is different. Now two hours have passed, and many strange soldiers have looked tired on their faces. If they continue to chase after them, there will probably be more soldiers who have been dismissed.

It is not a trivial matter to fall on the horse's back. Although the surrounding ground is not very hard, all of them are their own comrades around. If a person accidentally falls down, the surrounding horses are likely to step on. At the very least, they are missing the broken arm and the legs are severe and may be fatal.

In desperation, Li Yunbao could only order his subordinates to take a break.

He had to take a break every two hours. If he didn't rest, his troops would probably not be able to stick to it at all. Li Yunbao understood this very well, so he did not order the soldiers to pursue him hard. If he ignored his health, there would be too many non-combat reductions along the way.

"Report to the general, we gathered more than 900 wounded soldiers of the Qing Dynasty along the way."
Chapter completed!