The Ming Dynasty has always dominated the world, and there can be no provocation and contempt for maniacs. However, in the seventh year of Yongle, a tragedy happened. An army of 100,000 under the command of Qiu Fu went to crusade against the Tatars, but unexpectedly, the entire army was annihilated, and no one survived. This shocking news reached the imperial court and caused Emperor Zhu Di to be furious. He roared, "Such a rude villain, where did he put me? If you don't know what to do, let's bury them all! So, Zhu Di drove the expedition in person and led an army of 500,000 to the Tatars. A huge battle has begun, how will Emperor Zhu Di show his bravery?
Qiu Fu's entire army was annihilated, and Zhu Di was furious
In February of the seventh year of Yongle, Emperor Zhu Di was determined to crusade against the shame of the Tatar envoys being killed. However, a thorny problem is in front of Zhu Di: who should be sent to command the million-strong army? It is feasible to drive the personal conquest, but as the lord of all nations, the pro-conquest will undoubtedly damage the national body. So, after careful consideration, Zhu Di finally entrusted the heavy responsibility to Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi.
As Zhu Di's cronies who came from Jingnan, Qiu Funai is a rare fierce general in the world, and in the battle array, he is majestic and difficult to reach. It can be said that the iron man among the iron men is worthy of a great task. But Qiu Fu was only a good charge after all, lacking the resourcefulness to command the army. Although Zhu Di never ignored this hidden danger, he had no choice but to use this alone. As a result, Zhu Di had to be entrusted with a heavy task, and only hoped that Qiu Fu would act with energy and be cautious.
coincided with Spring and Jingming, Zhu Di personally bid farewell to Qiu Fuyang and told him again and again: "The battle of Pingxi is arduous and heavy, you must not underestimate Tartar and overdo it." Qiu Fubai fell to the ground, only agreeing and not daring to disobey. So, leading the elite 100,000, the heroic Qiu Fu rode the power and was unstoppable.
However, as the Ming army crossed the river and penetrated deeper into the enemy's hinterland, the more arrogant Qiu Fu became. Faced with the Tatars' plan to lure the enemy, Qiu Fu was unaware of it, and instead fell into the ambush circle. Just as the Tatars were preparing to attack, Qiu Fu's lieutenant had already warned him repeatedly, hoping to stop in time and regroup. But fate played tricks, Qiu Fu was obsessed, and let the Tatars outflank the 100,000 army. A terrible battle broke out, embattled on all sides, and arrows obscured the sky. In the blink of an eye, the 100,000-strong army was completely annihilated, and the burning smoke obscured the sky, leaving the battlefield full of bones.
This tragic news spread like thunder, and it spread all over the capital in an instant. Zhu Di was furious, jumping like thunder, Long Yan was furious, and reprimanded Qiu Fu "The hero is self-assured, and he actually buried 100,000 soldiers in the hands of the enemy, and the crime deserves death!" Immediately, Zhu Di made a final decision, personally supervised the division to fight again, determined to bloody Tatar and revenge. The royal drive is in person, and Zhu Di has millions of soldiers!
Zhu Di personally attacked
Furious, Zhu Di immediately ordered the mobilization of soldiers and horses from all over the country to gather all the troops north of the Yangtze River. From Huguang and Shaanxi to Shanxi and Shandong, no one was spared, and they went to Beijing one after another to answer the call. In just a few months, 500,000 elite troops have gathered in Yanjing.
Before Zhu Di arrived at the army, he browsed the dust and smoke raised by the iron hooves of his mount, and personally inspected the million-strong division. Looking at the thousands of horses and banners, he exhorted the ministers of the Overseer: "This northern expedition is invincible, and it is not happy to capture Benjamin alive, only by killing it all, can I raise the prestige of the Ming Dynasty!" ＂
Subsequently, Zhu Di sent a message to Mobei, informing the nomadic tribes such as Warat and Wuliangha: "Benjamin is a scoundrel, and he is the only target of our conquest." Do not meddle in your affairs and hurt the innocent, lest you get involved. This card announced Zhu Di's determination: to let the culprit Benjamin taste hell on earth!
The 500,000 army marched to the aid of Yongping. In just a few days, the military horses have crossed the Yellow River and successfully arrived at the bank of the Yugu River. This was the place where Qiu Fu's entire army was annihilated, and Zhu Di looked at the wreckage and the bones of the fallen soldiers, and the tragic situation was all over the place, and he couldn't help but feel sad and angry at the same time. He immediately ordered: "From now on, this place will be called the Drinking Horse River, and we will drink here!" ＂
At the sound of the order, the army immediately bowed down to sip water and prepared for the next conquest of the Tatars. Zhu Di personally commanded the vanguard army and cut off Benjamin's escape route. Another large army arrived and completely surrounded it.
Benjamin knew that there was no way to escape, and finally decided to fight to the end. He dispatched all the horse infantry to make final preparations, trying to turn the tide with all his might. And Zhu Di was ruthless and vowed to kill him completely.
The two sides clashed hard in the area of the Troubled River, and finally opened the prelude to this life-and-death decisive battle. Zhu Di was unusual, and he actually stepped down to paint a servant and personally commanded the vanguard troops to rush into battle. Seeing that the momentum of the battle was too exciting, Benjamin hurriedly withdrew from the camp in an attempt to divert his baggage and carry the spoils of war to break through.
Zhu Di saw Benjamin's intentions, and immediately pulled out the handsome and ran wildly, for fear of letting him escape. Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, Zhu Di's light cavalry had cut off Benjamin's army. In the face of the onslaught of the Ming army, Benjamin's army was the opponent, and it was defeated and retreated, and in the end it could only fight to the death.
The two sides are inseparable from each other, and the blood is about to erupt. At this juncture, Zhu Di finally used his last killer weapon - the firearm of the Shenji Battalion. With the help of the power of new firearms, this new army aimed at Benjamin's position from a distance, and in an instant, it fired tens of millions of stones, destroying the Tartar army's position in an instant.
The Tatar army, which had lost its position, was completely defeated, and seeing that Benjamin was about to be annihilated, Zhu Di immediately ordered the temporarily recruited "brave and good fighting commando" to enter while it was hot. This small group of brave and skilled elites immediately rushed into the warband and stormed towards Benjamin. In just a few rounds, the last of Benjamin's guards had been killed, and he fled alone...
Two new services surprise attack
Benjamin fled in a hurry, but Zhu Di did not dare to be careless. He immediately ordered the whole army to pursue, for fear that Benjamin would be lost. The two new branches of the armed forces immediately rushed to the front line to display their unique skills.
The first is the Shenji Battalion formed by Zhu Di himself. This elite division specializes in the control of new firearms, which are quite lethal. Under Zhu Di's personal training, the firearms of the Shenji Battalion are invincible and can carry out accurate sniping against the enemy from a distance.
They trekked all the way and finally caught up with the remnants of Benjamin's army at the Alatten Pass. Seeing the ferocity of the momentum, Benjamin immediately ordered a cover retreat, intending to transfer positions and fight a decisive battle. But the firearms of the Shenji Battalion were obviously moving more quickly. They immediately set up their positions and aimed their firearms at Benjamin's camp.
With a "bang", the shooting stones flew densely towards the enemy position, and in a short time the fortifications of the Tatar barracks were scattered. Benjamin's soldiers were panicked and had nowhere to hide. However, the firearms of the Shenji Battalion were not affected in the slightest, and they were still tightly aggressive.
Just when the remnants of Benjamin's army were in a panic, Zhu Di used his second killer weapon - "Brave and Good Fighting Commando". This temporary special forces force composed of elite warriors from all walks of life is good at charging into battle, and has always been Zhu Di's right-hand man when he drove the expedition.
The commandos are brave and invincible. They took advantage of the suppression of the fire of the Shenji battalion and fiercely attacked the Tatar camp from the flank. In the blink of an eye, he had penetrated deep into the heart of the enemy camp and killed Benjamin in front of the battle.
Seeing that the situation had plummeted, Benjamin immediately ordered the entire army to be annihilated. However, it was too late, and the warriors of his personal guard regiment were no match for the brave commandos. In just a few rounds, Benjamin had no warriors alive.
Seeing that the situation was completely overturned, Benjamin had no choice but to abandon the camp and flee in disarray. Seeing this, Zhu Di immediately ordered: "No civilians shall be injured, only Benjamin shall be captured!" So, the mountains were full of Ming troops chasing Benjamin.
In the blink of an eye, Zhu Di's army had trapped Benjamin in the dangerous area of the Ala Teng Mountain. Seeing that there was no way to escape on all sides, Benjamin had to fight to the death with the remnants of his own soldiers. However, Zhu Di's brave and good fighting commando team was too sharp, and within a few rounds, Benjamin's own soldiers were already in chaos.
At this moment, the firearms of the Shenji Battalion also arrived. They immediately took their positions and aimed at the beleaguered remnants of Benjamin's army, shooting stones at it in a dense manner. In an instant, the corpses of Benjamin's guards were strewn all over the field, and he himself was covered in bruises.
Zhu Di saw that the time had come, and immediately ordered the brave and good fighting commandos to charge. The warriors marched forward, killing all the remnants of Benjamin's own soldiers in a matter of moments. Zhu Di personally stepped out and forced Benjamin to submit.
The embarrassed Benjamin finally had to surrender. Only then did Zhu Di leave, announcing the complete success of this expedition...
Arutai was surrendered and entitled
After capturing Benjamin alive, Zhu Di did not stop there. He knew very well that the Tatar tribes had been in dispute for a long time, and if they were not put in order, it would inevitably be repeated in the future. So, Zhu Di decided to further frustrate other unruly people after reining in Benjamin.
The first to bear the brunt is Benjamin's old enemy Arutai. As Benjamin's sworn enemy, Arutai has always had a grudge against Daming. Seeing that Benjamin was lost, Arutai knew that there was no way out, so he had to lead the remnants to ask Zhu Di for help.
Zhu Di has his own plans for this. Although he did not completely pardon Arutai, he did not harbor murderous intentions against him. On the contrary, Zhu Di decided to take advantage of this move to completely weaken the strength of the Tatar tribes and sweep away the foundations of northern Xinjiang.
So, Zhu Di led the army to pursue Arutai and forced all of them to surrender and take refuge. Arutai saw that Zhu Di's heroic division was coming from the vast pressure, and he was already powerless to fight back. He had no choice but to lead the remnants to abandon the camp and flee, and turned to the battlefield in northern Xinjiang. However, Zhu Di's vanguard army always followed closely, for fear that they would slip away.
Finally, in an oasis in the hilly area, Zhu Di's army completely surrounded the remnants of Arutai. Seeing that he was being attacked on all sides, Arutai finally made up his mind and decided to defect and surrender to Ming.
Zhu Di was overjoyed by this. He immediately ordered the whole army to stop the attack, and only Arutai was allowed to lead his cronies to surrender. Arutai received the order, so he abandoned the camp and surrendered. He was surrounded by Zhu Di's guards all the way until the camp knelt in front of the king.
"Arutai, you have learned the old way of Benjamin, and you have done evil everywhere without regard to the royal favor? Zhu Di asked, "Now that you have begged to submit to obedience, are you willing to obey my constraints?" ＂
Arutai had no choice but to bow to His Majesty: "Weichen is fighting, he didn't measure himself, but now he is favored by the Ming Lord, and he has no sense of responsibility." Please give me a heavy responsibility, and the last will do my best to repay it! ＂
Zhu Di saw that Arutai sincerely repented, so he waved his hand and ordered: "Okay, I won't stick to the past with you." You can sacrifice all Ma Rui, and I will give you the title of Belugtaiji, and you will guard the border and eliminate the barbarians! ＂
Arutai was overjoyed and thanked him again and again. Since then, the two most terrifying forces of the Tatar tribes have been completely flattened by Zhu Di and no longer exist.
When the class teacher returned to the dynasty, Zhu Di canonized Arutai as Boleg Taiji according to the agreement. What is puzzling is that under such a reward, Zhu Di specially left a sentence: "Wu'er, can you remember that there is still a bane in the northern soil, how can you just take it in one spoonful?" ＂
These words seem to indicate something. However, no one cared about it at the time. After all, all the Tatar tribes have surrendered, and the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty is incomparably demonstrated. In any case, Zhu Di has swept away the biggest scourge in northern Xinjiang, so that the border has finally tasted the long-lost peace.
The only hidden danger that remains
Zhu Di swept away the Tatar Department and completely leveled the foundation of Northern Xinjiang. But no one expected that an ending that seemed to be a sure victory would also leave a hidden worry.
That was Arutai, the newly crowned Belugtaiji. As a nomadic Mogu nobleman, Arutai has an extraordinary ability to ride and hunt. Zhu Di canonized him as Bole Getaiji, with his own intentions. After all, the barbarians on the border are chaotic, and having such a noble gatekeeper who is proficient in nomadic warfare is undoubtedly the best choice.
However, Zhu Di obviously did not fully entrust the true transmission to Arutai. Look at his will when he was leaving: "The northern soil is still a curse, how can it be so easy to get rid of it?" Zhu Di clearly had doubts about Arutai's loyalty.
Sure enough, not long after Arutai returned to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di found some disturbing signs. After Arutai guarded the border, for some reason, he began to recruit troops and horses on a large scale and train his cronies privately. Soon, a new team of horses was taking shape under his command.
At first, Zhu Di didn't care, but thought that Arutai was actively preparing for the border guard. However, Arutai's squad has continued to expand, and so has the horses. In just half a year, Arutai has already controlled 5,000 elite cavalry.
Such a scale is obviously far beyond the needs of border defense. Moreover, most of Arutai's cronies are composed of the likes of Yulin and Tiger. Such intensive training is not simply out of the need to guard the border.
Looking at the latest training scene reported by the guard, Zhu Di was obviously uneasy. He immediately issued a decree ordering Arutai's every move to be monitored to prevent him from doing anything out of the ordinary.
Sure enough, not long after, Zhu Di learned a shocking news: Arutai actually stationed more than 100,000 soldiers on the border without permission, intending to rebel against the imperial court! This is nothing short of a blatant act of rebellion.
Although Zhu Di had already seen the clues, he did not expect Arutai's ambition to be so big. He immediately decided to act and preemptively extinguish the conspiracy of Arutai. In order to avoid panic among the people, Zhu Di decided to act secretly and never let the news leak out of the way.
As a result, a secret vanguard force composed of the elites of the Jinyi Guard quietly marched to the border to defeat Arutai. The whole operation unfolded in the middle of the stars, and no one could match it.
In the blink of an eye, the sharp division of the Ming army had surrounded the private army camp in Arutai. That night, they launched a sudden attack with a thunderbolt. Before the bewildered Arutai could react, the camp had already been captured. He himself was immediately captured and awaiting trial.
This battle was surprisingly sharp. In any case, Zhu Di finally eradicated the last scourge and also put an end to Arutai's rebellion plot.