Iron Dynasty

Royal study.

Li San had just left on his forefoot, and Niuben arrived shortly after.

When he returned to Xingyuan, he sent someone to notify Niu Ben to come here.

When he arrived in the imperial study, Niu Ben saluted and laughed, he said, Your Majesty, in the future, I saw Zhu Sansi's younger brother Zhu Wuliu and others pressing a group of Westerners to the government office, saying they were spies. ...

Niu Ben laughed and told him the cause and effect.

Hahaha, this is interesting. Xiao Ming just laughed at this matter, not to mention punishing Zhu Wuliu and others in order to appease these Dutch people.

On the contrary, he wanted to praise them. Their vigilance was good. It was flattering to the outside world, and he was too lazy to do cruel things at home.

The two chatted and laughed casually, Xiao Ming started talking about the topic, but this time he called Niu Benlai for the Golden Horde.

For him, this unfriendly neighbor in the north has always been a big problem for him.

Although he needs to recuperate now and does not want to fight against the barbarians for the time being, the war is never based on personal will.

The barbarians would not give him time to build up his strength. In fact, the barbarians also saw his weakness, so they were very active during this time.

They have been looking for a breakthrough on the front line of the Great Wall, hoping to cross many passes and directly enter the Great Yu Kingdom.

You must also know about the barbarians. Now the barbarians are constantly provoking quarrels and troubles on the border, which makes me very worried. Now that the Great Yu Kingdom is in ruins, it needs a stable environment. If the barbarian cavalry goes deep into the territory of the Great Yu Kingdom, this It will be a disaster for the Great Yu Kingdom. Xiao Ming said loudly.

Niu Ben's eyes were deep, and he said, I will understand at the end of the day that the barbarian iron cavalry will come and go like the wind. If we plunder the territory of the Great Yu Kingdom, we will have nothing to do.

After a pause, he continued: The generals have also read the war reports of the generals. According to them, more cattle and sheep died from freezing this year than in previous years. For five or six consecutive years, there has been a famine in the barbarians. , starved to death a lot of clansmen, so this year's barbarian cavalry is more aggressive than in previous years, this war is probably unavoidable.

Xiao Ming's expression was solemn. The barbarians are no longer pure nomads. After possessing artillery, he believed that the barbarians were stronger than the Tartars in the late Ming Dynasty.

Over the years, they have controlled the Silk Road. The barbarians are much richer than the Tartars. In addition, the barbarians already have artillery. If the barbarian army comes, it will definitely not be an easy war.

Even so, we have to keep the enemy out of the country. The Great Yu Kingdom can't stand the toss. I don't want the reformation that has just begun to be ruined by the barbarians. Xiao Ming's tone was firm.

Niu Ben said in a deep voice, Does the emperor mean that we should take offense as defense?

Well, yes, from Beisha City in Gaoli, you can directly reach the Changbai Mountain area. This is the place with the most dense population of barbarians. If you take Beisha City and build a fortress in this city, the barbarians will be attacked by the enemy.

It's just that the city of Beisha is a city of Koryo. Does the emperor want to fight against Koryo at the same time? And now that the Japanese country occupies the general territory of Koryo, if we do this, it is very likely that the Japanese country will continue to move south, and then we will face the Japanese musketeers. .

Niu Ben worried.

Koryo has already started a war with us! Xiao Ming took Niuben to the map, Now that Koryo has climbed out of the navy and attacked the coastal fishing village by pretending to be a Japanese pirate, how can I bear him? A few days ago, Wang Xuan had already gone to Dengzhou with the information. , Yue Yun, who got the information, will immediately take the navy to destroy the Koryo Navy, and then see how arrogant he is in Koryo. Xiao Ming said through gritted teeth.

Niu Ben was only responsible for the army, but he did not understand the navy and had no right to command. Hearing this, he said: Your Majesty Shengming, attacking Goryeo at this time is tantamount to besieging Wei and saving Zhao. It will allow the barbarians to fight against us in Goryeo territory.

Xiao Ming nodded, that's what he meant, the barbarians could turn a blind eye when the Japanese attacked Goryeo, but if the Great Yu kingdom attacked Goryeo, the barbarians would fight to the death.

In this way, he succeeded in setting the flames of war on the territory of Goryeo.

This is what I think, so now we want to occupy the city of Beisha. This city is surrounded by the sea on three sides and faces the road on the other side. As long as we take the city of Beisha, we can make this city into an iron barrel, so we can enter the city. Attack, retreat and defend, this sea belongs to us.”

There was a hint of excitement on Niu Ben's face. In fact, he didn't want to shrink in the pass and passively defend. Now he is very happy to take the initiative to attack.

Your Majesty, since the old ministers have returned, they will gather an elite team to rush to Dengzhou to cooperate with Yue Yun to capture Beisha City. Niu Ben said.

And Juehua Island.

Xiao Ming reminded that the plan for Juehua Island has already been proposed. This is a small sea island relative to Beisha City. It was once the place where Mao Wenlong of the Ming Dynasty was stationed, and it was also deep in the barbarian hinterland.

Yes, Your Majesty. Niu Ben's eyes were firm. After waiting for so many years, they finally took the initiative to clean up the barbarians, although this time the purpose was only to relieve the pressure on the pass.

...

Shengdu, where the barbarian golden tent is located.

Compared with last year, the situation in Shengdu this year is worse than before. In the cold winter, the cattle and sheep of the clan people were frozen to death everywhere.

Now the entire Shengdu is shrouded in the panic of starvation, and many people have starved to death these days.

Father Khan, not only the cattle and sheep on the grasslands were frozen to death, but the food of the clansmen who cultivate the fields in Changbai Mountain is also frozen to death. If this continues, the clansmen of our Golden Horde will starve to death. The land is no longer suitable for the clan to survive, and we must go south to find warm grasslands for them.

Bei Shan knelt on the ground, and in front of him was a middle-aged man with a fierce face. He was the barbarian Khan Dorgo.

Wu Shugu was also nervous, and with them were his four brothers, and the six of them were all Dolgo's sons.

Wu Shugu rarely opposed Bei Shan this time, and his tribe suffered heavy losses this winter. He said, Bei Shan is right, now we have to go south, and the Great Yu Kingdom is trying to trap us in this bitter cold. land.

Dolgo's eyes swept over his six sons. He fought in his life and expanded the territory of the Golden Horde by one third. Now he can't bear this humiliation either.

So he nodded slowly.

...

Dengzhou, the navy showed a state of frenzy.

After raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, they didn't help much in the Northern War, and now they finally have room to play.

After three days of preparation, Yue Yun boarded the battleship Imperial and looked at the forty-eight battleships assembled in the naval port. A sense of heroism suddenly rose in Yue Yun's heart. This time it was their navy's turn to show their faces.