The Ulanbuhe Desert is 500 miles wide, and this width is no problem for the Hanhai Army, which has experienced the desert of the vast sea, not to mention the local guide.

When they arrived at the later Etok Banner, Jinnong of the Ordos tribe and Sanan, a famous wise man from the Mongolian tribe, came up to him.

At this point, as a famous wise man, Saan also knew that the Mongols were in a desperate situation. Instead of resisting, it was better to surrender to Bogda Khan. So since Wuliji came, he had already expressed his intention to transfer all the hundreds of herders under his name to the management of Lifanyuan, and he retreated to the second line, just like in history, devoted himself to writing the history of the Mongols.

The pastures of Saan include all the Etok Banner in later generations, which is about 200 miles wide to the east of the Yellow River. Although it looks desolate at first glance, it is actually possible to grazle cattle and sheep. The grass on the wasteland and bushes are clustered in the east and west, but the pastures that each herder needs are very large.

Under the leadership of Saan, Yang Tingdong soon arrived at the residence of the Ordos tribe Huntai Jierlinchen, near the later Ordos City.

According to Nikan's previous instructions, Yang Tingdong's two thousand five hundred horsemen were all dressed up.

In addition to these 2,500 cavalry, there are also 500 bimphed camels, which are specialized in Wuda area, and are fed with the supplies of Fengzhou brigades. Unlike the Master of the Ming Dynasty who was used to carry grain and grass, the food and grass of Daxia were all carried by himself. Yang Tingdong's Fengzhou brigade sent 500 tiger cavalry to manage these 500 camels and excess war horses.

From this point of view, although the baggage occupies part of the force, it does not disturb the people at all, and both sides will immediately make a judgment.

A thousand flying dragon cavalry put on all the plate armors they carried. It was just the morning when the sun was rising. The cavalry wrapped in silver plate armor and the war horses wrapped in chain armor seemed to be integrated, reflecting the cold light of the morning. However, when there were so many a thousand cavalry, it was not cold, and it was definitely dazzling.

The remaining 1,000 tiger riders are made of cotton armor and fine scale armor. This outfit is naturally not very "dazzling", but the high "lightning rod" iron helmet on their heads is also very eye-catching.

Two thousand cavalry lined up in neat steps and appeared from the northwest side of the Ulamulun River. A thousand flying dragon cavalry were in the middle, with tiger cavalry on both sides. Under the influence of the rising sun and northwest wind, the formation was quite impressive.

A thousand flying dragon cavalry looked white at first sight, and the shiny tiger spears in the cavalry's hands seemed to make this cold morning even more chill. Under the northwest wind, the ball joints made of wool on the helmets of the tiger cavalry flew with the wind, and the two swords in the cavalry's hands were also full of heroic posture.

For Wu Liji, who abandoned the princess, brought Jierlin, Ordos, to greet him, his mood was naturally different at this time.

Wu Liji was secretly proud of his heart, but E Linchen's mood was very complicated.

His son Chu Huer was very nervous after being captured and surrendered in the Battle of Tianjin. However, Nikan did not blame him. Instead, Nikan was highly valued by Nikan because of his repeated rejection of Huang Taiji's plan to "join and unite and fight against Nikan together".

After Gushikhan went west last time, the originally powerful Ordos headquarters, which is his tribe of Elinchen, now only has more than 2,000 households. In addition to the tribe of Sanan, there are less than 3,000 households, but Nikan has no intention of expanding his herdsmen.

This time Uliji brought him Nikan's words.

"Ordos is surrounded by deserts and wastelands. If there are too many cattle and sheep, I'm afraid Ordos will become deserts. It's better to just these herdsmen to wait for the grass to recover in a few years before discussing other things."

Although E Linchen agreed on his face after hearing this, he was still a little dissatisfied. Due to the powerful force of the Daxia Kingdom, he verbally agreed to include the Ordos headquarters in the daily jurisdiction of the Lifanyuan.

However, when he saw Yang Tingdong's very explosive two thousand riders, the remaining "ambit" in his heart disappeared without a trace.

Not to mention three thousand cavalry, even if there are only one thousand, he, Elin, dared to go deep into Yansui Town to fight Caogu. Even if there are You Shilu, Wang Shiqin, Hou Shilu, Li Changling and other powerful generals who have been generals in Yansui Town are not afraid.

And there are as many as fifteen cavalry like this!

"A country that cannot be challenged"

E Linchen set up a pergola and looked at the enviable plate-armored cavalry, and thought that they had a large number of firearms. He was completely lucky enough to be in his heart. He was "floating", and he tidied up his clothes and strode to meet him. When Wu Liji saw him, he couldn't help but smile and followed him to meet him.

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Three days later, Yang Tingdong had 2,500 cavalry and 500 cavalry of Elinchen suddenly appeared in Junggar and surrounded the tent of Gurusiqibu, the eldest son of Subudi who had occupied this place across the Yellow River. After a fight, he wiped out a thousand of Gurusiqibu's regular cavalry, killed 500 cavalry, and captured 500 cavalry.

Then all the adult males in the tribe were arrested and sent down to the Uda construction site to work as a hard worker. Junggar's pasture finally returned to Elinchen's arms. Of course, it could not be assigned to Elinchen's management at this time. In the future, some soldiers under Yang Tingdong will be paired with Gurusiqibu's herdsmen. In the future, Junggar's pasture will be Bogra tribe.

I believe that after this battle, Subudi on the other side of the river will never have the idea of ​​crossing the river and roaming, not to mention that his second son Wandan Weizheng is already a "rebel" and Ming Kingdom should not treat him preferentially.

After completing this matter, more than 2,000 cavalry continued to march eastward, and then turned to the south after reaching the side wall. When approaching the Yulinwei, the garrison of Yansui Town, the local area was in great shock. The general Wang Ding actually fled with his hundreds of his family members, and he acted as stable as ever.

(In history, when Li Zicheng's army headed north a year later, this man abandoned the city and fled. In the end, You Shiwei and others who returned to their hometown organized the village soldiers to defend)

However, Yang Tingdong was not here to break the pass. They ignored the Ming army in Yansui Town and continued to march southwest along the side wall. When they approached Baichengzi, which was close to the north bank of Hongliu River (Tongwan City built by Helian Bobo, continued to be used by Xixia Kingdom, and was later captured and burned by Emperor Taizong of Song, and it has not been built since then), the gray-clothed guard who had been here for half a year brought the local snake from here, and the former Yansui Town did not accept Zhang San at night.

When Zhang San learned that the Great Xia Kingdom was coming to occupy this place, he was dissatisfied at first and was ready to rely on Baichengzi's broken city wall to fight the imperial army. However, when he heard that the other party had nearly 3,000 cavalry, he hesitated again. He was just a horse thief. Although he had gathered more than 200 cavalry left here during the rebellion of Shen Yikui, this military strength was like a mantis armed chariot.

What's more, the gray-clothed guards had already come to them at this time and promised to include all of their more than 200 cavalry in the Hanhai Army. Zhang San also obtained the title of battalion commander. Zhang San looked around and said that this was the best condition. If he returned to the Ming Dynasty, he would have left the military camp privately, even if Shangguan ignored it, it would be almost impossible to go back and get a better position.

More than 200 people including Zhang San were waiting on the north bank of the Hongliu River with war horses. All of them were here. These people crossed the Hongliu River (Wuding River) area, covering the south of the Mu Usu Desert in later generations, north of the border wall, almost the entire Hongliu River basin, including the entire Jingbian County in later generations, and the Wushen Banner. They are also considered to be the mountain king.

These people have been lingering in this area for many years, with their souls and resentful spirits under their hands. There are countless herdsmen, farmers, and merchants and travelers who die under their hands. Now they can accept the enlistment of the "Daxia Empire", which is also an alternative interpretation of "wanting to be an official, killing people and setting fires to be recruited".

When Yang Tingdong's cavalry came from the lower reaches of the Hongliu River, all the horse thieves, including Zhang San, were shocked, and Zhang San was even more moved.

"Thank you for your hard work and see the opportunity quickly, otherwise you will be defeated and it will be possible to turn into powder."

Zhang San threw away the whip in his hand and trotted with the gray guard to meet him.

Soon, more than 200 of them came to Yang Tingdong, and under Zhang San's leadership, they knelt down on one knee to wait for orders. At this time, the gray-clad guard had already come to Yang Tingdong and whispered something in his ear.

Zhang San was a little anxious. They had been kneeling for a long time. No matter how good Shangguan was, for the sake of winning people's hearts, he should dismount and help his group up one by one. Isn't that what the opera said?

However, he did not dare to look directly at Yang Tingdong, and his head was still lowered.

"Dadadada"

The long-lost voice finally appeared, and the scene of Zhang San's imagination of "Shangguan dismounting his horse and helping them up" did not appear. At this time, he couldn't help but lift his head.

This lifting was shocked!

The cavalry in front was urging their horses to rush towards them!

"I'm fooled..."

Before he finished speaking, the sharp blade of Yang Tingdong's 12-foot-long tiger spear, which was two inches wide, had already come to him. Zhang San didn't take it away at night, and he was very proud of his hand. However, no matter how fast he was, he was not as fast as a war horse. Moreover, Yang Tingdong was a descendant of the Yang family generals in Gansu!

After a cold light flashed, Zhang San's head with an unwilling face was already rolling on the ground.

When a thousand flying dragons rolled over and the tigers on both sides salvaged the fish that had escaped the net, it harmed Yansui Town, and the Zhang Sanma thieves gang that had been in Ordos for many years was wiped out!

At this time, Yang Tingdong stopped his horse. He looked back and saw that there were no one standing in the field. Everyone was either stabbed to death or trampled to death.

"Hmph, aren't you afraid that you will wait for the thief to escape into the Mu Usu Desert without restraint and it is difficult to eliminate it. Where did I come here?"

This is the real intention of the empire. Although these horse thieves are not large in number, they are difficult to eliminate. Not only the Ordos tribe in the north, but the Ming army in Yansui Town in the south are also very troubled by them. When the army is in the suppression, they must have entered the uninhabited Mu Us Desert, and when the army retreats, they will come back.

The empire's calculation is to pretend to accept surrender and take the opportunity to catch it all in one go, but it didn't expect it to work.

As soon as Zhang Sanma thieves died, Yang Tingdong, the entire area near Baichengzi, had no rivals, and he was kind to comfort the farmers who farmed on both sides of the Hongliu River.

According to Nikan's plan, grazing will be prohibited in this area in the future in order to protect the soil and water, but some fields can still be developed on both sides of the Hongliu River.

The Hongliu River originates from the Hengshan Mountains in the south. Near the upper wall of the wall, there is a fortress called Ningsaiying. There was originally a thousand households guarding it here. However, when the bandits rose a few years ago, the Shen Yikui brothers broke the fort and then broke the water village on the nearby wall. Then, using Baichengzi outside the wall as a base, it continued to disturb the Yansui Town area.

Later, the bandit gang of Shen Yikui brothers was destroyed and the Ming army occupied the place again, but only rebuilt Ningsai Camp and did not restore the water camp.

So there was a gap in the huge side wall of Yansui Town.

One day, on a snowy night, Yang Tingdong's two thousand cavalry suddenly touched Ningsai Camp, and used tiger claw pivoting ropes to enter the fort while the Ming army was still resting, and then opened the fortress.

There is no suspense. The Ming army in it claims to have a thousand people, but in fact there are only more than three hundred. Most of them are either old, weak, sick or disabled, or flee.

All the Ming army surrendered. After occupying the fort, while the Ming army had not yet reacted, Yang Tingdong's cavalry, together with the surrendered Ming army, and farmers outside the side wall, connected the fort and the side wall with stone and wood within three days. Of course, the construction tool "cement" was also in use at this time.

Since then, just like Ma Feng who used to deal with Youyu Qianhu Institute, he still under the banner of the Ming army, but in fact the mountains and rivers have changed color.
Chapter completed!