The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

It was April, and the grassland finally ushered in spring.

The ice and snow melted, and the green grass grew vigorously, creating a scene full of vitality.

Under the clear sky, cattle and sheep are everywhere, and thousands of horses are galloping, what a beautiful scene.

Under the sun, there is a large area of ​​cavalry.

The shining armor shows that this cavalry is good. In the position of the central army, it is Zhu Di who leads the army.

Since arriving at the border, Zhu Di has finally regained the feeling he once had.

He is in the prime of life, and he is eager for war and credit.

When the ice and snow began to melt, Zhu Di led the army and began to conquer the grassland.

Behind the army at this time, there are a large number of captured herdsmen, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and thousands of horses.

"My lord won this battle. All the Taka tribes were arrested. Although some escaped, they were still not threatened. From now on, there will be no Taka tribes among the grassland tribes."

Zhu Neng said flatteringly.

The Taka tribe has [-] households, and it can be regarded as a medium-sized tribe on the grassland. There are more than [-] cavalry and more than [-] tribesmen.

Now Zhu Di led a surprise attack with [-] cavalry. In just one day, he not only defeated the cavalry of the Taka tribe, but also made many gains.

These cattle, sheep and horses, as well as a large number of high-quality war horses, are things that are in short supply at the border.

For the entire border, it is a great contribution.

Zhu Di's face was a bit tired, after all, he had been rushing for many days, but it was covered by an expression of joy.

"Relocate these cattle, sheep, horses, and herdsmen to the grassland military base. I see how rampant Liu Buyi can be."

"Don't think that there is an edict from the eldest nephew, and you want to dominate the entire military base. Even if he is the leader in name, what you do must be based on the king's will."

Zhu Di said with a cold snort.

He originally thought that the military base in the grassland was the only place where he was confronting Liang Guogong Lan Yu, but he didn't expect Liu Buyilai to appear suddenly now.

Still in the name of the director of the grassland military base.

This made Zhu Di very upset.

Although in terms of status, Liu Buyi, the dean, is not very high, but in terms of power, he is regarded as a rating, and his status is even worse than his own.

But in terms of real power, a tripartite confrontation has already formed.

At this point, Zhu Di was extremely complaining about Zhu Yingzhen.

When we first went to fight the Wa Kingdom, we put Feng Sheng in the lead, and then made the two brothers restrain us.

Now I ran to the Border Grassland and made another move.

It's true that soldiers never tire of cheating.

But at this moment, Zhu Di had no other choice. He knew that no matter how much Zhu Ying trusted him, it was impossible to say that he could release the military power.

It can only continue to make contributions.

Winning the Taka Department today is what Zhu Di is very proud of recently.

Prairie military base.

This place is not at the Daming Border Pass, but directly on the Liaodong Grassland.

Looking from a distance, the huge camp was incompatible with the yurts on the grasslands, completely in the style of Ming Dynasty.

How could nomadic grassland tribes spend so much effort to build it.

Just talking about the fortifications around it makes this grassland military base extremely strong. Even if tens of thousands of light cavalry come to attack, it is no different from siege.

However, as far as the grassland military base is concerned, it is not like a city in Daming, and it actually has a huge shortcoming.

That is material.

The reason why the cities in the Central Plains are said to be impenetrable is because they have extremely strong material reserves. You can attack the city for a year or so without any problem.

When this military base is different.

The water source can only be obtained from the nearby river, and the rations need to be transported from the border every three months.

The delivery of this material can be said to be the weak point of this military base.

It's just that in Zhu Ying's vision, this grassland military base is not used for defense at all, nor is it meant to build a city on the grassland.

In this military base, there are no civilians at all.

Except for some herdsmen and workers, almost all of them are soldiers.

This is a huge training ground, and everything is for the better training of cavalry belonging to Ming Dynasty.

It not only teaches riding, tactics, and personal martial arts, but also a set of detailed literacy, loyalty, and other brainwashing courses.

It can be said that it is completely the development of the assembly line.

This performance is mainly due to the abundant treasury of Daming, which is able to support such a large consumption.

In the current military base, it is almost the same as other tribes in the grassland, almost all cavalry lineup.

The latest light armor, crossbows, long knives, meat, and rations they wore were all provided by Daming.

There are already more than 3 cavalry in the entire military base.

They belong to Zhu Di, Lan Yu, and Liu Buyi respectively.

The number of each person is also similar, more than 1 people.

Don't underestimate these 1 people, they are all serious cavalry, soldiers, not auxiliary soldiers.

Among them, the cavalry under Liu Yi's command was rarely dispatched, and basically stayed in the military base, while the cavalry of Lan Yu and Zhu Di often went out to fight the autumn wind.

The goal is to expand the size of your own cavalry, and to capture more cattle, sheep, and horses for the military base.

The news of Zhu Di's triumphant return was naturally reported long ago.

When Zhu Di and his party arrived at the military base, two knights rushed towards the Chinese army excitedly.

Zhu Neng, the leader, saw it, smiled and waved his hands to let the surrounding cavalry get out of the way, and the two cavalry went straight to Zhu Di's army.

Zhu Di saw his two sons from afar.

Those who came were Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of Zhu Di, and Zhu Gaosui, the third son.

"You two little bastards, you are so impatient no matter what you do."

After the two came to his side, Zhu Di laughed and cursed.

Zhu Gaoxu got off his horse and saluted, and then said: "Father has returned from victory, as sons and ministers, we should be the first to greet him."

With his elder brother in front, Zhu Gaosui saluted and called him father.

The two of them are young, thirteen or fourteen years old.

But as far as today's age is concerned, children in many families at this age are already starting to take care of family affairs.

It is not uncommon to get married and have children at the age of 14.

When Zhu Di was only ten years old, he already lived with Zhu Yuanzhang in the army.

"Okay, let's go to the city with my father."

Zhu Di laughed, dismounted and patted the shoulders of the two sons. He liked the two sons very much, and he was not as indifferent as he was to Zhu Gaochi.

Then mount a horse and enter the city.

There were already soldiers standing side by side at the gate of the city. When Zhu Di's army entered, the drummer beat the drum and the military music sounded.

Although it is relatively simple and not like the Daming City, it is already very rare in such places.

This time Zhu Di can be said to have made a big supplement to the military base.

The current cavalry in the military base did not originate from Da Ming's mobilization, but was trained and trained by himself.

This time Zhu Di captured more than [-] cavalrymen, as well as horses and young men, all of which were cavalry reserve forces.

Herdsmen, young and old, including women, will be sent to the territory of Ming Dynasty for resettlement, and cannot stay in the military base.

This is also a restraint on these cavalry.

Their parents, relatives, and children feel like hostages.

Of course, Daming did not do this.

After these herdsmen were resettled in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, someone would teach them a series of work training such as farming, weaving, etc., and if they performed well within three years, they would be granted the household registration of the Ming Dynasty directly, and they could be regarded as people of the Ming Dynasty.

Only good herdsmen will be left behind to graze cattle and sheep at the military base to add meat.

The daily meat consumption of more than 3 people is a huge number in military bases.

Naturally, there will be vegetables, fruits, rice, wheat, sweet potatoes and other collocations.

As soldiers in the canteen of this military base, they can eat enough food every day, and there are so many choices, which is why the grassland base can grow rapidly.

Of the more than 3 cavalry, nearly half were not transferred from Daming, but Zhang Wen, the son of Zhang Bo, to persuade many Jurchen tribes to migrate.

Because of Zhu Ying's embargo on the grassland, there are too many hungry tribes on the grassland.

When the grassland military base is established, it is easy to recruit a large number of cavalry.

A full mouthful of food, in today's grassland, is already considered a fairy-like enjoyment.

There is no such thing as loyalty in this world, who can give food to eat, and whoever sacrifices his life is not selling.

"His Royal Highness King Yan is indeed brave and invincible. It only took half a month to completely defeat the Taka tribe. What's more, our army suffered very few casualties, and there are so many captured and captured."

"I will definitely play to the capital, and I must write a strong stroke in the credit book of His Royal Highness King Yan."

Liu Buyi, who welcomed him, got off his horse and bowed, and then began to flatter Zhu Di, King of Yan.

Zhu Di just glanced at it.

At the beginning, he was deceived by Liu Buyi, a cunning boy, and he knew that this guy was just a smiling tiger.

At first, I thought it was a soft bone, but after secretly suffering a few dumb losses, I finally understood it thoroughly.

The logistics of the military base are all arranged by Liu Buyi, even if it is his own harvest, he has to hand it over.

Immediately, he said without a good face: "What kind of credit is not credited, this king doesn't care about it."

"When you only need to divide your troops, you can give this king more."

"It's best to give the king's soldiers a higher level of food. It doesn't matter if the credit is given to you."

It doesn't matter whether they surrendered or were captured.

These soldiers cannot be directly assigned to the army, but must be assigned after three months of training in the grassland military base.

Equivalent to a recruit training.

The well-trained recruits do not mean that whoever catches them is theirs, and they have to be allocated as a whole.

Basically follow the principle of four three three.

For example, the young men and captives captured by Zhu Di this time, after intensive training, [-] riders passed the test.

In principle, Zhu Di can be allocated [-] riders.

The rest was given to Lan Yu, and Liu Yi was in the hands of both of them.

The capture of Liu Yi and Sapphire is also based on the same principle.

This is the rule set by Zhu Ying, and it is also to better check and balance the three forces.

In terms of rations, there are also strict grade restrictions.

There are nine files in total.

The first gear is the lowest and the ninth gear is the highest.

For example, captives belong to the ninth gear. Basically, white rice porridge is mixed with sweet potatoes, and the stomach will not die of hunger. There are also certain restrictions on the portion size.

In the fifth gear, only meat can be enjoyed.

Recruits can enjoy the sixth tier for three months, and after three months, the recruits are qualified and start from the third tier.

Among them, outstanding soldiers can be promoted to a rank, and a very small number of soldiers, who have won the ranking in the military exercise competition, can be directly promoted to the fifth rank, and there is meat to eat.

As for the ninth gear, Liu Buyi, Lan Yu, and Zhu Di are exclusive to the three.

The General is in seventh and eighth gear.

At the seventh gear, there is no restriction on the food, and it is directly limited to fullness.

Zhu Ying is very clear.

In a place like the army, if you want to stimulate the soldiers, it is absolutely impossible to do something like a big pot. Only strict ranks can make the military discipline strict.

And the nine grades of meals made all the soldiers have great passion.

Good comparison and competition can greatly strengthen the combat effectiveness of the entire army.

In fact, the current grassland military base is also true.

Even Lan Yu and Zhu Di were extremely shocked by this rule.

They have seen Zhu Ying leading and leading troops.

But in the area of ​​Zhibing, I completely felt the huge gap.

This can be said to have completely broken away from the scope of the Central Plains Art of War.

As mentioned in the book of war, the general and the soldiers eat, live together, and practice together, so as to win the hearts of the soldiers and build up morale.

But Zhu Ying's method is more effective in the current grassland.

Zhu Di, as the commander-in-chief, can feel the vigorous combat effectiveness of the soldiers every time he leads troops out.

They are not doing anything else, just to make military exploits and improve the food quality.

In the big cafeteria, low-ranking soldiers are often extremely envious of high-ranking soldiers, especially when they hear the beautiful sound of feasting next to them, they will all cry down.

Now that there is an opportunity, how can we say that we will not grasp it.

However, the military law of the military base is extremely strict, and soldiers who make mistakes will not be said to be severely punished.

What scares the soldiers the most is the decline in the quality of their meals.

This is much crueler than whipping them with a leather whip.

Zhu Ying is the most ruthless.

Different grades of meals require completely different chefs and seasonings.

The food in the sixth gear has an extremely rich aroma.

Just smelling it will make you salivate.

Unreachable is always in turmoil.

In such an environment, it was really enough to stimulate the soldiers.

And the power to allocate soldiers and adjust food grades is in Liu Buyi's hands.

This is also the reason why Zhu Di would rather not take credit.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yi said with a wry smile; "My lord, please don't embarrass me. These are all the rules set by His Royal Highness, and I absolutely dare not go one step further."

"The prince won today. According to the rules of the base, all the brothers who go out today can enjoy the lowest meal treatment of the sixth class."

"I have already prepared meals for my brothers, please invite the prince into the city."

This is the glory of victory.

King Yan hadn't spoken yet, but the soldiers who heard behind him had already started cheering.

A slight undetectable fluctuation flashed in the depths of Zhu Di's eyes.

This guy Zhu Ying, with just a few simple means, was able to make the soldier's heart not obey the commander's body.

Although the current cavalry is extremely useful, Zhu Di can also feel the difference from before when he leads the troops in battle.

In the past, it was easy to win back the hearts of the soldiers when they led the army.

But now, although these cavalry are in command for him, if he leads them to rebel, he may be the first to be tied up.