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Chapter 128 No Royal Court in Mobei

The Ming army gradually tightened the encirclement, and Yesudiel tried every possible means but was unable to break through the Ming army's powerful firepower line.

Whether it was bows and arrows or crossbows, their range was far inferior to the muskets used by the Ming army. He even thought of using living people to form human shields in an attempt to break through, but it was of no avail.

Toghon Temur looked at Yesüder, who was already furious but seemed to have no way to deal with the Ming army, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy in his heart.

Yesudier was reliving the nightmare he had once experienced.

The firearms of the Ming army were so powerful that they were unstoppable. Unless the Eternal Heaven appeared, no one could stop the Ming army!
This is not a war, this is a unilateral massacre by the Ming army!

There was smoke billowing in the desert. On one side, the well-trained Ming army was firing in an orderly manner, while on the other side there was chaos. The continuous gunfire and the screams and curses of the Oirat people mixed together, forming a unique and vivid picture of war.

Xu Da rode a war horse, stood at the rear of the battlefield, and kept observing the situation on the battlefield with a telescope.

But I was in a very relaxed mood. This battle was so satisfying. I really got rid of my anger and wiped out all my previous humiliation!

This Northern Expedition allowed him to experience for the first time what it means to truly plan strategies and win battles thousands of miles away!

The telescope allowed him to easily see the situation ten miles away, and the radio allowed him to easily learn the enemy's exact movements while sitting firmly in the military tent.

"Coach, the war is almost over."

Li Wenzhong on the side put down the telescope and said to Xu Da. He was in a particularly relaxed mood at this moment. This time, they wiped out the two powerful enemies, Yuan court and Oirat, in one fell swoop. From then on, there would be no force in the desert that could threaten the Ming Dynasty anymore.

"This is just the first step. From now on, our battlefield will be on the ocean!" Xu Da looked at the distant horizon thoughtfully, as if trying to find the direction of the ocean.

"That's great! Water battles are exactly what I'm good at!"

Seeing Li Wenzhong's smug look, Xu Da laughed out loud, "Nephew, are you good at naval warfare? Learn to drive a steamboat first!"

Li Wenzhong responded bluntly, "Have you ever seen a general personally drive a carriage in battle?"

The two looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

Under the crushing firepower of the Ming army, the war ended quickly without suspense. After losing most of his main forces, Yesüder tried to break out to the north, but was stopped by Toghon Temur's Golden Qiexue Army and hacked to death.

After killing Yesüder, Toghon Temur led a group of important officials of the Yuan court and surrendered to the Ming army.

This saved Xu Da a lot of effort. After all, bullets were very precious, and there were still many scattered Mongolian tribes in the desert that needed to be eliminated.

Toghon Temur personally abolished the Yuan court and abolished the title of Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Thus, the Yuan Dynasty, which had dominated the Central Plains for more than 70 years and was the overlord of the Mongol Empire spanning the Eurasian continent, came to an end.

Just as Xu Da continued to go deep into the desert to clear up the enemies, Guo Yuan, the general of Liaoyang, joined forces with the officers and troops of the Liaonan Guard to march towards Goryeo.

However, the process went unexpectedly smoothly. Before the army could attack the Goryeo capital of Kaesong, the Goryeo people opened the city gates themselves and welcomed the Ming army into the capital.

The people of Goryeo were singing and dancing to the sound of gongs and drums. The scene of welcoming the royal army with food and drink left Ming army generals such as Guo Yuan completely confused.

At first, Guo Yuan thought that Goryeo was pretending to surrender, until he saw Lee Seong-gye carrying the heads of Lee In-im and Sin-ho to present to the Ming Dynasty, then he understood.

It turned out that Nahachu was captured, and Lee In-im and Sin-ho's biggest backer was gone. Lee Seong-gye seized the opportunity and, before the Ming army entered Kaesong, launched a coup in the name of revenge for King Gongmin, killed the two and seized power.

Lee Seong-gye knew that when Lee In-im decided to send troops to join forces with the Northern Yuan, he had already completely offended the Ming Dynasty. The battle of Daning, in which 300,000 Northern Yuan and Goryeo troops were harvested by the Ming army, also made him realize that the Ming army was unstoppable. In front of the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo was like an insignificant ant.

His only way out was to take the heads of Li Renren and Xin Huo to appease the anger of the Ming Dynasty.

But he had no idea whether it would be useful or not. After waiting agonizingly day after day, he finally received the imperial edict from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The imperial edict is very long, and can be summarized into four points.

First, the Goryeo army was taken over by the Ming army and transferred to the newly established garrison in the desert. The Ming Dynasty established three garrisons in Goryeo and directly stationed troops to protect Goryeo's security.

Secondly, the Ming Dynasty established the Goryeo Department of the Ministry of Revenue, and the appointment and promotion of Goryeo officials, regardless of their rank, had to be assessed and approved by the Ming Dynasty.

Third, the Goryeo royal family must be enthroned by the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, from now on, Goryeo's military and political power will be controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

The conditions offered by the Ming Dynasty were quite harsh, but Lee Seong-gye had no choice but to accept them.

Who let those two idiots, Li Renren and Xin Huo, collude with the Northern Yuan Dynasty to provoke the power of the Ming Dynasty, causing the current situation? It is a mercy of the Celestial Empire that their countries were not destroyed.

However, the only thing that comforted him was that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty appointed him as the new King of Goryeo.

However, the last item in the imperial edict left him confused.

Goryeo fully opened its market to Ming Dynasty to exchange what it had and what it needed, using trade to promote the flow of goods between Ming Dynasty and Goryeo.

All the currency used in Goryeo was unified into Ming Baochao.

When seeing this, Lee Seong-gye felt flattered. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo was just a poor mountain village. Apart from some Goryeo ginseng, they only had Silla maids. But the Ming Dynasty didn't take it seriously at all.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is actually going to trade with Goryeo and exchange what they have with each other, doesn’t that mean that the good things that could only be bought in the Ming Dynasty before can now also be bought in Goryeo?
You know, under the Ming Dynasty's tribute system, all the vassal states, big and small, were eager to trade with the Ming Dynasty!
Now, this great good thing has actually fallen upon Goryeo. Is this a sign of good fortune?

This one thing is simply the favor of the Ming Dynasty to Goryeo!
As for using the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes, he felt there was no problem. In his opinion, using treasure notes to do business with the Ming Dynasty would only be more convenient.

The Ming Dynasty did not hold grudges and was so benevolent and righteous that Lee Seong-gye burst into tears of gratitude. He wished he could go to Yingtian Prefecture immediately and swear in front of the Ming Emperor that his royal family would be loyal to the Ming Dynasty forever!
It was already deep winter, and the Northern Expedition Army led by Xu Da finally returned triumphantly after clearing out all the Mongolian forces, big and small, in the desert.

When the news of victory came back, the whole Ming Dynasty was in jubilation, and the people killed chickens and sheep just to celebrate this great victory.

The people living in the north were even more excited. From now on, they would no longer be bullied by the Mongolian Tartars!
Although it was already the coldest time of the year, the people of Yingtian Prefecture flocked to the streets; the cold north wind could not dampen their enthusiasm at all.

The moment the Northern Expedition troops entered the city, everyone was excited, and cheers were heard one after another.

When seeing the countless Yuan army prisoners in the Northern Expedition, many people were so excited that they shed tears.

Once upon a time, they were the lowest class of southerners in the Yuan Dynasty. They were not even worthy of a name. Their lives were not even as valuable as those of cattle and sheep, let alone dignity.

But at this moment, they deeply felt what the dignity of the Han people is!
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