I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 338: Emperor's Banner
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" The generals hurriedly advised.

Everyone wanted to rely on the tortoise formation to make the Mongolian prince retreat. In this way, it could be publicized as a great victory, and even the civil officials in the court could not refute it, because many enemies were indeed killed, and countless wealth and people were recovered.

So far, more than 3,000 Mongols have been killed or wounded. Although this is still less than a fraction of the Mongolian army that marched south, it is already the biggest victory over the Mongols in recent decades.

By then, all the soldiers who participated in this battle will be rewarded. Why not do it?

But if we raise the emperor's flag and let the enemy know that the emperor is here, they will most likely attack desperately. What if the emperor is abducted?
Jiang Jiangong opened his mouth but did not say anything to dissuade them in the end, because he and Zhu Houzhao had the same idea, which was to attract the enemy to attack and kill the Mongolian manpower, otherwise the battle would be difficult to continue.

Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Call me the mighty general!"

"Mighty General, you can't take such a risk."

"Mighty General, we are already invincible, there is no need to reveal our status as the Son of Heaven."

"Mighty General..."

Facing the overwhelming admonitions, Zhu Houzhao insisted: "Don't say anything, I have made the decision. Raise the flag!"

Jiang Jiangong also faithfully passed on Zhu Houzhao's order
Twelve dragon flags were immediately raised on both sides of the platform. Then, sixty-four flags were raised around it, including the Four Elephant Flags, the Five Mountains Flags, the Twenty-Eight Constellations Flags, and so on.

Directly in front of the emperor's carriage, a Big Dipper flag was erected, followed by a large banner.

The large banner is particularly eye-catching and is usually placed in the Flag Temple in Beijing, where sacrifices are offered every spring and autumn.

Only when the emperor led the army in person or sent important officials to fight would the banner be taken out from the temple and brought to the battlefield. Even when Liu Liu and Liu Qi made such a big fuss, this banner was not moved at all.

Flags of various colors were raised like a forest, and the area near the central army immediately became a sea of ​​flags. The morale of the Ming army soldiers was immediately boosted.

This thing is really like a war game. When the special military flag is shown, the morale of the entire army instantly soars.

"Wonderful victory, ten thousand victory!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted spontaneously, and their voices became more and more in unison, like a bolt of thunder from the blue.

Dayan Khan on the opposite side stared blankly at the emperor's flag in the central army. All the doubts he had about this battle from the beginning to now were explained because of this emperor's flag.

No wonder the Datong army did not collapse after being besieged for several days. In the past, the Ming army would have collapsed after being besieged for a few days.

No wonder the various deployments of the Ming army were so strange this time. The military deployment was immature but also sophisticated. The most important thing was that it was extremely resolute at the execution level. There was no procrastination or hesitation, which made even a veteran of the battlefield feel uncomfortable.

The fighting spirit and new muskets of the opposing Ming army can also be well explained.

It turned out that all this was because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to the front line.

The Ming emperor was surrounded by them.
The morale of the Ming army rose as the Emperor's flag was raised, and the same was true for the Mongols. Their morale, which had already been lowered, rose rapidly as the Emperor's flag was raised.
Many Mongolian tribal leaders were extremely surprised. This was the second time that the Ming emperor was surrounded by the Mongols, and the first victory made every Mongolian general imagine it. When the Ming emperor was surrounded for the first time, the Oirat captured him!
How could such a bright prospect not make the Mongolians present think more?

You have to know that during the Battle of Tumu, the Oirat people had no military advantage over the Ming Dynasty!

Although the troops around the Emperor of Ming were a little strange, they were at least 20,000 more than the Ming troops in the encirclement.
If the Ming emperor could be captured, the benefits would certainly be enormous. After all, no matter how much they plundered in the north of the Ming Dynasty, it was still a border area with a relatively small population and resources, and it was impossible to break into the wealthy core area.

Dayan Khan also thought of a lot in an instant, "It turns out that the Han emperor has arrived!"

Dayan Khan acted as if he had expected it.

The generals around him were also extremely surprised. This must be a great opportunity given to the Mongols by God.

Dayan Khan's third son is named Barsborot, who now controls the Ordos and Tumed tribes and is the most powerful among Dayan Khan's sons.

"If we can capture the Han emperor this time, we can not only exchange it for a large amount of wealth, but we may even be able to attack Beijing!" Barsbrot said with great surprise.

Although the news of Buchi's accident was strictly blocked, there were always speculators in the Mongolian tribe. After all, Barsborot was the eldest living son of Dayan Khan, and Barsborot still got the news.

Dayan Khan remained sober: "The Oirat tribe also captured the Han emperor and fought all the way to the gates of Beijing, but the Han people just replaced a new emperor. If we capture the Han emperor, we should not continue to move south, but use the emperor to trade with the Ming Dynasty. Force them to pay tribute every year and force them to trade with each other. Isn't this easier than looting?"

Although he said this, he couldn't help but think more. Things are different now than they were back then. The current Ming emperor is the only son.
He even had a strange idea. If he captured Zhu Houzhao and married his only daughter, Princess Tululetu, to Zhu Houzhao, and if his daughter gave birth to Zhu Houzhao's only son, what would the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty do?

If he became the grandfather of the Ming Emperor, then...
"Great Khan! This is the destiny. After the Great Khan unified the grassland, he surrounded the Ming Emperor. This is the favor of the Eternal Heaven to the Great Khan!" said a Mongolian general.

Other Mongolian generals also echoed.

"Hahaha!" Dayan Khan laughed out loud. Yes, this was the favor of Eternal Heaven to her. If she did not follow God's will, she would definitely suffer the consequences.

The slight thought of retreat that had just arisen in Dayan Khan's heart had completely disappeared at some point.

"Then let's invite the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to visit us on the grassland again!" Dayan Khan said enthusiastically.

Everyone present started to laugh, and for a moment the atmosphere became very relaxed.

"Khan, the morale of the Ming army is high, and it may be difficult to break through today." The leader of the Khorchin tribe, King Altudai (also known as King Taibuyantu of Ordo), said.

After Dayan Khan unified Mongolia, he reformed the politics of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, restored the old system of Genghis Khan, and divided the main pastures among his seven sons. Only the Khorchin tribe maintained a relatively independent status, and its leader, King Altudai, became the most powerful general under Dayan Khan.

Dayan Khan: "Withdraw today and fight again tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)