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

Chapter 453 Killing and Punishing the Heart

Third, winter is coming, and the cattle and sheep have accumulated fat for the winter in summer and autumn. If they migrate long distances at this time, the fat that the cattle and sheep use to cope with the cold winter will be consumed on the way of migration, which will lead to the death of a large number of cattle and sheep in winter. These cattle and sheep are the material basis for the existence of a tribe. The Yinshan tribe does not have enough cattle and sheep. If they lose a large number of cattle and sheep, the Yinshan tribe will probably be dispersed.
It was for these reasons that Barsborot did not allow the Yinshan tribe to migrate long distances. Although they did not migrate long distances, they still carried out short-distance migrations.
Watching the sunset in the distance, Barsbrot was filled with hesitation. He really didn't know where to go.
He felt that since his father Dayan Khan passed away, everything he did was full of difficulties.

He was not a man who was good at fighting against the wind. He had been smooth sailing since he was a child under the care of his father Dayan Khan. At a young age, he had mastered two large tribes in the Hetao area and had never experienced any difficulties. But now he was facing things that he had never faced in his previous decades.
"The naturalized army has performed very well these past few days, even a little fanatical. They are extremely obedient to our orders. Moreover, they are very familiar with the terrain here and the Mongolian scouting habits. They have recently captured many scouts from the Yinshan tribe." Jiang Jiangong reported to Zhu Houzhao.

This was the third day of their march, and the army was setting up camp for the night.

"I told you that it would be useful to bring the naturalized soldiers with you," Zhu Houzhao said proudly.

"Your Majesty is wise." Jiang Jiangong said expressionlessly.

At this moment, someone outside the tent reported: "Your Majesty, Niu Zhongxia, deputy commander of the Guihua Army, wants to see you!"

"What is he here for?" some generals were puzzled.

"Let him in and you'll know." Zhu Houzhao said, "Let Niu Zhongxia in."

As soon as Niu Zhongxia came in, he knelt down on the ground with great respect, "The deputy commander of the Guihua Army pays respect to Your Majesty."

"Just tell me what you want to say"

"There is a man named Sumenfu in the Naturalized Army. He used to be from the Yinshan tribe. Some time ago, he led more than 1,500 people from the Yinshan tribe to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. This man is extremely loyal to our Ming Dynasty. This time when the Naturalized Army was first established, he led hundreds of naturalized people from the Yinshan tribe to join the army." Niu Zhongxia said respectfully.

"Is this true?" Zhu Houzhao said in surprise.

"Yes, Sumenfu came to me and said that he was familiar with the Yinshan Tribe inside and out, and was also familiar with many people in the Yinshan Tribe. He asked to go to the Yinshan Tribe to investigate the intelligence of the Yinshan Tribe. He also said that he could sneak into the Yinshan Tribe to incite the tribe members to rebel." Niu Zhongxia continued. Zhu Houzhao was very interested in this proposal and said to Jiang Jiangong, "What do you think?"

Jiang Jiangong hesitated for a moment and said, "We can give it a try. With so many troops, we will definitely alarm the Yinshan tribe. Why not let the naturalized troops give it a try? Maybe they can help us catch the bandit chieftain."

Zhu Houzhao immediately understood Jiang Jiangong's implicit meaning.
Defeating the Yinshan tribe is the easiest thing in this battle. The most difficult thing is how to catch the bandit chieftain, because Barsborot may abandon the tribe and escape at any time. A large army advancing straight in will definitely alarm the bandit chieftain. In this case, it is better to let Sumenfu of the naturalized army give it a try.
"Let them do it and just tell me if they need anything," said Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty, Sumenfu said he wanted a promise from Your Majesty." Niu Zhongxia said nervously.

"Promise? What promise?" Zhu Houzhao was a little displeased.

"Sumen Fu said that many members of the Yinshan tribe are just ordinary herdsmen, so I request Your Majesty to only execute the main culprit and spare the ordinary members after conquering the Yinshan tribe," Niu Zhongxia said with an uneasy look on his face.

"Is that so?" Zhu Houzhao's face looked better and he quickly made a decision. "Then I will give him this promise."

Sumenfu acted very quickly and found the relocated Yinshan tribe in a short time. He was indeed very influential in the Yinshan tribe and soon persuaded many of the tribe members to rebel.
This military operation ended in a very unremarkable way. The only thing worth mentioning is that the naturalized soldiers showed a high degree of loyalty and enthusiasm in this military operation. They fought bravely and fearlessly, and killed their former comrades without mercy, which made everyone look at them with admiration.
Zhu Houzhao finally got what he wanted and captured Barsborot. This was the second Mongol Khan who fell into his hands. However, this time he was not killed in battle, but captured.
Also captured were a number of Taijis, including Daiqin Taiji.
Although the process of this military operation was unremarkable, the results were still very fruitful. The capture of this series of Mongolian nobles will certainly have a huge political impact.
After Zhu Houzhao returned to Hetao and stayed in Guihua City in Yunzhong Prefecture, he received a letter from Zhu Houxuan, who had already received the news of Zhu Houzhao's great victory in Beijing.

So he suggested in his letter that Zhu Houzhao hold a public trial in Guihua City, Yunzhong Prefecture, Hetao, for the captured Barsborot and a group of Mongolian taijis, and invite naturalized Mongolians from various tribes to participate.
Guihua City is the largest city built by the Ming Dynasty in the Hetao area in recent times. It is the seat of Yunzhong Prefecture, and its location is the same as Hohhot in later generations.

The letter also included various details of the public trial.

Zhu Houzhao was very interested in the public trial. Through the description of the details of the public trial in the letter, he keenly understood the intention and benefits of Zhu Houxuan's suggestion to do so.
So he gladly accepted Zhu Houxuan's suggestion and decided to hold a public trial in Guihua City.
The winter of the fourteenth year of Zhengde is finally coming.
With the coming of winter, the Tatars stopped their harassment of the south. The Ming and Mongolian sides won and lost in this war, neither side gained any advantage, and the losses on both sides were relatively limited.
The border area between Ming and Mongolia also ushered in a period of peace.
It was in this context that all naturalized Mongolian tribes received an invitation to go to Guihua City to attend a public trial.

At the top of the list of people on trial was written: Sayyalak Khan - Borjigin Barsborot!
This caused a huge sensation on the grassland.
Thanks to the Royal Group's unremitting propaganda, 300,000 naturalized Mongolians knew about the massacre in the Hetao area, and also knew that Zhu Houzhao would personally lead an expedition to attack Barsborot. It was not surprising that Barsborot was captured so quickly, but it was the first time that a direct descendant of Genghis Khan and the current Mongolian Khan was publicly tried.
These two chapters are to make up for last night's update. Tonight's two chapters are still being written.
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