As Ma Lin's elder brother, Ma Dong naturally understood Ma Lin very well. Ma Dong immediately understood the meaning behind Ma Lin's words. Ma Dong wanted to behead Ma Lin for a reward, and the number of beheadings was a great reward.
"No need!" Ma Dong waved his hand. "Captives are worth more than heads now."
Ma Lin was startled, then smiled and nodded. "That's true!"
Daming had been developing very quickly in the past two years. Among them, there was one trade that stood out among all the others, and that was the slave trade.
The biggest buyer of slaves was the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This time, the imperial court was going to do something big in the north, so the slaves would definitely be worth a lot.
Especially the slaves that could graze, the price would probably increase exponentially.
Now that the war was going on, other than the things that were given to the emperor, most of the things that were seized had to be used by the imperial court. This was the rule.
If the slaves were sold for more money, everyone would be able to get a bigger share.
The imperial court charged 40 taels of silver per head, so a healthy slave would definitely be worth twice that amount.
"You take your men and keep the captives here to wait for Commander Zhang. I will take my men to attack the tribes in the west." Ma Dong looked at his younger brother and said, "We can't let them go."
Ma Lin thought for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, be careful, big brother!"
Ma Dong took 12,000 cavalrymen with him, leaving 8,000 for Ma Lin. The two brothers split into two groups.
Compared to Zhang Weixian's side, Li Chengliang's war was going very smoothly. The cavalrymen advanced a hundred miles a day, sweeping through all the tribes in their way. On the third day, they had already reached the Taining tribe.
Pulling his warhorse, Li Chengliang looked at the grassland in front of him and laughed.
"Sir, the people from the Taining tribe have escaped!"
The scout rode a fast horse to Li Chengliang's side and reported loudly.
Li Chengliang laughed and said, "Escape?
Where can they escape to?
With their livestock, they can escape! "
After saying this, Li Chengliang waved his horsewhip and said, "Brothers, today is the day to get promoted and get rich. Follow me and chase after them!"
After saying this, Li Chengliang slapped the horse's butt and the army rushed out.
After chasing for half a day, Li Chengliang saw Taining's troops.
Looking at the herd of cows and sheep, Li Chengliang laughed. "Brothers, these are all ours!"
Naturally, the people of Taining Peace Tribe were unwilling to give up. The cavalry waved their swords and sabers as they charged towards Li Chengliang.
At this moment, Li Chengliang was naturally unwilling to be outdone. He led his men and charged towards the other party. Both sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle.
The people of Taining Peace Tribe shot arrows at Li Chengliang's side, but Li Chengliang's side didn't even have the chance to retaliate.
When the two sides were 50 meters apart, the sound of gunfire rang out from Li Chengliang's side.
The cavalrymen lined up in formation took turns firing their guns, forcefully creating the effect of a volley of guns. After two rounds of firing, the Ming army quickly put away their guns and pulled out their cavalry sabers. Swaying, they charged forward and slashed.
"Forty taels, eighty taels, one hundred and twenty taels. Damn it, I can marry two wives when I go back."
"I want to buy land, I want to build a house, I want to marry a wife!"
The Ming Army shouted the slogan of forty taels of silver as they charged. They were incomparably valiant. In addition, they were well-equipped. With one charge, they scattered Taining Peace Tribe.
What happened next was simple. They captured the captives and seized the old, weak, women, and children, as well as the cows and sheep.
When Li Chengliang achieved a complete victory, Qi Jiguang was leading his men to accept the Fuyu sect's surrender.
Compared to the Duoyan Tribe who didn't have time to resist and the Taining Peace Tribe who resisted, the Fuyu sect was very thorough.
When they saw Qi Jiguang's army charging towards them, they chose to surrender immediately.
The Great Khan of the Fuyu sect, Bakri, knelt on the ground with a fawning expression. He didn't have any integrity at all.
"Great General, the people of the Fuyu sect are all here!"
Bakri said respectfully, "We are willing to submit to Wang Hua. Please forgive the crimes of the Fuyu sect."
Qi Jiguang looked at Bakri, waved his hand and said, "Get up!"
In fact, Zhu Yijun really wanted to get rid of this Bakri, but Qi Jiguang also knew that they chose to surrender at the first moment. It wouldn't be good to kill them. The Emperor could do it, but it wasn't appropriate for him to do it.
"Press him down!" Qi Jiguang waved his hand, and someone immediately pressed Balik down.
"Look after your subordinates, don't let them mess around. They are not allowed to scold or hurt the people of the Fuyu sect. Give them food, don't let them starve. I is going to write a memorial to the Emperor!"
After Qi Jiguang finished giving instructions, he went back to write the memorial.
March 18th.
The Forbidden City, Culture Section.
Zhu Yijun stood in front of the map expressionlessly. It had been half a month since the army left the fortress on the fifth of March.
There was no news at all. It would be a lie to say that Zhu Yijun wasn't worried.
Although he had sent out the army this time and it seemed like killing the Duo Yan tribe was as easy as killing mosquitoes, it was better to be safe than sorry!
Without news from the frontline, Zhu Yijun was really uncertain.
"Your Majesty, great victory, great victory!"
Footsteps suddenly came from outside, and then a person ran in from outside. Zhu Yijun turned his head and found that it was a few ministers from the Grand Council. Walking in front was British Duke Zhang Yong.
"Is there news?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Yong and said.
"Your Majesty, there is news!" British Duke Zhang Yong said with a smile, "It's news from Ji Liao's Admiral Zhang Weixian!"
Although he was suppressing it, everyone present could see that British Duke Zhang Yong was really happy. It was indeed something to be happy about. His grandson was the commander of an army and was the first to receive news of victory out of the three armies. This was a good thing.
"After leaving Daning, 20,000 cavalrymen were sent to attack the Duo Yan tribe."
"The attack was launched on the morning of the sixth of March. The Duo Yan tribe was wiped out in one battle and Khan Chang Ang of the Duo Yan tribe was captured alive. 20,000 horses, 70,000 cattle and sheep were seized. More than 20,000 people of the Duo Yan tribe were captured."
Zhu Yijun read the memorials aloud as he read them out loud, laughing excitedly.
"On the seventh of March, Ma Dong led 12,000 cavalrymen to attack the Duo Yan tribe. The attack was launched on the morning of the ninth of March. Chang Ao was killed in the chaos and 10,000 people of the tribe were captured."
"10,000 horses of flattery and 50,000 cattle and sheep!"
"On the eighth of March, the army entered the Duo Yan Chang Ang tribe. The Duo Yan tribe was terrified and came to surrender!"
Zhu Yijun tapped on the memorial and said with a smile, "Good, very good, well fought!"
"Grand Council, prepare the rewards. Don't let the frontline soldiers down," Zhu Yijun ordered loudly. He was in a good mood.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone quickly bowed and said.
On the 20th of March, Li Chengliang's memorial also arrived in the capital. It was the same news. The Khan of the Tai Ning tribe was killed and more than 50,000 cattle and horses were seized.
On the 22nd of March, Qi Jiguang's memorial arrived in the capital. All the members of the Fuyu sect surrendered.
From the start of the war to the arrival of the news, it took less than a month. Daming had successfully taken down the three tribes of the Duo Yan tribe.
It was so smooth that it was unbelievable. It also gave everyone a clear understanding of the combat power of Daming's army.