Chapter 424 Zhu Di Seizes Military Power!

Xu Da slowed down his horse speed.

The Zhu Gui brothers all breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to ride away, running around the sides of the array to cheer up the soldiers.

Following the fourth brother this time, they really learned a lot.

I also really realized a truth personally.

The soldiers would indeed serve them because of their status as princes and would not dare to disobey them.

I want the soldiers to be truly convinced.

It's not something that a prince can do.

They have to lower their dignity. They have to do what the soldiers did.

It doesn't mean that you have to do everything yourself, such as tedious little things.

After all, as a general, there are many things to consider and many things to be busy with.

Just like Fourth Brother, rushing all the way and marching in a hurry, grasping the overall situation and analyzing the detailed arrangements in the overall situation will consume a lot of energy.

Of course, it is impossible to do some tedious and trivial things by yourself all the time.

You also need the help of the generals and soldiers around you.

Doing the trivial things that soldiers need to do personally is not the so-called invitation to win people's hearts.

But to understand in detail the physical and energy consumption of soldiers in combat and marching.

Only by doing it yourself can you understand the pressure the soldiers are under and make the most appropriate arrangements.

This kind of arrangement will not cause anger in the army.

No wonder the fourth brother went to Fujian to govern the people and manage the local area, and he was able to make Fujian, a province that is almost at the bottom of the rich list, good and prosperous.

No wonder, the fourth brother is in charge of the army, and the soldiers in the first town of the army are sincerely convinced by the fourth brother.

Perhaps, if you want to achieve the level of Fourth Brother, there are other details.

But what they discovered is definitely a crucial factor.

If they didn't have the experience of being with their fourth brother, they might never understand these things in their lifetime.

And when they reach the age of enlightenment.

The hot blood has gone cold.

Maybe you won’t learn or imitate, but just muddle along according to the habits and cognitions you have developed, right?

…

Behind, Xu Da saw Zhu Di riding his horse back and shouted: "Silang."

Hearing the sound, Zhu Di slowed down his horse and approached Xu Da. The corners of his chapped lips moved slightly, and a hoarse voice sounded: "Taishan, what's the matter?"

By moonlight.

Xu Da looked at Zhu Di who had barely rested for days, and his eyes were sinking deeper and deeper into his eyes, his bright and frightening eyes filled with evil aura.

Ordinary people, when anxious and uneasy.

Anxiety and anger will be directly reflected in the eyes.

An extremely sensible person.

The more anxious and uneasy you are, the calmer you are.

What these people reflect is not anger or impatience, but evil spirit!

The ultimate rational calmness transforms the anxiety and uneasiness in the hearts of these people into evil spirits that can only be calmed by killing.

This is what is called, don’t be angry and be powerful.

These old men who have led the army for many years have this temperament.

A lot of the time, he was weird.

How could Shiro have such a life practice at such a young age?

"You have to have confidence in Miaoyun, and you have to have confidence in His Majesty." Xu Da said in a calm tone: "And you have to have confidence in yourself. Don't worry, Miaoyun, mother and son, will be fine."

Zhu Di smiled bitterly and watched the carriages passing by in a hurry. Each of the soldiers looked tired. He shook his head and said: "Taishan, my love for my father has never wavered, and I am also aware of Miaoyun's abilities, but this time is different..."

"There are too many soldiers from the Beijing camp in this battle. Many of their homes are in Jinling, and there are also generals at all levels..."

Once the news comes back that Big Brother's main force has suffered too much.

That means tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of families need to hang white flags.

"Although it was not my fault that the elite troops of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were transferred to the Western Front. It was all of us. We were all deceived by Togu Si Timur before the war. But how many people in the army are willing to admit this?"

Xu Da was silent.

It is not uncommon in the military to fight for merit and blame.

"I can be quite sure that if the main force suffers heavy losses, many people will blame me. In fact, I don't care about this. When I returned to the DPRK, I never thought about taking credit, but I was just worried. , some people use this matter to engage in conspiracy.”

"For example, when the news came back to Jinling, people who hated me described this incident as saying that I just wanted to harm my eldest brother for the sake of being crown prince. I did not hesitate to be despicable and shameless and cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in battle. What will the soldiers’ families think? What will they do if they are criticized?”

Soldiers died fighting for their country. Their relatives will be sad, but they will never cause trouble.

But if it is spread, it is Zhu Di, who is despicable and shameless, and plots to bury the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers for the sake of being the heir apparent and to harm his eldest brother.

Such remarks can easily arouse people's anger.

Or even act irrationally.

"There are many civil and military people in Jinling who hate me. I am very worried that these people will seize this opportunity and try to nail me to the pillar of shame."

"The middle and low-level generals in the Beijing camp, despite their small official positions, are all military households. In the family, which uncle and brother are not serving in the Beijing camp? The news came back that I was the crown prince and conspired to destroy hundreds of thousands of soldiers. , it would be very dangerous for this group of people to cause trouble with the families of ordinary soldiers. When my father founded the country, some generals were bewitched by others because of the matter of titles. They dared to splash blood on the Hongwu Sect after drinking. Now they are bewitched and attack me. They may not be able to do it at home.”

My father stayed in the palace.

If someone conceals information.

No need to hide it completely.

As long as they delay for a moment, Miaoyun and the others will be in great danger.

Xu Da fully understood Zhu Di's concerns.

Three factors.

First, Silang was worried that once the main force was in trouble and the news was passed back to Beijing, someone would distort the facts.

The defeat of the main force was portrayed as Silang's selfishness, and he was willing to sacrifice the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Secondly, this kind of argument is indeed very easy to stimulate the nerves of ordinary people and provoke the anger and hatred of ordinary people who are not aware of the situation.

Ordinary people are like this, and the emotional ties of the families of the dead in the war will definitely be more irrational.

Thirdly, this group of founding generals in the court were originally a group of arrogant and brave generals.

The military household system established by Your Majesty made the middle and low-level generals in the Beijing camp, and all the uncles and brothers were in the army.

In fact, this group of people used to do some illegal things in Jinling City.

However, later, the senior generals above restrained themselves because of Silang, and the people below also kept their tails between their legs.

It does not mean that this group of arrogant and brave generals really changed their nature.

They used to be arrogant and committed crimes.

Now, they dare to make trouble even if provoked.

At the beginning, they dared to attack Hongwu Gate after drinking some cat urine.

Zhu Mansion and Silang, a prince without actual royal title, are probably even more unable to intimidate this group of middle and low-level generals who get hot-headed.

Silang has a deep understanding of the reality of the Ming Dynasty.

He suddenly realized.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has indeed changed a lot.

Rural villages and communities have begun to be fully implemented.

Zhili is a place directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial capital. Your Majesty and Liu Bowen have made great efforts to promote rural villages and communities.

Among all the provinces in the Ming Dynasty, except Fujian.

Zhili has the highest degree of rural villages and communities.

Tuqiao Village is the first to implement the shareholding system for hired workers through the rice shops, wine shops, and cloth shops it has opened.

In recent years, he has only felt the rapid changes in the people in Zhili.

But he ignored it.

The upper class has not changed much.

In the officialdom, the civil officials are still the same group of people, and the military generals are still the same group of people.

The earth-shaking changes that Silang brought to the Ming Dynasty, due to his status, have never actually touched the upper class.

Except for a few people, such as Lan Yu, this is a real change and progress.

In fact, many people just restrained themselves under the pressure of the situation.

Now, Silang is obviously worried that these people will return to their old ways.

...

Thinking about it, Xu Da couldn't help but laugh, "Silang, you are still too unconfident in yourself."

Zhu Di looked at Xu Da.

Xu Da smiled and explained, "If the main force really has an accident, the group of civil and military upper classes who hate you will indeed distort the facts as you said, but I am sure that they will never dare to jump out and take the lead. First of all, you underestimated the pressure and fear you have caused to the elite of the Ming Dynasty over the years. They hate you, in addition to the fact that the local village community and the employee share system you proposed have harmed their interests, and because of the pressure and fear you have caused them..."

Silang underestimated how much pressure and fear he has caused to the elite of the Ming Dynasty over the years.

That's right.

This has also caused the hatred of this group of people.

They want to move the Silang Mountain.

The same feeling His Majesty gave to this group of people.

It's just that everyone knows that they don't have the ability, so they dare not hate.

When one day, these people find that they also don't have the ability to move the Silang Mountain.

At that time, this group of people will choose to surrender obediently.

"Moreover, this group of people cherishes their lives very much. With these two factors, I dare to conclude that this group of people will make trouble, but they will only hide in the dark and will never jump out to be the leader."

"Besides, I don't believe that ordinary people and ordinary soldiers' families will be deceived by rumors!"

"Do you know how much better the lives of ordinary people and ordinary soldiers' families in Jinling have been because of you in recent years?"

Although the people in the city did not directly participate in the rural villages and communities.

Because they do not make a living by farming.

But why are the people in Jinling so enthusiastic about the promotion of rural villages and communities?

Because the people in the city have benefited over the years!

Zhili has built rural villages and communities on a large scale.

Under the guidance of Lian Zining, Fang Xiaoru and others, rural people followed the example of Tuqiao Village and concentrated the manpower and material resources of the whole village to build granaries.

In fact, the grain was scattered in each village.

The gentry and grain merchants could no longer make huge profits by hoarding grain.

In the past, the price of grain in Jinling would rise by at least 50% every spring and summer.

But since more rural villages were built, the price of grain has become more stable throughout the year.

"After your Tuqiao Village spread the grain to Jinling to disrupt the situation, the prices of cornmeal, white flour, and rice, the main staple food, have fallen by 20% compared with previous years!"

"Your Majesty has always paid detailed attention to and monitored the various measures of Tuqiao Village, as well as the supply, price and public sentiment of folk goods after the continuous coverage of rural villages in various places. I have the honor of reading these supervisory summaries. You don't know that in these detailed investigations, the people below evaluate you. In addition to serving as soldiers and eating food, the families behind them are also ordinary people's homes..."

These people are all grateful to Silang.

He didn't believe that just based on rumors promoted by people with ulterior motives, these ordinary people's families would believe that Silang was a man who sacrificed hundreds of thousands of soldiers for his own selfishness.

"As long as the upper-level civil and military officials dare not show up, and the people below are not bewitched, can Miaoyun girl still not handle the remaining families of low-level generals in the Beijing camp?"

A smile appeared on Zhu Di's lips.

Historically, Miaoyun personally wore armor and went into battle to defend Beiping City.

"Taishan, the people in Beijing really don't know how to listen to rumors?"

snort!

Xu Da snorted and glared at Zhu Di, "You have to understand that the imperial power has been in power for thousands of years, and you are the only one who gives them different hope!"

Rural village communities.

A labor-employed stock system tailor-made for the people in the city.

The emperor has ruled the world for thousands of years.

Except for the changing of dynasties and the changing of emperors.

In fact, the people cannot see new hope and new changes.

These ideas put forward by Shiro gave the people new hope.

"You actually know why the elites of our Ming Dynasty hate you so much, especially the gentry and the powerful class, because in their view, these ideas of yours have released an evil spirit, even if these things were not done in the Ming Dynasty No, there will always be careerists when dynasties change in the future. For the sake of imperial power, they will definitely pick up your concept of allowing the people to win. "

"It's like, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Guanlong Group gradually formed the concept of land equalization with a heavy commission system. It was not possible in the Northern and Southern Dynasties at that time. But later in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the emperors of the Yang and Li families, in order to stabilize the country and gain the support of the people, To enhance national strength, wouldn’t we bring out the concept of land equalization that was first formed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties?”

"The imperial examination system that the Sui Dynasty failed to implement, didn't the Emperor of the Li family pick it up again in order to win over poor families?"

"Things like this abound."

"That's why the gentry and the powerful hate you so much that your ideas not only affect their current interests, but are more likely to have long-term effects that will last for thousands of years."

…

"You know this, you know the reason why the gentry and the powerful hate you to the core, but you have ignored, or failed to truly understand, how the people feel about your ideas."

Over the years, he gradually took the initiative to withdraw from power and handed over power.

Have nothing to do, just read and read.

This habit was forced by the big girl.

At the same time, observe the Jinling court and people.

He also has many insights.

He can say it proudly.

The emergence of his son-in-law's philosophy.

It is completely comparable to the land equalization system of the Guanlong Group and the later imperial examination system.

The impact is even greater.

At least, for the imperial world.

The Ming Dynasty promoted rural village communities.

It is definitely a watershed in the imperial world.

It is essentially different from the previous imperial power.

However, he, a big old man, still can't figure out what the essential difference is.

"So, as long as you fight this battle with peace of mind, our son-in-law, let's see how different groups in Jinling City react and see if my analysis is correct!"

Zhu Di was explained by Xu Da. Although he was still a little worried, he felt a lot more relaxed. He nodded with a smile: "Okay, then I will see with Taishan how various groups in Jinling will react."

In fact, it was useless for him to be anxious.

After all, no matter what, there is no way to get back to Jinling.

Now we can only defeat Togu Si Timur as soon as possible.

…

Zhu Di's change was quickly conveyed through cheering and encouraging shouts to the soldiers.

All the soldiers noticed Zhu Di's change in mood.

Although everyone was tired, for some reason, they were infected by Zhu Di's emotions and suddenly became energetic.

call!

Zhu Gui and others watched Zhu Di pass by on horseback and rush to the front army, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

They all whispered, "This is the fourth brother!"

He was secretly cursing in his heart, "Whoever drives fourth brother crazy is seeking death!"

In the past, they had vaguely heard from Lan Yu and others that they must not drive their fourth brother crazy.

I didn’t understand the meaning of this sentence before.

These days, I finally understand.

I feel scarier than my father!

…

An army of 100,000 people, with rolling chariots and rustling horses, rushed towards the royal court of Beiyuan.

at the same time.

In the sweat tent.

The atmosphere was very depressing.

Togu Si Timur's face was livid, his eyes were like flickering will-o'-the-wisps, and he stared at Arutai and Ba Tupolo in a dark way.

Seize Tupolo and seize the Ming army's artillery!

Arutai seized the Ming army's artillery.

This gave other people a very bad head start.

As a result, all the ministries later reacted and had the idea of ​​preserving their strength.

If not.

Before that damn traitor Zhang Yu arrived, they should have defeated the main force of the Mentaiko and captured the Mentaiko!

Arutai and Batu Polo are under great pressure.

Not only from Togu Si Timur, but also from other leaders who did not seize the benefits.

Arutai licked his lips. He couldn't bear the pressure at first and said with a smile, "Khan, Mentaikou is still a bit brave. When retreating, he actually led the troops to the rear. However, he also allowed me to seize the opportunity. My subordinates The soldiers reported that he hit the mentaiko..."

As soon as this statement came out.

The atmosphere in the sweat tent suddenly became much more harmonious.

"Seriously?" Gui Lichi asked, "The people under your command didn't lie to you?"

It's not that he doesn't believe in Arutai.

In fact, the Arutai tribe has also just come into contact with rifles like Daming.

Although it is similar to a short-barreled fire gun, and in the confrontation between the two armies, they already knew how to use this kind of fire gun from the operation of the Ming army and the small amount of rifle guns they obtained from the previous attack on the camp.

But he still didn't believe it.

"I, Alutai, am willing to guarantee it with my own head!" Alutai said excitedly: "I was the first to let the soldiers use the Ming army's rifle, not to take it for myself, but to inflict the greatest damage on the Ming army. Now that the war is over, I am willing to hand over the rifle!"

It hurts!

But now I am afraid that I can't hand it over.

It is very likely that the Khan will unite with other leaders of the tribes who have not taken advantage, directly control them in the Khan's tent, and then divide up his elite troops.

Who made his estimate deviate and fail to defeat the Ming army?

Now they, the Mongolian tribes, must unite and defeat the Ming army first.

Toghon Temur's eyes turned slightly, and then he smiled and said: "If you really hit the Ming prince, it will be a great achievement. You don't have to hand over the 5,000 muskets you are using now. When I let your tribe sacrifice before, I promised to give you 10,000 Ming army rifles. These 5,000 rifles will continue to be handed over to you. Next, when you attack the Ming army camp, your tribe must play a responsible role!"

Arutai suffered a lot of losses this time.

And Arutai is still his Eastern Mongolian.

Now, Arutai is hated by all tribes for snatching muskets.

If Arutai doesn't want to be attacked by all tribes in order to defeat the Ming Dynasty, he must ask for help from him.

It is very beneficial for him, the Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Arutai raised his head in surprise, and then stood up, "Thank you Khan, I will never let you down!"

Arutai's matter was settled.

Dozens of eyes were instantly focused on Batu Boluo.

Toghon Temur stared at Batu Boluo.

The three heroes of Western Mongolia had a very serious tendency to separate.

More than one hundred excellent artillery pieces of the Ming army must not all fall into the hands of Western Mongolia.

However, the operation must also be done in a proper way.

"Batu Boluo, how many excellent artillery pieces of the Ming army did your unit seize?"

Batu Boluo secretly clenched his fists, and finally released them, lowered his head, and replied: "Report to the Khan, a total of 134 intact artillery pieces."

"Your unit has made great contributions in seizing artillery pieces. Your unit will keep 34 pieces, and the Taiping unit will keep 10 pieces. You don't have artillery under your command, and you can't control artillery well. The rest will be handed over to the royal court, and the royal court artillery will be in charge. This Khan swears in front of the Eternal Heaven that he will not take any artillery pieces, and after the war, all will be distributed to the units with the greatest merits!"

The royal court has the most craftsmen.

As long as they can get artillery pieces, let the craftsmen study them, and I don't believe they can't make them.

Anyway, Western Mongolia has been divided.

He would distribute the remaining ninety guns to the various tribes in Eastern Mongolia.

Although Eastern Mongolia also had ambitions.

But in the end, it was more obedient to him as the Khan.

Western Mongolia was the biggest threat after defeating the Ming Dynasty!

Its separatist tendency was also very serious.

After the war, he would provoke a dispute between Eastern and Western Mongolia, unite Eastern Mongolia, and eradicate the Western Mongolian Wala tribe!

In the final analysis, a big reason was the hidden danger left by the failure to marry Wuyunqige.

Taiping, who received ten cannons, was immediately full of joy when he heard the words, and he didn't consider Tuboluo's mood, and couldn't wait to thank him: "Thank you Khan!"

Toghon Temur's eyes flashed with a smile.

Taiping was a reckless person.

If Mahamu, who was selectively forgotten by him, was here, he would definitely not be like Taiping.

In order to unite Western Mongolia, he would definitely rush to refuse.

Tuboluo glanced at Taiping with angry eyes, then clasped his fists and said, "I obey your orders!"

"I obey your orders!" The other tribes of Eastern Mongolia also smiled and accepted the orders.

Toghon Temur was immediately in a good mood.

He gained a lot from fighting and fighting.

Then, Toghon Temur presided over the discussion of the attack on the Ming army camp.

"Report!"

When the discussion was coming to an end.

A report came from outside the tent.

The captain of Toghon Temur's personal soldiers walked in quickly and reported: "Khan, when we were executing the seriously injured captives of the Ming army, there was a man who claimed to be the father-in-law of the Ming prince, Lü Ben, and begged us to treat him."

"The father-in-law of the Ming prince is General Chang Yuchun, who is a powerful enemy, right?"

"Yes, Chang Yuchun, the King of Kaiping! How did a person named Lü appear? It's obviously fake, kill him!"

...

The leaders of the tribes laughed and talked.

Although Chang Yuchun, the King of Kaiping, was already dead.

But they had also heard of the reputation of this leader of the Ming army.

This guy surnamed Lu, he could pretend to be anyone, but the father-in-law of the Ming prince.

"I heard that the concubine of the Ming prince was surnamed Lu. Could he be the father of the concubine?" Toghon Temur hesitated for a moment and asked, "How is this Lu Ben injured?"

"Khan, both legs are almost trampled into meat paste by horse hooves."

"Bring him up, I want to see him!"

The centurion left and returned soon.

Behind him, two royal guards, one on the left and one on the right, held Lu Ben.

Lu Ben's face was pale, covered with cold sweat, trembling all over, and his legs were dragging on the ground.

Bang!

The two guards threw Lu Ben directly into the Khan's tent.

Lu Ben fainted in pain, and the severe pain tortured him to wake up.

He wanted to shout.

Just like in the Ming Dynasty, when he was unhappy, he would curse loudly. Looking around, he saw tigers and wolves with playful expressions.

Lü Ben was instantly timid, his body trembling violently with pain, crawling on the ground, and bowing to Toghon Temur, "I am Lü Ben, and I pay my respects to the Khan!"

Haha...

Toghon Temur immediately raised his head and laughed.

After laughing, he looked down at Lü Ben and teased, "Are you really the father of the concubine of the Ming Crown Prince Zhu Biao?"

How could the Ming Crown Prince Zhu Biao have such a father-in-law.

‘Barbarian hozen, I will definitely avenge today’s humiliation in the future! ’

Lu Ben felt doubly humiliated, but he said with a flattering smile: "Khan, it's absolutely true, the villain's grandson is the crown prince's second son Yunwen."

"If Khan can save the villain's life, the villain will repay him twice as much in the future."

…

Gui Lichi stood up and approached Lu Ben.

He pinched the hem of Lu Ben's clothes and looked at Lu Ben's exposed calf.

He just raised his foot and stepped on it.

The bones were almost shattered, and the red and swollen leg collapsed directly when he stepped on it.

Gui Lichi observed that Lu Ben had no pain reaction and shook his head, "You are already at this age and both legs are useless. You may still have some life after amputation, but if you are lingering like this, what's the point of living?"

He really couldn't understand this Central Plains man.

Ah no, it’s the mentaiko’s father-in-law.

If it were the Mongols.

As long as you are alive, you will become a living waste, and you will have ended your life long ago.

"This general, I have a grudge against Zhu Silang. If I don't see Zhu Silang die with my own eyes, I won't be able to rest in peace even after he dies!"

During the words, Lu Ben secretly slandered, "This group of people have been humiliated by Zhu Silang. I have a common enemy with these barbarian hozens. They should save me." ’

Even if he lives like a dog.

You must also live!

He hasn't killed Zhu Silang yet.

He has not yet watched his grandson ascend to the supreme position.

If you haven’t watched it yet, the Lu family is extremely impressive!

Gui Lichi and others were slightly stunned.

Ha ha……

In an instant, the leaders of each department raised their heads and laughed.

Gui Lichi laughed wildly, raised his foot, stepped on Lu Ben's chest, trampled Lu Ben on the ground, and said with a smile: "You are a person who is famous only because of your daughter, how dare you make an enemy of the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty? You can't kill him if you act like that." The fourth prince seems to be determined not to give up. Do you know how much you weigh?"

"Haha... Gui Lichi, that's what they are like in the Central Plains!"

"Hey, Prince's father-in-law, do you know that although the Fourth Prince of Ming Dynasty is our rival and enemy, we respect this man from the bottom of our hearts. Who do you think you are, that you want to be compared with us?"

…

Aren’t the leaders of various ministries fools?

Who knows, Lu Ben deliberately said that he had enmity with the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Never mind whether there is a real grudge or not.

It's all an insult to everyone!

Although the Fourth Prince of Ming Dynasty was a rival and an enemy, they had to express their admiration!

What is Lu Ben?

He's just a rotten scholar who relied on nepotism to rise to the top!

Lu Ben was already awake in pain. At this moment, his chest was stepped on by Guilichi. As far as he could see, the faces looked like demons, joking and arrogantly laughing. He felt humiliated and frightened at the same time. "Khan , Khan..."

"alright."

Tuogu Si Timur listened to Lu Ben's crying cry and waved his hand to stop everyone, "You all go down."

This group of leaders were raised by Gu.

I don’t understand politics well enough now.

For a person like Lu Ben, it might not be possible to let him do business.

If you let it do things, it may have unexpected results.

Of course, the content of his cooperation with Lu Ben cannot be known to this group of people.

After everyone leaves.

Timur and Luben talked for a long time.

"Come here!"

At a certain moment, Togu Si Timur shouted outside the sweat tent.

Soldiers enter.

Togu Si Timur pointed to Lu Ben, who was crawling on the ground like a dog, "Give the prince's father-in-law good treatment. I hope he lives."

"Thank you Khan! Thank you Khan..."

Luben hugged Toguth Timur's boots and kissed them.

He heard that this was the highest etiquette among Mongolians.

Books from the Yuan Dynasty record that during the Genghis Khan period, people were proud to kiss Genghis Khan's boots.

Mongolians who have been in the Central Plains for a long time no longer have this custom.

The corners of Togu Si Timur's lips twitched, and he felt nauseated. He took a few steps back, waved his hand, and urged his soldiers.

Seeing the soldiers carrying Lu Ben away, he sneered: "How shameless, such a villain must be rescued and sent back to the Ming Dynasty!"

If only the Ming Dynasty had more shameless villains like Lu Ben who had no bottom line.

Having fewer people like the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty, Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Tang He, Lan Yu, and Liu Bowen would be a good thing for any neighbor of the Ming Dynasty.

However, can this villain survive?

But it's hard to say.

After all, amputation is dangerous.

…

The next day.

Tuogu Si Timur gathered his defeated troops and barely managed to gather 230,000 troops to surround the Ming army's camp.

The battle begins.

The Beiyuan side put the muskets and artillery of the New Army in the four towns into use.

The steps for using long-barrel firecrackers and short-barrel firecrackers are basically the same.

easy to use.

It's nothing more than the speed of reloading ammunition.

For the Ming army, which had almost lost all the new army during the siege and only had more than 10,000 archers left, slow reloading of ammunition was nothing.

When the war began, it was a hard fight against the Ming army.

That night.

The military discussion was almost over.

Qu Neng hesitated and said: "Tang Shuai, the general has some ideas."

Everyone's eyes turned to Qu Neng.

Tang He looked tired, but he also smiled and encouraged, "It's a military meeting now. If you have any ideas, you can tell us."

Qu Neng took a deep breath and said, "While the First Army Town was in Beijing, I went to the First Army Town to observe and communicate with Commander Tan Yuan, Co-Commander Zhang Wu and others. During the exchange, they mentioned some new tactics. The concept, I think, can be applied in today’s defense.”

"Haven't Zhu Silang done enough harm to the Crown Prince?" Chang Mao was immediately furious and glared at Qu Neng: "If Zhu Silang hadn't noted something in Sun Tzu's Art of War, once the army is defeated and retreats, the general must be at the rear. To stabilize the hearts of the soldiers, the prince is still in a coma..."

Snapped!

Tang He slapped the table suddenly, and Chang Mao didn't dare to speak for a moment.

Lan Yu held the water glass tightly.

Retreat after defeat has always been a difficult problem in military history.

Zhu Laosi emphasized in his commentary on Sun Tzu's Art of War that if the general retreats after defeat, what is wrong with taking charge of the rear after the general?

This is how the prince should be!

None of them objected at the time.

Just because it's very clear.

Once the prince leaves early.

Military morale will collapse instantly.

One hundred thousand elite troops collapsed under the attack of Beiyuan.

This place is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the prince leaves early and the army is defeated, can the prince return safely?

Lan Yu took a deep breath, "Qu Neng, keep talking!"

Don't look at Brother Tang as the coach.

Nowadays, the prince has some generals who have to be suppressed by him.

Treating this group of people, Brother Tang's identity is also very embarrassing.

He is the most suitable.

Qu Neng glanced at Chang Mao and others.

That's why he hesitated.

Nowadays, many people are determined to rebel against King Yan!

Everything proposed by King Yan will be opposed!

If he had future political interests in mind, to be honest, he shouldn't have come forward at all.

However, he did not forget what King Yan said during the confrontation drill.

‘If you become a pure general, you can expect great military achievements in the future! ’

He wanted to make further progress in the military field.

Qu Neng gathered his thoughts and clasped his fists and said: "Tan Yuan and others proposed at that time to dig trenches where they could hide, and fire riflemen to stand in the trenches to shoot. They also proposed to use sacks filled with soil to quickly form a solid fortification. Now, although our The new army has almost been lost, but these two methods can very well help us defend against Beiyuan's volleys and artillery attacks..."

Tang He, Lan Yu and others' eyes suddenly lit up.

Tang He immediately ordered: "Qu Neng, all the civilians in the camp are entrusted to you and the sacks are gathered. Tonight, you and the civilians will rearrange the camp's defenses according to these new tactics you know. Can it be completed?" "

"I humbly obey my command!" Qu Neng immediately accepted the order.

The next day, it's dawn.

The Beiyuan side discovered that overnight, a completely different camp stood in the encirclement.

Soon, the Yuan army tasted the bitter pill.

The sack fortifications blocked it, and the firecrackers were completely useless.

Explosive packs exploded the sack fortifications. After the cavalry rushed in, long spears pierced out from the trenches along the hillside...

In one day's attack, Beiyuan suffered heavy losses.

On the other hand, the Ming army's losses were visibly reduced.

In the evening of the third day.

…

Fishing in the Sea King's Court.

There is a small city with walls only three meters high, ten miles away to the north.

A large army stood silently.

Zhu Di stood on horseback in front of the army array.

Stare ahead.

Ta-ta-ta...

The sound of rapid horse hooves came from the darkness, and soon, several horses rushed out of the darkness.

Zhou Lang rushed over on horseback, holding a captured tongue on the horse's back in front of him.

After arriving, he approached Zhu Di with a solemn face and panted: "Your Majesty, the main force of the prince won first and then lost. Finally, for some reason, Bei Yuan's Zhang Yu tribe suddenly betrayed Bei Yuan and launched a sneak attack on Tuogu Si Timur..."

When Zhu Di heard that Zhu Biao won first and then lost, his heart was filled with worry.

But when he heard his eldest brother Zhang Yu making a surprise attack, he was slightly relieved.

"How is the prince?"

Zhou Lang looked at Zhu Di and whispered hesitantly, "I don't know whether it's true or not. The herdsman we captured in ambush said that Togu Si Timur sent back good news. The prince... the prince was hit by a fire cannon. It's suspected, suspected..."

The moment Zhu Di closed his eyes, he raised his hand to stop Zhou Lang.

Everyone noticed.

Zhu Di's hands trembled slightly.

Xu Da's expression was particularly solemn.

If only the prince were defeated.

He still has confidence in Shiro's analysis.

But it would be different if the prince died in battle.

Those old foxes in the court must be worried about Your Majesty appointing Shiro as the heir apparent.

This is definitely not what that group of people want to see.

Shiro becomes the successor of Ming Dynasty.

In the eyes of the gentry and the powerful, it was terrible.

Destroying someone's financial path is like killing one's parents!

Shiro became the crown prince.

In the eyes of this group of people, it means cutting off their financial path!

This group of people all understood that if Shiro became the heir apparent, they could not stop him from doing so, including the rural community and the wage-earning system, even if war broke out.

Shiro has the courage to fight again!

In this case, there is no guarantee that these people will not take risks!

In silence.

Zhu Di slowly opened his eyes and continued to ask: "What now? What is the current situation of our main force?"

Zhou Lang looked at Zhu Di worriedly.

Everyone else was standing beside the prince. The moment the prince opened his eyes, no one else saw the flash of killing intent in his eyes.

This was something he had never seen since he met the prince.

"Our main force has successfully retreated back to the main camp, but the news has not come back in the past few days."

Zhu Di secretly breathed a sigh of relief, reined in his horse, turned around, and analyzed: "There has been no news in the past few days. It must be that Togu Si Timur did not capture the camp."

If he were to win, Tuogu Si Timur would probably be eager to spread the news throughout the grassland to show his prestige, right?

The morale of the officers and soldiers in the camp has not collapsed.

Brother may be fine.

Perhaps Toguth Timur was just exaggerating propaganda.

This kind of thing has been true throughout the ages.

"Taishan..." Zhu Di looked at Xu Da.

"you say."

"Next, we bypass the Royal Court of Beiyuan and continue southward. Taishan leads 20,000 elite cavalry to stand between the battlefield and the Royal Court. We must not let the defeated troops of Beiyuan escape into the royal city."

He didn't want to fight any more sieges.

I also want to resolve the grassland war as soon as possible.

Therefore, Bei Yuan must not be allowed to defeat his troops and flee into the royal city.

Xu Da nodded: "Okay, I will do this!"

Zhu Di forced a smile and looked at Nahachu and others in front of everyone, "King Liaoyang, if I need your help and need you to come forward and call on Lin Beiyuan to surrender the army and help me fight, are you willing?"

Everyone present was slightly stunned.

Zhu Gui and others opened their mouths with doubts on their faces. They wanted to ask but did not dare to ask.

The fourth brother was in a very wrong mood at the moment.

Xu Da was only slightly surprised, but didn't say anything.

Nahachu, Haitong and others looked at each other.

I don't understand why, with victory in sight, Zhu Di asked them to call on He Lin Jiang's army to serve for them.

They are very determined.

Following this irresistible prince, he rushed to the fishing sea.

Although the war has not yet begun, Togu Si Timur has already been defeated.

The small court of Beiyuan, with this arrival, actually meant complete defeat.

Naha thought for a moment, then said loudly: "Although we don't know what the fourth prince wants to do, we are willing!"

In fact, with Zhu Di's prestige in Helin, they didn't need to persuade them to surrender.

As long as this person goes to Helin in person, stands in the prisoner camp, and shouts to their former subordinates, "This king needs your service! Are you willing?"

They can be quite certain.

At least 80% of the soldiers are willing to follow.

Without him, Zhu Di had gained unparalleled prestige in the previous battles.

In addition, after the war, Zhu Di treated the wounded, and after entering Helin, he restrained military discipline.

Zai Zai and Lin won the hearts of the people.

The upper echelons of Mongolia, perhaps like the upper echelons of the Central Plains, engage in intrigues and intrigues.

But the people at the bottom of Mongolia are the same as the people at the bottom of the Central Plains.

Whoever is good and deserves respect, we are willing to support!

"Thank you!"

After Zhu Di thanked him with clasped fists, he reined in his horse and waved.

According to the plan, the army bypassed the royal city and continued its mighty march south.

"King Liaoyang, the fourth prince suddenly wants our soldiers to serve him?"

"Sixth brother, what is fourth brother going to do? Why am I so frightened!"

…

Except for Tan Yuan, Zhu Neng, Dongxu and others, who did not question and unconditionally support Zhu Di's decision, others talked in low voices after Zhu Di left.

But he didn't dare to ask Zhu Di.

Xu Da caught up with Zhu Di and said in a deep voice: "Silang, can you tell me what you want to do?"

Zhu Di was silent for a moment and said with slight hesitation: "Taishan, once the last force of Beiyuan is defeated, as long as something happens to my eldest brother, even if I can't handle military affairs, I will immediately find a way to control all the people in the prince family. Rise up and seize military power. At the same time, gather the troops from the Northern Yuan Dynasty who are willing to serve me on the grassland. "

He wanted to see who would dare to touch Miaoyun, Yongming, Qihua, and Jindouzi after this news was spread back to the court!

If so, his action was too late.

He was about to reorganize his troops on the grassland.

When the father kills all the participants, whether they are ordinary people or upper-class elites, he will lead his troops back to the court.

Then, go over it carefully.

Escaped from the Ten Clans.

He wants to kill again!

After Xu Da heard this, he felt cold all over.

‘These bastards! Better not do anything stupid! ’

"Shiro, don't be impulsive. I believe that with Miaoyun's ability and the number of His Majesty's people, this worst outcome will never happen. If you do this, how will it end?"

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Then I don't care. My family is ruined. I don't care how he ends up."

"Taishan, no matter what happens in the future, I hope Taishan will cooperate with me in seizing military power. This is related to the safety of Miaoyun and the others."

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