The Oaras and Tatars often harassed the borders of the Ming Dynasty, which was really hateful. It would be really satisfying if they could be uprooted and never have future troubles.
"King Chu, what do you think?" Zhu Di glanced around at the generals in front of him, and finally cast his eyes on Zhu Muchen, asking.
"It's natural to march and fight in one go. Your Majesty, we should take advantage of the victory and pursue it." Zhu Muchen's eyes were bright and he said calmly.
When King Zhu Gaoxu of Han heard this, he snorted coldly: "Now King Chu is not afraid that our Ming Dynasty army will attack rashly and be ambushed?"
"Or do you, King Chu, have other plans?"
"Hey, second brother, even if King Chu has other plans, it is for the good of our Ming Dynasty. You and I will just obey orders." Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui agreed.
The others looked at each other, but did not dare to speak.
After a while, Zhu Zhanji opened his mouth to smooth things over, "The emperor and his ministers are united for the stability of our Ming Dynasty's borders. This time we work together to fight, and we will definitely win."
"Cooperation?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu frowned and looked at Zhu Zhanji with an unhappy expression.
"Come on, King Chu, tell everyone your plan." Zhu Zhanji did not accept what King Han said, but took Zhu Muchen's arm and pushed him to the table with the map.
Zhu Muchen's expression immediately became serious, and he pointed to a place in the north on the map.
Zhu Di locked his eyes on that place and saw that the terrain there was complex, surrounded by mountains on both sides, and behind a deep and long canyon was a flat hinterland.
Everyone's expressions were solemn. They had never gone so deep before in the Northern Expedition.
"This is the most suitable place for an ambush. Passing through this canyon is the destination of our northern expedition." Zhu Muchen said firmly.
This is different from the stationing place of the Wala army reported by the scouts ahead.
"King Chu, are you kidding us all? Didn't you hear the news from the scouts?"
In the middle of Zhu Gaoxu's words, he was frightened by the stern look cast by Zhu Di and his voice suddenly stopped.
Zhu Di raised his hand and placed his fingertips on the place where Zhu Muchen pointed.
Zhu Di, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, has a keen sense of war and the enemy's psychology. Mahamu is not a reckless man.
It seems that Oara's army is fleeing, but in fact Oara's strength has not been shown yet. In the previous head-to-head confrontation, it was not the main force of Oara, but the Tatar army.
Intuition told Zhu Di that Mahamu must be ambushing somewhere now, waiting to catch turtles in an urn for them.
If this is the case, then he will sing for Mahamu to attack the east and the west.
"Zhanji, you lead a team of men and horses and go with the scouts. King of Han and Zhao, you lead a team of men and horses to stay here and be ready to meet Zhanji at any time."
Zhu Di immediately issued an order.
Although the King of Han and King Zhao were unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to obey the order. The three of them agreed with the emperor's order in unison and immediately left the main tent to prepare.
"King Chu, take your Shenji Camp and follow me to the canyon."
"Yes, I accept your order."
The Ming Dynasty had half as many troops and set out overnight following Zhu Di and Zhu Muchen.
Two hundred thousand troops marched day and night, and finally arrived at the Grand Canyon on the evening of the third day.
There are two towering mountains in front of us, attacking from the left and right. Once you step inside, your life or death will be uncertain.
At the same time, the Wala army, which had been ambushing in the mountains for a long time, was ready to move. As long as the Ming Dynasty's army dared to march into the canyon, they would make sure that these armies would never return.
In front of the valley, Zhu Di stood upright and looked at the Grand Canyon in front of him with an inexplicable smile on his lips.
"Your Majesty, this place is dangerous and there may be an ambush. What do you think we should do next?"
If such a good terrain is not used for an ambush, then Mahamu would be too stupid. However, this place is the only way to the destination. Now it depends on Zhu Di's choice.
"King Chu, what do you think?"
Zhu Di did not directly give the generals around him a battle plan, but turned to ask Zhu Muchen.
Zhu Muchen looked at the two peaks in front of him and said with a normal expression: "Reporting to the emperor can attract the attention of the enemy with the suspicious soldiers, and then order people to lead the musketeers to raid the peaks on both sides. If the enemy is not prepared, they will be defeated."
Hearing this, Zhu Di shook his head slightly and asked, "Is there a better way?"
After Zhu Muchen observed it, he spoke again: "You can set fire to the mountains and forests, and the enemy troops will destroy themselves."
Zhu Di's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at Zhu Muchen inadvertently. This method is not innocuous. Although there are not many trees on the grassland mountains, there are many weeds and shrubs. If there is a fire, the mountains will be filled with victims and there will be heavy casualties.
He nodded and seemed to agree and said: "King Chu's plans are all acceptable, but they are too dangerous. In my opinion, it would be more interesting to tease him."
"Come here, let the vanguard go to the canyon, stop at the mouth of the canyon, stop the troops, cook, and sing loudly."
"yes!"
Not long after, a group of Ming troops had already headed to the canyon and set up camp in front of the canyon as ordered.
Zhu Di once again ordered: "The entire army is resting and the Shenji Battalion is on standby. Once the Oara army is discovered, it can attack immediately without reporting back."
The army set up camp, and Zhu Muchen followed Zhu Di and sat down in the central army tent.
"King Chu, do you know why I arranged this?"
"Reporting to the emperor, the emperor wants to lure the snake out of its hole and use a small army to lure out the Oara army, thereby avoiding unnecessary casualties."
Zhu Di smiled and shook his head, and said jokingly: "You, you think the problem is too complicated. That Mahamu thinks very highly of himself, thinking that he has learned the art of war and can defeat the Ming Dynasty. So when he saw me
When the army provokes him, he will definitely not be able to bear it.
However, he doesn’t understand the power of my Shenji Battalion at all. The cavalry he is proud of are nothing more than chickens and dogs in front of me. I just want to play with him and let him know the gap between me and my Ming Dynasty.
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"Your Majesty is wise."
Facing the flattery, Zhu Di looked disgusted.
"Look at what you said with reluctance. I know you want to resolve this war quickly, but the war in the world will never end. Only attacking the heart is the best way. If you don't defeat them, let them go from there.
If they fear us deep down, they will always come back."
"I will remember the teachings."
As soon as Zhu Muchen finished speaking, the sound of firecrackers was heard outside the door.
"You go help me supervise the battle. I'll take a break. If Mahamu can't help but come down and fight us, you can report to me again."
"yes."
Zhu Muchen led the order and walked out of the tent, took the telescope, and could see a small group of cavalry rushing down the hillside in the distance. However, before they could reach the army at the mouth of the canyon, they were already repulsed by the Shenji Battalion's fire cannons.
Only a pile of corpses was left.
Turning his attention to the mountains on both sides of the canyon, he didn't know how many such small armies were hidden. If Zhu Di continued to follow this method, it would indeed reduce a lot of dangers, but the combat time would also be greatly lengthened.
