When the war machine of the Ming Dynasty started to move, it was like a sleeping dragon, revealing its claws.
The most elite soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp were immediately assembled, as well as the selected generals and soldiers. At the same time, all kinds of materials for the march were sent to the army. The commander-in-chief of the fifth army gave the military order, and the eight hundred miles of horses galloped through the border to convey the military order.
The next day, Zhu Yunxi first summoned the deputy commander of the expedition, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, and the Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, in the East Palace.
"Give Yungong (Xu Huizu) a seat!" In the main hall, Zhu Yunxi pulled up Xu Huizu who was kneeling down and said with a smile, "Loyalty is not the issue. You are a minister of Gudong Palace. You can be more casual when there are no outsiders."
"Etiquette cannot be discarded!" Xu Huizu was an upright man. After saluting as usual, he sat down opposite Zhu Yunxi with half a stool on his hands.
Zhu Yunxi sat casually and said, "I have appointed you as the deputy commander this time. Do you have any rules in mind?"
"Back to Your Highness, I have been in the capital for these years. I talk a lot about war on paper but have little actual combat experience!" Xu Huizu said, "In this border battle, Commander Fu should be the leader. I should take care of my duties and learn more and watch more!"
This is the reason why Zhu Yunxi appointed him as deputy commander. He is steady and upright, can distinguish priorities, and is open-minded and eager to learn. After the older generation of generals grew old, the Ming Dynasty did not lack generals, but lacked generals. Zhu Yunxi's move was also
Training him.
"When I go to Datong this time, many meritorious disciples from the capital have asked me to accompany them." Zhu Yunxi added, "After becoming military generals, they are willing to make progress and inherit their father's ambition. This is naturally excellent." As he said that, the topic changed,
"However, these meritorious young men are used to being uncles in the capital. They must not bring these habits into the army."
"Those who are in charge of military affairs are in charge of military affairs!" Xu Huizu said sternly, "No matter which family's children are in the army, there will only be athletes from the Ming Dynasty, not young masters from wealthy families! Some form cliques and are afraid of the former, and some hold their own identities and cause trouble.
If you do, I will deal with you according to military law!"
This expedition was different from that of Lan Yu. Lan Yu had always chosen only those he could see, but Fu Youde this time, in addition to many Mesozoic generals who had not participated in the war, there were also many meritorious disciples of the capital.
Being able to control and manage are two different things. When Lan Yu was the commander, the disobedient generals would not even ask for the king's order flag, but would just find a place where no one was around and kill him. However, Fu Youde was not that unruly after all, so Zhu Yunxi was
There is a saying.
"You can do things with confidence!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile again, "If you do it well, sooner or later you will be the leader for Shuai!"
"My lord, it's just death!" Xu Huizu said seriously.
"What is immortal!" Zhu Yunxi said, "You can live well so that you can serve the Ming Dynasty and the orphans." After saying that, he smiled again, turned around and said, "Call the Liao brothers to come up!"
In an instant, two of Zhu Yunxi's closest bodyguards, Liao Ming and Liao Yong, descendants of the Duke of Chu, went to the palace and bowed down.
"The two of them have told Gu's ears several times that they want to go to the army for training!" Zhu Yunxi said to Xu Huizu, "Gu has left them to you. They are brave, but they have never been on the battlefield, but they have never been on the battlefield.
You should be a pawn, not a leader." He said to the two brothers, "I haven't met Xu Shuai yet!"
"General, I have met Xu Shuai!" The two men were young and energetic, and their military salute was sonorous and powerful.
"I'm afraid that these two people will not be as simple as foot soldiers if they join the army!"
Xu Huizu thought, as early as before the emperor's grandson was crowned king, these two people were close to the emperor's grandson. Later, the emperor's grandson was granted the title of King of Wu, and these two people were by his side, never leaving. They were the emperor's
Taisun's confidant among his confidants, and the iron among the irons.
"You don't have to be polite!" Xu Huizu gave him a weak support and said after thinking for a moment, "Your Highness, it's better for the two of them to serve as guards for the Chinese army!"
"It's up to you!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
The Central Army Guards are right next to the commander. They can not only be the vanguard of the army, but also supervise the army for the commander. And because they are close to the commander, they can know the most confidential military deployment at any time. When the old man rose to power, there were many Guards under his command.
They are his adopted sons, such as Muying, Li Wenzhong and others.
After several years of training in the army as a guard, he was released as a commander.
"Gu, I have great expectations for you!" Zhu Yunxi stood up and said seriously, "The future Ming Dynasty will rely on the seeds of famous generals like you! Go ahead and prepare in the camp. When you return in triumph, Gu will personally undress you all!"
"Here!" The three of them bowed their heads.
Then, Zhu Yunxi summoned the generals who were accompanying the army on the expedition in the East Palace, including Ping'an, Qu Neng, Sheng Yong, Prince Consort Li Jian and others, and they all encouraged him and gave them diligent instructions.
After successive interviews, it was almost dusk. At this time, the Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, came to see him.
"Your Majesty, Fu Youde is here to see His Highness!"
Zhu Yunxi still looked approachable and courteous as a corporal. He helped the old minister up with his own hands and said with a smile, "I know that the army is busy with military affairs, but there is something in my heart that I don't understand, so I sent a special message to the old prince to come!"
Fu Youde was dressed in half-worn iron armor, with shoulders as broad as mountains. He said in a deep voice, "What is on your mind, Your Highness?"
Zhu Yunxi stopped his smile and said seriously, "Can we definitely win this battle?"
He asked formally, and the other party hesitated for a moment, then said sternly, "Not necessarily!"
As he spoke, Fu Youde clasped his fists again and said, "The troops of Beiyuan are coming and going like the wind. When the army arrives, if they are disadvantageous in fighting, they will flee to the grassland and wait for our army to penetrate deep alone!"
This is the advantage that the grassland peoples have over the Central Plains. They rely on the many horses and run away if they can't beat them. They are playing guerrilla warfare. When you really catch up, when you are tired and exhausted, they will turn around and bite you hard. Like a pack of wolves.
They kept biting each other until the army collapsed.
"Even, there is no need to fight." Fu Youde continued, "At this time, those thieves may have robbed a lot in the Datong area. When I led the army over, they dispersed in a hurry!"
What he said is right. Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong and has hundreds of powerful soldiers, the soldiers and horses of the Northern Yuan Dynasty have always been harassing the border and rarely take the initiative to attack the city. It's not that they don't know how to attack the city, but they think they can attack the city.
, the damage is too great to be worth the loss.
"Does the old Duke have any concerns?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"If Your Highness doesn't summon me, I still want to see His Highness!" Fu Youde said with clasped fists, "If you want to eat up this Northern Yuan army, I dare to ask His Highness for an order!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "But I gave the order to King Dai so that he would not bite the thief at all costs. Then he ordered Jin Fan and Ning Fan to quickly send troops to encircle them and surround the 40,000 people in Beiyuan!"
"Your Highness has a keen eye!"
Zhu Yunxi stood beside the imperial desk, tapping his fingers on the table.
Beiyuan's invasion of the border this time came out of the blue. What's even more strange is that the King of Sai along the Datong line actually didn't make any move. Taiyuan and Daning are both big border towns. In addition to the troops of their respective vassals, there are also tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty elites.
Faced with the enemies harassing them, they did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, they issued a memorial saying that they should be on guard and defend to the death.
These vassal kings were really good at settling accounts. They were afraid that their own strength would be damaged and pretended to be ignorant without orders from the court. Moreover, they were probably thinking of seeing the King of Datong make a joke.
"Go and write, write down the plan in your mind, and send it to the orphan. The orphan will ask Grandpa Huang to use his big seal!" Zhu Yunxi said thoughtfully.
"One more thing!" Fu Youde continued, "His Majesty said in the court yesterday that I can dispatch the troops of Jin Fan and Ning Fan, but I am a minister after all, and they are the kings of the vassal. If you want to use these more than 40,000
If people eat it, the soldiers and horses in Jingying and Datong will definitely not be enough. If that happens, the two kings will go against the will...?"
"I'm writing a letter to my third uncle!" Zhu Yunxi said. The third uncle he was talking about was his biological uncle, King Jin. Then he continued, "As for Prince Ning? Didn't you bring Grandpa Huang's gold medal arrow with you?"
Your bodyguard is a permanent bodyguard in your army. If King Ning dares to delay the military situation, he will send his bodyguard with gold medals and arrows to see how brave he is!"
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured now!" Fu Youde bowed his head and said, "This way, this battle will be won!"
Zhu Yunxi turned around and said with a smile, "You have to fight to know whether you are a big winner or not. The old prince is not just for a big victory. In addition to fighting, he also has the intention of training generals!" As he said,
, Zhu Yunxi smiled again and said gently, "Old Duke, I'll leave you alone!"
~~There will be more in a while, please wait.
This National Day celebration is really terrible. I went on a blind date, and I went on two blind dates, really.
But no one liked me, they said I was ugly and asked me to leave!!