"This is indeed a way to get the best of both worlds." Liu Bowen nodded. Before, he thought King Chu's whimsical idea was a bit childish. But now he found that this was actually the best way for the Ming Dynasty and the feudal princes.
"But this matter is serious, you'd better discuss it with the other brothers first, and then bring it up together." He said to his disciple:
"Even if you are confident to convince them, you still have to convince them first."
"Understood." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "I will discuss this matter with them as soon as they come back."
Speaking of which, no one would think that Boss Zhu would be kind enough to allow the princes to enjoy happiness in Goryeo for more than half a year, right?
Lao Er, 3, 4 and 5 had already escorted two thousand war horses, left Goryeo, and returned to Peiping via Liaodong.
Afterwards, they were ordered to send two thousand war horses to the general's camp. Then according to the order, they followed the general on the expedition as officers of the Yulin Guard.
As a famous general, Xu Da understood that "being unprepared" was a prerequisite for taking the initiative. However, due to constraints from the rear, military supplies and food supplies were delayed until February or March this year. By this time, the Mongols were already prepared and their troops were shrinking.
Wang Tingyuan escaped, and the Ming army had lost its best fighter opportunity.
At this time, he was afraid that the gains would outweigh the losses if he hurriedly went on an expedition. So while he was preparing his troops and horses, he had done all he could to expedition north to Mobei and go straight to the royal court. At the same time, he secretly mobilized his troops and sent Fu Youde to lead a light cavalry to attack Huishan at night and annihilate all those entrenched there.
The 20,000 yuan army captured Bei Yuan Pingzhang Bieli Buhua, Taishi Wentong and others.
At the same time, Mu Ying's troops were sent out of Gubeikou, fought in succession, and captured Li Xuan of the Northern Yuanzhiyuan and his tribe. Both groups returned victorious.
In this battle, Xu Da first convinced the Mongols that if he wanted to take the royal court directly, he would naturally relax his protection elsewhere. Second, he used the Mongols to become scattered after losing Wang Baobao, the spiritual leader who could unite them.
The weakness of fighting each other. Instead of attacking its head, it cuts off its limbs.
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After the war, the victory was reported. The two armies destroyed more than 30,000 Northern Yuan troops and captured more than 100,000 people and millions of cattle and sheep. This greatly weakened the strength of the Northern Yuan and made it unable to invade the south for at least ten years.
However, General Xu, who always had high standards and strict requirements for himself, only asked for rewards from his soldiers and resolutely refused to give credit to himself.
Because the royal court of Beiyuan was not captured, the country of Beiyuan still existed, and sooner or later it would resurrect.
It's still too early to achieve the real victory he pursues...
"However, the imperial court can finally free up its hands to conquer the southwest." Fu Youde comforted him: "We have completed the mission assigned by the emperor."
"That's right." Standing on the top of the city in Peiping, looking at the soldiers and civilians lined up to welcome the returning soldiers in triumph, Xu Da finally showed a smile on his face.
"By the way, how are your highnesses doing?"
"They are all brave!" Fu Youde said with an incredible expression: "Especially His Highness the King of Qin, he is so brave that no one can match him. When they attacked Huishan Mountain at night, the Tatars did not collapse after the attack because all their relatives were behind them.
Instead, they fought back on the spot and resisted to the death.
"At that time, the situation was in chaos. I was surrounded by Tatars who were red-eyed after being killed. Seeing that I was outnumbered, I prepared to cover the King of Qin and the King of Jin around me to break out. Unexpectedly, the King of Qin shouted to the King of Jin to protect the Marquis of Yingchuan.
Then he waved his mace, slapped his horse and rushed towards the Tatars..."
Although many days had passed, Fu Youde was still shocked by the power of the second son. "It is no exaggeration. He was beaten to pieces by a dozen Tatars. In the firelight, his whole body was covered with blood and brains, as if
The reincarnation of King Kaiping scared the Tatars so much that they turned around and ran away..."
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is so powerful?" Xu Da exclaimed: "Just reading the military reports, I thought the King of Jin was more powerful."
"Of course King Jin is also very powerful, but it's different. He is extremely smart in leading troops and can always complete my tasks at the minimum cost." Fu Youde paused for a moment and then commented truthfully: "But his ability to brag is...
Stronger.”
"This can't be called bragging, just talking about fake moves without practicing them, just practicing without talking about stupid moves." Xu Da's level of understanding of the problem is much higher than that of Fu Youde. "Besides, the benefits his subordinates get are that they are better than Fu Youde."
King Qin has many men, if it were you, who would you want to hang out with?"
"Hey, there's no need to say this." Fu Youde smiled sheepishly.
The meritorious service is another matter. The most important thing is that during this expedition, more than ten people from the King of Qin's 100 households were killed. However, only three people under the King of Jin were killed. Who would not want to follow the latter?
"However, I need to take care of the brothers under the command of King Qin again, at least on par with King Jin." Xu Da said lightly: "We can't let honest people suffer... let alone let His Highness hold a grudge."
"Yes, thank you General for your teachings." Fu Youde actually thought so too, but there were some words that were more appropriate for his superior to say.
"I wonder how Mu Ying's journey was?" He asked again: "I only know that they also achieved a great victory, but I don't know the specific results yet."
"The harvest is slightly less than yours, but the number of captives is much larger, cattle and sheep." Xu Da said lightly: "Because there are too many people to escort, I came back later than you, but it's only these two days, right?"
"I wonder how the general's son-in-law, who rides a dragon, is doing?" Fu Youde asked jokingly.
"Haha..." Xu Da smiled reservedly and said, "Not bad, for a newcomer who has just entered the battlefield."
"Is that so?" Fu Youde was sensible and didn't ask any more questions.
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At the same time that Fu Youde's army made its triumphant return, the news of victory was rushed 800 miles away and delivered to Nanjing.
When the prince came in with the news of success, Zhu Yuanzhang was having dinner at Concubine Da Ding's place.
Seeing the boss rushing in with a face full of ecstasy, he yelled gaffefully: "Father, great victory, great victory!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing and said: "It's rare for a prince to be like this. Could it be that Xu Da captured Emperor Beiyuan?"
"That's not true." The prince paused and said, "Didn't Uncle Xu say it a long time ago? If we don't attack the Beiyuan royal court this time, where can we capture the Beiyuan Emperor?"
"Then there's nothing to be excited about." Zhu Yuanzhang held the soup bowl steadily and said casually while drinking the soup: "For a general, killing thirty to twenty thousand enemies is just a routine operation."
"Yes, it is for Uncle Xu. But I never expected that the brothers are as good as each other!" Zhu Biao said, taking the good news in front of Lao Zhu, and said with a happy face: "Look at this please
In the merit list, the fourth child is first, the third child is second, the second child is third, and brother Wenying is fourth! Our old Zhu family is rounded up!"
"Really?" Zhu Yuanzhang became interested. He quickly put down the bowl, picked up the tablecloth and wiped his hands randomly, then put on his spectacles and took a closer look.
Boss Zhu grinned to the back of his head while watching.
After reading it, he suddenly stood up and laughed loudly: "Let's go and show your mother! Now let's see how she can shame us!"
ps. Sorry, the plot idea is a bit stuck today, there are only two updates.
