Chapter 941 Two tables of guests came to one table
The original task that Boss Zhu gave to Guizhou Xuanwei Division was to clear the way for the army to accumulate food.
The so-called clearing of roads is not only the literal meaning of clearing roads through mountains and building bridges when encountering water, but also includes subduing barbarian tribes along the way. The most important ones are Puding, Pu'an and Luoshan tribes.
These three tribes of chieftains are all located on the chokepoint of Wumeng Mountain Road from Guizhou to Qujing. Each tribe has hundreds of villages and a city built for them by the Yuan Dynasty.
And unlike Shuidong and Shuixi, which have always been self-contained, these three chieftains were all affiliated to the Yunnan Qujing Xuanwei Division of the Yuan Dynasty. After the defeat of the Yuan Dynasty, the Liang King got rid of the restrictions of the imperial court and accepted a large number of Yuan Dynasty refugees who fled from southwest Lingnan.
The power of the remnants has not decreased but increased.
Especially after they were determined to fight the Ming Dynasty to the end, the status of these three chieftains who blocked Yunnan became more important than ever, and Qujing's control over them was greatly strengthened.
Therefore, if we want to clear the way for the army, we must surrender these three tribes. When there is no possibility of persuading them to surrender, we must not only capture this fort, city, and village, but also severely damage their tribes and surrender their leaders so that they do not dare to cause rebellion.
To ensure the safety of the army’s logistics channels.
But Pu'an Village and Luoshan City, like Puding Fort, are also built in dangerous places, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the army wants to conquer them one by one, it will take time and effort, and it will also cause a lot of sacrifices.
Morale is the most important thing in the cold weapon era, and the level of morale has a great impact on combat effectiveness. Before the decisive battle, the army must recharge its batteries and maintain high morale. If it suffers a setback during the attack on Luoshanpu, morale will definitely be greatly affected.
Coupled with the fatigue and attrition caused by the long march, the performance will definitely be greatly reduced when facing the recharged Qujing Yuan Army.
So no matter from which point of view, annihilating Pu'an and Luoshan's local soldiers outside Puding Fort is the best choice.
This was the original intention of Zhu Zhen and Mu Ying's decision to finish the battle at Pudingbao.
I just didn't expect that after preparing a table of meals, two tables of guests came, which was a bit difficult...
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"How did the Yuan army come so fast?" Zhu Zhen couldn't believe it.
I thought that the reinforcements from Qujing, five hundred miles away, had not set off yet, but I didn't expect that they were already arriving.
"There is only one possibility. They have already set off from Qujing." Mu Ying guessed: "They are probably worried that Shi'er will not be able to withstand the revenge of Shuidong and Shuixi, so they came to reinforce her. After all, the location of Puding Fort is too
It’s important.”
As he spoke, he smiled and said: "It seems that we have taken the initiative. If it were a few days later and the Yuan army entered Puding Fort, this bone would be difficult to crack."
"Yes, the Mongolians don't believe in the ghost moon and the ghost door opening." Zhu Zhen also smiled happily after hearing this: "It shows that our luck is still very good."
After a pause, he looked at Mu Ying worriedly and said, "Just like this, does our plan have to be adjusted?"
"No, our table is large enough with enough dishes. It's just a matter of adding a few pairs of chopsticks and a few bowls." Mu Ying said confidently: "Originally, I was worried that the Pu'an and Luoshan departments might not be able to use their full strength.
Either go forward, or retreat after some setbacks, we can't decide in one battle. In the end, we have to attack Pu'an Village and Luoshan City."
After a pause, he smiled leisurely and said: "Now that the Tatar army is helping us supervise the battle, there is nothing to worry about."
"That's true." When Zhu Zhen saw this, he knew that he was worrying too much, so he smiled and said, "As long as you, the cook, don't embarrass yourself."
"It's not difficult." Mu Ying's smile was full of excitement, and she seemed to have finally gotten interested. "But it's a bit difficult to annihilate them all. We have to wait for our reinforcements to arrive."
"Good guy, I'm still worried about whether I can hold on, but you're already thinking about annihilating them all..." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but laugh.
"Your Highness has experienced it once and knows that the advantage of the defenders is too great. Back then, Brother Wenzheng was able to rely on Hongdu City to resist Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops with 20,000 troops. If I, Mu Ying, can't deal with a mere 50,000 enemy troops
, I can find a piece of tofu and hit him to death as soon as possible." Mu Ying said confidently:
"I'm afraid that when the reinforcements arrive, they will scare away the enemy troops. Then they will hide in Pu'an Village or Luoshan City, and the battle will be difficult to fight. But the Marquis of Yingchuan can definitely think of this, and I believe he will have a way.
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"Then I will wait and see." Zhu Zhen nodded with a smile. People really have to do what they are best at. As soon as these founding generals returned to the battlefield, they immediately looked like a different person. They were all decisive, wise, and shining.
Shoot up.
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The next day, the enemy troops arrived at Puding Fort, set up camp two miles west of the fort, and began to build siege equipment.
In fact, they were just ladders and simple wooden shields. They couldn't produce anything else. First, they didn't have the conditions, and second, Puding Fort was built on a flat-topped mountain, and large equipment couldn't be climbed up, so they could only use the simplest ladders to attack the city.
As soon as the central military tent was set up, the commander-in-chief, Dalima's general Yaizhu, anxiously summoned Dangxiong, the leader of the Pu'an tribe, Munai, the leader of the Luoshan tribe, and Niu Qi, the temporary leader of the Puding tribe.
Come and discuss matters in the tent.
Can he not be in a hurry? A month ago, Dalima ordered him to lead 20,000 troops to take over Puding Fort. Because he is Shi'er's old sweetheart, and their son was born to them.
Originally, Dalima was planning on Shanxiang, and he was sure that as long as his father and his two brothers came forward, Shi'er would be eaten to death, and he would obediently cooperate with the Yuan army to defend the city.
But I never expected that after a long delay on the road, Shuidong and Shuixi occupied Puding Fort first!
After getting the news, Bitizhu became anxious. How should he explain to Pingzhang now? He quickly drove the soldiers from the two groups of Pu'anluoshan to come in full force, and they must take back Puding Fort!
After all the leaders arrived, he went straight to the point: "Let your soldiers eat and drink enough, rest quickly, and attack the city early tomorrow morning!"
"Yes." The leaders responded and waited for specific arrangements.
Before Yaizhu could speak again, he saw a young general coming out, clasping his fists and saying, "Commander father, I will attack the city tomorrow, and I am willing to be the vanguard!"
All the leaders couldn't help but look at the young general, thinking that this was Shi'er's little boy.
"Quickly step back, did I let you speak?!" Bitizhu scolded, but the young general continued to insist, but he stopped him with a stern look.
"Look, even my commander's son knows how to fight bravely. Leaders, you can't let a child compete with you." Yaizhu said solemnly to the leaders:
"I don't need to say more about the dangers of losing Puding Fort. You will understand the truth of losing lips and teeth, so tomorrow you all must fight bravely to be the first!"
After a pause, he smiled at the cow beggar and said, "Of course, you Puding tribe should be braver."
This was the battle to regain Puding Fort. It was only natural that Puding should take the lead. Niu Qi could only nod his head and said: "Understood."
