The night wind diluted the strong smell of blood, and the Iron Mountain Camp returned to calm, except that the flag in the sky changed into the Ming Dynasty's Golden Dragon Flag.
In both battles, the Ming army achieved complete victories... In the first battle, the Mongolian attack did not shake the Ming Dynasty's defense. In the second battle, the Ming Dynasty's attack broke through the Mongolian camp. Both the offensive and defensive victories were complete.
, showing that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army in this era was undisputedly superior to the Mongols, so it was reasonable and reasonable for the Ming army to win this victory.
At this point, there is no longer any suspense about the outcome of this super expedition. He leaves the rest to his generals, and Zhu Di no longer has to drag a handful of old bones to pursue him. He is too tired...
In fact, he couldn't hold on anymore yesterday afternoon. For a man of over fifty, his energy and physical strength are no longer what they used to be. On the one hand, his old illness has relapsed. On the other hand, there is nothing that can be done, despite the best efforts of the imperial doctor.
He was nursed back to health, but the arduous march of more than four months with no food and sleep in the open, no matter how brilliant the medical skills were, was in vain.
The battle situation was uncertain and Zhu Di was highly nervous. He could not feel anything yet. Now that he had victory in his sleeves and he relaxed a little, the pain came like a tide.
Wang Yan saw the emperor's expression was different and said softly: "Your Majesty, the medicine has been cooked..."
"Don't drink medicine." Zhu Di shook his head resolutely, sucking in the air-conditioning, but said with a smile: "Drinking can also relieve pain. I want the strongest wine."
"Your Majesty..." Wang Yan said with a bitter face: "The imperial doctor has ordered that your Majesty should give up drinking."
"It won't be the same next time. It won't be the same next time." Zhu Di was in a good mood and had a good temper. He actually acted like a child and said, "I'm so happy. I really want to drink some wine."
"Then...Okay." Eunuch Wang couldn't bear to defeat the emperor's interest. Seeing that there were only guards and no servants around, he went to find wine himself.
While waiting for the wine, Zhu Di stretched his muscles and sat by the fire. Although it was already the fourth watch, he was still not sleepy. He asked the general beside him: "Has the preliminary statistics of the results of the battle been calculated?"
"Go back to my father, I have sent it to you." Before the generals could reply, Zhu Gaoxu strode over and said with a grin: "A great victory."
"You haven't brought it over yet," Zhu Di scolded with a smile, "I don't even know how to wash my face. I can't even recognize my Qingque'er without hearing the sound."
"Hehe." Zhu Gaoxu walked to the bonfire with a smile. Only then did Zhu Di see him limping along the walkway and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
"It's just a scratch," Zhu Gaoxu said with a nonchalant smile, "It's nothing serious."
"Be careful in the future and don't work too hard." Zhu Di knew the part where his second son personally attacked the enemy. He was full of love for this son who was as brave and good at fighting as himself. He took a look at the battle report in his hand and the emperor was overjoyed.
He said: "Okay, okay, this battle will bring about peace for at least ten years."
In the two battles yesterday, more than half of the 30,000 Wala cavalry were lost. More than ten of the princes and princes were killed, and even Boluo was captured alive. Although Mahamu and Taiping escaped, their prestige and strength fell to the freezing point after this heavy setback.
I no longer have the capital to cause trouble anymore.
"Speaking of which, Mahamu and Taiping are really insidious," Zhu Gaoxu also laughed happily: "They actually left that idiot Boluo as bait and fled. When we caught the guy, he was yelling. At the time, we thought it was
He was scolding me, and it was such a slap. Later, when the interpreter came, I realized that he was not scolding me at all, but was greeting the mother of his two ungrateful brothers."
"Isn't Mahamu and Taiping's mother also his mother?" Zhu Di said with a smile.
"Hahaha" Zhu Gaoxu laughed and said with tears: "What the father said is true, but that's what he scolded. He scolded his own mother, why did he give birth to these two beasts to harm himself..."
"Hahahaha..." This was a more beautiful victory than the last time he personally conquered it. Zhu Di couldn't help but feel proud. He also laughed loudly: "Where's the wine? Why haven't you come yet?"
Before the emperor finished speaking, hurried footsteps sounded. The generals followed the sound and saw that it was not Wang Yan who was looking for a drink, but Xu Heng, the Xing'an Bo who was staying at the Chinese army camp. Although Xu Heng tried his best to conceal himself,
emotions, but the nervous expression still clearly showed that something happened behind the scenes.
Xu Heng was an old guard in Qiandi, so Zhu Di naturally trusted him and allowed him to come closer and report in a low voice.
"What?" After hearing Xu Heng's words, Zhu Di's face turned pale, and the joy of victory disappeared.
Emperor Yongle, who had not lost his composure when he saw Mount Tai collapsing, was so rude. Naturally, the generals became even more panicked. Could it be that someone had raided the rear camp?
"Here comes the wine." A cheerful voice sounded, but Wang Yan finally found a jar of twenty-year-old wine and brought it over excitedly. Because it was dark, he couldn't see everyone's expressions clearly. He didn't know that the wind had already
Turned.
"Your Majesty, for twenty years..." It wasn't until he came to the bonfire that he saw Zhu Di's livid face clearly. He swallowed back half of what he said to offer the treasure.
Zhu Di glanced at him coldly and asked in a deep voice: "Where are they now?"
"Ah..." Wang Yan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was not asking about himself. He quickly stepped aside and Xu Heng whispered back: "The people from the Youjun said that they were heading towards Jiulongkou. According to the distance, they should have arrived by now.
That's it
Zhu Di tried hard to get up but couldn't get up. Wang Yan hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but was pushed away by the emperor. In the end, he struggled to get up and gritted his teeth and said: "Map"
The march map was immediately unfolded. The emperor held the candlelight and squinted his eyes to find the name of the place. He calculated the distance and found that the straight-line distance was eighty miles. However, because of the mountains blocking it, he had to walk at least one hundred and twenty miles to get there.
He said in a deep voice: "Qingque'er"
"Please give me your instructions, father," Zhu Gaoxu stood up hurriedly and said.
"You lead the troops and go immediately." Zhu Di opened his mouth, looked at him, then looked at the map, but then shook his head and said: "Forget it, you are injured, let's replace it with someone else..."
"Father, this little injury doesn't matter." Zhu Gaoxu said eagerly.
"No need," Zhu Di said flatly, a little irritably: "There are people with full beards and tails, just rest." As he said this, his eyes swept over the generals and back again, and finally fell on Wang, who was holding the wine jar.
Yan said: "Gouer, can you still lead troops?"
Gou'er was Wang Yan's name in his early years. He thought that when he recited it today, he would be rejected by the emperor. Unexpectedly, Zhu Di asked himself this question. His face turned red and he said, "Yes." He, Zheng He, and Li Qian were all from Yunnan.
They entered the prince's palace together, practiced martial arts together, and led troops at the same time during the Jingnan Campaign, both of whom made great military exploits. But after the emperor ascended the throne, he saw two brothers, one of whom led a super fleet to the Western Ocean, destined to be famous in history, and the other of whom served as admiral.
Lin Imperial Guard has a high and powerful position. He is the only one in charge of the emperor's seal. Although he is noble, he is still unknown. He has been looking forward to such an opportunity for a long time.
But what the emperor said next frightened him out of his mind: "Okay, you will take the three thousand battalion to bring the grandson back."
The "grandson" generals all gasped: "Why did His Highness run to Jiulongkou? Didn't he stay behind in the camp?"
"Damn Li Qian, you actually took him out to chase him without permission," Zhu Di said bitterly.
"Your Majesty, please be at peace. Now the Wala army has been routed thousands of miles away. His Highness Taisun is brave and Eunuch Li is also a veteran. There should be no danger." The generals hurriedly advised.
"According to the information before the war, the Oara people gathered a total of more than 40,000 troops, but today there are only 30,000 Oara troops participating in the war. Where have the other 10,000 gone?" Zhu Di couldn't hide his anxiety and asked: "What if he encounters it?
What to do?" At this moment, the emperor's heart was full of anxiety and worry, and the joy of victory had been completely washed away. Although he decided to take Zhu Zhanji with him on this expedition, he just hoped that he could see the world.
, to experience the difficulty of his father's generation, and to increase his qualifications and establish some connections... Everything is to prepare for future succession, and it does not require him to go into battle with a knife and kill people like himself.
But this naughty kid didn't know the truth and was hot-headed. He followed Li Qian to show off as a hero... The naughty kid had no idea how serious the consequences of his actions were. He was the heir to the empire. If he failed in this situation, Zhu Di would
We have to lose our beloved grandson, the empire has lost its most suitable heir, and even this hard-fought victory will lose its color.
If captured alive by Wala, it would be worse than death. It would be a great shame and humiliation for the Ming Dynasty. It would be ten times and a hundred times more embarrassing than Qiu Fu's 100,000-strong army being wiped out.
The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more furious he became. He intuitively realized that all his usual teachings had been transferred to the dogs. He sent Wang Yan to pick up the people, and ordered all the generals around him to take their subordinates and rush to Jiulongkou, casting nets all over the sky.
You must bring that beast Zhu Zhanji back to me.
Hearing his father scolding Zhu Zhanji as a beast for the first time, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but laugh. Unfortunately, his face was so gray that he couldn't see anything. He was happy, so happy. He had won this battle.
I am also happy because no matter whether Zhu Zhanji can come back safely this time, his status in the emperor's heart will be greatly reduced.
'I really admire myself so much...' Zhu Gaoxu burst into laughter and said as nervously as possible: "Father, please calm down. I will also take people to find Zhan Ji. He has his own destiny and will be fine."
of."
"I hope so." Zhu Di's face was extremely gloomy. Under the light of the fire, his eyes were dim and dim, like two groups of nine ghost fires burning. He said solemnly: "Li Qian is a mature man, otherwise I would not send him to assist my grandson.
, why did you commit evil this time?"
"I don't know, I will know when the emperor comes back and asks him." Zhu Gaoxu was self-aware and did not dare to say more for fear of revealing his secrets, so he clasped his fists and left: "It can't be too late, I'm going to set off."
Zhu Di nodded and stood by the bonfire that was gradually extinguishing. The east was already white, but his heart was dark and cold...