Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 188 The new weapon is really powerful

Zhu Qi was naturally overjoyed that he picked up a future famous general for no reason.

But for Zhang Yu, it was the first time he saw His Royal Highness the Liao King, who was not the three-headed and six-armed monster he imagined, or a weird and scary monster.

He was just a handsome young man with a stalwart body, but it was such a young man's determination to do things that made Zhang Yu feel unimaginable.

One must know that he, Zhang Yu, surrendered from the Beiyuan side and came here. As a surrender general, it is reasonable to send him to Yingtian Mansion to be punished by Zhu Yuanzhang. Let's see how to arrange it? .

As a result, His Royal Highness King Liao directly left him behind.

Not only that, but also sent people to look for his wife and children, and also received this land in Liaodong.

Obviously, he wanted to make himself his direct descendant.

Zhang Yu himself didn't have any outstanding military exploits before, and he was even less famous.

But His Royal Highness King Liao is different, the whole Bei Yuan is his legend, and Bei Yuan Prime Minister Wang Baobao is his defeated general.

And such a legendary His Royal Highness Liao Wang treated him so sincerely. Zhang Yu was grateful in his heart. Needless to say, he had already made up his mind to do something for His Royal Highness Liao Wang.

Looking for Zhang Yu's wife and children will naturally take a certain amount of time. Originally, Zhang Yu didn't expect to see his wife and children so soon. He thought it might take a year or so.

However, by chance later, I heard that His Royal Highness King Liao almost sent nearly half of the Jinyiwei in Liaodong to look for his wife and children.

Zhang Yu was so moved that he was almost speechless in his heart.

Of course Zhu Qi hoped to find Zhang Yu's wife and children as soon as possible, but his wife could say that his son was Zhang Fu!

This is also a famous general of the Ming Dynasty in the future. This Zhang Fu has never been defeated in his life, and he died in the battle at the end. It can be said that if he is not called the Son of Heaven, his achievements are definitely not inferior to the founding father Xu Da.

It is not difficult to find Zhang Yu's wife and children directly by using Jin Yiwei's crowd tactics, let alone Zhang Yu's cooperation.

Soon, Jin Yiwei found Zhang Yu's wife and his son Zhang Fu, and according to Zhu Qi's order, they brought them back safely towards Liaodong.

It is estimated that it will only take two or three months.

Zhu Qi also wrote to Yingtian Mansion, strongly recommending Zhang Yu as a talent, let him stay in Liaodong, and help him defend the line.

As for the reason, there is no need to make up too much. Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang trusts himself very much now, and it is impossible to stop him too much.

The most important thing is that Zhang Yu had no special military exploits or fame before, so it was not difficult for Zhu Qi to keep him.

After Zhang Yu was left behind, the next thing Zhu Qi had to do was to lead his subordinates to take over the defense line built by Lan Yu.

Since the last Liaodong War, Naha's line of defense has shrunk to the front line of Shenzhou, and the Ming army and Yuan army have also relied on the Liaohe River to confront each other on the north and south banks.

Not to mention that Liaohe's dividing front is extremely clear, it is not easy to attack each other.

But this is just Bei Yuan's opinion. For Zhu Qi, the Liao River is not the key to stop the advance.

What hindered the progress of the Ming army was the restraint of the main force of Mobei and Beiyuan, as well as the cold weather in the north and the defects of the logistics supply line.

However, with the upcoming large-scale promotion of cotton planting across the country, and the continuous collection of tariffs to obtain profits.

Zhu Qi believed that Ming Dynasty's naval transportation power would become stronger and stronger in the future, and with the strengthening of water power, the transportation line would no longer be an important factor restricting Ming Dynasty's offensive to the north.

With a large number of sea-going ships to transport materials, the rich grain output in Jiangnan and other places, as well as various weapons, metal materials, etc., can be transported to Liaodong in the shortest time for the Ming army's combat needs.

But that's all for later, Zhu Qi first led his subordinates Li Qi, Xu Zengshou, and Zhang Yu who had just been subdued, and headed towards Liaohe.

Although Zhu Qi had seen Lan Yu last time, it was not on the edge of the Liaohe defense line after all.

Therefore, the work of handing over can only wait until Liaohe, and Lan Yu was urged by Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial decree.

So after meeting Zhu Qi and handing Zhang Yu over to Zhu Qi, he set off to return to Yingtian Mansion.

Sapphire naturally accepted the emperor's award in name, but in fact, Sapphire was deprived of his military power.

As for whether he can lead the army to fight in the future, it depends on Sapphire's performance.

However, according to what has happened in history, Sapphire should keep a low profile for a long time to come.

It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang launched the fourth Northern Expedition against Beiyuan that Sapphire would be reactivated.

So when Zhu Qi arrived in Liaohe with his subordinates, what he saw were only the two lieutenants under Lan Yu's name.

It has to be said that Sapphire is indeed worthy of the title of a famous general.

Although it took only half a year to establish a defense line in Liaodong.

However, the entire Liaohe defense line has been established in an orderly and solid manner. It is not so easy for Beiyuan to attack Daming.

As for Zhang Yu's level, Li Qi and Xu Zengshou were originally skeptical in their hearts.

In their minds, they naturally didn't think too much about how powerful the general at Beiyuan was.

Although Zhang Yu was favored by His Royal Highness Liao Wang, both of them claimed to be His Royal Highness's direct disciples, and each of them had a copy of Zhu Zi's Art of War.

No matter how I think about it, I am stronger here!

But after Zhang Yu arrived in Liaohe, although he didn't say much, every time Zhu Qi assigned him tasks, he could complete them satisfactorily.

Not only that, he just walked around and already knew Liaohe's defense like the back of his hand.

Moreover, Zhang Yu also knew a lot of information about Beiyuan's defense, and Zhang Yu's effect on the Liaohe defense line was even greater than that of Lan Yu.

If this expert makes a move, he will know if there is one.

Zhu Qi also learned some art of war from Xu Da. Although the actual application is not very good, but with his superb memory, he is very familiar with the art of war.

After Zhang Yu arrived in Liaohe, all kinds of suggestions for the defense line were also on point.

Xu Zengshou and Li Qi beside them were also quite surprised. They thought they were just people who made a name for themselves, but they didn't expect to have real skills.

But letting Zhang Yuquan take full control of the military from the very beginning was naturally very unfair to the other generals on Zhu Qi's side.

So Zhu Qi let Xu Zengshou stay in Liaohe first, and Zhang Yu was Xu Zengshou's deputy.

Although he is a lieutenant general in name, Zhu Qi also praised him in private, saying that he had already taught Zhang Yu, and that he really had real abilities and great strategies.

Ask Xu Zengshou to listen to Zhang Yu's opinions when he is free.

Xu Zengshou is Zhu Qi's fanboy, and naturally nodded in agreement with what His Royal Highness Liao Wang said.

Not to mention that this piece of jade has already shown its own ability, and it was also passed the examination by His Royal Highness King Liao himself, so it must not be a big problem.

Xu Zengshou may not have great skills, but his best point is that he listens to himself very much, so Zhu Qi is very relieved to keep him here in Liaohe to manage military affairs.

I believe that with Xu Zengshou and Zhang Yu, there is nothing to worry about in Liaohe's defense.

After Zhu Qi made arrangements for the defense, he went back to Liaoyang with peace of mind.

But Zhu Qi knew Zhang Yu's ability, so he could leave with peace of mind, but the other generals didn't know Zhang Yu's ability.

In the eyes of the other generals, this piece of jade is nothing more than a surrendered general from Bei Yuan.

He didn't have any special skills in Beiyuan before, let alone any achievements worth boasting about.

Compared with most of the generals in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yu's record in Beiyuan is really not enough.

In fact, Zhang Yu can't be blamed for this. Think about the situation in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. When the Yuan Dynasty collapsed at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the combat power of the army had already reached its lowest point.

And Zhang Yu at this time, even if he was given an army, he couldn't defeat the rebel army with high morale.

Not to mention the rebel army, there are many famous generals.

Wang Baobao was strong enough, but he lost more than he won against the Ming army.

However, since Zhang Yu surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers under his command were replaced by the Ming army.

Xu Zengshou trusted His Highness Liao Wang 100%, and naturally obeyed His Highness Liao Wang's orders, without any contempt for Zhang Yu.

The other generals, especially the lieutenants Lan Yu left on the defense line, did not have much affection for Zhang Yu.

Not to mention that Zhang Yu was their defeated general, even Xu Zengshou, the chief general sent by His Royal Highness Liao Wang, was nothing more than a young boy in their eyes.

If Liao King Zhu Qi was in Liaohe in person, they would definitely not think so, but His Royal Highness Liao Wang obviously had no plans to be in Liaohe, he had already left.

Xu Zengshou didn't know what these old generals were thinking. After all, he was just a fledgling general at a young age, and he was not an expert in these matters of human communication, but this piece of jade was different.

Zhang Yu's experience is much richer than Xu Zengshou's, and Zhang Yu's mind is very flexible, just by looking at other people's expressions, and staying on the Liaohe defense line for two days, and knowing what he saw and heard, he knows That's what the generals thought.

But Zhang Yu had just surrendered after all, so it was not easy to speak ill of those generals, lest Xu Zengshou think he was a spy sent by Bei Yuan.

To drive a wedge between the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

So just quietly do what you should do.

It just so happened that not long after that day, a team from Beiyuan came to harass the defense line of the Ming army in Liaohe.

It stands to reason that the defense here should have been in charge of those lieutenants.

However, those lieutenant generals couldn't see that Zhang Yu was still a general the day before yesterday, and he was reused today, and he was still in the same position as them.

So he deliberately handed over the affairs here to Zhang Yulai.

If Zhang Yu does not send troops, then they will have to impeach Zhang Yu for fear that the enemy will not show up, which will sweep away my prestige, and may even have other plans.

But if Zhang Yu sent troops, he would not be very capable in the eyes of the lieutenants, and Zhang Yu didn't have a lot of soldiers. Those Yuan troops came so fiercely that they might have defeated Zhang Yu in a few blows.

After losing the battle, there is even more reason.

In short, these lieutenants were already waiting to see Zhang Yu's jokes.

It's just that they underestimated Zhang Yu after all. Since Zhang Yu can be a famous general in the future, there is no need to mention the skills at hand, and he has already made preparations early.

He even thought that these lieutenant generals might take advantage of the enemy's attack to embarrass themselves.

In other words, these situations are all within his expectations at the moment.

Zhang Yu didn't say anything about being brave, even if the other lieutenants said they wanted to give him the credit, he hurriedly humbled himself.

The other lieutenants had already made up their minds, and if they wanted to make Zhang Yu look bad, it was naturally impossible to bring this job over.

The two sides shied away for a while, and Zhang Yu could only accept it silently, and then went down to make preparations.

Those lieutenants thought that Zhang Yu was at best arranging people to shoot a few arrows at the Yuan troops who came over to warn them.

Or yelling or something, the possibility of going out to fight is not very high.

After all, the troops Zhang Yu can command now are probably not as many as the 500 people on the opposite side.

As for the soldiers and horses in their hands, it is naturally impossible to lend them to Zhang Yu.

The reason is also very reasonable. It is said that the 500 people may have been lured, and there may be a large army behind them. If they go out, if the enemy army comes, then this line of defense will be breached.

What they said was actually full of loopholes, and Zhang Yu could hear it, but he didn't say anything to refute it.

The lieutenants watched Zhang Yu turn around to make arrangements, and snickered inwardly. Why don't they pull you down this time, the surrendered general?

With the relationship of His Royal Highness King Liao, do you think you can get along well in our Ming army?

But what they didn't expect was that this piece of jade didn't work out as they thought.

Zhang Yu actually directly led more than 300 cavalry under his command, and he was about to rush out directly.

The lieutenants were all stunned. Although Bei Yuan's fighting power was slightly lower than that of the Ming army, after so many battles, Bei Yuan had somewhat recovered his former brave nature.

What's more, Zhang Yu has just led more than 300 cavalry under his command, and they may not have been trained properly. If he goes out now, is he going to die?

Although the lieutenants wanted to make Zhang Yu look bad, they didn't expect that he would really go out to die. If this killed him, His Highness wouldn't blame him!
They all rushed to stop Zhang Yu, but they had already run away, and they saw more than 300 people rushing out of the fort.

Bei Yuan on the opposite side obviously did not expect that the Ming army would dare to come out to fight.

However, the 500 people came here to harass, to see if there is any place that can break through.

After seeing the Ming army coming out, he also turned around and ran away, and then took out the bow and arrow behind his back. Obviously, he was going to mount and shoot like the Yuan Dynasty cavalry.

Zhang Yu knew the tactics of these Yuan Dynasty cavalry very well, and his 300 cavalry rushed out to fight the Yuan Dynasty cavalry.

It was just to drive away the Yuan Dynasty cavalry, but Zhang Yu also knew that after he returned to the bunker, most of the Yuan Dynasty cavalry would come back.

Sure enough, after Zhang Yu's cavalry chased these Yuan Dynasty cavalry for a while, those Yuan Dynasty cavalry rode two rounds of cavalry and shot, seeing that Zhang Yu's cavalry was about to enter the shooting range.

But Zhang Yu quickly led the cavalry back and headed back towards the bunker, and the Yuan Dynasty cavalry also flattered their horses and chased them back.

The lieutenants behind the bunker also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the scene in front of them.

But the next scene really surprised these lieutenants.

I saw the cavalry on horseback returning to the wall of the bunker, and when they were waiting to open the door, they took out a firearm they had never seen before from their arms.

Then those cavalrymen of the 500 yuan dynasty who rushed over did not take these firearms seriously. These days, the range of firearms is far less than that of bows and arrows.

But what surprised these Yuan Dynasty cavalrymen was that those Yuan Dynasty cavalrymen opened fire on them from a long range.

Before the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty could react, bullets hit them, or the horses, followed by a burst of wailing.

One by one, they all fell into disarray, and suddenly became a mess.

Looking at the results of the battle in front of him, Zhang Yu also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, His Royal Highness King Liao had expected all of this, and he left these weapons for me in advance!
Also, this new weapon is really powerful!
(End of this chapter)