My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 327
"Qiu Fu, look at the generals in Beijing, who can compete with you, just find one." Zhu Di said generously.

Qiu Fu glanced over and saw that there were not many Dukes in Beijing... Among them, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was still in Liaodong, Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng led the army to conquer the Wa Kingdom, and Wei Guogong Xu Huizu went to the southwest.

So among the generals, Zhang Fu, Wang Zhong, Huo Zhen, Wang Cong, Li Yuan, and Zheng Heng are left.

Among them, Zhang Fu inherited his father's legacy and has excellent abilities, so he can be regarded as the leader of the younger generation of generals.It was he who took the lead in pointing out that Qiu Fu was too old to lead the army.

This contest should happen among them.

Zhang Fu is also eager to try, gearing up.

But surprisingly, Qiu Fu looked around and shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty, the generals in Beijing are either subordinates or juniors of the minister. A national bus driver."

Duke Guo in Beijing?

Xu Jingchang was stunned for a moment, "I said Qi Guogong, you can't think about it, you want to compete with Rong Guogong?"

Rong Guogong is Yao Guangxiao, this is Zhu Di's mastermind, Wentao and Wulu are top-notch, although the old monk is getting old and doesn't care about world affairs.But it's not like you, Qiu Fu, can compare.

There is no one who can choose such a painful way to die.

Qiu Fu smiled faintly, "Young Master Yao's ability, I think I can't match it, and I don't dare to humiliate myself."

Not looking for Yao Guangxiao?
Then who are you looking for?

At this time, the prince Zhu Gaochi who was next to him suddenly coughed, "That... Duke Ding, do you think you want to fight Duke Qi?"

"I?"

Xu Jingchang's face was weird, and he had an indescribable feeling. You can't find anyone, why are you looking for me?
Qiu Fu took a step forward, and said in a clear voice: "Ding Guogong, the Xu family is the number one general in the world. You are also famous in the world, and everyone knows it. What's more, it was you who proposed this time. We want to compete. You are talking about military affairs on paper, but you still hope Duke Ding can enlighten you."

Qiu Fu took a step forward, staring at Xu Jingchang, full of confidence.

As for Xu Jingchang, he still frowned slightly, thoughtfully.

Zhu Di said simply: "Since that's the case, it's settled...Xu Jingchang, you are also a military minister, so you should pay more attention to military affairs."

Having said all of this, Xu Jingchang couldn't retreat even if he wanted to.

I had to ask people to prepare, and after half an hour, the contest officially began.

Taking advantage of the time to rest, Prince Zhu Gaochi came to Xu Jingchang's side, and said helplessly, "Duke Qi is also a prince and grand teacher. He who taught me can only say that you have to ask for more blessings."

The rest of the ministers, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, etc., also came together to encourage Xu Jingchang.After all, compared with Qiu Fu, Xu Jingchang is still a member of the Wenchen team, at least one of the Jiuqing. If he loses, he will lose face to the big guys.

In contrast, Qiu Fu's side was much more relaxed, and he was completely sure of his posture... There was no way to be unsteady. Facing such a little cabbage chicken like Xu Jingchang, Qiu Fu could pinch him to death with just one finger.

This is a contest without suspense.

Xu Jingchang has been majestic for many years, and today is finally the time for him to slap him in the face.

Full of confidence, Qiu Fu stood in front of the sand table ahead of time.

"Dingguo Gong, do you think we are competing with cavalry or infantry?" Qiu Fu said, "No matter what, just let the horse come over."

What I said was a lot of self-confidence.

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Since it is a simulation of the Northern Expedition to Wala... Please ask Qi Guogong to follow your strategy, command the troops and horses, and send troops to the north!"

Qiu Fu nodded, "If that's the case, I'm not going to be polite... For this Northern Expedition, according to my plan, I will command [-] troops, of which [-] elite cavalry and [-] infantry will go out from Dongshengwei and go straight to the grassland. A majestic teacher, Mount Tai overwhelms the top, and smashes the tiles with one drum."

As Qiu Fu said, he planted a small triangular flag that belonged to him in Dongshengwei.

The tiger's eyes on the grassland are unstoppable.

Facing Qiu Fu's attack, Xu Jingchang took his time and mobilized the herdsmen of various tribes to retreat calmly, heading northwest, into the depths of the grassland.

Qiu Fu was slightly taken aback, "Mr. Ding, if you retreat without fighting, aren't you afraid of motivating yourself?"

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "Da Ming is powerful, so it's good if I can protect myself, so naturally I have to avoid its edge."

Qiu Fu said again: "Then how can you guarantee that you will retreat into the desert before my army attacks? How can you force me to attack?"

"It's nothing...Wala has no less than 200 people working in various departments in Daming. It's not difficult to know the movements of Duke Qi in advance."

"what?"

Don't talk about Qiu Fu, even other people are listening to it fresh, Wala has done so much meticulous work in Daming, why didn't the court take any action?
"Dingguo Gong, why don't you arrest these Wala people?"

"Arrest? Why arrest? Those grassland merchants are either Oara's secret agents or Tatars. How can they be banned? And if these people are dealt with, there is no guarantee that they will not come out even more powerful, so it is better to keep them." Xu Jingchang laughed. : "Mr. Qi, speaking of this matter is still on your body. Before you send troops, you can carry out strategic deception. You can also ask Jin Yiwei to cooperate, and you can also let Jin Yiwei arrest and spy, or release fake news to deceive the other party. I didn't do anything, I know your movements, so it's not surprising."

Hearing these words, Qiu Fu's expression was unkind. He thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Even if you prepare in advance, I can still chase after you. I don't believe you can hide!"

Sure enough, Qiu Fu led his troops and advanced rapidly.

It's just that no matter how much he chases, Xu Jingchang can deal with it calmly, retreating step by step, but not confronting Qiu Fu head-on.

In the blink of an eye, he had retreated for more than half a month, almost retreating to the depths of Moxi.

Qiu Fu also gradually became angry, "Mr. Ding, do you only know how to run away?"

Xu Jingchang smiled, "No, when I retreated, I left some rangers behind, and they have already started attacking your grain road."

Qiu Fu hesitated for a while, at this time Zhang Fu saw the clues, and he took the initiative to say: "After half a month of pursuit, the Ming soldiers and horses went deep into the grassland, and the number of civilians and livestock needed more than tripled. In addition to the Mongolian cavalry attack, we set off from Dongsheng , Five stones of grain, only one stone can be transported to the front of the army... Duke Qi, you need to pay attention to the grain and grass."

Qiu Fu naturally knew, he snorted: "Like Duke Ding, if you can't keep retreating, can Wala bear it?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "The Mongolian cavalry migrated by water and grass. Migration is commonplace. However, with Duke Qi's fierce pursuit, we will lose about [-]% of our livestock. There may be famine after autumn and winter. But right now, there is no What's in the way."

Seeing this, Qiu Fu was also helpless, so he could only continue to drive his troops forward... He tried his best to catch up with Xu Jingchang and fight a decisive battle, but Xu Jingchang just retreated, and kept sending more cavalry, not only harassing the grain road, but also In the middle of the night, gongs and drums were beaten, and the Ming army was not given time to rest.

Until a month later, a situation suddenly appeared...a group of Mongolian cavalry asked the Ming army to surrender.

Zhu Di grabbed his beard and saw the power of this move.

"Qiu Fu, are you willing to believe this person's surrender?"

Qiu Fu shook his head subconsciously, he was fighting with Xu Jingchang, Xu Jingchang was a scheming kid, it was nothing if he sent someone to feign surrender.

"I don't believe it!"

Zhu Di said, "You really don't believe it?"

Qiu Fu was taken aback, at this moment Zhang Fu frowned and said, "Duke Qi, your food and grass can no longer keep up."

It was only then that Qiu Fu noticed that there was a big problem with his logistical supplies. Every time he sent a stone of food to the army, he would not only eat seven or eight stones, but also lose civilian husbands, and more and more animals died of exhaustion.

Zhang Fu said again: "Mr. Qi, among your infantry, there are [-] firearms soldiers. The blunderbuss, cannons, and gunpowder for their battles take up too much capacity. If you want to continue to pursue now, you must Make a break...do you want to give up the firearms battalion?"

Qiu Fu frowned even more. A cannon was a few hundred catties. Abandoning the firearms battalion would indeed relieve the pressure, but the loss of firearms would have a great impact on the Ming army's combat power.

At this time, another Oirat general came to surrender and said where the main force of Oirat was.

Zhu Di looked at Qiu Fu and asked, "Don't you believe it?"

Qiu Fu was sweating on his temples. If he believed it, he might fall into Xu Jingchang's trap, but if he didn't believe it, he couldn't find Xu Jingchang's whereabouts in the vast next door, and his logistics supplies were in danger of being cut off.

Qiu Fu thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind, "Your Majesty, I will use three thousand cavalry. I will attack at the same time, and I will complete my meritorious service in one battle!"

Qiu Fu made a decision, and Zhu Di, who was in charge of the referee at this time, could also see clearly that Xu Jingchang used a trick of surrender.

Qiu Fu's army moved forward, crossed the river and pursued fiercely, and finally met Xu Jingchang's soldiers and horses.

It's just that these soldiers and horses fought and retreated, constantly backward.

Qiu Fu was just like a gambler who was on the top, desperately chasing after him.

Just when the elite of the Ming army were exhausted and exhausted, Xu Jingchang finally made a move... He mobilized [-] Wala cavalry to besiege Qiu Fu's Ming army in all directions.

The Oirat cavalry, who had endured for a long time, came overwhelmingly and ferociously.

Qiu Fu mobilized troops and horses to fight desperately... There is no doubt that the Ming army was really elite, and Qiu Fu desperately fought, which did cause trouble for Oala.

But in the face of absolute numbers, struggling is useless.

In the end, Zhu Di decided that Qiu Fu lost.

And it was a total failure.

"Duke Qi, you have been riding finely, and the entire army is wiped out... including you, I am afraid that you will die in battle!"

Qiu Fu only felt a chill in his neck, trembling all over his body, and his back was drenched in cold sweat. Although it was only on paper, he also felt that Wala really might deal with him like this.

Is there anything he can do about it?
Unfortunately, it looks like a real brow.

Could it be that he can only be defeated?

"Your Majesty, I think that the Wala people may not be able to understand the movements of the Ming soldiers and horses. I think that with an elite army, they will surely defeat the enemy and win."

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "Duke Qi, do you mean that Wala will be ignorant and wait for your army to attack?"

At this time, even the civil servants could see the clues, Yang Rong said with a chuckle: "Duke Qi, if you believe that Wala will be beaten passively, then it is not just talk, it is just a fantasy."

Qiu Fu's old face was instantly livid, "I, I'm still not convinced!"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Duke Qi, what else do you have to say?"

"Of course there are. My Great Ming Iron Cavalry is invincible in the world. In the Han Dynasty, there was a saying that one Han was the Wuhu. One of my Ming soldiers is enough to be worth ten... twenty Oirat cavalry, and once the Oirats lose too much, they will die. I will collapse without fighting. As long as I have five thousand elite cavalry, I can defeat the enemy."

Xu Jingchang chuckled, "Yes, my Daming cavalry is naturally a divine soldier, but you, Lord Qi, don't forget that the Wala people live in the grasslands and deserts. If you invite troops to kill them, they will naturally have to work hard to protect their families. .”

Qiu Fu was dumbfounded and could only look at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di let out a long breath, "Military and national affairs are of course not to be trifled with... This time it is true that Dingguo won."

When Qiu Fu heard this, tears flowed down his face, and he knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent. I thought of clearing the desert for Your Majesty in my lifetime, but I didn't expect my skills to be inferior to others. I am ashamed of my Majesty!" After speaking, he prostrated himself on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

(End of this chapter)