Starting from Comprehensive Martial Arts: Bu Dao Lu

Chapter 267 Defensive Line
Although, the Ming Empire's methods of destroying the morale of the two empires were easily resolved by the top leaders of the two empires.

But when the top officials of the two countries saw the corpses of Kublai Khan and Huang Taiji sent by the Ming Empire, they were really furious!

Because what the Ming Empire sent were two headless corpses!The heads of Kublai Khan and Huang Taiji disappeared.

Kublai Khan and Huang Taiji were both figures who were like the pinnacle of the two empires. If their heads appeared on the border battlefield, most of the morale of the two empires would definitely disappear.

The methods of the Ming Empire are really vicious!
However, at this time, the grassland army had already advanced eastward, and the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

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The march of the grassland army lasted more than a day.

At the eastern defense line of the grassland, Chang Yuchun and Zhu Wenzheng were already waiting.At the northern defense line of the Yuan Empire on the grassland, Cao Guozhong and Li Wenzhong also sent several groups of troops south to harass the rear of the Yuan Empire.

However, the Dayuan Empire was determined, and Li Wenzhong's harassment had no obvious effect.

More than a hundred miles behind the eastern defense line of the grassland is the second line of defense chaired by Xin Guogong Tang He.

Tang He is a prudent person and has rich experience. It is most suitable for Tang He to be the second line of defense.

At the top of the city, Tang He looked at the setting sun in the west with a solemn face.

As time went by, the news about the troops sent by the Qing Empire and the Yuan Empire became more and more detailed.

The more news came from the grassland, the more solemn Tang He felt!

This time the Great Yuan Empire and the Great Qing Empire sent out troops without leaving any way for themselves to retreat. Such desperate measures made even Tang He, a veteran of wars, feel chills in his heart.

If the defense lines of the Ming Empire cannot stop the eastward marching army from the grassland, wouldn’t the catastrophe in Middle-earth decades ago be repeated again?

The setting sun disappeared into the earth, the cold wind tore at the iron armor, and Tang He's blood became even hotter.

The grassland army must not be allowed to break through.

With thoughts flying around, Tang He only had this obsession left in his heart.

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Tang He was full of anxiety, and Xu Da, who was coordinating the war effort, was even more stressed.

Xu Da didn't know how many troops the Qing Empire and the Yuan Empire had heading east this time.

The two empires were out in full force. The troops marching eastward included the imperial army and tribal herdsmen. Even if the spies of the Ming Empire tried their best, they could not calculate the specific numbers.

In fact, not only Xu Da didn't know this number, but even the senior officials of the Qing Empire and the Yuan Empire didn't know it either.Xu Da was very worried because he didn't know the specific number of troops sent by the two prairie empires.

Since ancient times, military strategists have always emphasized knowing themselves and their enemies in battles, but now Xu Dalian doesn't even know how many soldiers and horses his opponent has, so how can he feel at ease.

The army of the Prairie Empire is ready to be dispatched, and so is the Ming Empire.

After Zhu Qi learned that Emperor Xiaokang had achieved breakthroughs in cultivation through seclusion, he made a bold plan.

Before the situation in the three grassland countries that had just been brought under the rule of the empire stabilized, all the Western Expedition troops were transferred.Now, only the King of Qin, King of Jin, King of Yan and a small number of soldiers and horses are stationed in the original territory of the Three Kingdoms of the Grassland.

The slightly stable Northern Territory only had King Zhou left to look after it. It can be said that the Northern Territory and the grasslands of the Northwest Territory are at their weakest now.

If something happens to the two territories, the good situation that the Ming Empire has worked hard for for several years may turn into nothing.

The Yuan Empire and the Qing Empire were gambling on the fate of the country, so why not the Ming Empire?

Zhu Qi planned in advance and used the soldiers and horses from the Three Kingdoms of the Grassland and the Northern Territory to form the first line of defense.This second line of defense was composed of soldiers and horses deployed by Xu Da from the guard posts on the grassland border.

The third line of defense is still being improved.

In fact, neither the second nor the third line of defense is as strong as the first line of defense.

The first line of defense is not only filled with stars, but also has no shortage of soldiers and horses.Even excluding the surrendered troops from the Three Kingdoms on the Grassland and the Northern Territory, the Northern Expedition army that the Ming Empire first prepared was a rare elite in the world.

Therefore, it is not a big problem that the first line of defense can stop the Qing Empire and the Yuan Empire. The key question is how long it can stop the two empires.

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The root cause of Xu Da and Tang He's anxiety is still the weakness of the second and third lines of defense.

At this important juncture, the huge machine of the Ming Empire also began to operate rapidly, and countless soldiers, money and food were quickly transferred to the western grasslands.

Within a day, the defense line of the Ming Empire became stronger.

Of course, this is still not enough time.

Zhu Qi's original plan was to build a defense line fortress group stretching hundreds of miles based on three defense lines at the grassland border.

If these hundreds of miles of defense fortresses were really built by the Ming Empire, then it would be impossible for the Qing Empire and the Yuan Empire to fight against the Ming Empire even if they wanted to.

In the Shiwanda Mountains in the south of the Ming Empire, Emperor Xiaokang built a defense line and fortress group based on Zhu Qi's suggestion.Although turmoil has continued in Shiwandashan for more than ten years, the actual area ruled by the Ming Empire relies on the fortress group to continue to penetrate into Shiwandashan.

Facts have proved that the root of the war is still the national strength of each country.With the national power of the Ming Empire, it can spread the fortress group all over the grassland and divide the vast grassland into small pieces.By then, the Ming Empire's rule over the grassland will probably be more stable than Ran Min's in Megatron Grassland.

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Time passes by!
Although the main armies of the Yuan Empire and the Qing Empire have not yet arrived at the border defense battlefield.

But the cities on the first line of defense have been fighting for several days.

Genghis Khan is worthy of being the genius of the grassland. Under the banner of Genghis Khan, tribes of all sizes are rushing towards the east.

Although the combat power of these tribal warriors is not as good as that of the regular army, their fearless momentum and skillful riding and archery still bring a lot of trouble to the Ming Empire.

Of course, facing these arrogant tribal herdsmen, the Ming generals were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to kill them.

If Zhu Qi hadn't beaten Chang Yuchun with twenty military sticks, I'm afraid the Ming generals might not have been able to restrain themselves from going out to fight in the city.

Yes!

Zhu Qi came to the front line of the battlefield in person!
That day, after Zhu Qi finished discussing with the prince and went to the palace to see Emperor Hongwu, he rushed to the border battlefield with Zhang Sanfeng and Xiaoyaozi.

Although Emperor Xiaokang went into seclusion to achieve breakthroughs in cultivation, Emperor Hongwu did not go into seclusion.With Emperor Hongwu guiding the prince behind his back, there was no need to worry within the Ming Empire.

As for Zhang Sanfeng and Xiaoyaozi, they understood after participating in the Imperial Capital War that the Zhao family and Wudang were completely tied to the Ming Empire.

The two did not shirk Zhu Qi's request to let them go to the border front to guard against Temujin and Nurhaci.Since they are already tied to the Ming Empire, they don't mind continuing to contribute to the Ming Empire.

Moreover, from their perspective, they can see that the Qing Empire and the Yuan Empire are by no means the opponents of the Ming Empire. Even if the Ming Empire loses this battle, the Ming Empire will dominate the grasslands in the future.

With the monster Zhu Qi here, no force in the entire continent of China can stop the expansion of the Ming Empire.

Zhu Qi's horror is that the longer the contact lasts, the less he can think of confrontation.In terms of literary achievements, martial arts prowess, and mental calculations, Zhu Qi was the top existence. Such outstanding people had never appeared in history.

(End of this chapter)