Starting from Comprehensive Martial Arts: Bu Dao Lu

Chapter 268
Zhu Qi personally took charge of the border defense line, also with the idea of ​​completing his efforts in one battle.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Zhu Qi's first military order when he rushed to the border defense line was to punish Chang Yuchun who went out to fight in the city.

From a tactical point of view, Chang Yuchun was not wrong in going out to kill the herdsmen with low combat effectiveness.The army takes the initiative to attack instead of defend, and it can also improve the morale of the defenders, which is indeed considered a victory.

But from a strategic perspective, the results of Chang Yuchun's battle out of the city were incomparable to the importance of the city.If the city is carelessly lost because of going out to fight, then there will be loopholes in the entire defense line of the empire.

To make up for this loophole, the empire must pay far more than the results of fighting.What's even more frightening is that if the loopholes cannot be repaired and the defense line is torn apart by the Yuan Empire, the empire will suffer great losses.

It may even lead to the recurrence of the tragedy of cholera in the grassland decades ago. What a catastrophe?

Therefore, Chang Yuchun could not afford the consequences of losing the city.

As a general in charge of the army, Chang Yuchun didn't understand the key.But he just couldn't bear it anymore.In the past few years, Xu Da led a large army and slaughtered several countries, making great military achievements.And he was guarding the grassland defense line.

Sitting and watching others charge into battle is really torture for an offensive general like Chang Yuchun.Therefore, Chang Yuchun took advantage of the opportunity to go out of the city to fight before the main force of the Yuan Empire arrived to vent his anger.

Unexpectedly, he was hit by Zhu Qi, so Zhu Qi used Chang Yuchun's reputation to warn the defense generals.

……

Zhu Qi did not criticize Chang Yuchun too much!
Of course, Chang Yuchun also understood the reason why Zhu Qi punished him.But this is his nature, otherwise he would not be Chang Yuchun.

In fact, people like Chang Yuchun are not uncommon in the army. It is even said that most generals are generals like Chang Yuchun.

After all, being handsome is rare!

In the Ming Dynasty, there were only three real handsome men: Xu Da, Zhu Wenzheng, and Li Wenzhong.Although King Qin and King Yan also have the potential to be handsome, they still need experience.

In addition, although strategic generals like Feng Guosheng are not as good as Xu Da, they can still be regarded as half handsome.

However, the victory or defeat in the battle between generals is not absolute.

For example, Chang Yuchun was brave and capable, and had a good sense of war. Even if Xu Da fought with him, he wouldn't dare to say that he would definitely win against Chang Yuchun.

Chang Yuchun followed Emperor Hongwu from his humble beginnings, and there were many handsome men who were defeated by him.

……

The punishment of Chang Yuchun, who was almost the second person in the imperial army, quickly spread throughout the border defense front.The generals stationed at each line of defense also deeply understood Zhu Qi's determination to defend to the end.

If you use Chang Yuchun to scare the monkeys, the effect will be immediate.

However, in the whole world, I am afraid that only Zhu Qi can do this kind of thing.

……

With Zhu Qi personally taking charge of the defense line.The impatience of the frontline generals quickly disappeared.

The defenders at the city passes on the first line of defense put their thoughts aside and went all out to train their troops, reinforce the city, and hoard supplies.Prepare for a long, hard fight.

The second line of defense was quickly improved under the huge national power of the Ming Empire. Countless soldiers, horses, grain, grass, and equipment were continuously transported to the grassland borders.

It wasn't until the second line of defense was complete that it was worthy of a fight, and Tang He and Xu Da relaxed a little.

At this time, the main armies of the Yuan Empire and the Qing Empire were not far from the border defense lines. …

The border war started suddenly, and the two warring parties fell into a fierce battle without any communication.

The Ming Empire had the power of cities and equipment to help defend the city; the Yuan Empire and the Qing Empire had a large number of people and did not care about the death of people at all.

The young men of countless tribes in the two empires were attracted by the prosperous and fertile Middle-earth depicted by the top officials of the two empires, and they rushed to the city in waves, putting great pressure on the defenders of the Ming Empire.

one day!
two days!

Ten days!

The cities of the Ming Empire stood firm like solid rocks in the waves.Let the grassland army attack.

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"The armies of the Yuan Empire and the Qing Empire have been attacking the defense line for ten days. What do you think of the current war situation?" Zhu Qi looked at the border defense map in front of him and asked several generals.

Chang Yuchun, who had been supervising the battle on the city wall, said: "Commander, the Dayuan Empire seems to be attacking very fiercely, but the main force attacking the city in front are young men from various tribes, who were reorganized by the Dayuan Empire and went into battle in turn. Therefore, these Days later, although the Great Yuan Empire suffered heavy casualties, its fundamental strength was not weakened."

Zhu Qi nodded and said: "General Chang's words really hit the mark. The hero really sees the same thing! King Jingjiang's letter also explains the situation of the Qing Empire, which is exactly the same as that of the Yuan Empire."

Chang Yuchun smiled, his face full of contentment.

At this time, Xu Da, who had been staring at the border map for a long time, asked: "Mr. Cao Guo, if the northern army breaks into the Yuan Empire, will there be any gains?"

Li Wenzhong frowned and said: "The army on the northern front attacked in separate groups. In more than a month, the farthest group of soldiers and horses traveled nearly a thousand miles. Except for the soldiers and horses close to the border defense line, the other groups of soldiers and horses were not affected at all in the Yuan Empire. Any obstacle that is too big can be said to be unimpeded. The cities of the Great Yuan Empire just stood firm and paid no attention to the empire's raging army."

Xu Da sighed and said: "That's right!"

Li Wenzhong seemed to have realized something and said: "Wei Guogong, Temujin really has such great determination."

Xu Da nodded and said: "Previously, when the commander-in-chief was preparing, I still had doubts in my heart. Now it seems that Temujin is really a hero in the world!"

Li Wenzhong took a breath and said: "Fortunately, the commander prepared early, otherwise..."

Xu Da also nodded with lingering fear.

Since ancient times, there has never been such a move-like strategy among military strategists.Temujin's fighting method was no longer an all-out effort, but a whole-family effort.If something goes wrong, the clan will be wiped out.

Zhu Qi smiled and said: "Wei Guogong, Cao Guogong. Since the Yuan Empire has made up its mind to be decisive, the killings in these days must be nothing in Temujin's eyes! In fact, the Yuan Empire deliberately prevented the herdsmen from dying. Not only to consume our strength and morale, but also to confuse us?"

Xu Da nodded and said: "The commander-in-chief is right. Although there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside the city, in Temujin's eyes, these losses are nothing at all. As long as the empire's defense line can be broken through, no matter how big the loss is, Temujin will not be able to bear it." Don’t care.”

"Of course, Temujin's real intention is probably to test the weakness of the empire's defense line. Ten days of fierce fighting was enough for Temujin to see clearly the reality."

Several people in the palace were all veteran generals on the battlefield. They had all done this before, using soldiers and horses to test the truth, but this was the first time they had seen someone as heroic as Temujin, who had sacrificed countless lives to do so.

Li Wenzhong's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Commander, I'm afraid this is what Temujin has to do!"

"I have to!" An idea flashed in Zhu Qi's heart, and the problem he had been unable to figure out in the past few days seemed to be about to come to light.

(End of this chapter)