Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 529 Is it loyal or foolish?

Zhu Zhanhe didn't just bring his son with him this time.

The reason why King Wu's lineage withdrew from Shuntian Mansion before was not only because Zhu Zhanhe was retreating in order to advance, but also because he did not want to continue working hard in this situation with low returns and high risks.

Anyway, he still had plenty of time, so he took a step back and let Sun Ruowei and Zhu Qizhen go. Anyway, he knew how narrow the vision of these two women was. When the time came, he just had to wait and pick up what was ready.

Even if things go against expectations and Zhu Qizhen becomes a talent, Zhu Zhanhe can still firmly control the areas south of Yunnan and even south of Guangdong and Guangxi.

These places are very important now that the Little Ice Age is approaching.

However, now that facts have proven that Zhu Qizhen is still the mud that cannot hold up the wall, Zhu Zhanhe will not be polite at all.

This trip, he brought Chen Xun, Xia Xuan and others here. The people he brought out of Shuntian Mansion back then have either returned directly, or inherited his father Xia Yuanji's position like Xia Xuan. Returned on behalf of his father.

In just three days, Zhu Zhanhe regained control of Shuntian Mansion, and almost everyone in the court was replaced. Xiao Weizhen, Xu Youzhen and other people promoted by Sun Ruowei were all replaced, and those with stains were directly punished.

After confirming that Chen Xun and others were as firmly in control of Shuntian Mansion as before, Zhu Zhanhe set off again and led his army towards the Ningxia Central Guard.

This time, he won't miss it again.

At that time, Zhu Gaoxu said that he was lazy and unfounded, and some even said that he wanted to be emperor but did not want to lose a bad reputation.

Regarding these comments, Zhu Zhanhe chose to laugh them off.

In Zhu Zhanhe's view, his achievements are already very high, reaching a level that most people in the world cannot achieve in their lifetime.

That's not to say that he can't make further progress, but if he chooses to go further, it will inevitably bring some bad effects to him, which is unnecessary.

However, all of this is based on the fact that he must fight for it personally, but if everything is like now and the opportunity is forced into his hands, then why not choose to go further?

……

"Zhu Ling, where are you?"

When he thought of this, Zhu Zhanhe was a little irritated and couldn't help but opened the curtain of the carriage and asked outside.

"His Royal Highness Hui Shizi, we have already arrived at Taiyuan Prefecture. Next, we only need to go south to Pingyang Prefecture and cross the Yellow River from the ferry of Pingyang Prefecture. We will see Yan'an Prefecture."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded upon hearing this.

When you arrive at Yan'an Mansion, you will be at the gate of Ningxia Zhongwei. At that time, you can't just keep your head down and hurry, you have to be vigilant and prepare for the battle.

only……

"Zhu Ping? Where is your brother?" Only then did Zhu Zhanhe realize that the person who answered was not Zhu Ling, but Zhu Ping.

"Back to His Royal Highness, my brother has gone to the front and he is not at ease." Zhu Ping replied with his head lowered.

"You also know that according to the news received by the court, the imperial army was almost completely wiped out, and the weapons of the imperial court are very likely to fall into the hands of the enemy."

"It's nothing else, but when we left Shuntian Mansion, the Military and Arms Bureau still had a batch of unfinished white phosphorus eggs, which were eventually taken over by the imperial court."

"Since then, the imperial court has never had a war, nor has this batch of weapons been used. If these weapons are brought this time, it is very likely that they will fall into the hands of the enemy. By then, I am afraid that the Ningxia Central Guard will not be able to hold on for long. It’s time.”

"If the Ningxia Central Guard is lost, then we must investigate the enemy's situation in advance when crossing the Yellow River in Yan'an Prefecture, or even in Pingyang Prefecture."

"My brother is worried that the soldiers in Xiangzhou Prefecture have not fought any decent battles in recent years. In addition, the enemy this time is the grassland that our Ming Dynasty has suppressed for nearly 40 years. He is afraid that the soldiers will be careless and cause problems."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded slightly when he heard the words.

Indeed, he knew about the batch of white phosphorus eggs left in Shuntian Mansion that year, because he deliberately left these batches of white phosphorus eggs.

When the King of Wu and his family evacuated Shuntian, Zhu Zhanhe sent people to take away all the craftsmen from the War and Arms Bureau, leaving a batch of semi-finished white phosphorus eggs to the court.

It is said to be a semi-finished product, but in fact it is just short of assembly.

This can be regarded as Zhu Zhanhe's compassion. If possible, he actually did not want the Civil War and the Defense of the Capital to happen, because it would cause great damage to the Ming Dynasty.

But it turns out that you can never pin your hopes on a pile of mud.

But fortunately, Zhu Zhanhe still kept an eye on it, and all he left behind was white phosphorous eggs.

Although white phosphorus eggs are a great weapon of war, they are of little use to grasslands because there are almost no phosphate mines in grasslands. The phosphate mines of later flower growers are mainly in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei and other places. These places occupy It accounts for more than 96% of the phosphate rock output value of flower growers.

Therefore, even if the white phosphorus egg comes into the hands of the grassland, it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Ningxia central defender is lost, it is lost. The failures so far will not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty, at least it will not affect the final direction of the war.

At the very least, the imperial court may not be Wala's opponent, but he is not.

However, what Zhu Zhanhe didn't know was that he still missed one thing this time, but the thing he missed... actually couldn't be blamed on him.

……

Ningxia central defender.

Perhaps Zhu Zhanhe could not have imagined that Zhu Ling, who Zhu Ping said was going to the front to investigate, had actually reached the edge of Ningxia's Zhongwei.

Here, we are thousands of miles away from Zhu Zhanhe's army!
The reason why Zhu Ling was able to arrive here when the army was only around Taiyuan Mansion was that in addition to advancing at the fastest speed and regardless of the consequences, he also set off earlier than the army.

Even Zhu Zhanhe didn't notice. When he entered Shuntian Mansion and the palace, while dealing with the officials promoted by Sun Ruowei, and helping Chen Xun and others regain control of the cabinet and the six ministries, Zhu Ling had already set off.

For more than 30 years, Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping have been Zhu Zhanhe's guards since childhood. They are two people that Zhu Zhanhe can trust without reservation. Therefore, when Zhu Zhanhe found out that Zhu Ling was not around in the palace, he did not over thinking.

Even Zhu Ping exposed many flaws when covering for Zhu Ling, and Zhu Zhanhe also noticed something was wrong, but he didn't care.

Because in his heart, Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping are always trustworthy.

……

Zhu Ling took a deep breath and watched the dust in his field of vision move from far to near, but still made no move.

Not only Zhu Ling, but also the dozen or so prince guards behind Zhu Ling.

"Who is coming!"

Wala's scout reined in his reins and asked loudly.

Zhu Ling gently pulled the reins and spoke loudly: "The Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty is here to escort you! Let your master come out!"

……

This short sentence made the Wala scout in front of him lose his voice.

Zhu Zhanhe's name is still useful to this day.

Seeing the Oirat scouts surrounding him and others in a very vigilant manner, and seeing the man who spoke up pull the rein and turn the horse's head, and report back non-stop, Zhu Ling had a smile on his face.

"Brothers..." Zhu Ling looked into the distance and said without looking back.

"The feng shui here is good, let's... stay here!"

"it is good!"

More than a dozen of the prince's guards behind Zhu Ling spoke at the same time. Although there were only a dozen of them, their voices soared into the sky, frightening the Ora soldiers who surrounded them into losing their minds.

(End of this chapter)