Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 97: Northern Expedition, panicked Yuan people!

Everyone in the hall was also surprised by Lan Yu's speech.

During this period of time, the name Cao Wei has become familiar to them. Zhu Yuanzhang once took them to the manufacturing bureau to meet Cao Wei once during his birthday banquet.

Most people's impression of Cao Wei is that he is proficient in skills. Although he is also a smart man, he is not worth mentioning because Cao Wei is just a farmer.

No matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the train invented by Cao Wei, Cao Wei was still just a farmer after all, fundamentally different from everyone present.

But if Cao Wei is allowed to follow Lan Yu in the Northern Expedition this time, and after the gilding comes back, given Zhu Yuanzhang's regard for him, Cao Wei will definitely be allowed to stand in the Fengtian Palace.

When someone comes up, someone will naturally leave, or some vacant positions will be filled, and some people's interests will be damaged. This is what most people don't want to see.

At this moment, a large number of people in the court actually hoped that Zhou Guanzheng could say some more sharp words to make Zhu Yuanzhang take back his life.

Zhou Guanzheng keenly felt the change in the eyes of his colleagues around him, which was a kind of encouragement.

Zhou Guanzheng immediately regained his composure and turned to face Lan Yu without any fear.

He didn't believe that Cao Wei really understood the art of war. It was probably Lan Yu who was here to cover Cao Wei. After all, this was Zhu Yuanzhang's intention, and it was understandable for Lan Yu to do so.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Guanzheng had a good idea in his mind that he believed to be impeccable.

He just called Cao Wei to the court to confront him on the spot!

As long as it is exposed that Cao Wei does not understand the art of war, then he will win this game!By then his reputation will definitely skyrocket again!Who can't think highly of Zhou Guanzheng?

Chao Lanyu, who saw Zhou Guanzheng's righteous speech, said:
"Mr. Liang Guo, do you dare to take responsibility for what you said?"

Lan Yu glanced at him with a displeased expression, "Why don't I dare? What do you mean?"

Zhou Guanzheng raised his head and snorted softly, "I have heard that the manufacturing warehouse made a weapon for Duke Liang not long ago. I guess Cao Wei and Duke Liang must have a good personal relationship."

When Zhou Guanzheng said this, his meaning was already obvious. He was clearly saying that Lan Yu was partial to Cao Wei.

Many people in the hall raised their eyebrows.

It is said that Yan Guan is good at catching wind and shadows. As a general, Lan Yu can be arranged like this when someone builds a handy weapon. Guan Zheng is so open-mouthed this week!
The current situation is what they are happy to see, but Lan Yu must not accept it!

Sure enough, Lan Yu's face suddenly darkened when she heard this.

Zhou Guanzheng thought he had spoken Lan Yu's mind, and he was so happy that he even spoke unabashedly.

"Cao Wei is just a farmer. He has never been on the battlefield, so how can he understand the art of war on the battlefield? In my opinion... Duke Liang must have lied about what he said, just to let Cao Wei follow the Northern Expedition to gain some credit."

With that said, Zhou Guanzheng turned to look at the officials around him with a smile on his face.

"If Cao Wei is really capable, ask him to come to this hall to confront him on the spot and let everyone see if he understands the art of war..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Lan Yu taking long strides and walking towards him angrily.

Seeing the furious look on Lan Yu's face, Zhou Guanzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt something was not right.

It seems like he has provoked the last person he should have provoked!

"Liang, Duke Liang, what are you doing?" Zhou Guanzheng was oppressed by Lan Yu's momentum, took two steps back, pointed at Lan Yu and said.

At this time, Lan Yu had already stepped in front of Zhou Guanzheng, opened her big futon-like hands, and slapped Zhou Guanzheng on the head hard.

"Snapped!"

After a loud slap, Zhou Guanzheng spun around twice, and a big slap mark appeared on his face.

"You!" Zhou Guanzheng opened his mouth and said only one word, and Lan Yu's punches and kicks fell on him like a violent storm.

It wasn't until Zhou Guanzheng couldn't bear it anymore and fell to the ground that Lan Yu kicked him unconscious.

"Pooh!"

Lan Yu spat on Zhou Guanzheng and cursed: "I have been leading troops in wars for so many years, and it is not your turn to point fingers at me!"

"Telling lies? I don't even bother to do such a thing! Could it be that I would deliberately trap my own soldiers!"

Zhou Guanzheng, who had been beaten with a bruised nose and face and was lying on the ground unconscious, naturally couldn't hear Lan Yu's words, but after Lan Yu vented his anger, his mood improved a lot.

Everyone looked at the menacing Lan Yu and then at Zhou Guanzheng, who looked like a pig's head on the ground. They were all speechless.

They seemed to see the arrogant Lan Yu coming back.

Lan Yu was once impeached by the imperial censor, saying that Lan Yu and his gang of adopted sons oppressed the people all day long and showed lawlessness. Lan Yu was also interrogated in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, Lan Yu immediately violently beat the censor and forced him out of Liang Guogong's mansion.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the former Lan Yu was a demon king. Except for Zhu Yuanzhang, almost no one could scare him, and he never knew how to restrain himself in his actions.

Later, after being severely punished by Zhu Yuanzhang, Lan Yu became more honest.

Zhou Guanzheng is also unlucky. He may have forgotten that Lan Yu is a person with a "criminal record". Lan Yu once beat up the censor, so naturally he is not afraid of beating him again today.

Any other person might not dare to act so boldly, but Sapphire is Sapphire, and he dares to do what others dare not do.

After beating up Zhou Guanzheng, Lan Yu turned to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, I really can't stand such slander. I couldn't control it for a while. Please punish me."

Zhu Yuanzhang half-closed his eyelids and did not respond to Lan Yu. Instead, he asked the others: "Do you have any objections, my dear friends?"

No one dared to touch Zhu Yuanzhang's tiger beard at this time, and all of them remained silent.

After a while, when no one spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lan Yu and said, "The expedition is about to begin. We will exempt you from punishment this time. It will not happen next time."

Lan Yu nodded heavily and bowed, "I thank your Majesty for your grace."

finally,
It was finally settled that Cao Wei would be appointed as deputy general and accompany the army in the Northern Expedition.

At the end of the court, everyone left one after another, but Zhou Guanzheng, who was lying on the ground, seemed to have become a transparent person, and no one came forward to pay attention...

It took another two days to prepare the army, and the time came for the Northern Expedition army to set out for the expedition.

In the empty wasteland on the western outskirts of Yingtian Mansion, countless soldiers were arranged in neat square formations, densely packed.

At this time, the total military strength of the Ming Dynasty will be close to 200 million, but for this Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang directly mobilized 40 troops!It is enough to see Zhu Yuanzhang's intention to determine the world with this battle.The three generals, Lan Yu, Cao Wei, and Xu Yungong, were all wearing armor and standing on their horses.

On a high platform in front of the military formation, Zhu Yuanzhang just gave a short swearing-in speech. He could sum it up in one sentence: crush Bei Yuan!Let the Mongolian barbarians who once massacred the people of the Central Plains pay with their blood!
After the short swearing-in speech, Lan Yu shouted, "Let's go!"

The army began to march out in an orderly manner, with the cavalry in front, the infantry in the back, and the three Lan Yu people in the center.

Cao Wei was riding on his horse and looking at the soldiers marching in front and behind him, he couldn't help but feel excited for a moment.

Serve the country, fight on the battlefield, and make achievements!

This situation would make any man with blood boil with excitement!

It seems that leading troops to fight is not so unacceptable.

Cao Wei was even looking forward to it, looking forward to driving all the Meng Yuan barbarians to death on the battlefield!
As time passed day by day, Cao Wei soon realized that the "march" in marching and fighting was actually very boring. He kept driving every day, all the way north...

"How long will it take to get to the border?" Cao Wei finally couldn't help but asked Xu Yungong beside him.

"It will probably take more than a month," Xu Yungong replied.

Cao Wei immediately grabbed the horse, thinking that after returning this time, he must quickly develop the train and put it into practical use.

Traveling in Daming, a city with inconvenient transportation, is really a pain!

Day and night continued to alternate, and a month later, the Northern Expedition army finally entered Mobei.

at the same time.

Beiyuan also finally learned the news that Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack again, and people were panicked for a while!

At this time, Bei Yuan was no match for Daming, and he would only get beaten if he encountered him.

Now the main force of Beiyuan is located near the Tula River, hundreds of miles west of Yuerhai.

In the last battle, Lan Yu defeated Bei Yuan with an absolute advantage. Bei Yuan's main force was almost completely wiped out by Lan Yu. Even Emperor Tian Yuan escaped in a hurry. Emperor Tian Yuan's son and concubines were killed together with tens of thousands of people. Captured by Sapphire.

It was that battle that completely demoralized Emperor Tianyuan, and now he has almost resigned himself to his fate.

After all, Emperor Tianyuan only had a little over 20 troops at this time, which was not at the same level as the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as the news of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition came, Emperor Tianyuan was like a frightened bird. He summoned the few remaining confidants under his command to discuss in the tent.

Discussions came and went, and most people's opinions were to avoid the Ming Dynasty, not to fight the Ming Dynasty head-on, to move with the army, or to continue to escape north and west.

However, there are still a small number of people who believe that Ming Dynasty killed so many of their compatriots and should fight them to the end.

Emperor Tianyuan strongly agreed to escape, but Emperor Tianyuan's son Tianbaonu advocated revenge for his compatriots. Even if he couldn't win, he would at least tear off a piece of flesh from Daming's body before running away.

"Father, Lan Yu has killed so many of our Erlangs, this revenge must be avenged!" Tianbaonu looked at Emperor Tianyuan with righteous indignation, his eyes full of hatred.

Emperor Tianyuan said with a sad face, "But, we only have 20 troops now, and the Ming army has sent 40 troops this time. How are we going to fight this battle?"

Emperor Tianyuan said that he still had 20 troops in hand, but in fact there was a lot of water in it. When he fled in a hurry, only 11 troops escaped with him. After that, Emperor Tianyuan captured strong men along the way, and now he has 20 troops.

If they really encounter the Ming army on the battlefield, no one can say how much combat effectiveness Emperor Tianyuan's 20 troops will have.

"Father, I know that Lan Yu is very powerful, and we will definitely not be able to defeat him. Escape is the best option, but father, once we escape, we may never come back. It would be a shame to escape without fighting. ! If we don’t kill some Ming soldiers, how can we give an explanation to those dead sons and brothers, how can we let my brother and mother rest in peace?"

Tianbaonu also has a younger brother named Dibaonu, who was also captured by Lan Yu in the last war. At this time, something unexpected has probably happened!

If anyone ranks the number one enemy in Tianbaonu's heart, it must be Lan Yu!Tianbaonu is also extremely eager to avenge his mother and brother!
After hearing Tianbaonu's words, Emperor Tianyuan showed a look of reminiscence on his face.

He also hated the Ming Dynasty and Lan Yu, but he was such a weak and cowardly person. He wanted to live more than hate.

He could understand what Tianbaonu said, but with only 20 troops, how could he compete with Ming's 40 army?
Seeing Emperor Tian Yuan's weak look, Tian Baonu felt contempt in his heart, but it was Emperor Tian Yuan who finally made the decision. He had to speak again:

"Father, in fact we have no chance of fighting the Ming army. We can even defeat the Ming army!"

Emperor Tianyuan heard this and asked hurriedly: "Do you have any good ideas?"

Tianbaonu said: "We can unite with Yesudi'er."

Emperor Tianyuan frowned, "Why would he come to save us?"

Tian Baonu secretly cursed a fool and said, "This is not to ask him to save us, but to ask him to save himself."

"Although Yesudier failed to compete with your father for the position of Great Khan, he retreated to the west and stared at us covetously, but after all, he is still our deceiver!"

"The Ming army came to attack this time, and the target is us. But if we are destroyed by the Ming army, Yesudier will not be much better off. The next target of the Ming army will definitely be him!"

"Now we are sending people to contact Yesudier to fight against the Ming army. If he can see the situation clearly and is smart enough, he will definitely send troops to assist us! With Yesudier's military assistance, we can at least guarantee that there will be no A disastrous defeat! It is even possible to win! At that time, my father can make a decision based on the situation."

Tianbaonu's meaning is very straightforward, that is, to find the unlucky guy Yesudier to join forces against the Ming army.

If you don't help me, you will have nothing to gain after I am defeated by the Ming army or I escape.

If you come to help me, we will still have a chance, and the two houses will join forces to fight against the Ming army.

Do you want to join us in resisting the Ming army, or do you want to wait for the Ming army to lead the army to fight you in the future? Make your own choice.

Tianbaonu's strategy is indeed a good one. If Yesudier can see the situation clearly and choose to send troops to assist, it will be equivalent to finding a free helper for Emperor Tianyuan and this group of defeated soldiers.

In addition, they are more familiar with the terrain of the desert than the Ming army, and they use tactics to involve the Ming army. It seems that there is indeed a glimmer of hope.

"Great Khan, what Tianbaonu said is right. If we unite with Yesudier, we may not have a chance to win!" Bolin Timur said.

Several other people present also spoke out in favor of Tianbaonu's plan and began to persuade Emperor Tianyuan.

"Is there really any hope of winning?" Emperor Tianyuan muttered to himself.

The next moment, he seemed to have made up his mind.

"Okay, just do what Tianbaonu said and send troops to contact Yesudier immediately!"

(End of this chapter)