Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 218 Zhu Di, the old man
After hearing this, Zhang Yifan nodded, and said kindly: "Father, my son understands this truth."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised to hear that he listened to persuasion like this.Originally, he thought that this son-in-law would think that he was alarmist!
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Yifan changed his subject and said, "I would like to ask you a question. Under the current circumstances, how many Mongolian troops would take the initiative to attack [-] imperial troops, other than cavalry?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned after hearing this. He realized that his son-in-law still didn't understand the meaning, but he didn't get angry. He just thought for a moment and replied: "If it's just infantry, Meng Yuan's cavalry doesn't need much. With the same strength, By using harassment tactics to contain them, we can exhaust the infantry's money and food and defeat them in one go!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan replied again: "Then if these [-] troops will have reinforcements, and only give the Mongolian and Yuan troops two days, how many troops will they think of swallowing up these [-] imperial officers and soldiers?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang replied without hesitation: "The besieged infantry is a trapped beast. It should be tested clearly to determine its combat strength, rather than just relying on the number of people. In addition, the number of reinforcements, how to rescue them, and whether they are in a hurry should be changed to encirclement." Click for reinforcements, whether you can defeat the reinforcements, and then slowly eat up the infantry, all this depends on the battlefield situation!"

Zhang Yifan: "..."

It seems that it is very difficult to do Q&A with a military master like Zhu Yuanzhang.

Thinking like this, he changed his explanation and said: "Then [-] elites from the imperial court and [-] elite reinforcements from the imperial court, all of which are cavalry, can reach the battlefield in two days. In this case, how many troops does Meng Yuan have in his hands?" To wipe out [-] imperial elites?"

Zhu Yuanzhang probably wanted to let Zhang Yifan know what the battlefield was like. Therefore, after hearing his question again, he was not impatient and still replied without thinking: "You only have a day and a half, if you want to eat The imperial court's [-] elite infantry must have at least [-] troops, and they may even give up. Because it is difficult for the cavalry to fight against the infantry in formation, and the advantage of the cavalry lies in mobility. The [-] infantry is elite, and in the short term There won’t be many flaws for the cavalry to seize.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan couldn't help scratching his head, feeling that it would be difficult to fight against an enemy like Zhu Yuanzhang on the battlefield.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What exactly do you want to say?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan had no choice but to answer truthfully: "My idea is to set up a car camp to attract the Mongolian Yuan army to siege, hold back the Mongolian Yuan army, and finally the reinforcements will arrive and destroy the Mongolian Yuan army!"

Having said this, he quickly added: "The meaning of the car camp is an army composed entirely of cars. We create a kind of sidecars that can be connected to each other to form a fence to resist the charge of the cavalry. And the car can be placed Artillery, food, etc. The imperial officers and troops were huddled inside the carriage camp, so that they could effectively resist the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry, and could hold out until reinforcements arrived better than ordinary infantry."

After hearing his last words, several people in Wuying Palace couldn't help but their eyes lit up.Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked: "What kind of car camp, what is this side car like?"

Cheying is a product that was conceived in the middle and late Ming Dynasty to deal with the Mongolian cavalry. It was formed when Qi Jiguang was transferred to the north to deal with the Mongolian cavalry, and there was a formal organization description.Later, when Sun Chengzong served as the governor of Jiliao, he also built a car camp.

However, there are not many battle examples recorded in history books, that is, the bloody battle of Hunhe River is more famous.The elite soldiers led by the wild boar skin used numbers to defeat the few, but they could not break the carriage camp. In the end, the Zhejiang soldiers ran out of gunpowder pellets and relied on their numerical advantage to defeat the Zhejiang soldiers.

This is still Jianlu dismounting and fighting on foot. The cavalry cannot launch a charge.

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the advantages of this car camp just as soon as he heard it, so he immediately asked questions.

Zhang Yifan explained to his father-in-law based on the car camp situation compiled by Qi Jiguang.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Deng Yu and Li Wenzhong and said: "This kind of car camp is good for transporting grain and grass supplies for the army!"

The army's food and supplies are the lifeblood of the entire army. Generally speaking, they must be protected by heavy troops.But if there is this car camp for transportation, because its defense is strong enough, some of the force protection can be reduced and the force can be used to fight the enemy.

After hearing this, Deng Yu nodded and said approvingly: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. The defense of this car camp is good."

Having said this, he looked at Zhang Yifan and continued: "What the prince consort means is to use this car camp to attract several times the Mongolian army to attack, and then use reinforcements to counterattack? If this is the case, it must be given Commander Meng Yuan has a reason to eat the car camp!"

After a pause, Deng Yu found that Zhang Yifan seemed a little confused, so he explained: "For example, the car camp occupies the traffic artery. If this car camp is not eliminated, it will be very detrimental to Meng Yuan. For example, there are important people in the car camp. Meng Yuan must get rid of the characters quickly. For example, the chariot camp protects the army's food and grass. If Meng Yuan eliminates the chariot camp, he can cut off the army's food and grass supplies, etc. In this way, he can fight the war that the prince consort wants and use the chariot camp. The defensive power severely damaged the Mongolian and Yuan armies!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but suddenly realized it, with a look of admiration on his face.

The purpose of giving examples to Zhu Yuanzhang before was to ignore the necessity of why Meng Yuan wanted to attack Chaying.I just feel that if [-] troops are allowed to be wiped out by Meng Yuan, how many troops will they have to come and wipe them out?In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang has actually already answered why [-] imperial officers and soldiers must be eliminated. There must be a sufficient reason, just like what Deng Yu introduced.

Otherwise, Meng Yuan is not a fool. Seeing the defensive line formed by side cars, he must know that it is not that easy to fight.Why should thousands of people die to eat it?You know, even with a casualty ratio of one to two, Meng Yuan cannot afford to lose.

How many people can there be on the grassland!

I wanted to pretend to be awesome, but I couldn’t!
He was regretful, but the King of Yan next to him was very happy. He immediately told Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, I ask Yifan to go north together. With his ideas, we can regain Liaodong as soon as possible and defeat Meng Yuan!"

No, we were just chatting here, and we ended up talking about a car camp!I don’t know what else Zhang Yifan can tinker with after arriving on the ground in the north.

When Li Shanchang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. King Yan's proposal was good. So, before Zhang Yifan could speak, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the long-delayed war in the north has indeed affected the people's livelihood in the north. If the enemies in the north can be solved as soon as possible, It is a blessing to millions of people!”

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he quickly said: "Father, I have to take care of Jing Jing and the children, so I can't leave!"

My son is only one month old, and this fourth child wants to drag him to the north. Has his brain been kicked by a donkey?I don’t like fighting, I just want to farm!

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, but before he could answer, Li Shanchang immediately looked at Zhang Yifan and said righteously: "Dare I ask the prince-in-law, who was the person who just talked to the chieftain and the vassal state? Soldiers are deceitful, and they must be upright and upright. The best way is to subjugate the enemy without fighting. But who is it to win with precise words and clever strategies? And who is it that says that those who dare to offend the Ming Dynasty will be killed no matter how far away they are? With all this, things will come to an end , but using the name of women and children as an excuse, you don't even dare to go to the north?" When Zhang Yifan heard this, his face suddenly turned red. This was to say that he was just a talker, but he didn't dare to use a knife to rob someone!
When he was about to defend, Zhu Di had already taken the initiative and said: "Yifan, that's the only thing you're not good at. You're afraid of the military. Even if I ask you to go to the military camp, you won't go. In this way, no matter how nice you say it, Will anyone listen to you? Jing Jing's side has already passed her confinement and will basically be fine. You can let your sister-in-law take care of you, and she will definitely be fine. Now the North needs you, and I need you too, so don't Pushed!"

Zhang Yifan: "..."

This fourth child, you really know how to fight!
Li Shanchang was overjoyed when he saw King Yan supporting him, and then continued: "In the world, there is a country first and then a family. I am old, otherwise as long as His Majesty gives the order, he will not give up even if it is a sea of ​​swords, mountains and fire, and he will be defeated as soon as possible. A strong enemy can make millions of soldiers disarm and return to their fields, and their families can be reunited. Prince Consort, you are still young, and you are the most talented person in the Ming Dynasty. How can you refuse such an important matter because of your small family, and let down the grace of God?"

Duke Wei and Duke Cao heard this. Although they did not speak, it could be seen from their expressions that they were a little disappointed with the prince consort.

If Zhang Yifan had no independent opinions on military matters and was just a civilian official, they might not have any demands or expectations as they do now; however, Zhang Yifan also talked eloquently on military matters and was tough on the outside world, and even mentioned In their hearts.So, they naturally had expectations for Zhang Yifan.Unexpectedly, when things came to a close, Zhang Yifan gave up. At least in their eyes, Zhang Yifan gave up and used his wife and children as an excuse. Therefore, disappointment naturally emerged.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his son-in-law's attitude towards his wife was far from comparable to other people's attitude towards their wives.As far as beating the drum for Jing Jing back then, no one else could do it in Zhang Yifan's situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang also watched every scene after the marriage.Including but not limited to conjuring up various novels, just because Jing Jing likes to read them, and even raising people, named Popular Literature Starting Point Society, to make Jing Jing happy.

With this in mind, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I believe that Yifan is not what you think. Let's do this. King Yan will conquer Beiping, and the grand master will go first to assist King Yan with Wei Guogong. At least we can put the car camp first. Build it and see how to organize and train the soldiers. How about Yifan, stay with Jingjing for a month or two, and then rush to Peking to replace the grand master? "

Although he seemed to be negotiating, his tone was that it was not negotiable, so the arrangement was made.

Li Shanchang didn't expect that he would waste so much time and end up telling him to go to Peking.

I spoke equally impassionedly before, saying that as long as His Majesty decrees, I will go through fire and water.Now that Emperor Hongwu has really issued an order, if he refuses, it will be a slap in the face.

But luckily, I only went there for a month or two, and it was a lot of work traveling back and forth from north to south.Forget it, I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf. If I refuse, the prince-consort will definitely refuse too.

He had a suspicion in his mind, so he immediately played back, with a loud voice, and said impassionedly: "Old minister, I obey the order!"

When Zhang Yifan saw him, he knew that he could no longer refuse.In fact, he was not really afraid of military affairs. As he said just now, it was just a bit unkind to ask his wife to go on a business trip just after giving birth to a child.

But now that the matter has come to this, he can only reply: "My son, I obey the order!"

At this time, Zhang Yifan finally understood that in the future, he should either stop being stupid in the military, or if he really wanted to be stupid, he should not avoid military affairs.If you want to farm safely, you must defeat the main enemy of Ming Dynasty!
Well, now that we have this opportunity, let’s see if there is any way to quickly get rid of the North!
When Zhu Di heard that Zhang Yifan agreed, he was very happy and said cheerfully: "Yifan, if the two of us join forces again, everyone will be shocked, right?"

The first time the two of them joined forces was during the competition, and they defeated Jinghaihou, thereby indirectly defeating Lan Yu; the second time they joined forces, although it was not really a joint effort, it was just that Zhu Di helped Zhang Yifan, and that was how he defeated the Guangdong man. The pirates on the side took it and captured Yongjiahou.

Now, it's the third time to join forces. Whether Zhang Yifan is looking forward to it or not, Zhu Di is looking forward to it anyway, and hopes to join forces with Zhang Yifan to make a big deal and once again blind everyone's eyes!

Seeing Zhu Di's excitement, Zhang Yifan was a little speechless.

He could feel that Zhu Yuanzhang was the kind of scheming old ginger, while Zhu Di was a newborn calf. The father and son were, at least at this time, completely opposite extremes.

The matter has reached this point. As for Zhang Yifan, of course he hopes to be able to do something big. After thinking about it, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father, Liaodong has a long coastline, and the naval force is mobile and has great advantages. In addition, Erchen is familiar with Lan Yu and knows his ability to lead troops. Can we also send him north?"

Now that I have made up my mind to do something big when I go to the north, I naturally need resources.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded without hesitation, and immediately replied: "Quick!"

Zhu Di had already mentioned the navy matter. If his son-in-law asked for it again, the reasons would be sufficient, so he had no reason not to give it.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang also had his own ideas.

Among all his sons, at least from the current point of view, the fourth, Zhu Di, is the best at fighting.If Lao Si can really fight a few good battles, it will really scare other founding heroes and not dare to think too much about Lao Zhu's family.

From this point of view, he had no reason not to allocate good resources to Zhu Di to improve Zhu Di's winning rate in leading the war.

However, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, what is more important is that Wu has Xu Da sitting in Beiping; Wen and Li Shanchang will also rush to the north; Sapphire is stronger than anything.

However, since I still want blue jade, of course I will give it to him.

Even after the imperial meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to equip Zhu Di with elite soldiers and generals.

Zhang Yifan's butterfly wings flapped and finally began to fully affect the war in the north.

(End of this chapter)