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

Chapter 227 Just praise and that’s it.

According to original estimates, Lan Yu's cavalry army would be able to return to Huishan in five days at most.

However, inside the customs, five days were about to pass, but there was no news from outside the customs, which made Zhang Yifan and Zhu Di a little worried.

If Lan Yu's troops were defeated or even annihilated, this great victory would be greatly compromised, and someone would even have to be responsible for it.

However, logically speaking, as long as the Mongol Tatars in the Gray Mountains could ride horses, they had entered the customs and plundered and suffered disaster.No matter which angle you look at it, there shouldn't be any danger on Lan Yu's side!

At this time, Zhang Yifan finally remembered Zhu Yuanzhang's warning that there is no war that is [-]% winnable in the world.When launching a war, one must be cautious. Subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is the way of war.

But Lan Yu, the famous founding general of Ming Dynasty, could not have died because of this butterfly effect, right?
Zhang Yifan was worried, so he followed Zhu Di and moved his troops to Mingyue Pass in Qingshui. When necessary, he could go out to provide support.

The person guarding Qingshui Mingyue Pass is Xinguo Gong Tang He.When he saw King Yan leading the army to the border, he knew what was going on, so he comforted Zhu Di: "No matter what, the Tartars can't kill all the soldiers. If they are defeated, there will always be some defeated soldiers who will come back to report. Wait, there must be something wrong, maybe there will be news soon!"

This is indeed the truth, but Zhang Yifan is still a little worried. What is going on?

As a result, in the evening of that day, that is, the evening of the fifth day, soldiers from the Ming army reported back outside the pass.

"What?" Zhang Yifan was a little surprised when he heard the situation introduced to him by Zhu Di, "Lanyu destroyed the Huishan Tartars and ran to Princess Mountain Changzhai again?"

He had seen the map outside the pass and knew that both Huishan Mountain and Princess Mountain Changzhai were around Chifeng, but one was in the east and the other was in the north, so there was still a certain distance between them.

The Mongolian Tatars who invaded the pass this time were mainly the Tatars from the Gray Mountains. They blocked the passage from the pass in the direction of the grassland to the base camp in Naha, Liaodong.Although there are not as many Tatars on the Changzhai side of Princess Mountain as there are on the Huishan side, there are no Tatars from the main base entering the customs!
At this time, Zhu Di replied: "The messenger said that after Lan Yu's side captured Huishan, they learned about the situation of the Tatars in Changzhai on Princess Mountain. They felt they were sure of winning, so they took this opportunity to kill them!"

Zhang Yifan was speechless after hearing this.This blue jade has the qualifications to become a famous general, but is it too powerful?This was the early Ming Dynasty, and the Mongol Tatar army was still quite powerful!

He was thinking, but Zhu Di understood Lan Yu's approach and said to Zhang Yifan: "You must have irritated him by talking about General Hussar. You don't know that in the fifth year of Hongwu, he was a pioneer officer." , went out of Yanmen Pass, defeated Timur's ranger who was enlarging his line at Yema River. He also defeated the army that was enlarging his line at Tula River."

Having said this, he paused and then said: "In terms of distance, it is already very far away. But in terms of performance, there is no way to compare with the Hussars General, not to mention that that battle was actually between the Mongols and the Tatars. In the end, my father-in-law suffered his first defeat."

Zhang Yifan actually knew that Xu Da suffered a defeat.It was at that time that the three armies of the Ming Dynasty went on the Northern Expedition. Among them, Xu Da was defeated, Li Wenzhong was victorious, and Feng Sheng's Western Route Army was victorious in seven battles.But he didn't know about Lan Yu.

As far as this war is concerned, if it is not deliberately understood, it will only be a matter of one sentence in history. Sapphire at that time was not qualified to leave a name.

At this time, after Zhang Yifan heard what Zhu Di said, he agreed with him.That Lan Yu was arrogant and arrogant. After being told by him, he found a fighting opportunity and wanted to expand his results and prove himself.

At this time, Zhang Yifan was helpless and could only hope that Lan Yu was indeed a famous general who could not only seize the opportunity but also win the battle, not just because of a battle of wills!
Otherwise, once Lan Yu is defeated outside the pass, he will also be responsible.After all, he was the one who stimulated Lan Yu and others to provide the news about Huishan.

Seeing Zhang Yifan's worried expression, Zhu Di, who was familiar with him, comforted him and said, "It's okay. That Lan Yu sent someone back late on purpose to report, otherwise we would have received the news on the third day."

Zhang Yifan was helpless after hearing this.No matter what, now we can only wait.

On the pass, rangers were sent out to the pass, and they spread far away.

The next day, news came back that the five hundred cavalry troops arranged by Lan Yu escorted the prisoners and loot from Huishan back to Qingshui Mingyue Pass.As for the Gray Mountain side, whatever could not be taken away was burned with a fire, leaving no hair for the Tatars.The Tatars who were lucky enough to escape could only go to other places to join other Tatars, or enter the customs and ask for surrender.

The prisoners in Huishan were mainly old, weak, women and children. After all, their men had all entered the country for plunder and never returned.There are at least [-] to [-] cattle, horses, and sheep, of which sheep are the most numerous.

This result is indeed possible.

However, everyone, including Zhang Yifan, was not happy at this time. They were all concerned about whether Lan Yu could come back in the end, and whether he would win or lose?This will determine how this war will end!
It snowed heavily for three days, then stopped for one day, and then started snowing again for another day.The snow outside the pass is as deep as an adult's knees.Although it no longer snows, the severe cold outside the customs is really very cold and it is inconvenient to move around.

I don’t know what Lan Yu was thinking in this kind of weather. He even continued to fight from scene to scene. Was he pretending that God didn’t exist?
Zhang Yifan was a little worried, but at the same time he was hopeful.Under such horrible weather, the Mongolian Tatars probably never expected that the Ming army would take the initiative to attack, right?

Fortunately, after waiting for less than two days, a quick response was received at the pass: Lan Yu captured Princess Shan Changzhai, conquered four parts of Quanning, and then crossed the Luqu River and captured Li Xuanji of the Northern Yuanzhiyuan. The tribe, now escorting the prisoners and trophies, are on their way back.

This time, everyone is relieved.

This time the victory can finally come to a perfect end!

In the original history, this war was not to begin until the first month of next year when Duoer Buhua entered the pass and attacked Yongping Mansion. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Wei Guogong Xu Da as the general to conquer the captives, and Xin Guogong Tang He as the left deputy general. Fu Youde, the Marquis of Yingchuan, was the right deputy general and led the officers and men to attack him.

According to records, Fu Youde selected light cavalry to attack Huishan at night, defeated it, and captured many people and animals from his tribe.Marquis Muying of Xiping and others led Princess Shan Changzhai to annihilate the garrison soldiers.

But in this dimension, the war started several months in advance. Fu Youde and Mu Ying were still in Nanjing, preparing for the war against the Yunnan Tatars, and were not in the north.Their achievements were all taken care of by Lan Yu alone!

This is not to say that Lan Yu is more powerful than Fu Youde and Mu Ying, but that the main force of the Tatars has entered the pass and been annihilated inside the pass, instead of being like in history, the Tatars fled back outside the pass after beating Yongping.The difficulty of fighting outside the customs is not at the same level at all.

Two days later, Lan Yu led his men and returned with prisoners and trophies.

Although his body was extremely exhausted, his expression was cold and he spoke proudly. After finishing his report, he specifically looked at Zhang Yifan, who was also present.

That expression seems to be saying: I am no worse than the hussars of the Han Dynasty, did you see that?
In early December of the 13th year of Hongwu, the army triumphantly returned to Peiping.Then, it was time to report the victory to the capital.

Wei Guogong Xu Da personally wrote the document reporting the victory, and then read it to the generals.At the end, he specifically asked Lan Yu: "So, do you have any objections?" Lan Yu listened, looked at Zhang Yifan, and finally shook his head and said: "General, I have no objections!"

Therefore, the victory document was sent to the capital on a fast horse.According to Zhu Di, this is the best New Year gift for his father.

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After the Korean Duke Li Shanchang hurriedly left Peiping, he slowed down his pace and stopped riding horses. Instead, he took a boat or a sedan chair to go south.After all, he was the number one contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and he was already quite old. There was no time limit for his return, so naturally he would not let himself suffer bumps on the road.

At such an old age, he is already 66 years old. If he does not take good care of his car on the road, it will be lost accidentally, and he will not enjoy much time of glory and wealth. It would be a big loss!
Along the way, Li Shanchang didn't care about military and political affairs, he just paid attention to the food along the way.Thinking that he had finally gotten the boy from Liujiacun to the border and might cause some trouble, he was in a good mood, so much so that he gained weight while eating delicious food along the way.

Of course, Li Shanchang is not called fat, but rich!
When he returned to Nanjing, it was already the end of the year, just in time for the New Year.

The first thing, of course, is to go to the audience.

When he entered the gate of Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City, Li Shanchang seemed to have passed through a door of time and space. He suddenly looked much older and his back was hunched forward, and he entered the hall majestically.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he immediately said to Zhu Biao: "Go over and help the grand master!"

Zhu Biao heard the sound and immediately went over.

When Li Shanchang saw him, he didn't even dare to say anything. He struggled to greet him, and then lamented: "I am really old. I just went to Peiping, and I feel that I am really unable to do what I want!"

Look, I'm such an old person, don't let me go on a business trip next time!
After finishing speaking, he expressed his relief again, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Our Ming Dynasty has rising stars such as King Yan and Prince Consort, the old minister is really relieved!"

Li Shanchang was indeed quite old, and his beard and hair were all gray, and Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed a little sorry.Hearing him praising King Yan and the Prince Consort, he immediately scratched his itch. He immediately asked the chamberlain to move a stool to give him a seat, and then asked about the situation with a smile.

Therefore, Li Shanchang is a word: praise!

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan is very familiar with military affairs. Even if I want to find fault, I can't find fault with you!"

"Every veteran has seen that the soldiers love His Highness King Yan very much. As long as His Highness King Yan is here, the morale of the army is high!"

"As soon as the eldest son-in-law arrived in Beiping, he immediately followed him to participate in the military meeting. He didn't take a little rest. It's really admirable!"

"Although the prince-in-law has never led an army, even the old minister can't find fault with the truth he said. I want to remind you to fulfill your duty as an old minister, but I don't have this chance!"

"His Royal Highness King Yan and Prince Consort trust each other very much, and the relationship is also very good. They will definitely be able to make a career in Beiping!"

"I am not boasting like this, but having a great prince-in-law assist His Highness King Yan will definitely make the Mongolian Tatars fearful!"

"..."

He said this, but in his heart Li Shanchang was actually gloating about his misfortune: Those two brats, who didn't even have hair on their lips, didn't even know what the real battlefield was like, so they were just waiting to get into trouble!
One just led troops to fight against Japanese pirates, and the other had no experience in leading troops and just wanted to shout and kill the Mongolian Tatars. They didn't think about it. Wei Guogong Xu Da was in the north, and the Tatars were really so easy to deal with. If so, will they wait until these two brats go to make military exploits?

Li Shanchang is certain that even Xu Da can't suppress Zhu Di and Zhang Yifan if they come together. Being tough on the Tatars, as long as they start a war, there will probably be a good show!
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, couldn't be more happy as he listened to this old man praising his son and son-in-law.

As he listened, he even rolled his eyes and said that he was going to convene a military meeting and asked Li Shanchang to also take part in the meeting. He then sent an order to summon all the famous generals in the court, including Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong, Yingchuan Marquis Fu Youde, and Xiping Marquis Muying.

Fu Youde and others thought that Emperor Hongwu was going to discuss the Western Expedition of the Yunnan Tatars again. Unexpectedly, Korean Duke Li Shanchang was there.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally told them that Li Shanchang had just returned from Peiping, and asked Li Shanchang to also talk about the situation in Peiping.

Li Shanchang absolutely understood Zhu Yuanzhang. As soon as he heard what he meant, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to praise his son and son-in-law in front of the generals.

There's nothing to say. If that's the case, then praise it. It's best to spread it to Peking, making those two boys even more proud. They don't know how high the world is.

So, he started talking again and again, and he didn't stop until his mouth was almost dry.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also satisfied and prepared to hold a formal meeting to discuss the Western Expedition.

But who would have thought that at this moment, there was movement outside the hall.Vaguely, it seemed to be some sort of shout.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned after hearing this. He had not encountered this situation for a long time. Where was the noise?

However, Zhu Biao was younger and had sharper ears, so he guessed in surprise: "It seems to be a report of victory. Where was the victory?"

Reporting victory is naturally divided into levels. If it is just a small victory or a meaningless battle, it is impossible to report victory by shouting all the way.

Just a small victory and a large number of people were mobilized like this. Do you really think that the founding of the Ming Dynasty was like the founding of the former Song Dynasty?This is a real win after victory!

With this movement, only those who have qualified for a big victory can shout like this to report victory!

After understanding this, Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang and others became curious.Logically speaking, there seems to be no war at this time, so how can there be a great victory?
(End of this chapter)