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

Chapter 235 Two Wars
Just listen to Zhu Di saying to Zhang Yifan: "Come to Liaodong with me, and I will teach you how to fight!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan said speechlessly: "We have so many famous generals who will fight in the Ming Dynasty, am I missing one? I don't want to!"

War is very hard, no matter what you are doing, if there is a sudden military situation, you must respond!

Marching and fighting, maybe marching overnight, marching in rain or snow, etc. These are all possible things.

With all this going on, wouldn’t it be more pleasant to stay behind and farm?

It's not like all the famous generals have been defeated and he has to go to the battlefield, so there is nothing to say.

When Zhu Di heard his answer, he was not surprised at all, so he said to him again: "Well, take a step back and you go to Juehua Island to take charge. When you turn around, I will lead the troops to go out. If you return to Juehua Island, I can rest assured!"

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he still shook his head and said, "It's useless for me to stay on Juehua Island? There's no room for me there!"

"Maybe there will be?" After hearing this, Zhu Di still refused to give up and said, "You are a person who may suddenly have a fantastic idea, and maybe another one will suddenly pop up. Are you right?"

Having said this, he patted his chest and said, "As for the house in Beiping, don't worry, I'll let your fourth sister-in-law take care of it, and all the manpower will be dispatched from Prince Yan's Mansion to ensure that my eldest sister can live comfortably when she comes."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan couldn't help but laugh and said, "I finally heard it. The dividends from the glass factory give you the confidence to say this!"

During the Chinese New Year last year, the annual report of the glass factory was sent to Peiping.In just over half a year, Zhu Di's dividends amounted to more than 1000 yuan, which basically paid off.And you can be sure that the profits in the future will only be greater, and you will definitely earn them all.

The several companies involved in the glass factory at that time were all making huge profits!

At this time, Zhu Di laughed immediately after hearing this, and then said to Zhang Yifan: "It's settled. My father-in-law and Marquis Yongchang will be back in a few days. After discussing it, we will start to do something big and let people see it. Look, we don’t just have the power of competition!”

Zhang Yifan thought for a while and realized that the few things he had done in the north had basically passed the early stage, and the rest was just waiting for them to bear fruit.Of course, there may be problems during this process, but I have already given an instruction manual in advance.

Originally, I wanted to visit the iron ore area over there in Ji Town.There are iron mines and corresponding iron smelting plants here. Let's see if there is anything that needs improvement.But Zhu Di was so enthusiastic, so he just took it easy. Anyway, the steelmaking plant here in Beiping was already running.

With this in mind, he agreed to Zhu Di's request, just as if he had been busy for a while and it would be good to take a rest.

Two days later, Xu Da and Lan Yu rushed back.

Afterwards, it was Lan Yu who reported the latest situation outside the pass.

In the military aircraft hall, Lan Yu explained on the sand table: "Our territory in Liaodong, now only Liaoyang is left. The Tartars went to fight a few times, but they failed. But now the wild is their world, and the guards The soldiers can only retreat into the city."

"In the Liaoxi Corridor, after the Tatars were expelled by me a while ago, I relaxed and rebounded violently, even going deep into the Liaoxi Corridor. But don't worry, Your Highness, Juehua Island has been hidden for a long time. As long as they don't go to the island, they will be discovered. It won’t work.”

"Based on the current situation, it is logical for us to support a wave of Haizhou Guards and Liaoyang. We also had support in previous years. The rotation of guard sergeants, the transportation of supplies, etc."

When Lan Yu said this, he pointed to the side of the Liaoxi Corridor and said: "The last general suggested that in order to attract the Tatars to attack the city, there should be enough bait. First, send out troops at night, vigorously shield and march quickly, and let them go when they approach the Haizhou Guard. The Tatars are exploring the horse to find out..."

While he was explaining, Zhu Di, Xu Da and others all looked at the sand table and listened carefully.

"...As long as our army creates a sign that it is preparing to use Haizhou and Liaoyang as its base to further advance in Liaodong, the Tatars will definitely not tolerate this happening, and a heavy attack will be inevitable. And the best method is to The best place to cut off our food route is where the Haizhou Guard, which is hoarding food and grass, is. In this way, we can hit the Tatars hard at the Haizhou Guard!"

Xu Da nodded when he heard it. From the perspective of strategy and tactics, what Lan Yu said was correct, and the deployment he said could be said to be a must for attacking the enemy.If Naha does not fight Haizhou Guard, his own side can also turn falsehood into reality, which will really strengthen Liaoyang's military strength and further recover Shenyang, which is not far from Naha's base.Either he gave up Liaodong, or he had to take measures to contain the attack of the imperial army.

He was thinking about it when suddenly, he saw Zhu Di pointing at the sand table with a hint of excitement and asking: "If the Haizhou Guard can attract heavy Tatar troops, can we send a cavalry army to leave the customs from here? A surprise attack on the Tatar lair?”

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan silently raised his head and looked at this old man, "You are the best!"
Sure enough, when Xu Da heard it, he resolutely rejected it: "No, it's too risky. What do you mean by heavy Tartar troops? How many troops are there in the Tartar lair, and how to deploy them, do you know? In addition, are there any other Tartars on the grassland? Move over here, do you know? If the Tartars return with heavy troops, will they be able to escape? Let alone the dead soldiers, the wounded soldiers may survive facing the Tartars' pursuit..."

After Zhu Di heard this, his face looked a little ugly, and the excitement had long since disappeared.

Xu Da looked at him and said seriously: "Soldiers, the way of life and death, must know themselves and their enemies, and try to increase the winning rate so that they can use their troops well. If you occasionally use tricks, if you rely on them, you will definitely suffer a big loss one day!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan suddenly remembered that Li Rusong, a famous Liaodong general in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, led his cavalry to fight and seemed invincible. However, accidentally, the Tatars set up an ambush and killed him. .

According to his impression, including Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da and others, they actually like to use the big to bully the small, and use absolute superiority to fight the enemy, otherwise they will try not to fight and save their strength.

This method should be the normal way to use troops, and the way that a victorious army should have.

As expected, even Lan Yu, who had always been brave, did not speak for Zhu Di this time.

Angrily, Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Yifan.

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he showed an old-fashioned attitude, and said to Zhu Di: "Golden and jade good words, don't go in one ear and out the other!"

"You..." Zhu Di suddenly became angry, but couldn't do it because Zhang Yifan was right!

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he grinned: "You asked me to come. Of course, I am responsible for the things that go against the ears."

After Zhu Di heard this, he said silently in his heart: "Let me make you proud!"

Xu Da watched this scene from the side and nodded slightly as he remembered something.

Afterwards, after several of them had finished discussing, they formally convened a military meeting.

On Lan Yu's side, he led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, marched from one side of the Liaoxi Corridor, and escorted the grain, grass and baggage to Liaodong.

Xu Da sat in Peiping and took precautions to avoid Tatars stealing his home.Zhang Yifan accompanied Zhu Di and led the firearms troops to Juehua Island.

Before leaving, Xu Da found Zhang Yifan in private, and said to him: "After all, King Yan is young, and sometimes he will be impulsive. Although you are young, you are very stable, and King Yan listens to you. In order to prevent him from being impulsive, you Can you stay with him?"

Zhang Yifan: "..."

This old man is really considerate of his son-in-law!Believe it or not, I am also young and impulsive, and I will show you the whole older brother Zhu Di when I turn around?
However, even though he thought so, seeing Xu Da looking at him with expectation, Zhang Yifan could only nod and agreed: "Don't worry, my father also told me when I left Nanjing, I'll watch him."

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In early June of the 14th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang launched the Southwest War with Fu Youde as commander-in-chief and Mu Ying as deputy commander-in-chief. He led an army of 20 people.

At the same time, in the north, the Ming Dynasty also sent nearly 6 troops to start a local war.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, of course he knew about this small-scale war in the north.However, his attention, or main energy, was still on the Southwest War.

He asked about the logistics of 20 horses, the policy of the chieftain, and the strategy of the remnants of Yuan, and even personally explained the specific strategy of attacking Yunnan.In general, guidance is given on how to fight.

At this time, no one paid attention to this small-scale war in the north.

But for Naha from Liaodong to come out, it is definitely not a trivial matter.After receiving the urgent report from Tan Ma, he held a military meeting to discuss the Ming army's intentions.

As soon as the situation was reported, the low-level generals started shouting.

"What else is there to say? The general thought that we should send out troops immediately to intercept Ming's reinforcements and annihilate them in the wild!"

"Yes, that's right, the field war is our world. So much food, grass and baggage belong to us!"

"That Ming army general's surname is Lan. He might be the one who attacked Huishan last year. Kill him for revenge!"

"..."

However, Nahachu noticed that most of his higher-level subordinates were silent.

So, he turned to look at the person next to him and said, "What if the whole country doesn't know about it?"

This is the one with the highest status and the most power among Naha's subordinates. Of course, their opinions are very important.

After hearing this, the public watchers across the country answered him with a serious face: "You and I should know that the Ming army does not fight uncertain battles, and Xu Da, who is in the north, is even more cautious. Although it seems that only There are less than [-] people, but they are escorting so much food, grass and baggage. No matter how I think about it, I feel it is wrong!"

Hearing this, someone disagreed and stood up to correct him: "I heard that now in Dadu, Xu Da also has to listen to a vassal king. He is only in his twenties. Are you afraid that he is a bird?"

When Guantong heard this, he immediately looked over and said sternly: "So, what's going on if all the troops entering the pass are wiped out? What's going on with Huishan?"

After hearing this, no one spoke for a moment.

However, Nahachu frowned and said: "Xuda is indeed experienced in using troops, and he can be surprised once. However, don't forget that Xu Da has also been defeated. This time there is a big move in Liaodong, it is inevitable There is a conspiracy."

He could be regarded as a staunch resister, but he knew that Guantong was actually frightened by the Ming army and was a little afraid of the Ming army.

Therefore, Nahachu then said seriously: "If we don't take action and let the Ming army strengthen the Liaoyang defense line, from Liaoyang to Gaizhou and then to the Jinzhou line, we will no longer be able to control the place. If If the Ming army advances further and uses Liaoyang as its base to retake Shenyang, is it possible that we should continue to retreat?"

After hearing this, Guantong frowned and said, "Even if we want to fight, when my army rushes over, this Ming army will probably be able to hide in the Haizhou Guard. Attacking cities is not my specialty, so what can I do?"

Speaking of this, he didn't wait for Naha to speak, so he took a step forward and continued: "I don't believe that the Ming army will only send such a small force to escort so much food and grass. There must be a large number of Ming troops to follow up. I just want to I don't understand why food and supplies should be placed in the front army? This is not in line with the art of war!"

When Naha heard this, he immediately said: "What's so difficult about this? If the Ming army can hide in Haizhou Guard, they can send more detective horses to warn, and the army can attack Haizhou Guard. As long as they can capture it, there is no need to worry about so much food, grass and baggage." This winter, we can recruit more Jurchens to serve us. If the Ming army fails to hide in the Haizhou Guard in time, that would be even better!"

Having said this, he paused and then added: "Now the Ming Dynasty's armies in Gaizhou, Jinzhou and other places can only protect themselves. As long as we guard Daning, the Ming army can retreat in time when it arrives. .”

After hearing this, Guan Tong remained silent and didn't object any more, but he didn't agree either.

Naha came out and was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do.He is just Guan Tong's nominal superior, but actually has no restraint.

This military discussion ultimately came to nothing.

After the meeting, Naha went out to interview Guantong alone, and told him the glorious history of the Yuan Empire in a sincere and sincere manner, and reiterated the dangers of the Ming army's increasing strength in Liaodong. In short, it made him thirsty.

Perhaps his words had an effect. Guantong told Naha the truth: "To tell you something that the prince doesn't like to hear, the glory of our Yuan Empire has passed. It is also a fact that the Ming Dynasty is powerful now. Here in Liaodong, if we just rely on the strength of you and me, I actually don’t think we can finally drive the Ming army out of Liaodong.”

When Naha heard this, he was a little angry and looked quite ugly.

As a result, Guantong was still there and said: "Not to mention anything else, a few years ago, when you led the troops to attack the Jinzhou Guards, they were almost wiped out. It can be seen from this that although our troops seem to be large, in actual combat, Strength, needless to say, the prince should be clear in his heart."

When Naha heard this, he was immediately annoyed, and asked loudly, "Then according to what you mean, we, the descendants of Genghis Khan, have to surrender to those untouchables?"

According to the classification of the Mongols, the Han people in the south are the lowest and are absolute pariahs.And the Ming Dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang just slapped them in the face!This makes Naha the most difficult to accept for Mongolians who have always been proud of their ancestors.

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(End of this chapter)