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

Chapter 238 Zhu Di’s bold ambitions
The cavalry on Juehua Island, transported by the navy, first landed in Gaizhou, and then launched a shield against the Tatar cavalry heading north to Haizhou.

Subsequently, the chariot camp escorted the grain and grass baggage on Juehua Island and landed in Gaizhou, with a total of 3 horses and horses, heading for Haizhou.

According to Zhu Di's previous discussion with Zhang Yifan, after transporting the imperial court troops, the navy passed Lushun along the coastline and headed to the other side of Jinzhou.

If Goryeo really overestimates its capabilities and wants to intervene in the Liaodong war, there are still 2 troops left here. When the time comes, they can directly land in Jinzhou and board the ship on the other side, saving the road around Lushun.

If Goryeo had not intervened in the Liaodong war, these 2 troops could continue to support Liaoyang.The navy docked on the east side of Jinzhou can return to Dengzhou, Shandong via Lushun to transport grain and grass supplies for the next war.

In terms of division of labor, Zhu Di, the King of Yan, was in Gaizhou, and Zhang Yifan did not go to the front line and accompanied Zhu Di in Gaizhou.The command of the frontline war was under the premise that Tang He, the Duke of Xin, stayed in Jizhen, and Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, sat on the front line of Shanhaiguan, and was commanded by Lan Yu, the Marquis of Yongchang.

Of course, there are actually marquises in the army who are older than Lan Yu, such as Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong and Jiangyin Marquis Guan Liang.Especially Nanxiong Hou Zhao Yong, his merits are actually enough to be granted the title of Duke.However, in the third year of Hongwu, he was punished by Zhu Yuanzhang for keeping slaves privately and was not allowed to become a public official.

If in the original history, he would go to Guangdong to quell the chaos at this time.But under the butterfly effect, Zhang Yifan ran to become the magistrate of Xiangshan County, so that Zhu Di led the Ming Dynasty's elite navy to go south and wiped out all the pirates, leaving Zhao Yong with nothing.

Of course, the butterfly effect also has an advantage, that is, Zhao Yong would have died because of his involvement in the Hu Weiyong case.But in this dimension, Hu Weiyong's crime was not a major crime of treason, so naturally he was not involved in it. Instead, he served in Liaodong.

As for why he is not the forward coach, why is Lan Yu's niece the princess and his daughter the emperor's daughter-in-law?Moreover, Lan Yu himself was quite capable of fighting, and was highly recommended by the Prince Consort, Rong Guogong.

The movement on the Ming army's side was definitely a bit loud and menacing, as if they were planning to launch a major war in Liaodong.

As a result, military reports came one after another, almost once every half a day, and they were rushed to the Tatar front line, that is, the Tatars here in Shenyang.

"Report, the Ming army suddenly dispatched a large number of cavalry troops, and all the Ming cavalry troops drove away all the Tanma troops near Haizhou."

"Report, the front line scouts risked their lives to report urgently, and Ming Dynasty reinforcements escorted a large amount of grain, grass and baggage to Haizhou."

"Report, about [-] Ming infantry troops and [-] Ming cavalry march towards Liaoyang."

"Report, Liaoyang Mingguo cavalry also dispatched on a large scale, and our army's cavalry suffered heavy casualties."

"..."

One message after another was submitted to the desk of Xu Guogong Harazhang in Shenyang. At the beginning, Harazhang was relatively calm. He felt that based on what he understood about the Ming army's fighting method, it was not like a large-scale attack, but just strengthening the Liaodong defense line.

If the Ming army wanted to attack on a large scale, it would not only have tens of thousands of troops, but hundreds of thousands.

However, as more and more news came from Tan Ma, Ha Lazhang began to doubt his own judgment.Looking at this posture, it seems that the Ming army really wants to attack.

The Ming army in Liaoyang, including the original ones, is almost [-], right?As for his own men, there are only about [-] in total.When it comes to the combat effectiveness of the army, he has no idea.

The most important thing is that the Haizhou side is blocked by the Ming Cavalry. Without more information, we don't know whether the Ming army will have reinforcements in the future.

According to his own understanding of the Ming army's fighting methods, there is a high probability that reinforcements will continue to appear.

So, he couldn't hold it any longer and immediately sent someone to ask for help from Naha in Jinshan.

When Naha received the news, he did not hesitate and immediately sent his generals Gao Basi Temul and Hong Boyan Temur, leading their men, totaling 5 troops, to support Shenyang.

As a result, the Mongolian and Yuan armies began to gather heavy troops in Shenyang, while the Ming Dynasty gathered heavy troops in Liaoyang. The distance between the two sides was only 120 miles.The infantry can reach it in two days, and the cavalry can reach it in one day.

Throughout Liaodong, the attention of all forces was attracted to Shenyang and Liaoyang.

The total distance from Liaoyang to Gaizhou is about 240 miles. If you call quickly, you can get there in one day.

Zhu Di is sitting here, and the news from Liaoyang is delivered every day, so he will know it clearly.

"Report, Yongchang Hou has led the main force to the important town of Liaoyang."

"Report, we found that the Tatars have assembled heavy troops in Liaoyang at night."

"Report, the Marquis of Yongchang sent out cavalry and pretended to attack Shenyang. The Tatar army seemed to be facing a powerful enemy. Our army withdrew before engaging the enemy."

"Report, Marquis Yongchang said that we will check the situation in half a month. There should be no rain, which will be beneficial to our army's firearms. We plan to set out the motor camp to fight the Tatars in Shenyang."

"..."

Zhu Di was worried about these military affairs, and some of them had to send people back to Xu Da in the pass.As for Zhang Yifan, he just changed his fishing place.

When fishing on Juehua Island, he could watch the small fish in the clear water setting the hook. However, there is no good place in Gaizhou. He only caught a few crabs all day long, which was boring. .

Therefore, he changed to dictating textbooks on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and science for later generations to prepare for becoming a Ming sage.

He has received news that an exam was held in Nanjing, and the content was the three books he sent back before, that is, the content of mathematics, physics and chemistry.Fifty boys and twenty girls were selected and, accompanying his wife and son, they set off north.

According to the information he received, the math and physics exams were okay, at least with a passing grade or above.

The chemistry exam was a mess. The highest score was not even a passing grade. It was very difficult to find a tall one among the short ones.

Zhang Yifan understands this situation.After all, as far as mathematics is concerned, those are the basics, and arithmetic at this time is not difficult for people of this era.As for physics, it’s all basic knowledge and it’s not difficult to understand.

Only this chemistry, in this era, is probably called alchemy. However, in terms of explanation of the principles, it is irrelevant and cannot be shared, and few people can understand it.

But it's okay, after I finish my work in Liaodong, I will teach them later and take them to do experiments, there is nothing I can't understand.

Thinking about this, Zhang Yifan just didn't know the medical content of King Zhou, and wondered how it was organized?When you look back, maybe you can ask me if there is anything I can give you some advice on.

While he was busy with his own affairs, in early August of Hongwu 14, he saw Zhu Di excitedly running to the beach to look for him.

Before I even got close, he was laughing there.Looking at his mean look, Zhang Yifan felt as if someone had picked up a pie that fell from the sky.

There is no one like a vassal king who is so shameless!
Of course, Zhang Yifan also understood that this side of Zhu Di would only be revealed in front of him.Normally, even in front of Princess Yan, she would not act like this.

"Look, you scare my fish away!" Zhang Yifan took the opportunity to play badly, and left the responsibility for not catching fish to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was obviously not fooled and exposed Zhang Yifan's conspiracy on the spot: "Young Master, when did you catch a fish? Just because you are half-hearted here, it is impossible to catch a fish!"

He said with a smile, walked closer, looked at the things on the table in front of Zhang Yifan, and then said excitedly: "I am the one who has transferred the big fish here. I just received the news that the Gaoli side is really Here comes the Li Chenggui who led 5 troops to the Yalu River, and then said that the Jurchens were harassing them in the north of Goryeo, so they stopped there."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yifan immediately became interested, and immediately asked, "Has this news been verified?"

"Of course it's true." Zhu Di casually took the stool Zhu Wu gave him, sat next to Zhang Yifan, and said with a smile: "After confirming it repeatedly, the Tatars had no choice but to send people to persuade the Jurchen tribe to make peace. Let Gory Bangzi and Goryeo put aside their prejudices and deal with our Ming army together!"

At this point, he patted the table again and said: "This Lan Yu is really quite capable. He sent out troops in a virtual and real manner, and made the Tatars numb. Nearly [-] Tatars were all dragged along the front line in Shenyang and did not dare to move. . Now the Tatars are counting on the Jurchen tribe and the Goryeo army to besiege Liaoyang!"

After finishing speaking, he looked into Zhang Yifan's eyes and said seriously: "I am going to personally lead the army with 2 troops to attack the capital of Goryeo. You will support me, right?"

Zhang Yifan listened, thought for a moment, looked at Zhu Di with an expectant look on his face, and finally nodded and said: "There are naval officers who think there is a way out, so there shouldn't be much danger. I support you. But tell me, you If you go to attack the capital of Goryeo, what exactly will you do?"

Upon hearing his support, Zhu Di immediately became excited.

To be honest, this is a great achievement, but if Xu Da was here, he would definitely not be allowed to go because it was too dangerous.

I think back then, the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, which eventually led to the country's subjugation. Even when the Tang Dynasty was strong, it also attacked Goguryeo many times.It can be seen from this that in the eyes of the world, it is not easy to conquer Goryeo.

However, now that he has a navy in his hands, he can attack the capital of Goryeo by sea. This is his chance.

Fighting this Liaodong war is nothing. Even if we capture the entire Liaodong, it is not as good as capturing the capital city of a country!
Therefore, why Zhu Di didn't go to Liaoyang to take charge, and he didn't even go to Haizhou Guards. He just stayed here in Gaizhou. It wasn't that he was afraid of dying and couldn't go to the front line, but that he had been plotting the capital of Koryo for a long time!
For this reason, Zhu Di heard that Goryeo had indeed sent a large army to give him an excuse to attack the Goryeo capital, and that Goryeo's capable Li Chenggui had also been sent out. That means everything was ready and all he needed was the east wind.

Here in Gaizhou, the only one who can stop him is his brother-in-law.But now, Zhang Yifan agreed, and he immediately became happy and told Zhang Yifan his plan in detail.

At the end, he emphasized: "...But in the end, we still have to adapt to local conditions and adapt to circumstances. There is only one principle in the end, teach Gao Libangzi a lesson!"

Zhang Yifan smiled after hearing this. From a tactical point of view, what Zhu Di said made sense.This is understandable, after all, Zhu Di does have a talent for military affairs.

However, Zhang Yifan is relatively familiar with the situation in Goryeo.

Therefore, after Zhu Di finished speaking, he suggested: "Our operation this time is the first time in history. That is to say, it is the first time that the capital of Koryo will be attacked by enemies from the sea. This first time, all It must be used well. When passing along the way, it is best to avoid the Koreans on the shore and reach the capital of Korea by surprise."

Saying this, Zhang Yifan took the quill from the table and a piece of blank rice paper, and drew a map of Korea for Zhu Di, which was the map of Korea in later generations, including the islands. He drew everything on the map. come out.

After he finished drawing, he pointed to the map and said: "There are actually many islands where you can hide along the way. If necessary, you can hide on the other side of the island during the day. You can also send one or two ships along the coastline to spearhead the navy and shield Korea. ship. I believe that even if the Korean side finds out, they won’t care."

Zhu Di looked at the map drawn by Zhang Yifan with bright eyes, nodded repeatedly and said: "I know this, I know it in my heart. With your map, it will be much easier. I said, I must bring you here , otherwise, I’ll go find this map!”

In fact, he already knew the situation on his side, at the mouth of the Yalu River.However, further away, he was not very clear.

But now Zhang Yifan has drawn a map of the entire Goryeo for him. After spending a long time with Zhang Yifan, he has witnessed so many miracles that he doesn't even bother to ask how it came about. Anyway, whatever Yifan gives you, you can never go wrong.

With this map, it’s no longer a matter of blind men and women!Zhu Di, who likes to lead troops in wars, knows how significant it is.

When Zhang Yifan heard what he said, he just smiled and introduced to him: "You are landing at Ganghwa Bay. It is only about forty miles away from the capital of Goryeo. The infantry can reach it in a day. It is best to block it from the beginning. We can’t let the king and his dignitaries in the city escape. We’ll blast open the city gate with naval cannons. If we can capture the King of Goryeo..."

Seeing that Zhu Di was listening carefully, he continued to introduce the general situation of Goryeo, their political system, some common sense such as internal fighting, and how to maximize the use of Goryeo.

At the end, Zhang Yifan said seriously: "No matter what happens in the end, you must ensure the safety of yourself and the soldiers. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, do you understand?"

Zhu Di did not pull Zhang Yifan this time. Obviously, he also knew that going deep behind enemy lines was indeed dangerous.

However, he was very excited to go by himself and did not take the danger seriously at all.After hearing Zhang Yifan's words, he immediately said seriously: "Don't worry, I know it in my heart. Not only will a big one come, but the whole army will also fight back."

At this point, he became bold again and said in a firm tone: "Annihilating tens of thousands of Tatars is nothing. Let's give our father a bigger surprise!"

　Ask for support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)