Jingnan Strategy

Chapter 56 The old past

"Have no idea?"

In the horse courtyard of Duke Ying's mansion, Fu Youde looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was still unable to give an answer, and could hardly hide the smile on his face.

Since he taught Zhu Gaoxu, this kid can draw inferences about anything, especially military issues.

Today, he finally defeated this kid.

Thinking of this, Fu Youde felt happy for a while.

"Please give me some advice..." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't figure it out in the end, so he could only ask Fu Youde for advice.

"This question is difficult to say, and easy to say." Fu Youde hesitated for a while, and then touched his long beard:

"Three words... Magnificent spirit, good knowledge of people, and thunderous means."

"Huh?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at Fu Youde with a puzzled look, and his inner thoughts were almost written on his face, because he felt that except for the last two sentences of these three sentences, the first one seemed to have nothing to do with Lao Zhu.

Looking at his expression, Fu Youde hated the iron and said: "You should be thrown into the military camp and dragged to the battlefield to walk around three times!"

"Do you think there were no famous generals or ministers in the Beilu at that time? Didn't Han Song and Xu Song not have one? Didn't Zhang Shicheng's Zhou Dynasty not have one? Didn't Chen Youliang's Great Han Dynasty not have one?"

"From Tuotuo and Chahan Timur to Zhao Pusheng and Ding Pulang...their number of famous ministers and generals is not to mention countless, but they are enough to separate one side."

"Just look at what happened to these so-called famous ministers and generals? Most of them died at the hands of their masters. On the other hand, all the generals under His Majesty's command can be properly accommodated."

"When I surrendered to His Majesty, I wanted peace of mind. At least I wouldn't be as precarious as when I was under other people's command."

Fu Youde expressed his opinion. Although it may not be entirely correct, it is basically correct.

"That blue jade..." Zhu Gaoxu said awkwardly, but Fu Youde snorted coldly: "That guy deserves to die!"

Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and Lan Yu didn't want to deal with each other. After all, when they were leading the army alone, Lan Yu was just a partial general.

"That guy is just relying on his identity!" Fu Youde's face seemed a little unsightly as he thought of something unpleasant.

"But after all, he achieved a great victory in Yuyuerhai..." Zhu Gaoxu really didn't pay attention to Lan Yu. He only remembered that he achieved great victory in Yuyuerhai.

It's just okay that he didn't mention it. When he mentioned it, Fu Youde's face turned darker.

"Just go back to the study and read the book and you will know. I am tired..."

Fu Youde turned around and left, while Zhu Gaoxu looked at his back and was confused. He could only walk to the back room in the front yard, trying to find out the answer from Fu Youde's collection of books.

It's just that Fu Youde has a large collection of books, and it is extremely difficult to find out the news about Sapphire.

"What's wrong? Are you in such a hurry?"

At the critical moment, Fu Zhong's voice sounded in front of the window. Zhu Gaoxu also looked up and said with a bitter smile: "Uncle, what do you think of Lan Yu's fight?"

"Lanyu?" Fu Zhong was stunned, not understanding why Zhu Gaoxu mentioned a person who had already been killed.

However, since it was Zhu Gaoxu who asked the question, Fu Zhong gave the answer after some thought: "Not bad..."

"Is it just not bad?" Zhu Gaoxu was confused, but Fu Zhong smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"He is also a duke after all..." Zhu Gaoxu was ashamed, but Fu Zhong shook his head: "Being a duke is not just about military merit."

"Look at Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan. After all, he is also the first to fish in the sea, but he is not a marquis?"

"Moreover, Qu Neng, who pacified Yuelu Timur at the front and Burma, Jidong, and Sichuan Yi at the back, is now just a governor without even a title."

"These people, do you think their military merit is not high enough?"

Fu Zhong taught Zhu Gaoxu a lesson, that is, even in this era, no matter how strong an individual's ability is, he may not always be able to reach the top.

However, in his words, Zhu Gaoxu was more concerned about the first achievement of King Bi of Dingyuan in the Battle of Yuerhai.

"Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, was responsible for the first victory in the Battle of Yuerhai?" Zhu Gaoxu asked doubtfully. Fu Zhong saw that he really didn't know, so he could only explain it.

"That Lan Yu first served under King Kaiping. Later, King Kaiping married his sister and began to appoint him to do things that were easy to award."

"Later, he gradually accumulated military exploits under King Kaiping, and was promoted from Guan Junzongfu to Qianhu, then to commander, and then to governor of the governor's office." "However, it happened that King Kaiping died of illness at this time, so he has been serving as the governor of the Fifth Army. He handles affairs in the house, supervises military supplies, and treats others peacefully."

"In the fourth year of Hongwu, he accompanied my father on an expedition to Sichuan, but his results were not impressive."

"Later, because the former prince married a wife from the Chang family, he was recommended, so he was recruited to the north a few months later and was able to serve as a pioneer officer under the King of Zhongshan."

"You should know the results of this northern expedition. Nalan Yu left Yanmen Pass first and met the Beibei Rangers at Yema River. The two sides pursued them to Luanshan, but they achieved a small victory."

"The King of Zhongshan saw this and asked Lan Yu to continue the pursuit. Lan Yu chased to the Tula River and encountered Wang Baobao. Wang Baobao pretended to be defeated and fled. He personally led a small group of people to fight and retreat, leading Lan Yu to He Lin, and his men General He Zongzhe is leading the main force and is waiting for work with Lin Yiyi."

"Lanyu pursued too deeply and did not notice it. In the end, Wang Baobao and He Zongzhe joined forces and successfully ambush our army in Mobei, causing the loss of more than [-] people."

Speaking of this, Fu Zhong couldn't help but sigh: "If King Qiyang (Li Wenzhong) hadn't attacked the desert later, I'm afraid the tens of thousands of troops in the Central Route Army would have been annihilated."

"But even so, our army's fine cavalry has suffered a lot of losses, and it will be difficult to penetrate deep into the desert in the next few years."

"As for the blue jade, he was not punished after he came back. Although he was suspected of rashly advancing, it was King Zhongshan who asked him to pursue him, and the fault could not be attributed to him, so there was no reward or punishment."

"After two years of silence, Nalan Yu personally led troops to conquer Xinghe and captured Yuan Guogong Tielimichi and others."

"In the 11th year of Hongwu, he and the Duke of Guizhou conquered the rebellion of the Western Fans. The following year, they won a great victory. They returned to the court with their troops and were canonized as Marquis of Yongchang by His Majesty."

"More than ten years later, he followed my father to regain Yunnan, and followed Song Guogong to conquer Nahachu, and gradually became arrogant."

"On the eve of the Northern Expedition at the Battle of Yuerhai, Song Guogong was supposed to lead the Northern Expedition, but Lan Yu and Zheng Guogong Chang Mao framed Song Guogong, causing Song Guogong to be ordered to return to Beijing."

"When Duke Guo of Song left, he benefited greatly. He took over all the troops and horses in Peiping, and entrusted him with the Northern Expedition."

"The Northern Expedition opened the following year, and he commanded 15 troops to march northward. However, due to the unsuccessful search, he was worried about being attacked by the Northern Bandits on his retreat, so he prepared to return to camp."

"On the other hand, Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing, insisted on continuing to go north, issued military orders, and led their men to search forward, and then they found the Beilu camp."

"It's just ridiculous. This credit should have gone to Song Guogong, but he didn't want to..."

Fu Zhong didn't say anything more, just shook his head, and Zhu Gaoxu also heard the characteristics of Lan Yu's fighting from his story.

His characteristic in fighting is courage, using tactical assault and determination to put pressure on his opponents.

But Sapphire also has obvious shortcomings, that is, it is very arrogant, average-tempered, and not very calm.

According to Fu Zhong, the reason why Wang Baobao was defeated in the Battle of Lingbei by shrinking the inner line and concentrating superior forces was that Lan Yu's aggressive advance as a forward must bear a large part of the responsibility.

Perhaps his hesitation during the Battle of Yuerhai was because he remembered the Battle of Lingbei.

If Wang Bi and Wang Bi were not willing to take responsibility, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would not have this great victory.

It sounds like Zhu Gaoxu knows Lan Yu's level.

Perhaps compared with those situations where Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, Deng Yu and others encountered headwinds and natural disasters, and required high-intensity leadership under extreme disadvantages, Lan Yu’s record He is not particularly beautiful, but compared with most generals in the early Ming Dynasty, his abilities are still outstanding.

"Is there anyone in the army who can defeat Sapphire?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously, but Fu Zhong shook his head after hearing this, and looked at him and said:

"You have been in a large teaching field. Don't you know how the younger generation of military attachés are doing today?"

"Today, the only people alive who can be stronger than Lan Yu are my father and Song Guogong. Among the generals who can match him, the only younger generals who can match him are the deceased Duke of Guizhou."

"But if someone can surpass him in the future, I think your father and Song Sheng from the northwest have this chance."

Fu Zhong proposed two names. Zhu Gaoxu could recall the black face with his eyes closed, but this was the first time he had heard of the latter.

"That……"

"His Majesty's decree is to summon Shouchun's consort Fu Zhong and Yan's second son Xu to the palace!"

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to ask something more, but at this moment a harsh voice suddenly sounded outside the hospital.

The sudden oral instruction made Zhu Gaoxu and Fu Zhong look at each other, and both of them realized that this might be another test for Zhu Yuanzhang.

(End of this chapter)