Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 339 Since Arutai wants to die, I will help him!
"Father, it is right to unite the people's hearts, but even if the people's hearts are with me, the Ming army has vehicle-mounted artillery. With hundreds of artillery fire, I am afraid it will not be difficult to break the city."

Ye Xian grew up on a horse, so he was naturally very familiar with military aspects, so it was impossible not to see the disadvantages of defending the city.

Although Tuo Huan just explained to him the reasons for building and defending the city, how could he sit back and watch at this critical moment of life and death?
After Tuo Huan heard Ye Xian's words, a happy smile appeared on his face.

However, the smile only stayed on his face for a moment before it was replaced by a cunning and sinister look.

"This time, I will make sure that Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty never comes back!"

After Tuo Huan said these harsh words, Jian Ye had a face full of confusion, so he explained in a low voice: "My son, sticking to Helin City is just a way to hide from others. Listen to me tell you in detail."

It turned out that he had come up with what he thought was a brilliant plan.

The first is to encourage the troops to defend the city. The reason is that past experience has proved that the Ming army cannot be defeated in the field and can only be chased and beaten by the Ming army.

On the other hand, the Ming army came from the south and traveled thousands of miles. They were short of men and horses, and the siege equipment they carried could only be improvised except for artillery.

During this period, the Tuhuan Ministry could just send a small group of troops to harass the Ming army, and at the same time poison the surrounding water sources, cutting off the Ming army's water source, and forcing the Ming army to spend great efforts to transport water from a distance.

Because Helin City is also a majestic city, ordinary vehicle-mounted general cannons cannot break through the city walls.

The Ming army was unwilling to engage in a war of attrition, so they would inevitably think of a quick victory and attack the city at any cost.

Moreover, Arutai promised to sneak attack the Ming army from the rear when the Ming army attacked the city.

Although Helin City would eventually be breached by the powerful artillery of the Ming Army, with continuous reinforcement and united defense, it could at least withstand the Ming Army for several days.

Over the next few days, the Ming army will consume a large amount of artillery ammunition, and even their morale will weaken a bit.

And this is the purpose of Tuohuan deliberately defending the city.

When Helin City was captured by the Ming army, Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty, as the victorious party, would inevitably enter the city in person and live in the Shunning Palace where he originally had his pleasure.

At that time, Tuhuan arranged in advance that the dead men hiding in the underground secret room of the palace would quietly detonate gunpowder and send Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty to death.

Although gunpowder is a controlled substance, there are always people who will take risks for money.

After nearly ten years of planning, Tuo Huan now has not only craftsmen who can make gunpowder, but also craftsmen who can make firecrackers, but the quality and output cannot be compared with that of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty is killed, the Ming army will defeat itself.

Of course, even if there was an accident, Emperor Qianxi was not killed, and Tuohuan also arranged for other dead soldiers.

At that time, the remaining dead soldiers would set fire to the liquor and grain and oil shops in the city, thus burning Helin City to the ground and forcing the Ming army to withdraw from the city.

At this time, it’s time for the killer trick to get out of love comes on stage.

Tuohuan knew that although Oara and Ming Dynasty had been at peace for more than ten years, a war would inevitably break out between the two sides.

Therefore, he had already purchased a large number of new weapons and equipment from the Khali Kingdom (formerly the Timurid Kingdom) that dominated the Hezhong area, especially bulletproof heavy armor that could withstand the lead bullets of the Ming army.

Although the Ming Dynasty regarded iron as a "strategic resource" and imposed an embargo on the grasslands.

However, the Tuhuan tribe located in the northwest, just like the Yongle period, spent a lot of money to secretly purchase refined equipment from the Kingdom of Harie, and established an 800-man heavy cavalry that was resistant to lead bullets.

When Zhu Di conquered the desert, the Oara leader Mahamu also formed a heavy cavalry, and those heavy cavalry wore full body armor, chain armor and some cloth-covered iron armor, and even some plate armor reinforcement parts, such as plate armor. Style leg armor, arm armor and greaves, and their horses are also covered in metal armor.

In addition, those heavy cavalry were equipped with heavy archers as forwards, and each cavalry also carried three or four horses, so their combat power was not weak.

Unfortunately, the heavy cavalry formed by Mahamu was caught off guard by Zhu Di's Shenji Battalion. Under the gunfire, both men and horses were frightened, and they were ultimately defeated.

Tuohuan learned from his father Mahamu's failure. This time, the eight hundred heavy cavalry he formed, in addition to the armor of the men and horses, also practiced dozens or hundreds of times under the firing of guns and cannons.

These [-]-heavy armored cavalry were his secret weapon for attacking the Ming army's artillery phalanx, and they were also the key to turning the tide of the battle.

After the Ming army broke through the city, they thought they had won a victory and would inevitably relax their vigilance.

At this time, it was the time for the Eight Hundred Armored Cavalry to leave their hiding place.

When the Ming army withdrew from Helin City, eight hundred armored cavalry surrounded and killed the Ming army.

"Kid, remember, after the war started, you quietly escaped from the city through the tunnel, took the personal entourage I arranged for you, and walked west non-stop to a small town five hundred miles away for temporary refuge."

Tuo Huan said with as heavy a tone as if he was announcing his funeral: "If this battle can kill Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty, then you can come back and take over the troops with peace of mind."

"On the other hand, if I am captured or die in battle, you can take the remaining tribe and flee westward to the Kingdom of Harel in the middle of the river, hide there, and come back to avenge me when the opportunity comes!"

Seven days later.early morning.

Arrive at Blackwater City.

in the hall.

"I have previously ordered Chengshan Hou Wangtong to lead the Middle Route Army to send troops from Dongsheng, Anshun Bo Xue Gui to be the deputy general of the Middle Route Army, Yangwu Hou Xue Lu to lead the East Route Army to send troops from Kaiping, Xincheng Hou Zhang Fu to be the deputy general of the East Route Army, and Yang Hong to lead Shaanpu The third battalion is the forward army. I personally lead the West Route Army to dispatch troops from Heishui City. Chenghou Zhu Neng and Ningyang Hou Chen Mao serve as the left and right deputy generals of the West Route Army."

Zhu Gaoxu sat on the main seat and gave the order majestically: "During my personal expedition, my prince will be in Datong to take charge of the logistics of this northern expedition. He will be specifically responsible for the military supplies and fodder for the central and eastern armies. My ten The three princes will stay in the capital and be assisted by six ministers."

"Wugao, the Marquis of Jiangyin of the Shaanxi-Pu Governor's Office, is based in Heishui City and is responsible for the military supplies of the West Route Army. Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and Pingyang Boqu can accompany me on the northern expedition to assist in military affairs. The four on the list of accompanying troops agreed upon by the Shaanxi-Pu Governor's Office All the camps and eighteen songs will follow me northward."

"The rest of the civil and military forces will each keep their duties, and all armies will set out on schedule without any mistakes."

"According to the order."

Zhu Neng, Chen Mao, Yang Hong, Wu Gao, Qu Neng, Yang Rong, Li Jinglong and others all bowed to receive orders.

"You have been in the officialdom for many years, and you will have conflicts and grievances of one kind or another between you."

Zhu Gaoxu looked around at everyone and said something first, and then solemnly warned: "I have something to say first. No one is allowed to bring personal grudges to the battlefield. If someone abandons public service for personal reasons and delays my major task of eradicating Tuhuan, I will disgraced the other three tribes! "

He paused for a moment, then said slowly: "Soldiers must work together to win this battle. When Tuohuan is eliminated, I will personally celebrate your victory!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

The ministers said in unison.

"Okay, you all go down and get ready to send out troops tomorrow."

Zhu Gaoxu said loudly.

"I'm waiting to retire."

All the ministers bowed and saluted.

After a while.

Zhu Gaoxu just stood up and wanted to leave the main hall and go to the military camp outside the city to see, when he suddenly saw Qingyao Shiwan hurrying in from outside.

"Your Majesty, I have important military information to report!"

Qingyao hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Kang Ping beside him. The latter understood and immediately led the other attendants and maids out of the hall.

"Your Majesty, according to reliable information sent by the spies, the Tatar Grand Master Arutai has personally led an army to Helin to assist Tuhuan."

Qingyao was in charge of espionage, so he had naturally sent many spies to the desert to spy on the news.

The spy who was lurking around Tuo Huan found out this key information and passed it on to the secret agents in Helin City.

In order to avoid being suspected, this Ming Dynasty spy who presented himself as a businessman only dared to go south at a normal speed every day for the first three days after leaving the city, and did not dare to gallop with great fanfare.

Three days later, when he was out of the jurisdiction of Chorus's troops, he headed south at an accelerated speed of [-] miles.

During this period, he killed three good horses, and only then did he pass the news to Qingyao.

"Okay, okay! This news is really good news for me and Daming!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Qingyao and said bluntly: "I originally arranged for the central and eastern armies to go north to Monan and Modong, and use the Tatar border to attack Oara westward. This was to frighten Arutai and other troops, but now it has had its purpose. Unexpected effect.”

"Since Arutai wants to die, I will help him!"

"Your Majesty, I think it is better to be cautious. After all, Tuohuan still has a thousand-man heavy armored cavalry in his hands. These armored cavalry can block the lead bullets fired by ordinary fire guns."

Qingyao suggested: "Back then, the emperor used the Shenji Battalion to defeat Mahamu's heavy armored cavalry. This time, in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes as his father, Tuohuan will definitely use the armored cavalry as a trump card to turn the tide of the battle."

"The last time the spies came to report, they said that Tuohuan showed a posture of sticking to Helin City. According to what you just said, his sticking to Helin City should be a means to hide from others. His purpose may be to consume our artillery ammunition. Fortunately, he used his armor to catch us off guard."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered and said: "Even if Helin City is conquered, I'm afraid there will be an ambush waiting for us in the city. Therefore, when besieging the city, we must find a secret passage from inside the city to the outside and cut off Tuohuan's connection with the outside world. , making him unable to command the armored cavalry."

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