Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 38 Five years in a hurry

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

The wheel of history is rolling forward, and five years have passed by in a flash.

It was the tenth day of April in the 31st year of Hongwu.

The sky is bright and clear, and there are no clouds in the sky.

On the outskirts of Beiping Mansion, on the grounds of King Yan's guard camp, Zhu Gaoxu and King Han were competing in martial arts. The surroundings were crowded with officers and soldiers watching, and there were noisy sounds everywhere.

"His Royal Highness, King Han, is very skilled in martial arts. It shouldn't be a problem to compete with the Crown Prince for ten rounds."

Xue Lu, Qianhu of Peking Guard, said with confidence: "It seems that I will win again this time."

Standing next to Xue Lu, Chen Gang, a big-bellied and round-waisted man from Baihu, said: "Could it be that Qianhu has forgotten that the prince is born with supernatural powers. The year before last, Qiu Lie had killed a wild wolf with his bare hands."

Xue Lu smiled and said: "I remember last year in the school martial arts competition, His Royal Highness Shen, who is famous for his agility, failed to survive ten rounds. You won a lot of money from me that time. Don't you want to win again?"

"I haven't married a mother-in-law yet, and Qianhu knows it. If I hadn't married a mother-in-law to save money, I would have dared to spend fifty gold coins this time!" Chen Gang said bluntly.

Xue Lu deliberately said aggressively: "You just said that the prince is born with supernatural powers, why don't you dare to gamble?"

"Just bet!"

Chen Gang said angrily: "The prince has a pair of wise eyes, can recognize people and make good use of them, and is kind to his subordinates. Even if he loses, my subordinates will still bet on the prince to win!"

Five years ago, when Zhu Gaoxu was granted the title of Crown Prince of Yan and later became the captain of the Zhili School, Chen Gang was just a lowly guard flagman. Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu appreciated him and he had the opportunity to make military exploits repeatedly, and was later promoted to the rank of Baihu. .

When Zhu Gaoxu served as the school captain of Zhili, he was responsible for detecting all lawbreakers in Zhili, thus accumulating a certain reputation and popular support. He also took the opportunity to cultivate his subordinates and enrich their wings.

He selected and trained a group of capable confidants from humble backgrounds, such as the strategic Xue Lu, the brave Chen Gang, and the well-coordinated Wang Bin, who have all been promoted to mid- and high-level officers in the Peking Guard. Nowadays, there are a large number of grassroots officers in the Guard. The officers were all promoted by him and they were loyal to him.

In addition, Zhu Gaoxu also recruited many young nobles who abide by the law and are indeed talented but unremarkable, such as Guo Jian, the fourth son of Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, Geng Xuan, the youngest son of Geng Bingwen, the Marquis of Changxing, and Mu, the third son of Mu Ying, the king of Zhaojing in Guizhou. Tang Yun, the son of King Wu of Ang and Dongouxiang and his second son Tang Fu.

"Speaking of which, the prince is also kind to me."

Xue Lu nodded and said: "Looking at the similar past relationship between us, I will pay your fifty-guan bet for you this time."

Four years ago, Zhu Gaoxu came to Beiping Mansion to control military affairs on the emperor's order. At that time, Xue Lu was just an ordinary guard captain in Prince Yan's Mansion in Peiping. However, he did not expect to be selected by Zhu Gaoxu as the head of the personal guard. Later, he followed Zhu Gaoxu to fight in the fortress many times. Gong rose to thousands of households.

"Thousands of benevolent and righteous, my subordinates have no choice but to be respectful rather than obey."

Chen Gang didn't refuse, but agreed shamelessly and politely.

Xue Lu was speechless for a moment and laughed and scolded: "Damn, I forgot your nickname of 'Iron Chicken Chen'."

Chen Gang complimented: "Qianhu doesn't know what he is doing. Privately, many of the top soldiers respectfully call Qianhu 'Qin Qiong alive' and 'Xue Gongming'!"

"Your Majesty has strict discipline in the army. Aren't you afraid of military law when you give me a nickname? You are not allowed to mention it again in the future!" Xue Lu scolded.At this moment, thunderous cheers suddenly sounded in the ears of the two people.

On the school field, the outcome is decided.

King Han was hit by Zhu Gaoxu's punch. Due to the huge inertia, he couldn't help but take six or seven steps back before he could stabilize his body.

"Your Majesty is born with divine power, and I feel ashamed that I am inferior to him. I am willing to accept defeat!" King Han took the initiative to admit defeat.

Zhu Gaoxu saw that King Han, who was muscular and over six feet tall (more than 1.8 meters), showed a gentle and elegant side. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Uncle is too modest. My nephew has no magical power. It's just a lucky move that defeated my uncle."

The King of Han said: "The general Harawu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty can carry a cauldron and is brave and fierce. If the prince is not born with supernatural power, how can he be captured alive? The prince is both wise and brave. He became famous all over the world in one battle at Cheche'er Mountain. The little king is really envious of him. I admire you again!”

At the beginning of spring two years ago, Zhu Gaoxu, in accordance with the newly issued border defense regulations by the imperial court, sent Wei Xian, who had been promoted to Peking Guard Chief, to lead a thousand guards to Daning to cooperate with the Daning Guards in patrolling the border fortress.

At that time, Wei Xian was patrolling the fortress and found that the Hulu wanted to invade the border, so he immediately sent someone to report the matter to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu believed that the Tartars were treacherous, and this was probably a sign of weakness, in order to lure the Ming army into chasing them so that they could conduct an ambush. However, the Ming army could use this trick to deceive the enemy and annihilate them.

After having a countermeasure, Zhu Gaoxu reported to Zhu Yuanzhang the intentions of the Tartar pirates and the countermeasures he thought of. After discussing with Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to this strategy of taking advantage of the situation.

More than a month later, at the invitation of Zhu Gaoxu, King Ning led [-] guards and marched out of Daning City to Peiping Prefecture for martial arts exercises. Daning's troops were suddenly depleted, and Wei Xian, who was guarding Daning's surroundings, was ordered to lead [-] guards. The soldiers went out of the fortress and took the initiative to harass the barbarians in order to frighten them.

At that time, the Hulu troops in the Northern Yuan Dynasty saw that the Ming army was weak and the defense in Daning City was empty, so they gathered more than [-] troops in a short period of time, unexpectedly defeated the Ming army led by Wei Xian, and pursued the victory.

When the Beiyuan Army pursued Cheche'er Mountain in the north of Daning City, they were suddenly ambushed by the Ming Army led by Zhu Gaoxu himself. In the end, the Beiyuan Army was defeated. Three thousand soldiers were killed, including Bolin Timur and dozens of others. Famous generals and more than [-] soldiers were captured.

Afterwards, Zhu Gaoxu took advantage of the victory and advanced quickly, leading his army to conquer the city of Wuliangha Tu, and even captured the Northern Yuan general Ha Lawu alive. He captured more than [-] soldiers, countless cattle, sheep and horses, and returned with a great victory.

After this battle, Zhu Gaoxu's reputation spread far beyond the Great Wall, and he became another leader of the Ming Dynasty's northern frontier army.

"My uncle defeated my nephew. In that battle, my nephew only relied on the sharpness of his firearms to win by surprise. How could he become famous all over the world? My uncle was ridiculous!"

Zhu Gaoxu denied it and said very modestly.

In fact, he did not lie. Although he inherited the military talent of the original owner, the decisive factor that allowed him to win the battle of Checher Mountain was indeed the improved and sharper firecracker.

Before Zhu Gaoxu traveled through time, although he had specifically inquired about the evolution history of firearms because he was interested in firearms, he only had an understanding of firearms.

As for the memory of various stages in the evolution of firearms, only a vague impression remains.

Because of this, he could only suggest directions for improving the firecrackers to the craftsmen, but he could not upgrade the firecrackers himself.

After several years of technological breakthroughs, Ming Dynasty's fire guns have been promoted to the level of bird guns.

Although the wheel-type flintlock gun was also manufactured, it was not mass-produced because the structure was more complex than the bird gun.

(End of this chapter)