Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 225 Three days for me

Zuo Wei also said: "Yes, as long as our [-] troops are deployed outside the city, it will be a huge deterrent. If the will of the defender in the city is not strong, he may surrender without a fight!"

Li Wei understood and nodded slightly. It seemed that he would be able to take over the city without much effort this time, and he shouldn't need to take action.

But considering that this is the first battle of sending troops, he should have some rhetoric at least, and it seems that he is very incompetent by following such a step-by-step approach.

So after the two of them finished talking, he turned his attention to Sun Lei again.

Sun Lei did not hesitate and said loudly: "I think we should just set up artillery and blast him!"

Song Zhong and Zuo Wei rolled their eyes at him, and Li Wei was speechless for a while!
  "Boom, boom, boom, you know, boom, there's nothing else in your mind except sex?"

Li Wei caught him and scolded him.

Sun Lei felt a little aggrieved. What I said was right. If a small town like this could just be bombed, what else would be needed?

Li Wei didn't have time to continue talking to them, so he wrote down what they said and left in a hurry.

In Fu Youde's camp, in addition to Guo Ying, Chen Huan and others who were sent to Yongning, other generals such as Wang Bi, Hu Hai and Zhang Yi gathered together.

Li Wei came late after asking his subordinates for advice. When Mu Ying saw him, she quickly called him to her side and introduced the current situation of the army to him in a low voice before the discussion started.

After a while, Fu Youde saw that everyone had arrived, and he took the lead and said:

"The front is Puding. Before taking Yunnan, we need to occupy these strategic locations to prevent others from cutting off our retreat. What do you think?"

"General, the small city of Puding has only a few thousand defenders. The last general will ask for [-] troops. I promise to capture it within ten days!" Zhang Yi said loudly, cupping his hands.

"The general believes that the battle should be fought quickly, and he is willing to recruit [-] troops to capture it within seven days!"

Hu Hai followed up and said that the target of this army is Yunnan, with the focus on Qujing. The longer the delay, the more fully prepared people will be, and it will be difficult to fight the war by then.

Fu Youde also nodded lightly when he heard this. He also meant to make a quick decision and it was not appropriate to waste time here.

After Hu Hai and Zhang Yi finished speaking, others also spoke one after another, requesting different troops and promising different times.

Li Wei was a little surprised when he heard that it only took ten days and a half months. It would take so long to attack a small town with ten times the force?

While Li Wei was wondering, everyone else expressed their opinions one by one regardless of whether they could fight or not, but he was the only one who remained silent.

These generals looked down upon him, and immediately showed sarcasm when they saw this.

"Why doesn't General Shenji say anything? Is he afraid?" Hu Hai asked provocatively.

The others also followed him, with teasing smiles on their faces.

Li Wei looked a little ugly and glanced at Hu Hai.

Damn it, you are the only one who talks a lot, just wait and see how I deal with it!
  Not losing the battle, Li Wei raised his head and glanced around with his nostrils, and said coldly: "It's just a small city, why does it need ten days and a half? The general can take his troops and horses in three days!"

After the voice fell, the scene became silent for a while, and even Fu Youde looked at him in surprise.

After a while, all the generals laughed loudly. "Ha ha……"

"Ignorance child!"

Everyone jeered one after another, and Fu Youde also shook his head secretly. It seemed that the scumbag given by His Majesty really knew nothing about the war.

Attacking the city is not that simple. Even with ten times the force, we can't say that we will definitely win. Hu Hai, Zhang Yi and others promised to break the city in about ten days, which is already very arrogant. That is to say, the Ming army is now invincible. In other times, no one would have dared to mention his bravery in combat for less than a month!
  Li Wei was confused by the laughter of everyone. He didn't even learn history well, let alone ancient wars.

Mu Ying secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes: "Don't be impulsive!"

Li Wei curled his lips and said unconvinced: "What's the problem? I think it's easy to win such a small city in three days!"

Although he had reprimanded Sun Lei before, there was nothing wrong with Sun Lei's words. He just used artillery to bombard him. In three days, he could blow down the city wall. Could it be that he couldn't take down this small city?

"How are you going to capture this city in three days?" Fu Youde asked patiently. He knew that His Majesty attached great importance to this person and wanted to give him some guidance.

"If nothing else, set up the cannon and blast the damn thing!"

Li Weiwei said carelessly, his appearance was almost the same as that of Sun Lei. Of course, he thought that he was different from Sun Lei, that reckless man. He would take aim and hit again.

Fu Youde shook his head slightly: "Although the artillery is powerful, it is not that easy to attack the city. It will not be effective in ten and a half months."

When Li Wei made the artillery, Fu Youde, Mu Ying and others had already gone on the Northern Expedition. Less than a month after returning, they hurriedly led the army to conquer Yunnan. During this period, they did not see the power of Li Wei's new artillery. Otherwise, he might I would not make such an assertion.

Li Wei wanted to explain that his cannon was extraordinary, but Fu Youde had already waved his hand to stop him. He would not let Li Wei rush up and give it a try. If he died after trying it, what would your majesty say?

Leaving Li Wei aside, everyone focused on discussing the number of troops to be sent to attack the city and the candidates for generals, and finally decided on Hu Hai's plan, ordering him to lead an army of [-] to attack first, and other large armies to support him.

After the discussion, Li Wei returned to his base at the Shenji Camp unhappily under the cynicism of others.

Fu Youde ordered the army to rest for a day and attack the city immediately the next day!
  While the army was resting, the garrison in Puding City also got the news. Fu Yin Xie Cheng panicked and found Daru Huachi who was stationed in Puning.

"Sir, two hundred thousand Ming troops have arrived outside the city. What should we do?"

Daruhuachi glanced at him and reprimanded: "Why are you panicking? We are defending the city. Even if there are many of them, they can't get in for a while. I have sent someone to report to King Liang. As long as we survive these few days, The King of Liang will send troops for reinforcements, and the crisis will be resolved by then!"

Hearing this, Xie Cheng's panic did not subside at all. He hesitated for a moment and whispered softly: "My lord, from what I see, the military power of the Ming Dynasty is so strong now that the King of Liang will not be able to resist, let alone send troops and horses to assist me. Wait, the subordinate thinks that I can’t wait to surrender, right?”

"presumptuous!"

Daru Huachi slapped the table, and Xie Cheng was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.

"Tomorrow you will defend the city with me, and you must not leave my sight. If you dare to mess with our military morale with such words again, I will kill you!" Daruhuachi shouted.

"Yes, I know my mistake!" Xie Cheng remained silent and refused to persuade him any more.

Daru Huachi snorted coldly, and then frowned. He also knew that it was difficult to defend the city, but he did not want to surrender directly. He was different from Xie Cheng. He was a Mongolian, and his rule for hundreds of years allowed him to never surrender. They look down on the Han people in their hearts, and they are even less willing to surrender and be inferior to others!

(End of this chapter)