Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

"General, retreat! Such a forced crossing will cause too many casualties and is not good for our army!"

Mu Ying came to Fu Youde and advised him.

Wang Bi also echoed: "What Xipinghou said is absolutely true. Now that the good opportunity has been lost, it is meaningless to force the crossing. It is better to withdraw and think of other countermeasures!"

"Ugh!"

Fu Youde sighed with regret, and finally had to agree to the suggestions of the two lieutenants: "Let them go back."

"Yes!"

The gong sounded, and Hu Hai, who was about to charge ahead, stopped when he heard the sound, looked at the other side of the river just a short distance away, and slapped the river surface hard.

"Retreat, retreat!"

Hu Hai shouted loudly, turned around, dived and swam back, and other soldiers followed suit and gave up the plan of forcible crossing.

On the other side, Dalima breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Ming army retreating.

Finally, we have defended it. As long as we defend the Baishi River, we have defended Qujing and Yunnan!

The two armies faced each other across the river. Whoever dared to attack would be attacked by the other side. This time, the Ming army was attacking and Dalima was defending. The barrier of this river was extremely detrimental to the Ming army!

After Darima repelled the Ming army, he did not take advantage of the situation to pursue him. The Ming army just sent a forward team to force the crossing. The 200,000 troops behind him had no losses. If he dared to pursue, he would be counterattacked by the opponent.

During the Han Dynasty, Han Xin used the example of first forcing the enemy to feign defeat, luring the opponent to pursue him, and then using a half-attack to counter the opponent. He would not take this risk. As long as he could defend Qujing, he would be satisfied!

After Hu Hai withdrew, he went to see Fu Youde. He had also lost his fortune at this time, but he was lucky enough not to be shot to death directly.

When Li Wei saw him like this, he couldn't help but admire him. Although these generals in the early Ming Dynasty were all arrogant and domineering, they were also really fierce in fighting. Such a leading charge would be lost if not careful. Xiao Ming, if you are a general in peacetime, who is willing to give up your glory and wealth to take this risk?

It is only these fierce generals who have fought all the way up, who are accustomed to seeking wealth and wealth in danger, that can be so brave.

"General, I finally lost the battle. Please punish me, General!" Hu Hai said with a somewhat disappointed expression.

Originally, he wanted to give it a try this time, but unexpectedly he failed again and ended up defeated.

But this time Li Wei didn't come up and ridicule him, which made him feel a little relieved.

"You don't have to blame yourself, Governor Hu. The weather doesn't follow people's wishes. I can't blame you."

Fu Youde comforted him softly, and then said: "Let's discuss how to cross the Baishi River. We want to regain Yunnan, and we must not be stopped here!"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and they all thought about strategies to defeat the enemy.

Li Wei thought about it seriously, then stepped forward and said, "I think we can just blast him!"

Everyone: "..."

Li Wei seemed to be possessed by Sun Lei, and he would hit him at every turn, making everyone roll their eyes.

"General Li, this is not a siege. You can retreat first when you bombard people, and then block them after you finish bombarding them. This is of no use. We can't let our soldiers go through it under your artillery fire, right?"

Wang Bi couldn't help but speak.

Everyone nodded in agreement, even Mu Ying. Cannonballs don't have eyesight.

"Why not? We can cooperate with infantry and artillery. I will fire the artillery from behind, and Hu Hai will charge in front. We will definitely be able to successfully cross!" Li Wei said confidently.

Hu Hai's expression suddenly changed when he heard this: "Li Wei, don't go too far!"

Let him charge in front under the gunfire, this is to trick him to death!

Fu Youde also frowned when he heard this. Li Wei's method was too damaging. It was clearly a trick.

Li Wei chuckled lightly, squatted down and drew a big river on the ground, and drew two more triangles on the river. He pointed at the triangle and explained:

"Everyone, please see, this is the Baishi River. This is the position of our army. This is the position of the enemy. I can place the artillery on both wings and bombard the enemy on the opposite side. In this way, there is a clear angle between the two ballistic trajectories. In a safe area, Hu Hai can lead people to cross the river under the cover of artillery fire."

"After the enemy couldn't resist the artillery fire and retreated, we also adjusted the angle of the artillery fire and moved forward. The Baishi River is only a few miles wide, and the range of my artillery is more than three miles. This can at least clear a wide area for our army. The safe area above 1.5 miles ensures that Hu Hai’s forward troops can land safely!”

The generals gathered around, looked down at the figure he drew, thought for a moment, and their eyes lit up!

This is indeed a good idea, but they still have some doubts about implementing this combat strategy. "General Li, can your artillery range really reach more than three miles?" Wang Bi asked with some doubt. This is very important. If the artillery range cannot be reached, then everything Li Wei said is empty talk.

Li Wei immediately said seriously: "There is no joke in the army!"

Come on, the jokes you make these days are so old and young!

Everyone looked at his serious look and couldn't help but curse.

Zhang Yi looked at him warily and asked, "Your artillery won't miss the friendly troops in the middle, right?"

Li Wei immediately said with a face full of displeasure: "What are you talking about? We are serious about the artillery fire! Don't worry, the error will not exceed thirty steps. Hu Hai only needs to be careful when charging and keep a distance of fifty steps from the point of impact of the artillery fire." , it will definitely be no problem!”

Li Wei shouted at Hu Hai. Hu Hai couldn't bear it anymore and asked angrily: "Why does it have to be me?"

Li Wei rolled his eyes at him, "Who told you to talk too much?"

At this time, Mu Ying also spoke: "Captain Hu has already experienced a forced crossing, so it is not unreasonable to still use Governor Hu as the vanguard this time."

Li Wei's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he quickly praised Mu Ying secretly. Why didn't he think of such a good excuse?

Hu Hai opened his mouth, unable to refute for a moment. He could only secretly hate himself for being so eager for quick success and quick success that he had snatched the task of crossing first.

Fu Youde thought about it and felt that what Mu Ying said was reasonable, so he comforted him: "This method is indeed good. If Governor Hu can complete the forced crossing, I will definitely report it to His Majesty and ask for credit for you!"

Hu Hai's face twitched. If Li Wei's method could really succeed, then leading the troops to cross first would be a rare military achievement. However, he was afraid that Li Wei would cause trouble!

"The final general will definitely live up to the general's trust!"

After a moment of silence, Hu Hai accepted the task. Although he still had worries in his heart, he also wanted to get this military honor. Riches are valuable in taking risks. Anyway, he has already taken a risk once, and it would not be a good idea to do it again. No, if he can really succeed, maybe after the battle in Yunnan, he can be made a marquis when he returns!

Fu Youde nodded with satisfaction, and finally looked around at the generals and asked, "Do you have any questions?"

The generals looked at each other and shook their heads. Anyway, it was Hu Hai who was fighting, not them, so they could only pray silently for Hu Hai.

Just when Fu Youde was about to announce that this plan would be implemented, Mu Ying interrupted him again: "General, when we came out, His Majesty told us to use both odd and correct measures. I think we can also send a small number of troops and carry a large number of flags. Secretly cross the river from the lower reaches and go around to the enemy's rear. When our army crosses by force, these people and horses will serve as suspects and set up flags in the mountains and forests to shout, which will definitely disrupt the enemy's army and have a miraculous effect!"

"Marquis Xiping, this plan is very clever!"

"Yes, if the enemy's formation is in chaos, our army will be able to defeat it easily!"

Everyone praised him one after another, and Li Wei couldn't help but be impressed by this man who was rough on the outside and tender on the inside.

When Fu Youde heard this, Ye Buji was happy: "Very good, then let's use two strategies at the same time, Zhang Yi!"

"The general is here!" Zhang Yi stepped forward and held his hands.

"I order you to lead five hundred troops, secretly cross from the lower reaches, and use a strategy to deceive the soldiers!"

"The last will obey!"

Zhang Yi was ordered to retreat, and Fu Youde said again: "Li Wei, Hu Hai!"

"The end is here!"

Li Wei and Hu Hai stepped forward.

"I order you to bombard the crossing, with Hu Hai as the vanguard," Fu Youde paused and said seriously to Li Wei: "Li Wei, your Shenji Battalion's bombardment must be precise, and you must not hurt any of your own people!"

War is not a child's play. No matter what personal grievances there are, fighting side by side on the battlefield cannot cause harm to your own people. This is related to the wealth and lives of the two hundred thousand soldiers of the army!

Although Hu Hai, Zhang Yi and others have been sarcastic towards Li Wei, they will not mess around if there is a real war. Fu Youde knows this well.

But Li Wei is a newcomer, and he is really worried that this kid is relying on the Holy Family to act recklessly without knowing the importance of it.

Li Wei looked solemn and said solemnly: "General, don't worry, I won't make fun of the lives of the soldiers!"

He could trick Hu Hai, but he couldn't trick the soldiers led by Hu Hai. The Ming Dynasty was now under the control of guards, and these soldiers were not Hu Hai's private soldiers.

Seeing this, Fu Youde nodded and ordered the two of them to retreat. (End of chapter)