Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

The war ended with nuclear peace. The atomic bomb was the gospel of mankind. It influenced Japan, ended World War II, stopped the United States and the Soviet Union, and postponed World War III indefinitely.

Facts have proved that no matter how great the truth is, it is not as convincing as an atomic bomb. Having a bomb but not using it and not having a bomb are not the same thing.

Li Wei looked at the departing figures of Song Zhong and others and sighed slightly. If possible, he also hoped to end the war with artillery bombardment for a while like Puding did last time.

However, Dalima is not Puding's Daruhuachi. He has an army of hundreds of thousands. These artillery pieces are obviously not convincing enough. Without a bloody battle to defeat Dalima's army, this war will not be possible. finished.

As a large number of Ming troops successfully crossed the river, Dalima's army retreated steadily. After Song Zhong, Zuo Wei and others crossed the river, they even showed the powerful combat power of the Shenji Battalion. With their flintlock guns, they far exceeded the power of bows and arrows. The range of fire, as well as the gun formations trained hard over the past year, defeated these Beiyuan troops steadily, making the surrounding friendly forces look at them with suspicion.

The Shenji Battalion not only has powerful firearms, but also has strict discipline. The usual formation training played a huge role at this time. Under the leadership of generals at all levels, a strict lineup was quickly formed. Every time a gunshot sounded, a group of enemy troops fell. Down.

Even if a soldier is occasionally injured, the reserve soldiers will immediately make up for it to ensure that the formation remains stable. The few enemy soldiers who can rush to the front of the formation will face long bayonets, and they will be stabbed with bloody holes in a short time. He died on the spot.

Dalima looked at the defeated army and felt anxious, and kept shouting to boost morale.

At this time, Errelek ran over on horseback covered in blood and shouted: "General, the Ming army has landed, what should we do?"

"Our army of more than 100,000 people is waiting for work. Can't we defeat these Ming troops? Come on, don't retreat! Anyone who retreats will die!"

Darima roared unwillingly.

Erzhilek felt a chill in his heart. He was still counting on Dalima to order a retreat, but it seemed like there was no chance.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly felt something in his heart and shouted: "What the general said is that I will help the general supervise the battle!"

After saying that, Erzhilek rode his horse and ran towards the rear of the army, shouting as he ran: "No one is allowed to retreat, anyone who retreats will die!"

Dalima was shocked when she saw this and shouted quickly: "Stop!"

However, Errelek ran back determinedly, and went upstream in the name of supervising the battle. Many Yuan army soldiers saw him yelling not to retreat while retreating faster than anyone else. They were all a little confused and moved forward. His pace couldn't help but slow down a lot.

Dalima was about to order people to catch up and capture him, but at this time something happened in the war. Hundreds of soldiers led by Zhang Yi quietly crossed the river and positioned themselves three miles away from the rear of the Yuan army. During the fierce battle between the two armies, When they were in high spirits, they saw the right opportunity to blow trumpets, drums, wave flags and shout. Hundreds of people suddenly acted like tens of thousands of people!

The scouts scattered by the Yuan army in the distance heard the movement and were shocked when they saw the momentum. They immediately reported to Darima on flying horses:

"General, it's bad, a Ming army is attacking from the rear!"

"what?"

When Dalima heard this, her expression suddenly changed with horror!

Now that the two armies were in a stalemate, all his thoughts were focused on the Ming army crossing the river. At this time, there was another enemy attack from behind. How could he resist it?

"How could this be? Could it be that the Ming army came with more than 200,000 troops?"

Dalima was also confused for a moment. He had been ordering people to keep a close eye on the Ming army on the other side in the past few days. During this period, he did not find that the Ming army had divided its forces. He could only make up his mind that the Ming army had another group of strange soldiers secretly coming from behind. Others crossed the river first.

After thinking for a moment, Dalima hurriedly ordered: "Give me the order to withdraw the troops in front. The rear army will become the front army, and the entire army will retreat five miles!"

At this time, the Ming army appeared in the rear, and there were at least tens of thousands of people. It must not be ignored. If he continued to fight with the Ming army crossing the river, he would be trapped in a situation where he would be attacked from both sides, and it would be too late to retreat!

After Dalima's order was issued, the Yuan army in front no longer had the fighting spirit, so they left the Ming army and ran back. The Yuan army's formation suddenly became chaotic, and they withdrew to seven or eight miles away before Dalima stabilized the army's position again.

Taking this opportunity, Fu Youde quickly urged the army to cross the river.

When Dalima stabilized the army and saw that the so-called "surprise soldier" of the Ming army refused to show up, his heart suddenly sank. He knew that he had been tricked, but it was too late to go back now. , the Ming army's 200,000 troops, except for the grain, grass, baggage and Li Wei's heavy artillery, had quickly completed crossing the river.

"It's over!" Dali's face was pockmarked and ashen.

The Ming army successfully crossed the river with great momentum. On the opposite side, the Yuan army lost the natural barrier of Baishi River, and its morale plummeted. And there was a troublemaker like Erhilek, which made the army panic. This situation It was impossible for the Xia Yuan army to defeat the Ming army.

Fu Youde was very good at seizing opportunities. After the Ming army stabilized their position, he immediately ordered an attack.

Mu Ying, Wang Bi and other generals took the lead, leading the cavalry to charge forward, followed closely by the infantry and archers. All of a sudden, the horses neighed and arrows flew!

Today's Ming army generals are all brave and good at fighting, and their soldiers are also fighting bravely. The Yuan army on Dalima's side is simply unable to confront them head-on, and the newly stabilized formation is quickly defeated.

The army was defeated like a mountain. Although the Yuan army also had hundreds of thousands of troops, once it began to collapse, it would be out of control. No matter how much Dalima shouted, it could not stop the army's retreat.

Li Wei held a telescope and watched the fighting on the other side of the river. Seeing this, he felt relieved.

Now the overall situation has been decided. With Baishijiang captured, Yunnan is in the hands of the Ming army. As for the chieftains everywhere, it is a long-term task. Whether it is suppression or appeasement, it cannot be done in a short time. Completed.

The battle lasted until evening. The Yuan army was defeated and nearly 20,000 people were captured by the Ming army, including Dalima. The rest fled.

After the war was over, Fu Youde went back to organize the food and grass supplies to cross the river, and Li Wei's artillery was also moved over.

The army set up camp and rested. Fu Youde and other generals gathered together, with expressions of joy on their faces.

"We have captured Qujing, and this southern expedition is half won. I think we should take advantage of the high morale to capture Yunnan in one go, and then recruit the chieftains from all sides to surrender, as well as the general manager of Dali. If he disobeys, we will Take him too!"

Zhang Yi said excitedly that although Mu Ying was the one who came up with this plan, he was the one who actually executed it and his military merits were also indispensable.

Wang Bi, Hu Hai and others basically had the same idea, but Fu Youde had a different view: "It is certain to win Yunnan. King Liang's army of more than 100,000 was lost here, and there is no longer any strength to fight. We and others can only It is not difficult to take Yunnan if we need a large army to march to the city, but the chieftains from all sides still need to think carefully. The situation here is complicated. I will report to your majesty and ask for his judgment."

When everyone heard this, they said no more. Although they were on an expedition, they still often sent people to keep in touch with Zhu Yuanzhang in the capital. Although the generals at the front had the power to make arbitrary decisions when the situation came up, every move of the army was under Zhu Yuanzhang's control. middle.

"Okay, let's discuss how to take Yunnan."

Fu Youde changed the subject.

Everyone also stopped thinking and discussed matters in Yunnan.

Although King Liang no longer has many troops, he relies on the Yunnan city and it will take a lot of effort to defeat him.

"In my opinion, just blast him!" Li Wei said.

Everyone was used to it, and they just nodded lightly when they heard this. Li Wei's artillery has repeatedly achieved military exploits. Of course, his artillery is indispensable for sieges, but there still has to be an explanation for the specific method of bombing. You can't just bomb his mother.

"Oh? General Li, tell me, how to bomb?" Fu Youde asked with a chuckle.

Li Wei thought for a while, then gestured with his hands and said: "I can concentrate the artillery to bombard a city wall. The enemy troops here will definitely scatter and avoid. Then our artillery will be divided into two lines and spread out to both sides to drive away these enemy troops. In this way, this section of the city wall will be freed, and then Hu Hai can lead people to rush through the middle like he did when crossing the river, occupy this section of the city wall, and the next battle will be easy to fight!"     After this period of training, Li Wei I became more and more familiar with the use of artillery. After thinking about it for a while, I came up with this pretty good idea.

After hearing this, everyone's eyes flashed with excitement. This method was somewhat similar to the operation when crossing the river, and it was indeed good for attacking a city.

Hu Hai didn't raise any objection this time, and even felt a little happy when he heard Li Wei talking about Hu Hai.

This time when he crossed the river, he acted as a vanguard and cooperated with Li Wei's artillery fire. He took the lead in establishing a foothold on the river bank and laid a good front for the army to cross the river. This was a great achievement. If Li Wei's method was followed to capture Yunnan, That's another great achievement.

However, Hu Hai did not speak, but others put forward their opinions one after another.

"I don't think I need to bother Governor Hu anymore this time. I'll just wait until we go to battle!"

"That's right, we can't let Governor Hu take the lead every time. We have to take the lead bravely..."

"Yes, the general requested to fight!"

In addition to Zhang Yi, Feng Cheng, He Fu and other generals who had not achieved any great achievements began to compete for the battle. After the battle across the Yangtze River, they also saw that following Li Wei's artillery fire, the military merits would be the same as picking up the battle. It seems that it is much easier than them working hard on their own!

Moreover, Hu Hai had such a big conflict with him, and he didn't take the opportunity to trick anyone. They, who didn't have much conflict with Li Wei, felt more at ease.

Hu Hai felt a little unhappy when he saw this, but he didn't say much. After all, we are all brothers who have worked hard all the way, and he cannot monopolize military glory.

Fu Youde looked at Li Wei: "What do you think?"

When the generals heard this, they also looked at him.

Li Wei glanced at everyone, then looked at Hu Hai who was silent, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said: "I think it would be better to let Hu Hai come."

"Oh, why?" Fu Youde asked.

Li Wei's face became solemn and he said solemnly: "The general doesn't know something. In fact, Hu Hai and I have a close relationship. We regret meeting each other late. We complement each other, depend on each other for life, and support each other..."

"Cough cough cough..." Hu Hai was startled by the sudden confession and coughed. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, General Li is too polite!"

When everyone heard Li Wei's words, they looked at the two of them in surprise, with countless questions in their hearts. Could it be that these two people have been friends for a long time, and the quarrels along the way were just flirting?

Facing the questioning looks of everyone, Hu Hai hesitated to speak, not knowing how to explain.

He and Li Wei had a tacit understanding of each other during the battle across the river, and Li Wei didn't take the opportunity to trick him. Now that someone was showing his favor, he couldn't just deny it without giving him any face, right?

If Ru Taisu were here, he would definitely jump out and give his own explanation, advising him to explain clearly on the spot to avoid being unfairly wronged!

Unfortunately, Ru Taisu was far away in the capital, so Hu Hai, who didn't know the inside story, bit the bullet and accepted Li Wei's words.

"General, I think Governor Hu and Li Wei cooperated very well when they crossed the river. It is also a good choice to let him fight this time."

Mu Ying said aloud, and the others couldn't help but frowned. Hu Hai and Li Wei had already split their military achievements. Wouldn't their trip be in vain?

Fu Youde thought for a moment and said: "Actually, in addition to attacking Yunnan, we also need to divide our troops to support the northern army. I have received news that Guo Ying and others are blocked in the Chishui River area. I am going to take some soldiers to respond."

"The final general is willing to follow the general!"

"I'm willing to fight!"

Feng Cheng and others saw that there was nothing to gain from Yunnan, so they put their hope in supporting the North Road army.

Fu Youde nodded lightly: "Okay, then you will follow me to the north, and with Yongning's troops, Mu Ying and Wang Bi, you will lead the army to attack Yunnan!"

"General, I obey!" All the generals responded respectfully.

In Yunnan City, on the second day after the defeat of Darima, the fleeing soldiers spread the news here. King Liang quickly received the report, and his face turned pale with shock:

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

He handed over hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers to Dalima, and now his entire army was wiped out. What could he do to resist the 200,000 Ming army?

"Your Majesty, the situation is urgent now, what should we do?"

King Liang's Zuo Cheng Jinlu asked in panic.

King Liang glanced at him and thought, "You ask me, how do I know?"

"Why don't we go to the mountains first to avoid the Ming army's attack, and then we can fight back when we regroup the army!" Guanyin Bao, the right prime minister, suggested.

Jin Lu glanced at him, and both of them understood in their hearts that any attempt to raise an army to fight back was all an excuse. Now that the Northern Yuan court had no time to take care of itself, and the chieftains from all over the country did not listen to them, how could they gather an army?

Guanyin Bao said this just to give King Liang an excuse to escape.

King Liang also understood this, but at this point, he had no choice.

After a moment of silence, King Liang sighed and said, "Okay, Golden Donkey, go get ready immediately, bring some people with you, and follow me out of the city to take shelter temporarily."

"Yes!" Jin Lu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Guanyin Bao, if you stay in the city, you must help me hold on. When I gather the army, we will come to rescue. Then we will attack from inside and outside and wipe out the Ming army outside Yunnan City!" King Liang said seriously.

Guanyin Bao felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, this was my idea!"

Good guy, I came up with the idea, and you both ran away, leaving me behind. Wouldn’t your conscience hurt?

"I know that it is precisely because of your resourcefulness that this king has entrusted you with this important task. I will leave the city guard of Yunnan to you!" King Liang patted his shoulder solemnly and said.

Guanyin Bao: "..."

After saying this, King Liang ignored him and hurriedly called his wife, children, and children to run away. Guanyin remained where he was, looking confused.

Two days later, after some rest and reorganization, the Ming army divided into two groups. One group was led by Fu Youde and went north to meet Guo Ying and others. The other group was led by Mu Ying and Wang Bi and headed for Yunnan! (End of chapter)