Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 235 Urgent Report from Ningxia Border Border
Because we know that military affairs are like putting out fires, there can be no delay.

So Zhu Min marched all the way and before the evening of the next day, he had arrived at Weizhou City, which is today Weizhou Town, Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

At this time, most of the distance from Ningxia has been completed.

I'm afraid we can arrive in Ningxia Town before tomorrow afternoon.

Speaking of which, Weizhou City is the current fiefdom of King Qing Zhu Zhuan.

The fiefdom of Prince Qing Zhu Zhuan was supposed to be Qingyang. He was worried that Ningxia would be difficult to protect the prince and bear the huge financial burden of the palace, so he temporarily moved it here.

But Zhu Ming was puzzled. This Weizhou City is closer to Ningxia Town than Qingyang, which means that it is actually a border area, and you can even go to the Great Wall nearby.

What about trouble?

It would be better to just transfer the land to Qingyang.

What's more, Qingyang is larger than Weizhou City. If Qingyang is a city, then Weizhou City is at most a town.

What do you think?

Whose idea was it?
(Zhu Yuanzhang: You rebellious son, what are you talking about?)

Suddenly a force of 5000 people appeared, including [-] cavalry troops approaching the city, which made the defenders of Weizhou City nervous.

But because King Qing Zhu Zhuan is here now, he is not too panicked.

So soon, more than 5000 troops gathered under the city, which were King Qing's three guard posts.

Zhu Zhuan's establishment is also of a basic scale, consisting of three regular guard troops.

Zhu Zhuan also appeared on the city wall in person and asked the troops below the city: "Who is under the city? Why do you suddenly appear below my Weizhou city?"

Zhu Zhen looked up. After all, the two of them were crowned kings together at the beginning, and Zhu Zhen ranked sixteenth and he was the eighteenth. Although they were not familiar with each other before, they did not know each other.

So he recognized Zhu Zhen and said loudly: "Brother Sixteen, are you okay? I am Zhu Zhen, the eighteenth-year-old."

"What? Are you the eighteenth brother?" Zhu Zhen looked at Zhu Ming in disbelief and said after a long time: "Don't lie to me. My eighteenth brother is only 14 years old this year. You must be 20 years old at a glance. How old are you?"

Although Zhu Zhuan was sixteen, he was only one year older than Zhu Chu. Seventeenth-year-old Zhu Quan was born in the same year as him.

Looking at the 15-year-old Zhu Zhen, he can be described as a thin and thin young master.

If you look at Zhu Lun again, he is obviously one year younger than Zhu Lian, but he is tall and strong, with a strong and muscular body. He has the aura of a brave general all over his body, which can be said to be extraordinary.

But the two brothers have completely different styles of painting.

Zhu Zhen stood on the wall, which made Zhu Zhen worried that he would be blown away by a gust of wind.

"Okay Brother Sixteen, I have the Shang Fang Sword given by my father. How can I fake it?" Zhu Chu took out the Shang Fang Sword from his waist.

The city wall was not high, only a few meters, probably as high as a seven-story building today.

Therefore, Zhu Yan could still vaguely recognize that Shang Fang's sword was indeed Zhu Yuanzhang's sword.

Now there is no more doubt, only doubt.

"Are you really my eighteenth brother? Brother, what have you eaten in the past two years? Why have you grown so big?" Zhu Zhen exclaimed.

Zhu Ming shook his head and said, "Don't be a good boy. I just heard that you are here, brother, so I came to say hello. Don't worry, I have no intention of entering the city. The entire army is camped outside the city and is not allowed to enter the city to harass the people." We will continue to Ningxia the next day."

"Ningxia? Why are you going to Ningxia?" Zhu Zhen couldn't help but ask again when he heard Zhu Zhen's voice.

Zhu Zhen was puzzled: "Ningxia is being attacked, don't you know?"

"Ningxia was attacked? Why didn't I know?" Zhu Zhu really didn't seem to know.

But at this moment, there was a sudden noise in the city.

"Urgent report, urgent report from Ningxia."

There was a cavalryman, covered in blood and mud, running wildly on the street, shouting: "Ningxia is under attack, Ningxia will be captured. Report urgently. Ningxia will be lost."

Zhu Zhen suddenly took a breath of cold air, and even Zhu Zhen outside the city heard it.

The two brothers looked at each other, and Zhu Zhen quickly ordered: "Open the city gate and welcome the King of Dian into the city to discuss matters."

The city gate immediately opened slowly.

Zhu Chu turned to look at Wang Fu, and then said to Peng Yue, Qian Shu and Niu Sheng, who looked surprised and uncertain, "You four will go in with me."

"Here."

So Zhu Ming came to Weizhou City with only four major commanders.

In the city, Zhu Zhuan was also surrounded by his three major commanders. They gathered together and walked to the government office in the city.

After all, Zhu Zhuan only temporarily changed his title here, rather than the vassal land being located here. Therefore, the construction of the royal palace has not yet started here, and he can only temporarily live in the mansion.

The previous cavalry had been welcomed into the government office, but as soon as Zhu and the others came in, they were told that the cavalry was seriously injured and had passed out from exhaustion from running all the way.

"But he has an urgent report," the magistrate said, taking out an envelope soaked in blood.

Zhu Zhen frowned and hesitated after thinking about it.

Zhu Zhen glanced at Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Zhuan was wise by nature, knowledgeable, and good at poetry.

Although he was not proficient in all poems, lyrics, and songs, he was very accomplished in academics and left many good works.

But if you expose him to war, his claws will become numb.

So Zhu Ming quickly took it, opened the envelope and took out the letter. On it was a vague handwriting written in blood. It just said, "Ningxia is about to be destroyed. Please support and protect the people in the pass." '

This is a letter asking for help, but it is not asking for assistance, because the person who wrote the letter believes that Ningxia Town can no longer be defended.

This is a letter of help for the people inside the pass, hoping that the people on the border will not be burned, killed, and robbed.

Zhu Ming took a deep breath and couldn't help but feel lucky that he had made a decisive decision before and did not hesitate to wait until the messenger for help arrived before sending troops.

Otherwise, how much casualties and persecution would the border people suffer?

"Peng Yue," Zhu Zhen shouted.

"The general is here," Peng Yue stood up without any doubts.

"Send the order to the whole army to immediately bury pots and cook rice, and prepare to rush to Ningxia overnight. Brother Sixteen," Zhu Zhen said to Zhu Zhen again: "Let the city prepare wine and meat. I want to reward the whole army in advance. Tonight there will be wine and meat, let brothers Let’s go on the road now that we’ve had enough to eat and drink.”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Zhuan couldn't help being stunned. He didn't understand what it meant, but the three commanders behind him were moved by it.

If Ningxia Town has been defeated, it is conceivable that the enemy forces attacking Ningxia Town must be quite large.

Without the defense of the city wall, once Zhu Zhen's troops suddenly encounter the enemy, it will probably be disastrous.

But even so, even knowing that Ningxia Town may have been destroyed.

Zhu Chu still had to go, he still had to lead this army, even though he knew he might have a narrow escape, he still had to go.

"Your Highness, we are willing to lend a helping hand to the King of Dian," a commander couldn't help but volunteered.

Zhu Zhuan also has 5000 troops here.

Zhu Zhen's heart moved and he looked at Zhu Zhen.

But after thinking about it, Zhu Xi shook his head and said: "No, we also need to defend here. Not only to protect my sixteenth brother Wang Jia, but also to protect the people here and the people behind. There are innocent people in Qingyang as well."

"If we also lose, then the Tatars will march straight in and have no defense. So you will be the last line of defense in the front. There is no room for failure."

This is where Ningxia passes. If there is no defense line, the enemy can march straight in, or divert to Lanzhou, Qingyang, or even Yan'an, or directly attack Xi'an.

If others don't know, how can Zhu Ming not know?

Xi'an's garrison has been brought out by himself. It can be said that he is an undefended big girl, and he can play with him in any way (ahem).

Although there are defenders in other places such as Qingyang, there are no more than one soldier, which is more than 1000 people.

After all, even an important nine-border town like Ningxia Town only has the strength of a guard station.

There are tens of thousands of guards in the world, but they will not station their troops in one place, lest they become self-reliant.

But this also gives the enemy an opportunity.

Zhu Zhen needs troops. At this time, he needs many, many soldiers and horses.But he was even more worried. Once his army was really destroyed, he could still escape, but what about the rear?
At this time, Zhu Zhen finally came to his senses. He looked at Zhu Zhen deeply and murmured: "Eighteenth brother, you have grown up. Unlike my elder brother, who has done nothing. Okay, I will let you know. I’ll send you the whole city’s wine and meat.”

This was the only way he could help.

At the same time, Zhu Zhuan did not forget to rearrange the courier post and ride, and wanted to rush [-] miles to convey the news to the capital as quickly as possible.

Of course, this is something to talk about later. Even if it is an eight-hundred-mile expedited journey, it will still take several days to reach the capital.

And that night, Zhu Zhen asked the entire army to stop setting up camp, only lit clusters of bonfires, and pointed at the mountains of wine and various delicious meats.

He shouted: "There is wine today and we are drunk today. How many people have fought in ancient times? Brothers Paoze, protect your family and country and make contributions today. Eat the wine and meat first today, and when you are rewarded with victory in the future, you will not be drunk again." Not return."

"Oh."

The whole army cheered, but they didn't know what was waiting for them ahead.

Zhu Chu's original plan was to let the entire army rest for the night and then rush to Ningxia tomorrow. After all, even if the soldiers were very fast, they couldn't exhaust all their energy just to rush.

But I didn't expect that the situation in Ningxia might be in danger, and I couldn't wait until tomorrow. If I could get to the city tonight, I might still have a chance.

So he made the whole army drink heavily, numbing the brain and body with alcohol, and quickly replenishing their physical strength with meat.

Then, Zhu Zhen gave an order, and the whole army continued to advance rapidly toward Ningxia overnight without taking any rest.

On Weizhou City, Zhu Zhuan couldn't help but shed tears as he looked at the troops that quickly disappeared into the night.

He wanted to write a poem as a gift to those people and his brother, but he felt it was hypocritical and insulting.

Because all he could think of at this time was the ancient saying, "The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone."

But this is too disgraceful.

"Eighteenth brother, don't let anything happen to you, otherwise I will be so embarrassed as a brother that I won't dare to live anymore," Zhu Zhen murmured.

He is Zhu Chu's brother, but he can only hide here, not to mention trembling, but he has done nothing.

But as the younger brother, Zhu Zhen was not afraid.

Such a comparison is naturally a judgment call.

"Has the Yiqi set off already?" Zhu Zhen looked back and asked a commander behind him.

The commander replied: "It has been dispatched. It has been expedited for [-] miles, carrying three horses along with it, changing people and horses along the way, traveling day and night, and trying to reach the capital within three days."

There are three horses walking together along the way. When one horse gets tired, another horse will be replaced. There are countless stops along the way. Changing people and horses can be done day and night. It can be said that it is easy to travel thousands of miles in a day.

It is probably not an exaggeration to say that we will arrive in the capital within three days.

Three days later, when the capital court received the news, it exploded.

On the contrary, the message Zhu Zhen asked Li Gui to send had not yet arrived, and this battle report arrived first.

This eight-hundred-mile urgent battle report also included the blood letter. Everyone knew that this blood letter was like a suicide note. It must have been sent by the commander of the city defender at the last moment when the city was about to be destroyed. , but also to warn the rear to prevent attacks.

Zhu Ting also expressed his worries in the letter, and explained that Zhu Ting had led his army to Ningxia and was determined to turn the tide and support the building from collapse.

"It's terrible, it's terrible, it's terrible," Zhu Yuanzhang became anxious on the spot.

Being able to break through an important border town like Ningxia Town shows that the enemy must have had a premeditated plan and had a lot of troops.

And these are the Tatars on the grasslands outside the pass. Even if Beiyuan was driven out by the Ming army, it cannot be denied that these nomads are capable, and most of them are cavalry.

The Mongols' riding and shooting abilities are recognized by the world, and their combat power almost flattened Europe.

And what about Zhu Chu?He had only fifteen thousand troops, and at this time the court did not know that he had five thousand cavalry.

This was not the case when Yunnan faced those Tu troops. Even though Zhu Ming was famous for his bravery and good fighting skills, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but worry: "Why is this boy acting stupid again? Ming'er, nothing can happen to you. Xu Da, hurry up, send troops to support as soon as possible." ."

Just as Xu Da was about to speak, he coughed violently. In the end, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

It turned out that Xu Da had already suffered from back gangrene before, and he had been helping Zhu Yuanzhang to share his worries. Now he suddenly got excited and became anxious, making his condition suddenly worse.

Back ulcer is not a skin disease like pimples on the back. Xu Da is so old, can he still get pimples?
It is said that back gangrene can be divided into different types, including Yin deficiency and fire-heat type, Qi-blood deficiency type and heat-excessive Yang type.

But there is no doubt that no matter which type it is, it will make people weak and have low resistance, let alone getting angry in a hurry.

As a result, at this moment, Xu Da also fell.

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly sent someone to take Xu Da home and asked all the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital to take care of him.

Although Xu Da fell, there are still many generals available in the Ming Dynasty. Even if Lan Yu dies, there will still be Fu Youde and Feng Sheng.

So Zhu Yuanzhang quickly called the two princes.

But now they are not in the capital, and the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. Zhu Yuanzhang is so anxious that his mouth is blistered. For the first time, he realizes that he already values ​​his son so much.

But why?Because he is most like me?
On the other side, the Duke of Wei's Xu Mansion, Xu Miaojin, Xu Huizu and other brothers and sisters (the third sister was still at home and not married) were shocked because Xu Da was seriously ill.

It wasn't until the imperial doctors finally stabilized Xu Da's condition that they finally breathed a sigh of relief and curiously asked what happened to Chao Shang.

So some imperial doctors told the news they heard.

"There was something wrong at the border. It seems that Ningxia Town was about to be breached. Duke Wei Guo got angry and his condition worsened."

"And we heard that His Royal Highness the King of Dian was in Xi'an at the time and rushed to Ningxia's aid after hearing the news."

"It's a pity that if the city of Ningxia has been destroyed and His Highness only has 5000 troops, I'm afraid. Alas."

"I just hope the border can be guarded."

They were chatting here, but they didn't notice the change in Xu Miaojin's expression.

Xu Miaojin clenched her fists tightly, and her already fair and flawless face became even paler.

He was originally shocked because his father had fallen, but now that he heard the news about Zhu Ming, it was still bad news. He gritted his teeth to hold back the tears.

She turned her head and glanced at the room where her father was resting. As if she had made up her mind, she turned around and left.

"Little sister?" Xu Miaozhen, the third sister of the Xu family, noticed Xu Miaojin's behavior and exclaimed: "What are you going to do?"

Xu Huizu also turned to look.

Xu Miaojin stopped and said without looking back, "I'll go find him."

"What are you going to do?" Xu Huizu showed his big brother attitude for the first time and said angrily: "Are you going to die?"

"He will not die," Xu Miaojin turned around, glared at his elder brother, and said firmly: "He will never die. If someone wants to harm his life, I will kill that person. So I went to find him."

"Are you crazy?" Xu Huizu still wanted to stop him.

Xu Miaojin laughed miserably: "Life is precious, but love is even more expensive. You won't understand. If he really dies, then there is no point in my life. I would rather be buried in the same place with him than live and die. Come as a marriage tool. And he owes me this. Even if he dies, he must marry me."

With that said, Xu Miaojin turned around and continued to leave.

Xu Huizu tried to stop him again, but was blocked by Xu Miaozhen.

Xu Miaozhen shook her head at Xu Huizu and said with a sad smile: "Brother, my little sister is spoiled by our whole family. It is precisely because our three sisters do not dare to fight against fate. Only she dares, let her go. Is it true that the Xu family Isn’t it enough to sacrifice our three daughters?”

Xu Huizu opened his mouth, then finally sighed and said, "Let her ride my horse away. Also, prepare more dry food and more clothes for her."

So that day, Xu Miaojin rode a horse, wearing a silver-white armor and a sword on his waist. A spear, a long bow and a quiver were hung on both sides of the horse's belly.

Xu Miaojin is the true successor of Xu Da. Whether it is spear or archery, he is the leader of the Xu family.

Even Xu Da once proudly said that he had nothing to teach her. If father and daughter were the same age, ten of them would not be Xu Miaojin's opponent on the battlefield.

Of course, there must be some suspicion of self-promotion. After all, Xu Miaojin has never led an army to fight.

But Xu Miaojin is only 15 years old, which shows.

After coming out of the Xu Mansion, Xu Miaojin galloped on horseback. Without any care, he rushed out of the capital and headed for Ningxia Town.

But what Xu Miaojin didn't know was that just after she left, in less than a day, another [-]-mile postage came from Shaanxi to the capital.

"Good news, great victory at the border. Great victory for the king of Dian. The king of Dian beheaded [-] people, captured [-] enemy troops, captured [-] war horses, and Ningxia was defended."

For a moment, the entire government and the public were shocked.

So, what happened in the past three days, or that night three days ago?

(End of this chapter)