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

Chapter 77 Don’t get carried away

There are traces of Zhao Kuo and Muchun's sudden allegiance.

Zhao Kuo felt guilty at first, and then after seeing Zhu Chu's bravery and his determination and means to eliminate those chieftains who dared to cause trouble, he really felt that Zhu Cheng, as the Yunnan vassal king, could wipe out all the chieftain tribes.

Therefore, although he was suspected of apologizing and making amends, Zhao Kuo was indeed convinced of Zhu Chu.

As for Muchun, it's a bit complicated.

Mu Chun followed his father Mu Ying in the northern and southern wars. It can also be said that they conquered and pacified Yunnan, and guarded Yunnan for ten years. Their father and son made great contributions.

However, the imperial court's policy towards these chieftains was mostly to appease them.

Let's put it this way, in history, until the Battle of Dingbian (that is, this battle), and even after, Na Silunfa was too tolerant.

Silunfa has already been considered a rebel, can he be let go?

Muchun felt puzzled.

At the same time, Muchun also had some complaints against the court, but he didn't dare to say it, let alone let his father know.

Otherwise, given Muying's filial piety and loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang, she might have destroyed her whole family.

But this time he saw something different in Zhu Xi.

Muchun also felt that following Zhu Zhen might be a better choice?

Of course, Mu Chun didn't know that at this time, his father and the court, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yu's father, were planning to use the power of the whole country to put down the chaos in Yunnan again.

This time, Silunfa's evil intentions will be completely eliminated.

But neither Mu Ying nor Zhu Yuanzhang expected their sons to be so fierce.

It is said that after Zhu Ming comforted Muchun for a while, he did not dare to let the prince of Xipinghou come to pledge his allegiance. In the end, he called Zhao Kuo to have a heart-to-heart talk, and finally accepted Zhao Kuo.

That's right, Zhao Kuo has now become Zhu Min's official in the palace, and he is also the first.

Although Wang Fu and Wang Fu's subordinates are now the guards of the palace, in fact, Wang Fu and the others are not directly subordinate to the palace. They are still under the imperial court system.

In other words, Wang Fu and the others are still Zhu Yuanzhang's people.

But Zhao Kuo is different. He is now Zhu Chu's man.

After Zhao Kuo left with a look of satisfaction, Wang Fu walked in from the outside and looked at Zhu Ming with a complicated look.

"Your Highness," Wang Fu said hello, bowed with both hands, and said sincerely: "Congratulations to Your Highness on the addition of a tiger general."

Zhu Ming looked at Wang Fu and said quietly: "Wang Fu, look at Zhao Kuo and learn from Zhao Kuo. Why don't you pay your respects too?"

Wang Fu laughed dryly.

In fact, Zhu Chu had made insinuations more than once. What Zhu Chu wanted most was Wang Fu. Whether it was Wang Fu's ability or Wang Fu had always followed Zhu Chu, letting him know a lot of Zhu Chu's secrets.

Only by winning him over as one of his own can Zhu Ming feel at ease and leave more things to Wang Fu.

"Forget it, let's talk about the situation first. Call Muchun and Zhao Kuo back. Don't take a break yet. Let the soldiers make rice and take turns to rest," Zhu Zhen arranged.

Wang Fu nodded and turned around to make arrangements.

Not long after, the three major commanders gathered again in Zhu Chu's account.

The four men began to talk about the night's results and what they had discovered. "It's not that the chieftains are all natives, but I found out why they also have bronze armor and iron weapons?" Zhu Zhen asked, and in front of him, there was a set of well-preserved equipment.

That was the loot captured from the enemy last night.

I saw that the chieftains' equipment included shields made of copper and iron, as well as armor and even weapons.

This is not the equipment that natives should have.

"Your Highness, the natives here refer to the locals, not that they are savages," Wang Fu sighed helplessly. Why does Your Highness seem so ignorant?
Zhu Ming snorted: "I know, but don't they have iron ore?"

Muchun said with a complicated expression: "Your Highness, you must not have the idea of ​​opening the mine."

That is suspected of rebellion.

Of course, Yunnan has a lot of minerals, so to the surprise of many people, the equipment of the chieftain troops was not worse than that of the Ming army.

Moreover, copper mines are the most abundant here, so most of their bodies are covered with copper armor, or mixed with iron.

Speaking of which, the soldier style of these chieftains is somewhat similar to the equipment of Macedonian soldiers.

So don’t think that the chieftain troops are lagging behind. These big chieftains have also had their glory days. For example, Luchuan, which Silunfa wanted to recover, once took over most of Yunnan, and the other half almost occupied most of Myanmar.

This was also a very large political power.

"It seems that even if the victory was fruitful this night, we should not be arrogant. The number of enemies is still several times that of ours, and their equipment is not bad. These two times we just caught them by surprise," Zhu Zhen warned several people. people.

As a result, Zhu Chu found that the three commanders were looking at him with the same eyes, and he suddenly became furious: "Damn, what do you mean by this look? Am I going to get carried away with my pride?"

"Ahem," Wang Fu coughed dryly and changed the subject: "Your Highness, I have sent someone to contact Dingyuan County. Do you want to go to the city to rest later?"

"Why? There are so many enemies. Once you enter the city, you will be surrounded by them, so there is no need." Zhu Zhen understands the essence of guerrilla warfare, and living in no fixed place is the best choice.

If there are too many enemies and you can't defeat them, you can still escape.

But once they enter the city, the enemy only needs to surround the city. Even if they do not attack, sooner or later the city will run out of ammunition and food.

That is sending yourself to a dead end.

"It's a pity. We have harvested a lot of spoils here, including countless grains and grass. It would be great if we could send them back to Dali City," Zhu Zhen sighed.

Just these bronze armor equipment can refine a lot of metals. Even if he doesn't dare to cast copper coins privately, he can still make a lot of equipment, right?

But if they care about these trophies, their marching speed will be slowed down, and by then they will be discovered and surrounded by the enemy's large forces.

"Next, we need to try to avoid the danger of direct confrontation with the enemy's large forces and let the soldiers have a good rest. We have to leave after lunch."

"Mu Chun, continue to send your scouts to gather information in all directions. Let the brothers work harder, and you will be rewarded afterwards. But your scout team is good, and you will train one for me when you have time."

"Zhao Kuo, take some people from your troops to patrol nearby. Don't alarm the people in the city, and don't contact them. We can't enter the city to help defend. We have our own combat methods. Remember, but Don’t be like that idiot last night who was touched without even realizing it when we were catching up on sleep.”

"That's all for now. Everyone is tired. Let's take a rest."

Zhu Ming made some arrangements in an orderly manner, and he became more and more proficient.

Only Wang Fu asked with some disappointment: "Your Highness, where am I?"

"You? Aren't you my personal guard? You can live next door to me. Hurry up and take a rest. The enemy must have received the news, and the army is coming soon. Next, a larger-scale war will break out at any time ah."

(End of this chapter)