Zhang Yu objected to continue the pursuit: "The Tartars have fled far away, the vast desert, how easy it is to find it again, if there is no Tang Hao's guidance this time, if he is not familiar with the tactics and habits of the Mongols, my men and horses may be difficult to keep up with the main force of the Mongols, now our army is chasing day after day, continuous high-intensity marching, it is already very tired, and then carry out long-distance pursuit, it is difficult to maintain morale, not to mention, the body of the soldiers is also difficult to bear." Moreover, the food I have with the army has been eaten, and the grain and grass in the army must not last long, and it is difficult to predict how long the war will last. ”

Zhu Di turned his head to look at Yao Guangqi, Yao Guangqi hesitated for a moment and said: "I don't know how to read soldiers, but what I want to say next about war or not has nothing to do with military affairs, or rather, it should not be considered from the perspective of the battlefield at all." At present, it is a big victory, and it is not easy for the prince to lead the army alone for the first time, and it is not easy to achieve such a result, and the emperor must be happy in his heart, and the rewards and rewards are certain. However, have you ever thought about it, if we can really win another big battle next, and really completely defeat the Mongols north of Beiping, then what else does the imperial court want Beiping Ping to do? ”

Yao Guangqi's words are talking about Zhu Di's heart, yes, his status in his father's heart, and his position in the court, are not closely related to the threat in the north? Without rabbits, what are you doing with hounds? If you don't grind, the donkey will definitely be killed.

Yao Guangqi continued: "What I just said is long-term consideration, let's talk about near-term worries, and the current withdrawal of troops in moderation is to leave room for greater victories in the future, otherwise what if the next expedition is not as good as this time?" Once is not as good as once, what will the emperor think of King Yan? ”

Zhu Di had an epiphany: "With these thousands of captives, it is enough to make my father happy." Just cheaper those tartars! Although he was unwilling, he knew that withdrawing the army now would be glorious for him and there would be enough benefits in his bones.

In this way, Zhu Di immediately led the army to triumph, to be precise, he returned to Beiping all the way. Hearing that King Yan returned victoriously and brought back thousands of captives, the people of Beiping poured out of the city and welcomed him, Zhu Di felt the scenery of all people's attention, this is the taste of power.

Back in Beiping, Zhu Di did not set up a celebration banquet, the first thing he did was to put up an incense case in the school military field outside Beiping City, facing the capital, and led the large and small army generals to bow in the direction of the capital, and the bow was over, and it was announced in public that one hundred prisoners would be sent to the capital, and then the victory medal was sent, and it was sent along with the chapter, and there was a thick list of meritorious soldiers.

The second thing Zhu Di did was to release Zhang Jing from his own mansion, when Zhang Jing came to the school military field, the ceremony process was over, and the soldiers began to evacuate, Zhu Di was about to leave on horseback, and when he saw Zhang Jing, who had been imprisoned for a month, Zhang Jing did not look haggard at all, on the contrary, he was fatter than when Zhu Di last met, and Zhu Di was about to go up and say a few polite words. Zhang Jing was very unacquainted: "Although King Yan has won this victory, I still want to join you, you detain the imperial court officials privately, and transfer troops without military charms, I want to go to the capital to impeach you." ”

Zhu Di was as disgusting as eating a fly, and he said in his heart that he didn't know the times, so he didn't bother to talk to Zhang Jing, and pointed to a kiss beside him

The soldier said, "Show him the decree and the talisman, and tell him the results of the battle." Putting down this sentence, Zhu Di didn't look at Zhang Jing, and whipped it to the horse's tail, and the four hooves of the war horse under his crotch rolled up a cloud of smoke and dust, leaving only Zhang Jing who was standing in place in embarrassment.

Just when Zhu Di was looking forward to the reward of the capital, news came from the steppe again that the Mongolian Taishi Timur had died, and there was a large-scale internal struggle among the Mongols.

The news that came back was very brief, only saying that the Lai Hua Chi had seized power, and the specific details were unknown. But soon, Tang Hao figured out the details of this infighting through the relationship of Dafengtang. It turned out that it was his favorite general who was single-handedly raised and one of the three pillars of his subordinates. After learning the information of Zhu Di's main army from the defected Qin Zhaoming, he immediately realized that Zhu Di's main force was far faster than he expected, and if he attacked Kaiping according to the plan, he was likely to fall into the heavy encirclement of the Ming army, and his little capital was likely to be folded in Kaiping, but he did not dare to openly disobey, so he neither forwarded the information to Timur, nor did he lead the army to attack Kaiping, his plan was to sit back and watch Zhu Di and Timur's main force fight, and weaken Timur and Dahulu Shutanle and others with Zhu Di's hands, If Timur and the others return to the steppe, they will have to be dealt with by themselves, so that he can become the most powerful party in the Eastern Mongolian tribes, and then he can write to the emperor to canonize him as a prince. With this plan, he secretly led his army back and evacuated the battlefield, and at the same time he sent Timur a fake military report that he had begun to attack Kaipingwei fiercely.

As we have said before, Timur, who received false information, believed that the attention of the Ming army had been focused on the direction of Kaiping, and on the day he ordered the march to Beiping, he found that the spies had killed one of his patrol squads, so Timur temporarily changed his deployment, intending to set up an ambush on the road from Beiping to Kaiping and severely damage the main force of the Ming army. But he didn't expect to encounter Zhang Yu's strange soldiers halfway, and his 20,000 army was beaten by Zhang Yu's thousands of people.

As a result of this battle, Timur lost his troops, and the two armies of Shutanle and Dahulu were completely annihilated, and Timur finally returned with less than 10,000 men, and the arrow wound on his shoulder became more and more serious, and finally he could only lie in the carriage and be dragged back to the steppe.

Timur was greeted on the steppe not by his gentle concubines and delicious mare's milk wine, but by his love. He not only occupied Timur's old camp, but also controlled the wives and children of the important generals under Timur's command, but all this, Timur, who had been unable to move, did not know, Timur pretended to welcome Timur into the big tent of the Taishi, only Timur and Timur Huachi were in the big tent, no one knew what happened in the big tent, but the two only went in for half an hour, and Timur Huachi came out to announce that Timur was seriously injured and died, and entrusted everything to himself before dying. He was so grieved that he vowed to avenge Timur.

Because Timur's wife and concubine's family naturally became Timur's wife and concubine's family, and at the same time, under the coercion and temptation of Timur's old subordinates, most of Timur's old subordinates were attached to the command of Timur, and some of those who refused to submit were all

He was killed, and now he has taken over all of Timur's tribes, territories and official positions, and he has become the most powerful party among the Eastern Mongolian tribes.

After listening to Tang Hao's narration, Zhu Neng said with a smile: "It seems that it is right to retreat, let's go and hunt down, it's better to let them kill each other, they have internal turmoil, and they are seizing power, I'm afraid the current result will not be the end, and it is estimated that there will be chaos in the future." ”

Zhu Di appreciated Tang Hao very much: "I heard that you are skilled in archery and horses, and your arrows are not missing, and you are like a god descending from heaven in front of the battle, and you can deter the entire Mongolian army by yourself." What a strong man, too. This is a good skill, do you want to serve the country in the army?"

Tang Hao blushed at Zhu Di's praise, and scratched his head a little embarrassed: "King Yan has won the award, my skills are actually learned from the Mongols from my father on the grassland since I was a child, I just have more strength than others and shoot farther." You said that you served the country in the army, but I haven't thought about it. ”

Zhang Yu patted Tang Hao on the back violently: "Don't be modest, I have seen your ability with my own eyes, seven arrows kill seven people with two arrows away, I have never seen this archery in my life." ”

The atmosphere was very harmonious, everyone was praising Tang Hao, but Yao Guangqi was thoughtful.

Seeing this, Zhu Neng asked Yao Guangqi with a smile: "What do you think about those who don't have long hair?" ”

Yao Guangqi looked at Tang Hao, a little hesitant, Tang Hao was clever and immediately understood: "I have to go back to my family in advance." ”

After Tang Hao left, Yao Guangqi said: "I think the most important thing for this victory is to know the movements of the Mongols in advance, so that we can make arrangements in advance." ”

Zhu Di nodded: "Back then, my father was far-sighted and installed a lot of fine works in Mongolia, which has indeed played a great role in the past few years. ”

Yao Guangqi ignored Zhu Di: "This time the Mongols have been hit hard, and there is civil strife, it is estimated that the northern border will be worry-free in two or three years, and for the prince, the biggest enemy at the moment is no longer in the northern grasslands, but in the capital, so knowing the movements of the capital, keeping abreast of the situation in time, and even being able to influence the direction of public opinion to a certain extent is the top priority at the moment." ”

Speaking of this, Yao Guangqi glanced around, and his last gaze fell on Zhu Di's face.

Zhu Di suddenly realized, it turned out that Yao Guangqi was thinking about this, and he really thought one step more than himself: "You mean, we also have to install people in Beijing?" ”

Yao Guangqi nodded: "Yes, I was thinking about it on the way back." Secretly plant a group of people in the capital, grasp the wind direction and public opinion in the DPRK, and be able to manipulate some chess pieces at critical moments, just like the last time Song Shen happened, we can still have a certain counterattack when we are in danger. It's just that these people must be both secretive and reliable, otherwise once the clues are found out by the Jinyi Guard, there will be big trouble. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help nodding: "You look far away, you must have a plan." ”

Yao Guangqi has been thinking about this problem these days, and now his thoughts are relatively mature: "As for the people lurking in the capital, it is best to choose from the disabled veterans who went to the war this time, after those veterans are injured, they can no longer stay in the army, although they have received some pensions, but after all, they are limited, and the family still has to make ends meet, so it is the benevolence of the prince to use these veterans to give them jobs and let them support their families." But that's not the main reason. ”

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