Chapter 641: Nine Deaths, Southern Wilderness, I Don't Hate (I)

Ye Yingwu bit the word "reward" very hard, Zhao Yunshu snorted lightly, and couldn't help but make his hand a little heavier, allowing Ye Yingwu to take a breath of cool air. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but she still said: "Throughout the ages, it is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to sit in the world, not everyone can sit firmly in this world, and said from afar, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty ruled the world for his father, but this great Sui was also lost in his hands; Closer to home, isn't Kublai Khan a good example? Fujun is an out-and-out emperor immediately, but now that the Northern Expedition has been successful, the Central Plains homeland has been fully recovered, so what Fujun needs to do now is to learn how to sit firmly in the world. ”

Ye Yingwu nodded, now that Da Ming is fighting on the northern and southern fronts at the same time, and there is an undercurrent surging in the government and the opposition, the dragon chair under his ass is not stable at all.

"The husband is young, so there is no need to play any imperial tricks, as long as the husband can still stick to his sincerity, the concubine believes that the husband can sit firmly." Zhao Yunshu said in a deep voice.

Ye Yingwu's fingers tapped lightly on the table.

He feels constrained in everything he does now, far from the happiness he had when he was in Xingzhou and Zhenjiang Mansion, and in the final analysis, it is a matter of sitting in the world.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. The current Ye Yingwu is not the original Ye Yuanjun, nor the original His Royal Highness the Ming King, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is the master of this broader land than the Ming Dynasty in another time and space, he wants to sit firmly in the world, he can't only consider one aspect, so in the tactical decision-making of the Battle of Nanyang this time, Ye Yingwu because he took into account the existence of those families in the court and the opposition, so he did not see Su Liuyi clearly from a purely tactical point of view.

They can only think about the military, and Ye Yingwu also has to take into account all aspects.

This is also why Ye Yingwu is becoming more and more afraid to take risks now.

In fact, he has this mentality, it is not the first time, the last time he drove in person, he fought with Kublai Khan on the shore of Qinshui, in fact, Ye Yingwu did not use what he was best at to win by surprise, but with regular soldiers, he set up a dignified battle with Kublai Khan.

In the post-war analysis, although the rest of the generals did not say anything, but Ye Yingwu himself knew very well that the battle of Qinshui was not fought well, in the process of strangling the Mongolian army ashore, the Ming army also paid huge casualties, and even had to meet the cavalry with foot soldiers on the local battlefield, if it were not for Yang Bao and Bian Juyi, the two generals to lead the personal guards to the top, I am afraid that the entire front would have collapsed long ago.

Although there is no victory without sacrifice, Ye Yingwu understands that the Mongolian cavalry attacked the weak point of the flank and rear of the river beach position, which should have been expected by himself, but he subconsciously thought that the Mongolian Tartars would definitely go straight to the camp, so he ignored this most fatal weakness, which can also reflect Ye Yingwu's shortcomings in the formation of the soldiers to a certain extent.

In the battle of Qinshui, if it weren't for the news of Youyan's victory coming in time, and Ye Yingwu leading five hundred heavy cavalry to charge, I'm afraid it would really be difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat.

Although neither Zhang Shijie, the commander of the Northern Expedition, nor Yang Bao and other generals below accused His Majesty of the mistakes in command and arrangement, Ye Yingwu knew very well why he made such a mistake, in the final analysis, he was still too cautious, if he could have sent troops across Qinshui to Yanmen Pass or the Lan Army, he would have been able to directly trap the Mongolian army in the area of Taiyuan Mansion together with the Tianwu Army going south, and there would be no twists and turns behind at all.

It can only be said that the news of Youyan's victory, Kublai Khan's serious illness, etc., provided Ye Yingwu with a chance to turn the tables, or directly sent Ye Yingwu to the position of the winner, but Ye Yingwu himself was not naΓ―ve to think that he had won a big victory in this battle.

Of course, Ye Yingwu also knew that Zhao Yunshu asked him to keep his sincerity, not to suggest that he could act rashly, so that the entire Ming Dynasty would really be destroyed, but to let Ye Yingwu treat all kinds of problems between the government and the opposition in an open and honest way, because there is no need for Zhao Yunshu or Hui Niang to say, Ye Yingwu himself is also very clear that he is not very good at the emperor's mental tricks and court struggles, and it can even be said to be a shortcoming, and once such a shortcoming is wrong, sometimes it is fatal.

Especially as Emperor Ye Yingwu, there are too many burdens on his shoulders, and there are too many things to consider, so it is inevitable to hesitate and look forward to what he does, and what he needs for the court struggle and the emperor's mental trick is to be quiet and move like a rabbit, and one blow is fatal, which is obviously not suitable for Ye Yingwu now, he is not this material.

Ye Yingwu is self-aware.

So instead of hiding some things in your heart, it's better to be open and honest.

"A certain has already let Su Renzhong go south, and now only Wen Songrui is left in the political hall," Ye Yingwu said slowly thoughtfully, his hand slapped the table, and the person had already stood up, "It's time to talk to Wen Songrui, this senior brother is really a stuffy person, and he doesn't have the time to wait for him anymore." ”

Zhao Yunshu and Hui Niang glanced at each other, and they both showed a smile.

At this moment, they saw Ye Yingwu a few years ago in a trance, the Ye Yingwu who turned the clouds and rained and held the world in the palm of his hand.

"Well, there is no other choice now." Ye Yingwu squinted his eyes and showed a smile, "It's easy to fight the world, but it's hard to sit in the world, but I don't believe it, I can't sit still in this world!" ”

Immediately, Ye Yingwu turned his head: "What reward do you want this time?" ”

Hui Niang subconsciously shrank back, and she was still deeply impressed by this guy's bad impression in a place like the study just now, so she said seriously: "Why don't you write a poem." ”

"Well," Ye Yingwu nodded, the pen and ink in the study were all ready, and he did not hesitate, and directly wrote the four lines of the poem of the dragon flying and the phoenix dance on the rice paper. And Hui Niang and Zhao Yunshu both stepped forward and looked fixedly.

At the expense of buying treasure knives, it is also possible to exchange mink for wine.

A warm blood is diligent and cherished, and it is sprinkled with excellent energy.

The breath of killing, or the spirit of the emperor's ambition in the world, jumped on the paper.

"This is the husband of the concubine." Hui Niang stood on tiptoe and kissed Ye Yingwu on the cheek.

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The western border of Daming Yundian Province (covering Dali and Zhenla) is the western border of the original Zhenla country.

The town of Xihui.

The West Hui People, the place where the sun sets, is the name re-established after the Ming Dynasty occupied this place, which not only indicates the place where the sun sets, but also shows the ambition of the Ming Dynasty to take the place where the sun sets as the boundary.

Smoke rises from the dense jungle, and green hills stretch from one side of the town into the depths of the dense rainforest, with no end in sight. And half of the blood-red sun has already sunned behind the green mountains, but the remaining half still illuminates the entire sky. As long as the sun remains, the heat and harmony peculiar to the South Seas seem to have not ended.

The Central Plains is already ushering in late autumn, and the South Seas are still sweltering.

Xihui is not large, but it is the only way to continue west from Yunnan-Yunnan Province to the Delhi Sultanate. Because the mountain has a natural gap in this area, it means that caravans and horses do not have to climb over the rainforest-covered mountains. When the Ming Dynasty had not yet occupied Zhenla, it was a lively village on the western border of Zhenla, and when the Ming army drove over, the special terrain here made this village naturally become an important node on the border line of the Ming Yundian Province at the same time, it also became the fortress of the Ming army.

A mix of Nanyang and Central Plains styles stretches out around this gap, and the not-so-tall walls enclose the houses. In addition to this small town in the valley, the Ming army also set up camps and positions on the mountains on both sides, so that it could give early warning to the enemy in time, and could also defend according to the danger, relying on advanced firearms to form a cross-fire coverage advantage.

Because this Xihui Town is usually the best choice for the Ming caravan to go to the Delhi Sultanate, there are many inns and shops in the town, and it is very lively. And now, as the Delhi Sultanate shrinks its strength to the north and opens up the roads, the Ilkhanate's expeditionary force may arrive at any time, so the streets of Xihui Town are also much sluggish, and a large number of caravans, aware of the danger, obey the orders of their masters, and leave their goods here to finance the army and turn back.

Originally, because there was an alliance between the Ming Dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate, and the Xihui town was far away from the rest of the Ming towns in Nanyang, there were only a few hundred garrisons, which were mainly used to collect customs clearance fees, that is, customs duties and maintain order in later generations.

However, since the defeat of the Delhi Sultanate, a brigade belonging to the Jingjiang Army of the Ming Dynasty took the lead, and then two brigades of the Dali Army also arrived, so that the garrison of Xihui Town has reached the size of a division, which has never been seen in the short history of Xihui Town.

It is precisely because of the continuous arrival of the army, baggage, grain and grass that the entire Xihui Town has also rendered a bit of momentum of mountain rain.

The horses' hooves stamped the earth, the mud on the road after the rain was not dry, and the vast mist rose in the last oblique sun, as if there was an endless amount of water in this land, and it could not be dried in the sun. One cavalryman rushed through the vast fog along the road, his horse's hooves rolling and splashing countless mud spots, while more cavalry followed him, completely disrupting the calm on the road.

"Subordinates see generals!" Before the cavalry could stop, the two Ming brigade commanders had already hurried up to meet them.

"Excuse me!" Lou Yong flew down from his war horse and came on a long journey, his face did not have a tired look, but was murderous, and the guards who followed him closely behind him were also holding swords in their hands, looking around, they knew at a glance that they were tigers and wolves who had been in battle for a long time

These two Ming army brigade commanders, a short stature, dark skin, is the commander of the fifth brigade of the Dali Army, Su Geli, although he is an out-and-out Zhenla man, but he has followed his father since he was a child to walk the trade route from Zhenla to Guangnan, after Zhenla "naturalization", he signed up for the army, fought bravely, and soon rose to the position of brigade commander, no one doubts Su Gree's ability to command the army and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, he has now become one of the best generals in the Dali army, and is also the idol in the hearts of Zhenla people.

The other thinner and taller one is obviously a Han Chinese, Sun Jun, the commander of the Second Brigade of the Jingjiang Army, who was a veteran who had fought with Ma Yan and Lou Yong in the Battle of Southern Sichuan, the Battle of Dali, the Battle of Annam, the Battle of Zhenla and other major battles, and was also a general under Ma Yan. Sending the two of them here can naturally reflect the importance they attach to this Xihui Town.

As for the other brigade in Xihui Town, it is the first brigade of the Dali Army, and its brigade commander is the commander of the first division of the Dali Army. The front compartment of the Yongzhou Army was the elite of the Yongzhou Army, and Di Meng was also the No. 1 general of the original Ma Yan. It is said that he is also a descendant of Di Qing, the general of the Northern Song Dynasty's conquest of southern Xinjiang.

Later, the Yongzhou Army and the Dali Army were integrated into the Dali Army, and the Qinzhou Army and the Jingjiang Army were integrated into the Jingjiang Army, and Di Meng naturally continued to serve as an ace general in the Dali Army.

And he took the command of the First Brigade as a division commander, which shows the importance he attaches to the First Brigade and the strength of the First Brigade.

"What about this kid Di Meng, where did you go, Lao Tzu came over in person, and he was still stuffy in the boudoir and pretended to be a big girl in the sedan chair for the first time?!" Lou Yong hurried under the scorching sun of the South Seas, covered in mud and sweat, extremely uncomfortable, coupled with the urgency of the military situation, when he saw that there were only two brigade commanders here, it stands to reason that Di Meng, who should command the whole army here as a division commander, was nowhere to be seen, and he was somewhat angry.

Su Gree hurriedly spoke: "Division Commander Di went out to investigate with his personal guard sentry horse, and the general came in a hurry, so he should have just received the news and rushed back now." ”

"This kid is getting bolder." Lou Yong grinned and nodded, most of his anger disappeared, and he obviously saw his figure in Di Meng, a favorite general.

It stands to reason that the coach personally went to the front line to investigate, which is definitely not a reasonable thing, or even a risk. But after all, the main force of the Ilkhanate has not yet arrived, and the surrounding villages and mountains and forests are basically in the hands of the Ming army sentry riders, so it is not very dangerous, and more importantly, there has been no large-scale army stationed in Xihui Town, and the main task of the Ming army in Nanyang is also to maintain stability, in other words, it is to suppress the team, so the terrain and defense layout in this area of Xihui Town are basically on paper, if a commander is on the front line, but relies on things on paper to command the battle, Then there is no chance of success in this battle.

Ma Yan, who is also a teacher and friend of Lou Yong, is not a person who talks on paper, and Lou Yong is not, and Di Meng, who Ma Yan and Lou Yong appreciate, is naturally not such a person.

"Let's talk about it, how is this Xihui Town preparing now." The horsewhip in Lou Yong's hand gently tapped the palm of his hand, and the person stood straight in front of the huge sand table in the council hall, and the stained mud on his body did not make him look embarrassed, but added a bit of killing intent on the battlefield.

Su Gree and Sun Jun both looked awe-inspired, as upper-level officers, they had more or less heard of the battle plan formulated by Ma Yan and Lou Yong above, and they knew how risky this battle plan was. It seemed that the troops left behind on the border did not need to venture to the sea, but the two of them knew that it would be so easy to block the attack of the Ilkhanate army with the strength of a few divisions, otherwise Lou Yong would not have rushed to Xihui Town to command the battle in person. If Xihui Town loses the first battle, then the jurisdiction and rule of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang will be greatly impacted, and if Lou Yong has no way to resist the Ilkhanate to continue to advance, the entire Nanyang is likely to fall into an avalanche.

Such a consequence sent chills down Sugree and Sun Jun's spine when they thought about it. They are all out-and-out Ming soldiers, they know their responsibilities, and in such a dangerous situation, there is only one choice: go all out. The eyes of the two fell on Lou Yong at the same time, in the final analysis, Lou Yong is the commander-in-chief, as a brigade commander, the most important thing is to obey Lou Yong's orders.

Hearing Lou Yong's order, Su Geli took a step forward, pointed to the sand table that the Ming army was becoming more and more inseparable from, and said: "General, please look, this is Xihui Town, Xihui Town is called a village and town, in fact, under our concentrated construction in the past few months, it can be called a pass." According to the original covenant between the Ming Dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate, there are about 100 miles to the west from here as a buffer between the two countries, and there are a large number of small tribes living in a nomadic way in this area, many of which rely on the caravans of the Ming Dynasty to travel westward. ”

Lou Yong nodded, he also knew about this situation. The Ming Dynasty needs the Delhi Sultanate to resist the Ilkhanate, and the Delhi Sultanate also needs the Ming to ensure the safety of his flanks, otherwise once the war with the Ilkhanate starts, those small countries located in the south of Tianzhu and even the Ming themselves will come out to take advantage of the fire and rob, and the Delhi Sultanate will be directly wiped out.

Therefore, both the Ming and the Delhi Sultanate were clearly aware of the benefits of each other's existence, which is why both sides were able to clearly abide by the covenant.