It's just that there are some things, for the sake of the country, he has to do.

Now that he understands why he, a father, does this, Zhu Di also sighs in his heart.

However, Zhu Di has been the emperor for so many years, and suspicion has long been an unchangeable nature.

He was glad that his son could say that.

But when the second child said this, whether it was to let his guard down, or whether he really knew his mistake, he didn't know.

He wanted to believe it, but he couldn't believe it.

I believe that once there is the slightest problem, what happens in the future will lead to their old Zhu family killing their own people again.

The Ming Dynasty will also experience another catastrophe.

And whether this catastrophe can be won smoothly like himself is still unknown.

This is the beginning of the chaos.....

However, thinking so in my heart, the second Zhu Gaoxu's sentence just now was very right.

This time in the northern expedition, they still have to be here.

For so many years, he Zhu Di has been fighting, and the second and third have always been right-hand men, and they are really indispensable.

At the same time, the second child continued to say: "After being imprisoned for a period of time last time, Erchen also tasted it, and the errand of the big housekeeper, Erchen really can't do it, so leave it to the boss." My brother and I went to war with my father, and when the battle was over, we went back to our respective domains. ”

Saying that, the second Zhu Gaoxu also led the third Zhu Gaosui to kneel on the ground together, kowtowed, and said: "Dad, I don't often stay in Beijing with the third child, you can pay more attention to your body." ”

Hearing this, the old man Zhu Di also let out a long sigh and said, "Every time I hear you say this, I think, if Jianwen hadn't forced it so tightly, wouldn't our master still be hunting on horseback in Nayan Mountain?" How happy that would be........"

When he said this, Zhao Quan, the eunuch outside the door, hurriedly came to the front and said, "Your Majesty, the crown princess is here to worship." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di smiled and said, "Call in." ”

"Yes."

A moment later.

Zhu Zhanji's wife, the crown princess Zhang Yan, came to the old man, bowed to Zhu Di, and said, "Your Majesty." ”

Looking at his eldest daughter-in-law, Zhu Di couldn't help but want to be happy every time he saw it.

is such a serious person as his boss, but he has found such a daughter-in-law, which is also interesting.

No matter when, I can't lose my temper with her.

"Get up."

Hearing this, the crown princess slowly got up.

Seeing this, King Han and Prince Zhao on the side also respectfully saluted in front of the old man and shouted, "Sister-in-law." ”

The crown princess nodded.

Then he said to the old man: "Your Majesty, I came here today to ask the emperor for a decree, since the child is going to get married, the emperor has to set a date." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di was stunned.

He didn't expect that Zhu Zhanji's kid would raise money so quickly.

Then he thought about it and said: "Since it is a big wedding, then you have to do it well, and do it carefully, it's not good if it's long, I'm afraid that you, the mother, are anxious, and it won't be appropriate if it's short...... Well, let's set the day in a month's time. ”

Although the old man's words were true, the crown princess still heard the meaning of making fun of herself.

However, it is still unseemly to joke with the old man, the old man can say it, but he can't say it.

Immediately, he replied: "Okay, then do it according to the emperor's wishes." ”

"I came here to ask about this, so that the emperor can have an idea, since the emperor is discussing important matters with King Han and King Zhao, then the concubines will bother."

After seeing the old man nodding, the princess turned around and left.

In the inner sanctum of the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Di glanced at his two sons, thought about it and said, "Since you woke up so quickly, the second child, you don't have to say much." After the eldest grandson's wedding, the army was launched. ”

"You two, the third one, you can find a way to send someone to find out what they are going to do with the Tatars, the Warats, and the Uliangha. The second one, lead the 3,000 battalions, the five military battalions, and the Shenji battalion to Xiaogu Mountain, and do a military exercise according to the plan of the military department, I want to see it in person. ”

"If it's a little sloppy......"

Without waiting for Zhu Di to finish speaking, the second Zhu Gaoxu said: "The coffin that your father rewarded, my son hasn't thrown it yet." If it's a little sloppy, I'll lie in it and bury my son! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di nodded, and then with a look, the King of Han and the King of Zhao immediately bowed and retreated.

After the two left, Zhu Di looked at the place where the two left, and secretly muttered: Military power.... Military power.....

Immediately thinking of something, the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

Inside the Royal Palace.

Zhu Zhanji and Yu Qian walked towards the outside of the palace together.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Zhu Zhanji said: "Go to the army to raise horses, is this errand capable?" ”

Yu Qian said expressionlessly: "I'm not afraid if my head falls off, what's so terrible about raising horses." ”

Zhu Zhanji couldn't talk nonsense with him, but after looking at his thin body, he said: "This person, no matter how many books you read, where you go to learn is the right reason, look at your velveteen strategy, it seems that you are quite interested in military affairs, since this is the case, go to the army to learn, just read military books, you can't become a climate." ”

Although he was at the banquet yesterday, he Yu Qian was reprimanded by His Royal Highness the eldest grandson in front of him.

But at that time, it was also because of Yu Qian's drunkenness and his brain was not bright, and Yu Qian was obviously not convinced by Zhu Zhanji, who was not much different from his age.

The expression was not very respectful.

In this regard, Zhu Zhanji didn't care, beckoned, and said to the guard in charge of the palace ban: "This is the champion of the imperial court this time, and he was sent to the barracks with a good life, do you know?" ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, the guard was also nervous, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Your Highness, rest assured, your subordinates will definitely do it." ”

But Yu Qian, who was on the side, heard that Zhu Zhanji deliberately made his origin clear in front of this guard, and immediately pointed at Zhu Zhanji angrily: "You! ”

But Zhu Zhanji only smiled slightly, got up and left directly.

And after Zhu Zhanji left, the guard looked at Yu Qian, and when he saw what he had just done, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Champion Lang, no matter what your identity is, how much talent you have, you are disrespectful to His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, but it is very disrespectful. ”

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, in this entire Ming Dynasty, you just offended the emperor, and you may still have a life left, if you offend His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, His Royal Highness doesn't speak, and the emperor will pull your skin first!"

Listening to the guard's reminders and threats to him, Yu Qian wanted to say something, but when he thought of this person's identity, he suddenly waved his sleeves and said nothing.

Under the escort of the guards, Yu Qian was soon sent to the barracks.

And the guard obviously understood what Zhu Zhanji meant, and the news that Yu Qian was the champion of this year's new section spread throughout the barracks.

The people in this barracks are already some five big and three rough military men, and when they see Yu Qian, who is searching for it, they don't have a good impression at all. Now that I heard his identity and knew that he dared to contradict the emperor, I didn't have a good eye on him.

After all, today's emperors are also from the army, but they are figures admired by people in the army.

Although there is no such thing as an idol in this era, the meaning is very different.

Because even if they have no half-dime relationship with the emperor, they can't help but feel close because they are both from the army.

I feel like I'm the same kind of person.

I was already indignant at the slander of the emperor by those literati, but now that I heard that this champion still dared to slander their emperor, how could he have a good face for him.

Basically, Yu Qian went anywhere in the army, although he didn't do it, but he was also looked down upon.

Fortunately, Yu Qian is stubborn by nature, you ignore me, and I don't bother to take care of you rough men.

Just thinking of what the eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji said to the guard, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

It was precisely because of his words that he had so many troubles for Yu Qian.

However, how did he know that Zhu Zhanji's move was not done on a whim.

As a human monarch, the first thing to control talents is to surrender their hearts.

Whether it is to make them fearful or greedy, no matter what, the first thing is to make them willing to bow down.

This Yu Qian is frivolous, although he is the champion, but he is also frivolous.

thought that there was some talent, so he acted recklessly.

Such a person, if he does not toss hard, he will not repent.

Too proud.

Even in front of the old man, he was so frivolous and arrogant, and he didn't take himself, the eldest grandson, in his eyes.

If you use power to suppress people, you can only get them to give in for a while.

This is not what Zhu Zhanji wants, and besides, he is not in a hurry, he will live to be eighty-nine years old, take his time.

Therefore, first let him see with his own eyes what kind of person his grandfather Zhu Zhanji's grandfather Zhu Di is. Is it what he said in his mouth, what is spread in the world?

Don't just listen to those rotten people, go to this army and listen to it for yourself.

Yu Qian's background is not the poor family that most people remember.

The ancestors were originally from Henan, and they were court officials for generations since the Jin and Yuan dynasties. Gaozu Yu Kui served as the governor of Henan Jiangbei Province in the Yuan Dynasty, and posthumously sealed the title of Henan County Duke. Great-ancestor Yu Jiusi finally became the head of Hangzhou Road and died in Hangzhou.

His grandfather, Yu Wen, served as the head of the military department in the Ming Dynasty.

Only his father, Yu Yanzhao, has a lowly position and is almost secluded.

Such an experience will inevitably lead to the judgment of the world in what he hears and hears.

It has also developed its authentic reading style.

This is not what Zhu Zhanji wants.

What Zhu Zhanji wants is a great talent who can govern the world with civil and military skills.

Dealing with these people can also dissipate the rotten spirit in their bodies.

I can be down-to-earth.

Now that you've gained fame, take a moment to think about it.

Day 2.

Under the convening of Zhu Di, the King of Han, the King of Zhao, and Yang Shiqi of the Ministry of War all came to the Qianqing Palace of the old man Zhu Di.

In front of them at this time, there was a huge sand table.

The terrain to the north is marked in detail.

The purpose of summoning them this time was to discuss the best way to send troops.

Yang Shiqi pointed to a position on the sand table and said, "Our army is stationed in the middle of these two rivers, and the road is not wide, which is not conducive to the operation of the large army. If the enemy takes the road to the road, will it not become a siege and annihilation? ”

"They can choose to surround but not fight, cut off the supply, and the result is unthinkable."

Hearing this, King Han immediately said: "There are cannons and firearms, can he surround them?" ”

Seeing this, Yang Shiqi patiently explained: "The artillery has the most fire, the food is broken, and the army's heart will be chaotic within ten days!" This battle is not so easy! The officials of the military department discussed it, but they still found it difficult. ”

Listening to Yang Shiqi's words, without waiting for the old man Zhu Di on the side to speak, the King of Han had already spoken: "Your military department always says that the difficulties are greater than the sky, according to what you say, this battle can't be fought?" Hiding at home is too peaceful? ”

Regarding King Han's statement, Yang Shiqi was also speechless: "The military department and the imperial court are together, how can there be such a statement as your military department." ”

Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao on the side, also took the opportunity to say: "How many battles have you fought?" You are a civil official, you just need to manage the logistics, and you can't find someone who can manage it to be the official. The emperor called you, not to ask you to listen to difficulties! ”

"You!" Yang Shiqi pointed at King Zhao and was speechless.

It's not easy to talk about, just play nonsense!

But what he Yang Shiqi didn't know was that these two princes were not just messing around.

For so many years, they have been by the side of the old man Zhu Di, fighting in the south and in the north.

As for what the old man thinks, the two of them are clear.

As for how to fight this battle, the old man already had an idea in his heart when he said such a thing.

In addition, when it comes to the battlefield, how to fight this battle, and what does it rely on?

It's the manager's on-the-spot response.

really relies on the court to discuss, and can discuss a fart.

It's just that you can come up with a flawless idea, and when it is sent to the battlefield, the daylily will be cold.

Fighters on the battlefield are fleeting.

It is often a small mistake by the opposing coach that must be caught.

Kill with one hit.

So what the third king Zhao said was actually not wrong.

The most important thing is for the military department to honestly prepare logistics and prepare food and supplies for the soldiers on the front line.

The rest, that's what the old man should consider when he arrives on the battlefield.

And now that the Ministry of War says this, it is nothing more than that it still does not want to fight this battle.

But the old man's meaning couldn't be clearer.

This battle must be fought.

The second and third children also know this clearly, so they will take the initiative to act as a pawn, and say what the old man Zhu Di can't say from their mouths.

After the two sides quarreled, Yang Shiqi lowered his voice, took the wooden stick, and continued to point to the sand table and said: "Our army went out of the Great Wall, to Duolun, and then to the bank of the Trouble River. The supply route exceeded 20,000 li, and those who delivered and protected the military supplies along the way also had to be fed by men and horses, and the enemy's small army was constantly disturbed, and in winter, the carts could not go fast, and the horses' hooves slipped. ”

"In the past few days, the ministers have been thinking about the things they are suppliing, and there is no good plan."

Zhu Di is clear about these problems of Yang Shiqi.

He slowly picked up a cup of tea, took a sip steadily, and said, "We want to be peaceful, but people won't let us." This battle must be fought. ”

After the old man Zhu Di finished saying this, Yang Shiqi and an official beside him immediately glanced at each other, and they all understood the thoughts of the old emperor Zhu Di this time.

However, Zhu Di still persuaded him with good words: "Back then, Zhao and Qin were mortal enemies, and when they pursued the Xiongnu, Qin was able to open the city gate, give way to the avenue, and merge to pursue thousands of miles away." At that time, the military supply was far inferior to ours, and Li Mu, the general who commanded the army at that time, was only in his twenties, and he was not as good as us. If the ancients could do it, so can we! ”

As soon as Zhu Di's words came out, he set the tone for this war.

Seeing this, everyone on the side hurriedly bowed and saluted.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji, who had come here early but didn't want to participate in their nonsense, finally turned around and walked into the inner hall.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's arrival, the corners of Zhu Di's mouth curled slightly, and then deliberately asked, "It's really time for you to come." ”

Seeing that the old man guessed his thoughts, Zhu Zhanji was also a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "Haven't you been busy running around for the big wedding recently, grandpa happened to be outside when he gave the order." ”

Zhu Di knew it in his heart, but he didn't break it, he just said curiously: "Just hand over the errand to the people in the palace to do it, what are you busy with?" When your father, your second uncle and third uncle got married, I didn't see them busy with anything. ”

Seeing that the old man was embarrassed to ask, Zhu Zhanji immediately said: "That's not it, when my father and my second uncle and third uncle got married, it was all handled by the imperial court, not only did I not worry about it, but I guess I got a lot of gift money in the end, right?" ”

"The Point Guard Is Here"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanji looked at the second and third uncles on the side.

And the old man who heard this was also a little embarrassed because there were too many people present.

After all, this is a big wedding for the eldest grandson, but he has to pay his own money, which is still a little unpleasant.

He hurriedly said, "Okay, there is no need to talk about this matter, you can figure it out for yourself." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the sand table and asked Zhu Zhanji: "Since your kid is here, let's talk about it, how do you think you should fight this battle?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji didn't want to participate in their nonsense discussion.

But since the old man asked, he could only shirk and said: "What opinion can the grandson have, this matter is agreed between the military department and the grandfather, and the grandson just needs to listen to the messenger." ”

Zhu Di didn't intend to let him go like this, and continued to ask: "That's not good, after your kid canonizes the grandson, he will be the successor of our Ming Dynasty in the future." If you don't even know how to fight, how can you do it? It doesn't matter if you say something wrong, all the people here are old people on the battlefield, if you say something wrong, listen to the teachings, and you will understand in the future. ”

Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanji to talk about this tactic, in fact, he just wanted him to act as a mediator for the tense and tense negotiation situation just now.

Zhu Zhanji has never been on the battlefield anyway, so there is no shame in talking about it.

Of course, in addition, I also want Zhu Zhanji, this kid, to learn more about this military thing, after all, he is Zhu Di's grandson, and this glorious bloodline must be inherited.

Seeing that everyone was waiting for their answers.

After thinking about it, Zhu Zhanji still said: "Actually, when you were talking about grandpa just now, my grandson also heard something. According to his grandson's thoughts, this northern expedition may be in vain. ”

Zhu Zhanji's words came out.

Everyone present was stunned.

Especially that Yang Shiqi, now he is a princeling on the surface, but in essence he is a hardcore eldest grandson.

Even if others don't know this, he himself knows it.

Whether it was the hint of the emperor before, or being promoted in that prison, directly becoming a scholar of the Ministry of War, Shangshu and the cabinet, and becoming a first-class real power official in the Ming Dynasty, all of these rely on the eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji.

The objections that they just raised, they can say, because that's what they're doing.

It's wrong not to mention it.

In addition, they are all old people around the emperor, and it is acceptable to say a few words that do not listen.

But His Royal Highness the eldest grandson can't do it.

It's not that the emperor doesn't love him, but this time the emperor just said it and has set the tone.

This expedition is a must.

Now that you haven't gone on the expedition yet, you say that you want to return in vain, what does that mean?

Isn't this a clear attempt to contradict it?

Even the second uncle Zhu Gaoxu, who had a good relationship with Zhu Zhanji on the side, couldn't help frowning at this time and said, "Big nephew, don't talk nonsense. ”

Hearing everyone's words, Zhu Zhanji looked at the expressions of these people around him, then smiled, and asked the old man, "Grandpa, can you say this?" My grandson's words are a bit unpleasant. ”

In the face of Zhu Zhanji's inquiry, although Zhu Di frowned, he still insisted on saying: "Go on." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji nodded.

The second uncle Zhu Gaoxu on the side pouted.

It's so depressing....

And Zhu Zhanji thought about it carefully and said: "Do you still remember the results of the first four emperors' personal expeditions in this dynasty? ”

For these, the second and third children are naturally the most familiar.

When even said: "I naturally remember that in these four expeditions of the emperor, our brothers were by the old man's side, and the results were all great victories, and those people who fought in Saibei fled in all directions. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "What the second uncle and the third uncle said is generally good, but it shouldn't be as simple as it said, right?" Before the first personal expedition, first of all, Qiu Fu, the prince of Qiguo, led an army of 100,000 and was annihilated by the beating. Then the grandfather personally led the army, and sure enough, he won a great victory, and pressed the whole Tatar to the ground and beat it again. ”

"But in this war, our DPRK sent 500,000 troops, in addition to solving the scourge of attacking and disturbing the border, what else did we get? Tatar tribute to my dynasty? How much is that worth? ”

"What about the second pro-conquest of Warat? Although Nawarat surrendered in the end, he sent no more than 30,000 troops in total, but our dynasty was 500,000! Although hundreds of enemies were killed, they were inevitably a little painless. ”

"On the third expedition, the ugly Arutai was shocked when he heard the wind, abandoned his heavy cattle, sheep, horses, and camels and fled for his life, it seems to be a big victory, can I get anything?"

The fourth time was even more so, the Tatar tribal leader Arutai had long since avoided it, and although the Ming army was "like entering a no-man's land", there was no real gain. ”

"So counting it carefully, under these four major battles, although the momentum of our Ming army has been strengthened, so that the northern enemy does not dare to attack the frontier, the actual harvest is not proportional to the price paid by our dynasty."

"Although standing on the strategy of the entire Ming Dynasty, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and some gains cannot be measured only by substantive things, such as peace, without these few major battles, where would there be peace in the Ming Dynasty over the years. The grandson does not have any opinion on his grandfather's decision-making, and this battle must be fought, which is not wrong. ”

"But is there anything we can do based on past experience?"

After Zhu Zhanji counted these pro-government times in detail, the old man's face was a little unbearable.

Because what Zhu Zhanji said was not wrong, except for the first expedition to Tatar, the last few times were basically in vain.

Even in the battle with Wara, the two sides were invincible, but the Ming Dynasty had an army of 500,000, and the other side only had 30,000.

Speaking of which, if you are careful, you will lose.

Although Navarat wanted to develop, he was afraid that he would not be able to save face, so he took the initiative to surrender.

He Zhu Di didn't know at the time.

I was also very angry when I found out later.

One wants revenge.

But what his eldest grandson said was not wrong.

However, in the mouths of others, the Ming Dynasty is majestic, and the army is like a bamboo, but when it comes to this kid's mouth, there is no gain.

It seems that his grandfather's exploits for so many years have been erased.

Can this grandfather of his, be comfortable?

But fortunately, this kid finally got to the point.

These few wars, although it seems that there is not much gain, but it is also a helpless move, what can the Ming army gain in the north, get some cattle and sheep back?

In the end, what was obtained was the strategic victory of the Ming Dynasty, which made all sides see the strength of the Ming Dynasty and ensure that the frontiers of the Ming Dynasty would not be bullied.

As the saying goes, fight with one punch, lest a hundred punches come.

This is not only to the north, but also to the neighbors in all directions, but they are all watching.

This is also a big reason why Zhu Di insisted on going on the expedition this time.

Once he Zhu Di dies, the Ming Dynasty will not even be able to come up with a coach who can really win.

The Yongle Dynasty is far inferior to Hongwu.

During the Hongwu period, let alone a bull like General Xu Da.

Even a casual blue jade can fight a fishing battle in the north of the bullfork, breaking the Northern Yuan Dynasty and basically destroying its official system, thus shocking the world.

This can be seen from the fact that before his first personal expedition by Zhu Di, he sent Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qiguo.

100,000 troops, all annihilated.

forced him Zhu Di to drive in person.

Although there are still generals who can fight, there is no commander-in-chief who can really command the three armies.

is also known as the first hero of Jingnan.

During the Yongle period, the handsome talent withered, and it was really not nonsense.

Yes, no.

He Zhu Di is the emperor in the end, he just likes to fight again, if his subordinates win a battle, win a battle, who really wants to be in charge of the expedition all the time?

Zhu Yuanzhang is also from a war background, right?

Did he go to war later?

What kind of big war, just send a young general to clean it up, and you still need the emperor to go?

It is also him Zhu Di who has been cultivated by Zhu Yuanzhang and has become a talent.

Otherwise, the force in the Yongle period is really over.

Although Zhu Di is afraid that his children and grandchildren will be bullied.

This is also a very important measure that Zhu Di has been entangled in whether to make the second child the successor or Zhu Gaochi to be the successor.

If you only talk about governing the country, a hundred Zhu Gaochu can't match one prince Zhu Gaochi.

However, in this case, you may be the crown prince Zhu Gaochi in front of the emperor, and let the old man hold heavy troops to fight outside?

Isn't this a fool's dream?

Therefore, Zhu Di has been hesitating.

And now that he has considered the candidate for the future successor, the more he favors the boss and Zhu Zhanji, the eldest grandson, the more he must fight!

Before he died, he wanted to give the Ming Dynasty army another great name!

At the very least, he will be guaranteed peace within ten years of the Ming Dynasty!

Give the eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji some time to grow up.

This time, not only must we fight, but also completely destroy some enemies, otherwise they will not have a long memory!

But these are all things that he Zhu Di thinks about himself, and now that he heard his eldest grandson say this, Zhu Di still frowned and continued to ask: "What's the problem?" Keep talking! ”

Seeing that the old man did not lose his temper, Zhu Zhanji was also relieved.

After all, when the grandson questions the grandfather's exploits, it is already good not to slip the slippers and shoot them.

That's why he won't say it.

Although he wants to maintain his health, it also depends on the situation.

In major military affairs, we must not be careless.

"Yes!"

The others who were listening to the conversation between the grandfather and grandson were even more depressed.

Especially the second and third.

This is not cut with a knife?

After Zhu Zhanji replied, he continued to say in front of everyone: "In Sun Er's opinion, the reason why the first personal expedition has gained something is fundamentally because of the self-confidence and arrogance of the Tatar department!" ”

"After thinking that he easily wiped out the 100,000 troops of my dynasty, he looked down on my dynasty, thinking that my dynasty was far inferior to the Taizu period."

"So, they dare to confront Grandpa's army head-on."

"And several times after that, the reason why there was no big gain, to put it bluntly, was that after seeing the power of the Ming army's frontal battle, they didn't dare..... They began to think of other ways, they began to rely on the mobility of the cavalry, and began to fight against the large corps of our dynasty and played guerrilla warfare! ”

"But what about our army, together, not to. Scattered, it will be defeated! ”

"It's okay if you're not in a hurry, if you are in a hurry to make meritorious contributions, you will fall into the trap of the other party! Didn't grandpa say that in the art of war, victory is against the enemy but not against oneself. ”

"But think about it carefully, who is in a hurry and who is not in a hurry? The enemy is on his own territory, he can fight and go, go, drive cattle and sheep and go. Fight, as soon as the tent is set up, get on the horse and fight. However, our army, with its large-scale troop transfer, does not need a strong supply capacity all the time, and it is consuming the finances of the national court all the time. No matter how much silver you have, there will always be a time when it will be exhausted. ”

"Such a battle is doomed to be invincible from the beginning! It's a blessing to be undefeated! It's the result of grandpa's strategy! ”

"The only possibility of victory is to hope that they dare to confront the army of the imperial court head-on, but after the first few grandfathers' personal expeditions, the facts have proved that this is impossible! Thinking about this again is tantamount to a fool's dream! It is the Taizu period, several northern expeditions can be victorious, and it is also because it still continues the establishment of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, which is a big war between countries! There are some things that they must not give up. ”

"This kind of battle is conducive to the large-scale corps combat mode of our dynasty. But now it's different, they don't care about face at all, they just say go, it's already in the form of a tribe. How do we find them in that vast land and defeat them? They are persecuting us and fighting them in their way of fighting, but in that case, our Ming army's invincible magic weapon, firearms and artillery, will be useless. ”

"Therefore, if you follow the tactics of the past, if you don't be greedy for merit, you can be guaranteed to be undefeated, and once you are greedy for merit, you will definitely be defeated!"

When he said these words, Zhu Zhanji's eyes kept looking at his grandfather Zhu Di's face.

Because he knew that the old man's fifth personal expedition seemed to be due to the division of troops and greed for merit in history, and the final failure also caused the old man to die on the way back.

If you use the old man's ability, in the face of those crumbling dogs, it is impossible to fail.

Because the weapons of the Ming army at this time were almost half an era ahead of those in northern Cyprus.

Fighting head-on, it is impossible to lose.

Facts have also proved that after the defeat, even if the Ming army is gone, those tribes in the north of the country will not be able to gain more.

Because once they continue to be greedy for merit, the result will be like the Ming army's greed for merit.

A different kind of frontal combat situation has been formed.

Once a big war is brought together, relying on the power of firearms in an instant, it is a switch between offense and defense.

Under the head-on battle, the northern part of Cyprus will be defeated!

And the reason why the old man did this was not that he didn't know the harm of dividing the troops, but that there was really no way.

Without dividing the troops, the armies of those tribes would never dare to fight.

Only by dividing the troops, those people dare to come forward and test.

It's as simple as that.

And the reason why Zhu Zhanji said this in front of the old man was to warn the old man.

But saying this, there is no doubt about the old man.

For a while, although the people in the audience were very surprised that Zhu Zhanji could say these words.

But what they are more worried about is the temper of the old man Zhu Di!

Really.

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, the old man Zhu Di was silent for a long time.

He knew that what his eldest grandson said was right.

But what can be done, what can he do.

Things were already in front of him, and he had to do it!

However, the only thing that surprised Zhu Di was that he originally thought that his eldest grandson only had a strong talent for governing the country.

But I never thought that this kid still had such an opinion on this military.

After all, what this kid just said was not the insight of some generals in terms of tactics, but the insight of the entire strategy.

That's a quality that only a real manager has.

The point is, this kid's analysis is not wrong at all.

Even these are the experiences that he Zhu Di summed up after many years of fighting.

But he was broken by this kid!

Thinking of this, Zhu Di suddenly smiled.

is worthy of being his eldest grandson of Zhu Di.

His old Zhu family can not have other skills, but this ability to fight cannot be lost!

And after everyone in this scene saw Zhu Di laughing, their hearts that jumped to their throats slowly fell.

Zhu Di slowly turned around, looked at Zhu Zhanji and asked, "Where did you hear these words?" Is that what Yu Qian said? ”

Hearing the old man's words, Zhu Zhanji was stunned.

But after thinking about it, he understood, smiled, and said, "Grandpa, do you still need to listen to others?" Looking at the war reports over the years, if you think about it carefully, you should be able to see it. ”

"Oh!?"

Zhu Di, who heard this, was suddenly surprised.

Zhu Zhanji could have followed the old man's words and threw it on Yu Qian's head.

But he didn't want to.

The old man is old, and he can understand the mood of wanting to do something for his children and grandchildren.

But he also wants to tell the old man that the children and grandchildren of the old Zhu family still have the ability!

Daming's country is handed over to them, and they can't stand the bullying!

At this time, the old man Zhu Di slowly came to Zhu Zhanji's side, patted him on the shoulder with a face full of relief, and said, "That's right!" ”

"But it's not enough to just talk about the problem. Tell me, in this case, what to do, how to fight this battle, in order to win? ”

The old man's words were guessed by Zhu Zhanji.

"If you want to deal with those tribal guerrilla tactics in the north, there are two ways!"

As soon as Zhu Zhanji said this, the old man's eyes suddenly flashed.

I thought that this kid could see the problem, and he was already a genius.

Asking him for a solution was just a casual question.

After all, if there was a way, he Zhu Di would not have maintained such a tactic for so many years without changing.

But I never thought that this kid not only had a way, but also said that it was two!

"One, break it into parts! It is necessary to fundamentally decompose our mode of fighting towards a large-scale corps. ”

"Every time an army of hundreds of thousands goes out, it consumes too much national strength. In groups of 20,000 or 30,000 people, the tactics of using firearms were replicated in each group. ”

"This avoids the situation where the northern part of the country flees when it sees the situation."

"Let them dare to fight the Ming army head-on, so that the Ming army's advantage in using firearms to fight can be brought into play."

"It's equivalent to a miniature version of the Ming army system."

"At the same time, the imperial court does not need to rely on a large number of people to win every time it sends troops and expends countless financial resources."

"With such an army stationed in the frontier all the year round, it can fight head-on with those northern tribes, and relying on the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it can slowly deal with it."

At the same time, it also solved the problem that the Ming Dynasty won several big victories and could not get too many substantial gains. Because the army is too large to last for a long time. Naturally, it is impossible to recover the land on those grasslands little by little. But if there is a small army, the imperial court can raise it, relying on the national strength of the Ming Dynasty to encroach on its land little by little. ”

"There will not be a situation where as soon as they see the Ming army dispatching, they don't care about anything and run directly. Because they know that the army of the Ming Dynasty will not last long, and when we leave, the land will still be theirs! ”

"When they see that the land is constantly being encroached upon, they will fight head-on with the Ming army, so as to enter the superior range of our Korean army, and fight head-on, and the same number of people is not afraid at all. Besides, our DPRK can continue to increase its troops. Until it is completely defeated in the front, the goal of killing the living forces of these tribes is achieved. ”

As Zhu Zhanji continued to tell, Zhu Di, who was very familiar with the battlefield, took a fancy to the essence of Zhu Zhanji's method at a glance.

He has used the division of troops to the extreme!

Imagine that in the previous expedition, the number of people was basically about 500,000.

If this kid did this, he could divide fifteen or sixteen of these small armies!

The 500,000 army acted together, and it was indeed too much loss when the final harvest was not clear.

It can support one or two such armies and fight the enemy all year round on the border of Saibei, and with the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it can still be done.

But the tribes of the north, not so badly!

Do they dare to fight a battle with the Ming Dynasty for four or five consecutive years with the same number of people?

Just dragging them can drag them to death!

Because the death of one person is equivalent to the death of one people, and the strength of the country will be reduced by one point.

But in the Ming Dynasty, there were countless people raising an army.

Such a fight They're fighting!

Moreover, it can continue to encroach on its land.

War is nothing more than two purposes.

One, I want this piece of land. Second, to eliminate its living force.

Since you've been running, well, I'll want the land.

But as long as you can't accept this situation, come and fight head-on, just right, wipe you out and destroy all your living forces!

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