The generals in the tent are all battle-hardened generals, and they naturally understand the danger of facing tens of thousands of cavalry in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in this Liaodong Plain, and they all nodded silently when they heard this.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, heard Feng Sheng say that Nahachu sent a general to lead a heavy army to garrison Gyeongju, and it must be extremely important here, so he couldn't help but ask: "Is the heavy garrison in Gyeongju the key point of this battle?" ”

Feng Sheng nodded and said, "Exactly, if we can take Gyeongju, Nahachu's 150,000 troops will not have much to go to." ”

When Zhu Quan heard Feng Sheng say this, he couldn't help but wonder: "Listening to what the marshal said, the 150,000 troops under Nahachu are all cavalry, and if you want to fight, you can run up to him, how can there not be many places to go?" ”

Fu Youde couldn't help but smile and said: "Although Nahachu has a large number of cavalry, it is the middle of winter at this time, the grass and trees are exhausted, and tens of thousands of horses must have enough water and grass to run." ”

Hearing him say this, Zhu Quan couldn't help but nodded, and secretly thought in his heart: It seems that although this cavalry is the most mobile unit in the cold weapon era, its own disadvantages are also obvious, that is, it is limited by seasonal factors. Thinking of this, he looked at the long border between Shanxi, Shaanxi and the Mongolian steppe on the map, and couldn't help asking: "What if the Mongol Tatars in Mobei do not reinforce Nahachu, but instead surround Wei to rescue Zhao and attack my Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places?" ”

When Feng Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but nod and smile: "If the Mongolian Tartars in Mobei have enough grain and grass and siege equipment, then it is deeply worrying. According to Ben Shuai's estimate, even if Timur tried his best, he would send at most 50,000 or 60,000 troops to reinforce Nahachu. When he said this, he saw a group of soldiers rushing in, bringing in a large pot of hot gruel and nest heads, and placing them on each table.

Feng Sheng said with a smile, let's eat while it's hot, let's talk while eating, then take a sip of hot porridge, pick up the nest, and chew on the pickles.

Zhu Quan reached out and took a bite of the nest, couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart: Could this thing be fed to livestock? It's hard to swallow. turned his head to look, but saw that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was also gnawing with a sad face, and couldn't help but laugh.

There was a "poof", but it was Cao Guogong Li Jinglong who couldn't help but spit out the pickles he was chewing in his mouth. It's no wonder that he is the hereditary Duke of Cao Guo, who is at ease in Yingtian on weekdays, when has he ever eaten such coarse food?

Feng Sheng stretched out his hand and slapped the table, and said coldly: "Cao Guogong is dissatisfied with the food in the army? ”

Li Jinglong's face turned slightly pale with fright when he heard this, he picked up the nest head and took a big bite, swallowed dates in the rolling of the Adam's apple, and said with a forced smile: "Where, where." The last general thinks it's very delicious. ”

Feng Sheng snorted in his nose, his eyes swept over the wind and clouds, Fu Youde and Lan Yu, Wang Bi and others, who were munching pickles, and finally their eyes fell on Zhu Quan, and said in a deep voice: "Going out to fight is not a tour of the mountains and rivers, that is, the head is not tied to the belt to play with life, from today on, the generals and soldiers of the army eat together, and eat three meals a day in the tent of the commander, who dares to start a new stove in the army, the commander will never be spared." It turned out that he and Lan Yu went to Zhu Quan's tent before, and they smelled the smell of barbecue game, and at this time, his words and deeds were to warn Zhu Di, Zhu Quan, and Li Jinglong.

Zhu Quan heard him say this in his ears, and naturally understood what he meant, while silently eating pickles, while thinking in his heart, he thought: As a commander in the army, you can eat such a coarse food, but what do I have to complain about? It's no wonder that Qin Zhuofeng's old monkey was lawlessly barbecuing in my tent.

After Feng Sheng ordered his soldiers to remove the eating utensils, he said in a deep voice: "The army will rest in Tongzhou for three days. ”

Fu Youde stood up, bowed down and said, "Great marshal, the last general wants to ask for 50,000 military horses, and after resting, he will attack Gyeongju directly." ”

Feng Sheng didn't have time to speak, but he saw Lan Yu stand up and said solemnly: "General Fu's words are wrong, the last general is the vanguard of this expedition, and the first battle should be taken by the last general." Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and continued: "The last general only needs to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters to take Gyeongju." Lan Yu said this, but it was not because he was angry, but because his subordinate soldiers and horses were all trained by him, and there were many small battles in Liaodong and Nahachu, Pingzhangguolai. I felt that the soldiers under the command of the rest of the generals were not familiar with me, and they were not familiar with the enemy, and they might not be able to command the enemy in battle, but the soldiers and horses required were less than Fu Youde.

Feng Sheng frowned, and said after a moment's silence: "Guolai and his son have a total of 30,000 foot soldiers and 20,000 elite horsemen. And there is a strong city to rely on, and General Lan can't be rash. ”

Lan Yu said proudly: "The last general will not storm Gyeongju, but only seek an opportunity to lure the 20,000 elite cavalry of Hailixi to engage in battle, and test the Mongolian Tatar reinforcements in Mobei, and the reaction of Jinshan Nahachu." ”

Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were relieved when they heard Lan Yu say this, and Feng Sheng said loudly: "So good, after three days of rest, Lan Yu and Wang Bi led 30,000 soldiers and horses from their headquarters to set off. ”

Zhu Quan saw Lan Yu's method of concocting his nephew Chang family brothers, and felt a little chill in his heart, and said in his heart: Lan Yu, this kid is ruthless, and he is also loyal to the crown prince Zhu Biao, and he will inevitably become my confidant in the future, and I must know more about his tactical style of using troops to deal with him in the future. Thinking of this, he stood up and bowed and said, "The last general asks for his life and follows General Lan to attack Gyeongju." ”

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, had the same plan as Zhu Quan in his heart, so he also stood up and asked to follow Lan Yu and his party.

Feng Sheng's face sank when he heard this, and he said categorically: "By all means, the two highnesses will act with the Chinese army." When Emperor Hongwu decided to let Zhu Di and Zhu Quan follow him on his northern expedition, he vigorously opposed it for the same reason, because he was afraid that if they went on a business trip in the army, he would not be able to explain to the emperor. At this time, when he heard the two of them ask for battle, he flatly refused without even thinking about it.

When Zhu Di and Zhu Quan heard this, they couldn't help but sit down.

Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, came with the army this time, he was bent on establishing military merits, and at this time he stood up and was about to follow Zhu Quan to ask for battle, but when he saw that Feng Sheng categorically rejected Zhu Quan's request, he couldn't help but think in his heart, and said: That kid Lan Yu is ruthless, and he has always looked down on me a little, if he follows him on the expedition, I am afraid that my skin will take off three layers. I'll still follow the two highnesses in the Chinese army, if there is any mistake, at least His Royal Highness King Ning will intercede. Thinking of this, the words of the battle were swallowed back into his stomach.

When Zhu Quan returned to his camp tent in the face of the howling cold wind, the night was already deep, shaking off the snowflakes on his body, and opening the tent to enter, but he saw Qin Zhuofeng meditating in the corner of the camp tent, and his scholar Ma Sanbao curled up by the fire and slept soundly, but Jing Kun was nowhere to be seen, and he had already returned to his camp to rest.

Zhu Quan shook his head, walked towards his own residence in the back tent, just lifted the curtain, but heard the wind blowing in his face, a black and unknown thing flew towards him, busy with one side, stretched out his hand to take the thing, only felt that the tentacles were soft and warm, and when he looked closely, it was a pillow. Xu Ying shouted softly from the tent: "This has a master, go and sleep outside." ”

Zhu Quan smiled bitterly when he heard this, and muttered in his mouth: "Who is the master?" Who is the prince? Saying this, but he still helplessly hugged the pillow and turned around and walked out, couldn't help but pick up the pillow that was still warm and smelled it, and couldn't help but have some reverie in his heart, and secretly thought: It's cold, isn't it better for two people to sleep together? turned around and left the tent, went to fight with Jing Jun, Sima Chao squeezed.

Ma Sanbao by the fire was already asleep, but he woke up Xu Ying's words, and when he saw the actions of His Royal Highness King Ning, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and continued to pretend to be asleep.

In the early morning three days later, five figures quietly slipped out from behind Zhu Quan's tent, led Zhu Quan's mount "Dark Cloud Cover Snow" to stun several cavalry under Lan Yu, mixed in with 10,000 elite horsemen, and followed Lan Yu on the journey to Gyeongju, it was Zhu Quan, Xu Ying, Qin Zhuofeng, Jing Jun, and Sima Chao.

In the evening, Lan Yu's army of 30,000 came to camp next to a river, and Lan Yu rode the fiery red horse with two personal soldiers to patrol the camps, and on the other horse sat the deputy general Wang Bi.

Lan Yu looked up at the cloudy sky, turned his head and asked, "Are all the firearms in the firearms camp fully loaded?" ”

Wang Bi bowed slightly on his horse and replied: "According to the usual practice, after leaving Tongzhou City, all the firearms of the firearms battalion were loaded and loaded, and the grain and grass were also scattered and stored. ”

Lan Yu nodded with satisfaction, and was about to speak, but saw a cavalry "General Banner" fast horse come to his side, turned over and dismounted, bowed and said, "General, the villain has a military report." His eyes came into contact with Lan Yu's sharp gaze, and he couldn't help but lower his head and answered: "Among the cavalry under the villain, there are several fresh faces, as if they are His Royal Highness King Ning and his guards. Speaking of this, his voice trembled slightly.

Lan Yu frowned and asked, "How do you know His Royal Highness King Ning?" ”

The "General Banner" said in a low voice: "The villain once followed the general and went to Jingshi Yingtian, and he once saw His Royal Highness King Ning and his subordinates, who were the guards who competed with your school. ”

Lan Yu nodded and said in a deep voice, "Where?" Take me there. ”

In a small tent in the cavalry camp, Zhu Quan and Xu Ying were making their beds, Xu Ying saw that Jing Jun and the others were not around, and asked quietly: "When you left Yingtian, did you still wear the silk clothes I told you to wear?" ”

When Zhu Quan heard her ask, he couldn't help but wonder: "Wearing it, this silk shirt is very comfortable to wear." ”