After glancing at everyone in the tent, Lan Yu said in a deep voice, "Everyone will listen to orders." Seeing that Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, Geng Zhong, Sun Ke and other generals all bowed down with their fists in unison, with an awe-inspiring look on their faces, they immediately resolutely continued: "Order you to wait for the rectification of your respective people, be sure to prepare for an hour later, let's send to Qingzhou overnight, and after the enemy situation is discovered, the commander will make a decision." ”

It turned out that although Lan Yu was bent on destroying the Northern Yuan royal court, after all, he had followed Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and other famous generals to fight on the battlefield for many years since he was a child, and he knew that under such an unknown enemy situation, he had to be treated calmly and not rashly attacked.

Everyone in the handsome tent received the order and quickly turned around and walked out of the tent.

The starry sky in winter was exceptionally bright, and a tidal wave of cavalry slowly marched slowly in the direction indicated by the stars, dressed under the stars and the moon, and rushed to Gyeongju.

It was only because Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu considered that the blue jade army had to be stationed in Daning for a long time and chose the opportunity to go north, so in the past few months, he had already issued a holy decree and mobilized a large amount of grain and grass to hoard here.

Behind Zhu Quan, Ma Sanbao, Jing Jun, Sima Chao and others were the thousands of black-armored cavalry under the command of Feng Tieling.

At noon on the second day, the army rushed to the outside of Gyeongju City, and under Lan Yu's command, they chose a suitable terrain outside Gyeongju City and camped to rest.

At noon on another day, Zhu Quan was chatting with Jing Jun, Ma Sanbao and others in the tent, when a sudden drum sound suddenly sounded in his ears, knowing that this was Lan Yu beating the drum in the tent again, so he immediately took the long sword handed by Ma Sanbao, walked out of the tent, and went towards the big tent.

When everyone gathered in the handsome tent, Zhu Quan found that the last time he followed Feng Sheng's northern expedition to Nahachu, the sons of Chang Yuchun, the king of Kaiping, Chang Sheng, and Chang Mao, who had seen him, were also waiting in the handsome tent.

It turned out that at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the war horses of the Northern Yuan cavalry may break out of disease, and the 150,000 cavalry of the blue jade commander may not appear in this situation, in order to avoid this situation weakening the combat strength of the Ming army, so that the Northern Expedition that is determined to succeed will fall short, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately issued an order to mobilize tens of thousands of horses, which were escorted by the Chang family brothers to replenish those military horses that may be lost due to disease after the severe cold of winter.

Years of fighting with the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty have long made Zhu Yuanzhang deeply understand that in the northern provinces, as well as Mobei, which is extremely advantageous for the Northern Yuan cavalry, the only way to fight is to use cavalry against cavalry. Long before Xu Da's Northern Expedition to Dadu, Zhu Yuanzhang's Red Turban Army attached great importance to collecting captured military horses to develop its own cavalry. Not only in the fourteenth year of Hongwu, when Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, led Lan Yu, Mu Ying, and Wang Bi to exterminate the Liang King who was entrenched in Yunnan, he seized more than 100,000 cattle and horses, but also harvested 200,000 cattle, sheep, and horses on the occasion of Nahachu's surrender last time, plus the transactions with Wuliangha and other tribes, there was no shortage of military horses to fight.

After Lan Yu, who was wearing armor, sat down on the handsome case, and saw that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, Wang Bi, Guo Ying and others had already gathered in the tent, he slowly unsheathed the three-foot long sword that was being wiped in his hand, and said to the Chinese in a deep voice: "Today, I have to scout and report, the Yuan army is more than 100,000 eyes entrenched in the north more than 100 miles, and the marshal decided to take the initiative to attack and fight to the death." ”

After listening to what Lan Yu said, Guo Ying couldn't help frowning and groaning, clenched his fists and bowed down: "Marshal Qiyu, as the last general saw, the commander of the Northern Yuan army is unknown, and the geometry of the strength is not yet clear. As Zhu Yuanzhang's "Wu Dinghou", he is naturally a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time and has made many military achievements.

Seeing Lan Yu's displeased face, Wang Bi hurriedly coughed lightly and walked out of the queue, bowed down and said: "Commander Qiyu, the last general also thinks that General Guo is reasonable, we will rush to meet the battle, why don't we wait here for the Yuan army to attack, and wait for work." ”

Yan Wang Zhu Di heard what Guo Ying and Wang Bi said, and he also bowed slightly, and it was obvious that he also agreed with this kind of play.

Zhu Quan recalled that at this time, not only were Lan Yu's 150,000 cavalry stationed outside the city in Gyeongju, but also 20,000 Ming soldiers led by Ma Yun, the governor of Liaodong, in the city of Gyeongju, and secretly thought to himself: If we go north to meet the enemy, there are no cannons, firearms, and cavalry against cavalry, it can be said that the geographical advantage is lost. If Gyeongju is stationed here, plus the 20,000 firearms in Gyeongju City, with the cooperation of the foot soldiers who hold the city wall, they will have the upper hand in terms of strength and firepower. This kind of play is also a safe strategy. He had spent some time in the Oirat tribe to which Tuhuan belonged, and had followed Naijiwu and Shen Peng to Liaodong, where he had seen the leader of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, so he knew in his heart that at this time, in addition to the thousands of black-armored cavalry of Feng Tieling, although the cavalry under Lan Yu was also the elite of the nine-sided town, and after months of harsh training, if it was about the cavalry and archery skills of individual soldiers, compared with the nomadic tribes of the Yuan Dynasty who had been riding and shooting since childhood, and hunting all day long, it was still quite inferior.

"Hmph, the shadow of the Tartar hasn't been seen yet, so you think that you can hold Gyeongju even if it's not good?" Lan Yu Huo Ran got up, and after taking a long breath, he glanced at the generals in the tent.

Although Chang Mao also knew Guo Ying in his heart, what Wang Bi said was quite reasonable, but when he recalled that he heard that his uncle Lan Yu was above the Jinluan Palace, and when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhu Biao personally awarded the Blue Jade Festival, he personally made a military order to His Majesty Emperor Hongwu: "If you can't exterminate the remnants of the Mobei Yuan Dynasty this time, you will return to the temple without shame." Thinking of this, he immediately walked out of the queue and smiled at Guo Ying and Wang Bi in a thick voice: "When you two fought with Tartars in the past, you were like a man, why are you not happy today?" Under the fear, when and what month can the Tartar Emperor be slaughtered? ”

Guo Ying heard Chang Mao's rude words, his heart was displeased, and he turned his head and said coldly: "The two armies are fighting, if it is not to break the grievances of the rivers and lakes, how can they be rash? As the former military governor's office, his military position and power before the Northern Expedition of the army were not under Lan Yu, so he had no fear of Chang Mao, the son of the founding father Chang Yuchun.

How could Lan Yu not understand the meaning of Guo Ying's words? With a slight sigh in his heart, he said in a deep voice: "If the Yuan army is stationed? How long will I wait? , Drag it out until the autumn is high and the horse is fat, when the Yuan army's combat strength recovers, and then go to Mobei to kill the Tartar Emperor? ”

Guo Ying turned his head and bowed to Lan Yu and said: "Marshal Qiyu, our 150,000 army this time can be said to be an elite trained in the Nine Border Towns and Liaodong for several years, and there is no room for error, even if you miss this year, it is not impossible to choose the opportunity to fight next year." ”

Zhu Quan and Zhu Di followed Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu for a long time, and they also understood in their hearts that for the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, forming and training a large-scale expeditionary cavalry was not a matter of two or three years, and if they suffered major losses, it would take at least a few years, or even ten years, to conquer the Mobei Yuan Court.

Lan Yu saw that everyone in the tent was opposed, and his heart was furious, and he walked to the side of the handsome case under the frost on his cheeks, stretched out his hand to take off the knots given by the prince Zhu Biao, held it high in his hand, looked up at everyone and said sharply: "On the Jinluan Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally awarded me the Jieyue, and His Majesty once said: Clear the desert, in one fell swoop." If Lan Yu can't exterminate the remnants of the Northern Yuan, he will have no shame to meet His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again. Speaking of this, after a slight pause, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the three-foot long sword on his waist, and shouted: "The generals will listen to the order." ”

The generals in the handsome tent saw that the boss Lan Yu was holding a knotted jade, and on the three-foot long sword in the other hand, a cold light like autumn water flickered, and they couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in their hearts.

Zhu Quan secretly scolded Lan Yu for being arrogant in his heart, seeing that Lan Yu was holding a knotty and giving an order with a long sword, he could only swallow back into his stomach if he agreed with Guo Ying's words of waiting for work, and said in his heart: No matter what era the army is, it is impossible to pay attention to any "democracy", and fighting a war is not based on negotiation. The commander-in-chief gave an order, only unconditional obedience, even if he knew that there was a sea of swords and fires in front of him, only we, the big-headed soldiers, rushed forward one by one, jumping forward. The "blue crab" is holding a knot, which is given by the old man Zhu, and will be outside, the monarch has the power of life and death, who dares to speak out against him, it is strange not to be hacked alive.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, saw Lan Yu's majestic hand-held Jieyue, and after an order was given, even Guo Ying, Wang Bi and other generals in the army had to obey the order, and a trace of jealousy could not help but rise in his heart, and secretly wondered: When can I personally lead the army to slaughter the tartars, damn, it is so majestic.

"Born in Shihan Yulinlang, he first fought Yuyang with hussars. I don't know how to suffer from the side court, and I still smell the fragrance of chivalrous bones when I die. This situation, for some reason, actually made Zhu Quan touch the scene, remembering the grand dispatch ceremony on the Jinluan Palace, the prince Zhu Biao gave this poem to Lanyu, and Wang Wei's poem about the heroic ambition of the Han Dynasty champion Hou Huo to go to the Northern Expedition against the Huns. Although he regarded Fang Xiaoru's teaching as a torture-like pain, he sincerely loved this "Youth Xing", and after hearing it once, it was unforgettable.

Seeing that all the generals were awe-inspiring and respectful, Lan Yu bowed his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Passing on the military order of the commander, today's unitary time, all the troops must feed the war horses with grain and grass, and have a good rest tonight. ”

Jinyi Wei Tongzhi Cao Wenbin suddenly clenched his fists and said to Lan Yu in a deep voice: "Qiqi Marshal, today I saw that some herdsmen outside Gyeongju City have come to trade, among these nomadic tribes, it is difficult to ensure that there is no Northern Yuan sentinel lurking, I don't know what the marshal is going to do?" "It turned out that although the Ming Dynasty set up a field in Daning, it was specially engaged in trading with the herdsmen of the three tribes of Wuliang and Ha who returned to the Ming Dynasty, tea, salt and other daily necessities. However, since the 200,000 yuan army of Nahachu was returned, Liaodong has become more and more peaceful, not only the three tribes of Wuliangha, but also other large and small tribes in Liaodong and the tribes that are slightly closer to Daning and Gyeongju in Mobei have also come to Gyeongju, and Daning and those bold Central Plains merchants trade tea and horses, cattle and horses and other livestock after midwinter, although it is difficult to sell them at a good price, but it is better than nothing to exchange the furs and medicinal materials obtained from hunting for some salt and tea. At this time, outside the city of Gyeongju, there were already dozens of herdsmen of the tribes, waiting for the arrival of the goods of the Central Plains merchants.

Zhu Quan heard what Cao Wenbin said, and couldn't help frowning: These nomadic tribes, men, women, and children are all good at riding and shooting, but it is difficult to distinguish who is the sentry and who is the herdsman? Even if they are really herdsmen, they can't guarantee that they won't trade with us and then go to the Tartars to report the news. The movement of our 150,000-strong army is too great, and it is bound to be difficult to hide from the eyes and ears of the enemy's scouts. If you kill all of them in one go, I am afraid that it will affect Old Man Zhu's "national policy" again. Since he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say it himself, he has already understood that this Hongwu Emperor has always wanted to use tea and horse trading to envelop the northern nomadic tribes, and implement a gentle policy.

After personally experiencing the bloody battle between Gyeongju and the Yuan army, Zhu Quan already deeply understood in his heart that on the battlefield, either you die or I live, and there is no compromise to choose at all. The so-called "benevolence, righteousness, and morality" in peacetime are incomprehensible to commanders who lead the troops in battle. If he was given a choice, he would naturally rather let these guys who were "suspected of secret agents" die, rather than let 150,000 Ming soldiers die in the desert. So what he's thinking about now is how to go about it? Rather than what to do?

After hearing Cao Wenbin's words, the generals in the tent couldn't help but look at each other. The stakes are high, who dares to say to kill or not to kill? Yes, they only came out in silence, and each returned to the camp to deploy the military order issued by Lan Yu, preparing to start tomorrow.

Lan Yu frowned and stared at Cao Wenbin and said, "How are you doing?" ”

"In the middle of winter last year, there was heavy snowfall, and there were many nomadic tribes like cattle hair on the grassland, which was inevitably extremely vicious, and it was common for large tribes to annex and plunder small tribes. Cao Wenbing said lightly without changing his face.

Zhu Di heard what the leader of the Jinyi Wei said, and couldn't help but show approval on his face, and said with approval in his heart: The Jinyi Wei is really worthy of being a pro-army cultivated by His Majesty the Emperor, and he will do whatever it takes to complete their own tasks.

Zhu Quan heard Cao Wenbin say this, how could he not understand? This spy leader wants to send his subordinates to pretend to be a nomadic tribe to block the road, whether he is a real scout or a fake spy, solve it once and for all, so as not to reveal the movements of the Ming army. I knew that my feelings were quite complicated, and I secretly thought to myself: The counter-espionage level of this spy leader is also of a professional level, which can not only keep the whereabouts of the army secret, but also leak a drop of water, and can easily clean up afterwards, so that people can't catch the handle, which is really hot.

This book was first published.

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