According to the original estimate, the cavalry of Lan Yu's army set out to fight against Gray Mountain, and it could be returned in five days at most.

However, here in the Guannei, seeing that the five days are about to pass, but there is no news outside the Guan, which makes Zhang Yifan and Zhu Di a little worried.

If Lan Yu's troops are defeated, or even the entire army is wiped out, this great victory will be greatly reduced, and someone will even have to be responsible for it.

However, logically speaking, the Mongol Tartars of the Gray Mountain, as long as they can ride horses, have already entered the customs and plundered and suffered a catastrophe. No matter how you look at it, there shouldn't be danger on Sappy's side!

At this time, Zhang Yifan finally remembered Zhu Yuanzhang's warning, soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and there will be no 100% winnable war in the world. To start a war, we must be cautious, and the soldiers who surrender without a fight are the road of soldiers.

But Lan Yu, the famous founder of the Ming Dynasty, can't just because of this butterfly effect, right?

Zhang Yifan was worried, so he followed Zhu Di to move the army to Qingshui Mingyue Pass, and if necessary, he could also go out of the customs to respond.

The one who guards Qingshui Mingyue Pass is Xinguo Gong Tanghe. When he saw that King Yan led the army to the border pass, he knew what was going on, so he comforted Zhu Di and said: "No matter what, it is impossible for the Tartars to kill all the soldiers who went out on the expedition." If you are defeated, there will always be a defeated soldier who will flee back to report the news. Wait, something should happen, maybe there will be news soon! ”

The truth is indeed the truth, but Zhang Yifan is still a little worried, what is going on?

As a result, in the evening of the same day, that is, on the evening of the fifth day, there were Ming soldiers outside the pass who reported back.

"What?" When Zhang Yifan heard Zhu Di's introduction to him, he was suddenly a little surprised and said, "Lan Yu didn't say anything about destroying the Gray Mountain Tartars, and ran to the Princess Mountain Changzhai again?" ”

He had looked at the map outside the gate and knew that the Gray Mountain and the Princess Mountain Changzhai were both around Chifeng, but one was in the east and the other was in the north, and there was still a certain distance.

The Mongol Tatars who invaded the Guannai this time, mainly the Tartars of the Gray Mountain, stopped in the direction of the steppe between the Guannei and the base camp of Nahachu in Liaodong. The Tartars on the side of the Princess Mountain Changzhai, although there are not as many as those on the side of the Gray Mountain, but the Tartars in the headquarters have not entered the customs!

At this time, Zhu Di replied: "The messenger said that after Lan Yu captured the Gray Mountain, he learned about the situation of the Tartars on the other side of the Changzhai of Princess Mountain, and felt that he was sure of winning, so he took this opportunity to kill him!" ”

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he was speechless. This blue jade is a famous general, but is this too fierce? This is the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongolian Tatar army still has considerable strength!

He was thinking about it, but Zhu Di understood Lan Yu's approach, and said to Zhang Yifan: "If you talk about the hussar general, it must have stimulated him." You don't know, when Hongwu was five years old, he was a pioneer officer, went out of Yanmen Pass, and defeated the Kuangku Timur rangers at the Yema River. and defeated the army that had expanded at the Tura River. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and then said, "In terms of distance, it is already a long way. It's just that in terms of battle results, there is no way to compare with the hussar generals, not to mention, that battle was actually a lure of the Mongol Tartars to go deeper, and in the end my father-in-law suffered the first defeat. ”

Xu Da suffered a defeat, and Zhang Yifan actually knew about it. It was the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty's three-way army at that time, in which Xu Da was defeated, Li Wenzhong won a miserable victory, and Feng Sheng's Western Route Army won seven battles and seven victories. But he didn't know about Lan Yu.

As for this war, if you don't deliberately understand it, it will only be a matter of one sentence in history, and Lan Yu at that time was not qualified to leave a name.

At this time, after Zhang Yifan heard what Zhu Di said, he also agreed with his point of view in his heart. That Lan Yu, who was arrogant, was told by himself, and when he found the fighter, he wanted to expand the results of the battle, and he wanted to prove himself.

At this time, Zhang Yifan was also helpless, he could only hope that Lan Yu was indeed a famous general, not only able to seize the fighter, but also to win the battle, not just because of the battle of will!

Otherwise, once Lan Yu was defeated outside the gate, he would also be responsible. After all, it was he who stimulated Lan Yu and the others and provided the news of Gray Mountain.

Seeing Zhang Yifan's worried expression, Zhu Di, who was familiar with him, comforted him and said, "It's okay, that Lan Yu deliberately sent someone back late to report, otherwise we would have received the news on the third day." ”

Zhang Yifan was helpless when he heard it. Either way, now we have to wait.

On the side of the pass, rangers were sent out outside the pass and scattered far away.

The next day, the news came back that the five hundred cavalry arranged by Lan Yu escorted the prisoners and booty of Gray Mountain back to Qingshui Mingyue Pass. As for the side of the Gray Mountain, what could not be taken away was burned by fire, and the hair was not left for the Tartars. The Tartars who escaped by luck could only go to other places to seek refuge with other Tartars, or enter the customs and ask for surrender.

The captives in Ash Mountain were mainly old and weak women and children, after all, their men had all entered the customs and plundered, and they did not return at all. There are at least 70,000 or 80,000 cattle, horses and sheep, of which sheep are the largest.

This result, indeed.

However, all the people, including Zhang Yifan, are not happy at this time, they are all concerned, whether Lan Yu can come back in the end, whether he wins or loses? This will determine how this battle will end in the end!

It snowed heavily for three days, then stopped for a day and then fell for another day. The snow outside the gate reached the knees of adults. Although it no longer snows, the cold outside the gate is really cold, and it is not convenient to move.

I don't know what Lan Yu thinks in this weather, and even fights in a continuous transition, is it because God doesn't exist?

Zhang Yifan was a little worried, but at the same time pinned his hopes. Under this kind of ghost weather, the Mongolian Tartars probably didn't expect the Ming army to take the initiative to attack, right?

Fortunately, after waiting for less than two days, the pass received a quick horse return: Lan Yu captured the Changzhai of Gongzhushan, conquered the four divisions of Quanning, and then crossed the Yuqu River, captured Li Xuan and his subordinates of the Northern Yuan Governor's Yuan, and now escorted the prisoners and booty, and is on the way back.

This time, everyone was relieved.

This time, the big victory can finally end perfectly!

In the original history, this battle was to be opened by the first month of next year, and then Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, to be the general of the conquest, the Duke of Xinguo Tang He was the left deputy general, and the Marquis of Yingchuan, Fu Youde, was the right deputy general, and led the soldiers to ask for it.

According to records, Fu Youde chose to attack the gray mountain at night with light horses, and won a large number of people and animals from his tribe. Xiping Hou Muying and others slightly princess mountain long village, annihilated its soldiers.

But on this plane, the war was not said a few months in advance, Fu Youde and Mu Ying were still in Nanjing, preparing for the war against Yunnan Tatars, and they were not in the north. Their credit was given by Lan Yu alone!

This is not to say that Lan Yu is stronger than Fu Youde and Mu Ying, but that the main force of the Tartars has entered the pass and was annihilated in the pass, not like in history, the Tartars fled back to the gate after beating Yongping. The difficulty of fighting outside the customs is not at all a level.

Two days later, Lan Yu led his men and returned with the captives and booty.

He was extremely tired, but his expression was cold, and he spoke proudly, and after the confession, he deliberately looked at Zhang Yifan, who was also present.

That expression seemed to be speaking: I'm no worse than the Han Hussar, do you see?

In early December of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, the army triumphed and returned to Beiping. Subsequently, it was to report to the Beijing Division.

Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, personally wrote the document of the victory, and then read it to the generals. In the end, he also specially asked Lan Yu, "So, do you have any opinions?" ”

Lan Yu listened, looked at Zhang Yifan, and finally shook his head and said, "The last general has no opinion!" ”

As a result, the documents were sent to Beijing by fast horse. According to Zhu Di, it is the best New Year's gift for his father.

………………

After leaving Beiping in a hurry, the Korean prince Li Shanchang slowed down his pace, and no longer rode a horse, but took a boat and a sedan chair to the south. After all, he is the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and he is a lot older, and he has no time limit to go back, so he naturally will not let himself suffer on the road.

At such an age, they are all sixty-six years old, and if they are not well maintained on the road, one is accidentally gone, and the glory and wealth have not enjoyed much time, it will be a great loss!

Along the way, Li Shanchang didn't care about military and political affairs, just paid attention to the food along the way. Thinking that he finally got that kid from Liujia Village to the border, maybe something would happen, he was in a very good mood, so much so that he gained weight while eating delicious food along the way.

Of course, Li Shanchang is not called fat, but rich!

By the time he returned to Nanjing, it was already the end of the year, just in time for the Chinese New Year.

The first thing I did, of course, was to go to the audience.

When he stepped into the gate of the Wuying Hall of the Forbidden City, Li Shanchang seemed to have passed through a space-time gate, and he became much older all of a sudden, his back was hunched a point, and he entered the hall majestically.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw it, he immediately said to Zhu Biao: "Go over and help the Taishi!" ”

When Zhu Biao heard the sound, he immediately responded.

When Li Shanchang saw it, he didn't dare to say anything, struggled to see the courtesy, and then lamented: "The old minister is really old, he just went to Beiping once, and he feels really powerless!" ”

You see, I'm such an old bone, you can't let me go on a business trip next time!

After finishing speaking, he showed a sense of relief, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "We have rising stars such as King Yan and Da Horse in the Ming Dynasty, and the old minister is really pleased!" ”

Li Shanchang is indeed a lot old, his beard and hair are gray, and Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed a little unhappy. Hearing him praise King Yan and the big horse, he immediately scratched his itch, and immediately asked the chamberlain to move the stool and give him a seat, and then asked about the situation with a smile.

So, Li Shanchang is one word: praise!

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan is very familiar with military affairs, and the old minister can't pick out any thorns if he wants to!"

"The old ministers have seen it, and the soldiers love His Royal Highness King Yan very much. As long as His Royal Highness King Yan is here, the morale of the army is high! ”

"As soon as the big horse arrived in Beiping, he followed him to participate in the military conference as soon as possible, without a little rest, which is really admirable!"

"Although the big horse has never led soldiers, but the truth he said, even the old minister can't find the mistake, and he wants to remind him to fulfill the duties of the old minister, but he doesn't have this opportunity!"

"His Royal Highness King Yan and Da Pony trust each other very much, and the relationship is also very good, they are in Beiping, they will definitely be able to make a career!"

"It's not that the old minister is boasting, there are big horses to assist His Royal Highness King Yan, which will definitely make the Mongolian Tartars cold!"

“……”

said so, but Li Shanchang's heart was actually gloating: just those two hairy boys, who didn't have any hair on their mouths, didn't know what the real battlefield was like at all, so they were waiting for trouble!

One just led the troops to fight the Japanese Kou, and the other didn't even have experience in leading the troops, so they wanted to shout and kill the Mengyuan Tartars, they didn't want to think about it, Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, was sitting in the north, and if the Tartars were really so easy to deal with, would they wait until these two hairy boys had made military achievements in the past?

Li Shanchang can be sure that as far as Zhu Di and Zhang Yifan get together, Xu Da can't suppress them, and under the toughness of the Tartars, as long as they start a war, it is estimated that there will be a good show!

Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon chair, listening to this old guy praising his son and son-in-law in a fancy way, not to mention how happy he was.

Listening to this, he even rolled his eyes, saying that he was going to hold a military meeting, and asked Li Shanchang to also consult the staff, so he sent a decree to call Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong, Yingchuan Hou Fu Youde, Xiping Hou Muying and other famous generals in the court.

Fu Youde and others thought that Emperor Hongwu was going to discuss the matter of the western expedition to Yunnan Tatars, but they did not expect that the Korean prince Li Shanchang was there.

So, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally told them that Li Shanchang had only come back from Beiping, and asked Li Shanchang to also talk about the situation in Beiping.

Li Shanchang absolutely knew Zhu Yuanzhang, and as soon as he heard what he meant, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to praise his son and son-in-law in front of the generals.

I don't have to say that, since that's the case, then praise it, it's best to spread it to Beiping, so that those two boys are even more proud, I don't know how thick the sky is.

So, he talked again and again, until he was about to dry his mouth, and then he stopped.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also satisfied, so he prepared to hold a formal meeting to discuss the matter of the Western Expedition.

But who knows, at this time, there was movement outside the hall. Faintly, it seemed to be some kind of shouting.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this, this situation has not been encountered for a long time, where is the noise?

However, Zhu Biao was younger, and his ears were a little sharper, so he guessed in surprise: "It seems to be a document for success, where did you win the battle?" ”

If it is only a small victory, or a meaningless battle, it is impossible to use this way of shouting all the way to report victory.

Just a small victory casually stirs up the public, is it really the founding of the Ming Dynasty like the founding of the former Song Dynasty? This is a real victory!

With this movement, only a qualified victory can be so shouting victory!

Knowing this, whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang or Li Shanchang and others, they are all curious. It stands to reason that there seems to be no war at this time, so how can there be a big victory?