Li Qing took Zhu Zhanji to gallop all the way, the horse's buttocks were about to be smashed, and he finally rushed back to the camp without danger.

"Ambushed?" Zhu Di asked.

"It's not an ambush." Li Qing took a breath and shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty, something is wrong. ”

He talked about the achievements along the way, as well as the doubts in his heart.

Zhu Di frowned after hearing this, "There is indeed a problem." ”

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Di said firmly: "It must be that Ma Hamu deliberately led our army deeper, and then made a surprise attack." ”

"So what do we do?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

Zhu Di sneered: "All conspiracies and conspiracy will be vulnerable in the face of absolute strength, no matter what plans he has, I will take them all, and there will always be a time when the dagger will be exhausted." ”

"Your Majesty, if Mahamu dares to do this, he must have something to rely on, why should we be led by his nose?" Although Li Qing's military talent is average, he still understands the basic truth.

- Don't do what the enemy wants you to do!

Zhu Di disagreed, "If we don't let the other party succeed, they will never start a decisive battle with us;

It was clear that Warat was retreating in an orderly manner, and if it continued like this, it was likely to turn into a long chase, in which case it would be unclear how long the battle would last. ”

Li Qing sighed and nodded slightly.

The consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is simply terrifying, and staying for an extra day is a huge expense.

Warat can afford to consume, but the Ming army can't afford to consume, ten stones of grain and grass transported to the grassland, it would be good to have three stones, in addition to military salaries, meat and other necessary expenses, fighting is burning money.

Especially a war of this magnitude.

"Order, the army will rest for a day and advance at full speed!" Zhu Di issued a military order, "Let the soldiers have a good meal, and fight hard to kill the enemy on the battlefield." ”

Soon, the smoke of the big camp cooking, the aroma of rice mixed with the smell of meat, smelled very appetizing.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Yuan led his army back, and only 3,000 and a half of the nearly 5,000 cavalry remained, apparently withstanding a fierce battle.

In the handsome camp.

Li Yuan said about the battle, "The number of Warat cavalry is about 8,000, all of them are strong men in the prime of life, all of them are fierce dragons and tigers, and they are definitely the elite of Warat. ”

"Eight thousand?" Zhu Zhanji was puzzled, "This number is too little, right?" ”

Zhu Di said lightly, "Warat is deliberately revealing part of his strength, so that we can march according to their predetermined route." ”

"The emperor is wise!" Li Yuan arched his hand.

Zhu Zhanji asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains!" Zhu Di snorted coldly, "I still say the same thing, no matter what idea Wara has, in the face of absolute strength, it will be vulnerable, let's go and prepare, and the army will advance early tomorrow morning." ”

The generals looked at each other and gave their hands to each other.

~

Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji sat opposite each other, Li Qing played sideways to accompany them, and there was no one else in Shuai Ying, except for a living officer.

"Junki, how does it feel on the battlefield?" Zhu Di took a sip of wine and said, "What's the gain?" ”

"Blood-boiling, hearty!" Zhu Zhanji looked yearning, and then said, "For the time being, there is not much gain, although the battle has been won repeatedly, but the enemy has not been injured. ”

"I'm not asking you this...... Never mind. Zhu Di shook his head and smiled, "Feel it well and study hard." ”

The first time he went to the battlefield, Zhu Di didn't want to be too harsh, and he didn't understand a sentence when others said 10,000 words.

As the saying goes, you have to boil the chicken soup yourself!

Zhu Di turned to look at Li Qing, "You have gone on so many expeditions, what do you think of this behavior of Ma Hamu?" ”

"The Yuan people are good at riding and shooting, they beg for a living on the grassland, almost all of them are natural cavalry, and their elite must also be cavalry." Li Qing groaned, "At present, Ma Hamu is definitely holding back his big move!"

Nine times out of ten, they thought that they were trying to get our army into a dangerous place, so that they could use cavalry to carry out a surprise attack, hoping to achieve victory in this way. ”

"Well, that's what I thought, too." Zhu Di nodded, "But they are still too optimistic, they only know themselves, but they don't know the other, how can my Ming army be what they think?" ”

After a pause, "Junki, if the assumption is true, how do you think our army should respond?" ”

Zhu Zhanji attached great importance to his grandfather's teaching, thought seriously for a moment, and said: "My grandson thinks that we should deal with firearms, although the cavalry is strong, it still can't be compared with sharp guns and artillery. ”

Zhu Di laughed, obviously satisfied with this answer.

"What else?"

"Uh...... The grandson is stupid, and he can only think of so much. Zhu Zhanji said.

"Li Qing, what about you?" Zhu Di asked again.

Li Qing smiled bitterly, "The emperor doesn't have to teach me, right?" ”

"You've participated in so many battles, even if you're a dog, you've grown." Zhu Di said with a straight face, "My words are not good, right?" ”

“…… The minister has a plan! ”

"Tell me about it."

Li Qing sighed and said seriously, "The cavalry of the Yuan people is different from our Ming army, they don't like to use spears, but have a soft spot for scimitars;

Therefore, if you want to fight against the Yuan cavalry, you must first find a way to deal with their scimitars. ”

"For example?"

"Mace!" Li Qingdao said, "As far as the minister knows, we have at least nearly 10,000 soldiers using this kind of weapon, although the mace is cheap, it is the only way to fight against the Yuanren scimitar;

The Mongolian scimitar has only one blade, while the mace is covered in thorns, and once picked, it can effectively kill enemies from any angle. ”

After a pause, "In the final main battlefield, Warat will definitely take the means of flanking attack, we need to let the soldiers with maces scatter on the left and right flanks, and at the same time, shrink the camp......"

Balabala......

Zhu Di nodded frequently, "Well, yes, I think so too." ”

Li Qing was speechless, he felt that the fourth child was plagiarizing his ideas.

After discussing the strategy of dealing with the enemy for nearly an hour, Zhu Di finally said, "Be prepared for a surprise attack first, but the specific tactics will have to wait until the time comes;

After all, it is uncertain what tactics Warat will use, and we will talk about it on the battlefield of the decisive battle. ”

"The emperor is wise." Li Qing said a cliché and went back to the camp.

In the evening, Zhu Zhanji came over with wine and meat, invited Li Qing to eat and drink, and by the way, asked for advice and killed thirteen shots.

……

The next day, the army advanced again.

Hundreds of thousands of combat troops marched on the grassland, the target was too big, and it was impossible to hide people's eyes and ears, and Zhu Di didn't think about hiding, he just wanted to crush it strongly.

Didn't you Mahamu try to lure the enemy deeper?

Okay, I'll show you!

The Ming army was like a steamroller, leaving not an inch of grass everywhere it went, and the Wara army retreated again and again, and the killed could not form an army.

The army has won many battles, won many battles, and has turned its eyes on it.

Under such a battle, the Ming army marched at a rapid pace, and it only took a few days to advance more than 100 miles, and Warat could not stop it at all.

~

The other side.

Maham was not only not worried, but he was extremely happy after learning about the route of the Ming army's march.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Ming army has been carried away by victory and is falling into the trap we have set step by step." Mahamu was full of confidence, "This time, we will definitely win!" ”

The generals were also very excited and confident of victory.

Echo in unison: "We will definitely win!" ”

Mahamu looked at his son in high spirits, "Are you all ready?" ”

"Father rest assured, all the elites have gathered on the intended battlefield." Tuhuan said excitedly, "As long as the Ming army arrives, they will be given a head-on blow!" ”

"Good." Mahamu said, "After defeating the main force of the Ming army, you will take 20,000 troops to cut off their food and grass supply, and then counterattack from the rear. ”

At this moment, his ambition swelled unprecedentedly, "The day when the Ming army is completely annihilated is the time when we counterattack the Ming Dynasty, and we will enter the Central Plains, just around the corner!" ”

The generals' faces turned red, and finally, they didn't have to live this day of wind and sun, and they could return to the Central Plains.

When they thought of the wealth of the Central Plains, they wanted to go crazy with excitement.

……

Here, the Ming army, after defeating the small force of Warat, marched again.

Along the way, he has experienced more than a dozen battles, and each battle is a crushing victory, but the achievements are not large, because the scale of the Warat army is too small.

The army continued to advance for dozens of miles, and did not fight a decent battle, only encountering a few teams of dozens of people, which seemed to be deliberately pointing the way for the Ming army.

In the handsome camp.

Zhu Di unfolded the map, carefully observed it for a long time, and said firmly: "The decisive battle is coming!" ”

"Where is the battlefield?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

Zhu Di pointed to the mountainous area in the corner of the map, "Fifty miles ahead, suddenly Lan lost temperature!" ”

……