First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 87

After giving the order, Zhu Biao glanced at Huang Bin eagerly and said, "The Marquis of Yichun is trying so hard to hear the news, so let's go and rest."

When they all went down, Chang Yuchun said, "The situation is not clear now, and we should stop by still."

Zhu Biao nodded: "The general situation is with me, so what if I lose Beiping, if I am besieged and not attacked, I can trap them to death."

Zhu Biao has a steady supply of supplies, but the other side does not have it. This is why Beiyuan gave up Peiping in the first place, losing the food and grass supply from the Central Plains, and Peiping is just an isolated city.

Zhu Biao is not thinking about the gains and losses of one city and one place, but what is the purpose of Beiyuan?

Liu Bowen said: "It seems that their goal is us. As long as we can defeat us, with the current situation of the imperial court, it is impossible to gather another 30 troops for the Northern Expedition in at least five years!"

Chang Yuchun nodded: "If you can capture His Royal Highness..."

Zhu Biao touched the hilt of the sword with his right hand, thinking about what to do in his heart. If the stalemate is held, even if he can achieve the final victory, he will only kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred!

The supply and demand of an army of more than 20 troops is terrifying. Not only does the Ming Dynasty have to empty the national treasury, but it also needs to recruit a large number of civilian laborers in order to transport grain and grass. Then this year’s spring plowing will be delayed again, and some people will not be able to survive. here we go.

Zhu Biao frowned a little irritably. If he was just a general, he would naturally not have to think so much and just concentrate on winning battles, but he was still the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, so he had to consider whether his people could survive or not.

Do you want to give up the Northern Expedition, wait for the grain and grass that you have accumulated for several years to recover Yanyun, and even go all out to completely destroy Beiyuan?

The most painful thing is that you obviously have the strength to beat him, but they are not ready to fight with you, so they will waste with you.

Now that the information is insufficient, Quan Xu has sent people to collect it, and the tent is still set up. Zhu Biao also called Zhu Di, and a group of people made various plans based on the existing information.

Zhu Biao hadn't slept much all night, and he felt like a cat scratching in his heart, causing people to toss and turn.

The next morning, the army moved to a high ground that was conducive to defense, and set up various trenches, tripping ropes and so on.

Finally, in the afternoon, Lan Yu Muying led a group of people back to the camp.

A man in iron armor stepped out of the crowd and knelt down at Zhu Biao's feet: "The last general is incompetent, lost Peiping, the crime deserves ten thousand death, please deal with the general!"

Zhu Biao personally helped him and said, "This matter is not a crime of war. What is the crime of Song Guogong's desperate resistance? Hu Mei's treason and surrender to the enemy should be punished by the nine clans!"

Song Guogong is of course guilty, but the current situation is to unite all forces. Zhu Biao has now dealt with Feng Sheng. The soldiers under his command will naturally die and deal with the general. This is a taboo!

Song Guogong clasped his fists and said: "After accepting the general's order, the last general led his troops to withdraw from Beiping. Fortunately, two generals, Lan Yu Muying, came to help me. I still have 5 people left under my command."

Zhu Biao spit out a mouthful, which was much better than expected, so there were about 30 left in his 20 army. "

When the person concerned came, the information would be much more accurate. Following Song Guogong's narration, Zhu Biao also determined that Beiyuan's real target was him.

The reason why Song Guogong still has so many men and horses is because the opponent has at least [-] iron cavalry not participating in the attack, but waiting for the rabbits in the woods outside the city.

If Zhu Biao led an exhausted army to the rescue, and was stabbed by an iron cavalry in the butt, the already panic-stricken army would be defeated immediately, even if the strength was dominant, it would not be able to stop the fear in his heart.

The current situation is embarrassing. If Zhu Biao attacked Peiping, he would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses, besieging and not attacking would cost the people and money...

Zhu Biao ordered the entire army to be under martial law. The subordinates of Song Guogong and the soldiers who were not on duty were to return to the camp to sleep immediately, refresh their spirits, and light cavalry to monitor the movements of the Beiyuan army.

For the next two days, Zhu Biao cultivated his spirit on the spot, and the troops in Beiping City also stuck to the city, and both sides only sent scouts to patrol.

On the third day, Zhu Biao ordered the entire army to withdraw from the camp and stationed twenty miles away from Peiping City.

The other party sent thousands of light cavalry to harass, but it was just a small fight, and the two sides gave up after chasing each other.

It took another day to set up the camp. Unlike the original perfunctory, Chang Yuchun personally arranged the camp, which could be attacked and retreated, and there were various traps. The artillery was also erected.

On the second day of the camp, two envoys came from Peiping, and Zhu Biao received them at the Chinese army camp.

Zhu Biao sat in the upper seat in golden armor, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and others stood below them. After the two people outside were checked, they walked into the big tent.

After the two came in, they glanced at Zhu Biao, then bowed and stroked their chests and shouted, "I have seen Prince Nanming!"

Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to stop the generals from drawing their knives. They were just two nameless soldiers, there was no need to do meaningless things.

Zhu Biao looked at the person on the left with interest and asked, "Are you a Han Chinese?"

The man took a step forward and nodded and said, "Under Liu'an, my ancestor lived in the temple when he was Emperor Shizu."

Zhu Biao asked with a smile, "What do you two have to say here?"

Liu An bowed and said, "Prince Nanming, please retreat, and from now on, the two families will be reconciled, and everyone will be safe!"

Zhu Biao shook his head and said, "I'm on an expedition, and I finally got here. I'll return to Daming without an inch of merit. Wouldn't I be ridiculed by others? If I ask Prince Beiyuan to come back with me, then this palace will have an explanation."

Liu An said with his expression unchanged: "His Royal Highness is joking, but what if you don't retreat? The capital city is indestructible, you have no chance!"

Zhu Biao leaned back on the chair and replied, "How did you get in? This palace plans to get in there. You have secret hands, don't we?"

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, his face turned cold: "Throw it out!"

Before he could speak, Zhao Yong, the Marquis of Nanxiong, grabbed his neck and carried him out.

After they left, all of them had some doubts in their hearts, what the hell was this trying to do, it would only be a loss for both parties, and the final victory would definitely belong to Daming.

Zhu Biao got up and walked to the map of the sixteen states of Yanyun and said, "They are huddled in Dadu, we can't do anything about it, but they don't have many troops in other places!"

Li Wenzhong took a step forward and said, "General, I haven't figured out the enemy's purpose yet. Is there any risk in dividing the troops?"

Zhu Biao shook his head: "There are only so many soldiers and horses in Beiyuan, what else can they do."

"Song Guogong, in addition to your 5 horses, I will add 3 people to you. I want you to sweep the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures as quickly as possible!"

After watching Duke Song take his orders away, everyone else also retired. Now there are more military affairs, and everyone has their own affairs to arrange.

Zhu Di, who came back again, asked, "Brother, you don't believe Song Guogong?"

Zhu Biao said with an expressionless face: "It doesn't matter whether you believe him or not. You need a person to do this. Song Guogong is most familiar with this place and is undoubtedly the best candidate."

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