I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 229 Zhu Di: All the other emperors get out of the way, I want to sit in seat C with Brother Zheng.

"What? They're all gone!"

Hetao Great Plains, in a temporary small camp.

Zhu Zhangui frowned.

In front of him, a member of the Moon Shadow was quickly reporting.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"The Oirats left the night before and came straight to us. Now they are less than 500 miles away from us."

"And the next morning, the Tatars suddenly went deep into the grassland, and the group of people from the Western Regions followed."

"Because they are too strict, except for Mahamu's guards, no one is allowed to leave the team. Our spies inside cannot come out to report at all."

"We wanted to send people to follow, but we were stopped by the people they left behind. When they left, we couldn't find where the Tatars were going."

"Didn't the spy leave a walkie-talkie there?"

The members of the Moon Shadow Guard shook their heads.

"Those spies were all Tatars trained by us. The Commander didn't believe them, so he didn't give them such confidential things as walkie-talkies."

Knowing the reason, Zhu Zhangui didn't say any more.

It is not a major mistake for the subordinates to do things with the consideration of the subordinates. It is best not to meddle indiscriminately, otherwise it will easily cause confusion.

The walkie-talkie is nothing to Zhu Zhangui, but the old man and those who have been in contact with these things attach great importance to it, directly elevating it to the status of a national treasure.

Those equipped with walkie-talkies are all important departments of the imperial court, and all of them are important officials of the imperial court. Those with a slightly lower position cannot be reached by contact.

The only department that is a little loose is the army, but it is only distributed when it is used, and it will be taken back immediately when it is used up.

So Zhu Zhangui can understand why the old man doesn't pair the intercom with the spies.

"I see. Send people to continue the investigation. We must find out where they are going as soon as possible."

Waving Moon Shadow Guard to leave, Zhu Zhangui went to the old man's tent and reported the matter to him.

The old man, who was fully clothed and ready to fight at any time, after listening to Zhu Zhangui's report, smiled without even raising his eyelids:
"Arutai is an old fox. Anyone with a discerning eye can see our plan. It's normal for him to analyze it."

"Based on what I know about this old guy, he saw that the Oirats could not be left behind, so he thought of using the Oirats as targets to attract our attention, and then attack Daming from other places."

Zhu Zhangui very much agrees with the old man's analysis.

He also thought of this aspect just now.

If you put him in the position of Alutai, knowing that you can't keep the Wala people, you will naturally maximize their benefits before their demise.

Targeting the Wala people, they attracted the main force of the Ming Dynasty, then pretended to retreat, and attacked other territories of the Ming Dynasty from the depths of the grassland.

Knowing that other places have been attacked, Daming will definitely go to the rescue.

But the Wala people, who had a blood feud with Daming, naturally wouldn't let Daming leave easily.

Under the entanglement of the two, a lot of time will definitely be wasted.

With so much time and effort, the Tatars could grab a large slice.

Even if the Ming army rushed over in the later period, it was still a tired army. The Tatars were waiting for work, and they might not be able to defeat the elite of Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

Without the elites of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty would still be left to the Tatars to plunder.

Even with a bit of luck, it is not impossible to restore the glory of the Great Yuan again.

Although I have figured this out, Zhu Zhangui is not sure, where will Alutai launch his attack?

The combined territory of the two parties was so large that the Tatars could attack from either point.

As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no such thing as a thousand days to guard against a thief.

You never know which day the thief came to steal something?

Can only defend every day.

It doesn't work to take the initiative.

Take the initiative to attack and fight against the opponent's cavalry army on the grassland. Even if Da Ming wins, it will be a miserable victory, so this method is not advisable.

"Since the enemy has made an attack, we can't act passively. I'll test you, brat. Which direction do you think Alutai will attack from!"

Zhu Zhangui was speechless!
This old man is also true, his house is about to be stolen, and he still has the leisure to test himself.

Well, the old man is not in a hurry as an emperor, and he must not be in a hurry, otherwise he will become a eunuch.

Old man, you asked me to say this, I'm not trying to pretend.

Zhu Zhangui mused, stroking his chin like a veteran on the battlefield, and walked to the map.

"Since this old guy, Alutai, is going deep into the grassland, it means that his attack direction is not on the northern defense line!"

"Oh, why doesn't he attack the North!"

The old man became interested, adjusted his sitting posture, leaned back on the chair behind him, and looked at Zhu Zhangui with interest.

Zhu Zhangui points to the north of the map.

"In the past few years, we have been strengthening the defense line of the Great Wall in the north. Not only are our troops sufficient, but we are also equipped with heavy-duty fortress guns. Coupled with new types of gunpowder and new types of explosive bombs, Arutai will not hit it at all unless it is stupid. .”

"He really wants to launch an attack on the defense line of the Great Wall in the north. If tens of thousands of people don't die, he will definitely not be able to take a gap."

"Even if they manage to break in, they will still face terrain restrictions and the siege and interception of defenders everywhere."

"In this way, he will fall into the quagmire of the war, and he will not be able to get out of the family and fight in. It is extremely inconsistent with his war goals, so he will not fight from the north."

The old man nodded in agreement.

"Since that's the case, what do you think his goal is?"

Zhu Zhangui thought for a while, and placed his hand in the northeast.

"Nuer Gandusi!"

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, "Where does the reason come from!"

Zhu Zhangui turned back and said.

"I have two reasons!"

"First, in the history of the Nuergandusi area, I, Ming Dynasty, was the first dynasty to completely take over here. Therefore, there is no solid Great Wall defense line here, and there are offensive loopholes everywhere. The grassland has been plundered many times. It all starts from here."

"It's like Mahamu in the last Northern Expedition. He was stationed in Yinma River, and he wanted to launch an attack from here."

Zhu Zhangui's analysis made the old man proud.

He has proud capital.

Throughout the entire historical dynasties, the territory of the Han Dynasty, the territory conquered by the old Zhu family can be said to be the largest.

Now with the addition of the Bengal region of the Three Kingdoms, the old man can proudly tell all the emperors in history.

"I, Zhu Di, conquered the largest territory in the history of the Han Dynasty. My achievements are comparable only to the First Emperor."

"Everything about Tang Zong, Song Zu, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stand aside for me. I want to stand in the C position with Brother Zheng."

People are greedy, and the emperor is also a person, and he also has a greedy heart.

It's just that the emperor is not greedy for gold, silver, treasures and beauties, but for the country's territory and historical status.

With such a great achievement, the old man is still not satisfied.

Possess a powerful navy, advanced weapons, and an invincible army.

The old man set a small goal for himself.

Conquer territory beyond the Yuan Dynasty before dying.

Whether this goal can be achieved, the old man is not sure, but he will try his best to do it.

He is a rebellious thief, and he is full of stains and infamy.

Only by obtaining achievements that surpassed all emperors, can he cover up the stains on his body.

Only then can future history books and future generations only pay attention to his achievements and ignore his little blemish.

Zhu Zhangui, who didn't notice the old man, continued.

"In addition to this period of time, Jing Nan's orphans of Nuer Gandusi have become a little dishonest, and the court's attention has been fixed on them."

"This has resulted in a significant reduction in border defense forces."

"Combined with our transfer from the south, the number of soldiers on the northern defense line is less than 1/3."

"There is no fire hedgehog line of defense, there are few defensive troops, the land is large, and it is far away from the northern area, coupled with the entanglement of the Wala people, such a good target, if I were Arutai, I would also attack from here !"

"Clap clap clap!"

The old man stood up and clapped his hands repeatedly, walked to Zhu Zhangui's side, and patted his shoulder with relief.

"Okay... well said, although there is still a gap between what I think in my heart, but I have roughly guessed Alutai's heart."

Zhu Zhangui twitched the corner of his mouth and bowed his hands.

"Grandpa please enlighten me!"

Zhu Zhangui didn't believe it anymore, he made such a thorough analysis that he only got good comments from the old man.

He would like to hear, what better analysis can this old man who has fought all his life come up with?

Seeing Zhu Zhangui who was a little unconvinced, the old man laughed, reached out and nodded Zhu Zhangui.

"Okay... brat, grandpa will show you how to fight a battle!"

The old man reached out and pointed at the map, and continued according to Zhu Zhangui's analysis just now.

"Your idea is good, but you ignore a situation."

Zhu Zhangui raised his eyebrows and cupped his hands.

"Grandpa please teach me!"

The old man smiled in satisfaction, and stretched out his hand to draw the position of Nuer Gandusi.

"Because it's too poor here."

Zhu Zhangui was puzzled: "Poor?"

The old man confirmed.

"That's right, it's poverty!"

"Before my Ming Dynasty, this place was occupied by prairie people and barbarians. In addition to the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, these people let alone money and jewelry. Ordinary iron pots and iron utensils are rare things, and many places are still in use. Bronze wares, even stone knives and axes!"

"What did the prairie people plunder for? It was nothing more than food, iron, and slaves!"

"Although we, Ming Dynasty, have developed Nuer Gandusi several times, it is often grasslanded by prairie people. It is almost like we destroy a little bit after we build it. It can be said that from the beginning to the end, that place has almost never become rich. .”

Stretching out his hand to pat the map, the old man smiled and said, "There's a jingle of poverty here, what did Alutai do in the past? In your words, is it to help the poor?"

"As for capturing slaves, that's even more impossible!"

"He has an army of hundreds of thousands, and the logistics are tight enough. The food that Nuer Gandusi plundered is at most enough for them to fight tooth sacrifices, and it is simply not enough to feed the many slaves."

"Since you can't feed yourself, then there's not much point in catching slaves."

"And his war this time is not to fight Caogu, but to weaken our Ming power so that we can prepare for the next invasion of Ming."

"To put it bluntly, Nu'ergan is in that area, and it's a burden to the court, and it's also a burden to Alutai."

"Little brat, I can tell you that if the place is invaded and the imperial power cannot remove the enemy within a short period of time, I will choose to temporarily abandon it for a few years."

After finishing speaking, the old man patted Zhu Zhangui on the shoulder.

"The country should not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place when fighting a war. Sometimes giving up is not necessarily a bad thing. It may be for the next more violent attack."

Zhu Zhangui nodded receptively.

But he also understood in his heart.

The method the old man said also depends on the person.

Giving up is for the next fiercer attack. For an emperor like the old man who has fought all his life and has rich combat experience, there is nothing wrong with it.

Even a retreat, it is very likely that the next counterattack will achieve a greater victory.

But it would be hard to say if it was changed to the emperors behind Daming.

Sometimes giving up is not necessarily for the next counterattack, but because you really can't fight back.

It can't be blamed for the uselessness of the emperor behind, it can only be blamed for the fact that the enemy is too powerful.

And this enemy also includes those wastes in the court who are holding back.

Think about the Ming emperors of later generations who not only had to deal with foreign invasions, but also the officials of their own dynasty.

It's no wonder that there are so many guys who can't get out of the harem directly after playing around. It's really hard for them.

"Grandpa said so, Alutai's attack on Nuer Gandusi is just a cover!"

"That's right, this trick is nothing more than a slap in the face of Syl!"

The old man let out a disdainful sneer.

"That's all a prairie barbarian can do."

Zhu Zhangui thought about what the old man said, and gradually understood Alutai's thinking.

Alutai's general plan should be like this.

Use the Wala Legion to entangle the main force of Ming Dynasty, consuming the experience and strength of Ming Dynasty.

And he was attacking Nuer Gandusi, creating the illusion that he was going to invade there.

The imperial court tried its best to defeat Oala, and when they learned that the northeast was invaded, they would definitely rush to support it.

In this way, Alutai has two choices.

Option 1.

Nuergandusi waited for work with ease, and when the court arrived exhausted, he directly launched a fierce attack and defeated the main force of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

If the imperial court chooses to advance steadily and slowly, it will maintain sufficient combat power at all times.

Arutai will make the second choice.

That is to use the mobility of the cavalry to turn around and return to the northern region, find the weakness of the Great Wall defense line in the northern region, and break through the invasion of Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

If the northern region is attacked, the Ming court will definitely be anxious.

I will definitely urge the army to go to Nuer Gandusi, quickly eliminate the entangled soldiers left by Alutai, and return to the northern region.

After tossing back and forth like this.

No matter how elite the Ming Legion was, they were already tossed enough.

After thinking about this, Zhu Zhangui couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

None of the old guys who can leave their names in history are simple.

This old guy, Alutai, simply took advantage of the shortcomings of Daming's long and deep territory and his own advantages of strong mobility to formulate the entire battle plan.

This is also when Da Ming is at the peak of his strength, when Da Ming's strongest second-generation team, the old man and others are all there.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who was replaced by a descendant, might have really been succeeded by this old guy.

"Little brat, I'll give you a task, do you dare?"

After finishing his thoughts, the old man looked at the map and pondered for a while, then turned to look at Zhu Zhangui.

Although the old man didn't say anything about the task, Zhu Zhangui already knew it in his mind.

"You plan to send me to Nuer Gandusi."

The old man nodded slightly.

"After all, it is the territory of our Ming Dynasty. If the court ignores it, even if it is regained in the future, the people's hearts will be lost."

"Plus that I don't like the feeling of being manipulated, so I decided to be proactive."

Pulling Zhu Zhangui to the side of the map, the old man said while gesturing.

"My plan is this. I will deal with the remnants of Wala. You go to the north to entangle Alutai and hold him back."

"After I'm done with it, I'll go straight across the grassland and stab him in the back."

The old man squeezed his hands hard.

"When the time comes, we'll attack back and forth, and the old bastard will surely die."

"As long as the Alutai part is resolved, no one in the entire grassland will stop us."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Zhangui.

"Didn't you say that there is a bigger territory in the north? We defeated Alutai, and we, the grandpa and grandson, will go north!"

"Grandpa is old, you can be crazy with grandpa, if you don't go crazy, grandpa's life will be over."

Zhu Zhangui smiled, nodded to him seriously, then looked at the map and asked the old man.

"Grandpa, how many people are you going to give me?"

The old man gave birth to a hand.

"The 5000 Shenji Battalion, and the local guards of Nuer Gandusi, are all yours to mobilize."

Zhu Zhangui pursed his lips.

"How long!"

"At least half a year!"

Zhu Zhangui was silent for a while, looking at the old man.

"I will transfer half of the people who built the Forbidden City."

The old man waved his hand.

"You take as much as you want, as long as you defeat Alutai, we will have plenty of slaves to repair the city."

"Okay, I'm leaving tomorrow."

The old man shook his head.

"No, time waits for no one, you go now."

Zhu Zhangui looked at the old man, raised his hand and hammered his chest.

When Zhu Zhangui turned to leave, the old man stopped him and handed Zhu Zhangui the sword that had been around his waist for many years.

"This sword can cut anyone in the entire Ming Dynasty."

Hanging the sword on Zhu Zhangui's waist, the old man finally made a joke.

"Of course, not including me!"

Zhu Zhangui laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)