Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 7

Yingtian is far away from the front line, communication is inconvenient in this era.If Zhu Su's prediction is true, then Daming has already been defeated at this time, but the latest battle report has not been sent back.

Of course, there is another possibility.Bei Yuan ambushed Xu Da with leisure and waited for work, wiped out all Xu Da's troops, and blocked the news...

"No, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!" Zhu Yuanzhang broke out in cold sweat.He stood up and paced irritably.

"This must be just childish lies!"

"Tiande has always been cautious in leading troops, it is impossible to make such a mistake..."

Old Zhu wanted to use his own strategic vision to convince himself to deny Zhu Su's prophecy.

But somewhere, his subconscious mind was reminding him.Zhu Su is only in his teens this year, how did he know the front-line place names like Tula River and Yema River?
How did he have the foresight to predict Lan Yulian's victory?
You know, the current Sapphire has not yet emerged!
The husband and wife fell silent in unison.With his hands behind his back, Lao Zhu contemplated the situation on the front line, trying to find evidence that Daming would never be defeated.Empress Ma frowned, not knowing what she was thinking.

"...Chongba, go to sleep." After an unknown amount of time, Empress Ma put away her worries and called Zhu Yuanzhang softly.

"Too……"

It's dark, it's time to go to bed.

I don't know if the wind and snow are strong outside the pass, but I only know that the moonlight in Yingtianfu tonight is like water.

……

Early the next morning, when the sky was still dark, the door of Kunning's palace was lightly opened, and Lao Zhu, with his panda eyes hanging, came out lightly through the crack of the door.

"Your Majesty?" Erhu, who was guarding outside the palace gate, was shocked, and his sleepiness disappeared immediately.Hurry up and greet him.

"Your Majesty, there is no court meeting today, what are you?"

Although Lao Zhu was diligent in politics, the early court system he stipulated was to go to court twice a month.In the days when there is no morning court, the emperor can still sleep late.

What's more, even if there is a court meeting, there is no need to get up so early.

Could it be that something big happened?
"Show your car, and be in the palace." Zhu Yuanzhang's face sank like water, "In addition, call all the officials of the Zhongshu Province, as well as Han Guogong and Chengyibo, to enter the palace!"

The development of the war in the north made him sleepless all night.He couldn't wait to call his think tanks to analyze the situation of the Ming army's northern expedition.

The two tigers quickly responded, and turned around to greet the guards and eunuchs to prepare the palace lanterns for the imperial chariot.Soon, Lao Zhu rode the imperial chariot to the Jinshen Hall.

At this time, the first ray of light in the sky had just climbed up the cornice of Kunning Palace.

……

"Your Majesty bows to all blessings!" In the hall, Zhu Yuanzhang sat behind the imperial case, and all the ministers were well-dressed, and they treated Zhu Yuanzhang with the courtesy of emperors and ministers.

"Okay, okay. It's not a court meeting today, so there's no need to perform such a grand ceremony." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands irritably.

All the ministers looked at each other, wondering why Zhu Yuanzhang announced his entry into the palace so early.Lee Sun Jang, the Duke of Korea, had the highest status among this group of people. He came out of the row and asked:

"Your Majesty hastily summoned the ministers to enter the palace, but what is the purpose?"

"We do have something to discuss with you!" Zhu Yuanzhang said. "You said, is there a possibility of our Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition being defeated?"

The ministers looked at each other again, all a little puzzled.Li Shanchang asked puzzledly, "Why did Your Majesty ask such a question?"

"My Ming army is invincible, and wherever it goes, Beiyuan is defeated. The battle report was sent to the court yesterday, wasn't it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything about Zhu Su's self-exposed traveler, but continued: "After we returned to the palace yesterday, the more we thought about it, the more worried we became."

"Although that guy Wang Baobao doesn't understand righteousness, he helped protect Yuanting. But in terms of ability alone, he is undoubtedly a strange man in the world."

"Although Lan Yu inherited Yuchun's mantle and is the seed of a famous general. But compared with Wang Baobao and other famous generals who have been famous for many years, they are still a little immature."

"He is only the vanguard of the Tiande Middle Route Army, and he is not considered the main force. Can he really win consecutive battles and defeat Wang Baobao twice?"

Sincerity Bo Liu Bowen was the first to react, "Your Majesty is saying that Wang Baobao is deliberately pretending to be defeated?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.After thinking about it, Hu Weiyong, who was then the Minister of Zhongshu Province and the last prime minister of Ming Dynasty, came out and said: "Your Majesty, it must be that Your Majesty is worrying too much."

"Northern Yuan was already at the end of its strength, and the soldiers who could fight were killed by our Ming soldiers a few years ago. The current army in Yuan Court is just a handful of recruits and herdsmen."

"And the soldiers of our Ming Dynasty are all elite soldiers. Everyone has experienced hundreds of battles, and it is the time when they are the strongest. It is no problem to say that one is ten."

"Therefore, I believe that there is nothing suspicious about General Lan Yu defeating the Yuan army twice."

"Otherwise!" Liu Bowen stroked his short beard under his chin, looking thoughtful. "Your Majesty is so heavenly and human. To think of this level."

"Your Majesty's concern, I think it is very reasonable!"

"Wang Baobao, a famous general in the world, lost two consecutive battles so easily, there must be something strange."

"From my point of view, Wang Baobao wanted to disrupt the deployment of our Central Route Army's 'slowly attacking and luring the main force', and pretended to be defeated so that Marshal Xu underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and then fell down and wiped them out!"

"If we lose this battle, we will lose all the elite of Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid that Yuan Ting and Yuan Ting are about to change form."

"I dare you, Your Majesty...to prepare early!"

Liu Bowen cupped his hands and said.

For this Northern Expedition, a strategic plan had already been drawn up before the army set off: Xu Da's Central Route Army raised the banner and marched towards the capital of Yuanting and Lin from the front.But on the way, he had to attack slowly, giving Yuan Ting enough time to react.It is intended to attract and restrain the main force of Yuanting.

The real killer move is the East Route Army led by Li Wenzhong. The mission of the East Route Army is to raid Helin with lightning speed while the Central Route Army restrains the main force of the enemy army. The ancestral temple of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian desert of Yongjing.

Even, take over the whole territory of Dayuan!
If Xu Dabu in the middle underestimated the enemy and fell in ambush, he would not be able to contain the main force of the Yuan army.Li Wenzhong's troops, who were tasked with a surprise attack on the east road, would not be able to know the situation in the middle road immediately due to the barrier of the desert.

He will inevitably be encircled by the army of Beiyuan Shulu because he still raids Helin according to the original plan!
This battle must be lost!

And if this battle is lost, Yuan Ting will have a firm foothold.On the other hand, Daming, if the two armies on the Middle Road and East Road were wiped out, the military strength of Daming would be greatly reduced, and it would no longer be able to spy on the grassland.

If it gets more serious, the Yuan court may go south again, repeating the situation at the end of the Song Dynasty!
Thinking of such a bad result, all the officials in the palace couldn't help but change their faces.

"Sincerity is too much to say."

It was Hu Weiyong who came out again and refuted Liu Bowen.

"Wei Guogong (Xu Da) is a famous general in the world, his ability to lead troops is better than Wang Baobao's. He is always cautious, and he has no reason to underestimate the enemy."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I dare to say that my Ming Dynasty will win this battle without losing."

"Uncle Chengyi is so alarmist, I don't know if he meant something?"

As Hu Weiyong said, he glanced at Liu Bowen, who was bowing his hands, with a sinister look.

The situation of the Northern Expedition is not only related to the future situation of the Ming and Yuan Dynasties, but also closely related to the current dispute between the two factions in the Ming Dynasty.

Before drawing up the plan for the Northern Expedition, in the court hall, there were two voices, the main attacker and the main defender.The main attackers were Huaixi nobles represented by Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and others.And the guardians are Qingliu civil officials represented by Liu Bowen.

The nobles of Huaixi, including the generals, believed that Meng Yuan was already vulnerable at this time, and they should gather troops and horses, use the power of thunder to flatten the Yuanting Sheji, and take over all the spheres of influence of the Yuan Dynasty including the desert and grassland.Spread the glory of the Ming Dynasty everywhere, and create a great cause that goes far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties! !

Qingliu civil officials believed that Meng Yuan was a centipede, dead but not stiff.The Ming Dynasty has restored Yanyun, and it is time to learn from the old wisdom of the previous dynasty and rely on the Great Wall to confront the nomads.It is not advisable to take risks just to covet those wild lands.

In the previous battle, the voice of the declining Qingliu civil servants was completely overwhelmed by the Huaixi nobles who were the main attackers.The three armies of the Ming Dynasty marched smoothly, and although the Qingliu civil servants were complaining, they could only bow their heads helplessly.

But now, Liu Bowen, who is the head of Qingliu, took advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's doubts to make alarmist remarks.Isn't this just trying to seize power from Huaixi Xungui so that he can take charge of the defense of the Great Wall?

Liu Bowen, I, Hu Weiyong, have already seen through all your tricks!

(End of this chapter)