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

Chapter 93
October, Wangri.

The weather in Yingtian Mansion was supposed to be pleasant, but this day brought a chill that was different from previous years.The door of Fengtian Hall was open, and the wind brought a chill into the hall, many of the civil and military ministers who were divided into two groups tightened their sleeves.

Today's Shuowang Dynasty has more ministers than in the past.The reason is that all the generals of the Northern Expedition have returned victorious.Although Liting was a great success in sweeping caves, due to the impoliteness of the previous Northern Expedition, no grand ceremony of presenting prisoners was held when they returned to the city.

However, there is still work to report at the court meeting.Under Majesty Dan, those kneeling are Xu Da, the coach of the Northern Expedition, Li Wenzhong, the general of the East Route, Deng Yu, the general of the West Route, Lan Yu, Fu Youde and other generals of the Northern Expedition.

Xu Da knelt in the forefront. He was still in military uniform, kneeling on one knee, with shame that couldn't be concealed in his expression:

"Your Majesty has great trust and entrusted the country's important weapons to the ministers. The ministers destroyed the Northern Yuan clan, and Jing Sheng made full efforts to raise troops and build the Yuan Dynasty."

"However, it is all because the minister carelessly underestimated the enemy that he was disrespectful in the Northern Expedition, and lost troops and generals. Please punish him!"

Xu Da held up the military talisman with both hands, and spoke earnestly.

"Your Majesty! This matter is not the responsibility of the general alone! He who underestimates the enemy and advances aggressively is the last general!" A bearded general with a rough face wanted to stand up on the spot. "If you want to blame it, just blame me, Lan Yu, alone! What's more, if there is no commander-in-chief to command, my central army will be overthrown in an instant!"

"The last general thinks that the commander-in-chief is not only innocent, but also meritorious!"

"Sapphire!" Xu Da turned his head and shouted in a deep voice, "Are you teaching His Majesty to measure merits and demerits?"

"Stop talking!"

"But..." Lan Yu wanted to say something more, but Xu Dahu glared at him. Under the prestige of Daming's current military god, Lan Yu had no choice but to bow her head and knelt down obediently again.

"Your Majesty, Lan Yu is reckless and loyal. She only wants to protect her ministers and has no intention of offending the Holy One!"

"I hope that the officials who have lost their manners in the palace will bear it together! I hope that your majesty will not blame you."

Old Zhu on the throne just watched all this indifferently.If it was in the past, he might feel that Xu Da's rebuke of Lan Yu means that his reputation in the army has gradually become a hidden danger.Maybe because of this, he will feel jealous and alienate Xu Da.

But at this time, because of Zhu Su's relationship, he already knew that Lan Yu would become the leader of the Ming army in the future, and as the No.

Xu Da is just a good seed in the maintenance army.

"Heh, no wonder we wanted to kill this Sapphire in history... Now that we are not well-known, we are so arrogant. If we become the leader of the army in the future, how about it?"

"Although it is a good seedling...but the thorns on it need to be pulled out first, so that it will be easy to handle."

Old Zhu thought to himself.He waved his hand to the servant at the side, the servant understood, stepped forward and respectfully took back all the military amulets of Xu Da and the others, put them on a gold plate, and sent them to Lao Zhu for inspection.

Lao Zhu looked at it, nodded, and waved his hand.The servant then put away the soldier talisman, and from then on, the army's expedition was officially over.

Old Zhu stood up, walked up to Xu Da, and helped him up. "Although you did not complete all your efforts in the Northern Expedition, it is also due to the fact that your Northern Yuan Qi has not been exhausted."

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military strategists, and Wang Baobao is also an old man. How can there be a reason for winning every battle?"

Speaking of this, Lao Zhu secretly sighed in his heart.From the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he endured hatred and pinched his nose to admit the orthodox rule of Beiyuan, and ordered to treat the descendants of Beiyuan and the royal family well. The entire territory of the Yuan Dynasty.

Yuan Ting escaped into the northern border, and the northern border is vast, and now that Bei Yuan has breathed his breath, it will be even more difficult to find a chance to annihilate them in one fell swoop next time.

The reason why Lan Yu and Xu Da violated the purpose of approaching slowly was presumably because the northern border was vast, and they were worried that if Bei Yuan was defeated, they would be like a frightened bird, fleeing deep into the desert and nowhere to be found.

It's useless to think about it now.After all, it still failed to defeat Bei Yuan in one fell swoop.And according to the history mentioned by Lao Wu, even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the territory of the Northern Yuan Dynasty could not be swallowed up...

Withdrawing his thoughts and looking at the generals kneeling below, Lao Zhu continued: "Although this is the case, it is really wrong to lose troops and lose generals in spite of this Northern Expedition."

"Let's think about it again and again. Since you and the others have made outstanding achievements in the past, you will not be punished for this Northern Expedition."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!" Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others all kowtowed three times to thank them.

"Yeah." Old Zhu nodded. "Since the military power has been entrusted, you should go back to the mansion to rest for a while, and then go to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to take a job."

"The Ministry of War Death Compensation will take care of it, you don't have to worry about it."

"Yes." The generals nodded.In Xu Da's heart, he couldn't help but feel a burst of desolation.

I'm getting older too.This battle in Mobei is probably his last battle.

It would be good if His Majesty was furious and punished, it means that there will be another chance to lead the army to avenge his shame in the future.

But this time he didn't reward or punish him... It shows that the emperor is determined to marginalize himself.

There will be another big battle in the future, and there will be no chance for him to lead the army again.

Lao Zhu sat at the top, saw Xu Da's lonely expression, narrowed his eyes slightly, and passed away calmly.

The generals of the Northern Expedition returned to the honorary class.Next, Tang He and other generals reported the results of Li Ting's sweeping caves.

"Under the encirclement and suppression by our army, all the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou have been wiped out."

"That tribe was hunted down by another barbarian tribe, and their foothold was not stable. They originally planned to take shelter of our Daming and Koryo, so they were not prepared against our Daming army."

"Our army beheaded his people and burned his tents. His family was wiped out. A few people tried to escape into the mountains and forests, but were also intercepted by our army's cavalry. None of them slipped through the net."

"However, even though it was a surprise attack, the other troops reacted quickly. Our army still has more than [-] soldiers killed in battle and more than [-] wounded soldiers..."

"Oh?" Lao Zhu made a surprised voice.This Jurchen is so brave?I was caught off guard by the sudden attack, and actually killed more than [-] elite members of my Ming Dynasty.

What the fifth child said is indeed true, this Jurchen is so brave, if she is allowed to develop, she will indeed become a disaster for my Ming Dynasty in the future!

"Just in case, in the future when Jianzhou is built, we will need to sweep the caves every few years. The Daning Guard will be responsible for this matter..." Lao Zhu arranged. "You have worked hard, the Ministry of War needs to quickly draw up rewards, and the soldiers who went to the Jurchen this time have all contributed!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tang He and other generals were overjoyed.

This is really a military exploit that fell from the sky for nothing!
Old Zhu nodded.Because of the allocation of funds for the Fengyang project in Zhongdu, the imperial court is quite rich in finances.There is no need to pick and choose.

　It's been too busy these days.It's late.There will be another chapter in a while.It should be free from tomorrow, I'll try to do three shifts a day.Thank you readers!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)