Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1079 Zhu Yuanzhang, the master of micro management

Zhu Zhen and others did not have to wait a few days before boss Zhu's angry edict was urgently delivered from eight hundred miles away.

"What's the matter with you, Sixth, are you just looking for a barbarian woman to sleep with? How could you lose to Na Silun twice in a row and even lose Jingdong Mansion? Are you careless or useless? If it doesn't work, get back quickly, so as not to embarrass me! Fuck you..." Eunuch Gou, who announced the decree, swallowed the last word boldly.

Zhu Zhen was so sweaty when he heard this. Fortunately, this was an edict given to him alone. If he read it out in public, how could he, the king of Chu Hai and Dian, have the nerve to show off in the future?
After receiving the order, Zhu Zhen stood up and laughed at himself: "Thank you, father, for being able to save some face for me."

"It was the prince who persuaded the emperor to declare the decree to the prince alone." That eunuch came from Wan'an Palace, and of course he had some insider information. Then I heard him whisper:
"The prince said that Yunnan is so big, and the emperor originally stipulated that 'the soil outside the Three Rivers is suitable for flowing, and the soil within the Three Rivers is suitable for flowing, but not suitable for soil.' Therefore, Jingdong Mansion cannot treat it as a normal mansion, and most of the responsibility for the fall lies with the soil." The prefect, not the province, let alone the prince."

"Brother is still kind to me..." Zhu Zhen was moved to tears, and as he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it here."

"Yes." Eunuch Gou. He quickly took out the edict that would be read out publicly later and presented it to the prince with both hands.

Before announcing the decree, we will communicate with particularly important people in advance to avoid being caught off guard. This is what the title should mean.

Zhu Zhen took it and unfolded it, and his brows turned into chrysanthemums. This edict was much longer and more formal than the secret edict given to him, but it was also full of anger——

To put it simply, Boss Zhu shouted that the Ming Dynasty must not repeat the mistakes of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It was beaten to the point of losing its temper by its own small subordinate countries, and it could only hold its nose and admit that the other party was actually independent.

And adhering to his usual meticulous style, Boss Zhu even considered how the Ming army would defeat the enemy if the Luchuan army defended it in danger——

Yes, Boss Zhu is ready to mobilize more than 200,000 troops to completely eliminate the Luchuan regime...

Boss Zhu was also worried that the Ming army was not familiar with the elephant soldiers of the Luchuan Army, so he reminded him:

Don’t lose even an inch of the land you gained with your own ability! The mighty Celestial Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty cannot be kicked in the face by mere barbarians. This is a rare consensus reached by Boss Zhu and the civil and military ministers.

'...The elephants are also scary. Now there are eighty ivory elephants seen in the capital, beating people like haymakers. But the movement is slow, not as fast as a horse or a small line, and no one can catch up. If he has no horses or only a few horses, your infantry will rush back and forth after each battle, or thousands of horses or ten thousand horses, rush forward and shoot the elephant, and you will capture him in a short time. If the army reaches 200,000, stop holding on to the tens of thousands who can hold it, and then send the 140,000 to 50,000 to camp five or six miles behind to capture the city...'

'...If he has 30,000 men, I will confront him with 40,000 men, and I will send another good army of ten thousand, twenty thousand, or thirty thousand to wait on his way, or one, two, or three days away to intercept him. Return. If it is urgent, he will seize Jizhai and attack Jingdong's army opposite him. They will stick to it day and night and not allow him to retreat. '

The seven-tip cannon is a trebuchet that can throw stones the size of millstones to high places. When attacking the camp halfway up the mountain, it is indeed better than artillery.

Boss Zhu also formulated a careful battle plan to regain Jingdong Mansion——

To this end, he not only requested a comprehensive mobilization of the whole province of Yunnan, but also ordered the Huguang Dusi to send 50,000 troops, the Sichuan Dusi to send 25,000 troops, and 56,000 Shanxi and Shaanxi troops to be dispatched to Yunnan...

Therefore, he ordered the generals in Yunnan to fight back resolutely, not only to regain Jingdong Mansion within a time limit, but also to annihilate the Luchuan Army and completely crush the Luchuan regime that dared to commit rebellion!

'Suppose that guy saw a big attack from the army behind and moved the city wall to retreat, he would have to pursue it closely. Whenever you want to attack a stronghold, you must first show the terrain of the enemy's return and where you can place your cannons. If possible, the cannons can be fired in advance, or one cannon can be fired by twenty people, or one cannon by thirty people, and a hundred cannons can be made. Before leaving, four people can carry a piece of wood. When they are surrounded, they stand up and start beating...'

In addition, he also asked the chieftains from various ministries in Yunnan and Guizhou to send 100,000 troops to assist in the war.

If all of them are gathered in place, Yunnan's army will be close to 400,000...

This is called the emperor's wrath, with millions of corpses lying dead and blood flowing for thousands of miles! As far as Boss Zhu's will is concerned, it is to use the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai to fight a complete war of annihilation and destroy the Luchuan regime in one fell swoop! Completely pacify the Southwest.

The war machine of the Ming Dynasty, under the control of Emperor Hongwu, was so terrifying...

But Zhu Zhen always felt that this was not the case. A mere Luchuan regime would not be enough for the Ming Dynasty to attack with all the strength of the country. Although in his current situation, saying such things would be considered as embarrassment.

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After the decree was announced publicly, the generals were in an uproar. They didn't expect the emperor to be so determined to fight such a large-scale battle!

But the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish, the bigger the battle, the greater the wealth, and the generals can't help but start gearing up and eager to try.

However, the emperor's decree did not mention that Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and the Forbidden Army led by them should remain in Yunnan. The two of them had completely given up now, and they didn't dare to go on playing rough and tumble again.

The emperor was really angry. Who dared to get into trouble at this time?

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In the afternoon of the same day, Mu Ying also rushed back from the front line, firstly to listen to the order, and secondly to report to the prince.

Zhu Zhen met him alone in the study and first showed the imperial edict to Mu Ying.

After reading it, Mu Ying also frowned, having the same expression as Zhu Zhen.

"Let's talk about the situation on the front line first." Zhu Zhen poured him a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mu Ying took a sip with both hands, then put down the tea cup and said:

"After the general led his army to cross the Lancang River, according to our previous plan, we did not rush into Jingdong Prefecture. We are currently setting up a defense line in Dingbian County to prevent the enemy from further invading."

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded. This was what the two of them had discussed before Mu Ying sent troops. Mu Ying planned to hold off the enemy first and wait for the army to complete its training before the decisive battle.

The next moment, Zhu Zhen sighed and said: "But now and then, my father is furious and wants to use a large army to destroy the Luchuan Kingdom. Wouldn't it be too conservative to do this again?"

"Yes, the emperor's will is clear. He must regain Jingdong Mansion within a time limit and then destroy the Luchuan Kingdom." Mu Ying nodded slightly and lowered her voice:
"But I still insist on my opinion and don't attack Jingdong yet!"

Zhu Zhen looked at Mu Ying and motioned for him to continue.

"We have been dealing with the Luchuan Kingdom for more than a year, and we already know that the enemy is well-equipped and well-trained, and is especially good at fighting in jungles and mountains."

"And our army's advantage is on flat ground." He paused and said in a deep voice:
"So it's obvious that the Luchuan Kingdom wants to introduce us into the tropical jungle and use their familiar tactics to eliminate us."

"For us, if we want to avoid huge sacrifices and achieve a decisive victory, we must lead the enemy out of the jungle and launch a decisive battle with the main force on the dam." His eyes were firm and even stubborn, not as gentle as usual. Be polite and do as you please.

(End of this chapter)