Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 154 Gram

In any case, we will have to wait until we see Lao Zhu to discuss the matter, anyway, it will only be a few days.

At the end of the letter, Zhu Yuan was told that Zhu Yuan could act cheaply again while making personnel arrangements for the Yinghai Division, and at the same time mentioned some situations and war situations in the north. I watched it after dinner, but I couldn't help it.

Because of two of these things.

Putting down the letter, Zhu Yuan went to find a battle report: Feng Sheng and Li Wenzhong conquered Kaiping in Yuanshang.

Find the battle report and open it, the cause and effect are very detailed.

At first, this strategy was proposed by Surveying and Mapping Department Lang Zhong Tu Xiao to Chang Yuchun, the deputy general of Zhenglu. Chang Yuchun left Juyong Pass and entered Yanmen Pass to attack thousands of miles. Guides are very important.

Chang Yuchun plundered like fire all the way, but when he arrived in Taiyuan, he was in vain and let Kuo Kuo Timur run away, just because he was depressed, so Tu Xiao gave another suggestion, to leave the customs again and surprise Kaiping.

Tu Xiao also explained the significance of doing so.

After conquering Dadu and capturing the Yuan Ting clan, the Yuan Dynasty perished in name, but in fact, the Yuan Dynasty had another political center, Kaiping.This is not only the upper capital of Yuan Dynasty, but also many descendants of the Yuan court royal family lived in it.

This may become the foundation for the Mongols to continue the Yuanshi Qimai.

If the army can sweep Kaiping again, it will largely cut off the possibility of reunion of Yuanshi's energy veins. After all, once the city is broken by the army, at least in the next few years, it is impossible for Mongolian towns to enter. The north is also destined to be a mess.

In the final analysis, this strategy is similar to the fundamental goal of the Battle of Dadu, both of which are 'heart attack'.

Tu Xiao personally walked a section of the journey from Dadu to Shangdu, ensuring that the guide would be worry-free, and Chang Yuchun was very moved, and wrote a letter to his lord.

Then things get interesting.

Lao Zhu agreed, but did not fully agree.

What I agree with is Tu Xiao's surprise attack plan, because according to the map provided by the Surveying and Mapping Department, it is only about 500 miles from Juyongguan to Yuanshangdu, and the terrain is relatively flat, which is very suitable for cavalry combat. The one-way journey takes two or three days. It can also ensure that you can go back quickly, and even if there are some accidents, you can rescue them in time in the pass.

What did not agree was that Chang Yuchun himself wanted to lead troops to make a surprise attack.

Lao Zhu sent an order to Chang Yuchun, Feng Sheng, Tang He, Fu Youde and other ministries who were still stationed in Taiyuan, and appointed the governor Tongzhi as the right deputy general of Zhenglu. The No. [-] figure asked Feng Sheng to take [-] cavalry from Chang Yuchun's cavalry and go north along the Shanxi Basin.

Tu Xiao, a doctor of surveying and mapping department, was the guide.

At the same time, Chang Yuchun, the deputy general who conquered the captives, led the rest of the ministries and more than [-] troops from Taiyuan, went out of Tongguan, and oppressed Li Siqi and other ministries in Shaanxi.

In the direction of Dadu, Lao Zhu ordered his nephew Li Wenzhong to lead [-] infantry who are good at riding horses, leave Juyongguan, join Feng Sheng, and head north to Kaiping.

The entire army of 3 people is still equipped with one man and two horses, and only carries seven days of rations.

Lao Zhu also set a strategic goal again: to destroy Kaiping.

This is actually precedent.

Exactly ten years ago, during the Northern Expedition of Dragon and Phoenix, one of the troops broke through Kaiping, and then, like the overlord of Chu entering Xianyang, they completely destroyed Kaiping's palaces and walls, plundered them, and then retreated.Kaiping was originally the summer resort of the Yuan Dynasty. After the visit ten years ago, Emperor Zhizheng seldom went north for hunting in summer.

Feng Sheng and Li Wenzhong only need to repeat what happened ten years ago this time.

Lao Zhu gave a strict order to arrive in Kaiping within two to three days and attack the city in three days. If it cannot be broken, it must be withdrawn immediately and must not be willing to fight.

The fact is that after most of the capital was destroyed, there was chaos outside the pass. Kaiping City was demolished ten years ago, and because of the financial constraints of the Yuan Dynasty, it has not been repaired much.The [-]-strong army arrived and easily broke through Kaiping City in one go.

After that...

The battle report did not describe in too much detail, it only said that the army returned to Juyongguan on the sixth day with almost no casualties.

Some of them also mentioned a sum, 'abandoning tens of thousands of cattle and sheep'.

Very regrettable tone.

It turns out that even though the country has been established for nearly a hundred years, Meng Yuan still has not changed the fundamental habit of the tribal system. The surrounding areas of Kaiping are equivalent to the fiefdoms of the Zhizheng Emperor, and have quite rich pastures. Season, hundreds of years ago, this season was often a good time for the Jin, Liao, Mongolian and other tribes outside the customs to enter the customs to "strike the grass valley". Unexpectedly, this time, the feng shui took turns, and the Han people beat the grass valley instead.

It is a pity that, because of Lao Zhu's cautious and strict orders, in order to ensure the speed of the march, except for some important prisoners, not many others were brought back.

Of course, it is conceivable that the [-] soldiers who left the customs could make a small fortune after breaking through the city. After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it was once the capital of the Yuan Dynasty anyway.

Zhu Yuan felt that this was what the soldiers deserved.

In six days, a surprise attack shattered the possibility of a reunion in the political center outside the customs for at least the next three to five years. It was definitely a beautiful battle.

Apart from……

For Chang Yuchun, who likes to fight this kind of battle the most, it is very unattractive!
In order to avoid letting Chang Yuchun go out of the fortress, Lao Zhu made reasonable arrangements, but, as a special "bystander", Zhu Yuan understood Lao Zhu's thoughts.

In the past, in the second year of Hongwu, Chang Yuchun led his troops to attack thousands of miles. He moved from Shaanxi to Hebei all the way. Not only did he break the siege of Beiping, he also took advantage of the situation to break through Kaiping and drove Zhizheng Emperor to the depths of the desert.

Then came a tragedy.

On the way back to the army, Chang Yuchun died suddenly in Liuhechuan.

Lao Zhu bestowed the title of "King of Kaiping" on his confidant and beloved general.

Come to think of it, this time, even if Kaiping can't be broken, Lao Zhu definitely doesn't want a dead 'King of Kaiping'.

This is obviously a superstition.

Zhu Yuan felt that if he put himself on him, there was a high probability that he would prevent Chang Yuchun from taking this trip.

Zhu Yuan is also quite superstitious.

Feeling emotional, Zhu Yuan went to find the second battle report, which is not strictly speaking a battle report, because there was no fight.

It was the Western Front.

Zhu Yuan knew that Lao Zhu arranged for him to destroy Dadu and take Shanxi, and then he planned to rest and recuperate, and had no immediate plan to march again.Sending Chang Yuchun to Shaanxi as a gesture is only a reason that is not humane.It is conceivable that when the matter in the north is over, Lao Zhu will stop in due course in the west.

It's just that I didn't expect that everyone underestimated the oppressive power of "Chang Shiwan" on various ministries in Shaanxi.

Chang Yuchun had just led his troops out of Tongguan. Former Yuan Yin Qing Guanglu doctor, Duke of Bing, Shaanxi and other places who had retreated from Tongguan to Chang'an earlier were in charge of Pingzhang political affairs of the Zhongshu Province, and Prince Zhan Shi and knowledge of Sichuan and other places were in charge of the Privy Council , Recruiting envoy Li Siqi... surrendered!
This is not surprising,
After destroying Dadu and eradicating the foundation of the Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop, the surrounding military towns lost their legal legitimacy. Lao Zhu asked Zhizheng Emperor, who was named the "Marquis of Guiming", to write letters to the various military towns at the same time. , as usual, they are very active in recruiting and surrendering.

Furthermore, in the battle of Shanxi, Chang Yuchun plundered like a fire all the way, what happened in it, even if it is destined to be briefly mentioned in the history books, but those who should know will definitely know.

Since you can't fight, it is better to surrender voluntarily than to be defeated and die, so as to preserve your wealth.

Lao Zhu's reputation in this matter is still very good.

Therefore, Chang Yuchun led an army of more than [-] troops and stationed in Chang'an without bloodshed, and easily took over the same army of more than [-] troops from Li Siqi's various ministries.

After Li Siqi surrendered, he also entrenched in Shaanxi Yongbing Zizhi and Li Siqi, and Zhang Liangbi, also known as Zhang Sidao, the Zuo Cheng of Shaanxi Province in the former Yuan Dynasty who had attacked, also led his army to surrender.

This military newspaper, which is not considered a military newspaper, also mentioned at the end that after the brothers Zhang Liangbi and Zhang Liangchen surrendered, the Ming army had gone to take over Qingyang.

In the relevant description, someone circled it with a red pen.

Zhu Yuan knew that this must be Lao Zhu's handwriting.

Zhu Yuan also understood why.

The Battle of Qingyang was a battle emphatically described by Zhu Yuan in "The Book of Heaven".

Although the Ming army successfully took Shaanxi back then, the process was very bumpy. Even Chang Yuchun's death was largely due to the protracted Qingyang battle.

This time, the brothers Zhang Liangbi and Zhang Liangchen had already surrendered to the Ming army, and Kuo Kuo Timur didn't know where to "rehabilitate his wounds". The Ming army took over Qingyang, and it was unlikely that there would be any more changes.

Having said that, apart from the death of Chang Yuchun in the battle of Qingyang, there was actually another interesting person who also died unexpectedly.

Zhang Huan.

Those who are not familiar with the history of the Hongwu Dynasty must have never heard of this person.But if you pay attention to this period of history, you will find that Zhang Huan appears frequently.

There is a paragraph in the handwriting left by Zhu Yuanzhang of the later generations, "Let all the armies report all the number of existing horses, let the small pioneers read them in person, and sign them to me." This is not the original text, but it roughly means this.

One of the 'little pioneers' is Zhang Huan.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked the young pioneer to personally check the horses of each army and sign them to himself, which shows his trust in Zhang Huan.

In addition, after crossing the river, Zhu Yuanzhang personally conquered Wuzhou, went on patrol at night, and was stopped by patrolmen, saying that according to the rules set by Lao Zhu himself, no one should move around after the night ban. out.

This is a very traditional story about the emperor.

There is a detail in it. After being blocked, Zhang Huan, the small pioneer who accompanied Lao Zhu, came out again and said, "This is an adult", but unfortunately he was not accommodated.

Then, according to the same historical records, after breaking through the capital, Xu Da ordered Zhang Huan to lead thousands of people to guard the Yuan court's imperial family and corresponding treasury.

Still Zhang Huan.

It didn't say whether it was ordered by Lao Zhu, but Xu Da's point of command was obviously not aimless.Because it is very clear that Lao Zhu believes in this person.

All indications indicated that Zhang Huan was close enough even if he wasn't Lao Zhu's adopted son.

However, it was the Battle of Qingyang when Zhang Liangchen feigned surrender, and Xu Da sent two generals, Zhang Huan and Xue Xian, to investigate.As a result, Zhang Huan was captured and Xue Xian was wounded and fled.

Then, there was no record of Zhang Huan in the Hongwu dynasty.

Obviously, this supposedly promising general should have died after being captured.

You know, Xue Xian, who was injured and fled at the same time, was a hero in the third year of Hongwu and was named Yongchenghou.It is conceivable that if Zhang Huan did not die, Lao Zhu would at least be a marquis because of his partiality for those close to him.

Once Zhu Yuan was able to pay attention to this seemingly inconspicuous but well-recorded character, the main feeling was that apart from Lao Zhu's "nepotism", it was more of another one.It is said that "one general will be successful and ten thousand bones will be dead", but Lao Zhu fought the country, but it is a typical "one king who has successful achievements and hundreds of generals will die".

Whether it was before the founding of the country or after the founding of the country, the senior generals around Lao Zhu, even if there are no historical statistics, but the perception is that the death rate is quite high!
Zhu Yuan even thought of a word.

gram!
Bah bah bah, superstitious again!But, don't believe me.

A random list, Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai, Liao Yongan, Kang Maocai, Miao Daheng, Deng Yu, He Wenhui, Cao Liangchen...

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuan even thought, should he stay away from Lao Zhu?

Just thinking about it for now.

History has changed a lot, just like this time, at least, Chang Yuchun and Zhang Huan will not die because of the Qingyang battle, as for the future, we will talk about it in the future.

Inside Mingxin Hall.

After reading the battle report again, Zhu Yuan couldn't help but smile again.

It is conceivable that the militant Chang Yuchun should be quite depressed if he took down Shaanxi without bloodshed.

Putting down the battle report, Zhu Yuan flipped through other documents casually.

Lao Zhu set up six guards in Beiping, 3 people, stationed in Dadu.

In addition, a group of descended soldiers, wealthy households, sinful relatives, etc. were relocated to Bianliang to farm.

Zhu Yuan felt that it should be sent to Shandong.

There are too few people there right now.

However, it seems that there are not many people in Henan. Before the Yuan army started from Shandong, it has always been a strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the country. When the Ming army attacked there, the Yuan soldiers would drive away the local people as much as possible in advance.

Anyway...

One can imagine how dilapidated the North will be now.

However, before Lao Zhu, he only exempted all parts of the north from grain tax for one year.

Zhu Yuan knew that this was also impossible.

Although the shipping channel has been opened here, it is definitely best to deal with the food and grass on the spot for the army ahead.But, think about it again, even after a year, you can't get much back if you want to.

The restoration of destroyed agricultural production cannot be achieved overnight.

Zhu Yuan thought of farming.

It is necessary for the government to organize, unify manpower and material resources, and carry out large-scale farming, so that production can be resumed in the shortest possible time. In contrast, the decentralized small-scale production model requires a long time to wait for recovery.

This, today's log, can be written down.

When we get back to Jinling, talk to Lao Zhu.

In fact, there are too many things I want to talk about and can talk about, and I can't keep busy.

After flipping through other documents, Zhu Yuan looked at the two people sitting aside, and said to Zhao Xu: "In this case, let's start preparations tomorrow. We'd better set off within three days."

Today is the sixth day of September.

If it is three days later, starting on the ninth day of September, there will only be seven days left before Lao Zhu will probably return on September [-]th.

This time, it was going up the river and crossing the Hangzhou Bay. In theory, it was enough for seven days, but Zhu Yuan had to ensure enough.After all, long-distance travel has never been guaranteed in this era, let alone by boat. If I go back after Lao Zhu arrives in Jinling, or even miss my ancestor's birthday, it will be embarrassing.

As for a lot of unfinished business here in Mingzhou, since he is still working as a sea envoy, he will continue to work in Jinling. Anyway, the communication between Jinling and Dinghai, if it is urgent, will only take four or five days to go back and forth.

(End of this chapter)