People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 394 The impact of defeat, predicting the battle situation
In the battle of Lingbei, the Ming army was defeated.

Zhu Biao understood the weight of this battle. Three years after Hongwu, Daming basically took back the traditional land of the previous Central Plains dynasties and completed its own strategic layout.

But what should be done next, there are two different voices in the court.

Among them, some civil officials advocated relying on the Great Wall to deal with the northern nomads for a long time...

This is the choice of successive dynasties, and it is also the most conservative choice.

Zhu Yuanzhang was inclined to this choice at first, but Xu Da's insistence made him change his mind.

Lao Zhu's own mind also meant to use offense instead of defense, and the Ming army has been victorious in all battles in the past few years.

"These years have been so smooth for everyone, so it's time to pay homage!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked the others to retreat, turned around and walked into the imperial study.

He immediately asked Zhu Biao to take out all the battle reports, and then compared the map to review the war.

"It turns out that from the very beginning, my Ming army fell into Wang Baobao's trap...

Your natal uncle's two big victories are just a trick set for me, Daming!

Xu Da’s mistakes started from these two big wins..."

What Zhu Biao admires most about Zhu Yuanzhang is that even in the face of a big failure, Lao Zhu still returns to a rational state as quickly as possible.

“Lanyu’s two victories seemed like great victories, but they actually did not bring any real benefits!

My Daming army entered Mobei, regardless of the right time and place, it is actually not very good!

Careless, careless...

Fortunately, Xu Da did not lose his head after all, and Wang Baobao was also afraid of him, which gave him a chance to escape unscathed.

But……"

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long breath. The impact of this battle is likely to be a change in the national policy of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years in the future.

Even Lao Zhu himself doubted whether he was wrong.

Why do you want to go deep into Mobei? Is it because you are fascinated by the ideal of going far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties?

"Father, things are not at their worst yet!
At least General Xu has stabilized his position and still has a chance to counterattack..."

"War is not as simple as you imagined, the biggest mistake Xu Da made was to let the strategy of three positives and two odds that I set up at the beginning be discarded!
His aggressiveness put Bao'er under tremendous pressure!
The three armies, echoing each other, is the most important thing.

The aggressive advance of the Central Route Army also harmed Bao'er..."

The Baoer Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about was his nephew, Li Wenzhong, Cao Guogong of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Wenzhong's East Route Army lost the support of the Central Route Army, and the enemy on the East Route far exceeded Daming's expectations. Although Li Wenzhong could maintain the victory, he won miserably.

This is not the result Zhu Yuanzhang expected.

"It would be great if Yuchun was here..."

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang missed Chang Yuchun very much.

Xu Da's best partner is Chang Yuchun.

In a situation like this on the East Road, Chang Yuchun might be able to open up the situation.

Li Wenzhong and Chang Yuchun were not generals of the same style, and they were still inferior to him after all.

Although Chang Yuchun didn't die, Chang Yuchun was also dead.

……

night, deep!
The impact of Lingbei's defeat was not limited to the imperial palace.

Li Shanchang's prime minister's mansion, the old prime minister, also received the battle report from the front shortly after the emperor learned about it.

"Xu Da actually lost!"

Li Shanchang stared at the battle report, full of unwillingness.

"It would be great if Yuchun was here..."

Like the emperor, he started talking about Chang Yuchun.

If Chang Yuchun had been there, Xu Da might not have advanced alone.

Even if Xu Da made a mistake, Chang Yuchun still has the ability to stabilize the situation in the east.

"God bless Daming, I, Daming, can't go far beyond the Han and Tang Dynasties after all!"

Li Shanchang coughed violently, and sat on a chair in the study...

……

"Brother won..."

The next day, the capital.

A small Taoist temple outside Yingtianfu City.

A young girl wearing a Taoist robe took the towel from the person next to her and was surprised when she heard this.

She was already good-looking, and she had a bright smile.

"you sure?"

"Well, Miss, when I went to the city to buy rouge powder for Miss today, I just heard the news...

It has already spread in the city that the Ming army was ambushed by the prince in Lingbei and returned in a complete defeat! "

Guanyin slave heard the words and said:

"My brother has always regretted not being able to defeat Xu Da. With this battle, his position will be more stable!"

"Yes, Miss, maybe in a few years, King Qi will be able to lead the army, set foot on the Central Plains, and rescue Miss back...

At that time, Miss will not have to suffer here..."

Avalokitesvara smiled when she heard this, even if she was dreaming, she would not dare to dream that Wang Baobao would come back.

This possibility is too small.

"As long as my brother is safe, it doesn't matter what happens to me!
Qingdeng, Taoist temple, it's better to end your life here than to marry someone you don't like!

Moreover, we are not bad here! "

Avalokitesvara pointed to everything around and said:

"Being sent here by the emperor, I thought it was no different from other Taoist temples, but who knew that the original owner left behind so many interesting things..."

Although Zhang Yi left the Qingxin Temple, he did not change the situation here.

In Guanyinnu's view, the fireplace, the toilet, and the magical water tower are all things that she finds very interesting.

This Taoist temple is not without an owner. Guanyin Nu has inquired that the original owner of this place is a little fairy who is well-known in the capital.

After he left Yingtian Mansion, two or three female relatives lived here.

A little girl named Meng Yao is said to be the unmarried daughter-in-law of the Taoist leader...

Zhang Yi!

Guanyin Nu knows the name of this little Taoist priest.I am also quite curious about this person.

Guanyin Nu couldn't figure out why Zhu Yuanzhang arranged her here.

Although there are few Taoist temples practiced by female family members in the capital, it is not impossible...

But now that he is here, Guanyin Nu will settle down with peace of mind.

"Even though that's the case, the emperor actually asked the young lady to become a Taoist priest, it's abominable..."

"Okay, you go down, and later, you send some of the snacks I made to the next door!"

Avalokitesvara still remembers that when he was dispatched here by the emperor, the mother and daughter who stayed behind in the Taoist temple, especially the little girl, were still somewhat hostile to him.

But as time went by, she and herself became friends.

What Meng Yao likes most is to tell her stories about Zhang Yi.

She also knows how to measure. After Zhang Yi left, the emperor expanded the Qingxin Temple.

Where Zhang Yi originally lived, Guanyin Nu did not move.

She dominates the new small courtyard by herself.

"Miss, I will put all the things you want to buy here for you, and I will go to work!"

After the slaves left, Guanyin Nu opened the rouge and gouache.

It's just that she suddenly felt something was wrong, so she quickly looked at the packages carefully.

On the packaging, there are words...

Her whole face changed drastically, and she instantly became cautious.

After waiting for a while, she made sure that there was no one around, and she read the words on it carefully, breathing quickly.

Finally, she found the fire booklet, lit the fire, and burned the paper.

... "Xu Da lost..."

In Zhejiang, Chang Yuchun, the newly appointed governor of Zhejiang Province, finally received the military report from the front line.

He looked at the news from above and lost his mind.

Zhang Yi's expression did not change when he heard what he said.

He was still eating fruit by himself and chatting with Chang Yuchun:
"Did the Lingbei War be defeated?"

"how do you know?"

Chang Yuchun put down the letter in his hand. He had received this battle report immediately, but no one had read it.

How did Zhang Yishi know that the Ming army was defeated in Lingbei?
"Tianji!"

Zhang Yi smiled mysteriously, Chang Yuchun was thoughtful.

Chang Yuchun had heard and seen his skills from the emperor.

He also saved his own life.

Chang Yuchun firmly believed in Zhang Yi's ability.

Hearing this, he sighed.

"The general hates that he is not in the north, thinking that if he is still there, he can turn things around?"

Zhang Yi saw Chang Yuchun's thoughts at a glance, and pointed it out directly.

"Xu Da was too careless this time, if I were here, I could remind him!

Or, I can help him bear the pressure of the East Road! "

As Chang Yuchun spoke, he felt a sense of self-confidence, but he soon became discouraged.

If he was still the old Chang Yuchun, he wouldn't be the governor of Zhezhi.

Chang Yuchun looked at Zhang Yi curiously.

The child went up the mountain by himself and asked him to go down the mountain, but he refused.

But within a few months, he came to look for him by himself.

What Zhang Yi told him was that he himself wanted to experience the world of mortals and cultivate his heart!
If it weren't for Mu Ying to get angry with her, Chang Yuchun would have really believed in his evil.

This product is obviously for those rubbers.

"This defeat has had a great impact on me, Daming, although Xu Da has stabilized, he has not been defeated!
But if this battle is lost, Daming probably won't organize a third Northern Expedition, and can only defend around the Great Wall! "

Zhang Yi smiled, Chang Yuchun's analysis actually made some sense.

The defeat in this battle really changed Daming's strategy.

To a certain extent, the aggressive advance of the Wu Xun Group has given some opportunities to the civil servants in the imperial court.

But to say that the emperor would not dare to make a northern expedition in the future would be to underestimate Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, the Northern Expedition in the fifth year of Hongwu did calm down the entire Ming court.

Before Wang Baobao died of illness, Ming Dynasty never launched the Northern Expedition again.

In Zhang Yi's view, the impact of this failure is naturally far-reaching, but it is not meaningless.

At least for the first time, Ming's army also realized that going deep into Mobei and fighting in the traditionally ruled areas of the Han people is not a concept at all.

And it is impossible to really defeat the Mongols.

Behind Mobei is the vast Outer Mongolia and Siberia...

As long as the Mongols retreated, it would be impossible for Ming's army to go that far, nor could it establish effective rule.

If you want to solve this problem, in fact, you will most likely have to wait for productivity to increase and crush the opponent technologically.

But this happened a long time ago. At present, it is the right way to go straight to Huanglong like Sapphire and let the opponent stop for a few years.

"To be honest, I used to look down on Wang Baobao and always felt that His Majesty was exaggerating, but after this battle, he can be called a strange man!

By the way, little real man, look at the next battle, what are my odds of winning? "

Chang Yuchun was so careful, Zhang Yi knew about the epidemic situation in the second village, he was about to refuse, but remembered one thing.

Well, at this time, you can strengthen your personality.

"In July, Tang He was defeated at Duantou Mountain, and the Eastern Route Army...

Don’t ask about the other things, because I can’t see…”

The reason why Zhang Yi is willing to play tricks is because he said this because he is not afraid that the emperor will say that he is unlucky.

This is different from Longhu Mountain. When Mu Ying asked him on Longhu Mountain, the whole Ming Dynasty was immersed in an atmosphere of victory. '

Anyone who dares to pour cold water on them will be torn to pieces by others.

But at this time, the biggest defeat has already appeared. If you say something yourself, maybe you can change something, maybe you can't change anything.

But you can do more with your own personality.

"Broken Head Mountain..."

Chang Yuchun was thoughtful.

"Chang Jianjun, I'm leaving!"

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he left gracefully.

"Xiao Zhenren, won't you stay for a while?"

Chang Yuchun didn't expect that Zhang Yi came to see him and didn't even spend the night.

"General Chang, Pindao really has something to do when he comes to Zhejiang this time, and he just visited you on the way!
Looking back, Pindao has to go to Qiongzhou again! "

"What are you doing there?"

Chang Yuchun was a little puzzled, but Zhang Yi didn't explain.

Hainan Island, as the only place where Ming can grow rubber, Zhang Yi is in a hurry to occupy the land.

If he remembered correctly, Daming doesn't have much influence in Qiongzhou now.

In addition to buying land, it is best to protect your own land.

The value of rubber will naturally be valued when it blooms and bears fruit.

"Teacher Xu wants to pay a visit, and that old man Liu Ji also needs to pay a visit...

When spring comes next year and the flowers bloom, you can go back to Nanjing to see it! "

Zhang Yi said goodbye to Chang Yuchun and got in the car.

He was mumbling something, thinking about where he should go?

The main reason for going down the mountain this time was the rubber, but after getting Mu Ying's part of the rubber, Zhang Yi had the idea of ​​​​traveling around the world.

In ancient times, traveling around the world was actually a very risky thing.

Bandits, beasts...

All kinds of dangers that modern people will not encounter are very common in this era.

But after staying on the mountain for two years, Zhang Yi wanted to see the world when he came down again.

He has been here for 12 years, but he has never seen the world well.

"Old Mo..."

Zhang Yi suddenly called out to Lao Mo who was driving him in front.

"Look, how does this car look like?"

Lao Mo was silent for a while, and replied:
"very good……"

"You also think it's very good. I remember that when I went down the mountain for the first time, I was so exhausted that I almost knocked out my internal organs. I said at that time that I would build a car for my father to scare him. A hopped carriage..."

Lao Mo tilted his head, thought for a while, and replied:
"Master, the way you left the mountain was enough to scare me!"

Zhang Yi suddenly laughed.

"Don't worry about such small details, it's just running away!
I'm 12 years old, I can decide my own life..."

Lao Mo decided not to argue with Zhang Yi on this issue.

"Master, rubber tires... are easy to break!"

"I also know this problem. It will be much better when I study the manufacturing process of hollow tires later!"

The master and the servant gradually walked away while chatting and laughing.

But the questions he left behind made Chang Yuchun unable to calm down for a long time.

Dead Mountain!
Chang Yuchun wrote a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang and ordered people to send it to the capital as quickly as possible.

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(End of this chapter)