When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 10: Go directly south and take the capital!
Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

Li Wenzhong's face turned dark at this time. He hurriedly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and apologized: "I did not teach my son well, which caused the imperial court to suffer such a big loss and damaged the imperial court's face. I am willing to be punished."

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Jiujiang, Jiujiang, usually he is capable of civil and military skills, and he is calm and composed. Everyone likes him very much, but when something happens, he abandons his soldiers and runs away. More than once, a total of 60 troops Ah, which emperor will dare to appoint you from now on? Whether you can stay in the military camp in the future is a question, alas."

The colleagues around him also silently sympathized with him. It was just a misfortune for his family. Now he was released by a miracle. This time he was famous all over the world, but it was not a good reputation.

Zhu Yuanzhang helped him up. After all, Li Wenzhong's family was his nephew's affection. He did not mean to blame him. He just said: "Jiujiang still needs a lot of experience, but we can't let the future really turn out like this."

Li Wenzhong hurriedly thanked him, thinking fiercely that when he got back, he would send this little brat to the frontier and guard him for three to five years.

At this time, Li Jinglong, who was far away in Cao Guogong's mansion, sneezed several times one after another, but he didn't take it to heart. He was wondering why his father hadn't come back after entering the palace for so long?
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Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Seeing King Yan's unstoppable momentum and great victories in the miracle, Li Jing and other generals' eyes were full of admiration, but then they sighed.

"This King of Yan is indeed brave and strategic, and can hold a great position, but after all, he is an emperor and a prince, and his manpower is limited. Although he can conquer many cities, he does not have enough civil servants to govern them. I am afraid that he will be lost all the way in the end."

Li Shimin also nodded and said: "After all, King Yan finally succeeded in ascending the throne. I guess it will be smooth sailing until he takes the capital."
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[Although Zhu Di had been going smoothly in the early stage of his army, he was not a god, and he still suffered a big defeat after all. 】

[In September, Li Jinglong was replaced by Sheng Yong as General Ping Yan, occupied Dezhou, and began a counterattack against Zhu Di. 】

[On October 24, Zhu Di made a surprise attack on Cangzhou, captured Xu Kai alive, and Cangzhou was conquered; on December [-], he defeated Sheng Yong's general Sun Lin in Huakou. 】

[In a blink of an eye, the time came to December [-]. Sheng Yong and Zhu Di fought in Dongchang. Zhu Di did not expect that Sheng Yong had a large number of firearms. He took the lead in the charge, but was beaten to the point of death. Thanks to his guards, Protecting each other to the death, he was rescued from the battlefield. 】

[And the Ping'an Army also arrived in time. In the end, the Yan Army was defeated and tens of thousands were killed in the battle. Many of Zhu Di's personal guards and even general Zhang Yu and others died in this battle. 】

[Zhu Di and the remaining generals began to retreat to Peiping, but they were intercepted by the Ping'an Army and Sheng Yong's men along the way, and all the cities they captured along the way were lost. 】

[Zhu Di himself was even in danger in several ambush battles, because he always likes to take the lead and rush to the front to boost morale. Although the benefits are great, there are also considerable risks. 】
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

Several brothers who were still growing up in the palace were already looking at Zhu Di dumbfounded, "Fourth brother, you are the one who wants to dominate the world. The sword has no eyes on the battlefield. You charge forward. If there is any chance, even if you win the battle, So what? I will sit on the throne and choose another general to charge."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were also slightly dissatisfied at this moment.

Zhu Di was extremely talented in military affairs, and it was natural that he would be suspicious of leading his army into battle. But who could have imagined what accidents would happen on the battlefield?
His style of taking the lead and leading the charge was still too dangerous after all.

Although Zhu Di had not started his military career at this time, he did not show any cowardice at all. He said loudly: "Father, brother, although I am the commander-in-chief and the soldiers are my subordinates, we are still in the same comrades. How can it be in this world?" Is there any reason to abandon your comrades and live alone in the rear?"
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Li Shimin looked at the scene in the miracle where Zhu Di took the lead and fought bravely to kill the enemy. He couldn't help but recall what he looked like when he was young, and suddenly he looked forward to it, "Ke Ming, I feel that I am not old yet, just say...".Only halfway through his words, he was interrupted by Du Ruhui: "No, Your Majesty, you don't want to."

The ministers around him also nodded.

Taking the lead in the charge may seem exciting, but just look at it. We have many outstanding generals in the Tang Dynasty!
Li Shimin was a little unhappy at being interrupted, but he also knew that he was acting on a whim.

His emperor-like acumen reminded him of another thing: "My dear friends, do you know what this firearm is? The name seems to be related to rockets? This played a big role in the war with Zhu Di. We You can also follow suit.

In the miracle, although the figure of the firearm flashed by, it was eventually seen by many people. They were experienced in the battlefield and realized the value of this item in an instant.

There appear to be two types of fire energy in the artifact. One is a slender tube held by a person, with a bulge in the middle. If you use fire to ignite the rope connected to the outside of the long tube, it will emit a suspicious-looking weapon. The other is a small ball made of iron bullets, which is used to defend the city. It is larger in size, also in the shape of a long tube, and can also light up ropes. Both of them are very powerful.

Fang Xuanling took the lead and said: "You can send people to find relevant craftsmen, and then ask the Ministry of Industry to copy the appearance first. I believe there will be a lot of results.

Changsun Wuji added from the side: "I saw that the projectile of this firearm was filled from the front, so I searched among the people first. There must be many capable people and strangers who have seen the miracle, and may be able to make new discoveries.

Li Shimin all agreed, and he immediately promulgated the decree with a wave of his hand: "The first person to develop firearms will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins."
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The same question also appeared in the Han Dynasty. Both Liu Bang and Liu Che were quite excited, as were the civil servants and generals. Although they had not used it, in the light curtain miracle, this thing played a great role in the battlefield. , they also saw another kind of firearm, which could be ambushed in the ground in advance and was much more powerful than the ground thorn.

They have been unified, but the foreign barbarians have been watching with eager eyes. Their interest in such powerful firearms is no less than that of the Ming Dynasty.
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[This year is February of the third year. Zhu Di reorganized his troops and led his troops southward again.In March, I met Sheng Yong again in Jiahe. 】

[Both sides were extremely jealous this time. They fought desperately at first, and each had their own victory or defeat.Later, a southeast wind suddenly blew, and the Yan army took advantage of the wind to kill the enemy. Sheng Yong was defeated and suffered tens of thousands of losses. 】

[Zhu Di took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and fought another fierce battle with the Ping'an army in Gaocheng for more than ten days. He beheaded more than [-] people. General Ping'an and Wu Jie fled back to Zhending. 】

[The great victories in these two battles demonstrated the Yan army's great reputation.After that, more people began to take the initiative to turn to King Yan. 】

[However, King Yan had too few people. As the Yan army won repeated battles, this drawback became more and more obvious. 】

[Therefore, Zhu Di decided to go directly south and take the capital directly. 】

[Many officials dismissed by Emperor Jianwen have defected to King Yan to bring him the latest news. The capital is empty, and now is a good time. 】

[In early December, Zhu Di once again led his troops south. This time he would go straight to the capital to complete his final mission. 】

(End of this chapter)