Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 57: The picture shows the dagger
  Although Arutai is very dissatisfied with Lukbo's decision, now everyone is in the same boat, and Arutai can't do anything about it.

Fortunately, everything went according to plan.

Arutai has followed Lukbo for so long, and he is fully aware of Lukbo's plan.

Arutai thought that this plan was actually very simple, just a simple trick to lure the enemy.

Under normal circumstances, Arutai would never think that such a strategy could successfully deal with Zhu Di.

However, after massacring the people of Ming Dynasty, he believed that Zhu Di would definitely come. After all, he had dealt with Zhu Di for so many years. Arutai knew very well what kind of temper Zhu Di was.

Thirty thousand people were slaughtered. If Zhu Di did not take revenge, he would not be called Zhu Di.

Now it seems that everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, and Lu Kebo introduced Zhu Di to the place he envisioned.

However, Arutai is not very clear about one thing.

Why did Lu Kebo set the battlefield here to fight Zhu Di?

From the perspective of Arutai, this is not an excellent battlefield.

The place is surrounded by woods on all sides and there is a basin in front of it, making it impossible for the cavalry to unleash its full strength.

As descendants of the Mongols, they have been riding horses since childhood, so they can be said to be full cavalry.

If they really want to start a war, they can choose a more ideal, flat place to start the war.

Arutai also asked Lukbo the same question, but the answer given by the other party was ambiguous.

According to Lu Kebo, this was the instruction given to him by Changshengtian. If a battle started here, he would definitely be able to wipe out the Ming Dynasty army and kill Zhu Di, making great contributions to the world.

Arutai was doubtful. After all, the highest religion of the Mongols was the Immortal Heaven. Lukbo would not joke about such a thing.

Although he always felt that this matter was a bit unreliable, but now it seems that everything was within Lu Kebo's plan. If he really killed Zhu Di here, then the Ming court would definitely be in chaos.

The most important thing is that Zhu Di brought the most elite soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty. As long as they are left behind, the north of the Ming Dynasty will become very empty.

At that time, he can lead the Tatar army, take advantage of the opportunity, sweep across the entire Youyan Pass, and perhaps restore the former glory of the Golden Family.

Arutai couldn't help but feel excited.

At the same time, Lu Kebo also gave an order

"Give me my order and line up on the mountainside."

"As soon as Zhu Di arrived, he launched an attack directly without giving Zhu Di a chance to react."

"This time, the entire army of 120,000 troops is pressing forward. The first battle will be the decisive battle. Zhu Di must be killed here."

Hearing this, Arutai was stunned for a moment and said quickly:
  "Great Khan, is it inappropriate to attack so recklessly now that the enemy is unknown?"

Luckber asked back:
  "Alutai, do you know why I led King Yan here?"

Arutai frowned and thought for a while, then said:

"What the Great Khan means is to separate Zhu Di from the large army and go deep alone, so that our army can fight against the smaller force with more troops."

Lukbo nodded.

"You only know one, but not the other."

"At this time, the Ming army was running wildly and was already exhausted."

"But our army is well prepared and ready to work, which is a victory."

"Our troops occupy the advantage of the position. This is the second victory." ˆ ˆ ˆ "We have a large number of people. We can defeat a large number with a small number, which is the third victory."

"With such three victories in hand, our army is already in an invincible position."

"The plan for now is to take Zhu Di by surprise before he can react and kill him and all the 80,000 elite soldiers under his command here."

Arutai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw that Lu Kebo was no longer as crazy as before.

Could it be that Lecobo was also a military genius? Why didn't I notice it before?

No matter how puzzling Arutai was, Lukbo's order had to be carried out. Before long, the Tatar army of 120,000 people set up a formation on Fushun Mountain, waiting for Zhu Di's arrival.

As Arutai left, a middle-aged man wearing Han costumes suddenly appeared in Lukbo's tent.

"Now Zhu Di has entered the trap. Next, it depends on your general."

Lu Kebo glanced at the visitor and said in a deep voice:
  "I hope he won't disappoint me!"

"Don't worry, Great Khan, this time, our general has been planning for a long time, and there will be no mistakes."

The middle-aged man had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, rolled his eyes, and said viciously:

"Zhu Yuanzhang crossed the river and demolished the bridge. My general will definitely make him regret it for the rest of his life."

Lu Kebo nodded happily and said: "If this Khan wins the world, Liaodong will be guarded by the army for generations in the future. I will never treat you badly."

The middle-aged man immediately beamed with joy and quickly saluted and thanked him, but there was a trace of ridicule on the corner of his mouth.

Who will win is yet to be determined!
  "Woo!"

The shrill sound of the horn resounded through the mountains and forests. When Zhu Di rushed to Fushun Mountain, without saying a word, he directly led his army to block all Lu Kebo's retreat routes.

Zhu Di originally thought that the Tatars were already trapped beasts still fighting, but when he saw the enemy's formation, his expression changed slightly.

The array of these Tatars was very neat, without any panic. Even when their own army approached, these Tatars did not even move at all.

What does this mean?
  How could such a well-trained team be a defeated army?

Only then did Zhu Di realize that he had been fooled. However, seeing the morale of the soldiers around him, Zhu Di was not afraid at all.

Give the order directly and prepare to meet the enemy.

Immediately afterwards, the 40,000 cavalry troops in front dismounted, took up battle formations, and stood ready.

These people are not real cavalry, but infantry who can only ride horses.

By the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, this had become a common practice.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the Mongols were mostly cavalry, and if they did not know how to ride a horse, they would be led by the mobility of the Mongolian cavalry.

Zhu Yuanzhang learned from the lessons of the previous generation and decided to let his infantry also learn to ride horses.

While marching, they could pursue on horseback, but when it came time to fight, they could dismount and fight as infantry.

Now, Zhu Di's 80,000 cavalry are only general cavalry, and the rest are infantry.

When the 40,000-strong army formed a formation at the foot of the mountain, Arutai was stunned. He originally thought that this was a battle between cavalry. They could still have an advantage on this terrain, but now, Ming Ming The North Korean army directly changed its cavalry into infantry, catching its own side by surprise.

Arutai could only look at Lukbo and ask for his advice.

(End of this chapter)