Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 96 Qu Neng asks for orders to change defense
  He had a calm look on his face, and he was shaking the fan gently with his right hand, looking leisurely and contented. Geng Bingwen ignored him. He knew very well that even if he changed defenses, it would not be Li Jinglong's turn. He didn't know what was so special about that bastard that the emperor valued him so much, so how could he be allowed to go to Peking.

There was a person in the tent with a confused look on his face. He slowly stood up and cupped his hands towards Geng Bingwen.

May I ask, Lord Marquis, how many more troops will be revitalized by this change?"

"Who will be sent for reinforcements? When will those brothers who left return to the capital?

The question this person asked made everyone in the tent nod their heads. This is the question that everyone is most concerned about.

Zhu Di looked at this person and felt a little familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that this person was his old subordinate, Ping An.

Ping'an was Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son. His father fought bloody battles on the battlefield and eventually died on the battlefield.

Zhu Yuanzhang praised his father's loyalty and bravery, adopted him, and raised him. Later, he inherited his father's position and became a general.

But now, he has been transferred to Beijing and has done an errand in Beijing.

But before that, Ping'an was the commander-in-chief of Miyun, guarding Miyun, obeying Zhu Di's orders, and followed Zhu Di to conquer the Tatars many times, and made great military exploits.

It can be said that Ping'an is the person Zhu Di trusts most. He is not only brave and good at fighting, but also resourceful and proficient in the art of war.

Zhu Di originally wanted to recruit Ping An into his team, but unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang had transferred Ping An back to the capital not long ago and asked him to work for him. Zhu Di did not expect to meet his old troops here.

Geng Bingwen heard Ping An's question and immediately replied
  “The number of defense changes this time is 50,000, which will be determined by drawing lots in the Beijing camp.

One round lasts for five years, that is, guarding the border in Peking for five years before returning to the capital. "

Geng Bingwen said, looking around, hoping that someone would come forward and give Commander Jing a breath.

After all, Zhu Di is around, and it would be a bit embarrassing if he looked down upon him.

It's a pity that, facing Geng Bingwen's gaze, the generals in the camp avoided his sight. After all, Yingtian City is a rich place, and the North is a bitter and cold place. No one is willing to guard a wall in the north and chew on it. A mouthful of sand.

"Huh, that's so embarrassing!"

Seeing that no one stood up, Geng Bingwen immediately snorted coldly, feeling that he had lost all face.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Di couldn't help but secretly laugh. All the soldiers in the Beijing camp were smart and capable, but most of them inherited their skills from their fathers. Compared with the founding generals, they were far behind.

courage.

Just when Zhu Di looked disdainful, a burly man came out, cupped his fist at Geng Bingwen and said:

"The humble minister Qu Neng is willing to lead his army there.

Zhu Di was startled when he heard this. He looked carefully at the man named Qu Neng, but he was shocked.

This man was burly, with calluses on his hands and thick arms. He had obviously practiced martial arts for many years. The most surprising thing was that his eyes were calm, and his whole body exuded the vigor of having experienced many battles. Zhu Di was sure that this man was definitely not an ordinary military general. He was a man who had experienced hundreds of battles and was the kind of general who crawled out from among the dead. Zhu Di thought for a long time, but couldn't think of such a person.

He couldn't help but sigh that Ming Dynasty had too many geniuses. The capital camp alone is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Of course, Li Jinglong is an exception.

Geng Bingwen was overjoyed when he saw someone rising up, and said happily:

"Very good, Qu Neng is brave and has lived up to your father's expectations.

"When you are at the northern border in the future, you will definitely make great achievements and eliminate border troubles for the imperial court!
  "You go prepare and train the soldiers first, and I will let someone tell you when we start changing defenses on the coming day.

"The King of Yan is in the north all year round. You can talk to him about how to deal with the nomadic cavalry in the north. It will be very good for you. .

Ping An also wanted to go to the north to kill the Tatars, but he knew that since he had just returned from the north, it would be impossible for him to go north again.

After the discussion, Li Jinglong said hello to Zhu Di, ignored the strange looks from the soldiers, and left the camp directly.

Zhu Di did not leave the Beijing camp, not only because it was Zhu Yuanzhang's order, but more importantly, Zhu Di also realized that he was not familiar with the Beijing camp, which was too fatal for him.

He knew very well that if he wanted to rebel in the future, he would definitely have a conflict with the Beijing camp.

As the saying goes, if you know your enemy and yourself, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

Now knowing nothing about Jingying, Zhu Di felt that this was a dangerous signal.

In order to get familiar with the situation in the Beijing camp, Zhu Di completely put aside his identity as a prince and ate, lived and drilled with the soldiers in the Beijing camp.

Zhu Di seemed to be born with such a talent. In just two weeks, Zhu Di had already become one with the troops and generals in Beijing.

Especially Zhu Di's friendship with Qu Neng heated up rapidly.

Both of them are veterans on the battlefield, and they have a lot of topics in common with each other. Occasionally, you can see Zhu Di and Qu Neng sitting on the school field discussing something.

The longer the contact time, the more Zhu Di appreciated Qu Neng.

This Qu Neng was not only extremely resourceful, but his martial arts skills were not inferior to his own at all. More importantly, he also knew how to govern the country.

He was simply a man of both civil and military skills, and Zhu Di wanted to win him over to his side.

When Bai Chu heard Zhu Di mention Qu Neng, he also told Zhu Di to win over this person.

The days passed and it was soon December.

It's just that the end of Hongwu's 30th year is destined to be an uneasy time.

Just as everyone was preparing for the Spring Festival, good news and bad news came from Yingtian City.

The winter of the 30th year of Hongwu.

Heavy snow falls in the sky. This is the third snowfall this year in Yingtian City. In the north, it has been covered with snow for a long time.

Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. North of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, the white snow seems to herald a good year in the coming year.

It's a pity that things don't go as planned ten times, and many times they don't go as expected.

While the people in the capital were waiting for the arrival of the New Year, a rush of hooves broke through the Ninghe River in the city, and news of the continuous war in the north came. "Report! Taiyuan Urgent Report
  At the palace gate, a herald, covered in snow and looking dusty, reported anxiously.

It didn't take long for this matter to reach Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.

"Reporting to your Majesty, King Ning Zhu Quan led the Duoyan Army to repel the Wala army.

"In this battle, King Ning personally went into battle and fought bravely. He personally slaughtered dozens of Oala cavalrymen. His bravery was unparalleled and he defeated Mahamu.

“King Ning chased him for hundreds of miles and just stopped.

The messenger told Zhu Quan's heroic and heroic deeds. It can be seen that Zhu Quan also put in a lot of effort in this battle. It seemed that he wanted to let Zhu Yuanzhang know that he was not inferior to his fourth brother. Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)