I repeatedly offered poisonous tactics, but Lao Zhu quickly advised me to calm down!

"So what happened?"Zhu Di came to Xu Da and Lan Yu and accepted their salutes.

"Encountered a counterattack by Yuanting's gang of thieves and was stung by them."

Lan Yu lowered her head and said with a guilty expression.

After listening to Xu Da's description, Zhu Di was still frightened. What he worried about had happened.

Now that we are deep in the desert, the safest way is to not chase the aggressors, otherwise we will be surrounded again. , the consequences are unimaginable.

Xu Da also meant the same, so he stayed where he was, waiting for the soldiers who were chasing the grain and grass to come back before making plans. It's a pity that the people he sent have not come back yet. Very soon Obviously they were either lost or eliminated by the Yuan Ting forces.

On the other hand, Lan Yu was eager for revenge and still insisted on moving forward and killed Wang Baobao and others.

The ideal is very good, but the reality is very skinny. Judging from the current losses, we simply cannot support another war.

Even if we reluctantly start a war, there is only a 50-50 chance of winning at most. It is obviously not worth risking the lives of the soldiers.

"Sure enough, my husband figured it out. He is truly a god."

Zhu Di's respect for Chen Mu arose spontaneously, and he was particularly curious about the poisonous tricks in his hands. He thought that if he could have listened to the other party and followed the plan, there would be no current situation.

It's a pity that nothing can be said now. It was late, and thousands of people had been lost in the first battle alone.

Especially Lan Yu's vanguard, one-third of the adopted sons were lost, and about half of the soldiers were lost.

You must know that these adopted sons of his But he supported half of the Ming Dynasty. Without him and his adopted sons, the Ming Dynasty would not be where it is today.

However, if he died before leaving the army, could Lan Yu not feel sad?

He was also very disappointed with his rashness. Guilty, but the more this happened, the more he wanted to catch Wang Baobao and cut his body into pieces, so that he could relieve the hatred in his heart.

"Your Highness, our army's food routes have been cut off. Wang Baobao does not engage in direct confrontation with our army. He only wants to delay our army's food supply."

Xu Da said straight to the point without any subtlety.

"I have ordered people to pursue the pursuit, but I am afraid that it will be a disaster. Our army only carries less than half a month of food and grass. If we can survive these few days, it will be our limit."

"As a result, our army is passive and it is difficult to find opportunities to confront Wang Baobao head-on. From this point of view, retreating is the only option."

Both Xu Da and Lan Yu showed firm opposition to

"We are 1,500 miles deep into the desert. If we retreat at this time, Wang Baobao will cover up and kill us. One hundred thousand men of the Ming Dynasty will not be able to survive even one out of ten!"

"Yes, the top priority is to move forward quickly. The best strategy is to pursue Wang Baobao and kill them all."

Lanyu was not to be outdone, showing his intention to continue the pursuit at every turn.

"What to do? Both of them are generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time. I hope they can come up with a feasible strategy."

However, late at night, when Zhu Di and others were still discussing in the military tent, they heard the sound of fighting outside.

When they came out of the tent, they saw that the Yuan Ting cavalry was attacking, and a large swarm of black people came from all around to cover them up.

Zhu Di He and Xu Da and others immediately ordered a counterattack.

What shocked everyone was that the Yuanting cavalry were extremely brave and superb in shooting. They had the ability to penetrate the Yangtze with a hundred steps, and their arrows were always missed.

These Yuan Ting cavalry, although they were in the desert, But the speed was still very fast. Before the soldiers could rush up, a group of them had already been killed by long arrows.

By the time they got there, there were only a few people left. Plus, they were riding horses, so at least they had an advantage in speed. What happened? They were not even touched, and a lot of people had been lost.

Zhu Di led the Jin Yiwei to resist, and the effect was somewhat, but not very obvious.

At this time, he had just seen the power of the Yuan Ting cavalry, which was beyond the reach of their Ming Dynasty soldiers.

After a fight, the Yuan Ting cavalry retreated, leaving a pile of corpses lying motionless on the ground.

This sneak attack really caused the Ming soldiers to suffer a great loss.

If it weren't for the firecrackers, these Yuan Ting cavalry would still be there They continued to cover up the killings and formed an overwhelming advantage over the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Yuan Ting cavalry saw the fire, they lost half of their men and horses, and then fled unwillingly. The

Yuan Ting cavalry was indeed very brave, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty suffered a great loss.

But the Ming Dynasty's cavalry Fire guns are also tricky for them. One round of fire guns can kill at least hundreds of them.

This kind of record is more advantageous than their mounted archery, both in terms of speed and distance. Hope.

The speed of Yuanting's cavalry shooting is indeed fast, and the distance is about a hundred yards. After that, the force will weaken quickly, and it will not cause much harm to the soldiers.

On the other hand, the fire gun can kill people directly from a hundred yards away, even if the cavalry's No matter how fast they were, they had no time to dodge and could only become living targets.

The Yuan Ting cavalry fled, but Zhu Di did not order a pursuit.

"Yuan Ting's cavalry archery is indeed excellent, and the arrows are all fired. If we advance so rashly, we will only suffer more casualties."

Witnessing the brutality of the war, Zhu Di felt extremely emotional. In order to succeed in the Northern Expedition and to destroy the last power of the Yuan Dynasty, sacrifices were inevitable.

But this kind of unnecessary sacrifice was obviously of little significance. He had to remind Xu Da and Lan Yu, such a rash advance is dangerous.

He firmly remembered Chen Mu's words and adopted a steady and steady approach to these participating troops.

Fortunately, the firecrackers had a great advantage, otherwise this sneak attack would not have been possible. How much damage was caused.

At this moment, the Ming soldiers could not suffer any more losses.

Zhu Di, Xu Da and others returned to the military tent. In addition to strengthening the peripheral sentries, they also set up hidden sentries and pushed out at least five hundred meters. Place.

In this way, even if the Yuan Ting cavalry attacks, they can be warned in advance and be prepared for defense.

"Now holding on, Yuan Ting did not dare to attack, because artillery and muskets were powerful defensive weapons. But if you evacuate, you will be killed!"

This is inevitable. Firecrackers can defend, but they cannot attack. Cavalry and firecrackers are each other's nemesis, and whichever side attacks will suffer heavy losses. In the current situation, firecrackers can defend, but they cannot retreat, which is very frustrating. It's a headache.

Zhu Di shook his head and said angrily

"This group of dog thieves are as timid as rats. They only know how to make sneak attacks, but they don't dare to fight in close combat."

Lanyu gritted her teeth. Although their loss this time was not as big as before, even if it is just one person, it is still a loss. It is a sad result.

"The Yuanting cavalry really gave us a headache. They were quick to maneuver and transfer, and they disappeared before we even saw their tail. We have to find a way to deal with it, otherwise this battle will turn into them coming to encircle and suppress us."

Xu Da frowned. As the coach, he should take the lead.

But in the face of Yuan Ting's harassment, he had no better way.

"Yes, it’s frustrating, it’s frustrating, it’s really frustrating."

Lan Yu repeated.

At this moment, Zhu Tu thought of the two poisonous plans to destroy Yuanshi written by Chen Mu. The book was indeed swallowed up by the heavy rain at that time, but since it was written by Chen Mu, naturally these poisonous plans will be In his mind, if he can ask his teacher for advice, this crisis will definitely be solved.

He can analyze the current situation very clearly, and all of them have verified his words, not to mention the so-called Twelve Poisonous Strategies to Destroy Yuan. After saying this,

Zhu Di suddenly became enlightened when he thought of this, and his eyebrows were filled with joy.

He turned around and came to Xu Da, and said solemnly:"Uncle, do you still remember the twelve poisonous plans of Dr. Chen Mu of the Imperial College to destroy the Yuan Dynasty?"

When Xu Da heard Zhu Di's words, his face was as pale as paper, his brows were furrowed, and he thought for a while

"I only took a quick glance at his vicious plan and threw it back to him. It was destroyed in the pouring rain!"

"If you remind me like this, I also think that his twelve poisonous plans to destroy Yuan are indeed quite good, even though I only saw it at a glance."

Lan Yu heard this, but didn't take it seriously, and said disdainfully:"What kind of poisonous plan do you want! Commander, give me 30,000 soldiers and horses, and I will kill those cowardly prairie men!"

Zhu Di looked at Lan Yu, his eyes were like a torch, and he said meaningfully:"Now is not the time to show off. The position we are waiting for has been locked by Yuan Ting. We must temporarily move and try to contact Mr. to see if he has any plans in this regard."

"That is to say, His Highness thinks highly of him, and the kid was kicked out of the Imperial College, which already shows the problem. We are marching and fighting, how can he, a small official, understand this."

Facing Lan Yu's stubbornness, Zhu Di scolded:"Lanyu, you are too conceited. Which of your words did not come true? On the other hand, if I didn't listen to his analysis, I would suffer a big loss."

"This time, His Highness came here and brought the imperial edict from the Emperor Father. It is best for you to obey the arrangements, otherwise such a fiasco will happen again."

"Imperial decree? If there is any violation of military orders abroad, it would be better for Your Highness not to take it out."

Lan Yu sneered, and was even more disdainful of Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict.

In front of Zhu DiHe dares to be so presumptuous in front of others, and it is conceivable that his adopted sons are not to mention it. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Lan Yu, what did you say?"Zhu Di was furious and scolded again.

"Our army has now penetrated more than 1,500 miles into the desert, and is within easy reach of Wang Baobao's bandits. It is absolutely impossible for me to retreat at this time. I don't even care what the imperial edict says. Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, should accept this edict.

Seeing this, Xu Da said,"Your Highness, please calm down. Lan Yu didn't mean that."

He pulled Lan Yu aside and warned in a low voice:"Lanyu, everyone knows that you disobey orders, but you are under my command now. If you disobey His Highness, do you know what crime you will be guilty of?""

"I only know that if the Northern Expedition fails and cannot kill Wang Baobao, it is a failure and a betrayal of the Ming Dynasty. Xu Shuai, I think you should stop trying to persuade me."

"I lost so many troops and many adopted sons. Do you know how sad I feel?"

Lanyu's eyes were filled with tears. When he talked about his adopted son, he felt extremely sad.

"I know you are sad, but His Highness is here to convey His Majesty’s imperial decree. How can you still stop him? Why don't you first listen to what the imperial decree says?"

"No need, Your Highness, it's very dangerous here. Now that you have found us, go back."

Lanyu turned around and came to Zhu Di and said proudly

"you……"

Zhu Di thought of Chen Mu's words, and now they all came true. Even if he issued ten imperial edicts, he would never be able to convince Lan Yu and his adopted sons.

The only top priority is the letter written by Zhu Biao, which I hope can be taken into the desert and presented to Lan Yu and Xu Da.

As Chen Mu said, they don't have to listen to Zhu Yuanzhang because they are brothers.

Asking for flowers

, but Zhu Biao is the prince, the future emperor, and even their emperor.

……

"general blue……"

King Yan Zhu Di was trying to persuade Lan Yu to

"Your Highness, please go out to fight again. Those grassland fools will come at your fingertips!"[]

"Prairie man?"

"I think you are the reckless one!"

"ah? Big... handsome, what are you doing?……"Lan Yu looked confused and said to herself, Brother Xu Da, what's wrong with you? Didn’t I come to support him?

Why are you scolding me in front of a junior?

"If you hadn't listened to my advice, insisted on advancing rashly, and marched more than a thousand miles alone, would our main army have been surrounded?"

"Will our food supply be robbed?"

"I've told you not to be greedy for credit but you just don't listen!"

"It's fine now. You lost your own troops and generals, and were almost killed by a reckless grassland man. You also killed hundreds of thousands of Ming Dynasty's expeditionary troops!"

Xu Da vented all his grievances.

Thinking about the battles he has fought for most of his life, how often has he not been invincible and invincible?

This time the ship capsized in the gutter, and Lan Yu, the pioneer, has a great responsibility.

"Marshal...I...I know I was wrong."Lanyu was scolded bloody, but Xu Da was reasonable.

If it weren't for saving him, Xu Da's army would not have been surrounded so easily.

Moreover, his life was also It was indeed Xu Da who sent his troops deep in to save him.

Otherwise, he would be standing here with his life now. Besides

, after fighting for so many years, Xu Da is a commander, and he is a general.

How can a general disobey the commander's orders?

In the Ming Dynasty, Among the founding officials of the dynasty, Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, should be ranked first in terms of merit. Even Zhu Yuanzhang praised him for"breaking the barbarians and pacifying the barbarians, and his achievements in ancient and modern times are the first; he is a general and a prime minister, and his civil and military talents are unmatched in the world.".

Xu Da is good at using troops and is known as the General of Victory.

He is as famous as Chang Yuchun and can be called the first general in the early Ming Dynasty.

Chang Yuchun died early, so now, Xu Da is actually the most popular general in the Ming army. Lan Yu , the most senior senator, refused to accept it.

In addition, this time their opponent Wang Baobao was also good at using troops and had always been a serious concern of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Baobao also formulated a corresponding strategy, which was to lure the enemy deeper.

The Ming army left the fortress. , is a labor-intensive expedition. The longer the battle line, the more difficult it is to supply.

Therefore, Wang Baobao deliberately showed weakness at first, and was first defeated by Lan Yu, the vanguard of Xu Da's army, at Yema River.

After the purpose of luring the enemy deeper was achieved, he gave way at Tula River Lan Yu won again. The two victories caused Lan Yu and Xu Da to make misjudgments, thinking that the Northern Yuan Qi had been exhausted.

So the central army began to pursue in depth and broke away from the left and right armies.

In Xu Da's view, Wang Baobao was his defeated general and had never won a victory, so he could not help but despise Wang Baobao. In addition, the Northern Expedition was led by Xu Da, so he hoped to solve Bei Yuan's serious problem once and for all.

Lan Yu, who was greedy for success and rushed forward, The repeated judgments of the vanguard officer aggravated Xu Da's misjudgment, and he began to pursue at full speed.

In the end, the middle route army went deep alone, and Xu Da got into Wang Baobao's pocket formation.

Beiyuan's army was waiting for work and won the victory.

The Ming army suffered more than 10,000 deaths and was forced to flee south.

This battle can be said to be the biggest defeat in the life of military god Xu Da.

Originally, the situation was great. At the beginning, the Ming army chased Bei Yuan, and Bei Yuan The imperial court seemed precarious and could perish at any time.

If this battle failed completely, then the Northern Yuan Dynasty would be able to consolidate their rule, even counterattack with victory, and reconnect with the Liang kings in Yunnan and the Liaodong tribes. After that, the Ming Dynasty Then they will be forced to change their proactive attack to strategic defense.

At that time, they will have to withdraw from the Hexi Corridor, and first focus on pacifying the Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in the south. On the northern front, they will have to take a defensive position due to the Great Wall.

Chen Mu's This period of history is well understood.

If Xu Da, Lan Yu and others accepted his twelve poisonous tactics and fought steadily along the way, they would never have been defeated like this.

Seeing Xu Da getting more and more angry, Lan Yu lowered his head, feeling He lost all face in front of the junior King Zhu Di of Yan.

Over the years, relying on his previous military exploits, he has become more and more arrogant.

How could he have ever lost such a big face?

However, at the end of the scolding, Xu Da thought that he was now deep in the desert , the food route was cut off; he couldn't escape even if he wanted to, and he was so frightened by the reality that he couldn't escape even if he wanted to hit him.

So in the end, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, restless.

"You say, what should we do now?"

"I……"Lan Yu was so scolded that he felt so aggrieved for so many years.

Being fooled around.

Although he has a tough mouth, after being beaten several times by the Beiyuan cavalry, he naturally knew that he was in trouble this time.

He was almost killed by Wang Baobao before, and the injuries he suffered are still aching.

Seeing that neither of them had a good strategy to defeat the enemy, King Zhu Di of Yan taught Xu Da and Lan Yu Chen Mu's Twelve Poisonous Stratagems to Destroy the Yuan Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Da heard this, he couldn't help but immediately turned his face to the side.

As for Lan Yu, first she was beaten to half-life by Wang Baobao, and then she was scolded bloody by Xu Da, and she had long since become impatient..