Western Hills.
Big Fatty is here again.
Because he really couldn't sleep well.
After all, his father is fighting on the front line, how could he, as a son, not miss him!
So after finishing the chores, Big Fatty ran to Xishan in a hurry.
Nominally it was to check the construction progress of the greenhouse, but in fact it was to chat with Su Yang and seek some psychological comfort.
Looking at Zhu Gaochi with a sad face, Su Yang didn't know what he was worried about.
"Brother, you have been coming to Xishan too frequently recently."
"There is nothing we can do about this!" Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly, "His Royal Highness King Yan is fighting on the front line, but the lives and deaths of too many people are at stake."
"There is no news yet, how can you let me feel at ease!"
Su Yang was noncommittal upon hearing this.
"so what?"
"Brother, what do you want to talk about today?"
Big Fatty smiled and directly asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Brother-in-law, can you make a bold prediction on how likely it is that King Zhu Di of Yan will succeed?"
How likely is Zhu Dijing's success?
When Su Yang heard this question, he immediately laughed.
"Not to mention 100%, at least there is a 90% winning rate!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaochi himself was shocked.
"This...this...isn't right?"
"The person who dominates the world is the new emperor Zhu Yunwen!"
"Brother-in-law, are you wrong? We actually only have a 10% winning rate?"
When Su Yang heard this, he shook his head angrily.
"Brother, brother, you still haven't seen the essence."
"I said so much before, but it seems you didn't even listen!"
Big Fatty smiled awkwardly. He really didn't understand military matters, so he didn't take it to heart and thought about it carefully.
Su Yang took a sip of tea and spoke lightly.
"There are many reasons why it is difficult for King Yan Zhu Dijing to succeed."
"First, the new emperor Zhu Yunwen and the scholarly court did not understand military affairs but loved to give blind orders. They were unable to know people well and assign them well, let alone appoint people without trust and discard people who were suspicious. Therefore, the frontline army was destined to be unable to defeat the Yan army."
"This will be proven soon. Once the Yan army wins, Zhu Yunwen and his scholarly court will definitely not be able to sit still. They will immediately change their coaches and replace Geng Bingwen. We will wait and see!"
"The first reason is Zhu Yunwen himself."
Zhu Gaochi nodded as if he understood.
He understood one thing clearly: Don't trust people when you employ them, and don't use people when you doubt them.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't do it, so there were hidden dangers behind Geng Bingwen's frontline army!
"Second, the second reason is because of the scholarly court!"
"I have said before that the scholarly court was dominated by gentry from the south of the Yangtze River such as Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, etc., and they were obsessed with fighting for power, intrigues, and the right to speak in the court. Therefore, the whole court could not work together. It was a mess and everyone was busy. When fighting for power and profit, who cares about the country and the country?"
"Now the imperial court still despises the Yan army. Only when the news of Geng Bingwen's defeat reaches Jinling, will the imperial court pay attention to Yan King Zhu Di, and then further intrigues to select generals to assemble an army and go out for the expedition. But the problem is that such an army, There are too many forces involved, each with their own agenda, and they are just a bunch of rabble!"
Zhu Gaochi nodded and his expression became serious.
What Su Yang said is very easy to understand. To put it simply, the battle in the Jinling court spread to the imperial army, so that there was a scene of fighting between various forces in the army. It was impossible for the whole army to work together to fight against the enemy, so it was The army is destined to be defeated!
"The first two reasons came from the rear of the Confederate army, and the third reason came from the battlefield."
"I have said before that King Zhu Di of Yan is brave and good at fighting, and the Yan army is elite and brave. However, except for those two people, the generals of the imperial court are basically unable to stop King Zhu Di of Yan. Even if they hold on to the city, they will be defeated by Zhu Di. Various conspiracies and tricks were used to conquer it.”
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi's face changed slightly, and his expression was a little strange.
What words is this!
Can that be called "conspiracy"?
That can only be called the strategy and tactics of His Highness King Yan!
"The third reason is the battlefield, and the fourth reason is the human heart."
"Previously, soldiers like Chu Xiong who surrendered also said that the reason why they surrendered was not to make meaningless sacrifices. After all, no matter how the King of Yan and the court fight, no matter who loses or wins in the end of this civil war, the Ming Dynasty will still be the Ming Dynasty, the emperor. It’s still from Lao Zhu’s family.”
"There are many soldiers with this kind of mentality, especially those soldiers of the Southern Army. If they see that the situation is over, they will naturally surrender to King Zhu Di of Yan. On the one hand, they can save their lives, and on the other hand, they can become ministers of the dragon. Why? Are you happy but not doing it?"
"This is actually the people's heart! Zhu Yunwen is an emperor who has just ascended the throne, and his butt is not even hot yet. Why should he let the soldiers of the three armies shed their blood for him and defend his country of Zhu Yunwen even at the risk of his life?"
Big Fatty nodded solemnly, he really understood the reason.
After all, Zhu Yunwen was just the new emperor, not Emperor Taizu Gao!
If Emperor Taizu Gao was still alive, who the hell would dare to raise troops to rebel? The common people would tear those rebels into pieces without the court taking action!
In the final analysis, this is due to his own lack of prestige, and Zhu Yunwen is unpopular!
"In addition, there is another reason, and it is related to the feudal kings in the world."
"Zhu Yunwen's insistence on promoting the reduction of vassal vassals is tantamount to ostracizing himself from the Ming Dynasty clan."
"After Emperor Taizu Gao divided the world, the clan became the emperor's support for ruling the world, and it was also the core foundation for the emperor to rule the world. After all, each of the vassal kings had heavy troops in their hands. Otherwise, why did Taizu become the emperor in the last years of Hongwu? Emperor Zugao slaughtered his noble ministers, but no ministers dared to rebel?"
"Because the local military power is in the hands of the vassal clan, and the central imperial army is in the hands of Emperor Taizu Gao, so even if those ministers are dissatisfied, they dare not take any action and can only watch helplessly as Emperor Taizu Gao launches a purge!"
Su Yang took out several tea bowls and turned them all over.
"Zhu Yunwen can be said to be the emperor at the beginning, but he suddenly played a good hand to pieces."
"The essence of this battle of Jingnan is actually the battle for the throne between the King of Yan, Zhu Di, and the new emperor, Zhu Yunwen. Whoever wins will become the emperor and rule the world, and whoever loses will definitely die. This is the essence."
"But Zhu Yunwen implemented the policy of cutting down the vassal state and lost the heart of the clan. Those vassal kings were crazy and stupid before they were willing to help him Zhu Yunwen. However, these vassal kings probably would not help Yan King Zhu Di, because this is treason and rebellion. Once If they fail, they will all be executed, so the most likely choice for these vassal kings is to sit back and watch without helping each other!"
"People with this idea, in addition to local vassal kings, also have local military leaders, such as the Western Frontier War God, such as the King of Yunnan, so Zhu Yunwen cannot command them. These people are all waiting for a As a result, wait for this war to end.”
"And Zhu Yunwen has lost the power of the local vassal king and cannot command the local military leaders, so he can only rely on himself and his scholarly court. To put it bluntly, the Central Forbidden Army he holds in his hand is still capable of fighting. It seems that Yan Wang Zhudi and the new emperor Zhu Yunwen are almost the same."
Su Yang smiled slightly and said: "All in all, there are probably not many people who are truly loyal to Zhu Yunzhen."
"As long as the Yan army maintains its winning streak, the troops and horses will only fight more and more, and eventually they will enter Jinling!"
"From the moment Zhu Yunwen decided to cut down the feudal vassal, he was destined to lose!"
