Zhu Biao stood up and said to Chang Yuchun: "Beiyuan has involved too much of Ming Dynasty's energy. Japanese pirates in coastal areas are becoming more and more rampant. The surrounding small countries also have other ideas. All these are to fixed!"
Chang Yuchun did not expect Zhu Biao to think so deeply. He thought Zhu Biao was just a young man who wanted to become famous in one battle.
Zhu Biao's position is stable, and this battle can be fought steadily, but time does not wait for us. The situation of the Ming Dynasty is actually very bad. Compared with the previous dynasties, is there a big enemy in Northeast Asia like the Han Dynasty? No, he had long-standing enemies in the northwest and on the grasslands.
During the Tang Dynasty, Northeast Asia already had complete and mature local governments, and their military force was not weaker than that of the grasslands. Local governments were springing up like mushrooms after a rain in Northeast Asia. The northwest and grassland directions were not much better than what the Han Dynasty had to face, and the southwest had already begun. Power appears.
The era of the Han Dynasty did not have such troublesome multi-faceted competitors as the era of the Tang Dynasty. If the central government that quickly emerged after the collapse of the Tang Dynasty had strong force and quickly destroyed the surrounding local governments without giving the other side the possibility of integration, the latter dynasty would have been much better off. The difficulty of the East Asian dungeon has become higher with each revision.
Now the Ming Dynasty not only has to deal with enemies from all directions, but also resists pirates and Japanese pirates coming across the sea. Moreover, the domestic problems are equally serious. There have been uprisings in the Ming Dynasty throughout history, and there have been various uprisings every few years. The rebels may have the idea that if any beggar like Lao Zhu can succeed, they have nothing to lose.
Moreover, we happened to encounter the Little Ice Age. It did not only appear in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Three feet of ice did not freeze overnight. In fact, natural disasters had been frequent since the Yuan Dynasty. It was only in the Ming Dynasty. The end is the most serious time.
Under the circumstances of internal and external troubles, how could Zhu Biao have the intention to maintain a stalemate with Bei Yuan for decades? What can we do with the manpower and material resources spent during this process?
Zhu Biao looked at Chang Yuchun and said, "I ask Uncle Chang to give me your full help in this matter. I must fight to complete my work!"
Chang Yuchun bowed and clasped his fists and said: "No!
The two had dinner together, and Chang Yuchun took people out to explore, saying they wanted to see the nearby terrain.
The next three days were uneventful, until one night, someone from Beiping City came with a messenger, saying that Prime Minister Zuo, the centerpiece of the Yuan Dynasty, wanted to submit to the Ming Dynasty. He was willing to open the south gate at night and lead the army into the city, but he wanted a title of Duke!
Zhu Biao naturally agreed happily. After the two parties reached an agreement, Zhu Biao had someone send him out. After he left, the joy on Zhu Biao's face subsided: "Tomorrow night, send Baiqi to light the fire as agreed. No matter what happens after Whether the city gate is opened or not, you can go straight back to camp.”
Marquis Nanxiong below stood up and said: "General, if this matter is true, you will have lost a good opportunity!"
Zhu Biao shook his head: "Although Beiyuan is declining, it has not yet reached the point of collapse. What's more, even if they really open the south city gate, the city is narrow and the number of people on both sides is about the same. We won't have much advantage in a close fight. In the end, If you kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, you will lose a lot of money in this business."
Li Wenzhong also said: "Besides, there are many doubts about this matter. If they make a pocket to lure us in, and when we are entering the city, we can't see each other from the beginning to the end, and lead the cavalry to attack the central army and cut off the connection between the army, then our military formation will be in chaos. "
The military camp discussed it for a while, and they all decided that this was just a test. No matter whether they were fooled or not, the other party had no loss.
Zhu Biao didn't care about this either. All his thoughts were on Wang Baobao now. Beiping City was not the focus of this battle, so he would not waste his troops attacking a useless city.
The next night, the south gate of Beiping City was indeed opened, but no one entered.
It took another three days for Zhu Biao to receive the letter from Nanjing. During this period, he had written more than a dozen military intelligence reports and sent them to Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not issue any instructions, as if everything was left to him to decide on his own. .
Zhu Biao's lips curled up as soon as he opened the letter. The handwriting on it was from his mother, telling Zhu Biao to be careful in everything, not to be reckless and impulsive, and to ask Chang Yuchun and Liu Bowen for their opinions on everything. If they both Things you object to must be reconsidered.
The tone of the letter was repeated at the end. Although it was still in Queen Ma's handwriting, Zhu Biao seemed to have seen Lao Zhu talking with his hands behind his back, so he read it twice before putting it away.
Zhu Biao exhaled and felt an inexplicable soreness in his nose. It had been more than ten years since he had been away from his father, emperor and mother for so long.
"General! General! The general has detected Wang Baobao's movements!"
Lan Yu dragged the guard into the military tent with an excited look on his face. Zhu Biao perked up upon hearing this and waved the guard down: "Where is he? Have you been discovered?"
Lan Yu bowed and replied: "I wanted to hunt a wild boar for the general today, so I ran south for nearly a hundred miles. I saw smoke from a chimney in a dense forest. I observed the smoke, and I was afraid." When I met the other side's scouts, I didn't dare to move forward and turned back all the way!"
A smile appeared on Zhu Biao's face. The most unstable variable of the other party had been discovered, so that the arrangements could be made according to the plan.
He told Lan Yu: "If you win this battle, you should take credit for your first contribution. Go and invite King Kaiping, Duke Cao, and Uncle Chengyi to come over!"
Lan Yu also looked excited. No one can stop the luck. The other party is extremely cautious. Not to mention the remoteness of the dense forest, the time when the other party cooks is different from the military season.
After a while, everyone arrived. Lan Yu pointed out Wang Baobao's location on the map, and Liu Bowen stroked his beard and began to think.
Li Wenzhong said: "It's better to surround them and set fire to the forest when they are not prepared. They can only run around in panic. When the time comes, surround three and release one. When they escape from the gap, use the general's three-stage strike to coordinate." Artillery ambush them!”
Chang Yuchun shook his head and said: "We can kill Wang Baobao here, but the people in Beiping City know that the plan has been exposed, and they abandon Beiping City again and flee back to the grassland. In this way, the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is recovered, but Beiyuan still retains its strength."
"Liu Bowen thought for a while and said: "Since Wang Baobao has arrived, in a few days, the army in the north of Beiping will lead us to a decisive battle, and then deliberately show weakness, making us think that we can annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop, and lead the three armies on the left and right to press forward. "
"When the battle is in full swing, Wang Baobao will lead his cavalry directly towards the flag of the Chinese army commander, forcing us to turn around to rescue. In this way, the military formation will be in chaos. They will then use the cavalry to cut the battlefield, so that our artillery cannot be used room, this should be their plan.”
Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this. If the plan can be implemented perfectly, he can indeed be defeated. Wang Baobao is the general who leads the army. The cavalry he personally leads is the best among the best. If he is caught off guard, he may even have a chance to break through. Army camp, formation to kill Zhu Biao! "
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