October, look at the sun.
Yingtian Mansion, which is supposed to have a pleasant climate, felt a bit colder than in previous years on this day. The door of Fengtian Hall was open, and the wind blew a chill into the hall. Many of the civil and military ministers in the two groups tightened their sleeves.
Today, there are more ministers attending the meeting in the Shuowang Dynasty than in the past. The reason is that all the generals from the Northern Expedition have returned victoriously. Although the cave sweeping was a great success, due to the discourtesy of the previous Northern Expedition, there was no grand prisoner presentation ceremony when they returned to the city. The generals just returned to camp silently, without disturbing the people in the city.
However, there is still a need for reporting at the meeting. Under His Majesty Dan, those kneeling are Xu Da, the coach of the Northern Expedition, Li Wenzhong, the general of the East Route, Deng Yu, the general of the West Route, as well as Lan Yu, Fu Youde and other generals of the Northern Expedition.
Xu Da was kneeling at the front. He was still wearing his military uniform, kneeling on one knee, with an expression of shame that could not be concealed:
"My majesty trusted me and entrusted the important weapons of the country to me. I defeated the Northern Yuan Dynasty clan, and Jing Sheng raised the army to establish the Yuan Dynasty."
"However, it was all because of my carelessness and underestimation of the enemy that I was discourteous in the Northern Expedition and lost my troops and generals. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Xu Da held up the military talisman with both hands and spoke sincerely.
"Your Majesty! This matter is not the responsibility of the general alone! Those who underestimate the enemy and rush forward are the worst generals!" A military general with a long beard and a rough face wanted to stand up on the spot. "If you want to blame, just blame me, Lan Yu! What's more, if there is no commander in command during the ambush, our middle army will be overturned in an instant!"
"The general thinks that the commander-in-chief is not only innocent, but actually meritorious!"
"Lanyu!" Xu Da turned his head and shouted in a deep voice: "Are you teaching His Majesty to measure merit and demerit?"
"Shut up!"
"But..." Lan Yu wanted to say more, but Xu Dahu glared. Under the power of the current military god of the Ming Dynasty, Lan Yu had no choice but to hang down and knelt down obediently again.
"Your Majesty, Lan Yu is fierce and loyal. He only protects his ministers with all his heart. He has no intention of offending the Holy One!"
"I am willing to shoulder the responsibility for any misbehavior in my palace! I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."
Lao Zhu on the throne just looked at all this calmly. In the past, he might have felt that Xu Da's rebuke of Lan Yu meant that his reputation in the army was so great that he had gradually become a hidden danger. Perhaps because of this, he would feel fearful and alienated from Xu Da.
But at this time, because of Zhu Su's relationship, he already knew that Lan Yu would become the leader of the Ming Dynasty's army in the future, and as the first person in the army of the next generation of the Ming Dynasty, he would become the sharp knife that completely destroyed the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Xu Da was just protecting a good young man in the army.
"Ha, no wonder we want to kill this blue jade in history... Now he is so arrogant even though his reputation has not yet been revealed. If he becomes the head of the military sect in the future, how can he still do it?"
"Although it is a good seedling...but the thorns must be removed before it can be harvested smoothly."
Lao Zhu thought to himself. He waved his hand to the waiter on the side. The waiter understood, stepped forward and respectfully took back all the military talismans of Xu Da and others, held them on a gold plate, and sent them to Lao Zhu for inspection.
Lao Zhu looked at it, nodded, and waved. The chamberlain put away the military symbols, and from then on, the army's expedition was officially over.
Lao Zhu stood up, walked to Xu Da, and helped him up. "Although your Northern Expedition failed to achieve full success, it is still because the Northern Yuan Qi has not been exhausted."
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"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers, and Wang Baobao is also experienced in fighting. How can there be any truth in winning every battle?"
Speaking of this, Lao Zhu sighed secretly in his heart. From the moment he ascended the throne, he suppressed his hatred, pinched his nose and acknowledged the orthodoxy of Bei Yuan rule, and ordered to treat the generals of Bei Yuan and the descendants of the royal family well. In the final analysis, his intention was to destroy the Yuan Dynasty clan and then justifiably swallow them all in one breath. The entire territory of the Yuan Dynasty.
Yuan Ting escaped into the Northern Territory, and the Northern Territory was vast. Now that Bei Yuan had taken a breath, it would be even harder to find an opportunity to annihilate them next time.
The reason why Lan Yu and Xu Da violated their pre-determined purpose of slowly approaching was presumably because of the vastness of the Northern Territory, and they were worried that if Bei Yuan was defeated, they would be like frightened birds, deep in the desert and nowhere to be found.
There is no use thinking about it now. After all, he still failed to defeat Bei Yuan in one fell swoop. And according to Lao Wu
According to the history mentioned, even in the end, the Ming Dynasty failed to swallow up all the territories of the Northern Yuan Dynasty...
After withdrawing his thoughts and looking at the kneeling generals below, Lao Zhu continued: "Having said that, this Northern Expedition failed to accomplish anything and ended up losing troops and generals, which is very inappropriate."
"We have thought it over again and again. In view of your outstanding achievements in the past, we will not be punished for this Northern Expedition."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others all kowtowed three times to express their gratitude.
"Yeah." Lao Zhu nodded. "Now that the military power has been entrusted, you should go back to your mansion to rest for a while, and then go to the Governor's Mansion to meet you."
"The War Death Penalty will be taken care of by the Ministry of War, so you don't have to worry about it."
"Yes." The generals nodded. Xu Da couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation in his heart.
He is also older. This battle in Mobei is probably his last battle.
It would be better if His Majesty was furious and punished, because it would mean that he would have another chance to lead troops to avenge his shame in the future.
But this time there was no reward or punishment... which shows that the emperor was determined to marginalize himself.
If there is a big battle in the future, there will be no chance for me to lead the troops again.
Lao Zhu sat at the top and saw Xu Da's lonely expression. He narrowed his eyes slightly and passed by calmly.
The generals of the Northern Expedition returned to their honorary ranks. Next, Tang He and other generals reported on the results of Liting's cave sweeping.
"Under the encirclement and suppression by our army, all the Jurchen tribesmen in Jianzhou have been wiped out."
"That tribe was being chased by another tribe of barbarians and their foothold was not stable. They originally planned to take refuge in our Ming Dynasty and Korea, so they were not prepared for our Ming Dynasty army."
"Our army killed their people and burned their tents. Their clan was completely wiped out. A few people tried to escape into the mountains and forests, but they were intercepted by our cavalry and no fish escaped."
"However, even though it was a surprise attack, our troops responded quickly, and our army still had over 800 dead soldiers and over a thousand wounded..."
"Oh?" Lao Zhu made a surprised sound. Is this Jurchen so brave? We were caught off guard by a sudden attack and actually killed and wounded more than 800 of our Ming elites.
What Lao Wu said is indeed true. This Jurchen is so brave. If she is allowed to develop, she will become a disaster for our Ming Dynasty in the future!
"Just in case, in the future, the area where Jianzhou will be established will need to be plowed and swept every few years. The Daning Guard will be responsible for this matter..." Lao Zhu arranged. "Thank you for your hard work. The Ministry of War needs to quickly prepare a reward. The Jurchen soldiers who went out to fight this time have all done their best!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tang He and other generals were overjoyed.
This is really a battle achievement that fell from the sky and was picked up for nothing!
Lao Zhu nodded. Due to the equalization of funds for the Fengyang project in Zhongdu, the imperial court is now quite financially wealthy. There is no need to pick at Suosuo.
It's been too busy these days. Posted late. There will be another chapter in a moment. I should be free from tomorrow, so I'll try to update three times a day. Thank you, dear readers!
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