When Zhu Xi and Zhu Su arrived with the remaining people as rear troops, Zhu Di had already used the head of Gaobasi Timur and the half-dead Hong Boyan Timur tied to the flagpole to completely control Shanhaiguan. situation.
There was no need for the rear army to spend any more soldiers.
The Yuan army was a hodgepodge. Seeing that the two generals, Timur, were both dead and captured, and knowing that the Ming army was about to attack behind them, the generals of many other races were naturally no longer willing to die and abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Even some Mongolian generals chose to surrender after several of the thorn heads who took the lead in the charge and resisted were killed by Chang Mao and Zhang He.
At this point, Shanhaiguan has decided.
"This..." Looking at Zhu Di, who was covered in blood under the banner of King Yan, Zhu Su was a little horrified. After Gou'er explained something, he was relieved: "Fourth brother, you are so brave. You actually used yourself as a weapon. The bait lured Gaobasi Timur into charging into the battle... Aren't you afraid that your head might be taken off by him accidentally?"
"How can he be worthy of a mere reckless man?" Zhu Di raised his head and said, "There is no peace in the battle formation. Besides, if this can happen, then I might as well hide in Yingtian for the rest of my life. alright."
After hearing the absolute confidence in Zhu Di's words, Zhu Su stopped talking. The Ming Dynasty had just founded the country and there was no such thing as a noble or a noble. It was normal for the Duke of the State to charge at the front and even intentionally risk danger to lure the enemy. Even Lao Zhu himself often led people to charge at the front when fighting in the past. At this time, none of the people around him felt frightened and the world was shattered because Zhu Di had a sword fight with Gao Basi Timur.
Although it is rare for those nobles in the late Ming Dynasty to be greedy for life and fearful of death, they must not forget that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the country was founded by force.
With these thousands of people as a base, the group finally had the confidence to take over the defense and accept prisoners. After a while, the panting Ye Wang of Dingliao Guard also followed their traces to the pass. When he saw that Shanhaiguan had been replaced with the flag of the Ming Dynasty, he was happy and surprised. As soon as he entered the door, the first thing he did was to kneel down to Zhu Su and others with his generals to apologize:
"The guilty general, Ye Wang, was arrogant and refused to obey orders. I asked your three highnesses to punish him!" Ye Wang knelt down with utmost sincerity.
"Punishment?" Zhu Su looked at the general who was covered in blood. The condensed blood on the broken armor had even turned black. He quickly helped the man up with his own hands and said with a smile: "Commander Ye has done his duty faithfully, what crime is he guilty of?"
"But..." Ye Wang looked ashamed. He had resentment in his heart at that time. He only wanted to leave Zhu Su and his party behind, whom he considered to be dragsters. He even had the idea of sitting back and watching them fend for themselves. This already fell into the category of treason. , at this time, I was naturally extremely frightened.
"Commander Ye used his lone army to lure the enemy in front. Without him, we would have won today. I believe that in this battle, Ye's command post will take the lead in the Liao Guard. What do you think?" Zhu Su turned around and looked around. Generals.
"That makes sense, that makes sense!" all the generals said. In this battle, Ye Wang's troops were indeed in the most dangerous situation. Not only did they have to withstand Hong Boyan Timur's ambush, but also, if Hong Boyan Timur chose to deal with them in a rage and then "return to help" Shanhaiguan , the five thousand people under Ye Wang are absolutely unlucky. This first contribution was given to Ye Wang, and no one had any objections.
"Your Highness..." Ye Wang and the generals of Dingliao Guard had tears in their eyes. Ye Wang even took off the helmet on his head, leaned over and kowtowed heavily to Zhu Su, Zhu Di and others, which was regarded as repayment for his past rudeness. act.
At this point, the tiger general of Ding Liao Guard has truly returned to the young prince Zhu Su.
For several days, Shanhaiguan Center was preparing the captured Yuan army equipment, coordinating the remaining grain and grass in the granary, and sending sentries to guard against the defenders of Naha Chu's hometown Jinshan in the east. At this time, they still only have nearly 10,000 people, and they also bring more than 20,000 prisoners with them. If the Jinshan defenders raise their troops to attack, it will still be somewhat dangerous. Fortunately, there was no movement in the direction of Jinshan, so they began to discuss what to do next.
"It's better to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory and go out in full force to seize the Bird Gold Mountain. The bird man must have hidden a lot of gold and silver treasures there. His Majesty will be happy to plunder these treasures!" Chang Mao's eyes lit up! suggested.
Ming Dynasty is indeed short of money and food, but it is still a bit risky to attack Jinshan. At this time, Zhang He suggested: "Naha's main force is still in Ji Town. If he hears that his retreat is cut off, he will most likely return to attack us. By then, we will be attacked from both sides, and the situation will be critical."
"Looking at the future, we might as well move a division to Qian'an and find enough ships here to ensure a retreat. There are no ships at the Naha Exit Station, so we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat." He pointed to the table He said on the huge map.
The "Qian'an" Zhang He refers to is Qian'an County, which is located in the southwest of Shanhaiguan and adjacent to the sea. Zhu Su thought for a while, then turned to Zhu Xi and Zhu Di: "Second brother, fourth brother, do you have any suggestions?"
"I don't have any suggestions. Just a question: There are nearly 10,000 people here, and the total number of prisoners is more than 20,000. With so many people, is the military food in Shanhaiguan enough?" Zhu Xi said.
"It is better to explore the traces of Naha's headquarters first and then make a decision." Zhu Di said.
Zhu Su was silent. What the two brothers said were exactly the two biggest problems currently faced by people like themselves: first, the movement of Naha out of the headquarters, and second, food.
Yes, even after capturing Shanhaiguan, they are still short of food.
The grain and grass stockpiled in Shanhaiguan is not much. If it is full, it is only enough for 40,000 people for half a month. Originally, Hong Boyan and Gao Basi had Jinshan to provide food and grass, but now that Shanhaiguan is occupied by the Ming army, Jinshan must have got the news, and naturally they will not send out more food transportation teams.
Otherwise, trap these prisoners directly?
As soon as this idea came up, it was directly rejected by Zhu Su in his mind. The Yuan army was no better than the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates were thieves, so they naturally had to be killed to serve as a warning to others. But the Yuan army was an opponent that could confront the Ming Dynasty head-on. The Ming Dynasty had always adopted a policy of "fighting and appeasing" the Yuan Dynasty generals. If they killed them at will, the Yuan army generals would think that the Ming Dynasty did not accept prisoners, and would fight against the Ming Dynasty in the future. The army will not choose to surrender, but will choose to fight to the death even if it is desperate.
In this way, if we want to destroy Dayuan in the future, we will definitely have to spend a lot more effort.
"Well..." Zhu Su frowned and thought. After thinking for a while, he finally opened his eyes: "I'll wait, let's break up camp and leave here and head towards Ji Town."
(End of chapter)
