Without further ado, when he saw that Prince Zhu Biao was heading to greet Mu Ying and others, Zhu Di dismissed the royal guards and got into Zhu Biao's carriage.
The three brothers chatted happily all the way, and soon they arrived at the southern suburbs of Yingtian. From a distance, they could already see the sand and dust on the official road covering the sun, the banners covering the sky, and a majestic team heading towards Yingtian Mansion.
Seeing the banner of Prince Zhu Biao from a distance, numerous horsemen and horses immediately galloped out among the troops. When he was still a few feet away from Zhu Biao, the man on the horse rolled down his saddle and prostrated himself on the ground:
"My minister, Muying, has met the crown prince, His Highness the King of Qin, and His Highness the King of Wu."
"Your Majesty, Wu Liang, pays homage to the Crown Prince and your two Highnesses."
"Your Majesty Xu Ying..."
All the generals bowed down and bowed down. Zhu Biao smiled kindly and helped them up one by one. Behind him, another general wearing a battle robe came flying towards him. When he saw Zhu Biao, he dismounted from his horse, bowed to the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty Feng Sheng, I have met His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince has been waiting here for so long. He is really frightened!"
"The Duke of Song fought for the country and now he has triumphed. I, the prince, should welcome him. Why should I be afraid?" Zhu Biao said with a smile. It was also the first time that Zhu Su saw Zhu Biao facing the court officials alone. He had a benevolent style. Although he was not as domineering and overt as Lao Zhu, he still had a feeling that he should not be underestimated. After sighing in his heart, he looked at Feng Sheng, who was being helped up by Zhu Biao. Although he had met the Duke of Song Dynasty once, they had no real interaction. He only felt that this famous founding general was closely related to Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng, and Zhu Liangzu. The rough guy was different, but his temperament was similar to that of Xu Da, who was both literary and martial. I couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
This glance didn't matter. For some reason, when Feng Sheng was chatting with Zhu Biao, he also looked at him furtively. Their eyes met, and Feng Sheng nodded to Zhu Su very affectionately.
"Why is he nodding to me? Is it a sign of goodwill? As a powerful prince, why do you have to treat me as a young prince with pretentious words?" Zhu Su was puzzled.
Then, Feng Sheng, as the coach of the expedition, personally handed the military talisman back to Zhu Biao in public. After Zhu Biao verified that the military talismans were correct, he took back the military power of the Yunnan Expeditionary Force on behalf of Lao Zhu. The soldiers were led back to the barracks by their own generals, and Zhu Biao was responsible for leading the main generals such as Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Zhenguo General Mu Ying, Jiangyin Marquis Wu Liang into the palace to see Lao Zhu.
The group of people went back in a mighty manner. As the prince, Zhu Biao naturally could not lock himself in the car at this time. He was riding on a horse and chatting and laughing with Song Guogong Feng Sheng who was walking beside him. Zhu Su and Zhu Di were not so Many people paid attention and nestled in Zhu Biao's rather spacious carriage. They also took advantage of others' unpreparedness and dragged Mu Ying in beside the carriage.
"Brother Mu Ying, congratulations on your great achievement!" Zhu Su said with a smile and cupped his hands towards Mu Ying. It was the eldest brother's home court just now, and the two of them were treated as younger brothers and were not even allowed to speak. Only now can I truly convey my congratulations to Mu Ying.
"Xiao Wu, you are still joking. Your achievements in Northern Xinjiang are far greater than mine." Mu Ying said with a smile. After more than a year on the battlefield, he has become much taller and thinner, but his whole person has also become more modest and restrained, like a sword in its sheath.
"We are just clumsy in northern Xinjiang. How can we be like you, brother Mu Ying, who can defeat generals all the way... you are no different from the famous generals in ancient times!" Zhu Di praised. Mu Ying was extremely brave in this battle. As a vanguard, he had directly solved the battle several times before the rear army reached the battlefield. No wonder Zhu Di was so fascinated.
"It's just the advantage of knowing the enemy's first opportunity." He glanced at the carriage curtain and lowered his voice: "Without the information you gave me, Xiaowu, I wouldn't have been able to deal with Prince Liang so easily."
Zhu Su smiled slightly, and Zhu Di also understood. Before Mu Ying went on the expedition, he told Lao Zhu and Mu Yingzai carefully about the Ming expedition to Yunnan in detail. It was precisely because of this that Lao Zhu made up his mind to conquer Yunnan in advance. After all, judging from the level of Yunnan's resistance in history, the Liang King of the Northern Yuan Dynasty who was entrenched in Yunnan was just a mediocre man. Although he had a large number of troops, he did not have the talent to make good use of them.
In this case, it is better to take it back first. The sooner you take it back, the sooner you can digest it completely.
"The King of Yuanliang is not worth mentioning at all. The most dangerous part was when we received the battle report of Naha from the north sending troops to Weiji Town." Mu Ying said. Speaking of this matter, he still had lingering fears. "Before the expedition, my adoptive father told me that we must find a way to resolve this battle quickly, lest the main forces in Yuanting in the north get the news and send troops to respond from afar."
"It's just that I can't imagine how they got wind of it so quickly."
"Jin Yiwei is still investigating this matter." Zhu Di took over the words. "It is suspected that the remnants of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were the ones who tipped off the information, but we don't have any clues yet."
"Don't think about these things now." Zhu Su interrupted the two people who were reasoning. With excitement in his eyes, he asked Mu Ying, "Brother Mu Ying, you have been to Yunnan in person. What are the resources of giant trees in Yunnan?"
"In your opinion, is it enough for our Ming Dynasty to develop its shipbuilding industry and build many ocean-going fleets?"
Speaking of the ocean, Mu Ying was also slightly excited: "As Xiao Wu said, there are many big trees in Yunnan."
“If you want to build ships and go to sea, you must have this place in your hands.”
"And this place borders Annan and other countries in the south. According to the locals, there are even more giant trees standing in the southern countries. During the Yuan Dynasty, wealthy businessmen often came to Annan to buy wood to use as beams for the main hall."
"Purchasing huge trees through the southern countries and transporting them back to our Ming Dynasty by river will definitely be enough to support the construction of our fleet in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years!"
"Great!" Zhu Su shook his fist fiercely. Ming Dynasty finally had a timber base. Since Lao Zhu ordered the shipbuilding industry to be revived, Ming Dynasty has not built many ships capable of going to the ocean due to material limitations.
Now that we have Yunnan, it is not impossible to create a fleet of treasure ships that Zheng He used in his voyages to the West!
"It's not just about building ships. This time I conquered Yunnan, and I relied heavily on firecrackers and artillery!" Mu Ying seemed to have reached a point that she cared about most, and Mu Ying became a little eloquent.
"Xiao Wu, the power of your improved gunpowder and artillery is really astonishing! There is a chieftain in Yunnan who uses elephants as soldiers and drives them forward. The earth is shaken by it, with the potential to cause the sky to collapse."
"If we didn't have muskets, we would have been defeated by then. Just remembering the three-stage attack you once said, I asked the soldiers to line up in several rows and shoot at the elephants continuously, which made this nearly indestructible and capable of destroying mountains and rivers. All the discolored elephants will be destroyed by us."
"When we were in northern Xinjiang, we also relied heavily on the power of firearms!" Zhu Di also said excitedly. "That time, tens of thousands of people from Shanyang in the north came with a surprise attack. My fifth brother and I, with only a few thousand people, formed an array with blazing guns. At that time, my heart was in my throat. I only remember the smoke filling the sky and the blunderbuss. Continuously, he actually destroyed the charge of the Mongolian cavalry!"
"This is happening!" Mu Ying was also shocked. These two battles, in a traditional war situation, should have been extremely dangerous situations with almost no chance of a comeback.
All of them turned danger into safety because of the power of firearms.
"Only through personal experience can we know that what Xiao Wu said about the difference in weapon generation is indeed true." Mu Ying sighed. "Firearms with slight modifications can have such power. In the future, the power of firearms will definitely be an irreversible trend in war! This time when I return to Beijing, I will definitely advise my adoptive father. If I, the Ming Dynasty, want to conquer all nations, we must You can only develop your firearms skills with all your strength!"
(End of chapter)
