After seeing the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Group from Naha surrendering so easily, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others already had some arrogance in their hearts.
Even if he knew that there were still more than 100,000 Yuan troops under Naha's command who had not yet surrendered, he would not take them seriously even if they fled into the desert.
Of course, Zhu Di did not take the Yuan troops who escaped seriously.
He went to ask Feng Sheng just out of trust in Guo An's premonition a few days ago.
After a period of confident persuasion by Feng Sheng, Zhu Di came back with a relieved look.
"Guo Qing, please rest assured. Song Guogong and Ying Guogong are both veteran generals with rich combat experience. Their deployment in escorting a group of Naha to surrender is sufficient to deal with any attack.
Moreover, we don’t believe that those Yuan soldiers who escaped dare to show up again. "
Guo An sighed helplessly, he couldn't tell Zhu Di that a few days ago, Lan Yu entertained Naha Chu at a banquet. After drinking too much, he forced Naha Chu to wear his clothes, which led to Chang Mao's stabbing of Naha Chu. , and think of the general direction of this Northern Expedition?
"Your Highness, please excuse me for making this bold analogy. Let's say you were in the situation where Naha came out. Although you really wanted to surrender, you were injured by the enemy during the negotiation and were forcibly detained.
As a result, some subordinates who were loyal to you, such as Li Wang and Zhu Liang, did not want to trust the enemy at all, so they fled with half of their brothers. After hearing that you were injured, Li Wang and What would Zhu Liang and the others think? "
Zhu Di glared, "Guo Qing, what kind of messy metaphor is this?"
Guo An said helplessly: "Your Highness, you haven't replied to Wei Chen's words yet."
Without even thinking about it, Zhu Di said: "According to the temperament of Li Wang and Zhu Liang, they must be convinced that we are unwilling to surrender. They have been walking around with their troops, waiting for opportunities to rescue us."
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, the same must be true for those Yuan troops who are unwilling to surrender."
Zhu Di shook his head slightly: "Guo Qing, you don't understand, the Mongolians are not as loyal as Li Wang and Zhu Liang!"
Guo Andao said: "But Your Highness, all the sheep, horses, donkeys, camels and food supplies of Naha's headquarters have fallen into the hands of our army. How can the escaped army of 100,000 yuan survive in the desert without these food supplies?"
"Furthermore, without Naha producing so many high-ranking officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, even if they escape back to Yuan Ting, it would be a serious crime and even more of a shame..."
"Fuck..."
At this time, Zhu Di finally understood something and stared at Guo Ando closely: "According to Guo Qing's wishes, whether it is out of loyalty, interests, or the persecution of the Northern Yuan court, those Yuan troops who escaped have to fight those who The idea of surrendering the army and baggage?"
Guo An breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Highness is wise."
Zhu Di stood up directly and was about to go out again, but thought of something and sighed slightly.
"So what if we know? Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and others are all veteran generals of our Ming Dynasty. They are also the generals and deputy generals of this Northern Expedition. They are not afraid of us, the King of Yan, at all.
What's more, now they have surrendered more than 200,000 troops from Naha's headquarters without any bloodshed, and the food and baggage are even more numerous.
With such a great achievement, they all thought that the Yuan troops who escaped had already lost their courage, and they would not listen to the words of King Yan. "
"Report!"
At this time, a guard came in and reported with great joy: "Your Majesty, our army captured more than 20,000 Naha troops near the Yimi River, and 50,000 chariots and horses."
"Very good."
Zhu Di's face was full of joy.
After the guard left, Zhu Di looked at Guo An, but saw Guo An's face was solemn.
"So happy, why is Guo Qing so worried?"
Guo An sighed softly, "Your Highness, now that our army has been victorious one after another, it is as if the Naha Police Department is like the herds of hogs in my farm in Prince Yan's Mansion, allowing my army to capture them.
In this way, no one took the fleeing Yuan army into their hearts. "
At this time, Zhu Di was in a good mood because he heard that another 20,000 of Naha's remaining troops had been captured, so the vigilance that had just appeared disappeared without a trace, "Guo Qing, don't worry, the Yuan army that has not yet surrendered has ten soldiers." There are more than ten thousand, and wherever they pass, they must be huge.
As long as they dare to show up, they will definitely be detected by my army's sentries. "
"well……"
Guo An sighed helplessly, although he had only met the governor Pu Ying twice.
However, I really couldn't bear that the loyal general committed suicide just because of this mistake.
"Your Highness, since I came to Liaodong with the army of 10,000 Yanshan Guards, I have never captured the Mongols, and I have not gained any credit.
Nowadays, there are not many Mongolians around. Why not send out a guard and let them go out to see if they can capture some Mongolians and gain some credit? "
"Um?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Guo Qing's words are also a brilliant idea."
Guo Andao: "However, this matter needs the consent of the general."
Zhu Di said: "Don't worry, Guo Qing, Song Guogong will still give us this little face."
After saying that, he walked directly out.
Sure enough, as Zhu Di said, after he told Feng Sheng about the matter, they were all generals who led troops to fight. Feng Sheng could also understand that Zhu Di did not want to take credit for his subordinates.
Fortunately, there will be no more threats around Liaodong. And along the way, Zhu Di was respectful to him, unlike those bastards like Chang Mao who didn't obey the general's orders and had no respect for him at all.
Therefore, Feng Sheng agreed directly.
Quan should be selling Zhu Di, the King of Yan, to save face.
After returning to the big tent, Zhu Di directly summoned thousands of households and commanders from the left and right guards of Yanshan to come to the big tent to discuss matters.
All the commanders and Qianhu looked listless. They had followed Zhu Di into the Northern Expedition army with full confidence, preparing to achieve several great achievements under the leadership of King Yan.
However, what they never expected was that they were marching all the way and did not participate in a single battle. The brand-new steel knives and spears in the hands of the ten thousand brothers were not stained with a drop of blood.
Zhang Xing, the commander of the left guard, took the lead and asked: "Your Highness, are you going back to the class?"
Zhu Di said quietly: "We have been itching all over the past few months, and we are going to take you and others out for a walk to see if we can capture some Yuan troops. What do you think?"
"real?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was overjoyed.
"Your Highness, can we really go out and kill those Tatars?"
"Your Highness, we have a clear goal. Along the way, we can see the gangsters around us who are busy killing each other. The general and others can only stay in the camp. They have been idle all day long and have grown hair all over their bodies!"
"Your Highness..."
Zhu Di looked solemn and said: "Guo Qing thinks that those Yuan troops who fled into the desert may return and keep an eye on the Naha Exodus tribesmen and baggage supplies escorted by my army. We are going to take you and others to arrest them." rabbit."
"Your Highness, let alone catching rabbits, even if I have to go into the desert and catch the Yuan army that escaped, I am willing to go."
"Please give an order from Your Highness. The general and others will set off as a whole army immediately and will catch those rabbits for Your Highness..."
Zhu Di said: "If you pass the order, my Yanshan Guards will make a fire and cook immediately.
After eating and drinking, take all your belongings with you and set off with us an hour later. "
"Follow the order."
All the conductors and the thousands of households bowed their hands in excitement and walked out quickly.
In the tent, the moment Zhu Di opened his mouth, Guo An felt something was wrong. It seemed that he had shot himself in the foot again.
After the tent was empty, Guo An still held on to a glimmer of hope.
"Your Highness, are you going too?"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "For such a big event, we must go and lead the troops."
Guo An: "..."
Zhu Di glanced at Guo An, remembered something, and said, "As a civil servant, Guo Qing doesn't have to follow us."
Guo An immediately spoke righteously, "Your Highness is worth a thousand dollars, so he can go there in person. How can a humble minister hide in the camp and enjoy peace and happiness?"
"In that case, then Guo Qing will go and prepare."
Zhu Di nodded slightly and didn't say much.
As for Guo An, he could only sigh slightly in his heart, he must not want to go. However, he was the one who proposed this matter. How could he stay in the camp?
If anything happens to Zhu Di, Lao Zhu will never let him go!
Soon, the entire Yanshanwei camp became noisy.
Whether it's to go out to catch rabbits or to gain military glory?
As long as they can get out, it is the most worthy of celebration for Yanshan Guards, a group of soldiers who have been idle for more than four months!
An hour later.
Zhu Di, wearing armor and carrying ten thousand Yanshan guards, left the camp and headed north.
They wanted to catch up with the tribesmen at Naha's retreat, and then follow them, quietly waiting for the Yuan troops who had not yet surrendered to take the bait.
One day later.
On the top of a mountain about forty or fifty feet high, Zhu Di stood at the top, looking into the distance.
However, at a glance, there is no trace of a person except for the mountains.
He couldn't help but feel doubtful, "Guo Qing, are you sure that the Yuan troops who have not surrendered will be hiding in these mountains and preparing to plunder the food and baggage?"
Guo An said slowly: "Your Highness, apart from this mountain forest, I really can't think of any other place where the unsubdued Yuan army could hide when they want to rob the convoy?"
On the side, a member of the Qianhu family asked angrily: "Guo Changshi, what if those Yuan troops are plundering elsewhere?"
Guo Andao said: "There are sentries and cavalry probing all along the way. If they dare to show up and be entangled by my army of cavalry, wouldn't they be sending sheep into the tiger's mouth?"
The Qianhu man smiled and said nothing.
Naturally, they all understood what Guo An said.
Now, the Northern Expedition Army is the overlord of this land. Even those Yuan troops who have not yet surrendered do not dare to show their heads. As long as they are stuck by the cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army, they will not be able to escape.
Therefore, as long as they want to make plans to reduce the troops and transport food and supplies, they can only do it in this mountain forest.
However, looking at the large forest in front of him, Zhu Di frowned slightly, "But Guo Qing, can't I, the Yanshan Guard, search such a large forest one by one?
What if there is really a Yuan army hiding in it, and when they see my army searching, they retreat early and wait until my Yanshan Guards leave before returning?
So, isn’t it a useless effort? "
Guo An said: "Your Highness, it would be better for us as Yanshan Guards not to send any sentries."
Zhu Di said: "Where can we find those Yuan troops without sending sentries?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, our army can hide in a mountain forest, wait for the rabbit, and wait quietly for the Yuan army to take the bait."
Zhu Di asked: "What if our Yanshan Guards had not defended the Yuan army in this forest?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, that means those Yuan troops have really fled into the depths of the desert. No matter how hard my army searches, it will only be in vain."
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(End of chapter)
