Chapter 31 King Yan’s first formation
He Xi listened to Zhu Yuanzhang's advice.
Start teaching.
The most important thing for him is to discuss with the few people in front of him to come up with a set of teaching materials that can not only reflect the knowledge system of this era, but also penetrate the knowledge form of future generations. Teaching is secondary.
After all, those noble sons were beaten with sticks one by one. You may not be able to learn much. And those top students selected by the Imperial College. Just let them know what to learn and put what they want to learn in front of their eyes, and there is no need for a teacher for the rest.
This is a slow, careful effort.
Just when He Xi finally calmed down. The war in the north is finally about to begin.
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In the north, the south wind comes much later than the south wind. There seems to be no southerly wind all spring. There is only the whistling north wind, like the cry of a winner. And once the south wind prevails, Xia Tian seems to be dragged behind, and Shi Shiran comes.
In the north today, it is the south wind that gently lifts the curtain. Touch each person's face gently. And when Xia Tian was too shy to show her headscarf.
It is also the most suitable time for fighting.
The mud from the melted ice and snow has faded slightly. The green grass on the grassland has only slightly exposed its young leaves. These few young leaves are not enough to make up for the fat lost by all the livestock in the winter. The fierce war has already begun.
If you use a satellite to look down in the sky, you can see that hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were divided into three groups, rushing towards the Monan area from Beiping, Datong, and Liaodong. But if you look closely, you can see that the seemingly huge three-pronged army is divided into more than a dozen small armies. Each army has thousands of cavalry, or thousands of cavalry.
There is no way around this.
This battle was nominally an excuse for a Mongolian noble to go south to invade the country, but in fact, it was natural for this Mongolian noble to go south to fight the Ming Dynasty. But Ming Dynasty’s deliberate efforts were not just because of this trivial matter.
It was to take down the entire Monan Mongolia.
And Mongolia has a special garrison in Monan Mongolia. Does Mongolia have a special city?
Of course there is none. Some are just mobile tribes. And these tribes don't have many warriors. This is because of economic reasons. It’s not that they don’t want to, it’s that they can’t.
The carrying capacity of a piece of grassland is limited, how many livestock can be accommodated in a grassland, and how many livestock can be fed by so many animals. These are all counted. Determination is not about doing whatever you want.
The ecology on the grassland is so fragile that many people can hardly imagine it.
A very simple example is if you dig a big hole south of the Great Wall or in some places in the Central Plains to expose the soil layer, and then leave it alone. It doesn't take a summer, but after a few rains, this big pit will be covered with plants. After a period of time, it will be the same as the original land surface.
But if he does this on the grassland, his recovery time will be very long. Not even recovery. The so-called non-recovery means that the land has gradually turned from this slope into bare ground like the Gobi Desert.
Such a weak natural environment can only divide the herdsmen into tribes. There are tens of thousands of people in a tribe, usually more than tens of thousands. Therefore, there are many warriors in a tribe, that is, adult men. Thousands of cavalry are enough to cope with it, and it is a very easy response.
No matter how many soldiers there are, it is useless.
It can be said that instead of talking about three armies, it is better to talk about three large iron brushes, brushing across the grassland. Wherever it passes, there is blood and fire.
On the one hand, the Mongols are all soldiers. Even the waiter can ride a sheep and shoot a wooden bow. On the other hand, although Ming Dynasty's military discipline was good, who should it be compared with? For the people in the country, it's okay. But when it comes to dealing with enemies on the battlefield, you don't necessarily have to pay that much attention.
Overall, the war went surprisingly smoothly.
On the grassland, Yan King Zhu Di was riding on a horse, riding on a high slope. Looking down, the three thousand riders split into three groups and charged into the large tribe below. The cry of killing resounded throughout the tribe.
After a while.
A Qianhu horseman came over on horseback, dismounted, knelt down in front of King Yan's horse, and said, "Your Highness, this is the head of Mongolian Taiji. The entire tribe has stopped resisting."
King Yan nodded and said: "Zhang Yu, go and pass the order. Since you have won, stop and don't go too far."
Zhang Yu said loudly: "Yes."
He went down in person, and it took a while to gather the army.
King Yan looked over with cold eyes, suddenly pointed his riding whip and said: "Zhang Yu, take off the heads of these three people."
One of the generals said, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
King Yan said: "I can see clearly here. After I ordered the gathering, you still left a stick of incense in the tent. I don't care what you do. If you don't obey my military order, this is what will happen."
"Your Highness, you can't do this to me. I am an old member of the Duke of Wei. I am an old member of the Duke of Wei." A general said in a panic.
King Yan sneered and said: "Wei Guogong's old subordinates should be killed even more. You don't know who my wife is? If you don't give me face, you don't give Wei Guogong's house face. If you betray the old master, you will be killed without mercy."
Zhang Yu led his men to kill these three people neatly.
When the three heads were thrown in front of King Yan's horse, the whole army was silent.
King Yan said: "Call the troops, take all the prisoners back to Peiping, sell them to the officials, sell them for money, and reward them to the whole army."
Suddenly the soldiers cheered.
Isn't it? For these soldiers, it doesn't matter who they fight for, they just need to give money. Of course, it would be better if they can fight and the generals will accept the money easily.
The generals at all levels retreated their troops, collected the spoils of war, and put aside other matters for the time being.
King Yan asked his guards to surround him, then he got off his horse and squatted down to vomit.
Although Zhu Di later fought countless battles, today's battle was still Zhu Di's first battle. It's not like he hasn't seen murder before. But he had never seen so many people dead, let alone their heads so close to him.
I was holding it back just now, but now I dare to expose it in private.
"Your Highness," Zhang Yu said, "Drink some water. Rinse your mouth."
King Yan spit the water he was gargling on the ground and said, "Zhang Yu, what do you think of this battle alone?"
Zhang Yu said: "Your Majesty, this battle is so clever and clever. All the famous generals in the world are just like this."
"Shit." King Yan said; "Don't you know what's going on? The Duke of Wei is very cautious. This is the first time for my third brother and I to go into battle. He is determined not to let us make any mistakes. He has given the target and sent a thousand riders over. , were too many, but they gave me one guard. What a waste of force."
Zhang Yu didn't know how to answer what King Yan said. I can only say nothing.
King Yan continued to ask: "Zhang Yu, tell the truth. How did the battle go?"
Zhang Yu said: "It's quite satisfactory."
King Yan pondered for a moment, nodded, and said with a wry smile: "That's probably it. Zhang Yu, do you think Gu will lose to the third brother?"
King Yan remembered the private agreement he made with King Jin at the swearing-in meeting. Make a bet on who has the most military exploits. The greatest military exploits.
Zhang Yu said: "Your Highness, no matter we win or lose, we have to return to the army. Firstly, Wei Guogong only arranged this goal for Your Highness, and we cannot violate military orders. Secondly, once the war started, the Mongols were not fools. It is estimated that the tribes They all started to run away. The third time we came, we didn’t know the enemy’s situation, and the skinny camels were bigger than the horses. This war went too smoothly, which is not a good thing.”
"Mongolia is Mongolia after all. It's better not to take it lightly."
King Yan sighed and said: "Don't worry, Gu is not a ignorant person. Then return to the army quickly. You must return to the army earlier than King Jin."
At this moment, King Yan couldn't help but sneeze. He had no idea that his independent arm and first counselor for the rest of his life was no longer his. Instead, he remembered that more than half a year ago, for no apparent reason, he was severely punished by his father for being lax in educating his children. Thinking about it now makes his butt hurt.
What made him even more confused was this.
He still doesn't know what happened that caused him to receive this beating. His eldest son is only a child. Even if he makes a mistake, what mistake can he make? He also carefully asked the people around Zhu Gaochi, and there was nothing wrong. He really couldn't understand it.
This matter will probably become an eternal mystery in his heart.
