Chapter 84: The Northern Border of the Ming Dynasty, the Army Advances Across the Board

Chapter 84: The Northern Border of the Ming Dynasty, the Army Advances Across the Board

Chapter 84: The Northern Border of the Ming Dynasty, the Army Advances Across the Board

After the military order was issued, the originally quiet camp suddenly became boiling.

The originally leisurely soldiers also became hurried.

The soldiers on the march heard the horns sounding around them and suddenly became nervous.

Finally, he ran as fast as he could, searching for his own army in the camp!
The desolate sound of the horn echoed throughout the entire Gyeongju city.

In a house near the government office in Qingzhou, the sound of reading aloud could be heard.
The New Year has passed, and the children in Gyeongju have returned to school, looking at the books in their hands with sad faces.

The sudden sound of the horn made many children look up with surprise.

Then they looked straight at the gentleman standing at the top, but they were stunned.

Mr. Lu seemed to have lost his usual indifference, replaced by a look of concern.
At this moment, he was holding the teaching plan with one hand, looking towards the north with empty eyes and a complicated expression.

At this moment, a soldier from the Qingzhou camp appeared at the door of the house, with a hurried look on his face.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Lu?"

Lu Dangjia came back to his senses, his eyes were a little shaken: "It's me."

The soldier had a serious look on his face. He took out a letter from his pocket and quickly walked over to hand it over:

"Mr. Lu, this is a letter that the general ordered me to deliver. Please check it quickly."

Mr. Lu's hands began to tremble slightly. He opened the letter in a panic, his palms still trembling slightly.

When the letter was opened and he saw the words inside, he breathed a sigh of relief, his hands stopped shaking and his mind was no longer panicked.

There were only five simple words on the letter:

"Lu Yunyi is fine."

Liu Huaipu, who was listening to a song at home, heard the horn sound.

He suddenly opened his eyes and hurried out of the mansion.
In order to get the news earlier, he moved to the house closest to the north gate, facing the only road in and out of the north gate.

After running out of the mansion, he first saw teams of soldiers in armor and armed with sharp weapons, pulling donkey carts, trotting on the road in a hurry.
Liu Huaipu was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened a little bit, guessing that the army was about to set out.
Soon, he saw a familiar figure rushing over. He vaguely remembered that it was a soldier from the front army scout.
He came to the door of Liu's house, took out a letter from his pocket and handed it over.

"Master Liu, this is the letter that General Guo from the army asked me to bring to you."

Liu Huaipu quickly took it and opened it in a hurry to check. When he saw the words clearly, he couldn't help but burst into tears and breathed a sigh of relief.
He hurriedly instructed the old servant beside him:

"Go to Manchunlou and tell Li Qingfei that Black Hawk is fine."

"Yes"

The news that General Lan Yu had decided to send troops was quickly sent to all the daimyo through troops.

The Liaodong and Daning regional commanderies received the news first, and then passed it on to Beiping!

The iron ore mining in Liaodong Dusi started from sunrise to sunset.

It became a day and night operation, and the same was true for the weapons workshop.
Countless crossbows, arrows, armors, and long swords flowed out of the weapons workshop continuously.

Once the war begins, whether you win or lose, you will need to replenish enough weapons.

The news reached the Daning Dusi, which was preparing to change its name to the Beiping Dusi.
They also stopped the mutual buck-passing with the Beiping Dusi and began to gather troops from various garrisons and prepare for battle.

This move was not to send troops to the Yuan court, but to take precautions.

The reason why the army marched from Gyeongju was to prevent

The Northern Yuan Dynasty's counterattack was aimed directly at Daning and Liaodong, so the advance point was set outside the Great Wall.

If the army fails, Gyeongju will send the news back at all costs.

Daning was the first to bear the brunt and prepare to guard the border.

When news of the army's departure reached Peking, the reaction was even more intense.
The Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, who was stationed here, mobilized the three guards of Yanshan, the middle, left and right.
He gathered 50,000 soldiers, 30,000 armored soldiers, and 20,000 horses, marched out of Xuanfu, passed Kaipingwei, and attacked the Tatar gathering directly, taking the initiative to advance.

Zhu Gang, the King of Jin, who was based in Taiyuan, was transferred to the Shanxi Xingdusi.
There are ten guards in total: Shuozhou, Andong, Datong Front Center Left, Dingbian, Yulin, Weiyuan, Yanghe, and Tiancheng.

They gathered 70,000 horses and divided them into three groups. They marched out from Datong, Ningxia and Shuozhou and attacked the Tatar-controlled military town of Shajing directly, ready to fight the enemy!

Zhu Chong, the King of Qin, who was in Xi'an, dispatched 30,000 soldiers and horses from Yongchang Guard, Xining Guard, Liangzhou Guard, and Suzhou Guard to march northward from Gansu.

They attacked directly the water source outside the Great Wall, Yijinai, the former Yuan Heishui City, to block the possible invading Wala.

On the same day, the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission and the Henan Provincial Administration Commission recruited 20,000 laborers, 6,000 donkeys, and 4,000 mules and horses to speed up the transportation of grain.
A curfew has been imposed in all prefectures, counties and towns within the provincial government, and rioters will be strictly punished!
The next day, Nanjing Yingtianfu,

The Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, together with the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, led the civil and military officials in offering sacrifices to heaven with piety, praying that the royal army would be victorious in the battle.

Three days later, we arrived at Buir Lake, where the Northern Yuan Dynasty’s royal court was located.

The Tatar general Borshu angrily broke into the military tent where the Crown Prince Tianbaonu was.

There were several people sitting in the military tent, headed by the crown prince Tian Baonu.

Next are several important ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The military tent was covered with a white tiger carpet, and in the center there was a huge incense burner.
It is intricately decorated with antique charm, and is emitting wisps of green smoke.

Seeing this, Borshu became even more angry. He ignored the ministers present and spoke bluntly:
"Taiji, the Second Prince's troops are becoming more and more excessive.
It would be fine if he trained the troops, but why did he come to our camp to recruit soldiers?
Moreover, our soldiers encountered the Second Prince's men outside.
At the least, they were severely beaten, and at the worst, they disappeared on the spot.

Now, we have only three days to train and search for the traces of the Ming army.

Sixty-one of us were missing for no reason, and hundreds of soldiers were beaten.
As a result, my men are now in a state of panic, and the soldiers dare not leave the camp. When they see the Second Prince's troops, they feel inferior to him!"

Borshu spoke in a fierce tone, with anger on his face, and kept talking, which made Tianbao Nutaiji look dazed.
After a long time, Tianbao Nutaiji finally came to his senses, gently pressed his hands, and said comfortingly:

"General Bo Er Shu, please be patient and calm.
Now that Dibaonu is in power, I have been punished by the Khan for the missing soldiers, you have to be patient."

Bolshu's eyes widened, he took two steps forward, and said in a cold voice:
"Endure? How to endure?

The Ming army has already hit us in the face, Your Highness, how can I bear it?

I watched my soldiers shrink back from the battle, and it was painful to my heart.

We are from the same grassland. More than a thousand people from my Tatar tribe died on the road while delivering the letter.

But the soldiers of the royal court are afraid to fight, how can I be willing to do that? "

After a pause, Bolshu continued:
"Tianbao Nutaiji, nearly 3,000 soldiers are missing.
If you don't give an explanation to the royal court, you won't be able to lead your troops.
Have you ever thought that it was the Second Prince's doing?

Now our soldiers are still missing. Doesn't this scene look familiar to you?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the military tent suddenly became cold.

Several ministers looked grim and cast their gazes over.

"General Borshu, you can't say this carelessly. If others hear it, you will be trying to sow discord between the two princes."

Borshu looked over and snorted coldly:
"Three thousand soldiers disappeared openly, and you keep saying that it was the Ming army's fault, but who was the Ming army?

Arisileng, a general under Nadibaonu, led thousands of soldiers out of the camp every day.

Have you searched around Buyuer Lake, found it?

To wipe out 3,000 soldiers, at least 3,000 Ming troops are needed. How could such a large force not leave any traces?"

The faces of several adults changed, and Tianbao Nutaiji's face also turned cold, and he shouted:

"Bo Ershu, stop being so presumptuous!"

But instead of stopping, Borshu became even worse.
He glanced back and forth at the adults and said in a cold voice:

"That day was the New Year, and Dibaonu sent only 3,000 soldiers.
How difficult is it to wipe out all 3,000 of my men without letting anyone know?"

"What do you mean?" Tianbaonu narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists.

"If I remember correctly, there were 6,000 Royal Court soldiers who left the camp that day.
If they cooperate, it will be much easier to accomplish this.”

As he spoke, Boershu's eyes were fixed on several generals in armor.

Some of them were the ones who went out of the camp for inspection that day.

Their faces changed drastically, they stood up suddenly and shouted angrily:

"Borshu, how dare you! Don't treat this place as Tatars, this is the royal court!!"

"Enough!" Tianbao Nutaiji was so angry that he threw the Tang Dynasty teacup out of the cup.

But once he made the move, deep regret flashed in his eyes.

Fortunately, the teacup fell on the white tiger blanket and did not break, which made him feel relieved.

He took a deep breath and waved his hand:
"My Lords, please leave first. I have something important to discuss with Borshu."

"Taijit!!"

"go out!"

Soon, only Borshu and Tianbaonu were left in the military tent.

The cold wind as you marched took away the scent of agarwood in the military tent and made the air much cooler.

Tianbaonu sighed softly, stood up and walked downstairs.
He patted Borshu's shoulder gently, then bent down to pick up the teacup and said softly:
"Bo Ershu, I know you are angry and harbor a deep hatred for your people, but you also have to understand my difficulties."

"Taiji, Borshu is not a fierce general, but he knows how to build morale.
If the Second Prince continues to bully us like this, I think the morale of Taiji's soldiers will be broken."

Tianbao Nu kept nodding his head, with a soothing look on his face:
"I know, I know, but things have to be done bit by bit.
What I discussed with those generals earlier was the matter of borrowing troops."

Bolshu looked strange.

Tian Baonu continued, "I have already considered what you said before.

The three thousand soldiers not only died at the hands of Dibaonu, but also at the hands of the soldiers of the royal court.

But do you know who did it? Among the seven captains who came out that day, do you know which one was good? Which one was bad?

"I do not know."

"I don't know either, so I don't dare to use them.
Some of them are Dibaonu's men, and I don't know whether other generals are Dibaonu's men, so I dare not use them.

So I wanted to borrow some soldiers from them.
If you, an outsider, take charge of the overall planning, then there will be no mistakes.

You can't be one of the land security guards."

As Tianbaonu spoke, he looked towards Bolshu, his eyes full of admiration.

He had seen all that happened to Borshu these days.

His battle skills are better than many generals in the royal court. At least he is a fierce general, and he is bent on revenge!
As a crown prince, he was not afraid of his subordinates asking for things, but was afraid of his subordinates having no desires.

For people like Bo Ershu, as long as you help him to avenge him, you can gain his loyalty.
Tianbao slaves have controlled countless people and are certain of this!
As the Bolshu, Wu Fuliu's eyes widened little by little, and he could hardly suppress the ecstasy and shock in his heart.

But this kind of mood made Tianbao Nu feel proud, thinking that he was convinced by his eloquent speech.

After taking a deep breath, Bolshu spoke in a deep voice:
"Taiji, although I met His Highness Dibaonu once when I first arrived,
But that was just an acquaintance, he already had Arisleng under his command, so there was no place for me."

Tian Baonu nodded with satisfaction. This was also something he had considered.

The better Arisleng performed, the more Borshu wanted to stick with him.

Tian Baonu raised his hand, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile:

"How many troops did you want to borrow last time?"

Wu Fuliu took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, I wanted to borrow 5,000 soldiers last time, but now 5,000 is not enough."

Tianbao Nu was extremely happy, waving his hands casually, staring at him intently with deep eye sockets:
"How much is needed to defeat Arsleng?"

"Arisleng has 5,000 soldiers under his command. They have been training for several days and want to defeat at least 10,000."

Tian Baonu smiled:

"Okay, then ten thousand. I have just discussed this with you gentlemen.

It is necessary to conduct a large-scale search in Buir Lake to find possible hiding places of the Ming army.
I want you to lead the troops, what do you think?"

Wu Fuliu's breathing became faster and faster, and he bowed his head:
"Bo Er Shu Yue is doing a great service!!"

At night, a figure appeared silently outside the camp of Dibaonu.
Ortai, who had received the order to stand guard here, suddenly widened his eyes when he saw the figure, was stunned for two breaths, then quickly waved his hand, quickly opened the side door of the camp, and let him in!
"General Bolshu, it's you?"

Wu Fuliu lowered his hood and said softly:

"I remember you. Your name is Ortai. You did a good job during yesterday's inspection. The disappearance of those people made Tianbao Nutaiji very angry."

Ertai's eyes widened, his breathing became rapid, and he said quickly:
"I will try my best, General Bolshu.

I will take you to see His Highness Arsleng. If you are seen by the spies planted by Taiji, you will be in trouble."

"it is good!"

Ortai led Wu Fuliu through many twists and turns in the camp.
He easily avoided the patrolling soldiers and soon arrived at the military tent where 'Arisleng' was.

Only then did Ortai let out a long sigh, looked at General Borshu, and said:
"General, your move is a wise one, please!"

Wu Fuliu nodded heavily and went straight into the military tent.

Lu Yunyi paced back and forth in the military tent and noticed something behind him.
He quickly turned around to check and saw that it was Wu Fuliu who had arrived. A smile immediately appeared on his face.

Wu Fuliu did not step forward immediately, but stood to one side of the curtain.
He watched Ortai leave quietly, then carefully looked around, and only lowered the curtain when he found no movement.
He smiled and said respectfully:
"Sir, he is Ortai? He is really stupid."

Lu Yunyi smiled and said, "He is young and has little experience in the world. He is just a good man in the royal court."

Wu Fuliu thought of Ortai's innocent eyes and nodded in agreement:

"Sir, I have good news for you. Tian Baonu agreed to lend me 10,000 soldiers, drawn from various tribes!"

Lu Yunyi's eyes widened suddenly: "Really?"

Wu Fuliu smiled and said, "Your plan is indeed useful. When I went to argue with him today,

He expressed to me his distrust of the generals in the royal court.

It was believed that Di Baonu was among them and also participated in the strangulation of the 3,000 soldiers.

I never thought that you could accomplish this with only a thousand men."

"Hahaha, a lot of the Northern Yuan battle formations have been lost. We no longer have the bravery we had during the time of Emperor Genghis."

Hearing the flattery, Lu Yunyi was very happy and continued:

"When he gives you the soldiers, do not hide.
Show it off openly and show off in front of me.
This is the only way to put pressure on Di Baonu and make him give me more soldiers! !
The royal court has only about 70,000 soldiers ready for battle.
If you and I each command 10,000 people, and we find a random excuse to start a war in the wild, and fight to the death, the royal court will be in turmoil. "

Wu Fuliu's eyes widened little by little, and his breathing became faster and faster.

He had been in the army for several years, but had never seen such a great feat, or even a scene of more than ten thousand people fighting.

"But if we do that, Usar Khan will punish us."

"We'll see when the time comes, whether to flee or return, wait for the right time to act,

It's time for the army to go out.

If we can get in touch with him, we two will take our soldiers and throw ourselves into his arms.

Then he replaced the prince with a cat, and led the Ming army back quietly,

Then we will be the first to achieve merit in this battle, and kill tens of thousands of enemies! ! " Lu Yunyi said, a little excited.
This is very difficult to achieve, but there is a chance.

Wu Fuliu was even more shocked. He once thought that beheading a level 10 warrior in one battle was the pinnacle of his life.

He would never dare to dream of beheading tens of thousands of people.

"grown ups!!"

"Don't get excited, be steady"

"Yes." Wu Fuliu shook his head, looked at the empty military tent, and asked:

"My lord, where is Lord Black Hawk?"

Lu Yunyi's expression suddenly became strange. He hesitated for a moment and then slowly shook his head:

"I do not know either."

(End of this chapter)