Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 360
Seeing Zhu Su's face change, Zhu Di couldn't help being puzzled. After Zhu Su told the worries in his heart, Zhu Di's complexion also turned pale: "Emperor Yuan is fatuous and incompetent. He will have the courage to fight my life with my Ming? Should he?" Can't you?"

"It's hard to say. Although Emperor Yuan is fatuous and incompetent, don't forget that Wang Baobao is still in charge of the military and state affairs of Yuanting." Zhu Su said.

Although it is unlikely, this is a game between the Yuan and Ming Dynasties with the country as a chess game.Although Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was a player with the top strategic ability, the actual power in the Yuan Court today is Wang Baobao, known as the "Unique Man in the World" (that is, the expanded Timur who defeated Xu Da in the Battle of Lingbei) , nor mediocrity.

Wang Baobao used his own power to protect Yuanting from extinction, and even defeated the Ming army in the Battle of Lingbei to the point that "it is rare to go out of the fortress since then". Whether it is tactics or strategy, this person is also the top front line in the world .

It's hard to say whether he will fight against all opinions and play this move that is close to death, but it is the only chess that Dayuan has hope of turning the game around.

"Didn't it mean that General Xu Da's troops are arriving? With the general here, I think it will be fine." Zhu Di said.This is the first time he has personally experienced the life-and-death strategic game between the two countries, and his back is wet with sweat unconsciously.Zhu Su also forced himself to be calm, and forced a smile: "Maybe I am worrying unnecessarily. After Zhang Dingbian comes back, I will ask him again."

However, before the words were finished, a soldier came to report: "His Royal Highness King Yan, His Royal Highness King Wu, Chang Guogong and Zhang Jushi have returned."

"Oh?" Zhu Di and Zhu Su looked at each other, and they adjusted their robes by coincidence, and greeted Chang Mao and Zhang Dingbian.

Seeing the two Highnesses welcoming each other, all the soldiers dismounted one after another.Zhang Dingbian also laughed and said: "I haven't seen His Highness the Fifth Highness for a few months, and His Highness is even better than before!"

"Emperor Ming can have the two sons of His Royal Highness Fourth Highness and Fifth Highness, this life is worthwhile!"

"Military and national affairs are important, gossip will be discussed later." Zhu Su said to Zhang Dingbian. "I heard from my fourth brother that Jushi Zhang has some urgent news to tell me. I don't know what it is?"

"Could it be that Yuan Ting is going to go south in a big way?" Zhu Di also asked.

"A certain one is only active in the area near the Great Wall. Is there any change in Yuanting, but I haven't heard anything about it." Speaking of business, Zhang Dingbian also became serious.

No news is good news. While Zhu Su and Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Dingbian said again: "Although Yuanting doesn't know if there is any change, but someone has found out, the 'Shanyang' in the north Wanhu', there are signs of gathering."

"Thousands of households?" Zhu Su was a little puzzled. "What kind of tribe is this?"

"Shanyang Wanhu was originally Ulus (that is, the meaning of "fiefdom") under the rule of the descendants of Genghis Khan's younger brother Temugewo Chijin." Zhu Di, on the other hand, knew the layout of many forces in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. "Its lord is 'Azashili', King of the Liao Dynasty in the Northern Yuan Dynasty."

"Azashili? This name sounds familiar..." Zhu Su thought carefully, and suddenly called out.

Isn't Azha Shili the leader of the Taining Guard who surrendered to Daming later and then defected to Beiyuan?There are three guards under him, and there are [-] Mongolian cavalry.Later, they also had a more famous name:

Duoyan Sanwei!

"You mean, Azashili has tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry and is watching outside the pass?" Zhu Su asked Zhang Dingbian.

"I'm afraid it's more than just eyeing a tiger." Zhang Dingbian shook his shiny bald head. "When a certain person entered the customs, a certain brother's brother came to report that they had already gathered and were heading towards Daming."

"This..." Suddenly, Zhu Di, Zhu Su, Chang Mao, Cao Yuan and other generals all looked shocked.

King Azashili of the Liao Dynasty launched a large-scale army, which could not have been ordered by the Northern Yuan court.In other words, Wang Baobao really saw this weakness of Daming, and was going to cooperate with Naha to take the opportunity to bite off a piece of fat from Daming's body.

Zhu Su only felt a coldness in his heart, and he suddenly remembered that day, when he watched Naha leave the barracks from a distance, he found an abnormality.

Why did Naha, who had clearly fallen into the Shanhaiguan Pass and lost his way of retreat, still stationed at the periphery of Yongping Mansion without any haste and did not attack.The food and grass piled up like a mountain in Yongping Mansion, and the Naha Station Department has at least 15 people. With such a huge number, it is impossible for such a large army to consume the rations of the people by marching around.

If the siege continues, the final result will only be that the troops will retreat after running out of food.At that time, I guessed that Naha was unwilling to go out of his mind, and still wanted to gather around to fight for aid, thinking about swallowing a few Ming troops and returning to Liaodong.

But there is a huge loophole in this speculation: as a warlord who supports his own self-respect, the military strength in his hands is the greatest guarantee of his power, and it is the fundamental bargaining chip for him to gain the greatest benefit in the gap between the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.Will such a warlord really push all his chips on the gambling table because of a moment of enthusiasm?
Zhu Su only felt that in his mind, it was like seeing the sun behind the clouds: Naha came out not because of a moment of impatience, nor because he was unwilling; this old fox was actually waiting, waiting for his reinforcements, waiting for the [-] Duoyan three cavalrymen to descend from the sky !

"Report! Yongping Mansion Urgent Report!" Suddenly, a sharp voice entered the ears of Zhu Su and others.Seeing the flag of the Ming army here, the knight galloped towards Zhu Su and the others.He almost scrambled off the horse, saw that there were two king flags in front of him, and quickly knelt down on the ground panting.

"Are you... Jin Yiwei? Get up quickly, what's wrong with Yongping Mansion?" Zhu Di hurriedly asked.

"Yes..." While panting, the man took out the belt badge proving his identity as Jin Yiwei from his pocket. "The villain is the Jinyi Guard stationed in the Yongping Mansion. Under the order of the Commander of the Yongping Guard, Mr. Qiu Cheng, he went out of the city to ask for help from the nearby friendly forces."

"Last night, Nahachu suddenly mobilized and stormed the walls of Yongping Mansion. The thieves are coming fiercely. If there is no reinforcements, Yongping Mansion may fall!"

"What?" Everyone was shocked again. No one expected that Naha, who had been putting on an appearance of besieging the spot for reinforcements and did not take the initiative to attack the city, would be motionless and thunderous when he moved. Attack Yongping Mansion at night.

"That's not right, is Naha out of his mind?" Chang Mao asked puzzled. "In the Jianchang camp, there are still tens of thousands of our Ming army, and they are eyeing them."

"Although Guo Xing's skills are mediocre, he has fought for a lifetime, and after all, he has some vision."

"If Naha dares to move with all his strength, Guo Xing will definitely take advantage of the situation and send troops to copy his ass. After this back and forth attack, Naha will be angry at both sides if he comes out of that thief and bird?"

(End of this chapter)