Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Xia Ziling and Zhu Chun arrived at the Wengniu Te Department, but this time they were treated politely by the honored guests.Azashri was very happy to hear that the poisoning of the soldiers had been resolved and he was not implicated.

Azashili had seriously considered Xia Ziling's proposal to seek refuge with the King of Shu before, and now that he saw the real King of Shu, although he was not as weak as the crown, he was extremely noble, so he made a decision in his heart.

Instead of waiting like a bereaved dog in Liaodong for a reward from Emperor Hongwu, it is better to take the initiative and make every inch of merit so as to win the emperor's favor.Although the Wengniute Department has some power in Liaodong, it is not the strongest.Coupled with the fact that he was in charge of a department at a young age, there were dissatisfaction inside and outside the department. This opportunity appreciated by the king of Shu just happened to help him establish his prestige in Liaodong.

However, even though he decided to take refuge in the King of Shu, Azashili still had some integrity and could not bear to kill each other.Therefore, his reply to Zhu Chun was - "I am willing to follow the King of Shu in the Northern Expedition, but not to participate in the battle. I only protect the prince by his side. Whenever the prince is in danger, he will definitely help him."

Although it is a pity not to participate in the battle on the frontal battlefield, but it is just a few more mouths to eat, but it is not a bad thing to win the personal protection of several Mongolian masters.Zhu Chun agreed on the spot, and promised that on the day the army returned triumphantly, he would speak well for Azashri in front of his father.

It's just that Zhu Chun's task for Azashili is to "follow Xia Ziling and protect her personally."

After leaving Wengniu's special department, Xia Ziling said: "My lord, your daughter's body is much more valuable than a minister's. I think it's better to bring a master like Azashili with you."

"It is enough for me to have Zhang Shou by my side. Your martial arts are so poor, and you will be in danger on the battlefield. I don't have time to take care of you. Let Azashili follow you, lest you drag me down."

"..." Xia Ziling was speechless, why did he feel that he was often despised by Zhu Chun.

After resting for two days, the army broke out of camp and set off, and began the long and peaceful journey again.

After such a trek, the time has already entered the first month in a blink of an eye, and the sergeants will definitely not be able to pass this New Year's Day.After leaving Liaodong, it was even more frigid and freezing. The camp was pulled out at Si time every day, and it would be dark before You time.

The soldiers who grew up in the south were already miserable, and even the northern men under King Yan's tent were also complaining in their hearts.The key is that after walking for so many months, there is no sign of the Yuan army. How long will it take to find the enemy?Whether they win or lose, life or death, the soldiers are eagerly looking forward to a battle at this moment.

And that Lan Yan didn't need to blacken his face as Xia Ziling mentioned before.The cold wind in the north blew and blew, and there were no skin care products in ancient times, which had already shaved her pretty face dry and yellow, and she didn't know how long it would take to recover when she returned to Yingtian.

Good girl, why bother to seek abuse like this?However, Xia Ziling can't figure out what Princess Shu's thoughts will be in the future. When the big men are complaining, Lan Yan is still full of energy and will manage the food and grass well.

But when it comes to food and grass, after two months from Liaodong, all the rice, noodles, dried meat and other things have been eaten. In addition to the cold weather, there is no food to eat along the way, and the food in the army is getting worse and worse.Going on like this, I am afraid that there will be only dry biscuits left soon.

On this day, the army arrived near Baiyanjing.In the open wasteland dozens of miles ahead, there are densely packed, and there is a stone well a few steps away. There are more than [-] wells without boundaries. It is very shocking to look at.

This place is called "Aolengnaohai Yinqiriga" in Mongolian, which means "the well of dogs". It is said that it was dug by drinking horses when Genghis Khan conquered Xixia.However, the soldiers who followed Genghis Khan in his conquests have long since passed away. Although the time is not too long, the younger generations can no longer tell whether it was really artificially excavated. After all, Mobei is dry, and two hundred The remaining wells are completely unimaginable.

Therefore, there are also rumors that this is the result of the magic cast by the gods to bless the Mongolian army invincible.In short, regardless of the reason for the formation of these stone wells, this is a holy place for the Mongolian people.

When I was in Liaodong before, spies came to report that there were Mongolian cavalry near Baiyanjing. However, when the army arrived here, they saw only the open space covered with snow, white and deserted, where was there a single figure?

After camping, it was dusk, Lan Yu stood alone in front of the big tent, looking at the desolate scenery, just like his current state of mind. "The enemy is ahead", he has received countless battle reports like this for more than a month, but every time he is ordered to advance, what awaits him is an empty desert.

In recent days, most of the generals in the army have expressed the intention of retreating. Now Can Yuan is no longer as ignorant of current affairs as before. It is the strategy set by Tugu Sitimur to run away as soon as the Ming army arrives. After all, it is impossible for a 15 army to cross the border without a trace. When will it be a head to chase after Yuan Ting like this?Regarding the terrain of Mobei, the Mongols are much more familiar with it than the Ming army. When playing hide-and-seek in Mobei, the Ming army will definitely not be the opponent of the Yuan court.

Arriving at Baiyanjing today, the generals under his command proposed to withdraw the troops even more.Xu Shi faced this unearthly scene and thought of the great achievements of Genghis Khan back then, the generals felt a little scared, and even less willing to fight.

Retreat?No way!Whether it's for his pride before going out to battle, or for the emperor's entrustment, he is not allowed to return without success.

Just today, Sapphire suddenly had a feeling that the enemy was nearby.This intuition has no basis, here is an endless plain, and the possibility of the enemy setting up an ambush is zero.However, this intuition comes from his military career for most of his life, and he cannot ignore it.

"General, it's cold and windy, let's go back to the tent and rest." A crisp voice sounded from behind, calling back Lan Yu's thoughts.

Lan Yu didn't need to turn her head to know who was coming, she just said coldly: "It's cold and windy? Then you finally know that joining the army is not a fun thing, right?"

"Boy...my nephew has never treated joining the army as a trifling matter. Although it's hard work, I enjoy it so much."

Lan Yu turned around and looked at Lan Yan, her daughter's firm eyes were just like her own when she was young.Even though she knew that the child was so stubborn that even eight horses could not be pulled back, Lan Yu was angry, but she couldn't help scolding angrily: "Aren't you in charge of food and grass? When did you become my personal messenger? What are you doing here? !"

Knowing that her father was still angry, Lan Yan silently bowed her head and said, "I just care about the general's health. No matter what I do, even if I get married in the future... if I get married, the general will always be the first in my heart."

The army is full of chatter, although there is no one around, it is better to be careful when speaking.Lan Yan's words really came from the bottom of her heart. She is the only daughter in the family. Since she was a child, her father asked someone to teach her literary skills and martial arts. Men from ordinary families would feel inferior in front of her.The person she admired the most was her father Lan Yu, and what she regretted the most was that as a daughter, she couldn't fight the enemy with her father.

"Marriage? Thanks to you remembering this, whoever wants to marry... I'm afraid I'll regret it after getting married to you!" My daughter is outstanding in appearance, but her temper... is definitely a big failure of the Lan family.At that time, the king of Shu proposed to postpone the wedding date by two years, and he was actually relieved.This naughty daughter, I hope that after two years of training, she can make some progress, and don't just cause trouble for the King of Shu when she goes to the Palace of the King of Shu.

"Hmph, regret it? Then it's ruined, I don't like him anyway!" Although Zhu Chun looks very good, in Lan Yan's eyes, he is a bit arrogant and cold, and he looks like a domineering prince, so boring.

"You..." Lan Yu was so angry with her daughter that her beard was raised. Her marriage contract with the King of Shu was appointed by the emperor. She dared to say such words, she simply didn't want to live!But in this case, it is not easy to say clearly now.

Lan Yu could only suppress the words of admonishment to her stomach, took two deep breaths, and said, "I paid back the bill... You should also be careful, don't go out at night, I'm worried that it's not peaceful here."

"It's not peaceful?" Lan Yan was a little puzzled. 15 people camped here. How could there be any unrest at night? If jackals and beasts invaded, they would catch them to improve the army's food; if the Mongols invaded, that would be even better , They were worried that they could not find the shadows of those Tartars.

Lan Yu's army has always been very strict. During the march, after nightfall, the soldiers must sleep with their clothes on, and keep their weapons with them. Every hundred battalions are divided into three patrols.Although some people think that this kind of army has marched for several months without seeing half of the Tartars, so there is no need to be so vigilant.However, Sapphire persisted and led by example.

Sun Tzu's Art of War says, "Be first the invincible, and wait for the enemy to be victorious." His Sapphire won so many victories, not by luck.Regardless of whether the enemy is strong or weak, his team must always be fully prepared and on standby at all times.

After a while, Lan Yu withdrew her thoughts and said solemnly, "Anyway, be careful yourself."

"Yes." Since her father said so, Lan Yan naturally had to obey, and after she answered, she turned and left.

That night, there was no snow, but when Mobei got up, the strong wind that could blow cows into the sky kept blowing, like ghosts crying and howling wolves, which made people's hair stand on end.Xia Ziling was trained miserably by Wuzhen back then, but he was able to turn a blind eye to and deaf to these natural environments, so he slept soundly with his clothes on.

However, in the middle of the night, the whistling wind suddenly became a little unusual, mixed with the voices of people, horses, and the exchange of weapons.When Xia Ziling was awakened by the sound, it was not yet his duty time.The wind in Mobei was already ridiculously loud. Under the cover of this wind, the sound of the two armies fighting on the battlefield could still be clearly heard. The sound was not too loud, and Xia Ziling didn't think it was his hallucination.

Quickly got up and put on a big cloak, Xia Ziling went to the king's tent.

"My lord!" When Xia Ziling entered the tent, Mu Sheng was already inside, frowning and talking with Zhu Chun.

Zhu Chun said: "Xia Ziling, it's just right, tell me what's going on!"

"When I came over just now, I observed it. The sound seemed to be coming from the direction of Baiyanjing, but when I looked around, I could only see the strong wind blowing around, and there was no sign of the army." Mobei is very windy, often Appears in the form of a cyclone, often accompanied by sandstorms.

Because the place of Baiyanjing is too intimidating, Lan Yu originally wanted to march at a high speed, and set up camp after staying away from this place, but it happened that the weather was unlucky. Camp again, and even have to be blocked here for a few days, and the march can only be continued after the dusty weather has passed.

Mu Sheng nodded and added: "That's right. Just now I met a group of soldiers on duty, who were discussing a lot, and they looked terrified."

"At present, the morale of the army is unstable, and such strange things happen today. I am afraid that more people will propose to withdraw the army." From Zhu Chun's heart, the opportunity to go out like this is hard to find, and he is not willing to return without success." Xia Ziling, where do you think this voice comes from?"

The ancients were superstitious, and it is estimated that at this moment in the army, such remarks as Genghis Khan's heroic soul is still alive, and he led his Mongolian cavalry to stop the Ming army have already spread.But in his opinion, the possibility of this matter is as follows——

"My lord, I think there are two reasons for this matter. One, there may have been a war here a hundred years ago. Due to the special terrain, the sounds of these fights were recorded and played in a specific environment."

"Secondly, this is Bei Yuan's suspicion of Wei Tian's subordinates, in order to make our army retreat voluntarily in fear."

Xia Ziling's two inferences did not carry any hint of ghosts and gods. Zhu Chun pondered for a moment and said, "Is there no possibility that the ghost soldiers can make excuses?"

There are many legends about Yin soldiers in ancient times. There are two main theories. One is that after the ancient war, there were many casualties because of the lingering resentment; the other is the war between ghost kings in the ghost world.

The ancients were not atheists, so it is normal for Zhu Chun to raise this question.Besides, Xia Ziling didn't dare to say that there are really no ghosts and gods in this world after going through such outrageous things as time travel.

"I don't dare to say that. But even if it's a yin soldier who makes an excuse, it depends on what kind of yin soldier it is. If it's an ordinary yin soldier who has no grievances or enmity with me, it shouldn't hinder my army from moving forward. Besides, I used to read In the various miscellaneous books, there is no record of Yin soldiers using methods to hurt people; if Genghis Khan's iron cavalry turned into Yin soldiers after death, I think it is impossible."

Mu Sheng said, "Why is it impossible?"

"This is the sixth time I have marched to the north. If Genghis Khan really turned into a heroic spirit after his death, he didn't protect his descendants the previous few times. Why did he take action when the defeat is already settled?" Besides, with Genghis Khan's arrogance, his descendants are so You bastard, being chased like a stray dog, I guess he doesn't bother to talk to him.

Zhu Chun nodded and said: "Well, yes, your analysis is very reasonable. After a while, the army will discuss this matter, and this king has already considered it."

As soon as Zhu Chun finished speaking, soldiers came to pass the news, and Lan Yu really summoned the senior generals of the army to the big tent to discuss the matter together.

This was a small-scale meeting, and Mu Sheng and Xia Ziling were not among those summoned. Before leaving the tent, Xia Ziling held Zhu Chun back and said, "My lord, if the general sends someone to find out about this, please take the initiative to ask for orders."

"Oh?"

"I reckon that there is a high possibility that Bei Yuan will play tricks on this matter. However, if they want to hide in this open place, there will not be many people. Although the current environment is harsh, it is a great opportunity for the prince to make contributions. The prince must not miss it. "

"Okay!" Zhu Chun smiled, patted Xia Ziling on the shoulder, turned around and left the military tent.