Chapter 162 Death is coming, battlefield changes

After thinking about it.

Zhu Xiongying took a deep breath.

Suddenly, dozens of phantom clones appeared in the surrounding area.

His spiritual consciousness locked on the other mineral deposits marked on the map, and the clones moved away one after another.

………………

Time passes little by little.

In the blink of an eye, early May has arrived.

Zhu Xiongying died on May 10th.

Forbidden City, beside Taiye Pond.

In the warm sunshine and wind, two fishing rods stirred the surface of the quiet lake, causing slight ripples.

The Supreme Emperor Lao Zhu and the Supreme Emperor A Biao, the two emperors and their sons were sitting side by side by the pond fishing.

At this time, both of them frowned tightly, obviously in a bad mood.

Since Zhu Xiongying went into seclusion, although Lao Zhu and A Biao didn't really want to get involved in the affairs of the court anymore, this was the so-called lying down. Once a person lies down for a period of time, it is impossible to get involved again.

However, it is impossible to ignore it completely. He will still attend court meetings in person from time to time to judge political affairs and intimidate the ministers.

"I don't know how long that boy Xiongying will be around."

Lao Zhu sighed.

There are some issues in the court now that he really can't solve.

For example, in a memorial recently submitted by Xuantian Prison, the main core appeal of Xuantian Prison's sacrifice to Jiu Daoyan is to hope that the court can approve the supervision of Xuantian Prison students, determine different assessments from the qualification level, and provide different resources at the same time.

distribute.

But here comes the problem.

Daoyan has indeed put forward the plan, and it is very detailed. Each qualification has a different definition and corresponding resource allocation.

However, the cabinet ministers could not understand it.

The cabinet couldn't understand it, so they naturally continued to raise it, but Lao Zhu and A Biao couldn't understand it after receiving the memorial.

When it comes to practicing this kind of thing, only the Great Master Xiongying in the entire Ming Dynasty has a strong conscience.

Of course, it is not acceptable to give random replies to memorials of the state and major government affairs. Moreover, everyone knows the importance of Xuantian Prison. This is the foundation of the future Ming Dynasty. These first batch of Xuantian Prison students will be of great use in the future.

Therefore, we can only suppress the memorial temporarily and wait until Zhu Xiongying comes out of isolation.

This is just a memorial from Xuantianjian. At least the words above can be understood roughly.

But the memorial handed over by the Tiangong Supervisor was completely different, and I couldn't even understand it.

Lao Zhu and A Biao called all the cabinet members together. A large group of old men stared at the memorial. They stared blankly for a whole day, but they couldn't understand what was written in the memorial.

What.

What is the ‘Internal Combustion Engine Thermal Efficiency Improving Plan’ and what is the ‘Railway Balance Principle’?

"We are all old."

Lao Zhu sighed.

He never imagined that at the end of his thirty-year reign as emperor, he would not even be able to understand the memorial.

A Biao also sighed. He had been the prince for more than thirty years, assisted the government and kept everything in order. Unexpectedly, he had been ill for so many years and couldn't even comment on things.

Facts have proven that if you don’t keep up with the trend, you won’t be able to keep up with the times.

"How is the fourth child?"

Lao Zhu changed the topic and asked.

Obviously, he didn't want to mention the government affairs again, because the memorials submitted by the yamen such as Zhang Tian Jian and Qian Kun Jian were all half-measured.

"The fourth brother arrived in the northern border seven days ago and is currently integrating the remaining troops in the northern border to build a second line of defenses."

After Abiao finished speaking, he frowned.

"Father, judging from the battle reports sent back from the front line, Timur's vanguard army has been fighting fiercely outside Jiayuguan for more than ten days, and there is no sign of retreat or repair."

Lao Zhu nodded.

"Well, that's very abnormal."

Lao Zhu, who has spent his life in the military, is naturally familiar with things like war.

Therefore, he is very aware of the current situation in Jiayuguan.

Generally speaking, for things like siege, you have to make repairs after a fierce attack for a few days. After all, soldiers are also human beings, and they cannot fight at high intensity day and night.

But according to the battle reports sent back from Jiayuguan, Timur's vanguard army seemed to have taken some medicine. The soldiers were completely tireless and attacked crazily without any pause.

"No news yet from Lan Yu?"

Lao Zhu asked again.

Since the last piece of news about Lan Yu came seven days ago, there has been no news from Lan Yu's surprise attack army, as if they disappeared out of thin air.

"No."

Abiao shook his head.

"Additional manpower has been dispatched, including the backbone of the Long Shadow Guard and Jinyi Guard."

"Um."

Lao Zhu said "hmm" in a deep voice.

Originally, according to the strategic plan, Lan Yu integrated the army of Beiyuan's descendants and assumed the task of surprise attack, directly breaking through the rear of Timur's vanguard army. By then, the Jiayuguan garrison would rush out, forming a pincer attack from both front and rear, which would be enough to defeat the enemy.

The battle to determine the situation at Jiayuguan.

However, there has been no news from Lan Yu's army that was supposed to arrive at the Jiayuguan battlefield five days ago, and they don't even know where Lan Yu is.

In the desert, it is indeed easy to get lost, but that is for ordinary generals.

As for Lan Yu, he was a battle-hardened general and a famous general in the world, and he had been to Mobei on several expeditions.

In addition, more than half of Lan Yu's army are Beiyuan cavalry and are familiar with Mobei.

Getting lost is naturally impossible.

It can only be attributed to other reasons.

"Could it have been a surprise attack by Tamerlane?"

Attack within attack, this kind of thing is not impossible.

"Judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible."

Lao Zhu shook his head.

"With Sapphire's talent, even if he is attacked, he can escape unscathed without any news being sent back."

While father and son were discussing the war in the north, the old eunuch who had been following Lao Zhu trotted forward.

"His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, and all the cabinet ministers are here to meet you."

As soon as the old eunuch said these words, Lao Zhu and A Biao's brows furrowed even more tightly.

The cabinet ministers all met together, so something big must have happened.

"Publish the affairs of the Heavenly Palace."

Lao Zhu said solemnly, and then he and A Biao stood up.

……………………

at the same time.

In Jiayuguan, it was dark and dark, and the air was filled with a chilling smell of blood.

Although it was daytime, cannonballs rained down on the city wall crazily.

Geng Bingwen stood on the city gate, looking at the Timur vanguard soldiers who were rushing towards the gate like ants, and then glanced at the rows of cannon muzzles, frowning.

He never expected that Timur's army would have such advanced artillery. In terms of range and explosive effectiveness, it was already as good as the Ming Dynasty's red cannon.

"Geng Shuai, there is something extremely wrong with these people."

The trusted lieutenant came to Geng Bingwen's side at this time, his armor was stained with blood, and his eyes were tired.

The soldiers who defended the city could still work in three shifts, but the generals could only find time to take a nap, and they were all extremely exhausted.

"Um."

Geng Bingwen nodded.

As the leader of the city defenders, he is most familiar with the siege pattern.
To be continued...