Chapter 10 Queen Ma’s Worries
The West Route Army is led by Feng Sheng, and the vanguard general is Fu Youde. This is a group of suspected troops. The offensive route is to go out of Jinlan and attack Gansu. The strategic goal is to contain the Northern Yuan forces in Gansu and prevent them from aiding the Mongolian Yuan capital Helin in the east.
This is also a tired division. Most of the soldiers are those who defeated Shu in the fourth year of Hongwu a year ago.
Shu is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This army has just conquered Shu. It has not been repaired for half a year before it will go out again. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang and a group of officials and nobles did not place high hopes on this army.
Just ask them to stick to the Western Front and make the Gansu Yuan Army fearful.
They are just a tired army. As generals, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde are not as famous as Xu Da and Li Wenzhong of the other two groups, who can stop the children of Meng Yuan from crying at night.
The main forces in the middle and east routes are bound to be defeated. What can a mere west route army do?
What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang had previously received a battle report from the West Road coach Feng Sheng, saying that pioneer Fu Youde had an impromptu decision and led a mere five thousand cavalry to leave the team to test Yuan General.
Fu Youde took five thousand cavalry and went out into battle. Now you, Zhu Su, tell me that he went deep behind enemy lines and was invincible?
Still fighting and winning, winning seven games in a row?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Lao Zhu doesn’t believe it ten thousand times. What time-travelers and history books are absolutely nonsense!
"Fu Youde, the Marquis of Yingchuan, led five thousand cavalry in Xiliang (now Wuwei, Gansu) and defeated the Northern Yuan general Shilahan..." Zhu Su said to himself.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned again. Fu Youde only led five thousand cavalry to test Shilahan. This was a top-secret battle report sent by the red feather envoy on the front line.
Only a few people know about the ministers of the DPRK. It is impossible for my son, who has been studying in the main hall, to get the news!
Could it be that he also deduced this? But Fu Youde obviously just made it up temporarily!
Could it be that the so-called time-travelers are real?
Not knowing the horror in Lao Zhu's heart, Zhu Su continued: "Then, Fu Youde worked non-stop and defeated Beiyuan Taiwei Duo'er Jiba in Yongchang."
"Later, Fu Youde and Feng Sheng joined forces and defeated the main force of Bei Yuan's reinforcements at Saolin Mountain. They beheaded more than 400 people and captured several Bei Yuan Taiwei and Pingzhang (all high-ranking officials in Bei Yuan) alive."
"Then, on the third day of June, the West Route Army accepted the surrender of Shangdu Lu, the general of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and then turned to Yiji Nai Road. The Northern Yuan guard Boyan Timur also surrendered in the city."
"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but applaud when he heard the dazzling achievements of the Western Route Army.
The third day of June was the exact day again. He secretly remembered it in his heart. At the same time, he thought, if what Lao Wu said was true, how great would it be!
"It's a pity." Zhu Su's tone changed and he became regretful. "At this time, the West Route Army received news of the defeat of the Central Route Army. Feng Sheng believed that 'the land beyond the border cannot be defended' and decided to burn the city and return."
"The West Route Army defeated Bei Yuanqi King Duo'erjiban at Biedu Mountain Pass and captured 27 people including Bei Yuanping Zhang Changganu and more than 100,000 livestock. Fu Youde pursued to Guazhou (today's Anxi, Gansu), Shazhou (today's Anxi, Gansu)
Northwest of Dunhuang, Gansu), he won another great victory, capturing King Qi's gold and silver seal and 20,000 livestock, and then defeated the enemy in victory."
"This battle was enough to make the Northern Yuan Dynasty fully realize the bravery of our Ming army and not dare to invade the south."
As Zhu Su said this, he couldn't help but shake his head. After all, Feng Sheng still couldn't escape the constraints of the vision of the times, and he had traveled thousands of miles! If he said he gave up, he would just give up.
What’s the use of grabbing the seal of Prince Beiyuan?
Of course, at that time, the Ming Dynasty was just beginning, and many places such as Gansu had been assimilated by foreigners. The Ming Dynasty was temporarily unable to gain a firm foothold in the local garrison, and there were not enough people in the interior to move.
If we forcibly garrison, we will inevitably fall into a quagmire. This is also an indisputable fact.
However, Zhu Su still felt pity when he thought that all the land he had worked so hard to gain was abandoned in the blink of an eye.
Lao Zhu also took a breath. He got up from the bottom step by step and has always been stingy. At that time, one petal of copper coins would be broken into two petals. Now I heard that Feng Sheng and Fu Youde gave up as soon as he waved his hand.
The ground that is nearly a thousand miles away is also painful and throbbing in my heart.
The two father and son shook their heads and sighed in unison, looking like they hated the prodigal son.
"You two are actually singing a show here." Looking at the two father and son who were in sync with each other, Empress Ma burst into laughter. "So, Fu Youde only received the humiliation of Xanadu Donkey on the third day of the sixth lunar month. Today is only the fifth day of the month."
On the 12th of the lunar month, there is still some time left before we leave the abandoned site of the Western Route Army."
"Isn't it too early to sigh here now?"
As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu suddenly realized that these were only one-sided remarks made by his son.
It is not certain whether the West Route Army will win a great victory.
Thinking that when he came, he was still worried about whether the Ming and Yuan forces would change their offensive and defensive positions. Unexpectedly, now, he was struggling with whether to take over the Gansu land of Meng Yuan. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh.<
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However, the gloom that filled his heart when he came has indeed disappeared. Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and resumed the confident demeanor of Hongwu Emperor. He smiled at Queen Ma and said: "Okay. I have asked what I should ask.
Today’s business hasn’t been dealt with yet, so let’s go back to Jinshen Palace first, and my sister will accompany me for a while.”
"Wait a minute." Zhu Su stopped Lao Zhu. "Now it can be proven that I am a time traveler, right? Dad, you promised me that you don't have to go to the main hall..."
"When did we promise you?" Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows. This traitor still wants to continue to lie to him!
Just as he was about to scold him, Zhu Su's predictions suddenly flashed through his mind. After all, he hesitated a little and said, "...We'll talk about it later when the dust of the West Route Army has settled!"
"Okay!" Zhu Su's face turned happy and he said confidently: "Then you are not allowed to regret it!"
Lao Zhu waved his hand to Zhu Laowu, opened the door and walked out. Queen Ma turned her head, glanced at her happy son with an unclear expression, and followed her out.
"Chongba, have you made a decision?"
"Do you really believe that Su'er is the time traveler from 650 years ago?" Queen Ma whispered to Lao Zhu.
"Whether you believe it or not, you have to wait and see." Zhu Yuanzhang replied. He looked north, and his eyes had regained his pride. "But we have indeed made a decision whether to increase the number of troops on the Great Wall!"
"We still don't believe that Meng Yuan's stinky salted fish that we stepped on will really find a way to turn around!"
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and strode out.
Queen Ma was left speechless, with a worried look on her face.
She looked at her husband who was leaving, and then at her young son who was excited in the room behind her. The worry and entanglement in her heart became more and more intense.
...If the younger son is really some kind of time traveler,
Chapter completed!