First Prince of Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 87 The general trend is mine

  After giving the order, Zhu Biao glanced at the eager Huang Bin and said, "It's hard work for the news from the Marquis of Yichun, let's go down and rest."

   After they all went down, Chang Yuchun said, "The situation is unclear now, so we should stop quietly."

  Zhu Biao nodded: "The general trend is with me, so what if we lose Beiping, we can surround them without attacking them, and we can trap them to death if we are trapped."

  Zhu Biao has a steady stream of supplies, but the other party has none. This is why Beiyuan gave up Beiping at the beginning. Without the supply of grain and grass in the Central Plains, Beiping is just an isolated city.

   Zhu Biao is not thinking about the gains and losses of a city and a place, but what is the purpose of Beiyuan?

   Liu Bowen said: "It seems that their goal is us. As long as they can defeat us, with the current situation of the imperial court, it is impossible to gather another 300,000 troops for the Northern Expedition in at least five years!"

  Chang Yuchun nodded: "If you can capture His Royal Highness..."

  Zhu Biao touched the hilt of the sword with his right hand, thinking about what to do. If he was in a stalemate, even if he could win the final victory, it would be nothing more than killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred!

The supply and demand of an army of more than 200,000 troops is terrifying. Not only does Ming Dynasty have to empty the national treasury, but it also needs to recruit a large number of civilian laborers in order to transport grain and grass. Then this year's spring plowing will be delayed again, and some people will not be able to survive. It started again.

  Zhu Biao pinched his eyebrows a little irritably. If he was just a general, he would naturally not have to think so much, and just concentrate on winning the battle. But he is still the heir of the Ming Dynasty, so he has to think about whether his people can survive.

   Should we give up on the Northern Expedition, wait until we have accumulated food and supplies for several years before recovering Yanyun, and even go all out to completely wipe out Beiyuan?

  The most painful thing is that you are obviously capable of blowing him up, but he is not going to fight with you, and just wastes time with you.

   Now that there is insufficient information, Quan Xu has already sent people to collect it, and the big tent is still set up. Zhu Biao called Zhu Di, and a group of people made various plans based on the existing information.

  Zhu Biao didn't fall asleep much that night, it was like a cat scratching his heart, making people toss and turn.

  The next morning, the army moved to a high ground that was good for defense, and set up various ditches, tripping ropes and other arrangements.

  Finally, Lan Yu Muying led a group of people back to the camp in the afternoon.

  A man in iron armor stepped forward and knelt down at Zhu Biao's feet: "The last general is incompetent. He lost Peiping. He deserves death. Please deal with the general!"

  Zhu Biao personally helped him up and said: "This matter is not a crime of war. What is the crime of Song Guogong's desperate resistance? Hu Mei's treason and surrender to the enemy should be punished by the nine clans!"

  Song Guogong is of course guilty, but the current situation is to unite all forces. Now that Zhu Biao has dealt with Feng Sheng, the soldiers under his command will naturally die.

  Song Guogong clasped his fists and said: "After accepting the general's military order, the last general led his troops to withdraw from Beiping. Fortunately, two generals, Lan Yu Muying, rushed to help. I still have 50,000 people left under my command."

   Zhu Biao spit out a mouthful, which was much better than expected, so there were about 200,000 left in his 300,000 army. "

  When the person concerned came, the information would be much more accurate. Following Song Guogong's narration, Zhu Biao also confirmed that Bei Yuan's real target was him.

  The reason why Song Guogong still has so many troops left is because the opponent has at least 80,000 cavalry who did not participate in the attack, but are waiting in the woods outside the city.

  If Zhu Biao led the exhausted army to help, and was stabbed in the **** by a cavalry, the already panicked army would be defeated immediately, even if the strength was superior, it would not be able to stop the fear in his heart.

  The current situation is in an embarrassing situation. If Zhu Biao attacks Beiping, he will undoubtedly suffer heavy losses.

  Zhu Biao ordered the entire army to be under martial law. Song Guogong’s subordinates and those who were not on duty had the task of returning to the camp to sleep immediately, resting their energy, and riding lightly to monitor the movements of the Beiyuan army.

   In the next two days, Zhu Biao cultivated his spirit in situ, and the troops in Beiping City also stuck to the city, and both sides only sent scouts to patrol.

   On the third day, Zhu Biao ordered the whole army to move out of the camp and stationed twenty miles away from Beiping City.

  The other party sent thousands of Qingqi to harass, but it was just a small fight, and the two sides gave up after chasing each other.

  It took another day to set up the camp. Unlike the original perfunctory, Chang Yuchun personally arranged the camp, which can be advanced, attacked, retreated, and defended. There are various traps, and the artillery is also set up.

  On the second day of setting up camp, two envoys came from Beiping City, and Zhu Biao met them in the camp of the Chinese Army.

  Zhu Biao was dressed in golden armor and sat on the top seat, and Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and others stood below. The two people outside walked into the big tent after being checked.

  The two of them came in and glanced at Zhu Biao, then bowed and stroked their chests and shouted, "I've seen Prince Nanming."

  Zhu Biao reached out his hand to stop the generals from drawing their swords. They are just two unknown soldiers, so there is no need to do meaningless things.

  Zhu Biao looked at the person on the left with great interest and asked, "Are you Han?"

  The man took a step forward and nodded and said: "Under Liu An, the family ancestor lived in the temple when he was Emperor Shizu."

  Zhu Biao asked with a smile: "Do you two have anything to say here?"

  Liu An bowed and said, "Prince Nanming, please retreat. From now on, the two families will reconcile and be safe!"

  Zhu Biao shook his head and said: "I sent my troops on an expedition, and finally came here. I returned to Daming without making any achievements. Wouldn't I be ridiculed by others? Why don't I invite the Prince of Beiyuan to come back with me, so I have to give an explanation."

   Liu An said without changing his expression: "Your Highness is joking, but what can you do if you don't retreat? The metropolis is indestructible, and you have no chance!"

  Zhu Biao leaned on the chair and replied: "How did you get in, this Palace is planning how to get in. You have hidden hands, don't we?"

   Zhu Biao's face turned cold after speaking: "Throw it out!"

  Before he could speak, Nanxiong Hou Zhaoyong grabbed his neck and carried him out.

  After they left, everyone was a little confused. What exactly was this plotting? It would only hurt both sides, and the final victory must belong to Daming.

  Zhu Biao got up and walked to the map of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures and said: "They are huddled in Dadu, and we have nothing to do, but they don't have many troops in other places!"

  Li Wenzhong stepped forward and said: "General, I haven't figured out the enemy's purpose yet, is it risky to divide the troops?"

  Zhu Biao shook his head: "There are only so many soldiers and horses in Bei Yuan, what else can they do."

   "Song Guogong, in addition to your 50,000 horses, I will add another 30,000 people to you. I want you to sweep the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures as quickly as possible!"

   After Song Guogong took the order and left, the others also retreated. Now there are more military affairs, and everyone has their own affairs to arrange.

   Zhu Di, who came back again, asked, "Brother, do you not trust Song Guogong?"

  Zhu Biao said expressionlessly: "It doesn't matter whether you believe him or not. You need a person to do this. Song Guogong is the most familiar with this place, so he is undoubtedly the best candidate."

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  (end of this chapter)