Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned
Chapter 942 Bait Tactics
Chapter 942 Bait Tactics
"What?" The atmosphere in the hall suddenly stagnated. All the generals were stunned, and then their faces showed joy.
Chang Mao even stood up, pretending not to hear the wine glass on the table being knocked off the table. He just asked hurriedly: "Really? Is the news accurate?"
"Are they really 20,000 Tartars? Are they not fake troops?"
"It's true, absolutely true." The soldier nodded. "The Yebushou brothers who were sent out were also worried that they were fake troops, so they took the risk to sneak in to take a look. The figures in those felt tents were flashing, and they didn't seem to be fake. They must be the main force of the Tartars."
"Hahahahahaha." Chang Mao listened attentively, then suddenly laughed out loud. Then he walked quickly out of the hall, shouting as he walked, "Come here, fetch our Duke's broadsword, and quickly put on our Duke's armor!"
"All the generals, listen up. I tell you all to return to your camps and reorganize your troops."
"After one stick of incense, I will follow the Duke out of the city to fight the enemy!"
"Yes!" All the generals were excited. Even those who were a little drunk just now were now full of energy. After a few breaths, most people at the table left, leaving Chang Sheng and Zhu Xiongying, who looked surprised, still here.
"...Second...Second Uncle, what is this?" It was the first time that Zhu Xiongying saw such a military scene. He was somewhat surprised at the swift and decisive actions of these Daning military generals.
"Haha, Grandson, just sit here and drink. These are the thieves from Ben Ya Shi Li, and they are about to fall into our Daning trap." Chang Sheng said. "It doesn't matter, I will guard Daning City."
"Your Highness, just wait with me for good news from my brothers and the others."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment, but after he reacted, he shook his head solemnly and said firmly: "Second uncle, can I go to the battle with my eldest uncle?"
"It would be nice to see the two armies fighting. What does it look like?"
Chang Sheng was stunned, and subconsciously tried to dissuade him: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, you can't do that. As the saying goes, a son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall. On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes..."
"I am a descendant of the Zhu family, and I carry the invincible blood of my maternal grandfather. How can I be afraid of the battlefield?" Zhu Xiongying puffed out his chest and said righteously.
"Besides, Second Uncle, you also said that the Tartars fell into the trap set by the Ming Dynasty. With my eldest uncle and tens of thousands of loyal soldiers by my side, is there any place in the world safer than this?"
"Grandpa Emperor and father asked me to come here, not to let me, nephew, travel around... Besides, I am the military supervisor. If I have never seen a battle, how can I dare to say that I came here to join the army?"
Chang Sheng was persuaded. After a moment's silence, he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to my brother."
"Your Highness, please put on your armor first. Remember to wear multiple layers. I will assign my personal troops to you. Remember, you must not act alone on the battlefield."
"Since you are on the battlefield, you must obey the orders of the commander. There is no such thing as doing whatever you want." Zhu Xiongying also said solemnly.
Chang Sheng then quickly walked out of the hall to Chang Mao and told him about this matter. Chang Mao did not object. In his opinion, the Zhu family was not made of paper and clay. If they wanted to be useful, they should go to the battlefield. Besides, Zhu Xiongying still had half of their Chang family's blood flowing in his body.
Therefore, Zhu Xiongying put on three layers of mail armor, mounted his warhorse, and followed Chang Mao to the battle. The Daning army marched in a hurry, tens of thousands of cavalrymen filed out of the city regardless of the night, the men and horses held their tongues in their mouths, and did not light torches, just the bright moonlight in the grassland night, like a dull and terrifying black cloud, sweeping northward.
On the way, Zhu Xiongying found out why Chang Mao was so excited.
It turned out that in order to attract the Tatars to attack Daning, under the secret operation of Chang Mao and others, a Goryeo merchant caravan, carrying extremely expensive goods, came to the Quanning Market on the border of Daning.
This Goryeo merchant caravan flew under the banner of one of Lee Seong-gye's former ministers. They said they had stolen all kinds of royal treasures and even military equipment that Lee Seong-gye had accumulated, and were going to transport them to the northern border for sale.
The tribe of Ben Ya Shi Li was wandering around the grasslands, and what they lacked most were all kinds of supplies and weapons. Moreover, they were originally a combination of various anti-Ming forces in the north, and there were also some remnants who fled to the grasslands when Lee Seong-gye was defeated. These remnants of Goryeo knew that Lee Seong-gye might indeed leave such a large legacy.
In this case, Ben Ya Shi Li was naturally very tempted.
However, this was just a bait cast by the brothers Chang Sheng and Chang Mao to lure the Tatars to take the bait. The purpose was to lure the Tatars to take risks in order to plunder the caravan, giving the Ming Dynasty the opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
Although Chang Mao didn't know military books and hadn't even learned to read properly, he loved listening to books. The "bait" strategy was a strategy he figured out from the "Snatching the Birthday Gift" in Water Margin.
The so-called legacy of Lee Seong-gye was the "birthday gift" used to lure the "heroes of Liangshan" from the Tatar tribe.
Although it was just a trick to lure the enemy, Bayanchur and Alutai of the Tatars were both cunning and sly. This crucial "birthday gift" could not just be a sham. In order to gather these "birthday gifts" as bait, Chang Mao and Chang Sheng invested a lot of money. If they failed to achieve their goal, this painstaking operation would be in vain.
Upon learning that the Tatars had indeed come, Chang Mao was immediately excited and immediately assembled his troops and left the city to prevent the fake from becoming real and his huge investment from being swallowed up by the Tatars.
"Your Highness, Duke, about five miles to the northeast, two armies are fighting."
The cavalry galloped very fast on the grassland. Before dawn, Zhu Xiongying, who was following Chang Mao, heard the intelligence from the night guards sent out by the army. Chang Mao, who was still energetic after a night of galloping, was very happy and immediately ordered: "All troops, march forward three miles and form a goose formation. The cavalry will be divided into the left and right wings, and the infantry will be divided into the front and back armies."
"Release the hot air balloon to observe the enemy's position... We must wipe out these thieves!"
"Yes!" The morale of the entire army was high.
After a night of rapid march, Zhu Xiongying, who was wearing three layers of armor, was already sweating profusely. Even though the armor was made by skilled craftsmen and was not very heavy, the three layers together, after wearing it all night, made Zhu Xiongying's thighs feel a little overwhelmed. His thighs were sore from the friction and his body was shaky on the horse's back. He totally couldn't understand how these soldiers could still be so energetic and even eager to try after a night of march.
He usually thought that battles were full of passion and romance, but he never imagined that just marching could be so hard.
However, before he could think about it, the army arrived at the front line of the fighting. The sound of metal clashing and fighting could be heard in the front. Chang Mao led his troops to place the rear army on a high slope, overlooking the entire battlefield. This was also the first time that Zhu Xiongying saw the tragic situation on the battlefield.
(End of this chapter)
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