My father is Jiajing

Chapter 188 I am stronger than Emperor Wu of Han
Meng Chong was flattered. He never expected that one day he would be treated so gently by the Emperor.

Of course Meng Chong was also very clear-headed. He knew very well that the reason why he was treated so gently by Emperor Jiajing was all because of Prince Yu.

If there were no Prince Yu, he would just be an ordinary slave who was dispensable.

Meng Chong bowed again to Emperor Jiajing, and then asked carefully, "What does the Emperor want to know about the prince?"

When Emperor Jiajing heard this question, he couldn't help but have a higher opinion of Meng Chong.

This sentence may sound like nonsense, but it is very meaningful and is a typical statement of protecting the master.

A servant who knows how to protect her master is a good servant.

Emperor Jiajing liked such loyal servants.

Emperor Jiajing said: "Let's start with the Mid-Autumn Festival."

When Meng Chong heard that Emperor Jiajing wanted to listen to Prince Yu's story starting from the Mid-Autumn Festival, he couldn't help but feel excited.

Meng Chong excitedly organized his words and started by talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala in Shunyi Industrial Park. He talked about the song "Loyalty to the Country" sung by Zhu Zaigui at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala and also told the important lyrics of the song to Emperor Jiajing.

When Meng Chong said the two sentences "Why hesitate to die a hundred times for the country" and "The great China deserves congratulations from all over the world", Emperor Jiajing showed a knowing smile on his face.

In his heart, he couldn't help but admire San'er's bravery and loyalty!

Then Meng Chong told the story of how Zhu Zaigui bravely and fearlessly led 2,500 people to Huangyu Valley to ambush the Tatar bandits.

Although Emperor Jiajing had known all these things for a long time, when he heard that Zhu Zaigui dared to fight against the main force of the invading Tatar army with only 2,500 men, and defeated them severely, and even escaped without any casualties, Emperor Jiajing could not help but marvel in his heart, what a miracle this was!

As expected, he is my son! He looks a lot like me!
Meng Chong then talked about the sixteen-character strategy that Zhu Zaigui said to Teng Xiang: "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy stays, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue." After hearing these sixteen words, Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened.

He found that these sixteen words were truly the culmination of military strategy. They seemed simple, but were actually profound. In the most plain language and the most concise words, they expressed the core values ​​of defeating the strong with the weak, preserving oneself, creating opportunities, and annihilating the enemy.

With these sixteen words, San'er will be famous throughout the ages and comparable to the famous generals of ancient times.

So at this time, Emperor Jiajing's mood was more like eating ice cream in the dog days of summer, which was refreshing to the heart.

Then, combined with the secret reports from the front line that Huang Jin had sent in recent days, Emperor Jiajing suddenly felt Zhu Zaigui's "ability". All his actions in the suburbs of Beijing seemed to be carried out in accordance with these sixteen words.

For example, Meng Chong talked about the sneak attack on Shixiaying and the subsequent ambush in the grove, as well as the ingenious plan of abandoning the Qingshuitan camp and launching a surprise attack on the enemy's Shixiaying camp.

Each of these military actions seemed extremely risky, but they all achieved unexpected results.

Emperor Jiajing also had an excited and proud look on his face. He praised, "Back then, Huo Qubing, a subordinate of Emperor Wu of Han, was already eighteen when he first went on the expedition, right? And San'er is only fifteen! Hahaha, compared to this, I am even luckier than Emperor Wu of Han!"

Meng Chong also hurriedly praised: "The Emperor is the greatest saintly monarch of all time. Han Wu naturally cannot be compared with the Emperor."

Emperor Jiajing was very pleased to hear Meng Chong's words. He said modestly, "How can I compare with Emperor Wu of Han? Emperor Wu of Han ruled for 54 years, conquered the Xiongnu, and managed the Western Regions. Such great achievements are rare in ancient and modern times."

After being humble, Emperor Jiajing changed the subject, "When Emperor Wu of Han was in power, he neglected the people's strength and waged wars year after year, which led to the decline of the Han Dynasty's population and the hardships of the people. It was almost a collapse. If it weren't for the successor to clean up the mess, he might have been the second Qin Emperor."

Meng Chong also replied: "The emperor is right. Emperor Wu of Han did not have the kindness of an emperor. That is why God favored the Ming Dynasty even more and gave us a hero who is younger than Huo Qubing."

Emperor Jiajing laughed, "That's right, I think so too." Emperor Jiajing was in a very cheerful mood. With the martial arts that Zhu Zaigui helped him to build up and put it in the great history, who would dare to say that the martial arts of his dynasty was not as prosperous as that of the previous dynasty?

When I thought about my achievements in civil governance like Emperor Wen of Han and in military affairs like Emperor Wu of Han, I felt proud.

It was hard for Emperor Jiajing to be unhappy.

Isn’t this much better than Emperor Wu of Han?
Then Emperor Jiajing asked again: "What about the final decisive battle?"

Meng Chong continued: "After the prince burned down the Tatar bandits' camp, he knew that the bandits had lost their last resort and would be desperate. So the prince used an open strategy to deal with them, revealing the location of the Shunyi Industrial Park and luring the Tatar army, which had been blinded by anger, to attack."

"And the prince was very smart. On the first day before the war, he sent Zhang Tianci, the chief engineer of the industrial park, to build a dike and store water upstream of the Chaobai River in anticipation of the opportunity. When the Tatar army really arrived at the Chaobai River and wanted to capture our garrison in one fell swoop and drive straight into the Shunyi Industrial Park to grab the supplies, all of the prince's plans came into effect at that moment."

"Eunuch Huang Jin and Feng Bao held the front line and repelled the enemy's vanguard, attracting more bandits to rush into what they thought was a dry river channel before the autumn flood, intending to force their way through in one go."

"At this time, a cloud-piercing arrow flew into the sky. Zhang Tianci, who was staying on the upstream embankment, immediately blew up the previous water storage dam according to the plan. In an instant, the water of Chaobai River rushed down with the force of thunder and the ferocity of a giant dragon, feeding the bandits to the fish and shrimp in Chaobai River, greatly damaging their morale."

"Then the prince, fearless of life and death, personally led 6,000 cavalrymen from the Lonely Mountain camp to attack the bandit army, beheaded the general and seized the flag, snatched the bandit chief's banner, and presented it to the emperor. Then the prince chased the bandits for more than 20 miles, and ordered the troops originally responsible for guarding the east and west sides to prevent the Tatar bandits from jumping over the wall, and then drove the Tatar bandits out of the Great Wall in one go!"

Emperor Jiajing listened to Meng Chong's words, then looked at the Tatar banner that was presented to him in a hurry and placed beside the temple. The smile on his face became even brighter than before.

Such a contribution is no less than Wei Qing's victory over Longcheng!

Of course, Zhu Zaigui, who was self-aware, was very aware of his own strengths. The reason why he was so successful, in addition to the advantage of being a time traveler with foresight, was his investment in firearms regardless of cost.

Without the combination of these two, no matter how agile Zhu Zaigui was in the suburbs of Beijing, he would be just a mosquito harassing a giant, and would be completely harmless.

However, with the addition of firearms at any cost, the effect has undergone a qualitative change, directly changing the previous rules of war and turning it into an invincible army that comes and goes like the wind and is as powerful as thunder.

Therefore, the real foundation for victory in this war was not Zhu Zaigui’s various fancy operations, but the enhanced firearms that supported him to complete these fancy operations!

The use of these firearms and gunpowder is the basis of this victory.

Just like Huo Qubing who invented blitzkrieg, the reason why he was able to defeat the Huns without any harm was that he had defensive armor and offensive weapons that surpassed the Huns' by an era. These impenetrable armor and extremely sharp swords, coupled with Huo Qubing's youthful vigor, created a miracle.

Otherwise, if the cavalry was equal, no matter how brave Huo Qubing was, he would not have been able to challenge countless tribes in the rear of the Xiongnu and capture the Xiongnu prince Jin Midi alive. In the final analysis, the real decisive factor of that war was the advantage in weapons and equipment, not anything else.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything. For example, a certain transport captain completed a perfect rout with his absolute superiority in troop strength and weapons, and ended up spending the rest of his life on a small southeastern island. It was not surprising.

The reason for his failure is very simple, that is, those who lose their way have few supporters, while those who are righteous have many supporters.

How can you not fail if the people are not on your side?
Therefore, if the rulers want to last long, they must either deceive the people to death or give more opportunities to the people who cannot be deceived. Otherwise, the lessons of the past are not far away.

The most terrifying thing is that the common people are angry and have no way to survive. They have no fear of life or death at all.

How can any ruler rule and oppress a group of people who have no fear of life and death for long?

The answer is definitely no.

Therefore, you should not do anything to the extreme unless you are sure that the thing you do is really extreme, otherwise something bad is bound to happen.

(End of this chapter)