The war in the southwest has been going on for more than a month.
However, the biggest difficulty in this section is the march.
The so-called 300,000 troops, if you include the civilians, is only a lot more. But the soldiers on the front line will not exceed 100,000. Without them, whether they are coming here from Sichuan or from Hunan, they are all
Thousands of miles away, high mountains and deep abyss, sparsely populated. Even if there are some people, they are local chieftains. There are very few people who can be conquered.
Therefore, most of the 300,000 troops are maintaining the logistics line. Only a hundred thousand are actually engaged.
However, this was enough for Liang Wangjun.
Although the armies of both sides have not yet joined forces, there have been small contacts before that. Mu Ying was the vanguard of the army, building roads across mountains and rivers, building bridges, and cleaning up the places where the Yuan army was stationed when they encountered them.
The strength of the army.
What should I say?
Mu Ying is experienced in many battles. She also fought against Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and Bei Yuan back then. She has not fought such an easy enemy for a long time.
The military strength of the Ming Dynasty reached its lowest point before the uprising of the Red Scarf Army. Then, during the repeated tug of war with the Red Scarf Army, many generals who were useless were eliminated and many capable generals stood out. For example, Wang Baobao.
Being able to lose both sides with Xu Da, Wang Baobao will be listed among the famous generals in the world, and there will be no problem in his determination.
It can be seen that Beiyuan's combat effectiveness still has some reservations after ups and downs.
But the King of Liang was different. The King of Liang had never experienced a war. The biggest battle was with the Xia army. Ming Yuzhen's army was part of the Tianwan Dynasty, and it was only after Chen Youliang usurped the throne that he became independent. But it was also
They just dared to retreat and defend themselves. But this year's Xia army was not as good as Chen Youliang's army. Although Chen Youliang's army was Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest enemy, its most capable enemy was the navy. In other aspects, it may not be as good as the Yuan army on the grassland today.
Coupled with the rebellious behavior of King Liang himself, the strength of King Liang's army is probably slightly stronger than that of the local army of the Yuan Dynasty during the Red Scarf Army period. It is no match for the Ming army, which has great momentum since the founding of the country today.
It seems that Liang Wangjun also knew this, and had long ago given up all peripheral defenses in Qujing. He only guarded Qujing City and several dangerous places outside the city.
When Fu Youde came here, he expected the enemy to observe the formation, so he did not attack directly. Instead, he stopped for ten days in a row, firstly to calm down the morale of the army and to give the soldiers a rest after a long journey. Secondly, he chose a way to defeat the enemy.
Fu Youde discussed with the generals for several days and finally decided on a strategy to defeat the enemy. The breakthrough point was at the Baishi River.
And the task of breaking through Baishijiang was handed over to Mu Ying.
The Baishi River is not far from Qujing City. The river is not wide and can be forded. Compared with other dangerous places, it is much better. But Liang Wangjun also knew this. Therefore, he set up camp on the opposite side of the Baishi River and used strong bows and steel.
He took care of the crossbows and collected all the boats so that the Ming army had no boats to cross the river.
Although it is possible to ford the crossing, if you really do so, you will undoubtedly be a living target under the enemy's strong bows and crossbows.
Not to mention, once water comes in, all bows, arrows and firearms will be useless. As mentioned before, bows and arrows are compound bows. Once water comes in, the sinews will become weak after absorbing water, and the range will not be very far.
Seeing this situation, Mu Ying assigned tasks to his generals. He said: "The enemy's attention is all on the Baishi River, but the upper reaches of the Baishi River are difficult and dangerous. I will raise the army here to attract the enemy's attention, select another Qianhu, and break in from the upper reaches.
On the other side, pull out the camp on the other side and open the way for the army to build a pontoon bridge."
"Which of you is willing to take on this important task?"
One of the young generals said loudly: "Report to the Marquis of Xiping, the general will have something to say."
Mu Ying took a look and realized it was none other than Fu Zhong.
Perhaps for the sake of mutual trust on the battlefield, Fu Youde placed Fu Zhong under Mu Ying. Of course, perhaps it was Fu Youde's cultivation of Fu Zhong. After all, Mu Ying was the pioneer. Although his troops only numbered 10,000 or 20,000 people, but in the
Before forming an army, all units of the army must first engage the enemy. If the opponent is very strong, Mu Ying will face hard battles one after another. He may even destroy all his own deployments. But now that the war is imminent, Fu Youde also knows what the opponent is.
Based on Fu Youde's experience, all the credit for this battle belongs to the vanguard. Of course, Fu Youde is in charge of the entire army, so he will still have his due credit. However, many generals in the rear army may not be as capable as Mu Ying. But they can no longer make contributions.
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After all, Muying's forward was designated by the palace.
Fu Youde can also do something for his son. He puts Fu Zhong under Mu Ying. On the one hand, he makes Mu Ying understand that Fu Youde will never do any tricks to Mu Ying. At the same time, if Fu Zhong is under Fu Youde, what promotion will he do?
Nothing is easy to do. At least you have to show that you are not selfish.
But it's different under Mu Ying's command.
There is no need for Mu Ying to take special care. While Mu Ying's troops contributed the most to pacifying Yunnan, shouldn't Mu Ying give Fu Zhong some credit? After all, although the army that conquered the south all had no credit and hard work, but different troops
The hard work is also different.
Mu Ying said: "Speak."
Fu Zhong said: "The last general is willing to issue a military order and sneak across the Baishi River to open the way for the entire army."
Mu Ying frowned slightly.
This situation makes Mu Ying a little embarrassed. Although Mu Ying does not treat Fu Zhong specially, Mu Ying does not want Fu Zhong to die under her command. Before this, Fu Zhong has always been honest. Why is this happening now?
matter?
Mu Ying didn't know that Fu Zhong was holding a fire in his heart at this moment.
This fire is the hatred of seizing his wife.
Zhu Yuanzhang selected He Xi as the consort of Princess Anqing. Now that it has been finalized, the prince is preparing to build the consort's palace. Naturally, this news will not be kept secret. It has spread all the way to the army. Naturally, it has also reached Fu Zhong's ears.
This is also inevitable.
When a general is leading troops outside, what is he most worried about? It is not the enemy in front of him, but the changes behind him. Any general who goes on an expedition will place people in the capital to inform the army of the latest changes in the capital. Therefore, this news also reached Fu Zhong
in the ears.
Fu Zhong also remembered Fu Youde's reprimand to him: "The reason why His Majesty chose He Xi instead of you is that you are just the son of my Marquis of Yingchuan, and He Xi can create a world for himself, just because He Xi is good at ordnance."
His talents are enough to make him qualified to be the Minister of Works. And you, without me, would be nothing more than an ordinary general now."
"What you have to do now is not to blame others, but to reflect deeply."
"Think carefully about how to make a career, and don't let others look down upon you. As long as you can make a career, your father and I will be willing to marry you despite my old face. It should be noted that Your Majesty does not only have one daughter.
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"Have a good time and do your work."
Although Fu Youde said it, Fu Zhong was still unwilling to give in. If there was any personal relationship between him and Princess Anqing, there was none at all. The palace was strictly forbidden. Without Empress Ma's nod, the relationship between He Xi and Princess Anqing would not have happened at all.
It's hard to meet each other, let alone talk about anything else.
The same is true for Fu Zhong, and he is not even close to He Xi. After all, He Xi lives in the palace.
But this has nothing to do with feelings. He was determined to win Princess Anqing before. If He Xi admits that he is also pursuing Princess Anqing, he also admits that He Xi is a man. But He Xi pretends to be innocent in front of him, but he hugs the beauty with his back.
Return.
"Despicable villain." Fu Zhong labeled He Xi.
The more this happens, the angrier he becomes. The angrier he becomes, the more he wants to make meritorious deeds.
Mu Ying pondered for a moment and said: "The army has no joke."
Although Mu Ying is troubled by Fu Zhong's special identity, when fighting, fighting is always the first priority, regardless of whose son or grandson you are. Mu Ying actually also feels that how to attract the opponent's attention.
Naturally, they want to send people to feign an attack to create opportunities for the army to bypass the upper reaches.
But this mission will cost many people. Even the leading general may be killed in the Baishi River.
If Mu Ying was given the choice, he would naturally not assign such a task to Fu Zhong. But Fu Zhong took the initiative to ask for a fight. Even if Fu Youde came, Mu Ying would also accept it.
Although Fu Youde is a big boss, Mu Ying's foundation has always been in the palace. From this point of view, Mu Ying respects Fu Youde and is not afraid of him. Moreover, Mu Ying also understands that the generals in the army have a good relationship with each other when the army is outside.
Okay. It doesn’t matter if the relationship is too bad.
Let Fu Zhong choose the path he wants to pursue.
Fu Zhong said: "General, I don't dare to lie about this kind of thing. I just ask the Marquis of Xiping to give me some support."
Mu Ying said: "What do you want?"
Fu Zhong said: "I want the entire army's steel crossbows and a thousand pairs of rattan armor."
"I will give you a thousand steel crossbows in the army. Within three days, you must step on the other side." Mu Ying said: "Otherwise, military law will be dealt with."
Although it is said that military law will be dealt with, Mu Ying has left some room for it. Fu Zhong may not be killed, but all the official benefits of Fu Zhong, and even the inheritance rights of Yingchuan Marquis, are probably going to be problematic.
Fu Zhong said: "The last general will take orders."
Mu Ying asked Fu Zhong to return to the army, although he arranged for a lieutenant to lead thousands of troops around the upper reaches of the Baishi River. After all these arrangements were made, he personally wrote a letter to Fu Youde to inform him of the situation here.
The nobles who served during the founding period of the Ming Dynasty were of the highest quality in the Ming Dynasty.
Fu Youde was stunned when he saw Mu Ying's letter. He felt a little dizzy at first. Fu Zhong was his eldest son and his carefully trained successor. It would be a lie to say that Fu Youde didn't care about him. So when he heard the news, he
I feel a little dizzy.
But Fu Youde knew better that if he wanted to gain a foothold among the arrogant and powerful generals, Fu Zhong needed military exploits. Only military exploits could allow Fu Zhong to gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty. It was not just about taking shelter under Fu Youde's disciples.
And what is military merit?
I can fight and win the battles that others dare not fight. I dare to take on the tasks that others are afraid of, and I can do them well. And how can I fight without killing people?
Fu Youde did not stop him, but ordered the people around him: "If there is a letter from the eldest son, please submit it immediately."
If Fu Zhong repented, Fu Youde would still intercede for his son even if he showed his old face. But Fu Zhong firmly chose this path. He could only bless him.
For a moment, Fu Youde was extremely conflicted. Should he let Wuyiwuwu become a minister, or should he let his son inherit his own path and fight his way out of the blood and fire? This chapter has been completed!
