After listening to Li Qing's explanation, Yu Qian was enlightened and his prejudice against war was eliminated.
"Yu Qian would like to be taught." Yu Qian was sincerely convinced and said, "Shang Shu has great views."
Only then did he truly understand Li Qing's words: talk less, read more, and learn more.
For many things, we can't just look at the surface, we have to think deeper and further... Yu Qian decided to put aside his status as a scholar and civil servant, and look at the war from a fair perspective on a deeper level.
But there was one thing he still didn't understand: why the minister had to go to great lengths to train him.
Yu Qian frowned and thought hard for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason. He looked up at Li Qing and found that Li Qing was also frowning.
Li Qing also didn't understand something, and that was the strangeness of this battle.
After thinking for a long time, he had no idea, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Anyway, in this battle, more than ten thousand enemies were killed, a large number of cattle, sheep, camels and other livestock were harvested, and thousands of prisoners were captured. These are all real results.
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Seven days later, the army was only a hundred miles away from the Oara tribe.
After all, it was information from the Tatar generals, and Zhu Di didn't want to rush forward directly, so Li Qing became a scout again.
The difference was that this time he was traveling during the day, and Zhu Zhanji followed him.
The two of them rode side by side on the prairie, chatting incessantly.
"Uncle Qing, do you think this will be the location of the Wala camp?"
"It's very possible." Li Qing replied, "That person has surrendered. Logically speaking, he would not dare to cheat openly. Besides, there are so many prisoners. Even if he is not afraid of death, he will not ignore the lives of those people;
The water and grass in this area are particularly rich, and there are dangers to defend. The terrain and the map are completely consistent with the march along the way, and we will most likely be right here."
Zhu Zhanji nodded: "Last time we fought at night, grandpa wouldn't let me go to the battlefield. This time it's daytime. I'll have to kill so many people that I'll cry for my father and mother."
After a pause, "Uncle Qing, how about we compete then?"
"Compared to what?"
"No one can kill more enemies." Zhu Zhanji said confidently, "Although I am no match for you in a single fight, it does not mean that I am not as good as you in a battlefield."
"Haha... OK!" Li Qing smiled, "What's the bet?"
"One hundred taels of gold!"
"make a deal!"
Li Qing smiled heartily and waved his riding crop, "Drive...!"
"Uncle Qing, wait for me. That's grandpa's horse. Don't whip it into pieces."
"It's not your horse to mind your own business."
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After galloping all the way, we were soon less than fifty miles away from the place marked on the map as Wala Camp.
At the same time, there is also a reasonable appearance of Haidongqing on the top of the head.
Li Qing shot a few arrows but missed, so he simply ignored them.
Zhu Zhanji didn't care either. They were wearing Yuan people's clothes and there were only two of them, so they were not afraid of exposing the Ming army.
However, for safety reasons, the two slowed down their speed, lowered their hat brims, and pretended to be hunting herdsmen.
During this period, we also encountered a patrolling Oara army. Because the distance was still far away, although the other party saw them, they didn't think much about it.
He thought it was one of his own who was out hunting.
Near noon, the two of them came to a slope and looked far into the distance.
"Uncle Qing, those little white guys are probably Wala's tents, right?" Zhu Zhanji was a little unsure.
Li Qing's eyesight was very good, he could see more clearly, he nodded and said: "Yes, this is indeed the location of Wala Camp;
Without further ado, let’s send the information back as soon as possible!”
The last accident had greatly increased his vigilance, and with Zhu Zhanji in tow this time, Li Qing did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Fortunately, there was no danger on the way back, and the two of them returned to the camp around midnight.
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"It's really where the tiles are..." Zhu Di looked excited and said immediately, "Send the order: bury the pot to make rice, make two meals, and fry more rice. The soldiers will go to bed after eating, get up at midnight, eat ready-made food, and then send troops.
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In this way, when we arrived at the scheduled battlefield, it happened to be daytime.
The Ming army's combat power was still better than that of Oara, and the artillery hit rate was higher during the day. Zhu Di naturally wanted to fight during the day if possible.
Zhu Di was never stingy in military matters. The soldiers fought tooth and nail on the battlefield, so naturally they couldn't let others suffer, so they slaughtered thousands of sheep at once.
A bowl of rice, a bowl of meat, and broth poured over it, the soldiers of the Ming army ate deliciously.
Follow the emperor and have meat to eat!
On the battlefield, military morale is more important than anything else. If there is no morale, it is normal for 10,000 people to be captured by 5,000 people.
After eating and drinking enough, the soldiers fell into a deep sleep...
At midnight, the soldiers came out of the camp one after another and marched towards the Oara tribe.
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After marching for more than fifty miles in the middle of the night, when the sun rose, the Ming army was less than forty miles away from Wala.
As expected, an accident happened. With such a large formation and so many people, it was almost impossible to reach the Wala camp without anyone noticing.
The Ming army encountered the patrolling Wala army, which consisted of only a hundred people. The moment they discovered the Ming army, their souls were about to fly, and they immediately fled without stopping.
Zhu Di didn't give any orders to chase them. Firstly, it would be difficult to catch up with them all. Secondly, it was unnecessary.
With this distance, Wala was unable to make effective countermeasures.
At noon, the Ming army was only ten miles away from the Wala camp. The scouts skillfully set up a lookout, and the soldiers took out the fried rice and began to provide food and clothing.
The war is coming, and there is no time to bury the pot and make rice, so we can only deal with it first.
On the observation deck.
Zhu Zhanji was eager to fight, so he stepped forward to ask for a fight: "Grandpa, can you let your grandson lead a troop of troops?"
"Okay!" Zhu Di readily agreed, "I will give you five thousand cavalry, and you will have full authority to command them. Li Qing, you will be the supervisor."
"...I obey your decree."
When Yu Qian heard this, he believed what Lord Shangshu said before: I am the supervisor of the army, second only to the coach!
This time was different from the last time. Because the battle was during the day, the issuance of military orders, the assembly and formation of soldiers, the flag bearers' flags, and the feedback from the soldiers... Yu Qian on the observation deck saw it very clearly.
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The elite cavalry of five thousand people has already surpassed the combat power of most tribes on the grassland. The cavalry led by Zhu Zhanji are all heavy cavalry, and their combat power is even more powerful.
Zhu Zhanji stood majestic and pointed his spear at the Wala camp: "Today we have made great achievements. Everyone, follow me and kill...!"
"kill……!"
The soldiers responded one after another. It was certain that the grandson would take over the throne in the future, so the generals were naturally willing to follow him.
Zhu Zhanji was very satisfied with the feedback from the soldiers. He looked at Li Qing with a smile and took the lead, "Drive..."
They are relatives from another generation, and they are like each other... Li Qing looked at Zhu Zhanji in front of him, and he looked exactly like Zhu Di back then.
However, the Ming Dynasty also needed such an emperor.
Li Qing follows Zhu Zhanji closely. It doesn't matter whether he kills the enemy or not. A good sage cannot allow any mistakes.
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"Father, the Ming army is coming. What should we do now?" The young man looked panicked.
Tuohuan's face was covered with sweat and he stamped his feet and said, "How did they find this place? This is going to be troublesome!"
As he spoke, his face was full of regret, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have invaded Hami in the first place. Damn it, I didn't get much oil and water. Instead, I made a mess..."
The young man saw that the Ming army had slapped him in the face, and his father was still confused. He couldn't help but said: "Father, the matter has come to this, and there is no use regretting it. We must quickly think of how to solve it."
"Yes, yes... you are right first." Tuo Huan woke up from a dream and said, "Hurry up and call all the generals over."
Ye Xian said: "I have already asked people to do it. If you want to come, they will come here soon."
After a pause, he asked: "Father, do you think we are the opponents of the Ming army?"
Tuo Huan hesitated for a moment and shook his head bitterly: "It's hard to beat. If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is here, we will definitely lose."
"Then if that's the case, why not surrender?"
"Surrender?" Tuohuan shook his head, "Surrender means losing freedom. Of course, the Ming Emperor will give us preferential treatment to a great extent, but those subordinates will not."
He smiled bitterly and said, "If I really surrender, without the Ming army dispatching, those strong generals will be the first to rebel."
"The surrender my son is talking about is to submit to the Ming Dynasty, but he still lives on the grassland."
"Oh, naive!" Tuo Huan snorted: "You are really the Ming Emperor who is made of clay. How can you be so easy to talk to?"
Ye Xian insisted: "How will you know if you don't give it a try?
The Oara are not as powerful as the Tatars, and their appeal on the grasslands is even worse than the Tatars. If we are really wiped out, the grasslands will be unified. I believe that the Ming Emperor will not sit back and watch this happen."
He said confidently: "As long as we explain the interests and harms, I think there is still room for change."