The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Xu Huizu wanted to lead troops to fight against Tubo, but Zhu Yuanzhang didn't quite agree.

It was Xu Miaojin who found Zhu Ying, and then agreed to let Xu Huizu lead the army.

What Zhu Yuanzhang meant was that Xu Huizu was the eldest son of Xu Da, so there was no need to run around like this.

In fact, Zhu Ying knew what the old man meant. Although Xu Da's daughters were all married to the royal family, including Xu Miaojin, who had become grandson concubines, Xu Da's prestige in the army was actually very high.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Xu Huizu was very talented in military affairs, but he didn't want Xu Huizu to inherit Xu Da's old department, or he might become the second blue jade.

The reason why Sapphire has such high military exploits has a lot to do with her inheriting Chang Yuchun's old department.

After Zhu Yuanzhang became popular in the Red Scarf Army in his early years, he rarely led troops to fight in person. Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were his right-hand men.

It can be said that both Xu Da and Chang Yuchun had higher prestige in the army than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Among them, Xu Da's reputation has to suppress Chang Yuchun by three points.

Even when Xu Huizu was asked to go out for military training, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately avoided the area where Xu Da's old troops were located.

Later, when Xu Huizu went to experience training, he was actually asked to be gilded, and when he came back, he directly inherited the title of the Duke of the Kingdom, and served as the left governor of the Chinese army's governor's mansion.

In terms of status, he is naturally extremely noble, but in fact he does not have much military power in his hands.

Harvesting military power, imperial power suppressing general power, this is also a normal phenomenon, Xu Huizu is not much dissatisfied.

It's just that Zhu Ying appeared, and the army has changed too much after the reform.

The first is that veterans have been replaced on a large scale.

Zhu Yuanzhang is already in his 70s, and the first batch of soldiers who survived are not much younger, especially Xu Da's old army, except for those with titles, basically [-]% of them have been replaced.

If it was before, Daming would have no way to accommodate these many retired veterans, but now it is different.

Some of the creditors became the public security station, the officers of the public security department, and even military officers such as the director of the public security station, and they also ate official food.

There are also some physically disabled, who are accommodated in military academies around the world to serve as instructors and instructors.

The remuneration for retired soldiers is high, and the local government will help arrange jobs for retired soldiers returning to their place of residence.

In this way, Zhu Ying's major shake-up of the army did not cause any waves.

Many veterans are even more grateful to the grandson.

She spent most of her life throwing her head and blood for Daming to bring down the world, and Zhu Ying didn't let them down.

The new generation of soldiers will complete basic drills, political education, and cultural courses in military academies established in various places. Depending on the situation, they will be arranged to enter the guard after about three to six months.

These young soldiers would not say that they worship generals like Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

The reason why they voluntarily joined the army was because of the generous treatment given by His Royal Highness Taisun, and the dream of becoming an officer in the future.

It is undeniable that the ability to recruit so many soldiers has played a very powerful role in the public opinion of the Di Bao.

In the mansion newspaper of the capital, including mansion newspapers from all over the country, a certain amount of space must be set aside for the army's recruitment propaganda.

The direction of propaganda is the keynote set by Zhu Ying.

To put it simply, while shaping a hero, it also shows benefits.

Most people don't have a high level of political awareness. What is it about winning glory for the country and defending the country?

How to show the benefits.

For example, it was advertised in the mansion newspaper that a certain soldier, who used to be from a certain village, served as a soldier because he could not afford to eat, and now under the latest policy of Ming Dynasty, he has retired to serve as the director of a local security station, with hundreds of guards under his command.

Another example is a certain soldier who has made great contributions and served as a member of a hundred households.

This is visible, and it is also something that ordinary people can really get if they try their best.

For example, in the mansion newspapers in various prefectures and cities, many of the people who advertise are locals, and some are from the same village.

This temptation is naturally greater.

Under such a propaganda offensive, the large-scale replacement of veterans not only did not reduce the total strength of Ming Dynasty, but slightly increased it.

In the past two years, the guard has changed a lot.

This is mainly reflected in the conflict between recruits and officers.

According to incomplete statistics, because of empty pay, corruption, bribery, and abuse of soldiers, recruits reported to their superiors.

The recruits have all received formal professional ideological training, how could they spoil you like a veteran.

In the past, the soldiers followed the Shangguan, which was the same as prostitution. They did whatever they were asked to do, even if it was a rebellion, they followed along.

The current soldiers have received ideological education before entering.

The teachings of the military academy will tell them.

Your allegiance is to the country, your majesty, and your grandson, not your chief.

It is your bounden duty to obey the orders of the chief.

If you see anything that endangers national security or affects national interests, you must resolutely resist it and report it to the court.

Many officers of the older generation still carry their old ideas.

Under such circumstances, the arousal of contradictions is naturally extremely sharp.

After many cancers in the army were eliminated, they were replaced by a new generation of officers, such as the Daming Military Academy, or graduates from various military academies.

This reduced the prestige of the former generals and strengthened Zhu Ying's control over the army.

Once upon a time, the general shouted back.

Everyone shouted together.

Now the general shouted back.

Everyone tied up immediately.

As the eldest son of Xu Da, Xu Huizu has encountered many former subordinates of his father in the past one or two years. He wants to ask Xu Huizu to come forward to regain the prestige of King Zhongshan.

Naturally, Xu Huizu refused, and he was not stupid, to fight against the grandson, even if he had the name of a relative of the emperor, it was useless.

Your Majesty even killed the son-in-law directly.

But now there are new changes.

The reform of the army has basically been completed. Whether it is the Huaixi Noble Generals Group or the imprints left by their older generation in the army, they have been completely washed away.

So Xu Huizu must make meritorious service.

Not for military power, but for the continuation of the Zhongshan Palace.

This time when Xu Huizu set off, Zhu Ying didn't go to the army to give a speech or anything.

Because Xu Huizu brought thousands of people from the capital this time, many of them were from Xu Da's old department or personal guards.

Speeches don't mean much.

In order to express his importance to Xu Mansion, Zhu Ying went to Xu Mansion in person.

There was an eunuch's decree before, so the Xu family naturally knew that in order to welcome the arrival of His Highness the grandson, all the people in the Xu family came to welcome him.

"Meet His Royal Highness Taisun."

More than 200 people knelt and bowed in unison.

Even Xu Huizu, as the Duke of the state, was exempted from the ceremony of prostration, but he also knelt on both knees.

Xu Huizu was obviously afraid that His Royal Highness would fear him.

The Xu family should be defenders of imperial power, not enemies.

"Why does Wei Guogong need to be like this, get up quickly."

Seeing this, Zhu Ying was surprised, and stepped forward to help Xu Huizu up.

It has to be said that Xu Huizu is eight feet five inches tall and extremely burly when standing up. In front of Zhu Ying, he is half a head taller than him.

Converted from eight feet and five inches to later generations, it is almost 1.9 meters.

Zhu Ying's height is 1.7 meters eight, compared with 1.9 meters, she is still a star.

That's all, but Xu Huizu's noodle shop is like jade, in other words, he feels a little bit of a jerk.

Xu Da himself practiced martial arts since he was a child, and Xu Huizu naturally practiced martial arts with his father since he was a child.

Therefore, the 1.9-meter Xu Huizu not only does not feel thin, but also looks a bit strong.

If this is placed in later generations, I don't know how many little girls will be crazy about it.

"Exemption."

"Let's go inside and talk."

Everyone stood up and bowed their heads, Zhu Ying was led down to the study by Xu Huizu.

Seeing Xu Huizu's submissive appearance, Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous, speaking of it, you are my uncle, we are all a family, why bother to be so alien, don't stand up, let's sit down and talk. "

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Hearing this, Xu Huizu only dared to put half of his butt on the chair.

He felt that when facing the grandson, he was much more nervous than His Majesty.

I didn't feel this way before, but in the past two years, I found that the majesty of His Royal Highness has become stronger.

Even if he has hardly seen it, let alone heard of the grandson getting angry.

Most of the grandsons I see are smiling, with a calm and natural expression, which seems to be a bit close.

But the more this happened, the more afraid many officials, including Xu Huizu, became.

Zhu Ying pondered for a while, seeing Xu Huizu's appearance, he could only speak first.

Immediately, he said straight to the point: "One family does not talk about two families, and Miao Jin often chatted with me about the current situation of Xu Mansion."

"The Xu family is the queen of the middle and upper kings, and has made innumerable contributions to my Ming Dynasty. Naturally, my Da Ming will not treat the Xu family badly at any time, and we should all be honored."

Speaking of which, Zhu Ying paused slightly, and continued: "I heard that recently, many generals in the army have come to Xu's residence, eager to express their service in the army."

Xu Huizu's heart trembled, knowing that the key point was coming.

The Xu Mansion is the most top-notch noble mansion, and the salary of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion has always been the highest in the entire Ming Dynasty, which also means that it is the most favored.

Only Xu Huizu knew in his heart that Jin Yiwei followed the Xu family the most.

Even now there are still many.

After thinking about it in his heart, Xu Huizu replied frankly: "Your Highness, there are many generals who used to be seniors who came to look for me."

"There are great changes in the military today, especially the increasingly prominent conflict between recruits and veterans, which makes many people feel a little uncomfortable with the current changes."

"They want to re-stabilize their power by going to Tibet to make meritorious service."

"That's why I sent my idea to the minister."

"I understand very well in my heart that there are too many bad habits in the current army, and many military officers do whatever they want with the command of the army. These black apples are bound to disappear under the trend of reform."

"Many of my father's old ministries, they are closely related to the generals below, and they have many ties. They were fed back layer by layer, and finally they came to the minister."

"But please rest assured, Your Highness, the minister will definitely not intervene in it. If they don't make changes themselves, how can they stay in the army any longer?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying replied with a smile, "I knew my uncle would not let me down."

"I have always been committed to reforming the army, and training soldiers who can truly defend their homes and the country, instead of acting recklessly and scaring and disgusting the people, like bandits."

"I used to think about a question, what is a teacher of justice, and then I figured it out."

"Defend the country, defend the homeland, don't take the people's money and food, really fight for the country, and have a loyal army, that is called a righteous army."

"Only such an army can be recognized by the people and join it voluntarily."

"In the past, arresting strong men and serving in the military made all the people tremble with fear and disgust in their hearts."

"It can be seen that now, when my Ming Dynasty is recruiting troops, I no longer have to worry about the source of soldiers. The mainstream of the army is no longer those who commit crimes and thieves, nor are they robbers who bully the market, but good families from all families."

"Being loyal to Ming Dynasty and loving the common people, people will no longer be afraid and afraid, but will rejoice at their bloody sweat and victory outside, and their parents will also feel proud because their son is a soldier."

"You said that such an army with firm beliefs cannot be invincible and invincible."

Zhu Ying's tone of voice has a strong contagion, which is something that came with him in his previous life, and it is also the ability to eat in this era.

Xu Huizu's face was full of obvious excitement, and he had obviously been brought into this atmosphere.

When he came back to his senses, Xu Huizu immediately stood up and bowed: "I'm ashamed, I didn't realize His Highness's great ambition until today, and it's far from being comparable to me, sir."

Zhu Ying waved her hand, interrupting Xu Huizu's flattery.

This guy is still a serious scholar, and he really wants to flatter him, like a torrential river, endless.

Before, Zhu Ying felt pretty good, but this flattery is too much, and the horse hurts too.

"Sit down. When I say this, I am not denying the contributions made by veterans to Daming. Without them, Daming would not exist today."

"But people have to look forward. Everyone hopes that the future of Ming Dynasty will be better and better, right? Whether it is reform or political reform, this is an unstoppable torrent. Whoever tries to stop it will definitely be swept away. Shattered to pieces."

"As long as it doesn't violate national security, interests, ignore military regulations, laws, or oppress the people, then it's all feasible, and you don't have to worry about yourself."

These words are equivalent to a promise to Xu Huizu.

Zhu Ying will not deliberately target the older generation of generals, but he must be knowledgeable and law-abiding.

Don't be lawless and reckless just because of the credit you have made.

At this point, Xu Huizu also understood what Zhu Ying meant.

It can also be regarded as an explanation to the former father's old department.

In any case, the human relationship is there, and it cannot be cut off just by cutting it off.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xu Huizu cupped his hands in thanks, and he also knew in his heart that the grandson was able to say so much because of the younger sister's face.

The Xu family is very nice, but that's all for His Majesty.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, whether the wealth and glory can be continued depends on the intention of His Royal Highness in front of him.

Fortunately, it is the Xu family's luck that the younger sister can marry the grandson.

Otherwise, if the grandson really wanted to target the Xu family, Xu Huizu would have nothing to do.

In fact, as far as the present is concerned, Taisun's intention to reform the military is already very obvious.

Otherwise, those recruits, who would have no place to sue the superiors, let alone get support, would really have taken down all those hundreds and thousands of households.

"The digression is over, now let's talk about Timur."

"Duke Wei led the army this time, presumably because he already knows a little about Timur."

Zhu Ying turned to the topic of this visit to Xu's mansion.

There is a saying in the art of war, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.

Xu Huizu had never participated in a large-scale battle, so naturally he would not underestimate the enemy.

From the end of last year to mid-February now, we have been collecting information about Timur and preparing for combat.

After thinking about it, Xu Huizu said: "The Tubo area is mostly plains, and the cavalry has a great advantage. It is obviously not that simple to defeat Timur's army in one fell swoop."

"Although the number of the minister's army is far greater than that of Timur, and he can get the support of the Northern Yuan cavalry and Tubo locals, he should be confident in defeating Timur."

"When I went to Tubo this time, I felt that the most troublesome thing was not dealing with Timur's army. The most important thing was to integrate Tubo, the Northern Yuan cavalry, and my Ming army."

"The military newspaper said that Timur's army was invincible in Tubo, and all the territories in Tubo were exhausted."

"From my analysis, there is naturally a reason for the strength of Timur's army, but the fact that the Tubo tribes are fighting on their own is also the key."

"If all the tribes in Tubo can work together, no matter how powerful Timur's army is, it will cause huge losses."

"After entering Uz-Tibet, I will not rush to go deep. Let the soldiers adapt to the environment first and reorganize the army. Those who cannot adapt physically to Tubo can only stay behind."

"The second is to gather the defeated Tubo army, obtain enough information on the Timur army, and gradually contact the various ministries of Tubo to form a defense against the Timur army, and then wait for opportunities to find combat opportunities."

From the very beginning, Xu Huizu knew that going to Tubo this time was not a blitzkrieg, but a protracted war.

The imperial court was not willing to put the newly trained cavalry directly into the battlefield, so the number of cavalry available for deployment must be very small.

Infantry has no advantage over cavalry, and matchlock guns and artillery can only add a layer of turtle shell to the army.

Can fight, but not chase.

So Xu Huizu's battle plan this time, the one thing that stands out is stability.

Steady and winning.

Tubo is the base camp of all tribes in Tubo, they must be more anxious than Daming.

What Xu Huizu didn't say was that entering Tubo this time was also an opportunity for Daming to intervene in Tubo.

The reason why I didn't say it is because people haven't gone there yet and don't know the situation. If they can subdue more Tubo tribes when they get to the place, it will be a great credit.

Zhu Ying nodded slightly, quite approving of the combat plan proposed by Xu Huizu.

Before coming, he had actually talked to Huang Guan about the combat policy of supporting Tubo.

Huang Guan didn't disappoint him either, as expected he knew very well about military affairs, and the situation he put forward was roughly the same as Xu Huizu's.

"You said so much just now, but you didn't mention the Beiyuan cavalry." Zhu Ying reminded.

Xu Huizu smiled wryly and said: "This time I spent a lot of money and food for Ming Dynasty, borrowing troops from Beiyuan to fight against Timurid cavalry in Tubo."

"I have dealt with some people in Beiyuan before, and most of them are rude and unscrupulous. This time, it is me, Ming, who pays money and food, and the commander will definitely look at no one."

"If you want the Beiyuan cavalry to be obedient, you have to let them know the pain. I predict that after the Beiyuan cavalry enters Tubo, they will definitely not cooperate with my Daming to fight every step of the way, but take the lead in killing the enemy."

"Tamerlane's reputation in Daming is not obvious, but in fact he is a huge force occupying the entire East Asia, pushing across the west, north, and south, and fighting on three sides."

"In addition to my Ming Dynasty, it is tantamount to being enemies on all sides. Even so, I still won successive victories on the battlefield."

"I heard that in the West, the ancient and powerful emperors of the Ottoman Empire have all been captured, and the strength of their army can be seen."

"In my opinion, it is unlikely that the Northern Yuan cavalry will win a big victory against the Timur cavalry. After they are defeated, they will honestly cooperate with my Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Ying couldn't help laughing and asked: "What if the Northern Yuan cavalry won a big victory, wouldn't your trip be in vain, and you would be so tired that the soldiers in the army complained and didn't get credit for it."

Xu Huizu replied easily: "If Bei Yuan wins, then the minister's estimate is wrong. Even if the three armies complain, it is normal, and it also shows that Timur is only as strong as him. On the contrary, Bei Yuan should be more careful."

Zhu Ying nodded slightly, expressing her approval of Xu Huizu's words.

Lovers who are in love have a day when they break up, not to mention the alliance between Da Ming and Bei Yuan, which is a very loose interest.

However, it seems that Beiyuan has gained a lot of benefits from Daming, but in fact, Daming's culture is gradually assimilating the grassland.

Many nobles have left the grasslands and moved into the border cities of Daming to enjoy life.

Besides, Zhu Ying is very confident in Daming, and the current industrialization foundation is gradually being improved and strengthened.

The wealth obtained from maritime trade is also continuously filling the entire Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, the population of Ming Dynasty is also showing a straight-line upward trend. The newborns in the peaceful era will experience a population explosion similar to that in the near future.

On the other hand, the population of the grassland is gradually losing, and the wealth is also continuously entering the territory of Daming. The Beiyuan Employment Association has allowed most tribes in the grassland to get more money and food, but while completing the task, it also brings casualties.

At that time, even if the Daming Grassland Alliance breaks up, it will consume Bei Yuan to death.

You know, Beiyuan doesn't have Linhai.

And the future belongs to the era of great voyages, which means that Beiyuan and even the entire grassland will not be able to enjoy the dividends of the era.

Xu Huizu made Zhu Ying very satisfied.

Originally thought that such a new generation of generals was young and energetic, eager to make contributions, and it was very likely that they would attack rashly and cause heavy losses to the Ming army.

Now it seems that it is as stable as an old dog.

When it comes to Tubo, it is definitely not as simple as it is said, but those who follow are those old minions who have fought for a lifetime and followed Xu Da.

Xu Da, who is able to win every battle, his subordinates may have low personal quality due to the relationship of the times, but in terms of combat experience, these veterans will not be lacking.

Xu Huizu finally said: "It may take a long time to go to Tubo. At that time, we can only rely on the court's logistics to make more supplies."

In Tubo, there are still 30 people, and the daily consumption of food and grass is a huge amount.

However, Tubo has a vast land and few people, and there are few crops, so it can only fight a protracted war, which requires strong support from the imperial court.

Even if Timur's current army is defeated, it is quite normal for the opponent to send an army over again, and it will be a very normal thing to fight for several years.

Of course, it is impossible for the 30 army to consume food in vain day and night. In the case of step by step, they will also carry out farmland to supplement consumption.

Zhu Ying said in a big way: "Don't worry, the imperial court can definitely guarantee the logistics and food. Don't say it lasts for a few years, even if it lasts for ten or eight years, it's just a small problem."