Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 319 You are right, but this is war!

While Lao Zhu was eating dumplings alone, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Datong Prefecture, thousands of miles away, were also eating dumplings.

Dumplings stuffed with mutton and green onions.

It's just that after many soldiers ate it, they insisted that it was stuffed with scallions and mutton.

Because there are too many scallions, which completely cover up the fishy smell of the mutton.It belongs to the kind of scallion stuffed dumplings that have mutton inside without chewing slowly.

However, even if there were a little more green onions and a little less mutton, every soldier would be happy to eat.

One by one, they gathered around the edge of the cauldron, and the freshly fished dumplings were eaten up in the blink of an eye.

Only soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi would complain, why are there no glutinous rice balls?

But when the dumplings were served, I completely forgot what I just said, for fear that I would not even get a skin if I ate too slowly.

Relatively speaking, Shuaifu's dumplings are much more delicious, at least they are filled with real mutton and green onions.

After a period of recuperation, Sapphire's health has improved a lot, and she can already be supported down to the ground.

It's just that I still can't lift my body, and I have to rest for a while after walking a few steps.

But when he saw the dumplings being served, he also quickly sat down at the table, fearing that the two foodies, Fu Youde and Chang Sheng, would eat them all up.

"You two eat slowly!"

"Slower!"

Lan Yu's hands were weak and he couldn't hold the dumplings. He was so angry that he started to play dirty tricks, grabbing the chopsticks and stabbing them indiscriminately on the plate in front of him, only to stop the chopsticks of the other two people.

In fact, Chang Sheng and Fu Youde also had dumplings in front of them, but they were deliberately angry with Sapphire, and always put their chopsticks into the plate in front of Sapphire.

Zhu Yunxi came over to toast the three elders, and the three of them sat down and ate together.

But Zhu Yunxi had to entertain other people outside, so he ate a few with a few people and left.

After Zhu Yunxi left, Fu Youde asked, pointing to the dumplings on the table.

"Where did the third grandson get the mutton?"

Hearing this, Chang Sheng quickly lowered his head, pretending not to hear.

Sapphire pointed to the west and said.

"There is a pasture a hundred miles away, and some people herd sheep..."

Hearing this, Fu Youde frowned and said.

"Isn't that the sheep of King Jin's family?"

Sapphire nodded.

"Yes!"

"That's why the old man has been holding back and not doing anything..."

"Uh uh..."

In fact, it was Lan Yu who told Zhu Yunxi about the sheep in the west.

King Jin has fought a lot of battles and recruited many herdsmen during the years of guarding the border.

Now in the entire Hetao area, there are at least [-] herdsmen who graze for King Jin.Even on the pastures to the west of their Datong Mansion, there are cattle and sheep from Jin Wang Mansion.

Although Lan Yu is domineering, she is still afraid of His Royal Highness King Jin.

First, the imperial court issued a decree that no one is allowed to seize the property of the vassal king, even if they occupy the property of the vassal king in Beijing, they will be chopped off by the old emperor.

Secondly, the king of Jin is too good at living, he regards his own property like an eyeball, and absolutely won't let anyone get involved.

However, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, Sapphire can't treat his subordinates badly.

Ever since, he told Zhu Yunxi that there were sheep in the west, and then he ate the sheep...

Seeing what Lan Yu said, Fu Youde stopped asking where the sheep came from, and threw dumplings into his mouth like everyone else.

While several people were eating, a person suddenly walked in from outside the door, and several people looked at it and lowered their heads in embarrassment.

"Where is the lonely sheep!"

"You guys are so courageous that you even dare to steal a lonely sheep, aren't you afraid of being questioned by the court?"

Zhu Bian walked in angrily, and seeing several people eating his sheep, his heart was so distressed that he was about to bleed.

Chang Sheng hurriedly got up to give up his seat, but unexpectedly Zhu Bian stepped forward and pushed him back.

"You are the great benefactor of our Zhu family, how can you give up your seat to Gu?"

"Zhu Yunxi!"

"Get out of here, you sheep thief, don't tell me, and see if I don't beat your ass to pieces!"

As soon as Zhu Yan finished speaking, he saw Zhu Yunxi walking in with a plate of steaming dumplings, followed by a soldier carrying a chair.

"Third Uncle, when did you come?"

Seeing that Zhu Yunxi had grown a lot taller, Zhu Yan's face was full of happiness.

"Good boy!"

"It was stolen from your third uncle!"

"But don't let your third uncle steal it alone. If you walk east, your fourth uncle has also recruited many herdsmen to help him herd sheep!"

Zhu Yunxi put the dumplings on the table and said with a smile.

"Third Uncle Xie reminded me that another day I will order people to go to the east, hehehe!"

Zhu Yan patted Zhu Yunxi's shoulder vigorously, and then kicked his ass.

"get out!"

"Third Uncle wants to discuss something with some state officials, and I'll come to settle accounts with you later!"

Zhu Yun sent Zhu Yunxi away, sat on a chair carelessly, and ate Hesai together with Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others.

Although Zhu Bian didn't say anything, everyone present knew that Zhu Bian was worried about his eldest nephew, so he didn't even have a New Year's Eve dinner at the palace, and rushed over in a hurry.

Therefore, both Fu Youde and Chang Sheng poured wine for Zhu Yan very attentively.

Zhu Yan also did not refuse anyone who came, and after a few glasses of wine, he completely opened up the chatterbox.

"Mr. Liang, tell me, how many soldiers are there in Datong Manor?"

Fu Youde answered without waiting for Lan Yu to speak.

"The main general has fallen ill, how much combat effectiveness do you expect?"

"More than half of the soldiers in Datong Mansion got wind and cold, and they couldn't recover at all within a month or two."

Hearing this, Zhu Bian's face suddenly became ugly, he took out a military newspaper from his sleeve, and threw it to Fu Youde.

"Look at it."

"This is the report from the Grassland Army that Gu recently received. Wugeqihashiha has recruited [-] cavalry, and is planning to enter the country from Dongsheng City, bypass Datong Mansion and go straight to Taiyuan..."

As soon as Zhu Yan said this, several people present couldn't eat the meal anymore.

In normal times, [-] cavalry entered the country, which would not be enough to fill their teeth.

However, now that Datong Prefecture has just experienced a cold epidemic, the soldiers' physical fitness is very poor, and many people still have runny noses all day long. What can they do to resist?
Both Fu Youde and Chang Sheng put down their chopsticks, staring at the dumplings in a daze with sorrow.Only Sapphire remained the same, eating big mouthfuls, as if it was not affected at all.

Seeing this, Zhu Yan couldn't help asking.

"Mr. Liang, if you give me an accurate word, can your Datong Mansion be able to stop it?"

"If Datong Mansion can't stop it, Gu Ke will ask Father Emperor for help!"

Sapphire sneered when she heard this.

"Where are the soldiers in His Majesty's hands?"

"Uh uh..."

When Zhu Yan heard this, the expression on his face stiffened for a while.

Yes!

Even though the Ming Dynasty has millions of armors, they all have their own garrison areas. The 10,000+ mobile troops that are fully charged are basically in the Datong Mansion.

Now to send a letter to the father and ask the father to send reinforcements, it can only be mobilized from other lines of defense.But in that way, the defenses in other places will be loosened, and the leader of Wala can attack from other places, and there is no need to run to their Datong side.

"Then according to Duke Liang's intention, we can only wait to die?"

Lan Yu tremblingly picked up a dumpling and dropped it on the table before eating it. He was so angry that he tied up the dumpling and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Why wait to die?"

"Isn't it only 5 people? If I pick 3 people in the city, I can destroy them!"

What Lan Yu said was full of pride, but Zhu Yan really felt a headache when he heard it.

"never mind!"

"Eat slowly, I'd better go back to Taiyuan to prepare for war."

As soon as Zhu Li got up, he was stopped by Lan Yu.

"sit down!"

"After all, you are also the vassal king of the border guards, how can you be so impatient?"

"This……"

Zhu Yan sat down resentfully, then complained.

"The army is coming soon, how can you let Gu hold his breath?"

"There is a white-haired wind on the grassland this year, and here are [-] hungry wolves!"

"Once they are allowed to break in, it may cause a lot of damage to Daming!"

Seeing Zhu Yan sitting down, Lan Yu stopped talking to him, and just looked at Fu Youde who was at the side.

"Old Fu, I remember you saying that our Datong Mansion still has [-] soldiers ready to fight?"

Fu Youde nodded.

"Yes!"

"But you can't rely on them all, you have to keep some defenders, right?"

Sapphire asked in bewilderment.

"Defend the city?"

"Which city are you guarding?"

The others were dumbfounded when they heard this, and Fu Youde even patted Lan Yu's head, thinking he was talking nonsense.

"Lanyu, Datong Mansion is a strategic point. If Wala invades, it will never let it go. What city do you want to guard?"

Upon hearing this, Sapphire smiled mysteriously.

"We just need to let out the rumors of the disease in the city, and those steppe tartars won't dare to attack the city."

"Uh uh..."

When Lan Yu said this, everyone at the table was stunned.

Fu Youde quickly realized, pointing to the mutton stuffed dumplings on the table.

"You mean, grassland people are more afraid of disease than us?"

Sapphire's eyelids drooped, and she said angrily.

"That's natural!"

"As the saying goes, if a family takes advantage of everything, it doesn't count if you have hair."

"People on the grassland rely on these livestock for food and clothing. Once they are infected with a large-scale disease, their losses will be much greater than ours in Ming Dynasty."

"As long as you let them know that there is an epidemic in Datong Mansion, even if you open the city gate, they will not dare to break in!"

After listening to Lan Yu's explanation, several people suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, and then put dumplings for Lan Yu one after another, intending to ask him to say a few more words.

Zhu Yan was not as flustered as he was at the beginning, he even made up his mind, and spread the news of the epidemic in Taiyuan Mansion when he returned, so that the Wala people retreated in spite of the difficulties.

He is only worried about one thing now, that is, the Wala people have spies in the city, and I am afraid this lie will not be able to deceive them.

"Old Lan, what do you think we should fight this battle?"

"How does the old man know?"

"Didn't you just speak clearly and logically?"

"The old man fights as he pleases, and never has any plans..."

Seeing what this guy said, Fu Youde took the dumpling back from his face.He found that it was unnecessary for him to ask this old man, he might as well eat and drink enough, and then figure out a way for himself.

Zhu Yan was also a little disappointed, but when he thought of Lan Yu's previous record, he was a little bit unwilling.

"Mr. Liang, don't you have any plans?"

"no!"

"The old man intends to let the people of Dongsheng City withdraw, at least to retain a little fighting power."

"As for the others, it depends on whether Ugzihashiha is worthy or not."

"Uh uh..."

Seeing Lan Yu saying this, several people ignored him and just concentrated on eating dumplings.

Zhu Yan finished eating a plate of dumplings, wiped his mouth, got up and left.

"Take it easy, I'm going to settle the score with my eldest nephew!"

Lan Yu waved his hand towards Zhu Yang.

"Go!"

Chang Sheng and Fu Youde wanted to stand up and see them off, but Zhu Yan also stopped them.

"You don't need to send them off, I will leave after a few words with my eldest nephew."

After Zhu Yan left, Fu Youde continued to ask questions without giving up.

"Sapphire, are you really helpless?"

Sapphire nodded.

"There is really no way!"

"However, since the old man came to the border, the biggest problem is that he can't find the enemy!"

"Now that the enemy is taking the initiative to send them to the door, it's too late for the old man to be happy. Why do you want to drive them away?"

Fu Youde was speechless when he heard this. In the current situation, being able to drive the Wala people away is already a great feat, but Lan Yu is still thinking about annihilating them?

In fact, Sapphire has been thinking about total annihilation.

When he came to the border this time, he had been suffering from not being able to find the main force of the enemy army, so he couldn't fight a battle heartily.

However, this cannot be blamed on him, it is because his reputation is too great.

When the tribes in the grassland heard that he had come to Datong, they were so frightened that they moved overnight, and there was not even a single hair left by him within a few hundred miles.

Then, Sapphire fell into a difficult journey to find the enemy. While searching for the traces of the enemy, she also had to endure the frequent accountability of the old emperor.

The old emperor was still venomous, and asked him if he wanted to support the bandits to be self-respecting, support the soldiers to stand on their own, and raise troops to rebel or something.

This is Sapphire, right? If it were another general, he would have committed suicide by Lao Zhu's repeated questions.

Even Sapphire couldn't take it any longer. After spending a few months at the border, she fell ill immediately after a rush of urgency.

Therefore, when he heard that Wala had assembled 5 people to fight Datong, the first thing he thought of was that this group of people finally came!
After Zhu Yan left Lan Yu's room, he went straight to the living room outside, and found his eldest nephew who was having a drink with the generals.

Zhu Bing took his eldest nephew aside, and whispered in his ear.

"Eldest nephew, prepare a few more fast horses for yourself. Once you hear the news that Wala is calling, don't worry about anything and run directly to Taiyuan Mansion!"

Zhu Yunxi couldn't believe it when he heard this.

"Why?"

"Datong Mansion has [-] elite soldiers, the mere Oirats can't beat us, right?"

Seeing that Zhu Yunxi was as self-confident as his uncle, Zhu Fang was so angry that he slapped his eldest nephew on the head.

"Where did the [-] elite soldiers come from?"

"There are only [-] sick cats in Datong Mansion now!"

"You don't naively think that these [-] sick cats can beat the Oala elite?"

"Can't you?"

Seeing that his eldest nephew didn't know anything about grassland tribes, Zhu Fen was so angry that he picked up his eldest nephew and left.

"You don't have to wait any longer, you should go back to Taiyuan with me first!"

"Third uncle, if I run away now, I will be a deserter!"

"The morale of the army that I managed to gather is gone!"

Seeing what Zhu Yunxi said, Zhu Yan let it go.

He also heard that the soldiers in the Datong mansion respected him very much. If it wasn't a last resort, he didn't want Zhu Yunxie to lose this hard-won military spirit.

"Row!"

"But there is one thing you have to remember for third uncle. When it's really irreversible, don't worry about anything, save your own life first!"

"Don't worry third uncle, it's really dangerous, I can run faster than a rabbit!"

Zhu Yan came and went in a hurry, and rode a fast horse back to Taiyuan overnight to prepare for the war.

On the second day after the new year, the defenders of Dongsheng City were ordered by Lan Yu to withdraw.

On the third day, Dongsheng City fell and was occupied by the vanguard of the Oirat cavalry.

On the fifth day, outside the city of Datong Prefecture, you can already see grassland rides.

However, Sapphire still stood still, just eating and drinking every day, as if nothing happened.

Lan Yu is not in a hurry, Zhu Yunxi is in a hurry, he has to go to the city to look at it several times every day to see if Datong Mansion is under siege.

On the seventh day, when the outside of Datong Mansion was full of enemy troops, Zhu Yunxi finally couldn't sit still and pulled Lan Yu up from the bed.

"Uncle, what should we do now!"

"Whether we want to fight or not, please give me a quick word. If you don't fight again, I will sneak away!"

When Lan Yu heard Zhu Yunxi say this, she praised with a smile.

"Good boy!"

"He is a good seedling to be an emperor!"

"Remember in the future, run away as soon as you see this kind of thing, don't wait until you are surrounded by people, hahaha!"

Seeing that Lan Yu was still in the mood to joke at this time, Zhu Yunxi was so angry that he wanted to take a few bites.

"Uncle, can this battle still be fought?"

Sapphire replied without thinking.

"Of course I can!"

"Our city of Datong is high and deep, and those Tartar cavalry can't get in. Are we afraid of them getting a ball?"

"Furthermore, we've already tied up our pockets outside, and we're just waiting for them to throw themselves into the trap!"

"what?"

"When did it happen, why don't I know?"

Lan Yu looked at her niece and grandson depressedly, and said to herself that I will let you know everything, what kind of a fart is my uncle?

"Go and tell the outside, let's beat the Jujiang drum!"

"Hey!"

Zhu Yunxi ran out joltingly and beat the Jujiang drum himself.

The guards in the Datong mansion heard the drums and hurried to the commander's mansion on fast horses.

When Lan Yu saw that everyone had arrived, she immediately said to everyone.

"Come!"

"Let's figure it out, how to fight this battle."

When everyone heard this, they only thought that Lan Yu was being polite to them, and they all laughed.

"Liangguo's words are serious, you just need to give orders, we will fight as you say, there is no need to discuss it?"

Because according to Sapphire's habit, he would not reveal anything until the time of dispatching troops.

Sapphire rolled her eyes at the man and said.

"You think we are talking to you, we are talking to our nephew!"

Lan Yu pulled his nephew over and took him to the position of coach.

"Nephew, teach us a little bit, and see how your uncle arranges troops!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he felt a flame burning in his chest. It was the God of War who personally taught him how to fight!

Lan Yu placed Zhu Yunxi on the coach's seat, immediately grabbed a handful of lime from a basin, and drew a line evenly on the ground.

"This is the Great Wall!"

After Lan Yu finished speaking, she stepped on the inside of the Great Wall with one foot and outside the Great Wall with the other, and then drew Datong Mansion, Dongsheng City, and several large and small circles in sequence.

"The location of Datong Mansion and Dongsheng City should be clear to everyone, so I don't need to say more."

"As for these circles, they refer to the Juyanhai and Shajing areas outside the Great Wall."

"Wala is thousands of miles away from Daming. There must be several supply points on the road. Among them, the large troops and luggage must be in Juyanhai. Shajing is also one of their supply points. Even the goods looted from our Daming will be concentrated. Here, it will be transported to Juyanhai, and then it will be transported calmly from Juyanhai back to the Wara Khan Court."

"If you want to wipe out the 5 people in Oala this time, you can only cut them off when they go deep into Daming and can't look at each other from head to tail."

"Then concentrate our forces to eliminate the people in the Dongsheng and Shajing areas, and then cooperate with the three guards of His Royal Highness King Jin to wipe out the remaining enemies who have penetrated into Datong Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion."

"Only in this way can the main force of Wala be wiped out!"

"As long as these people are wiped out, the Oala camp over Juyanhai can be taken down with only [-] light cavalry!"

"Even if they can't be wiped out, as long as the luggage and cattle and sheep are left behind, the spring of the Oala tribe will become extremely difficult!"

As soon as Lan Yu's plan to wipe out the enemy came out, all the generals in the commander's mansion immediately praised him, only Zhu Yunxi had a different opinion.

What Sapphire said is not profound, a simple explanation is the strategy of luring the enemy deep and defeating each one.

But the biggest drawback of this strategy is who will be used as bait?

Obviously, in Lan Yu's plan, the people of Datong Mansion that he had never heard of were the bait.

"Master Uncle, your strategy is really good, but in this way, won't the people of Datong Mansion suffer?"

When Lan Yu heard Zhu Yunxi's question, a smile flashed across her face.

"Nephew!"

"You're right, but this is war!"

"If you don't pay a big enough price, how can you attract fish to take the bait?"

"After this battle, the peace of Datong Mansion can be guaranteed for five years, even a little sacrifice is worth it!"

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　　It’s true that I don’t know how to write war scenes, so I’ll just read them, and anyway, I won’t write them in detail. At best, it’s in the form of a ppt, directly talking about the settlement of the war.

　　
　
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