Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 941 Two tables of guests came to one table

The original task that Boss Zhu gave to Guizhou Xuanwei Division was to clear the way for the army to accumulate food.

The so-called clearing of roads is not only the literal meaning of clearing roads through mountains and building bridges when encountering water, but also includes subduing the barbarian tribes along the way. The most important of them are Puding, Pu'an and Luoshan.

These three tribes of chieftains are all located on the chokepoint of Wumeng Mountain Road from Guizhou to Qujing. Each tribe has hundreds of villages and a city built for them by the Yuan Dynasty.

And unlike Shuidong and Shuixi, which have always been independent, these three chieftains were all affiliated with the Yunnan Qujing Xuanwei Division of the Yuan Dynasty. After the defeat of the Yuan Dynasty, King Liang got rid of the restrictions of the imperial court and accepted a large number of Yuan Dynasty survivors who fled from southwest Lingnan, and his power increased instead of decreasing.

Especially after they were determined to fight the Ming Dynasty to the end, the status of these three chieftains who blocked Yunnan became more important than ever, and Qujing's control over them was greatly strengthened.

Therefore, if you want to clear the way for the army, you must surrender these three tribes. When there is no possibility of persuading them to surrender, they must not only capture this fortress, city and village, but also severely injure their tribes and surrender their leaders so that they do not dare to cause rebellion, so as to ensure the safety of the army's logistics channels.

But Pu'an Village and Luoshan City, like Puding Fort, are also built in dangerous places, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. The army must conquer them one by one, which will not only take time and effort, but also cause a lot of sacrifices.

Morale is the most important thing in the cold weapon era, and morale has a great impact on combat effectiveness. Before the decisive battle, the army must recharge its batteries and maintain high morale. If they are frustrated while attacking Luoshan Puding, their morale will definitely be greatly affected.

Coupled with the fatigue and attrition caused by the long march, the performance will definitely be greatly reduced when facing the recharged Qujing Yuan Army.

Therefore, no matter from which perspective, annihilating Pu'an and Luoshan's local soldiers outside Puding Fort is the best choice.

This was the original intention of Zhu Zhen and Mu Ying's decision to finish the battle at Pudingbao.

I just didn't expect that after preparing a table of meals, two tables of guests came, which was a bit difficult...

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"How did the Yuan army come so fast?" Zhu Zhen couldn't believe it.

I thought that the reinforcements from Qujing, five hundred miles away, had not set off yet, but I didn't expect that they were already arriving.

"There is only one possibility. They have already set off from Qujing." Mu Ying guessed: "They are probably worried that Shi'er will not be able to withstand the revenge of Shuidong and Shuixi, so they came to reinforce her. After all, the location of Puding Fort is too It’s important.”

As he spoke, he smiled and said: "It seems that we have taken the initiative. If it were a few days later and the Yuan army entered Puding Fort, this bone would be difficult to crack."

"Yes, the Mongolians don't believe in the ghost moon and the ghost door opening." Zhu Zhen also smiled happily after hearing this: "It shows that our luck is still very good."

After a pause, he looked at Mu Ying worriedly and said, "Just like this, does our plan have to be adjusted?"

"No, our table is large enough with enough dishes. It's just a matter of adding a few pairs of chopsticks and a few bowls." Mu Ying said confidently: "Originally, the general was worried that Pu'an and Luoshan might not be able to use their full strength. Either go forward, or retreat after some setbacks, it’s difficult for us to decide in one battle. In the end, we still have to attack Pu’an Village and Luoshan City.”

After a pause, he smiled leisurely and said: "Now that the Tatar army is helping us supervise the battle, there is nothing to worry about."

"That's true." When Zhu Zhen saw this, he knew that he was worrying too much, so he smiled and said: "As long as you, the cook, don't make it difficult."  "It's not difficult." Mu Ying's smile was full of excitement, and she seemed to finally be interested. "But it's a bit difficult to annihilate them all. We have to wait for our reinforcements to arrive."

"Good guy, I'm still worried about whether I can hold on, but you're already thinking about annihilating them all..." Zhu Zhen couldn't help but laugh.

"Your Highness has experienced it once and knows that the advantage of the defenders is too great. Back then, Brother Wenzheng was able to rely on Hongdu City to resist Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops with 20,000 troops. If I, Mu Ying, can't deal with a mere 50,000 enemy troops , I can find a piece of tofu and kill him as soon as possible." Mu Ying said confidently:

"I'm afraid that when the reinforcements arrive, they will scare away the enemy troops. Then they will hide in Pu'an Village or Luoshan City, and the battle will be difficult to fight. But the Marquis of Yingchuan can definitely think of this, and I believe he will have a way. .”

"Then I will wait and see." Zhu Zhen smiled and nodded. As expected, people should do what they do best. As soon as these founding generals returned to the battlefield, they immediately looked like a different person, each one decisive, wise, and shining brightly.

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The next day, the enemy troops arrived at Puding Fort, set up camp two miles west of the fort, and began to build siege equipment.

It's actually just a ladder and a simple wooden shield. They can't produce anything else. One is that there are no such conditions, and the other is that Puding Fort is built on a flat-topped mountain, and large equipment cannot be climbed up, so the simplest ladder can only be used to attack the city.

As soon as the central military tent was set up, the commander-in-chief, Dalima's general Yaizhu, anxiously summoned Dangxiong, the leader of the Pu'an tribe, Munai, the leader of the Luoshan tribe, and Niu Qi, the temporary leader of the Puding tribe. Come and discuss matters in the tent.

Can he not be in a hurry? A month ago, Dalima ordered him to lead 20,000 troops to take over Puding Fort. Because he is Shi Er's old sweetheart, and their son was born to them.

Originally, Dalima was planning on Shanxiang, and he was sure that as long as his father and his two brothers came forward, Shi'er would be eaten to death, and he would obediently cooperate with the Yuan army to defend the city.

However, they never expected that after a long delay on the road, Shuidong and Shuixi occupied Puding Fort first!

After getting the news, Bitizhu became anxious. How should he explain to Pingzhang now? Hurry up and drive the soldiers from the two groups of Pu'an Luoshan in full force. They must take back Puding Fort!

After all the leaders arrived, he went straight to the point: "Let your soldiers eat and drink enough, rest quickly, and attack the city early tomorrow morning!"

"Yes." The leaders responded, waiting for specific arrangements.

Before Yaizhu could speak again, he saw a young general coming out, clasping his fists and saying, "Commander father, we will attack the city tomorrow. I am willing to be the vanguard!"

All the leaders couldn't help but look at the young general, thinking that this was Shi'er's little boy.

"Quickly retreat, did I let you speak?!" Bitizhu scolded, but the young general persisted, but he stopped him with a stern look.

"Look, even this commander's son knows how to fight bravely. Leaders, you can't let a child compete with you." Yaizhu said solemnly to the leaders:

"I don't need to say more about the dangers of losing Puding Fort. You will understand the meaning of lips dying and teeth falling cold, so tomorrow you all must fight bravely to be the first!"

After a pause, he smiled at the cow beggar and said, "Of course, you Puding tribe should be braver."

This is the battle to regain Puding Fort. It is only natural that Puding should take the lead. Niu Qi could only nod and said: "Understood."

(End of this chapter)