Call of Heroes: A History Only I Know

Chapter 209 The steam train raises the fog, and the pattern of war is about to change (subscription required)

Daming Mansion Newspaper——

The King of Yan led an army of 20 people to conquer the Mongolian Yuan in the north, smashed the Tartars, killed the ruler of the Yuan Dynasty in the chaotic battle, captured millions of cattle and sheep, and captured hundreds of thousands of Mongolian soldiers and civilians. Endless!

When such an explosive news appeared, the sales volume of Daming Dibao once again reached an unprecedented peak.

Before that, Daming had already made several Northern Expeditions.

The first Northern Expedition took place in Hongwu for three years.

The reason was that Wang Baobao besieged Lanzhou.

Wang Baobao's military talent is not bad, but it's a pity that he met the wrong opponent.

Not long ago, Wang Baobao's 10 army was wiped out by Xu Da, and soon he was able to organize another [-] horses, and built a city near Lanzhou, Gansu, and confronted the Ming army across the Yellow River for two years.

Ever since, Xu Da once again served as the chief general, was appointed as the general who conquered the captives, and marched westward to Lanzhou.

Xu Da arrived in Gansu, and Wang Baobao retreated.

After that, the two sides fought a decisive battle at Sheneryukou.

There are no surprises.

Wang Baobao's troops were wiped out again, and only Wang Baobao led his wife and children across the Yellow River.

The Ming army pursued for hundreds of miles, but failed to capture again.

The second Northern Expedition that followed was originally a continuation of the unfinished business of the first Northern Expedition: the complete elimination of the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

But things backfired, and the Ming army ushered in its only defeat.

Soon there will be the third Northern Expedition. This is the battle against Lin led by Mu Ying. Although Mu Ying has not been named as the General Who Conquered the Prisoners, the troops he leads can only be regarded as partial divisions.

But the results are impressive - directly encircling Helin and annihilating tens of thousands of enemies.

Then there was the fourth Northern Expedition, and Xu Da was once again appointed as the general who conquered the captives. Although he won the battle, his record was mediocre.

This is the fifth Northern Expedition of Ming Dynasty.

With Yan Wang Zhu Di as the general of the North, and Lan Yu as the deputy general, he led an army of 20, drove straight into Huanglong, cleaned up all the old Mongolian and Yuan troops, and killed the lord of the Yuan Dynasty. The Northern Expedition drew a perfect end.

Not long ago, Su Che received the head of Northern Yuan Emperor Tuogusi Timur.

Even though there was only one head left in Tugusi Timur, the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it still seemed to be alive. The head's eyes widened, and the eyes were filled with the anger and unwillingness before death.

In this battle, the administrative system of the Yuan Dynasty was completely disintegrated.

Since then, the Yuan Dynasty has ceased to exist.

Back to the original name again: Mongolia.

but,

Although the Yuan Dynasty was smashed, the threat from the north did not disappear.

Without the suppression of the Yuan Dynasty, the two major tribes of Oala and Tatar will inevitably rise in the future.

The threat of the grassland is still there!
but.

After this war was over, the Northern Expedition went on again. It had changed from clearing out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to counterattacking those who harassed the border.

In any case, this is a hearty and clever victory.

With the publication and sale of the Daming Mansion Newspaper, the people of the whole world knew the news. Whether it was in the streets or in the villages and fields, the people were discussing the process of the war with great interest.

Many people just read the content of the mansion newspaper, and then described various details vividly, as if they were there, and even added a lot of content privately.

I saw an old farmer sitting on a bench holding a newspaper in one hand and tobacco in the other, surrounded by a large group of children and adults.

The old farmer took a puff of the dry cigarette, then continued to say:

"The king of Yan, Zhu Di, took the lead, holding the Tianzi sword bestowed by the current emperor, and went directly to the restricted area of ​​the Beiyuan court, facing the lord of Beiyuan!"

"Let's talk about Tuogusi Timur, the lord of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Before that, he was the lord of Huaxia, the emperor of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and the lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. The body turned into the body of an evil dragon, but even so, the strength is still unimaginable!"

"However, what he is facing is the fourth son of today's emperor, King Yan! King Yan of Beiping, as one of the kings of Sai, is also not to be underestimated. In the early years, he even presided over the Daming Military Academy, with countless disciples!"

"Isn't this King Yan a general?" Someone in the crowd couldn't help interrupting.

"You know a fart!" The old farmer exhaled a puff of smoke, and said dismissively: "Do you understand or I understand? Since the report of the Daming Mansion was published, the old man has seen all the major events in the world from the first issue to the present. !"

"Today's son thinks that Confucianism is the only one, and it is useless to the country. In the Song Dynasty, it was because of the power of the literati that it caused it to the bone! However, His Majesty did not value martial arts over literature. Instead, he established military colleges, medical colleges, agricultural colleges, and mathematics colleges. college!"

"Your high-quality rice seeds were bred by the Agricultural College, and it can be said that it is largely due to today's credit!"

"This military academy, the emperor handed it over to King Yan to govern it!"

"Peking King Yan, as one of His Majesty's most outstanding sons, his strength is terrifying!"

"In that battle, King Yan and the Lord of Bei Yuan fought for three days and three nights!"

"One side is the evil jiao of the old dynasty, and the other is the dragon son of the new dynasty. Their strengths are evenly matched, and the fight is indistinguishable!"

"At the most critical moment, His Majesty's Tianzi Sword played a role!"

"In the sword of the Son of Heaven, there is a ray of His Majesty's divine sense. At that moment, the divine sense was revived. Just looking at the Lord of Beiyuan, the terrifying aura of the real dragon scared him so much that he couldn't move!"

"And King Yan also seized this opportunity!"

When it came to the critical moment, the old farmer got excited, used the cigarette pole as a sword, stabbed directly into the void, and at the same time shouted: "The evil dragon will die!"

"This sword directly beheaded the head of the Lord of Beiyuan! A dragon's head was beheaded!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!!!"

When the onlookers heard this, they couldn't help applauding and applauding.

Although I don't know how much private goods this old farmer has added privately, it is enough to hear it readily.

……

The Yuan Dynasty is not a distant concept to the people of the whole world. After all, only 20 years have passed, and the events at the beginning have not been completely forgotten.

No one expected that the Yuan Dynasty would be completely wiped out during the Northern Expedition!

And those rare treasures that were lost to the grasslands were also taken back!
Many people couldn't help shouting happily.

This war is far away from the people at the bottom, but it doesn't mean they don't feel anything.

On the contrary, all the people were happy from the bottom of their hearts for Daming's victory.

Since Su Che intentionally strengthened the concept of the Chinese nation, he has done a lot of things, publicized a lot, and has various policies. As time goes by, it has finally achieved some results.

Many common people of the Ming Dynasty regard themselves as a part of the Ming Dynasty, sharing weal and woe together!Instead of being numb!

Di Bao brought the news of victory to the whole country, and at the same time caused a sensation in the court.

The Yuan Dynasty was not far away. Many ministers came from the Yuan Dynasty and served as officials in the Yuan Dynasty. After hearing the news, they were inevitably stunned for a moment, feeling inexplicably complicated.

Although it is a good thing to wipe out the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, it is very inappropriate for those military officials and generals to make such a meritorious deed, especially if the deeds also allowed Yan Wang Zhu Di, the vassal king, to go, which can easily cause a big problem.

Since ancient times, vassal kings have been powerful and have been a serious threat to the central court.

At the beginning, Lao Zhu refused to listen to the minister's persuasion and insisted on assigning feudal lords.

He believes that "the world is so big that it is necessary to build a vassal screen to defend the country and live in peace and prosperity. Now that all the sons are old, they should each have a title and divide the kingdoms."

Ancient enfeoffments were divided into two types according to their nature, one was the real enfeoffment with "high degree of autonomy", and the other was the fictitious enfeoffment with "cooked food".

The so-called real seal means that the feudal state has some financial, personnel, and military power independent of the central government, and the vassal kings are the actual leaders of the vassal states.

The so-called virtual feudalism means that the feudal state accepts the vertical leadership of the central government, the princes and kings have no power, and the feudal state is just a meal ticket for the princes and kings to eat for free.

To put it more vividly, the princes and kings in the real seal mode are "earth emperors", and the princes and kings in the virtual seal mode are "parasites".

Lao Zhu didn't want the princes and kings to become parasites, so they were granted considerable autonomy. For example, they all had certain military power, and each prince and king had at least three guards.

And among these sons.

There are nine "Sai Kings" who are responsible for guarding the border. From east to west, they are Zhu Zhi, King of Liao, Zhu Quan, King of Ning, Zhu Di, King of Yan, Zhu Gui, King of Gu, Zhu Gui, King of Dai, Zhu, King of Jin, Zhu Xi, King of Qin, Zhu Wei, King of Qing, King Su Zhu, they directly or indirectly controlled tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of troops.

In Lao Zhu's fantasy, these kings of Sai can guard the frontier and become the barrier of Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, this is just fantasy.

There was the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" before and the "Eight Kings Rebellion" later. These are bloody lessons, but as the saying goes: the only lesson humans learn from history is that they have not learned any lessons from history.

Even when Lao Zhu was dying, he left a last decree: "There are no ministers in the court, and there are traitors in the court, so they must be punished by soldiers, and the Qing Dynasty will be on the side."

So much so that later Zhu Di didn't even need to think about the reasons for rebellion!

This time Zhu Di won a complete victory, and he will inevitably be rewarded generously, which strengthened his power even more. The courtiers were worried, and more than one minister mentioned this matter in front of Prince Zhu Biao.

However, Zhu Biao didn't care at all. Instead, he was happy for Zhu Di's victory from the bottom of his heart, and looked forward to meeting his younger brother.

For Zhu Biao, Zhu Di is not a threat at all.

As the second generation, most of the kings are brothers and sisters, and Zhu Biao's authority is unmatched, so this position is naturally very stable.

The only problem is - Zhu Biao's lifespan.

If Zhu Biao died early, then his son would obviously not be able to restrain other princes, and it would be a matter of time before the world became chaotic.

This is also what Su Che is worried about. Although Zhu Biao's condition seems to have improved a lot thanks to his efforts, it is still unknown whether he can change his original fate.

As for the rebellion of the vassal king, Su Che was not worried. With him around, there would be no chaos in the world. If Zhu Biao really died, he would no longer consider such a fool as Zhu Yunqi when it came to choosing an heir.

a few days later.

Should be outside Tianfu.

Su Che saw Zhu Di and Lan Yu, the generals who conquered the North.

When the two saw the emperor Luanjia, they hurriedly half-kneeled and saluted.

"See Father Emperor!"

"See Your Majesty!"

"See Your Majesty!!!"

The soldiers bowed half-kneeling, and their movements were uniform, and there was a tsunami!

Su Che came over, helped Zhu Di and Lan Yu, and said loudly, "Thank you!"

"Everyone, hard work!"

"You are all heroes of Daming!"

Following Su Che's encouragement, all the soldiers who came to Yingtian Mansion were in high spirits.

Not everyone is qualified to come to Yingtian Mansion to accept the emperor's reward, most of the soldiers are stationed in the frontier fortress.

Although Beiyuan was destroyed, the legacy they left behind has not been enjoyed. This is the key to this war.

Most of the soldiers who came to Yingtian Mansion at this moment were those who performed outstandingly in this battle.

After being encouraged, Su Che watched and pulled Zhu Di and Lan Yu to talk, and then handed over the task of conferring rewards to Zhu Biao, asking him to confer rewards on his behalf!

To a certain extent, these soldiers will remember whoever rewards them. Although they have followed Zhu Di and Lan Yu for their current achievements, the person who is most grateful in the end is Zhu Biao.

Su Che pulled Zhu Di and Lan Yu and talked a lot about this war and about the future.

Although this war was a complete victory and completely wiped out Beiyuan, but before Daming completely occupied Mongolia, this war was just beginning.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty is gone, and there are still Wala, Tatars, and even those Jurchen tribes.

Conquering all these tribes and making the grassland a part of Ming Dynasty is Su Che's ultimate goal!
These words made Zhu Di and Lan Yu's blood boil. They thought that after Bei Yuan was wiped out, they would have no goals in the future... Who would have thought that His Majesty would have such a grand goal? They were short-sighted!
"The future doesn't stop here. I will come up with some new gadgets in the future to show you what the power of innovation is!" Su Che smiled lightly. Not long ago, the Shangfang department that Su Che spent a lot of money on has already Tinkering out of the steam engine!

Agriculture, mathematics, medicine, and even military academy, Su Che can use other people's hands to complete, but only scientific and technological research, Su Che has grasped it with one hand, and has not let others help to host, has been secretly conducting research, even the minister who knows are very few.

The money invested in Shangfang was several times more than that of the four major colleges combined, but Su Che didn't feel bad at all, anyway, it was a precious banknote, printing money, releasing water and it's over!

When Daming is more powerful, it will be no problem to put more water - where is this going?

With the investment of countless money and materials, coupled with Su Che's mind, Shang Fang gradually researched some useful things.

The steam engine is one of them.

When the railway tracks leading to Mongolia are paved, the steam train raises fog, and various materials and even soldiers are continuously transported, the advantage of the Mongolian cavalry will become smaller and smaller.

Even in this world of fairies and demons, the power of innovation cannot be underestimated.

……

a few days later.

Shangfang Research Department.

Zhu Di followed Su Che to this place, and when he saw the huge locomotive, he immediately showed a stunned expression: "Father, what is this?"

"This is a steam train!" Su Che said with a faint smile.

(End of this chapter)