My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 758 Zhu Zhanji patrols the border (Part [-])

As he was about to arrive in Jizhou, Zhu Zhanji suddenly summoned several important ministers to discuss matters.

When Zhang Fu and Xia Yuanji came to the car in front and saw Zhu Zhanji, they saw that Yang Rong had already arrived, and there was no one else.

"Your Majesty, I wonder why the minister came here?"

Zhang Fu and Xia Yuanji quickly stepped forward and saluted Zhu Zhanji.

"This is the information just sent by Jin Yiwei, take a look!"

Zhu Zhanji handed a piece of information to Zhang Fu with a gloomy face. After the other party opened it, he and Xia Yuanji watched it together.

When they saw the contents of the intelligence, Zhang Fu and Xia Yuanji also frowned.

It turns out that this information is about the Ulyangha rebellion. The so-called Ulyangha is actually a place name, including three parts, namely Tannu Ulyangha, Altai Ulyangha, and Altai Gol Ulyangha. In these three places The living tribes are collectively called the Ulyanha people.

The Duoyan Guards among the Three Duoyan Guards were actually the Uuliangha people. Later, during Zhu Di's last few northern expeditions, he directly eliminated the Duoyan Guards who had repeatedly rebelled. However, after the demise of the Three Guards, many new tribes entered Sanwei's territory includes many Uliangha tribesmen.

After a period of fighting, these Ulyanha tribes slowly united, eventually defeated other tribes, occupied the territory originally belonging to the Duoyan Sanwei, and became a large tribe with tens of thousands of people.

Regarding the newly rising Uuliangha tribe, Zhu Zhanji mainly focused on appeasement. He had previously sent people to appoint the leader of the other party as a commander, and the other party also accepted the Ming Dynasty's recruitment.

Unexpectedly, just a few days ago, the Wuliangha tribe suddenly rebelled. Now the troops were pointing directly at Xifengkou, seeming to want to enter the pass and plunder, so Jinyiwei quickly sent the news to Zhu Zhanji.

"Mr. British, in your opinion, how should we respond now?"

Zhu Zhanji asked Zhang Fu with a frown.

Originally, Zhu Zhanji did not trust Zhang Fu. After he ascended the throne, he even deliberately alienated Zhang Fu and cultivated a confidant general in the army. However, he did not expect that Liu Sheng failed to live up to his expectations and died in Jiaozhi, so now Zhu Zhanji Ji also had to re-enable Zhang Fu. Now facing the invasion of Wu Liangha, he also needed to seek Zhang Fu's opinion.

"Your Majesty, the Wuliangha tribe is developing rapidly and has tens of thousands of troops. If they attack Xifengkou, it is indeed possible to break through. Fortunately, we are not far from Xifengkou. If we support quickly now, it will be enough to repel Wuliang Ha’s rebels!”

Zhang Fu suggested immediately.

Wu Liangha only has tens of thousands of people, but they have more than [-] troops, including [-] cavalry. If the cavalry flies to Xifengkou, plus the local garrison, it will be enough to repel Wu Liangha's army. Thousands of rebels.

"Support Xifengkou?"

When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he showed a hesitant look. He originally just wanted to inspect the border and did not really want to fight.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead three thousand cavalry, one person and two horses to fly to the Xifengkou. It only takes ten days, and I will definitely defeat the rebels!"

Zhang Fu immediately asked for orders again. If it were other times, Zhang Fu might not be so active, but this time Zhu Zhanji was patrolling the border in person and happened to encounter Wu Liangha's attack. If he didn't give the other side a look, he would definitely It dealt a blow to Zhu Zhanji's reputation.

Therefore, Zhang Fu took the initiative to ask for help. In fact, he wanted to express his loyalty to Zhu Zhanji through this matter. After all, he knew Zhu Zhanji's alienation from him before. Even if Zhu Zhanji reactivated him now, it would be an expedient measure. If in the future, If there is someone to replace him, Zhu Zhanji will definitely alienate him again without hesitation.

"Three thousand cavalry?"

When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he looked thoughtful again.

Zhu Zhanji could vaguely guess Zhang Fu's intentions. Zhu Zhanji trusted Zhang Fu's abilities even more. After all, Zhu Di had said at the beginning that Zhang Fu was the only handsome man in the Ming Dynasty besides him. He was just a bastard. Liang Ha, Zhang Fu was almost ready to conquer the war.

Thinking of this, a better idea suddenly flashed in Zhu Zhanji's mind, so he immediately raised his head and said: "The British government is right, Wu Liangha will not rebel sooner or later, but he chose to rebel when I was patrolling the border. It's simply Just don’t take me seriously!”

When Zhu Zhanji said this, he deliberately made an angry expression, and immediately slapped the table and said again: "I have decided that I will personally lead the army this time. You, the British Lord, will be my deputy general. You must take care of Wu." Liangha will destroy them in one battle!"

"Your Majesty!"

When they heard that Zhu Zhanji actually wanted to conquer Wuliangha personally, and even personally led troops to attack Wuliangha, Xia Yuanji and Yang Rong were startled, and they stopped them loudly.

"Nothing is wrong. I have made up my mind. Yang Shangshu will go out with the army, while Xia Shangshu will stay behind and work with Marquis Yang Wu to stabilize the armies!"

Zhu Zhanji waved his military hand and said again. Rather than letting Zhang Fu lead the troops to quell the rebellion, it is better to lead the troops himself, so that the credit after the war will be his own, and what Zhu Zhanji needs most now is such military exploits.

Of course, this is definitely a bit risky, but Zhu Zhanji believes in Zhang Fu's ability. As long as Zhang Fu assists him, there should be no problem in putting down this rebellion!

Xia Yuanji and Yang Rong saw Zhu Zhanji insisting on his own way. They looked at each other and finally sighed secretly. As important ministers who had been in the officialdom for many years, they certainly knew what Zhu Zhanji was thinking, so they knew that no matter how hard they tried to persuade him, It was no use, so I had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The soldiers were very fast, Zhu Zhanji immediately ordered Zhang Fu to order all the troops and horses. All three thousand elite cavalry were one person and two horses, and they only brought ten days' rations, and then they broke away from the army and galloped away.

Jizhou is not far from Xifengkou, and the cavalry is one man and two horses, so Zhu Zhanji's army is very fast and arrives at Xifengkou in a few days.

Xifengkou was called Songting Pass in ancient times. It has been a battleground for military strategists throughout the ages. The pass here was destroyed by war several times. It was not until Zhu Di came to power that the pass was rebuilt here and renamed Xifengkou. It is the highest point on the Great Wall. One of the important levels.

When Zhu Zhanji and Zhang Fu led three thousand cavalry to Xifengkou, the rebels outside the pass did not attack the pass. Instead, they looted everywhere in the Qingzhou area outside the pass.

Because of Zhu Di's many northern expeditions, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was no longer limited to the south of the Great Wall. In fact, many areas north of the Great Wall were already occupied by the Ming Dynasty. For example, Qingzhou was one of the territories divided by the Ming Dynasty outside the Pass. , there are many Han people living there.

"Your Majesty, Qingzhou is in danger and must be suppressed immediately. With our military strength, as soon as the army arrives, Ulyanha's rebels will immediately flee!"

In the gate city of Xifengkou, Zhang Fu suggested to Zhu Zhanji again.

Although the Uliangha rose very quickly, after all, it was just a larger tribe, far from being compared with the Oara or Tatars back then. Moreover, they rebelled just to plunder some property and food, and they were still very afraid of the Ming army. Yes, so as soon as the army arrives, these Uliangha rebels will definitely not dare to fight.

Of course, this is also thanks to Zhu Di's several northern expeditions, which scared the grassland people. Even though Zhu Di has passed away now, the Ming Dynasty's reputation has long spread throughout the grassland. At least within a few years, these grassland people will all They did not dare to fight the Ming army head-on.

Zhu Zhanji hesitated when he heard this. He thought that Wu Liangha's rebels were attacking Xifengkou, so that he could rely on the danger of Xifengkou to defeat them in front of Guancheng.

But he didn't expect the rebels to be so timid. They only dared to loot in the Gyeongju area and didn't dare to come to Xifengkou. If he led his troops out of the customs, the risk he would take would be even greater.

But as an emperor, he personally led all the troops to Xifengkou. It would be unreasonable to sit back and watch Qingzhou outside the pass being plundered by Wu Liangha. Even Zhu Zhanji could not explain it to the officials.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji finally nodded and said: "Okay, as the British Lord said, we will send troops to suppress the rebellion!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhang Fu said very happily when he saw Zhu Zhanji agreed.

Early the next morning, Zhu Zhanji and Zhang Fu jointly led the troops out of the customs and rushed all the way to Qingzhou.

Soon they met the rebels of Ulyanha on the border of Gyeongju. Rather than saying that these people were rebels, they were more like poor and crazy grassland bandits. Most of these people were in groups of dozens, looting everywhere on the border of Gyeongju. villages and towns.

Although there are defenders in Gyeongju, they are unable to suppress these small groups of enemies. They can only send troops to garrison a few important towns. The other villages and towns can only rely on the people to defend themselves. After all, the people outside the customs are mostly fierce. , every village and town can organize people to defend themselves, but if the village or town falls, it will definitely be a disaster.

As soon as Zhu Zhanji's army arrived, they immediately encountered a group of Wuliangha rebels. There were only a few hundred people. This was already a quite large rebel force. So following his order, Zhang Fu led a thousand cavalry. With one charge, the rebels were killed.

Seeing how miserable these rebels were, Zhu Zhanji finally felt relieved, so he led his troops to eliminate them all the way, and soon arrived in Qingzhou City.

The garrison and officials of Qingzhou were shocked when they heard Zhu Zhanji's arrival, and immediately went out of the city to greet him.

Next, Zhu Zhanji dispatched troops to mop up the small groups of rebels in the Uliangha region across Gyeongju. After only a dozen days, all the rebels in Gyeongju were wiped out, and the entire Gyeongju territory was finally safe.

However, just when Qingzhou was pacified, Zhu Zhanji wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, at this moment, news suddenly came from Liaodong and Kaiyuan that Wu Liangha led his troops to invade and killed Deputy Qianhu Pan Xiong and others. In the Liaodong area, they launched troops and looted wantonly.

What is even more unexpected is that the news from Liaodong has just been delivered, and Uliangha's rebels have also appeared in Kaiping, Xuanfu and other places in the west, and they are also looting everywhere.

It turned out that Wu Liangha divided into three groups. Although there were not many people on each route, they were not originally for fighting, but for plundering supplies. Therefore, multiple routes bloomed on the border of the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Liangha's rebels were everywhere.

What is even more hateful is that Wu Liangha also united with other tribes to send troops to plunder. Although they could not defeat the Ming Dynasty's Guancheng, they also caused considerable losses to some state capitals outside the Pass.

(End of this chapter)