Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 610: Defeat the Northern Yuan army again and capture the Northern Yuan emperor's brother alive (Please subscribe!!)
"Then why are you still standing here? Come with me to the front line!"

"If you let the main force of the Northern Yuan army escape, this general will not forgive you!"

Lan Yu immediately shouted loudly.

He had originally thought of fighting the main force of the Northern Yuan army here for ten days or half a month. The longer and more brutal this field battle was, the more it would demonstrate how powerful he, Lan Yu, was. When people talked about him, Lan Yu, in the future, this battle would surely be mentioned frequently!
However, the sudden retreat of the Northern Yuan army directly disrupted many of Lan Yu's deployments.

To put it in one sentence, all the battle merit points are gone!

Sure enough, when Lan Yu led his army to attack the Northern Yuan army camp, the scene was empty and the Northern Yuan army left Lan Yu with an empty camp.

"asshole!"

"When did the Northern Yuan army run away!?"

Lan Yu was very angry when he looked at the empty tents. He felt that he had been tricked by the Northern Yuan army.

"General, we stopped fighting two days ago. Both sides were still shooting at each other on the first day. It wasn't until yesterday morning when we fired at the Beiyuan army camp and there was no response from the Beiyuan army that we realized something was wrong. We fired again at noon and there was still no response from the Beiyuan army. So we sent people to check the camp and found that it was empty!"

The general in charge of the front-line command said cautiously.

"What a bastard!"

"When did all the Northern Yuan army become cowards?!"

Lan Yu was very depressed. He himself had never expected that, after all, they had been fighting with the Northern Yuan army for so many days. Although the Northern Yuan army's equipment was much worse than that of the Ming army, their fighting will was very strong. Coupled with their superb cavalry tactics, they were able to barely stop the Ming army.

I really didn't expect that such a Northern Yuan army would flee overnight!

After thinking for a moment, Lan Yu made a decision and said in a deep voice: "No matter why the main force of the Northern Yuan army retreated, chase them immediately. The Northern Yuan army can only perish in the hands of this general!"

This invasion of the grassland was a completely prosperous battle for Lan Yu. The military expenditure was the highest in history, the supplies were absolutely abundant, and the equipment was absolutely strong. Lan Yu had no worries at all!
"Yes!"

All the generals and adopted sons under Lan Yu obeyed the order.

Lan Yu's army immediately pursued them.

Just one day later, Lan Yu's army caught up with the main force of the Northern Yuan army. During the period, the two sides broke out many battles again. Most of them were fought by the troops left behind by the Northern Yuan army. The purpose was to delay Lan Yu's army for a period of time and buy time for the main force to escape.

"Father, we have killed tens of thousands of the Northern Yuan army. Why don't we just rush over and wipe them out completely!"

"General, I am willing to lead the army there!!"

The adopted son and his generals all requested for orders.

Lan Yu originally wanted to rush forward and kill the Northern Yuan army, but he suddenly thought of something.

"Don't worry yet!"

"The Northern Yuan army must know where the Northern Yuan royal court is. Let's wait a little longer!!"

"Also, send out an order that the main army should keep a distance from the Northern Yuan army. Only a few scouts need to be sent out to track down the Northern Yuan army!"

After hearing Lan Yu's order, everyone at the scene was stunned. They didn't understand why Lan Yu did this!
Seeing that all his adopted sons and his men were confused, Lan Yu began to explain, "Our goal this time is to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Although destroying the main force of the Northern Yuan army is equivalent to destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the real way to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty is to capture the Northern Yuan Dynasty's royal court!"

"I, the general, would like to ask you, who knows where the Northern Yuan Dynasty's royal court is?"

"This"

Hearing Lan Yu's question, all the adopted sons and generals were dumbfounded, and then they shook their heads, "I don't know!"

"In order to avoid being found by the Ming Dynasty, the Northern Yuan Dynasty's royal court must have chosen the most secret place. Even the Jinyiwei couldn't find it, so how could we know!"

"Catch the commander of the Northern Yuan army. He must know!"

"You don't know, and neither do I. You are right in saying that someone in the Northern Yuan army must know!" Lan Yu continued, "In my eyes, the Northern Yuan army is already in the pot, and they can't escape!"

"They are retreating continuously now. Are they going back to the royal court?"

When they heard Lan Yu say this, all the adopted sons and generals reacted immediately.

"Godfather, what you mean is to play the long game and catch the big fish!!"

"Great General, what a good plan! The Northern Yuan army must go back to protect the royal court. This way, when they arrive, we can capture them all in one fell swoop!"

"Finish all your efforts in one battle!"

Listening to the praise from his adopted son and the generals, Lan Yu nodded proudly, "Yes, that's what I meant!"

"It is not difficult for us to destroy the main force of the Northern Yuan army, but it will always cost a lot. Moreover, even if we defeat the Northern Yuan army, if we cannot find the location of the Northern Yuan royal court, we will not be able to win the final victory!"

Lan Yu said in a deep voice: "Now the nine princes are also on the grassland. If we let them find the Northern Yuan Dynasty court first, wouldn't we be making wedding clothes for others?!"

"So now we just need to lock onto the Northern Yuan army and make them think they have gotten rid of us. By then, they will definitely move closer to the Northern Yuan royal court, and we will then take care of them in one fell swoop!"

"Send out all the scouts you have! We must not allow the Northern Yuan army to escape!"

"Yes!"

In this way, Lan Yu led his army to follow the Northern Yuan army from a distance, and only sent a small number of scouts to keep an eye on the Northern Yuan army.

At the beginning, the Northern Yuan army was very cautious, worried that this was a trap set by Lan Yu. It was not until half a month later that they believed that they had shaken off the Ming army and were marching towards the secret camp.

"General!"

"Scouts report that the Northern Yuan army suddenly changed direction today and headed deeper into the north!"

Hearing the scout's words, Lan Yu immediately became interested, "Haha, finally you can't hold it anymore!"

"Tell all the scouts to keep an eye on them, General!"

"Give the order, everyone prepare to fight!"

After the Northern Yuan army arrived at a camp, they were preparing to rest up. After all, they had suffered heavy losses fighting with the Ming army during this period of time and were also very tired.

But at this moment, Lan Yu led his army and rushed over.

"Come on, kids!"

"Kill me!"

Lan Yu rode on a warhorse and attacked the Beiyuan camp under the protection of a group of adopted sons.

Although it was night, the flames of war directly illuminated the darkness!
After a night of fighting, the Northern Yuan army was defeated again.

The Ming side had been fighting all night and was no longer able to pursue!

"Damn it, they let the Northern Yuan army escape again!"

Lan Yu stood on the Beiyuan camp that had been reduced to scorched earth, and said with great annoyance.

Just when Lan Yu was angry, one of his generals escorted up a few people dressed in the costumes of grassland aristocrats.

"General, these people hid in the bushes outside the tent and tried to escape, but I caught them. They don't look like Northern Yuan soldiers!" the general reported to Lan Yu.

Lan Yu saw the grassland people in front of him and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"snort!?"

The leading grassland man turned his head, obviously not wanting to say more to Lan Yu.

Lan Yu was not annoyed at the lack of cooperation from the grassland people. He looked at them again and said calmly, "Looking at your clothes, it's obvious that you are not ordinary grassland people. But since you don't want to say anything, I am too lazy to ask. Come on, take these grassland people out and chop them up!"

"Yes!"

Following Lan Yu's order, these grassland people were immediately escorted away and prepared for immediate execution.

When they heard that they were going to be killed, the grassland people were completely panicked. One of them finally couldn't help it and immediately said, "General, I confess!"

"He is Prince Maidlibala, the younger brother of the Northern Yuan Emperor!"

"Traitor!!" When Mai Dilibala saw that his identity was exposed by his men, he immediately shouted angrily.

"Wow?! I didn't expect to catch a big fish today! The younger brother of the Northern Yuan Emperor. Although he is not the Northern Yuan Emperor, it finally makes this general feel better!" Lan Yu grinned when he heard this.

He had long seen that these people were not ordinary people, so he threatened to kill them to scare them, but he didn't expect that they were really scared by him.

Afterwards, Lan Yu further confirmed the people in front of him, and soon his men found the jade disc of Prince Mai Dibala near the camp. Combined with the identification of other Northern Yuan prisoners, it was confirmed that the person captured was indeed Mai Dibala, the younger brother of the Northern Yuan emperor!

"Ha ha!"

"Someone, come! Send this jade disc of the prince of Mailibala to the capital and report to the court. This general has captured the younger brother of the Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty! The annihilation of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is just around the corner!"

Lan Yu said with a smile.

"Yes!"

"Thank you for your hard work in capturing the Beiyuan camp this time. Divide the spoils among you, and bring out the women for us to play with!"

"Celebrate your success tonight!!"

When his men heard Lan Yu's words, they all cheered.

"The general is wise!"

"Godfather is simply the strongest man in the world!"

"Haha!" Lan Yu listened to the compliments from his adopted sons and generals with a smile on his face. At this moment, Lan Yu felt that he was moving towards success step by step. Once the Northern Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, his achievements would directly surpass those of veteran generals such as Xu Da and Tang He!

Moreover, Lan Yu has the advantage of age, and he will definitely be the number one in the Ming Dynasty in the future! !

Ouyang Lun was indeed powerful, but at that time he could not be compared with Lan Yu!
So what if the nine vassal kings came into the grassland together and competed with him for the credit? He had now repelled the main army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty twice in a row and captured the younger brother of the Northern Yuan emperor. This credit alone was beyond the reach of the nine vassal kings!
With this achievement as a foundation, Lan Yu will definitely be the number one hero in this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty!

"General, after we capture the Beiyuan camp this time, all the spoils must be registered and reported to the court. The court will then decide how to distribute the spoils! And the captured Beiyuan women." A general said, "Such an arrangement may not be in compliance with military regulations and discipline!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu glanced at the general. He was neither his adopted son nor his trusted subordinate. He couldn't even remember the general's name.

"Since this general is unwilling to rest, that's great. When the army rests, we will need someone to patrol the surrounding area. I will leave this matter to you. If the enemy breaks in and ruins my interest, don't blame me for military punishment!"

After hearing what Lan Yu said, the other generals at the scene looked at this general with mockery and disdain.

"Yes!"

The general wanted to refute, but when he felt the coldness in the eyes of the generals around him, he could only nod his head obediently.

He was just an ordinary general. What he had just said obviously offended the great general Lan Yu. If he objected again, he probably wouldn't be able to return to the Central Plains.

As soon as the general left, thunderous laughter broke out at the scene. Soon the original camp of the Northern Yuan army was occupied by the Lan Yu army. They set up camp again and then indulged themselves all night long!
Lan Yu thought he would be able to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty soon, but what happened next left Lan Yu dumbfounded.

Because of a night of indulgence, the pursuit of the escaped Northern Yuan army was weakened, which allowed the main force of the Northern Yuan army to shake off the scouts sent by Lan Yu. In other words, Lan Yu lost the trace of the main force of the Northern Yuan army!

This is very embarrassing!

Without any trace of the main force of the Northern Yuan army, Lan Yu was left without a target.

Lan Yu could only send out a large number of scouts again to search for the main force of the Northern Yuan army and the location of the Northern Yuan royal court, but he found nothing!
Two months passed in a flash.

Marching aimlessly on the grassland, even with sufficient supplies, Lan Yu's army became extremely tired and their morale dropped sharply!
If it weren't for the sufficient supply of logistical materials, Commander Lan Yu's army would probably have collapsed.

If it was just a matter of time, it would not be a big deal, as it would not be enough to cause the morale of Lan Yu's army to collapse. However, the grassland is gradually cooling down, which means that winter is approaching. The winter on the grassland is even more terrifying than the winter in the Central Plains, and it can really kill people!

There was endless snow, the water sources were frozen, the grass and trees were withered, and the cattle and sheep were nowhere to be seen!

Moreover, the university has closed the road and even changed the terrain. Under such circumstances, the probability of finding the main force of the Northern Yuan army and the royal court is greatly reduced. Even if you are lucky enough to find them, it is still unknown whether you can take them down!

Even though Lan Yu was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to return to the court!

This was also the result of the court repeatedly urging Lan Yu to return to Beijing.

Beijing.

Although the Ming Dynasty did not completely destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty this time, it defeated the main force of the Northern Yuan army on the grassland many times. More importantly, it captured the Northern Yuan emperor's younger brother alive, which was already a very good record!
As the news came back that Commander Lan Yu was leading his army back to the capital.

There was great joy inside and outside the capital, and the people celebrated spontaneously!
In the Tai Chi Hall.

Today is also the time for the morning meeting.

Zhu Biao sat on the dragon throne, and the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who had not attended court meetings for a long time, also appeared next to Zhu Biao.

Because of the victory over the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the court was filled with joy at this moment, and the faces of the Huaixi Party officials were the brightest. After all, Lan Yu was a member of their Huaixi Party, and this was their victory!

(End of this chapter)