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

Xu Huizu personally charged forward, his spear like a dragon, and wherever he passed, the enemies fell to the ground. His personal soldiers followed closely behind, like a sharp knife, piercing the heart of the Northern Yuan army. The Northern Yuan soldiers were frightened out of their wits, dropped their weapons, and fled in all directions. However, they had already been surrounded by the Ming army and had nowhere to escape.

The battle lasted for a whole hour, with corpses strewn all over the grassland and blood flowing like a river. The remaining 100,000 Northern Yuan troops were almost annihilated by the siege of the 40,000 alloy cavalry. The remaining Northern Yuan soldiers knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but Xu Huizu's order was "don't spare any." The Ming cavalry coldly carried out the order and killed the last resisters one by one.

When the sunset completely sank into the horizon, only the Ming cavalry remained on the battlefield. They stood in the sea of ​​blood and corpses, their alloy armors stained with the blood of the enemy, but still flashing a cold light. Xu Huizu put away his spear, glanced coldly at the battlefield, and then ordered the troops to withdraw. The 40,000 cavalry retreated like a tide, leaving behind only a dead grassland, endless wailing and blood.

The battle is over.

Of the 300,000 Northern Yuan troops that originally came to hunt down the Ming army, only 10,000 or so people escaped back to the Northern Yuan camp!
As for the Ming Dynasty, they only lost a few thousand people in the early provocations and retreats, and then lost a few hundred people in the cavalry massacre, and there were no other losses.

Seeing that half of the Northern Yuan army was destroyed, Ouyang Lun smiled.

Zhu Biao also reacted at this time, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, "Brother-in-law, we won now!"

Although Zhu Biao was not clear about the casualties on both sides, he saw the whole scene and realized that the Ming Dynasty suffered no losses at all.

The entire battle situation can be said to be a one-sided crushing victory!
Zhu Biao's mind is still buzzing. He never expected that the first major battle with the Northern Yuan Dynasty would be won so thoroughly!

"Your Majesty, don't worry. We have at most defeated half of the Northern Yuan army this time, and the enemy still has half of its strength." Ouyang Lun paused, raised the corners of his mouth and said, "But your Majesty's previous worry that the enemy is twice as many as us has been resolved, because now in terms of numbers alone, we are already at an equal level."

"Anyway... we are no longer at a disadvantage in terms of numbers."

amount……

After hearing what Zhu Biao said, Zhu Biao was dumbfounded. It turns out that this is why you, my brother-in-law, don't let me worry about the population problem!

Directly destroy half of the enemy's strength. This is really without any advantage in numbers. It's simple and direct.

"Brother-in-law, should we pursue the victory and completely defeat the main force of the Northern Yuan army?"

Zhu Biao was not stupid either. After being shocked, he immediately thought of continuing the pursuit.

He was even more looking forward to it. With Ouyang Lun's new methods, defeating the Northern Yuan army was no suspense at all. If he pressed on to win the victory, he could completely defeat the Northern Yuan army.

As for Zhu Biao, who led the army in person, he undoubtedly made history.

One battle will determine the outcome!

And they were facing an army of more than 600,000 Northern Yuan soldiers!

Zhu Biao couldn't even imagine how valuable such a record was. Moreover, the people would definitely be very happy after receiving this good news, and would become more and more convinced of him as the emperor!
Of course, if this battle was won, the biggest contributor would naturally be Ouyang Lun, and Zhu Biao would not compete for the credit with his brother-in-law.

The credit goes to Ouyang Lun, but it can be said that he Zhu Biao gained more.

You know, the people all know that Zhu Biao is leading the army in person this time!
Once the war is won, even if the main credit is not his, the leadership credit is definitely indispensable.

The people will also be grateful for Zhu Biao's wise guidance.

Of course, the most important thing was to reassure Zhu Yuanzhang. In fact, Zhu Biao had always known that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about Ouyang Lun. However, the success of this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was equivalent to telling Zhu Yuanzhang with practical actions that as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao was capable of making good use of ministers such as Ouyang Lun and Lan Yu and achieving victory.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao was already extremely anxious, expecting Ouyang Lun to continue giving orders, the Ming army to continue the pursuit, and then destroy the Northern Yuan army in one fell swoop.

Ouyang Lun shook his head at this time, "No need, Kuyuk Timur is not a fool. Even though I killed half of his team this time, if we catch up with him, Kuyuk Timur might ambush me!"

"Even if Kuyuk Timur's ambush is something we can resist with the current strength of the Ming army, if we do so, the casualties will definitely increase, and there will be no gain. This is a losing deal, and I won't do it."

"There's a saying that goes, 'Don't chase after an enemy who's desperate.'"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Biao nodded. He thought Ouyang Lun was right, but he still had some hope. "What a pity! If we could defeat the Northern Yuan army in one go, this battle would be over."

Ouyang Lun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. This battle has severely frightened the Northern Yuan army. Even Kuyuk Timur will need some time to digest it. I guess he is confused right now!"

"They will soon be sure that the Northern Yuan Dynasty and our Ming Dynasty are no longer on the same level militarily."

"The days of relying on cavalry charges are over."

The age of cavalry is over.
After hearing this, Zhu Biao was stunned. It suddenly dawned on him that the significance of the battle just now was no longer about victory or defeat, but about being epoch-making!

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao looked at Ouyang Lun again, his eyes full of admiration. His brother-in-law was a god who created a new era!

While the two were talking, Zhu Di, Zhu Quan and other princes came over, and Lan Yu also came with Zhou An.

Lan Yu's face was a little gloomy. As the left vanguard, he went ahead of the army. As a result, apart from circling around the grassland, he never encountered any troops of the Northern Yuan army. When he arrived, a great battle had just ended.

So Lan Yu witnessed with his own eyes how Ouyang Lun dealt with the Northern Yuan army. He was extremely shocked and felt a huge gap in his heart. He met Zhou An, who immediately told Lan Yu about the equipment. Lan Yu was delighted again, thinking that he had caught Ouyang Lun's handle!
However, Lan Yu thought about it and did not intend to say it out loud at this time. The reason was very simple. Ouyang Lun had just defeated the 300,000-strong army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and had made great achievements. Even if Ouyang Lun had engaged in smuggling and treason, it was not worth mentioning.

Moreover, he had no solid evidence, so Emperor Zhu Biao would only think that he was jealous of Ouyang Lun and was framing Ouyang Lun. There was no way he could bring Ouyang Lun down.

"Your Majesty, I believe that if we rush forward with our entire army, we can wipe out the entire main force of the Northern Yuan army with the momentum of a thunderbolt!"

"If we miss this opportunity today, it will be extremely difficult to destroy the Northern Yuan army again!"

Lan Yu said in a deep voice.

"Lan Yu, you're here!"

Zhu Biao was also very happy to see Lan Yu. Together with Xu Huizu's right-wing army, the Ming Dynasty's army for the expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was now united, which made Zhu Biao more confident.

However, Ouyang Lun did not respond to Lan Yu's suggestion at all.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao also understood what Ouyang Lun meant, and immediately comforted Lan Yu, "Lan Yu, you just arrived, and there are still many things you don't understand. Brother-in-law Ouyang must have made this decision for a reason. You go down and sort things out first, and then we still have to fight the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

"His Majesty!"

Hearing what Emperor Zhu Biao said, Lan Yu was extremely anxious. "If your majesty and the military advisor are worried that the Northern Yuan people are plotting or ambushing, then we don't need to send out the entire army. Just give me some of the troops, and I will be able to completely wipe out Kuyuk Timur's main force!"

"Brother-in-law..." Zhu Biao looked at Ouyang Lun.

"No! Kuyuk Timur is an outstanding military commander of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Losing half of his troops is indeed a big blow to him, but it will definitely not make him panic. If we chase him now, we will definitely fall into Kuyuk Timur's trap!"

"This is not allowed!"

Ouyang Lun refused directly. "Military Advisor Ouyang! With the combat power of our Ming army, let alone the fact that Kuyuk Timur only has 300,000 troops left, even if he still has 600,000 troops, we are not afraid!"

Lan Yu said loudly.

He saw with his own eyes the gliding missiles, all-alloy armor, and rifles all over the sky!!
As a battle-hardened general, he knew very well that with the support of these equipment, the Ming army would definitely have the strength to crush the Northern Yuan army.

"Chase! It's right to wipe out the enemy completely!"

Lan Yu was anxious. He had a premonition that if he did not lead his troops to fight the Northern Yuan today, he would not get any credit in this expedition against the Northern Yuan, and all the credit would go to Ouyang Lun in the end, so he had to persevere.

Only by gaining military merits can one have the capital to compete with Ouyang Lun.

"Brother-in-law, I think we should let Lan Yu give it a try. If Kuyuk Timur has set an ambush, I believe Lan Yu can also evacuate safely. If we can pursue the victory and completely defeat Kuyuk Timur, then this time the Northern Yuan Dynasty can be completely pacified!"

"After all, every extra day the army stays on this grassland means money!"

Zhu Biao looked at Ouyang Lun with a pleading look.

After hearing what Zhu Biao said, Ouyang Lun also understood, so he stopped insisting and nodded, "Your Majesty is the commander-in-chief of this army. Even if Your Majesty has made a decision, I will naturally obey it!"

"Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly, then looked at Lan Yu, "Lan Yu, I agree that you can go after the Northern Yuan army, but you must remember this, be very careful, be very careful, and if you feel anything is wrong, withdraw immediately!"

"Yes!"

Lan Yu was overjoyed!

Lan Yu already knew the combat effectiveness of Zhou An's 4,000 elite cavalry. These 4,000 elite cavalry were completely comparable to 40,000 ordinary cavalry. And as the vanguard of the left this time, he also led 40,000 cavalry, which meant a combat effectiveness of at least 80,000!

Although there is a numerical gap between their forces and the Northern Yuan army of more than 300,000, they are launching a surprise attack. As long as their speed is fast enough, the combat power of 80,000 can definitely disperse the Northern Yuan army of more than 300,000!
After getting Zhu Biao's consent, Lan Yu did not hesitate at all and led more than 44,000 cavalrymen to chase after them.

On the way to pursue the Northern Yuan army, Lan Yu could be said to be in high spirits. In his opinion, he would definitely win this battle. So what if Ouyang Lun defeated 300,000 Northern Yuan troops? He, Lan Yu, could quickly defeat the remaining 300,000 or so. If he could capture Kuyuk Timur alive, then he, Lan Yu, would be the first hero of this expedition against the Northern Yuan!

No matter how amazing and shocking Ouyang Lun was before, Lan Yu would always be able to suppress Ouyang Lun!
Lan Yu was not worried at all about the combat effectiveness of his more than 44,000 cavalrymen. These were his base in the Ming army. Most of the middle and senior generals among them were his adopted sons, and the rest were his confidants. More than 70% of them were from Huaixi!

It can be said that if Lan Yu rebelled, these more than 40,000 troops would most likely support him.

After seeing Ouyang Lun's methods, Lan Yu knew very well that if he followed the plan, he would have no role to play in this expedition against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and this was something Lan Yu absolutely could not accept.

"Brothers, work harder!"

"Once we capture Kuyuk Timur alive, I will give each of you a grassland woman as a reward!!"

Lan Yu said loudly.

"Whoa whoa!"

"Ow!"

When they heard that there was a woman, the soldiers under Lan Yu started crying out.

Lan Yu went in pursuit.

Ouyang Lun returned to the tent and arranged an essential oil spa for himself!

Ouyang Lun felt uncomfortable with Lan Yu's insistence on chasing him. Today's affairs had been resolved and he could have clocked out, but Lan Yu insisted on taking advantage of him!
I hate this kind of curled guy the most!

Ouyang Lun was enjoying himself when Zhu Biao walked in with Zhu Di, Zhu Quan and several other princes.

When they saw Ouyang Lun lying on the massage bed and enjoying himself, their smiles froze at first, and then their eyes were filled with desire.

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes at them in annoyance.

"If you want to sit, come in and lie down. But I only brought three technicians this time. You know that women are not allowed to be brought into the army. I trained them to be military doctors and nurses. After they finish massaging us, they still have to go to the field hospital to take care of the wounded!"

"One technician for me, one technician for Your Majesty, and the remaining technician, you guys line up!"

"Is it reasonable?"

Ouyang Lun spoke slowly.

Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others were not at all dissatisfied with Ouyang Lun's words.

"Reasonable and reasonable!"

Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others nodded repeatedly.

Soon everyone started massaging.

"Brother-in-law, your operation today really amazed us!"

As soon as Zhu Di lay down for the massage, he began to flatter Ouyang Lun.

"Yes, yes, I will never forget the scene of the battlefield today!"

"Too strong! Especially the glide missiles, it's simply a doomsday scene. To be honest, I don't think any army can withstand such an attack!"

"What interests me most is the rifle. It is much more powerful than the musket. It is simply a nightmare for cavalrymen!"

"I guess from now on, cavalry will no longer be able to gallop freely on the battlefield."

"Brother-in-law, do you think that cavalry will be phased out of history in the future?"

Hear the sighs of the princes.

Ouyang Lun smiled slightly and said calmly: "The era of hot weapons has arrived!!" (End of this chapter)