Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

In front of others, Lan Yu might be a little arrogant, but not in front of Zhu Xiongying.

That's his great-nephew!

"Your Highness, how did you know that the Jurchens sent spies into our army?"

Li Wenzhong on the side asked in confusion.

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Your Excellency, I have spies in Liaodong."

"Recently, we received news that the Jurchens are preparing to make a move."

"They want to rebel, and they want to unite with Alutai and his people to split up the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty."

"Humph! They are so brave!"

Li Wenzhong was furious when he heard this.

"Somebody come!"

"exist!"

"Go and chop off those spies, and throw their bodies into the wild to feed the wolves."

"Yes!"

The guard quickly turned around and went out.

"Two commanders, what should we do next?"

Chang Mao looked at Feng Sheng and Li Wenzhong and said.

"Now Guo Ying is leading people to take over the herdsmen of Arutai. Is the Arutai tribe completely gone?"

"Only the Wuliangha are left on the grassland. The rest of the small tribes are nothing to worry about."

"General Feng, I think we should send the prisoners back to the interior, and we will lead our men to surround them."

"We will work together with Xu Da and his men to make it impossible for the Wuliangha to escape."

"As long as we deal with the Wuliangha tribe, the grassland will be the natural horse ranch of our Ming Dynasty."

Feng Sheng nodded, agreeing with Li Wenzhong's point of view.

"Li Jinglong!"

"The general is here!"

"You are responsible for escorting the prisoners through the customs."

"what?"

"Father, I..."

"What am I?"

"You are the most useless person here. If not you, who else will go?"

"Also, I've told you so many times, this is called a rank in the military."

Li Wenzhong said unhappily.

Li Jinglong looked at Zhu Xiongying helplessly.

"Uncle, why don't you change someone else?"

"Your Highness, he is the most useless person here, so he is the most suitable person to go."

"Uncle, you said he was useless."

"Are you confident that he will go on such an important mission as escorting prisoners?"

Li Jinglong: ????? ?????

Your Highness, are you helping me or harming me?
"Uncle, those are all Alutai's soldiers, and there are many elite troops among them."

"If this turns into a mutiny, it will be a very tricky matter!"

"If you can't control the situation, everything will be in vain."

"After all, that's a force of nearly 80,000 strong!"

Hearing this, Li Wenzhong was helpless.

"Brother Wenzhong, forget it!"

"Your Highness is right, let's change someone!"

Feng Sheng on the side spoke up.

"Tang Shengzong, go ahead!"

"Yes!"

When he heard that he didn't have to go, Li Jinglong immediately smiled.

"You still have the nerve to smile?"

Li Wenzhong glared at Li Jinglong, and his smile froze instantly.

puff...

"Hahaha……"

"Second girl, only your father can cure you!"

Chang Sheng couldn't help himself when he saw Li Jinglong's frustrated look.

"Chang Lao Er, what are you laughing at?"

"You can call her the second girl?"

"All right!"

"Stop it!"

"Pass the order down, rest for three days, and then the army will set out!"

"Yes!"

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Uriankhai tribe!
Inside the big tent!
"Sweat!"

"Oh no!"

"what happened?"

Wuliangha Eshu looked at the person who came and murmured.

He was the new leader of the Uriankhai and was discussing with his men how to deal with Xu Da.

"Great Khan, Alutai has been defeated."

"If you lose, you lose!"

"It's normal that Alutai can't defeat the Ming army."

At this time, Eshu had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. He still thought he was just defeated in a battle.

After all, victory and defeat are common in the military. If you can't win this time, you can just win it back next time.

"Khan, no!"

"Alutai's entire army was annihilated, and all of his territory was occupied by the Ming army."

“Even the herders were taken inside the country.”

"What did you say?"

Eshu stared at the person in front of him. Damn it, he just thought that victory and defeat were common in the military.

Just win it back next time, there will be no next time for love.

"The Arutai tribe was completely annihilated, and the territory was completely controlled by the Ming army."

"Moreover, Li Wenzhong and Feng Sheng are leading a large army towards us, attempting to encircle us."

"asshole!"

Eshu was furious.

"waste!"

"Alutai, you are such a fucking waste."

"Hundreds of thousands of cavalry were all wiped out in such a short period of time."

"waste!"

Although the two tribes are hostile to each other on a daily basis, they are all people of the same origin after all.

No matter which of the two tribes is destroyed, it will consume the power of the grassland, which is not what Eshu wants to see.

And now that Arutai has been destroyed, the flank of the Uriankhai tribe is completely exposed.

This is extremely disadvantageous to them!

This is why Eshu was angry.

"Great Khan, what should we do now?"

Hearing this, Eshu had to calm down.

Staring at the map!

"Where are Li Wenzhong and Feng Sheng now?"

"Khan, we are still about five days away."

"withdraw!"

"Retreat immediately!"

"Otherwise, we will be surrounded by them."

"Khan, we are running out of food."

"If we retreat, deep into the grassland, it will be colder there."

"The consumption will be even faster. By then, I'm afraid even without the Ming army coming, we will soon freeze to death or starve to death."

Hearing this, Eshu frowned.

"Damn Arutai!"

"All deployments have been disrupted!"

Eshu couldn't help but curse.

"Great Khan, how about we ambush Li Wenzhong and his vanguard?"

"Hmm? Tell me what you think!"

Eshu looked up at the general.

"Great Khan, I actually think that the destruction of Alutai is not entirely a bad thing."

"Ok?"

"If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't use the Han Chinese way of beating around the bush."

"Yes!"

"Great Khan, we have lived on the grasslands for generations, so we are definitely more familiar with the grasslands than the Han people."

"The destruction of the Arutai tribe also gave us room to maneuver."

"We can break up into smaller groups and attack them by surprise."

"Break it into parts?"

"Great! Break the whole into pieces!"

"Li Wenzhong and his men are rushing towards us now. We will ambush their vanguard troops on their way."

"This way we can get some food supplements and have food support."

"We can disperse the tribes and not engage in direct confrontation with them. We can only harass or launch surprise attacks."

"Everything is aimed at plundering, storing food, fighting and running away."

"We are more familiar with the grassland than they are. They can't catch up with us at all."

"And there is another problem. We are just a small force. If they chase us, we will lead them to one place."

"Several of our troops devoured him."

"If they send a large force to attack, the camp will be empty. Then we can join together and attack their camp together."

"This way, we can slowly grow stronger, and with food, we can survive this winter."

"It would be best if they retreated, then all the grasslands would belong to us, the Wulingha."

"If you don't retreat, then we will continue like this."

"They keep harassing us. When they come, we retreat. When they retreat, we advance."

"One day, we will eat them up bit by bit."

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

"Khan, I think this is a good idea."

"Break the whole into pieces, like countless nails, nailed into the grassland."

"Even if they pull it out, it will take a long time." Eshu nodded and said, "That's a good idea!"

"But we still have to keep in touch."

“This way we can play a greater role.”

"Now order someone to keep an eye on Li Wenzhong and his men. I want to know where Li Wenzhong and his vanguard troops are at all times."

"Yes!"

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Xu Da’s camp!

Inside the central military tent!

Xu Da couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the battle report in his hand.

"Uncle Xu, what are you laughing about so happily?"

Zhu Bai walked in from outside and saw Xu Da smiling.

"Your Highness, look at this!"

As he said this, he handed the battle report in his hand to Zhu Bo.

"Ok?"

"The Arutai tribe was completely wiped out?"

"Great!"

"I didn't expect that cousin Wen Zhong and his men would be able to deal with Alutai so quickly."

"What a joy and congratulation!"

"Yes!"

"I didn't expect it to be so fast."

Xu Da smiled.

"Uncle Xu, they are moving towards us now."

"The Wuliangha must have gotten the news. I'm worried they'll run away!"

"As for this, I am more worried that they will ambush Lao Feng's vanguard troops."

"His Royal Highness is in the vanguard!"

Hearing this, Zhu Bo's face became solemn.

"Uncle Xu, do you think they will ambush?"

"Not bad!"

"After all, their current food supply will not last long if they retreat deep into the grassland."

"It's colder there. Going in will only drain our energy faster. We won't even have to fight then."

"They will starve to death or freeze to death. I'm not stupid. I won't do such a stupid thing."

"If they ambush our vanguard, they will be able to get food replenishment."

"This way they can hold out a little longer, and the most important thing is that the Crown Prince is inside."

"If His Royal Highness falls into their hands, they will use this to force us to withdraw our troops."

"Should we retreat? Or not?"

Hearing this, Zhu Bo's brows frowned even deeper.

"Uncle Xu, what should we do?"

"Send them a message, tell them to be careful of ambushes."

"We'll send a troop to meet them."

“This may be avoided!”

"At this moment, this is the only way!"

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Zhu Gang’s camp!

Inside the central military tent!

At this time, Zhu Gang also received the news that Aluta had been destroyed.

With his outstanding military talent, he immediately realized the next move of the Uriankhai tribe.

"I remember that boy Xiongying was in the vanguard!"

"Xiong Ying, ah Xiong Ying! Don't blame your uncle for being cruel."

"If a man does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth."

"I am also a legitimate child!"

A hint of cruelty flashed in Zhu Gang's eyes.

"Somebody come!"

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A few days later!

Uriankhai tribe!
Inside the big tent!

A general ran in excitedly.

"Great Khan, good news, good news!"

"What good news?"

"The Ming army retreated?"

Eshu muttered.

"no!"

"The spies reported that Zhu Xiongying was found in the vanguard of the Ming army."

"The pseudo-Ming emperor's grandson is in the vanguard."

Eshu was stunned when he heard this, and then burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"God is really helping me!"

"The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty is actually serving as a pioneer. God will not destroy our Yuan Dynasty!"

The other generals also showed excitement.

"What a great thing!"

"Khan, as long as we capture Zhu Xiongying, we can force them to retreat."

"Even if they don't retreat, they can still get a lot of benefits."

Eshu sneered, "Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Xiongying, you really don't take us seriously."

"You actually want to be the vanguard? Do you really think I'm as stupid as Alutai?"

"Great Khan, I beg your mercy!"

"Let me go, I will definitely tie up Zhu Xiongying and present him to the Khan."

"Great Khan, let me go!"

"Great Khan, I'm going!"

"..."

All the generals rushed there with their eyes wide open, wanting to capture Zhu Xiongying alive.

Eshu raised his hand and pressed it, and everyone immediately quieted down.

"This matter is of great importance. I will lead the troops there personally."

"Ah Lie, Shubieli!"

"The general is here!"

"You two come with me!"

"The rest of you stay in the camp!"

"Yes!"

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somewhere!

A troop was slowly moving forward on the snow.

"Thank you, Your Highness, otherwise I would really have to escort the prisoners."

“That’s not a job for humans.”

Li Jinglong said to Zhu Xiongying with a smile.

"That's fine, we are all brothers."

"Second girl! If you could learn half of your father's skills, you wouldn't have to ask His Highness to come out and plead for you."

"I say, Chang Lao Er, will you die if you don't speak?"

"Why are you everywhere?"

"You have half the ability of your father?"

Chang Sheng smiled and said, "I'm certainly not half as capable as my father, but I'm still better than you."

"Hey? Chang Lao Er, you got nothing to say?"

"How about we find a place to practice?"

"Tsk! Afraid of you?"

"Hmm? That's a good suggestion!"

"I'll be the referee!"

Zhu Xiongying, who was standing by, didn't think it was a big deal and almost clapped his hands in approval.

"Row!"

"After this battle, we'll find a place to practice."

"Second girl, just don't cry when the time comes."

"Chang Lao Er, you will be the one crying then."

Li Jinglong said disdainfully.

"Whoever loses buys a drink!"

Just as everyone was talking and laughing, suddenly a large number of crossbow arrows were shot from both sides of the road.

For a moment, the Ming army was caught off guard, and some of their soldiers were shot to death by crossbow arrows.

"Enemy attack!"

"Protect His Highness!"

Lan Yu roared.

Li Jinglong and Chang Sheng immediately protected Zhu Xiongying behind them.

Trying desperately to block the incoming arrows and crossbows.

At this time, figures rushed out from both sides and surrounded the Ming army.

"not good!"

"It's the Tartars!"

Lan Yu's face changed drastically.

"Hahaha……"

"Lan Yu, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Eshu led his men out and looked at Lanyu with a smug look on his face.

"Uriankhai?"

"How did you know our whereabouts?"

"Hehehe..."

"Of course I have my own way."

Eshu said proudly.

"I wonder who is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Would you be willing to come out and see me?"

Zhu Xiongying rode out on his horse. (End of this chapter)