Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 168 Leading Elite Soldiers to Fight in the Late Ming Dynasty

After returning from the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately summoned the palace guards, brought all the guns and cannons, and gathered at the square outside the Qianqing Palace.

He even used the radio to summon Xu Da back to Beijing immediately.

At this time, the Hongwu Ming Dynasty attacked the Mongols in the north, pacified Jiaozhi in the south, destroyed Japan in the east, and coveted the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west. Its military virtue was at its peak.

The Tibetans in the plateau expressed their willingness to surrender during the Ming New Year at the beginning of this year. Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops and set up government offices in the local area, including the U-Tsang Dusi and the Dogan Dusi.

In addition, he ordered dozens of garrisons in the northwest, including Liangzhou Garrison, Ganzhou Garrison, Hami Garrison, and Shazhou Garrison, to gather 30,000 troops, march west to Turpan, capture Yilibali, and destroy the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, becoming the most powerful garrison at the time.

In the early years of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang had to compromise in order to deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

He tried to win over Annan in the south and appeased the Jurchens in the north. In the east, Japan and Goryeo killed their envoys and he was offended. In the west, he was ignored by Tubo. Historical records show that "Tubo did not surrender immediately", which was quite embarrassing.

But today, the Northern Yuan Dynasty is no longer a major threat, and domestic productivity has grown explosively, and its strength is no longer what it used to be.

Old Zhu doesn't want to pretend anymore.

Showdown.

In the past, when the Ming Dynasty was not strong, I was submissive.

Faced with the killing of Ming envoys by Goryeo and Japan, he endured it in silence.

Now I am full of martial virtue. Since you have ignored my will before, I will take revenge on you one by one.

He then ordered Mu Ying to attack Annan, personally led troops to defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty, destroy Japan, intimidate Goryeo, and head west to Tubo, which frightened the surrounding countries.

Under such circumstances, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty reached its peak, and the surrounding countries came to pay tribute and were willing to submit to it.

There was no external threat and the internal situation was very stable. The Ming Dynasty was developing in full swing and there was no need for military generals and princes to guard the borders. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang began to recall the generals.

Except for Mu Ying and Xu Da, most of the other nobles were recalled to Nanjing and given a large number of mansions, silver dollars, and land to ensure their wealth and prosperity and to allow them to live out their old age.

However, there are new changes now. Zhu Yuanzhang decides to regroup his old subordinates to save the late Ming Dynasty from disaster.

Go to Quantai to recruit old troops, and kill Yama with a hundred thousand banners.

That was made by General Chen in desperate situation to show his upright spirit of facing death and his heroic spirit of fighting the enemy to the death.

But in the final analysis, it is still full of farewells!
But Lao Zhu is not like that.

He did not go to Quantai to recruit his old subordinates, but directly summoned them to fight in another world.

From that day on, Zhu Yunfeng, Ji He and little Zhu Di started to send soldiers and supplies one after another, with the treasury of Prince Ji's Mansion in the late Ming Dynasty as the center.

Five hundred people were sent first, and the soldiers were divided into groups of ten, divided into flag units, taking turns to pick them up and drop them off.

During the Hongwu reign, young Zhu Di blindfolded every ten people and sent them down to the underground palace. He then sent them to the cellar of Zhu Yunfeng's home in Zhujiaping, Shangfeng Mountain today through a stone tablet.

The cellar was too small and it was very crowded for ten people to stand in it, so Ji He was responsible for sending these ten people to the treasury of Prince Ji's Mansion during the Chongzhen period of the late Ming Dynasty.

At first, the ten people led by Mao Xiang were on guard outside to prevent anyone from coming to disturb them and getting discovered.

When the new people arrived, Mao Xiang immediately took command of their deployment.

They were placed behind the dilapidated walls, in burned rooms, and near some rockery and earthen mounds.

Prince Ji’s Palace is very large, and is said to occupy half of Changsha City.

Therefore, although they were in Prince Ji's Palace, they were actually only in a very small area of ​​the Palace. The area within a radius of several square kilometers was all within the scope of Prince Ji's Palace.

This place was burned down by Zhang Xianzhong's troops. The fire burned for several days and nights. All the things that should be stolen were taken away, leaving only ruins, so that the entire palace became deserted.

The warehouse is located in the northeast corner of the palace, with Guangzhi Gate to the north. There is even a street from Guangzhi Gate to the south, called Fanzheng Street. There are many pavilions along the way. Zoumalu to the west is adjacent to the Xiangjiang River. Looking down from the sky, it looks like a magnificent palace.

In addition, a garden was built in the palace, with the "Purple Gold Mountain" in the garden and the Wanchun Pond dredged. Later, it was commonly known as Sifang Pond by the people. Now it is just a deserted place, and the remaining ruins tell of its former prosperity.

After Zhang Xianzhong burned down the Prince Ji's Palace, the trees were burned, large sections of houses collapsed, the walls inside the palace showed signs of fire everywhere, and the gardens and ponds had turned into an ashy wilderness.

Only a very small number of people around who wanted to find a bargain came in to see if there was anything valuable.

Almost all of these civilians were detained by Mao Xiang and his men, resulting in the fact that up to now, Zhang Xianzhong's defenders in Changsha were not even aware of their existence.

Mao Xiang and his men prepared supplies in Prince Ji's palace in a swaggering manner, flying drones to observe the surrounding situation and understand the movements of the defenders in the city.

After the five hundred people were sent over, Zhu Yunfeng and his team began to deliver tents, food, sleeping bags, night vision goggles, thermal imaging devices, tactical vests, backpacks, tricycles and other supplies.

That night, the Ming army stationed in Prince Ji's palace and expanded the security area to an area of ​​one square kilometer.

The Prince Ji's Palace covers an area of ​​several square kilometers. The palace has become a wasteland with no people living in it. Zhang Xianzhong's main force is stationed outside the city, and only a few troops are stationed in the city to guard the southeast, northwest, and northeast gates.

The people in the city fled or hid at home, and the palace became safer, like a hill and cemetery in the wilderness, and even the night was filled with loneliness.

The next day.

Zhu Yunfeng and his colleagues continued to work after getting up.

The conveyor belt never stopped. The three little ones kept moving things and were as tired as the grandsons.

Every time their warehouse was full, they would go outside and call Mao Xiang to come in to move things, and then put the things in a makeshift tent set up nearby.

They worked like this for several days and delivered more than hundreds of tons of food supplies.

And the initial 500 people continued to expand.

It soon grew to three thousand people.

At the same time, a few days later, in the Qianqing Palace during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned several major generals to give a speech.

Among those in the study were Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde, Tang He and Feng Sheng.

Before, Zhu Yuanzhang had led his army back to the capital after conquering Nahachu in the north, and brought back Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde and Feng Sheng.

Tang He had been training troops in Shandong before, and was recalled to Nanjing this time.

Only Xu Da stayed in Peking after he defeated Nahachu last time and seized the Northeast region and most of Inner Mongolia.

However, the Ming Dynasty's border line has now been pushed to the Greater Khingan Range, Hulunbuir and other places, and the remaining Mongolian forces are being cleared out. The border troubles have been eliminated, so there is no need for Xu Da to be in charge.

It’s just that Peking is too far away from Nanjing. Even with the Grand Canal, it would still take about fifteen days to get there by traveling day and night, so we are still on the way.

Tang He from Shandong came back today, so Lao Zhu held a meeting and took them over.

In the study, Old Zhu is looking at materials from the late Ming Dynasty.

He has been studying this matter these days in order to make adequate preparations.

Led by the eunuch, the four entered the study and bowed to him, saying, "Your Majesty, I, Li Wenzhong (Fu Youde, Tang He, and Feng Sheng), pay my respects to you."

"Ah."

Old Zhu closed the information about the late Ming Dynasty that Zhu Yunfeng had downloaded on his laptop, put the laptop screen down, and looked up.

He wears reading glasses.

This year is the eighteenth year of Hongwu. Old Zhu is already 57 years old and his eyesight has deteriorated a little. After putting on glasses, he looks kind and gentle, less fierce than when he was young.

"I called you here today because I have something to tell you."

Old Zhu leaned back in a comfortable chair and said straight to the point, "I think you should have guessed that the underground palace outside the square of the Qianqing Palace has always been strange. You should have heard about the origins of Yunfeng and Ji He."

Li Wenzhong was shocked and immediately knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, we do not know the origins of His Royal Highness the King of Wu and the Duke of Chu, and we have no intention of exploring them. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Seeing Li Wenzhong's big reaction, the others also knelt on one knee and bowed, saying, "We have absolutely no intention of exploring the origins of His Royal Highness the King of Wu and the Duke of Chu. Your Majesty, please understand."

Li Wenzhong seemed a little nervous.

He had been with Old Zhu the longest, so he naturally knew the taboos in the palace.

The origins of Zhu Yunfeng and Ji He have always been something that nobles and court officials wanted to know in private. However, Zhu was very secretive about it, and anyone who wanted to inquire or spread the news often disappeared mysteriously, and even their bodies were unknown.

Don’t be fooled by Zhu Yunfeng, Ji He and Lao Zhu laughing and joking around on weekdays, as if everything is peaceful and nothing is happening around them.

But that's for them.

For many guards, maids and eunuchs in the palace, their existence is undoubtedly like a strange rule.

Once you become curious about them and want to get to the bottom of them, you will be doomed.

Mao Xiang and other palace guards, as well as Li Wenzhong, could actually vaguely guess something, such as guessing that Zhu Yunfeng and others came from another world, or had unknown origins and possessed supernatural powers.

But they didn't dare to ask more questions or spread the news.

The number of people who have died because of Zhu Yunfeng and his people in these years alone has exceeded double digits, but Zhu Yunfeng and his people are not aware of these things.

Even these nobles may not be able to save their lives.

Firstly, the nobles were away from home, not in the palace, so they could not find out the truth.

Secondly, Li Wenzhong and Mao Xiang were smart and tight-lipped, which saved their lives.

Now that Old Zhu suddenly asked, Li Wenzhong naturally got nervous. That's why he hurriedly said that he was not curious about Zhu Yunfeng and the others.

What he didn't expect was that Lao Zhu smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's okay. From today on, the ban on you will be lifted, and you can also know these."

"This"

Several people looked at each other, their faces pale.

What to do.

Could it be that Your Majesty is looking for an excuse to kill them?
Soon, Old Zhu continued, "The reason I told you this is that I want to take you to fight in the late Ming Dynasty. All dynasties have their end, and this is the case with every dynasty. But I want to go to the end of the Ming Dynasty and save the Ming Dynasty from disaster. So I told you the truth so that it will be easier for me to act."

Another bombshell.

The end of the Ming Dynasty?

The four of them were stunned.

what's the situation?
Could it be that Your Majesty can travel through time and space?

Or has it already reached the end of the Ming Dynasty?
impossible.

The four of them were already in turmoil.

But they did not dare to ask further, and just waited for Old Zhu to explain in detail.

Old Zhu said, "I'm not afraid to tell you that Yunfeng is my 27th generation descendant, and he comes from a world six hundred years from now. That world is technologically powerful. The lights on your heads, the guns and night vision goggles you use, and the laptop in my hand are all products of later technology. People in later generations can use lightning to their advantage, use it as power, and do many things, including letting people fly to the sky, and even to the universe and the moon."

'On the moon?'

Several people were shocked.

Tang He and Lao Zhu were childhood friends. He scratched his head and asked, "Is there Chang'e on the moon?"

"You are a man of no learning."

Old Zhu laughed and scolded: "There is no oxygen on the moon, where does Chang'e come from? People can't survive there."

"What is oxygen?"

There was a great deal of confusion in Tang He's small eyes.

Perhaps it was because of this that he was able to survive until the 28th year of Hongwu.

"It's the air we breathe. Okay, let's not talk about this for now."

Old Zhu continued, "Technology in the future is strong, and a time-space channel has appeared, which can connect the Ming Dynasty with the future. Yunfeng and his companions are from the future. We can go to different periods of the Ming Dynasty through the time channel. This time I asked you to come here to go to the end of the Ming Dynasty."

As he spoke, Old Zhu waved to them, motioning them to come closer, saying, "Come closer, I will tell you about what happened in the Ming Dynasty and the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty."

Everyone moved closer.

Old Zhu opened his notebook, spread it out, and briefly talked about the 276-year history of the Ming Dynasty, and then talked about the end of the Ming Dynasty.

He did not explain the complex situation at the end of the story.

These include the deteriorating situation in Liaodong, the collapse of the Wei Suo system, the princes and gentry taking turns to evade taxes and annex land, the emperor, the Donglin Party, and the eunuch party causing harm to the country and the people, and constant natural disasters during the Little Ice Age.

Firstly, these things are too complicated to talk about, and it takes a lot of time to analyze and explain various in-depth issues.

Secondly, they are military generals, so there is no need for them to know these things. They just need to listen to Zhu Yuanzhang and fight.

Therefore, Zhu simply told them that in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, due to various reasons, peasant uprisings were frequent, and the Jurchens in Liaodong invaded, so that the country was on the verge of collapse.

More than two hundred years later, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed and the Jurchen Tartars outside the Great Wall seized the country and established a dynasty called the Qing Dynasty.

Upon hearing this, Li Wenzhong and others were furious.

The source of their conquest of the world was to seize the territory of the Yuan Dynasty from the Mongols and Tatars.

Under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people in the north were classified as the third class of people, and the Han people in the south were classified as the fourth class of people. The Han people were slaves and servants, and were whipped and killed at will by the Mongolian masters.

Now he heard that the Ming Dynasty would be ruled by another foreign race in the future, and he became very angry.

Fu Youde said on the spot: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

"I am also willing to go!"

Li Wenzhong, Tang He, Feng Sheng and others also hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Now that the Mongols have been badly beaten, it is only a matter of time before the Ming Dynasty conquers the grassland and wipes them out. There is no point in fighting them anymore.

Now another Jurchen appeared outside the Great Wall, and they wanted to see how powerful the other party was.

"Ah, very good."

Old Zhu nodded with satisfaction and said, "It is not advisable to bring too many troops this time. I have decided to lead only 5,000 people. After we get there, we will recruit people to conquer the world."

The reason why he didn't bring too many people was that he didn't want the matter of the time-space channel to be exposed.

Except for giving briefings to Li Wenzhong and a few others, the rest of the people were wearing blindfolds and didn't know where they were going. They just had to follow orders.

If there are too many people, the news will definitely not be kept secret.

Take a few thousand people with you, issue a gag order or something like that, and after the war, promote them all to mid-level officers, concentrate them in the barracks and support them for life, and just make sure they don't leak the information.

Secondly, if he brought hundreds of thousands of troops with him, he would indeed be able to overthrow the late Ming Dynasty.

But in that case, the Ming Dynasty of Hongwu Dynasty would need to bring a huge amount of supplies.

Not to mention that the Hongwu Dynasty is currently in a stage of rapid development and growth. Taking so many soldiers and supplies to conquer the parallel world will slow down the current development of the Ming Dynasty.

Just talking about the stone tablet is not allowed.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers eat, drink, defecate and urinate every day, and even Zhu Yunfeng and the other three kids would be exhausted and unable to move so much.

Even if the supplies are delivered in relays and 24 hours a day, in addition to the energy consumption, there is insufficient space in the cellar and it is impossible to move too many supplies at once.

Things like those from the Hongwu Dynasty were brought here by Zhu Yunfeng and his team over the past five years, like ants moving house, but they still did not allow the Hongwu Dynasty to immediately embark on modernization construction.

Therefore, there is no need to bring too many people. You should fight to support the war and bring enough food. You can recruit more people when you need them.

During the changes of dynasties and times of chaos, the thing that is least lacking is people.

(End of this chapter)