Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 207: A Commander Without Strategy Frustrates All the Teachers
The sun shines on the grassland.

Because it is located in a plateau, the temperature is not too high and the weather is not particularly hot.

When the breeze blows, it gives people a sense of comfort that is just right, not too much or too little.

Not long ago, the tent of the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

An envoy from the Ming Dynasty arrived.

"I am following the order of His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin to report to the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty the time and route of the Ming army's northern expedition."

As soon as the visitor met them, he said something that shocked everyone.

The Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty at that time was Borjigin Enke.
But the real person in power was not him, but Ugezihashaha who proclaimed himself as the Grand Master.

A few years ago, Yesüder killed the Great Khan Toghon Temur, "took away the seal", and ascended the throne of the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Unlike Toghon Temur, a descendant of Kublai Khan, Yesüder was a descendant of Ariq Böke.

Although they were all descendants of the Golden Family, Yesüder, a descendant of Ariq Böke, had always lived on the grasslands and had never been to the Central Plains. His coming to power also caused the Northern Yuan Dynasty to begin to "de-Sinicize" rapidly.

Starting from Yesushir, the Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty no longer had a reign title during his lifetime, nor a temple name after his death.

Yesüder died of illness a few years after becoming the Great Khan, and the throne was inherited by his son Borjigin Enke.

Yesüder's ally Ugezihashaha relied on his powerful strength and support to be domineering and overbearing. He regarded the Khan as a puppet and actually held the power.

"Why should we trust you?"

Before Khan Enke could speak, Ugezihashaha asked first.

It has been more than a month since the Ming army set out from Nanjing with great fanfare. Of course, they had received the news long ago.

But the army's detailed attack time and route are undoubtedly confidential.

"Whether this matter is true or not, you can find out by sending cavalry to take a look." The envoy did not explain too much. After informing the time and route, he quickly said goodbye and left.

"Prince Jin is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and the biological son of the Ming Emperor. He has no reason to sell out his country." Enke, the Great Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, did not believe it and said, "This may be a trick."

"It's better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't." Ugeqihashaha believed it a little.

He also ordered spies to be sent to investigate the situation.

"The people of the Central Plains have always loved the fights between fathers and sons, and brothers killing each other. The King of Jin may be dissatisfied with the 'wise and mighty' Crown Prince, so he deliberately told us the situation."

Wugezihashi said: "The Ming Dynasty boasts that their Crown Prince is unrivaled in the world. In my opinion, that is just bragging."

"How can the lowly Han people compare to the noble bloodline of our Golden Family?"

"If we hadn't fought among ourselves, we wouldn't have let that beggar named Zhu steal the world."

Wugeqihashiha sneered: "With only 6,000 soldiers, you dare to launch a large-scale expedition to our Northern Yuan Dynasty. This is too much of a disregard for our Northern Yuan Dynasty."

"If we don't kill all of their six thousand soldiers, we won't be able to show our might and power as grassland men."

Enke pondered for a moment and said, "According to the Ming Daily, the troops going out on this expedition are new troops trained by His Royal Highness the Ming Crown Prince himself. They are the elite among the elite."

"No matter the equipment, weapons or combat power, they are unmatched in the world."

"Every soldier in the new army can defeat a hundred with one."

"Although there are only 6,000 soldiers, they are better than hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers."

Upon hearing this, Ugezihashaha burst into laughter.

"Khan, don't boost the morale of others and destroy the prestige of your own people."

"The Ming Dynasty's crown prince only led his army to conquer Japan."

"Think of Japan, it's just a tiny country overseas, a tiny piece of land."

"Even if we are conquered, what is there to brag about?"

"The Ming Daily praised him as being all-powerful and omnipotent. It's simply ridiculous."

"That crown prince is only a teenager, a young boy, how capable can he be?"

"After reading the praise in the Da Ming Daily, I thought he was really a god from heaven, or a reincarnation of a real dragon. I think he is more like a reincarnation of a real insect, hahahaha."

He laughed.

All the generals in the crowd also laughed together.

For a moment, the sweat tent was filled with happy laughter.

Ugezihashaha was full of contempt and disdain for the Ming court.

Although the Northern Yuan Dynasty had suffered a series of defeats and was beaten back by the Ming Dynasty before, it was still extremely arrogant and looked down on the Central Plains Dynasty at all.

In Ukeqihashaha's opinion, the defeat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was due to the incompetence of Kublai Khan's descendants.

Internal strife caused the Yuan court to suffer heavy losses, which allowed the Han people to take advantage of the situation and invade.

Now, the descendants of Alibugha have ascended the throne of Khan again, with his own personal assistance.

Although the national strength of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had been severely weakened before, it was still not something that could be humiliated by 6,000 Han troops.

As for the content published in the "Da Ming Daily" and the propaganda about the combat effectiveness of the new army, Ugezihashaha did not believe it at all.

The legend of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, published in the Ming Daily was extremely outrageous.

They are basically fake.

There's nothing but flattery.

And now the "Da Ming Daily" continues to praise the Crown Prince.

The Han people are so arrogant and ignorant that they only flatter those in power. They are so presumptuous and ridiculous.

"Once the spies have discovered the route of the Ming expeditionary army, this Grand Master will personally lead the army and kill them all, leaving no one alive."

"This time, we must let the Ming court see the power of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and let that arrogant Ming crown prince have a taste of regret."

Enke felt a little uneasy and said, "Why not let the Grand Tutor lead one group of troops to deal with the 3,000 people led by Zhang Fu, and I will lead another group of troops..."

"No!" Before Enge could finish his words, Ugezihashaha flatly rejected his idea.

"The Ming Dynasty's crown prince didn't know how to fight at all, so he divided his troops into two groups."

“This is a way to die.”

"We can't learn from him. We must concentrate our forces and destroy them all along the way."

Ugeqihashaha's eyes flickered with a fierce look.

In fact, what he was thinking in his mind was that he must not give the military power to Enke, but must keep it firmly in his own hands.

"The Khan just needs to stay in the royal court and wait for my good news."

Enke looked at him deeply, the dissatisfaction in his eyes emerged like wind and clouds, and soon disappeared. "In that case, I will trouble you, Grand Master."

……

Shortly thereafter, the dispatched cavalry indeed brought news that they had discovered the Ming expeditionary force.

Ugezihashiha was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the troops of various tribes on the grassland to be quickly assembled and went to investigate.

He personally went to the front line and observed this legendary new army of the Ming Dynasty up close.

Although he said that he didn't care, Ugezihashaha still took it very seriously in his heart.

It is hard to be unworthy of such a great reputation.

The Ming Dynasty praised the new army so highly, there must be some outstanding features about it.

As an outstanding general on the grassland, Ugeqihashaha has always been very brave and cautious when leading troops in battle.

It was because of this that he helped Yesüder seize the throne.

In recent years, the Northern Yuan Dynasty had lost more than it won in the many wars with the Ming Dynasty, and morale was low. Ugezihashaha was in urgent need of a turnaround battle to boost the morale of the tribes on the grassland.

However, the closer he got to observing the new army's situation, the more confused he became.

There were so many carriages, all fully loaded, it didn't look like an army, but more like a team transporting logistical supplies, or a large caravan doing business.

Ugezihashaha rode his horse closer several times, but the other party had no intention of driving him away and allowed him to observe at will.

This made Ugezihasha even more confused.

After several days of observation and repeated tests, he finally came to the conclusion that the soldiers in this army were indeed elite, well-trained, and their actions were in unison, and they followed orders.

Facing the enemy, stay calm and composed.

But the general who led this army was a fool and had no idea how to fight.

I heard that this man's name was Zhang Fu. He was originally just a low-ranking general, but was selected and reused by the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince Zhu Yunhuan and became one of the two main generals in this expedition.

I think it was the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince who was only concerned with arranging his own cronies to take positions and employed people based on his personal likes and dislikes, which is why he appointed such a fool as the commander.

Thinking of this, Ugeqihashaha couldn't help but be overjoyed.

After several days of mobilizing troops, the troops mobilized from various tribes on the grassland have arrived one after another.

The time has come to wipe out the three thousand soldiers in front of us.

In the early morning, Ugezihashiha ordered the 60,000 elite soldiers to gather and surround the 3,000 new army soldiers from all directions.

He did not rush to launch an attack, but instead ordered everyone to rest first, eat and drink enough, build up morale, and restore the physical strength of all the men to the best condition.

Just as Ugezihashaha had expected, the incompetent general of the other side remained silent.

"Hahaha, this time we can wipe out the entire new army of the Ming Dynasty and win a great victory."

A Northern Yuan general observed the new army from afar and laughed loudly.

"It's just three thousand soldiers. The Grand Tutor has spent so much time to mobilize 60,000 troops from various tribes to besiege us. Isn't it too much of an exaggeration?" Some generals looked at the new army with contempt.

"Yes, give me a thousand elite cavalrymen, and I can kill these three thousand Ming troops."

"Five hundred!" A Northern Yuan tribal general held up five fingers and said, "Give me five hundred elite cavalry and ten days, and I can wipe out this Ming army."

What he said was "grinding to death", which means using the kite-flying tactic.

This was also the most commonly used tactic used by the Northern Yuan Dynasty against the Central Plains infantry.

The cavalry galloped close to the infantry phalanx, parallel to the phalanx, then quickly disengaged while shooting arrows.

The infantry, shot by a hail of arrows, were unable to pursue the Northern Yuan cavalry and could only watch the enemy flee.

Next, the Northern Yuan cavalry began the second and third rounds of attacks and shooting...

This went on round after round until the opposing infantry completely collapsed because they could not bear it.

They can harvest each other like harvesting straw.

When the grassland cavalry swept across the world, this "kite flying" tactic played a crucial role.

All the generals on the grassland are proficient in this tactic.

The equipment of the Ming army in front of us is suitable for using such tactics.

Even if they could hide in the carts and avoid arrows, there was no way for the horses to hide.

All their horses were shot dead, and the carriage could not move.

The Ming army had to either sit and wait for death or abandon their carriages and baggage.

No matter which path you choose, facing the constant encirclement and hunting by the light cavalry, it will be a dead end.

"We must not underestimate the enemy." Wugeqihashiha said: "I have carefully observed this Ming army. Their soldiers are well-trained. When facing our cavalry, they are more calm and composed than any other Ming army in the past. They are not panicked or afraid at all."

"This shows that they are indeed elite troops, but their generals are particularly stupid."

"The Han Chinese have a saying: 'A general without strategy can tire out thousands of troops; a commander without strategy can frustrate ten thousand troops.'"

"This Ming army in front of us is exactly like that."

"Their soldiers are all wolves, but unfortunately the general who leads them is a sheep."

One general laughed and said, "Wolf soldiers led by a sheep will all turn into soft lambs."

All the generals present laughed along.

Their faces all looked extremely relaxed.

It has been a long time since the grassland has mobilized so many troops in a war.

Sixty thousand elite cavalrymen were almost all the assets of the Northern Yuan Dynasty at that time.

"In short, no matter how much you laugh, don't underestimate the enemy. We must swallow them up in one bite and severely strike a blow to the arrogance of the Ming army."

"Let them know that the grassland still belongs to us, to the Golden Family."

Ugeqihashiha asked loudly: "Have you all rested well?"

"Have a good rest!" the generals replied in unison.

Everyone is rubbing their hands, excited.

"Follow my command, attack!"

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(End of this chapter)