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Chapter 140 The First Battle of the Second Northern Expedition

Chapter 140 The First Battle of the Second Northern Expedition

Zhu Daguan's "Northern Expedition" army walked all the way and practiced all the way. Once they passed Pengcheng, the whole army walked slower than a snail.Zhu Tianjiang couldn't help it, it was useless to walk too fast, and it was nothing for this group of people to go.Emperor Cheng Wu was not stupid, he had already seen the weakness of this army, and tried to mobilize the Zhennan camp several times, but Zhu Tianjiang stopped them all.Zhu Tianxiang vowed to pat his chest firmly that he would definitely take the capital.

Although this army is not moving fast, but the momentum is not small.In addition to the miscellaneous garrison troops who came from all directions, Zhu Tianjiang had gathered 8 troops.However, it was announced to the outside world that it was an army of 15.Zhu Tianxiang first wanted to create a kind of psychological pressure on the capital, no matter whether he could fight or not, at least he had a lot of people.

Zhu Yi urged the horse to come to the coach's car, "My lord, every time the team drills, a lot of weapons are damaged. It won't work like this. I'm afraid that when we arrive in the capital, many people will only have sticks in their hands."

Zhu Tianxiang was drawing something on the paper with his head down. These few days, Zhu Daguan didn't ask about the rehearsal, and he wrote and drew in the car every day.

"Zhu Yi, don't worry, it's better to break those spearheads and official knives now than on the battlefield." Zhu Tianxiang said indifferently.

"You said it so lightly, you can't let soldiers go to fight with fire sticks." Zhu Yi said dissatisfied.

"Then what to do, I can't make weapons." Zhu Tianjiang said, put down his pen and stood up.

Leading the army this time, what gave Zhu Tianxiang the most headache was weapons.Many of the spears of the garrison soldiers and horses wished to break the spearheads when they hit the ground, and there were even many official knives issued by the garrison soldiers and horses, which were large iron pieces when pulled out.Not to mention chopping armor, even chopping meat is difficult.

"My lord, the battlefield is no joke. Don't forget that behind us is the emperor's dragon chariot. If the opponent's elite army sprints, I can guarantee that those new recruits who have not shed blood will be messed up. When the army is defeated, it will definitely be a disaster." It's a thousand miles away." Zhu Yi said seriously.

Zhu Tianxiang bit his pen, of course he understood the situation, "Zhu Yi, we are definitely not opponents of the Jingjiao army in a frontal battle. No matter how incompetent that guy Xuan Ming is, the Jingjiao camp is after all Chu Yun's old foundation. The ability is not weak. Moreover, the soldiers and horses in the capital are well-equipped, and they are all veterans who have gone through the last battle of defending the city.

"A strange move?" Zhu Yi was taken aback for a moment, "My lord, what strange move have you thought of?" Zhu Yi was overjoyed.

Zhu Tianxiang shook his head, "No."

Zhu Yi's excitement was immediately discouraged, "Hey, that's not the same as not saying anything."

Zhu Tianjiang looked at the team and said, "There are still two days left before we arrive at the capital, so it's time to think about something. Come and tell Zhu Er Xia Qingna to come over. I have something to discuss."

Zhu Tianjiang gave an order, and after a short while, Daniel Xia Qing and others all came to the coach's car from their respective teams.

These are Zhu Tianjiang's direct descendants. Unlike the last time he led the army, Zhu Tianjiang did not appoint outsiders, but let his brothers serve as the generals of each team.

"Zhu Er, what's the latest move in the capital?" Zhu Tianjiang asked.

"My lord, there is a massive search for suspicious persons in the capital. If our people hadn't moved quickly, they would have been arrested and imprisoned. In addition, Xuan Can ordered the city to recruit troops. It is said that Xuan Ming has assembled an army of nearly [-]." Zhu Er frowned and said.

It is also 8 horses, but they are well-equipped, and they use the old to bring the new. The people on Zhu Tianxiang's side can't compare.Hearing this news, everyone frowned and remained silent.

"What happened to the General's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion?" Zhu Tianxiang was most worried about Guo Ying and Yu'er at this time, and he didn't take other things to heart.

"The empress wants Miss Guo to marry Xuan Can, but Mrs. Guo of the General's House has been dragging on without replying. However, it seems that General Guo's secret letter has been in the empress's hands as you said. Otherwise, the empress would never Will be so tolerant to the Guo family. In addition, Prince Jing’s mansion has been under martial law, and Yugege was taken to the palace, so he can’t be contacted for the time being.”

Zhu Tianxiang gritted his teeth, "If you bastard dares to rob me of my wife, Xuan Can is doomed."

Zhu Tianxiang didn't worry much about Guo Ying. With the protection of Lin Feng and Guo's guards, Guo Ying was considered safe.But Yugege is different, the queen will definitely send heavy troops to guard her, and she will use Yugege to threaten Prince Jing.Now that the news that Emperor Chengwu is not dead is known to everyone in the capital, the empress can only force elders of the royal family like Prince Jing to stand up and support Xuancan.

Zhu Tianjiang was silent for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Zhu Er, didn't you just say that the capital is recruiting soldiers and horses? It's just right, let all our people get in. At that time, these brothers will be a strange army. That kid slashed hard."

Before Zhu Er could speak, Zhu Si smiled wryly, and said, "My lord, we only have about [-] soldiers in the city, and they are scattered among the [-] army, so they are not conspicuous at all. I'm afraid we won't wait until the time comes." If there is any water, it will be chopped down by the supervisory beheading team."

"Don't worry, this attack on the capital is not a matter of a day or two. Let our brothers sneak in first, they are all elites on the battlefield, I believe they will be promoted soon. At worst, there will be hundreds of households, as long as there are If 50 people are promoted to Chief Qian, then we will win." Zhu Tianjiang said with a smile.

Zhu Er was startled, "You mean, let our people make achievements on the battlefield?"

"That's right. Let them beat you hard. Only by cutting some small pieces of meat can you attract the tiger. The defense of the capital is as strong as a strong man, and we will die if we fight hard. Play with them slowly. After a month, I will let Xuan Ming himself Swallow this bitter fruit."

Zhu Tianjiang finally thought of a clever move. This time, he won't be able to accomplish it overnight like defeating Zhou Yantian. According to the current situation, if he remains undefeated, he will be considered a victory.

After Zhu Tianjiang made the arrangements, he rushed to Emperor Chengwu's guard of honor in person. He wanted to invite Emperor Chengwu to return to Pengcheng, where he waited for the news of victory.

Emperor Cheng Wu's face turned blue, and Zhu Tianjiang had many quarrels with him along the way.If it wasn't for the current situation that forced Emperor Wu to have no choice, he would have to kill Zhu Tianxiang.

"Tianxiang, tell me the truth, how sure are you against Xuanming?" Cheng Wuhuang asked seriously.

Zhu Tianjiang was silent for a while, and said silently, "Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, I'm only [-]% sure."

"Thirty percent? Then it's a failure!" Cheng Wuhuang's face darkened.

"Your Majesty, it's all your own fault. Who told you to store so much food and grass in the capital, and ordered the Weaving Academy to build a lot of armor and weapons. Without these, I think I can take the capital with [-]% confidence. Of course, Don't look at only [-]% of the battle, as long as this battle is fought for a month or two, I will be [-]% sure." Zhu Tianxiang sat among the dragons and said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Tianxiang, if you don't use the Zhennan army, are you really [-]% sure?" Cheng Wuhuang asked suspiciously.

"I guarantee it with the head of the item." Zhu Tianjiang looked at Emperor Cheng Wu and said confidently.

Emperor Cheng Wu nodded, he also understood the situation in front of him.The grain, grass and equipment in the capital were all prepared to attack Zhou Yantian, but Xuan Ming took advantage of it unexpectedly.Emperor Cheng Wu has no generals available now, so he can only obey Zhu Tianjiang's arrangement.

"Heavenly descending, I have great hopes for you. If you fail, then I will take command in person to defeat Nizi. Since I can't take the capital quickly, then I will sit in Pengcheng and wait for the news of your victory."

"Your Majesty, I have one more request." Zhu Tianjiang said.

"Well, say it!"

"Your Majesty, please don't worry. No matter what the battle situation is, don't mobilize the Zhennan camp. In fact, even if the Zhennan army arrives, it will be useless at present. General Guo can't bring all the troops here. He can send 4 troops at most. If Yunguo takes this opportunity to capture the natural danger in Zhennan, then we will be hit by the enemy. Therefore, please do not use Zhennan troops no matter what." Zhu Tianjiang insisted on his opinion.

He did this not only for Guo Ying, but more for the sake of the people of Dafeng.Once the Zhennan natural danger is lost and the hinterland of Dafeng is flat, let alone the capital, I am afraid that even the strategic backup will be lost.

Zhu Tianjiang arranged for the fourth prince Xuanzhu to follow Emperor Chengwu back to Pengcheng. The purpose of letting Xuanzhu follow him back was to make Xuanzhu stare at Emperor Chengwu.Once Emperor Cheng Wu received the news of his 'defeat', he might urgently mobilize the Zhennan army.With Xuan Zhu following him, at least Zhu Tianjiang would be able to keep track of Emperor Cheng Wu's movements at any time.

As soon as Emperor Cheng Wu left, Zhu Tianjiang was supposed to arrive in the capital in two days, but was delayed for another three days.Twenty miles away from the capital, Zhu Tianjiang ordered people to set up camp.Zhu Tianxiang's coach's camp was very strangely arranged. In the 500-meter open space in front of the camp, all traps were dug by people.And those who enter and leave the commander's camp have to detour through the side door, which is very inconvenient.

In the capital, Xuan Ming also received news from the scouts. This time Xuan Ming was ambitious and was going to beat Zhu Tianjiang to avenge his shame.Xuan Ming has a lot of confidence, he now has a lot of soldiers and plenty of food and grass, Xuan Ming doesn't believe that Zhu Tianjiang's miscellaneous troops can defeat him.In just two days, Xuan Ming recruited another [-] troops in the capital.A mix of old and new, the army in the capital practiced rigorously every day.The gang of brothers Zhu Si trained were all good seedlings, and they were immediately discovered by the various commanders, and many of them were directly promoted to ten-member squad leaders.

For the first time in Zhu Tianjiang's commanding tent, all the generals under his command were assembled.Zhu Tianjiang sat on the handsome chair and looked at everyone with a smile.

"Commanders, today we are going to fight the first battle. Everything is difficult at the beginning. If we don't win the first battle, it will be bad for our army's morale. So, we must get off to a good start in this battle, for Xuanming and Take a look at that coquettish old lady of the queen." Zhu Tianxiang changed from his previous style of Sheila, and looked at everyone majesticly.

"Master Marshal, please order!" Daniel stood up without hesitation.

Zhu Tianxiang smiled with satisfaction, "Okay! This commander will order you to be the vanguard officer, and go to fight against the enemy. This first battle will be fought by you, the big bull."

"Hey, don't worry, my lord, if I lose, I'll wring my head off for you." Daniel said with a smile.

"No! You are going to fight this time, you are only allowed to lose but not to win." Zhu Tianjiang said suddenly.

All the generals in the big tent were stunned for a moment, they said just now that they must win the first battle, but in a blink of an eye, they were only allowed to lose and not allowed to win.

"My lord, Daniel is stupid, please don't joke with me." Daniel said with a bitter face.

"You know what a fart. Telling you to call the formation is to lure out the opponent's first team. I will deploy the real killer move five miles away from the capital. If you can lure the opponent here, it will be a great achievement!" If you can't be attracted, you will be fined and not allowed to eat for three days." Zhu Tianjiang said with his eyes wide open.

Zhu Yi sat at the side smiling and said nothing, before summoning the generals, he had already made a plan with Zhu Tianjiang, to eat up the opponent's first army to fight.

"My lord, then you should find someone else, I can't do this job." Daniel said, and sat down depressed.

"What are you talking about, you are the most suitable for this job. Come here, my lord, I have already figured out a plan for you." Zhu Tianjiang gave Da Niu a blank look as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Daniel hurried to the handsome case.In front of everyone, Zhu Tianxiang proudly took out a kit.

"My lord's clever plan is in this kit, you can see for yourself." Zhu Daguan also imitated the ancients in the previous life, and actually came up with the kit.

Daniel took out a piece of paper, looked at it carefully for a long time, and couldn't help boasting, "My lord, the writing is really good, the writing is perfect. But~ I can't read!" Daniel handed the paper back to Shuai An in embarrassment superior.

"Paralyzed illiterate, what are you doing looking at for so long, come here with your ears~!" Zhu Tian was so angry that he really wanted to pick up the command arrow on the case and throw it at it. He has been busy these days, and he also forgot about Daniel's illiteracy. the back of the head.

Zhu Tianxiang whispered a few words in Daniu's ear, and after hearing this, Daniel grinned a couple of times, reached out and grabbed a command arrow, and walked out of the big tent with his head held high.