The fierce grandson of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 132 Zhu Xiong Ying: Grandson congratulates the Ming Dynasty!

It's far away in Yunnan.

It was about two weeks after Xu Sima returned to the capital.

More than seventy li northeast of Dingbian City, the Ming army camps stretched for several li.

Inside the main tent, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping, clad in silver armor and a black cloak, with a sword at his waist, sat in the main seat.

At the lower position, Commander-in-Chief Feng Cheng, General Zhang Yin, Zhang Rongzu, and more than a dozen others, all clad in armor and with solemn expressions, stood to the left and right respectively.

With Yu Muying nodding in signal, the military officers first reported to Ning Zheng, the commander of the left army, and Tang Zhao, the commander of the right army, about all the progress of the military affairs!

After he finished speaking.

Mu Ying stood up, looked around, and said in a steady voice, "Gentlemen, as of today, our three armies, having marched day and night, are all in position!"

"But Commander Ning, in particular, preemptively struck, beheading over 1,500 enemy soldiers! He utterly crushed the enemy's morale!"

"As for the bandit leader, Si Lunfa, his 300,000 troops, though entrenched along the Dingbian line, have not yet established a stable position!"

"Now is the perfect opportunity for our army to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Cheng and the other generals stood up, clasped their hands in salute, and volunteered for the mission.

"My lord, this humble general is willing to lead the vanguard to attack the enemy tomorrow and test their strength!"

"My lord, now that the left flank has achieved victory and the right flank has reached its objective, cutting off the enemy's escape route to the west, at your command, our troops will launch a full-scale attack to annihilate the enemy and capture Silunfa alive!"

Hearing the crowd's words, Mu Ying's expression turned solemn, showing no sign of underestimation. He nodded slightly and said, "Under Si Lunfa's command, the elephant cavalry..."

"The barbarian soldiers are still capable of fighting. Although our army has the initial advantage, the main force of the rebels is powerful, and we must not underestimate them!"

Upon hearing this,

Feng Cheng and the others abandoned their underestimation of the enemy and nodded repeatedly.

Mu Ying unfolded the map, pointed to the marked route, and called out loudly, "Where is Commander Feng?"

Feng Cheng bowed and replied, "Your subordinate is here!"

"Tomorrow you will lead a light cavalry attack, attempting to lure the enemy out into battle and first ascertain their strength and weaknesses!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

Mu Ying spoke slowly and deliberately, and as soon as a name was called out, a military officer responded and accepted the order.

After all military arrangements are completed.

He faced the crowd and said solemnly, "This battle concerns the overall situation in the Southwest. I hope that you all will unite as one, overcome the difficulties together, and quell this bandit in one fell swoop!"

"yes!!"

In the blink of an eye.

It was already early December.

The weather in Yingtian Prefecture is getting colder day by day.

Inside the Imperial City, in the Hall of Literary Glory.

After the morning court session, the Emperor of Ming summoned his ministers to discuss the war in the southwest.

However, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Duke of Wei Xu Da, Duke of Cao Li Wenzhong, Vice Commander of the Central Military Commission Xu Sima, and a host of important officials from the Six Ministries were all present.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright at his desk.

He picked up the victory report beside him, gestured for the eunuch to hand it over, and said, "This is a military intelligence report sent last night by Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping. Let Biao read it aloud to everyone!"

Under the watchful eyes of the assembled officials.

"Your subject obeys the decree!"

Zhu Biao received it with both hands and read it aloud.

"Your subject, Mu Ying, humbly reports to Your Majesty: On the second day of the tenth month of the nineteenth year of Hongwu (1380), I received Your Majesty's secret decree to lead 30,000 elite troops from the Yunnan Military Command, divided into three routes, to suppress the rebellious chieftain Si Lunfa of Fanchuan!"

On the sixth day of the tenth month, the left flank army achieved its first victory, killing 1,500 enemy soldiers and destroying more than 20 enemy strongholds.

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"In early November, I, as the commander of Feng Cheng's troops, went to probe the enemy's strength and weaknesses."

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"By November 15th, Silunfa indeed mobilized his entire force, gathering over 300,000 barbarian soldiers and more than 100 war elephants, and arrayed them outside Dingbian City, intending to engage our Ming army in a decisive battle!"

"I appoint Commander-in-Chief Feng Cheng as the vanguard, leading ten thousand light cavalry to meet the enemy. I have also divided the musketeers and archers into three squads, which are arrayed in front!"

"As the battle began, the enemy troops charged forward on elephants. The cavalry disrupted their formation, so I ordered three squads of men to fire in rotation to break the elephant cavalry!"

"The war elephant, struck by an arrow, went berserk and charged back into the enemy ranks, throwing the enemy into chaos. I seized the opportunity to charge and kill, my infantry and cavalry fighting fiercely, each one capable of taking on ten men!"

"The battle raged from dawn till dusk—a decisive victory was achieved against the enemy, with over 30,000 heads taken and over 10,000 captured! Thirty-seven war elephants, over a thousand warhorses, and weapons piled up like mountains!"

"Silunfa fled in disarray with only a few trusted men. Our army immediately pursued him and recovered several prefectures and counties, including Zhenkang, gaining and losing over 800 li of territory."

"Now that the enemy is at hand, I have already dispatched troops to wipe out the remaining bandits, pacify the local people, and strictly prevent the fleeing masses from resurfacing."

"As for the ringleaders and their accomplices, they will all be escorted to the capital for Your Majesty's disposal—"

From the beginning of October until now.

The Ming army's campaign to quell the rebellion lasted less than two months.

Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping achieved such a great victory.

This is truly inspiring!

The hall was silent for a moment, then burst into discussion.

General Xu Da, one of the founding generals, stepped forward first, faced the dragon throne, bowed, and said, "This old minister congratulates Your Majesty!"

"In this battle, the Marquis of Xiping decisively defeated the rebels and annihilated the main force of Luchuan. In my humble opinion, this will ensure the stability of the southwest for a century!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wenzhong echoed with praise, "What the Duke of Wei said is indeed true! The Luchuan tribe, relying on their elephant cavalry, has dominated the southwest for decades. This victory truly demonstrates the Marquis of Xiping's divine military prowess!"

The officials were filled with emotion.

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Wenying is someone I've watched grow up; he's been with us in our campaigns since he was nine!"

"Just as we told the horse before, we're not surprised he won!"

"What we value most is the ability to defeat an enemy several times larger with only 30,000 men, to achieve victory with fewer troops and stronger forces!"

"Don't just stand there, everyone. Wenying and the others have made such a great contribution; the court cannot treat them unfairly. What do you all think is the right way to reward them?"

Upon hearing this question, Zhu Biao and the others all spoke up.

It took most of the day.

A general charter has been drafted.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression turned serious. He tapped the plan on his finger, glanced at everyone, and said, "The matter of rewarding the troops will be handled by my Biao'er!"

"The subsequent suppression and pacification efforts in the Southwest will be handled by Wenying!"

"And the imperial court's next focus will be the Northern Expedition —"

same day.

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News of the great victory in the southwest quickly spread throughout the capital and beyond.

After entering the university, Zhu Xiong Ying had just taken his younger brothers to the back hall of Wen Hua Hall to finish their homework when he learned the good news from the eunuch!

He had anticipated this outcome and was not surprised at all!

After all, it was his uncle, Mu Ying, who was guarding Yunnan!

With the situation in the southwest stabilizing, the Northern Expedition was imminent.

He, little Zhu, needs to hurry up and seek a way to go to the front lines in Beiping!

However, based on the information gathered from previous attempts...

Even with Empress Ma's intervention, the matter remains uncertain!

Who can blame him, the eldest grandson of the emperor, for having such a significant age disadvantage?!

Old Zhu held him in the palm of his hand, extremely worried!

However, taking advantage of Uncle Mu Ying's victory, perhaps we can try to persuade Old Zhu again.

In the afternoon, Zhu Xiong Ying returned to Kun Ning Palace as soon as possible.

As soon as I stepped inside, I saw Empress Ma with a smile on her face.

He quickly bowed and said, "Grandson congratulates the Empress Dowager! And even more so, congratulations to our Great Ming Dynasty!"

Upon hearing this, Empress Ma smiled and said, "Good child, have you heard the good news from the southwest? Your uncle won the battle?"