The fierce grandson of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 162 The might of the Ming Dynasty extends across the four seas; those who submit will live in peace, and those who oppose it will perish!

Seeing that his nephew's scheme was intricately linked, one step leading to another.

Zhu Di slapped his thigh suddenly, his eyes gleaming, and exclaimed, "Great idea!!"

"This is the real solution! Once Guan Tong surrenders, the Yuan rebels will not only lose their flank, but they'll also be left with nothing!"

"Even if Nahachu still wants to resist, will his generals still follow him to their deaths?"

"This adds another layer of protection to the efforts to persuade Nai Ciwu and Nai Er Bu Hua to surrender!"

Zhu Xiong Ying said, "Just as Fourth Uncle said!"

"First, his uncle cut off their food supplies, cutting off their way out. Then, Naila Wu and Naier Buhua appealed to their emotions and reasoned with them."

"With such a combination of persuasion and coercion, even the most hard-hearted Yuan rebels would have no choice but to surrender! They would dare not harbor any other disloyal thoughts!"

After listening, Zhu Di looked at his nephew with burning zeal and stroked his beard, saying, "My nephew, you planned this from the start. You even remember the past experiences of this enemy general named Guan Tong perfectly. I am ashamed of my own inferiority!"

With such meticulous attention to detail, how could anything not be accomplished?

Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head and said, "Fourth Uncle, you flatter me! I was just lucky!"

Zhu Di, however, did not think so. He was filled with satisfaction and solemnly said, "The key to commanding troops lies in the details!"

"My nephew's ability to see these things shows he has the bearing of a great general!"

"In my opinion, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. We should inform General Feng and my cousin as soon as possible, so that all forces can work together!"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded and said, "Fourth Uncle is absolutely right!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately summoned Sanbao, prepared pen and ink, wrote a secret letter, and sent it to Li Wenzhong and Feng Sheng as quickly as possible.

Immediately afterwards, he summoned Nai'er Buhua, praised her for her act of surrendering, and fed her several bowls of chicken soup!

Wait until Nai'er Buhua leaves.

Zhu Xiong Ying then escorted his fourth uncle, Zhu Di, out of the military tent.

Instead of taking a break, he picked up his pen and ink and wrote personal letters to his close relatives, including Old Zhu and Biao'er's father.

Before we knew it, it was the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival.

However, places like Jinshan were shrouded in war and lacked any festive atmosphere; everywhere was filled with a somber mood!

Inside the Ming army's northern camp.

Inside the central command tent, Li Wenzhong stood before the map, deep in thought.

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"Report!"

Footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent.

As he turned his head, he saw his personal guards quickly enter, bowing and saying, "General, an urgent letter from the Crown Prince has arrived!"

My nephew?

Upon hearing this, Li Wenzhong said solemnly, "Bring it over and let me see!"

"yes!"

Upon receiving the letter, remove the sealing wax and take out the letter paper.

The inscription on it clearly revealed the plan of the advance guard, along with the matter of trying to persuade us to surrender.

After reading it, Li Wenzhong's tense eyes gradually relaxed, and a look of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

My nephew's strategy is very appropriate!

It suits his taste even better!

After a moment's thought, Li Wenzhong stood in front of the map again and carefully deduced its meaning.

He then turned around and said in a deep voice, "Go and invite General Sun and the others over. Tell them we have important matters to discuss!"

"Yes, sir!"

Fifteen minutes later, the generals from each battalion arrived.

Li Wenzhong got straight to the point, explaining the general contents of the letter from the eldest grandson of the emperor.

"According to what the eldest grandson of the emperor said in his letter, Nailawu and Naierbuhua should now set off to Jinshan to persuade them to surrender."

"To ensure this matter goes perfectly, we must also breach Nahachu's last flank barrier, namely the Jurchen stronghold guarded by his nephew Guantong!"

At this point, Li Wenzhong pointed to the map and added, "The Crown Prince suggested that we take advantage of Guan Tong's lack of reaction and lead our cavalry in a surprise attack, surrounding him without attacking, forcing him to surrender!"

"According to the confessions of the Yuan traitors captured previously, Guan Tong and his followers have long been restless!"

"I believe that once our army presses in and we explain the consequences, they will surely surrender!"

Once this was said, it was met with much agreement.

One of them stood up and said, "Indeed! In my humble opinion, Naha is already trapped, and Guantong has no future following him! As long as we follow the Crown Prince's plan and launch a full-scale attack, we will force him to surrender!"

"Once we capture Kutun, we'll completely cut off the remaining Yuan's chances of survival. Even if Nai Ciwu and the others fail to persuade him to surrender in the end, we can still starve him out!"

"This humble general volunteeres to be the vanguard and strike first!"

"This humble general is also willing to go—"

Seeing the chaotic state of everyone.

Li Wenzhong coughed and said loudly, "Gentlemen, please do not be impatient!"

"Although the Crown Prince has a plan for this matter, it still requires General Feng to make the final decision and provide assistance!"

"Let's wait a day and a half; news should arrive soon!"

As far as Li Wenzhong knew, since it was his nephew Zhu Xiong Ying who had spoken, how could Feng Sheng dare to ignore it?

After all, they were all military generals from Huaixi and belonged to the direct line of the Crown Prince.

The grandson's plan was indeed appropriate.

Unless Feng Sheng is blind to his own position or his eyesight is failing.

As expected, that very night, Feng Sheng, who had received the secret letter from the eldest grandson of the emperor in advance, made a judgment and decisively sent a military order to Li Wenzhong!

Despite the urgency of the situation, Li Wenzhong remained calm.

Based on the timing of Nai Ciwu and others' journey to Jinshan, he had his scouts spread the word in advance that his generals would attack Kutun.

After disrupting the enemy's morale, three days passed.

At dawn that day, several thousand Ming troops marched along a side road straight to the Jurchen stronghold, and then surrounded it from the southeast and west.

Subsequently, Li Wenzhong ordered two thousand cavalrymen to detour to the north and cut off Guan Tong's escape route.

The message reached the enemy camp.

When the Yuan invaders saw that the Ming army had formed an encirclement, they were thrown into chaos!

Guan Tong himself arrived at the front lines and, upon seeing the large banner bearing the character "Li" fluttering in the wind, turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat.

He gasped.

It was Li Wenzhong himself who came!

In the last battle, this man captured Nairbuqa alive and inflicted a great defeat on more than 10,000 Yuan troops!

After this battle, whether in Liaodong or on the grasslands, who didn't understand?

The white-robed god of war has returned after more than ten years!

Guan Tong forced himself to calm down.

Considering the current situation and the internal turmoil within the Yuan Dynasty.

He felt utterly devastated.

Now, what can we use to defend? What can we use to fight?

In fact, even if he could hold out until reinforcements arrived, how could he possibly resist Li Wenzhong?

Are we to lead our men to their deaths here?

Guan Tong thought about his own age, his personal aspirations, and his family.

Deep down, he had already made a decision.

But he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he walked back to his tent with a sullen face.

On the other side, as soon as they entered the tent, the Yuan generals who had rushed over all had bitter faces and were making a ruckus.

Faced with a life-or-death situation, everyone wanted to survive and expressed their desire to join them!

Seeing this, Guan Tong understood what was going on.

However, he did not rush to express his stance, but simply ordered everyone to continue to hold the line.

The next day, seeing that the Ming army had finished assembling, they adopted an offensive posture.

Guan Tong then became anxious, marveling at Li Shashen's unpredictable behavior!

He then selected his trusted confidants and planned to send them to the Ming army camp to discuss surrender!

Unexpectedly, before he even left, Li Wenzhong's letter arrived first.

Upon opening it, I saw a dozen or so words written inside:

The might of the Ming Dynasty extends to all corners of the world; those who submit to it live in peace, while those who oppose it perish!