When Xu Da said this, the four people in the meeting hall of the marshal's residence became serious.
Indeed, after taking Bianliang City easily, they had planned to rest for a day before marching to the west of Henan Province. They would attack all the way from Zhengzhou Prefecture to Luoyang, the ancient capital, and then push north from Luoyang. As for the south of Henan Province, it would be handed over to Deng Yu. It would take a total of ten to fifteen days to completely eliminate the Yuan Dynasty forces in Henan Province. Then, the army would charge straight to Yuan Dadu and fight to the death with the Yuan Dynasty at Dadu City.
At that time, Zhu Biao suddenly had an idea. Why couldn't the Ming army wait for fatigue and use Bianliang City as bait to lure Wang Baobao's army over and annihilate them?
As long as they could destroy Wang Baobao's main Yuan army at Bianliang City, there would be no more obstructions on the road to Yuan Dadu.
After he tactfully mentioned this idea to Xu Da, Xu Da also reacted. This was indeed a good idea. Waiting for fatigue was always more cost-effective than an expedition. Moreover, Aruwen's grain reserves in Bianliang City were abundant, enough to support 200,000 soldiers for more than a month.
The Yuan Court had allocated so much grain to Aruwin to help them defend the city, but now it was all for the Ming army.
In order not to alert the enemy and increase the chances of winning, Xu Da immediately sent an order to Deng Yu, ordering him to suspend his original mission of attacking Nanyang and quickly rush to Bianliang to join the main force.
Deng Yu muttered," Bianliang City was quickly taken down by our army, which allowed us to take the initiative. This general has already heard from the commander that this proposal to lure the enemy was proposed by you, Crown Prince. This general sincerely admires you. Crown Prince's insight is much sharper than ours!”
Zhu Biao smiled." General Deng, you flatter me. I only thought of it by chance. As for whether it will work and how much we can achieve, it will still require the three beloved ministers to discuss it carefully and decide on the details of the battle!”
"Since the Crown Prince was able to make this suggestion back then, he must have a draft in his heart. Why don't you say it out and let's discuss it!”Xu Da said with a smile.
"Old Xu is right! Crown Prince, just say it!" Chang Yuchun shouted.”
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and smiled."Then let me explain. Let me make it clear first that I only have a general idea. We can divide the soldiers in our hands into two parts. One part will be hidden in the city and led by Minister Chang or Minister Deng. The other part will be arranged outside the city. We will use Li Keyi and the other Mongolian generals to act out the scene of Bianliang being attacked by an intense siege. Then, we just have to pretend that we are no match for Wang Baobao when we fight. Wang Baobao will definitely enter the city to recuperate. Even if he doesn't enter, We can also let Li Keyi trick him into entering. In the end, it's simple. This is an idea!"
" There's another idea. It's the same as before. Divide the soldiers into two groups. A small group will pretend to attack the city, and the other group will lie in ambush 30 to 50 miles away from the city. When Wang Baobao leads his troops to Bianliang City and sees our army attacking the city, he will definitely want to attack our army from both sides with the defenders in the city. When he and our small group fight under the city, the army lying in ambush outside the city will charge out and play the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!”
In the end, the four of them decided to adopt the first plan because the first plan would have fewer casualties. They only needed to lure Wang Baobao and his main generals into the Urban area and kill them all. The remaining Yuan army would definitely be in chaos and the Ming army would be wiped out in a few charges.
However, the four of them knew that this battle plan had a prerequisite, and that was that Wang Baobao had to send troops. If he hid in the Yuan Capital, no matter how perfect the plan was, it would only be empty talk and wishful thinking.
On the 28th day of the second lunar month, scouts scattered outside the city intercepted Aruwen's personal guard, Khodojile, who had returned from Dadu. After interrogation and the letter written by Wang Baobao, Wang Baobao had already submitted a memorial to Emperor Bo 'er Zhijin Tuotemur, intending to lead 150,000 troops to support Bianliang City.
Emperor Yuan Shun did not agree at first because this 150,000-strong army was the last of Yuan Court's wealth. Including the 80,000 soldiers in Bianliang and the 170,000 soldiers around the capital, Yuan Court only had 250,000 soldiers. If Wang Baobao took away another 150,000 soldiers, Yuan Dadu would only have 20,000 soldiers left to defend. This amount of soldiers was too empty for the capital.
However, Wang Baobao managed to convince Emperor Yuan Shun in the end because his grandfather's letter stated that there were 200,000 Ming soldiers. If they wanted to confront or even win against these 200,000 Ming soldiers, they had to have at least 250,000 Yuan soldiers.
At that time, Wang Baobao made a passionate statement in the imperial palace of the Yuan Dynasty: "Your Majesty, if we can wipe out these 200,000 Ming soldiers in this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely be severely injured. There will be no more battles in the next ten years, and our Dayuan will also have ten years of peace. At that time, we will recuperate and reorganize the government. We will definitely be able to fight back from the north to the south, unify the lost rivers and mountains, and not let down Genghis Khan!”
In the end, Emperor Yuan Shun gave in. Firstly, he was moved by the beautiful blueprint drawn by Wang Baobao. If there was no war for ten years, I could enjoy ten more years of glory and wealth.
Secondly, Wang Baobao was the King of He Nan and the Left Prime Minister. He was above everyone else. In addition to his outstanding military achievements, he had great prestige in the court and the army. Emperor Yuan Shun really did not dare to go against this important minister.
Zhu Biao, Xu Da, and the others heaved a sigh of relief when the conditions were met. Then, they began to implement the plan step by step. They slowly weaved a big pocket for Wang Baobao under Bianliang City and waited for him to enter.
Ten days later, the 150,000 Yuan soldiers, led by the Left Prime Minister, Kuokuo Timur Wang Baobao, marched towards Bianliang City.
When they arrived at Bianliang City, they found that the Ming army was attacking the city. He was really talented and did not blindly give the order to attack. Instead, he planned to observe first, but his subordinates were already impatient.
"Left Prime Minister, a great opportunity is right in front of us. What are we waiting for?”
"That's right, Left Prime Minister. If we charge over now, we will definitely catch the Ming army off guard!”
Wang Baobao pointed at the troops attacking the city and frowned."My grandfather, the King of Liang, stated in the letter that there were two hundred thousand soldiers, but the number of soldiers attacking the city did not seem to be that many!”
The battle credits were right in front of them, and they could easily bend down and pick them up. None of the generals were willing to wait any longer, so they tried their best to persuade them.
"Left Prime Minister, the Ming army has been fighting with the Bianliang garrison for half a month. It is inevitable that tens of thousands of people will die.”
"Left Prime Minister, the Han people have a saying,'Opportunity cannot be missed, opportunity cannot come again'!”
Wang Baobao also realized that this was a rare opportunity. In addition, he was only suspicious and had no basis. In addition, his morale was high. For the soldiers who had suffered successive defeats in recent years, this was something that could not be let down. Therefore, after a few moments of hesitation, he made a decision and immediately ordered his men to attack from behind.
The Ming army attacking the city was probably caught off guard. After a round of resistance, they collapsed, leaving thousands of corpses behind and retreating in panic.
Wang Baobao led the army to Bianliang City.
"Li Keyi, why are you on the city wall? Where's my grandfather?" Wang Baobao frowned and shouted.
Zhu Biao stood behind Li Keyi and pointed his sniper rifle at his back."Minister Li, you're a smart person. You know what to say!”
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