Looking at the sand table, Zhu Bai suddenly spoke.
"Where is the middle army?”
Zhu Di looked towards the north.
"It's North Ridge.
What's wrong, Twelfth Brother?"
In Zhu Bai's memories, he vaguely remembered.
One of the few failed battles of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be the Battle of Lingbei.
He couldn't remember the details, but he remembered the general result.
"North Ridge?
Was it a suitable place for an ambush?”
Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun immediately got someone to find a map.
On the sand table, there was only a rough outline of the terrain.
Zhu Di asked curiously.
Twelfth Brother, you know this too?"
Zhu Bai could only reply perfunctorily.
"I know a little. I've read some military books."
Then, the servant brought the map.
The three of them looked towards the north of the ridge.
Even though the map wasn't very accurate, it could be seen from the lines on it.
North Ridge was a suitable place for an ambush.
Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun finally realized what they were worried about.
It was a fake defeat!
"Wang Baobao faked defeat!"
Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun's hearts skipped a beat.
"No, I want to see Imperial Father immediately!”
Zhu Di immediately walked out.
Xu Miaoyun was also worried that her father would be ambushed in North Ridge.
The three of them immediately lost the mood to play.
After a while.
Zhu Di and Zhu Bai rushed to the palace.
He wanted to explain this matter to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"His Majesty should be reading the memorial in the Hall of Cultural Splendor.
Twelfth Brother, we have to tell Imperial Father quickly.”
Zhu Di said to Zhu Bai as he walked.
However, when they arrived at the Hall of Cultural Splendor, they did not see Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Di quickly pulled the eunuch beside him.
"Where is His Majesty?"
The other party pointed in the direction of Wuying Hall.
"Today, the court session has just ended, and His Majesty has gathered all the dukes and people from the Governor's Office.
We're discussing military matters in the Martial Meritocrats Hall."
Hearing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Bai walked towards Wuying Hall.
When they arrived.
Only then did he realize that Zhu Yuanzhang was already preparing to send out his troops for the second time.
Currently, some of the generals in the Hall of Valor supported the idea of sending out a second army.
"Your Majesty, the capital cannot be left defenseless.
At most, they could transfer 15,000 people.”
There were also people who objected.
"We can't take it, but protecting the capital is equally important.”
The generals had different opinions.
The former was concerned about the situation in the northern expedition, while the latter was worried.
What if there were no troops to guard the capital?
If someone were to create trouble and gather people to attack, the Ming Dynasty would be in chaos.
It had been less than ten years since the establishment of the dynasty, so the generals present were all very careful.
The various administrative divisions.
Every year, they would report to the emperor a few times and exterminate many remnant soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty.
Even in the capital, spies who were still loyal to Northern Yuan could be caught from time to time.
"That's not enough. 15,000 people is too little.
It was still better to gather 20,000 people and go to the middle lane to reinforce them.”
Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw that Wang Baobao had big plans this time.
Now, Northern Yuan had only shown less than one-third of their strength.
Not to mention the main force of Northern Yuan, just the troops of the kings on the grassland.
There were hundreds of thousands of them.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not have 100% confidence in this northern expedition.
The people in Wuying Hall were also divided into two factions.
The debate continued.
What really made Zhu Yuanzhang make up his mind was Zhu Bai's words.
"Father, I have something to say."
A tender voice sounded in the hall.
Everyone turned to look.
He saw Zhu Bai and Zhu Di who had just arrived.
The Marquis of Zhongshan, Tang He, looked at the other party with a smile on his face.
"Aren't these the two nephews? What are they doing here?”
Zhu Di, on the other hand, was serious as he explained the simulation of the sand table in the King Yan's residence.
The generals present did not listen to Zhu Di's words.
After all, Zhu Di had never been on the battlefield and was only at the stage of talking on paper.
All the generals present had fought to the death.
Zhu Bai stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"General Lan Yu is brave and good at fighting, but he is extremely impulsive when he fights.
His vanguard army was likely to be ambushed in the north of the ridge.”
Zhu Bai's recent reputation as a prodigy, as well as the official robes he wore, had given him an invisible message.
It added some credibility.
The generals considered this possibility.
Tang He asked curiously.
"Nephew Hanlin, you know military affairs?"
Zhu Bai merely cupped his hands and replied.
"I only know a little."
At the mention of Blue Jade, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered the good news from yesterday.
Then, he looked at the huge map behind him.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew Lan Yu very well. Her personality had always been like this.
If it was really as Zhu Bai said, it was really possible that he would rush headfirst into a trap that was meticulously laid out by others.
"Pass down the order. Transfer another 20,000 troops from the capital and various places to reinforce the middle path!”
"Understood!"
During the discussion just now, the generals could give their own suggestions.
However, after Zhu Yuanzhang gave the order, no one objected.
He just did as he was told.
Send troops to confirm, who will lead the troops?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tang He and said seriously.
"You just pacified Chuannan, so I wanted you to rest for a while.
Now I have to send you to the north again."
Tang He cupped his hands and said with a smile.
"The higher-ups have orders. Don't dare to refuse."
The two of them didn't need to say anything. They understood with a look.
After confirming the person leading the troops and mobilizing the troops.
Zhu Di was also a little tempted.
He stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Father, I request to follow the army!"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not object immediately.
"You have to know that war is not a joke.
This group was going to reinforce the middle lane.
It's not a sightseeing tour."
Zhu Di nodded.
"I understand!
No matter how hard it is, I can endure it!"
The contempt of the generals just now made Zhu Di feel very uncomfortable.
Indeed, he had never gone out to war.
In front of all the generals, he seemed to be a head shorter.
"Alright, then I'll allow you to follow the army.
However, everything must be done according to military orders."
Then, Tang He patted Zhu Di's shoulder.
"He's our good nephew.
I watched this child grow up. She can endure hardships.
I will definitely bring my nephew back in one piece!”
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was assured to let Zhu Di go.
It was because Tang He was Zhu Yuanzhang's sworn brother.
He would not be too afraid of Zhu Di's identity as a prince.
There was no hesitation in the rewards and punishments.
After the discussion in the Hall of Martial Valor was over, the imperial edict was quickly sent to all places.
The huge institution of the royal court also began to operate quickly.
Weapons, rations, and supplies were quickly mobilized.
Zhu Di and Zhu Bai also walked out of the hall.
Zhu Bai suddenly said.
"Fourth brother, this time you're going on an expedition.
It's not to avoid Fourth Sister-in-law, right?"
The other party's face instantly became a little unfriendly.
Knowing that he was right, Zhu Bai hurriedly ran forward.
Zhu Di, who was behind him, hurriedly chased after him.
"Brat, how dare you frame your fourth brother!
I'll beat you up!"
Zhu Bai didn't even turn his head, running towards Ci Ning Palace.
"Men, someone wants to beat up an official of the imperial court!”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He smiled when they saw this.
They were teenagers, and they were in the same situation.
Play and play.
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