Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

"Haitong, is it necessary to be so nervous?"

When Haitong proposed that all the elite infantrymen in the city would be on duty tonight, a captain of ten thousand men raised an objection.

Several other captains of ten thousand men also looked at Hai Tong.

Everyone is a captain of ten thousand men.

Haitong was just appointed by the prince as the commander of the city defense.

Hai Tong looked around Pao Ze and said seriously: "Everyone, have you forgotten the lessons learned when Liaoyang was conquered by the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty who ran thousands of miles away?"

The expressions of several captains gradually became solemn.

Of course I remember!

A very painful lesson!

"Anyone of us who underestimates or despises the Fourth Prince Ming is irresponsible to ourselves. What we think is impossible, the Fourth Prince Ming can do and accomplish! I think no one wants to become the Fourth Prince Ming." The prince’s prisoner, right?”

"Okay, Haitong, stop talking. I will send troops to the north gate now."

"Yes, I will take charge personally!"

"He knows that as long as the fourth prince dares to come, Helin will definitely be the place where he will fall into the sand!"

…

The captains expressed their opinions and stood up to leave.

Haitong took the captain who came back to report the news and personally climbed to the top of Wengcheng in Nancheng.

Helin was the political and economic center of the Mongols in the past.

Although the Mongols have no tradition of building cities.

But in Helin, a strong city with a wall four to five feet high, equipped with an urn city and a double-layer defense system was built.

This is something that neither Timur nor the sea of ​​fish has ever seen.

When Hai Tong rushed to the city.

All the 20,000 elite infantrymen under his command have boarded the city.

Standing on the edge of the city, staring into the darkness in the distance, after a moment, his eyes narrowed and landed on the scouts sitting around the bonfire outside the city, shouting and drinking.

Frowning slightly, he turned his head and ordered the commander of the scout team, "Go down to the city, restrain the scout team, and lead the scout team to hide in the west of the city. If the fourth prince's Army No. 1 town really attacks the city tonight, it will be at the peak of their siege." When it gets fierce, give it a thunderous blow!"

The corners of the captain's lips twitched.

Although, the weather is now warm and mild, so it doesn't hurt to go outside the city.

But they were in a hurry.

Didn't bring any camping equipment.

And what Captain Haitong means is very clear.

Everyone can't even light a bonfire, they have to hide in secret in the west of the city.

As for being so nervous?

He didn't believe it.

The fourth prince of Ming Dynasty really attacked the city tonight.

The army's first town traveled thousands of miles in just a few days.

Still have fighting power?

They were riding on horseback, and they were all very tired from resting their horses.

What's more, the first army town is composed of a group of Han civilians.

Can their endurance compare to those of the prairie people?

…

The captain was full of complaints. Finally, under the increasingly stern eyes of Hai Tong, he once again took the gondola down to the city. He took more than a thousand of his men with him and went to the west of the city to hide while cursing.

Hai Tong watched the scout team hide before looking away.

His eyes were once again cast into the darkness in the distance.

He escaped from Liaodong and returned to the service of King Liaoyang in the ninth year of Hongwu.

In the first month of that year, the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty was demoted.

The reason why he defected to Ming Dynasty.

To be honest, it was because of Feng Sheng.

Emperor Zhu assigned these generals who had surrendered from Mongolia to the frontline Ming army generals.

They hoped to use the preferential treatment they received in the Ming Dynasty to persuade more Yuan army generals to surrender.

At the beginning, he also actively contacted the Ming Dynasty and persuaded many generals who were desperate for the future of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

But Feng Sheng repeatedly took credit for his achievements.

In addition, he saw Feng Sheng's ambition to be the king of Liaodong.

After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he was also well aware of the contradiction between the nobles of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Zhu.

No hope of rising.

In addition, we saw that the internal struggles and conflicts in Ming Dynasty were extremely fierce.

He wondered if the Ming Dynasty, like Feng Sheng and other nobles with military power, would go against Emperor Zhu one after another.

After unifying the Central Plains, will the new Ming Dynasty fall apart?

After all, Emperor Zhu's background was too humble.

There is no foundation.

If these nobles under his command rebel.

Emperor Zhu's Ming Dynasty may really be short-lived.

If so.

They, the Mongols, have learned from their experience and may be able to make a comeback.

If it comes back again.

They Mongols should be able to learn the lessons from the last time they unified the Central Plains.

If you want to unify the Central Plains, you must unswervingly transform yourself into a Han Chinese and accept the Chineseization of the Central Plains.

This view was reflected by the entire prairie elite after they retreated from Dadu.

Promoted by multiple factors.

He eventually fled back to Liaoyang.

Unexpectedly, the subsequent development of events was completely different from what he had judged.

There was no sharp and irreconcilable conflict between Emperor Zhu and the nobles!

Now it seems.

The fourth prince of Ming Dynasty played a big role.

It is said that after the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty returned triumphantly across the grassland, the arrogant generals of the Ming Dynasty became honest.

Bringing back the jade seal passed down from the country, Emperor Zhu's destiny was recognized by the people of the Central Plains.

Later, it was reported that the Ming Dynasty fully implemented the rural village community proposed by the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty.

People's hearts and minds are further united.

Emperor Zhu's imperial power became more stable.

Without the huge contribution of the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty, he could be very sure that he would observe the situation of the Ming Dynasty after he came to the Ming Dynasty.

The relationship between Emperor Zhu and Wu Xun.

It is absolutely impossible to be so stable!

"Fourth Prince of the Ming Dynasty, you, the rulers and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, have you ever fully sorted out the pivotal role you played in the situation of the Ming Dynasty?"

Haitong laughed and shook his head.

I'm afraid not?

If there were, there shouldn't be so many people inside the Ming Dynasty, and there wouldn't be room for the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty.

He had heard that many people in the Ming Dynasty particularly hated the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty.

…

It's approaching midnight.

Carriages approached one after another, about five miles away from the city.

In the deep-set eye sockets of each soldier, a pair of bright and determined eyes stared at the brightly lit city in the distance.

From the corner of their eyes, everyone was admiring and excited, secretly looking ahead and standing at the back of the horse.

Zhu Di frowned and stared at the brightly lit city.

There are quite a lot of defenders!

And the city wall is also very tall.

Even five miles away.

Everyone can feel the majesty of this first city on the fortress through the light of the city's fire.

Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, did not make his capital Daduqian.

This is the political and economic center of the entire world.

Whenever the imperial power changed, the Hulitai Conference was held here.

Within the Yuan Dynasty's unparalleled territory, countless tribal leaders would gather here when the Hulitai Conference was held.

Nobles of all skin colors are proud to participate in the Khuritai Conference.

On this day, all sects under the rule of the Mongols will send important figures to congratulate the new leader of the steppe on his ascension to the throne.

He wanted his father to support his brothers in going out.

Just hope.

one day.

This situation reappeared when the eldest brother convened the ‘Hulitai Conference’ belonging to their Ming Dynasty.

The Mongols were not good at management and governance.

Their rule lasted until the Yuan Dynasty ruled the entire Central Plains period.

In fact, in essence, it is still the same as the grassland.

Except collecting taxes.

There is no rigorous and orderly logic for local management.

Therefore, the Mongolian Hulitai Conference was not grand enough, and it was not enough to eclipse the sky, the earth, the sun and the moon.

If the Ming Dynasty had as huge a territory as the Mongols.

The ‘Hulitai Conference’ held in the Ming Dynasty must have been an unprecedented event!

The monarch of the Ming Dynasty.

Brother!

It will be the most dazzling in the world.

Ming dynasty!

Central Plains!

It will also be the real center of the entire world!

It has been seventeen years since Hongwu.

There is still a lot to do within the Ming Dynasty.

We will continue to promote rural villages and communes, and our father-in-law will also need to change the system of government.

I don’t know whether he will abolish the prime minister, or he will listen to his suggestions, add more prime ministers, and expand the cabinet.

…

In short, my father still has a lot of unfinished business.

I wonder if my father can wait and support the brothers to go out.

After the eldest brother ascends the throne, will he change the feudal clan to support his brothers to go out?

He has no control over all of this, and can only make suggestions at best.

From now on, it is still unknown how many people will listen to the suggestions and how well they will be implemented.

…

Zhu Di shook his head and put away his regrets.

Start taking a closer look at the city defenses in the distance.

The distance is too far to see clearly.

But in the light of the fire, one could still see the figures on the top of the city.

It is not surprising that Naha's infantry retreated into Helin City ahead of schedule.

…

While everyone was observing the city, they were keeping an eye on Zhu Di from the corner of their eyes.

Waiting for Zhu Di to give instructions.

"It's not easy to fight!"

At a certain moment, Zhu Di's deep voice sounded, and everyone turned their heads to look.

Zhu Di looked away and looked at Tan Yuan, "Let all the brothers get off the carriage and rest. Wait..."

Right now, the entire city is brightly lit.

As long as they get closer, they will be noticed immediately by the Yuan army.

It is better to wait until the fourth watch.

People take action when they are most tired.

Soon, the brothers' subtle snores sounded.

Zhu Di got off his horse and rubbed his face to clear his mind.

"Your Majesty, can you also take a rest?" Tan Yuan reminded.

The prince was more tired than any of them.

Within nine days of the attack.

Not only did the prince get the least amount of rest.

Moreover, the brain must be running at high speed all the time, thinking about a series of issues such as marching and fighting.

The physical and mental exhaustion is very exhausting!

Zhu Di shook his head with a smile, raised his hand and patted Tan Yuan's shoulder, "I'm fine..."

As he spoke, he waved.

Xu Huizu, Zhang Wu and others came over one after another.

Zhu Di pointed to the city in the distance and said: "There are too many defenders on the city. If we want to shake this strong city with only one town of troops, we must be heavenly soldiers and generals. Therefore, this battle cannot be fought forcefully."

…

Everyone listened carefully to Zhu Di's analysis.

"Gather the gunpowder in the army and make a dozen explosive bags. Before attacking the city at the fourth watch, send a group of clever brothers with explosive bags to lurk to the south gate along the densely packed yurts outside the city. Explosives blew the city gate open..."

Night battles must take advantage of night battles.

And Linjian City, there is no moat.

There are also densely packed yurts outside.

After the brothers were able to get close enough, they lurked along the yurts to the city gate.

"Once the city gate exploded, the entire army's forty-five artillery pieces were divided into three sections, with fifteen cannons in each section. They were all aimed at me and fired at the city wall near the city gate. My brothers followed me and stepped on the bullet points. Charge, charge into the Wengcheng. Once our troops rush into the Wengcheng, the defenders at the top of the city will be panicked and busy dealing with us. Huizu, Tan Yuan, and Zhang Wu, you take the opportunity to board the city for me and seize the city!"

Tan Yuan frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I will lead the troops to charge towards Wengcheng!"

It is too dangerous to attack the urn city, especially into the urn city.

We must face attacks from the inner and outer cities at the same time!

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head firmly: "This matter must be done by me!"

He fights for the future and destiny of the Ming Dynasty.

Bring the brothers here and launch an extremely dangerous siege.

It's already despicable.

In this battle, he must rush to the most dangerous place.

He knew that many brothers would probably lose their lives today.

But even so.

He must do the same.

Compassion does not command troops!

If something goes wrong with the big brother in this battle, hundreds of thousands of the main force will be lost.

In the past seventeen years of the Ming Dynasty, all the wealth accumulated through hard work has been lost.

Hundreds of thousands of elites were re-armed.

Pensions for the war dead.

To be honest, the imperial court's finances are relatively rich now and cannot support it.

The exploitation of the people below must be stepped up.

Civil unrest.

The court was in turmoil.

The ongoing rural village community is also very likely to be terminated suddenly.

The imperial court exploited and the people were in turmoil.

This was also an opportunity for the elite, led by the gentry, to make a fortune.

Large amounts of land would fall into the hands of the gentry during periods of turmoil.

Wait for the court to regain stability.

When hundreds of thousands of elites were armed again.

I want to promote rural village cooperatives again.

As more and more people lose their land, it will probably be very difficult.

Now, there are millions of poor and helpless peasants in the Ming Dynasty.

The court could simply ignore these people and regard these people as a silent minority.

But if this number expands to seven to eight million.

Can the court still ignore this silent minority?

At that time, these seven to eight million people will watch other neighbors live a good life with the help of rural village communities.

Unbalanced mind.

There’s no telling what will happen!

People do not suffer from scarcity but from inequality!

One million people suffer unevenly, which is not terrible.

Millions of people suffer from inequality.

That’s terrible!

Therefore, even if he eventually leaves Daming, he will never allow this to happen.

Even if the entire army is defeated first.

And his own life is involved.

He wants to take down He Lin.

Only by taking down He Lin.

Only then can he rush to the fishing sea without hindrance.

In any case, the little foundation that Zhongyuan has finally accumulated can never be lost!

Historically, 'his' incompetent great-grandson lost the wealth accumulated over several generations, and from then on the Ming Dynasty's national destiny began to take a turn for the worse.

There was no way he could let history repeat itself.

"Okay, this matter has been settled. Let's all go and have a rest!"

It was rare for Zhu Di to be so decisive for the first time in the army.

Tan Yuan and others were helpless.

Snapped!

They all stood at attention and took orders before leaving.

When Zhu Di was the only one left.

Look at Helin City in the distance again.

Analyze carefully and see what else has not been taken into account.

In fact, the restlessness in his heart became more and more intense.

A soldier's innate sixth sense will not deceive him. This sense has almost never been wrong in two lifetimes.

But in this battle, he had a reason why he had to fight.

For thousands of years.

On the land of China, those martyrs who fearlessly died for their nation and their country.

Shouting before charging.

They must have sensed danger as well.

They will certainly have strong insecurities as well.

But when they charged, they showed no fear!

…

Wow……

Zhu Mansion.

In the sleeping hall.

The three women were in chaos.

Xu Miaoyin looked at Jindouzi, who was crying loudly in Wuyunqige's arms, and said worriedly: "Don't our Jindouzi like Aunt Wuyun the most? Why does Aunty Wuyun's hug not work..."

Wu Yunqige coaxed Jin Douzi and heard Xu Miaoyin's words.

He hurriedly signaled to Xu Miaoyin.

Xu Miaoyin immediately realized something.

The last time my brother-in-law was trapped in the grassland, Yong Ming and Qi Hua were very noisy.

Immediately, he turned to look at Xu Miaoyun, "Sister, our Jindouzi is not worried at all. It's okay, it's okay..."

Xu Miaoyun forced a smile to hide the deep worry in her eyes.

Sometimes, I really have to believe in such mysterious and mysterious things.

Xu Miaoyun was thinking wildly and shook her head hard.

Her Shiro was so powerful that nothing could happen to him!

Shiro cares so much about their mother and son.

There is no way we can leave them alone!

What's more, Shiro was only responsible for attracting Beiyuan's troops.

With Shiro's commanding ability.

Hundreds of thousands of troops are enough to deal with Naha.

There is no need to take risks at all.

Just wait for the big brother to conquer the fishing sea.

It doesn't actually matter whether He Lin can win or not.

Shiro won't have to fight He Lin for credit, fame and fortune, he just needs to drag Naha out of the circle!

Analyze bit by bit.

Xu Miaoyun gradually settled down.

The news is not flowing smoothly.

Xu Miaoyun couldn't think of it anyway.

It is precisely the prince's main force, who are least likely to get into trouble, who are approaching danger step by step.

…

The fourth watch is approaching.

Zhu Di looked at the thirty selected brothers, most of whom were brothers who followed him across the grassland.

Currently, he serves as the shed, team, and adjutant.

"Remember, once you detonate the explosive package, you must mix with the grassland people outside the city and evacuate near the city gate..."

Thirty brothers listened quietly.

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he suppressed his voice and said in unison: "Yes!"

Immediately, under the eyes of Zhu Di and others.

Thirty brothers, armed with explosive packs, headed toward the city.

It wasn't until he disappeared into the night that Zhu Di looked away and waved his hand: "Let's go!"

"Set off!"

"Set off!"

…

Generals at all levels suppressed their voices and conveyed orders to the shed level.

Immediately, more than 10,000 infantry soldiers took the lead.

The soldiers of the artillery battalion led the war horses and towed the artillery carriage, slowly following behind.

At midnight, the skilled craftsmen in the army smeared all the lard they carried on the axles of the artillery carriages.

After approaching about three miles.

Zhu Di was the first to lie down, holding a gun in one hand and supporting the ground with his elbow in the other, and began to crawl forward.

From behind, the soldiers followed one after another.

At this distance, the target is too big to move forward while standing.

It is very likely to be discovered.

The artillery battalion began to unload horses and fix artillery carriages nervously and orderly.

Yang Dongxu held a triangular ruler and carefully adjusted each artillery piece.

This time, if something goes wrong, it is very likely to hurt our own soldiers.

Even the master.

He must personally control every artillery piece.

When Zhu Di, Tan Yuan and others were kneeling at the front, they were a thousand steps away from the city and about five hundred steps away from the tents stretching outside the city.

Boom!

A violent roar suddenly sounded at the south gate.

"What happened!"

Haitong was resting in the tower when a sudden roar made the entire tower shake.

In the dust, Haitong suddenly jumped up.

boom!

The door was knocked open.

A captain of ten thousand rushed in, his face was pale, and he said in panic: "Captain of ten thousand, captain of ten thousand, enemy attack, enemy attack, the city gate was blown open by gunpowder..."

"kill!"

A sea of ​​shouts of killing suddenly came from outside the city.

Haitong didn't care to listen to the captain's report, his face suddenly changed, and he strode out of the tower.

As far as the eye can see, the city is already in chaos.

Line of sight extends...

In the darkness in the distance, a dense crowd of people came rushing in!