Chapter 31

"Your subordinate respectfully welcomes the Duke of Song."

"Respectfully welcome all the generals."

Bu Wan led the officials of Daning Prefecture to bow and salute the arrivals.

The leading old general smiled slightly and raised a hand: "Prefect Bu, no need for formalities."

"Thank you, Duke of Song." Bu Wan immediately thanked him.

"What is the current situation in Daning Prefecture, and with the Northern Yuan and the Tatars?" Duke of Song Feng Sheng asked immediately.

Bu Wan glanced at the surroundings and immediately led the way: "Duke of Song, it is better to enter the hall to discuss in detail; after all, there are many eyes and ears here."

"Good."

Feng Sheng did not refuse and followed Bu Wan toward the inside of the government office.

And the thousand personal guards accompanying Feng Sheng were also orderly, distributed outside the government office, and a portion protected Feng Sheng as he entered the government office.

A Duke of the court, his status was extremely high.

If there were any injuries, it would be a major event enough to shake the Great Ming.

Inside the government office hall!

Feng Sheng sat high in the main seat, and the many accompanying generals also took their seats in an orderly fashion.

"Reporting to the Duke of Song."

"Currently, the Yuan court has already dispatched troops to attack Huizhou City on the border of our Daning Prefecture."

"Your subordinate has already dispatched twenty thousand border troops to defend; although the Yuan court's offensive is strong, they cannot break the city in the end, which is enough to support the arrival of our Great Ming's main army, at which point we can turn from defense to offense." Bu Wan said immediately.

"What about the northern frontier?" Feng Sheng asked again.

The reason he arrived early, one step ahead of the main army, was to understand the war situation so that there would be a better way to respond and destroy Nahachu.

"Replying to the Duke of Song."

"Before the Yuan court moved troops, the Jianzhou Tatars who were attached to the Yuan court sent people to disturb the peace of our Daning Prefecture and harm the people; following the Crown Prince's decree, the Daning border troops were dispatched to suppress the banditry, which was actually also an attack on these Jianzhou Tatars to stabilize Daning and attract the Yuan court's attention."

"After a battle on the border with the Jianzhou Tatars, their territory was driven more than a hundred miles away by our Great Ming."

"During the pursuit, the Tatars avoided fighting, intending to delay our army."

"Therefore, our army adopted a strategy of splitting forces; the main force raided the Yuan court's territory in Liaodong from the northern frontier to attract the Yuan court's attention and drag down the Yuan army, while leaving several thousand elite cavalry in the northern frontier to delay the Tatars." Bu Wan reported the current situation truthfully.

Hearing this.

Feng Sheng frowned: "Aren't the several thousand people left in the northern frontier in danger?"

He had commanded troops for many years.

Even from Bu Wan's few words, he could tell the war situation here.

"For the sake of the Great Ming, everything is worth it."

"Although the Jianzhou Tatars are only a small tribe, all their people are soldiers; if they are not dragged down, they may not necessarily coordinate with the Yuan court to attack our Great Ming. Dragging down the Jianzhou Tatars with a few thousand people, as long as we hold out until our Great Ming's main army arrives, everything is worth it." Bu Wan replied immediately.

Feng Sheng nodded.

From the big picture, this was indeed the case.

"Right."

"Where is that Battalion Commander Zhu Ying who killed a hundred people, beheaded a general, and captured a flag?" Feng Sheng asked with a smile.

Although he was mobilizing troops outside, Feng Sheng also knew about the victory report sent back to Yingtian.

And the current Emperor had already issued a decree to have the whole army recite this battle result to boost morale.

"Replying to the Duke of Song."

"The strategy of splitting forces to raid the Yuan court and using cavalry to drag down the Tatars was proposed by Battalion Commander Zhu Ying."

"Zhu Ying is brave and fearless; he proposed the strategy and took on this task."

"Currently, he has requested to command five thousand soldiers in the northern frontier Tatar territory to disturb the Tatars and delay them from moving troops."

"Currently, your subordinate has already temporarily promoted Zhu Ying to Acting Garrison Commander according to the military merit system, commanding five thousand troops."

"Only waiting for the completion of the mission, Zhu Ying can be officially granted the title of Garrison Commander." Bu Wan said immediately.

"Zhu Ying, he indeed has courage, and also has a loyal heart to protect the country; he is worth cultivating." Feng Sheng also praised him.

And it was just at this moment!

"Report."

"A military report has been sent back from Ansha County."

One of Bu Wan's personal guards held a military report and came quickly.

"Could it be that they have withdrawn?" Bu Wan thought secretly.

He immediately beckoned.

The personal guard immediately presented the military report.

Bu Wan quickly opened it and looked, but his expression changed suddenly.

"Prefect Bu, what happened?" Feng Sheng saw Bu Wan's expression and asked immediately.

Bu Wan said with a somewhat solemn expression: "Zhu Ying has been a bit reckless."

"Please, Duke of Song, take a look."

Saying this.

Bu Wan handed the military report in his hand to Feng Sheng.

After Feng Sheng took the military report, his expression also changed immediately.

"It is indeed reckless."

"The Tatars have tens of thousands of troops."

"Using one thousand cavalry to feint and four thousand cavalry to raid the camp, the Tatar tribe is heavily guarded; this is an act of sending oneself to death."

"If I were commanding the troops, I would harass them step by step, not engage the Tatars in a head-on battle, and just drag them down." Feng Sheng said slowly, and a look of disappointment also appeared on his face.

Apparently.

This military report was reported by Li Tao, who had already withdrawn to Daning.

This time he had already led his subordinates to withdraw to Daning; in order to avoid being held accountable later, he naturally had to clear his own name, and must report Zhu Ying's self-will and insistence on using a small force to raid the Tatar tribe.

"This time Zhu Ying is indeed too reckless and in danger." Bu Wan also sighed.

This time.

He could even imagine the situation of Zhu Ying and the four thousand cavalry soldiers under his command being encircled and annihilated by the Tatars.

"What a pity."

"Such a young and brave battle general, in the end, only has bravery and does not know how to command troops." Feng Sheng also said with a hint of sighing.

Before coming.

He also heard that the current Emperor had focused on commending Zhu Ying, calling his bravery the best among the Great Ming soldiers, and worth learning by every Great Ming soldier.

But now...

"Is there any way to contact Zhu Ying?"

"If contacted, tell him to withdraw immediately."

"As for the Tatars, there is no need to worry for the time being; within ten days, our Great Ming's two hundred thousand troops will gather in Daning." Feng Sheng said in a deep voice.

"Your subordinate will immediately pass the order to the Battalion Commander stationed in Ansha County to send people to search." Bu Wan said immediately.

Apparently.

Although Zhu Ying had committed the fault of recklessness and underestimating the enemy this time.

But his merits were still recognized by the current Emperor; he had just had the results of Zhu Ying beheading a hundred enemies proclaimed throughout the army; if he really died in the northern frontier, this would not be a good thing for the Great Ming.

"Good." Feng Sheng nodded and said no more.

After taking his seat.

Feng Sheng prepared to arrange the subsequent troop deployment and attack strategy.

Just at this moment!

"Report."

"A carrier pigeon message from Garrison Commander Zhu Ying in the northern frontier."

"Please, my lord, take a look."

A soldier responsible for guarding the carrier pigeons came quickly into the hall and bowed respectfully.

"Zhu Ying's carrier pigeon message?"

Bu Wan's expression was slightly surprised.

"My lord."

"Before, when Garrison Commander Zhu was stationed in the northern frontier, he specifically asked General Chen for a few carrier pigeons to transmit messages." Bu Wan's personal guard replied from the side.

"It seems Zhu Ying is fine."

A smile appeared on Feng Sheng's face.

"Present it quickly." Bu Wan immediately beckoned to the soldier in the hall.

The latter stepped forward quickly and took down Zhu Ying's military report.

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