[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Battlefield: Gathering Attributes to Build the All-Heavens Ming Dynasty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2341879,4577,"Chapter 72: Zhu Ying Commands Troops, Fierce and Fearless!","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Inside the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of Northern Yuan warlords were enthusiastically discussing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they were rejoicing over the Ming army’s failure to breach the city in the past half-month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past half-month,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Ming army suffered heavy losses in men and officers, while they, relying on the city’s defenses, had suffered casualties too—but far fewer in comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, their garrison strength remained sufficient, and their grain and supplies were ample, enough to sustain a prolonged defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Grand Marshal’s long-term preparations have truly paid off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Had it not been for the Grand Marshal’s foresight—fortifying the walls, stockpiling grain, and recruiting troops—the Ming offensive, so fierce, might well have overwhelmed us,” Man Jier said with deep emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Northern Yuan prince of high rank, he willingly served under Naha Chu, a testament to Naha Chu’s extraordinary ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Prince speaks truly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the Grand Marshal here, our Great Yuan will one day counterattack the Central Plains and reclaim our lost territories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those Han people ought to remain lowly subjects, forever under our Great Yuan’s rule.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we repel the Ming this time, it will be our chance to retake the Central Plains…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, the Northern Yuan commanders spoke out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with reverence for Naha Chu and ambition to retake the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Northern Yuan was no longer the mighty Yuan of old, their ambition endured; having tasted the splendor of the Central Plains, how could they bear to return to the barren northern steppes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is Kaiyuan City faring?” Man Jier asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“the garrison at Kaiyuan City is no smaller than ours at Jincheng, and General Hala Zhang holds it firm—the Ming army has suffered heavy losses and failed to breach it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Lan Yu has always been arrogant and boastful, slaughtering countless of our Yuan warriors—yet now it seems he’s no better than the rest,” sneered a Northern Yuan commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jincheng and Kaiyuan City form a pincer; if either falls, we suffer great loss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as we hold firm, our Great Yuan will defeat the Ming,” Man Jier sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sudden cannon fire erupted across the sky above Jincheng, the sound like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man Jier and the Northern Yuan commanders inside the hall all paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has the Ming army launched an attack?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are they trying to strike under cover of night?” Man Jier’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, no need to panic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Night obscures vision—for the Ming too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They have no chance of breaching the city under cover of darkness,” said one commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All commanders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I repeat: though the Ming have suffered defeats, do not underestimate them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Han say: overconfident troops are doomed to fail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All officers, take your posts and fortify the defenses—deny the Ming any opening,” Man Jier ordered at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As Your Highness commands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Northern Yuan commanders cried out in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they swiftly departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the night sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>outside Jincheng,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two hundred cannons fired in relentless succession at the city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their power was limited, each thunderous blast delivered a terrifying psychological blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the cannons,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ten thousand cavalry gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment the cannons fired, flashes of light illuminated the scene—those red-armored cavalrymen appeared like an army from the netherworld, radiating an indescribable aura of grim slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very front of this ten-thousand-strong host,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a commander gripped a tiger-head greatsword, his presence formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the soldiers of the Danning First Assistant Commander’s Cavalry Regiment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying raised his greatsword high, his voice like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Hah! Hah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand soldiers raised their weapons, roaring with deafening fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morale soared to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Break this city, and earn glory!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soldiers, follow the old rule: I, Zhu Ying, charge first—you follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The general does not seek to live; the soldier does not fear death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I, Zhu Ying, fall from my horse, you press forward—swear to breach this city!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying roared, spurring his horse forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping his tiger-head greatsword, he charged ahead toward Jincheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We follow the general to death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lei led two hundred personal guards in swift pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Quan and Zhang Wu, both Garrison Commanders, raised their swords without hesitation and bellowed: “We follow the general to death—kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two Garrison Commanders led their own units, charging after Zhu Ying toward Jincheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying commanded troops\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the ancient style of Emperor Wu of Han: the general leads, the soldiers follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general does not seek to live; the soldier does not fear death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of Zhu Ying’s troops embodied this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such fierce morale, such unshakable resolve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This newly formed Assistant Commander’s regiment possesses such spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could Zhu Ying truly be the reincarnation of the Marquis of Guan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the central command, Fu Youde watched Zhu Ying lead the charge, his heart trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier’s strength is revealed in morale, in spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Youde saw in this army an unyielding martial soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was indeed Zhu Ying’s words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general does not seek to live; the soldier does not fear death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The commander leads; the soldiers follow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This method is perilous for the commander—but it binds the army’s morale, dispelling fear among the troops.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps this is one reason Zhu Ying could ride unchecked across the northern frontier for months, forcing the enemy to pay dearly,” Fu Youde thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong and Wang Bi watched Zhu Ying charge fearlessly, the ten thousand cavalry surging forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hearts were shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astonished by Zhu Ying’s troop morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The general leads; the soldiers follow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the general dies, the army collapses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This tactic may briefly boost morale and combat power—but it is far too dangerous for the commander, stripping him of command.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It reverses priorities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yong sneered, full of contempt for Zhu Ying’s method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s clearly reversed priorities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leading the charge brings the greatest danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you lose your life, you lose everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is impossible to breach the city using this method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your Majesty, how shall we breach the city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t even seem to have brought siege equipment; this battle will end in defeat,” Wang Bi said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A newborn calf fears no tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let Zhu Ying suffer this setback. When word spreads that his cavalry failed to take the city, all the military merits he built in the northern frontier will become a joke—he’ll become a laughingstock, and even the capital may no longer hold him in high regard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your Majesty, Crown Prince!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, we Huaixi remain the only ones truly relied upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying? Hmph. Just a greenhorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavalry attacking a city? I’d like to see how he breaks it—just sending men to their deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhu Ying has launched his attack, but for the Huaixi generals, it’s merely a spectacle of his impending defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Please follow for more, deeply grateful, muah, thank you! Also, my new book is still short—brothers, please check out my old novel [Great Qin: Strengthening and Immortality by Picking Up Attributes from the Battlefield].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1193,"2026-06-20T23:30:09.614Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","61543806d822a359f113f0293ad618f9b25206c9d1041cd2e5b7a341b6b827a9","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-73","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-71",204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-cover.jpg"]