SFS Chapter 306: Those who occupied the Central Plains were merely one branch of them.
Chapter 306: Those who occupied the Central Plains were merely one branch of them.
"Great generals, like beautiful women, are not allowed to grow old in this world."
"It's the same in every dynasty, Li Er. If you weren't the ruler of a country, do you think you could have lived so long?"
Beset by internal and external troubles, every emperor hopes to have as many famous generals under his command as possible.
But once external threats are gone, famous generals become the biggest hidden danger for a dynasty!
Zhao Kuangyin believed he had a clear understanding of the situation: at the end of every dynasty, there was always a period of warlordism and infighting.
The best way to avoid such an outcome is to do what he did: release the military power over a cup of wine and return it to the imperial power!
"I'm discussing with you now the fate of Lord Wu'an, and his rights and wrongs. Why are you bringing me up?"
Li Er said in a rather annoyed tone.
Zhao Kuangyin's words reminded him of some unpleasant memories.
He was trapped in Chang'an for several years and almost lost his life.
If he were merely a famous general, he would most likely have met the same fate of not being allowed to grow old in the world.
"At least a thousand years have passed since you and I last witnessed Lord Wu'an's massacre of surrendered soldiers. No one can guarantee that what they see is the true history, so why dwell on it?"
Zhao Kuangyin was unwilling to argue further; he only wanted to believe what he thought.
"The true history?"
"Then what I know should be close to the truth, right?"
"In the past, when facing the attacks of my great Qin, the Zhao state always relied on Lian Po as the commander-in-chief to defend. Lian Po's military style was the most reliable, especially in defensive battles where he fought flawlessly."
"Under what circumstances do you think King Zhao would forcibly replace Lian Po with Zhao Kuo, even though Lian Po didn't give him any chance and hadn't made any mistakes?"
Ying Zheng also became interested in this topic.
Bai Qi was a general of the Qin Dynasty and made great contributions to the unification of Qin. Naturally, he would defend himself against slander from others.
Seeing that he had already spoken, Zhao Kuangyin immediately shut up and pretended not to have seen it.
However, Li Er still cooperated.
"Clearly, once the offensive and defensive battle reaches a stalemate, the two sides will begin to compete in terms of national strength."
"Replacing Lian Po with Zhao Kuo was to abandon the impenetrable defense and shift the focus to the offensive, aiming to determine the victor of the Qin army in the shortest possible time."
"This also means that the Zhao state's logistics and supplies cannot keep up."
"Furthermore, at the same time that Zhao replaced Lian Po, Qin replaced him with Bai Qi, which also means that Qin's logistics were in dire need of attention."
The strategy of sowing discord was certainly the source of Qin's confidence in replacing Bai Qi with a more capable general.
But more importantly, their logistics were also under immense pressure, and by switching to Bai Qi as their trump card, they were unwilling to continue the stalemate.
"Therefore, not only does Li Er disagree with the phrase 'violating the laws of Heaven,' but I also find it meaningless."
"A general should share the burdens of his ruler."
"Bai Qi did it. He single-handedly shouldered everything, but in the end he did not have a good ending. It was because the ruler was ignorant, not because of some kind of retribution that offended Heaven."
Ying Zheng said calmly.
Although these words were somewhat derogatory towards King Zhaoxiang of Qin, he still had to say what needed to be said.
Bai Qi had already made great contributions to him in the previous challenge of the list of tyrannical rulers.
He was never stingy when it came to those who had made contributions!
In a world of challenges,
A similar light screen appeared in front of Bai Qi at some unknown time.
Upon seeing Ying Zheng's last words, he was completely stunned.
Coming to his senses, the look in his eyes, which had remained unchanged even after the massacre of 400,000 surrendered soldiers, suddenly turned red for a moment.
I feel that everything I've done has gained a bit more meaning.
Zhao Kuangyin: "..."
He stopped arguing and simply stared at the scene in the middle of the sky.
The handwriting of Lao Zhu's inventory is still being updated.
After conquering Taiping in one fell swoop, Zhu Yuanzhang once again emphasized military discipline.
Arson, murder, looting, and harassment of civilians are strictly prohibited; violators will be severely punished.
After several disobedient soldiers were executed on the spot, military discipline became increasingly standardized, and the people grew increasingly supportive of the army.
Seeing that the time was right, Zhu Yuanzhang soon established the Taiping Xingguo Marshal's Office here!
Only then did he have his first military headquarters, and at the same time, he appointed Li Shanchang as the head of the military headquarters.
The only pity was that the garrison in Jiqing City was elite, and Zhu Yuanzhang failed to take it in one fell swoop. Instead, he led his troops to attack several times, but all his attempts ended in failure.
"Several attacks have failed?"
"I just want to know, just how powerful is the Mongol Yuan dynasty?"
“This Jiqing is not the capital of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang’s actions are far less significant than those of others, so they are unlikely to attract the attention of the Yuan court.”
"In this situation, how could Zhu De, with his large army and many generals, fail to take the victory?"
Many people were surprised when they saw the last sentence of the review.
With Caishi and Taiping already captured, it's not hard for everyone to guess that Jiqing is the Jinling that Li Er mentioned.
But that's precisely why they were even more surprised.
"The biggest reason why Nanjing is easy to defend and difficult to attack is that it has the natural barrier of the Yangtze River."
"Even though Zhu Yuanzhang has already crossed the natural barrier, he still can't take it down. I'm really curious, is there no limit to the Mongol Yuan's military strength?"
Li Er said he couldn't quite understand it.
It's important to understand that at this time, the Mongol Yuan dynasty was facing more than just Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army.
Even among all the rebel armies, Zhu was the most inconspicuous.
"The Mongol Yuan's military strength? You underestimate the Mongol Yuan too much."
Zhu Di couldn't help but chuckle.
Even the First Emperor probably doesn't know what kind of enemy he's facing.
"At its peak, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty had a vast territory and its iron cavalry was invincible. The one that occupied the Central Plains was just one branch of them."
"what?"
Everyone was stunned upon seeing this sentence.
Those that occupy the entire Central Plains are merely branches?
Just how vast was the Mongol Yuan dynasty?
"To be honest, if the Mongol Yuan dynasty had not been plagued by internal strife and division, and had not weakened its own strength to the extreme after decades of infighting, the rebel army would not have had any chance at all."
Zhu Di did not want to glorify his father.
It might be an exaggeration to say that Zhu Yuanzhang during this period was so powerful that even a dog would want to stomp on him, but he was really not up to the task when facing the main force of the Yuan army.
At the same time, seemingly to confirm Zhu Di's words, a map of the Yuan Dynasty at its peak appeared in the sky.
Countless people were stunned by the sight of such a vast territory.
"Indeed, they were formidable, but I think I understand why the Mongol Yuan dynasty, with its strength, still couldn't escape destruction."
"If it weren't for war, there wouldn't be such a large territory. Similarly, if it weren't for war, the people wouldn't be suffering so much, and there wouldn't be uprisings everywhere."
Li Er sighed.
The Mongol emperors seemed unable to understand the principle that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
To conquer such a vast territory is certainly worthy of the title of hero.
It's a pity that he could conquer the country, but he didn't know how to govern it.