In March of that year, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial edict to Prince Chen who was stationed in the north, and invited Prince Chen to gather in Yingtian.

After receiving the emperor's imperial edict, Prince Chen did not delay. On the second day, under the protection of the soldiers of the Five Hundred Shenji Camp, he rode southward. Half a month later, he arrived in Yingtian.

In Fengxian Hall, Chen Feng, who was full of dust, met Zhu Yuanzhang.

After receiving the eunuch's report, Zhu Yuanzhang came down from the dragon throne and almost trotted. When he arrived at the door, Chen Feng had just entered the door.

"Brother Feng, I originally thought of picking you up outside the city gate, but I had too many state affairs and couldn't finish the memorials all day long. Thank you for your hard work all the way." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Go out of the city to pick me up? Forget it, there are no precedents in the past emperors to pick me up outside the city, right? Chen Feng thought to himself and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I'm sorry, I'm going to pick you up."

After Chen Feng said that, he wanted to kneel down and was helped up by Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother Feng, you and my brothers don't need such politeness."

Chen Feng came this time and didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to do, or was it to test Chen Feng's loyalty? If he was a general outside and had the opposite intention, he wouldn't come back at all.

However, Chen Feng's loyalty was visible to the sun and moon. After receiving the emperor's imperial edict, Xingye came and left the five hundred guards he had with him outside the city. He only brought Liu Gou'er to the palace.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Chen Feng coming, he was very happy. In a flash, both of them had not seen each other for a year.

"Your Majesty, I should have come back during the Chinese New Year, but the military situation on the frontier is urgent and war will break out at any time. Therefore, I dare not leave without authorization. Please forgive me." After entering the hall, Chen Feng sat down and said to Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon throne.

On the first day of the first lunar month, all officials congratulated each other, but Prince Chen was missing, which was a bit regretful. However, Prince Chen guarded the border for the court. At that time, the border was complicated and he could not return. This was understandable.

Hearing Chen Feng say this, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Yes, the Tartars in the north have always been my trouble. This time I invite Brother Feng back to discuss the matter of sending troops to the Northern Expedition."

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Chen Feng realized that it was for this matter.

At the beginning, Chen Feng led Zhu Yuanzhang's general Xu Da and others to advance northward, expel the barbarians and restore China, and fought to Dadu, driving the Tartar Emperor Tuhuan Timur out of Dadu, and ran up

The people of the Central Plains were all happy for it.

However, the war came to an end. After so many years of wars in the Central Plains, people's livelihood was in decline and the people's lives were in trouble. The national strength of the Ming Dynasty was no longer able to support the continued war, nor did they have sufficient force to support it. Due to Xu Da's aggressive advance, the Ming army suffered a lot of losses. Therefore, the war at that time did not continue.

Now, after two years of cultivation and restoration, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty has begun to recover, especially since the new cavalry troops have been trained, Zhu Yuanzhang would not watch the Tartars at Shangdu and Datong stare at the Central Plains at any time.

So, now it is time to completely eliminate the Tartars!

Although the land is dry in winter and the roads will not become muddy due to rain, it is very suitable for cavalry combat. However, a considerable part of the Ming army was recruited from the south and was not adapted to the severe cold in the north. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully considered it and did not launch an attack in winter. Now that spring is in full bloom, he asked Prince Chen to discuss it. Moreover, continuing to attack the Tartars, the defenders of the capital is an indispensable force. Zhu Yuanzhang invited Chen Feng to discuss this matter in person.

"The Northern Expedition will be an important battle that concerns our Ming Dynasty, so we must plan closely." After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Chen Feng knew that it would definitely not work if he wanted to drag it on again.

However, it is not that simple to cut the mess with a quick knife. After all, if the Mongolians can't beat it, they will run away and run to the Mongolian grasslands, and they will have no choice. Then, they will come to harass them from time to time. Throughout history, nomadic peoples like to do this.

"That's why I asked my brother to come to Yingtian. I just wanted to listen to your opinions. In terms of war, there was no other person who could fight more than you in the entire Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

The first priority in fighting? If ordinary people were to hear it, they would be happy. In fact, Chen Feng knew that Zhu Yuanzhang said this just because he hoped that he would send troops together.

Most of them were captured by themselves, and it was almost Chen Feng’s second fiefdom. Whether it was Shangdu or Datong, if you wanted to attack these two places, you must start from Dadu.

In addition to asking Chen Feng to cooperate with the supply of food and supplies, the most important thing is probably to send troops.

If Chen Feng wants to send troops, it is not enough for Zhu Yuanzhang to have an imperial edict. Zhu Yuanzhang has considered a lot. For example, he must discuss with Chen Feng and get enough opinions from Chen Feng.

Now, I heard Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Chen Feng

He immediately said: "I am just leading troops on the front line to fight and master some practical skills. If you are planning and winning a thousand miles, then the emperor's vision is the longest."

After Chen Feng said this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Brother Emperor, don't praise me anymore. I know that you are the undefeated god of war. What do you think about our northward advance?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang asked Chen Feng about his opinion, Chen Feng was unreserved. In fact, during this period, he had been thinking about how to fight this battle.

Now, when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Chen Feng said: "Now, our main enemies are distributed in two aspects. The first is the Tartars in Shangdu. There are the main administrative centers of the Tartars, including the pseudo-Tartar Emperor Tuohuan Timur. As for the soldiers, although the Tartars have been desperately fighting their military strength in the past two years, the number of people will not exceed 100,000. Among them, those who are truly combat-capable may not exceed 20,000."

"In Datong, it was the head of the crown prince of the Tartars and the general Kuogutemur. Their army should not exceed 80,000. Kuogutemur is not as legendary as it is, with three heads and six arms, and is very capable of fighting. Although he had won some victories at the beginning, it was the time when my Red Turban Army was just established, without experience, without organization, and even lacks weapons. It's different now. We have good soldiers and sufficient food, well-trained, and when we fight, Kuogu is not the opponent of our army."

Chen Feng first analyzed the two enemies. Chen Feng analyzed them very well for these two enemies. Zhu Yuanzhang nodded while listening.

"So, according to the emperor's opinion, how should we march?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"If we only attack one place, then the other place will probably come to support it, so we must carry out at the same time. To fight, we will completely eliminate the enemies on both sides." Chen Feng said.

After Chen Feng said this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction. In fact, when it comes to war, Zhu Yuanzhang is also an expert. Although he was asking Chen Feng just now, Zhu Yuanzhang had an idea in his mind, and coincided with Chen Feng's.

To fight, you must carry out at the same time, and kill the enemies on both sides together.

Chen Feng kept it and didn't fight at the beginning, although his real purpose was to avoid the birds hiding all their bows and keep their opponents. However, his explanation to Zhu Yuanzhang was that his own military power was not enough.

Chen Feng's force is only enough to solve the enemy on one side. Now, it is really not enough to fight on both sides.

Of course, since the emperor summoned Chen Feng to come, the court must also dispatch troops.

"So, from the perspective of the emperor, how many troops do we need to dispatch this Northern Expedition?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"The Tartars defend the city, and we attack the city. The general situation of siege is several times that of the enemy. Therefore, from this perspective, we need more than 300,000 troops to be enough." Chen Feng said.

Three hundred thousand! When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this number, he frowned. This number was huge enough for him.

Of course, if you put the national strength and military strength of the entire Ming Dynasty, you can also get it together, not to mention 300,000, or 400,000 or 500,000. However, the support of these people could make the Ming Dynasty poor. The whole country had to tie up its belt and work for two years, and it would be ruined.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, Chen Feng was amused in his heart. Of course, his face remained calm: "Of course, this is a regular way of playing."

What Chen Feng just said was just to make fun of Zhu Yuanzhang. When did Chen Feng use regular fighting styles in war?

In fact, Chen Feng said solemnly, but in fact, he didn't take this matter seriously at all. If the Ming Dynasty's army really gathered 300,000, then Chen Feng was sure that the Tartars would have run away long ago before they could leave Juyong Pass.

The 300,000 Ming troops came up with great momentum. Can they defend the city? Or go to the grassland, where is their world.

Chen Feng didn't take it seriously, but Zhu Yuanzhang took it seriously, because he really thought about it in Zhu Yuanzhang's plan, but he didn't dare to think about how many troops he should use.

Therefore, when he heard Chen Feng's words, he looked happy: "Brother, I have known that you have a trick, let's tell you your plan."

"Yes." Chen Feng cleared his throat and said, "We are divided into two ways, one in the dark, one in the bright, one in the bright, one in the bright, one in the bright, one in the bright, and go to Shangdu. Moreover, the action must be fast and fast. Within five days, the Shangdu will be surrounded and blocked. The other way is dark, quietly walk the path and go to Shanxi. The terrain is dangerous, and we can find many suitable places to ambush." ​​When Chen Feng said this, Zhu Yuanzhang understood what Chen Feng meant, and led the snake out of the cave! Surround Wei to save Zhao?" Although "Although
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