Chapter 897 Digging the trench

The trench only appeared during World War I. Although Li Yan is smart, how could he think of something two or three hundred years later!

Not to mention Li Yan, Zhu Cilang didn't know what was going on in the trench at first! He just did things according to his father's requirements.

Later, after looking at the drawings given to him by his father, Zhu Cilang suddenly realized that it was like this!

When he heard Li Yan ask what a trench was, Zhu Cilang did not explain it to him, because he could not explain some things, so he took out the drawing given to him by his father.

"This is the trench drawing given to me by my father. You can just dig according to this house!"

Zhu Youjian’s drawing is not as troublesome as later generations, because the opponent’s firepower is limited, so this kind of trench can only be dug a few trenches on the ground, and it does not need to be too deep.

All of them cannot be dug in the middle, and there must be a way for the cavalry to attack.

The trenches were five miles away from the barracks, and behind them was a small river. The coalition forces were all cavalry and could only attack from the front.

Artillery and cavalry were all deployed in the military camp, and it was indeed impossible for the other party to cross the five-mile trenches to severely damage the Ming army camp.

When Li Yan opened the drawings for building the trenches, his eyes widened:

"Your Majesty is wise! Although the trench is simple, it can definitely protect the safety of our Ming army. It is difficult for the enemy to hurt the soldiers in the trench whether it is archery or fire. Why can't we think of such a simple thing..."

Seeing Li Yan's extreme admiration for his father, Zhu Cilang smiled and said:

"Otherwise! It took a dynasty that was extremely decaying and rotten. It took the father twenty years to revive it, and even reached the verge of destruction. The father is definitely no worse than the Qin Emperor and Han Wu in history..."

"Yes, Your Highness is right! Your Majesty is wise, why worry about revival if you have this holy lord in China..."

Zhu Cilang and Li Yan and other generals bowed to the capital with confidence.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor would not let the prince have any contact with the prestigious generals, otherwise it would be a crime of beheading.

But Zhu Youjian was not worried about this at all. Not only did he let the prince Zhu Cixuan contact the generals, but he also led his troops to train himself.

There are many rebels in the history of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor, and Zhu Di, the Ming Emperor, took the throne step by step through rebellion and achieved hegemony.

Zhu Di's second son Zhu Gaoxu was also born with a good backbone and pursued the throne throughout his life.

Unfortunately, he died in the end at the hands of his nephew Zhu Zhanji. Compared with his grandfather and father, he lost a very badly on the road to rebellion.

Rebellion must be supported by strong psychological needs. This psychological need is the reason.

Psychologists divide human needs into five levels, namely physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, respect needs and self-realization needs.

The most basic needs of a person are physiological needs, that is, the need for a person to maintain individual survival and development.

The subjects of a country cannot even meet the most basic physiological needs, and chaos is coming.

Like Zhu Yuanzhang of the Yuan Dynasty, he could not eat enough food and did not cover his body. His parents and relatives worked hard but starved to death, and he had to become a beggar.

The greatness of heaven and earth, where is there a way out under the sky? If you don’t rebel, you will starve to death. If you rebel, you may still be alive! Yes, you will live toward death!

As for Zhu Di, this basic need is very satisfying. As a member of the royal family, he has everything he wants to eat, drink, play.

As a vassal king and his own territory, it is quite comfortable to be a local emperor.

After all dynasties and ancestral systems have followed the throne and the eldest son, which is in line with people's basic cognition.

Zhu Di is not the eldest son. Although he followed his father Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country through life and death, he could only be considered as fulfilling his duties and abilities.

The throne was of course the elder brother. The elder brother left, but he still had a son, so the throne was of course his son.

Before the "Jingnan", although Zhu Di had some behavior of overestimating etiquette, his attitude towards the throne was basically recognized.

The second level of human needs is the need for security. When the sense of security is lacking, people will feel threatened and fearful. As soon as the nephew emperor came to power, he was eager to reduce the vassal states, creating a terrifying atmosphere, and causing the sense of security of the vassal kings to suddenly lose. Zhu Di saw his brothers being killed and abolished one by one, and felt that his life was in danger. He was forced to rebel! If he did not rebel, he could only wait to die!

As for Zhu Gaoxu, if his father did not rebel and did not become the emperor, he would at most be a playboy in his life.

In addition to eating all day long, he may have made no contribution to the country and the nation. The change in his father's fate directly affected his fate.

His father pushed himself to the throne, and as his son, he was so close to the throne for the first time.

The shining throne seemed to be summoning him too. But he found that as the second son, the throne seemed so far away from him.

Rebellion? He has no reason! The need for self-realization must be completed under the principles of compliance with laws, regulations and human ethics! But he still found many reasons with himself.

First, the emperor should look like an emperor, right? His brother is not only not good-looking, but also fat and lame, which damages the country's image.

Second, I was born and died in the "Jingnan" and helped my father escape from trouble several times. If it weren't for me, how could this throne be?

Third, brother, you look timid and timid, and you can govern the country and maintain peace?

Fourth, my father had already fallen in love with me: "I will encourage you, the prince will be very sick!"

Fifth, I am so similar to my father. We are just as wise and powerful, and we are not the eldest sons. Since my father can be the emperor, why can't I? As long as you are willing to find it, there are always reasons.

Zhu Gaoxu fought two people for the throne, and the first time he fought with his brother.

It should be considered a planned, prepared and confident struggle. In addition to the constraints of the ancestral system, Zhu Gaoxu is very good at his brother in terms of appearance, qualifications, ability, etc.

Even Zhu Di felt sad about this hurdle when he made Zhu Gaochi the crown prince. It was even more difficult to overcome the ancestral system!

But there are always ways. Zhu Gaoxu contacted a group of people to attack the position of prince.

Zhu Gaochi's position as a prince was shattered by Zhu Gaoxu. Just when he was only one step away from success, Zhu Gaoxu lost his links.

The second time he fought with his nephew, Zhu Gaochi died of illness, and after Zhu Zhanji took office, Zhu Gaoxu's desire to seize the throne burned again.

He decided to rebel, rebel truly, and like his father, he picked up the gun and seized power with an armed force.

In any struggle, he emphasizes knowing oneself and his enemy, and he will never be defeated in a hundred battles. But he obviously underestimated his opponent and overestimated his own strength.

This time it can be said to be a struggle with planning, preparation and unsure. Because his plan, preparation and grasp are all based on wrong cognition.

He equated Zhu Zhanji with Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen grew up in a greenhouse since childhood, full of idealism, and could be said to be a scholarly spirit and ignorant of politics and military.

Zhu Zhanji was different. He studied and fought with the emperor's grandfather Zhu Di, and was deeply educated by his grandfather, and was wise and wise. These two people are really incomparable.

He equated Zhang Fu with Li Jinglong, who was Zhu Di's good friend and was a military fool. He could betray the country for friendship and was a supporter for Zhu Di at a critical moment.

Zhang Fu is Zhu Gaoxu's good friend. Obviously, he knows the current affairs and has righteousness. At critical moments, he would rather sell his friendship than put national interests first. The two people have different integrity.

(End of this chapter)
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