Chapter 40 2. Forced Naha out to consolidate northern Xinjiang

After Yunnan was pacified, the south was basically stable.In fact, the capture of Yunnan was only a prerequisite for Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with Naha who was guarding the north.Zhu Yuanzhang understood that compared with Liang Wang, Nahachu was more difficult, so he chose the strategy of first easy and then difficult, and solve them one by one. Naha was born as a general of the Yuan Dynasty, good at leading troops, brave and resourceful.While guarding Taiping, he fought against Zhu Yuanzhang's army and was captured.Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he was a general, so he decided to let him go.Later, Naha went north with Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty, surrounded Jinshan (in today's Liaoning Province) with his troops, recharged his energy, and waited for an opportunity to go south.Every time Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, he regretted that he had let the tiger go back to the mountain, and now it has caused a big disaster.

On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang convened various civil and military officials to discuss strategies to deal with Naha.Ru Taisu, Minister of the Household Department, said: "Your Majesty, we first resort to surrendering to King Liang. Should we also use this strategy first when dealing with Naha?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion: "It's not that we haven't thought about it, but it is absolutely impossible according to the current situation. When we persuaded King Liang to surrender, we have completely isolated him. Although we have defeated the Central Route Army of Emperor Yuan Shun and the Western Army of Expansion Timur The Route Army, the northwest is at the beginning of peace, but the rest of them are still there. They can't go deep into the interior to plunder, but they can still give Naha all kinds of supplies, and Naha still has room to maneuver!"

"We can try to recruit surrender first, and if it doesn't work, we can send troops. Now that the general trend of the world has been determined, Naha will not be ignorant of current affairs, right?" Ru Taisu continued. "It seems that you still don't understand him. Jinshan is the forward position of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. Once Jinshan is destroyed, the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty will inevitably collapse. And Nahachu is extremely loyal to the Yuan Dynasty. He will never surrender. This battle is inevitable. .” Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. "Your Majesty, why is he not afraid of Naha? The last general is willing to lead the troops to beat him to pieces!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a closer look and found that the speaker was Lan Yu.Sapphire is a powerful general, such talents are indispensable for attacking cities and villages.If you play against Naha, Sapphire will still look immature.If Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and Lan Yu go together, nothing will go wrong.Zhu Yuanzhang understood that this expedition is only allowed to win but not to lose. After this battle, he will completely destroy the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty's idea of ​​restoring the country. In the first month of the 20th year of Hongwu (1387), Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Feng Sheng as the general who conquered the captives, Fu Youde and Lan Yu as deputy generals, and commanded 200,000 troops to attack Naha from the north.Feng Sheng led his troops out of the Great Wall from Songting Pass and stationed troops in the four cities of Daning, Kuanhe, Huizhou and Fuyu.Cut off the connection between the remnants of the Yuanzhong Route Army and Nahachu, and store grain and grass to supply the army.Send a large army to surround Jinshan from the north, making Nahachu completely isolated.

At this time, all around Jinshan was occupied by the Ming army, and Naha was cut off from the outside world. "General Feng, the last general asks for orders to go out to fight Naha." For several days, Naha went out to avoid fighting behind closed doors, Lan Yu couldn't hold back anymore. "General Lan, before the army leaves, the emperor has something to say. If Naha stands firm, we must not attack rashly. Although Jinshan has become an isolated place, the combat effectiveness of Naha's army cannot be underestimated. Going to war now will only cause unnecessary damage to our army. casualties."

"That's it, how long are we going to wait! I just want to have a good fight with Naha, to see what this Yuan Dynasty veteran can do." Lan Yu said. "General Lan, don't be impatient." Fu Youde said: "We can take Jinshan without a single soldier." After speaking, he and Feng Sheng looked at each other and smiled. "Why? You've confused me." Sapphire asked puzzled. "Your majesty is really good at predicting things. Before the expedition, the emperor said that it is impossible for Nahachu to surrender. Unless we successfully besiege Jinshan, if we lose external supplies, Nahachu will have to surrender." Fu Youde replied.

But at this time, as Fu Youde said, Naha's army can only last for a few days with food and grass.Naha sat in the big tent and was full of thoughts.For the Yuan Dynasty, I worked hard and worked hard for the half of my life, but in the end I ended up in this situation today.The great rivers and mountains that Da Yuan managed with great difficulty will come to an end in a blink of an eye.Naha didn't understand that the foundation of the Yuan Dynasty was over, and he couldn't help crying when he thought of it. "Marshal, what's the matter with you?" A general asked after hearing the sound and walked into the big tent.

"Oh, it's nothing." Naha quickly returned to normal, and he couldn't lose the dignity of the commander at this time. "You call all the generals into the account, and we discuss the matter." Soon the generals were full of Naha's big tent.Although the enemy was in front of him and there was a shortage of food and drink, Naha's army was indeed disciplined and did not relax in the slightest. "Generals, what is your strategy for retreating from the enemy?" Naha asked. There was silence under the tent.So far, no one has a good way. "Why don't you... surrender!" Naha choked up.

As soon as this remark came out, the generals under the tent immediately fell to their knees. "Marshal, we would rather die than surrender!" "We will live and die with Jinshan!" "Get up, generals," Naha said, "I know you are all good men who are not afraid of death, but now is not the time to be a hero. The Yuan Dynasty is over, and you are the elites of our Mongolia. The Yuan Dynasty can perish, but you cannot Death! If you still think that I am the commander in chief, then do as I say." Naha spent half his life in the army, and he had put his own life and death aside, but he had to think about the future of Mongolia.He knew that the world now belonged to Zhu Yuanzhang, and it would be futile to struggle desperately for the Yuan Dynasty, even though he was so protective of the dynasty in his heart.He must find a retreat for the soldiers of Jinshan and the people of Jinshan as soon as possible, and surrender became the only possible choice.

The spies quickly reported the news to Feng Sheng.After discussing with Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde found Lan Yu. "General Lan, good news, you finally have the chance to fight Naha." Feng Sheng said. "Really? When? How many soldiers and horses can I bring?" Lan Yu asked like a cannonball after hearing this.He had been looking forward to this day for a long time. "Haha, General Lan is not in a hurry. After you have eaten and drank enough, you can still take a nap. Then, just ride your horse and go by yourself." "Ah! What does this mean?" Sapphire was dumbfounded.

"Haha, it's said that General Lan is brave, but that's all. To tell you the truth, you have no chance to fight Naha, and he has decided to surrender. You were asked to surrender. Do you dare to go alone? " This is to stimulate Sapphire. After Feng Sheng and Fu Youde discussed the matter of surrendering, they still felt that Sapphire was the most suitable.In terms of identity, Lan Yu is the Marquis of Yongchang and the deputy general of the army, which is completely suitable.In addition, Naha's surrender does not mean that everyone in him is willing to surrender. Letting the brave Sapphire go alone can serve as a deterrent. "Dare to fight, why not? Just look at me. Haha!" Lan Yu laughed. On the day of surrender, Sapphire entered the city alone.Naha put out a banquet, and Sapphire just drank heavily and ate large pieces of meat, acting quite happily.This not only deterred the generals sent by Naha, but also made them think that the Ming army really came to recruit them.After the banquet, Naha and his generals went out of the city to accept the surrender, and the whole city was in awe. Naha came out to the gate of the city, turned around and looked north, then knelt down and worshiped three times.Lan Yu thought to herself, this guy still can't let go of the Yuan Dynasty, but he really is a hero.So he quickly helped Naha out, took off his cloak and said, "It's windy outside the city, commander, put on this clothes." Naha knew in his heart that if he put on the clothes of a general of the Ming Dynasty, he would become People from the Ming Dynasty.Naha sighed and said: "How dare you be a criminal! My old bones are dying, and General Lan is in full bloom. Please ask General Lan to put it on." The two walked out of the city gate. After Nahachu surrendered, he was named Marquis of Haixi.Later, he died on the way to Yunnan with Fu Youde. After capturing Jinshan, Zhu Yuanzhang successfully solved the problem of the Jurchen tribe.Since then, everything from Gansu to Liaodong has been pacified, and the northern border has also been stabilized for decades. Zhu Yuanzhang's unification has been successfully completed.