Chapter 117 Wang Baobao: Change a batch for the second prince!
Zhu Kai didn't believe it. Then on the grassland, Zhu Kai saw that the Mongol generals were all very fierce. He remembered a Mongol Tartar who fought with him for dozens of moves before being defeated and killed. This also gave Zhu Kai an illusion: the Mongol generals were all very good at fighting.

The number ratio between the Mongol cavalry in front of him and the soldiers he brought was about 1:1. How could Zhu Kai be willing to give up such a good opportunity for a duel?
So, Zhu Kai took the three-pointed, double-edged sword in his hand and rushed directly towards the Mongol general, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty excitement.

The Mongol general did not expect that Zhu Kai would lead his troops to charge directly. He didn't know whether Zhu Kai really thought he had the strength or if his brain was a little bit not working well. Their Ming army defeated the Mongols by using a treacherous scheme. If they had fought a real battle, the Ming army would definitely not be a match for the Mongols.

So, when the Mongol general saw Zhu Kai, he did not hesitate and rode towards Zhu Kai, waving two iron hammers.

A real man wants 1V1.

Zhu Kai rode his horse at full speed. When he approached the Mongol general, he pressed his feet tightly on the stirrups and stood up from the horse. In an instant, a shadow covered the Mongol general. The Mongol general opened his mouth wide when he saw Zhu Kai's body as big as a mountain.

How come this prince of the Ming Dynasty looks so strong?
Stronger than the Mongols.

Although a little distracted, the Mongol general was not slow to react. He raised his hammer to resist.

But Zhu Kairen took advantage of the horse's momentum and chopped him and his hammer in half with one blow.

Just one blow... If the hammer hadn't been so thick, the horse's head would have been severed.

The Mongols who were charging from behind couldn't believe it when they saw this scene. Just with this one move, their general was gone?

I go!

So what should we do in this battle?
Losing your general is like losing your backbone, and you don’t know whether you should fight or run.

Before the Mongols could react, the Ming army behind them pounced on them like wolves and tigers, hacking at the Mongol cavalry.

The personal soldiers following Zhu Kai, except for a very small number of new recruits, were basically soldiers who had followed Zhu Kai across the grassland once. They advanced with Zhu Kai from west to east, fought countless battles, and were already familiar with Zhu Kai's fighting style.

Now that the enemy generals are dead, isn't this a good opportunity to grab the credit?

It would be very embarrassing if you couldn't eat the fat meat right in front of you.

The backbone of the force were the old soldiers who had always followed Zhu Kai. They charged forward shouting, and even the new soldiers were aroused and charged forward along with Zhu Kai and the old soldiers.

……

In the past, people said that the Mongols were the truly brutal people, but in front of Zhu Kai, the Mongols were like lambs to be slaughtered, and Zhu Kai’s cavalry were the ferocious wolves.

Holding the knife in his hand, he rushed out.

This was the first time that the Mongolian cavalry had seen such a brutal Ming army. Although they were brutal, they were also human beings. When they met people more brutal than themselves, they would panic. The three thousand cavalrymen were originally fierce barbarians who could fight ten people at a time, but now facing the cavalry brought by Zhu Kai, they just raised their hands to resist, and then were torn to pieces by Zhu Kai's personal soldiers.

then……

This 3,000-strong Mongol cavalry seemed to have never appeared, and they all fell to the ground.

That's it?

Zhu Kai looked at the people on the ground, especially the Mongol general who had been chopped into two pieces by his hammer, and his face was speechless.

You can't even block a single blow. You are too weak, brother.

Zhu Kai was very unhappy. He planned to go further north to see if he could meet some enemies who could be called rivals.

……

Wang Baobao soon received the news that his own team had been wiped out, but he was not surprised.

The reaction was quite calm: "Oh, is he dead? Did Zhu Kai use his secret weapon?"

The spy who came to report reported: "No, Zhu Kai... was too cruel. He just used a knife to chop down our general. Zhu Kai led the Ming army to charge forward, and we couldn't resist at all."

"Can't resist? Haven't used your secret weapon yet?"

When Wang Baobao heard the news, he did not show much emotional change, as if everything was as it should be.

"Where is Zhu Kai now?"

"Continue north."

"Oh."

Wang Baobao said "Oh" to indicate his response, then waved his hand and said: "Send another 3,000 people over."

After the spy received Wang Baobao's military order and left, he called another person over and handed him a memorial that had been written long ago: "Hand this memorial to your majesty. This memorial is extremely urgent and must be delivered to your majesty as soon as possible."

"As ordered!"

After receiving the memorial, the visitor immediately set off for the royal court.

Then, news came from Wang Baobao's military camp.

This means that the army is powerful and is about to launch a large-scale attack on the grassland. I beg Your Majesty to leave the royal court again, otherwise you will be killed by the Ming army.

Everyone was not surprised to hear the news, and some even felt that Wang Baobao would not get the results he wanted by doing this... The emperor in the royal court had been blinded by the treacherous ministers, so how could he listen to Wang Baobao's advice?

What's the point of serving such an emperor?

……

Another 3,000-strong Mongol army was defeated.

Either three thousand or five thousand, these are all they have. What's the point of sending such a small number of people?
Zhu Kai expressed his incomprehension and didn't understand what Wang Baobao was going to do.

I thought about it briefly, but couldn't figure out the reason, so I finally gave up thinking about it.

No matter what his plan is, I just have to keep fighting!

No matter what plans they have, Zhu Kai must make himself invincible so that he can deal with any difficulties calmly in the future.

If it really doesn't work, we still have secret weapons. It doesn't matter.

The way the Mongols fought was completely different from before, with three to five thousand soldiers in each group.

After the whole army is wiped out, another batch of troops will come. This kind of tactic of adding fuel to the fire has always been a taboo in military strategists. However, Zhu Kai had no intention of using guns and just pushed forward all the way.

The guide who was leading Zhu Kai was confused at this time.

Didn't we agree to keep going west after entering the grassland? Why are we now walking north?

The second prince didn't know the way? No, the guide kept telling Zhu Kai that he was walking north.

The guide was in tears. If you continue like this, Your Highness, I don’t know where the road ahead will lead.

However, Zhu Kai became more and more excited as he walked!
He began to kill people indiscriminately on the grassland, but Wang Baobao's army never showed up.

The grassland was too peaceful. The experienced guides realized that there might be something wrong. During a break, the guide reminded Zhu Kai again: "Your Highness, Wang Baobao's marching direction is unclear. We have penetrated 300 miles into the north and have now reached the heart of the Mongols, but Wang Baobao has not moved. I suspect he is weaving a big net to deliberately guide you. Please be careful, Your Highness."

"Ambush me? If Wang Baobao really dares to do so, I admire his courage."

Zhu Kai was eager for Wang Baobao to take action. "Don't think about anything else. Continue to head north. If that old man Wang Baobao comes, I will give him a big meal. If he doesn't come... I will go straight to Huanglong and attack his royal court."

Zhu Kai bared his teeth and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Brothers, don't eat so much. When we fight to the royal court together, I will treat everyone to wine and meat on Toghon Temur's throne!"

"it is good."

The officers and soldiers responded one after another, and Zhang Hao also seemed very happy. Breaking into the Mongol king's tent was something he could brag about for the rest of his life!

Zhang Hao's son and nephew were not interested in bragging. They were more concerned about whether they would sit on Zhu Kai's left or right after taking down the king's court. Only Zhang Zhou looked helpless.

Why did he invite everyone to drink at Toghon Temur's seat? Was he rebelling?
If it were someone else, everyone would think that as long as this person dared to sit in Toghon Temur's seat, his final end would not be good. But Zhu Kai is different. He himself doesn't know how many suicidal things he has done, but he is still active on the road of suicidal behavior.

Zhang Zhou was also helpless. He could only think that Zhu Kai was able to live so long only because of the favor of Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying, otherwise he would have died countless times.

"Your Highness, what does Toghon Temur eat?"

A brave soldier who was familiar with Zhu Kai heard Zhu Kai livening up the atmosphere and asked him, "Does he eat beef every day?"

"That's natural."

Zhu Kai thought the sergeant was right. "Do you know why I want to fight Toghon Temur? I just don't like the fact that Toghon Temur eats beef every day. I don't even eat beef every day, so why does he eat it every day? When I see him, I will ask that damn Toghon Temur why he does that!"

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty soldiers, especially in the eyes of Zhu Kai's personal soldiers, Zhu Kai is a devil. There is nothing in the world that he dare not do.

With such a commander, the soldiers under his command gradually developed arrogant personalities. In their eyes, there was only Zhu Kai, and everyone else was trash.

"I heard that the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty had so many women around him that he couldn't even change them all every day."

A slightly immature sergeant looked at Zhu Kai, a little shy but also very bold, and directly put forward his request to Zhu Kai: "Your Highness, can you find a wife for me?"

When Zhang Zhou heard the soldier's words, his expression suddenly turned stern.

By saying this, does he mean to turn Toghon Temur's concubine into his own wife?

How dare you say such outrageous words? Are you tired of living?
How does your elder brother manage his subordinates? If this word gets out, your head will definitely be chopped off.

Just when Zhang Zhou was about to see clearly who the soldier was, he found out that the soldier was his own men... ahem, that's okay, Zhu Kai knew how to solve the problem.

Zhang Zhou still had some impression of this young sergeant.

He was a soldier recruited by Zhu Kai in Fengyang. He was Ma Sandao's adopted son, named Ma Tong, and was deeply loved by Ma Sandao. So when he met Zhu Kai, he wanted Zhu Kai to take him to broaden his horizons. Zhu Kai casually arranged him into Zhangzhou's team. Unexpectedly, he became very dissatisfied with Ma Sandao as soon as he opened his mouth, saying that he was so reckless and so brainless.

Zhang Zhou also heard that in order to marry the courtesan, Ma Sandao actually embezzled the money that Zhu Yuanzhang gave him for official business to find a woman, and that his adopted son, whom he loved, actually wanted to marry Toghon Temur's concubine... For the sake of a woman. Zhang Zhou felt that he might not be able to meet one in his entire life with this train of thought, but this year he actually met two in one year.

It’s true that things in the world are unpredictable, and the big intestine wraps up the small intestine.

"Hahaha, no problem! It's all easy."

Zhu Kai looked at Ma Tong, "You are not married yet, right? You are just like your father, knowing the goodness of women at such a young age. Haha... You have a bright future ahead of you."

Unexpectedly, Ma Sandao's son turned out to be Cao Ze!

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ma Tong laughed happily, "I plan to marry many wives and have 20 to 30 boys. Then I will let them revolve around me... When I was a child, my father liked to have us brothers around him the most."

"Give birth to twenty or thirty children? You dare to show off your skills, you bastard? Can you feed them all by then?"

……

At this time, in the royal court of the Yuan Dynasty, which is the shore of Lake Baikal in later generations, it is now called Buyuer Lake.

The person in charge of handling affairs of the Mongols was Toghon Temur, the grandson of the last Mongol emperor in the Central Plains, Emperor Shun of Yuan. At this time, they had no way out. If they could not migrate westward, they could only regard this place as the final battlefield.

Toghon Temur liked fishing, so he chose to set up a royal court around Lake Baikal. Wang Baobao was responsible for blocking the Ming army in the front, while he was in the back commanding and dispatching all military and political affairs within the control of the Mongols.

He didn't like dealing with military and political affairs, and didn't even want to be emperor. He just wanted to fish by the lake.

Taiwei Manzi came to Toghon Temur who was fishing and said, "Your Majesty, Liaoyang Pingzhang Liu Yi has ulterior motives. He has been arguing with the Ming Dynasty frequently recently and seems to want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Your Highness... Liaoyang is of utmost importance. It is an important place for us to supply food and grass. If we give it to him, we will be in danger."

"is it?"

Toghon Temur did not seem surprised by this answer. On the contrary, he was very calm: "Since they want to surrender, why not let them surrender? Taiwei... I don't understand why you don't agree with the King of Qi's request. It is in our best interest to leave here and stay away from the Ming Dynasty. The Central Plains is prosperous, but the Ming Dynasty is becoming increasingly powerful. We have no chance."

"Your Majesty, please do not talk about this matter again."

The barbarian said to Toghon Temur with a righteous look on his face:

"The King of Qi is not loyal to you. If you do this, you will fall into the King of Qi's trap, become his puppet, and obey his orders."

After stabbing Wang Baobao in the back, the barbarian continued to say to Toghon Temur: "Now, the King of Qi is in the front to resist the Ming army, and we are accumulating strength in the back. When the time is right, we can capture the city, and then combine the troops of both sides. At that time, we will march south again, and we will surely be able to enter the Central Plains again and restore the glory of our Yuan Dynasty."

That's... really interesting.

After hearing this, Toghon Temur was speechless. So Wang Baobao was the only treacherous minister of the Yuan Dynasty?
What do you think you are, a barbarian?
Unfortunately, Toghon Temur couldn't say these words. If he had said them, today would have been his end.

"Okay, you handle it."

Toghon Temur no longer had the heart to deal with government affairs, and said to the barbarian: "You can handle it yourself. Taiwei, you must understand that our current enemy is the Ming Dynasty, and only the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty is right."

The barbarian said seriously, "Under your Majesty's guidance, we will surely be able to restore the glory of the Yuan Dynasty!"

As soon as the two men finished their conversation, Crown Prince Tianbaonu hurriedly came to Toghon Temur with the memorial sent by Wang Baobao, and said to Toghon Temur who was fishing in an anxious tone: "Father, the Ming army has reached the depths of the grassland again, and the Ming general leading the team is the second prince Zhu Kai of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Kai?

Toghon Temur immediately became interested and even stopped fishing. He asked Tianbaonu, "Is it the second prince of the Ming Dynasty who possesses the mysterious weapon? Where is he?"

Tianbaonu said to Toghon Temur, "He has been advancing northwards and has already reached the far north. It looks like he is heading straight for you, father."

"Are you coming for me?"

Toghon Temur seemed very happy. Hearing Zhu Kai running towards him, he asked with a smile, "Then I'll wait for him here, Taiwei... shall we go together?"

"…Your Majesty, we are facing a powerful enemy. Now is not the time to joke."

The barbarian was so anxious that he jumped up and down.

Now that the enemy has reached your doorstep, are you, as an emperor, still thinking about meeting with the enemy generals?
He also wanted to replace Wang Baobao and become the most powerful official in the Yuan Dynasty.

Now that the Ming army has reached his doorstep, how can he realize his dream?

The barbarian looked at Tian Baonu, not caring about the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, and asked directly: "How many soldiers did Zhu Kai bring?"

"The King of Qi said in his memorial that there were about 5,000 people."

Tian Baonu was in no mood to deal with the barbarian's impoliteness, and said directly: "However, Zhu Kai has a secret weapon in his hand, which can cause large-scale casualties to us. Now we have no way to deal with it. These five thousand people can resist thousands of troops."

How could the barbarians not know?

Even if he had not been on the front line in person, he did not think that the weapon in Zhu Kai's hand could pose much of a threat, but three people make a tiger. The barbarian asked countless people, and their unanimous answer was: the weapon in Zhu Kai's hand was like a devil, killing people without being seen... In this situation, even if he couldn't believe it, he had to believe it.

If Zhu Kai's 5,000 men were all equipped with that mysterious and extremely lethal weapon, would they be able to resist Zhu Kai?

Without any hesitation, Manzi turned around and left immediately: "I will contact Liu Yi, the Minister of Liaoyang, and ask him to send troops to support us."

Of course, not only Liu Yi, but also all other troops that can be mobilized will be called upon by the barbarians to protect Toghon Temur... As for Wang Baobao, the barbarians simply ignored him and would never ask Wang Baobao for help even if he died.

Watching the barbarian leaving, Toghon Temur smiled and said to Tianbaonu, "See? Our Taiwei just told me that Liaoyang Pingzhang Liu Yi had ulterior motives and wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. But I didn't expect that the Ming army is about to attack us, and Taiwei Manzi has to rely on them again. Haha... It's really funny."

(End of this chapter)