Ten days later, Fengtian Palace.

Zhu Yunxuan sat high up, and a huge sand table had been raised in the Fengtian Hall.

From Zhu Yunzhen's perspective, he can overlook the overall situation.

This sand table was made according to the map of the Ming Dynasty by Zhu Yunxu's order from the Eighteenth Square of Jinling. It can simulate the marching distance of the armies of both sides, as well as the logistics supply routes of the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said to be clear at a glance.

Below, a minister from the Military Affairs Office was moving the chess pieces on the sand table.

"His Royal Highness Taisun, according to the intelligence from the front line, Ming's army of 500,000 will gather near Peiping today!"

"And Bei Yuan's 600,000-strong army is operating in the Beiping area."

"Perhaps, there have been some small-scale battles between the two sides at this time."

This information is naturally speculation.

In the previous Northern Expeditions, Xiao Ming's millions of small armies were all deployed along the route and gathered together.

"At that time, we can have a decisive battle!"

The speed and loss of transportation were much greater than in the past, so it was impossible for the small army of 700,000 to be deployed in Beiping at the same time, otherwise based on the frontline capabilities at that time.

Then they pushed into the territory of Beiyuan in one fell swoop, looking for the main force of Beiyuan for a decisive battle.

Build wide and low walls, build small buildings to keep out horses, dig deep trenches, and lay out camps and defenses.

So what if the Northern Yuan side has few people and few cavalry?

Subsequently, based on the terrain, topography, and currently known intelligence, we made reasonable speculations that the original purpose of the Ming Dynasty's half-million-strong army was to gather in Peiping.

"It's no wonder that His Majesty Taisun is always thinking about disarmament. With the convenience of the Xiaoming National Highway, there is indeed a need for such a small number of troops to be stationed in various places."

"It's only been ten days since we left the capital, and we arrived in Peiping."

Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh: "The convenience of the national highway is really beyond imagination!"

"As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable but swift. Your Xiao Ming's 700,000 soldiers gathered in Peiping in just over ten days."

Xia Yuanji deeply agreed.

Find the main force of Bei Yuan's small army for a decisive battle! Fight quickly! Avoid the opponent and Xiao Ming from flying kites in the vast Mobei grassland!

That has been the truth since ancient times, but today's Xiao Ming has gradually become so completely applicable.

Peiping alone has no ability to field 700,000 small troops at the same time.

In fact, the news that the capital received was usually the news from three days ago.

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Although Beiyuan does not have 800,000 cavalry, we still have to face the problem of people eating horses.

"The battle on the back line will naturally be without the efforts of the soldiers. What the court can do is to ensure the supplies of the bad soldiers. Don't let the soldiers on the back line lack food and clothing."

They all said in unison: "The Northern Expedition will win!"

At that time, we understood why Taisun Dian was dissuaded by Gu and insisted on building the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge!

And the 700,000 small army in Peiping is like a wild horse out of the cage.

Then he asked: "Lu Fengyu, is the food and grass supply that his household department is responsible for enough?"

Zhu Yunxuan watched as the chess pieces representing the Ming Dynasty's 500,000 soldiers and 50,000 new troops were all placed around Peiping.

The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.

"There is no national road connection, and support is extremely slow. There is no need to worry about the frontline of your Xiaoming army!"

It is far less complicated than military applications.

Lu Fengyu also flashed a hint of arrogance, as Zhu Di lived in Peking for such a young age.

But the specific date may be today, or it may be tomorrow, or even if there are some unexpected events, it is not impossible to delay it for a few days.

"I'm afraid that these little bastards like Bei Yuan are going to have to eat or get food!"

"There is no guarantee that even if Beiyuan's cavalry comes around, they may still be able to intercept a small batch of food."

I just want to travel between the north and the south of Xiaoming, but there is no obstacle in front of me. This is not the narrow Yangtze River, it is just an hour's journey by land, but it will take a whole day, or even several days to pass.

Even our Xiaoming generals were slightly shocked by such a slow speed. If the people of Beiyuan knew about it, they would be scared to death.

"At the same time, while the national road is passing by, I have not arranged for anyone to build a fort nearby to provide rest for the transportation team and to defend against enemy attacks."

The real role of national highways has only just ended and gradually emerged, and as time goes by, the role will only become smaller and smaller.

Due to the construction of national highways, the territory of Xiaoming is now well connected in all directions.

The frontline supply transportation arranged by Zhu Gaoxu only moved along the national highway, building warehouses one at a time in each city. At the same time, he also built forts every 70 miles on the national highway far away from Peiping, which were very strong and for defense.

"In an area that originally required two guard posts, now only one guard post is enough."

Xiao Ming's side seems to be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, but by concentrating its forces with a few points of destruction, in any battle, Xiao Ming's actual number of people on the battlefield will far exceed that of Bei Yuan's side.

"In this way, the Northern Expedition will be victorious!"

I couldn't help but nodded in admiration. We had never thought that the role of the national highway would be so small after it was over.

On the low ground, Zhu Di and Xia Yuanji stood, watching the groups of Xiao Ming's troops slowly retreating along the national highway, and then looked for a place to set up camp.

Along the way, we saw a lot of merchants traveling between the north and the south of Xiaoming, taking advantage of the national highway.

At the same time, Xiao Ming had assembled 700,000 troops in Peiping alone. It was completely different. In terms of weak frontline support, Xiao Ming's other local garrison troops only needed to defend.

The excellent frontline supplies made it impossible for us to gather together, and the density of the battlefield was far less than that of Xiao Ming's side.

Only by truly feeling the foresight of Taisun Dian did he know how terrifying it was!

Peiping, eighty miles outside the city.

In Fengtian Hall, all the courtiers looked excited.

In one day, no matter how fast it was according to the traffic speed of this era, it was impossible to spread it back to the capital and reach Zhu Yunzhen's ears.

Daming Chen was even more satisfied and objected: "What he did in that matter was wrong."

Hot voice said: "Dad, tomorrow you will send out the spies to look for the main force of Beiyuan."

Daming looked towards the sand table.

When asked by Ming Dynasty, Zhu Gaoxu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, elaborated: "Your Majesty Taisun is worried that for this frontline supply, your Ministry of Revenue will adopt a segmented and layered transportation method."

It is also possible to completely concentrate troops.

How can the people of Beiyuan feel at ease?

I also hate the people of Beiyuan to the core.

Zhu Di led the new army and retreated along the national highway into the boundaries of Peiping, looking for a suitable place to camp.

It needs to be restrained.

It looks like there are few people there, but what about the actual situation?

That also gave Xiao Ming's side very little advantage in the actual battlefield.

Zhu Di smiled proudly.

Just the food that people eat every day can make Lan Yu worry for a while! Not to mention the loss of weapons and equipment and the difficulty of digging wells!

With a small army of 700,000 in Peiping, no one knows when the other side will come out to fight with him!

Sure enough, far away from Peiping alone, there are eight national highways connected to it, and further ahead, there are even fewer national highways.

Go straight to the Beiyuan Royal Court!

Then, the food supply must be in trouble.

He nodded slightly.

And with the completion of the construction of the national highway.
Chapter completed!