The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1898

[1898. Chapter 1807 The army was defeated like a mountain.]

for Prince Zhu Zaimo and Fang Jifan.

They neither understand nor want to understand military strikes.

The new army’s firearms and footwork were enough to allow the prince and Fang Jifan to sit back and relax.

There is absolutely no army in the world that can match it.

Zhu Zaimo is a very smart man.

He keenly felt that the battle against the Ottomans was fundamentally…not military at all.

It’s about the work of soothing people’s hearts.

Only by appeasing people’s hearts can the Ming Dynasty gain a foothold in the Ottoman Empire.

With an army of two hundred thousand, he could defeat all the Ottoman troops in one fell swoop.

But it is almost impossible to rule this huge empire spanning three continents with 200,000 troops and horses armed to the teeth.

Therefore, the prince issued edicts one after another, strictly prohibiting any behavior that infringed on ordinary people. It is required that no mistakes should be made and order should be restored quickly.

And this… is not difficult for the new army. On the one hand, the rigorous training ensures their military discipline. On the other hand, the relatively generous salary is enough to prevent them from looting during wartime.

When Zhu Zaimo and Fang Jifan arrived in Baku, Zhu Zaimo immediately began to meet with various people in the city. Everyone who had some influence in Baku city came!

Zhu Zaimo talked in detail one by one and roughly understood the situation here, and then… made arrangements based on the actual situation.

Originally, the people here were in panic. The Ottoman troops retreated too quickly. They thought that what would greet them next would be a killing as usual. But who would have expected that everything would be as usual, and the new The rulers are not too bad and are even willing to listen to their ideas.

Although Fang Jifan came, he was just a bystander from beginning to end. He seemed to have nothing to do. Everyone around him was busy, but he was very leisurely. The weather had gotten warmer, but Baku was particularly hot.

Ever since… Fang Jifan had to ask the guards to throw away his Persian blanket. Naturally… there was no need to supply coal to burn the earth dragon!

Of course, I still want iced watermelon.

Of course there are also clothes as thin as cicada wings.

Every time you travel, before boarding the carriage, you need to put a few ice basins in the carriage to eliminate the heat in the carriage and make it cool before boarding.

From time to time, Zhu Zaimo wanted to ask Fang Jifan for his opinion. He didn’t know whether he was doing well or not, or what he thought was good, he hoped to get praise from Fang Jifan.

But Fang Jifan’s performance… was still indifferent.

This is a matter for His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince already has a plan in mind, so why should he ask me?

“Your Highness, I am just a wandering wild crane. I only have wine and women… No, only “Spring and Autumn” and “Book of Rites” can accompany me to sleep. I no longer want to ask about foreign affairs. I have been favored by Your Majesty and will conquer the Ottomans this time. , but…that is not my intention. Now, His Highness is here. These matters can be handled by His Highness. The merits and demerits of the Crown Prince are all in His heart. Why should you ask me?”

Fang Jifan said this calmly. When talking.

Zhu Zaimo’s heart seemed to be twitching, and his eyes were actually a little moist.

In this world… I am afraid that only my mentor is the best to me. Everything he does… must be in the hope that he can become a promising king in the future.

Even his father… is far inferior to his mentor.

“Student understands.” Zhu Zaimo took a step back and bowed cautiously, looking like he was being taught.

The First Army’s offensive was particularly fierce.

In fact… the entire Ottoman Empire was simply unable to organize effective resistance.

Their army… had already encountered a head-on attack before they could even assemble.

The ridiculous city wall is nothing more than a piece of paper in front of the artillery.

In fact… there was no need for artillery fire to blow open the city wall.

As long as the cannon fires, the city gates will be opened and the whole city will surrender!

By the time the news spread that the Ming army had committed no crimes in autumn, surrender had become a popular thing!

Before the army arrived, the city here was ready to surrender. From Kasha to ordinary people, they were doing whatever they had to do. They invited local Han Confucians to come and learn the surrender ceremony from them. Immediately afterwards, prepare to embroider the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty, prepare the thorn sticks, and prepare to surrender the watch.

Life inevitably requires a sense of ritual, which is human empathy.

The local civil and military officials repeated the surrender words in Chinese like parrots from Han Confucian scholars over and over again, and corrected their accents over and over again. They studied extremely seriously!

Although everyone felt that it was a bit wrong to do this, they were all at this point. In front of the desire to survive, it seemed that… they no longer had to worry about issues of conscience and morality.

After all…it can’t be eaten.

I have to say that the local Confucian school played a big role.

After all, with the spread of Chinese culture, everyone has a general understanding of the Chinese language and Han people’s customs.

This makes everyone have no unknown fear of the enemy that is coming to attack them suddenly.

Many local Confucian scholars… were still struggling with the issue of king, king, and minister at first, but then they thought clearly, king, king, and minister. Whoever is the king, we are his ministers, so we put down the psychological burden without hesitation.

From the initial fear, to entanglement, to uneasiness, to a vague expectation, and finally… becoming irritable and eager to see through, the process of a new path, in the end, became like, why haven’t you come yet? Didn’t you hear that Andaka next door has opened its city gates?

Wait for the scouts of the new army to arrive and not wait for the main army to arrive.

Immediately afterwards, the flag on the city head was changed, which was extremely eye-catching!

Immediately, the local nobles, merchants and Confucian scholars, all naked and carrying thorn sticks, opened the city gate and knelt down to wait for surrender.

This scene was unexpected in the eyes of the scouts, and at first they didn’t even dare to get close.

OK? It all looks like Zhuge Liang’s empty city plan.

Could it be a fake surrender?

But later on, everyone was in peace, so naturally they became bolder, and even with seven or eight scouts appearing, they could capture a city.

The army was defeated like a mountain…

the situation deteriorated much faster than imagined.

At the same time…

one train after another… sent the new students to Yumen Pass, and then… they rode mules and horses and arrived here along with the logistics supply team.

In fact, Prince Zhu Zaimo felt that he was incapable of doing anything, and the manpower in his hands was really not enough.

For those Confucian scholars who first came to Ottoman, Zhu Zaimo neither dared to fully believe it nor use it. He only asked them to do some preaching and communication.

This new student member… has become extremely precious.

They immediately… scattered them like beans in all the occupied areas, ordering them to start conducting surveys so that they could begin to understand the people’s hearts and conduct statistics.

The Ottomans are completely different from the Ming Dynasty. There are many tribes here, just like Baijiayi, all kinds of fabrics are forcibly sewn together. They believe in different gods, have different customs, and even practice different things. If you want to truly establish your rule, you must thoroughly understand them and understand the demands of different people.

………

I recommend a book called “Host”, which is parasitic in the form of cells. You must be careful when choosing a host. No one thought that civilization would be destroyed in war. I am a barbarian and a human being.

(End of chapter)