Chapter 61 All Deserve to Die
Zhu Chong knew very well that Fu Youde and others would not be able to recover for at least three months after suffering such a tragic defeat.
Because it can be seen from the military report that the Ming army suffered heavy losses in this defeat, especially a large amount of food and siege equipment. If they dare to continue to be stubborn and confront Songming City head-on, they will be asking for trouble.
That is why Zhu Chong was able to devote himself to the construction of the new Wuding Prefecture in the following period.
Zhu Chong set the tone for the construction of Wuding Prefecture from the very beginning, which was to focus on development and construction.
Yunnan is a place with many mountains, many minerals and water resources, and a low population density. It would be a luxury to describe it as a place with vast land and sparse population.
But with the arrival of Zhu Chong, the population within the 300-liang radius around Wuding Prefecture gradually increased. After a month, Wuding Prefecture became prosperous and bustling, so Zhu Chong began to plan a new development program.
Zhu Chong understood very well that because of his Tiankeng system, as time went on, the number of people under his command would only increase.
For Zhu Chong at present, the continued population growth may still be a good thing in the short term.
Only people can build and develop. After all, in today's era when almost everything is still done purely by hand, a large population and high loyalty mean strong cohesion, and development and strength are just a matter of minutes.
But what followed was an obvious trouble, that is, if Zhu Chong lost his enterprising spirit, the growing population would become Zhu Chong's biggest trouble.
Therefore, Zhu Chong knew very well that for a considerable period of time in the future, he would have to find a new way out for his people.
Land and resources are his top priorities. As for talent, he doesn't have to worry about it at all since he has a system mall.
As long as he has enough points, talent is just a matter of thought for him, so Zhu Chong is actually very worried about where his future development will be.
He knew that the Ming Dynasty was very rich in resources, but those resources did not belong to him, but to his father Zhu Yuanzhang. If he wanted those resources, he had to rebel, but the problem was that Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to rebel, and he was not a tough guy to fight with Zhu Yuanzhang!
Since he couldn't fight the Ming Dynasty, he could only turn his attention to other directions. Zhu Chong didn't intend to incorporate Yunnan and Dian into his territory.
Because he knew that King Liang would be destroyed by Fu Youde and others sooner or later, as that was what the history books said.
This means that if Zhu Chong wants to continue to develop, he can only look to the west or the south.
In the study of Wuding Prefecture, Zhu Chong stared at the map in front of him, his heart pounding.
To the west of Wuding Prefecture, there was first the Dali Kingdom, then the Lichuan Kingdom, and then the Ava Dynasty.
Zhu Chong was very familiar with the Duan family of Dali. In his eyes, this country, which had an almost perverted belief in Buddhism and whose emperor often became a monk, was already in his pocket.
As for the Lichuan Kingdom located near the Ruili River Valley Plain, it is of course also Zhu Chong's future target.
Zhu Chong didn't know much about the Ava Dynasty, but he knew that the country had access to the sea and abundant resources. If his conquests of the Dali Kingdom and the Lichuan Kingdom were successful, his next target would naturally not be to let go of the Ava Dynasty.
Anyway, Zhu Chong has nothing much now, but a lot of people. Since he doesn't want to go to war with the Ming Dynasty, he can only deal with these small countries.
After all, in Zhu Chong's view, going to war with the Ming Dynasty would be a thankless task and would delay his own development and construction, and having so many people would not be wasted.
The most crucial thing is that the cities in various parts of the Ming Dynasty have now taken shape, while Dali, Lichuan Kingdom, and even the Ava Dynasty are almost in a semi-primitive state. There are only a few cities in the entire country, so it is just right to snatch them away for construction!
The key is that once the Ava Dynasty is defeated, Zhu Chong will still have access to the sea.
At this time, the Age of Discovery had not yet begun. Zhu Chong, who had system resources, certainly hoped to seize the opportunity before the opportunity was opened.
With a system mall in hand, a modern shipyard, and an elite naval commander, sweeping the world is basically not a dream!
Thinking of this, Zhu Chong became excited and worked harder on the subsequent construction.
Just when Zhu Chong devoted himself to his own future plans, the news of Fu Youde's disastrous defeat at the city of Songming finally reached Yingtian Prefecture.
In Yingtian Prefecture, in the Ming Dynasty court, Zhu Yuanzhang felt very upset after seeing the urgent military report sent from eight hundred miles away.
"How on earth was this battle fought? Five hundred thousand elite troops couldn't even take down a city. It was so disastrous in just one day. What the hell is Fu Youde doing?"
Old Zhu was furious. He really couldn't help being angry, so he just threw the memorial in his hand away. His already old face looked even more like a donkey.
All the civil and military officials picked up the memorials, and after reading them one by one, they couldn't help but gasp, and no one dared to speak.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, except for the second Northern Expedition where Xu Da was careless and suffered a small defeat, the Ming army basically did not suffer even a single defeat, not to mention a case like Fu Youde's devastating defeat where he had to break camp and flee overnight.
Mu Ying lost 30,000 elite soldiers in the battle, and all 30 huge chariots were destroyed. Fu Youde's army suffered few casualties, but most of its food and military equipment were burned. Such a loss would be a serious blow even to the Ming Dynasty!
The key point is that Fu Youde's army suffered such a defeat just one day after arriving in Songming City. They didn't even know what the enemy looked like. What kind of battle was this?
Old Zhu had never seen anyone suffer such a defeat in his life. What's more, the people fighting were specially appointed by him, including his two sons and his most beloved adopted son, so Old Zhu became even more angry.
"Waste, idiots, a bunch of idiots, why didn't they all die under the city of Songming, or retreat to Qujing, they all deserve to die!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's rage grew, and he could not help but roar in the Golden Palace. The echo of his anger frightened all the civil and military officials in the court like quails, and they dared not speak anymore.
There was really nothing to say. This matter was too big. There was Fu Youde, who had always been the third in command of the army, Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, who was known to be the most capable among the princes, Mu Ying, the Marquis of Xiping, who was Zhu Di's most valued adopted son, and Fei Ju, the fierce general in the army...
Such a group of people, with an army of 500,000, dozens of carefully crafted giant chariots, and about half of the country's gunpowder, were defeated miserably under the small city of Songming. Who would dare to plead for mercy?
"Father, please calm down..." At this time, only Crown Prince Zhu Biao dared to speak.
"Shut up, this isn't over yet. A genuine army of 500,000 strong, all elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles, was defeated miserably. How can we calm down? Fu Youde deserves death, Mu Ying deserves death, Fei Ju deserves death..."
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