Fu Youde has been fighting for most of his life and has served as a general about ten times, but this is the most comfortable expedition.

As soon as he led the large army out of the city, they met up with the thousands of carriages prepared by the Third Emperor Sun.

The carriage was filled with all kinds of food and supplies, which made Fu Youde's eyes gleam.

Forget about duck down, goose down robes, etc. After all, these are all items to keep out the cold, so it makes sense to prepare more.

But the jar of canned chicken, duck, and fish was too much. If I didn’t eat three meals a day, I would be sorry for my old bones!

What's even more outrageous is that there are whole jars of vegetables, fruits and the like, which are said to supplement the soldiers' vitamins.

Fu Youde was not polite to these, and started eating them on the first day of the expedition, determined not to wrong himself.

Fortunately, the grandson of the Third Emperor was quite serious and purchased a lot of medicines, otherwise Fu Youde would really think that this grandson was on a sightseeing trip.

Apart from these things, the most novel thing for Fu Youde was the iron lump that was covered tightly with a tarpaulin.

The shape looks a bit like the Ming Dynasty's Crouching Tiger Cannon, but both the length of the barrel and the overall volume are much larger than them.

However, these heavy iron lumps took another route. They only followed them around outside the city, then got on a boat and headed for Kaifeng Mansion along the Grand Canal.

It is said that when these iron lumps arrive in Kaifeng Prefecture, they will be transferred from water to land, and then transported to Datong Prefecture with the help of sledges and other equipment.

After seeing these things, Fu Youde's evaluation of the Third Emperor's Sun became several levels higher.

If the grandson hadn't been prepared in advance, it would have been impossible to raise so many carriages and supplies in such a short period of time, let alone prepare such a never-before-seen cannon in advance.

Although we still don't know the specific power of this type of artillery, we can roughly judge just by looking at the length of the barrel that it is much more powerful than the Tiger Crouching Artillery issued by the Ming Army.

At least it can shoot more accurately than the Tiger Crouching Cannon.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty's Crouching Tiger Cannon can only be used when defending a city, but it cannot guarantee where the cannonball will land.

Seeing these things, Fu Youde became more confident in supporting Datong Mansion this time. In his opinion, even if all the 100,000 soldiers in Datong Mansion died of the cold, the more than 10,000 people he led alone would be enough to defend Datong Mansion.

Already.

After all, the Beiyuan Army was not good at attacking cities, and with the cannons prepared by the Third Emperor Sun, they were too exhausted to defeat them.

There's just one bad thing, that is, just three days after leaving the city, the Third Emperor's grandson started acting strangely.

"Grandpa Fu, can I discuss something with you?"

When Zhu Yunxi said this, Fu Youde was playing with the tiger charm under the light.

For military commanders, tiger charms are the best toys, representing power and glory.

When Fu Youde heard what Zhu Yunxi said, he was so frightened that he quickly put the tiger charm around his neck, then threw it into his clothes and put it close to his body.

It is said that this grandson has the habit of stealing tiger talismans. He was imprisoned in Qianqing Palace for more than ten days by this grandson. He almost went to the harem to become the supreme emperor like Li Yuan. He still had to be careful.

Seeing Fu Youde's behavior, Zhu Yunxi curled his lips in disdain.

"Mr. Ying Guo, if I want to rebel, I will still rebel even if I don't have the Tiger Talisman. You don't have to guard me like you guard against thieves, right?"….

Fu Youde unscrewed a large jar, scooped out half a yellow peach with a spoon, and chewed it, pretending not to hear the grandson's words.

"Mr. Ying Guo, we are traveling too slowly. By the time we reach Datong Mansion, my uncle will have spent the first seven days!"

When Fu Youde saw what Zhu Yunxi said, he put down his spoon and replied displeasedly.

"Three Emperors Sun Shenyan!"

"The Duke of Liang has his own destiny, and nothing will happen to him."

"In other words, if something happens to him, even if we put on our wings and fly over now, it will be too late..."

In fact, Fu Youde was also worried about Lan Yu, but he couldn't show it.

Because he is the commander-in-chief of the entire army and the backbone of everyone.

Once he panics, the people below will also panic.

"Mr. Ying Guo, that's what I thought."

"Didn't I bring a lot of carriages this time? I think we should give up some people and let them move slowly."

"Then we will bring the cavalry and carriages, and rush over with a few thousand people."

"If I can arrive a day earlier, I can treat more people!"

"Well..."

Seeing that Zhu Yunxi meant this, Fu Youde really thought about it seriously.

In fact, if he could have known Zhu Yunxi's preparations in advance, he probably would not have led so many people on the expedition. Even if he had, he would have brought as many cavalry as possible to speed up the march.

Now that they have no shortage of carriages, if they allocate a group of war horses to them, they can bring two or three thousand soldiers to rush over first, and let the large troops behind them move slowly.

"Three Emperors, please go out first. I will summon the generals below to discuss this matter!"

"All right!"

After Fu Youde sent Zhu Yunxi away from his commander's tent, he immediately summoned several of his Qianhu officials to ask for their opinions.

When everyone heard that there was such a good thing, they all expressed joy and excitement.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Fu Youde immediately wrote a letter to His Majesty the Emperor, stating the changes in the march route and method, and then ordered everyone to sign and fingerprint it.

When everyone saw Fu Youde being so careful, they all secretly curled their lips, but their fingerprints still had to be pressed and signatures were also required.

After Fu Youde sent the memorial, he immediately ordered the entire army to prepare, and then divided the entire army into two parts, one part went on the road in carriages, and the other part followed the original march route.

This sudden change caused a lot of trouble to the Jin Yiwei who came to deliver the message, causing him to chase all the way to Kaifeng Mansion before catching up with the vanguard.

Therefore, when Zhu Yunxi received Lao Zhu's order that he should write a letter to the old man every day, five days had passed.

However, this was not a problem for Zhu Yunxi. He wrote ten letters in one night. Not only did he complete the previous assignments, he even wrote the assignments for the next five days in advance.

The messenger of Jinyiwei was stunned when he saw the ten envelopes. He thought, why would the emperor be so angry that he would curse his mother after seeing these letters?

Fu Youde was also watching the fun. He could even imagine how angry the superiors would be when they saw this grandson's letter, hahaha.

The large troops moved faster when they turned around Kaifeng Prefecture. The main reason was that the weather here was freezing and the roadbed was much harder. There was no need to worry about the wheels getting stuck in the mud...

In addition, Zhu Yunxi had already prepared sleds and other equipment, so it took them less than ten days to arrive at the gate of Datong Prefecture.

When Fu Youde rushed to Datong Mansion, it happened to be snowing in Datong Mansion. Amidst the falling snowflakes in the sky, Datong Mansion stood alone on the plain like a wandering traveler.

The soldiers on the city wall of Datong Prefecture saw a group of knights suddenly appearing in the snow, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly banged their clappers.

After a lot of fussing, a soldier stood behind each battlement on the city wall.

It's just that these soldiers coughed from time to time, which showed that their physical condition was not very good.

Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, stood on the top of the city and looked into the distance in horror. When he saw that the invading enemy was coming from the south, his face turned pale with fright.

"How did you defend the city?"

"You actually let so many Bei Yuan *** run over?"

"Returning to General Cao, since there has been an epidemic in our city, no scouts from the Northern Yuan Dynasty have come. How could they have passed under our noses?"

Another captain also echoed.

"Beiyuan people are not stupid!"

"Don't say we can't hold on, even if we open the city gate and actively invite Bei Yuan to enter the city, they won't even want to come in."

When Cao Zhen heard what the two said, he felt relieved.

Since they are not from Beiyuan, where did this sudden army come from?

They couldn't be sent by the imperial court to support Datong Mansion, right?

Cao Zhengang thought of this

Son, he shook his head helplessly.

Because this was simply impossible. Even if he had to rush eight hundred miles to send the message back, it would take more than a month for the court to discuss it, assemble the troops, and dispatch the troops.

It's not even half a month since he sent the letter. How could the court send someone here so quickly?

Could it be someone sent by His Highness Prince Jin from Taiyuan?

Cao Zhen was seriously ill and sought medical treatment. After coach Lan Yu fell ill due to a cold, he sent letters everywhere.

At the same time, he sent a letter to the court, asking the court to send troops and famous doctors to support them. At the same time, he sent a letter to the King of Jin, asking the King of Jin to find people from Taiyuan Prefecture to support them in Datong Prefecture.

There is not much shortage of people in Datong Prefecture right now. The main problem is the shortage of doctors and medicines.

Nowadays, people are dying every day due to the cold epidemic, and the morale of the soldiers in the city has long been in chaos.

If it weren't for the god Lan Yu who was guarding it, the troops in Datong Mansion would have mutinied long ago, then opened the city gates and went back to their homes to find their mothers.

The knights marched very fast. They were still vague at first, but in a short time they had reached the bottom of their city.

Cao Zhen personally took a bow and shot an arrow toward the city. It hit the front of the leading knight.

"Whoever comes, stop and tell me your name!"

The leading knight shouted towards the city.

"I am one of the 100 households under the command of Duke Ying. I have come here on orders from Duke Ying to inform the general of Datong, Duke Liang, that the support troops sent by the imperial court are already twenty miles away and are expected to arrive at noon!"

When Cao Zhen heard this, his face was full of disbelief. In his opinion, this was something that was completely impossible!

"How come?"

"How did you rush on your way and how did you arrive so quickly?"….

"Take a carriage ride!"
To be continued...