When the army left the capital, the elite cavalry marched ahead of the commander-in-chief's army, followed by lightly armed infantry, while the baggage and other equipment all took the waterway along the river.
The hundreds of battles fought at the beginning of the dynasty were far beyond the comparison of those soldiers who later made up the numbers like beggars. Fighting means military merit, and it means the emperor's grace is rewarded with more acres of land, more cloth, money and food. Before the good man, Cheng Fugui, all
On the head of the thief chieftain.
The fleet carrying heavy equipment set out from the capital waterway, crossed the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, and headed north.
In the summer of June, the scorching sunshine hits the mighty Huaihe River, and the rolling waves of the river seem to carry bursts of golden light.
Along the coast, countless farmland is as green as green, and the edge can't be seen at a glance.
The water of the Huaihe River has flowed for thousands of years, giving birth to countless heroes on both sides of the Huaihe River. From the heroes of the Han Dynasty, to the heroes of the Song Dynasty, and now to the splendid Ming Dynasty, men from generation to generation are constantly striving for self-improvement and their hearts are as high as the sky.
The vast fleet of ships on the river seemed to be moving forward slowly. The breeze blew through the Ming Dynasty flags on the watchtowers of the warships, fluttering in the wind. On both sides of the river, countless farmers in the fields stopped what they were doing and covered their eyes to look.
Those barefoot children ran out of the fields regardless of the adults' obstruction, followed the direction of the warship along the embankment, ran into the wind, and shouted loudly.
"Da Ming! Da Ming!"
The clear and loud children's voices were blown so far by the wind, but they were not blown away. Instead, the voices spread to the river and echoed around the warships.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the scene on both sides of the strait, listening to the faint cheers, he was full of heroism and looked up to the sky and roared.
Marshal Fu still gave Cao Guogong some face, sitting in the rear team to escort the supplies, without having to endure the pain on his body and bumping on the horse.
"This is the middle reaches of the Huaihe River. Going further to the lower reaches is my father's hometown!"
After the laughter, Li Jinglong looked at the scene in front of him and said to the guards around him with a somewhat sighing tone, "Back then, my grandfather and his father went from their hometown to Chuzhou to join the emperor. With the blessing of my ancestors, my father and grandfather worked hard and nine times for more than ten years. Fang Fang
He has achieved unparalleled achievements and earned the Li family tremendous wealth!"
The veterans and guards behind him are all members of the Li family for generations. Among them, there are those with white hair who are over fifty years old. After hearing these words, tears filled their eyes. The young people, holding their swords on their waists, looked at them with expressions.
There is a hint of longing in the solemnity.
An old soldier spoke slowly, his tone choked with sobs, "It was really like a narrow escape, wallowing among the dead, and wandering in the palace of the King of Hell! When a certain man followed his old master, the old master was only in his prime, and he cut off two knives in a bloody battle in Chuzhou, and was stabbed
Three pieces of armor were broken, but he still stood on the city wall. As the adopted son and nephew of the commander, I rushed to the front and killed the three armies. The thieves were frightened!"
Li Jinglong's body trembled slightly, as if in the description of the veteran, he saw his father's heroism and heroism, iron-bloodedness and tragedy when he was young and galloping on the battlefield.
"God is jealous of the talented people!" the veteran continued to cry, "the old master died young!"
"Don't cry, there is still me! My father and grandfather have passed away, and the responsibility of the Li family belongs to me!" Li Jinglong still looked ahead and said solemnly, "Although I am the counselor with the army during this expedition, I will not lose the name of the Li family.
I have lost my father's reputation!" He said with a slight smile, "My Li family has been honored for generations and has been favored by the emperor. In the future, I will inevitably send troops and fight in all directions. The Li family grew up drinking the water of the Huaihe River, and there is no coward!"
Having said this, Li Jinglong raised his head slightly and saw several water birds circling at the bow of the boat.
"Here comes the bow!" Li Jinglong shouted, and the guards at the side had already sent bows and arrows.
Li Jinglong, dressed in fish-scale iron armor, stood on the bow of the ship, facing the dazzling sunshine, closing his eyes slightly and pointing his arrow steadily at the sky.
There was a whooshing sound, and the air penetrated the sky. The arrows shot out were like shooting stars. Among the flying water birds, the fattest one fell down in response to the sound.
"Master's shot!" the guards cheered loudly.
"Huh!" Li Jinglong drew his bow and stood up, full of pride, "Counsellor? It's just a temporary expediency, but one day the world will know about a certain method!" As he said, he stood on the bow of the ship with his hands behind his back, and spoke loudly, "
The long clouds in Qinghai darken the snow-capped mountains, and the lonely city overlooks Yumen Pass in the distance. The yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never return it until it is broken."
"What a poem!" the guards cheered loudly. One of the guards who had grown up with Li Jinglong praised loudly, "The master of the house is really good at both civil and military skills. I don't know a few Chinese characters, but after listening to the poems of the master of the house, his voice was filled with blood.
When it gets hot, I can’t wait to follow the owner and pick up the knife to kill the thief right away!”
Suddenly, Li Jinglong's face turned red, and he wanted to say that this was not a poem he had written. But then he thought about it, and there was no need to explain it to the bosses like him.
Dong-dong-dong, there were footsteps on the deck, and a fleet of thousands of sailors ran up and loudly announced, "Sir, we are at Huaiyuan Ferry ahead, so we need to stop for a while and replenish some clean water!"
"Stop for a while, don't delay!" Li Jinglong said seriously, "I am passing the general's order that, except for necessary personnel, all sergeants are not allowed to disembark from the ship. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"
"Lianghuai is the homeland of our Huai people. If you want to buy or sell items, you must give enough money and do not withhold money. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded!"
"Soldiers who disembark from the ship to buy and sell supplies must have neat military appearance and distinctive armor. They must not fall short of the king's divine power. Anyone who violates this rule will be beheaded!"
Three slashes in a row are majestic and murderous.
"Here!" Qian Hu, a navy soldier, responded loudly.
"And!" Li Jinglong looked solemn, took a few steps forward, and said with his hands behind his back, "There are only generals in the army, and there are no princes. From now on, I am not allowed to call my general a prince, but a general!"
"Here!" Sailor Qianhu agreed quickly.
Wang Shi ordered the ban. After giving the order, the warships on the river slowly stopped, and the few speedboats at the front headed for the ferry.
At the ferry, there were officials along the way ready to meet them, and everything needed for the boats on the river had been prepared. At the ferry, there were countless people watching the excitement, and young workers. A local garrison commander led a group of soldiers
Stand tall and solemn, so that the onlookers dare not come forward.
"This little brother!" A tall but thin man in his fifties wearing a bamboo hat and a full beard approached the soldiers and asked, "Where are our Ming army going?"
The officers and soldiers holding the sabers on their waists showed a bit of ferocity on their young faces, "Ask your mother, do you know a thing? Get out of here!"
"I..." The man who asked the question suddenly became furious. Just as he was about to get angry, he was grabbed by a young man behind him.
"Dad!" the young man advised, "Don't get angry. The guards over there are watching. I finally begged you to come out and show off. Don't show your temper!"
The man in his fifties looked behind him. Several plainclothes guards were looking at him eagerly. He snorted and cursed, "Damn it, you dare to scold me, just wait!"
At this time, the warship had docked, and dozens of soldiers in bright armor got off the ship and began to hand over to the officers and soldiers on the dock.
Immediately afterwards, some guards began to direct workers to transport clean water and other supplies to the ship, and the dock was busy.
Originally, these soldiers on the shore seemed to have some momentum, but compared with the sergeants coming off the warship, they were nothing to mention.
The man in his fifties looked at the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp over there, and then at the local sergeants around him, and smiled disdainfully, "Take a piece of iron and show off your skills to me and beat me up!"
Suddenly, the face of the young sergeant who had just cursed turned red. Just as he was about to curse, he saw the man pushing his way through the crowd.
"Hey, little brother, where are we going to fight? To the north?" a man in his fifties asked loudly in the crowd.
At the ferry, a Jingying sergeant who got off the boat heard the shouting and turned around to look around. The man who asked the question was almost old enough to be his father.
Not daring to be rude at the moment, he cupped his fists and said, "Uncle, let's go to Datong to kill the Tatars!"
The man in his fifties was stunned, and continued to move forward regardless of the obstruction of the guards on the side, cursing, "How dare they attack Datong? How dare they attack Datong? You are so damn brave. Who is the leader of our army?"
"
The soldier shouted back, "This is Marshal Fu, Duke of Ying, and his deputy is Duke of Wei."
The man in his fifties stopped and pushed away the officer who was pulling him, "Well, I can do it, old man. But, that little brat Xu Huizu didn't have all his hair, and he became the deputy commander?" Then he asked loudly, "
How many cavalry did we go with?"
The soldier was about to answer when he saw several strong men rushing over angrily, dragging the man in his fifties back and cursing, "You old man, you don't know what's going on. Brother, please give you some freedom.
You kick your nose in your face!"
The man in his fifties did not struggle, but was pulled backwards, still shouting, "When the Tatar army comes, the rear will be empty. Tell your commander to send elite cavalry to go around and destroy the thief's home, and then follow the road
The Tatars will not be able to guard the water source for long! Then, the army will cover up and surround them on three sides..."
"You fucking think you're a general?" the plainclothes officer shouted angrily.
~~Also, and please forgive me...
Also, I'm not good at geography and I don't know that the canal can't cross the Huaihe River. Sorry, don't spray.