"Father, it's better to inform the second brother and the others." The prince was quite speechless to this old father who had healed his scars and forgot about the pain.
"No, this is a rare training opportunity." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head decisively and said: "On the march, if the enemy is about to attack, do you need to be notified? As long as they stay vigilant and strictly abide by the marching rules, there will be no problem."
"Dad, you want to..." Zhu Biao couldn't help but wonder whether his father liked to be abused by his mother.
"Just do it like this, nothing will happen." Zhu Yuanzhang was happy with it.
Seeing that Zhu Biao was really worried, he said honestly: "Don't worry, we haven't given up completely. Before you came in, we had already sent people to Beijing to pass the order to Feng Sheng, who was training troops there, and tell him
There has been a change in the sky, so I asked him to take precautions and put a strict guard on him. He also asked him to tell the horse this, so you should feel relieved now, right?"
The horse's name is Xu Sima, and like Mu Ying and Ping Bao'er, he is the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang. He is currently the commander of the capital of Henan Province and is a close confidant of the old Zhu family.
Feng Sheng is also Lao Wu's prospective father-in-law, so naturally he will be particularly concerned about him.
Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With Song Guogong and Brother Sima watching, I won't worry anymore."
As he spoke, he patted Lao Liu on the shoulder and said, "What if something goes wrong if we just rely on Lao Liu?"
"Brother, you don't have to say it so tactfully." Zhu Zhen smiled and said, "Isn't it just that I'm worried that my mouth will be hairless and I won't be able to do my job well?"
"It doesn't matter, you are better than a monkey when you stick on your hair." Zhu Biao shook his head and said with a smile: "When the eldest brother was twelve years old, he was already touring the world on behalf of his father."
"That's it, don't think of yourself as a child. A serious person can work in the fields." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, looked at his sixth son and said: "Look at this fat guy, even if he says that he is in the 14th or 5th Five-Year Plans, some people will believe him."
"..." Zhu Zhen was speechless. Well, he has evolved from a fat boy to a fat boy.
~~
Without further ado, after Zhu Zhen received the decree, he immediately went to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to find his eldest cousin to handle troop deployment matters.
Naturally, Cao Guogong did not neglect at all. With the fastest efficiency, he completed the procedures for troop deployment before dark and sent an urgent call of eight hundred miles.
Three days later, Zhu Zhen took his new dog-headed military advisor, Luo Ben, who couldn't shoot, to Jiangdongmen Pier.
On the bank of the Yangtze River at the end of October, the plum blossoms are covered with frost and the trees with flat embankments are covered with cold shadows.
There was even more solemnity on the pier, with five thousand soldiers in bright uniforms and neatly lined up.
His eldest uncle and his second uncle also put on a full set of armor today and stood with their heads held high in front of the team.
After His Highness the King of Chu got off the cow, Hu Quan and Hu Bo shouted loudly: "Salute!"
With a crash, five thousand soldiers knelt down on one knee with their weapons in hand.
"Hu Quan, the commander of the central guard in Wuchang! Hu Bo, the commander of the left guard in Wuchang, led the officers and soldiers of the two guards to pay homage to His Highness the King of Chu!"
"Greetings to His Highness the King of Chu!" shouted the five thousand soldiers, roaring from the mountains.
Zhu Zhen immediately felt a little overwhelmed and felt like he had become the Dragon King with a crooked mouth. It was so damn exciting!
"Your Highness, please speak to the soldiers." Wang Ma reminded in a low voice.
"Well." Zhu Zhen nodded reservedly, looked around his soldiers with a proud expression, and then cleared his throat and lectured: "Everyone, this is the first time that our army of the Prince of Chu's army goes out on an expedition. We must win the first battle and give this king a good start!
"
"Yes!" the soldiers responded in unison.
"In addition, I would like to emphasize that during this expedition, the military must be in good order and there must be no mistakes!" Zhu Zhen said loudly: "This is the way to lead troops taught by my father. I believe that the two commanders will,
I usually teach you this way. Can you do it?"
"Yes!" the soldiers agreed without hesitation.
Not for anything else, just because His Highness the King of Chu gave too much...
"I, Zhu Zhen, have no other strong points. I only know one thing: rewards and punishments are clear. Under heavy rewards, there will be brave men! Under heavy punishments, there will be fearful people!" Then His Highness the King of Chu continued to say loudly:
"You abide by the military disciplines established by this king and work hard to fight for me. I will give you double pay and double rewards! All death and injury compensation will also be double, so you will have no worries!"
"Yes!" The soldiers' eyes lit up when they heard this. This was the fundamental reason why they were obedient.
"But whoever violates military discipline will also face double punishment!" But Zhu Zhen did not just bribe him, he also knew how to use kindness and power and said: "When the time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"No." The soldiers thought this was fair. After receiving double military pay and rewards, those who violated military regulations would naturally be subject to double punishment.
"Let's go." Zhu Zhen waved his hand, and Hu Quan quickly ordered to board the ship.
Seeing his soldiers lining up silently and getting on the boat, Hu Bo whispered to his brother: "Our Highness is really powerful. With these few words, the soldiers know who to listen to."
"Nonsense." Hu Quan said matter-of-factly: "Otherwise, can the emperor trust him to command the troops?"
As he spoke, he murmured to the side: "This time it's not just us, but also people from the Chaohu Navy."
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The person responsible for transporting the 5,000 King Chu troops was the Chaohu Navy.
As soon as Nan'an Marquis Yu Tongyuan received the order, he immediately led thirty warships and rushed to Nanjing from Huai'an at starry night.
"The general will pay homage to His Highness." After the King of Chu finished speaking, he led Liao Dingguo and Yu Tongjiang and hurried forward to greet Lao Liu.
"Hahaha, time flies so fast, Marquis Nan'an and two generals, it was the last time we met." Lao Liu enthusiastically helped the three of them up and said: "Get up, get up, you are my royal brothers.
My savior does not need to pay such a big gift."
"Your Highness is joking." Yu Tongyuan smiled bitterly and stopped talking.
"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it on board the boat." When Zhu Zhen needed to be considerate, he was really considerate.
"Your Highness, please." The three people hurriedly turned sideways to greet him, and surrounded Zhu Zhen as he climbed up to the flagship.
Hu Xian and Deng Duo, who served as Zhu Zhen's guards, naturally stayed by his side.
Luo Guanzhong followed behind. Gao Tie and Li Fangyuan quickly supported him on the left and right to prevent the severely short-sighted man from slipping and falling into the water.
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After boarding the boat, without the attention of outsiders, Yu Tongyuan took Yu Tongjiang and Liao Dingguo and knelt down to Zhu Zhen again.
Then the Marquis of Nan'an sternly kowtowed to Zhu Zhen and said: "Your Highness is the savior of our Chaohu Navy!"
"That's right." Yu Tongjiang also said: "Afterwards, we came back to our senses. It turned out that His Highness took the risk to come to see you. He said it was to save several His Highnesses, but in fact it was to save us!"
"Yes." Yu Tongjiang said with emotion: "If His Highness hadn't given us this credit, all of us in the Chaohu Navy and tens of thousands of our whole family would have died."
This is absolutely true. They didn't know at the time that the mantis was stalking the cicada, the oriole was behind, and Boss Zhu had already laid a dragnet, waiting for them to take the initiative to rebel.
It was only later that they found out that they had walked away from the gate of hell... If the King of Chu hadn't given them a great gift of "saving the king for their merits", the only thing waiting for them would have been to be completely wiped out.
