"Can't stop!" The officers were also hungry and tired, but they still had to be loyal to their duties and threatened their subordinates: "Once you stop, you will never be able to walk again!"
"Even if we can hold on, the war horses can't hold on anymore. If we continue, we will have to die from exhaustion." The soldiers added, this is not entirely an excuse. For the cavalry, the war horses are their best brothers. Look,
The soldiers were really distressed as their horses foamed at the mouth and snorted continuously.
"Then get off your horses!" The officers waved their whips and whipped the soldiers on the horses: "You don't let the horses rest until they are tired!"
Driven by the officers, the soldiers all dismounted and walked holding the reins.
At this time, the quartermaster also seized the time and began to distribute food along the line. Each soldier was given a small bag containing soybeans and wheat.
"Didn't you say there was no food supply?" The soldiers were surprised and happy.
"It's true that people are out of food, but we can't starve horses." The quartermaster looked stern, took a bag of soybeans and wheat and fed a horse nearby. The horse was indeed tired and hungry, snoring and chewing.
"This is really the last food. If you insist on eating it yourself, there's nothing I can do about it."
In fact, there is no need for the quartermaster to talk nonsense, the soldiers will also take this last bit of food. Although they are also very hungry, everyone knows that marching in this desert ravaged by sandstorms cannot rely on their two legs. Therefore,
The last bite of food must be left for the horses, not for the people.
The soldiers opened the bags one after another, and the war horses, which had been hungry for a long time, couldn't wait to come up and roll up the beans and wheat in the bag with their red tongues. The food was very sweet. Seeing the horses enjoying the meal, the soldiers were relieved and felt their stomachs grow.
But like a drum, I felt even hungrier.
At this time, someone shouted: "The marshal is here."
The soldiers turned around and looked, and sure enough they saw Wang Xian, surrounded by generals, gradually approaching from a distance. It is wrong to say that he was coming, because Wang Xian and the generals were standing on the side of the road, facing each other.
The slowly advancing team spoke to them one by one to encourage them.
"Marshal! Marshal!" When the soldiers came to Wang Xian's side, they stopped what they were doing and paid respect to the commander-in-chief.
"No need to be polite, be careful of the grain." Wang Xian nodded with a smile and shouted to the soldiers: "There are still twenty miles to go, please hold on! I heard that the Tatars are having a big feast in the oasis.
If we can make it in time, we can give them some drinks!"
Liu Sheng and others behind Wang Xian couldn't help but sigh to themselves: 'My father-in-law is really telling lies with his eyes open. He is still fifty miles away, and he didn't go the wrong way...'
The soldiers were very encouraged. Firstly, there was only twenty miles left, which was not too long, so they could get there if they just gritted their teeth. Secondly, when they heard that a banquet was being held in Arutai, the soldiers could not help but automatically make up the idea of roasting
Whole lamb, roast beef, and jars of vintage wine...everyone's eyes couldn't help but glow green, and they wished they could put on their wings and fly to that damn typhoon shelter!
The Tatars are so miserable. How can our food be so good?
"Brothers, work harder! Don't let the Tatars eat up all our food and wine!" The officers took the opportunity to loudly encourage morale.
"Ouch!" The soldiers burst out with enthusiastic responses. Sure enough, only love and foodies are invincible in this world.
In the raging sandstorm, the Ming army continued on its way. Groups of troops followed the guide in front and got into the giant curtain formed by the yellow sand in the sky. Gradually, their figures were covered by the giant curtain and disappeared into the depths of the desert.
In the desert oasis typhoon shelter, the carnival is still going on. Arutai and a group of Tatar nobles have also completely let go. They wake up and drink, get drunk and fall asleep. They repeat this several times, and they can still distinguish between day and night, things and things.
north and south.
There were originally Tatar scouts on alert outside the typhoon shelter. However, as the carnival progressed, these scouts became drunk and drunk. In addition, there was a sandstorm outside and the visibility was only a hundred steps. These Tatar scouts came thinking about the wine.
, secondly, they could not bear the pain of the sandstorm, thirdly, they were paralyzed and careless and despised the Ming army, and fourthly, they lost the restraint of the old master and a group of Tatar nobles. How could they still remember their mission? Even if someone came out to guard in order to deal with Shangguan, it would only be
Standing on the edge of the oasis, I didn't want to go deep into the sandstorm, let alone any warning.
Arutai counted the days drunkenly. Based on his many years of experience, he judged that the Ming army had run out of food. As soon as the sandstorm stopped, he led all the Tatars to fight out. Seeing that everyone above and below was drunk, the old man
The grand master decided to end the carnival and no one was allowed to drink anymore.
In fact, without Arutai's order, the Tatars would not drink anymore, because this group of drunkards and ricebags drank all the wine for three days in a row...
The carnival finally came to an end, and snoring could be heard everywhere in the typhoon shelter. The thunderous snoring even drowned out the sound of the whistling wind and sand.
Looking at the mess in the tent, a group of drunkards sleeping soundly, and some Tatar nobles who did not drink at all and were still sober, worriedly said to Arutai: "Grand Master, these guys are so drunk, I'm afraid tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, they will...
The combat power can’t be restored either!”
"Hey, there is an old saying among the Han people, a sharpened knife will not waste time in chopping wood!" Although Arutai is also good at drinking, he has always remained sober. Hearing this, he chuckled, stretched out his hand to touch his chin, and felt
When his beard had grown a few inches and he no longer poked his hands, he couldn't help but look happy and said: "We are not in a hurry, so why not wait for a day or two? At that time, Wu Liangha and the Ming army killed both sides, and these guys were drunk.
Wake up. It’s time to go out and see if there are any bargains to be found..."
The Tatar noble said in his heart: "Sure enough, he spoke the truth after drinking! The grand master actually said everything in his heart..." He said with a learned look on his face: "Sure enough, everything is under the master's control."
middle!"
"That's natural!" Arutai looked very comfortable after being photographed, and laughed loudly: "I am a person that Changshengtian is optimistic about!"
In the capital, ever since Wang Xian led his army to pursue Arutai, the hearts of both the government and the public have been gripping.
The courtiers, especially the civil servants, criticized Wang Xian for getting carried away after a lucky victory, and went deep alone in defiance of the imperial edict, in order to lead the army to a dead end! Those officials continued to impeach Wang Xian as mentioned above, demanding that the emperor punish Wang Xian for the crime of disobeying the edict.
! The General Affairs Department received more than a dozen copies of the bullets every day, and without exception, they were published in the imperial palace and were rewarded by officials all over the world.
Obviously, this is the instruction of a certain big shot...
As for the people in the capital, their emotions were much more complicated. Many people were guided by the court's public opinion and began to curse Wang Xian for his rebellious nature and being destined to become a sinner of the Ming Dynasty! There were also many people who felt that there was no way for the army to go on an expedition to the grassland to fight against the enemy.
Why did the Duke of Zhen Guo see the opportunity to completely annihilate the Tatars and the Yongding Grassland? He was able to withstand the pressure of the emperor and the court, sacrifice his personal honor and disgrace, and lead his soldiers to pursue thousands of miles. He was a great hero.
!
There are also conspiracy theory enthusiasts who spread the theory that some people in the DPRK could not see Wang Xian's great achievements, so they sent him gold medals and summoned him back to Beijing. Such claims are actually very popular, and many ordinary people openly cursed the DPRK.
The traitorous party was in power and framed Zhongliang. Some people even directly put a big hat on Yang Shiqi, clearly stating that he was the leader of the traitorous party!
The Chief Assistant was very sad about this. Although it was indeed his idea to deal with Wang Xian, it was all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor, and the people of the world! It was not at all planned for himself. Seeing himself being raped by the people
"Misunderstanding", Yang Shiqi could only keep lamenting, this is really "I want to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch"... It is difficult to be a loyal minister, it is even more difficult to be a sober loyal minister, and it is even more difficult to be a sober loyal minister who shoulders the responsibility of the country.
Even harder!
But today, a military report that has been urgently sent from 800 miles away made the Chief Assistant clear away the gloom and couldn't help but laugh loudly. "This is really a sin committed by God, but you can forgive it, but you can't live with it!"
Several bachelors didn't know what good news the chief minister had seen, and he was so successful. They all came over to see what happened. They saw a concise and concise statement in the military newspaper: "There is an urgent need! The army's food route has been cut off by the Duoyan people. The king
The division's food and grass were cut off, so the Duke of Zhen decided to go north and led his army deep into the desert, without trace!'
When Yang Pu and Huang Huai looked at it, their faces were as pale as earth. The former even said angrily: "The army is in danger, so why is the chief minister laughing?"
Yang Shiqi also realized that he had lost his composure, coughed, and covered it up: "I am laughing with anger! Yes, laughing with anger..." As he said that, he lowered his face and said: "I advised him with all my heart not to underestimate the enemy and rush forward. Your Majesty even more
He was summoned back to the army by continuous gold medals, but this guy insists on going his own way and refuses to obey the order! This is good, it doesn't matter if he dies on his own, he will also be compensated by the 40,000 elite troops of the Ming Dynasty!"
As Yang Shiqi talked, he had completely adjusted himself. His face was full of indignation, and he was trembling with anger: "It's ridiculous! It's sad! It's hateful!" He picked up the military newspaper and walked out: "I will go to see the emperor now, even if he is
Even if he dies, we can’t let him go like this!”
Yang Rong quickly followed. Yang Pu and Huang Huai looked at each other and followed quickly. When such a big event happened, they couldn't care less about their prejudices and had to quickly find a way to get over this hurdle!
In the Palace of Qianqing, Zhu Gaochi had been lingering on his bed for the past few days and had not seen anything for several days. Hearing that there was an urgent military situation, he stood up and changed his clothes, and announced to several bachelors.
"My dear friends, what do you have to report?" the emperor asked weakly.
"Your Majesty, you must be mentally prepared," Yang Shiqi took a deep breath and said, "Something happened to Wang Xian!"
"Ah?!" Zhu Gaochi sat up in shock, his fat face as white as a piece of paper, his lips trembling as he said, "He, what can happen to him?"
"We are rushing to report eight hundred miles ahead. The army's food route has been cut off by the Duoyan people. The king's army is cut off from food and grass. Duke Zhen Guo insists on going north to lead his army deep into the desert and is nowhere to be found!" Yang Shiqi reported in a deep voice.
Every word Yang Shiqi said was like a heavy hammer hitting the emperor's heart. When he said the last word "traces", the emperor finally couldn't help it and spat out a mouthful of blood!