Watching the Mongolian leader leave, Zhu Di was silent for a long time. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Taisun and several academicians who were standing aside: "How about you guys tell me how to deal with it this way?"
Zhu Zhanji watched it from beginning to end. He saw that the emperor's grandpa used kindness and power to control some unruly Mongolian leaders like children. He admired him to the extreme, but he had no role to speak here.
I could only listen to Hu Guang's flattery: "The ministers were dazzled by what they saw. They didn't even think about it carefully at the time. Now that I think about it, the emperor used both grace and power to subdue those Mongolian princes. This effect is really wonderful. Not only can it maximize the
By weakening Mahamu's strength, we don't have to worry about them flirting with Mahamu, disrupting our food routes, and spying on our military intelligence. In turn, we can use them to understand Mahamu's situation clearly. After the battle,
It has laid the groundwork for the Mongols to divide and rule... Your Majesty's plan of killing four birds with one stone is wonderful, it is indeed wonderful."
Yang Rong and Jin Youzi, the two cabinet ministers, saw their old boss coming back this time. They became more and more unruly and helpless... You have said all the good things, what do you want us to say?
Yang Rong could only say softly: "What I am worried about is that once Oara falls, will the Tatars take advantage of the situation to make a comeback? I think Na Yu is an outstanding person, and Arutai is wily and resourceful. This time he dispatched four thousand
Jingqi, I’m afraid it’s illusory to charge into battle for us, but picking up peaches after the war is real.”
Zhu Di said calmly: "There is nothing we can do. Even if I want to avoid future troubles forever, the soldiers cannot accept it and attack those who were fighting side by side just a moment ago."
Everyone present has followed Zhu Di for many years, and they have long realized that the older the emperor gets, the more he is completely different from what he was back then. Back then, he would do whatever it took to achieve his goals, but now he still wants to be moral. It seems that what he wants to make up for is nothing.
Not fake.
On the 10th day of the lunar month, the army set off from Shacheng and went deep into the vast grassland. Perhaps Changshengtian did not welcome them as foreign conquerors. Starting from the 11th day, it was cloudy again. The rain did not stop and the roads were muddy. The soldiers
They were soaked to the skin, cold and tired, so Zhu Di had to order to camp to avoid the rain and cold.
After a lot of effort in the heavy rain, the camp was finally set up, but they found that there was no way to make a fire for cooking. The soldiers could not even drink hot water and could only eat hard food. The situation was really bad. But among the young army, there were
Another situation, based on the last lesson, the soldiers each carried a seven-day supply of fried noodles with mutton intestines, which could be eaten by mixing with some boiled water. But when Wang Xian was in the capital, he also purchased a pot for each ten-man team.
The small charcoal stove and charcoal were wrapped in raincloth and loaded on a carriage with a carriage. Now move the charcoal stove to the tent, add charcoal that is not damp at all, and start it with a fire.
As a result, there was a little light and warmth in all the camps of the Youjun. Although the small charcoal stove was not suitable for cooking. The charcoal distributed to each team was only enough to boil a bowl of boiling water for each person, but it was enough for everyone.
An officer and a soldier ate a bowl of hot, fragrant gooey rice.
Zhu Zhanji presented the charcoal stove and fried noodles to the emperor's grandfather as if he were offering another treasure. No matter how bad the situation was, Zhu Di would naturally be able to eat hot soup and rice, but the emperor, who was about to conquer the world, knew deeply that he shared the joys and sorrows with his officers and soldiers.
Due to their importance, they only ate some food that night. The only thing they received better than the officers and soldiers was some hot water to drink.
Zhu Di was a little angry when he saw the charcoal stove brought by Zhu Zhanji. He took him out on the expedition just to let him experience the difficulty of leading troops, but this boy got into something special. But I heard that every unit of the young army soldiers
There was a small charcoal stove where you could drink hot water. The emperor immediately turned from anger to joy and said: "My grandson is very interested. This will not increase the burden much, but it can ensure that the soldiers can drink hot water... Unfortunately, it is too small.
I’m afraid I can’t cook.”
"There's no need to cook in this weather." Zhu Zhanji offered the fried noodles again and washed them with hot water in front of Zhu Di, which stirred up the rich aroma. Zhu Di smiled and asked, "What is this?"
"Crush the fried grain into powder, add salt and minced meat, it's good for eating, but it tastes better when brewed." Zhu Zhanji said, grabbing a handful and stuffing it into his mouth, "It's also what we did after the military exercise.
, something I came up with.”
"It looks delicious." Zhu Di picked up the bowl, and the eunuch serving beside him hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, this is against the rules." According to the rules, all the emperor's food and drinks should be entered through Honglu Temple.
Before you eat it, a eunuch must try it to prevent accidents.
"It's ridiculous. If even my great-grandson wants to harm me, then I have failed too much." Zhu Di picked up the bowl and took a big sip. His mouth was full of fragrance, and he felt warm in his belly.
Praise: "It tastes good. What's the name of this food?"
"We haven't named it yet," Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Grandpa, why don't you give me a name so that this thing can have a mark in the history of history." In fact, this noodles is clearly called Yangchang Fried Noodles, but Zhu Zhanji deliberately thought
Don't get up so that the emperor can give you a name.
"Okay" Zhu Di pondered for a while and said: "Let's call it Victory Noodles. Eat this noodles to win the battle and get good luck."
"Your Majesty is really wise. When the minister heard this name, he immediately thought of two meanings. One is to win with great success," Hu Guang immediately praised: "The other is to win with virtue. Your Majesty went on this expedition and convinced people with virtue, and he has already won."
The hearts of the various Mongolian tribes, how can our army be invincible?"
Zhu Di listened to Hu Guang's performance with a smile, and then said to Zhu Zhanji: "How much victory do you still have?"
"There are still six days' worth."
"Can you give some to the friendly troops? The soldiers are hungry and cold, and I have trouble sleeping and eating." Zhu Di said in a negotiating tone: "Use a small charcoal stove to boil some hot water and let them eat a bowl of hot victory noodles. The whole army will
The soldiers will all be grateful for Taisun's kindness."
"What did the emperor say? We are colleagues and have no shirking responsibility." Zhu Zhanji said sternly: "I will go back and let them prepare."
"Good, good-tempered, he is indeed my good grandson." Seeing his grandson so happy, Zhu Di couldn't help but praise: "Tell your subordinates, don't feel bad. When the rain stops, I will let them repay you double. Pay back.
Yes, whoever invented this victorious aspect will be credited with a meritorious deed."
"Yes." Zhu Zhanji was praised by the emperor's grandfather, and his whole body became numb. He hurriedly walked out and returned to the camp to tell Wang Xianyi about the emperor's request. Wang Xian couldn't help but sigh: "This is what he likes to show off.
result."
"This is also a great opportunity to make good friends with soldiers. Grandpa Huang even praised me for my magnanimity," Zhu Zhanji said with a smile, "By the way, I also gave you a credit." He cupped his hands in a pretentious manner and said, "Congratulations, military advisor.
Yes, in just a few days, I have achieved two merits. Even if I go back now, I might be able to seal a thousand households."
"Really?" Wang Xian immediately laughed and said: "Well, the duty is inevitable, the duty is inevitable." The two unscrupulous friends ordered the distribution of charcoal and ordered the soldiers to boil water to make noodles and wait for the friendly troops to come to eat. They were busy until midnight.
, all victory scenes were gone, and nearly 100,000 people had hot food. Although the object of gratitude of the friendly army was the emperor and the grandson, but the so-called cannibals are short-tongued, at least they will not talk strangely when they mention the young army in the future...
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After the weather cleared on the twelfth day, the first thing the hundreds of thousands of troops did was to make fried noodles according to the young army's method. After seven or eight days of rations were packed into intestine bags, and then set off on the road, what was in the hearts of the soldiers
Feeling more at ease. The army continued to march on the 13th. Although there was still drizzle in the sky, the officers and soldiers no longer worried about food, and felt that the muddy road under their feet was not so difficult.
It cleared up in the next few days and the road was still difficult to travel, but His Majesty the Emperor was in a very high mood. In fact, after returning to the north, his mood was obviously better than in the south. After the army left the fortress, the Emperor was even more in high spirits as he moved forward.
While telling the grandson and the ministers the history and legends of the mountains and rivers along the way, and the origin of the name, it was like returning to his hometown.
When passing Lingxiao Peak, Zhu Di took Zhu Zhanji to the top and looked out over Mobei, only to see the desolation of thousands of miles. He turned back and said to Taisun: "In the prosperity of the Yuan Dynasty, this was a place where ordinary people lived, but now it is so desolate. The dynasty
There are ups and downs, there are vicissitudes of life, and as a king you must be aware of them."
Zhu Zhanji hurriedly took notes. He knew that the emperor's grandfather was cultivating his imperial spirit. Only by coming to this vast expanse of the Great Wall could he inspire the infinite pride in the man's heart.
In fact, the route of this Northern Expedition was very similar to that of the personal expedition four years ago. Therefore, for the Ming Emperor, it was a return trip to his old place, and there were so many places he had named... such as finding the place when the entire army was short of water.
The Qingshen Yingquan, such as the Qingliu River named after it in Guangwu Town, and the stone tablet beside the river, which was written by Yu Shuo personally, said: "By destroying the ugly prisoners, the mountains and rivers will be clear and the water will be clear."
I, Wu,... looking for these memories is undoubtedly a pleasant thing.
But for Wang Xian and the others, this was purely a journey of hardship. When they first entered the grassland, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, and the freshness of the vast expanse had long been exhausted by the arduous march day after day, even though every ten days they marched
They rested for two days, and like the last Northern Expedition, the army stationed themselves in pre-built fortresses every step of the way to maintain the army's combat effectiveness. However, fatigue still accumulated like a mountain. Even Young Master Xianyun in Yushu Linfeng,
They all had unkempt hair, disheveled beards, dull eyes, and a terrible stench, not to mention Wang Xian and the others.
"How many days have we been walking..." Wang Xian looked straight ahead, dragging his legs mechanically and asking in a hissing voice. It's not that he can't ride a horse, but the officers and soldiers are exhausted, and he, as a military advisor, must lead by example and lead by example.
Let's all walk together.
"It has been thirty-eight days since we left the country. If we count it as leaving the capital, it has been a full fifty days." Wu Wei has deep internal strength and can hold up better than others, but he has also gone from fat and white to black and thin, and finally achieved weight loss.
wish.
"We've been gone for fifty days..." Wang Xian took a breath and said, "Where are we?"
"Capture Hu Shan." Wu Weidao said.
"Oh." Wang Xian nodded, and after a while he murmured: "It turns out that he has already left the country."