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He said angrily: "This old thief, every time I come, he hides far away. This time, I must catch up with this old thief, and I will not let him go if I say anything. He must not have been able to run far yet, giving me full speed in pursuit. ”

The army marched at full speed.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the emperor's chariot drove into Kaiping.

But in the desert area, there was a sudden heavy rain.

The rain came at an inopportune time, wrapped in yellow sand and cold currents, pouring down, and many soldiers began to contract the wind chill and died one after another.

At this time, Zhu Di discovered that because he had been using troops for many years, the desert was already full of white bones, and now there were more white bones.

At this time, Zhu Di suddenly remembered the old saying: One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither.

"Did I succeed? What are I doing for these five northern expeditions? Are these white bones telling me about their desolation? ”

I don't know why, from the age of 15 to the age of 65, a generation of war god Zhu Di has been prancing on the horse and raising the sword, galloping on the battlefield for 40 years.

I don't know how many people died under his sword.

He had long since seen the blood.

But why, for the first time today, these accumulated white bones made Zhu Di feel so shocking and unbearable?

"Pass the order, and order Liu Sheng and others to lead the soldiers to clean up the bones in the road, and I will personally make a tribute for these dead souls."

At this time, Zhu Di made such a bizarre will.

"Qingshan buries the bones of the faithful everywhere, why should the horse leather shroud be returned, I believe that my compassion for these soldiers who died in the war will definitely move the heavens and the earth."

At this time, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel emotional.

He looked at those white bones, and suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart:

He felt as if these white bones were specially born here, waiting for him, accompanying him, and paying attention to him all the way.

Therefore, he used the deepest respect and the most beautiful words to pay tribute to these unclaimed white bones.

At this time, Yang Rong, who was with the army, looked at Zhu Di, who was sick and weak, and when he was praying for those white bones, an ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart:

The emperor's behavior this time is very different from before!

His heart moved, and he began to look at Emperor Yongle silently.

On the first day of June, the emperor's large car drove to Xiangyuntun.

The third year of junior high school, to Jade Peak.

Zhu Di ordered the forwards Chen Mao and Jin Zhong to investigate the enemy's situation, but found nothing.

"Impossible, could it be that I misjudged? Is Arutai really not nearby? No, I'm mobilizing the people, and it's impossible to return in vain. ”

Zhu Di was secretly annoyed in his heart, but he still had to order the soldiers to pursue all the way.

On the tenth day of the first month, the car drove to Jinshaluo, and Chen Mao and others finally brought back the gains of the battle - nine horses!

Looking at the only poor trophy, Zhu Di couldn't cry or laugh.

"Keep the pursuit!"

He commanded angrily.

On the 17th, when the army reached Tianma Peak, Chen Mao sent someone to give a message to Emperor Yongle: "The ministers have reached the Lannamur River, and there is no trace of the enemy, and it is suspected that the enemy has fled for a long time. ”

"No, I don't believe it! I don't believe that Arutai can go to heaven. This will be my last expedition to the north, and I must catch up with him and defeat him. I'm going to have to clean up this old dog thoroughly. ”

Zhu Di roared angrily and ordered Zhang Fu, Wang Tong and others to divide their troops to search the valley.

But at the end of the day, there was still nothing to be found, and the generals led their troops back.

On the 20th, Chen Mao and others also returned due to the exhaustion of food.

After repeated searches, Arutai was still nowhere to be found.

At this time, Zhu Di's body is not as good as day by day, the heavy rain before, even many young soldiers were infected with wind and cold and died, not to mention that Zhu Di is 65 years old after all!

He could barely withstand the invasion of the wind and cold, but now, the fatigue of the days, the pain of returning without success, and the impatience of a rare opponent made his heart tremble.

He was sick.

But he barely supported himself and didn't fall down.

Ma Yun had already discovered the emperor's illness and wanted to tell several important ministers about Emperor Yongle's illness, but Zhu Di always shook his head and smiled weakly:

"Don't make a fuss, I can hold it."

At this point, there was a debate among the ministers about whether to retreat or continue the pursuit.

British Gong Zhang Fu took the lead in asking for orders: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to receive a month's food by himself, lead the army into the desert, and must capture Arutai back." The emperor's long-cherished wish in his life. ”

However, Yang Rong stood up anxiously and reported: "Your Majesty, the army has arrived here, if you continue to stay, the grain and grass will inevitably not be sufficiently supplied, and you must start the class as soon as possible." ”

"However, the emperor's five northern expeditions have all returned in vain, and the emperor must be unable to resolve this hatred. I am the one who accompanied the emperor all the way down from the Jingyan War, and I know best the kind of resentment that I can't capture the enemy. ”

The British Duke took the opportunity to snatch Yang Rong's sentence.

implies that Yang Rong, a civil official who has become a monk halfway, has a relationship with Zhu Di that is not as close as his British father.

But how could Yang Rong give up, don't forget, he has the most eloquent mouth.

He hurriedly shot back unceremoniously: "British duke, since you are a person who came down from the battlefield, you shouldn't tell you, a layman, that the army has no harm from food and grass now, right?" ”

British Gong Yang Rong choked on this clever robbery, and he was about to continue to fight back, Zhu Di listened to their argument and gave an order:

"Class teacher."

So the army marched to Beijing. Like a long snake crawling in a meandering way, it slowly turns around and moves forward.

At this time, Zhu Di, who was sitting in the large chariot, suddenly felt a deep boredom.

He's really tired of it.

From following the expedition of famous generals when he was a teenager, to rebelling in Jingnan when he was young, and then to going out of Mongolia and sweeping the desert when he was an adult.

After decades of fighting and killing countless people, the life of galloping on the field is certainly high-spirited, but it is also exhausting.

"Let's go home." Zhu Di said in his heart.

At this moment, returning to the imperial city of Beijing suddenly became a very urgent desire for Zhu Di.

He didn't know why he had become so urgent.

On the 22nd, Zhu Di and his ministers discussed the division of the army, he led the cavalry to the east, ordered Zheng Heng and others to lead the infantry to the west, and agreed to meet in Kaiping.

At this time, Zhu Di's health was getting worse and worse. He still held on and ordered Ma Yun to keep it a secret.

In July, the army arrived at Cuiweigang, and Zhu Di, who was sick all over, suddenly felt that he couldn't hold on.

He stopped Ma Yun: "Grandpa Ma, I don't feel very good, I'm afraid I won't be able to go home, perhaps, this desert is my last home." ”

"No, Your Majesty, you will go back. You're going to hold on. ”

Ma Yun, who has been waiting for Zhu Di for more than ten years, suddenly felt sad.

"Don't panic. In my opinion, in the past few years, you have followed me and also had some experience, in your opinion, who will I summon at this last moment? (To be continued.) )