Chapter 83

Just five days after the army was gathered, the first wave of Tatar ethnic groups after Zhu Rui's arrival ushered in. Zhu Zihao, the marshal of the left road, led 50,000 soldiers and confronted the enemy's front troops twenty miles from the city. Zhu Rui sat on the chariot and led the Chinese army to press, Zhu Rui was wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, wearing a dark cloak, standing under the handsome flag on the chariot, majestic and domineering.

Lin Zimo, who was left on the city tower, was a little soft-footed, the smoke and dust were billowing in the distance, the dense crowd that could not be seen at a glance, and the various weapons shining in the sun were breathless.

The war drums at the front sounded, and the two sides fought together. The Han Dynasty belonged to the plains, and the cavalry was much less than the Tatars, and after a while, the formation was a little chaotic, and the Tatar war drums were eager, and they began to attack the Han army, and they were crushed everywhere.

Lin Zimo closed his eyes and faced the cruelty of the battlefield, and the visual impact was not ordinary. Here, the human body is no longer raised by biological parents, look at the broken bones and tendons that are trampled under the horse's hooves, and people are cheaper than pigs to be slaughtered.

The war drums of the Great Han Kingdom were also beating desperately, and Zhu Rui could be seen from a distance giving orders one by one. Although the results of the training for several days were not great, they had some effect, and under the vigorous supervision of the officers, the panicked sergeants gradually formed a little formation after dropping the corpses on the ground. Fortunately, the new weapon processing and processing were rushed to produce a batch of deliveries, and the small formation of the trio began to play a role, and the attack was effective in covering each other, and after being killed and retreating for five miles, they resisted the attack of the Tatar horses.

The use of the squad formation gradually became proficient, and the Han army finally stabilized the formation. After an hour of fighting between the two sides, the Tatars finally began to retreat, and the Han army covered up a section and also Mingjin retreated.

In the governor's hall, the military generals were discussing that this battle was the most painful since the war with the Tatars. When Zhu Rui came back, he counted the losses, with a total of more than 1,800 casualties and more than 1,000 killed and wounded on the other side.

Lin Zimo sat in a corner, without a mouthful of food, his mind full of bloody scenes on the battlefield. In modern times, when he encounters a suspected car accident, he has to stay away, for fear of seeing people who are torn apart by a car. Now right under his nose, the lives of thousands of enemies and friends are over, and when the battlefield is cleaned up, it is simply a sea of corpses and blood, those parents who are looking forward to their son's safe return, do you know that your son has lost his life?

Zhu Rui and the marshals and generals had a heated discussion, and when these generals knew from Master Wang that these things were made by the little white face sitting behind Zhu Rui, everyone had a strange expression on their faces. While discussing, he secretly looked at the man who was sitting motionless in the corner.

It is said that people who are big have quirks and don't like to contact people, this is probably it!

Zhu Rui finally noticed that something was wrong with everyone, and when he looked back, he felt distressed all of a sudden. I can't help but secretly complain to myself, Zimo, a teenager who grew up eating wind and drinking flowers, where has he ever seen such a bloody scene? I neglected him.

stood up and walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "Go back and rest, when you are hungry, let them get you something to eat." "At the beginning, I knew that the conditions at the border were poor, and I brought a lot of stems and bird's nests that could be put down, just to open a small stove for Zimo.

Watching Lin Zimo leave, the bold Zhu Zihao smiled and said, "Marshal, who is this little gentleman?" It's great to be able to come up with such an important thing! Zhu Rui touched his chin: "Is this this?" It is the king of this marshal. Everyone was stunned, when Prince Jing married a male princess, people all over the world made a big noise, and they all laughed at Zhu Rui for being a fool, and there were many people who were sexy, but there were almost no people who really married home, and they couldn't give up, so it would be good to get home as a concubine.

Now it seems that it's not that Zhu Rui is stupid, it's their self-righteous people who are stupid. Such a talented person, it is really a fool not to marry home.

In the days that followed, with the hope of this crushing victory, the officers and men became more and more energetic in training. After another month, the hand-to-hand battle with the Tatars was evenly matched, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted, and the land mines produced by the southern workshops were also delivered, and they were placed on the earth-and-stone machines used for siege and could be directly hit on the city.

Relying on land mines and various skills that officers and soldiers are becoming more and more proficient, they successfully regained the lost three towns. When the news reached the capital, not only Emperor Longsheng was overjoyed, but the officials and the people all celebrated warmly, and they were amazed by the efforts of King Jing Lin Zimo to contribute money.

Emperor Longsheng also broke his brain, fought two battles in succession, injured countless soldiers, and the treasury was empty. Lin Zimo not only gave a million taels of silver, but also trained an iron-blooded army for him, how can this be rewarded? The emperor's younger brother has also made a lot of contributions, and his low-key mind also understands that it is good to have him, if he is a hundred years later, Zhu Rui's power is too great, it will be a big disaster for the next emperor, and he will get rid of it quickly, which is what he does not want to see.

After thinking about it for a long time, I clapped my hands, and there were. But mortals raise sons for the sake of glory and ancestry, and Lin Zimo married into the royal family as a man, which is a regret for the family surnamed Lin. If Lin Zimo is given a gift, he can also glorify his ancestors for the Lin family, which not only solves the current problem, but also buys people's hearts. After all, even if Lin Zimo doesn't have the credit for this time, he is also his God of Wealth, and he just took this opportunity to give him a future as a thank you.

At the moment, he made a decisive decree to give Lin Zimo a second-class town in the north, and gave a Hou Ye's mansion to enjoy the glory and wealth of a lifetime. When the holy decree came to the Lin family, the family was stunned, they didn't expect that their sons would marry off and bring such a privilege to the family. Lin Huaide burst into tears and instructed Lin Fu: "Let people hurry up and go back to Linjia Village to report the good news, wait for Zimo to come back and go home to worship his ancestors, open the middle door, and welcome visitors from all over the world." "Because my son got married, the sulk finally came out.

Who will dare to chew the root of the tongue behind their backs in the future? Zimo of his family is not a sissy, he used his own ability to earn a future for himself, which was exchanged for his life.

Not to mention how lively the Lin family was, this will went down to the border and frightened Lin Zimo. Zhu Rui laughed at him: "That's scared?" You must know that you alone have contributed more than one million taels of silver, plus the ability comparable to that of a military advisor, this reward is not big. "Zimo's strength alone has almost caught up with the ability of ordinary officials in the court, and the imperial brother is not rewarded, and even he can't get by.

Although everyone has rewards, they can't be compared with Lin Zimo, a second-class marquis, but more than 200,000 officers and soldiers have no opinions. Lin Zimo's ability is there, and there is no such person in the future, let alone recovering the lost land, whether he has a life to live or not to live is a matter of two things.

Although the lost land was recovered, it was also stuck with the Tatar tribes at the junction of the two countries. Land mines are almost negligible in the vast plains, and although the Tatars are also afraid of this unknown firearm, their lethality is really limited.

Neither of the two armies dared to attack, and during the confrontation, the Tatar tribes began to graze, and Zhu Rui's side was also stepping up training of the army.

In the summer, when the water and grass are abundant on the Tatar side, there is a rare quiet period on both sides for a few months. Lin Zimo is not idle, more than 200,000 troops eat, drink and lasa pick the cost is too big, although there is often wind and sand near the border pass, the land is also thin, but planting sweet potatoes and potatoes is okay, when the war has just calmed down, because he does not participate in the affairs of the army, he let people scatter some alfalfa grass seeds, and now they are lush and green, which not only solves the chewing of horses, breeds some chickens, ducks and pigs, but also turns the ground and makes fertilizer.

A large number of sweet potatoes and potato seeds were transferred from the nearest place, and Lin Zimo did his old job and began to direct the sergeants to plant them after training. At the beginning, the officers and soldiers didn't care, and they couldn't wear down the face of Zhu Rui and Lin Zimo, so they had to accompany the trouble.

When the first seeds were harvested, the officers and men enjoyed the benefits. Not only can chickens, ducks, and pork be eaten one after another, but the sweet potatoes and potatoes that are beaten down can be self-sufficient for most of the rations.

Every year, when I reach out to the household to ask for food and money, it is inevitable to look at the faces of others, and I am also deducted seven or eight times, and in their hands, it is good to be able to eat half full. Now not only can they eat enough, but they can also save more than half of the grain for the Han Dynasty, as long as the imperial court gives them some corn and wheat that they don't produce here, they can stand up and be a man, and they have been rewarded by the emperor.

Of course Emperor Longsheng is happy! Every year, no matter how big or small, he gave out his grain and silver. Now that the emperor's brother and sister-in-law are going to war, they not only hold the border at the lowest cost, but they can also be mostly self-sufficient, how much money has they saved him? Therefore, Lin Zimo's brother-in-law is the lucky star of the Han Dynasty, but fortunately, the emperor's brother has a vision and marries him back. Thinking of the proud place, I couldn't help laughing "haha", and the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting not far away looked at it frequently, this year, the emperor is rarely so happy every day! Even the people who served them were stained with a lot of light, and they were beaten and scolded less, and secretly prayed in their hearts that they wished that King Jing would live a long life.

By the time the first heavy snow fell in October, the seeds planted under Lin Zimo's command had already harvested the second crop.

Unlike the Han Dynasty's rich and elated army, the Tatar tribes suffered several blizzards in a row. Most of the cattle and sheep were frozen to death, indicating that in early spring, there would be no green and yellow crops, and the only hope was to plunder the grain on the border of the Han Dynasty.

As a result, the Tatar divisions regrouped their ranks, watched the Han border with wide eyes, and prepared to fight for their rations.