"Hey!" Zhu sighed, and a few snowflakes drilled into his mouth.

Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan, walked out of his tent and came to Zhu Yi's side.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin doesn't have to sigh, fighting in Mobei is like this, you need patience. Unlike in the Central Plains, you can either attack or defend, and you can fight after you have a plan. The terrain of this desert north is vast, and the climate is harsh and changeable, sometimes heavy snow, sometimes sandstorms. In this case, we should not rush into action. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to find the enemy, but our soldiers will also suffer heavy casualties on the way to find the enemy. Even if we find the enemy at that time, how can we fight with few officers and men left? ”

"Got it, General Wang." Zhu was distraught and turned around and walked into the tent.

Originally, Zhu and Fu Youde had a plan, and Fu Youde led the army to follow him out of the ancient west entrance of the Great Wall.

But God did not fulfill people's wishes, Zhu Yuanzhang rejected his request, assigned Wang Bi and Zhao Yong to listen to his moderation, and transferred Fu Youde to Zhu Di's army.

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately broke up Zhu and Fu Youde because of their in-law relationship.

Zhu did not trust Wang Bi and Zhao Yong very much.

One is that he thinks that Fu Youde has made many expeditions to the north and has more experience than the two of them.

Second, Wang Bi and Zhao Yong have an average relationship with him, and they may not sincerely help him with advice. If you plan to grab the first credit yourself, it is not impossible.

"How are King Yan and General Fu? Are they waiting just like us? Zhu fiddled with the fire.

"The spies reported that they didn't make any moves, and they definitely didn't find Na'er Buhua."

Fu Youde had already discussed with Zhu Di before leaving, and he would not give Zhu Di any useful advice, and let Zhu Di command alone.

This made Zhu feel fair.

Zhu Di is also the first time to come to Mobei, and he has no combat experience. Zhu believes that he is helpless, and Zhu Di must be at a loss.

On the other side of the ice and snow world, the goose feathers and heavy snow hit the head and body of Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

They tried to awaken the contemplative man and persuade him not to try to conquer them.

Zhu Di was unmoved, standing tenaciously like a pine tree, his firm will leading his body to fight the frost and snow.

"Your Highness, let's go in, let's discuss countermeasures." Dao Yan held an umbrella, walked to Zhu Di's side, and moved the umbrella to Zhu Di's head.

In order to disguise his identity, Dao Yan's appearance has changed greatly. He put on a wig set. Stone performed fat-filling surgery on his sunken cheeks and trimmed down his overly thick eyebrows.

The sick tiger with an abominable face turned into a kind old cat.

"Hmm." Zhu Di agreed and walked into the tent with Dao Yan.

"Your Highness, hurry up and bake it, you see your face is red from the cold." The stones were placed on the stove with both hands, rubbed incessantly.

Zhu Di took off his cloak and sat next to the stone.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" says that a soldier is a good victory, not a long time. Moreover, this is on the territory of the Mongols, so it is advisable to fight quickly. Otherwise, our army will consume a lot of food and grass, and the soldiers will become more and more tired, and there will be only two outcomes. Either they will return in vain, or the enemy will surprise when our army is tired and will be defeated without a fight. ”

Zhu Di lowered his head and rubbed his temples, not caring about the water droplets turned into snowflakes flowing down his face.

"That's what King Yan said." Dao Yan said, "The two sides usually fight with weak defense and strong attack. The enemy is weak, and we attack. The enemy is strong, and we defend. This time, our forces are ten times that of the enemy, and attacking is the best strategy. However, the attack requires knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, and now we do not have a clear understanding of the enemy's situation, so it is not a good opportunity to attack. ”

"Hmm." Stone nodded and said, "I agree with the master. Go to war. Only after understanding the situation of the other party and making a specific strategy can you attack. Now we have not even detected the enemy's position, and we have rashly marched into the depths of the steppe, and if we lose our way, we may be completely annihilated in such bad weather conditions. ”

Zhu Di sighed: "If I can't win this battle of being outnumbered, my father may not look at me more in the future." I will no longer have access to the center of the regime, let alone military power. I must win this battle! ”

This was his first Northern Expedition, and it meant something extraordinary to him.

If he returns triumphantly, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely hand over more battles to him in the days to come.

Only by constantly fighting can he improve his abilities, which is a prerequisite for his strength.

The king of the Ming Dynasty must be a warlike king, he is not a quiet person, his life is destined to be a horse and conquest.

Dao Yan took out three copper coins from his bosom and took out an empty bowl.

"Master, divination again?" Shi stood up and walked to Dao Yan's side, "Teach me!" ”

"Didn't you say three years?"

"That was three years ago."

"Nonsense, you bully Lao Dao with a bad memory?" Dao Yan placed the copper coin in the palm of his hand.

Zhu Di also raised his head and joked: "Master, is it accurate?" He didn't pin his hopes on three copper coins, he believed that man would conquer the sky.

"Your Highness, the master also divined the hexagram about Hu Weiyong." Stone laughed.

Although Zhu Di got Zhu Yuanzhang's attention that time, and Dao Yan got his own opportunity, Shi still felt that it had nothing to do with divination.

"Far away from the ancient well moon watchers in the west?" Zhu Di said in surprise, and immediately got up and came to Dao Yan's side.

Dao Yan's face was serious, his palms were folded, and he said something to the copper coin in the middle of his palms.

After recounting his appeal, he spread out his palms, and the copper coins rolled down into the bowl.

In the process of throwing the copper coins again and again, neither Zhu Di nor Shi asked questions. Believing it or not, they were still afraid of disturbing Daoyan's communication with the gods.

After tossing it six times, Dao Yan put away the copper coin.

"How?" The stone finally couldn't help it.

"Don't worry, it's a good hexagram. We have to be patient. "The enlightened Dao Yan is calm and peaceful.

The light in Zhu Di's eyes flashed.

He hoped that the good hexagram of Dao Yan could be realized, but the cruel reality made him feel that this hope was too slim to grasp.

"Your Highness," Dao Yan was full of confidence, and his tone was brisk, "we didn't move, and the King of Jin didn't move, we just sent scouts to find out the whereabouts of Nai Er Buhua." Now it's about patience, and whoever moves first loses. ”

"When I was on patrol this morning, I heard some soldiers complaining that the weather was unbearable, and some people wanted to go home." Stone frowned.

"Your Highness, I suggest that you go to the tents to cheer them up. Our 50,000 soldiers are like huge stones, and they can't move if they don't push them. If you want to fully play its role, you must be good at pushing it, so that you can be like a thousand troops at critical moments. ”

Shishi, who was on the battlefield for the first time, was looking forward to testing the military books that he had been reading for many years.

The theory repeatedly warned him of the importance of stabilizing the morale of the army and appeasing the soldiers.

"Brother, I'm glad you are here to help me." Zhu Di patted Shishi's shoulder.

"Let's go together." Dao Yan also stood up.

Half of the soldiers had never fought in the harsh weather conditions of Mobei.

They collapsed in their tents in despair, missing their loved ones and praying for a safe return.

The unexpected appearance of Zhu Di, Dao Yan and Shi Shi made them panic.

After a scramble battle, everyone was still disheveled and greeted their boss in disarray.

What Zhu Di, Dao Yan and Shi saw in their eyes was not their embarrassment, but their haggard faces, frostbitten skin, and sluggish spirits.

Zhu Di walked over to a short soldier who was lowering his head and scratching his hands.

The soldier beside him raised his elbow to try to warn him, but it was hindered by Zhu Di's sword-like gaze, which seemed to cut off his elbow at any moment.

A pair of shiny leather boots caught the eyes of the short soldier, and he looked up in panic, his red hands frozen in mid-air.

Zhu Di grabbed his hands, and all the soldiers thought that the short soldier would soon say goodbye to his hands.

The limp body of the short soldier staggered and fell to his knees.

"Get up," Zhu Di was heartbroken, and said softly: "Go to the king's tent to get medicine, your hands will be infected if you don't apply medicine." ”

The short soldier thought that he had misheard, or that the king of Yan had told him to die in his tent, and he could not help but weep.

Zhu Di patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Cry, it's better to cry, you have been holding it for too long!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Xie Yan!" All the soldiers trembled, still not fully believing the scene in front of them.

"Brethren, you have suffered! The scouts we sent out would soon be able to bring back good news. Don't be discouraged, keep persistent, we will win this battle! After returning to the capital in triumph, this king will definitely give you double the reward to your father, and everyone will be promoted by one level! ”

Zhu Di's impassioned words infected the soldiers.

"Okay, let's keep going!"

"We're going to win!"

"Destroy the Tatars!"

The soldiers' morale was boosted, their faces were radiant, and the blood in their bodies was rushing again.

The stone's blood boiled, and the rational thinking that needed to encourage the soldiers in order to win the battle turned into a burning passion.

"We feel cold, and so do the Tatars. We are cats, but they are rats. They are now scared and cold! We're sending the best scouts of the Ming Dynasty to scout their location. Don't say that there are 10,000 of them, even if they are the Monkey King, our scouts can find them! ”

"Hahaha!" The soldiers burst into laughter.

"I'm not kidding," the stone continues to forge the Scout's magic, "The Emperor once did an experiment in which our Scout competed against a hunting dog to see who could find the carcass of a brown bear on the grassland first. Guess what? ”

"Of course the Hound won."

"A dog's nose can smell it, but our scouts can't smell anything."

"It's impossible for a man or a dog to win than to find something. It's about taking your own weaknesses to meet the strengths of others. ”

"I've been looking for something with our yellow dog, and I've never won it."

The soldiers were of the same opinion and were convinced of their common sense.