Zhao Hao stared at the north for a long time, trying to discover something through the night. The crowd looked at them, but nothing could be seen or heard except for the footsteps of the patrols and the occasional cries of night owls.

"Your Majesty, go back to the camp!" The night wind was wet and cold, and it seemed to penetrate the bone marrow through the thick cotton clothes on his body, Wang Yinglin couldn't help but shiver, and said to the emperor.

"Wait, do you hear the sound of horses' hooves?" Zhao Yu pressed his hand, silenced him, and asked softly.

"Nope!" A few people listened attentively, only the sound of the 'whirring' wind, and there was no so-called sound of horses' hooves, Tian Zhong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't make excuses, the patrol scouts and the police posts in front of the camp have not called the police!" ”

"If Your Majesty violates his promise three times or twice, the minister will no longer hide it from the Queen Mother for you." Wang Yinglin also said with a sullen face.

"Tan Fei, do you listen to the sound of the wind mixed with the sound of horses' hooves!" Seeing that both of them said they couldn't hear it, Zhao Yu was a little anxious and asked Tan Feidao.

"Your Majesty, subordinates...... It seems that there really is the sound of horses' hooves! Tan Fei originally thought that the emperor was an auditory hallucination, and he didn't want to conform to His Majesty against his will, so he suddenly frowned and said after hesitating.

"Report to the capital, the scouts found that there was a group of enemy troops out of the city, crossed the canal, and did not know where to go!" At this moment, a signal soldier hurriedly ran over and announced.

"Probe, report again!" Tian Zhong rushed down and said loudly, and then looked at the little emperor's eyes a little wrong, the enemy had just left the city, how could he hear the sound of horses' hooves, but he was relieved to think about it, didn't Your Majesty have the ability to predict the future!

This was only the beginning, and the scouts kept returning to report the situation of the enemy troops out of the city, and there were about two thousand men, all cavalry, marching eastward for some distance and then suddenly turning north, as if they wanted to come from their own camp. Yangzhou City is only ten miles away from Yangzi Town, and if the cavalry gallops at full speed, it will be able to come to the front of the battle in less than two quarters of an hour.

The war was urgent, Tian Zhong persuaded a few words, but the little emperor insisted on watching the battle here, so he had no choice but to go to the Shuai tent to organize troops to resist the enemy's night attack. It was only a moment before there was a dog barking in front of the battle, and then the barking was already ringing, and the few people on the watchtower could clearly hear the sound of horses' hooves in the darkness.

"Your Majesty, please go downstairs!" The alarm bell had sounded, and the warning post in front of it had begun to retreat to the camp, and at this time, the Guantong post on duty on the watchtower saluted the emperor.

"I will only watch the battle here, and I will never interfere with the command." Zhao Yu raised his hand in return and took a few steps back to the side.

"Your Majesty, military discipline stipulates that the watchtower is the command center, and idle people are not allowed to stay, and please go downstairs to your majesty, and do not affect military operations!" Guantong Whistle refused to give in, and saluted again and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I'll leave immediately!" Zhao Yu didn't say anything more after hearing this, and after raising his hand to return the salute, he turned around and left.

"Stand up, send your majesty!" Guan Tongshou shouted the password, and several soldiers on the watchtower immediately lined up to salute and see the emperor leave.

"Why is that?" Wang Yinglin was indeed stunned, and everyone couldn't persuade His Majesty to leave, but a small guy drove the emperor downstairs in a few words.

"Governor Wang, military discipline is promulgated by His Majesty's imperial decree, so naturally he must take the lead in implementing it, and what he said is good!" Tan Fei also held back a smile.

"Alas, if this happened to other courtiers, I am afraid that this pawn will not be killed, but will also be sent away. His Majesty, on the other hand, can practice what he does, and will not reprimand him because of his humble status, and he has never even been unsafe. If the whole court can be like Your Majesty, how can we talk about the sluggishness of the government and the failure of the government decrees! Wang Yinglin said with emotion after hearing this.

"Governor Wang, although there is a clear hierarchy in the army, military discipline is the priority, and orders are forbidden, even if the commander of the army violates military regulations, his subordinates can refute and sue him. Although there is a reason for the ruthlessness of military law, it is also indispensable for His Majesty to take the lead in complying with it. Tan Fei explained with a smile, "And those civil servants in the DPRK and China are ashamed of being refuted by their subordinates, and some people even use violating discipline and acting informally as capital to show off their differences. ”

"Alas......" Wang Yinglin could only sigh when he heard it, seeing the situation in the army, he somewhat understood why the little emperor was 'disgusted' with the scholars, and gradually installed the retired generals in the place, these people have been bound by military regulations and military discipline in the army for a long time, and have taken following orders as instinct, so that they can strictly implement the decrees issued by the emperor, rather than perfunctory. In the long run, he couldn't help but worry about the future of the scholars, if they still did not want to change, they would one day be expelled from the court and lose the glory of 'ruling the world with the Son of Heaven'.

"Quick, go to the grain hoard!" Zhao Hao, who was driven away as an idle person, did not give up his attempt to watch the battle, and he soon discovered another commanding height, that is, the grain hoards as high as two zhang in the Chinese army's baggage camp.

"Your Majesty, this ......" Wang Yinglin persuaded, but the little emperor had already climbed up a grain hoard with both hands and feet, but he didn't have that ability, and he was doing anxious work, and the guards found a ladder to help him up. He climbed up the grain hoard along the trembling ladder, and although the guards pulled forward and retreated, he still sweated and his legs trembled, and he sat on the grain hoard without caring much.

It is not as far as the watchtower here, but you can also see the situation in front of the camp, and the situation at this time has changed, the bonfire in front of the formation has been lit, and the light will be illuminated within a hundred steps, and you can clearly hear the sound of the horse's hooves beating the earth like the thunder of the drum, it seems that the grain hoard is shaken with the shock, Wang Yinglin can't help but grab the reed mat covering the grain hoard, and the hand is cut by the sharp edge without knowing it.

Wang Yinglin gasped for breath, looked at his own camp, and saw that three red lanterns had risen on the watchtower, and he knew that this was a signal of the highest alert level. The barracks, which had just been darkened, was already brightly lit in a matter of moments, and the troops on duty had already been assembled and rushed into the fortifications in front of the fortress to prepare for defense. The shrill whistles and commands of the rest of the camp also sounded, but they were busy but not chaotic, and the resting soldiers were already fully armed and assembled in their designated places, waiting for the next order.

"It's so fast!" Wang Yinglin saw that the armies were ready to face the battle, so he could not care about wiping the sweat on his forehead, and at this time, he could already see the figure of the enemy cavalry in front of the battalion, one, two...... They were like demons rushing out of the darkness, and in an instant, the enemy forces as far as the eye could see were overwhelming, rushing towards their camp like a whirlwind.

......Seeing the enemy cavalry rushing towards the camp with lightning speed, Wang Yinglin, who had seen this kind of 'big scene' for the first time, not only sweated on his head, but also sweated on his back, and although the troops in his own camp had been in full formation, they did not move, and seeing that the enemy cavalry had rushed to the trench less than 200 steps away from the camp, he couldn't help but exclaim.

'Boom, boom, boom, boom...... Wang Yinglin's voice did not fall, suddenly the sound of explosion suddenly sounded, the flash of the explosion was particularly dazzling in the dark night, he covered his hand and peeked, but saw that the artillery position was still quiet, and the explosion seemed to be a thunderstorm on the ground, lifting the ground, turning the approaching enemy cavalry bomber on his back, and the offensive could not help but stagnate. However, the enemy cavalry did not stop attacking, and only slowed down slightly, and the enemy soldiers behind attacked the camp with their fearless Pegasus fearless in the deafening sound of horns.

"The Mongolian Tartars are really brave as rumored, the former is a servant, the latter is the successor, and he is not afraid that he will not return!" This situation made Wang Yinglin can't help but commit another literary illness, and he said with a surprised face.

"Governor Wang, the Mongols often take the 'Batu' army as the vanguard when they go into battle, they may live when they enter, and they will die if they retreat, so they will not be afraid of life and death when they charge into battle." Tan Fei explained on the side.

"Isn't Batu the Mongolian word for warrior? Aren't all of them the elite of the army, and wouldn't it be a pity to be a victim of this? Wang Yinglin said suspiciously.

"Hehe, Governor Wang misinterpreted, this Badu is not the other Badu, Meng Yuan has the habit of using unruly and death row prisoners as pioneers, if these people move forward bravely and make meritorious deeds, they can be pardoned, but if they retreat cowardly, or those who flee will be shot by the overseers behind, so at best they are just cannon fodder to consume the opponent!" Zhao Hao smiled.

He knew that although these Mongolian cannon fodder were pitiful, they would eventually have the opportunity to be meritorious and atoned for, and the 'Immortal Army' and 'Hair Army' established by Zhu Yuanzhang in later generations inheriting his tradition were the saddest. There are three types of service: temporary, lifelong, and permanent, and the "Immortal Army" unfortunately belongs to the permanent category. Unlike the "Batu Army", the death row prisoner who entered the "Immortal Army" could not be released no matter how brave he fought in battle, and after he died in battle, future generations would always serve as cannon fodder for the "Immortal Army". The "Immortal Army" was born as a member of the old Zhu family, died as a ghost of the old Zhu family, and had children as cannon fodder. Compared with the two, the Mongols are still bodhisattvas.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's vanguard has broken through the minefield, but its Batu battalion is only afraid that it will be exhausted!" The sound of the explosion gradually fell down, and although Meng Yuan's enemy cavalry took another step closer, the offensive also slowed down, and Tan Fei pointed to the battlefield and said.

"The enemy has suffered heavy losses, do you want to retreat in the face of difficulties?" Wang Yinglin also looked at the battlefield, although there was a bonfire still raging, but the smoke and dust raised after the explosion still affected the vision, and the battlefield could be vaguely seen full of horses and corpses, and the screams of the wounded and the wails of the war horses could be heard clearly.

"No, this is just the beginning, the Mongolian army will not stop easily without touching its head and breaking the bloodshed!" Zhao Hao shook his head and said, although the enemy lost troops in the first round of charge, it was not enough to make the enemy lose the ability to attack, and he would not give up......

https:

Please remember that the first domain name of this book is:. Vertex mobile version reading URL: