Chapter Seventy-Three: The Northeast Garrison
Although the distance from Beiping to the Northeast garrison is not far, it can't stand the seriousness of Xu Da's performance when he approached the army, quite the heroism of the autumn soldiers on the battlefield, since he was going to return to the army, General Xu Da no longer behaved approachable, along the way, he seemed to be a Shura on the battlefield, a survivor in hell, and a survivor crawling out of countless corpses.
The Northeast region, much colder than Beiping, the climate has not yet warmed up, the snow is flying, the eyes are full of snow, the snow covers the ground, in this era of no navigation, Ma Sanbao lost the ability to distinguish the direction, he looked at the snow in front of him stupidly, I don't know how to move forward.
The problem of not being able to find the way did not stump General Xu Da, he was calm and composed, and many years of experience made Xu Da not worried about not being able to find his way, he moved forward firmly, letting Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di follow behind him.
In front of him is a frozen river, the thick ice allows the horses to successfully cross, Xu Da walked in the forefront, Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di followed behind him and did not dare to get separated from Xu Da, if they were separated, in this vast snow, the two of them could not find a way out.
"Is it so cold, can you stand it in the army? I really want to find a place to make a fire to keep warm! Zhu Di trembled, he was also the first time to come to the Northeast, the cold of the Northeast was beyond Zhu Di's imagination, usually, Zhu Di sat by the stove to keep warm, even in the teahouse, in the tavern, there were specialists on fire, along the way, he wrapped his clothes tightly.
"Freeze and you'll get used to it! You don't know the cruelty of the battlefield, when you really want to go to the battlefield, it's not just the cold, even if it's hot, you have to endure it, it's okay in winter, and in summer, they have to endure the scorching sun like armor. Xu Da said coldly, he didn't even look at Zhu Di, Xu Da had already adapted to the cold environment, he was wearing a thin shirt, facing the cold wind, and he was not afraid.
Looking at the thin clothes, Ma Sanbao couldn't help but worry a little about Xu Da's future, after all, in the historical records, Xu Da died of illness not long after returning to Beiping from the Northeast, most likely related to typhoid fever, people in this era have no antibiotics, as long as it is a little illness, it may kill them in Huangquan.
"General, I suggest you don't do it and wear more clothes, right?" Ma Sanbao reminded that he didn't want Xu Da to die of illness in the long river of history, such a general is of great significance to the Ming Dynasty, and he will live a longer life for General Xu Da.
"I can't stand this bit of wind and cold, what kind of army do you still join? What kind of general, it is better to go back to Nanjing City and continue to run your business! Xu Da didn't look back, a resolute voice appeared in Ma Sanbao's ears, and his tone was full of confidence in himself.
Ma Sanbao was suddenly a little helpless, Xu Da didn't listen to persuasion, he had no choice, in the face of the ancients with a tendon, there was no way to persuade him, especially Xu Da, a general who prides himself on not being afraid of heaven and earth, he is just a military advisor next to the general of Peking University in a town, and he can't be compared with Xu Da in terms of identity.
It was cold, Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di were shivering from the cold, the two of them were about to huddle together to keep warm, they just hugged the horses in front of them, feeling the warmth from the horses, as modern people, Ma Sanbao still couldn't help but sigh at the reality of heating, if there was heating, maybe this cold would not be an obstacle on their way at all.
There is snow in front of them, during this time, except for eating dry food, Xu Da will not stop moving forward at all, whenever they are about to be defeated by the cold, Xu Da will tell them that the military camp is not far ahead, quite Cao Cao Wangmei during the Three Kingdoms period to quench thirst.
In three days, under the guidance of Xu Da, Ma Sanbao finally saw the garrison camp in the distance, the military flag of the Ming Dynasty was flying in the wind, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were warming themselves around the bonfire, and there was snow all around, only the camp where the Ming army was stationed did not have a little snow, and outside the camp, it was peaceful.
"General Xu is back!" Under the notice of the non-commissioned officer, the atmosphere of the entire garrison immediately became serious, and the garrisons who had been talking and laughing before looked at the non-commissioned officer respectfully, waiting for General Xu Da to come, and many soldiers changed their armor and looked at General Xu Da riding a horse in the distance seriously.
"Presumably General Xu's side is the Fourth Highness and the popular man Ma Wenhe, everyone, we can't fall into the limelight around outsiders, we have to show the scenery in front of General Xu! After all, General Xu is our direct leader, and we can't sweep General Xu's face in front of the Fourth Highness, the general of the town's Beida! The non-commissioned officer said that he was still very clear about what was happening in Nanjing, after all, the limelight of the Fourth Highness was too strong, and the whole name was blown to the border.
"I don't know what Your Majesty thinks, His Royal Highness has never even been on the battlefield, so he gave His Royal Highness the title of General of Zhenbei, maybe this is the nobility of the prince's identity!" Some people complained, expressing their inner dissatisfaction, most of them threw their heads and spilled blood for Daming, and now they are just soldiers.
"You are just talking about it here, when the Fourth Highness comes to you, I don't think you even dare to breathe!" Beside the soldier who complained, the other soldiers reminded, however, the soldier who complained just now still felt a little unhappy, and he nununed his mouth to express his inner dissatisfaction.
"Okay, don't make a fuss, you were able to successfully kill the enemy before, it was the one next to His Highness who provided the telescope, so that we were able to detect the enemy's intelligence at the minimum cost, and be respectful to His Highness and Marven He, they can be regarded as indirectly saving your lives, but we have all been on the battlefield, they are all newcomers, and we will be our boss when we come up, and we must give them a little bit of Ma Wei." The non-commissioned officer opened his mouth and said, he also disagreed with the title of the fourth highness Zhu Di as the general of Zhenbei, after all, in the army, they saw the bravery of General Xu Da, and Zhu Di was just a prince, and in their eyes, he was not qualified to become a general of Zhenbei at all.
Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao are not clear about the dissatisfaction of the soldiers in front of them, they are still lamenting the grandeur of the Ming army, after coming to this world for so many days, Ma Sanbao is still the first time to come to the Ming barracks, and the difference in the TV series, the Ming army is more vast, more orderly, and the soldiers in armor are respectfully waiting for General Xu Da to return to the army.
"Waiting for General Xu! Waiting for the Fourth Highness! Waiting for the military advisor! Under the leadership of the non-commissioned officer, all the soldiers said in unison, which immediately startled Ma Sanbao, and the neat order made him can't help but recall the days on the deck, and he couldn't help but miss his former comrades.
Zhu Di is also the first time to receive such courtesy, he is a little fluttering, the name of the general of Zhenbei is sometimes quite useful in the army, but he is not clear about the small abacus of these soldiers, after all, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not obedient to Zhuge Liang at the first time, if they do not show some real skills in front of the soldiers, it is difficult to control these soldiers.
In the face of greeting, General Xu Da waved his hand and nodded very usually, these soldiers he is very familiar with, they are all soldiers and non-commissioned officers trained by him, following him from birth to death, after a lot of battles, now that the Ming Dynasty is about to fight against the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, they are also willing to follow Xu Da's side to break the battle and kill the enemy together.
"Where are the Mongol troops?" Under the guidance of the non-commissioned officer, Ma Sanbao took out the binoculars on his waist and looked into the distance, he saw a vague camp in the distance, which was also where the army was, and the camp of the Ming army was different, the camp of the Mongolian army had their characteristics, a unified yurt, and the prey was set on the bonfire in front of them, as a nomadic people, the company of meat was always indispensable in their military camp, as for the army of the Ming Dynasty, although there was also meat, but it could not withstand the freshness of the other party.
"This group of Mongolians eats and drinks well!" Ma Sanbao muttered, in the Mongolian military camp, the Mongols were not as nervous as before the war, but they ate and drank well, and did not care whether the Ming army would sneak attack, they occupied a natural geographical advantage, and their understanding of the border was far deeper than that of the Ming army.
"It's not for nothing that the Mongols are complacent, we can't get into it every time, they know this land so well that even General Xu has a headache." The non-commissioned officer spoke, and he was somewhat impressed by the proficiency of the children in front of him in using binoculars, even the soldiers of them were not necessarily able to understand this advanced thing.
"Well, to take them down, there are only sneak attacks and blitzks." Ma Sanbao muttered, at the moment, the Ming army has failed so many times that he did not expect, he once thought that the Ming army was extremely brave and invincible, it turned out that there were still a lot of defeats, which is not much recorded in the future, but it, history belongs to the victor to write, and the Ming people who wrote this history will naturally not record the experience of defeat in it.
"Sneak attack? No way. "The non-commissioned officer was the first to oppose the sneak attack, sneak attack and blitzkrieg in ancient times were unjust wars, as long as a sneak attack was launched, it was likely to be recorded and stained, in case the sneak attack was not successful, it may even become a laughing stock, in this regard, Ma Sanbao is very headache, sometimes it is the ancients who take some morality too seriously, which leads to a lot of wars that are more difficult to carry out, in his time, once there is a war, sneak attacks are common.
The sneak attack failed, Ma Sanbao had to think of other countermeasures, just when he was still observing the movements of the Mongolian army, the fourth highness Zhu Di became a red man in the northeast garrison camp, and many soldiers surrounded him, just to catch a glimpse of the scenery of the general of Zhenbei, the name of the general of Zhenbei can be said to have resounded throughout the garrison barracks.