"Brother, once you start marching and fighting, unless the war is over, you must not let the soldiers get together with their families, it's a big taboo!" Zhu Han said seriously.

"Why do you say that?"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's power position rose too fast, and it was barely enough to command tens of thousands of troops.

But a lot of experience is still lacking, and it is still different from Zhu Yuanzhang, who has been trained in history, and Zhu Han must be assisted at all times.

"Brother, our army fights, even if it is a complete victory, there are often dead and wounded, it is very common to have dead and wounded in the war, but once the soldiers and their families get together, there will always be the families of the dead and wounded soldiers who are sad and wailing, they don't care about what victory is not victorious, they just know that their pillars are dead or disabled, women and children cry, and the family members will also cry with persuasion, and when they go home, they will say some life-saving words to their men, we have worked hard for half a year, I'm afraid I can't withstand these ladies for a night! ”

Zhu Han's tirade gave Zhu Yuanzhang a deafening blow.

His eyes were cold, and his heart was already horrified.

Zhu Yuanzhang said secretly: It's terrible, such a fatal mistake, if there is no reminder from my younger brother, I am afraid I will not be able to avoid it! A strong soldier at the end of the day, but it was almost destroyed in his own hands.

"Little brother, I'm glad to have you, otherwise it would be a big deal!"

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more scared he became, and even cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Therefore, until the final victory is achieved, these soldiers must not be allowed to march with their families, let alone let them get together! No matter what casualties occur in the front army, the rear army must be kept secret, and a certain family must not be allowed to know about the casualties, otherwise the morale of the army will be shaken! Zhu Han said.

His thoughts are all based on historical lessons.

In the Taiping War in history, the Taiping army began with strict military discipline, and men and women marched in separate camps, but in the middle and late periods, some generals began to march in mixed formations.

One of the main reasons for this is the mixing of soldiers and their families.

Often, small casualties are turned into vicious incidents in which the whole army weeps.

As soon as the morale collapses, if you want to regroup on the battlefield, it will be difficult to reach the sky.

Zhu Han must have his brother Zhu Yuanzhang to avoid these pitfalls.

Dingyuan County is more than 100 miles south of Haozhou.

For a modern person, more than 100 miles is not far at all.

However, in ancient times, even if it was a fast walk for more than 100 miles, it would take two whole days to walk.

If an army like Zhu Han and them were marching, they needed to keep sorting out their teams and setting up camp in advance during the march, and it would be very fast to be able to travel thirty miles a day.

Therefore, if Zhu Yuanzhang's army wants to enter Dingyuan, it will take at least four days.

After more than a day of marching south, the army had already left the control of the Haozhou Red Turban Army.

The villages along the route are very depressed, and the roads are rarely populated.

"Robbers and bandits from all walks of life are rampant in this area, maybe there will be a situation, so let's send an additional group of soldiers and horses to follow the rear army!"

Zhu Han immediately suggested to his elder brother.

The rear army led by Tang He not only has family members, but also a large number of accompanying grain and grass baggage, in case of a bandit attack, it will definitely attack the rear army first.

"Well, that's right!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then summoned the brothers Guo Xing and Guo Ying.

"There are robbers here, and many villages have been burned to death, so the two of you will lead your troops to the rear army to help Tang He strengthen his guard!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Yes, Marshal!"

Guo Xing and Guo Ying responded in unison.

They were all very happy in their hearts, and felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was looking up to his brother.

Since coming to Zhu Yuanzhang's army, Zhu Han asked his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to promote the Guo brothers to Zhenfu.

Each of them has more than 1,000 soldiers and horses.

In just a few days, Guo Xing and Guo Ying completely surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang has strict military law, does not harass the people, and does not harshly criticize the soldiers.

The daily food is sufficient, and there is meat every day, which simply makes Guo Xing and Guo Ying's subordinates cheer.

After eating Marshal Zhu's meals for several days, you can't behave well!

If the robbers and bandits dared to attack and harass the rear army, the brothers Guo Xing and Guo Ying would definitely let them die on the spot to repay Marshal Zhu's appreciation of his great kindness.

The army marched into the evening, and came across a small village.

This village, apparently, has just been slaughtered by robbers, except for the bodies of some men, which are burned to the ground.

"It's getting dark, let's camp here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.

Then the whole army set up camp, and Zhu Han led Hu Yiba and Chen Baodao to patrol around on horseback.

This is already a must-have item for him every day, Hu Yiba's vision is accurate, and he can easily visually measure the distance and height of the terrain, almost a few inches apart, so Zhu Han drew a detailed map along the way.

It can not only prepare for returning to Haozhou in the future, but also can be used to train officers and generals.

As for Chen Baodao, he is the best bodyguard.

Zhu Han took the two to climb a small slope, took out a drawing board and charcoal and began to draw a map, while Hu Yiba reported the distance of the surrounding terrain to the high grounds.

For these things, Chen Baodao neither understood nor understood, but felt that Marshal Zhu was chattering all day long, not like a hero like Marshal Zhu, but like a Zhuge Kongming who could pinch and calculate.

Suddenly.

Chen Baodao's brows tightened, and he sensed an abnormal aura.

"My lord, there is a situation!" He whispered.

Zhu Han followed the gesture and looked, and there was a gurgling sound in the weeds in front of him.

Obviously, there must be something hidden in there.

The three of them quickly mounted their horses and galloped over.

"Phew!"

Zhu Han reined in his mount and saw that there was a young man hiding in the grass, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Where did the thief come from!" Chen Baodao shouted angrily, and he was going to arrest him if he went down.

Unexpectedly, this young man had a little strength, and he almost ran away.

"I'm not a thief!" The boy clutched a package.

"You're not a thief, so who are you? Why hide here? Zhu Han asked.

The young man looked up at Zhu Han on horseback and said loudly.

"My name is Lu Zhongheng, I am from the village below, I was looted the day before yesterday and I hid here!"

When Zhu Han heard this, he was immediately stunned.

"You said your name is Lu Zhongheng?" Zhu Han was surprised.

Lu Zhongheng, but one of the twenty-four generals of Huaixi, the founding of the Ming Dynasty, is the youngest fierce general among the twenty-four people.

I didn't expect to let myself pick it up here.

"That's right, my name is Lu Zhongheng, and my father is Mr. Teaching!" Lu Zhongheng said with some pride.