Chapter 36: The Dawn River, the Beginning of It All
It's not a hurry, but it's a little bit.
On the one hand, he hopes to be able to arrive as soon as possible, because he wants to see the war of this era with his own eyes, the indomitable progress of the cavalry charge, and the wonderful coordination of infantry and cavalry coordination.
But on the other hand, he also wished that time would pass a little slower, because he also did not want to see the scene of blood flowing.
Our Lady? Zhu Zhanyan didn't think that he just didn't want to see Daming, Tatar, and Warat like this.
For example, when he faced the Japanese in Zhejiang before, he could not hesitate to let people break the tendons and tendons of those Japanese and execute them in a cruel way.
The reason why he said that he didn't want to see the kind of scene where Daming, Tatar, and Wara had blood flowing and limbs flying everywhere was entirely because of Zhu Zhan's thoughts in later generations.
Subconsciously, he still classified Tatar and Warat into the classification of ethnic minorities who planted flowers, in his opinion, these are the people of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and the current losses are unnecessary.
Just like on the Internet in later generations, some people said that they admired Bai Qi very much when they were children and thought he was so powerful, but later they learned that his birthplace was the so-called Yanzhao land, and Bai Qi killed his ancestors.
Some people say that when they went to the Great Wall to play, they felt that the Great Wall was really magnificent, and they resisted the Huns to protect their homeland.
In addition, there are people who worship Yue Fei, and always fantasize about fighting gold with Yue Fei to protect their families and defend the country, but it turns out that Yue Fei resisted Jin against his ancestors.
Therefore, hostility is temporary, thousands of years ago, everyone fought inextricably, and in the end, they still loved each other as a family, Zhu Zhanyan's idea was to skip the process of fighting.
However, ideas are ideas, and reality will not change with Zhu Zhanyan's thoughts.
Similarly, the army will not be stagnant because of Zhu Zhanyan's contradictory thoughts.
On the first day of the fifth month, the Yuqu River.
From the first day of the second month of February to the present, it has been exactly three months.
In three months, the Ming army with soldiers and people, known as 500,000 troops, has been assembled, and also arrived at this Luqu River, the beginning of the glory of the Ming Dynasty on another level.
From then until the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, the strength of the Ming Dynasty has always suppressed the northern nomads, until a certain son of heaven caused the Ming elite to lose all the civil forts because of his stupidity.
"Here, it's the Luqu River......"
Urging the war horse under his crotch, Zhu Di looked at the Yuqu River in front of him, and was quite emotional in his words.
However, before anyone could respond to him, and even those who had the heart to pat themselves on the back didn't have time to speak, a small commotion somewhere in the army made many people turn their eyes there.
The source of the commotion was not people, but animals, the twelve blue-and-white dogs brought by Zhu Zhanyan.
"Zhan Yan!" Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly urged the war horse under his crotch to come to Zhu Zhanyan's face.
Although he didn't speak, the meaning was obviously to let him deal with it quickly, so as not to disturb the old man's interest.
It would not be good if the old man was dissatisfied because of this.
However, Zhu Zhanyan was not in a hurry, but turned over and dismounted with the help of Zhu Ling and came to the dogs.
Because of Zhu Zhan's arrival, the dogs were somewhat calmer, but they still looked like they were about to move.
Zhu Zhanyan frowned, could it be......
"Zhu Ling, let them go!" In order to verify his guess, and also to trust these twelve excellent guard dogs, Zhu Zhanyan made a decision that surprised everyone.
"Huh? Your Highness, this ......"
This order caught everyone by surprise, even Zhu Ling, who had never disobeyed Zhu Zhanyan's order, was a little hesitant.
"Let go!" Zhu Zhanyan did not hesitate at all, and repeated his order again.
"Yes......"
Feeling the eyes of the people around him, Zhu Ling clearly sensed the emotions of doubt, worry, and schadenfreude, and with a little hesitation, he reached out and untied the rope tied to the wheel.
The blue and white dog, which had no restrictions, galloped out and walked around the army, causing the brocade guards around the old man to clench the crotch knives at their waists, for fear that these beasts would rise up and hurt people.
It doesn't matter to others, if Zhu Di is hurt, then the matter will be a big deal.
However, the blue-and-white dogs, who had been trained so well, did not hurt anyone, but ran north with a clear goal and jumped into the Yuqu River as they did when they found their prey.
The river is very wide, twenty or thirty zhang wide, but unlike ordinary big rivers, the water depth of the river is only five or six feet deep even during the flood season, and it is only about two feet during the dry season.
This may not be a good idea, but it is easy to understand when converted: the maximum depth is no more than two meters during the flood period, and the depth of the flood period is less than one meter, only a little more than half a meter.
It was not very deep, and the current was gentle, so the dogs quickly swam across the river, and when they came ashore, they shook the water hastily, and then continued to run north.
Just when everyone thought that Zhu Zhanyan's twelve blue-and-white dogs were crazy, the dogs had already found their target, and began to dig frantically while barking.
"Zhu Ling......" The corners of Zhu Zhan's mouth curled, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Get people ready!"
"Yes!" Zhu Ling's response was full of confidence.
Zhu Ling can be said to be the person who knows these dogs the most besides Zhu Zhanyan, he has been in contact with these dogs even more than Zhu Zhanyan, how could he not know that the dogs have such a reaction when they have discovered something that should not exist?
The previous hesitation was because it was in the army, and it was in front of Zhu Di, but now the performance of the dogs has explained everything, and Zhu Ling's original worries no longer exist.
Soon, in the midst of some people's worried and some people's gloating expressions, four people suddenly emerged from the dirt and were chased around by the blue and white dogs.
"Dick!" Zhu Di immediately shouted.
"Yes!" Zhu Gaoxu was also excited, and immediately kicked the war horse under his crotch.
"Zheng Heng, Wang Tong, Zhu Rong! Bring someone with me! ”
Soon, a hundred or so people left the army and swam towards the other side of the river, which jumped into the water without hesitation.
There were only spies on the other side, and they didn't carry any weapons to avoid detection, plus they didn't have horses, so they were quickly pressed to the ground by the soldiers who drove over.
"Haha! Not bad, not bad! Zhu Di laughed loudly, obviously very satisfied with this sudden surprise.
Zhu Zhanyan didn't react, just smiled and took out a burden from the car on the side, and began to feed the jerky to the dogs who had made meritorious contributions.
Counting the previous time in Sanbulachuan, this is already the second time that the dogs have made meritorious contributions, and since they have made meritorious contributions, there must be a reward.
On the other side, Zhu Gaoxu smiled and escorted people across the river towards the side of the army.