Seeing the Mongolian leader leaving, Zhu Di was silent for a long time, Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at the grandson and several scholars who were standing aside: "Tell me a few of you, how about this treatment?" ”

Zhu Zhanji saw it from the beginning to the end, and saw that the emperor's grandfather used Enwei and rubbed it together, and treated some unruly Mongolian leaders like children, and admired it to the extreme, but there was no place for him to speak here, so he could only listen to Hu Guang's sycophant mountain sound: "Weichen was dazzled, and he didn't have time to think about it at that time." Now that I think about it, the emperor used both grace and power to subdue those Mongolian princes, which is really wonderful, not only can minimize the strength of Mahamu, but also do not have to worry about them eye-to-eye with Mahamu, disrupting our grain routes, and spying on our military intelligence. In turn, through them, we can understand the situation of Mahamu, and even lay the groundwork for the division and rule of the Mongols after the war... Your Majesty's plan to kill four birds with one stone is wonderful, it is really wonderful."

Yang Rong and Jin Youzi, the two ministers, saw that the old boss came back this time, and they became more and more unrestrained, and they were helpless...... You've said all the good things, what should we say?

Yang Rong had no choice but to say softly: "What Weichen is worried about is that once Varat falls, will the Tatars take advantage of the situation to make a comeback?" Chenguan is also a person who is out of the sè, and Arutai is scheming, this time he dispatched four thousand jīng horses, I am afraid that it is false for us to charge into battle, and it is real to pick up peaches after the war. ”

Zhu Di said lightly: "That can't be helped, even if I want to never suffer in the future, the soldiers can't accept it, and attack the people who were still fighting side by side a moment ago." ”

Everyone present has followed Zhu Di for many years, and they have long realized that the older the emperor is, the more different he is from back then. Back then, he did whatever it took to achieve his goals, but now he still has to preach morality, it seems that he has nothing to make up, this sentence is not false at all.

On the tenth day of the first month, the army set out from Shacheng and went completely deep into the reckless grassland, Xu is immortal heaven did not welcome them, these foreign conquerors, from the eleventh day, it was even yīn days. The rain did not stop, the roads were muddy, and the soldiers were soaked and tired, so Zhu Di had to order to camp to avoid the rain and cold.

Braving the heavy rain and exerting a lot of effort, they finally set up the camp, and found that there was no way to make a fire to cook, and the soldiers could not even drink some hot water, so they could only eat some hard dry food, and the situation was really bad. But in the young army, it was a different situation, with the lesson of the last time, the soldiers each carried seven days' worth of lamb intestine fried noodles, mixed with some raw water to eat. However, when Wang Xian was in the capital, he also bought a small charcoal stove for each team of ten, and the charcoal was wrapped in a rain cloth and loaded on a carriage with carriages.

So there was a little light and warmth in the camps of the young army, although this small charcoal stove could not be cooked. The charcoal distributed by each squad was only enough to boil a bowl of boiling water for each person, but it was enough for each officer and soldier to eat a bowl of hot and fragrant mush.

Zhu Zhanji offered the charcoal stove and fried noodles to the emperor's grandfather as if he were a treasure. No matter how bad the situation is, Zhu Di can naturally eat hot soup and hot rice, but the emperor, who immediately won the world, deeply understands the importance of sharing weal and woe with the officers and soldiers, so he only ate a little food that night, and the only place where he is treated more favorably than the officers and soldiers is to drink some hot water.

Seeing the charcoal stove brought by Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di was a little angry, and he took him out on the expedition, just to let him experience the difficulty of leading troops, but this kid made a special move. But after hearing that each team of the soldiers of the young army had a small charcoal stove and could drink hot water, the emperor immediately turned his anger into joy and said: "The grandson has a heart, this does not add much burden, but it can ensure that the soldiers can drink hot water...... It's a pity that it's too small, and I'm afraid it can't cook. ”

"You don't have to cook in this weather," Zhu Zhanji offered fried noodles again, and in front of Zhu Di, he washed it with hot water, arousing a rich aroma, Zhu Di asked with a smile: "What is this?" ”

"The fried grain is ground into powder, plus salt, minced meat, and it can be eaten even better." Zhu Zhanji said and grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, "It's also something we came up with after the military exercise." ”

"It looks delicious." Zhu Di picked up the bowl, and the eunuch serving on the side hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules." "According to the rules, the emperor's diet should be offered by Honglu Temple, and a eunuch must try it before eating, just in case.

"Ridiculous, if even my grandson wants to harm me, then I will be too much of a failure." Zhu Di didn't care about picking up the bowl, took a big sip, and suddenly felt full of fragrant flavor, warm in his stomach, and couldn't help but praise: "It's delicious, what's the name of this food?" ”

"I haven't named it yet," Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Grandpa Huang might as well give him a name, so that this thing can have a mark in history." In fact, this noodle is clearly called fried noodles with sheep intestines, but Zhu Zhanji deliberately couldn't remember it, so that the emperor could give it a name.

"Good" Zhu Di groaned slightly: "It's called victory noodles, eat this noodles to win the battle, and ask for a good fortune"

"The emperor is really wise, when Wei Chen heard this name, he immediately thought of two meanings, one is to win the flag," Hu Guang immediately said: "One is to win with virtue, the emperor has won the hearts of all Mongolian tribes with virtue this time, and our army is invincible."

Zhu Di smiled and listened to Hu Guang's blowing, and then said to Zhu Zhanji: "How many victories do you have?" ”

"There's still six days to go."

"Can you give a little to your allies? The soldiers are hungry and cold, and it is difficult for me to sleep and eat" Zhu Di said in a consultative tone: "Then use a small charcoal stove to boil some hot water, let them eat a bowl of hot victory noodles, and the officers and soldiers of the whole army will be grateful for the kindness of the grandson." ”

"Where is the imperial grandfather? That is, as a comrade, it is incumbent upon him to "Zhu Zhanji said: "I'll go back and let them prepare"

"Good, good bearing, really my good grandson." Seeing his grandson so happy, Zhu Di couldn't help but praise: "Tell your subordinates, don't be distressed, when the rain stops, I will let them repay it twice." Also, the one who invented this victory must take credit. ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhanji was praised by the emperor's grandfather, and his bones were crispy, so he hurriedly went out of his farts and went back to the camp to tell Wang Xianyi about the emperor's request. Wang Xian couldn't help but sigh and said, "This is the result of love showing." ”

"This is also a great opportunity to get married, and the imperial grandfather also praised me for my bearing," Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "By the way, I also gave you a credit." Saying that, he pretended to arch his hand and said: "Congratulations to the military advisor, it's only been a few days, and he has made two achievements, even if he goes back now, maybe he can actually seal a thousand households." ”

"Really?" Wang Xian said with a smile: "Okay, it's our duty, it's our duty" The two friends who had no knots ordered the distribution of charcoal, and ordered the soldiers to boil water and wash the victory noodles and wait for the friendly troops to eat. It was busy until midnight, when all the victorious surfaces were exhausted, and nearly 100,000 people had eaten hot food. Although the objects of gratitude of the friendly troops are the emperor and the grandson, the so-called cannibalism has a short mouth, at least they will not talk about the young army in the future......

After the twelve rì days were clear, the first thing the hundreds of thousands of troops did was to make fried noodles according to the method of the young army, and when the rations for seven or eight days were put into the sheep intestine cloth bag, and then when they went on the road, the soldiers' hearts were much more steady. The thirteenth army continued to march, although there was still a drizzle in the sky, the officers and soldiers no longer worried about food, and felt that the muddy road under their feet was not so difficult.

In fact, since returning to the north, his mood has been significantly better than in the south, and after the army has come out, the emperor is even more interested, and while moving forward, he tells the grandson and the ministers about the history and legends of the mountains and rivers along the way, and the origin of the name, as if he has returned to his hometown.

When passing by Lingxiao Peak, Zhu Di took Zhu Zhanji to the top and looked at Mobei, only to see a depression. He turned back to Taisun and said, "When the Yuan Dynasty was in its prime, it was a place where ordinary people lived, but now it is so desolate. The rise and fall of the dynasty and the vicissitudes of the sea must not be ignored for the king. ”

Zhu Zhanji hurriedly wrote down that he knew that the grandfather of the Emperor was cultivating his imperial spirit, and only by coming to this vast and boundless fortress could he inspire the infinite pride in the man's heart

In fact, this Northern Expedition is very similar to the route of the personal expedition four years ago, so for the Ming Emperor, it is to revisit his hometown, and there are so many places he once named...... For example, when the whole army was short of water, the gentry should be found in the spring; For example, the Qingliu River named in Guangwu Town, and the riverside stone as a stele, the imperial pen wrote 'Yu Shuo Sixth Division, with the annihilation of the ugly captive, the high mountains and rivers are clear, and the water is clear and the water is Wu,...... Searching for these memories is undoubtedly a pleasant task.

But for Wang Xian and them, this is purely a journey of tribulation, the first time they entered the grassland, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the freshness of the endless sky has long been exhausted by the arduous march of rì and rì, although every ten rì will rest for two days, and like the last northern expedition, the army will be stationed in the pre-built city wall every part of the march to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, but the fatigue is still accumulating like a mountain, even the young master Xianyun in the wind in Yushu is unkempt, his beard is scattered, his eyes are blank, and the smell is coaxing, not to mention Wang Xian and them.

"How many days have we been walking...... Wang Xian asked with a hissing voice while looking straight ahead, dragging his legs mechanically. It's not that he can't ride a horse, but the officers and men are tired, and he, the military advisor, must also lead by example and walk with everyone.

"It's been thirty-eight days since I left the fortress, and if I count it as leaving the capital, it's been fifty days." Wu Wei has deep internal strength and can hold it up better than others, but he has also changed from white and fat to black and thin, and finally realized his wish to lose weight.

"I have been walking for fifty days...... Wang Xian gasped and said, "Where have we been?" ”

"Capture Hu Mountain." Wu Weidao.

"Oh." Wang Xian nodded, and after a long time, Fang muttered, "It turns out that I have already left the border." ”