Daming prepares the emperor

"father?"

"Wait, Dad, when are you..." Zhu Biao was so embarrassed that he was found out secretly playing with urine and mud.

"Little brat, don't talk."

Zhu Yuanzhang put the knife back into the sheath with a backhand, stepped on Zhu Biao, lowered his voice very low, and reprimanded: "Look at your eyesight, you say every day that you are practicing martial arts and cultivating immortals, oh, how big it sounds!" It's like being patient!"

"Didn't the eyes shine for a month? What's the matter, can't even see a piece of paper?"

While scolding his son, Zhu Yuanzhang put his son on the saddle, let him sit in front of him, and protected him properly.

Zhu Biao was still young and not big in stature. Two people rode a horse, and it was not crowded. A horse in horse armor could still bear the weight.

It can be seen that Comrade Zhu is really a little angry. Zhu Biao is like a chicken being held by the neck. After tearing off the black cloth covering his face, he sat on the horse peacefully, not daring to move. move.

The paper figurine just now was indeed a mistake caused by negligence, but it is not impossible for him to react. Let Zhu Yuanzhang help him like this, and he became a small handle in the hands of the old father, showing his "carelessness" , Hang up the fault and praise it.

His experience is still too little, and if he really fights with people, even if he is stronger than the other party in magic power and spells, he will easily suffer.

But in terms of advantages, Zhu Biao still has a lot of room for growth. He has a famous teacher to guide him, and he is also very talented. If he works hard, he will not worry about reaching the realm of being invincible in the world.

Zhu Biao is still using spells, and he is in a state of hiding his body. Comrade Zhu can see him, mostly because Comrade Zhu has dragon energy in his body, and the general trend of humanity is in him. The guards on the left and right sides can only touch him. Lost their minds, they only saw Zhu Yuanzhang lift a ball of air from the ground, and immediately put down another ball of air.

But they also have brains, and they don't have to ask if they can't think about it.

It is quite normal for a high-ranking person to have a few capable people and strange people around him.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered: "Wu Ce, go and ask the governor to open the city gate and welcome the army in."

One of the guards on the left and right came out. He was riding a tall black horse, with no armor on his body, and a short knife on his back. Wu Ce of the Arch Guard Division, as one of Zhu Yuanzhang's most trusted "hawks and dogs", he naturally followed this march.

After receiving the order, he quickly galloped away.

The sudden arrival of the reinforcements caught Chen Youliang by surprise. Because they were unprepared, they quickly retreated steadily. But this time, the terrain has to be expanded a lot. Unlike the time in Longwan, they can still withdraw without fighting A total defeat.

Besides, Comrade Zhu didn't intend to fight a tough battle now to sum up the overall situation. He just wanted to force them back temporarily. His troops came in a hurry and didn't have enough physical strength.

The sound of shouting, beating and killing was endless. Zhu Yuanzhang pulled the reins, suppressed the restless and restless horse, and watched the battle ahead calmly, with an expression as if he was watching someone else play chess.

The soldiers he brought were all selected from the ranks of his hometown, one in a million, and all of them could obey the orders and prohibitions. They were excellent in riding, and even the man and the horse did not make a single rubbing sound of clothes, and it was so quiet. Excessive, don't look at it with your eyes, as if it doesn't exist at all.

In such a noisy environment, they unexpectedly forcibly carved out a small quiet space here.

Seeing the enemy fleeing farther and farther, and his own army retreating, Zhu Yuanzhang looked down at Zhu Biao, waved his subordinates back, and ordered: "Everyone go to General Xu Da, let's go into the city by ourselves."

Dozens of people respectfully agreed and left in a short while.

"Let's take you into the city first." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "You will show up after entering the city. There is chaos there. They will naturally regard you as coming with Xu Da."

Where is Xu Da?

Zhu Yuanzhang saw what Zhu Biao was thinking, and took the initiative to explain: "We have brought two 10,000+ soldiers and horses, most of them are sailors, led by him, and they are still on the river."

"Since there are not many infantry, what is going on now?"

"He was scared. He didn't know what kind of ambush we had." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Secondly, since we are here, it is useless to take down Hongdu. Naturally, we have to withdraw to a place that is more convenient for a decisive battle. go."

The meaning is only general, but the content is very clear-the siege of Hongdu is over, but the big war is coming soon.

With the clatter of horseshoes, they gradually moved towards the dilapidated city of Hongdu.

When you look at it from a distance, you only know it is dilapidated, but you only feel the horror of war when you get close.The city gate, the city wall, and the ground, every place is telling the tragedy of this guarding battle.

A large number of broken limbs, broken stones, and pieces of wood were scattered on the ground, almost covering the entire open space in front of the city gate.

Zhu Yuanzhang maneuvered the horse around the obstacles on the ground, and only scanned the surrounding environment. He had a general understanding of the situation in his heart, and he couldn't help sighing, thankful that he was not one step behind.

Comrade Lao Zhu has fought many battles. Of course he is distressed. The complexity in his heart must be complicated, but his knowledge has brought enough indifference and calmness. Soon he only kept the duel in his heart. Thinking.

For Zhu Biao, this was his first time on the battlefield. He didn't look closely at it before, but now that he got closer, the smell of blood and smoke went straight to his nose. The scorched bones and mottled wounds made him shudder and hairs all over his body.

He could only silently say in his heart whether to look or not, hypnotized himself to calm down, and at the same time closed his sense of smell.

When he was about to enter the city, Zhu Biao stretched out his hand quickly, sucked up something with magic power, and stuffed it into the leather pouch on the left side of the horse.

"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.

"It's a straw sandal." Zhu Biao said, "It's a monster after the straw sandal has become a spirit. The folks call this a demon."

He originally planned to explain to Zhu Yuanzhang what a defeated monster is, but Comrade Zhu knew better than him, so he sneered and said, "It's strange that there are no defeated demons in the world with that shabby emperor in the Yuan court."

Zhu Biao said: "I rescued this from the general Chen Youliang. I heard what they said. This monster seems to have helped our messenger."

"Zhang Ziming?"

"Zhang Ziming? What's the messenger's name?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We don't know, anyway, the only messenger we saw was Zhang Ziming."

"That should be this person!" Zhu Biao then told Zhu Yuanzhang everything he heard and saw, and concluded, "He is very loyal and deserves a reward."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "If you want him, just say so. It's not like we won't give it to you. You've also reached the age to do things. You can't do it if there is no one around you."

"Ah?" Zhu Biao was surprised, "Father, I don't want it, don't talk nonsense! This man is very good, you can stay as a soldier."

Zhu Biao really didn't think so, and he really felt that Zhu Yuanzhang should reward Zhang Ziming well.But for example, it is as if a child walks on the street and takes a second look at the restaurant, the parents think he is hungry; when he sneezes, he feels sick; when the wind blows, he thinks he should wear long johns .

Zhu Yuanzhang embodies this truth very well at this time.He felt that Zhu Biao's manpower was not enough, and he thought that Zhu Biao thought so too, so he didn't care whether he was really short of talents, just plugging in people was right.

"We have no shortage of subordinates there. Since Zhang Ziming is loyal and has connections with monsters, it's just right to go to your monster-suppressing place. Why don't you be your personal soldier. Don't worry."

For the sake of speaking, Zhu Biao has no objection, of course he is very satisfied with Zhang Ziming, who doesn't like this kind of person?

"Okay, then I'll take this person away in a while."

The inside of the city gate is still intact. Since Huayun lost in Taiping, Hongdu has learned a lesson and rebuilt the city wall. It is far away from the river, so the materials are still very new. caught the eye.

The horse's hooves stepped on the stone slabs, making a light rattling sound, the sunlight could not come in from the door opening, no one came in outside the city, and no one went out in the city, and for a while there were only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao in the darkness. personal.

After the sun was covered, the surrounding area was much cooler. Zhu Biao was blown by the cool wind, and the tense nerves in his head relaxed. He thought of many doubts, and couldn't help but say: "Father?"

"En." Zhu Yuanzhang responded.

"You asked Zhang Ziming to deliver the letter. I heard him call the army is coming, but you came too fast, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We have expected this a long time ago, and the words are true, right?"

Zhu Biao nodded.

"If he can deliver the letter, that's of course great. If he is caught by Chen Youliang, it doesn't matter whether he tells the truth or lies. Look at the situation today, who would have thought that our army Can it come so fast?"

It makes sense, no matter what the result is, it can disturb the morale of Chen Youliang's army and boost our morale.

"Let's just write about a big army coming soon, without mentioning the time. This is a brilliant place." After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he shouted, "Drive! Go to the city, and ask if you have anything else to do later!"

As soon as you enter the city, you can see a group of soldiers waiting there.They all just retreated from the front line, and after receiving the order to open the door from Wu Ce, they all rushed down from the city wall and gathered here in line.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's shadow, although they were still exhausted, the feeling of being saved and the excitement of being able to repay the king's favor on the golden platform made these men who had lived and died several times red-eyed and cheered up.

Standing in front of them was Zhu Wenzheng. Before Zhu Yuanzhang passed by, he had already put his body down and saluted.

"Biao'er, go down, come back later."

Zhu Biao responded, turned over quietly from the horse's back, and landed lightly on the ground while Zhu Yuanzhang accelerated his horse and galloped over.

He quickly hid on the side of the road, lifted the spell, and quietly watched Comrade Zhu interact with the generals.

Zhu Yuanzhang rode his horse past, and didn't get off his horse until he was in front of everyone.As soon as he got off the horse, everyone half-knelt down, clasped their fists together, and said loudly: "Master!"

"Okay, okay, let's all get up!" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't smile. Although they won this battle, the price they paid was too heavy. It will be blocked by a Hongdu city!"

The generals involuntarily puffed up their chests, with pride on their faces. This is the truth!They accomplished a feat never before seen in military history, which is enough to be recorded in the annals of history, even after thousands of years, it is still worth mentioning.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced around at the people present and asked, "Where's Desheng? Why isn't he here? We're all here, why is he still guarding the city wall?"

Subconsciously, he thought that his general, who was as hard and strong as the Black Iron Tower, would not die here.

Hearing these words, Deng Yu almost burst into tears, and said in a trembling voice, "Marshal, he, General Zhao, is dead. He was stabbed in the waist and abdomen by a stream arrow and died."

"……died?"

"Yes."

"Dead." Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, didn't say anything, just said, "Who doesn't fight with his head tied to his belt?"

He didn't allow the sad emotions to spread in the team, nor did he allow it to spread in his own heart. He grabbed Zhu Wenzheng's arm, helped him up first, patted his shoulder, and forced a smile: "Wenzheng, what are you doing?" This time is a great achievement!"

Zhu Wenzheng couldn't feel any quiet atmosphere at all, he was full of joy, the corners of his mouth were about to reach into the sky, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Commander, for your compliment!"

Seeing Zhu Wenzheng's over-excited performance, Deng Yu couldn't help but glance at him, his heart became complicated, and he quickly reflected on his expression, but he lowered his head, no one noticed his sinking expression.

"Our nephew, that is capable!" Zhu Yuanzhang's smile gradually became natural, "You are now the governor, and we have no official position to reward you. As for gold and silver, let's talk about it after the war is over!"

Zhu Wenzheng was dissatisfied in his heart, but still respectful and decent on the surface, he said in a clear voice: "I listen to the commander in chief. It is a gift from the commander in chief that this subordinate can have today's status, so what if it is not rewarded?"

"Good! Have courage!"

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with himself, Zhu Wenzheng's unhappiness about not being rewarded became a little bit lighter. He thought of more important things, so he couldn't help but looked around Zhu Yuanzhang, trying to find Zhu Biao's trace.

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly noticed his prudent actions, and said calmly, "Wen Zheng, what are you looking for?"

His tone was very flat, and his voice was even less turbulent, but Zhu Wenzheng only felt that a big mountain was pressing towards him, silent and heavy, like a death signal that could not be rejected.

In just a few breaths, his back was wet with sweat, and he quickly shook his head and said, "This subordinate didn't see anything."

"I did not see?"

"No, no."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "If you say you want to find our soldiers, they are all helping Xu Da, and they have not neglected their duties, so don't worry."

The surrounding soldiers didn't know what was going on, and when they saw the governor talking to the commander in chief, they didn't dare to disturb him rashly. When Zhu Yuanzhang asked that question just now, he sensed that the atmosphere was not right, so he held his breath and held his voice, not daring to move.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's smile, they looked at each other a few times and praised Zhu Wenzheng for caring about the commander-in-chief and his thoughtfulness.

Zhu Wenzheng was so frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang's words that his face turned pale. Khan forced out the words together, and squeezed out a sentence: "Marshal, let's go to rest first, there are still some places in the city where people can live."

"Well. You arrange people to bring in part of the army outside the door, help repair the house and transport materials, and the rest are stationed separately."

"Yes!"

On Zhu Biao's side, he just took a few glances when a fat cat jumped off the roof next to him and landed in front of him.

Ju Fei spit out the burden on the ground with a bang, pulled out a piece of lake crepe and sand-green clothes with his claws, and found a pair of boots, and put them in front of Zhu Biao.