"Imperial Father, Imperial Mother, Big Brother…don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Eighth Brother.”
Three days later, the day the Northern Expedition Army set off.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and Crown Prince Zhu Biao came to the middle army. Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and the others and said goodbye to them one by one. Zhu Di looked at them and then said to a few days.
"Fourth brother, you better take care of yourself. I'm a vanguard official. When the time comes, you won't be able to take care of me even if I'm the vanguard.”
When Zhu Zhen heard this, he chuckled and looked at Zhu Di.
The so-called Vanguard Official was the vanguard of an army, an existence that cleared the obstacles in front of the army. As the vanguard officer, Zhu Zhen was naturally at the forefront. On the other hand, Zhu Di was now Xu Da's personal army and had to follow Xu Da around.
"Zhen 'er, on the battlefield, be careful. Don't underestimate others just because you have divine power.”
Empress Ma said to Zhu Zhen.
"Yes, your mother is right. Throughout history, many wars have been lost because of underestimating the enemy. Back then, Fu Jian led an army of eight hundred thousand to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but the Eastern Jin Dynasty only had eighty thousand people. " Let's not talk about the long term. Let's just take the battle between me and Chen Youliang at Poyang Lake as an example. At that time, Chen Youliang was in the right place and time. He had a large army in his hands and wanted to destroy me, but in the end, he was defeated by me. So, Eighth Brother, everyone has seen your strength, but you can't underestimate your enemy.”
Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at Zhu Zhen and said. Everyone knew how terrifying Zhu Zhen was, and he even had three white tigers as pets. However, this did not mean that Zhu Zhen was foolproof. The best policy was to take one step at a time.
"Listen to other people's opinions. Although Miss Xu is a woman, she is a rare talent. If you have anything you don't understand, ask her more, okay?”
Zhu Biao also looked at Zhu Zhen and said.
"Yes, I understand."
"Father, mother, big brother, just wait to hear my good news. Father, I will definitely capture Wang Baobao and offer him to you.”
Zhu Zhen smiled and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Alright, Imperial Father will be waiting for your good news in the Ying Tian Prefecture.”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and looked at Zhu Zhen.
Zhu Di was depressed. Originally, he was the only prince to follow the army to the north, so he should have received the most attention. In the end, Zhu Zhen stole the limelight.
In his heart, Zhu Zhen decided that he would definitely establish achievements in this northern expedition and let Zhu Yuanzhang and the others see that his strength could not be underestimated.
The three armies set out at the same time, marching in three different directions.
At this moment, Zhu Zhen was riding on a Snow-Treading Dark Stallion with three majestic white tigers beside him. Today, Zhu Zhen did not wear armor. It was not that Zhu Yuanzhang and the others were stingy and did not equip Zhu Zhen with armor, but because Zhu Zhen's body changed too quickly. Perhaps in a day or two, Zhu Zhen's body would grow a lot.
Obviously, there was no suitable armor for Zhu Zhen to wear in such a rapid change. Therefore, Zhu Zhen could only wear plain clothes.
The most peculiar scene was that Lan Yu was currently leading Zhu Zhen's horse.
Lan Yu's injuries had already recovered. He was originally the vanguard of the middle army, but it was a pity that he was snatched away by Zhu Zhen. Moreover, because of the bet, Lan Yu became Zhu Zhen's personal guard and had to help him pull the horse.
However, Lan Yu wasn't unhappy. He was convinced by Zhu Zhen. Zhu Zhen had defeated him with this ability. When he recovered and saw Zhu Zhen subdue three more white tigers, he admired Zhu Zhen even more. Therefore, Lan Yu was not angry that she could help Zhu Zhen pull the horse down. Instead, she was quite beautiful.
The route of the middle army was to reach Shanxi directly from Yingtian, and then enter the Great Wall from Shanxi's Yanmen Pass.
A month later, Shanxi!
It was more than 1,100 kilometers from Yingtian to Shanxi. In ancient times, they often marched, walking about 30 to 40 miles a day.
Xu Da's request was to march forty li a day. The weather along the way was not bad, so in a month's time, everyone had already arrived at Shanxi from Heaven Ying Prefecture.
After Xu Da arrived in Shanxi, the army temporarily rested here.
Shanxi, Ming army camp.
At this moment, Zhu Zhen was eating. There were three white tigers lying beside him, and a cow was placed in front of him.
Originally, as a general, he should share weal and woe with his subordinates, not to mention being able to eat cows. However, Zhu Zhen was different. Zhu Zhen had a special constitution. He had to eat meat for every meal, and his appetite was shocking. He ate a cow for every meal.
For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang even specially opened the back door for Zhu Zhen. He specially equipped him with a team and logistics so that Zhu Zhen could eat his fill when he marched.
No one dared to have any objections because they all knew Zhu Zhen's identity and how terrifying he was. Even if they didn't know, no one dared to say anything when they saw the three white tigers beside Zhu Zhen.
Compared to the previous time when Zhu Zhen ate, he would directly climb onto the food and then grab it to eat. The current Zhu Zhen was much more dignified.
Now, Zhu Zhen was holding a knife in his hand. After cutting off the meat, he would eat it heartily.
It was not because Zhu Zhen was unwilling to be bold and unconstrained in the past, but because his identity was different now. Firstly, Zhu Zhen was now a vanguard general. It would indeed be inappropriate and embarrassing if he was late like before. Secondly, Zhu Zhen had grown up again in a month.
During the expedition, Zhu Zhen looked like he was eight or nine years old. After a month of trekking, Zhu Zhen now looked like a ten-year-old child. His figure had already begun to take shape, and his bearing had already been revealed. He looked like a teenager.
Because of this, Zhu Zhen could no longer eat like a child.
"Zhu Zhen…"
Just as Zhu Zhen and the three white tigers were eating, a person walked in and shouted at Zhu Zhen.
"Um…Sister Xu, have you eaten? Do you want to eat together?”
Zhu Zhen raised his head and saw that it was Xu Miaoyun. He was stunned for a moment before he smiled at Xu Miaoyun.
There was nothing he could do. This evil Xu Miaoyun had been controlling Zhu Zhen like Zhu Zhen's mother for the past month. Zhu Zhen really loved and hated this woman, but he was speechless. He did not dare to offend her, so he avoided her if he could. When he saw her, he immediately ran away.
"Stop eating. Let's go. The Great General wants to see you.”
Xu Miaoyun looked at Zhu Zhen eating the meat and shook her head helplessly. This person always ate with dignity. Those who knew that he was a prince would think that he was a refugee. However, this was already much better than before.
"See me now?
"Yes, now."
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