"Zhu Zhen, this time, whether or not our army can succeed depends on your vanguard.”
On the second day, the five thousand vanguard troops that Xu Da had prepared for Zhu Zhen were already ready to set off. These five thousand people were all cavalrymen, and they had brought along a few days 'worth of rations.
The vanguard army would not act alone. The main force would still rely on the army in the middle, so the distance between the two sides would not be too great. Therefore, the vanguard army did not need the logistics team to follow.
After a few days, the middle troops could send supplies. Thus, the vanguard needed to clear the front and investigate the situation while ensuring the safety of the main troops.
"Yes, I accept your orders!"
Zhu Zhen replied and immediately looked at the five thousand elite cavalry behind him.
"My sons of Ming, follow me out of the fortress!”
"Leave the fortress, leave the fortress!"
Everyone shouted loudly. Their momentum was like a rainbow. Clearly, they were united.
"Awoo…"
The three white tigers let out a series of roars at the same time, as if they were cheering for everyone.
"Let's go!"
Following Zhu Zhen's roar, the vanguard of five thousand cavalrymen set off.
"Don't worry!"
Xu Miaoyun looked at Xu Da and gave him a reassuring look. When Xu Da saw his daughter, he nodded with a hint of pride in his eyes.
Zhu Di looked at the high-spirited Zhu Zhen beside him. It would be a lie if he did not envy him. Unfortunately, he was here to learn this time. It was obvious that he would not have the opportunity to stand out like Zhu Zhen. Who asked his younger brother to be more capable than him?
"This is the Yanmen Pass?"
Soon, Zhu Zhen led the army to the front of Yanmen Pass. Outside Yanmen Pass was the Great Wall.
"That's right, this is Yanmen Pass, the most majestic pass in the world.”
Xu Miaoyun nodded as she looked at the pass.
"His aura is indeed extraordinary."
Zhu Zhen nodded.
Yanmen Pass was an important pass on the Great Wall. It was known for its "danger" and was hailed as "the first pass in China". There was a saying that "Yanmen Pass is the leader of the nine passes in the world". Together with Ningwu Pass and Pianguan, they were known as the "Outer Three Passages".
Outside Yanmen Pass was the frontier, and now, Zhu Zhen and the others were finally about to take the first step in their northern expedition.
At this moment, Zhu Zhen's mood was somewhat excited. To be honest, he had been very envious of the ancient army's formation and the majestic heroic posture before the battle in the past.
However, Zhu Zhen felt that what those movies and television dramas gave was not even one-ten-thousandth of what reality gave. The scene of 5,000 elite cavalry in front of him could be described as epic in any movie in the future.
Now that he was standing in front of Yanmen Pass, Zhu Zhen's state of mind was completely different. The heroic spirit of a man seemed to have been activated in an instant, and he was filled with fantasies about the scenery beyond the Great Wall.
"Leave the fortress!"
Zhu Zhen waved his hand, and the guards of Yanmen Pass opened the gate. Zhu Zhen took the lead and rushed out. He rode on his Snow-treading Dark Stallion and rode forward like a black whirlwind.
"Awoo…"
Three tiger roars shook Yanmen Pass, followed closely by Zhu Zhen rushing out of Yanmen Pass. The sound of horse hooves behind him shook the entire pass. This impregnable pass once again witnessed the army of an era leaving from here.
Yingtian Prefecture!
"Father, a letter from the Great General."
In the royal study, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were both present.
Zhu Biao entered the royal study and handed a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Quick, show it to us."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that it was a letter from Xu Da, his face immediately revealed a hint of joy. He then took the letter and read it.
"How is it? Xu Da said nothing, but is there any news about Fourth Brother and Zhen 'er?”
Generally speaking, Empress Ma did not like to ask about these things. After all, the male lead was outside and the female lead was inside. The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. In the past, Empress Ma did not care about this. However, it was different this time. This time, her two sons were in the army. How could she not worry about her as a mother? Therefore, Empress Ma was also very nervous about Xu Da's letter.
"Xu Da has already arrived in Shanxi. Li Wenzhong of the east army and Feng Sheng of the west army are already in position. The three armies are all ready. On Xu Da's side, he sent Eighth Brother to lead five thousand elite cavalry out of Yanmen Pass as the vanguard. As for Fourth Brother, he stayed by Xu Da's side.”
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly glanced at the letter. It contained some arrangements for the entire strategy and the specific situation of the various armies.
Among them, Xu Da naturally told Zhu Yuanzhang about Zhu Zhen and Zhu Di's situation.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide anything and told Zhu Biao and Empress Ma about it.
Upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Empress Ma and Zhu Biao's expressions changed.
What should have come had come. Zhu Zhen still had to lead the army alone.
"Don't panic. Xu Da said in the letter that the eldest girl of the Xu family also left with Eighth Brother. In addition, Lan Yu also followed.”
Zhu Yuanzhang saw Empress Ma's worry and said immediately.
"That's right, mother. Eighth brother is born with divine strength and has the courage to fight against ten thousand men. Moreover, he has three white tigers as his helpers.”
Zhu Biao also consoled Empress Ma, telling her not to worry too much.
"I know. As a mother, how can I not worry? Back then, when you went out to fight, I couldn't sleep every day either. It wasn't easy for me to conquer the country, but I ran out.”
Empress Ma sighed.
"Hehehe, who asked you to be the wife of your husband and the mother of your son.”
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled.
"It's the sons who made mother worry. The sons are unfilial.”
Zhu Biao said immediately.
"Alright, with the eldest daughter of the Xu family following me, I feel much more at ease. I wonder if Zhen 'er has grown up a little these past few days.”
"It's been more than a month since we last met. He should have grown up again.”
Empress Ma said.
"Don't worry, sister. This battle will end soon. This time, I have a strong feeling that Wang Baobao is finished.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Empress Ma. This premonition was very strong. Zhu Yuanzhang did not know why he had this premonition.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was actually hesitant about this northern expedition. He wanted to adopt a defensive strategy towards Northern Yuan. However, Xu Da wanted to fight, so Zhu Yuanzhang agreed.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang had always been worried about this northern expedition. It was only when Zhu Zhen descended from the sky and then arrived at Xu Da's military camp that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt relaxed.
This time, he had a vague feeling that Northern Yuan was going to perish!
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