At the order, the soldiers cheered endlessly. Not long after, pigs and sheep were brought back. In the barracks, pigs were slaughtered and meat was eaten. The starving soldiers hugged the pig legs and ate until their mouths were full of oil.
It was the same the next day.
After eating meat for three consecutive days, everyone's face was covered with a faint layer of oil. Zhu Youjian finally gathered everyone and gave the order to break camp and go south.
"Sir, why not wait for the weapons from the War Bureau to arrive before setting off?”Xu Guangqi couldn't help but ask.
" Speed is the most important thing in war. The rebel army is powerful. Once it spreads to the surrounding counties, I'm afraid it will cause even greater turmoil..." Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Youjian was worried.
In his opinion, the guards had long lost their combat ability and were not reliable. They had to rush to Dongchang immediately and nail them there like a nail, like a magnet to firmly attract the rebel soldiers and prevent them from spreading to the surroundings!
"There is still one thing I don't understand. Why did Your Highness let the soldiers eat meat for three days?”Xu Guangqi asked the second question.
" The soldiers need nutrition…" Zhu Youjian used a new term." Although the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are used to suffering, they lack nutrition and are not worthy of being put in an important position. Therefore, this king will first nourish his body with food and then train his formation. Only then will he have the strength to fight against Xu Hongru and the other bandits.”
"I see!" Xu Guangqi was enlightened. He looked at the fourteen-year-old young prince with a face full of praise. He didn't expect him to be so organized at such a young age.
In time, this person will definitely be an important minister of our Ming Dynasty!
The new army marched all the way. When they reached ten miles away from the north gate of Yun City, they happened to catch up with the soldiers of the local guard station fighting Xu Hongru.
The rebel soldiers were powerful, and with a charge, they scattered the Wei Suo army. The Ming army retreated in a sorry state, and there were abandoned flags and weapons everywhere.
"All troops, listen up! Set up camp on the spot!" Zhu Youjian looked around. There was a deserted village with a few dilapidated houses. The rebel soldiers could be seen from afar, eyeing them like tigers. He gave the order.
"Your Highness, this place is too close to the rebel soldiers. If we are not careful, wouldn't we be walking into a trap?”
"No worries, although the rebel army has many people, they are just a plate of loose sand. When they win, they will charge forward, and when they lose, they will scatter.”
Zhu Youjian was full of confidence. As a transmigrator, he had long known the outcome of Xu Hongru's uprising.
This guy had been running around for less than a month before he was wiped out by the Ming army that came from all directions.
It seemed that he had to thank those remonstrants in the imperial court! Otherwise, this king wouldn't have gotten this military merit so easily!
"From today onwards, all soldiers will be assigned to build deep trenches and high walls around the camp. If anyone slacks off, kill them without mercy!”
Before the weapons from the War Bureau arrived, they could only hold the fort like a nail in the heart of the rebel soldiers, but they couldn't break in.
Xu Guangqi seemed to understand. The young prince wanted to defend this place!
However…
The rebel soldiers came and went like the wind. They could completely bypass the large military camp and harass other places. Why would they obediently attack the high walls and increase casualties?
"If the rebel soldiers could understand this principle, they would have already swept through the land of Qi and Lu and approached the capital region. Why would they stop in a small place like Dongchang and stir up trouble?”
Zhu Youjian sneered. This Xu Hongru was just a farmer with a head full of broomcorn flowers. One day, he suddenly had a whim and led a group of people to destroy the county magistrate's family. Then, he used the tiger skin as a flag and carried the hungry people in the city. He ran like a wolf and attacked everywhere. Wherever he went, he only robbed merchants, killed officials, and plundered money and women. He was just an emperor and bandit.
Rebellions were also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The highest-level rebels were Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang. They were the best at using troops to conquer strategy. They established the country during the Kaiyuan period and left their names in history.
The lowest were Xu Hongru and his gang. They were content with just a small amount of wealth and had two fat women in their arms. They did not have any lofty pursuits. They were not even a little bit different from Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.
If the leader was Zhu Youjian, he would not hesitate to give up Dongchang and lead the rebel army to attack the capital region. Perhaps the world would be within his grasp.
Defending Dongchang and waiting for the Ming army to attack would only lead to death!
Sure enough, when the sky turned dark, a group of rebel soldiers held torches and launched a probing attack on the new army that had just built the high wall.
"Wang Chengen, take this king's spear!”
Zhu Youjian, who was a military attaché stationed abroad in his previous life, squatted on the high wall. He squinted one eye and fired decisively under the light of the setting sun, knocking over a believer of the Scent of Fragrance with a white cloth wrapped around his head.
With the leader dead, the rest of the people scattered like birds and beasts. After a while, they gathered again and threw the torches high into the high wall.
"Protect the rations and supplies. Those who dare to leave the city to fight will die!”Zhu Youjian gave the order. The gunshots in his hands kept ringing. Every time a gunshot was fired, a thief would fall to the ground.
After half a night of chaos, a few of the rebel soldiers were killed, but they did not manage to get within a hundred steps of the high wall.
With the sound of a gong, the rebel soldiers retreated like the tide. Xu Guangqi heaved a sigh of relief." Your Highness, the rebel soldiers have retreated."”
"If this king's guess is correct, the rebel soldiers will attack at dawn.”Zhu Youjian looked at the completely dark sky and said faintly.
"I'll have to trouble Mister Xu to order the soldiers to put on their clothes and rest immediately. Gather all the armed soldiers and wait for my order to charge out and catch the rebel soldiers off guard!”
Xu Guangqi was skeptical, but he still chose a troop of 100 elite soldiers with the best sabers and spears.
Following Prince Xin's instructions, he removed the horse bells from the horses 'necks and threw them onto the road outside the high wall.
As the stars moved, Zhu Youjian looked at the stars in the sky, yawned a few times, and closed his eyes.
While he was half-asleep, he suddenly heard the sound of Ma Lingdang being stepped on. He hurriedly got up and rubbed his eyes. As expected, with the light of dawn in the east, he could vaguely see dense rebel soldiers sneaking toward the high wall!
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