Xuanwu Lake Ming Army Camp.
Xu Da was sitting in the commander's tent dealing with military affairs.
For this northern expedition, Great Ming would dispatch 150,000 elite cavalry to the northern grasslands.
As the saying goes, food and fodder should be given priority before the troops and horses move.
150,000 elite cavalrymen required an astonishing amount of rations.
It was even more than the army of seven to eight hundred thousand soldiers.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty's elite cavalry was equipped with two warhorses.
In other words, the 150,000 elite cavalry required 300,000 warhorses.
The elite cavalrymen needed at least three catties of food per person per day to ensure their combat effectiveness.
The daily consumption of warhorses was three times that of cavalry.
In other words, an elite cavalryman and two warhorses would consume at least 20 jin of energy every day.
150,000 elite cavalrymen, that was about the same, reaching a daily consumption of about 3,000,000 jin.
Of course, there were also horse grain, coarse grain, and fine grain.
But no matter what, the 150,000 elite cavalrymen of Great Ming consumed a huge amount every day.
This didn't include the infantry who were transporting and protecting the food.
In short, this northern expedition was not only a crusade, but also a war of attrition.
A quick battle was the key to this northern expedition.
Otherwise, as time went on, just the daily consumption of the army would be enough to drag down Da Ming.
As the commander of the 150,000-strong army, how could Xu Da dare to be the slightest bit careless?
Just as Xu Da was looking at the grassland map and thinking about the supply route…
Outside the tent, a guard reported,"
"Great General, outside the tent, His Highness the King of Yan and the King of Zhou have arrived!”
Xu Da's gaze paused. He waved his hand and said,
"Let them in."
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, Zhu Di and Zhu Xi entered the tent.
"Zhu Silang!"
"Zhu the Fifth!"
"Greetings, Great General!"
The two brothers walked together.
Xu Da raised his head and looked at Zhu Di and Zhu Xi. His gaze finally settled on Zhu Di.
It was obvious that Zhu Di's injuries had not fully recovered, so his posture was a little awkward when he bowed.
"Are your injuries serious? If you can't do it, don't force yourself. Now that the army has gathered and the north is about to begin, I can't give you too much time to recuperate.”
Zhu Di cupped his fists respectfully.
"Reporting to Great General, the marked injuries are not serious and will not affect the army going north.”
Xu Da nodded lightly, his eyes revealing a hint of admiration.
From the fact that he had beaten Zhu Di forty times, Xu Da could already tell that Zhu Di not only had a donkey's temper, but he was also a tough nut to crack. He was indeed a good soldier.
It was just that his personality was a little dull and needed to be honed.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll arrange for you to become a centurion in the scout camp.”
Zhu Di was overjoyed. He knew that the scout camp was specialized in investigating military intelligence. The place where information was transmitted was the eyes of the army and also the place where people were trained the most.
"We will obey the general's orders!"
Only then did Xu Da shift his gaze to Zhu Rong, his gaze somewhat mocking.
Zhu Rong's heart trembled. He felt that something was wrong. Would his father-in-law take revenge for his personal grudge?
Didn't she just tease him a little? You can't be so petty, right?
"As for you, Zhu the Fifth, didn't you want to be conferred the title of Marquis?”
"I'll give you this chance. It just so happens that in this northern expedition, supplies are the most important thing for my army.”
"This general reports to Your Majesty that a new supply camp has been established in the army, and is responsible for the supply and transportation of the army.”
"You will be in charge of the supply camp for this general. Of course, as the commander of the first camp, the status of a hundred households is obviously a little low. This general will make an exception and promote you to a thousand households.”
Hearing Xu Da's appointment, Zhu Rong was slightly stunned. His father-in-law was asking him to manage logistics?
However, Zhu Rong quickly understood Xu Da's intentions.
Alright, let Fourth Brother go to the scout camp and let me take care of the supplies.
He was determined not to give her a chance to perform!
His father-in-law was indeed narrow-minded.
Seeing that Zhu Rong didn't react, Xu Da narrowed his eyes.
"Why, Zhu the Fifth, do you have any objections to my arrangements?”
Zhu Rong knew that if he dared to show any dissatisfaction, his father-in-law would definitely give him a beating.
Thus, he calmly cupped his hands.
"I have no objections. I will obey the general's orders!”
Seeing that Zhu Rong didn't fall for it, Xu Da felt a little bored. This brat was indeed shrewd. He could only wave his hand.
"If you don't have any objections, then go down. Someone will take you to the various self-management departments.”
"Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
When the two brothers walked out of the commander's tent, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Rong with some doubt."
"Fifth Brother, what's going on? Uncle Xu seems to have some opinions about you?”
Although Zhu Di was stunned, he was not stupid. Just now in the commander's tent, he could clearly feel that Xu Da had some hostility towards his fifth brother.
However, wasn't Fifth Brother already engaged to the Xu family? Why did Uncle Xu target No. 5?
Obviously, Zhu Di still didn't know what had happened between Xu Da and Zhu Rong.
Zhu Rong was quite indifferent. He chuckled and said,"
"It's fine. I guess my future father-in-law has high expectations of me and is deliberately tempering me. Can't you see that I've already been promoted without doing anything?”
Zhu Di was a little speechless. Was this a promotion? This is clearly to make you idle.
However, Zhu Di didn't know what to say when he saw Zhu Xiong's indifferent expression.
Just then, Xu Da's personal guards came over and wanted to bring the two of them to their respective camps.
After the two brothers bade each other farewell, they parted ways and officially began their military careers.
……
Logistics Camp.
When Zhu Xiong arrived, he thought he had entered the wrong camp.
Not only was the entire camp in a mess, but the soldiers inside had no military discipline at all.
Some were squatting, some were lying down, some were sitting, and some even dared to gamble in the military camp in broad daylight.
The noise was as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were gambling.
Zhu Xiong only needed to glance at the entire supply camp to know where the problem was.
Alright, he knew that this old fellow Xu Da was up to no good.
It seemed that this supply camp was full of veterans.
Zhu Rong dared to guarantee that this so-called supply camp was definitely something that Xu Da had deliberately given him.
With Xu Da's strict management of the army, how could he allow his soldiers to be so weak?
Xu Da had probably brought all the troublemakers in the entire military camp to the supply camp!
Beside Zhu Rong, Xu Da's personal guard felt a little awkward when he saw Yi Gan's behavior in the supply camp. He coughed twice and explained,"
"The logistics camp has just been established. Because the chief officer has not yet arrived, the military discipline is a little lax.”
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Zhu Rong's mouth. What did he mean by the commander was not in place and the military discipline was lax?
He's probably waiting for me to take over as the chief so that he can show me his might!
Did he really think that he was a little brat who didn't know anything?
Xu Da's personal guards saw that Zhu Rong was silent and didn't dare to delay any further. They hurriedly entered the camp and kicked a few soldiers who were not doing their job properly. At the same time, they shouted,
"Look at you guys! Gather quickly! Your chief is here!"
Under the constant kicking and kicking of Xu Da's personal guards, the soldiers in the supply camp took a long time to get into formation.
That formation, that attire, that formation, they did not look like soldiers, but more like a group of hooligans.
Zhu Rong didn't say anything until Xu Da's personal guard came to invite him. Only then did he follow the guard to a high platform.
"This is your future chief officer, Thousand Households, Zhu the Fifth!”
"In the future, all matters regarding your supply camp will be decided by Thousand Households Zhu.”
"Greet Thousand Households Zhu!"
On the high platform, Xu Da's personal guard introduced Zhu Rong to the soldiers of the entire supply camp.
However, just as he finished speaking, someone shouted unhappily,
"What bullsh * t chief officer? What was the general thinking? He actually let a baby be our leader. Was he worthy?”
"That's right. How old is this child? Have you ever seen blood before? Don't pee your pants at the sight of blood, hahahaha!”
Upon hearing this, the thousand soldiers of the supply camp laughed wildly.
"That's right, that's right. Has this baby been weaned? Are you worthy of being our leader?"
"If I had known that the logistics camp would be led by a baby, I wouldn't have come. Isn't this wasting my time?”
"Speaking of which, how old is this child? He's already a thousand-year-old at such a young age. This relationship is really strong. However, no matter how strong your relationship is, it's useless here.”
"Yes, this is the military camp. The strong are respected. You should go somewhere cool.”
In the supply camp, nearly a thousand soldiers were taunting, cursing, sneering, and looking down on him.
Zhu Rong was not angry at all. He just looked coldly at the soldiers below.
Xu Da's personal guard couldn't stand it anymore. He knew Zhu Xiong's identity. If he allowed these seasoned soldiers to continue scolding him, he was really afraid that this prince in front of him would become truly angry.
If anything bad happened, he would not be able to explain it to Xu Da.
Just as the guard stepped forward and was about to say something harsh to suppress these seasoned soldiers…
Zhu Rong stopped him."
"You have nothing to do here. Go back and report to the Great General.”
Hearing Zhu Rong's words, the guard was stunned. He looked at Zhu Rong in disbelief.
"Sir, are you sure? They were a group of seasoned soldiers, very troublesome and not easy to deal with.”
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Zhu Rong's mouth as he said indifferently,"
"That's my business. You can go back and report. You don't need to worry about other things.”
Seeing that Zhu Rong had made up his mind, Xu Da's personal guard was helpless. He could only cup his hands and say,
"Yes, my lord."
Before he left, the guard could not help but remind him in a low voice,
"Sir, if you really can't control these people, you'd better give in to the general. After all, you're..."
Zhu Rong waved his hand and interrupted the guard,
"Got it. You may leave."
"Yes, sir!"
After the guard left, Zhu Xiong looked at the veterans of the supply camp and revealed a sinister smile.
Admit defeat? It didn't exist!
If he didn't have any tricks up his sleeves, would he dare to request to follow the army?
These seasoned soldiers wanted to stump him?
Hehe, in the following days, Zhu Xiong was prepared to let these veterans experience what hell was like!
As for now!
Zhu Xiong bared his white teeth, twisted his neck, loosened his fist, and walked toward the seasoned soldiers.
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