In the northern suburbs.
Xuanwu Lake Ming Army Camp.
Tent after tent was scattered in the middle of the grass.
For this northern expedition, the Ming army would send out 150,000 elite cavalry.
He would march straight in and take Northern Yuan.
Since ancient times, the greatest taboo in war was to travel long distances.
Firstly, the long journey was tiring, causing the morale of the army to be lax.
Secondly, they had just arrived at an unfamiliar place. They were unfamiliar with the environment and were not used to the climate. Many factors determined the outcome of the battle.
Therefore, this time, Zhu Yuanzhang sent out his elite troops to destroy Northern Yuan in the shortest time possible.
These 150,000 elite cavalrymen were all carefully selected.
Whether it was riding skills, physical strength, or martial arts, they were all top-notch in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, it was easier said than done to become outstanding in such an elite troop in the shortest time possible.
On the open space of Xuanwu Lake, 150,000 elite soldiers were ready to go.
In the commander-in-chief's camp.
Xu Da held the military register and called out names.
"Zhu Si Lang, Zhu Wu Lang."
The Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, and the Prince of Zhou, Zhu Xi, stepped forward and cupped their hands.
"It's marked here."
"It's marked here."
Xu Da looked at the two of them, his eyes revealing an indescribable meaning.
The fourth brother, Zhu Di, was good at charging into battle. His character was also exceptionally strong.
The fifth, Zhu Xi, was still young. He wore armor that clearly did not match his figure, making him look even shorter.
It even looked a little funny.
In Xu Da's words, Zhu Rong joining the army was simply like a lazy donkey going to the mill.
A prince who usually did not care about court affairs had to go against him and come to the military camp.
Forget it.
How could a child grow up without experience?
On the other hand, Zhu Di was wearing the clothes of an ordinary soldier.
On the other hand, Zhu Rong was wearing the purple soft armor gifted by the Crown Prince. The two of them formed a sharp contrast.
Xu Da turned his gaze back to Zhu Rong.
"Zhu the Fifth, do you know? The purple soft armor you are wearing can only be worn by thousand-households and above.”
"Men, take off his armor.”
Zhu Rong was stunned. Only then did he realize that not everyone in the Ming army could wear this soft armor.
Only a person like the commander of a thousand households had the right to wear such high-grade soft armor.
As for him, Zhu Rong, he had changed his name to Zhu Silang. This meant that he had completely bid farewell to his identity as a prince.
Zhu Di had already suffered once. Xu Da had stripped him of his soft armor, and he had even been flogged 40 times for the crime of impersonation.
Her butt still hadn't recovered.
After all, they were brothers. Zhu Di didn't want to repeat what he had done to his younger brother.
When they entered the main tent, Zhu Di had warned Zhu Rong about this, but Old Fifth was stubborn.
"General, my brother is young and doesn't understand military rules. He then asked him to remove the soft armor. Please don't blame him."
Zhu Di stood in front of Zhu Xi and defended him.
However, this armor was gifted to him by Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
Zhu Xiong thought, how could he not have armor when he went into battle to kill the enemy?
Zhu Di's armor was stripped because he was brainless.
The situation was different when it came to Zhu Rong.
"General, this armor was gifted by someone and does not take up the resources of the army.”
Things weren't as simple as Zhu Xiong had imagined.
"The family has its rules, and the army has its military discipline."
"Zhu the Fifth, you must know that in this tent, in the Great Ming Army, I am the only commander. You have to obey me unconditionally.”
Xu Da's expression darkened, and he looked like he was doing business.
Zhu Di's expression changed.
It seemed that Xu Da was going to be serious.
"Fifth…"
Zhu Di looked at his younger brother, Zhu Xi, worriedly.
A thought flashed through Zhu Rong's mind and he came up with an idea.
"General, if I become a thousand households, will I be qualified to wear this soft armor?”
Xu Da was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood what he meant.
He could not help but sigh in his heart. This kid really knew how to take advantage of loopholes.
Zhu Di didn't dare to let out a single fart after his armor was stripped off.
When it came to Zhu Rong, he actually made such a request.
Xu Da calmed his mind and said.
"That's not impossible. However, the thousand and hundred households in the army had already been appointed beforehand. They were all brave and skilled in martial arts.”
"How about this, I won't make things difficult for you. Seeing that you are still young, if you can fight 100 people, you are qualified to be a hundred households.”
"I will allow you to wear this soft armor.”
It wasn't that Xu Da was deliberately making things difficult for Zhu Rong.
There was indeed such a rule in the Ming army.
In the Ming Dynasty's army, the clothes worn by the people of various positions were all set in advance.
Therefore, clothes could not be worn casually.
And as the commander, Xu Da naturally had to treat everyone equally and make everyone submit to him.
If he were to accept Zhu Rong as a centurion now, there would definitely be people in the army who would not accept it.
Therefore, the best way was to let him prove that he had the ability.
"What is it? Defeat 100 people. Uncle Xu, stop joking. How old was No. 5? He was only 12 years old. You want him to defeat 100 people, isn't this a joke?”
"Fifth brother, listen to your brother and take off this armor. I think Uncle Xu is deliberately making things difficult for you.”
Xu Da's expression darkened even more.
"Alright, then I'll fulfill your wish."
"Go to the open space now. I will arrange for 100 people. If you can defeat them, you will be qualified to wear this soft armor.”
………
"What is it? This kid actually boasted that he wanted to defeat 100 of us?”
"Did I hear wrongly?"
"With this small body, let alone beating up 100 of us, just me alone can beat him until he cries.”
"He's so arrogant at such a young age. If I don't teach him a lesson, he really won't know that Lord Ma has three eyes.”
"I'm afraid this child doesn't know the power of our elite cavalry.”
"Are you crazy from wanting to be an official? Do you think it's so easy to become a hundred or a thousand?”
"General Xu, why did you agree to such an absurd request?”
"I'm just wondering how he entered the military at this age. Don't tell me he opened the back door."
"Haha, I'm not afraid of opening the back door. In a while, we'll beat the shit out of this baby and let him go back to where he came from.”
"That's right. At this age, if you still want to stay in the military camp, hurry up and go home to play with mud.”
In front of the Ming army camp, on a large open space.
The 100 soldiers of the elite cavalry unit that Xu Da had summoned at the last minute looked at Zhu Xiong and discussed animatedly.
In other words, they did not even care about this 12-year-old kid.
No matter who looked at it, this was a little doll that had yet to reach adulthood.
Such a child had entered the military camp and even threatened to become a hundred households.
Wouldn't this make people laugh their heads off?
"Don't make any noise."
When Xu Da heard the words of these people in front of him, there was a different meaning in his eyes.
Kid, it's not that Uncle Xu is making things difficult for you, but you asked for it.
"Zhu the Fifth, are you ready?"
Zhu Xiong nodded, took off his soft armor, and walked forward step by step.
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