As expected, Xu Da was so angry that his eyelids were twitching!
What was this?
Would I go back on my word in front of so many soldiers?
Hmph, I'll let you be smug for two days. I'll slowly deal with you later!
When the time comes, I'll make you cry and admit your mistake. Then, I'll teach you a good lesson.
After making up his mind, Xu Da walked forward and swept his gaze across the generals.
" Generals, listen up. The martial arts competition will be held in three days. It concerns the honor of our three armies. Anyone who dares to compete with His Highness the King of Chu can come to me and sign up."”
"The rules are as follows. Each side will bring 1,000 soldiers. The battle will be held in the camp.”
"The victor will be the vanguard general of the northern expedition!”
Hearing this, the soldiers who were already filled with righteous indignation were overjoyed.
Everyone was eager to try.
"Great General, I am willing to fight with His Highness King Chu!”
"I'm willing to bid!"
"I swear to defeat His Highness King Chu!"
"I am willing to avenge the Marquis of Yingchuan!"
......
The generals were united against a common enemy, and their auras flourished!
At this moment, the competition for the position of Thousand Households was too intense.
"Great General, there are so many generals, but only one thousand is not enough!”
"That's right. Everyone wants to spar with His Highness King Chu. One thousand households is not enough!”
"Haha, looks like there are many who want to take advantage of me? They all knew that His Highness King Chu had never led an army before, so they wanted to teach him a lesson, right?”
"As if you don't have such thoughts?”
"Same here. No matter how powerful His Highness King Chu's martial arts are, he's still one person. In a war, we still need to coordinate with the army!”
"Your Highness King Chu, you might as well admit defeat now, lest you cry when you lose the war!”
These rough masters had been suppressed for too long. Now, they were all letting go of their hearts and jeering!
Zhu Zhen was neither happy nor sad and did not speak.
He swept his gaze across the faces of these soldiers, memorizing these faces in his heart.
Little ones, if you haven't tasted my beating, I'll definitely beat all of you to tears later!
Xu Da wanted this effect.
Prince Six was too arrogant. He had to let these veterans teach him a lesson.
You are just a kid, so what if you have read many military books? You can only be considered to know how to fight when you command soldiers to fight on the battlefield!
From the bottom of his heart, Xu Da did not believe that Zhu Zhen could lead troops now.
This was also the reason why he had never agreed to Zhu Zhen becoming a general.
He hadn't even been on the battlefield, yet he wanted to lead troops to fight. Wasn't this harming him?
If I lose my life in the desert, His Majesty will still find trouble with me.
At that time, our daughter will be called a widow.
How bad was that?
Therefore, what Xu Da had to do was to ensure that Zhu Zhen would obediently be a small soldier under his command and watch over him.
Thinking of Zhu Zhen's powerful martial arts, Xu Da was still worried. Since the soldiers were so enthusiastic and wanted to help him train his son-in-law, he let everyone participate.
There was also a hundred percent chance of winning.
Waving his hand to stop the jeering of the generals, Xu Da said indifferently,
"This martial arts practice is limited to 1,000 soldiers, but it is not limited to the generals who lead the troops. Everyone can sign up to serve as a thousand households, a hundred households, a general flag, a small flag, and so on.”
"As long as we can win, I will reward you handsomely!”
When they heard that they could participate in the battle together and that there would be a huge reward if they won, the generals were overjoyed.
"Great General, what's the reward for winning?" someone asked.”
Xu Da thought for a moment and said loudly,"If you win, you'll be rewarded with a hundred roast chickens and fifty jars of good wine!"”
Upon hearing that there was good wine, the generals became even more excited and danced with joy.
Speaking of wine culture.
In history.
The people of the Ming Dynasty were full of pride. From Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang down, everyone liked to drink.
Zhu Yuanzhang also lifted the ban on drinking in the army and allowed drinking when there was no war.
Under the leadership of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, the ministers and commoners all liked to drink.
Zhu Yuanzhang even ordered the construction of restaurants, and restaurants were everywhere in the Ming Dynasty.
Even winemakers were a very honorable profession in the Ming Dynasty.
Another soldier jeered," Great General, isn't 100 roast chickens too little? It's not enough to go with the wine."”
"Right, right, Great General, don't search and search. Give us more.”
When Xu Da heard this, he did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said,"Alright, if you win, you'll be rewarded with 200 roast chickens and 100 jars of good wine!”
As he spoke, he suddenly stopped smiling and shouted,""But let me say this first. If we lose to His Highness King Chu, everyone will be beaten twenty times!”
All the generals were shocked!
It seemed that the general was determined to win. If he lost, it would be terrible!
However, everyone quickly relaxed. With so many experienced soldiers, how could they lose to King Chu?
"Great General, don't worry! We must win this battle!"
"I will definitely do my best!"
"I swear to defeat His Highness King Chu!"
......
The morale of the soldiers was high, and cheers continued.
Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy.
He stared at Xu Da from the corner of his eyes." Xu Tiande, how dare you scheme against my son?”
"Do you really think that I don't dare to deal with you?”
Threatening!
Strength to protect the child!
Xu Da was already prepared. He bowed and said,"Your Majesty, if what I did today can save His Royal Highness the King of Chu's life in the future, I am willing to be punished by Your Majesty!”
"Hey! I really can't deal with you!"
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth in hatred, but he really couldn't do anything to Xu Da.
He turned to Zhu Zhen and said angrily," Sixth Brother, since your father-in-law isn't kind, we can't let you be bullied."”
"You can also choose any soldier from the army. Choose whoever you like. You must win this battle for us!”
"Your son thanks Imperial Father!" Zhu Zhen said.”
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xu Da again." Tiande, our Sixth Brother chooses his own soldiers in the army. You don't have any objections, right?”
"Your Highness, you can choose whatever you want!" Xu Da said.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction.
Then, he turned to the soldiers." Let me tell you something. If you follow our Sixth Brother, you'll have a good life. Didn't Xu Tiande reward you with 200 roast chickens and 100 jars of good wine?”
"We have twice as much as him. If we help our Sixth Brother win, we will reward him with 400 roast chickens and 200 jars of good wine!”
Hiss!
The generals were stunned!
Xu Da was so angry that he stomped his feet!
"Your Majesty, you're bullying people!”
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him coldly." We bullied you. What can you do?”
"Let's make a deal now. You, Xu Tiande, can only reward 200 roast chickens and 100 jars of good wine. If you get one more roast chicken or one more jar of good wine, I'll punish you!”
After threatening Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang said to the generals," I'm also a reasonable person. Let me say this. You can choose whoever you want to follow. I won't pursue the matter!”
"Anyway, our reward is more than Xu Da. As for the punishment for losing, we won't punish him!”
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he called out to Zhu Zhen and went straight back to the palace.
Xu Da and the soldiers looked at each other.
After a long time, Xu Da finally recovered from his depression and said indifferently,"Everyone, I'm outside. I can't accept military orders!”
"This is a fair competition. His Majesty will not blame you.”
"As you command," the generals saluted.”
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]