Looking at the slow marching speed of the army every day.
Li Jinglong felt frustrated.
He even wondered why he had to get involved in this mess.
When he set off from Jinling, he was in high spirits.
His Majesty took a fancy to it, and his colleagues envied it.
He swore in his heart that he would definitely surprise his colleagues who looked down on him.
He wanted to let them know that it was not just the former emperor's grace that allowed him to inherit the title.
Li Jinglong did the same. After leaving Jinling, he led the 600,000 strong army and marched towards South Vietnam.
He wanted to take down the King of Yue with a thunderous force before Zhu Zhe could react.
At that time, he would see who dared to underestimate him.
Li Jinglong even thought about how he was a great general.
Yet, he wanted to take down a small vassal king like the King of Yue. Wasn't that a little too much of a waste?
However, all of these thoughts changed drastically after they entered the King of Yue's fief.
600,000 troops, along with a million civilians, killed their way from the capital to South Yue.
In addition, Li Jinglong was eager to make contributions.
They were on a long journey.
After more than half a month of rapid marching.
The entire army was exhausted.
If they were really just tired.
It was not a big problem for Li Jinglong.
It was nothing more than stopping to rest for a few days.
In any case, he relied on the entire Great Ming Dynasty behind him and had a steady stream of supplies.
In any case, the King of Yue would not be able to escape from his palm.
It was a pity that there were not so many people in the world who had their wishes fulfilled.
Ever since he entered Zhu Zhe's fief, Li Jinglong's entire person felt uneasy.
The reason why Zhu Zhe had chosen South Yue was that it had shocked Zhu Yuanzhang.
A large part of the reason was the harsh conditions here.
It was a hot and humid environment all year round, and miasma filled the air everywhere.
In addition, they did not get a good rest during the long march.
Unsurprisingly, there were patients in Li Jinglong's army.
Many soldiers began to vomit and have diarrhea.
Every day, medical officers would come to report to Li Jinglong that they needed to allocate medicinal herbs to brew a potion to expel the miasma.
Under such circumstances, let alone fighting a war.
Even the normal speed of the army was slowed down by several times.
It was as slow as a turtle crawling.
An army of 600,000 would usually only be able to advance a few miles in an entire day.
This made Li Jinglong extremely annoyed.
There was even a time when he wanted to go home and do whatever he wanted.
In any case, he did not want to suffer this grievance.
But very quickly, Li Jinglong threw this thought out of his mind.
He had come out this time to guarantee to His Majesty that he would not let His Majesty down.
Take down Yue Fan.
If he went back now, he would lose face, and so would His Majesty.
It did not matter if he lost face, but if His Majesty lost face, it would not be so easy to get over it.
At that time, not to mention making contributions, he might not even be able to keep his current title.
Thinking of this, Li Jinglong's heart was filled with anger.
In addition, there was the news of urgent medicinal herbs from time to time.
This made Li Jinglong feel unusually irritated.
Li Jinglong made up his mind.
He had to capture the King of Yue alive and bring him to Jin Ling City.
He wanted to see His Majesty deal with this King of Yue in person, only then could he vent the hatred in his heart.
Just as Li Jinglong was thinking about how to deal with Zhu Zhe.
Suddenly, a soldier rushed in from outside.
Li Jinglong asked in annoyance,"
"What now?"
"Didn't I already prepare the herbs?”
"What else do you have to trouble me at this time?”
Hearing Li Jinglong's words, the soldier who came in said in a panic,"
"General, enemy attack!"
At the same time, the sound of a military bugle could be heard from outside.
Li Jinglong could not help but be shocked.
He quickly shouted,
"What happened?"
"Where did the enemy attack come from?"
At this moment, a messenger rushed in from outside.
He said to Li Jinglong,"
"General, our left flank was attacked by a small group of light cavalry!”
It turned out that the few generals that Zhu Zhe sent out each brought their own troops and rushed to the location that Zhu Zhe told them about.
The humid environment and the ubiquitous miasma that were fatal to the imperial court's army.
It did not affect Zhu Zhe's soldiers at all.
These people quickly arrived at the predetermined location.
He also saw the mighty army of the imperial court.
However, the generals were no longer afraid.
No matter how many people there were, they were nothing more than chickens and dogs in Yanni.
Then, the general who arrived at the designated location first led his men to attack.
These soldiers were all wearing light armor and were covered by trees.
These 1,000 people rushed to the front of the Ming army before they were discovered by the Ming army's sentries.
When he could see the Ming army.
These people let out all kinds of strange cries to disturb the thoughts of these soldiers.
This move was indeed effective.
Upon hearing this mess, Ming Jun did not know how many people were on the other side.
Coupled with the vomiting and diarrhea along the way, most of the soldiers had lost their combat effectiveness.
The result was just as Zhu Zhe had expected. These 1,000 people charged forward and backward in the Ming army's formation as if they had entered a no-man's land.
Under the lead of the general, these 1,000 people followed Zhu Zhe's instructions to attack the Ming army camp.
By the time the Ming soldiers reacted, these people had already finished charging and left.
All that was left was a mess in the Ming army camp and the painful wails of the injured soldiers.
The messenger quickly reported this scene to Li Jinglong.
When Li Jinglong heard that he had been ambushed, he could not help but turn pale with fright.
He quickly asked,
"What happened?"
"How many people did they send?"
"How are our losses?"
After the messenger heard Li Jinglong's words, he quickly said,"
"General, there are more than a thousand enemy soldiers who came to harass us.”
"Our losses have not been calculated yet.”
Li Jinglong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that there were only 1,000 people who came to attack.
1,000 people was just a drop in the ocean to his 600,000-strong army.
They could not cause any waves at all. Even if there were losses, it was not worth mentioning at all.
Then, he was furious.
Needless to say, these 1,000 troops were definitely sent by the King of Yue.
He did not expect the King of Yue to be so bold.
First, he killed the imperial envoy, and now, he dared to attack the imperial army.
He simply had no respect for the law.
She did not look for him first, but he came to look for her first!
Thinking of this, Li Jinglong said angrily,"
"Hmph, a mere thousand men dare to behave atrociously in front of this general.”
"Pass on my orders. Send out ten thousand soldiers.”
"Destroy all these invading enemies!”
When the messenger heard Li Jinglong's words, he immediately bowed in response.
Then, he left the tent and returned to his own camp.
After Li Jinglong gave the order, he was full of confidence.
This would be his first victory. Although it was not a big one, it was very inspiring.
He had been sullen for so long, and he was about to hear good news.
However, Li Jinglong's good mood didn't last long.
Not long after the messenger left the tent.
Another horn sounded.
A few more bugle horns followed.
Moreover, these horns came from different places.
This made Li Jinglong panic.
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