Daming Crazy Emperor

On the west bank of the Hubei River, in the northernmost fortress.

Luo Weilin, a member of the Shenwu Battalion, and Zhao Ledao, the leader of the Southeast Battalion, are chatting happily.

The 10 troops from the Southeast Camp finally rushed over, and Luo Weilin's hanging heart was relieved.

To be honest, he was really worried for the past half a year, especially after the ice and snow started to melt recently, he was even more worried.

Because he has only 5 troops in total, but he has to guard the Hubei River defense line that is more than [-] miles long!

There are more than ten acropolises and forts in this line of defense. On average, he only arranges about 4000 people to guard each acropolis and fortress.

Their enemy is the Siberian Khanate, whose territory is almost half the size of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty. They don't know how many people they have or how many troops they have.

If calculated according to the population density of Ming Dynasty, there are at least one million troops.

Even if it is calculated based on the population density of the Monan Grassland, there are at least 30 to [-] troops.

If someone launches an attack while the ice and snow are melting, it will be troublesome. No matter how well equipped 4000 people are, it is impossible to resist the attack of an army of 30 to [-]!

Fortunately, Zhao Ledjiao came here with 10 people.

At this moment, tens of thousands of horses are stationed in every acropolis and fortress, and they can gather at least 10 horses to rescue them. It should not be a problem to hold the defense line of the Hubei River.

He was eating hot mutton with Mr. Zhao, when a personal guard suddenly walked in, bowed his hands and said, "Report, general, the naval fleet is here."

really?
Hearing this, Luo Weilin couldn't help standing up abruptly.

He really didn't expect that the navy fleet could come so quickly.

At this moment, the ice and snow on the Ebei River have just melted!
Zhao Lijiao was able to lead the army to come here because they have been racing northward along the ice line. How did the navy fleet come here?

You know, the navy fleet has to detour tens of thousands of miles from Wubei City to get here.

And last month, the Ebei River was still full of ice floes, so there was no need to think about the Arctic Ocean to the north.

He really didn't understand how the navy fleet came here.

However, since the personal guards have said so, the navy fleet must have rushed over.

He froze for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "General Zhao, why don't we go and have a look together."

Zhao Lijiao got up quickly and said, "Let's go, I'll go and have a look with you."

The navy fleet is led by the emperor, he dare not sit here and wait for the emperor to come to him.

Soon, they came outside the house, rode on their horses, and headed straight to the port pier.

As soon as he rode his horse out of the city, he saw more than fifty huge flying dragon warships, and the five-thousand-material flagship was much higher than the river bank.

This is the emperor's flagship, they all thought that Taichang had arrived.

Unexpectedly, when they rushed to the pier on horseback, they didn't see a Jin Yiwei, nor did they see Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao who came with the emperor.

Fortunately, Zhao led the teaching to see an acquaintance, that is Zhang Yuanfang, the chief general of the Dongyang Navy.

He hurriedly brought Luo Weilin forward and cupped his hands, "General Zhang, where is the emperor?"

Zhang Yuanfang smiled slightly and said, "The Emperor and Duke Wen are more than a hundred miles behind us, and it will probably be around an hour."

There is still a little time, but you can prepare well.

Zhao Ledjiao and Luo Weilin hurriedly pleaded guilty and returned to the city, and pulled out all the people in the city. Except for those guarding the city wall, they happened to have more than ten thousand people.

Soon, the more than [-] people sent out hundreds of neat phalanxes on both sides of the port.

At this time, fifty Flying Dragon battleships and five thousand Spike warships had already headed upstream and continued to explore south.

Because the port here is too small, there is only one large wharf and two small wharfs in total, which simply cannot accommodate so many ships.

Zhang Yuanfang could only order all his men to go to the south, so as not to block the river.

It didn't take long for the huge Emperor to appear on the river to the north.

Originally, Taichang was a little excited when he heard that he had found the first fortress on the northernmost side of the Hubei River.

Because they have been sailing south on the river for four or five days, even if they are exploring and advancing, they can only travel seven to eight hundred miles a day, which is more than 3000 miles!

Along the way, they didn't even see a single person, and he wondered if he had gone to the wrong place.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuanfang finally found a fortress, and the walls of the fortress were still guarded by soldiers of the Ming army.

This proves that they must be on the right track.

To be honest, he was a little excited after detouring tens of thousands of miles and sailing on the unfamiliar Arctic Ocean for more than a month without going wrong.

However, when he saw the poor port terminal, he was a little dumbfounded.

There is actually a pier for docking large ships here, and it is still made of wood!
They brought 3000 million shi of grain and hundreds of ships of reinforced concrete. When will such a wooden pier be unloaded?

Fortunately, the water level here is not bad, and both the Emperor and the Aegis ship can still be admitted to the dock, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome.

After a while, the Emperor docked at the dock, and two Aegis ships also docked at the dock.

As soon as he led Yuan Keli and Zhu Cihong down the hanging ladder, Zhao Lijiao and Luo Weilin led tens of thousands of soldiers bowed their hands and shouted in unison: "Welcome to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hmm, not bad.

Taichang stepped forward and said kindly: "Leader, when did you arrive?"

Zhao Lijiao said in embarrassment: "The last general came here with 1 horses only this morning."

This is really a bit of a coincidence.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then said kindly: "This is Wei Lin, it's hard work, hard work."

The emperor still remembers me!

Luo Weilin clasped his hands excitedly and said: "Your Majesty, we will just sit in the fortress and warm up by the fire, no hard work, no hard work."

Hearing this, Taichang smiled slightly and said, "Don't you think it's cold here in winter?"

Just kidding, the winter here is frighteningly cold.

Luo Weilin quickly explained: "Your Majesty, it's fine to sit in the house warming up by the fire, but the soldiers on duty outside are a bit unbearably cold.

The general had no choice but to order people to build a wooden roof to cover the entire city wall, so that the soldiers would not suffer from frostbite. "

It's no wonder that looking at the city wall here is a bit strange. It turns out that there is a wooden roof on the top of the city wall.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked, "Did the Siberian Khanate organize any troops to attack in the past six months?"

Luo Weilin shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, there hasn't been a single person on the other side of the river for tens of miles."

This is strange, what about the people of the Siberian Khanate?

Taichang was frowning and meditating there, while Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao on the other two ships had already rushed over.

After paying respects to the emperor and ministers, Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but asked, "General Zhao, did we bring our war horse here?"

The weather here is too cold, and the acropolis and fortress are not big, so it is naturally impossible for them to keep 30 war horses here.

When Cao Bianjiao led his army to Wubei City, he rode all his war horses to Mobei City.

It is more than 1 miles away from Mobei City, and the telegraph line has not been brought over yet. If they arrive and send someone to ride the horses over to Mobei City, it will take at least two or three months.

That's why he asked Zhao Lengjiao for help and brought 30 war horses with him.

Zhao Lijiao hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the last general sent 5 horses to drive the horses from Mobei City. However, their advancing speed is not as fast as the late general. It is estimated that it will take ten days for the horses to drive them over." Come here."

Ten days or so is nothing.

When Cao Bianjiao heard the words, he didn't speak anymore.

After all, the emperor is here at the moment, so he can't keep fighting to keep the emperor from speaking.

Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, and then asked: "Weilin, have you ever sent detectives across the river to get news?"

Uh, this.

Luo Weilin explained with some embarrassment: "Forgive me, the river is too wide, and we don't have a boat. It is very troublesome to transport the horses there when it is not frozen. After it is frozen, it will be too cold to die, so, The last general has not yet sent scouts across the river to spy on the news."

Well, the river is indeed too wide, at least five or six miles wide by visual estimation.

With such a wide river, it is really difficult to transport the war horse across the river without a boat.

Taichang thought about it carefully, and then asked: "Are there many tributaries of the Hubei River?"

Luo Weilin said without hesitation: "There should be many tributaries of the Hubei River. There are more than ten large and small tributaries in the west, and the east has been seen with a telescope. There are at least five or six large river mouths, and there are more small ones. "

Then it's not a big problem.

Taichang ordered without hesitation: "Yuanfang, send [-] Spike warships to investigate along the western tributaries of the Hubei River to see where the people from the Siberian Khanate have gone.

After you find them, don't fight with them, just come back and report. "

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanfang hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang looked at the fleet behind and the pitifully small port, and then ordered: "Yuanfang, transfer the remaining [-] Spike warships to come aboard the Aegis, and let the soldiers of the Peking University on top Board the boat and disembark at the small piers on both sides.

Then let the armed merchant ships approach slowly, first put down ten ships of reinforced concrete, prepare to expand the port wharf, and then put down 30 shi of grain as the army's rations for this month. "

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanfang could only continue to cup his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang immediately ordered: "Wen Zhao, you lead [-] soldiers to expand the port terminal. At least ten large terminals must be built here."

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Taichang then ordered: "Bianjiao, you lead 20 soldiers to expand the city with the fort as the center. It must be able to accommodate at least 10 people and store 200 million shi of grain."

Cao Bianjiao hastily cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

What's next?

Now I can't find the enemy there, how to fight?
Taichang really did not expect this to happen.

It took him a lot of effort to lead his army here when the ice and snow had just melted, but in the end, he couldn't find the enemy!

What about the people of the Siberian Khanate?
Right now, he has no choice but to wait for the news that the Spike came back from the investigation.

Looking at the vast grassland on the other side of the river, he couldn't help but sighed slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Leader, Wei Lin, you should help too, and build the port and the city as soon as possible."

Upon hearing the words, Zhao Lijiao and Luo Weilin quickly cupped their hands and said, "The general will obey the order."