Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1666 Royal Driving Northward ([-]-character chapter)

May [-]th.

Night.

Daming Palace, separated by a river, is the harem courtyard.

A series of delicacies were already placed on the dining table. These dishes were all cooked by Cai Yan, Zhang Ning, Diao Chan, and Huang Yueying.

This is a family practice feast.

Outside of Mu Jing, he is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, the core of the Ming court, the monarch of countless ministers, the object of loyalty of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the spiritual support of millions of people.

But at home, he is just an ordinary head of the family, the husband of women like Cai Yan, Zhang Ning, Diao Chan, and Huang Yueying.

In this era, women can only survive by relying on men, and the husband is the only support in the wife's heart, no matter what their status is.

On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, even if he belongs to the nobleman of the sky, since Mu Jing has already gone to the battlefield, no one dares to pat his chest and say that he can return safely.

As long as he is on the battlefield for a day, the women in the family will naturally worry about it for a day.

"Don't lose your face!"

Mu Jing sat at the top, he didn't like having a lot of people around him serving him when he was eating, that was not eating, it was acting.

So there were only his family in the dining room. He smiled and said to his wife: "I am going to fight, not to die, and I am the son of heaven, the body of ten thousand gold, unless all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are dead, otherwise I will die." There won't be any danger, don't worry!"

"Husband, you are the king of a country, why go to war!" Cai Yanhong focused her eyes. She sent her husband to battle countless times, and she couldn't count how many times she was worried.

Regardless of her status as a mother, she is also a selfish woman, and sometimes she has the feeling of repenting and teaching her husband to seek a title.

My husband is not a hou, but an emperor, but this emperor was actually fought and killed.

Others don't know, but she knows.

Her husband went to the battlefield at the age of 12, and in the midst of blood and fire, he broke out into the bright sky, but no outsider can tell how many life-and-death battles he has gone through.

On the first day she got married, the Mu's mansion was at war, and on the wedding night in the bridal chamber, blood was lying outside the mansion.

She asked herself that she was strong enough to face the war, but she often couldn't suppress her worry.

"Because I am the king!"

Mu Jing smiled and said: "I have to go to the battlefield in person for this battle. Peace is not something that is talked about, and troubled times are not something that is called out. Da Ming wants to end the era of turmoil and create a peaceful and prosperous world, so that our lives will be more peaceful in the future." It’s even easier, the only battle, the soldiers went to the battlefield, fought bloody, entrusted with life and death, if I can only hide behind and shout slogans, how can I be worthy of their efforts!”

He is the emperor, the monarch, and the object of all soldiers' allegiance. In the army, no one can match his appeal. If there is, he has already killed him.

This is not a local war, but a real decisive battle. If he doesn't go to the battlefield, how can the soldiers have the courage to fight desperately against an enemy that is many times stronger than theirs.

After enjoying the power of the emperor, he must accept the obligation of the emperor. He has such an obligation to inspire the courage of the soldiers to end this turmoil.

"Husband, why don't I go north with you!" Zhang Ning was ready to move. Although her martial arts skills are not superb, but in terms of the number of rangers, she is also one of the best in the world, and her medical skills are the best in the world, in the territory of Daming , only Zhang Zhongjing can compare with it.

If she can be by Mujing's side, it will make Mujing safer.

"Bullshit!"

Mu Jing gave Zhang Ning a blank look: "You think it's the same as before, now that you are the concubine of the harem, it is my best ability to let you go to the medical school, and let you go to the battlefield, I will not let those spitting stars Give it annihilation!"

Today is different from the past. In the past, the Ming Dynasty had not been established, and many rules could be set aside. In troubled times and great wars, so many rules could not be taken care of.

But now, the Ming court has been formalized, and the peace in the Ming realm has also caused some people to turn out the ritual system. After all, Confucianism has been the only one in this world for hundreds of years, and etiquette cannot be wasted.

Therefore, the more peaceful it is, the more it will make the power of the etiquette system heavier. There are good and bad things, and it is a good thing to know the etiquette. Of course, some people want to use the etiquette system to restrict Mujing, and this is also possible.

Etiquette is the harshest for women.

Mujing can stare at the enormous pressure. In the period when the etiquette system is recovering, letting his wives show their faces outside has already touched the bottom line of many people.

Let Zhang Ning go to the battlefield again, don't fight, let the court fight a big battle about the debate on etiquette first.

"Husband, this is the heart armor I made for you!" Diao Chan's voice was always soft. She made a piece of armor for Song Shan herself, using the best materials and sewing it out herself. A piece of armor, this is an inner armor.

"Xiu'er, you have to trust your husband, but your heart will be worn by your husband every day!" Mu Jing looked at the armor, it seems that there is a deeper friendship.

There was some emotion in the restaurant. Relatively speaking, Huang Yueying was the youngest and the most lively and cheerful. She didn't look like a married woman, but a girl who didn't go out of her way.

She happily took out a hand crossbow: "Husband, this is a light hand crossbow I made myself with the help of many people from the Academy of Science and Technology. It is placed on the arm and can be hidden at ordinary times. If you can shoot steel crossbow arrows, within three steps, even the strongest man in Ming Dynasty, General Huang Hansheng, the sword king, will be penetrated, you have to use him to kill the enemy and establish an unworldly feat!"

Mu Jing held the hand crossbow and looked at it. It was indeed very light, and its structure was exquisite, small and easy to use, and well hidden. If it was a fine steel crossbow, it was indeed a good thing for killing enemies at close quarters.

However, the peerless fighters like Huang Hansheng who want to use these things to deal with them are pediatrics. It doesn't mean that the penetrating power cannot penetrate. The speed of a master has already surpassed that of an ordinary person, within ten steps, it is impossible for Mu Jing to use this hand crossbow.

This era is an era of cold weapons. Even if the artillery has been developed, even if the artillery is vertical and horizontal, it may not be effective in the face of generals like Huang Zhong and Lu Bu.

It's not that the lethality is insufficient, but that weapons are dead and people are alive. With the strength of this level of territory, it is easy to block, but it is difficult to kill.

Of course, looking at the world, masters like Huang Zhong and Lu Bu are rare. Once artillery prevails, it will also be the end of the era of cold weapons.

When you find that decades of hard work can't stop a single firearm, there will be fewer and fewer people willing to practice martial arts at that time.

This is the reason why hot weapons have eliminated the era of cold weapons.

However, Mu Jing will not talk to Huang Yueying about the truth, he will accept Huang Yueying's weapon with a smile. They are all so happy.

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The next day, early in the morning.

Before dawn, figures were marching rapidly on the brand-new concrete road in the north of the suburb of Yudu City.

This is the God's Guard.

The Divine Guard is Mu Jing's personal guard, and when Mu Jing is about to go to the battlefield, the Divine Guard will naturally accompany him.

After the last reorganization of Baidi Mountain, the Divine Guard now has as many as eight combat battalions with a combat strength of nearly [-], which is also one of the main battalions.

This time, only two battalions were left to defend Yudu, and the other six battalions went north with Mujing.

In addition to the Divine Guard, there is also the Artillery Army.

The Artillery Army has too much baggage, in order not to delay the speed of the main force's march, so the troops are divided into two groups, one way goes north with Mujing, and the other way escorts the artillery north.

Under the bright sky, outside the northern suburbs of the city, a stone pavilion was built halfway up a hillside.

In the stone pavilion, there are many people standing.

Mujing is in the middle.

He looked back, looking at the majestic Yudu City with a sense of emotion in his heart. After all, he had shouldered too many responsibilities, and he was not as free and easy as before.

The position of emperor is not only an honor, but also a responsibility.

"His Majesty!"

Standing behind him are the important ministers of the Ming court, Hu Zhao, Cai Yong, Liu Jin, Qin Song, Kuai Liang, Bao Su...

This time, there are some deceptive behaviors in the expedition, so there will be no fanfare, but all the ministers must come to see them off in person.

Hu Zhao cupped his hands, and said in a low voice: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to protect my Ming Dynasty Hall from chaos, and I can't fight in all directions with Your Majesty. I will guard my house for Your Majesty!"

"Guard the house for His Majesty!"

All the ministers cupped their hands and said.

"With you waiting in the court, I can be relieved!" Mu Jing was wearing a battle armor, and his cloak fluttered in the majesty, his eyes looked far away, looking at the whole world.

Mu Jing's voice became a bit serious, and his bearing was revealed at this moment: "I trust you and others, no matter how many conflicts we have, on the road of Ming's unification of the world, I believe that you will unite as one, This battle is not only the honor of the frontline soldiers, but also the honor of everyone in Ming Dynasty. This battle is a decisive battle of life and death. If you don't pacify the princes of the world and the turmoil of the chaotic world, you will never return!"

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands, and then personally saluted the officials: "This battle will take at least a year and a half, and at most three to five years. The Ming Dynasty cannot be chaotic, and the world will entrust you to wait!"

"Be worthy of His Majesty's expectations!"

Hu Zhao received the ceremony and accepted the crowd.

"To live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

No matter what thoughts the ministers have at this time, they are already united as one.

Mu Jing left and followed the army.

All the ministers stood in the stone pavilion, looking away.

"Your Majesty is going here, and it will be a time of peace for the Ming Dynasty!" Hu Zhao took a deep breath: "We have all hoped to end the troubled times for too long, and this is also a time when we need to sacrifice ourselves. On the rest day, the frontline soldiers fought hard, and we should also fight hard!"

"promise!"

All the ministers bowed slightly, nodded and took orders.

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Originally, the emperor's personal conquest required a lot of outfits, but this time Mujing's intentions were not revealed for the sake of strategic deployment, so the itinerary was still kept secret.

Even if the princes from all walks of life knew that he was going to the battle, but they didn't know which battlefield he appeared on, they still had to worry about it.

Under the Han Dynasty, there were still three princes. Although the three princes had already formed an alliance, advanced and retreated together, and formed horns to attack and defend each other, the three princes represented the three-way battlefield, Jiangdong, the Central Plains, and the northern border.

The Ming army would face a pincer attack from the three sides of the battlefield, but the princes of the three sides were also afraid that that side of the battlefield would become the main target of the Ming army.

After all, they all knew in their hearts that the only flaw of the Ming army was its inferior strength.

The Ming army didn't have too many troops to fight them on the three battlefields, so in this situation, the only thing they could do was to concentrate their troops on one battlefield.

But knowing Gui knows, they don't know the strategic deployment of the Ming army, who will be the target, and they don't have the confidence in their hearts unless there is more news.

So the spies from all walks of life began to inquire about news continuously within the Ming Realm, but Jing Wusi was not a vegetarian, and Jing Wusi's anti-espionage operations had already started.

Although there are many spies, in this business, Jing Wusi is the authority, and in his own territory, he has six doors to assist, and Daming's household registration statistics are more and more complete. Under this condition, Jing Wusi only needs to Once you find the target, you can quickly find out the spies from all walks of life.

Therefore, Mujing's current march is still secret.

In Daming, the speed of road construction is very fast, and there is such a treasure as cement, and concrete is more and more common in road construction projects.

Although the road to Shu is difficult, it cannot withstand the determination of the road builders.

It may be difficult to get through the plank roads and mountain roads in the Qinling Mountains in the north, but there are still some ways to pass through the roads between Hanzhong and Bashu.

The Yuhan Chidao is currently the most expensive and most technical Chidao in Daming. This Chidao has been built for several years and has not yet been completed, but most of it has been repaired.

Going north from this road, you can go straight to Hanzhong, that is, Daming Hanzhou.

In three days, Mu Jing had crossed mountains and cities, entered Hanzhou, and came to Shangyong City again.

Fangling and Shangyong were both the bridgeheads for Mujing to enter Hanzhong. Daming's current grand occasion has a very huge relationship with Mujing's insistence on breaking into Hanzhong at the most difficult time.

If it were not for the foundation of Hanzhong, the Ming Dynasty would not have been established today.

Shangyong City, for Mu Jing, is also a city full of emotions. He has faced battles here several times, and the feeling of revisiting the old place is a bit special.

"Your Majesty, are you going into the city?" Ma Chao asked as he stood beside him like an iron tower, clasping his hands.

"No!"

Mu Jing looked at the outline of the city in the distance, his eyes flickered, and said: "Nowadays, keep a low profile, find a hidden place outside the city, camp and rest for the night, and continue on your way tomorrow, straight into Guanzhong!"

He rubbed his temples, looked at the afterglow of the setting sun, and continued: "The battlefield is unpredictable, and the longer it takes, the easier it is to change!"

"promise!"

Ma Chao took the lead.

They quickly set up a simple military camp in Shangyong City, outside the eastern suburbs, in a hidden mountain, and then released all the scouts.

The night is gradually coming to an end.

In the simple tent, the light of the oil lamp was flickering, stretching Mu Jing's shadow very long. He stood in front of an unfolded battle map and stared at it intently.

Mu Jing couldn't sleep all night, the closer he was to the battlefield, the more flustered he felt, he was not the God of War, and his strategy was not as good as those of the staff.

However, there is one thing that he did well, that is, he always has a heart of awe for the battlefield, and never dares to be careless.

"His Majesty!"

Ma Chao's voice came from outside the door.

"Say!"

"Commander Tan please see me!"

"Enter!"

Tan Zong pushed the wheelchair by himself, came in from outside the tent, and then bowed his hands to Mujing, "Tan Zong pays homage to Your Majesty!"

"Three consecutive days of marching, you should be exhausted, why don't you go to rest!" Mu Jing looked at Tan Zong and said in a low voice.

This was a high-intensity and stealthy march. Even the elite soldiers of the Divine Guard had some difficulty. Let alone a cripple, even if he was supported by someone around him, he had to pay a lot of painstaking efforts to catch up with Mujing's footsteps.

"The minister is not tired!"

Tan Zong seemed a little mentally exhausted, but his eyes were very bright, as if he had inexhaustible fighting spirit. He cupped his hands and said, "Jing Wusi just sent some reports on the Yuzhou battlefield, please have a look at them, Your Majesty!"

"Yuzhou battlefield?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes, and while receiving the report, read it: "Has Huang Zhong started to act?"

He opened the report, glanced at it, and couldn't help laughing.

"What a Huang Hansheng, this rascal's method is really tricky. I remember him as a mellow person before, how could he come up with such a rascal's method!"

According to the report, two days ago, Huang Zhong gathered the main forces of Jingping's first army, second army, third army, fourth army, and four armies to attack the Wei army's camp.

The reason is a pity that more than a dozen soldiers of the first violent bear army were missing, and Huang Zhong suspected that the Wei army had hijacked them.

There is no need for Wei Jun to deny this.

Because the Wei army had already made preparations for the war, as long as the Ming army appeared, it would be equivalent to lighting the fuse, and the battle started in such a muddle.

Of course, Huang Zhong was not too ruthless, just a tentative attack. The war lasted for a day and a night, losing more than a hundred soldiers, and finally retreated to the camp.

But this battle also really ignited the flames of war.

As soon as this news gets out, everyone in the world will know that the war has already begun.

"Pass down my oral order: Huang Hansheng, since you are shameless, let me show you this face!"

Mu Jing thought for a while, and said to Tan Zong: "Remember, pass on the original words to Huang Zhong!"

"promise!"

Tan Zong nodded.

"Jiangdong, any news?"

Mu Jing's goal was the northern border, so he had to ignite the smoke bombs to hold back the main forces of the Wei army in the Central Plains and the Wu army in the east of the Yangtze River, so that he would have time to fight the Yan army.

"It's inappropriate to transmit news at sea, but the Zhaoming Navy has already attacked. After leaving Chibi Water Village, it is already close to Chaisang, and can launch an attack at any time!"

Tan Zongdao: "However, our news came back that Chaisang has assembled a lot of the main navy of the Wu army!"

"No matter what, we still have to fight, and the navy must attack!"

Mu Jing said lightly.

"Yes, I will pass on His Majesty's order!"

Tan Zong nodded, he thought for a while, and added, "Your Majesty, some news from Jiangdong has also come back recently. The news about Wu Chaotang, but it is a bit vague. I heard that King Wu wants to exile Sun Quan to Qingzhou, but The details have not been verified yet!"

"Exile Sun Quan?"

When Mu Jing heard this, there was no surprise, he just smiled, and then said softly, as if he was talking to himself: "Sun Bofu can do this, and he is also a man of courage. In other words, there are some internal instability factors. For the stability of Jiangdong, Wu Guo can cope with the next war. Going north, breaking through the bridgehead of the Jiangdong boundary, but Qingzhou is hanging outside, and a powerful person is needed to suppress it, and Sun Zhongmou is the most suitable!"

(End of this chapter)