Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 236 This prosperous age is as you wish

"Okay?"

The next day, on the battlefield.

Liu Huai handed a kettle to Qian Hai and asked with concern.

Qian Hai, covered in blood and with wounds all over his body, did not get any water and just stared blankly at the end of the mountain.

"What are you looking at? Drink some water!"

Liu Huai shouted, and Qian Hai came back to his senses. He took the kettle, took a sip, and then poured the remaining water over his head.

The dark red blood flowed along the water, from the face and neck into the clothes.

"call!"

Qian Hai breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been tense for a whole day and night, finally relaxed completely.

Taking the meat-filled biscuit handed to him by Liu Huai, Qian Hai took a big bite, raised his chin and motioned Liu Huai to look forward.

"What do you think the north is like? Is there the light of immortals there? Are there endless treasures and glaciers that never melt?"

Hearing his subordinates asking this, Liu Huai burst out laughing.

"How would I know where to go when you ask that? I've never been to the north."

"When Duke Ying and General Lan come back, you can ask them."

"Oh, by the way, I heard that when Jun Shang was eight years old, he took dozens of old brothers and traveled thousands of miles to the north and brought back high-yield grains. Maybe when Jun Shang comes later, you can ask him."

"Ha ha……"

Qian Hai laughed and continued to eat his cake. When he finished the cake in his hand and poured the crumbs into his mouth, he said silently: "More than 400 brothers died and 600 were injured."

Liu Huai, who was sitting nearby and looking into the distance with a smile on his face, slowly saw his smile disappear and a hint of sadness appeared on his face.

"There will always be casualties in a war. This is something that no one can avoid. Even if Sun Wu were reborn, he could not guarantee that there would be no casualties in a war."

After saying this, he fell silent.

After a long time, he stood up and patted Qianhai on the shoulder: "At least our brothers did not die in vain. We have regained the lost territory and protected the integrity of the Yanhuang territory."

"As a soldier, as long as you can protect the people and the country, there is nothing wrong with death."

Qian Hai remained silent and did not respond. After a long time, he looked up at Liu Huai.

"Do you think our descendants will remember us? Will they know that their happiness and well-being, and the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, are the result of our brothers' sacrifices?"

"Yes, I will." Liu Huai answered firmly.

"There are no cowards among us, the descendants of Yan and Huang, and even less are there ungrateful people."

"They will remember, just like us, the peace our ancestors bought for us with their blood and lives."

"And they will inherit our will, continue to guard this land of survival that our ancestors left us, and continue to protect our children and relatives behind us."

As Liu Huai continued his story, the soldiers lying around him, staring blankly at the sky, gradually became moved.

"General, what do you think the future will be like?"

A soldier looked up at the sky with longing and fantasy in his eyes, and asked the general who he thought was knowledgeable.

However, his question left Liu Huai at a loss as to how to answer.

Because he doesn't know either.

"In the future, the country will be peaceful and prosperous, the elderly will have a place to rely on, the young will have a place to study, men will have a place to work, and women will have good marriages."

Just when Liu Huai didn't know how to answer, a gentle voice suddenly sounded.

Everyone looked subconsciously and saw a young man wearing a golden crown and a red cloak walking towards them, talking with a smile.

"All of you, stand at attention!"

Liu Huai shouted quickly.

Upon hearing the command, the soldiers habitually stood up.

However, after a night of fighting, they were already exhausted, and some even had scars on their bodies.

Many people had just stood up when they felt a sharp pain in their bodies and stumbled to the ground.

"Everyone lie down!"

Zhu Zhanjun quickly supported a soldier whose shoulder was still bleeding, and slowly helped him sit down again.

"Your Highness, we have fulfilled our mission and successfully recovered the lost territory and defeated the Russian army."

Liu Huai stepped forward and loudly reported the legion's battle results.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded heavily and kept saying "OK".

He glanced around, and saw the soldiers, some sitting and some standing, looking at him with excited and fanatical eyes.

"Well done, all of you. Daming is proud to have you."

Zhu Zhanjun said this and bowed to all the soldiers.

This is an admiration for the brave, and also a gratitude from the royal family as a beneficiary to the soldiers who gave their blood and lives for the Ming Dynasty.

"Sir, do you think we will have a good life in the future?"

The soldier asked again.

Zhu Zhanjun walked up to him, not paying attention to the blood and dust on the ground, and sat down next to him, saying loudly to him and the people around him: "Yes, we will definitely live a good life, with enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. There will be endless food and clothes at home."

"By then, everyone will have a wife and children, and there will be no more wars or natural disasters that kill people by starvation."

As Zhu Zhanjun told their stories, the soldiers fell into fantasy one by one, thinking about the good days in the future and the peaceful world.

By noon, the Army of the North had been withdrawn, except for two battalions in reserve.

Half a month of war had caused heavy casualties to this army. Now that Zhu Zhanjun had arrived, these warriors guarding the border could go back and rest.

Zhu Zhanjun believed that in the near future, this army that had gone through a brutal war would once again take to the battlefield with unparalleled dominance and shock the entire world.

Before leaving, Zhu Zhanjun officially awarded the northern army a number.

"The Ming Dynasty's Xuanwu Army!"

This is a legion named after the four sacred beasts of China. A legion with such a name represents the elite among the elite, the ace among aces.

According to Liu Huai’s report, in the final offensive and defensive battle yesterday.

The Russians finally couldn't bear the casualties and chose to retreat to their homeland.

After more than half a month of war, less than 5000 of the nearly Russian troops returned.

This was an inspiring victory, and it also brought great encouragement to the Second Corps of Recruits.

After leaving a part of the troops to garrison the position, Zhu Zhanjun led the reorganized new army and began to march towards the Russian territory.

Zhu Zhanjun is not the kind of person who would defend his land after winning a battle.

He has always adhered to the principle that if the enemy hits me, I will beat him to death.

"Damn it! How dare these yellow monkeys step on our land? This is a naked invasion."

The Russian troops guarding the border looked on in anger as they watched the mighty Ming army marching across the border.

Some shameless people are like that.

He can trample on the dignity and territory of others at will, but others are not allowed to fight back.

The Russians, who have defeated many Western countries, have become quite arrogant, which has led them to develop the bad habit of bullying others but not being bullied back.

"Vassili, what should we do?"

A man who should have been a new recruit was looking at the leader of the post nervously.

"What else can we do? Run. Do you think that with only a hundred of us, we can defeat the enemy troops?"

The chief of the outpost cursed and without even bothering to pack his luggage, he turned around and ran with his gun in hand.

When the other soldiers saw that their leader had run away, they also turned around and ran away.

However, they only have two legs after all, while the Ming army is equipped with cavalry units.

As soon as they saw the Russians guarding the post running away, the cavalry troops leading the way immediately rode their horses and rushed over.

After a burst of gunfire, half of the hundred or so Russian soldiers in the outpost chose to surrender, and the other half died in the wilderness.

Zhu Zhanjun did not give any treatment to the surrendered Russians and directly ordered them to be shot.

After taking care of the Russian prisoners, Zhu Zhanjun led the team and marched directly north.

We passed through the land occupied by Tsarist Russia in 1858 and stepped into the territory of Tsarist Russia.

He led his troops forward for 300 miles and settled down in an area that was easy to defend.

In order to officially start the occupation, the Ming army needs to first defeat the main force of the Russian Siberian Army.

Without the main army, Siberia became a toothless sheep, at his mercy.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the Tsar learned that the army he sent out was almost wiped out, and he was so angry that he started cursing.

Later, when he heard that the Ming army had advanced more than 300 miles and occupied a large area of ​​his land, he was immediately filled with anger.

Directly order the legion to go to support and teach the wise ruler a painful lesson.

The supporting army of 100,000 marched towards Siberia in a mighty force, vowing to drive the Ming army out of their territory.

Then, with the power of a great victory, they captured Liaodong and the Northwest region and expanded the territory of Tsarist Russia.

Of course, ceding territory and paying compensation are also essential.

The Tsar even directly clamored that after this war, the Ming Dynasty must pay a compensation of 200 million taels of silver, otherwise he would never give up.

After the 100,000-man army entered Siberia, military officers from various countries also rushed to this army through various channels.

Looking at the mighty and fiercely advancing army and the artillery pieces, many military officers gave high praise.

According to their calculations, the Ming army would suffer a crushing defeat and heavy losses.

Thinking of the defeat of the main force of the Ming army and the upcoming expeditionary coalition, many military officers smiled with relief.

The Tsar sent troops and Zhu Zhanjun soon received the news.

But he didn't care, because Wu Sangui had already arrived with the follow-up army.

In addition, there are 50,000 troops from the Western Legion.

15 versus 10, there is no reason why we can't win.

In terms of artillery.

Zhu Zhanjun had no idea how many Russian legions there were, but the legions under his command were definitely fully equipped.

After nearly a month of efforts, nearly a thousand artillery pieces were deployed along the entire 20-mile-long defense line.

Thousands of artillery pieces are an unimaginable number.

The current troops still use the tactics of rifle shooting and bayonet charge. Thinking of the scene where those Russians will be bombarded by thousands of artillery pieces after launching the charge, Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help but look forward to it.

The legions of both sides were preparing silently, and both sides felt that they would be the victorious side.

December 1861, 4.

The two legions, which had been preparing for a long time, finally met in this wasteland that was about to become famous throughout the world.

(End of this chapter)