little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 274 Backbone
The night is dark and the wind is strong.All the soldiers on the field of the lieutenant colonel of the three major battalions in the north of the city stood up straight like javelins, staring at the thin figure on the high platform with thousands of eyes. Sun Chengzong, Ma Gui, and Xiong Tingbi lined up behind him, their faces Everything is serious.The sound of strings turning beyond the Great Wall, soldiers on the battlefield in autumn, after tonight, tomorrow is a new journey.

Zhu Changluo was wrapped in fox fur, and a row of blazing torches were burning fiercely on the stage. His face was sharp and sharp in the flickering light, and he said loudly: "It's still this place, everyone, do you still remember the previous few days?" What have I told you in the past few months?" The mountain wind howled sharply on the school grounds, and all the soldiers held their breaths, looking eagerly at the present prince, and then heard the golden and jade-like voice sound again: "Today I will ask you again. Tell me, what are you serving as soldiers for?"

This strange question couldn't help the well-trained soldiers. After a moment of silence, they shouted in unison: "Defend the country, defend the family, and appease the people in Jingbian!" The slogans were shouted in unison, like thunder.Zhu Changluo suddenly smiled, and flames danced in his invisible eyes: "Defend the country, defend the family, Jingbian Suimin, this is what you swore when you entered the camp, this is not new, let me tell you something new today. "

"Being a soldier, to put it bluntly, is a sense of mission! You may not understand what I said today, but when you go to the battlefield tomorrow, you will know what I mean by this sense of mission." Sparrow was silent, listening to Zhu Changluo's speech quietly. Many people don't understand the sense of mission, but this does not prevent them from listening carefully.Because they knew that what His Royal Highness said today would be closely related to the fate of everyone present.

"What is the sense of mission? When you look at the grateful expressions of the people of Ming Dynasty who were rescued by you, when you slaughtered those beasts who invaded our border with butcher knives, raped, murdered and looted one by one, you will understand That feeling! Defending the country and defending the family, Jingbian Suimin is a sense of mission! It is your sense of mission as a true soldier!"

This night, the stars are all over the moon, the moon is bright and cold, the battle flags are blown by the mountain wind, and the cold wind can't suppress the blood in the heart.

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while. On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, and casualties are inevitable. I gave you the most ruthless and fierce training, and gave you the best and most powerful weapons. These may make you victorious in every battle." , but it will not let you not be injured or die, I want to ask you, are you afraid?"

The blood has been ignited in the cold wind, and all the soldiers shouted together: "Don't be afraid!"

"afraid……"

All the soldiers were in an uproar. At this moment, some people shouted fear. There was an inexplicable sense of joy at this sacred and solemn moment, and some people couldn't help laughing out loud.

Liu Ting, who was standing in front of the soldiers, was furious, and his eyes widened fiercely: "Shame on me! I'm afraid that I will go home, who said I was afraid just now?"

A burly man with his neck straightened and his eyes staring was quickly pushed to the front. The man he recognized was Liu Sanpao from the Fifth Army Battalion.Seeing that it was a member of his own camp, Liu Ting couldn't help getting angry, kicked up, and cursed: "When you usually eat, no one eats more than you. I didn't expect to be a coward!"

"Stop!" Seeing the crown prince Zhu Changluo yelling, Liu Ting couldn't keep kicking: "Your Highness, just leave this kind of cowardly thing to me to deal with."

"No need, he's just telling the truth." Zhu Changluo shook his head with a smile: "Human nature seeks good luck and avoids bad luck. In the face of life and death, it's normal to be afraid, but it's abnormal not to be afraid."

Zhu Changluo, who walked down from the high platform, looked at the soldiers face to face, "But what is a soldier? A soldier is the most important weapon of the country! As a soldier, from the moment you pick up the weapon in your hand, you are no longer ordinary people. Xing, you are the people in our Ming Dynasty who can risk their lives the most and are the most fearless of danger! The imperial court pays millions every year, which is the hard-earned money of the people to support you soldiers, so at the critical moment of the people and the country, You will repay with blood!"

He lowered his head and glanced at Liu Sanpao, who was kneeling on the ground panting, and then glanced at all the soldiers: "To tell the truth, we are really going to fight this time, and this is the beginning of your real trial." , can you become a truly qualified member of our three major battalions of tiger and wolf divisions, all in this battle!"

"Today, let me speak clearly. Those who are willing to go to war will stay where they are, and those who are afraid that they will die will quit now. I will issue an order in the name of the prince: those who stay are welcome, and I will lead you to kill the enemy! Those who do not go Farewell, put down the weapons in your hands, and go home to farm the land. There is only one thing, after tonight, if anyone dares to speak out of greed for life and fear of death, he will be dealt with by military law!"

As soon as Zhu Changluo's words fell, all the soldiers' blood was already boiling, and they couldn't help shouting: "We swear to follow His Highness to the death and kill the enemy in blood!"

"They are all elders with long birds, so they are afraid of bleeding and death! Damn it, eunuchs without eggs are afraid of death!"

"Your Highness, let's follow you, we will fight if you say so!"

Looking at the hot-blooded good men, Zhu Changluo's eyes sparkled, and he ran up to the high platform in a few steps: "Okay, let's not talk nonsense, this time I sent troops to fight, and Daming will support you for the rest of my life, and Daming will support your family after death. Remember, from this moment on, you are the backbone of our Daming, even if you die!"

At this moment, the atmosphere finally reached its highest point. All the soldiers raised their hands together, and it was unknown who took the lead. They shouted in unison: "Da Ming's backbone, even if it dies, it will never break! Daming's backbone, even if it dies, it will never break!"

Li Sanpao who was kneeling on the ground screamed like thunder, got up from the ground, turned around and ran into the queue.Liu Ting was quick-sighted, grabbed it, and cursed: "Guy who is afraid of death, go home."

Unexpectedly, when Li Sanpao turned his head, he cursed: "Who...damn...are afraid of death, what the hell...when did I say I was afraid...of death!"

Seeing him staring at a pair of big blood-red bull's eyes, being forced by his momentum, Liu Ting was choked for a moment and couldn't speak.

Li Sanpao continued stuttering: "My mother stutters when I get excited... What I want to say just now is, I'm afraid... I'm afraid... I'm afraid of a bird!"

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Lived up to the store owner's expectations, still at that point, still at that time, Daoist Chongxu set foot on this restaurant accurately.I don't know when, Daoist Chongxu developed a habit of doing everything according to the plan. No one would know that he developed this habit after the 45th year of Jiajing.Since then, he has set many plans for himself, which have been implemented step by step over the years.Don't rush, use patience, these four words have always been engraved in his heart, and he dare not be a little bit loose.

Guyuan was the last stop on his westward journey. Before that, he had successfully instigated the Taining and Duoyan tribes, but he was stuck in Guyuan for a few days.As the most powerful Chahan tribe among the Mongolian tribes in the past, although it is declining now, the lean camels are bigger than horses. The golden family that is second to the lineage of Alta.

Ever since Li Chengliang was appointed as the General Army of Liaodong, the Chahan tribe has been abused by the Li family army. After dozens of battles, the current Khan King Tie Muhan's courage has been chilled, so he seems to have a lot of doubts about his plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty. , he was indecisive, which made Chongxu very unhappy.

In his eyes, grassland barbarians like Tie Muhan seem vicious, but they are actually a group of short-sighted and useless waste. Therefore, in Chongxu Zhenren's plan, these guys are not even chess pieces. The real chess pieces are in Liaodong.

Reverend Chongxu knew in his heart that Tie Muhan was a jackal who had been beaten down by Li Chengliang. He was hesitant these days, but he stretched out his dog's nose to sniff the wind. The jackal is timid and greedy. , Once you smell the smell of meat, you can't help it in minutes.

Although a little anxious, Chongxu told himself to have confidence, as long as he endured for a few more days, there would be expected good news.

When he stepped up to the restaurant, the owner of the store with a bitter face and abacus suddenly burst into laughter. This customer has come to the restaurant to eat and rest at this point every day for more than ten days in a row. This is not the key point. When it was rare, this generous and generous person had already become a distinguished customer that the shop owner put on top of his heart.

Following the guidance of the shop owner with a smile on his waist, Daoist Chongxu sat on the table specially set aside for himself. This seat can easily take a panoramic view of the scenery outside the shop. The boss's smiling face almost reached the ground: "Old fairy, do you still follow the old rules?"

Daoist Chongxu smiled calmly, stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, nodded and said: "That's right, four dishes and a pot of wine, the dishes should be light and the wine should be warm, please excuse me."

Without the intervention of the shop waiter, the shop owner quickly cleaned up the table, poured tea and said with a smile: "Today, I specially prepared Yuhu shield for you. This is a rare game in Guyuan. This thing only has the first snow in our place. It came later, I didn’t boast, if King Khan hadn’t suddenly summoned troops this year, the number of people in our store would have been [-]% to [-]% less than usual, or this thing would have disappeared long ago. Don’t look at your old fairy roaming around the world to help the world Save people, you really can’t get this stuff anywhere else.” He suddenly sighed, “Hey, it’s only been a few years since it’s been peaceful, and now we’re going to have to fight again.”

Hearing the shop owner's ramblings, he waited for him to finish speaking with a good temper. When he heard the word "war", his eyes flickered and fluctuated, and then he said: "The country is like a picture, Huangtu Baye, if your family conquers the world profusely, you don’t need to open this restaurant, it’s not bad to open a big restaurant in the Central Plains.”

Hearing what he said was funny, the shop owner didn't feel happy at all, and said with a wry smile: "I'll accept your old auspicious words, we don't dare to think so. The Ming army is not easy to mess with. They have fought many times over the years. Then Win once?" Then he complained in a low voice: "The more you fight, the poorer you become, and the poorer you get, the more you fight. I don't dare to think about opening a big restaurant in the Central Plains. I just hope that God has eyes, and I will be blessed if I can serve a job here."

Sure enough, what kind of profuse sweat and what kind of people are carved out of a mold are useless. The real person Chongxu smiled slightly and drank tea without saying a word.

The owner of the shop may have been lonely for a long time, and he couldn't hold his head when the chatterbox was opened, so he whispered mysteriously: "Old god, you should be careful these few days, I heard that this time our King Khan didn't know who heard that day." The provocation of killing, I am hesitating whether to send troops to attack Ming, I heard that this time the battle is quite big..."

Daoist Chongxu had no interest in listening anymore, and said indifferently: "It's not long, go down and get ready."

The store owner's desire to sell well was immediately wiped out. If he didn't wink at this time, the store would probably be closed. Suppressing the resentment in his heart, he rolled down the stairs in desperation to order food.

At that time, the north wind suddenly picked up outside the window, and it was snowflakes in a blink of an eye.

While thinking about his thoughts, he sipped slowly, and before he knew it, the teacup was dry. Daoist Chongxu was about to pick up the teapot, when his outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and his composed face instantly changed color.

"...Master, you are really easy for me to find." The voice behind him seemed to come from hell, with endless cold air piercing through the bones.

Daoist Chongxu slowly withdrew his hand without looking back: "You are indeed the most proud disciple of my Longhu Mountain. It is very good that you can find this place."

Ye He was silent, came to Chongxu, knelt down suddenly after a while, and kowtowed three times respectfully.

Daoist Chongxu had a smile on his face, but the bottom of his eyes had already turned cold, he glanced at him lightly, and said with a sneer: "When did you have such a birth with Master?"

Ye He stood up without answering, with a strange expression on his face: "Master, I have a few things to ask."

The snow outside the window has started to get heavier, and the wind seems to have tightened a lot. Daoist Chongxu, who had been looking out the window, didn’t look at Ye He again. He didn’t answer for a long time, and Ye He didn’t ask questions. It was all firmness rather than bending and indifference without fear. At this point, there was nothing that could stop him from getting the answer he wanted.

When the owner of the restaurant brought the dishes excitedly, he suddenly let out a hey in surprise... The restaurant was completely empty, and there was no one there.

(End of this chapter)