Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 220
If this victory is won, the prestige of His Royal Highness will naturally rise, and at the same time the country sees the hope of victory, the resistance against the Northern Expedition will be much smaller, and Daming will fundamentally change some things.But if this battle is defeated, the reputation of His Royal Highness will naturally plummet, and the attitude of the court towards the Northern Expedition can be imagined.

How could Qin Hong let go of such an important battle, but he also knew that if this battle was not fought, Daming would not change.

With a cool breeze blowing, the climate on the grassland is still a bit cool, but the ground is hard, which is suitable for large-scale cavalry dispatches. After a hundred miles out of Guyuan City, the road is not so smooth, and you can always encounter rangers on fire. Some came out to hunt, while others wandered and herded horses. When they saw Daming's cavalry, these people were naturally very surprised.

Did Ming's cavalry go out?How did Ming's cavalry go out?However, none of these people escaped the scouts' pursuit and siege.

It can be said that the army traveled both starry and night. They set off before dawn in the morning, and did not set up camp until it was impossible to continue marching at night.

Under such a marching intensity, the most worrying thing is the morale issue. Zhu Houzhao patrols the camp every day to boost morale, and Wang Shouren is doing the same job.Of course, unlike Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao mainly showed his face, and it was still inconvenient for him to speak out about some things, but Wang Shouren was different.

Beheading more, killing more enemies, doing more meritorious deeds, going back to buy a house, land and marry a wife, this kind of encouragement is still very useful for morale.

The army marched all the way, and Zhu Houzhao held a map in his hand. It was a very accurate map in this era, but in Zhu Houzhao's view, it was still very simple, and it was much worse than the maps of later generations.However, Zhu Houzhao couldn't ask for too much, because after all, this was the limitation of the times. When the war was over, he could organize people to draw a map.

On-the-spot information collection is the most labor-intensive, and what is required is accuracy. Drawing is not so difficult, it is just scaled down.

"We're about to enter the range of Ordos soon!" Zhu Houzhao said while sitting on the ground, pointing to the map, and at the same time reached out to touch the grass on the ground. Zhu Houzhao has felt it since yesterday, because the grass here is much thicker than the previous few days , is also more emerald green, obviously the precipitation here is more than the previous place.

"Indeed, it's coming!" Wang Shouren also nodded. Marching is a very exhausting task, which made Wang Shouren look a lot tired.

Just when Zhu Houzhao was about to persuade Wang Shouren to take a good rest, there was a sound of horseshoes in front of him, and then a scout jumped off the horse, and then came directly in front of Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren, bowed his fists and said, "His Royal Highness, the front is found formed a tribe with many horses, cattle, sheep, and Tartars."

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback for a moment, then stood up abruptly, with joy in his eyes, and said to Wang Shouren beside him, "I found it!"

In fact, Zhu Houzhao has found traces of herdsmen's activities around in the past few days, but he has not found anyone. Obviously, he ran away after learning the news that he led the army.After this period of familiarity, the scouts have made great progress. These days, they have been sent out hundreds of miles away, and they ride horses back and forth from all directions to pass news back and forth every day.

The grassland is so big, although Zhu Houzhao wanted to conceal the news of his arrival, it was impossible to completely hide it.

Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed that no tribe had been found in the past few days, because it meant that the news had leaked and he was late, but now it seems that is not the case at all, and he was not late.Zhu Houzhao glanced at Wang Shouren, and then said: "Take the team, I will go and have a look!" Without waiting for Wang Shouren to speak, he turned on his horse.

Zhu Houzhao's [-] Black Dragon Guards were naturally also dispatched, and they left the brigade like a gust of wind, and rushed towards the place where the tribe was found.

Looking at the back of Zhu Houzhao leaving, Wang Shouren was very helpless, and he didn't know what expression was on his face. Could this be what His Highness the Crown Prince said about the postponement?Is this what His Royal Highness said about not going to the battlefield?

Of course, Zhu Houzhao didn't know about Wang Shouren's slander. Even if he knew, Zhu Houzhao would answer like this.It felt really good to gallop the horse on the grassland. Zhu Houzhao was very excited, and soon Zhu Houzhao brought three thousand black dragon guards to kill him.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived here, it was already surrounded by Daming's scouts. The scouts drove around the tribe, blocked the way, and shot arrows into the tribe from time to time, which was to slow down their progress.There are also cavalry guarding the tribe around them, and they use bows and arrows to fight back from time to time, but the scouts basically just run away after fighting, and basically don't fight them.

The warriors of these tribes did not dare to pursue them, because their numbers were too small, and Da Ming's scouts were in all directions. Once they split up and pursued, Da Ming's scouts would definitely charge up. Once the tribes were dispersed, it would really be over.They can only guard carefully while urging to hurry up, even if the cattle and sheep fall behind.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand directly, and the Black Dragon Guard behind him rushed forward, not at all scrupulous like scouts.

In fact, this is also related to Zhu Houzhao's positioning of scouts. Scouts are treasures, and they are not used to attack fortifications. Therefore, scouts are strictly prohibited from attacking fortifications.Apparently, the general of the scouts also knew that this was not what he should do. After discovering the tribe, he just delayed and blocked it, and did not really rush forward.

The Black Dragon Guard's horse was very fast, and it made a rumbling noise when it rushed up. The plate armor on its body reflected light in the sun.

Seeing the Black Dragon Guard rushing up, the cavalry surrounding the tribe ran away without the slightest hesitation. The speed was very fast, and they immediately left the tribe and galloped away towards the distance. Zhu Houzhao was stunned by this scene .However, it is impossible for Zhu Houzhao's Black Dragon Guard to rush up and pursue them, but the scouts next to him are not idle.

Seeing this scene, the scouts rode their horses and chased after him. This is all thanks to the moving money.

The Black Dragon Guards didn't pursue either, they were the prince's personal guards, it would be a great crime if they really pursued them, so they just surrounded the tribe.

Zhu Houzhao walked over on his horse, and directly ordered: "Take up the horses and add them to the Black Dragon Army, take away the livestock and kill them, add dinner at night, and separate people according to men and women. Let's do it! If anyone resists, shoot him."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, the Black Dragon Army quickly started to act.

(End of this chapter)