The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 816 Autumn Hunt
On the battlefield, the sound of horseshoes!
Guan Ning's iron cavalry roared into the battlefield, and the knights on horseback bent their bows like a full moon and shot waves of arrows.

The dense arrows fell like rain, causing heavy damage to the Burmese army who had almost no armor protection in an instant.

Although the power of the Guanning Army's cavalry bow is limited, but because the Burmese Army has no armor, the lethality is not bad.

There was a rain of arrows, and after the cavalry rushed into the formation, the Burmese army in the camp collapsed more and more, and their escape speed became faster and faster.

Countless people threw away their helmets and armor and rushed forward like wolves.

Throughout the battlefield, there were scattered weapons everywhere, as well as the rout of the Burmese army fleeing in a hurry.

After the cavalry of the Guanning Army entered the field, they were experienced and quickly engaged in interspersed combat.

After charging again and again, the Burmese army in front of them was quickly defeated.

Then carry out in-depth interspersing, and continuously break up the grassroots organizations of the Burmese army, so as to facilitate the cavalry of one's own side to gallop in its formation and expand the results of the battle.

Those remnants of the Burmese army who still want to gather their forces and make a final resistance are their key targets.

Those Japanese samurai also followed quickly, slashing and killing the rout from behind.

The battle evolved rapidly, the camp of the Burmese army was breached, and the entire battlefield was full of shouts and gunfire.

Countless Burmese army routs were overwhelmed by the cavalry until they collapsed, turned around and wanted to flee towards the mountains.

However, there is no such easy thing.

The cavalry in the coalition army is not vegetarian, teams of elite cavalry gallop on the battlefield.

That kind of power is like a mountain torrent sweeping up the farmland, where countless wheat seedlings and rice fell.

On the battlefield, the soldiers of the Burmese army are the rice and wheat seedlings that have been rolled back to the ground.

The coalition cavalry quickly cut off the retreat route of the Burmese soldiers, and a famous cavalry straddled the road into the mountain. Through the cavalry and the charge, the Burmese soldiers ran away with their heads in their hands, and did not dare to move forward at all.

Their attitude is very clear, they want to cut off the Burmese army's retreat and wipe out the Burmese army that dared to come out to fight the coalition forces.

The deafening sound of horseshoes and loud shouts of killing all caused the Burmese soldiers to collapse emotionally, with panic and fear on their faces.

Although there are many of them, no matter how many people there are, it is useless without morale.

A flock of sheep gathered together, if there is no leading sheep, in front of the wolves, it is just a flock of moving food...

Can't pose a threat to the wolves at all!

Wu Shicong nodded slightly as he watched the situation on the battlefield evolve.

"Pass down the order and prepare to recruit the enemy!"

This time, before he led the troops to go out, Daming had communicated with Wu Shicong.

The prisoners of war captured on the battlefield by his side can be exchanged for a certain amount of money and military merits by Daming.

The current Ming Dynasty is engaged in large-scale infrastructure construction in the country. In addition to building railways, it is also renovating official roads, bridges, water conservancy and other facilities in various state capitals. There is an urgent shortage of labor everywhere, and prisoners of war are the best labor.

The kind that doesn't feel bad after using it!
Among them, women are the first priority, because in addition to being able to work, women can also be used to give birth to children.

The second is for young and strong men, who can be used for heavy work, such as road construction and mining.

Again, children, as for elders, Daming doesn't want them.

Since prisoners of war can be exchanged for money, Wu Shicong is naturally unwilling to commit more crimes. After all, all he gets is money.

After the situation on the battlefield became clear, he directly ordered to prepare to recruit prisoners of war.

As the coalition forces began to surrender, those Burmese troops who had been beaten to collapse also chose to abandon their weapons and surrender.

Countless people knelt on the ground, begging for mercy from the coalition soldiers.

Although a certain number of Burmese troops took advantage of the chaos and fled into the mountains and forests, throwing off the pursuit of the coalition forces, there was no way around it.

The battlefield is too chaotic, and the Burmese army has too many defeated soldiers.

Although the coalition forces have tried their best to prevent the Burmese army from routing, they have not been able to stop them all.

Of course, these Burmese soldiers who escaped by chance have been demoralized, and it's just a matter of nothing.

……

It was September in the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, and winter was about to begin. The Burmese coalition forces organized by Daming were hunting the Burmese king in Burma.

At the same time, Zhu Hongyu also organized an autumn hunt in the Zijin Mountain hunting ground outside Nanjing.

After receiving the imperial decree, the civil and military officials in the court and the family members of honorable ministers chose to leave Nanjing City to go to Zijin Mountain for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Although the population density of Ming Dynasty was not high in this era, counting Nanyang and other places inside and outside the customs, there were only 8000 to [-] million people on a land of tens of millions of square kilometers.

Belonging to the absolute sparsely populated land!

However, it is absolute that the land is vast and sparsely populated, but the population density around Nanjing City is relatively dense.

Nanjing City and its surrounding villages and towns have a population of 300 million.

Moreover, the population of Nanjing is still increasing every year at a very fast rate.

Under such a large population density, it is difficult for wild animals to survive.

Therefore, the wild animals around Nanjing City are actually rare things.

For Zhu Hongyu's autumn hunting, all the animals in Zijin Mountain hunting ground were captured and transported from other places.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Hongyu stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling mirror, arranging his clothes.

Since he was going out of the city today to go hunting in autumn, Zhu Hongyu was not wearing a crown suit, but only a hunting suit.

With a black background, a golden dragon is depicted on the cuffs and neckline with gold lines.

Wearing it on Zhu Hongyu's body, it looks quite tall and straight.

That kind of temperament is heartbreaking just by looking at it.

Li Lingxiu took a few steps forward, put a cloak she had made by herself on Zhu Hongyu, and then helped Zhu Hongyu tie the cloak straps with her own hands, and arranged his clothes.

"This is a cloak made by my concubine for His Majesty. If it's cold today, Your Majesty should take care of yourself!"

Li Lingxiu looked at Zhu Hongyu with her beautiful eyes, and said in a gentle voice.

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, gently held Li Lingxiu's hand, rubbing his fingers against her fingertips, and said in a warm voice.

"Haha, the cloak made by Lingxiu herself is definitely not bad."

Over the years, Zhu Hongyu's close-fitting clothes were basically written by Li Lingxiu.

This former girl next door has a very good female celebrity craft.

While speaking, Zhu Hongyu saw the blood spots on Li Lingxiu's fingers that were pricked by needles, and said with some distress.

"In the future, such things can be handed over to the subordinates."

Li Lingxiu shook her head and said.

"What the servants are doing is not considerate enough after all. What the concubine is doing now is nothing more than a wife's duty."

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said nothing more.

He and Li Lingxiu were childhood sweethearts, and the relationship between them cannot be faked.

He also knew enough about Li Lingxiu, knowing that she was hardworking and had a restless personality.

She personally made some clothes for Zhu Hongyu, not only to express her love, but also to find something for herself to do.

After changing his clothes, Zhu Hongyu took his wife and children and prepared to set off.

Hearing that he was going to leave the palace and go hunting outside, Zhu Hongyu's wife and children were more excited.

Although the life in the palace is graceful, the huge palace is like a huge cage, locking them inside.

Zhu Hongyu himself was entangled in government affairs, so he rarely had the opportunity to go out of the palace, let alone these concubines.

Among them, Qiqige is the most excited.

Growing up on the grassland, she has long been used to the unfettered life on the grassland.

I have long been used to galloping horses and galloping in the sun, enjoying the feeling of spring breeze blowing on my face.

Ever since she married Zhu Hongyu, she has been bound in the deep palace, and after a long time, she yearns for freedom more and more.

This time Zhu Hongyu organized the autumn hunting, she was the most excited and excited one.

Early on, he ordered someone to equip himself with a hunting bow and hunting clothes, and even sewed a quiver himself, preparing to show off his skills in front of Zhu Hongyu.

……

When the time came for the autumn hunt, Yu drove out of Nanjing City and headed straight for Zijin Mountain.

At this time, because Zhu Hongyu was going to hold an autumn hunt, the inside and outside of Zijin Mountain were taken over by the imperial guards and sealed off.

Outsiders are prohibited from entering and leaving!

A high platform is erected outside the hunting ground for ceremonies and leisure.

After Zhu Hongyu arrived at the hunting ground, he was directly dragged by Qiqi to watch her hunt.

Kaya, who was born in Nanyang mountain people, also rode a horse, carrying a bow and arrow, and followed.

Qiqige is not the only one who has mastered hunting skills since childhood, Kaya also knows it.

She has also been holding a hunting bow since she was very young, and followed her father and brother to hunt in the mountains of Luzon.

Zhu Hongyu's other concubines also wanted to keep up, but they couldn't ride horses and shoot arrows, so they could only shoot rabbits, foxes and other small animals.

Things like hunting large beasts, they can't get involved.

But Zhu Hongyu went after the big beast.

Li Lingxiu displayed her demeanor as the mother of the world, and brought the other concubines in the harem, as well as the female family members of the ministers' families to hunt together.

She changed into a very heroic hunting outfit, and she looked heroic.

Holding a musket in his hand, he stood behind the fence, aimed at a small deer in the distance, and then pulled the trigger.

A gunshot sounded, and the bullet hit the deer's feet, creating a cloud of smoke and dust.

The little deer was frightened, and then quickly jumped and ran away.

Li Lingxiu put down the musket in her hand, she didn't feel embarrassed, she just spoke.

"I haven't touched a gun in many years, so everyone laughed."

When a group of female relatives heard the words, they just spoke.

"Your Majesty, there's no way you can't hit it. It's obvious that Mother Yi Tianxia has a benevolent heart, so she can't be killed."

"Your Majesty is much better than us. We people can't even reload muskets..."

Li Lingxiu said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, everyone doesn't have to flatter me."

"Let's play separately! We and the female relatives are usually very restrained. Now that we finally come out, we don't need to be restrained anymore."

After Li Lingxiu's words fell, the female family members dispersed separately, those who shot guns shot, and those who shot arrows shot arrows.

Although the fight was lively for a while, the caged animals in the hunting ground were not injured.

Obviously, these women's marksmanship and arrows are not very good.

However, they didn't really come to hunt, that's all. Except for a few people, everyone else fired two shots each, and then got together to drink tea, chat, and socialize.

This is the purpose of these women's relatives participating in the autumn hunting. To put it bluntly, it is to socialize for their own men.

Rather than really come to play!

Li Lingxiu was surrounded by many courtiers and female relatives. A group of people were chattering and discussing something. Li Lingxiu smiled and nodded from time to time, and interjected a word, her posture was very well thought out.

After such a long time of being pampered and pampered, she has the maternity demeanor of the mother of a country very prominent.

On the other side, Zhu Hongyu led a group of noble ministers in the court, but they were really hunting.

The steeds galloped on the hunting ground, and the mighty soldiers rode their horses to drive away the prey, driving a large amount of prey into the hunting ground.

Zhu Hongyu clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the more people came out, the horse under his crotch stretched his body wantonly, very vigorous.

This steed from the plateau gallops like the wind, dazzling like a black lightning.

While the war horse was galloping, Zhu Hongyu also let go of the rein with both hands, bent his bow and set his arrows.

The strong bow with a bow strength of one stone was pulled like a full moon, and the arrow made of fine steel reflected the cold light, making a creaking sound.

The next moment, Zhu Hongyu let go of the fingers that were holding the bowstring.

With a bang, an arrow pierced through the air.

A sharp arrow pierced through a wild wolf's throat in an instant, nailing it to the ground.

The wild wolf let out a shrill howl, which soon fell silent.

Zhu Hongyu has great strength, and the bow he uses is naturally a special strong bow, which is full of lethality.

Zhu Hongyu bent his bow like a full moon, and his arrows flew in succession.

There was a continuous sound of the bowstring trembling, and prey were shot and fell to the ground one after another.

In order to cope with this autumn hunting, Zhu Hongyu specially trained his riding and archery skills.

Although he couldn't hit every shot at this time, he still hit seven or eight out of ten.

The skill that Zhu Hongyu is showing now is no worse than some cavalry who are good at riding and shooting!
Looking at Zhu Hongyu's heroic posture of shooting his prey with arrows, the accompanying court official Xungui and the surrounding guards cheered.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Your Majesty shoots!"

"..."

After Zhu Hongyu shot his quiver empty, he didn't immediately gallop back to the team, but drew out the musket placed beside the saddle.

Aim at your prey and pull the trigger in one go.

boom!Boom!

When the gunshots sounded, Zhu Hongyu kept pulling the trigger, emptied the revolver in his hand, and killed several wild beasts one after another, then put the gun back to the saddle with satisfaction.

Then galloped back to the team.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhu Hongyu said with a smile.

"Haha, I haven't practiced riding and shooting for a long time, but I'm quite unfamiliar with it."

Facing Zhu Hongyu's self-effacement, everyone around him spoke one after another.

"Your Majesty shoots sharply, and this humble minister is far behind!"

"Your Majesty is mighty and majestic, and he has the legacy of the Taizu Chengzu. It is really my great Ming's fortune and the fortune of the world."

"..."

Facing such a young and heroic emperor, everyone felt lucky.

Because, the younger Zhu Hongyu is now, the longer he will be in power.

If this is the case, it will be possible to stabilize the people's hearts of the Ming Dynasty to the greatest extent, who were turbulent due to the change of dynasty.

So that the ambitious people in the world dare not risk the disobedience of the world and make trouble!
The younger and more heroic Zhu Hongyu is, the more capable he is in fighting, the less he will kill heroes, and the heroes in the court will have more room to play.

To fight for a wife and son, hereditary will not replace.

Otherwise, if you encounter an emperor who likes to kill heroes, these courtiers in the court will be stunned.

It is a kind of luck for many courtiers to be able to follow such an emperor as Zhu Hongyu.

Qi Qige at the side saw Zhu Hongyu showing off his supernatural power, his big eyes were full of admiration, like shining little stars.

Qiqige rode her horse all the way to him and said.

"Your Majesty, my concubines are going hunting too!"

While speaking, she rolled her eyes, leaned over to Zhu Hongyu's ear, and said strangely.

"The concubine is going to hunt a sika deer for His Majesty, and promise to dedicate the freshest deer blood and antler to His Majesty."

After finishing speaking, she galloped away without waiting for Zhu Hongyu to respond.

There were bursts of laughter like silver bells.

Qiqige, who is riding on horseback, is heroic and valiant. Her hips and saddle extrude a seductive arc with her slim figure.

Riding on horseback, with a bow and arrow, she has a wild charm.

When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he just laughed lightly, not annoyed.

This little girl is provoking him now, and she will have good fruit to eat tonight!

Kaya at the side heard what Qiqige said just now, her eyes lit up, she also leaned over to Zhu Hongyu's ear, and said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, my concubines are also going to hunt a sika deer to present to Your Majesty!"

After that, she rode her horse into the hunting ground.

The corner of Zhu Hongyu's mouth twitched, but he didn't take it seriously, he just turned his head and said to the courtiers beside him.

"Let's go hunting on our own!"

"The one who catches the most prey in autumn hunting today will be rewarded with a hundred gold, and drink with me!"

Zhu Hongyu told the lottery.

After his words fell, the heirs of those civil and military noble families rode into the hunting ground.

Many people have made up their minds to compete for the lottery offered by the emperor.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Hongyu's eyes were full of satisfaction.

From the current point of view, the martial spirit of the noble ruling class of Ming Dynasty is still good.

At the very least, there is no such thing as a waste snack that can't ride a horse or drive a strong bow.

After ordering Caitou, Zhu Hongyu led the people back to the high platform where the ceremony was watched, looking at the hunting ground not far away.

And beside him, Li Dingguo, Li Guangyuan, Zheng Jing and other nobles were all accompanying him.

"Guess everyone, whose doll can win the lottery I gave today?"

Zhu Hongyu took a sip from his teacup and asked.

Li Dingguo and others laughed and echoed, and gave the candidates they thought were possible.

Everyone talked very happily, the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, and the monarch and his ministers got along well.

Zhu Hongyu was also holding a teacup with a smile on his face.

In fact, the reason why Zhu Hongyu engages in Qiushou with such great fanfare is not only because he likes to play, but also because he wants to maintain the martial ethos at the top of Ming Dynasty.

More, in fact, it is to encourage the people of Ming Dynasty to hunt animals and wild animals in the vast wilderness, and expand their living space.

After decades of war, although today's Ming Dynasty has been restored, its population is still flawed.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, densely populated places are extremely limited.

Due to the population problem, the large suburban and rural areas of Ming Dynasty are now plagued by wild beasts.

Fortunately, herbivorous animals are not only not threatening, but they can also provide meat for the people of Ming Dynasty.

But the existence of large carnivores such as wild wolves, wild boars, tigers, and blind bears is very dangerous.

In many places in Daming, cases of wild beasts cannibalizing people often occurred.

In order to solve this problem, Zhu Hongyu ordered the Ming army to regularly send troops to hunt and kill wild animals while they were training.

It can only encourage the people of Ming Dynasty to take up muskets, bows and arrows to hunt and kill the wild beasts that are infested.

After a day of hunting, the autumn hunting banquet that night will eat the animals hunted in the hunting grounds, fried, fried, steamed, stewed and roasted. Those preys have been made into many different patterns.

The craftsmanship of the imperial chefs in the palace is still good.

Zhu Hongyu was able to invite the courtiers who participated in the banquet to drink together, and then greeted everyone to eat and drink separately.

At the banquet, Zhu Hongyu also pulled the castrated Kang Mazi out to perform a dance, which caused a roar of laughter.

After the banquet, Qiqige and Kaya sent deer blood to Zhu Hongyu as a gift.

Faced with such a provocation, is there any reason for Zhu Hongyu not to accept it?

Then, neither of them could leave Zhu Hongyu's room after delivering the deer blood.

Zhu Hongyu's physical fitness was already far superior to ordinary people, coupled with the buff bonus of deer blood, he tossed and tossed for most of the night before he fell asleep with his arms around the big quilt.

……

After winter, as the end of the year approaches, the situation in Myanmar has also taken a turn for the better.

As the coalition army centered on Ava, they continued to send troops everywhere, swept across Myanmar, and destroyed the ruling foundation of the Gongbang Dynasty.

King Mangbai of Burma finally couldn't sit still.

Because he knew that if this continues, the ruling order in Burma will be completely destroyed by the Ming army.

At that time, the end of the Gongbang Dynasty is self-evident!

In desperation, Mangbai had no choice but to take the initiative to send troops northward, preparing to meet the main force of the coalition forces.

I want to pass a strategic decisive battle to repel the offending coalition forces in the future, and then restore Myanmar's defeat.

After receiving the news that Mangbai had taken the initiative to send troops to the north to prepare for a decisive battle with the coalition forces, Ava's coalition headquarters quickly made a decision, and the coalition forces began to move south.

Prepare for a decisive battle with the Burmese army going north!

The two sides marched in opposite directions, and very tacitly chose the battlefield in Ren'anqiang, more than a hundred kilometers north of Nay Pyi Taw.

The armies of both sides are heading towards Ren'an Qiang, and the troops of the coalition forces scattered around begin to gather towards Ren'an Qiang.

Taking advantage of the local march, the Burmese army arrived at Ren'an Qiang first, and began to build camps in Ren'an Qiang. They echoed each other with Ren'an Qiang City, and they were each other's horns, preparing for a decisive battle with the Ming army.

Among the Burmese army at this time, there are not only troops from the Burmese army, but also mercenaries hired by Mangbai from Western countries at a high price.

Western countries not only dispatched a group of troops stationed in the Indian colonies nearby to join the war, but also used their influence in India to borrow a Mongolian cavalry from the Indian maharajah.

The Mughal Empire is actually just a matter of translation. To be precise, it should be the Mongol Empire.

The upper echelons and ruling class of the Mughal Empire were basically Indian native Mongols.

The cavalry of the Mughal Empire is naturally the Mongolian cavalry.

Although the moisture of this Mongolian cavalry is a little bit thicker, it is still a Mongolian cavalry.

The logic is smooth, no problem!
With the passage of time and the continuous evolution of the battle situation, the main force of the coalition forces is also advancing towards Ren'an Qiang.

Liu Shantai was riding on the horse, his body rose and fell with the movement of the horse.

He couldn't help but reach out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

The climate in Myanmar is hot and humid. Due to its proximity to the tropics, the four seasons are to some extent irrelevant.

Although the climate in winter is relatively dry and not so hot, it is still not easy to endure.

If Liu Shantai hadn't lived in Luzon, he probably couldn't stand the hot and humid climate in Myanmar.

During this period, since entering Burma, there has been a considerable number of non-combat attrition in the coalition forces.

If it weren't for Daming's proper logistics supply, which transported a large amount of medicinal materials and mung beans and other heat-relieving food for the coalition forces fighting on the front line, the non-combat attrition of the coalition forces might have been even more serious.

"Commander, our forward encountered the Burmese army, and a fierce battle broke out!"

At this moment, a group of sentry cavalry rushed to report to Liushan Taihui.

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ps: A classmate will come to play with the author tomorrow, so... I will ask for a day off.

Hope to understand!
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