A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16 Good omen?

In the 23rd year of Zhizheng, Xinhekou.

The river was covered with boats, and it was like a small city, sailing at a fast speed.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's fleet. Thousands of ships carry a full 20 troops and sail towards Hongdu. Zhu Wenzheng held on to Hongdu for 85 days. He has successfully completed his mission and will next be handed over to Hongdu. He is now an uncle.

Yan Ling stood on the bow of the boat, enjoying the wind and waves hitting him. He was born in a water town, and he was very adaptable and even friendly to all this.

"Fish, fish, such a big fish!"

"What's wrong with this fish..."

Suddenly there was a loud shouting from the ship next to it, and the soldiers who were steering and watching all rushed to the bow of the ship. The shouts were so loud that even the eyes of several surrounding ships were attracted.

I saw two huge fish emerging from the blue waves. They were playing happily around the moving boat.What’s strange is that the scales of these two fish are blue and they have long whiskers. The most outrageous thing is that there is a ring of mane hair growing on their necks!
This was truly a spectacle, and Yan Ling was a little stunned when he saw it. Even he, who came from a later generation, had no idea what kind of species it was, and it was estimated that it would become extinct without a chance to survive to modern times.

"How can the fish be so big and have mane hair? Could it be that it is a spirit?"

Suddenly, a voice came from the crowd.

Suddenly, everyone onlookers fell silent.

Indeed, how can a fish have hair?What's more, this fish is the size of a small boat. If it's not a monster, what is it?
For a moment, everyone felt a little scared.

Someone even said in a trembling voice: "On the eve of the battle, the spirits were walking around the ship. Could it be that they expected me to lose the battle and were they preparing to eat human corpses at the bottom of the ship?"

"Shut up!" At this time, a general came out. He slapped the soldier who yelled the loudest in the face hard: "Who gave you the courage to disturb the morale of our army at this time?"

Of course, this slap made the soldier dare not say anything more, but the general's actions not only failed to boost the morale of the soldiers, but also made everyone more frightened.

"Nonsense! What kind of monster? This is an ichthyosaur!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yan Ling hurriedly spoke.

"Senior Yan." "Senior Yan." Everyone greeted them one after another, and then asked impatiently:
"Counsellor, isn't this a spirit?"

Although this fish is really weird, since it is related to the "dragon", it is definitely not a monster.

"Of course not. This battle is an opportunity for my lord to leap over the dragon gate. The fish and the dragon are circling the boat. This is following the real dragon. This is an auspicious sign!"

After all, Yan Ling was a scholar with the same status as Li Shanchang in the army. He was responsible for running the place these days and keeping Wu Guogong's territory in order. The soldiers were still convinced by his words, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly relaxed.

The general with sharp eyes and quick hands loudly spread Yan Ling's words. For a moment, fish and dragons surrounded the boat, and the soldiers cheered, taking it as a sign of victory, and their morale soared.

Yan Ling secretly exhaled, turned his head, and met Zhu Yuanzhang's approving gaze.

Good boy, I’ll give you a credit.

However, not far away, an accident happened again.

A hurricane suddenly blew up on the river. The wind was so strong that it even overturned General Feng Guosheng's ship. For a moment, a group of people were splashing in the water, and the people around them were stunned.

Such strong winds are rare, let alone the fact that it overturned the ship of Tongzhi Privy Councilor Feng Guosheng with such precision. You can imagine how outrageous it was.

"Aren't fish and dragons accompanying each other? How could it be..." "Maybe it's either a fish or a dragon, or a spirit. God won't help us..." The soldiers started talking again.

There is no way. The ancients were superstitious and paid special attention to auspiciousness. If this happens before a war, it is like a strong wind blowing down a handsome flag. It is a big ominous sign and can easily make people panic.

There was so much commotion in the fleet that all the generals were alerted for a while, but they were helpless in the face of this situation. Almost all of Zhu Yuanzhang's civil servants were left in Yingtian. The generals were unambiguous in fighting, but this kind of inner work But I'm really not good at it.

Zhu Yuanzhang did have this ability, but he couldn't stand up and "explain", otherwise he would be bragging?
Without the general's rescue, morale plummeted for a while. If one could look straight at it, the fleet should have been shrouded in a layer of gray fog at this time. The soldiers were dejected and had long since lost the joy of making great achievements.Zhu Yuanzhang and the generals saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts. 20 vs. 60. The advantage was not with me. If the morale of the army was further shaken, we would really lose.

"The flying dragon is in the sky, and the wind and rain are accompanying it, so it looks like this. Everyone, this is another good omen."

Just when the morale of the army was wavering, Yan Ling stood up again.

"This is the intention of my lord who is about to ride on the wind. Everyone, this battle will be won!"

When the generals heard this, they immediately had a backbone and immediately agreed. Then Feng Guosheng was rescued. He was also smart and said immediately:

"I should have drowned, but a huge fish with a mane on its neck lifted me up and saved my life."

Fish and dragon to the rescue!

This undoubtedly provided evidence for Yan Ling's words, and for a while, morale soared!
Zhu Yuanzhang stood far away on the bow of the ship, pretending not to hear Yan Ling's words. After all, he couldn't stand up and say, "Yes, I am the real dragon," right?But I was very happy in my heart.

At this moment, he unconsciously believed Yan Ling's words.

Am I really the son of destiny?
"We must win! We must win!" At this time, Yan Ling took the lead in shouting.

As the generals joined in, the shouts became louder and louder, until finally the entire fleet joined in, and the military morale was greatly boosted!

On this day, the shouts of "We must win" resounded across the river. The people were shocked and said that the Han army would be defeated.
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Under the city of Hongdu.

Chen Youliang watched expressionlessly as his soldiers were driven down from the city by Wu Jun again. He felt disappointed, but he actually expected this outcome.

He knew that his subordinates were not stable and united. It could be said that from the moment he killed Xu Shouhui and ascended the throne, he could not think of anyone dying for him.

He cannot be defeated. Once he is defeated, his power will fall apart in an instant, so he will desperately attack the entire army several times. For example, in this conquest, the entire country was overwhelmed.

The failure to capture Hongdu was due not only to the small terrain of Hongdu which was not conducive to the deployment of the army and the strength of the defenders, but also to the disunity of his own men and their unwillingness to die.

"Report..." At this time, a soldier ran to his side and knelt down: "Your Majesty, there are a large number of ships coming from the river, under the banner of Zhu Yuanzhang, the puppet Duke of Wu. Please make a decision."

Is it finally here?
"Send the order to stop the attack. Order the generals to purge the army, mobilize the whole army, and advance the troops..."

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty paused for a moment, his eyes wandered on the map for a while, and finally settled on a lake.

Zhu Yuanzhang, let this be your final grave.

"Poyang Lake."

　I’m exhausted, and I’m finally done.

　　In addition, I did not make up these two scenes today. They are all recorded in Ming Dynasty records. However, the ending in history was "thinking it was unknown" and drove Feng Guosheng back.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)