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Chapter 68 Northern Expedition Battalion
The river flowed mightily to the east, and soldiers of the Ming army were scattered by the river, cooling off by the water with their shirts off.

It was August in the north, the sun was scorching, the weeds near the river beach turned yellow, and there was a table under a few trees.

Lao Zhu, Liu Bowen, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun sat around the table to enjoy the shade, laughing from time to time.

"Let's rest for a few days first, don't be in a hurry, and take down the Yuan thief's lair safely." Zhu Yuanzhang dipped his finger in the tea and drew a line on the wooden table, saying to everyone.

Xu Da was cautious, and nodded when he heard Lao Zhu say this: "I will listen to Your Majesty."

"Let's fight directly." Chang Yuchun has always liked to chase and fight fiercely, wishing to chase dozens of miles in one go and kill the enemy.

Lan Yu and Zhu Di silently listened to their discussion, while Hu Weiyong poured water with a teapot.

It was easy to win the last game, Chang Yuchun didn't give the Yuan army a chance to breathe, and the attack speed was also very fast.Before the Yuan army could figure out the situation, Chang Yuchun came over and killed everyone.

Xu Da conquered Tongzhou last month, and now most of them are in front of him, but he chose to fight steadily like His Majesty.

Chang Yuchun broke his tongue and didn't say anything about Lao Zhu and Xu Da's thoughts, and sighed aside.

"The soldiers should also rest, we have to let them take a breath, Mr. Liu, what do you think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang still used to call Liu Bowen Mr. when he left the capital.

Liu Bowen understood that His Majesty was very cautious about going north, and he had made complete plans for both the strategic deployment of the battle and the route of march.

In order to improve the success rate, he sought the opinions of the soldiers as soon as he came.

General Pingzhang Chang said that he would go straight to the Yuan Dynasty, once and for all.His Majesty felt that it was too reckless, and did not agree with him to take the enemy lightly.

Liu Bowen was good at figuring out his thoughts, so he smiled and said: "I think what your Majesty said is the safest."

"You have to think about the deployment of the Yuan thief's troops, the relationship between the various ministries, and their army. Over the past hundred years, the defense must have been impenetrable."

Lao Zhu had his own considerations. If he failed once, he would be trapped outside the city wall and would be in a dilemma. If the supply of food and grass was insufficient, the northward journey would end in failure.

In his conception, the entire strategic action is divided into three stages for implementation.

In the first stage, first take Shandong, then attack Henan, and finally occupy Tongguan.

Next, capture Hebei and the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, and then wipe out the Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop.

In the final stage, all the main forces were sent to Shanxi, and then Shaanxi and Gansu were taken, and the northern reunification was finally completed.

Therefore, it is required to play steadily. For Chang Yuchun, the vanguard, Lao Zhu just explained the stakes with them.

"Hu Weiyong, go and see if they have finished baking the pancakes. Let's ask them to make a meal for the soldiers today. Go and have a look."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go right away." Hu Weiyong was the first to please, and left immediately after receiving Lao Zhu's order.

While chatting and laughing, the young general beside Xu Da handed him a letter, and hurriedly withdrew it.

Yu Yi and Hu Weiyong brought pancakes and steamed goose and said, "Come, eat them all."

Lao Zhu chewed a mouthful of the biscuit and said, "It tastes pretty good, we bet there are still people who can't eat this biscuit."

Hu Weiyong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is lucky to have the common people in his heart."

Liu Bowen picked up a piece of cake, tore off a piece and said, "His Highness's Academy of Science and Technology will help His Majesty solve this problem, and I have to go to Yangzhou to have a look when I go back."

"Hey, what about Xu Da, doesn't he just love to eat meat, man!" Zhu Yuanzhang saw that someone was missing.

"Return to Your Majesty, the lady of General Xu's family has sent a letter, where is General Xu?" Yu Yi turned and pointed to Xu Da.

"Xu Tiande, are you afraid that we will see you? Come here." Chang Yuchun handed the cake to Zhu Di and Lan Yu, and shouted to Xu Da.

Old Zhu tore off two goose legs, took one to Zhu Di and said, "Di'er, take it."

When Xu Da came over, he took another one and handed it to Xu Da, saying: "Your daughter wrote you a letter, but she hid it and read it. Why are you so stingy?"

Chang Yuchun said: "My girl is very sensible, look at my girl, she hasn't even written a single word for me."

"Hey, Your Majesty." Xu Da laughed while holding the letter on the table.

Old Zhu glanced at Zhu Di, smiled and said to Xu Da: "Don't tell me, your daughter is not married yet, and all the soldiers in our barracks are good men."

Xu Da's eyes widened, and he was stunned for a long time and said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, my eldest girl and second girl are like flowers and jade, how can they know that they feel distressed."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly: "My family's Biao'er and the fourth child have also reached the age of marriage. This time they captured Dadu, so I will give them a good preparation when they go back."

marriage?When Zhu Di heard that he and his elder brother were going to prepare for a marriage, he hurriedly said to Lao Zhu, "Father, my son doesn't want to get married, and I want to fight. My elder brother definitely doesn't want to either."

Chang Yuchun, Lanyu Liu Bowen and the others laughed.

Speaking of Zhu Biao, Lao Zhu remembered that he had received a letter from Li Shanchang yesterday, saying that the prince wanted to build a shipyard.

He said: "Mr. Liu, Prime Minister Li said that the prince will build a shipyard and build a ship of several tens of feet. Do you think it is good?"

When Xu Da and Chang Yuchun heard this, they smiled and said: "Okay, it's a good thing that Your Highness is young and promising."

Lan Yu and Xu Da also nodded, and Hu Weiyong stood beside him, his eyes rolling.

Liu Bowen said: "This is a good thing. I think His Highness's actions are acceptable. During the water war on Poyang Lake, the boat was a good thing."

"But the money is the problem. We heard from Li Shanchang that this kid didn't transfer the money from the household department." Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about where Zhu Biao's money came from.

"Where did the money come from?" Zhu Di answered.

"Yes, if Your Highness doesn't have money, wouldn't it be too difficult." Sapphire mumbled with a piece of cake in her mouth.

Everyone did not object, and Chang Yuchun and the others also saw those wagons transporting grain and grass on iron wheels.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is very smart, gentle and military. I like the Ming Dynasty Resident Register and the military system very closely. The second daughter of my family has praised His Highness the Crown Prince a lot before."

"My elder brother is amazing, you can see that his Mingqi No. [-] is like this." Zhu Di said, chewing on the goose leg.

"Mingqi No. [-], we think the name is a bit strange." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"I don't know my father, but my eldest brother said that this is his wish to fulfill in the future, and it can also be said to be Ming Che No. [-]." Zhu Di continued to gnaw on the meat.

Chang Yuchun nodded after hearing this, and continued talking to Xu Da.

"Your family Miaoyun and Miaowei are good, and my family Changmao is also good. Hehe, we can still get married..." Chang Yuchun patted Xu Da on the shoulder.

"You think beautifully, you big guy is really planning on my girl." Xu Da and Chang Yuchun laughed and cursed.

"Cough cough, eat cake." Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the cake and stuffed it into the mouths of Chang Yuchun and Xu Da, and patted the fourth son Zhu Di.

Liu Bowen glanced at Zhu Di and Xu Da, stroked his beard, and looked like he knew everything.

Hu Weiyong didn't pay any attention to him, and he didn't show any shyness. He cheerfully ran around for everyone, and obeyed Lao Zhu's service.

After resting for a few days, the army went straight to the capital.

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