Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly, and Xiao Guizi immediately followed him, took out the crusade he had prepared long ago, and began to read it out.
Looking at the 150,000 warriors in the audience, Xiao Guizi, who had always been habitually bent over, straightened up, his face was no longer flattering, and his voice was no longer shrill.
The epilogue was read in a cadence, full of blood, and even he was on fire.
Half a quarter of an hour later, after reciting the proclamation of conquest, Zhu Yuanzhang pressed his right hand to his waist, and the three-foot green peak came out of its sheath, with a murderous look on his face and a clear voice:
"More than thirty years!
We started the uprising at the age of twenty-four, and after sixteen years, we drove out the Tartars and restored China!
After the founding of the country, the war never stopped, and it was another sixteen years of fighting!
This year, the seventeenth year of Hongwu, the moment of decisive battle finally arrives. In order for the Ming Dynasty to last forever, and for future generations to no longer suffer from war, we want you to fight the enemy bravely and join forces on horseback!
We want you to accomplish great things!"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his arm and pointed his sword at the sky: "Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The soldiers held their spears tightly and waved their swords with murderous intent!
Lan Yu's face turned red and she shouted in a deep voice: "Fight in bloody battlefield, fight to the death!"
"Fight bloody battles on the battlefield and fight to the death!"
The 150,000-strong army roared loudly, and the sound resounded throughout the heaven and earth, like thunder exploding, breaking through the sky!
Such a scene, such a mighty army, Li Qing was also infected, and felt his blood boiling. His voice, mixed with true energy, spread throughout the school: "The Ming army is mighty!"
"The Ming army is mighty!"
"The Mingjun is mighty!"
"The Mingjun is mighty!"
The morale of the army was further ignited and pushed to its peak.
Li Jinglongjun's face turned red and he couldn't help himself with excitement.
The commander-in-chief and the supervisor all gave morale boosts. He, the deputy commander, also wanted to say a few words. He took out the article he had written by lighting a lamp and boiling oil last night and took a look at it. He couldn't help but sigh again.
It’s too long, and I’m almost running out of time to write the crusade.
It is far less concise than Li Qing and Lan Yu, but it also inspires morale.
After thinking about it for a while, I finally gave up.
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The emperor, the prince, and all the civil and military officials rode on tall horses and sent the army to the outside of the city. The standards were unprecedentedly high.
Lan Yu issued a military order: "If you cannot win this battle, you should kill yourself to apologize!"
Not to be outdone, Li Jinglong followed up with a military order.
Li Qing was really speechless when these two guys were on the table. He was talking so much. If something went wrong, it would be no joke.
But others have already established it, so how could he be so different from others, he held his nose and issued a military order.
In fact, Li Qing was not very panicked. He vaguely remembered that in history, the decisive battle seemed to be won, and the coach was Lan Yu, but he was not very relieved either.
Because of his own fault, Nai'er Buhua was recruited, and then he received information about the Beiyuan Emperor, advancing the decisive battle by several years.
As for whether history can be repeated, he really has no idea.
Li Qing looked at the 150,000-strong army and felt a little more at ease. With such an elite army, there is nothing to be afraid of!
This expedition was different from the last one. The combat preparations were so perfect, there were dedicated people in charge of the logistics and supplies, the army was almost traveling lightly, and the marching speed was not unpleasant.
In just over twenty days, we rushed from Jinling to Peiping. After a short rest, we set off again.
Li Jinglong's injury has long since healed, but he has such a deep relationship with Lan Yu that he can't help but show weakness, and Lan Yu won't give in to a young boy.
Along the way, the two of them talked a handful of words.
Li Qing was happy to see that this situation was much better than a fight between the two.
Five days later, when they entered the grassland for the first time, the horses ate fresh natural green forage, which tasted delicious.
The Northern Expedition had this advantage. There was no need to prepare too much fodder, which could reduce a large part of the burden.
At noon, the army buried pots and cooked rice. Li Qing lay on the grass, looked at the blue sky, smelled the fragrance of the grass, and felt comfortable.
"Brother Li, it's time for lunch." Li Jinglong came forward. Since Li Qing was lying down, he couldn't stand all the time, so he sat down and handed the wine bag he carried with him, "Drink something."
Son."
"Thank you." Li Qing sat up, took the wine bag and drank two large gulps, grinning, "Good wine."
People are all infected by the things around them, and he was no exception. It was really good to walk long distances all day long and take a few bites from time to time.
Looking at Li Jinglong, who was obviously darkened, Li Qing chuckled and said, "It's the first time for Vice Admiral Li to go on an expedition. Are you still used to it?"
"It's true that I'm not used to it." Li Jinglong chuckled, "I'm not afraid of Brother Li's jokes. My thighs are bleeding."
After being a dandy for sixteen years, Li Jinglong had never suffered like this before. Even before the war started, just marching made him miserable.
However, his father's death caused a huge change for this dandy. Although it was hard, he gritted his teeth and persevered without being pretentious at all.
After these days of getting along with each other, Li Qing's inherent impression of the new Duke has changed a lot.
He didn't know what the future would bring. At least, Li Jinglong was working really hard now. Even though it was so hard, he still didn't forget to read the military books during his break, and he was full of ambition.
"You'll get used to it." Li Qing said with a smile, "I felt uncomfortable the last time I went out with the army."
With that said, he took two more sips of wine and then returned the wine bag.
He stood up and patted his butt, "Let's go to the camp for dinner."
"Brother Li, go ahead, I've eaten."
Li Qing paused for a moment and said, "Let's go to the camp and join everyone. Although Coach Lan has a bad temper, he is still very good at fighting. If you get in touch with him more, it will be much more useful than studying military books.
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Furthermore, he is the commander-in-chief and you are the deputy commander-in-chief. This military expedition is of extraordinary significance. For the sake of the overall situation, you should also put aside the unhappiness of the past."
Li Jinglong was startled, then he cupped his hands and said, "What Brother Li said is absolutely true. Jinglong is just being shallow."
Seeing that he listened and went in to persuade, Li Qing felt a little relieved. Marching and fighting was not a matter of one person. He was really afraid that when the war started, the commander-in-chief and deputy commander would have different opinions and miss the opportunity to fight.
Li Jinglong has a lot of power. Although he is a deputy commander, Lao Zhu has not made it public in order to train him. Only Li Qing and Lan Yu know the inside story.
Li Qing was afraid that this guy would come forward and confront Lan Yu at the critical moment, which would tie up the entire army.
Before they even reached the commander's camp, a vanguard deputy general came up to him in a hurry and said with a nervous expression: "Supervisor Li, come with me quickly."
"What happened?"
The vanguard lieutenant pointed to the sky in the distance.
Li Qing looked in the direction and said in surprise: "Haitongqing?"
"Well, the commander has already driven over on horseback. Let the general invite you over."
"Okay." Li Qing knew the strategic use of this thing, so he didn't dare to neglect it. He took a horse nearby, stepped on it, whipped his whip, and hurried after him.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Qing saw Lan Yu and dozens of his adopted sons.
When Lan Yu saw him coming, she raised her trembling arm and handed him the five-stone bow, "You must shoot this thing down."
Li Qing was not polite. He took the five-stone bow, looked at the three sea greens above his head, took a deep breath, pulled out the special arrows in the quiver, and set the bow.
In an instant, the five-stone bow was like a full moon.
"Whoosh——!"
The altitude was high enough, but the accuracy was far off. It did not alarm the sea greens, and the three sea greens were still hovering in the sky.
There is no reference object in the sky, so it is really difficult to determine the accuracy.
Li Qing shot several more arrows, but still failed to achieve anything.
Lan Yu was a little anxious, "Are you still energetic?"
"It's more powerful." Li Qing replied. After several trials and errors, he had some ideas in his mind, and he drew his bow and arrow again.
"Whoosh——!"
The arrow pierced the air and shot out. After a while, the hovering Haidongqing's wings trembled, and the almost stationary wings began to flap.
He only struggled for a few breaths and then fell down.
"Okay!" Lan Yu was in high spirits.
Li Qing didn't look happy at all, because the other two were already alarmed.
He did not dare to hesitate, and fired two more arrows. One arrow hit accurately, and the other arrow only stabbed the tip of Hai Dongqing's wing. After being frightened, Hai Dongqing flew faster.
Li Qing quickly drew out his arrows and chased after him. Half a minute later, he found the right opportunity and shot another arrow, finally shooting down the last one.
"Huh~"
Li Qing let out a long sigh of relief, followed the direction to find the beast, picked it up and went back to barbecue.
When they returned to the commander's camp, the other two had been found by Lan Yu and brought back. One was dead and the other had injured wings and was being treated by military doctors.
"Is this thing worth saving?" Li Qing asked in surprise.
"Of course it's worth it."
Lan Yu stepped forward and took the one from Li Qing's hand, looked around carefully, and said with a smile: "It's a false alarm, there are no marks, they are all wild."
Then, he found that the head of the sea turtle brought back by Li Qing was broken, and he suddenly became furious: "Did you crush it to death?"
"..." Li Qing said speechlessly, "It's just a bird, what's the use of it? It's better to have a barbecue!"
"You know a hammer!" Lan Yu was angry, "I had expected that this would happen, so I specially reserved this hand and brought a dozen Yuan people who had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and were good at surviving eagles.
Haidongqing can be used by me, but you damn... are wasting your natural resources!"
"Ah? This..." Li Qing didn't expect that the rough Lan Yu would be so careful, and even thought of this, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed on the spot.
He really didn't expect this wave.
"Well... there is one more." Li Qing said with a sneer, "It's better than nothing, one is not a lot. Besides, if I didn't shoot them down, there wouldn't be even one. As a human being, you must be content with what you have."
Lan Yu: "..."
After feeling depressed for a while, Lan Yu said to the military doctor, "Don't hurt its feathers. Take good care of it for two days. When it recovers, let those Yuan people suffer. If it kills you, don't live."
"Yes, yes, sir, don't worry, the villain has experience and will never let this Haidongqing die."
Li Qing scratched his head and thought to himself: "Qingqing is still a veterinarian. You really can't be judged by appearance. Lan Yu is really careful in fighting!"