The Ming Dynasty relied on military force to establish its country, and military exploits were the most important.
In the eyes of the ministers, the Yulin sergeant with feathers on his silver helmet quickly stepped forward, knelt on one knee and reported to the army, raising his hands above his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand to take it, but took it back halfway.
Grandson, read on!
Yes! Zhu Yunxi said excitedly, and then picked up the military report from the border with some excitement.
This is the first time he has read the victory report of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the first time he has witnessed the victory of the Ming Dynasty. Later generations often say how weak the Ming Dynasty was, but the Ming Dynasty in this era not only has strong soldiers and famous generals, but also dares to attack, and has the reputation of committing crimes against the Ming Dynasty.
The courage to kill.
I, Lan Yu, inform your Majesty that I will arrive in Taozhou on the third day of this month...
The puppet Yuan thieves were cunning, and when they saw the Ming army approaching, they fought and then retreated to the desert...
I know that the traitors of the puppet Yuan Dynasty want to lure me into the desert, surround and annihilate them, so I will use their plan...
A clear and loud voice came from Zhu Yunxi's mouth, and the ministers listened quietly.
As Zhu Yunxi read, images of the border battlefield emerged in his mind.
Taozhou, located in the northwest of the Ming Empire, is the old land of the Qiang people.
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has been a battleground for the Central Plains dynasties because there are abundant aquatic plants that can provide high-quality war horses for the Central Plains.
These Hu and Han people have been living together for a long time, but the Hu people here have not shown any aggression towards the Central Plains Dynasty. They have also always relied on the tea, cavalry, cloth, etc. provided by the Central Plains Dynasty.
Outside Taozhou, there is a desert, a desert that is half grass and half sand.
When the wind is not blowing, yellow sand and green grass coexist, and occasionally there are ripples in the lake. When the sun sets, soft colorful lights are reflected on the water of the lake.
But when the wind blows, yellow sand dances all over the sky, and the whole world turns yellow.
The wind picked up again, and the rough sand hit people's faces, like a dull knife slowly cutting them.
In the desert, a majestic army marched hard in the wind and sand.
Their faces were engraved with wind and frost, their eyes looked tired, their lips were dry, their skin was cracked, and their armor was covered in dust.
They marched hurriedly over thousands of miles, full of fighting spirit, when they met their evading opponents. They dragged their tired bodies into the desert and began to pursue them.
Most of them have two legs, but their enemies have four legs.
The sky is full of wind and sand, and the warrior's sword is kept in the box, waiting for the thief to appear, and the blood-red heart is dyed with yellow sand.
Thief, lure the enemy deep.
The Ming army will follow the plan.
There are only eight simple words in the military newspaper, but it is a difficult trek in the wind and sand. Every step in the desert, the athletes of the Ming Dynasty walked very hard.
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There were 35,000 puppet Yuan thieves, and the troops were divided into two groups. Along the way, the Longxiang cavalry penetrated into the desert from the east side and ran rampant behind the enemy lines.
There were 24,000 people along the way, led by me personally, all of whom were infantry...
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help being shocked.
Sapphire is crazy!
Twenty-four thousand people went deep alone. The enemies they faced were not only 10,000 more in number than them, but they were also cavalry, the elusive cavalry of Bei Yuan Shen.
How to fight when riding on foot?
The cavalry has high-speed mobility, and the cavalry in Beiyuan are all warriors who have been good at riding and shooting on horseback since childhood. They have two horses each. They eat cheese when they are hungry and drink mare's milk when they are thirsty. Not only can the infantry not be able to outrun them, but they also have
Long logistical supply lines.
However, at this moment, hearing Zhu Yunxi's voice, Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon throne laughed loudly.
Lan Yu is getting better and better in this battle!
Zhu Yunxi continued to read with doubts in his heart. He was in the depths of the desert, at the water source supply point of Yueyueerhai (made up by this place), and encountered the puppet Yuan army. The thieves chief was Hajiu, a descendant of the Alibuge family, and those who surrendered and rebelled.
Yuelu Timur, the former commander of the Jianchang Guard of the Ming Dynasty, came with 30,000 cavalry and blocked the sky!
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Report!
In the yellow sand, a cavalryman with a small flag on his back galloped to the blue jade commander's flag.
The sun, moon and star flag of the Ming Dynasty is on the left, and the blue flag is on the right.
Under the banner, heavily armored elites surrounded Sapphire, whose temples were slightly white, his face was weathered, but his eyes were like lightning.
Huh! The war horse under the knight's crotch stopped at the command, because the impact caused its front legs to fly into the air, kicking constantly, and the dense mane on the horse's neck flew in the yellow sand.
Report to the commander-in-chief and find out that the main force of the puppet Yuan cavalry in front is at least about 100,000, and there are nearly 10,000 cavalry thirty miles away quietly sneaking around to the rear of our army!
Hahaha! Lan Yu and his generals burst into laughter instantly. Damn it, the turtle son finally poked his head in.
Smiling, Lan Yu suddenly raised her right arm.
Then several cavalrymen rode out from Lan Yu's side. The commander gave the order to stop the march!
The turtle son came to the door, and the guy greeted him! Lan Yu roared.
Well! The generals hit the breastplates on their chests with the handles of their riding whips, and then walked into the troops one after another to restrain the soldiers.
Amidst the yellow sand in the sky outside the Great Wall, the war drums of the Central Plains sounded.
Boom, boom, boom!
The drums were like thunder, spreading across the fields like strong wind and rain, shaking the wind and sand outside the Great Wall.
The yellow sand in the sky seemed to be shaken by the war drums, and it slowly shrank, allowing the sun to reappear on the earth.
The sunshine in the desert is bright, and the reflected light from the soldiers' weapons and armor is even more dazzling.
The 24,000-strong army, guided by war drums and crackling war flags, was divided into three huge square formations. The blue jade flag of the Chinese army was on a sand dune, and the other two were in front of it. If
Viewed from the sky, it looks like an inverted Chinese character.
Lan Yu jumped off the horse, caressed the horse's cheek twice with her rough hands, and then sat down on the pony opened by the soldiers, looking forward.
Ahead, in sight, ghostly cavalry appeared on the high hills, in the desert, on the horizon.
Raise the flag of the Ming Dynasty. The blue jade riding whip pointed far ahead and said with a smile, tell the people of Beiyuan that the Ming Dynasty blue jade is here, if you have the guts to fight!
Phew, the flag is raised high.
Facing the wind in the desert, it rustled.
The soldiers in the phalanx looked back at the Ming Dynasty war flags fluttering in the wind on the sand dunes, their eyes becoming tougher.
That is the flag of my hometown, that is the flag of Ming Dynasty.
The flag danced in the wind, just like the war dance performed by men of the Han family when they went to war during the heyday of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Roar!
Twenty thousand Ming men beat the weapons in their hands and roared like beasts from their chests.
Immediately afterwards, a cry that resounded throughout the heaven and earth, making the yellow sand tremble and making the sky change color, suddenly sounded.
The Ming Dynasty man is here, he has the guts to fight!
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
The barbarian's response came, it was the horse's hooves trampling on the ground, shaking like an earthquake.
On the surrounding sand dunes during this tremor, yellow sand fell one after another.
The moment countless cavalry charged, their shadows covered the earth, blocked the sun, and even solidified the air.
As the iron hooves advanced, the smoke and dust were like a storm.
The surging iron cavalry was like a flood that burst a dam, raging across the land.
Here they come.
The iron hooves that have ravaged the land of China for hundreds of years are coming.
Their scimitars reflected the cold light in the sun, and strange screams came from their mouths.
The galloping speed of their horses reached its peak, and their expressions were so ferocious.
This is the desert, this is their hometown.
Here, they want to bury these Ming people in front of them with scimitars.
Boom, boom.
The sound of horse hooves became louder and more shocking.
Boom, boom!
The war drums of the Ming Dynasty began to echo between heaven and earth.