Chapter 1458 Harleigh Is Here, Zhu Di Is Here
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The speed of Harleen's Qingqi was beyond Fang Xing's expectations, but it made his move of sending Sun Huanshan to harass him a Tesuji. Fast updates and no ads.
"Uncle, those Harlei people frantically searched for us in place. After they couldn't find us, they rested for three days before starting their journey again. However, our Lord Sun said that this journey will not make them feel easy."
The scout's triumphant appearance reminded Fang Xing of Sun Huanshan's ruffian character, so he frowned and said, "Go back and tell him to be careful of the counterattack from Harleigh."
The scout said happily: "Our lord said that if you want to hit someone, you have to protect yourself before you shoot. You absolutely don't want to suffer."
Nima! Only then did Fang Xing feel that Sun Huanshan's subordinates have now turned into soldiers, and he doesn't know whether this is good or bad.
But if you don't suffer, you can gain advantage, so Fang Xing drove away the scouts, and sent messengers to the Xuan Mansion to wait for the Northern Expedition Army.
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The Xuan Mansion is already boiling at this moment, and the supplies mobilized by the household department are continuously gathered in the Xuan Mansion. All the warehouses are full, but the follow-up supplies are still not cut off.
Guo Yi and Jin Yu were so busy that the entire Xuan Mansion was mobilized to build warehouses, and the reward was food.
Standing in front of a newly built granary, Jin Yu said with emotion: "With potatoes, Daming no longer has to worry about hunger, and Beizheng doesn't have to worry about the follow-up of grain and grass. With this alone, Bo Xinghe can be listed in the annals of history."
Guo Yi nodded, and said quietly: "Too much credit is not a good thing, Your Majesty..."
The two looked at each other, and they both felt that if Zhu Di left, Fang Xing would probably be suppressed, otherwise this person's contribution would be too high, and it would be difficult to arrange for him in the future.
"The British Duke alone led the army to go to Cochin several times, and then stayed at home until the Northern Expedition was used again. This is also His Majesty's intention to preserve the heroes."
There was a steady stream of convoys sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs, almost all the way from Beiping to Xuanfu.
And the convoy also brought the movement of the army.
"Your Majesty will be here in three days. Someone from Xinghebo said that more than 20,000 Harlei Qingqi were dragged on the grassland, staggering. It seems that there will be no more surprise attacks in this battle, so everyone put aside Let's fight!"
Guo Yi turned and left. He was going to inspect the various ministries of the Xuan Mansion so as not to find any problems after Zhu Di arrived.
The Xuan Mansion itself is going to mobilize the main force to follow Zhu Di on the expedition, and Guo Yi himself will serve as Zuo Ye with Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong.
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Three days later, teams of scouts rushed into the city, bringing news that Zhu Di was coming.
Guo Yi led his generals out of the city to greet them, and seeing the dust flying from a distance, he couldn't help sighing: "Da Ming's army going out of the fortress this time is probably unprecedented."
Jin Yu nodded and said, "Unless the Kingdom of Halle is to be destroyed, we won't see an army of this size marching out of the fortress again, but it's a good thing for us."
With fewer threats from the north, Xuanfu will become an important military town that can launch an offensive on the grassland alone.
The vanguard was the first to arrive. Chen Mao, Guo Yi and others nodded, saying that His Majesty was behind them, and then led their troops to continue marching towards Yehuling.
They will go to reinforce Xinghebao!
Then the army arrived one after another, and Guo Yi sent people to take them to rest until they arrived at Zhu Di.
The road from Beiping to Xuanfu is not too long, but Zhu Di still looked tired. After seeing Guo Yi, he asked, "How about Xinghebao?"
As he said that he was about to dismount, Guo Yi hurried over to help him, but was pushed away.
"Speak, I'm listening."
After dismounting, Zhu Di regained some energy and went into the city.
"Your Majesty, the Harlei people sent more than 20,000 light cavalry. They presumably wanted to attack Xinghe Castle, but Xinghe Bo sent people to harass them all the way. They are still struggling on the grassland. They must not be able to make it."
Zhu Di raised his beard slightly, and said, "That Zhuzi can't do anything else, but heresy is a natural talent. Those Harlie people must be furious!"
Guo Yi smiled and said: "Exactly,
If the minister is from Halie, he is afraid that he will frantically chase and kill those harassers, how can he remember Xinghebao! "
Zhu Di nodded, seeing that there were fewer people and more cars in the city, he asked about the storage of luggage, and the group of people went all the way to Zhu Di's temporary residence - a large courtyard specially built in the early years.
After entering the main hall, after Zhu Di sat down, someone brought hot towels.
With a hot towel covering his stiff face blown by the wind, Zhu Di felt that the pores all over his body were open, as if he was breathing.
After wiping his face casually, Zhu Di asked about Harleigh's recent movements. When he learned that Hallie's army was called millions, he couldn't help saying disdainfully: "It's just old wisdom, it's nonsense."
Yang Rong analyzed: "Your Majesty, Harleen's army is known as a million-strong army. From my point of view, it would be a big deal to have 400,000 troops. It's a bluff!"
Zhu Di said contemptuously: "I bring an army of 250,000 and I feel that the baggage is burdensome. If he has an army of 500,000 and marches thousands of miles away, then I will dare to hit him head-on!"
Yang Shiqi pondered and said: "Your Majesty, the army will be stationed in the Xuanfu first, and we will wait until we have news of Harleen's army before we proceed?"
Zhu Di nodded, feeling sore all over his body, he resisted and said: "The scouts are constantly going back and forth between Xinghebao and Xuanfu, I want news."
Seeing Zhu Di's tired face, everyone resigned wisely.
After everyone left, Zhu Di closed his eyes and asked, "How are Guo Yi and Jin Yu?"
The big eunuch handed the towel to the young eunuch, and said in a low voice: "The people in Dongchang said that these two people are doing their duty well, but they are just a little eager to make meritorious service."
Zhu Di snorted, then got up and said, "I'll rest for a while, and report when I have something to do."
The big eunuch quickly agreed, and then called the little eunuch to wait for Zhu Di to go to bed, while he stood in the lobby in a daze.
In the past, Zhu Di would inspect the ministries as soon as he arrived at the station, but today...
The chief eunuch was dejected in the lobby, and Zhang Fu outside had already arranged the arrangements of the various ministries with his people, and then gathered together to discuss the war.
This is the yamen of Guo Yi's general army, but at this moment he was sitting at the bottom, and after some pushback, Zhang Fu went up to the left, Zhu Yong to the right, and then the generals arranged their seats according to their titles and seniority.
After sitting down, Zhang Fu said: "There are more than 20,000 Qingqi, this must be the forward. Their goal is to clean up the scouts and raid Xinghe Fort. If they succeed, they will be happy. If they fail, they can block Xinghe Fort. This is a fairly standard step. chess."
"Halie's people are at least 300,000 horses, tens of thousands more than us, but this is not the key to victory."
Zhang Fu has been dormant for too long, and once he goes out to fight, he shows his sharpness.
"The enemy's supplies are too far away, so they have to send out troops to guard the grain road. In addition, there are more than 10,000 people from Xinghebo, and the number of the two sides is equal, but the Harlei people don't have sharp firearms like ours!"
It was rare for Zhu Yong to have the opportunity to go to war. He also wanted to express his opinion after hearing the words, so he followed Zhang Fu's words and said: "It is said that the Halie people also have firearms, but they are very crude. When the two armies confront each other, if the Halie people do not take the initiative To attack, our army can use artillery bombardment. It would be better if they take the initiative to attack, the firearms guards are on the front line, protected by cavalry and infantry, and grinding can grind them to death!"
Then all the generals expressed their opinions, and then they dispersed.
Guo Yi didn't leave, he caught up with Zhang Fu after the others left, and asked in a low voice, "Duke Ying, is Your Majesty still there?"
These words are to remind Zhang Fu that he is suspected of overstepping.
Zhang Fu nodded and said, "This is His Majesty's order. Your Majesty wants to see the abilities of the generals."
Guo Yi immediately felt annoyed that he didn't speak because he was afraid of overstepping.
But Zhang Fu looked at the north with a sigh.