Chapter 613 The sun rises from the east(2/2)
"General, we crossed the Ququ River a few days ago. Based on the distance, we can reach the Onan River in two days."
Zhu Shangbing opened his mouth, and there was nothing but grass in front of him. He muttered in a low voice: "Onan River! Onan River! Where is this damn river!"
He couldn't help but curse loudly.
The generals and soldiers around him remained calm.
The general's scolding was exactly what they wanted to say.
Zhu Shangbing couldn't hold on after days of traveling, and these soldiers were about to lose their hold too.
If the rear had not gone to great lengths to build roads and bridges in order to prevent the frontline troops from starving, they could have gone all the way from Daqing City across the grasslands and met people on the food roads from time to time.
They may all start to wonder if they are the only ones on this grassland.
"river!"
"river!"
"General! River!"
Two war horses carrying two scouts came back from the front.
The scout's face was filled with joy.
The war horse trampled countless green grass and rushed to Zhu Shangbing.
"General! It's the Onan River!"
Zhu Shangbing immediately reined in his reins and widened his eyes: "Have you seen King Yan's Eastern Route Army?"
"Yan...yes! The army is stationed by the river!"
The scout breathed heavily, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more piled up because of his smile.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Fourth uncle! I'm here!"
Zhu Shangbing laughed crazily and shouted random words.
"Let's go! The whole army speeds up!"
Zhu Shangbing held up the riding whip in his hand and shouted to the entire team. Then he whipped the whip down hard, and the horse under him neighed and rushed out instantly.
"Ah sneeze!"
By the Onan River, in the camp of the Eastern Route Army of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition, King Zhu Di of Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, suddenly sneezed.
Before he could have any doubts, he had been paying special attention to avoiding the cold recently and was in good health, so why did he suddenly sneeze?
Then I heard footsteps coming from outside the Chinese army's tent.
"Reporting to the prince, Zhu Shangbing, the eldest son of the King of Qin, has led the troops and arrived with the edict from His Highness the Grand Sun."
Zhu Di frowned and looked at the soldiers kneeling under the tent: "Brother Bing, why are you here suddenly?"
He muttered, but immediately stood up.
Zhu Di walked outside and asked, "Where is he now?"
"Just outside the tent."
"Hahahahaha! Fourth uncle! Fourth uncle!"
"Uncle Fourth!"
"My nephew is here to see you!"
"Uncle Fourth! Where are you?"
Zhu Di led people from inside the tent to the outside. His eyesight suddenly swirled in darkness, and then he gradually adapted to the light outside the tent.
Then he saw Zhu Shangbing, who was covered in grass foam, shouting around like crazy.
"At this!"
Zhu Di couldn't help but rolled his eyes, feeling that he needed to tell his second son that the eldest son of his family might be a fool.
Plop.
A crisp sound sounded in front of the main tent of the Eastern Route Army.
At a speed that Zhu Di could not react, Zhu Shangbing hugged his thigh and knelt in front of him.
"Fourth Uncle, I finally found you..."
Zhu Shangbing yelled and hugged Zhu Di's thigh tightly, sobbing for a while.
Zhu Di was almost dumbfounded.
Is this kid really out of his mind?
He looked at the soldiers who were following Zhu Shangbing.
"Your general is..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di's hand had already touched Zhu Shangbing's hair, which was about to become lumpy.
Lower your head again.
Looking carefully at this moment, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
Zhu Shangbing was covered in grass foam, and his neck was covered with a thick layer of dirt. The underwear under his armor had already begun to be worn backwards.
Look again at the soles of the feet exposed because the boy is kneeling on the ground and hugging his own thighs.
The middle of the boots was obviously deformed due to being left in the stirrups for a long time, and the edges were even worn and broken.
This was a journey all the way from Guan Nei without any rest in between.
Zhu Shangbing's soldiers also came forward at this time, lowered their heads and whispered: "Report to the prince, we received Taisun's instruction and drove all the way from Daqing Mountain. We only took it on the food road of the three armies. We needed some supplies without taking a break. Even at night, we would lean on our horses and sleep for a while before continuing on our way."
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhu Di frowned and asked in a distressed tone.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Shangbing raised his head fiercely: "Brother Xi asked you to let the Tartar Royal Court go to Liaodong!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di's brows tightened again.
Behind him, the generals who came out of the Chinese army's tent also frowned slightly and looked confused.
Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, frowned and said: "Our army's scouts have already discovered the traces of the Tartar Royal Court, which is only three or two days away from here. Why does the grandson want us to let these wolf cubs go at this time? Going to Liaodong? Doesn’t His Highness want us to stop the Tatars?”
"Um!"
Zhu Di made another sound, but his eyes turned back and glanced at Wang Bi with a somewhat sinister look.
Dingyuan Hou Wang Bi immediately lowered his head.
After suppressing Wang Bi, Zhu Di's face relaxed a little. He turned his head to look at Zhu Shangbing in front of him, reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Get up, follow me into the tent and speak carefully."
Zhu Shangbing raised his head, tears welling up in his eyes.
He nodded heavily, and then whispered: "Uncle Fourth, I'm hungry..."
"Hahahaha!" Zhu Di burst out laughing, stretched out his hand to lift Zhu Shangbing up, and waved his hand: "Give me the order to cook a meal for Brother Bing. It must include wine, meat, and green vegetables!"
Zhu Di's personal soldiers immediately accepted the order, turned around and went to deliver the order.
At this time, Zhu Di said again: "Send food to the soldiers who followed Brother Bing."
The soldier responded again, and then finally went to Huotou Camp.
Zhu Shangbing held Zhu Di's arm tightly.
Zhu Di took one look, said nothing, and let the boy hold him.
The two of them turned around and walked towards the Chinese army's tent.
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Chapter completed!