People without knowledge are born with a sense of inferiority, even if Zhu Di is the majestic King of Yan, he is no exception.
Hearing Han Du mention the academy, his face turned red and he didn't want to continue asking any more questions.
He asked directly: "You mean, if other carriages made their wheels like this, they wouldn't sink into the soil?"
Han Du sneered in his heart and nodded slightly in agreement with Zhu Di: "That's right. After the wheels are widened, the pressure on the ground becomes smaller. Even if it has just rained, as long as it is not too serious, it will not sink into the mud."
After listening to Han Du's words, Zhu Di had an idea in his mind. As we all know, when the army is marching, naturally every commander hopes to be able to move with great speed. But sometimes it's not people's legs that limit the speed of the army, but the carriages transporting grain and grass.
The army goes deep into the grassland, and food and grass are the vital lifeblood. The Mongolian and Yuan cavalry came and went like the wind. If the grain and grass were not wrapped in the army for protection and left behind to transport it separately, then I am afraid that no matter how much food there is, it would not be enough to attack the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry.
The most important reason why the carriage moved slowly was that the wheels would sink into the soil on the grassland, and it would be impossible to move without soldiers pushing it.
However, Han Du's carriage would not sink into the soil. Zhu Di saw that there was no one pushing these carriages around, only four horses pulling them in front, and one person sitting on the carriage holding the reins could move on the grassland. Like the wind.
What such an advantage means is clear to Zhu Di, who is good at using troops.
"Who made these carriages?" Zhu Di eagerly wanted to transform all the army's carriages into the ones in front of him.
Zhu Di believed that once all the transformations were completed, the army's marching speed would definitely increase a lot.
"Of course they are the craftsmen that the prince gave me. I just told them what to do, and they changed it according to my request." Although Han Du knew that he had said this, Zhu Di would definitely take advantage of these craftsmen. But Han Du didn't care anymore. Anyway, the carriage had been modified. Even if Zhu Di wanted these craftsmen to leave, there would be no loss to Han Du.
"Is it the ten craftsmen I gave you to make it?" Zhu Di suddenly realized. Although Han Du is extremely smart, it is impossible for him to change the carriage like this. What he can rely on is naturally the ten craftsmen.
Han Du smiled and nodded, which was a response to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di didn't care. He pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, I give you twenty craftsmen, and you return those ten craftsmen to me?"
Han Du was surprised when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Zhu Di did not think about Bai Yao, but proposed an exchange.
In this case, Han Du, who was already mentally prepared for Zhu Dibai's request, naturally did not hesitate at all, nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is right, this is your man, and he just changed his mind. Your Majesty wants to Use them, I will call them here and go back with the prince."
After speaking, Han Du shouted an order to Xu Chengfei, who was following far behind him.
When the ten craftsmen arrived, Zhu Di showed a smile on his face and promised Handu: "Don't worry, I keep my word. I will send you twenty craftsmen when I get back."
"Then, thank you so much, Your Majesty." Han Du smiled and saluted with his fists clasped.
Since Zhu Di must give it, Han Du will naturally not refuse. After all, who would dislike having so many talents under his command?
Zhu Di took the craftsmen away from Han Du and returned to the central army position. He asked the ten craftsmen to be taken down and ordered them to modify the carriage.
Seeing Zhu Di finish issuing the order, Monk Dao Yan came forward and asked Zhu Di with a solemn expression: "Have you gained anything from this trip, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Di nodded lightly and suddenly smiled.
Dao Yan glanced at Zhu Di curiously and asked quickly: "Why is the prince laughing?"
Ever since Daoyan met Han Du and Han Du guessed the origin of his Buddhist name, he always felt like a stick in his throat towards Han Du. He believed that Zhu Di felt the same as him.
But he didn't expect that Zhu Di could still laugh after meeting Han Du?
Zhu Di stopped smiling and said calmly: "Han Du is indeed smart, but judging from my contact with him this time, he still respects me and will not deliberately embarrass me."
Seeing Zhu Di's sudden change of tone and actually speaking for Han Du like this, Dao Yan couldn't help but panic, and quickly reminded him: "Your Majesty, this man is very cunning. Judging from the secret letter that the poor monk once got from the capital, every word of what this man said was... Can’t believe it.”
Zhu Di smiled and waved his hand to stop Dao Yan, whose expression changed greatly. He smiled and said, "I didn't believe what he said. What I meant was that as long as he didn't jump out and cause trouble, I would let him go. After all, This Han Du is going on an expedition with me. Moreover, my father has specifically decreed that if things go wrong, I would rather lose the battle than ensure that Han Du can return to the capital alive."
Zhu Di sighed and said, and his words were full of helplessness. At the same time, he was a bit jealous of Han Du. After all, as the King of Yan, he did not receive such attention from his father.
I would rather lose this battle than ensure that Han Du returns to the capital safely. On the battlefield, swords and arrows are blind, and any accident may happen. Who can guarantee that everything will be safe? Since Han Du is so important, why should he be asked to do it?
Zhu Di could understand his father's intention without even thinking, it was just to gild Han Du~
"Your Majesty, if you let Han Du go, it will be like letting the tiger go home. His biological sister is the Crown Princess, and he will definitely stand by the Crown Prince's side, and will definitely become an obstacle to the Prince in the future." Dao Yan was heartbroken, and for a moment He didn't care too much and persuaded without any scruples.
"Shut up!" Zhu Di lowered his voice as hard as he could and yelled at Dao Yan angrily.
Seeing Dao Yan, he immediately closed his mouth. After Zhu Di slowly recovered, he said to Dao Yan, "This is my father's will. Can I still disobey it?"
Dao Yan's eyes also lowered, and he also understood Zhu Di's difficulty. With the imperial decree suppressing him, even King Yan could do nothing to deal with Han Du. Unless he wanted to rebel directly, he would have to obey the emperor's wishes.
After Dao Yan pondered for a while, Fu'er and Zhu Di said, "Of course the prince does not have to disobey the emperor's wishes, as long as..."
After Zhu Di heard this, he looked at Dao Yan in surprise. Originally he thought this was a deadlock, but he didn't expect Dao Yan to be able to find his own way in it.
This is awesome!
"With the master helping me, I have no worries..." Zhu Di stretched out his hand and held Dao Yan's hand firmly.
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As the army gradually penetrated into the grassland, it encountered many Mongolian and Yuan tribes along the way.
There are so many tribes on the grassland that even Kublai Khan may not be able to explain them clearly. And these tribes also vary in size. As long as they have a population of more than 10,000, these tribes dare to be called large tribes. A small tribe may even have only a few hundred people.
In order to survive, these Mongolian people had to stay together and form tribes. However, there are constant battles between large and small tribes. Sometimes, there are even attacks and massacres without warning.
In the entire grassland, only members of the Golden Family can be recognized by all the Mongolian people and can unify the grassland.
Naturally, the march of the army must be kept as secret as possible. The tribes encountered along the way, no matter how big or small, were all defeated by the front army.
Those who were too late to escape were naturally executed on the spot, but some who were vigilant and escaped on horseback, the army had nothing to do with such people. They could only watch them escape and spread the news of the Ming army's northern expedition to all directions on the grassland. go out.
After getting the news, the large tribes will join forces and form an army to stop the Ming army from clearing the grassland. Sometimes, the Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty would even issue an order to summon all the tribes in the grassland to besiege the Ming army.
In fact, this was also a helpless move by the Ming army.
The Mongolian people on the grassland lived in pursuit of water and grass. They simply had no fixed place to live. Coupled with the vastness of the grassland, the Ming army had no clear direction of attack once they entered the grassland. They could only use this method to gather the Mongolian people and engage in a decisive battle.
But this method is not so perfect. First of all, the Mongolian people may ignore the Ming Dynasty and retreat directly. Anyway, the grassland covers thousands of miles. When the Ming army runs out of food and grass, they will naturally retreat. Secondly, if the Meng Yuan people who gathered to fight were stronger than the Ming army, the offensive and defensive momentum would be different, and the Ming army would become dangerous.
However, the Ming army was strong. When Lao Zhu conquered the grasslands several times, the Meng Yuan army, which always defeated more with less, fell apart. Therefore, people in Meng Yuan now know that the Ming army is strong and will not easily choose to fight against the Ming army.
When the Ming army entered the grasslands, most of the time they would clean up the Mongolian and Yuan tribes they happened to encounter one by one, just like Zhu Di did now.
The army advanced towards the grassland as usual. The Meng Yuan tribes they encountered disappeared into thin air under the Ming's thunder, and only a very few were able to escape.
Shanziying was placed in the middle of the army by Zhu Di and was heavily protected, so he lived a very happy life. Han Du didn't look like he was here to fight, but rather like he was here to play on the grassland.
Han Du was extremely satisfied with this state. He had never had the opportunity to go to the grassland in his previous life. Now that he saw such an original and magnificent scenery, he naturally wanted to feast his eyes on it.
Han Du was holding an iron stick with a plump hare on it, which was roasting on the fire. Use both hands to turn the hare diligently, trying to make it evenly heated, golden on all sides, charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
But Xu Chengfei is different. He has looked gloomy and unhappy these days. He followed Li Wenzhong and originally had a bright future. But because of Han Du, Li Wenzhong was sent to Shanziying.
If Li Wenzhong was still here, he would definitely not forget his contribution and would have promoted him long ago. But he was unlucky. Li Wenzhong died suddenly of illness, which directly led to him being forgotten.
Finally, when Han Du came to Shanzi Camp again, he regained hope. Moreover, he happened to encounter the conquest of Meng Yuan again, and he finally thought that the opportunity to make contributions had come.
He never expected that Shanzi Camp would be protected in the middle of the army, without even a chance to engage the enemy. How could this make Xu Chengfei not depressed?
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