There is only one eagle, and whoever kills it gets the credit.
Zhu Di did not allow the credit for the destruction of the Tatars to be taken away by Yuan Yue. More importantly, Yuan Yue's strength was not enough to eat the main Tatar force, but he appeared to the east of the main Tatar force, and the northern army was in the vast sea. During the march, the Tatars would probably have to choose to flee north or west due to pressure from two aspects.
What the Ming Dynasty needs is a decisive battle, to completely eliminate the main force of the Tatars on the battlefield, so that they will never have a chance to stand up again!
If the Tatars just run away, the big strategy will not be realized, and if we want to find another opportunity to deal with the Tatars, it will take who knows how many years!
But Yuan Yue was not a member of the army that conquered the north. He was still under Daning Dusi and was not controlled by Zhu Di. In addition, Zhu Di's army was in the vast sea, far away from Yu'erhai, so it would take at least half a month to deliver a message.
It also takes such a long time to receive news from Yuan Yue.
Zhu Di looked at Tie Xuan: "The emperor sent Yuan Yue to the west to annihilate the Tatar tribe, not to fight the main Tatar force head-on. Benya Shili and Arutai are the opponents of the Northern Army, not Yuan Yue's! We cannot take risks and allow Yuan Yue to advance to the west."
Ping An stared at the map. It was related to the military merit and glory of the entire army. He really couldn't let that boy Yuan Yue take the lead: "It's difficult for us to stop Yuan Yue's advance in a short period of time and consolidate his strength. There is only one way at the moment!"
Yang Pu took a deep breath: "Speed up the march!"
That's right, this is the only way!
Zhu Di looked at Xu Huizu: "How far is the army from leaving the vast sea?"
Xu Huizu walked to the map, looked at it carefully, and said solemnly: "If we don't deviate from the direction, the distance to the vast sea, which is sixty miles a day, will still take ten days, which is more than six hundred miles."
"Seven days, we will leave the vast sea in seven days!"
Zhu Di's eyes were firm.
Duan Yun, Tie Xuan, Yang Pu and others took a deep breath, and Xu Huizu was also a little uneasy.
This is a desert, not a highway within the pass. A march of sixty miles is close to the limit of a sergeant. If a ten-day journey is completed in seven days, it means that a sergeant must travel more than eighty miles a day!
Eighty miles!
It is difficult to march on a concrete road, not to mention the soft desert, where the vast wind and sand blow from time to time!
Zhu Di looked at everyone and said solemnly: "Tell the sergeants, whoever is willing to give up the military exploits of destroying the main Tatar force and making great achievements, he can stay and march slowly, and I will not blame him! If anyone wants to find a prince, In the decisive battle against the Tatars, we must increase our speed!"
Xu Huizu, Ping An and others looked solemn.
That's all, so do it.
The chief governor and the governor began to encourage the morale of the army and explain the situation. When the sergeant heard this, he said, "What is it? It's just a piece of fat. Yuan Yue still wants to take a bite?"
Feelings: We work hard and run in the vast sea just to eat sand?
no!
We must get out of the vast sea before Yuan Yue and clean up Benya Shili and Alutai!
They were so backward that they couldn’t even eat meat.
march!
As long as the legs are continuous, you can walk.
If you are not tired to death, you can leave!
As a member of the Beijing Army, how many people have you watched helplessly get promoted and benefit from over the years?
Think about the war in Xijiang Province, think about the naval fleet, and the court rewards those who deserve it. No one is careless about titles, and no one is left behind when promoted to official positions. Even if a person dies, there are many sons who will take over the rewards!
If Tatar is killed by Yuan Yue, this guy is likely to be directly promoted to Duke, and those who follow him will naturally be promoted, but his own group will not get any credit!
Without the military merits of Tatars, it would be extremely difficult to be promoted by the imperial court!
For the sake of military glory, for the future, for the descendants of the clan, and for the Ming Dynasty, muster up your strength, cheer up, and move forward!
Yang Fenghuo rode his horse, looked at the tired sergeant, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "You can only become a master by enduring hardships! If you want to make military achievements, cheer me up! Think about the hopes of your wife and children at home,
Considering the emperor's will, the Tatars can only die in our hands, and no one can try to take our credit! Onward, onwards! "
"Go forward, come in!"
The sergeant shouted, gritting his teeth and screaming even though his throat was on fire.
This is already considered a forced march!
Years of recruiting strategies and much tempering finally showed results at this moment.
Although during the forced march, from time to time a sergeant was so tired that he lay on the ground and could not get up, but the sergeant on the side would check his water bag. If there was enough water, he would continue to move forward. If there was not enough water, he would take off the water bag and leave it for him. Get in the water and keep going.
The sergeant who falls on the way will be taken care of by the army behind him, and there will also be logistics personnel to take care of it.
No matter how many people fell that day, the whole team still pushed forward tenaciously.
A string of footprints were left on the desert, and figures looked north. Amidst the neighing of war horses, the sergeant waved the sun and moon flag and shouted inspiring slogans.
Travel ninety miles a day!
This is a miracle created by the Beijing army during their march in the desert!
These sergeants wore heavy armor and carried a large amount of supplies, especially some of the sergeants carrying tiger squat cannons and gunpowder shells!
Each sergeant carries a load of no less than forty kilograms, and some even carry more than sixty kilograms!
Even so, these sergeants still traveled an astonishing mileage!
In the night, the sergeant didn't even take out the quilt and fell down to sleep directly. The doctor accompanying the army led people to cover the sergeant while arranging for people to check the soles of the sergeant's feet.
Many sergeants had sand in their shoes, and long periods of walking would wear down the calloused soles of their feet again!
Some of the sergeants had blood blisters on their toes. When the doctor treated them, even when they were given alcohol, the sergeants didn't wake up, and they just moaned a little in sleep.
When I woke up the next day, the army was on the march again!
This army is like an iron man, holding iron in its hands, its eyes as firm as iron, and its will as strong as iron!
The strong spirit has overcome the fatigue and limits of the body, and has overcome the torture and pain. Gritting the teeth and stubborn bones, step after step, step into the vast sea!
On this day, Gu Sanshen and his scouts were carefully exploring. Suddenly, Gu Sanshen straightened up and asked the scout Hu Feng beside him, "What is that?"
Hu Feng took out the telescope, put it down and squinted, his Adam's apple moved: "It's a cactus!"
"Walk!"
Gu Sanshen shook his head and drove away.
When he saw the cactus that was taller than the three of himself, Gu Sanshen almost shed tears because in the distance of the cactus, dead grass appeared!
Although the number is not large, it also proves that this is the edge of the vast sea!
"Here we are, we're finally here!"
Gu Sanshen was so excited that he ordered someone to quickly report to the army!
Conquered the vast sea!
Benya is lost, Arutai, your doom has come!
