The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 245 Zhu Yuanzhang is just a temporary worker. Master Ye sends the general off on a snowy night. The veterans really rebel!
"Shall we give you an order?"

In Empress Ma's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at herself, then stared at Ye Qing and said in surprise.

Ye Qing just put his hands on his hips and said with a normal expression: "What's wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. The messenger is not there. Anyone below the general is the messenger."

After Empress Ma responded with a smile, she dragged her Zhu Chongba to the highest watchtower in the center of the square.

After running out, Queen Ma also said that she would make up for it tomorrow. She remembered everything.

And at this moment,
Ye Qing was still silent in the scene that just happened in front of him. The weak woman with a gentle smile really dragged away the strong man with a straight face.

Ye Qing did not doubt that Lao Guo's kung fu was in vain, but he was sure that his kung fu was in vain in front of his wife.

"These two couples are really interesting."

Thinking of this, there was a trace of reminiscence in Ye Qing's eyes.

In fact, when he was in the Tang Dynasty, he also had such a wife, the real Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan, but after the reincarnation of time, all of this became his memory.

Just when he was sinking deeper and deeper into his memory, Shen Wan'er bowed and said, "Sir, I'm going to the accounting office."

"and many more!"

After Ye Qing stopped Shen Wan'er, he just smiled and said: "Thank you, let's go!"

Shen Wan'er stopped talking, just bowed and saluted, and then quickly walked out the door. But when she just turned the corner, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

I don't mean anything else, I just think that just the word "thank you" makes everything worth it.

Half past midnight (eight o'clock in the evening)
At this time at the border, the full moon was already shining in the sky, but there were no summer stars.

The winter nights at the border are not like the winter nights in the Central Plains. When it gets dark, there are really no stars. Although there are no summer stars here, there are also bright full moons and stars that decorate the night sky.

Under such a night sky, you can't see anything in the distance, but you can clearly see the road up close. It's simply the best time to sneak around.

Therefore, the Beiyuan East and West armies outside the pass are secretly converging on the middle armies!
The garrisons at the east and west gates of Yanmen within the pass are also secretly moving to defend the middle gate. Not only that, but all the [-] trebuchets originally erected in the east and west gates are also being transported to the middle gate!

Just the food and treatment of the two armies are completely different!
The Beiyuan army has been eating well in the past month, but tonight they have to move again, they are not full yet, and they have to endure wind and snow.

But the Yanmen defenders in the pass were well fed from beginning to end.

Of course, like the Northern Yuan army, they had to endure wind and snow, and at most they could only wear better linings in their armors.

In fact, it's not much better. You can't wear too thick clothes. You have to endure hardships when you should, and you have to climb on ice and snow when you should.

Their magistrate can help them live as well as possible, but hardship and hard work are the eternal essence of a soldier!

Not only the soldiers of the two sides were in action, but the generals of the two sides were also in action.

Wang Baobao and the generals were discussing tomorrow's combat mission in his commander's tent. Anyway, in one sentence, they couldn't withdraw their troops with the remaining food and grass. They would starve before they could withdraw to Hara and Lin. Half dead.

If he wants to survive, he must let Wang Baobao live in the county government mansion that is comparable to the royal palace tomorrow night!

At the same time, in the dining room of Ye Qing's private residence located in the county government office, the banquet for five or six tables was also coming to an end.

Under the candlelight, all the generals have changed into winter clothes and red robes!
They picked up the wine bowls and looked at Ye Qing who was standing on top.

In their eyes, Ye Qing just said seriously and seriously: "Everyone, tomorrow is the final decisive battle. Tomorrow's battle may not last until tomorrow night, or it may not last until the morning of tomorrow."

"But no matter how long the fight ends, when this battle ends, the mission of our Yanmen garrison ends, and everyone can go home and hug their families."

"However, in this battle tomorrow, we will suffer nearly 4000 casualties. Only with this number of casualties can we stop their attack until General Xu Da appears from behind them."

"Only with this number of casualties can we try our best to prevent their more than 20 combatants from coming back outside the central gate of Yanmen Pass. Only in this way can we completely defeat them!"

"And among the four thousand soldiers who will be casualties, there must be one of you!"

At this point, Ye Qing pointed to someone casually and said: "It's you, it's you, it could be you. I don't know who it is, but there must be one of you."

"I, Ye Qing, can't guarantee much. I can only guarantee that those who are alive can still have a celebration banquet here."

"For those who have died, I will set up their memorial tablets and set up a separate table for them!"

When the generals heard this, they did not react immediately. They all hesitated for a moment, and the atmosphere in the entire dining room became cold for a moment.

Because they are not only generals leading troops, but also flesh-and-blood people who are afraid of death.

Not to mention the commanders of the Four Guards, even the smallest Qianhu here is a fifth-grade military attache, and any one of them is much higher than Ye Qing.

It is not easy to go from soldier to general. It can be said that even if they did not follow Zhu Yuanzhang to found the country, they all followed Xu Da in the Northern Expedition.

They narrowly escaped death to get to where they are today, that is, after the founding of the country, they each returned to their hometowns to lead troops and garrison.They really couldn't bear it!
As vulgar people, they are reluctant to part with fame and wealth, eat meat and drink wine, wear armor and step on war horses, let alone their parents, wives and children!

But it is this armor that makes them have to sacrifice their lives at the critical moment!

Suddenly, a long laugh broke the cold atmosphere.

"Haha, I really can't bear to part with Master Ye's good wine and food. You Master Ye must keep your word. If I die, you must set a table."

"Mr. Ye, when will your words be counted as your words? You don't know how to speak. Let's eat and drink together at the same table, lest these living guys compete with us."

"You fucking can't talk. What do you mean by you two? Why not us?"

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Different from the last banquet, there was no heroic spirit of throwing bowls for the sake of broken jade rather than intact tiles, but everyone drank it all in one gulp without losing the heroic spirit of a Chinese general.

They drink so much that they go to heaven because they are willing to die generously!
They gently put down their wine bowls, hoping to come back alive to drink one day!
After they put down their wine bowls, they just raised their cloaks and decisively returned to camp to prepare for battle!

Under the full moon and falling white snow, the generals in red robes once again headed towards the country's gate decisively. No one looked back, no one missed the wine, food and warmth under the roof.

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang,
Ye Qing just walked to the door, stood under the falling snow, and bowed to the retreating red figures, which was second only to the kneeling ceremony: "Your Majesty Ye Qing, I would like to send you all generals my best wishes and wish you a triumphant return." Come back!"

"Every official must have a banquet to celebrate the generals' success!"

Mao Xiang looked at this scene and once again had a new understanding of Ye Qing.

It could even be said that at this moment, he didn't think that he, Ye Qing, was a civil servant. His passionate feelings for the soldiers were not something that a civil servant could have.

If I had not lived and died with the soldiers in the military camp, it would be impossible to have such passionate feelings.

But he also knew that Mr. Ye in front of him had no military experience at all, and he could only be regarded as a contemporary civil servant and general Fan Zhongyan!
Thinking of this, Mao Xiang's eyes looked at Ye Qing with renewed respect.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang was also looking at Ye Qing at this moment. He liked him no matter how he looked at him, but there was only one thing that didn't please him.

He is also wearing armor, he is wearing a red robe in winter clothes, he is also the general at this moment!

Why didn't he have a share in this great gift and the word 'lower official'?

Is this the differential treatment of a temporary general?

The next day is the end of Yin and the beginning of Mao. What is written on the calendar of this era is 'the turn of day and night'.

But this astronomical law does not apply to borders. It can only be said that the night is not so dark, but it is still night!
"Crench!"

The sound of doors opening in the city kept ringing.

Under the full moon, the lights of the houses in the city were much brighter.

Many soldiers wearing cold silver armor led their wives, who were wearing white clothes and red robes, to the street in front of the door.

At this moment, none of the wives looked sad, and no one said the word "goodbye". They just smiled and watched their husbands disappear into the cold wind and snowy night.

They all have beautiful smiles and they just want their men and remember their best moments.

Because they know that maybe this is the last time they smile at their husbands!
Although they don't want this to happen, they have to be prepared for it to happen!
After a while, more and more soldiers gathered on the white road leading to Yanmen Pass, some on foot and some on horses!
Just when there were only footprints of people and horses left on this avenue,

The veterans at [Yanmen Nursing Home] outside the city are also wearing their own equipment.

They don't need to be in such a hurry, after all, they not only have to catch the enemy off guard, they also have to catch their Lord Ye off guard!
Uncle Li, who started the rebellion and controlled the management staff, can be said to be quite experienced.

The key is that he once served as a flag carrier, and even if he couldn't fully understand the flag language compiled by Ye Qing, he could still understand a small part of it.

Furthermore, the military mobilization of the East and West gates will also pass through the avenue in front of their gates. These veterans will know what is going on at a glance!
In a nursing home,
Uncle Li stood in front of the mirror and carefully tied his hair into a bun.

Although most of her hair has turned gray, the bun must be tied well enough so that not a single hair can fly out.

It can be said that I am more energetic than when I had a tryst with my old girl.

Finally, he put on the helmet that still had marks from the knife, and then put on the body armor that had been with him for many years.

The armor they produced at that time was not only inferior to that produced by the Yanmen Arsenal, but was also completely inferior to the one produced by the Imperial Arms Bureau today.

It can't be said that it can't be compared to it, it's just down by more than one level!
They are all soldiers in troubled times, either Zhu Yuanzhang's Red Scarf Army, or the armies of Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and others!
What kind of good armor could they have at that time?
Zhu Yuanzhang was still just a poor commander, and the armor on his body was only made of iron in key parts.

Therefore, these veterans also wear a variety of armors, and some even have a gong fixed on their chest to use as a breast shield!
The armor they were allowed to keep as souvenirs was not as good as the new recruits, their weapons were not as good as the new recruits, and even their bodies were not as good as the new recruits.

The only thing they can compare with the new recruits is their desire to die on the battlefield rather than in a hospital bed! .
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