Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 224 Go boating

The waterway is much easier to travel than the land route, especially since the inland rivers are not as rough as the sea. As long as it is not a special river section such as the intersection of river mouths, the bumps will generally not be too severe.

Li Wei was sitting on the deck of the warship, drinking tea, eating snacks, and admiring the scenery. He was very comfortable.

Around him were Song Zhong, Sun Lei, and Wu Yong, whom he brought out to serve as the commander of his own army.

This time, Abu was left at home by him. The Chamber of Commerce still needed his help to look after him. He was a little worried about Laifu being alone.

In addition, Xiao Huo expressed sadness that the master did not take him with him, but Li Wei firmly refused to follow this coward for the sake of his own safety.

The warship rocked slightly. Li Wei stretched out his hand to feel the river breeze, and whispered with a relaxed expression: "Not bad, not bad. It's good to go out for a walk occasionally."

It is now mid-September, the heat is gone and the autumn breeze is cool. In future generations, this time will be the golden season for travel.

What happened this year has made him feel depressed. Zhu Yuanzhang's persecution restrained him like a mountain, making him breathless.

And when facing the students in the college who lost their fathers, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

And Xu Yao...

Now that he has left the capital, he is also temporarily away from those entanglements. With the picturesque scenery of the river bank in front of him and the loyal subordinates who follow him around, Li Wei can't help but feel much relaxed both physically and mentally.

"My lord, you are right. Taking the water route is much more comfortable and faster than the land route. It is estimated that we will reach Huguang in less than ten days."

Song Zhong, who was sitting next to him, explained aloud. Now that he had gradually figured out the ropes, things had to be explained clearly to the Lord, but he could not lose the Lord's face.

"Ah."

Li Wei nodded slightly, feeling a little regretful at the same time.

It's a pity that the steam engine has not yet been built. Now the army is going up the river. The ships can rely on wind power and manpower, and the speed is very slow. If there are ships driven by steam engines, it is estimated that it will take two or three days to arrive. Whether it is marching or fighting, It will be much more convenient to travel and play.

Putting down his thoughts, Li Wei reached for the refreshments, but after touching for a long time, he found something lonely.

Li Wei turned around in surprise and saw that the plate was empty, and Sun Lei was still holding half a piece of osmanthus cake in his hand.

Sun Lei, who was enjoying his meal, saw the Admiral looking over. His mouth movements paused for a moment. He lowered his head and looked at the half piece of pastry in his hand. He didn't know whether he should put it down or... put it down?
  After hesitating for a moment, Sun Lei put half of the cake in his hand back on the plate.

Li Wei took one look and then said calmly: "Our boat is too slow. Sun Lei, go help the sailors row the boat."

"Yes!"

Sun Lei's face froze, he responded dejectedly, stood up and left his seat.

Song Zhong looked at his back and shook his head secretly, his eyes flashed with the great wisdom of seeing through life.

Are you really going to eat when I ask you to sit with me? Don't you just drink tea if you don't look at me?

After driving Sun Lei to row a boat, Li Wei asked Wu Yong behind him to fetch some fruits and continue to watch the scenery.

The army set out from Yingtian and went up the Yangtze River. It arrived at Dongting Lake six days later, then transferred from Dongting Lake to the Yuanjiang River, and finally reached Huguang at the end of September.

The army docked at Yuanzhou, and the generals went ashore to rest and carry the baggage off the ship. They had to walk the rest of the way on two legs.

Li Wei had already prepared for this and had his chariot supported. Because of the lessons learned from the last time, he updated the shock absorption measures again. This time the carriage was more comfortable than the last time.

However, let alone his horse-drawn carriage, even the cars of later generations would knock people apart while walking on this bumpy road.

As the army crossed to the west, the road became more and more difficult to navigate. Within a few days, Li Wei looked like he was half dead again. “Wu Yong, how long until we get there?”

Li Wei leaned against the car window and asked Wu Yong, who was accompanying him on horseback.

Wu Yong didn't have the patience of Abu, and was completely annoyed by him at this time: "Master, it's only been a few days, how could it be so fast?"

"Hey, it would be great if there were planes."

Li Wei sighed.

Although Wu Yong had never seen an airplane, he could understand that his master wanted to fly directly there, so he couldn't help but rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Li Wei returned to the carriage and lay down. At this time, he had completely forgotten the comfort of the boat, and secretly vowed to never travel far again until he built a plane!

Due to the bumpy terrain, the march this time was slower than last time, but fortunately, most of the journey was by water, and the remaining distance was not very far.

The army stopped and went, and after several rests, it arrived near Puding more than half a month later.

Nowadays, most of Sichuan, Huguang, and Tibet have been recovered. Only some chieftains such as the Liang King in Yunnan and the Duan family in Dali have not surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Puding at this time is under the control of the remaining forces of the Liang King in the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The army stopped near Puding, and Li Wei also jumped off the carriage, stamped his feet on the solid ground, and stretched his slender waist.

"Hey, fighting at this time is really not what people do!"

After moving for a while, Li Wei looked at the remote environment around him and sighed.

Next to him, Wu Yong guarded him dutifully, but resolutely refused to talk to him.

After standing for a while, Li Wei felt bored and shouted to Wu Yong next to him: "Silly man, where are you now?"

Wu Yong's face darkened. He didn't like this title very much, but he had no choice. Now that Li Wei had become his master, he was no longer the little person who once shut up the dark room.

"It's time to reach Puding!" Wu Yong replied concisely and concisely.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, and realized that he had asked Lonely. He didn't know where Puding was.

Just when he was about to ask another question, the messenger came to him on horseback, cupped his hands and said:

"The general has an order to summon the generals to discuss matters!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wei immediately responded: "Okay, I understand, I'll go right away."

The messenger bowed his hand and left to continue delivering messages to other generals.

"Wu Yong, go and call Song Zhong and the others!"

After the messengers left, Li Wei did not rush to Fu Youde's place, but instead called his subordinates over first.

In the previous several meetings, he stood there like a gangster and was ridiculed by the generals. Later, he learned his lesson and asked his subordinates for advice before going to discuss the matter, and then made up his mind before going. It won't cause a black eye in both eyes.

After a while, Song Zhong and others rushed over. Li Wei first asked where the place was, and then asked what to do next.

Song Zhong pondered for a moment and said: "Sir, Puding is just a small city with only about [-] defenders. We have an army of [-]. It can be taken by just sending a brave general with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. It doesn't require much strategy. , just attack step by step!"

(End of this chapter)