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Chapter 1178 Shocking News
"I can't stop!" The officers were also hungry and tired, but they still had to be loyal to their duties, threatening their subordinates: "Once you stop, you won't be able to walk anymore!"

"Even if we can hold on, the horses can't hold it anymore. If we go on, we will be exhausted." The soldiers said again, this is not all just looking for reasons. For the cavalry, the horses are their best brothers. See Seeing his horse foaming at the mouth and snorting non-stop, the soldiers really felt distressed.

"Then get off my horses!" The officers waved their whips, lashing the soldiers on the horses: "Knowing that the horses are tired, don't let them rest!"

Driven by the officers, the soldiers all got off their horses and walked on foot holding the reins.

At this time, the quartermaster also seized the time and began to distribute food along the line. Each soldier was assigned a small bag containing soybeans and wheat.

"Didn't it mean that there was no food?" The soldiers were both surprised and happy.

"It's true that people are out of food, but they can't starve horses." The quartermaster's face was serious, and he took a bag of soybeans and wheat and fed a nearby horse.The horse was indeed tired and hungry, snorting loudly and chewing. "This is really the last food. If you insist on eating it yourself, I can't help it."

In fact, there is no need for the quartermaster to talk nonsense, those soldiers will also take this last bit of food.Although they were also very hungry, everyone knew that marching in this sandstorm-ravaged desert would not be possible with their two legs.Therefore, the last morsel of food must be reserved for horses, not humans.

The soldiers opened the bags one after another, and the hungry war horses couldn't wait to come up to them, rolling up the beans and wheat in the bag with their red tongues, eating them deliciously.Seeing the horses enjoying the meal, the soldiers were relieved, but their stomachs seemed to be beating, and they felt even hungrier.

At this time, someone shouted, "The marshal is here."

The soldiers turned their heads and saw Wang Xian, surrounded by a group of generals, gradually approaching from far away.It is wrong to say that he is coming, because Wang Xian and the generals were standing by the side of the road, facing the slowly advancing team, talking to them one by one to cheer them up.

"Marshal! Marshal!" The soldiers stopped what they were doing and paid respects to the commander when they reached Wang Xian's side.

"Don't be too polite, just be careful not to spill the grain." Wang Xian nodded with a smile, and said loudly to the soldiers: "There are still twenty miles to go, everyone hold on! I heard that the Tatars are having a big feast in the oasis. If we can catch up, we can still drink with them!"

Liu Sheng and the others behind Wang Xian couldn't help sighing secretly: "My lord is really talking nonsense with his eyes open. There are still fifty miles away, and if you don't go the wrong way..."

The soldiers were very encouraged. One was that there were only [-] miles left, which was not too long, and they would be able to get there if they gritted their teeth.Both, when they heard that Arutai was having a banquet, the soldiers couldn't help but automatically conjure up roasted whole lamb, roast beef, and old wines... All of them couldn't help but see green lights, wishing they could put on their wings Fly to that damn typhoon shelter!

The Tatars are almost wronged to death, how can our food be so good?

"Brothers, work harder! Don't let the Tartars eat up all our wine and meat!" The officers took the opportunity to cheer up their morale loudly.

"Ow!" The soldiers echoed enthusiastically. Sure enough, only love and foodie are invincible in this world.

In the raging sandstorm, the Ming army continued on their way. Groups of people followed the guides in front and got into the huge screen formed by the yellow sand in the sky. Gradually, their figures were covered by the giant screen and disappeared into the depths of the desert.

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In the typhoon shelter of the desert oasis, the carnival was still going on, and Alutai and a group of Tatar nobles also completely let go. They woke up and drank, and drunk and fell asleep, repeating it several times, how could they tell the difference between day and night? north and south.

There were originally Tatar scouts on guard outside the typhoon shelter, but as the carnival progressed, these scouts were also drunk, and with the sandstorm blowing outside, the visibility was only a hundred paces, and these Tatar scouts were drinking wine , Second, he could not bear the suffering of the sandstorm, third, he was paralyzed and belittled the Ming army, and fourth, he lost the restraint of the old grand master and a group of Tatar nobles.Where do you still remember your mission?Even if someone came out to be on duty in order to deal with Shangguan, they would only stand on the edge of the oasis, and would not go deep into the sandstorm at all, let alone be on guard.

Alutai was drunk and counting the days. Based on his years of experience, he judged that the Ming army had run out of food. As soon as the sandstorm stopped, he would lead all the Tatars to fight out.Seeing how drunk everyone was, the old master decided to end the carnival, and no one was allowed to drink anymore.

In fact, there is no need for Alutai's order, and the Tatars will not drink anymore, because this group of wine bags and rice bags have drank all the wine after drinking for three days...

The carnival finally came to an end, and the snoring sounded everywhere in the typhoon shelter. The snoring sound like thunder even overshadowed the whistling wind and sand.

Looking at the group of drunks in the tent, who were sleeping soundly, and some Tatar nobles who had not touched a drop of alcohol and were still sober, they worriedly said to Arutai: "Teacher, these guys are so drunk, I am afraid that it will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Combat strength can't be recovered either!"

"Hey, there is an old saying in the Han people, sharpening a knife is not the same as chopping firewood!" Although Alutai is also a good thing in his cup, he has always been three-pointed sober. When the beard grew a few more inches, and he didn't poke his hands so much, he couldn't help but look happy and said, "We're not in a hurry, so why not wait a day or two? At that time, Wuliangha and the Ming army would both lose, and these guys would drink too much." Wake up. When the time comes, just go out and see if there is any bargain..."

The Tatar nobleman said in his heart: "Sure enough, he uttered the truth after drinking!"The grand master actually spoke out what was in his heart..." He even said with an educated compliment on his face: "Sure enough, everything is under the control of the grand master!"

"That's natural!" Alutai was very comfortable being photographed, and laughed loudly: "This old man is a character that Changshengtian is optimistic about!"

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In the capital, ever since Wang Xian led the army to pursue Arutai, the hearts of the ruling and opposition parties have been tugging.

The courtiers, especially the civil servants, criticized Wang Xian for being complacent after a lucky victory, and for defying the imperial decree and going deep alone, he wanted to lead the army to a dead end!Those speech officials continued to impeach the above, demanding that the emperor punish Wang Xian for the crime of not obeying the edict!The Secretary of the General Administration received more than a dozen copies of bullets every day, and without exception, they were clearly distributed in the imperial court's residence newspaper for officials all over the world to appreciate.

Obviously, this is the instruction of a certain important person...

As for the common people in the capital, their emotions were much more complicated. Under the guidance of the court's public opinion, many people began to curse Wang Xian for being rebellious and disobedient, and they were destined to become Ming's sinners!There are also many people who think that there is no reason for the teacher to go to the grassland and escape after a battle?Lord Zhen Guo saw the opportunity to wipe out the Tatars and the Yongding Grassland. He could withstand the pressure of the emperor and the court, abandon his personal honor and disgrace, and lead his soldiers to pursue him thousands of miles away. He is a great hero!

There are also fans of the conspiracy theory, who spread the word that some people in the court could not see Wang Xian's great achievements, so they issued gold medals and called him back to Beijing urgently.Such a statement is actually very popular, and many ordinary people openly cursed the treacherous party in the court and China for framing Zhongliang.Some people even directly put a big hat on Yang Shiqi's head, stating that he is the leader of the traitorous party!

For this, Mr. Shoufu was very sad. Although it was indeed his idea to deal with Wang Xian, it was all for Daming, for the emperor, and for the people of the world!Not the slightest plan for himself.Seeing himself being 'misunderstood' by the common people, Yang Shiqi could only lament continuously, this is really 'I want to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch'... It is difficult to be a loyal minister, and it is even more difficult to be a sober loyal minister. It is even more difficult for a sober loyal minister!
However, today, an urgent military report of [-] miles away made Mr. Shoufu laugh out loud. "This is really a sin that God committed, but you can't live if you do it yourself!"

Several academicians didn't know what good news Mr. Shoufu had seen, and he was so successful, so they all came together to see what happened.I saw that the military newspaper said concisely: "One hundred thousand urgent!"The army's food road was cut off by the Duoyan people, and Wang Shi's food and grass were cut off. Zhen Guogong insisted on going north to lead his army deep into the desert, but he disappeared! '

After Yang Pu and Huang Huai looked at it, their faces were ashen, and the former said angrily: "The army is more dangerous than good, why are you laughing?"

Yang Shiqi also realized that he had lost his composure, coughed, and covered it up: "The old man is smiling with extreme anger! Yes, he is smiling with extreme anger..." He said with a sinking face: "The old man tried his best to persuade him not to underestimate the enemy and rush forward. He was sent gold medals in succession to call him back to his teacher, but this guy insisted on going his own way and refused to obey the order! This is good, it doesn’t matter if he tortured himself to death, and he will pay for my [-] elite teachers of Ming Dynasty!"

As Yang Shiqi spoke, he had completely adjusted, his face was filled with righteous indignation, and he trembled with anger: "Ridiculous! Sad! Hateful!" He picked up the military newspaper and walked out: "The old man is going to meet the emperor now, even if he If you are dead, you can’t just let him go like this!”

Yang Rong quickly followed, Yang Pu and Huang Huai looked at each other, and quickly followed.When such a big event happened, they didn't care about their prejudices, so they had to find a way to get past this hurdle quickly!
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In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaochi has been lingering on the sick bed for the past few days, and has not paid attention to matters for several days.Hearing that there was an urgent military situation, he changed his clothes and got up, and announced to see several great scholars.

"My loves, what do you want to report?" the emperor asked weakly.

"The emperor must be mentally prepared," Yang Shiqi took a deep breath and said, "An accident happened to Wang Xian!"

"Ah?!" Zhu Gaochi sat up in shock, his fat face was as white as paper, and his lips trembled: "He, what can happen to him?"

"Eight hundred miles ahead, I came to report urgently. The army's food road was cut off by the Duoyan people, and Wang Shi's food and grass were cut off. Zhen Guogong insisted on going north to lead the army deep into the desert, but he disappeared!" Yang Shiqi replied in a deep voice.

Every word Yang Shiqi uttered was like a heavy hammer hitting the emperor's heart. When he said the last word 'Zing', the emperor finally couldn't help it, and spurted out a mouthful of blood!

(End of this chapter)