It is already cold winter in northern Russia in October.

On the road leading to Moscow, there was heavy snow and white, making it difficult to see the wilderness clearly.

The snow fell like hemp, and the iron hooves rumbled. A group of people sailed across the wasteland, making rustling sounds. King Zhu and Kunce of Qin were on the horse, lowering their heads to resist the whistling wind and snow.

He was wearing a thick cloak, soft light armor, painted with red paint on the pieces, and thick wool gloves, holding the reins.

The same is true for a team of cavalry behind him. Their behavior and equipment all show that this team of people is an extremely elite cavalry.

This time, the detective of the enemy situation of the Russian army around Moscow was the first operation after Zhu Hekun joined Longxiang Ye Wu, followed by Yang Qili, a total of twenty-four people.

Zhu Hekun's white face was red with cold and breath was breathing white. Even though he was fully armed, the liner of the fine pieces of armor was still made of thick velvet, his whole body was still shaking under the sharp wind and snow.

Especially when riding on the war horse, it seemed to be blown away by the wind and snow, and the clothes were already covered with snow.

The horse under his crotch kept sniffing and spraying strong white air. Zhu Hekun's whole body was cold. He felt that he was about to get out of reach, and his hands were loosened, but he still insisted, holding the horse with his hands around the neck and huddled on the saddle, so that the horse under his crotch would follow Ye Bush ahead.

Old General Yang is almost seventy years old and has never feared the wind and cold along the way to retreat and rest. He is a young man in his 20s and a prince of the current dynasty. How could he retreat in a death to death? Wouldn't it embarrassing his father?

"stop!"

With a shout, the pair of Long Xiangye stopped immediately without stopping.

Boyuan Hou Yang Qili put down his raised right arm and turned to Zhu Hekun who was lying on the horse's back and said, "Your Highness, there is a village in front of you, let's go and take a rest."

Zhu Hekun stood up and shouted in the wind and snow, "Okay! Follow the old general. Arrangement!"

He was so cold that he couldn't even speak well.

As soon as he finished speaking, before Yang Qili could give instructions, several Long Xiang immediately dispersed the guards around him without stopping.

Zhu Hekun looked around and saw that there was still a vast white area ahead, the wilderness was silent and there was occasionally some weeds in the snow.

After looking around carefully, he found that there was a faint shadow of a village in the distance.

Zhu Hekun couldn't help but sigh that Lao Ye's unswerving eyes were sharp. In such a harsh environment, he could see the surrounding environment at a glance!

The snow was still falling, and the biting cold wind whistled across the river, and a group of people came to the front of the village.

As I imagined, this is an abandoned village with smoke cut off from cooking stoves, weeds blocking the roads, desolate, burned houses everywhere, piles of rubble, and even doors and windows were demolished.

Zhu Hekun was surprised to see several frozen corpses, probably Russian villagers living here.

"The Russian commander is so courageous. He has cleared his own people even!" Yang Qili's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm.

The supply line of the Ming army was very long. If the feed standards were lowered and the Ming cavalry marched for forcibly, more and more war horses would die, and so would the same.

Therefore, the Russian army was implementing the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields from beginning to end. Before evacuating, they would not only set fire to all their supplies, but also rob the surrounding villages crazily, leaving no hair for the Ming army.

A Russian officer complained: "Before the Ming army has arrived, our very rich areas have been completely robbed by the Tsar's soldiers!"

Looking at the extinct scene in front of him, Zhu Hekun's mouth twitched slightly, remembering the Ming Dynasty, the prosperity of Nanjing City, and the warmth of the royal palace.

He realized a truth: people are born unfair. Some people are born with kings and princes, with respect for status and enjoy peace, while others are born in troubled times and are bullied and cannot protect themselves.

But kings, princes, generals and ministers are not born with noble seeds. Their lives are made by ancestors who are born in common!

If Emperor Taizu Gao had not taken advantage of the times to respond to the times, suppress the rebellion and destroy the strong, expel the Tartars, and establish a country, how could the Zhuming Dynasty have been for hundreds of years?

If the father, Emperor Tianwu, had not overcome all obstacles and turned the tide, would have been dead long ago, and his mother was just an ordinary woman by the lake of Daming. How could he have the current identity of King Qin?

After thinking through this, Zhu Hekun decided that he would use his life to protect the Ming Dynasty and protect his country!

Long Xiangye didn't take a look for a better abandoned house to rest, but all the doors and windows were demolished, and the cold wind desperately poured into the cracks of the door.

Soon, the sound of demolishing houses kept coming from all over the world. A few Ye Bushe quickly brought a pile of wooden boards, and then quickly piled up a firewood, put the firewood in, threw some dead grass, and quickly took out the firearm to light it.

In the thick smoke, the dead grass was lit, and soon the dry firewood was lit. The firewood burned "crackling" and turned into a raging fire, and the warm breath appeared in the abandoned house.

Zhu Hekun breathed a sigh of relief, took off his cloak, shook off the snow, took off the marching iron pot from the saddle, and placed it next to the fire rack to warm water.

Longxiang doesn't collect any equipment at night. There are folded tents, blankets, beans and other essentials behind the saddle, as well as jerky meat, drinking water, etc. for samples, muskets and other weapons.

Everyone was busy with their hands and feet. Even Boyuan Hou Yang Qili kept feeding the horses without saying a word, giving them loose saddles, drinking some water and eating some beans.

Next to the fire, Zhu Hekun looked at the busy soldiers and truly experienced the real military life.

In the past, in the capital camp of the Tianwu Army, there were military generals and servants around him, and there was no soldier like a soldier. He was simply a gilded prince.

It is different if Long Xiong doesn't accept it at night. These warriors who are fighting on the front line do not seem to regard him as a prince.

I saw them gathered by the fire pit, putting the snow in a small iron pot on the rack, and starting to boil water and boil meat, talking and laughing in a low voice, and keeping their mouths silent from time to time, pricking up their ears to inquire about the movements around them.

Zhu Hekun was not idle, so he joined in and chatted with the soldiers, and understood Long Xiang's rules and reconnaissance methods like a new recruit.

Everyone had a good impression of this people-friendly prince and talked to him with Yan Huanxiao.

The cold wind was still howling outside, and the snow was rustling.

After a while, Yang Qili suddenly came in and said, "There is something in the north."

Everyone immediately sorted out their equipment, took their own cloaks and tied them, and walked out of the house in the heavy snow. Zhu Hekun also followed.

One Ye Bucheng reported the situation to everyone and was responsible for alerting Ye Bucheng to find several lines of footprints and horse hoof prints on the snow north of the village.

If expected, it should be the Russian whistle cavalry.

In order to avoid alerting the snake, Yang Qili ordered the war horses to be hidden in the abandoned village and walk over to investigate.

At that moment, they took out the village. Ye Bubu, a man named Guo Shang, was in front, holding a musket in his hand, and a pistol and a bayonet at his waist, responsible for tracking.

Behind Guo Shang, there are three people who are not in charge of Ye Wu, who are responsible for assault. Three people on both wings are not in charge of Ye Wu, who are responsible for covering the two wings, and there are three people who are in charge of the rear.

Zhu Hekun is in the middle, and the old general Yang is beside him. The remaining eight teams are not taken away at night to form another team to guard the war horses.

They walked step by step along the enemy's trail, and the sound of military boots rustling on the snow.

Because the enemy's traces have footsteps and horse hooves, it means that they are not riding horses, but leading horses, and they should not be able to walk far.
Chapter completed!