Bright Spring

Wang Bin took the order and left.Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said: "Everyone, look at the big flag and the red pennant, and come close to me. Go back to each department."

It didn't take long for Wang Bin's cavalry to rush to various villages. Starting from the east, fires ignited one after another in the distance, and the smoke rose into the sky.The artillery on the city wall also began to fire demonstrations.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of drums from the large formation on the opposite side, and a phalanx on the right wing of the officers and soldiers began to move forward.

Zhu Gaoxu waited and watched for a while, and saw that a large area of ​​low houses in the west had not been burned.He suddenly imagined boldly... There are ambushes in the west!So he shouted immediately: "Order all the ministries, follow me to detour to the west!"

All the cavalry who stayed in the wilderness followed Zhu Gaoxu's banner of the Chinese army to turn around one after another. All the troops formed a three-horse team and gradually started running. The sound of "rumbling..." horseshoes became louder.

When Zhu Gaoxu led the horse team around to the west, he saw that Wang Bin had just approached the house, and there was a lot of noise from the sound of cannons and guns.Sure enough, the officers and soldiers concealed an ambush outside the city!

At this time, the right-wing infantry of the official army was advancing, apparently to meet the ambush.Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about the fighting on Wang Bin's side, and shouted while galloping: "The vassal cavalry who ordered the chicken, first shoot the officer army sideways! Then turn around to the north and lead our troops!"

"Order!"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his cherry gun and shouted, "Follow me!"

At this time, the large right-wing army of the official army had stopped and was turning.However, Xuzhou's defender is not Sheng Yong. Since the infantry phalanx has been shaken, it is absolutely impossible not to show its flaws temporarily!

The two armies were getting closer and closer. At this moment, the embarrassment of the infantry was fully exposed. They could not run or attack, so they could only line up on the spot to meet the Yan army's attack.

"Papapa..." The fan cavalry column rushed south along the edge of the official camp, and the sound of strings came from the wind, as dense as hail.The sound of firecrackers also sounded messily.

People in the officer's barracks kept screaming and fell to the ground, but the phalanx remained motionless.Occasionally, some of the cavaliers fell off their horses when they were hit by firecrackers and arrows from step bows, and the shouts from both sides shook the sky.

"Kill!" Zhu Gaoxu roared, and the iron cavalry gradually accelerated, galloping from the west side to the side of the officers and soldiers.

It was too late for the officers and soldiers to turn around, and the soldiers in the side row turned around, and some spears faced Zhu Gaoxu's cavalry.Moments later, the sound of metal impacts and screams rang out all over the place. A line of soldiers with different weapons and different generals on the side of the officers and soldiers waited for Zhu Gaoxu to ride a high-headed iron horse and charge towards him with a spear, the crowd retreated one after another. The room is chaotic.

Zhu Gaoxu rushed forward and stabbed a soldier in the back with a spear. When he drew his gun, blood spattered.The soldiers around roared loudly and rushed into the enemy line one after another.Some officers and soldiers with spears did not form a formation, and even formed a group to resist, but Zhu Gaoxu was invincible wherever he went, and charged forward from a high position. Ying|The gun felt very light in his hand, as flexible as threading a needle.

Chen Dachui approached Zhu Gaoxu, and he also showed his strength, very fierce and desperate.Zhu Gaoxu rode in front with his own soldiers, and with one blow, he broke through the enemy camp protruding from the right wing of the official army and crossed it.

After the officers and soldiers were divided by the waist, Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse forward and let the follow-up cavalry follow, and the front had reached the front of the army formation.

"Boom boom boom..." The artillery on the city wall fired one after another, and stone bullets flew in the air.Occasionally, a horse neighed, but was unfortunately hit by a stone bullet.

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the north with his cherry gun, and several large flags around him also tilted to the north. All the troops patted their horses and rushed, just as the cavalry were responding.Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry in the middle, and Ji'er followed Zhu Gaoxu on the left and right wings according to his past experience.

A large group of cavalry circled around, and the right-wing reinforcements of the official army were flanked and broke the formation, and they stopped and could not move forward.

Zhu Gaoxu led the crowd to Wang Bin's side again, a low house was already on fire, and many officers and soldiers were running out in a panic.A large group of cavalry from the Northern Army approached, and caught the rebels right!

The ambush soldiers of the officers and soldiers failed to launch an attack first, and were expelled by Wang Bin at this time. It was very chaotic, and they were besieged by Zhu Gaoxu's thousands of superior troops.Immediately, it was horrible on the battlefield.

Countless officers and soldiers ran around in all directions, and were rushed and killed by the cavalry. There were countless casualties. The ground was full of corpses and screaming wounded soldiers.

Not long after, Zhu Gaoxu heard loud footsteps coming from the south. When he looked back, he saw the infantrymen of the army running in columns for reinforcements!It's the group of people who were crossed by the formation just now, and they were cut off by the cavalry, and they haven't collapsed yet? !

The officer-in-chief is very persistent and desperately wants to save the ambush here!

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to entangle with him any more, and fled northward with a red flag of his own soldiers.After a while, the cavalry and Wang Bin's men also gave up the massacre and followed.

Countless war horses gradually slowed down, and the horses under Zhu Gaoxu's seat also breathed heavily.There was a lot of yelling all around, and the generals were rectifying their troops.

The sound of the artillery also subsided, and the right wing of the official army was surging.Looking from a distance, Zhu Gaoxu saw that many wounded soldiers were being helped to flee to the south.

Wang Bin patted his horse and clasped his fists: "My lord!"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said: "The officers and soldiers are not mobs. In the fight just now, I think there is no chance to defeat the tens of thousands of them with thousands of cavalry. Let's continue to burn down the surrounding houses, and retreat to wait for the main force of the army. "

Wang Bin said: "My lord is wise!"

Everyone stopped for a while, and Wang Bin collected the fierce fuel oil and gun|powder they carried from the various troops, and continued to lead the people to work.Zhu Gaoxu saw a wooded slope to the east, and asked Chen Dachui to send some cavalry to investigate.

At this moment, a group of cavalry from the south of the city rushed to the west to watch, but they did not dare to come up.Zhu Gaoxu also faced the official army. If he didn't attack, the battle would be impossible.

In the afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu ordered all the ministries to go north and return to the military camp south of Huishan Lake.On the one hand, he sent people to the north to report the military situation in Xuzhou, King Yan.

Chapter 1 Sui Shui

Within a few days, King Yan really captured Peixian County, and immediately led his army south to Xuzhou City.At that time, the Xuzhou government army lost the battle with the striker Zhu Gaoxu's troops, and the city was closed to the death.So the Northern Army encircled Xuzhou and built fortifications.

Two days after the bombardment, the Northern Army did not use infantry to attack the city, but instead used cavalry to raise food everywhere, as Zhu Gaoxu expected... Two 10,000+ troops don't want to drive south without food!

One day Zhu Gaoxu led his soldiers to inspect the four fields, but saw a scene of busy farming.In the rice fields that have not yet been harvested, many villagers are busy, and there are scattered cavalrymen with bows and arrows on the ridge of the fields, wandering and supervising.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help standing in his horse to watch, and he was very surprised... 600 years ago, the method of harvesting rice is similar to the scenes remembered by later generations.He had done these jobs when he was a child, and when he watched them now, he felt very familiar.

In the rice field, a group of five works in turns. The two cut down the rice and pile it on the rice pile.The other two stood next to a wooden mixing bucket, surrounded the bucket on three sides with bamboo mats, put wooden boards in the bucket, and then picked up the cut rice and beat it on the wooden board, turning over and over to beat the millet into the wooden bucket .

The remaining one will bundle the straw and dry it on the ridge of the field.At this time, not all houses are tile-roofed houses, and there are some thatched houses that need straw to replace the roof every year, and can also be used as firewood.

Zhu Gaoxu simply got off his horse and sat down on the ridge of the field with great interest.The guard cavalry around them did not dismount, they still held their weapons tightly and watched the movements of Siye.

A strange sense of tranquility surged into his heart, Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have returned to the depths of his distant memory, those happy companions were still by his side, and the familiar voice and smile were still in front of him.And what small loans, what comparisons...as well as spies, conspiracies, and fights have all become illusory.

"What is the prince doing here?" Wang Bin's voice interrupted Zhu Gaoxu's meditation.

Zhu Gaoxu casually pointed his finger at the field and said, "Grandpa Huang was born in a farming family, we must not forget who we are."

Wang Bin smiled strangely, and said in a low voice: "Our troops are robbing the people of food!"

Zhu Gaoxu paused for a moment, thought for a while and said, "When my father, Wang Jing, is unlikely to succeed, I will write a letter requesting that the taxes of Xuzhou's states and counties be exempted for a few years."

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Above the big river in the south, the water of the river is murky.

Xu Huizu pressed his sword with his left hand, and stood with his head held high on the deck of the ship. The scarlet cloak on his back was like a big banner, blown in the air by the wind of the river.The burly and stalwart body did not move at all, and his appearance was very mighty.

The soldiers quietly talked about him in the background, saying that his father was worthy of being a god who had entered the Temple of the City God.

The wheels of the water wheels on both sides of the battleship turned rapidly, rolling up a few groups of white waves, and the ship braved the wind and waves, heading straight to the north.

Xu Huizu looked at the countless warships near and far. The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp on them were clearly armored, armed with swords and guns, and their military appearance was very majestic!Xu Huizu was full of ambition at this time, he only felt that the last elite soldiers of the Ming court would surely win in his hands like a dragon entering the sea and a tiger climbing the mountain!

"Damn it!" Xu Huizu looked at the river and cursed with a smile, "It's time for me to teach those rebels a lesson!"

The generals behind him hurriedly complimented: "As soon as Wei Guogong arrives, King Yan will definitely be terrified."

Xu Huizu snorted and said, "I need to meet that nephew first!"

"What the Duke of Wei said was King Gaoyang?" the general asked.

Xu Huizu nodded and said: "My nephew has become famous. Not long ago, he drove Xuzhou's army into the city with four thousand riders! If I don't wear armor to go into battle, I can only watch these juniors gallop freely."

The general pondered and said: "The last general heard that the Xuzhou defender didn't suffer any big losses."