Bright Spring

At this time, the generals predicted the outcome of the battle, still according to the concept thousands of years ago, the right time, the right place and the right people.It mainly depends on factors such as righteousness, popular support, pros and cons of the situation, climate, terrain, etc. Generally, it also depends on the opponent's military capacity, military discipline, and well-equipped equipment.

And Zhu Gaoxu knew about the Opium War, the enemy army was here to grab money, and he had a sense of righteousness.So he also attaches great importance to weapon technology and tactical aspects.When there is an essential gap in a certain factor, the philosophical thoughts of the sages will not be fulfilled.

However, Zhu Gaoxu will not face these problems at present.He also found that the troops in the tropical regions of the south are generally poorly organized and disciplined, and they can't do battle in a dignified formation at all!

He is more confident.

Chapter 3 and Seven

The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun said: The former king of Annan, Chen Riyong, took the lead in submitting to the Emperor Taizu, respectfully repaired and paid tribute, and was always sincere.Our country also treats with preferential gifts, and everyone in Annan will receive his blessings... Once the sinner has obtained it, he will choose a sage from the descendants of the Chen family and set up an envoy to govern one side.Then he returned to his teacher to complete the ancestral temple, and his fame was endless.This is what I hope, and I encourage it.

In a tiled house with poor lighting and dim lighting, Zhu Gaoxu read the essay again, and then put the paper on a square table.

This essay was not written by Zhu Di himself, but should be an official edict issued by the civil servants of the Imperial Academy.Zhu Gaoxu knew that his father Zhu Di did not write in such a classical Chinese tone.In fact, Zhu Di has read books, but he just doesn't like to write classical Chinese; if it is an imperial edict written by the emperor himself, even the edict for foreign kings is full of spoken language and "I".

Wen has long been spread throughout the world and can be found everywhere.This kind of article is much the same, anyway, it scolds the opponent as bad and stupid, and insists that he is the righteous side; while Zhu Gaoxu mainly read the last paragraph carefully.

According to the emperor's sacred will, the disposal of An Nanguo after the war also chose the descendants of the Chen family as kings.The official imperial edict is well known in the world, so it is not easy to deny it; and Zhu Gaoxu also firmly believes that doing so is the correct way.

He patted the table lightly, turned his head and said: "Come here, ask Ruan Zhi to come and meet."

There were several people standing in the room, and the eunuch Cao Fu responded, "Your servant obeys."

At this time, the sun had just set, and the soldiers on duty hung up lanterns all over the courtyard.This small courtyard is a relatively good residential house near Qinzhan, and the Ming army has requisitioned it as a Xingyuan.Zhu Gaoxu lived here, and Wang Bin's five thousand cavalry camped around.

Then there was the sound of orderly footsteps outside the house, and the soldiers guarding the Xingyuan were about to change their defenses between day and night.After a sound, a group of people outside followed the general and said in unison: "We will not escape, we will not fear death, and we will protect the prince with our lives!"

Zhu Gaoxu heard such words more than once, he still raised his head and looked outside after hearing this, and vaguely saw that the soldiers shouted and were facing the door of the house, holding fists and saluting.The situation was not very clear, some hay was burned in the yard to repel mosquitoes, and the smoke was heavy; An Nanguo still had a lot of mosquitoes in autumn.

After a while, Ruan Zhi, the general of the Annan Kingdom who was captured during the day, followed the eunuch and walked in with a bow. He bowed his head and cupped his fists to salute behind the old square table.

During the day, Zhu Gaoxu had other matters, so he didn't have time to ask more questions.At this moment, he sized up the man first, and then asked curiously, "How did you become a general of the Annan Army?"

Ruan Zhi was calmer than before, and seemed to know who Zhu Gaoxu was, and he answered clearly: "Your Highness, the uncle of the guilty general, Ruan Gonggui, is a nobleman of Thang Long (Hanoi), and now he is the general of Annan Kingdom. Uncle is not Hu My confidant, the Hu family is powerful, my uncle doesn't want to oppose it, and he takes refuge with the situation. However, it is not difficult for the criminal general to get a military post."

After listening to Zhu Gaoxu's heart, he guessed right.As soon as he saw Ruan Zhi, he knew that this person had some background.

"Then you must know where the former Queen Annan's family is?" Zhu Gaoxu asked immediately.

Ruan Zhidao: "The queen's family is the clan and lives in Shenglong City. However, the queen disappeared a few years ago, and it is also said that she was killed together with the former king."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The king got the news that the queen's family used money to redeem her. You don't know about this?"

Ruan Zhi immediately shook his head and said: "Is there such a thing? A few months ago, the criminal general was dispatched by Zuo Xiangguo Hu Yuancheng. After arriving at Qin Station, he knew very little about Shenglong. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu paced back and forth on the dirt floor beside the square table, pondered for a moment, then turned around and asked suddenly: "Are you sincerely surrendering to Daming?"

Ruan Zhi immediately knelt down on the ground: "The Hu family killed the king, and the sin will be ashamed of failing to repay the king's kindness. He has no choice but to be humble and powerless. The current emperor of Ming Dynasty and the king of our country are originally in a relationship, and the crime will always be the same. Admiring Daming, of course I dare not have half-hearted intentions!"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Since this is the case, this king will give you a chance to redeem your crimes. If you can prove your loyalty, this king will not only ignore your crime of resisting the king's teacher, but also write a letter and ask for a seal of approval for you." An Nanguo official, how about it?"

Ruan Zhi said: "Your Majesty is the only one who will see the crime. Please give me instructions."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I want to send two people to go to Thang Long with you. You have to do two things. The first thing is to find out whether the queen is at her natal family. The second thing is to find out about the deployment of Annan's army along the way and report it when you come back. Can it be done?"

Ruan Zhi thought for a while, then nodded vigorously and said: "There should be no serious problem. The guilty general is from Shenglong, with a name and surname. It would be better, Your Highness, to give the criminal general's seal. The guilty general lied that he was in Qinzhan Attacked by more than [-] troops of the Ming army, they were outnumbered and defeated.

The two people sent by His Highness, besides Chinese, it is better to speak other languages.There are many mountain people in the mountainous area in the north of Annan Kingdom, and it is difficult to distinguish each tribe. If someone asks, the criminal will say that they are mountain people. "

Hearing what he said in detail, Zhu Gaoxu was very thoughtful and believed that he would really come back.The strength of the two armies is distinct, whether Ruan Zhi will return depends on his balance.

"Very good!" Zhu Gaoxu touched his forehead, decided immediately, and then ordered, "Call Chen Xingwang. Cao Fu, you go to the yard and ask, who is willing to go to the enemy's territory, as long as If you can come back, you will be rewarded with fifty strings of money, and you will immediately be promoted to a hundred households."

After the order was passed on, Chen Xingwang first went to the house to meet him.

This guy is useless now, and it is not a loss to send him to die.Zhu Gaoxu asked him if he would like to go to Shenglong City to find Queen Annan.Unexpectedly, Chen Xingwang was very happy and thanked Zhu Gaoxu with great vigor.

Zhu Gaoxu was slightly surprised by Chen Xingwang's reaction.Zhu Gaoxu finally believed that there really are women in this world who can make a man even sacrifice his life for her!

Then Cao Fu came in with a soldier.Zhu Gaoxu saw that he looked familiar, so he looked at the soldier's face, opened his mouth, the name seemed to be on his lips but he almost remembered it.

"Jin Shitou." The soldier said carefully, "Does the prince still remember me?"

"Oh!" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said, "Remember, you are under my command in the 'Battle of Jingnan'. After so many vicious battles, you are still alive. It is not easy!" He immediately reminded kindly, "Since it is a heavy reward, It must be an errand with your head in your head."

Jin Shitou cupped his fists and said, "The little ones are not afraid of death!"

When Zhu Gaoxu thought of this pawn, memories flooded his mind one after another. The deepest memory was still under the city of Jinan during the "Battle of Jingnan".Jin Shitou said that his family had several acres of land, and the wheat had just been harvested, and the steamed buns made from the new flour were baked until golden, fragrant and crispy; there were sheep at home, and when he got up in the morning, his little daughter-in-law warmed up the milk and served it She came over and looked at him sweetly and smiled, and said that she wanted to give him all the good things...

Perhaps Zhu Gaoxu himself is not a war-loving person, but is very interested in the breath of life, so he just remembers what Jin Shitou said about eating and drinking.

At this time, the sky is getting late, and there is no military affairs today.Zhu Gaoxu was also not used to going to bed early, and now it happened to be a relatively free time, so he couldn't help asking: "You are dead, your little daughter-in-law is going to be a widow."

Several generals and civil servants around smiled after hearing this.Whenever women are mentioned in the army, men are always very interested.Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart that it was exactly what he said, war and women are men's eternal interests.

Jin Shitou muttered: "That lowly servant girl won't be a widow, anyway, she has a concubine! If it wasn't for the sake of the child, I would kill..."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, he didn't continue to ask about those details, a word from the soldier would probably be able to make people understand what happened.

From the "Battle of Jingnan" to the Battle of Conquering Annan, in fact, only a few years have passed.It's only been a few years since you and I, who "think about your husband in everything that is good", have become lowly maids and enemies who wish to be slaughtered.

Zhu Gaoxu suppressed the smile on his face, and said seriously: "The three of you are traveling together, and I am waiting for news in the Chinese army. When you are ready, you can set off today."

Ruan Zhi, Chen Xingwang, and Jin Shitou bowed to Zhu Gaoxu together, said goodbye and went out.

... Wang Bin's vanguard army stationed near Qin Station and rested for a few days.The army behind caught up one after another, Zhu Gaoxu ordered Wang Bin to continue to search forward, while he stayed in the army and led the troops to follow Wang Bin's army.

Not long after heading south from Qin Station, the terrain became flatter and wider.The jungle is still the main vegetation, but the mountains are getting farther and farther away from the main road. Only in clear and cloudless weather, when the sky is clear and clear, can Zhu Gaoxu see the shadow of the mountains in the sky.

Zhu Gaoxu has never been to Annan (Vietnam | South), but he still has some understanding.As long as you continue to advance to the southeast, starting from the vicinity of Thang Long (Hanoi) to the seaside is the alluvial plain of the Red River. The terrain is flat, the water source is abundant, the sunshine is abundant, and the rice can be cooked several times a year. That plain is the richness of Annan place.

After many days without any fighting, Zhu Gaoxu suspected that Annan's army had abandoned their defense here.It is also reasonable to think about it. Annan's army has no guerrilla tactics to deploy, and it is really useless to disperse its forces on the border.

It was not until the vanguard reached Fuling Pass (near Xuanguang Province) that Wang Bin sent a military report, reporting that Fuling Pass was heavily defended, and asked the Chinese army to reinforce [-] infantry to attack Fuling Pass.

Judging from Wang Bin's military report, only [-] infantry reinforcements are needed. It seems that the heavy troops in Fuling Pass are not very "heavy";

Zhu Gaoxu immediately ordered the second echelon of [-] Sichuan troops to march faster and move closer to Wang Bin's troops.And controlled by Wang Bin, he immediately attacked Fulingguan.

There are a large number of civil servants and eunuchs in the army to assist, and many generals set up camps in accordance with military laws, so Zhu Gaoxu hardly bothered to march on a daily basis.For a moment, he felt that being the commander-in-chief of a large army is actually not that tiring. The most critical decision is to fight or not to fight.

Chapter 3 The whole country resists the enemy (1)

Wang Bin, Liu Ying and others led [-] troops on foot and won a complete victory at Fuling Pass (near Xuanguang Province), winning a battle that originally only required [-] troops.

After Zhu Gaoxu led the crowd through Fuling Pass, the world seemed to suddenly open up.

Forests, paddy fields, villages and large tracts of cropland appear before people's eyes.The flat field and the houses and people everywhere made Zhu Gaoxu believe that the Ming army had already entered the hinterland of An Nanguo!