Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu thought that because of his own decision-making, many people like Qin Shitou could avoid the fate of being killed in a foreign country.Gradually he became happy. Sometimes people find that they are valuable to others, and it feels good.

At this time, the guard at the door said: "My lord, Commander Wan Quan is asking to see you."

"Tell him to come in and talk." Zhu Gaoxu said without raising his head.

General Wan walked into the room and immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general slipped his words after drinking, and only recovered after sleeping. Please forgive me, my lord!"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, walked up to him and lifted him up, "It's just a drunken talk, it's not that serious."

Wan Quan hurriedly said: "The last general will regret it."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "But it sounds like General Wan doesn't want to come to An Nanguo to fight?"

Wan Quan said in a deep voice: "In front of the King of Han, the last general will not lie. Except for the general above, who would want to come to this miasma? It is hard to say whether he will be ordered to perform meritorious service. The last general is not happy with the king of Shu. He was chosen to come to Annan."

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu had an intuition that there was something wrong here, and he was still very interested in the affairs of the vassal king, so he asked calmly, "General Wan is the commander of the guards, so it should be the confidant of the king of Shu."

Wan Quan sighed and said: "The last general is also wronged. There is a niece and son-in-law of the same clan who went to curry favor with Huayang County King (the eldest son of Shu King Zhu Yueyu), and became Huayang County King's confidant. Last year, Huayang County King neither Reported, and I let the relative of the last man become a thousand households.

The king of Shu was furious, and beat the king of Huayang County a hundred sticks, and handed it over to the court for disposal.Fortunately, several brothers of King Huayang pleaded for mercy, and this matter was over.The last general was also suspected because of this.When the imperial court wanted to transfer the guards from the palaces of the princes, it was natural for the last general to lead the troops out of Sichuan. "

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized that this Wanda was sent out by a loser in the inland battle.He pondered for a moment, then he was a little puzzled and said: "Even if the King of Huayang violated the |law and just helped someone get promoted, why did the King of Shu treat his own son so hard?"

Wan Quan was a little hesitant, and finally took two steps forward, and said in a low voice, "The king of Huayang County is the eldest son of the king of Shu. He may be a little unhappy because his biological mother is not a concubine, so he is not destined to be the prince. The king of Shu thinks that Huayang The king of Yangjun has resentment; and the king of Huayang is really perverse, not as obedient and filial as his younger brother, so the king of Shu certainly doesn't like him. At that time, the king of Huayang appointed Qianhu without authorization, so he must be jealous."

"So that's the case." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, thinking that even the people in the prince's mansion were fighting for the throne, but the most imaginable thing was the pleading of the son of the King of Shu.

The king of Huayang County is Zhu Gaoxu's cousin, but he has never met him. The main reason is that Zhu Gaoxu has too many cousins.He remembered it, but it didn't occur to him why it was useful.

At this moment, the drums outside sounded, and three cannons roared.The noise spread into the fishing village, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look outside, and said, "It's been five years in Yongle."

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(Happy New Year, book friends.)

Chapter 328 The Shout in the Spring Rain

As expected, following the Annan Guozhong Shuling, in the first month of the fifth year of Yongle, people came to the Ming army camp to surrender almost every day.

Chen Yuanzhi, the servant of Annan Kingdom, brought Princess Tianhui and the whole family to surrender; then military generals from Annan Kingdom continued to come with troops... There was even a man named Ruan Rijian, who had no official position, but took advantage of the situation and killed him. He became the governor of An Nanguo, and took the head to the camp of the Ming army to claim credit.

There are more and more people who betrayed Hu and his son. If they drag on, they may end up betraying their relatives and being besieged on all sides.

In the camp of the Ming army, there were civil servants who made generous statements in the middle army, saying that those who win the righteousness and the hearts of the people will win!Zhu Gaoxu doesn't believe that righteousness is so miraculous, but he has to be sure that this invisible thing has its effect. At least when the situation on the "lost morality" side is not good, people will have more excuses to change their appearance.

Zhu Gaoxu believed that the time was ripe, and ordered the army to move out to the selected battlefield.

The [-] troops want to ambush and sneak attack, the tactical possibility is not great.This time, the arrangement of waiting for work with ease is nothing more than a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer.

... In the middle of the first lunar month, the sky was gray.The troops of the two battalions of the Ming Army formed a formation on both sides of the Zhujiang River.

This section of the river flows from north to south, with mountains and rocks standing on the east bank. The mountain is called Langshan, which stretches until the riverside.As a result, the land roads along the east bank of the river are very narrow.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu's Chinese army camp is not on the east bank, but on the river beach on the west bank.He predicted that the Annan Army would attack the flat west bank with its main force. After all, it would be more difficult for the enemy to attack the Langshan camp from the front.

Under the gloomy sky, Langshan beyond the mist was filled with colorful flags to increase momentum.Zhu Gaoxu looked back, the terrain here is low, the sight line is very limited, only the river beach and the heavy water vapor on the river surface can be seen.

On both sides of the Zhujiang River, each battalion has a total of [-] troops at this time!However, it seemed a bit empty at this time, perhaps because the place was too big, and the Ming army's military discipline was relatively good.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the hazy surface of the river, and didn't even feel that a big battle was coming.

In the distance to the south, the line of sight was blocked by the morning fog, and there was not even a little movement.If the scouts hadn't reported the military situation, Zhu Gaoxu would never have known that Annan's army would come today.

After waiting for more than an hour, the sky was still gray and the fog had not completely dissipated.If it's sunny, the sun will be high now.

A general said: "I'm afraid it will rain today, and the firearms will be useless. I don't know if Annan's army will come."

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "No firearms can be used on both sides, and the enemy's elephant soldiers are better."

As soon as the words fell, shouts came faintly from the depths of the water vapor on the river.That distant shout came from between the mountains and rivers, and the sound was very strange.

The soldiers of the Ming army who had been waiting quietly for a long time finally regained some vitality and began to speak one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu shook the reins, turned his horse's head and said to the generals: "We are originally the strength to attack the city, but now we are fighting in the field. Our army actively chooses the battlefield and waits for work at ease. No matter what, we will definitely win! Do as we said in advance, if When it rains, drums will be played instead of cannons."

All the generals performed the military salute one after another, and there was a sound of reply.

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and everyone patted their horses and left the Chinese army, and dispersed.

The shouts in the distance are getting closer.At this time, Zhu Gaoxu felt the back of his hand cool, and two drops of rain fell on his hand. After a while, the sound of rain became one piece, "Shushasha..." The sound of rain covered some distant shouts, and the rain hit the helmet The topping is very crisp and tinkling.

The sky was shrouded in a layer of rain, and the line of sight became even more unclear, and even the flag on the mountain on the other side gradually became unclear.

At this time, the shadows of masts and boats on the river gradually came into sight, and they continued to drive north.It seems that Annan's army will not postpone the final battle of this war because of the rain.

Hurricane rain, wind and rain.The sky was dim, the ground was misty, and there was a sense of oppression between the heaven and the earth.

However, Zhu Gaoxu's mood has not changed with the environment. This battle has not yet started, and victory is already in his heart.He did not issue any military orders, but silently watched the changes on the battlefield, waiting for that moment to come.

As a king who has experienced battles since he was more than ten years old, Zhu Gaoxu really can't think of a reason why he can lose in such battles!

... The Annan warship sailing through the mist on the river was not obstructed on the water, and Zhu Gaoxu's troops were not prepared for this battle at all.Many warships had crossed the land line of the Ming army from the water, and the Ming army threw arrows on the river from time to time, but very few.

Rain not only affects firearms, but also bows and crossbows. Many parts of bows and crossbows are made of animal tendons and glue, which are easy to soften when exposed to water.It's barely usable at first, but breaks easily.So after the two armies approached, long-range attacks were better than nothing.

At this time, the crowd of enemy troops on land also faintly appeared. This time, Annan's army was advancing by land and water, and they were menacing.

The sound of "rumbling" drums sounded amidst the noise of the rain.The shouts of the enemy were even louder, and the crowd appeared in a mess. I don't know whether it was the way the Annan Army's battle formations were originally like this, or the road was getting muddy.

The spring rain did not fall heavily, nor did it last long, but there were too many people trampling on the soil repeatedly, so that the ground was covered with half-dry and half-wet mud.The enemy army shouted and continued to march, but they didn't know whether it was a brave roar or a vent of fear.

There was no sound from the artillery, and the two armies on the front had not yet met the enemy.At this time, the Ming army's rear on the river beach on the west bank did not know when they were fighting.

The flat-bottomed boats of the Annan army sailed straight to the beach and shallow water. The enemy soldiers on board jumped out of the boat one after another, trying to attack the back of the Ming army and attack the Ming army back and forth.

But immediately met the enemy with the cavalry of the Ming army. The cavalry team attacked from south to north along the river beach, breaking through the enemy infantry who were out of formation, and brandishing spears and horse|swords with the iron hooves of the horses.

There was chaos and noise on the river beach, countless people were struggling and trudging in the shallow water, and people kept screaming and falling into the water.The river water was extremely turbid, and the mud and blood quickly mixed together, making the muddy water faintly dark red.

The horizontal attack of the Quanyong cavalry team of the Ming army delayed Annan's navy from disembarking and gaining a firm foothold.At this time, several phalanxes of the Ming army's infantry also successfully turned their directions. A piece of iron-clad phalanx pressed towards the river bank, and the mud was trampled and splashed everywhere. , echoing on the wall of Mount Lang.

Some warships quickly ignited raging fires. Even if it was still raining, it could not extinguish the flames of the kerosene and tung oil. Black smoke billowed and the flames shot into the sky.The smoke and dust mixed with the mist, making the land even darker and more hazy.

... The front of the Ming army's large formation was also full of killing sounds at this time. A few enemy soldiers rushing to the front first collided with the Ming army's spear-shield heavy infantry, and then there were hand-to-hand encounters everywhere. Killed in one piece.

The infantry phalanx of the Ming army was arranged very densely, the shields almost formed a wall, and the spears were like thorns.The infantry of Annan's army was unable to break the formation at all when they attacked in hand-to-hand combat.There were screams everywhere, and some enemy soldiers were stabbed bloody by the two spears that were crowded together at the same time, and the spears in the second row also stabbed randomly from the gap in the front row.