Bright Spring

He quickly found two cavalry guards, and sent a letter to Qu Neng on a fast horse... He ordered Qu Neng to immediately lead the cavalry forward to cross the Longquan Mountains, occupy Longquanyi, and guerrilla to the city of Chengdu.

At this time, the main force of Xue Lu's army has not yet arrived in Chengdu, and there will not be too many troops in Chengdu.Even if the officers and soldiers saw Qu Neng's eight thousand riders, they would not be able to catch Qu Neng!Zhu Gaoxu still believed in Qu Neng's ability.

The next day, Zhu Gaoxu finally got in touch with Mu Sheng for the first time. Mu Sheng reported: After several scattered battles, the number of troops under his command had increased to [-] cavalry. Went to Dali.Mu Sheng also took in a few Yi girls as concubines, and formed an alliance with five chieftains; now he has led his army to Yazhou, and he is going to make plans after finding out what the officials and troops are doing.

Zhu Gaoxu wrote back and praised some words.But the letter may not be delivered to Mu Sheng. Most of the officials between Zi County and Yazhou still obey the decree of the Third Division of Chengdu.

Chapter 389 The Decisive Battle in the Land of Abundance (4)

It is less than 300 miles from Jiading Prefecture to Chengdu; while Zixian County is about [-] miles from Longquanyi, and there are dozens of miles from Longquanyi to Chengdu.Zhu Gaoxu can easily judge that if Xue Lu has a clear goal, he must arrive in Chengdu earlier than him.

There is not much difference in the composition of the armies of the two sides. They are mainly composed of the vassal guard army and the guard army. Although the armies of different regions are slightly different, the methods of training and marching are very similar. Relying on vehicles, mules and horses is a disadvantage in marching.Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu could only let Xue Lu go to Chengdu first, otherwise the continuous and rapid march would inevitably drag down the combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Qu Neng's forward cavalry had [-] cavalry, which is already a large force as a mobile attack force, but if you want to attack a large city or a large formation, it is impossible to accomplish.

Most of the war horses serving in the Ming army were Mongolian horses, Jianchang horses, Tibetan horses and other breeds, which were small in size; coupled with the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty, the development of the army had compromised with long-distance raids. The impact ability of the cavalry on the formation is slightly weaker.Zhu Gaoxu never asked Qu Neng to win a big battle with cavalry alone.

The main force of the King of Han's army, more than [-] people, arrived at Longquanyi on the eighth day after passing through Zixian County, and occupied this place.At this time, the scouts reported that the army of officers and soldiers had arrived at Huayang, a suburban county southwest of Chengdu.

Zhu Gaoxu decided to camp and garrison Longquanyi until the next day; in this way, all the horses and horses of the follow-up army could pass through the Longquan Mountains and gather in one place.At the same time, he sent someone to order Qu Neng to move closer to the camp of the Chinese army, preferably not more than ten miles away.

The enemy and our armies are already approaching tentatively. The distance is so close that a war is imminent.Zhu Gaoxu began to consciously gather all the troops in one place as much as possible to form the greatest combat power.

Soldiers and horses gathered inside and outside Longquanyiyi City, and a neat square formation stood on the open space outside the gate. Hundreds of nearly a thousand people were all generals with hundreds of officers and above.There are about 600 people from one hundred households, more than one hundred people from one thousand households, one thousand deputy thousand households, 11 guard commanders, and dozens of Tongzhi, Qianshi, and Zhenfu.

There are generals in the army, as well as officers such as general banners and small banners. There are more than [-] troops, and there are thousands of generals, and it is impossible to gather all of them to give lectures.So Zhu Gaoxu only summoned more than a hundred generals.

Many of the generals standing in the open space at this time had no experience in commanding battle formations. For example, nearly [-] of the hundred households were only Zhu Gaoxu's personal soldiers before, and they were directly appointed as officers of the hundred households.Some commanders were promoted by Qianhu's deputy Qianhu, and some Qianhu had only led centuries in battle before.

It was because Zhu Gaoxu compiled a large number of surrendered troops, and the scale of the army expanded too fast and the time was too short. For the sake of the loyalty of the ministries, he replaced most of the surrendered generals.

All the generals have learned military law and the rules of marching and fighting, but they have little experience.However, they also have some advantages. These people have risen rapidly in the ranks of the military, and they are full of enthusiasm. They urgently need to prove that they are qualified for high-ranking officials in actual combat. The will to fight is very strong, and the morale of the various ministries is also very high.

The officers of the Daming Guard were hereditary, if a soldier wanted to become an officer of a hundred households during the Taiping period, it would be a level leap that generations could not achieve.It is even more difficult for middle and low-level military officers to become commanders of thousands of households or even guards.Only in war, generals have a chance to be promoted!

So countless pairs of bright eyes were watching Zhu Gaoxu, waiting for him to speak extremely seriously.

Zhu Gaoxu was riding on a brown horse. In order to let the people behind him hear him, he spoke loudly, but his tone was not too turbulent, "Sichuan, the land of abundance, is fertile and wild, and there are still many fertile fields left. Come back to the camp and tell the soldiers, fight This king will never be stingy if he wins the seal of fertile land and prizes in the hinterland of Sichuan."

He went on to say, "Everyone who leads troops to fight, the most important thing is not tactics and martial arts, but martial ethics!

The artillery in the distance is just a big battle, you can't be intimidated by the momentum.Otherwise, such cowardly and cowardly people are not worthy of commanding the soldiers under their command, unable to convince the crowd, and will only make the soldiers laugh at them!Even when the fighting is fierce and the casualties are heavy, you should obey the military orders from above and maintain the backbone and organization that the King of Han's army should have.Only those who are resolute and brave can be respected and praised by brothers, and can gain reputation and status for themselves.”

All the generals listened to Zhu Gaoxu's lectures, and many of them could already recite these words, because it was not the first time Zhu Gaoxu said these in public.

Zhu Gaoxu also ordered: "It is forbidden to insult and beat the sergeants without reason, and the soldiers should be cherished and treated fairly. Violators will be punished severely! It will be dealt with by the various ministers according to the laws of Ming Dynasty!"

After speaking, Zhu Gaoxu took his generals and soldiers, left first, and went back to the post city.

A general once suggested that Zhu Gaoxu allow the soldiers to burn and slaughter the city. The Jingnan Army also did it back then, which can make the soldiers more fierce and brave, and vent the anger and depression caused by the hardships of marching and fighting.But Zhu Gaoxu sternly refused.

Sometimes he was thinking about people's hearts. Those who give a lot are not necessarily in order to get more in return; and those who are only thinking about plundering and getting rich are not necessarily willing to sacrifice themselves when they really want them to sacrifice themselves.The massacre probably wouldn't really boost morale.

Moreover, burning, killing and looting in the Ming Dynasty will cause more non-combat problems.Losing popular support, encountering spontaneous civilian resistance, ruling occupied territories will become increasingly difficult, etc.So Zhu Gaoxu thinks, that is not a good way.

The key question still makes him lose himself.If even the commander-in-chief Zhu Gaoxu is lost, can this war be won?Zongbing is very simple in Zhu Gaoxu's mind: it is a dark matter, extremely wrong, and completely contrary to his values.

Launching a war to punish crimes cannot avoid a large number of casualties. It is for self-interest in itself, which may not be very noble.But Zhu Gaoxu can find a reason for himself, because if you don't fight, you will die!However, there is no excuse for the soldiers to plunder and kill civilians. It is nothing more than letting out the ugliness and sin in people's hearts.

There are all kinds of crimes and deceptions in this world, and Zhu Gaoxu may not be without them in his heart.He is often filled with anger and hostility, and even had anti-social mentality when his previous life was difficult.He is not without revenge, but

People often can only take revenge on those innocent and weak people, but they are helpless against powerful crimes.This kind of anger is worthless, those innocent people are not the culprit at all, thinking that the real bad guys are still complacent, and don't care how miserable the innocent people are, in the end, I can only feel the powerlessness and helplessness in my heart.

The world is a Rashomon.Zhu Gaoxu was in the post city, and he saw the court call that he hadn't had time to tear clean, how benevolent his elder brother showed in it; at the same time, Zhu Gaoxu's call for crimes issued by Han Wangfu was posted everywhere.

I am the direct son of Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, the closest relative of the country.Conquering the north and the south for the emperor's father, he was invincible and made great achievements in battle.Then he established a feudal vassal state and defended the imperial line.There are sudden changes in the palace today, the traitors in the East Palace plotted to murder my father, and planned to plot to kill me in the East Palace.This conspiracy to kill the king and father and mutilate the clan is devoid of conscience, and both humans and gods are outraged.I will punish my crimes to the heavens, so as to bring peace to the country.The gods of heaven and earth have shown my heart.In the fifth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoxu, king of the Ming Dynasty.

Who is the sinner?I'm afraid we can only use cannons and cavalry to demonstrate on the battlefield, there is no other way.

Zhu Gaoxu came to Yi Cheng's signing room, sat there and summoned some generals and scout sergeants to talk one after another.

At this moment, a man in common clothes walked to the door of the signing room.Wang Yu? !

Wang Yu was dressed in the dust, and when he came in, he knelt down on the ground and said, "The general has humiliated his mission, please punish him!"

Zhu Gaoxu made a movement and said, "Get up and talk, don't worry, what's going on?"

Wang Yu said: "Two months ago, we arrived in Annan Kingdom, but we didn't see Xincheng Hou Zhangfu."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, but didn't say anything, just waiting for Wang Yu to finish speaking.

Wang Yu continued: "The last general waited for two hours outside Zhang Fu's Xingyuan hall, but he failed to agree to meet Zhang Fu. Later, Zhang Fu's subordinates directly arrested Qian Changshi. Qian Changshi wanted to hit the wall to kill himself. He was captured and sent to the capital to be dedicated to the false emperor! The last general was released, so he had no choice but to return to Yunnan Mansion, wanting to return to the prince to plead guilty.

But when he returned to Yunnan Mansion, the prince had already led the army to set off.At the end, the general met with Deacon Li of the Governor's Mansion, first reported the matter of An Nanguo, and then decided to rush to the prince's army to report to the prince.

So the general came riding along the post road, but learned halfway that the official road was blocked by the Guizhou army.Fearing that his identity would be found out, the general had no choice but to take Wuchi Road instead. Fortunately, our people still occupied Doushaguan and other places, so the general had to enter Sichuan and rushed all the way here. "

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a while, and said: "Since Zhang Fu has made up his mind, even though Qian Xun has a good tongue, he doesn't even have a chance to speak, so he has nothing to do. It's no wonder Qian Changshi, let alone him It is very rare to have the determination to show your will with death at a critical moment. Wang Baihu is also innocent, and you have fulfilled your duty."

Wang Yu was very moved when he heard this, after all, at this time most of the merits and demerits were judged by the results.He hastily kowtowed in thanks.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "Nowadays there is a shortage of middle and high-level generals in the army. You can now be promoted to a thousand households, and ask Hou Hai to write a letter of appointment and seal for you, and bring them to me to sign for security."

Wang Yu froze for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The final general thank you, Lord, for your promotion!"

At present, the promotion of generals in the King of Han's army is very rapid. The three commanders of the guard army have been directly promoted to the commander-in-chief, and Chen Dachui and Zhao Ping have been appointed as the commanders of the guard.Because there is no choice, there are only so many generals in the direct line, and the military power must be handed over to these people; after all, in this kind of civil war, both sides have something to say, and the army is too easy to surrender and defect.

Early the next morning, Zhu Gaoxu issued the Chinese military order.The army did not go to Chengdu, but moved south along the west side of the Longquan Mountains.

3 Chapter Ninety: The Decisive Battle in the Land of Abundance (5)

On November [-]th of the lunar calendar, Zhu Gaoxu led his troops to leave Longquanyi and travel southward, and arrived at Taipingchang that afternoon.

The forward and the miscellaneous soldiers have already requisitioned many local houses, and each house has been paid five pennies, which means to show the attitude of the Han Wangjun.After Zhu Gaoxu's main force arrived, he stationed there.

Today, the marching route of the King of Han's army is along the west foot of the Longquan Mountains, heading south and west; Huayang County is also to the southwest of Longquanyi.So the King of Han army walked for a day, and the distance from Huayang County has hardly changed, it is still only about fifty miles!

Between the two armies, cavalry scouts have had many frictions|friction...

When the King of Han Army arrived at Longquan Station yesterday morning, Xue Lujun was already in Huayang County.And today until Zhu Gaoxu received the scout report for the last time, there has been no movement in the official army camp in Huayang County.From this point of view, Xue Lu doesn't seem to have any intention of entering Chengdu City, and the troops stationed outside the city are watching, perhaps planning to fight against Zhu Gaoxu.

Xue Lu was waiting in Huayang County. The two armies were fifty miles apart, a very ambiguous distance.

There are nearly 7 people on the side of the Han Wangjun, which is small in number on both sides. It will take at least a day for an army of this size to cover fifty miles;Therefore, it is difficult to break out of a war immediately at this distance, leaving a considerable buffer time.But it's already so close, it doesn't have to be too troublesome to start a war.

The relationship between each other, when Zhu Gaoxu talked about it, he said: He obviously wanted to sleep with each other, but he said that he wanted to be friends first.

Zhu Gaoxu lived in a blue-tiled house of a wealthy family. There was a courtyard dam in front of the house and many loquat trees were planted around it.But now is not the season to eat loquats, it is a bit regrettable.