At this time, Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have a ferocious beast in his heart, and he couldn't calm down. If he didn't do something that is not allowed by common sense, he would be completely unable to vent his feelings.It was a strange feeling, but he couldn't control it.

"Huh!" Zhu Gaoxu let out a long breath while sitting on the chair, not daring to look at Miao Jin again.She definitely can't accept his secret preferences, and Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want to destroy his goodwill in her heart.She may have always thought that Zhu Gaoxu was a nobleman with style.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the ruler on the table and measured the length on the chart.But he soon realized that this kind of map has no scale at all, and the distances on the map are meaningless.

Where did Wu Gao go?The only way is to send someone over to investigate.

Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts were a little confused, and he gradually muttered what he was thinking about hard.Occasionally he came back to his senses, only to see Miao Jin looking at him.Her eyes shone brightly under the light, adding to the illusion of affection.

"I'm going to bed, and the King of Han also rested earlier." Miao Jin said softly.

Zhu Gaoxu sat without moving, took a deep breath and nodded.

Although this place is in the area where chieftains are active, this small inn was built by the Han people. The doors, windows and furnishings are old and simple, full of classical style.There was only one oil lamp in the signing room, surrounded by guards on duty, but Zhu Gaoxu was the only one in the room.

Many things gradually came back to order in his mind, and a thought came to his mind: If the commander of the Huguang Army is Xue Lu, I will definitely leave a small number of soldiers and horses to monitor Guizhou City, and the main force will look for enemy reinforcements for a decisive battle!

However, the Beisi of the Shouyu Mansion has received definite news from the capital that the general of the army this time is Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin.

Zhu Gaoxu fought against Wu Gao once. During the "Battle of Jingnan", Zhu Gaoxu defended Yongping City, with only a few thousand people in his hands; the situation at that time could not give Zhu Gaoxu too many troops. Pingcheng.

At that time, Wu Gao led the main force of the Liaodong Army, and its strength may be more than ten times that of Zhu Gaoxu!Wu Gao's army is the size of a large army of the first line, and it is the northern line army in the imperial court's general strategy. It belongs to a strategic level army... But unexpectedly, Wu Gao did not launch a strong attack on Yongping City immediately, but first built a siege in an orderly manner Fortifications, the siege of Yongping City was launched steadily and slowly.

Through the experience of Wu Gao's behavior style, Zhu Gaoxu seriously doubts: If he finds Wu Gao's main force for a decisive battle this time, can he really be so happy?

Zhu Gaoxu has a lot of ancient military books in his stomach, but his combat methods mainly come from many actual combat experiences.One of the experiences that has never been an exception is: in terms of tactics, the defensive side always takes a lot of advantage.

In the last battle of Taipingchang in Chengdu, Zhu Gaoxu took advantage of this and turned the offensive strategy into a defensive strategy during the battle.

Wu Gao will definitely build fortifications and choose favorable terrain, and will not easily take the initiative to seek Zhu Gaoxu for a decisive battle!And Zhu Gaoxu's troops left a part behind to defend against the threat of Guizhou City, and he had no numerical advantage over Wu Gao...

However, Zhu Gaoxu also summed up an experience: destroying the enemy's army is more useful than capturing the city's territory.

In the "Battle of Jingnan", the Jingnan army and the official army fought two large-scale battles with a scale of more than 50 people, and they still hardly got rid of the situation of being trapped in the near left area of ​​Beiping. However, the results of victory were slow and irreversible later. appeared.

According to this experience, Zhu Gaoxu should keep an eye on Wu Gaogan.In any case, it is definitely easier to kill Wu Gaojun in the wild than to deal with the defenders in Guizhou City.

The generals of the enemy army must also think so.As Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city; if it is not necessary, everyone is unwilling to attack a heavy city.

The question is: destroy Wu Gao first, and then attack Guizhou City. How long can Sheng Yong in Kunming City last?

Ping An led the cavalry to move around outside the city, so they should be able to escape.Once Kunming City falls, Sheng Yong Qitai and more than [-] Han Wangjun brothers will be surrounded inside, and they will probably die!

... The next morning was the first day of the new year.The area controlled by the army of the Han Dynasty refused to follow the edict of Emperor Hongxi, and still used the Yongle year name, that is, the sixth year of Yongle; the capital court was the first year of Hongxi.

It began to rain in the Banshu area, and then mixed with ice particles.The main force of the King of Han's army consisted of seven armies, namely the front, middle, and rear armies, as well as the left post, right post, left tuck, and right tuck, all of which hadn't set off in various camps. , waiting for the rain to stop.

Zhu Gaoxu agreed to the suggestions of the various armies, and summoned the generals above the commander of the guard to go to the central army to discuss matters.

In the lobby of Yicheng, a symbolic ink map was hung, and Zhu Gaoxu sat on the public seat above.The generals who came one after another put their weapons on the chopping board outside and walked in.All were allowed to sit on chairs and stools.

All the generals looked at Miao Jin standing beside Zhu Gaoxu from time to time. Although she was wearing a veiled hat, it was easy to see that she was a woman.A general once reminded Zhu Gaoxu to pay attention to whether the woman is trustworthy.But of course Zhu Gaoxu trusted Miao Jin. If she was a spy, as long as she didn't let the little eunuch tip off the news in the palace, Zhu Gaoxu would be finished, and the whole war would not start.

"Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, set off from Huguang to reinforce Guizhou. The strength of the troops is unknown, but it is estimated to be comparable to ours." Zhu Gaoxu said directly, "We are still three hundred miles away from Guizhou City. In seven days, the whole army will be able to approach the city; it should be possible to reach the city of Guizhou first, Wu Gaojun."

Governor Liu Ying immediately clasped his fists and said, "The last general, please be the former general, and attack Wu Gao's army first!"

All the generals agreed one after another, threatening to transfer the army to teach Wu Gao how to be a man.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hands, asked everyone to be quiet first, and said: "This is just one of the options. From the perspective of the road, we still have two ways. One is to attack Guizhou City; the other is to bypass Guizhou City and march southwest, trying to Cut off the road from Guizhou and Guangxi to Yunnan, and look for the battle between Zhang and Fu."

The small lobby suddenly became noisy again, and everyone couldn't help weighing the forecast prospects.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "This king thinks that attacking Wu Gao first is not the best strategy."

After hearing this, all the generals looked over and listened to Zhu Gaoxu's next words.

Looking back at the left and right, Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wu Gao used his troops calmly and rigidly. We don't have the advantage of multiples. If we want to attack him, I'm afraid it will never be something that can be done overnight. If we can't attack for a long time and miss the opportunity, Kunming will fall first; Gu Cheng Zhang's auxiliary army attacked our army in Guizhou, and we could only retreat to Sichuan.

After this battle, we can't get anything, only Sichuan is left.

In the latter option, our army will march from Guizhou to Yunnan, and the main food road will be cut off by Wu Gao and the Guizhou defenders; Zhang Fu and Gu Cheng's troops will also face the same situation.Everyone can't last long, and it is very likely that both sides have the intention of a decisive battle as soon as possible.

But in this way, Wu Gao's army can reach Guizhou and continue to advance, opening up the road between Guizhou and Yunnan; a little inattentive calculation of time allows the three armies of the government and army to be cast on one battlefield one after another, and this battle cannot be fought. .

Even if the war is delayed, the side with more people can control more places and have spare energy to do more things, and it will always be in a more favorable position. "

When Zhu Gaoxu said this, there was only one choice left.Some generals couldn't help asking: "If we besiege Guizhou City, what should we do with Wu Gaojun?"

"Send a group of people to stop the confrontation, and buy time for the attackers to take Guizhou City first." Zhu Gaoxu said, "That's why this battle is called 'taking chestnuts from the fire'!"

The general asked again: "What if Wu Gao uses the superior troops to attack the troops I have restrained by force?"

Zhu Gaoxu thought to himself: Fighting is a game of gambling.The influence of weather and terrain, and hundreds of thousands of people have various situations, it is strange that the master can calculate everything accurately by himself!

The outcome of a war is often known only after it has been fought.

But he said: "I don't count other people, just think about the enemy's commander. Wu Gao is about 60 years old, and the older he gets, the more stubborn he is. He used to have that temperament. How can it be so easy to change?"

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, and then said: "The original target of our department's dispatch this time is Guizhou, and now Guizhou City is right in front of us. If there is no irresistible reason, this king believes that the original target cannot be easily given up!"

He paused for a while, looked up to the door, and said in a deep voice, "I hope Sheng Yong can trust me, and I will try to save him. I also hope that I can trust Sheng Yong, he can last longer than the Guizhou defenders!" "

The generals didn't try their best to argue, after all, after several months, Zhu Gaoxu's decision-making won the bet in the end.Everyone was just a little confused, but they didn't lose their trust in Zhu Gaoxu.

... Therefore, some experience may not necessarily be the truth.Destroying the enemy's army is of course more effective, but in this kind of war for power, perhaps the victory itself has more hidden value and can inspire people.

As long as one can win or win another battle, the result of the battle is a secondary consideration.

Chapter 423 Empty Promise

On the second day of the first month of the sixth year of Yongle, the freezing rain continued and the road was muddy.

Zhu Gaoxu ordered that the governor Liu Ying lead the left and right sentries and the front army to form a total of three routes. After leaving the luggage, they pulled out the battalion and continued to advance.

After the troops that departed in advance arrived in Guizhou City, Liu Ying would leave the left and right sentries under the command of the lieutenant general to set up camp in Guizhou City; while Liu Ying himself led the remaining former soldiers and horses to continue marching towards the Huguang Road.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait for the rain to stop.The territory of the Ming Dynasty is too vast, within the territory of only one province, and the weather in different places is very likely to be different.It was raining in Bozhou, but Wu Gaojun's side might be sunny.

In case Wu Gaojun approached Guizhou first, all the previous strategies would have to be invalidated, and we had to think of a new way!

...At that time, the strength of the front, middle and rear armies of the King of Han's army exceeded 5000 cavalry in each army; while the formation of the left and right sentries and the left and right tuck armies were divided into two guards, each with 12 soldiers. More than a thousand people.The total strength of the army is more than [-].The guard system in all provinces and regions of the Ming Dynasty was similar, but the formation of the army was different, which was related to the military tactics and habits passed down by the commander's family.

The former army and other troops left the camp and marched on the road.Zhu Gaoxu rushed to the main road ahead, dismounted and walked beside the infantry column. He was holding a long spear and walking in the mud. Soon his boots and trouser legs were covered with muddy water.

No wonder at this time people say to those that need labor: "I will change it at night, and I will go out later."

Miao Jin asked: "The King of Han went to see off Dudu Liu, what did he say?" She seemed to be very interested in what Zhu Gaoxu said. .

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