Bright Spring

The official name is "Certificate of Free Land Tax", on which it is written in black and white: The officials and people from all over the country will be exempted from land tax for one to five years based on this certificate.

This method of raising military rations was worked out by Mr. Li, and it worked very well.As long as there is a population, military rations can generally be raised.Receipts were also used for expropriation of houses and various military supplies.The wooden planks used by the army of the Han Dynasty to erect the pontoons were requisitioned from various villages. Many door panels were borrowed at a very low price, and a certificate was issued.

Whether this evidence is valuable or not depends on whether the King of Han's army can win, otherwise it is a blank check.

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(The cold is not good yet, the weather has changed too fast recently.)

Chapter 477 A Walnut

On the afternoon of August [-]th, the northwest wind was still blowing in the mountains of Pingyuefu, and the sun appeared and disappeared in the clouds.

A large number of Wu Gaojun's troops located in the hilly area to the west are slowly retreating.The two armies have entered a state of confrontation since yesterday, but there was only a small-scale fierce battle on the vanguard of the King of Han's army; and now the main force of the enemy army has begun to retreat again.

Several generals around Zhu Gaoxu immediately scrambled to ask for orders to chase the enemy!

But Zhu Gaoxu shook his head without hesitation, and said: "The situation this time is completely different from the previous situation of chasing Xue Lujun. The terrain here is undulating, which is not conducive to the rapid advancement of the army; Gather together. Besides, the enemy army has not been defeated, and its morale and combat power have not been damaged. If we rush to pursue, we will definitely be counterattacked by the enemy's main force."

The strength of Wu Gao's army far exceeds that of Zhu Gaoxu's; the King of Han's army will lose ground if they go down the mountain, and the chances of winning the battle are not great.

As for the orderly and slow retreat of the enemy army, it would be ineffective for Zhu Gaoxu to pursue with part of his troops.

When Wu Gao counterattacked, he was likely to use his superior force to outflank; at that time, the King of Han Army had no choice but to rescue the forward, and the scale of the battle would continue to expand, and finally turned into a decisive battle!

Zhu Gaoxu can't control everything about the nearly 6 troops, he can only observe the general situation.But so far, he has not seen any factors that can take advantage; the whole campaign also lacks an incentive to give him confidence.

Just like when the city of Chengdu was captured, Wan Quan, the guard of the Shu Palace, was the inducement that gave Zhu Gaoxu confidence; at least he saw the possibility of victory...

A large number of enemy troops in sight are slowly moving away, and the various units of the King of Han Army are still standing still, and everyone gradually relaxes a bit.The generals around talked a lot, and the "buzzing" sound of talking around became more and more obvious.

The brim of the iron hat on Zhu Gaoxu's head was pressed down to block the glaring sunlight from the clouds.He sat on the horseback without saying a word, looking thoughtful.

The first thing he thought of was the pontoon bridge being erected on Lechuan Water.

It took half a day to persuade Chen Zhifu to refuse to build a bridge, but Zhu Gaoxu couldn't find an effective way for a while.Because the prefect sent someone to apologize, obviously not to the point of surrender, otherwise why didn't he even have a seal?Chen Zhifu was only worried that the army would withdraw, so he temporarily wanted to leave a way out.

Even if the prefect Chen Yongsheng surrendered to the Han King's army, Wu Gao still had a way to cross the Lechuan River westward.That river is too narrow, and the water surface where the ferry is located is even narrower. It is really not a barrier that can stop the army. Crossing the river is nothing more than a matter of time...

The Lechuan Water Ferry in the north of Pinglefu City consists of several narrow sections of water.As long as you have enough boats and planks, building a bridge is quick.

Zhu Gaoxu reckoned that if Chen Yongsheng did not dare to disobey the military orders under the surveillance of the army, the pontoon bridge could be erected within today.Wu Gaojun was likely to cross the Lechuan River overnight.

If he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Wu Gao, the King of Han's army could only attack at night.Large-scale night raids are undoubtedly quite risky, let alone dealing with people like Wu Gao.

Based on the experience of Zhu Gaoxu and Wu Gao fighting many times, I feel that this person sometimes misses the opportunity to fight, but he has never had any major negligence or mistakes.Now that the two armies are close at hand, Wu Gao will definitely try his best to guard against it.

For a moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt helpless, like gnawing a walnut.However, it was still because his troops were too small, otherwise he would have been able to take advantage of the situation in front of him and pursue him directly to decide the outcome on the hilly land to the west.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "You have to soak it in water before you can say anything."

All the generals stopped talking and looked at him with puzzled eyes.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back to the left and right and said: "We must find a way to weaken Wu Gaojun first, and then we can defeat it." He paused for a while, and finally made up his mind and said, "Order all the ministries to set up camp on the mountain. Today, everyone rests to replenish energy and store up energy. sharp!"

Because Zhu Gaoxu personally led the troops to fight and had almost never been defeated, the military orders were rarely questioned.All the generals agreed one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu cast his eyes on Zhao Ping and said: "The troops under Vice General Zhao are on the north slope; from now on, the army will march north, and your troops will be the vanguard. You take the vanguard and the luggage team down from the mountain to the north, and then go to the north. Going west, there is still a narrow part of the Lechuan River; you build a pontoon bridge there, and you must build it before five o'clock tomorrow morning!"

Zhao Ping clasped his fists and said: "The last general will have orders!"

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, then looked around and said: "All the government offices in Guangxi have been ordered by the false emperor before; Wu Gao's military supplies must mainly rely on the cities and counties of the prefectures and counties. In the morning, the prefect Chen of Pingle City sent people to , revealed the news of preparing military rations for Wu Gao, so I guessed that the enemy might be a little short of food.

Going north is Yangshuo County, Wu Gao probably wanted to go to Yangshuo County first, not only to get some military supplies, but also rely on the pass to fight back against the pursuers.

So we have to make a move to arrive in Yangshuo County first!Wu Gao knew it well, as long as we occupy the county seat first, we can cut off the enemy's midway supply, occupy a favorable position, and use the city to harass and attack the flanks of Wu Gao's army.

And our army's current position is a little closer to Yangshuo County; Wu Gaoruo can only speed up the march when he finds our marching target.In addition, they are likely to cross the river at night tonight, and the enemy soldiers will be exhausted all night. If they march again, their physical strength and morale will be greatly weakened. "

After hearing this, all the people worshiped him one after another.

Originally, Zhu Gaoxu judged that Wu Gao wanted to go to He County first, and take advantage of the time difference when Sheng Yong's department came to get rid of the predicament of being attacked.Based on this, Zhu Gaoxu formulated a set of coping strategies.

However, the battlefield is always changing.Today Wu Gao decisively and quickly gave up the first battle, and temporarily changed the route, intending to turn around and return to the direction of Guilin Mansion.These situations, Zhu Gaoxu could not have predicted in advance, at least it was difficult to determine.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu could only change his plan.

His new strategy was a little hasty.Throughout the afternoon, when the soldiers of each battalion began to repair, he was still perfecting the deployment one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu first wrote two letters and sent them to the camp of Chen Zhenbu to the west of Pingle Mansion.One was a military newspaper handed over to Sheng Yong, informing the specific military situation ahead.One was an order to Chen Zhen, ordering more than [-] members of Chen Zhen's department to enter Pingyue Mansion immediately after arriving at Pingyue Mansion, and forced to land in the prefect Chen Yongsheng and others who had already shaken their will.

Then he ordered the right Changshi of the Changshi Mansion and Hou Hai, who is also the head of the Yufu, to select an envoy who is not afraid of death from the soldiers of the Beisi, and go to Pinglefu City again.The envoy will put forward the request of the King of Han Army: order Chen Yongsheng to delay the delivery of three thousand shimi to the enemy.

Zhu Gaoxu originally wanted to ask for the three thousand shi rations, but considering the difficulty of implementation, he decided to make a compromise temporarily.

After all, it would be much simpler if Chen Yongsheng was just delaying the time. He could find a hundred reasons why he couldn't deliver the goods on schedule;

... The sky was getting dark, and except for the soldiers who took turns on duty, many soldiers went to bed early.Everyone marched for many days, and most of them were very tired. People fetched water from several small ponds on the mountain to make food, and after eating, they lay down in straw huts or tents to sleep.

Zhu Gaoxu's central army camp was set up on the north slope.There is a small mountain village here, consisting of only a few courtyards, and they are all from the same clan; the strong man, young lady and daughter-in-law have all run away, leaving only the old and weak, women and children.The soldiers requisitioned most of the houses and left a courtyard for all the remaining people to live temporarily.

Zhu Gaoxu was sitting in a tiled house, busy up to now.From time to time, scouts and soldiers came in to talk, and when he was not receiving the soldiers, he would look at the map and think about things.

As a prince, Zhu Gaoxu's physical fatigue is less than that of the soldiers in the army; he saves effort by marching and riding a horse, and spends most of his nights in private houses.The houses on the way are mostly dilapidated, but they are more comfortable than living in tents.But he must be the most troublesome person.

At this moment, a voice outside the door said: "My lord, Vice General Zhao is asking to see you."

"Come in and talk." Zhu Gaoxu said.

The thin and tall Zhao Ping walked in, and after saluting, he said, "According to the prince's military order, the last general's vanguard army has arrived at the bank of Lechuan River in the afternoon, and the boat bridge can be built when the ships transferred to the upper reaches arrive tonight; It will be fixed before the fifth watch tomorrow."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, "Wu Gao also managed to repair the bridge where we crossed the river yesterday. It is estimated that the enemy will cross the river tonight. I am also about to send someone to deliver a letter to General Zhao. Since you are here, I will One more thing to tell."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Zhao Ping walked to the front of the table.

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to a picture and said: "Judging from the location of crossing the river, Wu Gaojun will not go the same way as our army.

Look at this, Yangshuo County is on the west bank of the Lijiang River, while the enemy and our army are both on the east bank of the Lijiang River; so I judge that after Wu Gaojun crossed the Lechuan River, he would cross the Lijiang River, and then go straight to Yangshuo County along the official road.

Our army is taking the northern road, which is closer.There is a ferry more than ten miles east of Yangshuo County. General Zhao went forward first and sent people to build a boat bridge here; so that Wu Gao could confirm that we want to cross the Li River and take Yangshuo County.This can give Wu Gao a sense of oppression and force him to speed up the march! "

Zhao Ping clasped his fists and said: "The last general will have orders!"

At this moment, there was a sudden "snap" sound, and Zhu Gaoxu looked up, and the wooden door at the door was knocked against the wall by a strong wind.The strong cool wind hit him, and he felt a little cold on his body.

"A local native reported this morning that the weather has changed in the past two days. It may rain and cool down. General Zhao's troops should also prepare for the cold." Zhu Gaoxu reminded casually.