Bright Spring

At this time, the night had completely fallen, and the firecrackers in the west were still flashing, and the sound of firearms and the noisy voice of people resounded through the night sky.The battle is not over yet.

However, the King of Han's army continued to advance and had already crossed the central part of this plain.There is a large village in the middle, but now only the charred embers of the houses remain; the charcoal wood is faintly showing dark red charcoal cracks in the dark night, just like the terrible color of magma.

The plain stretches to the banks of the Li River, where there is darkness; on the far side of the river, there is no light to be seen.Originally, this place was located on the flat and fertile land beside the river, and it should be the most densely populated place, but the battle started here, and the people fled as much as they could, and they dared not turn on the lights at night.

In the large dark scene to the north, there is no sign of enemy activity; this situation shows that the enemy army has almost completely withdrawn from this plain "arena" and has retreated to the southwest corner.

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes widened in the flames, looking at the red sky and the dark shadow of the mountain in the east.He reached out and rubbed his temples, as if he could hold his painful head down.

At this time, he couldn't see the terrain clearly at all, and he could only try his best to recall the space situation he had learned before.

But don't think too much, the terrain in the southwest corner of the plain in front of me is very simple.Passing through a valley between the peaks there is a long and narrow corridor along the banks of the Lijiang River to the mouth of the Anle River.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly came to a judgment: he cannot directly pursue from here.

Because the terrain is too narrow, it is not conducive to the deployment of the army.The enemy only needs a small number of guards, and they can use the narrow passage of Taniguchi to block the pursuers!

He pointed to the front and immediately gave an order: "Send someone back and order that all the chaotic people who came back from the front line come over; tell everyone to fight with open flames, beat the drums and make a lot of noise!"

"Order!"

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "In the past, I sent an order to the general in front to prepare to shoot with rockets!"

In the night sky, if the rocket that was shining with flames tilted down, it would be as spectacular as a shooting star... Zhu Gaoxu didn't plan to pursue it from here, but instead wanted to make a bigger battle!

"Drive!" He clamped his horse's belly and rushed towards the direction where the torches were shining behind him.The lineup over there was the Quanyong Squad who had not yet entered the battle of the King of Han's army. They maintained a neat formation and had not exhausted their physical strength.

The two sides fought all day long. Although the King of Han's army gradually gained the upper hand, the troops on both sides were severely depleted.

(Due to the insufficient lethality of weapons at this time and the limited contact surface for plane combat, the proportion of people who actually died was not high; The combat power has been greatly weakened, and it is difficult to restore the combat power in a short time, which is equivalent to the depleted troops.)

Zhu Gaoxu's remaining unused power and brave troops are invaluable at the end of the battle.At this time, he must use it wisely!

The horse trotted in the firelight, and the cool night wind blew his face head-on.He tried to forget the pain in his body, and kept his mind awake in the cool breeze.Fighters on the battlefield are fleeting, and there must be clear judgment and clear strategic thinking...

Zhu Gaoxu kept deepening his thoughts in his mind.

Wu Gaojun has not completely lost his combat effectiveness!Even if the two sides continue to fight at this time, the King of Han's army may not be able to take advantage; it will take time to completely defeat the enemy.

But Zhu Gaoxu can't just be satisfied with the victory itself!If the troops of Wu Gao's army cannot be wiped out, the victory of this battle will be meaningless, because there is no way to prepare for the next bigger decisive battle; everything should be focused on cutting down the enemy's strength!

This battle will not end with Wu Gao admitting defeat.

Wu Gao gave up the battle too early, and large-scale night battles are prone to chaos, so it is unlikely that the King of Han's army will completely defeat the enemy tonight.But if Wu Gao wants to retreat, he will definitely keep the defenders; that group of defenders will be Zhu Gaoxu's key target tonight!

"Guardian Commander and above general!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted in a hoarse voice, facing the front, looking at the flames like stars in front of him.

After a while, several generals rode over.The soldiers around Zhu Gaoxu ran further away, shouting to convey the military order.When more generals heard the news, they gathered together one after another.

In the flames, the faces of all the generals turned towards Zhu Gaoxu, and they all clasped their fists and said, "My lord! My lord..."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, thought for a while, and then said directly: "Tonight, what you have to do is to cut off the enemy's rearguard on the east bank of Anle River!"

He paused for a while and continued: "If the main force of Wu Gao's army wants to run, they must cross the pontoon bridge on the Anle River to the west. You just need to attack in a roundabout way to the bank of the Anle River and reach the enemy's pontoon bridge; Then the pontoon bridge will be burned... At this time, the enemy rearguards who are attracted by the Lijiang River and are blocking our army's north route will have no way out. Do you understand?"

Everyone responded one after another.

Enduring the pain in his throat, Zhu Gaoxu recounted his strategy again.Then he started the specific deployment.

Although night fell and the sky was dark, any night was not without a little light.So when Zhu Gaoxu turned around to the south, he could see the shadows of the two mountains over there.

"You set off in batches and keep in order. Do you see the two mountains over there? Go through the valley in the middle!" Zhu Gaoxu no longer talked about southeast and northwest. It is easy to get lost at night and it is not easy to distinguish the direction. The simpler the arrangement, the better.

"Pass through the nearby mountain, and there will be a valley extending left and right in front of you. Don't turn around at this time, continue to go south, and pass through the second layer of mountains between the peaks."

Zhu Gaoxu tried to speak slowly and clearly, "Turn right now, then go straight until you reach the river; when you get to the river, turn right again, and then attack along the river until you see the enemy's pontoon bridges!"

After hearing this, all the generals looked at Zhu Gaoxu with admiration.Even when the terrain is hard to see at night, Zhu Gaoxu can still explain the road clearly!

Of course he knows that because the capital is not much, every battle here is a matter of life and death!Zhu Gaoxu had a clear understanding of the terrain around the battlefield, basically, and imprinted it in his mind.

But what Zhu Gaoxu wanted was not the adoring eyes of the generals.He began to ask them one by one, asking them to repeat the route in turn; if there was a slight mistake, he would repeat it.

Zhu Gaoxu also warned: "The king will lead his own soldiers to the front, but it is difficult to distinguish the organizational system of each department at night, and there may be problems in the transmission of military orders. Don't worry, advance slowly according to the agreed tactics, and keep your respective troops in order. Wu Gao didn't dare to withdraw the defender so quickly, we have enough chances!"

"The last general waits for orders!"

Chapter 485 The Light Under the Darkness

In the depths of the night sky, countless rockets shone brightly, and their trajectories formed beautiful parabolas due to the delay of vision.Like fireworks, like shooting stars, gorgeous and wonderful.

Zhu Gaoxu withdrew his gaze, climbed up the gentle slope between the two limestone peaks with the light of the torch lit by the pine and cypress branches.When he turned his head to look, he saw the torches lit by a large group of people behind him, which was as magnificent as a sea of ​​flames.

The darkness shrouded the sky and the earth, and all natural landscapes became hazy, but made some scenes more shocking; probably because people are always more in awe of the unknown.

During the day, the towering peaks are covered with shrubs and weeds, full of greenery; but at this time their huge black shadows seem to be huge monsters hiding in the darkness.

Zhu Gaoxu has been paying attention to those "monsters" because they are one of the few reference objects at night.

He led his personal cavalry and passed through the valley between the mountains here with a fire; all the troops behind followed in the direction of the fire, and for a while the army in the valley was like slowly surging magma.

People continued to move forward, and once again passed through the second valley passage between the mountains.Just like the route Zhu Gaoxu himself described, he greeted the accompanying soldiers and began to turn to the right.

There are no stars or moon in the sky, and the night sky is covered with clouds.However, as long as people look up, they can definitely tell where the sky is!

Because there is some light, hidden in the deep darkness, but it is something real.

Taking advantage of the difference between the sky and the mountain shadow, Zhu Gaoxu and the others walked straight along a long and narrow valley corridor.At this time, their marching direction should be from east to west; this is the terrain that Zhu Gaoxu knew clearly during the day. At this time, there are more premeditated sneak attacks and surprise attacks, and the decisive battle of the main force will hardly happen at night... Just like now, in the dark night, no one can really control the situation.

Everything is quite chaotic, and the only thing everyone can rely on is the individual fighting of the bottom soldiers and luck; then the generals at all levels will temporarily lose their judgment and can only wait for the result.

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes hurt too, he saw those flames moving back and forth and staggering, making it difficult to distinguish the enemy from a little distance away.

I don't know how long it took, but a fire suddenly ignited on the river!Several pontoon bridges gradually burned, and the water in the river shimmered faintly in the fire.Wu Gao finally burned the floating bridge!

The enemy soldiers and horses left on the river bank were backed by mountains on one side and facing the water on the other, with heavy soldiers from the King of Han on both ends.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately ordered his soldiers to disperse to the front to persuade them to surrender.

After a long time, people shouted from everywhere, "Pseudo-emperor officers and soldiers on the east bank, you are surrounded!" If you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, you can save your life..."

… Most of the officers and men left on the east bank of the Anle River surrendered one after another last night; many of them were led by generals and dropped their weapons in an organized manner.

Originally, there were not many officers and soldiers responsible for blocking the pursuers; but because the King of Han's army outflanked the Anle River in time, some officers and soldiers failed to cross the river. As a result, at least [-] people surrendered!

The pontoon bridges used by the officers and soldiers on the Anle River no longer exist.Only some charred wreckage remained on the riverside, and the boats and boards in the middle of the river had already been washed into the Li River.

But it was replaced by the pontoon bridge of the King of Han's army.Last night, some of the vanguard's troops and the transport team demolished the pontoon bridge on the Li River overnight, and rowed the boats to Anle River to build a new pontoon bridge.