Bright Spring

None of the generals can answer.

Zhang Fudao: "The king of Han uses troops, I know better than you. He moved his troops to approach Huguang at this time. He must have gathered troops and horses for a big battle! The king of Han has always fought like this, and he most despised the scattered defenses of the rogues and Annan rebels. His combat must focus on the main battle.

Therefore, the Guizhou rebels will not go to Changde Mansion, which is far away from Guangxi. They will take the mountain road from Chenxi County, and then turn to Xinhua County and Baoqing Mansion; in order to get closer to the main force of the Hanwang rebel army. "

Zhang Fu's tone might have been a bit harsh before, and there was no sound in the lobby.At this time Zhang Fu began to explain, and finally a general stood up and said: "The general is stupid and still can't figure it out. The road from Chenxi County to Xinhua County to the east is full of mountains and forests, and there is almost no way out! How can we go?" Large army? How did the rebels get to Xinhua County?"

Zhang Fu asked, "Is there anyone living in that mountain area?"

The general thought for a while and said, "This... there should be villages and people."

Zhang Fu said coldly: "If there is no way out, how did those local people get in?"

The general couldn't answer such a rhetorical question, but his expression was still in disbelief.After all, the Ming army carried a lot of luggage when fighting, and the road was too difficult to walk, so they could only abandon almost all heavy weapons, and there would be great risks in army ration supplies.

Zhang Fu resisted all the arguments and said, "Don't worry, my judgment is absolutely correct! Jingzhou's [-] troops have broken through Kuizhou, which has formed a greater deterrent to the chief envoy of Sichuan; if the rebels do not reinforce Sichuan, Therefore, we will definitely attack Huguang nearby for a decisive battle. This commander has expected this before, so he will divide his troops to attack Sichuan and force the rebels of the King of Han to come to fight on their own initiative!"

After the generals listened, they stopped admonishing Zhang Fu.

In the past two days, Zhang Fu once again mobilized and deployed the army under his command.He ordered the two armies of Nanchang Prefecture, which were advancing westward, to move to Changsha Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture respectively; they were the [-] troops of Chen Mao's Department and Tan Zhong's Department.

At the same time, Zhang Fu transferred [-] Yuezhou troops led by Xue Lu, the right deputy general, to march towards Changsha Prefecture; the garrisons of Changsha and Tanzhou crossed the Xiangjiang River westward one after another.

The [-] troops of the Liu Sheng Department of the Changde Army have also been ordered to move southeast recently...

Just like the deployment of the rebel army of the King of Han, which is gathering the main force to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River in Huguang, Zhang Fu is also trying his best to gather all the troops to the expected battlefield.The main force of Zhang Fujun in this campaign can gather more than [-] troops at most!

There are 4 left deputy general He Fu's department, 45 right deputy general Xue Lu's department, [-] Chen Mao's department, [-] Tan Zhong's department, [-] Liu Sheng's department, and more than [-] cavalry guards from the Zhang Fuzhong Army.The total strength of the army is around [-].

Zhang Fu's original military power was 70 in land and water, but more than 40 of Wu Gao's army had been destroyed, and [-] of Annan's army was too far away, and their morale was unbearable.Therefore, Zhang Fu's ability to gather more than [-] troops in Huguang has reached his limit.

Not only did he not evade Han King Zhu Gaoxu's main battle strategy, but he wanted to use this strategy to the extreme, that is, to gather the main force as much as possible and carry out a battle of unprecedented scale in the "Battle of Ping-Han"!

Most of the ships of the Daming Navy were used to transport food and ammunition, but Zhang Fu still mobilized some naval warships to go south to Yongzhou to harass the rebels' heavy official ships.

... Looking back from the wall of the post city in Chenxi County, there are lofty mountains everywhere.

Qu Neng, Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty, put his left hand on the hilt of his waist saber and looked into the distance.His shoulder scarf and cloak fluttered in the wind, and his face was darker and thinner than before.Originally, Qu Neng's facial bones were relatively thick, but at this time the outline appeared more prominent.

Although the road from Guizhou to Chenxi County is mountainous, there are post stations and warehouses along the way, so there is no need to worry about food and fodder.And the next journey will be full of dangers and unknowns.

Qu Neng didn't say a word, his eyes stayed for a long time between the shadows of the mountains in the east.That's the direction the North Route Army will march in!After the various ministries arrived at Chenxi County one after another, everyone will change their course, pass through the mountainous area to the east, and march towards Xinhua County, Baoqing Prefecture.

This section of the road is very difficult and will test the endurance of the soldiers.Qu Neng planned to divide the army into several roads, march along the mountain roads scattered, and gather into an army after reaching Xinhua County.

On the road outside the post city, teams of soldiers were marching in an orderly manner.Between the sound of drums blowing horizontally, there are people's shouts from time to time.But the vast majority of soldiers in the army did not know that Kuizhou had fallen!Many people may not know what it means to lose Kuizhou.

Qu Neng has strictly ordered all the generals to keep this information secret; he also promised that the family members of the generals will be in charge of Xiping Hou Musheng, and when necessary, they will be moved to Chengdu Mansion, and Mu Mansion will be responsible for protection.Because the North Route Army has a lot of soldiers from the Sichuan Army, if they know that their hometown is about to be lost, it's hard not to be shaken...

Prior to this, the Han Palace issued an order to Qu Neng to march according to the original strategy.Qu Neng knew very well that King Han's consideration was to replace defense with offense and give up reinforcements to Sichuan; he intended to use the victory in the Huguang battle to restore the dangerous situation at this time!

The King of Han also seemed to realize that there would be various dangers for the Qu Neng tribe to take this road.Therefore, in the military order that Qu Neng obtained, in addition to the order written by Chang Shifu to march according to the strategy, there is also a line of words written by the King of Han himself: act according to the camera.

The meaning of those four words is to allow Qu Neng to change his route when he really cannot complete the established strategy; after all, if the plan cannot be completed, the North Route Army will die in the past, it is better to give up.

At this moment, two riders rushed towards the gate of the post city.After a while, a strange general quickly climbed up the city wall.After the general's seal was checked, he walked up to Qu Neng, knelt down on one knee, and presented a letter: "Commander, this is the news that the brothers from the Beisi of the Shouyu Mansion just sent it to the Chenxi stronghold!"

Qu Neng took it, glanced at the lacquer seal, tore open the envelope, and read the words in the letter: Liu Sheng's army from Changde Mansion has come out in full force, and marched towards the southeast official road.

After reading the news, Qu Neng's expression became more dignified; his face was always serious, but now his expression suddenly became very scary!

... Changde's army abandoned the city and marched south.This movement showed that the enemy general had already guessed Qu Neng's intentions in advance, and judged that Qu Neng's army would not go to Changde Mansion.

Chapter 5 and Eight

The afterglow of the setting sun falls on the undulating waves of the Yuanjiang River, shining with scales.At this time, about 7 people of Qu Neng's army had camped in various places.According to the military order two days ago, the generals of various ministries successively came to the Xingyuan of the Chinese Army to discuss matters.

The generals of the scout battalion standing on the side of the case did not understand the military situation just now.He was telling the generals around him about the terrain ahead.

Pointing to the picture on the table, the general said: "From Chenxi County to the east to Xupu County, this section of road is not difficult; as long as our army marches eastward along the Yuan River, it will arrive in Xupu County in three days. But Continuing to the east, you will enter the mountainous area at the northern foot of Meishan Mountain. There is no official road to go, and you can only take the path between the valleys.

The generals of the army are divided into three groups, and the soldiers of the scout battalion have found out the way, and will send people as guides for the generals.The army marched roughly along the valley road south of the canal, and after crossing the mountains at the northern foot of Meishan Mountain, they regrouped near Xinhua County..."

Qu Neng didn't say a word, he was even a little distracted.He didn't pay much attention to what everyone said later.

The movements of the enemy troops in Changde belonged to the news inquired by the Beisi of the Hanwang Shouyu Mansion; the report that was only received at dusk today, Qu Neng has not yet made it public.He hasn't made up his mind yet, how to choose at this moment.

The discussion time was not long, and seeing that Qu Neng had nothing to say, all the generals resigned one after another.

After a while, Qu Liangcai came over to make tea himself, and served the tea respectfully with both hands.Qu Neng looked at his only relative, his expression was rarely so serious, and he said gently: "You don't need to wait here anymore, just go to the army to have a look."

Qu Liangcai cupped his fists and said, "Yes, father."

Outside, it was still dark.Qu Neng watched his son's sturdy back disappear at the door, and thought for a moment: "It seems that we will not be able to obtain the water control rights of the Xiangjiang River for a while. We can only rely on land bases and small fireboats to attack at night near Yongzhou Mansion. The enemy ships penetrated deep; the military supplies and fodder to protect the waterway were transported northward."

The generals clasped their fists together and said, "The last general will obey."

Zhu Gaoxu opened the map and looked at it for a while, then turned his head and beckoned Zhao Ping to approach, pointing to a stronghold marked with cinnabar on the map, "Southwest of Yongzhou Prefecture, this 'Dayangchuanshui' warehouse (Zishuihe), send someone to Build more warehouses. The military supplies by water are transported here and stored in warehouses; and then transported by land to reduce the loss of being harassed by enemy ships."

Zhao Ping cupped his fists and said, "Decree!"

After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, he patted his horse and went back to Fucheng.

On the road south of Fucheng, a large number of soldiers are marching towards the city.The flags are like clouds and the sound of drums can be seen everywhere on the earth.The main force of the King of Han's army is arriving in Yongzhou one after another, with a total strength of more than 20 troops!

There are a total of 14 cavalry and about 8 soldiers from the Central and South Routes.After Wu Gao's army was defeated and surrendered, the Palace of the King of Han selected most of the sergeants in Guilin, conducted reorganization training, and distributed military salaries.Some soldiers of the Beijing camp and many generals were not able to join the army of the King of Han because they were temporarily unreliable.

When the Chinese army marched, Sheng Yong, Pingan, Hou Hai and others also came up to meet them.After receiving the ceremony, Sheng Yong said directly: "The last general just got the news that the Changde Mansion officials and troops have gone south; a large number of enemy troops marched from Changsha Mansion, Tanzhou Mansion and other places to Baoqing Mansion. The movements of the North Route Army , I am afraid that it will be discovered by the enemy.”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head calmly, then turned to Hou Hai and asked, "Is there any report from Qu Neng?"

Hou Hai cupped his hands and said, "Return to the prince, I haven't received it yet."

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the lobby, went straight to the side of the case, pressed his hands on the chopping board, and looked down at the big picture spread on it.There are always some habits in the army, because Zhu Gaoxu often spreads the map on the table, and the guards will gradually arrange the lobby of the Chinese army in this way.

Sheng Yong said in a calm voice: "If the North Route Army continues to march towards Baoqing Mansion, it is likely to be surrounded by the enemy's superior forces and fall into danger. But if Qu can't come from the north, we will have at least two months to go." In the interior, facing the Huguang enemy army will be at a great disadvantage, the Hanwang army will be less than half of the enemy army, and will not be able to control the Xiangjiang River."

Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a long time, then turned his head and asked Sheng Yong: "If Governor Sheng is in Qu Neng's place, what would you do?"

Sheng Yong said without hesitation: "We will still meet from the front of the north, but we will not go to Baoqing Mansion in the end, but will be close to the mountains and hills to the east of Meishan Mountain, trying to escape the enemy's encirclement; although this method is very critical, But it's worth the risk for the three services at this time."

Zhu Gaoxu said seriously: "Qu Neng will do the same! I still believe in his insight."

He turned his head to look at Ping'an, and said: "Ping Dudu gathered the cavalry, ready to go north to reinforce Qu Neng."

Ping An clasped his fists and said: "The last general obeys orders!"

Chapter 5 and Nine of Xinhua