Bright Spring

On the river banks of Changsha Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture, a large number of naval warships gathered.Looking from the shore, it seems that a floating city has been built out of thin air on the water.

Xue Lujun, Tan Zhongjun, and Chen Maojun have a total of 20 cavalry, and they will soon arrive near Changsha and Tanzhou; these warships are preparing to transport the soldiers of various ministries to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.

At this time, Zhang Fu received a report from the Xingyuan Civil Officer of the Chinese Army. After reading it, he said, "King Min is coming to Changsha Mansion with more than 6000 people."

Immediately, some generals murmured and complained: "King Min's arrival at this time will not delay the army from crossing the river?"

Zhang Fu was not happy in his heart, but he didn't say anything, he just said: "Arrange some ships to transport a group of soldiers to the west bank, and then send King Min's troops over."

King Min's former vassal state was in Yunnan, and Yongle was occupied by the King of Han at the beginning of Yongle, so King Min was ordered to take over Wugang Prefecture, Huguang Province.

Wugang Prefecture is just to the southwest of Baoqing Mansion.King Min is also very knowledgeable, he must have seen that a big battle is going to happen in Baoqing Mansion; that's why King Min just abandoned his palace at this time and fled to Changsha.

Since Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu raised his army, in order to avoid making more enemies, he treated his vassal relatives kindly.King Min had no grudge against King Han, so he didn't have to run away without permission, but King Min had grudge against Xiping Hou Musheng!

Mu Sheng made great contributions in the beginning of the King of Han's army, so he must be a person of status in the King of Han's mansion.That's why King Min was unwilling to fall into the hands of King Han's army, and it was the Mu family who was afraid.

However, it was not a coincidence that King Min came here, it was the time when Zhang Fu was making large-scale deployments...

At this time, Zhang Fu had already formulated a strategy for fighting in the Baoqing Prefecture area.

His Chinese army of more than 4 people acted as a forward, supported by thousands of cavalry drawn from various ministries, and took the lead in marching towards Xinhua County (northwest of Baoqing Mansion); Mobilize to the southwest to the Baoqing Prefecture area; after Liu Sheng's 20 men arrived in Yiyang County, they diverted their route and marched southward, advancing towards the west of Xinhua County.

And transferred 10 people from He Fu, the left deputy general, to move westward and move closer to Baoqing Fucheng.

Zhang Fu made such a deployment based on his speculation and judgment of the rebel Qu Neng Department, thinking that Qu Neng would take the road of Xinhua County!

Zhang Fu was gathering superior forces to intercept and besiege Qu Neng's rebels between Xinhua County and Zishui near Baoqingfu City.The intention is to destroy Qu Neng all the way first in the early stage of the Huguang Battle.

Then the army spread out from east to west, marching from north to south to the vicinity of Baoqingfu City; He Fujun marched west from Hengzhou Mansion, joined the main force of the official army, and became the left wing of the army.All the ministries spread out in the direction of Yongzhou to meet the main force of the rebel army...

A few days later, on the third day of October, King Min and his ceremonial guards first crossed the Xiangjiang River and arrived at Changsha Fucheng.Zhang Fu had no choice but to go to meet him. According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu, Zhang Fu bowed outside the door and reported his official name; then he was allowed to visit the place where King Min stayed.

King Min, who was sitting in the seat, was wearing a red tuanlong suit, and he was very polite to Zhang Fu, and his voice was very kind: "The British government is free, please sit down."

"His Highness King Xie Min, the last general." Zhang Fu bowed and sat down on a stool at the side.

King Min immediately sighed and sighed: "I have already reported to the court many times that Mu Sheng is going to rebel! Now it really doesn't happen."

Zhang Fu thought: Then Mu Sheng was coerced into rebellion by the King of Han, how could Mu Sheng rebel just because of the Mu residence?But Zhang Fu didn't want to argue with King Min, so he casually agreed and settled the matter.Zhang Fu has been very busy these days, and he just wants to leave as soon as possible after completing the etiquette.

At this moment, an eunuch came in, bent over to King Min and said, "My lord, there is a general outside the door, saying that he has something urgent and wants to come in to see the Duke of England."

After hearing this, Zhang Fu stood up.King Min waved his hand and said, "Military affairs are important, let him in."

The eunuch bowed: "Your servant obeys."

After a while, a general walked in quickly, first knelt down on one knee to salute King Min, then walked up to Zhang Fu, bowed his head and whispered: "Xinhua County is here to report, and the scouts are at Tangkou in the northwest of the county. Township, found a large number of rebels!"

Zhang Fu's face was reddish due to emotional fluctuations, he clasped his fists and bowed to King Min: "The last general is entangled in affairs, disrespect and disrespect."

King Min said: "The British government should focus on major events, and there will be a period later."

So Zhang Fu bid farewell to King Min and walked out of the gate.He immediately said to the generals beside him: "You go back to the Xingyuan of the Central Army first, and ask someone to write the military order, and the commander will arrive soon!

The military order stated that the rebels had come over the mountains and mountains, and the soldiers and horses were exhausted; they ordered the infantry and cavalry of the Chinese army in Xinhua County to cross Zishui immediately to the west and try their best to block the rebels from going south. The cavalry brigade should be able to arrive in the near future. "

"The end will be ordered!"

Zhang Fu rode back to the camp of the Chinese army with his entourage. Although the wind in Huguang was already a bit cold, his face was still hot.The movement of the Qu Neng Department of the rebel army appeared in Xinhua County as expected; this battle has already begun without knowing it!

Judging the route of the rebel army purely by speculation, Zhang Fu felt that the start was very good at this moment, and his confidence increased a little... However, the rebel army arrived in Xinhua County too quickly, and Liu Sheng, Xue Lu and other officers and soldiers had not yet arrived at the appointed place. The location, let the matter not be so perfect.

In a decisive battle with 10 people on both sides, it is impossible to reach a battlefield at the same time, and the process of the war will always be gradually promoted from this kind of partial competition.Zhang Fu felt that Qu Neng was nothing more than that, a defeated general in the "Battle of Jingnan", and he threw himself into Luo from the very beginning.br />

When Zhang Fu arrived at the camp of the Chinese Army, he saw that the sun had already set in the west, so he signed the military order and said to the messenger: "At the fastest speed, day and night, send it to Xinhua County as soon as possible!"

He then issued several military orders in succession.He ordered Liu Sheng's troops and cavalry, located in the south of Yiyang County, to go ahead and rush to Xinhua County for reinforcements; he ordered all the armies that had reached the west bank of the Xiangjiang River to dispatch cavalry to Xinhua County.

Zhang Fu believes that with more than 4 Chinese troops in Xinhua County, plus cavalry brigades that have been reinforced one after another, they can directly destroy the exhausted Qu Neng Department!

He also ordered his own soldiers to guard the cavalry and set off tomorrow morning!Zhang Fu was going to personally rush to Xinhua County to supervise the battle.

...A three-way group of about [-] cavalry from the Qu Neng Department left the mountains in early October and gathered in a nearby place called Tangkou Township.

He sent people to inquire about the enemy's strength in Xinhua County several times before and after, and judged that the enemy's army was only 5 to [-], so he waited in Tangkou Township for another two days.One is to let the soldiers who have crossed the mountains take a rest, and the other is that the road before is not easy to walk, and some troops have fallen behind. Waiting for two days can reduce the losses caused by the difficulty of marching.

On the afternoon of the fourth day of October, Qu Neng led his army across a tributary of Zishui and arrived west of Zishui in Xinhua County.The scouts reported that the enemy army had crossed Zishui, camped on the south bank of a small river whose name could not be ascertained, and was building fortifications.

Qu Neng took a group of cavalry and went straight south to the north bank of the Xiaohe River.He looked to the east, but for a moment he saw no sign of a large group of enemy troops.The scout general said: "Commander, the enemy army is about seven or eight miles to the east, on the south bank of this river."

"You two, run across the river from here!" Qu Neng pointed with his whip and ordered.

The river in front of me was relatively narrow, and the water in winter seemed to be almost dry.The two horsemen rushed into the river, and the water splashed immediately, and the river soon became muddy, and the horseshoes stepped straight on the mud at the bottom of the river.

After a while, the two cavalrymen crossed the creek, and then reined in their horses and ran back again.

Qu Neng said: "Order the forward to go to the northwest of the enemy's camp, and find a place where they can camp a few miles away from the enemy's army."

A personal soldier took the order flag with Qu Neng's handwritten "Military Order Like a Mountain", clasped his fists and said, "Decree!"

Qu Neng led the crowd back and found the army and horses. He immediately ordered the generals of all ministries to march towards the direction where the army was stationed!

After a while, several generals came to this side, and someone asked: "Marshal, are we going to attack the enemy army in Xinhua County?"

Qu Neng shook his head and said: "There are many puppet troops in Huguang, and there must be cavalry and large troops coming to help. We don't have artillery, we carry very little arrows and ammunition, and the army rations can't last long. It's too late to fight against the enemy army in Xinhua County. We have dealt with it. But we have a large number of people, so we can scare the enemy."

As soon as the words fell, there was a shout of "report" from the road ahead.

After a while, the scout general came over with the sergeant after they met each other.The sergeant got off his horse and knelt on one knee and said, "Commander, brothers saw a lot of enemy cavalry in the east of Xinhua County this afternoon, all of them were cavalry soldiers! There are not fifteen thousand cavalry, but there are ten thousand cavalry!"

The generals around him asked, "Has the commander changed the military order?"

Qu Neng thought for a while, looked up at the sun near the top of the mountain in the west, shook his head and refused.

When Qu Neng was in Chenxi County, he decided to take the road of Xinhua County. He had estimated the positions of the various armies of the government and army in advance, and felt that there was a certain chance; very big.

After the army marched for several miles, the vanguard army and the troops of the supply battalion could be seen in front of them. The supply battalion was working and helping to build the camp.So the generals of the various ministries found the selected place and ordered to camp and rest.

The distance between Qu Neng's army and the puppet government's army is only about six or seven miles.When it got dark, there was still no sign of the enemy camp moving; however, because they were too close, the scouts had already reported casualties.

At this time, Qu Neng summoned the generals above the commander of the guard to discuss matters in the temporary Xingyuan.When everyone arrived one after another, Qu Neng said straight to the point: "At this time, there must be a large number of enemy troops on foot, and they will arrive in the vicinity of Xinhua County one after another; Baoqing Mansion to the south of Xinhua County will also be intercepted by the enemy. Therefore Our department cannot delay at all, and should get rid of the enemy army in Xinhua County as soon as possible.

Tonight, everyone will break out of camp overnight and march towards the mountainous area to the south.The terrain on this side of the road is flat and spacious. After about thirty miles into the mountain, it happened to be dawn at that time.After the army entered the mountain, it was not conducive to the deployment of the cavalry, and the enemy's cavalry chased the soldiers and could do nothing to us. "

All the generals agreed one after another.

Seeing this, Qu Neng immediately began to arrange the most elite guards as the rear guard.