Bright Spring

Chapter 5 Ten Fleeting

The British Duke Zhang Fu led the way and said: "Ning Yuanhou is a veteran after all, and if he doesn't know anything, he has to arrange it himself."

After he finished speaking, he no longer hesitated, and immediately made a decision, and ordered: "Write the military order immediately, and send it to He Fu's army immediately. The commander agreed with his approach, and asked him to march forward while urging the county officials to send funds to the water." Send the boat to Fucheng Shuimen, or burn it. And set up a stronghold along the Zishui River, and surround the rebel Qu Neng Department on the north bank of Zishui!"

The civilian officer of the Chinese army cupped his hands and said, "Your officer obeys."

Zhang Fu said again: "Tell He Fu that within two days after Qu Neng's rebels are stopped, he will definitely receive 6 reinforcements; He moves closer!"

... The first achievement in this battle may be He Fu, whom Zhang Fu doesn't trust!

As long as He Fu stops Qu Neng's troops, even if he can't immediately destroy Qu Neng's rebel army, he can still gain a great advantage for the official army.

As long as He Fujun and Qu Neng's rebels hang around for a few days, reinforcements from both sides will arrive one after another, and a battle will start near Zishui.

Qu Neng's rebel army had just completed a thousand-mile mountain road, and their soldiers and horses were exhausted, and they lacked food and clothing; while the total strength of the rebel army was against the trend, they had to be dragged into the vortex of the war... how many 10 people? Is there anything you can do if you want to leave the battlefield?In the decisive battle at this time, Zhang Fu really couldn't think of a reason why he could be defeated.

The decisive fighter has cleared the fog and loomed ahead.No matter how much Zhang Fu suspects He Fu, Zhang Fu is reluctant to let go of his great military achievements in front of him!

Chapter 5 Eleven Work Together

He Fu's army of more than [-] cavalry has passed through Baoqingfu City, and is marching southwestward on the north bank of Zishui.

Chen Dachui, who followed the Chinese army on horseback, felt that the road around the Fucheng was more difficult than the previous road.The area around Fucheng is densely populated and there are many paddy fields.The flattest depressions among the hills are almost all paddy fields; even on the hillsides there are many terraced fields.

On the Tiankan path between Aotian, the cavalry marched in a single long column.Chen Dachui looked between the hillsides to the north, and at the end of his line of sight, he could see long teams moving in formation like ants carrying food.The army can't see the head in front and the tail in the back, at least a few miles long.

At this moment, there was a burst of laughter from the south.

When Chen Dachui turned his head to look, he saw a young woman standing in the terraced field, with a turban on her head and a bamboo basket in her arms, standing in the paddy field looking at a loss.The surrounding roads were full of troops, and she had nowhere to go. She was standing in a paddy field with muddy water on her skirt.

Those soldiers didn't care about anything, and the nearby soldiers made fun of the woman as they walked.A man shouted: "Little daughter-in-law, do you miss a man?"

"Haha..." All the soldiers burst into laughter after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, the women in Huguang are quite courageous, and the little daughter-in-law actually responded: "Go home and hug your mother-in-law!"

After Chen Dachui heard this, he gradually missed his wife. Chen Dachui's wife was married to him when he was a soldier. Naturally, she was not very good-looking and had thick hands and feet; non-stop.But after not seeing each other for such a long time, he couldn't help thinking about it often.

Now Chen Dachui didn't know how long he would stay in the enemy camp.It has been two or three months, and this He Fu has not arranged to betray the water at all, he behaves like a very well-behaved general of the army, with little sign of betraying the general!

The only thing He Fu did in the past two or three months was to send Zhang Sheng to spy on the military at the end of September, and then took the opportunity to let Zhang Sheng go back to the King of Han's side.

The news that Zhang Sheng brought back didn't seem to be of much use.The information generally includes: the location of He Fu and other officers and troops, and the direction of march (Chen Dachui thinks that the scouts and spies of the King of Han may find out these things sooner or later); It may be transferred to the southwest to intercept the Hanwang army in the north.

Chen Dachui even wondered in his heart: Could He Fu just want to find an excuse to send Zhang Sheng away first?

Chen Dachui thought for a while, then tilted his head to look at He Fu in front of him.Seeing He Fu's tanned round face, his expression was very serious, even nervous.

Marquis Ning Yuan had done a lot of "cooperating with the enemy" before and after, so logically he would not dare to betray the King of Han easily.But the He family is a big family, and the whole family is in the capital. It is estimated that He Fu would not dare to make things too obvious.

Chen Dachui thought: This matter is really difficult!

On the first day when the army passed through Baoqingfu City, they could still see the meandering Zishui River from time to time; but after two days, they were far away from the banks of the Zishui River.

The section of Zishui from Fucheng to the west generally goes south by west, and then undulates north (like a left-sloping V); after that, the upper reaches extend south.The river is very curved on the Baoqing Mansion side.

When the battalions of the army camped among the hills, a squad of cavalry from the army found the banner of the He Fuzhong Army.A general presented the military order of General Ping Han.

He Fu read it first, and then circulated it to the lieutenants, civil servants and eunuchs around him.Chen Dachui's status as a personal soldier, of course he is not qualified to see it.

After a while, in the dark room with flickering lamps and candles, a group of people began to discuss.

He Fu stood up from the bench, raised his hand to calm the noise, and said seriously: "The British Lord ordered us to continue marching to the southwest to intercept the rebel Qu Neng Department. The fighter plane is right in front of us! We must work together and obey the British government. Act according to the public military order. If you do your best, I will ask for credit for it, and those who have made great achievements will not have a chance to be named a marquis!"

Everyone joins in.

Chen Dachui stood at the door, silent.He observed He Fu from time to time, and seeing his upright and serious appearance, he was very confused.

The voices of He Fu and others were a little softer, and they said again: "Everyone has also heard that the British public is somewhat dissatisfied with the general because of the past. But we are all entrusted by the Holy One, and we must not abolish the public for personal reasons. Follow the overall planning of the Chinese army and the British public, kill the enemy and serve the country!"

All the generals clasped their fists and said: "The last general will wait for the order!" The civil servants and eunuchs also responded with courtesy one after another.

Unexpectedly, the military general of the scout battalion said: "Commander, we didn't have many scouts sent to the south, and the cavalry of Ping An, the rebel general, set up an ambush and besieged on all sides. Regarding the military situation, did the commander report to the British Duke?"

He Fu frowned and said: "I will lead the army, so you still need to teach me such things?"

The scout general clasped his fists in embarrassment and said, "The last general dare not."

He Fu said: "The Qu Neng rebels in the north are exhausted and unable to fight. They just want to flee south! At this time, the rebels will not dare to fight our official army.

The King of Han's army sent a group of troops to the west to meet Qu Neng, and most of the main force was in the north of Yongzhou, which was far away.When the general was in Hengzhou, he arranged secret sentries in advance to find out these military situations.The war is imminent, those who dare to fear the war and miss the opportunity of the war will be severely punished! "

He then pointed with his hand and said, "Qu Neng's rebels are heading south along the mountainous area at the eastern foot of Damei Mountain. You should send more scouts to keep an eye on the rebels, and you must not let this group go!"

The vanguard military general bowed: "Decree!"

The next day the army continued to march southwest.The farther you go west, the less people there are. Along the way, you can already see some natives in strange costumes.

On the morning of the seventh day of October, Chen Dachui finally saw the surface of the Zishui River in his sight again, which was where the Zishui River bulged to the north.The army did not cross Zishui, so it first followed the river to the north, and then turned to the southwest after a detour.

This place is already located in a road southwest of Baoqing Prefecture: "My will has been decided!"

On the complex territory with a radius of two hundred miles, the north bank of Zishui was mainly controlled by the government and the army.Zhang Fu couldn't believe that it was such a coincidence that he happened to be bumped into by the rebel cavalry brigade!And the small group of cavalry can't help him.

Chapter 5 Twelve

In the early morning of the ninth day of October, the sky was just dawning.In a village called Oxyoke Ridge, He Fu had already made arrangements for combat deployment against the two groups of rebels.

There are many mountains and forests here, with Zishui River to the south and east, and a river called Huangbei River to the west; the river wraps this place like a "concave", and He Fujun is in the middle of the concavity...

The Qu Neng Department of the rebel army, located on the west bank of the Huangbei River, is currently stationed around a market called Nanyue Township.

On the river near the market, there is a stone arch bridge "Wenchang Bridge" funded and built by squires; to the south there is a river beach and Hexinzhou, because the water is dry in winter, you can directly wade across the river from there, but the east of that place The shore is forested and the terrain is complex.He Fu sent troops to guard these two places in advance.

On the other hand, the Han King's army had tens of thousands of cavalry (in fact, it may be the main force of the Han King's army) on the south bank of Zishui, near a Jiangxin island called "Nanyuezhou".Last night, the King of Han's army built a boat bridge on the narrow river overnight, and this morning they crossed the Zishui River northward.

He Fu discussed with the generals and decided to hold Qu Neng's exhausted army on the west bank of the Huangbei River first; concentrate the main force to defeat the partial army of the Han King's army near Zishui, and then return to the army to block Qu Neng's rebel army.

At this time, there was the sound of drums and horns all around, and there was an abnormal noise of people and horses. The various ministries of the army were pulling out their camps and advancing southward.In addition to He Fujun's 10 men, there were also [-] cavalry reinforcements from the north who came yesterday evening; the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted by this.

But the noise did not stop a shout from outside the door: "Report! General Ping Han's military order!"

After a while, the guards came into the room with a general, and all the civil and military personnel in the room looked sideways.

He Fu took the lacquered military order, took it apart and read it for himself... It was written by Zhang Fu himself and stamped with the seal of General Ping Han. This is a very reliable military order.After reading the content, He Fu felt a "click" in his heart, and immediately understood: Zhang Fu already knew that the military situation was wrong!

He Fu held his breath and tried his best not to show his emotions on his face, but his expression was still changing slightly.