Bright Spring

Before and after the start of the war, the flags of the generals of the army were observed by scouts one after another. Zhu Gaoxu already knew the general deployment of the army. After thinking for a while, he judged that the troops moving north in the distance should belong to the army of the enemy general Chen Mao.

"The enemy has given up the battle, Zhang Fu is going to run!" Zhu Gaoxu said suddenly.

The generals also hurriedly followed his direction, watching with their necks bowed.

After a while, a rider came galloping from the north.The cavalry rushed straight up the hill, and the soldiers around Zhu Gaoxu immediately stood in front of them.The person who came got off his horse and held a piece of paper and said: "General Ping reported that Chen Mao's rear army and Quan Yong team (reserve army) are retreating northward, and the enemy is about to run away!"

All the generals said one after another: "Your Majesty has a wonderful plan..."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't speak, he lowered his head and murmured in a low voice, occasionally raising his head to look around.He looked as if he was doing an arithmetic problem in his head.

After a while, another rider came to report: "General Qu reported that the enemy Liu Sheng's troops have retreated!"

The surrounding generals and civil officials cheered for a while. At this time, the King of Han Army had clearly and completely won the victory of this battle!

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said: "I haven't pursued and expanded the results of the battle yet, and the role of this battle is still unknown."

Then everyone became quieter one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Hou Hai and said: "Send someone to order Wang Bin (Han King's Right Wing Army), Pingan, and Sheng Yong to stop the siege of the enemy's central army and prepare to pursue it in the northeast direction. Order Zhao Ping to obey Qu Neng's restraint; Qu Neng, prepare to attack Chen Maoyu's remaining troops and the Chinese army."

Hou Hai bowed and said, "I'll do it right away."

The people around showed admiration, because Zhu Gaoxu's response to adjustment and deployment was very fast, and he made specific arrangements quickly.

"Drive!" Zhu Gaoxu patted his horse and rushed down the hillside, heading in the direction of Sheng Yongjun in the south.After a while, there was the sound of horseshoes on the hillside, and a group of people followed.

Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse and galloped towards Sheng Yong's banner from the open space between the phalanxes.Not long after, Sheng Yong came up to greet him, cupping his fists and performing a military salute.

"Woooo..." Zhu Gaoxu yelled, and the horse jogged forward for a while, and stopped in front of Sheng Yong.

"General Sheng, those who are approaching the enemy army in front of you, send a general to lead them and hand them over to Qu Neng for restraint. You immediately lead the army and march to the northeast, following the right-wing army Wang Bin's troops." Zhu Gaoxu didn't have any greetings, straight to the point and said .

Zhu Gaoxu went on to say: "The front of the enemy's Chen Maojun has already fought with Qu Neng's army; the people behind them and the Quanyong team dare not run too fast, otherwise it will cause panic and lead to the collapse of the front line! General Sheng and Wang Bin together, Surround Chen Mao's people first, don't let them run away!"

Sheng Yong looked at the messy wounds on Zhu Gaoxu's body for a while, and said, "My lord, why don't you go back to the barracks first, and ask the doctor in the supply camp to bandage your wounds? The next thing is left to the general and others."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu felt that it made sense. He thought that his injury would not kill anyone, but he was afraid of infection... In case of bad luck, wouldn't fighting so many battles be in vain?Moreover, only Zhu Gaoxu has an identity easily recognized by the entire group of civil and military soldiers in the Han Palace. If he dies, the Han Palace is still in danger of being destroyed!

"That's fine." Zhu Gaoxu nodded very wisely, but he did not forget to tell him, "General Sheng, although the pursuit is not as difficult as it was in the decisive battle, it is the most important part of this battle! If the men and horses run away, Zhang Fu can still create a large army."

With a dignified expression, Sheng Yong clasped his fists and said forcefully, "The last general will live up to the prince's trust!"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and immediately turned his head and said, "Hou Hai, you write the military order again. Send someone to find Ping An, and tell him to lead the cavalry to stare at Liu Sheng. It is best to delay his escape; and call Ping An and Wang Bin Follow the restraint of General Sheng. General Sheng is solely responsible for the pursuit of the defeated army."

He paused for a while, and then said: "Order Qu Neng to restrain Zhao Ping, take charge of destroying the remaining enemy troops on the battlefield, and then obey General Sheng's orders!"

Hou Haidao: "I obey the orders."

Sheng Yong clasped his fists and said, "My lord, please wait for the news of the last general. Farewell!"

Zhu Gaoxu also cupped his fists in return.When Sheng Yong left with the horse team, Zhu Gaoxu also turned around and walked towards the barracks with his personal guards.When he rushed up a scorched hill, he reined in his horse and looked back, and saw that in the large formation of Shengyong's Ministry, some phalanxes had begun to be adjusted into columns one after another.

There was a mess on the battlefield, and the wounded men and horses were very messy behind the army.

At this time, the sun has slowly tilted westward from the top of the head.Starting from the morning, the two battles against Xue Lujun and Tan Zhongjun did not take long, and it is estimated that one battle would take about half an hour; however, it took longer to deploy the army, adjust the formation of the phalanx, and march forward than to fight. .

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, and felt that Sheng Yong and Qu Neng had rich experience in using soldiers and were considered calm and calm, so he felt relieved.He yelled and continued walking south.

Chapter 538 The Anxiety of Victory

In the barracks of the King of Han's army, the atmosphere was completely different from that on the battlefield.Some wounded soldiers have been sent back to the barracks, and there are groans of pain everywhere; hearing those cries will suddenly make people feel that life is hopeless.

If it wasn't for Zhu Gaoxu and others who had just returned from the battlefield, they might have mistakenly thought that the King of Han's army was defeated?

Walking on the dirt road, I could hear crying father and mother, it was unbearable to hear.

There were not many soldiers who actually died on the battlefield. At this time, the penetration power of weapons was not enough, and most of the soldiers with armor would not be killed directly, but were injured.But the really cruel thing is just such a scene!Many injured soldiers will not die immediately, but wait to die slowly. Doctors can't heal seriously injured people at all.

Zhu Gaoxu's tense and agitated mood before gradually subsided at this time.

He was a brave vassal in the Ming Dynasty, but he has always disliked war... At this moment, the grand scenes on the battlefield, the exciting and generous shouts are gone, and the great achievements cannot be intuitively felt; The only thing that happened was the large number of casualties caused in less than a day.

Perhaps for ordinary soldiers or civilians, war itself is meaningless.Even the sergeants who participated in the battle had moments of excitement and excitement, but they were likely to die in an instant, but a person's life is only once.

Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse into the village where he lived last night. All he met in the village were soldiers of the supply team, and there were no ordinary people.

After a while, the generals around him opened the courtyard gate of the camp of the Chinese Army.Zhu Gaoxu was in pain, so he rode in.

At this moment, Miao Jin suddenly rushed to the door of the main room, and she stopped at the door all of a sudden, her expression became very strange.Miaojin's face was pale, Xing's eyes flashed a glint of ashes, her fingers were trembling, she held on to the door frame, and her body went limp.

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses and realized the terrifying appearance on his body!

His chest and breastplate were in a mess, with two arrows that cut off the tail and a gunshot wound; there was still an arrow on his back...the arrow was not pulled out, Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to bleed too much.Moreover, his face and upper body were covered in blood, the blood of officers and soldiers!

"I can't die." Zhu Gaoxu hastily explained, and got off his horse vigorously.

Seeing Miao Jin so frightened, and thinking that most of the time she was a little cold towards him, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's quick movements and the smile on his face, Miao Jin's expression immediately changed again.Gradually she gained strength and stood up.

Zhu Gaoxu went up to meet him, turned his head and said: "Go back first, call those eunuchs to treat my wound."

"The last general waits for orders!"

Zhu Gaoxu walked up to Miao Jin and said nicely, "I'm covered with the blood of the enemy. My armor is very good, and the arrows only hurt the flesh, so don't worry."

Miao Jin still didn't say a word, she lowered her head and turned her face to the side.After a while, Zhu Gaoxu vaguely saw water droplets dripping on the ground, but did not hear a sound.

Zhu Gaoxu whispered again: "It seems that my aunt still cares about me."

Miao Jin raised her head, her pear-blossoming and rainy face revealed an angry expression, and her voice changed, "Gao Xu has so many people under his command, do you have to fight by yourself?"

Zhu Gaoxu explained: "If I hadn't personally led the troops to charge in this battle, the most critical battle on the right wing might not be able to quickly defeat Xue Lu's army; if I failed to break through the enemy's left wing in one fell swoop, but ended up in a war of attrition, I'm afraid it would not be too late. Heaven can end the war. More people will die!"

Because there were no serious consequences, Zhu Gaoxu didn't have any sympathy when he saw Miao Jin's sadness, on the contrary, he was slightly happy.And when her beautiful face is resentful and sad, it also has a special style.

Miao Jin didn't argue with him, but the angry look remained on her face.

After a while, the guards and eunuchs all came.So Zhu Gaoxu was in the main room and asked them to help remove the armor; he looked at the blood-stained and damaged armor on the table, and thought, this armor would have to be repaired for several days before it can be repaired.

Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to bring a bronze mirror, and after taking off the armor piece by piece, and stripped off his blood-stained clothes, he took the bronze mirror to look at his gunshot wound.From the nearby bronze mirror, he could see the lead shot more clearly, shaped like a newly picked lotus seed, embedded in the flesh.Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Zhu Gaoxu didn't have much medical knowledge, he knew something: the most serious bacteria on the wound seemed to be anaerobic bacteria.The wound is not deep, and it is not easy to be infected when exposed to the air!

Under Zhu Gaoxu's order, the eunuchs hurriedly boiled the gauze and other things in boiling water; then everyone pulled out the arrows and lead pellets from his body, Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and endured it, and every time he pulled out the arrow, there was only a muffled sound. Hmph, but the sweat on the forehead is also coming out.

The people around him began to wash his wound with cold boiled water and wipe his body.After that, everyone took out the shochu stored in the army, the high-distilled alcohol that had existed since the Yuan Dynasty, and used it for disinfection.It is indeed not easy to store these shochu, because a little negligence of supervision, the lieutenant will not care about the problems after the injury, and will steal it and drink it first!