Bright Spring

Everyone was in an uproar.Zhu Gaoxu was taken aback when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he pretended not to hear, and continued to say loudly: "Brothers who are registered in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Huguang and other places, all of them are willing to join the crime-fighting army. The government packed food and went home, and reported to the local health camp.

Those who are not in the above-mentioned places will stay in the various military camps first; when the king occupies the place where your military registration is located, it is up to you to decide where to go.The puppet dynasty is over. If you go back, you will be conscripted and killed. Why don't you wait first! "

A general not far away said: "His Royal Highness, the brothers in the military households of the waiting guards are not bad, we only regret that we did not follow the King of Han to raise troops..."

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said: "Every battalion has drained the pig and sheep wine, so take a good rest!"

"Thank you King of Han!" All the generals said one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to take a look, and Chen Dachui quickly led the horse over.Zhu Gaoxu got on his horse and walked out of the barracks surrounded by a large group of soldiers.

Back in Hengzhou city, the sun has completely set; there is still light in the sky and earth, but the light is gradually dimming.

Many days had passed since the great battle in Huhu, Zhu Gaoxu also calmed down from the ecstasy at this time.Coupled with the many aftermaths after the war, he was a bit busy and almost forgot to celebrate.

And before the war, he wanted to find a hundred beauties to repair the car, but he couldn't get his wish for the time being.Zhu Gaoxu lived on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River and often slept in the open. He could only find village girls, but not a hundred beauties.

In the past few days, he has even gradually become a little flustered...

We all support Hanwang as emperor!The words of a strange martial artist were recalled by Zhu Gaoxu again.

Zhu Gaoxu understood his goal more clearly: to lead the army to advance to the capital as soon as possible, to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!

Zhu Gaoxu knows nothing about how to rule such a large territory, a population of billions, and how to become an emperor!He didn't really want to be an emperor before, if not for the sake of not being wiped out, he would rather be a vassal king.

But now that things have reached this level and reached this stage, he has only one choice: he must proclaim himself emperor.

Whether he is willing or not, whether he is ecstatic or uneasy, he can only do that!Either rule the world, or die sooner or later, there is no third way... If any other clan can become emperor, the biggest goal must be to eradicate Zhu Gaoxu; his threat is too great!

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu understood the reason for his panic: because one day he was not firmly seated on the throne, one day he would still be in danger.You have to seize that authority quickly, and then you can sleep peacefully.

As for how to stabilize the throne and how to govern the world after gaining authority, he is at a loss.The current Zhu Gaoxu doesn't believe anything in history books about Mingjun, Shengjun, how benevolent, friendly and noble.

However, after so many years of experience in charging and arranging battles, Zhu Gaoxu still learned a lot from the war.

He feels that doing a major event may have something in common with fighting a battle... From the preliminary preparations such as selecting soldiers, food, generals, etc., the victory or defeat is already brewing; Suddenly the winner is decided.

Things didn't go well at the beginning, and when the defeat on the battlefield appeared, it is estimated that almost all the coaches were powerless and could only watch things fall into the abyss.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu recently felt that he seemed to be more and more cautious in doing things.Of course, he would not kill those surrendered soldiers indiscriminately, because it is impossible to speculate on the consequences in the future.

5Chapter 16 Frequently Defeated Generals

Hengzhou City in the early morning of winter is shrouded in a layer of milky white mist.

Before dawn, Zhao Ping went to the Xingyuan of the Chinese Army to report some ordinary military affairs.He didn't have the nerve to stay in Xingyuan for too long, and he had already walked out of the courtyard where Xingyuan was located in the Chinese army.He walked up to the guards who were waiting outside the door, and silently took the reins.

Zhao Ping was not in high spirits and remained silent.On the day of the decisive battle in Baoqing Mansion, he knew that he performed poorly.

Although there are some reasons why some of the soldiers were killed in battle, Zhao Ping recalled many times and had to admit that the biggest problem was him, the left-wing leader!He failed to judge the situation in various parts of the battlefield in time, and he failed to reinforce the Quanyong team to the place where the troops were really needed.Zhao Ping looked back and thought, he wasted a lot of troops that day, and the whole left wing was in chaos.

The Battle of Huguang is a crucial battle in the entire "Battle of Criminology"!The King of Han gave Zhao Ping a great opportunity and sent Chen Zhen and other veterans to assist him, but Zhao Ping still failed to seize the opportunity.

The battle finally won a complete victory, covering up Zhao Ping's guilt.However, thinking about it until now, he still feels very scared and guilty... Fortunately, the right wing of the King of Han's army had an obvious advantage, and the breakthrough was too fast. Otherwise, how could Zhao Ping bear the huge responsibility?That is related to the victory or defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the lives of countless brothers and families under the Han Palace!

Zhao Ping was depressed, put his hand on the horse's back, and put one foot on the stirrup.

At this moment, a woman's voice said: "General Zhao, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Zhao Ping turned his head to look, and immediately recognized that the person who greeted him was Diao Ya.

Diao Ya is a native woman and a member of the Diao clan, a large chieftain family in Yunnan, so she can be regarded as Zhao Ping's old friend.

Back then, when Zhao Ping first met Diao Ya, he was still an official of a hundred households, responsible for guarding the "Daming City" and the Emerald Mine.The Yunnan government ordered Diao Ya’s father to come to the “Da Ming City” to be responsible for interpreting, coordinating the relationship between the Ming army and the natives, etc.; but Diao Ya’s father was not in good health at the time, and she seemed to want to take on that position, so she replaced her Dad is gone.

Diao Ya didn't go home after that, she was always working as a local official in Kun|MingHan Palace, replacing her father's position. After the outbreak of the "Battle of Criminology", the Palace of the King of Han considered that there were a large number of chieftains in the southwestern provinces, so they brought along native officials of various ethnic groups with the army... Something must have gone wrong, and Diao Ya, a native official, also came to Huguang ; There is no one of her kind in the Huguang mountain area, and she can't help.

Diao Ya's complexion is still dark, the color of the sun in Yunnan; but if it is not for the climate, the appearance of Diao's natives should not be much different from that of Han people.Her skin is smooth, and her round face is not ugly.She looks pretty in her colorful hometown clothes.

"Now I have to be called Marshal Zhao." Diao Ya waited for a while, but she didn't hear Zhao Ping's reply, and said with a self-deprecating expression.

"Where is there?" Zhao Ping hastily clasped his fists in return, "Is it okay for the old man to come here?"

Diao Ya smiled and said: "No harm, no harm, I almost forgot that Marshal Zhao is a scholar."

"Tongsheng." Zhao Ping corrected.

Seeing Diao Ya, Zhao Ping couldn't help thinking of the defeat in the "Da Ming City"... He felt that he was not to blame for that defeat. The strength of the Si clan's natives was dozens of times that of the Ming army, so that battle was impossible.But Zhao Ping recalled that he really didn't win many wars!

Fortunately, the king of Han still protected him very much.Zhao Ping couldn't help sighing "ah" at this moment, quite emotional.

Zhao Ping led the horse to Diao Ya's side, and said: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, today I met an old friend in a foreign land, I'll be my host, find a wine shop and have a drink or two."

Diao Ya said softly: "I am a woman..."

Zhao Ping was stunned for a moment, remembering that she seemed to ignore these etiquettes in the past.He immediately said: "You are not a Han Chinese, and you are an official of the Han Palace receiving a salary, so you don't need to stick to those common etiquette."

Diao Ya no longer objected.

Zhao Ping led the horse and walked side by side with her.The guards followed closely behind with interest.

When Diao Ya was silent, her black face was a little sad.Zhao Ping turned to look at her and asked, "Master Diao is not happy?"

"What sir?" Diao Ya gave Zhao Ping a blank look.

After a while, she sighed softly and said: "After the war not long ago, I went to help on the battlefield, and saw corpses scattered all over the field; I also saw many wounded Han soldiers in the barracks who were in great pain... Thinking of it, I felt so sad. uncomfortable."

"Miss Diao is really a bodhisattva." Zhao Ping said casually.But he didn't quite understand, the Han people themselves killed each other, what's the matter with the natives?

Diao Ya said heartbrokenly: "They are all such good men, so they are gone...You Han people, why do your own people insist on fighting?"

Zhao Ping said simply: "Because the big event has reached that point, either you die or I die! No one wants to die, and there is always a difference between right and wrong."

Diao Ya said worryingly: "I saw this beautiful and clean huge city, and felt that the people here are kind-hearted and well-behaved. I really can't see you killing each other. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty worked hard and never complained; the civil servants were polite and polite. Always so patient and gentle, this place is like heaven...but you keep fighting, I am really afraid that such a place will decline, and I can't bear to see Han Er killed or injured."

Zhao Ping didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He observed Diao Ya's eyes looking at the pavilions and towers in the city with relish, and he felt in his heart: Although Hengzhou City is a relatively large city, it is really incomparable with the cities in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places in the capital.

But just looking at the scenery outside is not all about Da Ming; or Diao Ya just chooses what she wants to see.Zhao Ping thought: At least not all the soldiers of the Ming army obeyed the rules, some troops acted like robbers when they went to other places!

However, as Diao Ya said, the army of the King of Han was quite disciplined; most of the hundreds of families in Gein's army were from the King of Han's own soldiers, and they obeyed the orders of the King of Han. Those generals were very able to restrain the soldiers.

He thought for a while before saying: "The king of Han is more capable than the puppet emperor and other clan and vassal kings!"

Diao Ya nodded her head and said, "I have seen the King of Han. At that time, when I saw him, it was like seeing a god. I always felt that he had infinite power and kindness...but it was really not a good thing that he killed Han people on the battlefield. "

Zhao Ping thought: If you want to fight for the world and fight, can you not kill people?