Bright Spring

Xu Huizu was noncommittal.He didn't express his worries: if the two armies want to have a decisive battle, both sides must want to fight.If Gao Xu didn't want to fight this battle and stayed in the city, how could the battle be fought?

Later that night, Xu Huizu suddenly saw the eunuch Haitao in the camp of the Chinese army in the army barracks.

Haitao was put into the main room, please take a step to not speak.So Xu Huizu took him to the room next to the main room.Xu Huizu asked: "Why did Eunuch Hai come to the battlefield in person?"

"Secret decree." Hai Tao said.

Xu Huizu hurriedly kowtowed, his hands making the appearance of accepting the order.

Unexpectedly, Haitao said: "What the emperor dictated, Wei Guogong should try to hold back the lone rebel army as much as possible. I respect this."

Xu Huizu took it back empty-handed, and knelt down to the eunuch, feeling very displeased.He said: "The minister leads the decree, thank you!"

He got up from the ground, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Haitao said in a deep voice: "The emperor ordered Xue Yan, the Minister of Dali Temple, to find out the real culprit of the death of Emperor Xian. It is said that Wang Gou'er is the most important witness. Now that the case has progressed, Wang Gou'er said that he will confess; Therefore, Duke Wei should buy time for Xue Yan."

"Oh." Xu Huizu suddenly nodded.

Haitao clasped his fists and said, "Wei Guogong has to take care of the emperor's wishes. Let's say goodbye."

Xu Huizu sent Haitao out, and gradually understood some reasons in his heart.Why didn't His Majesty ask about government affairs after the Battle of Huguang; when the situation got worse, His Majesty suddenly became busy again

The next morning, it was the Lantern Festival.

The soldiers could not celebrate festivals on the battlefield, but fortunately, the Zhili capital was very rich and there was no shortage of various supplies. The supply camp also carried glutinous rice, sesame seeds, sugar and other items.The soldiers of each battalion made floating yuanzi and ate it. It was the Lantern Festival.

The army barracks was filled with smoke, and the faint scent of sesame seeds wafted in the mist.Each camp is surrounded by villages, towns, and manors, and the affluent Zhili area is very densely populated.For a while, there was not much atmosphere of an impending war on all sides, making people feel no danger.

Early in the morning, Xu Huizu held a bowl of Fuyuanzi in his hand.As soon as he scooped one up with a spoon, a general came to the door and said, "Commander, the rebels gathered most of their troops and left the city early this morning!"

After hearing this, Xu Huizu put the float in the spoon back into the bowl, looking pensive.

All the warriors in the main room immediately talked about it, and some even praised Xu Huizu's clever plan.

Xu Huizu quickly issued a military order: all battalions were repaired on the spot, scouts were widely dispersed, and the movement of the rebels was watched.

Unexpectedly, that afternoon, the scouts reported a new military situation: the rebels stopped advancing!Gao Xu's troops went out of the city, only traveled more than 20 miles, and found a place to set up camp. They also bought a lot of pigs and sheep, and cooked meat dishes in the military camp for the festival!

Almost all the officers and generals suggested that the army should break out of the camp early tomorrow morning, march towards the rebel camp, and find the enemy for a decisive battle!

Xu Huizu walked up and down in the middle hall with his hands behind his back.Because the emperor's trusted eunuch came last night, Xu Huizu can't just think about the war right now. If he completely obeys the emperor's will, Xu Huizu doesn't need to rush to war.

Even if the rebels retreated to the city again, it would take at least a month for them to wait for reinforcements; in this way, the Holy Majesty's intention of "delaying time" could be fulfilled.

But if you only consider defeating the rebels, you must not let the rebels defend the city!If this drags on, the officers and soldiers will have no chance of winning, which is the most favorable situation for the officers and soldiers, just as Xu Huizu said yesterday: The rebels take the initiative to come to the decisive battle, and the battlefield is here!

Xu Huizu weighed it and prepared to wait.

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month in the second year of Hongxi, the two armies that had already assembled and prepared, separated by thirty miles, unexpectedly did not move a single step all day long in tacit understanding!The situation is very strange.

On the night of the [-]th, Xu Huizu didn't sleep well, thinking repeatedly about Gao Xu's plan.

Gao Xu didn't want to take the initiative to complete the [-] miles. He probably understood the reason why Xu Huizu stationed troops here; that is, after the officers and soldiers won the battle, it would be easier to hunt down and expand the results of the battle!

But on the other hand, Gao Xu must not have the confidence to defeat him, Xu Huizu, so he planned his retreat before the battle.Thinking of this, Xu Huizu felt a lot better.

But will Gao Xu return to Taiping City?What Xu Huizu couldn't figure out the most was this matter

Before dawn on the morning of the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Xu Huizu summoned his generals to discuss military affairs.

An officer in the army made a suggestion: "The army pretended to retreat to lure the rebels to pursue, and then turned around to fight the rebels!"

But Xu Huizu immediately vetoed the official's plan.First of all, the officers and soldiers cannot really retreat to the capital, otherwise it will become a situation of sticking to the capital, which is contrary to the imperial court's decision to discuss matters before the imperial court.Secondly, even Xu Huizu couldn't be fooled by the trick of pretending to retreat, and Gao Xu couldn't be fooled at all!

Xu Huizu himself is also a scheming person, but he thinks Gao Xu is even more cunning.These methods have no effect on Gao Xu.

Xu Huizu finally took the case and said: "Battle camp today, continue to march south, and set up camp five miles north of the rebel army!"

Marching about 25 miles a day is of course very easy.Xu Huizu ordered the army to walk only 25 miles, in order to prepare for the battle on the morning of the [-]th!

In this way, there will be a whole day to fight in the battle of Zhili.

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Chapter 5: The White Mist Between Mountains and Rivers

On the morning of the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Hongxi.To the west of Hongmu Mountain, the riverside plain, which is several miles wide, is shrouded in damp white mist.In the mist, the drums and horns were beeping together, and the troops were clamoring. It was hard to see how many troops there were in the King of Han's army.

"Today's fog fell so suddenly!" A military commander's voice said in the distance.Zhu Gaoxu heard the voice, but didn't see the man's face clearly.

Zhu Gaoxu waited for a while under the banner of the Chinese Army, and then a scout came to report: "My lord, the enemy army has pulled out their camp and is marching south!"

"Here comes the whole army, move forward slowly according to order, advance one and a half miles, and enter the predetermined battlefield!" Zhu Gaoxu ordered.

"Order!"

The camps of the two sides were five miles apart last night.Because both armies have heavy artillery, it is more reasonable to set up a distance of about two miles; Zhu Gaoxu's troops marched for one and a half miles. If Xu Huizu had a tacit understanding and marched this distance, the two armies could just start fighting!

Zhu Gaoxu looked back at Ping'an and Wang Bin and said, "My uncle has been ill for so long, and finally recovered, I expected him to come to fight this battle!"

After listening to Ping An, he turned his head and clasped his fists to agree; Wang Bin on the side said: "My lord knows things like a god!"

After the two finished speaking, they quickly took their leave and left the banner of the Chinese army.

In this campaign, Zhu Gaoxu stayed behind some soldiers and horses in Taipingzhou City, and the total number of troops dispatched was less than [-]; while the number of officers and soldiers of Xu Huizu was roughly twice that of the King of Han's army!But Zhu Gaoxu believes that the officers and soldiers at this time are like frightened birds, and there is still a certain chance of winning this battle!

With the elite of the Han Wang vanguard army, it will definitely not collapse too soon.Even if the battle is unfavorable, Zhu Gaoxu can stay up until night, run twenty miles back to Taipingzhou City overnight, and then guard behind closed doors.

So yesterday Xu Huizu stood still more than 30 miles away, and Zhu Gaoxu was not in a hurry to find him for a decisive battle; it was just to save the way, and was ready to run back to the city at any time... After all, the difference in strength was doubled, if not for the general situation and morale at this time, It is best not to fight this kind of frontal battle.

But no matter what, one battle can quickly determine the overall situation, Zhu Gaoxu cannot give up such an opportunity!

The sun has not yet come out, and the sight is not clear in the foggy sky.However, the west of this place is the Great River, and the east is Hongmu Mountain, so the direction is easy to distinguish; and because the generals have already figured out the pre-arranged terrain and roads of the battlefield in the past two days, tens of thousands of troops marched slowly, and nothing happened. confusion.

Wang Bin led the cavalry to leave the main force of the army and went to the valley at the east foot of Hongmu to fortify.

Relying on their strength, the official army must want to outflank and outflank the King of Han's army; while the King of Han's army has Dajiang on the left and Hongmu Mountain on the right, it is a better choice for the enemy to detour from the east foot of Hongmu!

In the white mist, black figures were moving, and armor and weapons were tinkling.The performance of the soldiers is very calm. These elites who have experienced many battles have long been accustomed to the atmosphere of the battlefield.

On the plains, there are many dry fields, rice fields, vegetable fields, and large lakes and ponds.The rice fields have not yet been plowed, and there is no soil, only white water.

A village and a rich manor can also be seen here.The scouts came the day before yesterday and asked the villagers to go out to hide for a few days, but now there are no people in the village.In that gorgeous manor with pavilions, pavilions, lotus ponds, the owner's family was not ordinary people, and had already gone to the capital city. The scouts reported that they only found two old slaves guarding the gate.

All the ministries marched to the designated place one after another. Zhu Gaoxu patted his horse and came to the front of the battle. He had already vaguely heard the noise of life in the north and the military music of drums and horns.But because the fog has not cleared, no one can be seen for the time being.I saw the shadow of the Ranger running in the white mist.

The sun has risen to the top of Hongmu Mountain, but today there is not only fog, but also clouds; the sun peeked out from behind the clouds, and the red sunlight seemed very weak, as if it could not dispel the fog on the ground.