Volume 1 Chapter 132: The Sound of Lingbi's Cannon (1)
Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, actually led the army away!
When Zhu Gaoxu learned the news, his initial feeling was confused. He occasionally felt that his thinking was different from that of the people of this era, and he could not understand some of the thoughts of the ancients......
But after arriving at the army of King Yan, Zhu Gaoxu learned: It is not that the court has any clever strategies that are not understood, but it is just a mistake of the imperial court!
The generals in the big tent changed their frustration and depression two days ago, and everyone was noisy, and there was a burst of laughter from time to time.
King Yan is describing in detail, the details of the scene when the Ming Emperor made this decision, why there is a diagonal corridor from Qianqing Gate to Dongnuan Pavilion, and there are a few people, as if he saw it from afar...... The traitorous spy of King Yan's Mansion is not trivial.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled, looking at Zhu Neng's exaggerated mouth when he laughed, and suddenly felt a sense of trance.
There is no destiny in this world, and there is no wheel of destiny...... King Yan's victory was not predestined at all, and many times it was all due to luck and chance! Just like this time, if it weren't for Xu Huizu being suddenly transferred, even if it was half a month late, the Northern Army would really have to drink a lot.
Zhu Gaoxu only felt that the situation was going up and down too quickly, and yesterday he felt that he couldn't open the situation, but today he suddenly has hope again. While he was glad with everyone, he was worried that he would be happy too early and that tomorrow would be a pit?
King Yan said: "Ping'an, He Fufang moved to Lingbi." The time has come, and our army will find its decisive battle! ”
"The prince is wise!" Everyone said.
King Yan turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu, "This time Gao Xue is the striker, and he will go to Lingbi first to test the military situation." ”
Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly bowed and said: "Erchen takes orders!" ”
In the battle of Qimei Mountain, although Zhu Gaoxu was not a striker, he inexplicably became a striker in the end; Yan Wang seemed to be satisfied with his performance, and this time he became a rightful striker.
…… Zhu Gaoxu sent scouts across the river, and then led his cavalry across the pontoon bridge.
In this dispatch, Zhu Gaoxu did not bring the infantry under Wei Da, and the forward army was all horses...... Always ready to run.
Although Xu Huizu's men and horses left, He Fu and Ping'an still had more than 100,000 people. Zhu Gaoxu's men and horses were very different from the strength of the officers and soldiers, and he was worried that the officers and troops would counterattack, so he only led the cavalry to go.
The general of the officer and army shouted a sentence on the battlefield, which is very reasonable: If the cavalry does not run, is it still called cavalry?
In the afternoon, Zhu Gaoxu received a report from the scout: "The officers and soldiers are overhauling the fortifications in Lingbi!" ”
So Zhu Gaoxu ordered Zhang Wu to temporarily take charge of the forward troops, so he took a team of 100 households with his own soldiers, and rushed to Lingbi with light soldiers, wanting to see with his own eyes. When he was about to reach Lingbi, he ran into the rangers of the official army, but the rangers did not dare to come up.
Approaching Lingbi, Zhu Gaoxu saw the situation of the official army camp, and sure enough, he saw that the outside of the county was dusty, just like on a construction site!
As the sun set, Zhu Gaoxu covered his eyes with his hand and carefully observed the construction site in the west. There are a lot of people working in the official army, the earthen wall fence has begun to become large, and a deep trench has been dug outside the wall.
At this moment, the black shadows of three light horsemen appeared in the light of the setting sun, and gradually ran closer, and one of them shouted: "Lord Wang, the large horse team of the official army has left the city gate!" ”
"Let's go!" Zhu Gaoxu immediately shouted, and then turned the horse's head to flash the person.
Zhu Gaoxu ran so fast with his own soldiers that he didn't even see the shadow of the pursuers. The sun gradually went down, and when he returned to the forward camp, it was completely dark, and Zhang Wu had already deployed the generals to set up the barracks.
Zhang Wu, Wang Bin and others greeted the gate of the military camp and brought Zhu Gaoxu to the big tent of the Chinese army.
"Lingbi's side couldn't fight for a while, and the officers and soldiers built high walls and deep ditches." Zhu Gaoxu walked into the tent and immediately said something. He sat down on the bench, picked up the iron cup and drank boiled water.
Zhang Wudao: "Ping An chased him here from Shandong and joined more than 100,000 troops with He Fu. In the battle of Suishui Xiaohe, the two of them led the army to fight a battle with our division, and they did not lose the wind. King Yan probably didn't dare to leave this official army behind. ”
Zhu Gaoxu nodded yes, and said, "Ping An He Fu suddenly repaired the trench barrier, which means that he doesn't want to fight for the time being, and he wants to delay the time of the battle?" But there is a problem for the official army, how can the treasury of Lingbi, a small county town, afford to raise an army of more than 100,000? ”
"Zhao Ping!" Zhu Gaoxu called out of the account.
A tall and thin student walked in, hugged his fists and said, "The little one is here, please ask the prince to command." ”
Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said, "I'll write it down by myself, you find two familiar brothers together, and send a letter to Yanwang Zhongjun overnight tonight!" ”
"Yes!" Zhao Pingdao.
So Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to bring paper and ink and began to write letters.
After considering the words, he raised his head and said to Zhang Wu and the others, "Ping An is repairing the fortifications, and there will definitely be people and horses carrying grain to Lingbi." At this time, it is not the time to attack the camp of the official army, and its grain route must be cut off first; The officers and soldiers have nothing to eat, so I'll see how long Ping An can shrink behind the trench! ”
Zhang Wu hugged his fists and said: "King Gaoyang is making better use of soldiers. ”
Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "General Zhang has won the award, you don't need to know the art of war for these things, just think about it more." Since my father said that he wanted to fight a decisive battle with the official army, he couldn't go to the trenches and walls at a great loss, right? You have to force Ping An to come out first, and then it's not too late to clean up! ”
He wrote the letter, burned the lacquer and sealed it at both ends, then stamped it with a seal, and when the lacquer was hard, he handed it to Zhao Ping and gave him a few words.
Early the next morning, Zhu Gaoxu did not give the order to pull out the camp. He felt that it was useless to go to Lingbi now, and it would take time and effort for the soldiers to build a camp, so it was better to stay on the spot with the military camp that he had repaired yesterday.
Before noon, Zhao Ping and others rode back, and Zhao Pingyu reported: "Back to the prince, King Yan personally received the letter. After reading the letter, King Yan called the little one to speak: Gao ...... King Gaoyang is right, I have sent Tan Qing south to cut off the grain route of the official army. ”
Zhu Gaoxu listened and said, "I know, you go and rest." ”
"Yes, the little one."
Zhu Gaoxu called Chen Dazhui and asked him to send some more scouts, disguised as civilians, and set off in the evening to hide near the official army camp and monitor the movements of the enemy.
Before this group of people set off, suddenly there was a scout who came back from the front: "The officers and soldiers rode out of the camp and went south!" ”
Zhu Gaoxu asked, "How many people are there?" ”
The sergeant thought for a moment and said, "It is estimated that there are thirty or fifty thousand people. ”
Zhu Gaoxu immediately took out a piece of paper from his baggage and unfolded it, wrote a letter to report on King Yan's military situation, found his own soldiers, and hurried to deliver the letter. He watched the messenger get on his horse and leave, so he paced back and forth at the door of the tent for a few steps, deciding not to move in a hurry until King Yan was deployed.
He looked into the distance, and he could see many houses and villages in his sight, and said to himself: I am observing the Ping'an He Fu camp, is there no official army quietly watching me?