Seven days after the departure of the official army under the city of Kunming and the two routes, Zhang Fujun and the Guizhou army arrived near Maitreya Prefecture one after another.

Maitreya Prefecture is the place where Tuzhi Prefecture governs, and it is difficult for the Yunnan government to force them to obey some extreme government orders, such as burning their own grain. When Zhang Fu led his army to Maitreya Prefecture, he ordered the ransacking of the natives inside and outside the city of Zhishuo, and robbed all the grain he could find.

The total strength of the two armies amounted to more than 200,000 people, with Guizhou in front and Zhang Fujun in the rear. They would probably walk south along the road for three more days, and then turn eastward; In the future, as long as you reach the Tiandong area of Guangxi's political envoy, there will not be too much danger......

In addition to the forward cavalry of Zhang Fujun's army at the front, the front of the Chinese army is the men and horses of the Guizhou avant-garde. Wei commanded Lu Bing.

Lu Bing is a sturdy man, only in his thirties. But he joined the army very early, as early as the Hongwu years, he followed the generals Gu Cheng and He Fu to crusade against the Shuixi Barbarians, and he was very brave and made many achievements. During Gu Cheng's defense of the Guizhou Metropolitan Division, he was the most elite avant-garde commander of the Guizhou Metropolitan Division, and he was the right-hand man relied on by the veteran Gu Cheng!

The sun was already setting on the western mountain, and Lu Bingbu stopped marching one after another, found the camp selected by the forward army and the baggage team, and began to set up camp.

The mountains near Maitreya are not high, but the shadows of the mountains on the eastern horizon are black, and at first glance they look like dark clouds on the horizon. However, like many places in Yunnan, the mountains are gently undulating; Therefore, the avant-garde military camp in Guizhou is located on a hillside, which is open on all sides and has a better view.

The miscellaneous soldiers and some military remnants were busy making fires and cooking, and Lu Bing lived in a dilapidated and low native village. Although it was dark, dirty and broken, it was still more comfortable than living in a tent.

Before dark, the scout team returned. One of the sergeants was named Zhang Sheng, and it was said that he was sent by Hou Guicheng of Zhenyuan, and the avant-garde soldiers did not know him.

Several scout soldiers reported the military situation and withdrew from the hut, leaving only Zhang Sheng at the end. Zhang Sheng pretended to walk to the door of the house slowly, but suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Dashuai said that he will march from Guangxi to Guizhou in the future, will Lu Commander write a letter?" ”

Lu Bing was silent for a while, and then said, "Speak closely." ”

Zhang Sheng walked next to Lu Bing and said in a low voice: "The capital of Guizhou has been captured by the Han army, and the families of the brothers of the Guizhou army are all over there, Zhang Dashuai must be on guard against the brothers."

And those men and horses under Zhang Dashuai walked more than 1,000 miles from Jiaozhi Shenglong City to Kunming; As soon as he arrived at the place, he turned around and ran to Guangxi the next day. The soldiers have been scolding for a long time! In such a situation, Zhang Dashuai also said that where he wanted to attack, this is to treat the brothers as monkeys? ”

Lu Bing said simply: "The British Duke just wants to transfer us. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Sheng leaned down and whispered in Lu Bing's ear: "That night, what happened outside Kunming City, Zhang Dashuai was already suspicious. When the army leaves the battlefield, the people in the court will interrogate them......"

Lu Bingliang was silent for a long time.

Zhang Sheng gritted his teeth and continued to whisper: "In the evening, the last general went over to take a look at the terrain in the east. Between the mountains in the east, there is a valley road, which leads to the ...... in the north If you go north after entering the mountain, you should be able to reach the east of Dongshan in Yuezhou. The vanguard of the Han Wangjun will come from that direction! Why didn't Commander Lu weigh one or two? ”

Lu Bing's face was cloudy in the candlelight, red for a while, cold and white for a while. It seems that he must have understood what Zhang Sheng meant.

However, Lu Bing was silent for a while, and it seemed that it was still difficult to accept the status quo. After all, less than half a month ago, the King of Han was still his mortal enemy, and Lu Bing led his troops to attack the lair of the King of Han on the one hand, and was also attacked by the King of Han on the other hand, Guizhou City, where his family was located.

Zhang Sheng didn't say much, waiting for Lu Bingsi to think about it. After a long time, Lu Bingcai said in a deep voice: "Gu Gong (Gu Cheng, Marquis of Zhenyuan) treats me like a parent and son, and I can't bear to rebel against him." ”

"The old marquis's whole family is in Guizhou." Zhang Sheng immediately responded, "And in the future, if Commander Lu can't stand the torture and confesses to the Hou Ye, won't that hurt his old man?" ”

Lu Bing was stunned for a moment. Zhang Sheng's words just now reminded Lu Bingyi that as soon as he left the battlefield, he would most likely be interrogated.

Zhang Sheng said again: "The end will confirm that you have made great contributions to the King of Han!" There must be more peace over there than here. ”

…… Clear night sky with stars. On this undulating land, there are many people in the military camps; But in the second half of the night, the world is not too noisy. In the distance, there was the occasional neighing of horses, and the chatter of the guards.

Suddenly, a voice said, "Handsome! Guizhou avant-garde has changed! ”

Zhang Fu was taken aback, he rolled over and sat up, reached out and immediately grabbed the scabbard on the side of the pillow. The generals who came in were also shocked when they saw this!

After a moment, Zhang Fu let go of the hand that grabbed the handle of the knife and frowned, "What happened?" ”

The military general hugged his fists and said: "Not long ago, Lu Bing, the commander of the avant-garde in Guizhou, encouraged the soldiers to flee to the east with most of the men and horses!" The other soldiers in the barracks fled with the traitors, and the avant-garde men and horses of Guizhou almost ran out! ”

"Call Huang Zhong here! Hurry up and send orders to the forward cavalry, gather your troops and horses, and prepare for pursuit! Zhang Fu calmly ordered.

"Order!"

Zhang Fu got up and asked someone to help him put on his armor, and after waiting for a while, Huang Zhong went into the house to meet him. Zhang Fu directly ordered: "General Huang immediately leads the forward cavalry to pursue the Guizhou avant-garde as soon as possible!" ”

Huang Zhong hugged his fists and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: "You don't have to chase too far, cut some heads back to set an example." ”

Huang Zhong nodded and said, "The last general understands. ”

After dawn, Huang Zhong returned with the cavalry. The Guizhou avant-garde had a large number of infantry and a small number of cavalry, and the infantry could not outrun the men and horses in Huangzhong, and many people were killed. The severed heads were piled up on both sides of the official road for all the soldiers passing by to watch. There were also people on the side of the road who kept shouting, pointing to people's heads and saying the fate of those who disobeyed military orders.

However, deterrence does not seem to be able to prevent the Guizhou soldiers from fleeing. With Lu Bing taking the lead, more and more soldiers escaped in the next few days!

Some of them ran away from most of the people in a few days, and even some teams of 100 households fled in an organized way at night.

Huang Zhong came to the Chinese army and said in an official dialect with a strong southern accent: "If you go on like this, you can't go to Guangxi, and there will be few people left in the Guizhou army!" Lose his old mother, it's just a rabble! The last general thought that it was time to confiscate their weapons and take them to Guangxi! ”

Zhang Fu frowned and didn't answer, suddenly stood up and asked, "How is the health of Marquis Zhenyuan?" ”

Huang Zhongdao: "I saw him at the end of yesterday, and he was still lying in the car, but his face was quite ruddy." ”

Zhang Fu went out without saying a word and came to Gu Cheng's house, who lived in the Chinese army. He hesitated for a moment, then said to the guard at the door: "Go and inform the Marquis of Zhenyuan, I want to see you." ”

The guard hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, the marshal." ”

When Zhang Fu walked into the low earthen house, Gu Cheng was struggling to sit up from the bed, panting and seeming to be physically exhausted.

"Don't move, old marquis, hello." Zhang Fu was a lot more polite this time.

Gu Cheng's face was full of sadness, and he sighed: "The years are not forgiving. ”

Zhang Fu stood beside the bed and said quietly: "The old marquis I was famous, and he only neglected it once, which is understandable. A wise man thinks a thousand times, but there is still a mistake. ”

Gu Cheng immediately raised his head and observed Zhang Fu.

Zhang Fu said quietly: "Someone has slandered the old marquis before, but after thinking about it carefully, I decided that the slander was all done by villains. When I return to the court, I will definitely try my best to protect the loyalty of the old marquis. ”

Gu Cheng frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Fu didn't answer, and then said: "The old marquis has always been loyal to Jinyi, and he will never eat inside and out; The central and central ministries (several civil officials who guarded Beiping in the past are now prosperous) will also speak up for you, so you don't have to worry.

However, if the old marquis can do something for the officials and soldiers, we will be better able to speak in the temple. ”

Gu Cheng asked, "What does Zhang Dashuai want the old man to do?" ”

Zhang Fu hugged his fists and said: "Please ask the old marquis to come forward and go to the Guizhou army to appease the army!" ”

Gu Cheng was stunned for a while, and said, "As long as Zhang Dashuai speaks a word about this kind of thing, how can the old man refuse?" Come on, help the old man up! ”

Zhang Fu immediately showed a little gratitude and saluted again.

The guards came in and helped Gu Cheng out of bed, went out with difficulty, and got him into a donkey cart. So Zhang Fu took his personal guards and soldiers and took Gu Cheng's donkey cart to the barracks of the Guizhou Army.

Gu Cheng said to the generals who greeted him, as well as the soldiers in the camp who were watching: "We are the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, guarding the country for the holy town, and we must not forget the word loyalty and courage for a day!" ”

He took a breath and gasped, "The old man is sick, and he has entrusted Marshal Zhang to temporarily take over the military power of Guizhou, and the military orders are like a mountain, and you must obey them." The brothers in Guizhou went to Guangxi, but they could repair it for the time being; After Wang Shi put down the rebellion of the Han king, you can return to the capital of Guizhou, or you can marry a wife and have children in Guangxi...... cough cough cough ......"

At this time, a small group of cavalry came to the gate of the camp, Zhang Fu turned his horse's head and walked over, and asked the leading military general in a deep voice: "Where is the rebel army of King Han?" ”

The military general hugged his fists and said: "The Tanma who came back today reported that the rebel striker has arrived near the left of Dongshan in Yuezhou. ”

Zhang Fu gradually breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and heard the military general in front of him say: "The last general will retire!" ”

Yuezhou Dongshan is still on the side of Qujing Military and Civil Mansion, hundreds of miles away from Zhang Fu! The rebel striker had only arrived in Yuezhou, and it was difficult to catch up with Zhang Fu; Even if he catches up, Zhang Fu himself still has an army of 100,000, and he is not afraid of his forward!

However, when the Guizhou army arrives in Guangxi, there may only be almost half of the soldiers and horses left...... Zhang Fu didn't fight a battle, but he lost tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and he was really aggrieved. Fortunately, it is better than the Guizhou army all surrendering to the rebels!

…… At this time, some veteran generals in the army were worried about Zhang Fu's future, but Zhang Fu did not think so. The words of the princes of the DPRK and China can be said nonsense, but the facts on the battlefield are seen by everyone! Facts cannot be easily changed.

After thinking about it, Zhang Fusi thought about Wu Gao's question carefully, and he had gradually calmed down from the initial resentment.

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(My book "Wu Sha" was published, and the book was published under the title "Da Ming Wu Sha", which will be released this month and can be purchased in major bookstores.) You can comment on Douban reading, old readers are welcome to write book reviews, and when they are listed, they should engage in activities and give away some books. Thank you for your support over the years. ）