Several pontoon bridges on the Suishui River were shrouded in white fog early in the morning. On the north shore, the ground became very hard after being trampled by countless people and horses. Yesterday's thousands of troops are no longer here.

Only sparse rangers are roaming the North Shore. The knights' bodies rose and fell slightly on horseback, turning their heads to look across the pontoon.

At this moment, suddenly there was a "whoosh" sound in the air, and a heavy arrow broke through the air! One of the Northern knights was startled and kicked the horse's belly, and by this time the arrow had already landed on the hard ground next to it, and the tail of the arrow was still shaking violently.

The mount was suddenly kicked, screamed, and ran.

After a while, there were two loud "booms" at the mouth of the Yanshi Zhan in the north. A cannonball fell into the river, and there was a "plop" sound.

The sound of the cannon was not over, but the silence had returned to the surroundings, as if nothing had happened, except for the sound of the hooves of the frightened warhorse.......

…… In the middle of the Northern Army, dozens of generals were crowded into tents. King Yan stood on top, because if he sat down, the generals behind him would not be able to see him.

Zhu Gaoxu, as the king of the county, stood in the front position, and he could clearly observe the worry hidden on King Yan's face. King Yan's expression was calm, and he couldn't see anything if he wasn't careful.

Yesterday's battle of Xiaohe, although the winner was not decided, there were many new wounded and wounded in the Northern Army. Moreover, the general Chen Wen and many middle and low-level generals were killed...... Obviously, Yan Wangjun didn't take advantage of the slightest advantage, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he suffered a loss.

King Yan spoke: "The Ping'an army is chasing down from Jining, and the soldiers and horses are tired all the way, so we can't give him a chance to breathe!" ”

Everyone knows that the northern army must not be blocked in this place at this time, and it must break through the blockade as soon as possible before it can drive south according to the predetermined length!

King Yan said: "On the other side of the river, in the southwest of the official army camp, there is a Qimei Mountain, and the nearby terrain is complicated. If our master can go around to the back of Qimei Mountain, and then suddenly attack the back of the official army, he can reap the effect of his surprise! ”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu seized the opportunity to compliment: "Father is good at using cavalry to attack back, if our division can successfully bypass the enemy's belly and back this time, it will definitely be able to win a big victory!" ”

The generals immediately chimed in and wanted to launch a new attack, but no one objected.

"Well......" King Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "Tonight we will quietly choose another place to build a bridge, and we will cross the river before dawn tomorrow morning!" I sent another 1,000 troops to defend this place, and after dawn I bluffed the artillery to confuse the enemy; My army crossed the river and detoured to Qimei Mountain, and the officers and soldiers were caught off guard! ”

"The prince is wise!" Humane.

King Yan then arranged the order in which the generals crossed the river in a resolute manner, with the general Li Bin as the vanguard, and Wang Zhen as the rear. Zhu Gaoxu pricked up his ears and listened intently to his order, ranking second, behind the pioneer Li Bin.

"Does anyone object?" King Yan asked.

No one of the generals said anything, and Zhu Gaoxu heard it clearly, and there was no objection. King Yan waited for a moment, and then said, "Everyone go back to the camp and prepare!" ”

Everyone bowed and left, and left the tent one after another.

When Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the big tent, he saw that the morning fog had not completely dissipated. I thought: If the weather is still like this tomorrow, the vision is not clear, and the scouts patrolling are difficult to detect the movement a little farther away, the success of Yan Wang's strategy may be great!

Zhang Wu took a knife from outside the tent, and also followed Zhu Gaoxu to the camp, and the two returned to the camp together.

Unknowingly, Zhu Gaoxu had been away from Peking for more than four months. He had been on the march, but at this time he didn't know what happened to the Miaojin in the cellar of the palace......

Zhu Gaoxu rode parallel to Zhang Wu, he was silent along the way, and sometimes he didn't pay attention to what Zhang Wu said, just hummed and responded one or two.

He thought of Qu Neng's father and son who were imprisoned in a mansion in Beiping...... It's not the time to pay attention to Qu Neng, because once Qu Neng is out of the control of the Yan Palace, there is still a way to go at this time, and that is to return to the Beijing Imperial Court!

There is also Yao Ji of Jiming Temple, Zhu Gaoxu is busy fighting, and he really can't take care of her. Besides, seeing that the river is getting closer and closer, it is better to wait for the capture of Jingshi to find her.

"If this battle can break through Ping'an and He Fu, we will soon be able to see Dajiang!" Zhu Gaoxu whispered hopefully.

Zhang Wu nodded yes, "There are still Sheng Yong and Mei Yin in Huainan. However, at the beginning of the year, Sheng Yong was defeated in Jiahe, and there were no more incapable soldiers, and the elite soldiers under his command had to teach a miserable ......"

In the battle between the rivers, Zhu Gaoxu did not participate. He didn't know the specifics, but he'd heard a lot of people talk about it. Sheng Yong's defeat is said to be due to a sudden strong wind...... Sheng Yong is really unlucky!

Zhang Wu continued: "Mei Yin claims to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but that's a joke! He has hundreds of thousands of villagers, if he really has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, he would have crossed the Huai River to find us for a decisive battle! ”

"Smack!" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly slapped his palm on his thigh, glared and said, "Isn't my uncle Wei Guogong coming?" ”

Zhang Wudao: "It shouldn't have arrived yet." Let's do Ping'an and He Fu tomorrow, and don't care about Wei Guogongli. ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it, then nodded and said yes, I didn't hear about Xu Huizu in the big battle yesterday, and there should be no problem in a day or two.

The two rode back to the barracks, and saw that the horse troops and infantry inside and outside the camp were in good order and had gathered into an army.

A group of generals rode out of the camp gate and dismounted one after another to greet them. Zhu Gaoxu sat on the horse, pointed to the men and horses in the barracks, and said, "There is no war today, except for the rotation number we arranged in the morning, the rest of the horses have all dispersed!" ”

"The last general will obey!" Everyone said.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Rest the soldiers and horses, and tell everyone to go back to the tent to sleep, and don't sleep too far away from the camp." ”

After saying that, he slapped his horse and entered the barracks. Zhang Wu said in the back: "King Gaoyang farewell!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't look back, raised his right hand and waved it behind him.

He went back to his tent and sat down. The so-called big tent is only a little larger than the tent of ordinary soldiers, after all, most of the soldiers live in places where they can't even straighten their waists, and their role is limited to sleeping.

On the tent curtain door, the fog of the night gathered into water droplets, and it was actually dripping occasionally. Zhu Gaoxu picked up an inkstone, connected it to the door, shook it and then took some water in.

Yesterday's ink was not washed, it was just dry. He took out a brush and stirred it in for a while, and the water turned into ink.

Zhu Gaoxu took out a booklet with "Daming Diary" written on the cover from his baggage and wrote: October 21, fog. My father deployed military affairs, and I ordered my subordinates to rest for a day. I thought of "Lan" and hoped that she would be well in Beiping. and Yao Ji, who have been separated for half a year, I don't know what it is like now.