"Bang dang!" The armor slammed, and Zhu Gaoxu pressed his hand on the bed board and propped up his heavy upper body from the quilt. The voice of the dream still rings in my ears: selling straw sandals, selling straw sandals......

He opened his eyes and looked at the humble wooden table beside him, and the tears of the candle melted under the burnt candle; By candlelight, the gold set in the scabbard of the Yanling knife shone with a metallic sheen.

Zhu Gaoxu let out a breath and shook his heavy head. He didn't know how he dreamed that he was selling straw sandals instead of paying off a small loan. But after waking up from the dream, it was fine, he was still the king of the county, and the wealth was still there.

He looked beyond the tarpaulin curtain and asked, "What time is it?" ”

The person on duty outside the tent replied: "Back to the prince, it's almost five watches." ”

Zhu Gaoxu stood up, took the Yanling knife and hung it on his belt, and the gold buckle made a crisp sound. He picked up his helmet again, hugged it in his arms, lifted the curtain and bent over, and walked out. There was a faint soreness in his shoulders and back, he didn't remove his armor last night, he could only lean on the quilt to cover the blanket, and his posture was not very good.

At this time, he saw a tall junior standing next to him with a big brown horse, so he was stunned for a moment, "You have been waiting here for a long time?" ”

"The little one waited for half an hour." After the latter finished speaking, his expression was a little nervous, and his voice was very strange, as if he was reciting lines, "Small things can afford to wait; The prince waved his hand and thousands of troops, and he couldn't flick his fingers if he delayed. ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and asked, "What's your name?" ”

Hou Sheng hugged his fists and said: "The little one is called Zhao Ping." ”

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the southwest, "You ride over and see what is going on in Li Bin's camp." ”

"Order!" Zhao Pingdao.

At this moment, Chen Dazhui walked over from behind the tent, looked at Zhao Ping's back, and muttered: "The horseshoe of the horse I rode a few days ago was loose, and that kid heard the voice, so I asked him to take care of the prince's big brown horse." I don't want that guy to shoot a whisker and a horse......"

"That's it." Zhu Gaoxu said casually. He didn't care about this kind of thing at all, after all, there was nothing wrong with people trying to climb up.

After a while, Chen Dazhui came over with a bucket of cold water and said, "Wait a minute, I will ask someone to boil hot water." ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word, and directly picked up the cold and biting cold water and poured it on his face.

After he washed up, he ate dry food with cold boiling water, and Zhao Ping came back, saying that the soldiers in the forward Li Bin's camp were eating. So Zhu Gaoxu ordered his soldiers to go to the various thousand corps and ordered the whole army to get up and cook.

There was no trumpet in the army this morning. Zhu Gaoxu had already turned on his horse and led a team of pro-soldiers to gallop around the barracks.

He was caught in the cold wind and felt a little difficult to breathe. The muscles of the war horse were tense, and the sound of heavy hooves was full of power, and he liked to ride more and more. Speed and power make Zhu Gaoxu feel powerful!

Or maybe it was because of his helplessness and weakness that he was so obsessed with everything that implied strength.

If he has no wealth, how can he take Du Qianrui out of his hometown and raise him in the house without pressure? If he has no status, how can he know Miaojin? If he doesn't have the power to martial arts, how can so many people around him be willing to listen to his orders?

Zhu Gaoxu galloped on his horse and said in a deep voice: Defeat the official army today, and above 10,000 people under one person, it is just around the corner!

…… Zhu Gaoxu led more than 10,000 people on foot, crossed the river one after another, and followed behind Li Bin's men and horses not far away.

At this time the sky was already white, and the armies did not light torches, and when they marched, they stopped their flags and drums, and wrapped their horses' hooves in cloth, although from time to time there were voices, horses, and clanging noises, but these sounds could not be heard far.

"Woohoo ......" came a dog barking in the distance. A man dressed in gray and white, standing under the eaves, facing this side.

Zhu Gaoxu was riding on a horse, and when he turned his head to look at the voice, he saw that Zhao Ping, a soldier behind the side, was also staring at the person in the distance for a long time. Zhu Gaoxu spoke: "Don't pay attention to it, more than 200,000 horses are moving, and it is impossible not to leak a little rumor." All we want is tactical suddenness. ”

Zhao Ping hurriedly responded with his fists clenched, as if he didn't understand Zhu Gaoxu's words. Zhu Gaoxu said one more sentence, "A large number of people and horses gather in formation, and it takes time to deploy and arrange." If the time is in a hurry and the officers and soldiers are not well prepared, we will have a great advantage. ”

At this moment, the men and horses in front of the main road suddenly stopped.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, and then patted the horse from the dry field on the side of the road. He rode to the front, and saw a group of soldiers cut down a tree and blocked the intersection.

"What's going on?" Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the soldiers standing at the intersection.

A military general hugged his fists and said: "We are Li Qianfeng's men." In front of this road there is a town called Basket Town, which is fortified and defended by officials and soldiers. Afraid of startling the snake, Li Qianfeng sent troops to block several roads leading to Basket Town, surrounding the entire town! Li Qianfeng had already sent someone back to report on King Yan's military situation. You have to take a detour. ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the dense fog in the depths of the road, and he couldn't see any town just by looking at it.

A wave of anger came out of his heart, and he said in his heart: Li Bin was determined to be the striker yesterday morning, why didn't that guy find out the terrain and road surface yesterday?

If it had been known earlier that there was an official garrison in Basket Town, the army should have chosen another route. Instead of a temporary diversion as it is now, which will not only delay the work, but also risk exposure!

Zhu Gaoxu forcibly suppressed his anger, and only then did he restrain the stuffiness in his chest. He can't tell these middle and low-level generals clearly, and it's useless to get angry!

"Detour!" Zhu Gaoxu turned around and shouted.

When he saw that the dry fields beside the road had been trampled and had been trampled out of the road, he took the lead in slapping his horse and going over there.

……

The town is not large, but there are earthen walls built on all sides, and a small river is dug outside the wall.

Luo Baihu, who only came here yesterday, is a dark-skinned, wide-faced man, he is the military general of the guard over there in the central capital, and he is from He Fu. There are more than 100 sergeants under him, and in addition, there are more than 200 local villagers in Basket Town.

"General Luo!" An old man in a robe and scarf grabbed Luo Baihu's hand and stared at his black face.

The old man's withered hands were trembling, "For the sake of the more than a thousand unarmed women and children in Basket Town, you should not know that Master Yan is coming, and a few of us will not say it!" ”

Luo Baihu said in a deep voice: "There are only more than 1,000 people in Basket Town, but there are more than 100,000 people in the main force of my official army!" ”

The old man hurriedly said: "Master Yan is not going to fight Basket Town, as long as we don't move, everyone can live." But if the general fires the cannon, Yan Shi will be annoyed and angry, and the basket town will be destroyed! The general doesn't want to live! ”

A young woman next to her also persuaded: "General Luo, think about his wife and parents at home, don't be confused, it's better to go home alive than anything else." ”

"This will be the Ming court, where the duty lies!" Luo Baihu clenched his fists and said apologetically, "I'm sorry." ”

The old man suddenly grabbed Luo Baihu, and the woman next to him tore the collar a few times, revealing a piece of skin, and then hugged Luo Baihu and shouted, "General Luo let go, General Luo can't be so ......"

"!" Luo Baihu shook it violently and knocked the woman to the ground.

At this moment, there were two "clangs", and the sergeant standing at the door was struck twice on his helmet with a wooden stick, and a group of young men jumped in.

"Huh!" Luo Baihu immediately pulled out the Yanling knife, took a few steps back and pressed his back against the wall, and more than a dozen young men with wooden sticks and spears surrounded him, but no one approached.

The old man said: "Up! This person actually wants to be sexually sexualized, insulted the old husband and daughter-in-law, and tied up! ”

Unexpectedly, Luo Baihu suddenly rushed forward first, swept over with a knife, and with a "bell" sound, the blade made a metallic trill, and a man covered his neck with his hands, spitting blood and kneeling. Luo Baihu swung his knife and slashed again, and there was a scream in the house, and blood splattered everywhere. More than a dozen strong men suddenly turned around and ran out the door.

Luo Baihu turned his head and glared at the old man and the woman, and the old man took a step back.

Luo Baihu jumped out of the threshold and ran out of the courtyard door with a blood-dripping knife, and a group of men avoided it one after another. Seeing this, a young general outside asked, "Luo Baihu, what's wrong?" ”

"Go and pull out that Hongwu cannon immediately!" Luo Baihu roared, "All arms for war, prepare for war!" ”

Luo Baihu ran to the main gate, and after a while, he saw a cannon mounted on a cart being dragged by a horse. A group of soldiers hurriedly carried the artillery and got off the wooden cart, and carried it up to a base on the inside of the earthen wall to set up the cannon.

Everyone was busy loading gunpowder and large iron pellets again, when many men with sticks, knives and guns rushed over, and there were many people behind them. Countless pairs of eyes stared at the cannon, but no one spoke......

"Boom!" A huge cannon roar shook the earth! The tiles on the roof of a nearby house "fell" down, and a large piece of tiles fell on the ground. Smoke quickly spread from the wall to all sides.

Luo Baihu raised the Yanling knife and said, "Brothers, Basket Town is where we are buried today!" Fight to the last man, never steal your life! ”

The army stared at each other and shouted, "Never steal your life!" ”

At this time, the sound of the cannon seemed to be still echoing on Qimei Mountain in the distance, and the aftermath was not over. Luo Baihu looked at the side of Qimei Mountain, hoping that the official army camp heard the cannon and understood what he meant.

Luo Baihu retracted his gaze, glanced at the group of young men and people, and said, "If you don't want to be enemies with Yan Shi, our soldiers will rush out of Basket Town to fight a decisive battle with Yan Shi!" ”

At this time, a scribe said: "There are walls and rivers in the town of Basket, please stay behind and defend the town with the people, and jointly defend against the enemy!" ”

Luo Baihu listened and said: "If this is the case, we still have a glimmer of life, defend this town, and wait for the official army brigade to come to help." ”

The scribe took a thin sword and said, "General Luo, please send troops, we are willing to listen to orders." ”

Luo Baihu nodded and said: "The weather is cold, Yan Shi came in a hurry and has no siege equipment, he will not want to jump over the river, and the main gate is most likely to be attacked." The main force of our soldiers is deployed here. You go to the three walls to defend the defense, and I will send soldiers to help. ”

"Titicaca......" There were already neat and heavy footsteps in the distance.