"Why don't you take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures. Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar and a marquis? ”

A burst of poetry with a certain strong emotion came from the hillside, almost as if it were being recited through gritted teeth. Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, climbed up the hill following the sound, and sure enough, he saw Geng Hao, the grandson of Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing.

Now Geng Hao is Wu Gao's son-in-law, married Wu Gao's little daughter who was nearly thirty years old but has the same mind as a three-year-old child, of course, this is also the reason why Wu Gao fished Geng Hao's father and son out of the edict.

Wu Gao stroked his gray beard and said, "You are very dissatisfied with the current situation? ”

Geng Hao turned his head and saw Wu Gao, his face immediately turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed deeply: "Son-in-law to meet my father-in-law." The son-in-law can serve under the command of his father-in-law, who is wise and martial, and can fight well, and he dare not have the slightest dissatisfaction! The son-in-law is grateful for this, and he wants to make a contribution and live up to the high expectations of his father-in-law. ”

"Take your time, don't rush." Wu Gao glanced at him, "Although you are the Marquis of Changxing, you have never fought a battle, so you have to experience more." ”

Geng Hao said: "Follow the teachings of my father-in-law. ”

Wu Gao said again: "There is no son-in-law in the army!" ”

Geng Hao hugged his fists very obediently and said, "Yes, Dashuai." ”

Wu Gao climbed the hillside, no longer paying attention to Geng Hao, he looked forward to the wind and watched the scene to the west.

This place is called Maoyunba, about 200 miles away from Guizhou City, a relatively flat place in the mountains on all sides; When the official army arrived, there were still Guizhou military households in Tuntian here.

Last year, the imperial court decided to counteract the rebellion at the end of November. After making a rough decision, Wu Gao received the holy decree and the handsome seal, and immediately rushed to Huguang Dusi at the beginning of the month.

At that time, the imperial court officials and troops had successively gathered large armies in the Huguang area, but they were mainly deployed along the river. Wu Gao ordered the elite troops of all units to be transferred to Changde Mansion one after another, and it took more than half a month to organize them into an army, and it took more than half a month to start the army. There is no way to do this, and the cumbersome military affairs of the government and military orders can be completed so quickly, and it also depends on Wu Gao's familiarity with the military affairs of the official army.

Wu Gao led a large army to the west along the Huguang Road, and arrived here a month later, in the second half of the first year of Hongxi (the sixth year of Yongle). Maoyun Dam is located in the mountainous area on the south bank of the Qingshui River.

However, at this time, the mountain road in front of the official road has been occupied by rebels......

After a while, the young Chengguo Duke Zhu Yong, as well as the deputy generals Chen Mao and Liu Sheng, also climbed to the slope of this mountain.

Chen Mao is the son of Chen Heng, and he has the same virtue as his father, and his face is very brave and fierce. Chen Mao didn't even say a word of greeting, and asked directly: "How many rebels are there in the mountain opposite?" ”

Wu Gao turned his head to look at him and said, "General Chen looks to the west, there are mountains on the north and south sides of the official road, and the rebel camps are in the valley mouth in the middle. The old man sent several groups of people to take a look, and there were probably more than 20,000, or 30,000 riders. ”

Chen Mao asked, "Then what fortifications are we building here, and why don't we attack yet?" ”

Wu Gao pointed to the distance, "How many rebels are there in the mountains and forests on the north and south sides?" ”

Chen Mao frowned and said, "I can't see anything, not even a flag." ”

"That's the most dangerous part!" Wu Gao said, "If the rebels put up a flag in the mountains and want the old man to think that the grass and trees are all soldiers, the old man is not so worried. But now it seems that the rebels are eager to kill the officers and soldiers in the valley and then ambush them with mountains and forests on both sides! ”

Wu Gao continued: "In the mountains on the north and south sides, for sure

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There are rebels. Our scouts who entered the mountain, there were two squads, and none of them came back! ”

"Report!" A voice came.

After a short while, a military general climbed up the hillside, hugged his fists and said: "Let's take a detour to the west to report that a large number of rebels have come to reinforce us!" ”

Wu Gao hurriedly asked, "How many people are there?" ”

The military general said: "One of them said that there were fifty or sixty thousand, and the other said that there were one hundred thousand!" As they say, the banner covers the road like a long dragon, and there is no head or tail! ”

"Blind!" Wu Gao scolded, "The soldiers and horses of the King of Han going south, I see a maximum of more than 100,000 people. Where did the reinforcements come from? Send someone to find out! ”

"Order!" The military general bowed.

The right deputy general, Liu Sheng, was much more stable than Chen Mao, and he didn't say a word before, and then he spoke: "Duke Wu, is the main force of the Han Wang's army in Guizhou City, or is it in Maoyunba?" ”

"General Liu's good question, this matter is the top priority of this battle!" Wu Gao said, "No matter what, it is impossible for the King of Han to divide the two roads equally, regardless of the importance and importance, there is no reason to use troops like this." ”

Wu Gao pondered for a moment, and said in an official dialect with a Liaodong accent: "At this time, it is advisable to strengthen the fortifications and the whole army is on guard; And explore the surrounding paths to prevent the enemy from being attacked on the belly and back. Let's first understand the main force of the Han King rebels, what is going on! ”

Liu Sheng hugged his fists and said: "What Wu Gong said is extremely true. ”

Wu Gao's eyes were still focused on the mountains and forests in the distance, and he pointed ahead and said, "Continue to send scouts into the mountains to investigate." ”

Perhaps Wu Gao also knew that there were enemy soldiers in such a big mountain, and it was difficult for the scouts to find out the situation, so he said: "There is another way, find out how many rebels are under the city of Guizhou, and you can deduce the truth." ”

Chen Mao said: "There are still 200 miles in Guizhou City, and the official road to the west has also been blocked by the rebels. Let's send someone back and forth, when will we wait? ”

Wu Gao said quietly: "Guizhou City has always been guarded by the Gu family, and now our army has come to rescue Guizhou, don't they take the initiative to send people to report the military situation?" ”

When Chen Mao heard this, he seemed to feel that it made sense and nodded.

The surrounding generals were silent for a while, and they all followed Wu Gao to watch the mountain in the distance for a long time. So the shape of the mountain can be imagined as all kinds of things, dragons, nobles, and beauties can be associated, and many mountain names are probably derived from this.

Wu Gao has experienced a hundred battles, and after fighting so many battles, he has not once obtained a perfect and correct military information in advance. There are all kinds of problems, exaggerations, false news spread by the enemy, tricks to confuse the opponent, and so on. At this time, the coach must distinguish the authenticity! After all, after Sun Tzu's Art of War wrote "soldiers are not tired of deceit" into the book, soldiers will be unscrupulous in an open and honest manner.

He thought about it for a long time, and when he was in Beijing, the advice of Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, also came to mind again: If the Marquis of Jiangyin rushes to help Guizhou, he must take out his courage and fight with him!

But the current battlefield situation made Wu Gao very difficult...... Wu Gao was still inclined to think in his heart that King Han would try to eat his reinforcements first!

Wu Gao suddenly raised his hand, and the generals looked sideways.

Wu Gao said: "I think that tomorrow I can set up a formation to try the details of the rebels first!" First of all, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the large array of more than 100,000 troops, and dig ditches and erect piles in front of the formation to prevent the enemy from counterattacking. Then use the former military horses to attack the enemy position! ”

Chen Mao immediately stood up and looked at Wu Gao with expectant eyes.

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Wu Gao turned his head to look at Liu Sheng and said, "General Liu is the main general of the forward, remember to obey orders and not rush forward!" ”

Liu Sheng hugged his fists and said: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

…… On the twenty-second day of the first month, the weather was clear, but early in the morning, Maoyunba and the mountains on all sides were covered with dense fog. The mountain has no top in sight, and the fog is shrouded in it like clouds.

The main force of Wu Gao's army left the camp, marched to the valley and set up a large formation two miles away, and immediately built fortifications and deployed a vehicle formation in front of the formation and on the flanks.

After thousands of years of repeated battles in the land of Kyushu, it has long been difficult to ask the other party if they are willing to accept it, and they are all directly done. But the rebels were very cooperative with the officers and troops, and did not shrink into the camp, and they also lined up a large cavalry formation at the mouth of the valley!

This gave Wu Gao an ominous premonition. If the rebels here are only partial divisions and the purpose is to prevent Wu Gao's army from reinforcing Guizhou, then the strength will definitely be insufficient; Their main player should not have the confidence to put on the match!

When the sun appeared on the top of the mountain, Wu Gao ordered the front army to attack.

Suddenly the war drums rang out in unison between the mountains, and the cannons shook. Wu Gao heard the roar and neighing of the horses' hooves, but the fog was hazy, and he couldn't see the situation ahead, so he took his own guards and rode to the back of the front army, braving the cannonballs to watch with his own eyes.

The black shadows of the arrows shook in the air, and the shouts of the people were deafening. The cavalry in front of them wandered and attacked, and the infantry of the officers and soldiers began to advance, and the sound of drums and footsteps made the ground very noisy.

In the white expanse ahead, large and small fires flickered. Countless infantry were like flying insects looking at the front.

The battle had been going on for more than an hour, and by this time the fog had not yet been completely dispelled by the sun, but it was much clearer than it had been in the early morning. The rebels marched and retreated, and Liu Sheng's progress did not seem to be smooth.

At this moment, suddenly a horse came with a military flag, and someone dismounted and hugged his fists and said: "Commander, several phalanxes of the rebel army in front of the army were defeated by General Liu, and all the rebel soldiers and horses behind retreated to the valley!" ”

Wu Gao ignored the dissuasion of his generals and immediately rode to the front. He looked around, although the enemy troops in the vicinity were in chaos, the men and horses who took the initiative to withdraw in the distance and the queues were skillful and very orderly.

"Liu Sheng!" Wu Gao shouted, he looked around, pointed to Liu Sheng's banner, turned his head and said, "Immediately pass the military order." Strictly ordered Liu Sheng to stop the pursuit, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops! ”

"Order!"

It's a trick! Wu Gao judged without hesitation.

The rebels in front of them were simply deceitful and wanted to lure the officers and soldiers into the valley. Wu Gao looked up again at the majestic green hills on both sides of the official road in front of him.

After a while, the bronze cymbals in the army rang out. Liu Sheng also found Wu Gao, rode over, and he hugged his fists on horseback and said: "Commander, the enemy army will be defeated!" ”

It turned out that Liu Sheng and Wu Gao had the same opinion.

Liu Sheng approached and continued: "This enemy army has a strict formation, and there is a degree of advance and retreat, so the retreat is intentional!" Otherwise, if the officers and troops want to defeat them, they can only do it by relying on superior forces and replacing them with the powerful and brave troops in the large battalion. ”

Wu Gao didn't speak, just nodded slightly. He looked up and looked at it again, and said in his heart: If there is no purpose in deceiving the defeat, then the enemy commander is not blind to do this?

"Report!" A cavalry rushed from the camp, "Marshal, the scouts are in the valley to the south and have found enemy cavalry!" ”

Wu Gao hurriedly said: "Order the whole army, according to the established policy, return to the camp and hold on!" ”

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