He Fubu's army of more than 100,000 cavalry had passed through the city of Baoqing and was marching along the north bank of Zishui and in the southwest direction.

Chen Dazhui, who was riding with the Chinese army, felt that the vicinity of this city was more difficult to walk than the previous road. The area around Fucheng is densely populated and there are many paddy fields. The flattest col between the hills is almost entirely paddy fields; Even the hillside has a lot of terraces.

On the small road between the fields, the cavalry marched in a long column in a single line. Chen Dazhui looked out between the hillsides to the north, and at the end of his line of sight, he could see a long line of people moving in formation, like ants moving in line. The army did not see the head in front and the tail in the rear, and it was at least a few miles long.

Just then, there was a burst of laughter from the south.

When Chen Dazhui turned his head to look, he saw a young woman standing in the terraced fields, with a headscarf on her head and a bamboo basket in her arms, standing in the paddy fields at a loss. The roads around her were full of troops, and she had no way out, and people stood in the paddy fields, and the hem of her skirt was full of muddy water.

The soldiers didn't care about any indecency, and the soldiers in the vicinity laughed at the woman as they walked away. A man said loudly: "Little daughter-in-law, do you want to be a man?" ”

"Haha......" The soldiers laughed again.

Unexpectedly, the woman here in Huguang was quite bold, and the little daughter-in-law actually responded: "Go home and hug your mother-in-law!" ”

After hearing this, Chen Dazhui gradually missed his daughter-in-law at home, Chen Dazhui's daughter-in-law was married when he was a soldier, so she was naturally not very good-looking, and she was rough; But it's also so quick to speak, and I'm always busy when I can't be idle. But he hadn't seen him for so long, and he couldn't help but think about it often.

Now Chen Dazhui doesn't know how long he will stay in the enemy camp. It's been two or three months, and He Fu didn't arrange anything against the water at all, acting like a very well-behaved officer and army general, with almost no signs of rebellion!

The only thing He Fu did in the past two or three months was to send Zhang Sheng to spy on the military situation at the end of September, and then took the opportunity to let Zhang Sheng go back to the Han Wangjun.

The news that Zhang Sheng brought back didn't seem to be of much use. The news is roughly as follows: the location and marching direction of He Fu and other officials and troops (Chen Dazhui thinks that the scouts and spies of the Han Wangjun may be able to find out these things sooner or later); In addition, let Zhang Sheng report to the king of Han, and his He Fu's men and horses are very likely to be transferred to the southwest to intercept the army of the king of Han in the north.

Chen Dazhui even wondered in his heart: He Fu didn't want to find an excuse to send Zhang Sheng away?

Chen Dazhui thought about his mind for a while, then tilted his head to look at He Fu in front of him. Seeing He Fu's tanned round face, his expression was very serious, and he even looked very nervous.

Marquis Ning Yuan did a lot of "collaborating with the enemy" before and after, and it stands to reason that he would not dare to betray the King of Han easily. But the He family is a big family, and a large family is in Beijing, so it is estimated that He Fu will not dare to make things too obvious.

Chen Dazhui said in his heart: This matter is really difficult to do!

On the first day when the army passed through Baoqing City, you can still see the winding Zishui River from time to time; But after two days, it was far away from the banks of the Zishui River.

The section of Zishui from Fucheng to the west, in a general direction to the south-west, and then to the north (like a left-sloping V); After that, the upstream extends to the south. The river is very curved on this side of Baoqing Mansion.

When the battalions of the army were camped among the hills, a cavalry squad of officers and soldiers found the banner of He Fuzhong's army. A military general presented the military order of General Pinghan.

He Fu unfolded it first, and then circulated it to the deputy generals, civil officials and eunuchs around him. Chen Dazhui's identity as a pro-soldier, of course, is not qualified to see it.

After a while, in the dark room where the lights and candles flickered, a group of people began to talk.

He Fu stood up from the bench, raised his hand to calm the noise, and said, "The British Duke ordered us to continue to march to the southwest to intercept the rebel Qu Neng. Fighter planes are close at hand! You will certainly work together to obey the orders of the British Public. Strive for the former, the general will ask for credit, and those who have great merit are not without opportunities! ”

The crowd chimed in.

Chen Dazhui stood at the door, silent. He observed He Fu from time to time, and saw his righteous and strict appearance, and he was very confused in his heart.

He Fu and the others whispered a little quieter, and then spoke: "You have also heard that the British Duke is a little dissatisfied with Ben because of the old things in the past. But we are all entrusted by the Holy Lord, we must not abolish the public for personal reasons, we must obey the coordination of the Chinese army and the British public, kill the enemy and serve the country! ”

The generals clasped their fists and said: "The last general will wait for the order!" The civil officials and eunuchs also responded one after another.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the general of the scout battalion said: "Marshal, there are not many scouts we sent to the south, and we have encountered the cavalry of the rebel general Ping'an to set up an ambush and besiege on all sides, and the scout cavalry has suffered heavy losses, and the strength of the rebels has not been able to be found so far." Did the marshal report these military information to the British public? ”

He Fu frowned and said: "Ben will lead the troops, do you still need to teach you such things?" ”

The scout general clenched his fists in embarrassment and said, "The last general doesn't dare." ”

He Fudao: "The Qu Neng rebels in the north are tired and can't fight, they just want to flee south!" At this time, the rebels will not dare to fight a decisive battle with our army.

The Han Wangjun sent a force to meet Qu Neng in the west, and most of the main forces were due north of Yongzhou, which was far away. When the general was in Hengzhou, he arranged secret posts in advance to find out these military information. The big war is imminent, and those who dare to fear the war and delay the fighters will be severely punished! ”

He then pointed with his hand: "The Qu Neng rebels are moving south by relying on the mountains at the eastern foot of Damei Mountain. You should send more scouts to find out the movements of the rebels at all times, and you must not let this group of people go! ”

The forward military general bowed: "Order!" ”

The next day, the army continued its march to the southwest. The farther west you go, the less crowded you become, and you can already see some natives dressed in fancy costumes along the way.

On the morning of the seventh day of October, Chen Dazhui finally saw the surface of the Zishui River in his sight again, which is where the Zishui River bulges to the north. The army did not cross the water, so they first followed the river to the north, and then turned to the southwest after a detour.

This place has been located in the southwest of Baoqing Mansion more than 100 places.

He Fuzhong's army is becoming more and more frequent, and the distance between Qu Neng's army in the northwest of Gaine is only a few dozen miles! And the Han rebel horses on the south bank of Zishui are also getting closer and closer, and the scouts report that a large number of scout horses of the rebels in the south have been wandering on the south bank of Zishui!

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On the seventh day of October in the first year of Hongxi (the sixth year of Yongle), within a radius of 200 miles from Baoqing City, the armies of the Ming Dynasty gathered from all over the country, and there were at least more than 700,000 people on both sides!

Dozens of miles west of Baoqing Mansion City, there are about 10,000 horse teams in the vanguard of Liu Shengjun; Less than a hundred miles to the north, Zhang Fu's Chinese army escorted more than 40,000 people.

Liu Shengjun rode more than 90,000 feet and was located about 50 miles north of Baoqing City. Liu Shengjun was only a little more than 100 miles away from He Fubu in the southwest, and it took about three or four days to travel; Nearby, 20,000 cavalry drawn from various armies were marching.

Xue Lu's army of nearly 100,000 people, Tan Zhong's army of more than 40,000, and Chen Mao's army of more than 40,000 are located dozens of miles northeast of Baoqing Mansion; The Three-Way Army was located to the east of Liusheng's army. The four-way march unfolds east-west, roughly in an oblique line from northwest to southeast, and advances parallel to the southwest...... In four or five days at most, these troops will be able to reach the location of He Fujun.

At noon on the eighth day of October, Zhang Fuzhong's army was still marching along the rolling hills and wilderness between the mountains and forests. At this time, the soldiers reported that two people claiming to be He Fu's subordinates wanted to see him, but the person who came did not have the seal letter of He Fu, the deputy general of the left.

Zhang Fu said: "Collect your weapons and bring them forward." ”

Earlier, Zhang Fu did not believe in any blessings. Although Zhang Fu could not relieve He Fu of his military power, as the commander of the Huguang battlefield, he could make some moves when deploying men and horses. Zhang Fu arranged a subordinate general he had wooed by He Fu's side as an existence to monitor He Fu's actions; Of course, He Fu is not only surrounded by Zhang Fu's people, they are all normal situations.

Sure enough, the two sergeants brought a letter from General He Fu.

Zhang Fu took it apart and saw that it was written: The general of the forward scout battalion of He Fujun talked about how the scouts in the south of Zishui were mostly surrounded and suppressed by the cavalry of the Ping An Army, and they failed to find out the enemy's situation. He Fu used the secret post in the direction of Yongzhou to inquire and get the news.

Dark whistle? Zhang Fu suddenly felt that this matter was not very reliable!

When the situation was so urgent, Zhang Fu got such news; He thought about it, and felt his eyelids jump.

At this time, Zhang Fu still had a glimmer of hope, but soon the Jinyi Wei military general who rushed from Changsha Mansion reported new news, which made him completely anxious!

The secret agents of Jinyiwei in the capital city of Yongzhou gradually figured out the movements of the Han Wangjun, and only reported to the Fusi station of Beizhen in Changsha Mansion yesterday; The Jinyi Guard sent people to send the news to the front day and night.

According to Jinyiwei's news, the movements of the Han Wangjun are completely different from the situation reported by He Fuyu!

Jin Yiwei's official document said that just north of Yongzhou Fucheng, on the east road of Han Wangjun, there was smoke covering the sky and drums on several roads between the mountains and forests, and the drums shook the sky, and the people and horses were extremely crowded. And located in the northwest of Yongzhou Mansion City, north of Dayang River (Zishui River), Han Wangjun West Road, there are also a lot of people, at least no less than 100,000!

Zhang Fu's eyes were fixed on the description of "smoke covering the sky and drums shaking the sky", and he had to make a judgment: He Fuyu's so-called "main force in the east" may be a feint!

Most of the enemy's deliberately exposed marching movements are feints to confuse the opponent...... This is almost an iron law of experience on the battlefield.

"Come on, write a military order!" Zhang Fugang finished shouting, and said, "The pen and ink are waiting, and Ben Shuai writes it himself." Mobilize three squads of horsemen to prepare! ”

Zhang Fu lema rushed to the side of the road, and one of the guards immediately lay on the ground, and the other sergeant spread the paper on the guard's back. Zhang Fu took the brush and wrote hard: He Fu, the deputy general of the left of the military order, is forbidden to continue to move closer to the rebel brigade in any direction! Abandon the strategy of encircling the Qu Neng rebels. He Fu's army should wait for an opportunity to retreat eastward to avoid engaging the rebels within five days. ”

Zhang Fulian wrote three military orders, sealed them with seals, and sent them to He Fu's army in three ways!

He remembered the past in Xinhua County, when he rushed to the barracks, only to see the irreparable results. Zhang Fu made a temporary decision: "Ask the personal soldiers to escort the horse team to leave the Chinese army, and the commander will personally rush to He Fu's army." ”

The general advised: "There are rebel horse soldiers on the north bank of Zishui, and the commander does not need to be in danger!" ”

Zhang Fu didn't listen and said, "My mind has been decided!" ”

On a complex territory with a radius of 200 miles, the north bank of Zishui was mainly controlled by the official army. Zhang Fu didn't believe that he could be so coincidental and that he could be bumped into by the rebel cavalry brigade! And the small group of horsemen could not help him.