When the Deshengmen army was properly assembled, Zhu Gaoxu ordered the generals to pull out. They crossed Beiping from the avenue, joined forces with the main force of King Yan, and went out of the south gate. Tens of thousands of troops left the city one after another, marching in the front, middle and rear armies.

However, the army only traveled more than 20 miles a day, and then camped on the spot.

Zhu Gaoxu rested for a while in the big tent in the left guard camp, and he was still a little confused...... However, on the first day in the army, I did a good job, at least I worked hard, and there was no unpleasantness with the generals.

He sat inside alone, and only then did he recall again and again how King Gaoyang had fought. After thinking about it again and again, I still feel that I don't know the bottom of my heart.

It turned out that King Gaoyang had been on the battlefield and everything he had done was in his mind...... But I don't know what's going on, there are no thoughts or feelings in my memories, it's like a scene, that's it. So Zhu Gaoxu couldn't figure out how to think about it when fighting.

Rao is Zhu Gaoxu was very serious, and he did his homework before leaving, but it was only on paper. Fortunately, he only acted as a general of King Yan, and he didn't need to coordinate the overall situation on paper.

At this moment, a soldier came to the front of the tent to report: "King Yan ordered, King Gaoyang went to the Chinese army to discuss matters." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu got up from the futon and walked out of the account. He beckoned Wang Bin and others to accompany him, and rode to the camp of the Chinese army.

When he got to the place, he put the long and short waist knife out of the account, and walked in. There were several generals such as Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng inside, and there were not many people, so Zhu Gaoxu walked up and said, "My son and son visit my father." ”

King Yan raised his left hand and pointed to the side, and continued to sit on the top seat and write something. Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu stood with several generals.

After a while, King Yan put down the brush and said, "I just got the report, and the official army strikers have been assigned to Xiongxian and Juzhou; Geng Bing's army was still south of the Hutuo River, and a group of men and horses went to the river. The new political secretary of Beiping is in Zhending, and with Geng Bingwen's temperament of fighting for stability and change, he must go to Zhending. ”

Now that Yan Wang talks about the situation, Zhu Gaoxu at least understands where those places are...... Xiongxian and Juzhou are in the front, and Hejian is in the southwest; Further south is the Hutuo River, which is really set at the back, on the south bank of the Hutuo River.

Zhang Yu immediately said: "The last general, please attack Xiongxian first, and the officials and troops of Juzhou may come to help, and then return to the division to attack it!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened silently, not planning to speak much at all.

At this time, King Yan said: "Zhang Yu is reasonable, I see that Geng Bingwen is going to occupy the city as soon as he comes up, I am afraid that if he gains a firm foothold and takes defense as an attack, then it will be troublesome...... Back then, he followed the emperor to fight the world, but it only took a few thousand people to defend the siege of more than 100,000 people! Our Yan army has to take advantage of its unstable foothold and decisively take the initiative to attack! ”

He glared and said, and then said slowly, "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can take advantage of it and suddenly attack!" Gao Xu, Zhu Neng! ”

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Erchen is here!" Zhu Neng also stepped forward and replied with a fist.

King Yan said: "You and others will lead the foot, ride, and set off tomorrow after dark to raid the Xiongxian official army." ”

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng replied: "Order!" ”

King Yan also sent Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu to lead the army to set up an ambush on the road between Juzhou and Xiongxian to ambush the reinforcements of Juzhou, and reminded: "The Yueyang Bridge is the only way to go, and you can set up an ambush here." ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened and felt that King Yan was very familiar with the terrain of the battlefield, and he was also very thoughtful about the routines, which was indeed very powerful.

King Yan made the arrangements, and waved them back to rest. Zhu Gaoxu bid farewell to King Yan, returned to his camp, called two thousand households, and asked them to arrange a rotation guard at night.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, then found Wang Bin and said, "You arrange for a few clever soldiers to disguise themselves as ordinary people and go to Xiongxian overnight to see the situation." ”

Wang Bin hugged his fists and said: "The last general will choose someone." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Send three people, and determine the number when you come back." ”

On the afternoon of 15 August, Zhu Gaoxu received a report from Wang Bin and went to Zhu Neng for consultation. Zhu Gaoxu told Zhu Nengdao: "Xiongxian County is small, and a large number of southern troops are stationed outside the city, with at least seven or eight thousand people. The barracks were built with wooden stakes, fences, and trenches. ”

Zhu Neng's approving gaze made Zhu Gaoxu's confidence in the battlefield a little more. Zhu Neng's mouth was big and his lips were thick, so he opened his big mouth and said, "I also sent someone to see it." In the evening, when we arrived at the place, we first set up a military camp outside the city, and if we succeeded, there would be few soldiers in the city, and we could get it without a fight. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said modestly: "Just listen to General Zhu." ”

Zhu Neng said again: "That time King Gaoyang went out of Saibei together, and the cavalry was used very well. Tonight, King Gaoyang still used cavalry to raid, and my men dismounted and went to tear down the fence. ”

"That's it." Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Wait until the sun goes down, the moon is full tonight, and the sight is still good. Zhu Gaoxu joined forces with Zhu Neng, ordered the soldiers to wrap the horse's hooves in rags, reduce movement, and went out of the camp quietly.

In the middle of the night, I heard the beating of gongs and drums in the distance, and the noise could be heard; Looking into the past, I saw that the flames were soaring into the sky, and a piece of sky was also illuminated. Today's Mid-Autumn Festival night, the officers and men of the Southern Army seem to be celebrating the festival, and they haven't slept yet......

Zhu Gaoxu and the others followed the firelight and approached slowly, and even the campfire in the camp could be seen, but it had not been discovered yet. It is completely unknown where the Sentinels of the Southern Army are.

At this moment, suddenly there was a shout from inside, and then the drum also "...... knock".

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu shouted: "Rush! ”

A group of cavalry on the left flank shouted and rushed to the fence, but the horse army in front had just rushed to the front of the ditch, and there was a burst of "bang ......" inside, and the fire on the fence flickered in patches, and the cavalry on Zhu Gaoxu's side screamed miserably, and many people fell off their horses.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu's heart tightened, and his round eyes finally calmed down. He observed for a while, and the effective range of the Southern Army's firearms seemed to be less than ten meters, and the fallen were all knights who rushed to the edge of the ditch.

Seeing that the horsemen on his side were going forward one after another, Zhu Gaoxu shouted: "Order, the front army temporarily retreats!" Shoot with a light horse ten paces away! ”

The soldiers around him slapped their horses and rushed to the front to shout military orders.

The generals heard the order, temporarily retreated, and each general led the cavalry to rush in front of the village, swept over the fence, and then "crackled" and released arrows. The defenders on the side of the fence of the southern army returned fire with firearms, but they could not kill the armored cavalry a little farther away, and the firecrackers rang out, and the firelight was also very large, and the cavalry under Zhu Gaoxu was worried that their vision was not good.

The artillery in the "boom ......" battalion also sounded. The sound was as loud as thunder, and the fire was even brighter. Zhu Gaoxu was stunned because he didn't understand what shells were being fired, and he really couldn't see it clearly at night.

The cannon rang out for a while, and Zhu Gaoxu's intuition was not very effective, and even the war horse couldn't be frightened. Everyone is a Ming army, and it's not that they haven't seen firearms......

At this moment, a horse came over and shouted: "Lord Wang, General Zhu's men and horses are in the east, risking death to open the fence!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately kicked the horse and turned around, shouting: "Order, everyone who hasn't gotten on it yet, rush with me!" ”