The sky on the territory of the Sichuan political envoy seems to always have clouds; The sky is gray, and it is extremely difficult to see the clean and thorough scene of Yunnan where the sky is the sky and the clouds are clouds. But at this moment, the sun in the middle of the sky is still trying to shine through the clouds.

Zhu Gaoxu and his entourage had already ridden back to the Taipingchang. The atmosphere immediately became lively, and everywhere there were sergeants, and groups of cavalry came and went in and out of the field. At this time, Zhu Gaoxu rarely spoke, and when he met a military general on the road, he mostly nodded or made a gesture in response.

He looked thoughtful, observing the soldiers under his command, and thinking a lot at the same time. So much so that I don't know where I went, but it must be near the Taiping Field anyway.

As soon as he turned a corner, Zhu Gaoxu heard a string sound of "crackling". He followed the sound, and first saw a large banyan tree, and under the shade of the banyan tree, there was a row of wooden targets.

Arrows were stuck everywhere on the trunks and on the ground, but there were only a few arrows on the target. The archers had very skillfully avoided the target of the arrow.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu rode up to the soldiers, pointed at the banyan tree with his whip and asked, "The trunk is the target?" ”

A group of sergeants hung their heads silently, and a young military general next to them hurriedly clasped their fists and said: "Lord Wang, these sergeants didn't know how to shoot arrows before, they were so stupid, they couldn't teach it!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "Which one are you?" Why don't many people seem to know how to shoot arrows? ”

The military general said: "Back to the prince, the last will be the hundred households of the Yunnan guard, and the name is Yin Desheng." ”

He then said, "The guard used to be in the Yunnan guards, and he was also considered an elite man. But last year, a military general named Huang Zhong came to the court, a native of Guangxi, who came to Yunnan from Beijing and transferred troops to escort Chen Tianping, the clan of Annan; And the men and horses under the command of the last general were ordered to follow.

Later, Huang Zhong followed Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng, and the last general also went to Zhang Fu to fight Duobang City. The city of Nadobang, the last general will have nightmares when he thinks about it, it is simply a graveyard! The brothers under the command of the last general were driven to the ladder, with Annan soldiers on top and his own people below, and the corpses under the walls on both sides were piled up like mountains!

The last will come out of the city of Duobang, and more than half of the brothers will be killed and wounded. The last general's subordinates were all from Yunnan, and the family members of the guard were all in Yunnan Mansion, so they couldn't replenish the source of troops, so they were ordered by Huang Zhong to follow the men and horses of the Sichuan guard to return to Yunnan. ”

Yin Desheng said the process in one breath, and said: "Our thousands of households and hundreds of households are all a radish and a pit. After the last general returned to Yunnan, he had to gather more than 100 people to form a team of 100 households again.

According to military law, when the regular army of a military household dies, his brother, cousin or brother of the same clan fills in the quota. There will be nothing to do in peace, because there will not be a situation where half of the team dies; A few soldiers of the regular army who are not very skilled have been added, and it is almost the same after training. But this time it's different, more than half of the croppers have been added at once, and it's only been a few months, and it's stupid......"

A sergeant next to him said: "The small one is not a crop man......

Yin Desheng said angrily: "Do you have the right to speak? Don't blame the prince, these people don't even understand the rules...... What's your name? ”

The sergeant said: "Liu Dagen." ”

Zhu Gaoxu understood the situation, so he didn't bother with Yin Desheng. Zhu Gaoxu is clear, it seems simple to draw a bow and shoot arrows, but in fact, it is not something that can be practiced in a few months at all.

There was also an old man and military general with gray hair and beard next to him, who bent over and said, "Please don't blame Yin Baihu, the time is too short." It's only been a few months since we returned to Yunnan. ”

Why hasn't such an old man come home to farm? Zhu Gaoxu didn't bother to ask about these specific military affairs, and ignored them. He said bluntly: "You people don't use bows and arrows, there is not enough military supplies, you are wasting arrows." Each person is issued a spear, or a sword, or a shield. ”

Yin Desheng clasped his fists and bowed: "The last general will obey the order." ”

…… In the evening of the same day, Xue Lu's army was only more than thirty miles away from the Taiping Field, and the scouts reported that they were building camp fortifications.

Zhu Gaoxu began to summon the generals above the commander of the guard overnight to deploy specific tactics in the tiled houses. The generals unanimously agreed that the movements of the officers and troops showed that Xue Lu was not pretentious, but must be determined to do it!

After the discussion was over, they went back to the camp and went to sleep. Zhu Gaoxu drank Miaojin's pearl powder and also slept.

This night, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't sleep until he woke up naturally, so he explained Miaojin and several close guards in a row, and asked them to wake him up in the fifth watch.

On the morning of the 14th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar, Zhu Gaoxu got up before dawn, dressed in neat armor, and equipped with weapons.

The army remained unmoved in the moral. Zhu Gaoxu led a group of cavalry to two miles southwest of Taipingchang, and he ordered the soldiers of the scout battalion, no matter how small the military situation, to report directly to him!

Wherever Xue Lu's forward and main brigade went, they had been under the surveillance of the scouts sent by Zhu Gaoxu. Clashes between cavalry scouts on both sides have become more frequent; Soon Zhu Gaoxu ordered that there was no need to report to him in the skirmish, and the scouts only informed their respective superiors.

In the winter months, the sky is overcast. It stands to reason that people should feel cold when standing in the field, but Zhu Gaoxu's palms and forehead are sweaty.

He sat on horseback, expressionless and silent.

A subordinate general beside him couldn't hold his breath anymore, and whispered beside him: "What the prince said the night before, let's arrange the main force to Sajin Dam." The distance between the officers and the army is less than a day's journey, will they go and occupy the slope first? When are we going to go? ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and glanced at the general, a little embarrassed. Recently, too many generals have been promoted, and some generals are indeed not enough to hold military positions at that level.

"General." Zhu Gaoxu emphasized this title in an accentuated tone, "Calm down." When the king gives the command, it is the time to go out. ”

The general immediately bowed and said, "The prince forgives the sin." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

The clouds in the sky seemed to be very low, Zhu Gaoxu was used to the sky in Yunnan, and he was a little unaccustomed to it for a while, I don't know if it was because the sky was not perfect, so he was becoming more and more depressed. It was as if something was weighing more and more heavily on my heart, and the hoop was getting tighter and tighter......

But his expression was quite calm, and he did it for the people around him. The cheap dad who has been an ancient one has taught him excellent acting skills.

"The front of the official army has a large force of cavalry, and the distance is twenty miles! Drove out our scouts. ”

"The distance between the officers and the army is about fifteen miles......"

Zhu Gaoxu still didn't say anything, and at this time, even his most trusted Wei Da and Liu Ying also cast complicated glances. At this time, the main force of the Han Dynasty army was still in the Taiping Field, and all the troops gathered into an army, but they did not move.

After a few more scouts, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the generals in front of him, and then turned his head to look at a guard commander next to him. The commander nodded slightly, confirming the scout's face.

The scout general rushed to him, dismounted and hugged his fists and said: "Lord Wang, most of the forward cavalry of the official army has stopped more than ten miles away, and many rangers have dispersed. ”

Zhu Gaoxu was still expressionless, nodded and said, "I know." ”

But at this time, his heart was slightly relieved. After a short time, another ranger came to report one after another, and each team confirmed the position of the official and army strikers.

In the afternoon, the main force of Xue Lu's army joined up with the forward and began to cut trees and dig ditches more than ten miles away to build fortifications.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu exhaled a long breath, turned the horse's head without saying a word, and went back to the green tile house where he lived.

The distance is too close, and the reports about the distance and distance, and the scouts of each team vary slightly, but they are roughly correct. Only the number of people is different every time they visit the horse, some say 180,000, and some say **10,000...... Because Qu Neng had been the commander of the Sichuan capital, and each province had a system for the establishment of guards, so Zhu Gaoxu judged that in addition to the necessary defenders of Chengdu City, Xue Lu roughly had a total of about 100,000 to 110,000 guards and vassal kings.

Objectively, the difference in the combat effectiveness of the military units of the two sides will not be too big, because each other is the official army of the Ming Dynasty, and the personnel and training rules are almost the same.

This is also the reason why Xue Lu has a temper and anger. Zhu Gaoxu has long said a sentence: anger without strength is meaningless.

Zhu Gaoxu returned to the tiled house, gathered the generals, and arranged the layout of the battlefield again, and this afternoon he mainly talked about the position of the various units on the battlefield, and if they were not arranged first, it might cause some confusion.

Then Zhu Gaoxu ordered the military generals of the Metropolitan Governor and several of his closest trusted guards to take turns on duty from this evening to tomorrow morning to continue to pay attention to the movements of the officers and troops at all times. After all, the Han Wangjun has been stationed in this place for a few days, and there is an opportunity to do some preparations, and there are not only scouts around, but also secret sentinels, and the eyes and ears of the people who have been bought with money.

At the same time, the whole army did not disarm at night, and all units took turns to be on duty. Tomorrow morning, the fourth watch will be assembled, and the generals of each department will wait for the military order of the Chinese army!

Tonight was truly an amazing night. What is the side of the couch and allow others to sleep soundly? But on the side of Zhu Gaoxu's couch tonight, only more than ten miles away, there are 100,000 troops, and 100,000 enemies who are eager to kill him and use his head to pay homage to him!

Shuttle|Ha ...... He silently recited the word, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.

Zhu Gaoxu's previous psychology was a bit perverted. Because every time I stud ha, that feeling is not only eager to win, but also fearful, in fact, it is still very exciting. If you don't consciously restrain yourself from feeling like this, you will become addicted.

However, this time's "shuttle" is different, and Zhu Gaoxu has no wonderful excitement. After all, it's going to die! It was he who died because he cared so much about the people he loved them, and this was the last thing he wanted to see.

Zhu Gaoxu had a lot of dreams one night, and when he was still in the dream, he obviously felt very clear, but when he woke up occasionally, he couldn't remember what the dream was.

In fact, he didn't need to be woken up at all, and he woke up before the hour came.

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