Liu Ying, the vanguard of the Ming army, went out of the Tusi Mansion in the west of the town first, with both the guard army and the guard army under his command, a total of 2,000 people, and they marched along the north bank of the Taiping River. Zhu Gaoxu also led his troops to set off.

When the morning sun was rising, the soldiers were walking to a river beach; The tributaries of the Taiping River converge here, forming a wide body of water. People all look up at the wonderful scenery along the riverside.

In this wild place, the only beauty is probably only this natural scenery. Even though it is autumn now, the land is still a scene of green mountains and rivers.

There are white clouds floating in the clear blue sky, the golden light of the sun is reflected on the edge of the white clouds, the clear water surface is sparkling, and the rivers and mountains splash white waves. Patches of reeds by the water, white flowers waving in the wind. There is a wonderful and magnificent beauty between heaven and earth.

But no one wants to leave the road and get close to the refreshing river and green mountains. There may be leeches in the water, and sometimes crocodiles can be seen. There are various snakes and insects in the forest, and there are also many mosquitoes at night.

No matter how beautiful things are, sometimes you can only look at them.

The further the army went, the higher the mountains on both sides of the Taiping became. By the third day, the Taiping River and the roads along the river had almost become valleys, the roads were narrow, and the water was obviously turbulent.

As if isolated from the rest of the world, the soldiers marched slowly through the lush mountains. Except for the army on the road, there was no human presence in the area.

…… In the dense mountain forest, a group of Ming soldiers are cautiously moving forward. The man in front of him held a firewood knife in his hand, and while cutting the branches and leaves that stood in the way, he walked lightly. A sergeant in the back pulled out the fire fold, blew it lightly a few times, and when he saw that the fire fold was smoking and glowing, he hurriedly closed the lid again.

The rainy season has ended, and there has been little rain lately, but there was still a light rain last night. The sergeants gently brushed away the branches, and occasionally a drop of water fell from the treetops, dripping on the hats with a "whooshing" sound.

"Gah!" A bird chirped, and a fluttering sound could be heard from the depths of the treetops. Everyone looked up nervously, and soon someone scolded in a deep voice: "This livestock! ”

Everyone stumbled upon a high slope with a good line of sight and climbed up to look south. When people's eyes look beyond a sparse treetop, they can see the surface of the Taiping River, and even hear the faint sound of water flowing. Seeing the Taiping River, the sergeants were a lot more relieved, at least they could conclude that they were not lost.

Suddenly, there was a strange sound on the ground. The group suddenly saw a sergeant next to them insert something into his hat, and suddenly several people did not come to their senses, because the sergeant who was hit by the arrow did not even say a word. However, the firewood knife in the sergeant's hand had fallen to the stone with a "clang", and a stream of blood flowed down his forehead.

"There are enemy soldiers!" The little flag commander shouted. Everyone bent down and slid down the hill with rolling belts.

The little flag chief hurriedly took the arrow from the quiver, hid behind a tree, looked at it, saw a branch moving, and shot an arrow with a "snap". Immediately, there was a whoa-wow-wow.

Then there was a crackling sound in the woods, and arrows whizzed through the leaves. Figures swayed in the woods, and the branches of the trees were shaking everywhere. Seeing this, the sergeants turned around with the little flag commander and ran east, because the forest in front of them was full of people, and there were more than ten or eight enemy soldiers!

The little flag commander hurriedly lifted the hat and put on the wide-brimmed iron helmet hanging around his neck. At this time, the forest shouted "wow-wah", and everyone could not understand what the natives were shouting.

A few sergeants ran desperately for a while, and the little flag commander asked, "Fire fold?" ”

One of the sergeants replied: "There is fire!" ”

The little flag commander immediately took out a thick bamboo tube from his baggage, unscrewed the lid, and told the sergeant to bring the fire breaker. The lead wrapped in gunpowder was ignited, and it burned extremely fast.

"Bang!" A flash of fire rose in the woods with gunsmoke, and a firework rushed into the sky. After a while, fireworks exploded in the sky, and the sound was very melodious in the quiet mountain forest.

A moment later, on the mountain on the north bank of the Taiping River, a huge cannon suddenly sounded. A flowering bomb exploded in the clear air, and there was a cloud of black smoke, as if a drop of ink had been thrown into clear water.

Seeing this, the Ming army forward soldiers on the main road all stopped advancing. The bullet was the message sent by the generals sent to the mountain; The scouts in the mountains and forests to the north are invincible and are about to retreat!

The Ming army sent a lot of soldiers up the mountain, and if they wanted to run away at this time, they must have encountered a large force of native soldiers.

…… On the main road on the bank of the Taiping River, the road is relatively narrow, and the soldiers in front prepare their weapons and wait on the road; The front army had to wait for the people behind to leave first, and then everyone retreated one after another according to the order.

After a delay, there was already a surge of native soldiers on the road to the west, and even the colorful colors of the cylindrical hats worn by some natives could be clearly seen. The Ming army shot arrows, and the natives followed one after another, but did not rush up.

After a while, there was a noise in the mountain forest, many javelins and stones were thrown down from a steep slope, and the soldiers of the Ming army were pierced by javelins, killing and wounding several people; Everyone took bows and arrows and fired back at them.

"Rumbling ......" suddenly rolled down a big stone from the hillside, and the soldiers of the Ming army all looked sideways. Fortunately, the stone rolled into the middle of a few trees very close, and suddenly got stuck there, and staggered and didn't roll down, only some gravel and clods fell.

The soldiers of the Ming army, who were originally at the front, were now lagging behind, and they turned around and ran eastward; The natives and horses on the main road followed.

Suddenly, a group of native soldiers rushed out of the hillside, and the Tusi soldiers on the road rushed up desperately to kill and attack the Ming soldiers on the road.

The infantry of the Ming army formed a dense array of guns and shields to resist the enemy, and fought and retreated. The swarthy earthmen screamed and pounced, but the chaotic crowd was stabbed with spears.

The natives on the hillside kept throwing guns and stones while rushing, so that the Ming army's infantry soldiers continued to suffer casualties. The enemy swooped forward with swords and guns, and they were first met head-on by a burst of firearms, and in a short time they were close to each other.

The sound of killing on the banks of the valley and river shook the sky, and everyone was shouting to each other, but everyone could not understand what was being shouted.

The elephant soldiers of the frontal enemy also rushed over one after another, and they seemed to want to crush the Ming army's formation from the front.

The Ming army has always been in defeat, but at this time, after the men and horses on the east side retreated, the forward ran faster, too fast; The elephants of the Turkish army walked slowly, and a large group of people followed the road and pursued until noon, failing to break the Ming army from the front for a long time.

…… The chaotic Ming soldiers ran eastward, gradually revealing a huge cannon. The Hongwu cannon had been unloaded and placed in the middle of the road, with the black hole muzzle facing the road. The surging toast soldiers were staring at the muzzle.

"Boom!" An earth-shattering loud bang suddenly sounded! Dazzling flames erupted from the muzzle of the cannon, and thick smoke billowed out, which was terrifying. The mountains and forests seemed to be shaking, and the water surface of the Taiping River seemed to be trembling in the sound of cannons.

Countless iron pellets and stones flew out of the flames, and the local soldiers in front of them fell one by one, and many fell to the ground in fright. The screams and shouts were in the depths of the gunsmoke, like a ghost crying and howling.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "In the white reeds on the riverside, a moment later there was a sudden flash of fire, and the sound of cannon was deafening.

In the reeds below the road, artillery such as Wankou Gun and Timadan fired in unison, and the battle was almost like a volcanic eruption, and it seemed that the whole river was firing artillery.

The road here is located above the riverside, and the shells from the reeds are not accurate, and the lethality of the upward shot is really limited, and the range of the Trumadan may not even be that far.

In addition to the frightening battle, after this round of shelling, the Turkish army did not suffer many casualties. However, the sound was too loud, the fire was very terrifying, and the countless war elephants on the road were a little unbearable.

Many of the war elephants were so frightened that they turned around and ran, rushing through the crowd and never listening to the tamers again. The war elephant's tusks and noses were tied with sharp weapons, and they launched a madness, and the crowd was simply miserable, and countless natives were knocked into the air and trampled.

Countless people were frightened, some climbed up the hillside with their hands and feet, some were squeezed off the road, and among the reeds, the natives and the Ming soldiers who had finished firing the cannon were running, and it was a mess.

"Woo...... elephants let out a long cry of sorrow after being stabbed by their owner. Between the mountains and rivers, all living beings are as crazy as if they have lost their minds.

The shouts of killing in the east suddenly started, and the Ming army, which was still retreating, suddenly counterattacked. The sound of drums, gongs, trumpets and shouts of people echoed through the mountains, and the whole mountain suddenly boiled.

…… Zhu Gaoxu was riding on his brown horse, listening to the sound in the distance. At this time, a horse came running head-on, and before the knight got off the horse, he shouted: "Forward Liu commands the envoy!" Our troops have lured the enemy soldiers to an ambush, and the artillery has been fired, startling the elephant soldiers, and the enemy has been defeated! ”

The generals were in an uproar, and the generals hugged their fists one after another and said: "The prince is ......" and "Congratulations to the prince for winning the first battle......

Zhu Gaoxu smiled, raised his hand and said, "The battle is not over yet, you are at ease." However, in the eyes of this king, Sijia Toast only relies on the high mountains and the long road, and if he really wants to fight with us, it is indeed a little worse! ”

I heard that many of the Tusi's army were slaves and plundering villagers, and it was difficult to fight when their soldiers were left unguarded; Zhu Gaoxu thought that Tusi could not play jungle guerrilla warfare. No matter how this battle is fought, it is nothing more than that the battlefield is different from the Central Plains.

What's more, the military discipline of the native army is poor, and once it is defeated, it is estimated that it will take longer to regroup and form combat effectiveness than the Ming army...... Unless the defeat of Sijia just now is also a strategy to lure the enemy, otherwise in the recent period, the enemy army will no longer want to effectively resist the Ming army!

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu shouted: "Go and order Chen Ying to continue to pursue the enemy soldiers!" ”

"Order!"

He waved his hand and said, "Beat the drums, and we'll go up too." ”