Yingzhou is the later generation of Shanxi Yingxian County, just south of Datong, there are mountains and rivers here, and there is a wooden tower built in the Song Dynasty, famous for later generations, well, there is a nunnery under the wooden tower...... All in all, it's a really good place. 【】

However, Xie Hong never understood why the decisive battle would start here, and even the result of Zhengde's performance in the capital also chose this place as the battlefield.

Yingzhou is not a military location, and it is not very rich, whether in the past life or in this life, the main force of Zhengde is mainly infantry, and for the little prince, there is no problem of not being able to catch up with Zhengde, why did he fight in such an inconspicuous place?

This is not a coincidence, but there is some kind of inevitable surname.

The rebellion of King Ning in history was two years after the Battle of Yingzhou, but King Ning took a long time to prepare for it, and even when Hongzhi just died, he had already spread rumors in the capital that the tanuki would change the prince.

Therefore, it is very likely that the conspiracy between Shanxi and Jiangxi was originally carried out simultaneously, but it was only because of the problem that Ning Wangzhi was talented and did not organize the army in time, and it was only two years late.

After all, this is the Ming Dynasty, there is no radio and telegraph, the exchange of news is very slow, there is no self in the history of the previous life, the scholars and doctors were not forced so hard, and there are not so many people to help, so King Ning is a beat slower.

The little prince wants to preserve his strength to enter the world, Wang Xun is a thief and does not dare to face Zhengde, when Zhengde puts on a posture of going to Datong, they can only find another strategy.

What does Yingzhou have?

It wasn't until he listened to Zhengde's explanation that Xie Hong understood that there was a river in Yingzhou. The river, a tributary of the Haihe River, flows south of the capital, flows through Xuanfu, flows through Xie Hong's hometown of Beizhuang County, flows through the Shunsheng River where the heroic soul resides, and finally, it also flows through Yingzhou.

Before the popularity of railways, the most convenient way to transport baggage was not by car, but by boat. This is one of the biggest factors in transporting baggage by boat, saving trouble and effort, and saving people, in addition, there is no need to worry about water sources when traveling along the river, there are many benefits, as long as possible, the generals will definitely choose such a marching route.

Zhengde marched all the way, but also along the river, in the territory of Xuanfu is the Yanghe River, after arriving at the Shunsheng River, it was changed to the Sanggan River, Xie Hong directly followed the river.

And the follow-up backup and supplies sent from the capital will also come through this river, as long as the army marches and fights within the scope of this river, there is no need to worry about being cut off by the Tartars, and then being surrounded and annihilated.

Generally speaking, there is no need to worry about these things in the inner battle, but the Zhengde Dynasty is a very special era, and after Xie Hong, it has become even more special, and this kind of thing is completely possible.

Datong is not a peaceful place, when the Han Gaozu Liu Bang was besieged by the Xiongnu, he became the first foreign race to catch the founding monarch, he was besieged at the place of Baishan Mountain in the east of Datong.

So, in this place, anything is possible.

"Your Majesty, the little prince's army turned its head again and came straight to Yingzhou, and now it is in Huanzhou, it seems that he is determined to fight." As soon as the Guards arrived in Yingzhou, the monkeys and other scouts sent an emergency military intelligence.

"Of course, is he a fool? Break through Yanmen Pass and go south? He really could have figured it out, idiot! Zhengde sneered, that's right, the defenders of Yanmen Pass are not many, and they are not much elite, after all, it is not the Han Dynasty now, and Yanmen Pass has no role as a border pass, so there is no need to be heavily guarded there.

However, there are still thousands of soldiers and horses there, and the danger of Yanmen Pass is also far away in Shunsheng County, and even above Xuanfu City.

Of course, there are many Tartars, and if they really attack with an iron heart, they can attack it, but even if the little prince does not care about casualties, what can the Tartars do next?

South? Isn't that a joke, if they really want to go, then they will be completely fighting behind enemy lines. That's right, they can raid the four fields and seize supplies, but how to solve the problem with weapons? How do you feed so many horses? You know, horses can eat more than people, especially in combat situations, hundreds of thousands of livestock, a day's consumption is quite a terrifying number.

It is definitely not enough to plunder in the wilderness, Shanxi is not Jiangnan, and if you want to attack the prefectures and counties, you must attack the city, one by one, the strength of the Tartars will soon be exhausted, Zhengde doesn't even need a decisive battle, as long as you keep following behind, you can watch the Tartar army collapse on its own.

Where is it as simple as you think to fight behind enemy lines? Even if it was a guerrilla war in later generations, it was fought on one's own territory, and it could only be practiced with a mass base, and it could not be an ordinary mass base, and in many cases, the local people were willing to sacrifice themselves to cover the guerrillas.

If the little prince really did this, of course, he could bring great damage to Shanxi, but the price was the destruction of his 100,000 army, and it was strange that he could give it up. This strategy had to deceive those soldiers who didn't understand military affairs, but it couldn't deceive Zhengde, who was proficient in strategy, so the little prince's toss was still a monkey show in vain.

"What about Wang Xun? Where is he now? ”

"According to Wang Zongbing, he pursued the Tartars to the south, and then he was defeated, and now he is surrounded by the Tartars in the city of Huanzhou, he said in the military newspaper that if His Majesty intends to fight a decisive battle, please move to Huanzhou, and the Datong soldiers are bound to fight to the death." The expression on Jiang Bin's face seemed to be smiling, and with the scar, it looked extremely hideous, and his hand was even tighter on the hilt.

No one would doubt that if Wang Xun appeared in the military tent, Jiang Bin would definitely cut the other party without saying a word, this person was really shameless, he didn't look like a military general at all, but similar to a scholar.

"Let him go, order the whole army to be stationed on the spot, take good care of the spirits, and fight a decisive battle in two days!" Zhengde didn't care, if the Datong army really came, he would have to put some effort into it, and it was best now.

Yingzhou City is not big, it can't accommodate so many soldiers and horses, Zhengde doesn't care, he didn't plan to let the army enter the city, the Tartar cavalry is coming, and it would be bad if one was accidentally surrounded in the city.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were encamped, but there was no noise, and the Guards were self-explanatory, and this army of the Son of Heaven was already known for its high morale and discipline. The rest of the cavalry are also elite, and with the good example of the Guards first, they are naturally not willing to be compared by a group of juniors.

Both sides had the idea of competition, and as a result, tens of thousands of troops camped in silence, which surprised the people of Yingzhou and the local officials who heard of the arrival of the holy car and rushed to see the Son of Heaven.

"Brother Shu Wen, the old man used to study, and he heard that the Western Han Dynasty Xiliu Battalion was strictly organized, so the army was neat and the combat power was extraordinary, but now I see that the emperor's guards are Yousheng sages! Tens of thousands of troops gathered, not only did they not disturb the people, but they did not even make a sound, which is really terrifying! ”

"What Lord Fang said is very true, it is rumored in the capital that the emperor's military training is just frolicking and foolish, and now it seems that this rumor is really untrue. Those adults in Beijing are indeed a little narrow-minded, my lord, you have to plan early, don't ......"

"Brother Shu Wen is at ease, the old man is not one of those wealthy families, and the family has no permanent property, so why is there any need to get involved? Besides, the decisive battle between the Holy Driver and the Tartars is imminent, and when the victory or defeat is clear, the general trend of the world will be decided, where do you need the old man to use any brains? If it weren't for the etiquette, he would have to come now, and the old man would have thought about coming back in a few days. ”

"My lord, it's better to plan for this kind of thing in advance."

Fang Zhizhou and his staff's propositions are reasonable, but the development of things is beyond the expectations of the two, don't look at the army in good order, the waves are not alarmed, but the commander is not a person who keeps to himself, after everyone arrived at the Chinese military tent, they were immediately told that the emperor went to the city to inspect.

"Big brother, what's delicious and fun here in Yingzhou?" Of course, the inspection is processed, of course Zhu Houzhao is out to play, the combination of work and rest is the king, before the war, how can you not relax?

"Well...... Xie Hong was embarrassed, brother is a craftsman, not a tour guide, how do you know what fun and delicious food is in this place? If you go further south, my brother will know that there is Wutai Mountain, and the mountain is full of temples...... Well, by the way, there are also temples in Yingzhou.

"Eat, Shanxi's noodles seem to be good, play, otherwise let's go see the wooden tower, there should be a monk temple below, there is going to be a war, let's go burn an incense, as the saying goes, burn incense when you see the temple, you will definitely not suffer." Raising his hand and pointing to the northwest, the irresponsible, not very professional tour guide began to talk nonsense.

In fact, it is the same without his finger, the tower is more than 20 zhang high, and the big bell tower in the capital is almost the same, and it can be seen clearly from a long distance outside the city.

"Big brother, didn't you say this is a temple? But how can this ......" It turns out that it is very necessary to work with a certificate, and when he arrived at the place, the amateur tour guide Xie Shouheng was dumbfounded.

"This one...... Well, it's all about worshipping Buddha, and the monks and nuns are a family, so it's not strange to live together, right? Ignoring the strange eyes around him, Xie Hong began to talk nonsense, no way, who would have thought that this was actually a nunnery?

"Shall we go in then?" Of course, Zhengde couldn't come out alone, even if he wanted to, the others were not at ease, except for a group of guards under the gentle command, Gu Fatzi and the third father-in-law also followed, so many people poured into the nunnery, it was obviously a little unauthentic.

"Forget it, monks and nuns are only a family, we are not monks, this is better not to be abrupt, the teachers and wives, let's go and see the tower." Xie Hong smashed his mouth and changed his itinerary temporarily.

There is a limit to Zhengde's irresponsibility, he only went out after settling the army, so the time was relatively late, and he walked around the city, and when he finally arrived at the wooden tower, it was already dark.

"Your Majesty, Master Hou, look!" Before he could enter the tower, Wen Wen suddenly pointed to the sky and shouted loudly.

"Shooting Star!" There was also an exclamation around him, Xie Hong looked up, and saw a big red meteor crossing the sky, and there were several small meteors next to him, sprinkling the brilliance of the sky, which was very gorgeous.

"Your Majesty, a great war is coming, and a sudden evil omen has appeared...... It's better to retire. Xie Hong felt very gorgeous, but his gentle face suddenly turned gray, in this era, meteors and comets are bad omens, otherwise how can they be called broom stars.

Wen Wen was originally opposed to Zhengde's exit, but at this time he saw a meteor again, and there were a lot of them, can he not be worried? Although the other guards did not speak, their frightened faces revealed their feelings, and the ancients still believed this.

What is the wind blowing down the flag before the war, or breaking the vase or porcelain cup by mistake, it is a trivial matter in normal times, but at such a critical moment, it is a great omen. In fact, not only the ancients, but also the football stars of later generations also had all kinds of exquisiteness before the game? And the meteor is the most powerful one in the evil omen, seeing so many meteors, can the guards not be afraid?

"Actually, it's not that serious, meteor showers are actually very auspicious things, I tell you, when you see a meteor, you have to close your eyes quickly and make a wish, it's very effective."

Zhengde didn't care, but Xie Hong couldn't let this kind of thing affect the morale of the army, so he began to popularize the meteor knowledge of later generations.

"Really?" Zhengde didn't care, but it was very interesting to make a wish or something, Zhengde's eyes lit up, and then he closed it again, and said in his mouth: "Quick, everyone make a wish, my wish is ......"

"Ahem, it doesn't work if you say it." Xie Hong hurriedly reminded.

"Oh, that's it, okay then, big brother, you come too." Zhengde closed his eyes and didn't forget to wave.

Seeing that the two brothers closed their eyes and made a wish, Wen Wen and the others were dumbfounded, what Hou Ye said was true or coaxing, he has lived so big, why did he hear this statement for the first time?

"Hurry up, the emperor has a will, why are you stupid?" The third father-in-law is more observant of words and feelings, he narrowed his eyes and began to chatter. Wen Wen and the others looked at each other, and they could only follow up.

If you don't make a wish, you will resist and disobey the will, who can afford it? Besides, this is a pagoda, even if the meteor is not spiritual, the Buddha will also manifest the spirit, the Hou Ye's saying is good, burn incense when you see the temple, and you will definitely not suffer.

"Big brother, where did you hear that? Let me tell you, my wish is very important. Opening his eyes, Zhengde began to find the root cause.

"Well...... this" Xie Hong has a headache, this saying is very popular in later generations, but who knows what kind of allusion it is? The second brother seems to be quite serious, what wish did he make? It seems that it is not like the moderate ones, praying for victory or something, so what could it be?

Thinking about it, he crooked the building, crooked, his heart suddenly moved, and he had an idea at the moment, and said with a smile: "There is a song, which is specifically about meteor showers......"

"Wow, there's a song, great, big brother, sing it quickly, sing it to me, I have to learn it too." Zhengde is happy, his wish is very important, the more credible this statement is, the better, with the song as proof, it is even better.

"Uh, singing, ahem, okay." Look left and right, except for the guards and the two eunuchs, there are no outsiders, Xie Hong is not ashamed, his singing voice is really not good, and this song is a little out of tune.

"The gentle starry sky should move you ......"

Embarrassment, the guards were dumbfounded, I had heard that Hou Ye's music and rhythm skills were unique, this was a solemn matter, and I thought it was a fairy song, but what is this? Even the country tune is more serious than this.

"Accompany you to see the meteor shower, fall on this earth, and let your tears fall on my shoulders......"

Zhengde listened to it with relish, of course, the pop songs of later generations did not have any charm, and Xie Hong's singing voice was even worse, but this song was very appropriate, remembering the wish he made, Zhengde listened more and more energetically, and finally sang together.

The guards were stupid, since the emperor had sung, of course the two eunuchs had to cheer, so everyone didn't notice that there were two eyes on the tower looking at the two singing people.

"Senior sister, the song they sing is so strange, what is the earth? Can you eat it? ”

"I don't know, but it sounds interesting, and it's much better than Master's recitation." After thinking about it, Senior Sister suddenly asked, "By the way, Senior Sister, what wish did you just make?" ”

"Can't say...... The little gentleman said it, and it didn't work if he said it. ”

"If you don't say it, I know, there must be white flour steamed buns to eat every day, right? Alas, it's not me talking about you, you just eat too many steamed buns, so that your chest is like a big steamed bun, and you are often scolded by the master for this. ”

"But...... The steamed buns are delicious. A pair of bright eyes were shining, as beautiful as stars in the sky, these starry eyes flickered, and soon settled on a person, and that person was Zhu Houzhao.

It's just that those eyes are not looking at Zhengde's face, but the uneaten egg cake in his hand...... Strange people have to have a strange fate, on this night of meteors, another person who is destined for virtue appeared~ Ps. The easy bridge before the war, tomorrow will start to fight in full swing, in addition, everyone should have guessed who it is, right? If you like the way she appears, please give some applause~

(To be continued)