That night, the officers and soldiers camped at the foot of the cliff. In ancient times, soldiers camped, in fact, there were many particulars, such as there must be a water source, there must be a grain road, usually in the mountains and rivers, where the transportation is convenient. However, the officers and soldiers were newly victorious, the thieves were newly defeated, and there were only more than 500 officers and soldiers, and the grain was carried by themselves, and there was no need for a grain channel, and the water source was supported by a nearby stream.

In the center of this camp is Yang Hong's tent, and Autumn Leaves is also assigned a small tent, which is next to the Chinese military tent, and the tents of the hundred household officials are lined up around the Chinese military tent, and then the soldiers' tents are on the periphery. These tents were outwardly oriented in case the enemy attacked the camp. Outside the tents, the soldiers nailed a simple fence wall, or cut down nearby trees, crossed two branches, tied them in the middle with ropes, and then arranged the forked branches around the camp.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a closer look, Yang Hongzha's battalion was quite decent. Although the discipline and morale of the officers and soldiers are very poor, the encampment kung fu that has been passed down for hundreds of years has not yet been pulled down, and it is difficult for even experienced generals to attack such a camp at night. With the marching and fighting ability of Zheng Yanfu and his group on the top of the mountain, there is no need to vainly attempt to attack the battalion of officers and soldiers.

Wang Er stared at the side with big eyes and looked carefully, and said as he watched: "It turns out that camping is like this...... Last night we also camped with the officers and soldiers to rest, but they did not set up such a neat camp. ”

"Well, it was only the marching camp last night!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Today this is the field camp." ”

Wang Er didn't understand it again, and asked in a low voice, "Eighth Brother Zhu...... Cough...... Brother Zhu, the officers and soldiers have already won a big victory today, as long as they attack the cottage in one go tomorrow and defeat Zheng Yanfu and them, why do they still have to set up such a neat camp? ”

"No matter how big an advantage you have, you can lose it overnight." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice: "The army is most afraid of night attacks, because the soldiers are very nervous when they are marching and fighting, and they often report a very nervous mood to sleep at night. The slightest disturbance can easily make the soldiers panic, and if they encounter a night attack, they are often unable to fight and run in all directions, and the 100,000-strong army may be completely defeated by the night attack of thousands of enemies. Therefore, it is necessary to set up a safe camp and send soldiers to keep vigil in turn, if the enemy army comes to attack at night, first rely on the strong camp to block the enemy for a short time, and the general who leads the army can take advantage of this short time to calm down the soldiers to meet the enemy. ”

Wang Er learned another lesson, and couldn't help but admire Zhu Ba even more.

That night, the two of them found a tree nest, piled up leaves, and hid their bodies in the pile of leaves, which could be regarded as warm. Zhu Yuanzhang soon fell asleep, but Wang Er was so excited that he couldn't sleep, for an ordinary person like him, seeing a real war with his own eyes is already a very rare experience, not to mention that there is a Zhu Yuanzhang who seems to be proficient in the battle formation to help him explain, so that he has learned a lot from watching the battle this time.

This night, Wang Er kept thinking about every detail of this battle, comparing them with what Zhu Yuanzhang said, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt: Zhu Bugling is really amazing!

Early the next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang's biological clock, which was as accurate as a clock, woke him up, he stretched his hands and feet, and saw Wang Er looking at the sky with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and muttered in his mouth: "It turns out that this is the way to do it here...... Well...... Got it......"

"Huh? What are you thinking about when you don't sleep all night? Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.

Wang Er touched his head embarrassedly: "I thought about fighting all night, as long as I close my eyes, my mind is full of soldiers wielding various weapons, oops...... Brother Zhu, you can actually sleep, watching a big battle, why aren't you excited at all? ”

"Nothing to be excited about." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "The total number of people is less than a thousand people, and if it is replaced by 100,000 levels, I can also sleep." ”

Wang Er: "......"

The two of them got up from the pile of leaves, patted off the leaves hanging on their bodies, and looked at the camp of the officers and soldiers, only to see that the officers and soldiers had already gotten up and began to prepare to attack the mountain. A group of officers and soldiers came out of the camp and lined up on the mountain road under the cliff, Yang Hong and several hundred household officials stood at the foot of the mountain, the military band was beside them, dozens of personal soldiers were around, and Yang Hong was pointing to the mountain.

On the other hand, on the top of the mountain, the rogues were hidden behind the rocks, only showing a few heads to investigate, and there were dozens of rogues on the top of the cliff holding hunting bows in their hands, their faces were no longer as complacent as yesterday, looking at the officers and soldiers under the cliff, their eyes showed terror. Obviously, they tasted the power of the officers and men yesterday, and today they no longer dare to be arrogant.

Wang Er became nervous again: "Brother Zhu, is Zheng Yanfu and his gang going to end today?" Alas! I don't want them to be defeated, to be honest, I've been hoping that Zheng Yanfu can win the battle against the officers and soldiers......"

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped Wang Er lightly on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, today is the defeat of the officers and soldiers." ”

"Why?" Wang Er was puzzled: "The combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers is so strong, how can Zheng Yanfu and his gang win?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly: "I won't say the reason first, you can analyze it yourself after reading it." ”

At this time, Yang Hong under the cliff raised his hand, a sword shining with cold light pointed at the top of the cliff, and the military band began to beat the drum.

"Boom, boom"

To the beat of the drums, the officers and soldiers began to attack the mountain.

The mountain road is not wide, and only seven or eight people can be allowed to stand by side at the beginning, and it will become narrower and narrower when you go up a section, and only four or five people can be side-by-side, and there are a few dangerous places, only two or three people can be side-by-side. The officers and soldiers could only form a long snake formation and rush towards the mountain road.

The officers and men running in front were very afraid of death, and they held their shields vigorously, and their whole bodies shrank behind the shields, and it was obviously impossible to run very fast with such a posture, and the whole team advanced like turtles on the mountain path, climbing up little by little.

Zheng Yanfu's figure appeared on the top of the cliff and shouted: "Smash! ”

Immediately a crowd of people appeared from the cliff beside him, each holding a stone in his hand. These stones are big and small, round and square, depending on the strength of each person, some weigh dozens of catties, some only weigh a few catties, the smallest is only as big as a fist, the rogues shouted in unison, and the stones were smashed downward.

The mountain road was suddenly covered with rolling stones, and there was a rain of stones.

It's nothing if a small stone falls down, it bounces off after smashing on the shield with a "peng" sound, but the big stone is a bit scary, especially a boulder weighing dozens of pounds, with the huge force that falls from the sky, it will fall to the ground together with the soldier holding the shield. Moreover, after knocking down a person, he would not stop, and continued to roll downward, frightening the officers and soldiers on the mountain road to scream.

Some of the general and small flag soldiers shouted in the ranks: "Rush, hurry up and run to the top of the mountain, you will not be afraid of rolling stones......

But their roars were drowned out in the screams and howls of the officers and soldiers, and could not be effectively conveyed to the ears of the soldiers, the officers and soldiers crowded on the mountain road, in a group, some archers shot arrows towards the top of the mountain, but from the bottom to the top of the arrow, the range and power were not guaranteed, only a few experienced veterans could shoot the rogues, most of the archers could not hit accurately.

It didn't help to shoot down a few rogues, more rogues carried stones and threw them down, and after a while, a few more sassals were thrown down from the top of the mountain, and this thing was much more terrible than rolling stones. It was a cylindrical giant tree, made of a complete trunk, with the branches and leaves cut off from it, thirty feet long and more than two feet in diameter, and it rolled down the mountain road, and kept jolting and crashing, making a rumbling sound, and because of its long length, it covered the entire mountain road, and rolled down condescendingly, and the sound was very amazing. The rolling stone is medium in volume and not round, and after rolling for a while, it will stop because the strength is exhausted. But the tree can roll from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, smashing everything it touches along the way.

Several officers and soldiers bore the brunt of the attack, and their brains burst out by the sassal wood.

The officers and men behind were so frightened that they dodged one after another, causing chaos on the already narrow mountain road, and the rogue on the top of the mountain was again thrown down with a mess of stones, and before Yang Hongmingjin could withdraw his troops, the officers and men shouted "coaxing" and retreated from the mountain road. Yang Hong was furious and scolded indignantly: "A group of Qiu Ba, Lao Tzu hasn't ordered the troops to be withdrawn yet, you guys retreat." "His roar is useless, not to mention that the soldiers can't hear it in the chaos of the battlefield, and even if they do, they won't obey it.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, military discipline was corrupted, and many soldiers developed a strange temper, as long as they felt that this battle might not be won, they would choose to retreat on their own, no matter how the officials drank the order, it was useless.

Yang Hong was so angry that he threw his sword to the ground.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Wang Er next to him, "Do you understand?" Why are officers and soldiers defeated today? ”

Wang Er was still very happy to see that Liukou had won, he had firmly stood on the side of the peasant rebel army from the beginning, nodded at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said in a low voice: "I can roughly understand it, it was Zheng Yanfu who was attacking yesterday, and the officers and soldiers actually took a defensive position, and the morale was almost not a big problem, so the officers and soldiers won." But because of the lack of morale, the last wings could not be completed. Today, the officers and men have taken the offensive, but the morale and fighting spirit of the officers and men are not high, and it is impossible for them to quickly attack the top of the mountain when they are trying to attack the mountain...... The more slowly they attacked the mountain, the more they were struck by the stones and logs that fell from the top of the mountain, and therefore they were bound to be defeated. ”

"Well, that's right!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "You say you're stupid, I think it's quite smart, and you can understand it at a glance." ”

Wang Er sighed and said: "You can guess the result before you fight, but I guessed the reason after reading the result, I am too far behind you." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, he knew that Wang Er had been completely convinced by himself, if Wang Er helped him do things in the past just because he was supported by his emotional offensive or strategy, then this time he was really impressed by his strength, these are two different concepts, which will bring completely different results: "Second brother Wang, guess again, who will win and who will lose tomorrow?" ”