Lujiang County is only sixty miles away from Tongcheng, Huang Degong is now garrisoned here, the rout of more than 100,000 troops is appalling, and the news was reported to Huang Degong by the scouts as soon as possible.

It seems that it is not the first time that Daming's army has had such a rout, Huang Degong is not surprised, but unfortunately, now is the most critical moment for the country, this rout is related to the entire war situation in the world, and it is also related to the tactical arrangement of Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji.

This defeat is too fast! Is it that hard to stick to it for a few days? Huang Degong was really speechless about these troops.

There is no need to negotiate the volley, this is what Huang Degong must do, but he doesn't know that he can hold on for a few days, Nanyang is too far away from Lujiang County, and the distance of 800 miles is simply a magic barrier. The strongest Zhou Yuji's army couldn't fly, and the only one who could come over quickly was his cavalry, but Huang Degong also knew that Zhou Yuji's cavalry was too small, and the battle with Duoduo caused Zhou Yuji's cavalry to suffer heavy losses, although some were added to the army, Huang Degong estimated that Zhou Yuji had a maximum of 10,000 cavalry in his hands.

It would take two days for 10,000 cavalry to gallop to Lujiang County, and these two gallops would exhaust the cavalry, and it was unrealistic to immediately enter the battle.

It will be difficult to block the attack, and according to the scouts, the total strength of Jiannu is no less than 300,000. After defeating the army supervised by Zhu Dadian, Jiannu did not chase and kill with all his might, but continued to advance north after a hasty slash and killing.

100,000 against 300,000, these 100,000 troops are almost all of Huang Degong's family background. In addition to leaving behind the basic combat strength, some of the combatable soldiers on the ship were transferred to Lujiang County by Huang Degong. Lujiang County to the north is full of water and low mountains and hills, Jiannu's northward route should be at the foot of Dabie Mountain to turn to the west side of Shucheng, as long as Shucheng, whether the Jiannu army is running west to Henan, or to the north to Fengyang Mansion is a horse Pingchuan. Letting Jiannu pass Shucheng is equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain, so Huang Degong must organize a defensive line in Shucheng to stubbornly block the Jiannu army, and then wait for Zhou Yuji's army to come to help.

Huang Degong considered if the Jiannu army did not attack Shucheng. But what if you continue to go north to Wuwei County?

If the Jiannu army continued to the north, Huang Degong would have no choice, and it would be impossible for him to organize two lines of defense with his troops. The rout of the friendly army was catastrophic, Huang Degong was already weaker than the enemy army in terms of troops, and then half of it was divided to defend the north, which was a field battle with Jiannu, which was tantamount to suicide! Huang Degong is difficult.

The intermittent rain stopped completely, and in just one day, Jiannu's scouts appeared in Lujiang County, which was defended by Huang Degong.

Sticking to the northern end of the Tongbai Mountains in Henan, a cavalry of 10,000 people was running desperately eastward. Huang Degong's judgment was very correct, Zhou Yuji's cavalry was indeed not much, plus the newly collected cavalry was only 15,000 people, and some of these cavalry were obeyed by Wang Deyong's men, plus the 1,500 cavalry left in Yangzhou, Zhou Yuji's cavalry that could be sent out was exactly 10,000.

Having determined the movements of the Azig tribe and abandoning the fortifications that had been painstakingly built in Nanyang, Zhou Yuji's entire army immediately began to act.

In order to reach Shucheng County as quickly as possible, the cavalry set off first under the leadership of Liu Qi. Of course, Zhou Huchen wanted to act with the cavalry. That feeling was so tempting. It's a pity that no matter how you ask Zhou Yuji, he didn't agree to him, the troops are too weak, in order to prevent Zhou Huchen, the future colt, from having an accident. He was fiercely pressed by Zhou Yuji into the team of foot soldiers who followed up.

Now it's about speed, but 120,000 foot soldiers, plus huge supplies can't be given up, and the speed can't be much faster.

At this speed, I don't know when I will reach Shucheng County. This is 800 miles, since I am not allowed to attack with the cavalry, I will take the infantry to the headquarters. Zhou Huchen has a way to increase his speed.

"When will it take to rush to Shucheng County? Father, I think it's better to march lightly! ”

Regarding Zhou Huchen's proposal, Zhou Yuji hesitated. There is no doubt about the ability of this army to march quickly, but this kind of lightly armed combat is fraught with danger.

A rapid march is tantamount to abandoning most of the baggage and lightly armed, and the soldiers can carry enough dry rations and ordinary weapons to rush lightly, but this army is dominated by firearms, and the army needs a lot of ammunition, which can become a problem. Without sufficient ammunition, it is equivalent to losing absolute combat effectiveness, and this is a field battle, and the field combat capability of the Jiannu Army is extremely strong. And the large artillery that has been pushed up with great difficulty is equivalent to becoming a waste, and Zhou Yuji's hesitation is not unreasonable.

Zhou Huchen understood his father's hesitation, but the current situation did not allow for hesitation, and he continued to insist: "It is impossible for the armies of Anqing and Tongcheng to hold it, and Uncle Huang estimates that it will not be able to hold it, but Uncle Huang can still hold on, and our army must rush to Shucheng County within the time that Uncle Huang insists." Otherwise, once Jiannu passes Shucheng County, our army will be helpless against Jiannu. Father, this is a great opportunity to break the backbone of Jiannu! Let go of this good opportunity, will we still have such a fighter in the future? In the future, we can only advance the battle step by step, and it will be a disaster to keep the main force of Jiannu! Therefore, this time we must strive to break the backbone of Jiannu, which is extremely beneficial to our future battles, and we can't let it go! ”

Huang Degong can hold on for a few days full of unknowns, if you don't rush over as soon as possible, the opportunity to fight is fleeting, Zhou Huchen's idea is exactly the same as Zhou Yuji, but Zhou Yuji is unwilling to let Zhou Huchen risk himself, he decided to go by himself.

"In this case, I will personally lead the team up, and Xiaohu will sit in the rear."

"This is a firearms unit, father, you are not as familiar as me, or if it is appropriate for me to go, you don't fight!" It is impossible for Zhou Huchen to let Zhou Yuji go, Zhou Yuji's ability to command firearms troops is definitely inferior to his own, and this kind of combat is not a problem for Zhou Huchen.

Zhou Yuji pondered for a moment and thought about it, but Zhou Yuji was still not at ease, so he hurriedly arranged: "Bring the remaining cavalry, all the family members will go with you, go!" ”

What is well-trained, what is a light and rapid march, when the army begins to act lightly, Zhou Huchen will show you.

Except for the cavalry, all soldiers take off their armor, that is, the battle helmet must be left, the soldier only needs to bring dry food and firearms, and it is enough to bring a certain base of ammunition, this kind of action requires speed, that is, to be the lightest. According to the training habits, the mortar gunners also need to keep up, they are simpler, the dry rations can be divided equally among the other soldiers, the gunners only need to carry mortars and shells.

The vast majority of the army led by Zhou Huchen were veterans, more than half of the army, and these veterans had undergone too many such trainings, and they led those recruits to carry out this kind of urgency

There was no problem with the march.

A quick march is not a run. It was a hurry, that is, a big stride, 80,000 troops took action, and the long line stretched a few miles away, and this long dragon banner was unfurled, and the fighting spirit was high. Soon after, Zhou Huchen began his wonderful performance.

Everyone was on foot, Zhou Huchen's war horse was in the hands of a personal soldier, and the war horse was carrying a box, needless to say in the box. That's ammunition. No one will be an exception, Zhou Huchen leads by example, all the generals are no exception, and Zhou Huchen's family will not be an exception, because the war horse can transport more ammunition. There is a greater benefit for the generals not to ride horses and walk with the soldiers, it will make the army more cohesive, and it will make the soldiers full of liliang.

This is the northernmost part of Henan, and although Henan has been ravaged by war in recent years, this generation is close to the mountains. Therefore, the poison is much lighter, and the people are naturally more numerous. This army used to pass through here, and the people along the way knew about this army, and this clothes were all too familiar. Only the army of Zhou Yuji, who was assisted by the Ming Dynasty, would wear such a military uniform. As for military discipline, not to mention, these lovely soldiers have to pay for just a sip of the people's water, and the harassment and abduction of the people have never been heard of, let alone seen.

Fu Chenghou's army is going to fight back against Jiannu. The news of this made the people who came out to see the excitement gather more and more, and soon the people were all over the road. And Zhou Huchen's army was still advancing, and the speed of its advance did not decrease in the slightest.

This is a smiling team, a team that has no example for the people, but that's not all, the most exciting performance is still to come, Zhou Huchen has been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"Sing the Motherland! Ready~Start~"

The Chinese flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength.

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength.

Over the mountains, over the plains, across the rushing rivers;

The vast and beautiful land is our dear hometown.

The heroic people have stood up! We are united and fraternal, strong as steel.

The Chinese flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength.

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength.

We are industrious, we are brave, and living freely is our ideal;

How many hardships have we overcome to get to where we are today!

We love peace, we love our homeland, and whoever dares to violate us will perish!

The Chinese flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength.

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength.

The sun in the east is rising, and the Chinese people are growing;

Our motherland is guiding the way forward.

Our life is xiangshang every day, and our future is bright.

The Chinese flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud;

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength.

Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength

This song is singing the motherland, Zhou Huchen changed the vocabulary to sing the motherland, but the melody has not changed, Zhou Huchen has let his soldiers practice for more than half a month.

This is not Zhou Huchen's performance alone, it is a performance in which all the soldiers participate, and this performance will make everyone along the way understand that this majestic army is the people's army, an army that defends the country against foreign aggression.

We are here for victory! Coming to guard China!

The voice of 80,000 people resounded in the sky, and its high-pitched and shocking melody echoed between heaven and earth, floating in this birthplace of Chinese civilization. Heaven and earth change color, and the faintly visible Tongbai Mountains on the south side respond to these heroic Chinese defenders with its echoes.

The blood of the soldiers began to boil, they shouted with their heads held high with pride, they were roaring, countless people began to burst into tears, their tears spilled on the earth, this moment belonged to these defenders of China, and also to everyone along the way (to be continued......