Shen Lin said: "The destruction of Chuzhou City has become a foregone conclusion, but don't forget, the land of Chuzhou is also in our hands, immediately six hundred miles to expedite, while asking for help from Jinling, while informing Shi Shuai, Chuzhou gathered, first do a rest, and then map Chuzhou." ”

Si Xingfang said: "That Gao Yu has already sent people to Chuzhou, although the two sides have not started a war, but the land of Chuzhou is not the best choice." ”

Shen Lin continued: "The road between Chuzhou and Chuzhou is guarded by a guard named Tan Zhen, just a general, the 30,000 horses in his hands are all soldiers and horses, and they are pampered on weekdays. ”

"And then Gao Yu 70,000 and this Ningshan Mansion even if it is a turtle in Chuzhou City, when the time comes, this Chuzhou City will be surrounded, the grain and grass will be cut off, and he will be starved for ten days and half a month, Chuzhou City will not be attacked, and then the big marshal will not only destroy the enemy, but also take back Chuzhou City, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

Si Xingfang looked at the Chuzhou City in front of him and the general on the city wall, gritted his teeth and said, "Today I listened to Mr. and withdrew ......."

The "report ......" scout broke into the Chinese army, dismounted and reported: "The enemy general Si Xingfang led more than 30,000 troops towards the west side. ”

"The last general will ask for 5,000 troops to hunt down and kill the enemy." Zhu Kui tugged on the reins and said to Xu Xuan, who was also riding on a horse beside him.

Xu Xuanjie pondered for a moment: "Give you three thousand, but it's not to chase and kill, but to harass you." ”

"What does the military advisor mean......" Zhu Kui frowned, a little puzzled: "These more than 30,000 people, although they are not much, but when they are relieved, they should not be underestimated, if they do not take advantage of the victory to pursue, they will leave troubles......"

Ning Yuanwen smiled and said: "The words of the military advisor, our trip is to take down Fang La, not to chase and kill many people, rashly rush, 30,000 horses and horses turned around, and they can eat you in one bite, it is better to attack all the way, let them be tired of running, without the slightest respite, and if they fall behind, they will be cleaned up one by one, and the risk is always much smaller." ”

Zhu Kui came to his senses and hurriedly said, "The last general will take the order." ”

Rode out of the Chinese army, took 3,000 men and horses, and chased towards the west.

As soon as Zhu Kui left here, a young man dressed in a red coat arrived at the horse, walked to the middle of the Chinese army and said with a smile: "The teacher is really like a god, how can you calculate that this division will take the initiative to attack?" ”

Xu Xuanjie smiled, looking at the young man in front of him, it was the second son Ning Yuanwu: "Si Xingfang started from Fang La, won many battles, and became a proud soldier, our army feinted to attack Chuzhou City, all four gates were attacked, and the troops were scattered, but there must always be a priority, so let the most difficult south gate as the focus, and the remaining three doors were auxiliary, in order to attract his attention, and concluded that our Chinese army has less than 10,000 people, and the siege of the city for two hours, our army is also the end of the strong crossbow, as long as they hold on, maybe we attack from the north gate, or we retreat, Either of them is more costly than the current result. ”

"And within seven days, our army advanced five miles, in order to confuse the division, thinking that it would be possible to reach our army's big tent in about half an hour, as soon as he left the city, the eastern, western, and southern cities would spread the news that he had abandoned the city and fled, and then gathered in the eastern city, and took Chuzhou in one go, do you know what taboo this division has committed?"

Zhu Yuanwen smiled: "Since ancient times, the arrogant army will be defeated, and the division thinks that the seven days of attack and harassment have figured out our details, but it is no different from those soldiers who defend the city, it is also a hundred thousand army, and they are stronger than us in terms of combat power. ”

"The time and place are favorable, and the division has taken advantage of the location and the time, but it is still defeated, hehe, this is the sky to destroy him." Xu Xuanjie said with a smile.

"But teacher, they're heading southwest, isn't that the direction of Luzhou?" Ning Yuanwu said: "Between the two cities, there is only one place in Chuzhou, and the 30,000 horses brought by Tan Zhen don't know if they are in Chuzhou City now, or if they haven't even entered the city gate." ”

Xu Xuanjie smiled: "Although the soldiers and horses led by Tan Zhen are not strong, Tan Zhen is still quite capable of leading the troops, in this battle, the division will flee to Luzhou, and it will definitely pass through Chuzhou in the middle, and Tan Zhen, we still have to help a gang." ”

"Help him? Teacher: Why is this? Ning Yuanwu took the reins, sat on his horse, and walked towards Chuzhou City with Xu Xuanjie and Ning Yuanwen.

"When I go to the city, I will repair a letter with you, you and Zirong will take 10,000 horses to replace Zhu Kui to pursue, if you encounter the remnants of Mani, kill them all, if Tan Zhen is in danger, until the critical moment, don't save it first, but ensure that you can win." Xu Xuanjie said.

Ning Yuanwu was confused, Ning Yuanwen was thoughtful, and couldn't help sighing, in this world, how can there be any absolute loyalty and patriotism? And those grand ambitions before setting off also made him feel compassion after this big battle.

In the city of Chuzhou, the walls were already ruined, and the people came out of the houses that were burned and demolished, looking at Xu Xuanjie and the two sons of the Ning family on the tall horses, but they glanced blankly and sorted out their belongings by themselves.

Blood flowed on the bluestone slabs, and the charred corpses were carried onto the carts, and one by one they were thrown into the deep pits outside the city, and the corpses rolled down, rolled a dozen times, and then they were blocked, and the wolf dogs and wild cats stood at the bottom of the pits, greedily gnawing on the flesh.

The wounded soldier covered his wounds, looking for a place in the city to heal, and the scorching sun above his head still did not break through the black smoke and dust, as if everything had returned to calm, but as if everything had just begun.

The "report ......" scout ran into the court, Fang La was sitting on the dragon chair, and the ministers of civil and military affairs were standing solemnly, looking at the scout with a gray face, but he was chuckling in his heart.

"How is the battle situation in Chuzhou?" Fang La hurriedly asked.

The scout knelt on the ground and arched his hand: "Report to the Holy Father, the city of Chuzhou is broken, and the commander of the division will lead more than 30,000 people to retreat west to Luzhou......"

"What? What? Fang La stood up suddenly, unable to believe what the scout said: "How could the 100,000 army of Chuzhou, the 100,000 army, be defeated?" ”

Lu Qinghou frowned, stepped forward and asked, "As the Holy Father said, how did the 100,000 army break through the city?" Tell me more about it. ”

The scout recounted the battle situation in the past seven days one by one, and when he said that Si Xingfang picked Wei Zhong with one shot, Lu Qinghou slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, and Fang La also realized that this battle was completely because of Si Xingfang's stubbornness.

"Chuzhou is lost, you Aiqing, do you have a good plan?" Fang La calmed down a little, Chuzhou is only a state, and the Yongle Dynasty still has eighteen states, the gains and losses of one city do not represent anything: "The soldiers and horses of Ningshan Mansion are stationed in Chuzhou City, the gate of Jinling is wide open, and the 100,000 soldiers and horses of Luzhou can annihilate the enemy?" ”

Seeing that no one spoke, Lu Qinghou said slowly: "Holy Prince, Chuzhou has been lost, but this morning's battle report said that Chuzhou was attacked by an army of 30,000 for two days, and it was still not injured to the root, but Tan Zhen, who was attacking the city, suffered heavy losses, and only 15,000 men and horses remained. ”

"Oh? Is this true? Fang La regained his expression slightly.

"It's true, two days ago, Xue Dounan, the defender of Chuzhou, pursued the enemy, and the number of fires could only support 15,000 people." Lu Qinghou said: "The Holy Father's decree, six hundred miles is urgent, you can order the division to go to Chuzhou, and Xue Dounan will converge, and Weichen will lead an army of 50,000 to go, flank the front and back, and break the enemy." ”