The east bank of the river is a flat field, with scattered fields and luxurious manors everywhere.The royal family members and wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty had many industries in the Zhili area.
The official army, infantry, cavalry, and horses were clearly dressed in armor and numerous people. They marched on several major roads parallel to the north and south, and the formation was extremely spectacular.
The sound of horse hooves, footsteps and the sound of the vehicle's twitching are very noisy, and the noise seems to be covering the entire earth.
The main force of the official army transferred from the capital reached 120,000!
After the government troops divided the troops and deployed the capital, Zhenjiang Prefecture, and Taiping Prefecture (has surrendered), more than 100,000 people were still gathered, which was the last main force.
The handsome flag with the word Xu is written in the wind.Xu Huizu finally put on his armor. He rode on the war horse and slowly marched in the arms of the front and back.
The armor on his body was an old pair of bright armor, and the wear marks on the edges of the iron sheet were obvious, and it was a little tight when worn on him; Xu Huizu has gained weight in recent years.
However, the Ming armor was rust-free and shining in the early spring sunshine.
You must wipe and apply oil frequently to make a pair of old armor so bright.
Xu Huizu never forgot that he was a general and never gave up his armor.
A few days ago, the emperor sent eunuchs to ask Xu Huizu to be in charge, but the words were very gentle and there was no intention of persecution. In fact, it was very simple to ask Xu Huizu to be in charge. Just give up an imperial edict, but Xu Huizu could not resist the imperial edict.
But the Lord did not do that.
This time Xu Huizu went to fight, all because of voluntary action.
He was really hesitant because there was no suspense in the battle to counter the rebellion and the outcome of the general victory or defeat.
However, the Zhili Battle turned around, and the rebel vanguard went deeper alone, which made the Zhili battlefield official troops suddenly have a chance of winning!
In addition, the eunuch Haitao kept hinting to Xu Huizu that you can go home to recuperate by fighting this battle. Xu Huizu believes that this is a promise to allow him to fight a battle!
The opponent is Gao Xu himself, the invincible vassal king in the battle to suppress the rebellion.
There is only one chance.
After thinking about it, Xu Huizu finally couldn't bear to give up the last chance to wear armor in his life.
He knew very well that after this battle, military power would never be destined to be with him again!
If he died silently and could no longer hear the pleasant sound of horse hooves and horns, he would be resentful for life.
Now, the familiar war drums sounded again, the sound of armor hitting like a zither, and the golden swords and iron horses made people so fascinated.Everything in the battlefield army is beautiful for Xu Huizu.
He immediately reviewed the left and right generals and said seriously: No matter what, no matter what, we must win a battle, otherwise the court and the emperor will become laughing stocks.
All the generals nodded solemnly.
Soon, the forward scout came to report: Report to the Grand Marshal!The rebels stationed in Taipingzhou City, but there is still no movement.The navy had left Taipingzhou, and all the warships turned around and walked west.
Xu Huizu waved his hand and said: Keep inquiring!
Get order!
The generals around him said: Will the rebels defend the city and wait for reinforcements?Is the enemy ship returning to transport reinforcements?
Xu Huizu pondered: The navy returned to Huguang, and the ship was driving against the current, and it took more than a month to go back and forth.I thought Gao Xu guarded the city just to repair the troops.
But Xu Huizu could not be completely sure of his guesses. He could not even be sure of military information on the battlefield, let alone the decision of the enemy's chief general?
What the general said just now is reasonable. Gao Xu now has few soldiers and has occupied the city, and there are reinforcements to wait. Defending the city is of course the safest way!
If Gao Xu really wants to be a turtle, Xu Huizu will feel uncomfortable!
More than 100,000 people attacked the city with 60,000 or 70,000 people defended, and it was obviously impossible to fight for more than a month. When the rebel navy transported another army, the situation of strength and weakness would be reversed...
Xu Huizu was ordered to take charge of the command in the face of danger. If he still failed to win a battle in the end, why would he take charge of the command to fight?
Xu Huizu restrained his inner worries and turned around and asked: How far is my official army vanguard from Taipingzhou City?
A general replied: Back to the general, it is reported that the vanguard is located in the north of Taipingzhou City at this time, about 60 miles away.
Xu Huizu said: Immediately, the vanguard stopped moving forward and set up a camp in the original place; if you ask the baggage camp to go first and build a military camp.Today, the official army will be stationed there.
Get order!
The general just now clasped his fists and said: It was still early, why didn’t the general advance as soon as possible?
Xu Huizu said: After the war begins, if the official army fails to defeat the entire rebel army, the rebels will definitely retreat at night when the war is unsuccessful, and Gao Xu's rebels can only escape to Taipingzhou City.If the battlefield is too close to the city, we will not be able to pursue the defeated army.
And more than fifty miles away, the rebels wanted to keep their troops retreating, but most of them could not get out of the city overnight; our official army still had the chance to pursue and completely defeat them!
The general said: Duke of Wei is brilliant!
Xu Huizu did not comment.
He did not express his concerns: the two armies want to fight with a decisive battle, and both sides must fight.
If Gao Xu didn't want to fight this battle and was huddled in the city, how could the battle be fought?
...At night that day, Xu Huizu suddenly saw the eunuch Haitao in the center of the army camp.
Haitao was put into the main hall, please borrow a step and don’t speak.So Xu Huizu took him to the room next to the main hall.Xu Huizu asked: Why did Eunuch Hai come to the battlefield in person?
Secret order.Haitao said.
Xu Huizu hurriedly performed a bow and bowed his hands to look like he wanted to answer the order.
Unexpectedly, Haitao said: The emperor said lyricly that Duke of Wei should try his best to hold back the rebels alone.I admire this.
Xu Huizu took back empty-handedly and knelt to the eunuch, and he felt very unhappy.He said: I will receive the order, thank you!
He got up from the ground, frowned and asked: What's going on?
Haitao said in a deep voice: The emperor issued an order to the Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan and Cha the real murderer of the death of the late emperor. It is said that Wang Gou'er is the most important evidence.Now that the case has progressed, Wang Gou'er said he would confess; therefore, the Duke of Wei should have won time for Xue Yan.
Oh... Xu Huizu nodded suddenly.
Haitao clasped his fists and said: Duke Wei must take care of the emperor's intentions.Our family says goodbye.
Xu Huizu sent Haitao out and gradually understood some reasons in his heart. Why did the emperor not ask about the government affairs after the Battle of Huguang? When the situation became worse, the emperor suddenly became busy again...
The next morning was the Lantern Festival.
The soldiers could not celebrate the festival on the battlefield, but fortunately, the Zhili Capital was very rich and there was no shortage of all kinds of supplies. The baggage camp also brought glutinous rice, sesame, sugar and other items.
The soldiers of each camp made Fuyuanzi to eat, which was considered as the Lantern Festival.
The smoke storms in the official army camp, and the fragrance of sesame seeds vaguely floated in the mist.
Each camp is surrounded by villages, towns and manors, and the wealthy Zhili area is very densely populated.
For a moment, there was not much atmosphere of war on all sides, making people unable to feel the danger.
Early in the morning, Xu Huizu brought a bowl of Fuyuanzi in his hand.As soon as he scooped up one with a spoon, a general suddenly walked out of the door and said: General, the rebels gathered most of their troops and left the city early this morning!
After hearing this, Xu Huizu put Fu Yuanzi in the spoon back into the bowl, looking thoughtful.
The civil and military officials in the main hall immediately discussed it, and some even praised Xu Hui's ancestor's magic tricks.
Xu Huizu quickly issued a military order: each battalion was repaired on the spot, scattered the scouts and watched the movements of the rebels.
Unexpectedly, in the afternoon of that day, the scout reported a new military situation: the rebels stopped advancing!
Gao Xu's men left the city and walked only more than twenty miles, so they found a place to camp. They also brought in a lot of pigs and sheep to cook meat dishes in the military camp to celebrate the festival!
Almost all the military generals of the government and army suggested that the army set out to advance to the rebel camps tomorrow morning to find the enemy to fight a decisive battle!
Xu Huizu walked around in the middle hall with his hands behind his back.
Because the emperor's confidant eunuch came last night, Xu Huizu could not only consider the war at the moment... If he had completely followed the emperor's will, Xu Huizu would not have to rush to start a war.
Even if the rebels retreated back to the city again, it would take at least more than a month to wait for reinforcements; this would also be able to fulfill the intention of the emperor to delay the time.
But if you only consider winning the rebels, you must not let the rebels defend the city!
If this continues, the official army will have no chance of winning... The most favorable situation for the official army is, as Xu Huizu said yesterday: the rebels come to the decisive battle, and the battlefield is here!
Xu Huizu weighed it, prepared and waited.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month of the second year of Hongxi, all day, the army of both sides had gathered and had gathered about thirty miles apart, and they didn't move any time!The situation is very strange.
On the evening of the 16th, Xu Huizu did not sleep well and repeatedly pondered Gao Xu's attempt.
Gao Xu was unwilling to take the initiative to walk these thirty miles, and probably understood the reason why Xu Huizu was stationed here; that is, after the official army won, it would be easier to chase and kill and expand the results!
But on the other hand, Gao Xu must not be confident that he could defeat him, Xu Huizu, so he thought of a way out before the war.Thinking of this, Xu Huizu felt much better.
But will Gao Xu retreat to Taipingzhou City?What Xu Huizu couldn't figure out the most is this...
Before dawn on the morning of the 17th day of the first lunar month, Xu Huizu summoned his generals to discuss military affairs.
Some civil officials in the army offered advice: the army pretended to retreat, lure the rebels to pursue, and then turned around to fight the rebels!
But Xu Huizu immediately rejected the civil servant's plan.
First of all, the official army cannot really retreat to the capital, otherwise it will become a situation of defending the capital city and a court decision that is contrary to the affairs of the front.
Secondly, even Xu Huizu could not deceive Gao Xu by pretending to withdraw his troops, and he could not fool him!
Xu Huizu himself is also a tricker, but he thinks Gao Xu is even more cunning.These methods have no effect on Gao Xu.
Xu Huizu finally slapped the table and said: Today, we will set up camp and continue to march southward, setting up camp five miles north of the rebels!
It was a marching area of about twenty-five miles a day, of course it was very easy.Xu Huizu ordered the army to walk only twenty-five miles to prepare for the war early on the 18th!
In this way, the Zhili Battle had a whole day to fight.
The official army, infantry, cavalry, and horses were clearly dressed in armor and numerous people. They marched on several major roads parallel to the north and south, and the formation was extremely spectacular.
The sound of horse hooves, footsteps and the sound of the vehicle's twitching are very noisy, and the noise seems to be covering the entire earth.
The main force of the official army transferred from the capital reached 120,000!
After the government troops divided the troops and deployed the capital, Zhenjiang Prefecture, and Taiping Prefecture (has surrendered), more than 100,000 people were still gathered, which was the last main force.
The handsome flag with the word Xu is written in the wind.Xu Huizu finally put on his armor. He rode on the war horse and slowly marched in the arms of the front and back.
The armor on his body was an old pair of bright armor, and the wear marks on the edges of the iron sheet were obvious, and it was a little tight when worn on him; Xu Huizu has gained weight in recent years.
However, the Ming armor was rust-free and shining in the early spring sunshine.
You must wipe and apply oil frequently to make a pair of old armor so bright.
Xu Huizu never forgot that he was a general and never gave up his armor.
A few days ago, the emperor sent eunuchs to ask Xu Huizu to be in charge, but the words were very gentle and there was no intention of persecution. In fact, it was very simple to ask Xu Huizu to be in charge. Just give up an imperial edict, but Xu Huizu could not resist the imperial edict.
But the Lord did not do that.
This time Xu Huizu went to fight, all because of voluntary action.
He was really hesitant because there was no suspense in the battle to counter the rebellion and the outcome of the general victory or defeat.
However, the Zhili Battle turned around, and the rebel vanguard went deeper alone, which made the Zhili battlefield official troops suddenly have a chance of winning!
In addition, the eunuch Haitao kept hinting to Xu Huizu that you can go home to recuperate by fighting this battle. Xu Huizu believes that this is a promise to allow him to fight a battle!
The opponent is Gao Xu himself, the invincible vassal king in the battle to suppress the rebellion.
There is only one chance.
After thinking about it, Xu Huizu finally couldn't bear to give up the last chance to wear armor in his life.
He knew very well that after this battle, military power would never be destined to be with him again!
If he died silently and could no longer hear the pleasant sound of horse hooves and horns, he would be resentful for life.
Now, the familiar war drums sounded again, the sound of armor hitting like a zither, and the golden swords and iron horses made people so fascinated.Everything in the battlefield army is beautiful for Xu Huizu.
He immediately reviewed the left and right generals and said seriously: No matter what, no matter what, we must win a battle, otherwise the court and the emperor will become laughing stocks.
All the generals nodded solemnly.
Soon, the forward scout came to report: Report to the Grand Marshal!The rebels stationed in Taipingzhou City, but there is still no movement.The navy had left Taipingzhou, and all the warships turned around and walked west.
Xu Huizu waved his hand and said: Keep inquiring!
Get order!
The generals around him said: Will the rebels defend the city and wait for reinforcements?Is the enemy ship returning to transport reinforcements?
Xu Huizu pondered: The navy returned to Huguang, and the ship was driving against the current, and it took more than a month to go back and forth.I thought Gao Xu guarded the city just to repair the troops.
But Xu Huizu could not be completely sure of his guesses. He could not even be sure of military information on the battlefield, let alone the decision of the enemy's chief general?
What the general said just now is reasonable. Gao Xu now has few soldiers and has occupied the city, and there are reinforcements to wait. Defending the city is of course the safest way!
If Gao Xu really wants to be a turtle, Xu Huizu will feel uncomfortable!
More than 100,000 people attacked the city with 60,000 or 70,000 people defended, and it was obviously impossible to fight for more than a month. When the rebel navy transported another army, the situation of strength and weakness would be reversed...
Xu Huizu was ordered to take charge of the command in the face of danger. If he still failed to win a battle in the end, why would he take charge of the command to fight?
Xu Huizu restrained his inner worries and turned around and asked: How far is my official army vanguard from Taipingzhou City?
A general replied: Back to the general, it is reported that the vanguard is located in the north of Taipingzhou City at this time, about 60 miles away.
Xu Huizu said: Immediately, the vanguard stopped moving forward and set up a camp in the original place; if you ask the baggage camp to go first and build a military camp.Today, the official army will be stationed there.
Get order!
The general just now clasped his fists and said: It was still early, why didn’t the general advance as soon as possible?
Xu Huizu said: After the war begins, if the official army fails to defeat the entire rebel army, the rebels will definitely retreat at night when the war is unsuccessful, and Gao Xu's rebels can only escape to Taipingzhou City.If the battlefield is too close to the city, we will not be able to pursue the defeated army.
And more than fifty miles away, the rebels wanted to keep their troops retreating, but most of them could not get out of the city overnight; our official army still had the chance to pursue and completely defeat them!
The general said: Duke of Wei is brilliant!
Xu Huizu did not comment.
He did not express his concerns: the two armies want to fight with a decisive battle, and both sides must fight.
If Gao Xu didn't want to fight this battle and was huddled in the city, how could the battle be fought?
...At night that day, Xu Huizu suddenly saw the eunuch Haitao in the center of the army camp.
Haitao was put into the main hall, please borrow a step and don’t speak.So Xu Huizu took him to the room next to the main hall.Xu Huizu asked: Why did Eunuch Hai come to the battlefield in person?
Secret order.Haitao said.
Xu Huizu hurriedly performed a bow and bowed his hands to look like he wanted to answer the order.
Unexpectedly, Haitao said: The emperor said lyricly that Duke of Wei should try his best to hold back the rebels alone.I admire this.
Xu Huizu took back empty-handedly and knelt to the eunuch, and he felt very unhappy.He said: I will receive the order, thank you!
He got up from the ground, frowned and asked: What's going on?
Haitao said in a deep voice: The emperor issued an order to the Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan and Cha the real murderer of the death of the late emperor. It is said that Wang Gou'er is the most important evidence.Now that the case has progressed, Wang Gou'er said he would confess; therefore, the Duke of Wei should have won time for Xue Yan.
Oh... Xu Huizu nodded suddenly.
Haitao clasped his fists and said: Duke Wei must take care of the emperor's intentions.Our family says goodbye.
Xu Huizu sent Haitao out and gradually understood some reasons in his heart. Why did the emperor not ask about the government affairs after the Battle of Huguang? When the situation became worse, the emperor suddenly became busy again...
The next morning was the Lantern Festival.
The soldiers could not celebrate the festival on the battlefield, but fortunately, the Zhili Capital was very rich and there was no shortage of all kinds of supplies. The baggage camp also brought glutinous rice, sesame, sugar and other items.
The soldiers of each camp made Fuyuanzi to eat, which was considered as the Lantern Festival.
The smoke storms in the official army camp, and the fragrance of sesame seeds vaguely floated in the mist.
Each camp is surrounded by villages, towns and manors, and the wealthy Zhili area is very densely populated.
For a moment, there was not much atmosphere of war on all sides, making people unable to feel the danger.
Early in the morning, Xu Huizu brought a bowl of Fuyuanzi in his hand.As soon as he scooped up one with a spoon, a general suddenly walked out of the door and said: General, the rebels gathered most of their troops and left the city early this morning!
After hearing this, Xu Huizu put Fu Yuanzi in the spoon back into the bowl, looking thoughtful.
The civil and military officials in the main hall immediately discussed it, and some even praised Xu Hui's ancestor's magic tricks.
Xu Huizu quickly issued a military order: each battalion was repaired on the spot, scattered the scouts and watched the movements of the rebels.
Unexpectedly, in the afternoon of that day, the scout reported a new military situation: the rebels stopped advancing!
Gao Xu's men left the city and walked only more than twenty miles, so they found a place to camp. They also brought in a lot of pigs and sheep to cook meat dishes in the military camp to celebrate the festival!
Almost all the military generals of the government and army suggested that the army set out to advance to the rebel camps tomorrow morning to find the enemy to fight a decisive battle!
Xu Huizu walked around in the middle hall with his hands behind his back.
Because the emperor's confidant eunuch came last night, Xu Huizu could not only consider the war at the moment... If he had completely followed the emperor's will, Xu Huizu would not have to rush to start a war.
Even if the rebels retreated back to the city again, it would take at least more than a month to wait for reinforcements; this would also be able to fulfill the intention of the emperor to delay the time.
But if you only consider winning the rebels, you must not let the rebels defend the city!
If this continues, the official army will have no chance of winning... The most favorable situation for the official army is, as Xu Huizu said yesterday: the rebels come to the decisive battle, and the battlefield is here!
Xu Huizu weighed it, prepared and waited.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month of the second year of Hongxi, all day, the army of both sides had gathered and had gathered about thirty miles apart, and they didn't move any time!The situation is very strange.
On the evening of the 16th, Xu Huizu did not sleep well and repeatedly pondered Gao Xu's attempt.
Gao Xu was unwilling to take the initiative to walk these thirty miles, and probably understood the reason why Xu Huizu was stationed here; that is, after the official army won, it would be easier to chase and kill and expand the results!
But on the other hand, Gao Xu must not be confident that he could defeat him, Xu Huizu, so he thought of a way out before the war.Thinking of this, Xu Huizu felt much better.
But will Gao Xu retreat to Taipingzhou City?What Xu Huizu couldn't figure out the most is this...
Before dawn on the morning of the 17th day of the first lunar month, Xu Huizu summoned his generals to discuss military affairs.
Some civil officials in the army offered advice: the army pretended to retreat, lure the rebels to pursue, and then turned around to fight the rebels!
But Xu Huizu immediately rejected the civil servant's plan.
First of all, the official army cannot really retreat to the capital, otherwise it will become a situation of defending the capital city and a court decision that is contrary to the affairs of the front.
Secondly, even Xu Huizu could not deceive Gao Xu by pretending to withdraw his troops, and he could not fool him!
Xu Huizu himself is also a tricker, but he thinks Gao Xu is even more cunning.These methods have no effect on Gao Xu.
Xu Huizu finally slapped the table and said: Today, we will set up camp and continue to march southward, setting up camp five miles north of the rebels!
It was a marching area of about twenty-five miles a day, of course it was very easy.Xu Huizu ordered the army to walk only twenty-five miles to prepare for the war early on the 18th!
In this way, the Zhili Battle had a whole day to fight.
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