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Chapter 578: Good and bad

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From New Year's Eve to two days before the Lantern Festival, Zhu Gaoxu and the forward soldiers were floating on the water throughout the Chinese New Year.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on the pavilion on a large ship, and the flag was waving in the wind.He looked at the south bank of the Yangtze River on the right and knew that the land already belonged to Zhili.

The bulging sails hung high in the air; under the deck, the wheels of the two water trucks were rotating in the river water, and white waves were rotating around the wheels.

The soldiers riding the waterwheel made a uniform rhythm. Yohey singing.

The tower ships that undulate in the waves sail very quickly along the river water to the east.

At this moment, the general on the deck shouted: Taipingzhou City!

Zhu Gaoxu immediately stood up from the chair, walked to the side of the boat, supported him next to the wooden railing, and looked south.

His eyes passed through the hazy and damp fog of early spring, and indeed saw a city tower standing in the distance.

On the bank of the river, some rovers also came into sight.

The river is covered with white sails, like clouds, and the fleet's warships are endless and the formation is very large.Therefore, the official army scouts must have mastered the movements of the Han Wang Army Navy!

The formation between the two sides has gradually come to light.

More than ten days ago, Zhu Gaoxu was still far away in the southern part of Huguang Province. It seemed that he had arrived in Zhili area and the capital was close to him!

He couldn't help but blurt out: I said I'll come back.

Please give an order to the prince!A navy general behind him clasped his fists and said.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his face and nodded.

After a while, the blue flag on the flagship danced, and the sound of horns around it whimpered... and blew in pieces.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and Zhu Gaoxu felt that the entire hull was shaking violently.The cannons on the deck sprayed dazzling flames, and a stone bullet roared away in the air.

Then fire flashed everywhere on the river surface, and scattered smoke rose in the wind; countless cannons sounded like continuous thunder under the sky.

Even in broad daylight, the light seemed to follow the roar of the cannons, and it seemed light and dark.

Various cannons that were shot towards the sky had violent recoil shocks, causing the hulls of each warship to shake.

Countless shells were flying around the south bank without any accuracy.

However, the lethality of the naval gun is not important, and the deterrence of momentum is the key.

After a bombardment of naval guns, the rumbling drums sounded and many sand boats rushed directly to the shore and stranded.Countless soldiers rushed off the warships, and the crowd spread deep into the river bank.

The landing war did not happen, and the official ranger ran away when the shelling was shot.

The land division of the Han Wang Army rushed to the river bank without encountering any resistance.

Then Wang Bin led his troops to transport more soldiers and war horses off the warships one after another, and the Han Wang army's army gathered on the riverside.

Reorganize the queue...

Before noon, Wang Bin sent someone to report: The officials in Taipingzhou opened the city and surrendered!

After the news spread, the soldiers on the boat cheered.

The huge cheers and shouts on the river surface were heard one after another, and the river was very noisy.

Although people were tired after riding on the boat for a long time, the morale of the soldiers was still high when they saw this scene.

The Han King's vanguard army has made great progress so far and has almost no effective resistance.

Zhu Gaoxu said: I ordered all departments and all departments of the Land Division to land and enter Taipingzhou!

Get order!

Originally, Zhu Gaoxu discussed with the generals on the ship, predicted various situations and formulated some strategies.

Zhu Gaoxu believed that the government army would most likely deploy defenses on the periphery of the capital, Taipingzhou, Zhenjiang Prefecture and other places; because if you defend a region, the defenders would not adopt the strategy of trapping the isolated city without any necessity.

If the vanguard of the Han Wang Army could not take any city at the moment, he should deploy the army in the riverside areas to look for fighter jets; naval warships were deployed on the river to support the land division.

(If the official army's will to resist does not collapse and the Han Wang army's vanguard cannot win, it will be easier to retreat along the river bank overnight, and then discard the baggage and board the ship to protect themselves. Of course, this possibility is very small.)

The current situation has exceeded Zhu Gaoxu’s expectations!After hearing the shelling and seeing a Han Wang army at the city of Taipingzhou, they quickly surrendered.

So Zhu Gaoxu immediately chose another strategy.

He walked off the warship and ordered all the land division's supplies, food, firearms and ammunition to be removed from the ship; he also ordered the navy fleet and then returned to Huguang Province to go to the main position of the Han Wang army's central army, and continue to transport troops to Zhili by water.

Zhu Gaoxu now has more than 60,000 elite troops.With Taipingzhou City, he was confident that even if the attack was frustrated, he would have no problem using these men to defend the city for several months.

Taipingzhou City will become the stronghold for the Han Wang Army to attack the capital!

Zhu Gaoxu was wearing heavy armor and entered the city gate of Taipingzhou under the heavy escort of horse soldiers.At this time, the flag of the Han Wang Army had been hung on the city tower, and the cities had been controlled by Wang Bin's troops.

Rumble... Countless iron hooves stepped on the brick floor, and the sound of horse hooves was very heavy.However, Zhu Gaoxu felt his body floating at this time, and the ground around him seemed to be shaking faintly.

He stayed on the boat for too long and his hull kept shaking; he was still down to earth and still was not used to coming here.

Occasionally, Zhu Gaoxu could hear dry retching sounds, and some soldiers were seasick.

The forefront army must be repaired for two days before they can recover their physical strength to fight.The officials and military generals of Taipingzhou City surrendered very timely!In Zhu Gaoxu's heart, he was grateful to the civil and military officials of this city at this time.

Wang Bin's men had already requisitioned a house, and Zhu Gaoxu, led by his soldiers, came outside the temporary gate of the Central Army.

At this moment, a cavalry came to report: Prince, our scouts discovered the enemy army!

where?Zhu Gaoxu sat down and asked.

The visitor clasped his fists and said: The enemy army had left the capital in the morning and was advancing south. The enemy general seemed to be Duke of Wei.The brothers in the scout camp estimated that the enemy army might have more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry!

I see.Zhu Gaoxu kicked the horse's belly and immediately turned around and continued to send people to explore to determine who the enemy generals are!

The last one will get orders!

Zhu Gaoxu came to the headquarters.He had not yet taken off his armor. Soon, the generals Ping'an, Wang Bin, Wang Yu, Yin Desheng and others, civil officials Hou Hai and Pei Youzhen all came to the central hall.

The military general Yin Desheng performed well in the battle of Huguang and was promoted by Zhu Gaoxu again.Now Yin Desheng is the commander of the Yunnan vanguard and is qualified to go to the headquarters of the vanguard army to discuss matters.

Ping'an has always loved to laugh and scold, but today he was very silent after learning that the enemy general was Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu and Ping'an have old things.

In the Lingbi Battle of Jingnan, Xu Huizu led Jianwen Army's Beijing camp to reinforce Ping'an; although Xu Huizu was later transferred back, Ping'an had some friendship with Xu Huizu on the battlefield.

On the contrary, Wang Bin said with a sarcastic expression: Didn’t the person from the capital come to the capital before that, Wei State announced that he was sick?His disease is getting better and worse, it all depends on us!

Yin Desheng asked in confusion: Governor Wang, what does Duke Wei’s illness have to do with us?

Wang Bin said: If we have hundreds of thousands of troops in Huguang, the Duke of Wei is very serious; now we have only more than 60,000 people, and the Duke of Wei is cured without treatment.Isn’t this very much affinity?Our prince is not only good at both civil and military affairs, but also can cure diseases!

Several civil and military officials couldn't help laughing out loud, and some people's faces turned red.

Ping An glanced at Wang Bin, and Governor Wang learned this very quickly.

Zhu Gaoxu walked a few steps, turned around and said: My uncle, Duke of Wei, led the troops, may be a good thing!The Duke of Wei was a talented general, but he had not led troops for many years, and he had never fought with our army and did not understand our tactics.He is now in danger and is very hasty and cannot know himself or her, which is a big taboo for military strategists.

After hearing this, the generals nodded and said yes.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: If Xue Lu and Tan Zhong are transferred back to the battlefield of Zhili, their talents and prestige may not be as good as those of the Duke of Wei, but if they have suffered a great loss in front of us, they must be prepared.If Xue Lu led his troops in this battle, we would not be able to fight!

In addition, my uncle has always disliked me and has opposed me many times!Over the years, I have also known my uncle quite well.He is a very stubborn and conservative person, and it is never easy for anyone to change the ideas he firmly believes in.In this battle, our army can seize the stubborn weakness of Duke Wei and make tactical arrangements.

Zhu Gaoxu paused for a moment and continued: My uncle also has strengths.He has great prestige for his father, King Zhongshan, to lead the army, and should be able to command the enemy generals.Moreover, the guards in the capital and the Beijing camp were strong and powerful, with excellent armor and weapons, and the number of troops was far greater than that of our army.Therefore, this battle must not underestimate the enemy!

All the civil and military officials held their rituals and said: The last general (lower official) and others, as the prince’s instructions!

Ping'an said: The prince really thought about the enemy general's character clearly.I admire you very much!

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: The most difficult thing for people to defeat is themselves.

After saying that, he slapped the map on the table and tapped it twice with his fingers.Everyone approached the table one after another and looked at the map spread on the table.

The capital is more than 100 miles away from Taipingzhou City.Zhu Gaoxu said that starting from today, the main enemy forces will arrive in Taipingzhou City as early as three days.We should keep our troops in a stable manner, first let the soldiers repair and accumulate energy, and then try to deal with the Duke of Wei.

People around them agreed.

The last battle!Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said, hoping that was the case.

If this battle could defeat more than 100,000 people under Xu Huizu's command, the Hong Xi Dynasty would not have gathered any decent army in a short period of time; the military preparations of the capital would be as poor as beggars.

At that time, the battle of the battle against sin was completely over.

The successive victory and the pseudo-chair lair were right in front of me, and Zhu Gaoxu was a little impetuous.

Such a mood, like those performers walking tightropes, often fall into a mentality that is not calm enough in the last few steps.

He kept adjusting his mood, calming himself down, and preparing for the game with all his might.