As expected, after the Annan State Secretariat, in the first month of the fifth year of Yongle, people came to the Ming army camp to surrender almost every day.
Chen Yuanzhi, the minister of Annan State, brought Princess Tianhui and the whole family to surrender; then the generals of Annan State came with their men and horses... There was even a man named Ruan Rijian who had no official position, but took advantage of the situation to kill the governor of Annan State and took the heads to the Ming army camp to seek credit.
More and more people betray the Hu father and son. If they continue, they may end up being betrayed by their relatives and be entangled.
In the Ming army camp, civil officials made generous speeches in the central army, saying that those who win the righteousness and the hearts of the people will win!
Zhu Gaoxu did not believe that righteousness was so magical, but he had to be sure that such invisible things had their own effect. At least when the situation was not good in one side, people would have more excuses to change their appearances.
Zhu Gaoxu believed that the time was ripe and ordered the army to set off and go to the selected battlefield.
The tactical possibility is not high for a hundred thousand troops to ambush and attack.This deployment that is waiting for the effort is nothing more than one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten.
...In the middle of the first lunar month, the sky was gray.The two large camps of the Ming army set up a formation on both sides of Zhujiang.
This section of river flows north and south, and the mountains on the east bank stand rocks. The mountain is called Langshan, which runs until the riverside.So the land roads on the east bank of the river are very narrow.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu's central army camp was not on the east bank, but on the river beach on the west bank.He expected that the Annan Army would attack the flat West Bank with its main force, after all, it would be more difficult for the enemy to attack Langshan Camp.
Under the dim sky, Langshan outside the fog was filled with colorful flags to increase its momentum.
Zhu Gaoxu took his gaze back. The terrain here is low and his vision is not wide. He can only see the heavy water vapor on the river beach and the river surface.
At this time, each battalion had a total of 100,000 troops on both sides of Zhujiang!However, it seemed a little empty at this time. Perhaps the place was too big and the military discipline of the Ming army was also relatively good.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the hazy river, and he didn't even feel like a war was coming.
In the distance to the south, the vision was blocked by the morning fog, and there was no movement at all.If the scout had not reported the military information, Zhu Gaoxu would not have known that Annan Army would come today.
After waiting for more than an hour, the sky was still gray and the fog had not completely dissipated.If it was sunny, it would be noon now.
A general said: I am afraid that it will rain today, so the firearms will be useless. I wonder if Annan Army will come again.
Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: Firearms cannot be used on both sides, and the enemy's elephant soldiers are still better.
As soon as he finished speaking, a vague shout came from the depths of the water vapor on the river.The sound of shouting from afar came from the mountains and rivers, and the sound was very strange.
The Ming army soldiers who had been waiting quietly for a long time finally had some vitality and started talking.
Zhu Gaoxu shook the reins, turned his horse's head and said to the generals: We were originally the strength to attack the city. Now in the field, our army takes the initiative to choose the battlefield and wait for work. We will definitely win no matter what!Do as agreed in advance. If it rains, use drums instead of cannon sound.
The generals held military salutes one after another, and there was a sound of response.
Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and everyone slapped the horses and left the central army and scattered.
The shouts in the distance are getting closer and closer.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu felt a coolness on the back of his hand, and two drops of rain fell on his hand. After a while, the sound of rain turned into a circle, rustling... The sound of rain covered some shouts from afar, and the rain hit the helmet, making it very crisp.
A layer of rain was shrouded in the sky, and the vision was even more unclear. Even the flags on the hills on the other side were gradually unable to see clearly.
At this time, the masts and ship shadows on the river gradually entered their sight and continued to drive northward.It seems that the Annan Army will not postpone the final battle of this war because of the rain.
The wind and rain are swaying.The sky is dim, the ground is hazy, and there is a sense of depression between the world.
However, Zhu Gaoxu's mood did not change with the environment. Before the battle started, victory was already in his heart.
He didn't give any military orders, but just silently watched the changes on the battlefield, waiting for that moment to arrive.
As the king who has been in the battle formation since he was over ten years old, Zhu Gaoxu really couldn't think of a reason to lose such a battle!
...The Annan warship that was sailing from the fog on the river was not blocked on the water, and Zhu Gaoxu's troops did not prepare for a navy in this battle.
Many warships had crossed the Ming army's land front from the water. The Ming army occasionally shot arrows on the river, but they were very sparse.
Rain not only affects firearms, but also affects crossbows. Many of the crossbow parts are made of animal tendons and glue, which can easily soften when touched with water.
It can be used barely at first, but it is easy to damage.
So when the two armies approached, the long-range attack was better than nothing.
At this time, the enemy army on the land also appeared faintly. This time, the Annan army advanced together with water and land, and was coming in full force.
The rumbling drums rang out in the noise of the rain.
The enemy's shouts were louder, and the crowds appeared were messy. I don't know if it was because the battle formation of the Annan Army was like this or the road was gradually becoming muddy.
The spring rain doesn't rain heavily, and it doesn't last long, but there are too many people and they trample on the soil repeatedly, so that the ground is full of half-dry and half-wet mud.
The enemy shouted and continued to march, but they didn't know whether it was a brave roar or a fearful vent.
The artillery did not sound at all, and the two armies on the front had not yet met the enemy.At this time, the battle started at the rear of the river beach on the west bank of the Ming army.
The Annan Navy's plunger ship sailed straight to the beach and shallow water. The enemy troops on the ship jumped off the ship, trying to attack the Ming army's back and forth and attack the Ming army from front to back.
But he immediately met the Ming cavalry, and the cavalry brave team attacked from south to north along the river beach, breaking through the enemy infantry that could not form a formation, with long spears and sabers waving with the iron hooves of the war horses.
There was chaos and noise on the river beach, and countless people were struggling in the shallow water, and people kept screaming and falling into the water.
The river water was turbid, the mud and blood quickly mixed together, and the muddy water was faintly red.
The attack of the Ming cavalry's powerful team delayed the Annan Navy's disembarrassment and gained a foothold.
At this time, several square formations of the Ming army's infantry also successfully changed directions. The iron armored square formations pressed towards the river bank, and the mud was trampled and splashed everywhere. The sounds of soldiers and swords hit, shouts, and screams. Countless sounds floated on the water surface and echoed on the walls of Langshan.
Some warships quickly ignited a raging fire. Even if it was raining in the sky, it could not extinguish the flames of the fierce ignition and tung oil. Black smoke rolled and the flames soared into the sky.
The smoke and dust mixed with water mist made the earth even more dim and misty.
...The front of the Ming army's formation was also the sound of killing was shocking at this time. Several enemy soldiers rushing in front first collided with the Ming army's gun, shield and heavy infantry, and then they met in close contact everywhere. The front of the two armies soon became a group of killing.
The Ming army's infantry formation was very densely arranged, the shields were simply connected into a wall, and the spear was like thorns.
The Annan Army infantry fought hand-to-hand attacks and could not break the formation at all.
Screaming everywhere, some enemy soldiers were stabbed by two spears squeezed together, and blood was bursting from the gaps in the front row.
The red battle flag with the word Ming written on it slams and slowly moves forward in the wind and rain.Under the flag, heavy infantry phalanxes were marching forward like countless iron carts.
At this moment, the gun and shield soldiers behind each formation were dispatched from both wings of each unit and attacked forward with columns.The array of infantry in Annan Army was relatively loose, and it could not stop the Ming army's column from rushing towards it in depth.
The enemy soldiers from somewhere began to escape, and the collapse began to disperse like a plague, and the front army of Annan Army was greatly defeated!
The sound of horse hooves came from the west of the battlefield. The Ming cavalry and brave team were dispatched. The cavalry jogged slowly over the infantry formation and rushed to the scattered enemy soldiers behind the scattered escape.
At that time, the left wing of the Annan Army was the Ming cavalry, and the right wing was the surface of the Zhujiang River.But many enemy soldiers did not run back and fled to their wings, with countless dead.
Wow!Woo... The loud screams of horns came from the hazy fog, and many tall elephants appeared behind the battlefield like ships.
No wonder the enemy soldiers ran to both sides, and the battle elephants behind and dense infantry were blocked in the back, and Annan's defeated soldiers could not escape from there.
Rows of elephant soldiers were ahead and rushed straight from the front, but the elephants charged in the mud and were not fast.The battle elephants kept roaring, and the shouts of the Annan soldiers were also shocking the earth.
The right-wing cavalry of the Ming army's powerful team detoured on the ground and stopped the momentum of continuing to pursue.
At this time, the infantry column in front of the Ming army also retreated and returned from the middle of the various formations.The front army also cleverly changed one row into two rows to make the queue more sparse, and then replaced the rows of infantry behind them.
The gun, shield and armor of the Ming army heavy infantry weighed dozens of kilograms. The rows of soldiers in front fought fiercely for a while, and when they retreated, many people were panting.
However, the new soldiers were all full of energy. Above the instigation of the generals, shouts from the Ming army's formation were heard one after another.
The whole row of elephant soldiers on the opposite side was gradually approaching, with sharp weapons installed on the teeth and noses of the war elephants, and some even made some leather armor outside the thick elephant skin.
There were many different enemy soldiers sitting on the back, waving their weapons high.
At this moment, suddenly, a gong sounded in the Ming army's formation.
The tall and mighty battle elephant, like a giant beast, was so scared that he could not move forward.
Occasionally, a bold war elephant rushed to the front of the Ming army.
There was a chaotic situation in front of the Ming army, and the war elephant rushed into the crowd in a mad manner.The Ming army infantry surrounded it on all sides, and the enemy soldiers on their backs were surrounded by wide-eaved iron helmets. They held weapons and didn't know who to attack.
A war elephant was stabbed by a knife and gun, and fell down with a bang.The enemy soldiers on the elephant's back were screaming and were quickly swallowed up by the sea of people.
At this time, the enemy infantry behind the battle elephant took advantage of the situation to rush to the place where the formation was broken, and the battle between the two armies became increasingly chaotic.
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Chen Yuanzhi, the minister of Annan State, brought Princess Tianhui and the whole family to surrender; then the generals of Annan State came with their men and horses... There was even a man named Ruan Rijian who had no official position, but took advantage of the situation to kill the governor of Annan State and took the heads to the Ming army camp to seek credit.
More and more people betray the Hu father and son. If they continue, they may end up being betrayed by their relatives and be entangled.
In the Ming army camp, civil officials made generous speeches in the central army, saying that those who win the righteousness and the hearts of the people will win!
Zhu Gaoxu did not believe that righteousness was so magical, but he had to be sure that such invisible things had their own effect. At least when the situation was not good in one side, people would have more excuses to change their appearances.
Zhu Gaoxu believed that the time was ripe and ordered the army to set off and go to the selected battlefield.
The tactical possibility is not high for a hundred thousand troops to ambush and attack.This deployment that is waiting for the effort is nothing more than one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten.
...In the middle of the first lunar month, the sky was gray.The two large camps of the Ming army set up a formation on both sides of Zhujiang.
This section of river flows north and south, and the mountains on the east bank stand rocks. The mountain is called Langshan, which runs until the riverside.So the land roads on the east bank of the river are very narrow.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu's central army camp was not on the east bank, but on the river beach on the west bank.He expected that the Annan Army would attack the flat West Bank with its main force, after all, it would be more difficult for the enemy to attack Langshan Camp.
Under the dim sky, Langshan outside the fog was filled with colorful flags to increase its momentum.
Zhu Gaoxu took his gaze back. The terrain here is low and his vision is not wide. He can only see the heavy water vapor on the river beach and the river surface.
At this time, each battalion had a total of 100,000 troops on both sides of Zhujiang!However, it seemed a little empty at this time. Perhaps the place was too big and the military discipline of the Ming army was also relatively good.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the hazy river, and he didn't even feel like a war was coming.
In the distance to the south, the vision was blocked by the morning fog, and there was no movement at all.If the scout had not reported the military information, Zhu Gaoxu would not have known that Annan Army would come today.
After waiting for more than an hour, the sky was still gray and the fog had not completely dissipated.If it was sunny, it would be noon now.
A general said: I am afraid that it will rain today, so the firearms will be useless. I wonder if Annan Army will come again.
Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: Firearms cannot be used on both sides, and the enemy's elephant soldiers are still better.
As soon as he finished speaking, a vague shout came from the depths of the water vapor on the river.The sound of shouting from afar came from the mountains and rivers, and the sound was very strange.
The Ming army soldiers who had been waiting quietly for a long time finally had some vitality and started talking.
Zhu Gaoxu shook the reins, turned his horse's head and said to the generals: We were originally the strength to attack the city. Now in the field, our army takes the initiative to choose the battlefield and wait for work. We will definitely win no matter what!Do as agreed in advance. If it rains, use drums instead of cannon sound.
The generals held military salutes one after another, and there was a sound of response.
Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and everyone slapped the horses and left the central army and scattered.
The shouts in the distance are getting closer and closer.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu felt a coolness on the back of his hand, and two drops of rain fell on his hand. After a while, the sound of rain turned into a circle, rustling... The sound of rain covered some shouts from afar, and the rain hit the helmet, making it very crisp.
A layer of rain was shrouded in the sky, and the vision was even more unclear. Even the flags on the hills on the other side were gradually unable to see clearly.
At this time, the masts and ship shadows on the river gradually entered their sight and continued to drive northward.It seems that the Annan Army will not postpone the final battle of this war because of the rain.
The wind and rain are swaying.The sky is dim, the ground is hazy, and there is a sense of depression between the world.
However, Zhu Gaoxu's mood did not change with the environment. Before the battle started, victory was already in his heart.
He didn't give any military orders, but just silently watched the changes on the battlefield, waiting for that moment to arrive.
As the king who has been in the battle formation since he was over ten years old, Zhu Gaoxu really couldn't think of a reason to lose such a battle!
...The Annan warship that was sailing from the fog on the river was not blocked on the water, and Zhu Gaoxu's troops did not prepare for a navy in this battle.
Many warships had crossed the Ming army's land front from the water. The Ming army occasionally shot arrows on the river, but they were very sparse.
Rain not only affects firearms, but also affects crossbows. Many of the crossbow parts are made of animal tendons and glue, which can easily soften when touched with water.
It can be used barely at first, but it is easy to damage.
So when the two armies approached, the long-range attack was better than nothing.
At this time, the enemy army on the land also appeared faintly. This time, the Annan army advanced together with water and land, and was coming in full force.
The rumbling drums rang out in the noise of the rain.
The enemy's shouts were louder, and the crowds appeared were messy. I don't know if it was because the battle formation of the Annan Army was like this or the road was gradually becoming muddy.
The spring rain doesn't rain heavily, and it doesn't last long, but there are too many people and they trample on the soil repeatedly, so that the ground is full of half-dry and half-wet mud.
The enemy shouted and continued to march, but they didn't know whether it was a brave roar or a fearful vent.
The artillery did not sound at all, and the two armies on the front had not yet met the enemy.At this time, the battle started at the rear of the river beach on the west bank of the Ming army.
The Annan Navy's plunger ship sailed straight to the beach and shallow water. The enemy troops on the ship jumped off the ship, trying to attack the Ming army's back and forth and attack the Ming army from front to back.
But he immediately met the Ming cavalry, and the cavalry brave team attacked from south to north along the river beach, breaking through the enemy infantry that could not form a formation, with long spears and sabers waving with the iron hooves of the war horses.
There was chaos and noise on the river beach, and countless people were struggling in the shallow water, and people kept screaming and falling into the water.
The river water was turbid, the mud and blood quickly mixed together, and the muddy water was faintly red.
The attack of the Ming cavalry's powerful team delayed the Annan Navy's disembarrassment and gained a foothold.
At this time, several square formations of the Ming army's infantry also successfully changed directions. The iron armored square formations pressed towards the river bank, and the mud was trampled and splashed everywhere. The sounds of soldiers and swords hit, shouts, and screams. Countless sounds floated on the water surface and echoed on the walls of Langshan.
Some warships quickly ignited a raging fire. Even if it was raining in the sky, it could not extinguish the flames of the fierce ignition and tung oil. Black smoke rolled and the flames soared into the sky.
The smoke and dust mixed with water mist made the earth even more dim and misty.
...The front of the Ming army's formation was also the sound of killing was shocking at this time. Several enemy soldiers rushing in front first collided with the Ming army's gun, shield and heavy infantry, and then they met in close contact everywhere. The front of the two armies soon became a group of killing.
The Ming army's infantry formation was very densely arranged, the shields were simply connected into a wall, and the spear was like thorns.
The Annan Army infantry fought hand-to-hand attacks and could not break the formation at all.
Screaming everywhere, some enemy soldiers were stabbed by two spears squeezed together, and blood was bursting from the gaps in the front row.
The red battle flag with the word Ming written on it slams and slowly moves forward in the wind and rain.Under the flag, heavy infantry phalanxes were marching forward like countless iron carts.
At this moment, the gun and shield soldiers behind each formation were dispatched from both wings of each unit and attacked forward with columns.The array of infantry in Annan Army was relatively loose, and it could not stop the Ming army's column from rushing towards it in depth.
The enemy soldiers from somewhere began to escape, and the collapse began to disperse like a plague, and the front army of Annan Army was greatly defeated!
The sound of horse hooves came from the west of the battlefield. The Ming cavalry and brave team were dispatched. The cavalry jogged slowly over the infantry formation and rushed to the scattered enemy soldiers behind the scattered escape.
At that time, the left wing of the Annan Army was the Ming cavalry, and the right wing was the surface of the Zhujiang River.But many enemy soldiers did not run back and fled to their wings, with countless dead.
Wow!Woo... The loud screams of horns came from the hazy fog, and many tall elephants appeared behind the battlefield like ships.
No wonder the enemy soldiers ran to both sides, and the battle elephants behind and dense infantry were blocked in the back, and Annan's defeated soldiers could not escape from there.
Rows of elephant soldiers were ahead and rushed straight from the front, but the elephants charged in the mud and were not fast.The battle elephants kept roaring, and the shouts of the Annan soldiers were also shocking the earth.
The right-wing cavalry of the Ming army's powerful team detoured on the ground and stopped the momentum of continuing to pursue.
At this time, the infantry column in front of the Ming army also retreated and returned from the middle of the various formations.The front army also cleverly changed one row into two rows to make the queue more sparse, and then replaced the rows of infantry behind them.
The gun, shield and armor of the Ming army heavy infantry weighed dozens of kilograms. The rows of soldiers in front fought fiercely for a while, and when they retreated, many people were panting.
However, the new soldiers were all full of energy. Above the instigation of the generals, shouts from the Ming army's formation were heard one after another.
The whole row of elephant soldiers on the opposite side was gradually approaching, with sharp weapons installed on the teeth and noses of the war elephants, and some even made some leather armor outside the thick elephant skin.
There were many different enemy soldiers sitting on the back, waving their weapons high.
At this moment, suddenly, a gong sounded in the Ming army's formation.
The tall and mighty battle elephant, like a giant beast, was so scared that he could not move forward.
Occasionally, a bold war elephant rushed to the front of the Ming army.
There was a chaotic situation in front of the Ming army, and the war elephant rushed into the crowd in a mad manner.The Ming army infantry surrounded it on all sides, and the enemy soldiers on their backs were surrounded by wide-eaved iron helmets. They held weapons and didn't know who to attack.
A war elephant was stabbed by a knife and gun, and fell down with a bang.The enemy soldiers on the elephant's back were screaming and were quickly swallowed up by the sea of people.
At this time, the enemy infantry behind the battle elephant took advantage of the situation to rush to the place where the formation was broken, and the battle between the two armies became increasingly chaotic.
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