The water surface of the Tuojiang River is very low, revealing gray-yellow sand and stones, as if only half of a river is left, and it is like a big snake that is peeling off.
On the flat river dam, the infantry moving in line maintained a very coordinated pace.
The vehicles and wheelbarrows pulled by mules and horses were also slowly moving northwards; many cavalrymen were also walking slowly on the hilly road to the west.
There are a large number of people on the riverside, and the scene is very spectacular.
Zhu Gaoxu was walking slowly in the brigade while shouting and rushing forward and behind.
Only at this speed can one walk with a large number of infantry baggage.
He didn't put his hands on the reins of the horse, but he looked down with a picture, as if he was walking on a horse.
Almost arrived at Zi County (north of Neijiang)?Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the surrounding scene.
A member of the department around him said: Go back to the prince, you will definitely be here this afternoon.
This is the fifth day after leaving Luzhou City.
Zhu Gaoxu led 60,000 main forces, mostly infantry and a large amount of baggage, but his marching speed was much faster than when he was in Guizhou, Yunnan.
The roads in Sichuan are indeed easy to walk. So far, I have not seen a decent plain, but most of the roads are low hills and more spacious river dams, and the road conditions are excellent.
At this moment, several riders rushed towards each other in the opposite direction.Their helmets were tied with white linen, and they could tell at a glance that they were the knights of the Han Wang Army.
The armies on both sides of Zhulu and Sichuan Basin were all similar in clothing and armor, because they were all official troops in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty.
However, in addition to wearing mourning, there are still differences in the clothes of the Han Wangjun and the official army, which can be seen carefully; because the court was not responsible for uniformly distributing military uniforms at this time, and the soldiers' clothes were all sewn by themselves, and the styles of the cloth were different in different regions and fabrics.
The several riders came straight towards Zhu Gaoxu, with several largest flags erecting here.There are some words written separately: Defeat crimes and fight against rebellion, and avenge the king, Han.
The knights dismounted next to the brigade and bowed to Zhu Gaoxu.A general beside Zhu Gaoxu walked over and got the letter and returned.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and shouted: Get on the horse and talk to him.
The knight said: Get the order!
Zhu Gaoxu handed the map in his hand to the side, and Miaojin picked up the bread tightly.
Zhu Gaoxu opened the letter and read the content. Qu Neng's handwriting said: The last general has captured Jian County, and the west is Longquan Mountain, and the passing Longquan Mountain is Longquan Post.
At the end, we will be stationed in Jian County for the time being.
The knight who delivered the letter was allowed to come to Zhu Gaoxu's side, and Zhu Gaoxu asked: What's going on in Jian County?
The knight replied: There are almost no soldiers to fight in the county, but the magistrate was transferred from Chengdu Prefecture and summoned many servants and powerful people.At that time, the official army had insufficient weapons and the city was short; General Qu used a large number of bows and arrows to suppress the city, and those who showed their heads on the city were dead.Then we carried firewood and gunpowder to the city gate, dug out the mud paste on the city gate, and set fire to the city gate.
Zhu Gaoxu just nodded after hearing this, without much reaction, and his heart was not at all disturbed.
At this moment in Sichuan, except Chengdu City, other cities and territories have no effect on both sides. The only valuable goal is: the opponent's main army!
Because obviously this battle cannot become a protracted war.
Not long after, another scout reported to the Central Army.Zhu Gaoxu summoned the scouts and asked them about what they had seen with their own eyes.
The scout soldier said: "Your Majesty, after the young man arrived in Jiadingzhou, he asked his companions to hide his horse in the mountains and forests, and wanted to climb to Baohong Pavilion on the Great Buddha (Leshan Giant Buddha) to hide."But the young man found that there were official guards in the attic, so he had to bring water bags of dry food, climbed from the south of Dafoshan to the top of the mountain, and hid in the woods to see.
I can't see it, the official road is full of people!The official road passed behind Dafoshan, then walked around the mountains and forests to the riverside, and the entire road was filled with official infantry and cavalry.The river is covered with sails, and the entire river is covered with ships!
Zhu Gaoxu had never visited Leshan Giant Buddha and did not know much about the terrain.At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu asked in detail about the approximate locations of the Buddha, rivers, mountains, forests, and roads.
The scout soldier immediately made it clear.The Buddha is built in the mountains by the river. The river flowing west of the Buddha is the Minjiang River; that place is still at the intersection of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait to ask: In which direction are the large number of official ships sailing?
The sergeant said without hesitation: Go north, all are walking north.
Zhu Gaoxu's slightly sallow and haggard face immediately showed a sick red color. He asked again without getting tired of it: Go north along the Minjiang River?
The sergeant nodded and said: Yes, prince.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately reviewed and said: Xue Lu is preparing to return to Chengdu.
Xue Lu must have known that the Han Wangjun was going to directly threaten Chengdu, after all, Qu Neng was almost at Longquan Post.And the current situation shows that Xue Lu’s decision is also to go to Chengdu!
The reason is very simple. The Minjiang River connects Pengshan County to the south of Chengdu, and can also directly enter the Chengdu moat through the Fu River; while the Qingyi River connects Yazhou... The official army transported a large number of baggage ships into the Minjiang River. Didn’t they go back to Chengdu or where did they go?
In addition, the scout saw with his own eyes that the official road passed by the back of Dafoshan, and the entire road was filled with the official army.
Dafoshan is located on the east bank of the Minjiang River. If the main force of the official army is to Yazhou in the northwest direction, why not cross the Minjiang River but continue to march along the east bank of the Minjiang River?
...Zhu Gaoxu then received reports from scouts from the other two teams, and at the same time proved that Xue Lu did advance north along the Minjiang River!
Zhu Gaoxu had no idea how Xue Lu considered the situation at this time, but Xue Lu must have repeatedly considered and weighed the key decisions that affected the location and method of the battle.
It is hard to say how capable this person is, but he must be a qualified general with experience in combat formations and will not make too simple mistakes.
Zhu Gaoxu had no idea about the reason, and the situation had entered a new stage at this time.
He soon found two personal guards and sent a letter to Qu Neng... and ordered Qu Neng to immediately lead the cavalry vanguard across the Longquan Mountains, occupy Longquan Post, and guerrillas to the city of Chengdu.
At this time, the main force of Xue Lu's army had not yet arrived in Chengdu, and Chengdu would not have too many troops.
Even if the official army saw Qu Neng’s eight thousand cavalry, it would be impossible to catch Qu Neng!
Zhu Gaoxu still believes in Qu Neng's ability very much.
The next day, Zhu Gaoxu finally got his first contact with Mu Sheng. Mu Sheng reported: After several scattered battles, his troops had increased to 35,000 infantry and cavalry, and all the surrendered military generals of the official and guard offices were sent to Dali.
Mu Sheng also took several concubines of the Yi tribe as concubines and formed an alliance with five chieftains; now he has led his army to Yazhou, preparing to find out the movements of the official army before making plans.
Zhu Gaoxu wrote a reply and praised some words.But the letter may not necessarily be delivered to Mu Sheng. Most of the officials from Zi County to Yazhou still follow the government orders of the Third Department of Chengdu.
On the flat river dam, the infantry moving in line maintained a very coordinated pace.
The vehicles and wheelbarrows pulled by mules and horses were also slowly moving northwards; many cavalrymen were also walking slowly on the hilly road to the west.
There are a large number of people on the riverside, and the scene is very spectacular.
Zhu Gaoxu was walking slowly in the brigade while shouting and rushing forward and behind.
Only at this speed can one walk with a large number of infantry baggage.
He didn't put his hands on the reins of the horse, but he looked down with a picture, as if he was walking on a horse.
Almost arrived at Zi County (north of Neijiang)?Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the surrounding scene.
A member of the department around him said: Go back to the prince, you will definitely be here this afternoon.
This is the fifth day after leaving Luzhou City.
Zhu Gaoxu led 60,000 main forces, mostly infantry and a large amount of baggage, but his marching speed was much faster than when he was in Guizhou, Yunnan.
The roads in Sichuan are indeed easy to walk. So far, I have not seen a decent plain, but most of the roads are low hills and more spacious river dams, and the road conditions are excellent.
At this moment, several riders rushed towards each other in the opposite direction.Their helmets were tied with white linen, and they could tell at a glance that they were the knights of the Han Wang Army.
The armies on both sides of Zhulu and Sichuan Basin were all similar in clothing and armor, because they were all official troops in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty.
However, in addition to wearing mourning, there are still differences in the clothes of the Han Wangjun and the official army, which can be seen carefully; because the court was not responsible for uniformly distributing military uniforms at this time, and the soldiers' clothes were all sewn by themselves, and the styles of the cloth were different in different regions and fabrics.
The several riders came straight towards Zhu Gaoxu, with several largest flags erecting here.There are some words written separately: Defeat crimes and fight against rebellion, and avenge the king, Han.
The knights dismounted next to the brigade and bowed to Zhu Gaoxu.A general beside Zhu Gaoxu walked over and got the letter and returned.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and shouted: Get on the horse and talk to him.
The knight said: Get the order!
Zhu Gaoxu handed the map in his hand to the side, and Miaojin picked up the bread tightly.
Zhu Gaoxu opened the letter and read the content. Qu Neng's handwriting said: The last general has captured Jian County, and the west is Longquan Mountain, and the passing Longquan Mountain is Longquan Post.
At the end, we will be stationed in Jian County for the time being.
The knight who delivered the letter was allowed to come to Zhu Gaoxu's side, and Zhu Gaoxu asked: What's going on in Jian County?
The knight replied: There are almost no soldiers to fight in the county, but the magistrate was transferred from Chengdu Prefecture and summoned many servants and powerful people.At that time, the official army had insufficient weapons and the city was short; General Qu used a large number of bows and arrows to suppress the city, and those who showed their heads on the city were dead.Then we carried firewood and gunpowder to the city gate, dug out the mud paste on the city gate, and set fire to the city gate.
Zhu Gaoxu just nodded after hearing this, without much reaction, and his heart was not at all disturbed.
At this moment in Sichuan, except Chengdu City, other cities and territories have no effect on both sides. The only valuable goal is: the opponent's main army!
Because obviously this battle cannot become a protracted war.
Not long after, another scout reported to the Central Army.Zhu Gaoxu summoned the scouts and asked them about what they had seen with their own eyes.
The scout soldier said: "Your Majesty, after the young man arrived in Jiadingzhou, he asked his companions to hide his horse in the mountains and forests, and wanted to climb to Baohong Pavilion on the Great Buddha (Leshan Giant Buddha) to hide."But the young man found that there were official guards in the attic, so he had to bring water bags of dry food, climbed from the south of Dafoshan to the top of the mountain, and hid in the woods to see.
I can't see it, the official road is full of people!The official road passed behind Dafoshan, then walked around the mountains and forests to the riverside, and the entire road was filled with official infantry and cavalry.The river is covered with sails, and the entire river is covered with ships!
Zhu Gaoxu had never visited Leshan Giant Buddha and did not know much about the terrain.At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu asked in detail about the approximate locations of the Buddha, rivers, mountains, forests, and roads.
The scout soldier immediately made it clear.The Buddha is built in the mountains by the river. The river flowing west of the Buddha is the Minjiang River; that place is still at the intersection of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait to ask: In which direction are the large number of official ships sailing?
The sergeant said without hesitation: Go north, all are walking north.
Zhu Gaoxu's slightly sallow and haggard face immediately showed a sick red color. He asked again without getting tired of it: Go north along the Minjiang River?
The sergeant nodded and said: Yes, prince.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately reviewed and said: Xue Lu is preparing to return to Chengdu.
Xue Lu must have known that the Han Wangjun was going to directly threaten Chengdu, after all, Qu Neng was almost at Longquan Post.And the current situation shows that Xue Lu’s decision is also to go to Chengdu!
The reason is very simple. The Minjiang River connects Pengshan County to the south of Chengdu, and can also directly enter the Chengdu moat through the Fu River; while the Qingyi River connects Yazhou... The official army transported a large number of baggage ships into the Minjiang River. Didn’t they go back to Chengdu or where did they go?
In addition, the scout saw with his own eyes that the official road passed by the back of Dafoshan, and the entire road was filled with the official army.
Dafoshan is located on the east bank of the Minjiang River. If the main force of the official army is to Yazhou in the northwest direction, why not cross the Minjiang River but continue to march along the east bank of the Minjiang River?
...Zhu Gaoxu then received reports from scouts from the other two teams, and at the same time proved that Xue Lu did advance north along the Minjiang River!
Zhu Gaoxu had no idea how Xue Lu considered the situation at this time, but Xue Lu must have repeatedly considered and weighed the key decisions that affected the location and method of the battle.
It is hard to say how capable this person is, but he must be a qualified general with experience in combat formations and will not make too simple mistakes.
Zhu Gaoxu had no idea about the reason, and the situation had entered a new stage at this time.
He soon found two personal guards and sent a letter to Qu Neng... and ordered Qu Neng to immediately lead the cavalry vanguard across the Longquan Mountains, occupy Longquan Post, and guerrillas to the city of Chengdu.
At this time, the main force of Xue Lu's army had not yet arrived in Chengdu, and Chengdu would not have too many troops.
Even if the official army saw Qu Neng’s eight thousand cavalry, it would be impossible to catch Qu Neng!
Zhu Gaoxu still believes in Qu Neng's ability very much.
The next day, Zhu Gaoxu finally got his first contact with Mu Sheng. Mu Sheng reported: After several scattered battles, his troops had increased to 35,000 infantry and cavalry, and all the surrendered military generals of the official and guard offices were sent to Dali.
Mu Sheng also took several concubines of the Yi tribe as concubines and formed an alliance with five chieftains; now he has led his army to Yazhou, preparing to find out the movements of the official army before making plans.
Zhu Gaoxu wrote a reply and praised some words.But the letter may not necessarily be delivered to Mu Sheng. Most of the officials from Zi County to Yazhou still follow the government orders of the Third Department of Chengdu.
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