In the morning, Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu led their troops to Qimeishan one after another, and Zhu Gaoxu's vanguard cavalry were greatly enhanced.
The official and horse team did not dare to advance rashly, so they had to hold on to the infantry formation and the infantry and cavalry to support each other.
Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse and ran on the battlefield. Through the drifting smoke and dust, he could see Ping'an He Fu's formation, roughly in a half-moon shape facing Qi Meishan.
The Northern cavalry attacked and plundered for a while. As soon as they retreated, the official army formation began to slowly advance southwest.
I saw swords and guns like forests and horses like seas on the wide formation.
The mountains, rivers and fields seemed very noisy and lively at this time.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back and saw that the two high grounds on Qimei Mountain were filled with Northern Army flags.Many high grounds such as Longshan and Hushan in the northwest are not clearly visible, but they are also occupied by the Northern Army.
At this time, Ping'an He Fu's official army lacked elite cavalry and could not fight alone. They could only advance in groups of infantry and cavalry, and progressed slowly.
Zhu Gaoxu was not panicked. Even if he retreated to Qimei Mountain, he could still defend the highland valley for a while. He could just wait until the main force of the Northern Army arrived at the battlefield and fight back immediately and set up a battle with the official army!
The situation was beneficial to the Northern Army. Zhu Gaoxu was nervous and secretly happy: as long as he won this battle, no one could stop the Northern Army's troops from Huainan, and the Yangtze River would last for a long time.
King Gaoyang!King Gaoyang!A shout came from behind.
Zhu Gaoxu turned around and found it was the eunuch Zheng He.
Zheng He was wearing armor, his face was wide and round, and his iron helmet covered his forehead, making his face look shorter.
He also saw Zhu Gaoxu and rushed up.
King Gaoyang, speak with one step.Zheng He said calmly.
Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand to stop the personal army beside him, and rode his horse toward the side for a while.
At this time, Zheng He said in a deep voice: Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, led the official army to the Beijing camp, and suddenly appeared behind our division in the morning!
When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he was shocked... Xu Huizu came so coincidental!
Zheng He continued: Wang Zhen’s army was wiped out!Li Bin's troops went to reinforce and were defeated. Li Bin himself was killed!
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't speak. He habitually reached out and rubbed his forehead a few times... This action made him feel very familiar. After whitewashing in his previous life, he remembered the serious consequences. When he was helpless, he usually rubbed his forehead hard.
The movements are the same, but the feelings are different.
Zhu Gaoxu had not lost yet, but was very disappointed.
Because the previous hope for victory was too great, but someone told him that the situation was unfavorable and his expectations were suddenly wasted, and he felt that he didn't want to face reality for a moment.
Does my father have any new arrangements? Zhu Gaoxu asked, and he exhaled, feeling that the strength brewing in his body had also dissipated.
Zheng He said: Not yet, our family is ordered to come over quickly and report on military information first.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered: There are only two roads in this situation. You may continue to fight or leave the battlefield quickly...
Zheng He asked: What is King Gaoyang’s idea?
Zhu Gaoxu didn't speak for a moment. He looked at the formation of the official army in the distance, listened to the magnificent footsteps and drums, and was silent for a long time.
...The situation on the battlefield was ups and downs, but at this time, the turmoil in Zhu Gaoxu was even more ups and downs. He finally calmed down from his intense emotions just now.
Many things are like gambling, which can easily make people suffer.
I realized at first that something was wrong, but I just couldn't swallow that breath and insisted on ending... But there are often not so many miracles in the world. If the unfavorable situation continues, I will most likely lose even worse, and there will be no accidents!
However, it is easy to say and difficult to do.
Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said: The reinforcements of the Duke of Wei are a variable. We didn't consider him at the beginning, but now we are caught off guard... I tend to retreat first today, then wait a moment to find another favorable opportunity to fight.
He glanced at Zheng He and left a few more words, but my father still had to decide everything. He was wise and good at fighting, both civil and military, and would be able to make a more wise decision!
It’s not impossible to continue fighting at this time.General Qiu and General Zhu, guarded the directions of Qimeishan and Longhushan; my father's main force turned around to deal with Xu Huizu first, and defeated them one by one, and then there was a chance... But the risk was a bit high, and our division defeated two generals in a row, and then we had to turn around and attack the sudden enemy army, losing a lot of energy.
Zheng He clasped his fists and said: What King Gaoyang said is reasonable.
...At this moment, several cavalry first arrived at Zhu Gaoxu's banner and turned toward him.The knight in the middle clasped his fists and said: Yàn Wang Jun Order!
When Zhu Gaoxu saw the knight dismounting and took out a letter, he quickly turned over and dismounted and took it with both hands.
He took the military order, and then opened it and looked at the sloppy handwriting written by King Yàn on it: Gao Xu, Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng attacked the floating bridge in the north one after another. Our army occupied the north bank (only one thousand people), and we strived to occupy the south bank.Our central army came from the north of Qimei Mountain, leaving a group of people behind Qimei Mountain Hall, and the army followed and attacked.
My father’s meaning is similar to what I said just now. If you don’t rush to fight to the decisive battle today, you have to stabilize your position first.Zhu Gaoxu handed the military order to Zheng He to see.
The military order of King Yàn was written casually, but the words were interesting... The Northern Army was obviously caught off guard by Xu Huizu's reserve army, so they wanted to run away quickly, but there was no word such as escape or retreat in the military order, and only the saying of attack and attack.
Zhu Gaoxu reached out to take the order of King Wang, put it in his arms, and said: When Eunuch Zheng returned to the central army, he would first meet General Qiu and General Zhu, and confirm that they had also received the order of King Wang.
Zheng He answered with his fist and kicked the horse and turned around.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said: Without further ado, he immediately sent a command from Veda to retreat from Qimeishan as soon as the central army arrived!The commander Zhang Wu and Jier to follow me to attack the floating bridge!
Two personal soldiers around him said: Get the order!
The army behind the palace will definitely be in danger if it leaves!
Zhu Gaoxu didn't want Veda to stay behind the mountain, so he issued a special military order.
There will always be a Wu who will be unlucky, but Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want it to be Veda... He originally wanted to marry Veda, but Princess Xu regretted it. He apologized for Veda and did not want to cheat him.
So Zhu Gaoxu took the lead in leading a large number of cavalry to detour north.
The cavalry ran for several miles, and Zhu Gaoxu saw a small team of official cavalry in the south, heading towards the northeast.He turned around and shouted: Chen Dahui, lead a team of cavalry and take down the people there!
Get order!Chen Dahui said.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back again, thinking in his heart that Ping An has always been cunning, would that group of people go to send orders to burn the floating bridge?
He quickly slapped his horse and accelerated, saw the banks of the Sui River, and then deviated eastward.
Soon, Zhu Gaoxu had already seen a row of floating bridges on the river surface, shaking slightly on the water waves. There was no fire in the distance, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
On the south bank of the floating bridge, a tent could be seen from afar, and two square formations were set up against the horse team on Zhu Gaoxu's side.
Zhu Gaoxu turned around and shouted: The commander of his personal army and Wang Bin's troops to turn right at the moment of battle and attack the enemy soldiers on the back!
The troops gradually approached, and at this time, Zhu Gaoxu raised his cherry gun and shouted: Kill!
Countless shouts of killing were suddenly rumored!
A large iron cavalry crossed a ridge of the dry fields and rushed into the official army.
The infantry in the front two rows of the official army were all holding large shields and spears, setting up a formation to resist the enemy.
After Zhu Gaoxu led his troops to approach, he suddenly detoured to the right wing.
Cracking... The strings in the array trembled, and many arrows were shot out from the array.
Zhu Gaoxu heard the arrows whizzing in his ears, so he continued running with his teeth.
A personal soldier on the left was pulling the bowstring. With a bang, a shield fell down in front of the formation immediately; the personal soldier shot flat at a distance of several steps, and his archery technique was very accurate!
This is also the reason why Zhu Gaoxu ordered to surround the right. Most people are accustomed to holding the bow with their left hand and pulling the string with their right hand.The cavalry detours to the right and can use bows and arrows to hit the enemy soldiers on the left!
The sound of strings continued, and the arrows shot in the air and the arrow feathers shot by cavalry cavalry flew back and forth like insects. From time to time, people were shot and screamed.
The iron hooves roared, and Zhu Gaoxu had already gone around the side of the official army formation. Seeing that there was a sparse spear in front of him, he grabbed the cherry gun and pointed it at a soldier with a gun shield and threw it. The cherry gun flew down from above, and a scream immediately came.
Zhu Gaoxu drew out his long sword, pointed at the other side and shouted: Kill!
The cavalry rushed up one after another, and the sound of fighting suddenly rose, and soon the people and horses over there were in chaos.Zhu Gaoxu led his army to continue to surround the north, and soon a square formation of the official army was surrounded.
At this time, Zhang Wu's men arrived, with twelve cavalry rushing, and there were a lot of men and horses!
The two infantry phalanxes on the official army were soon submerged in a large cavalry.
The square formation was instantly broken through, and the cavalry did not surround the official army, but rushed left and right, constantly dividing its queues. There was chaos in the middle and the shouts were deafening.
Zhu Gaoxu held nearly 10,000 cavalry in his hand and easily wiped out the official army at the bridgehead of the south bank, so he first set up his troops on guard by the river.
To the south, there were rumbling cannons coming from afar.
The terrain is flat here and the shining fires on the horizon are visible from afar.
After the main force of the Northern Army passed Qimeishan, it seemed that it began to contact Ping'an and He Fu's formation.
Not long after, infantry and cavalry appeared in sight.Looking at the iron helmets and flags from a distance, you can recognize the troops of King Yàn, and the brim of the northern army's hat is narrower than that of the southern army.
When the tribes arrived at the south bank of the small river, they crossed the river through several floating bridges one after another.
When Veda's men arrived, Zhu Gaoxu ordered the troops to cross the river one after another before the troops arrived at the gap by the river.
He rode his horse across the pontoon bridge and looked back at the south, and couldn't help but sigh.
Shi Ping'an and He Fu's more than 100,000 troops will soon be able to meet with Xu Huizu's elite Beijing camp, and their troops may exceed 200,000!
The Northern Army no longer has any advantage, and has also driven southward into the enemy's territory and marched continuously for nearly a year. The situation is a little unfamiliar.
The official and horse team did not dare to advance rashly, so they had to hold on to the infantry formation and the infantry and cavalry to support each other.
Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse and ran on the battlefield. Through the drifting smoke and dust, he could see Ping'an He Fu's formation, roughly in a half-moon shape facing Qi Meishan.
The Northern cavalry attacked and plundered for a while. As soon as they retreated, the official army formation began to slowly advance southwest.
I saw swords and guns like forests and horses like seas on the wide formation.
The mountains, rivers and fields seemed very noisy and lively at this time.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back and saw that the two high grounds on Qimei Mountain were filled with Northern Army flags.Many high grounds such as Longshan and Hushan in the northwest are not clearly visible, but they are also occupied by the Northern Army.
At this time, Ping'an He Fu's official army lacked elite cavalry and could not fight alone. They could only advance in groups of infantry and cavalry, and progressed slowly.
Zhu Gaoxu was not panicked. Even if he retreated to Qimei Mountain, he could still defend the highland valley for a while. He could just wait until the main force of the Northern Army arrived at the battlefield and fight back immediately and set up a battle with the official army!
The situation was beneficial to the Northern Army. Zhu Gaoxu was nervous and secretly happy: as long as he won this battle, no one could stop the Northern Army's troops from Huainan, and the Yangtze River would last for a long time.
King Gaoyang!King Gaoyang!A shout came from behind.
Zhu Gaoxu turned around and found it was the eunuch Zheng He.
Zheng He was wearing armor, his face was wide and round, and his iron helmet covered his forehead, making his face look shorter.
He also saw Zhu Gaoxu and rushed up.
King Gaoyang, speak with one step.Zheng He said calmly.
Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand to stop the personal army beside him, and rode his horse toward the side for a while.
At this time, Zheng He said in a deep voice: Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, led the official army to the Beijing camp, and suddenly appeared behind our division in the morning!
When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he was shocked... Xu Huizu came so coincidental!
Zheng He continued: Wang Zhen’s army was wiped out!Li Bin's troops went to reinforce and were defeated. Li Bin himself was killed!
After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't speak. He habitually reached out and rubbed his forehead a few times... This action made him feel very familiar. After whitewashing in his previous life, he remembered the serious consequences. When he was helpless, he usually rubbed his forehead hard.
The movements are the same, but the feelings are different.
Zhu Gaoxu had not lost yet, but was very disappointed.
Because the previous hope for victory was too great, but someone told him that the situation was unfavorable and his expectations were suddenly wasted, and he felt that he didn't want to face reality for a moment.
Does my father have any new arrangements? Zhu Gaoxu asked, and he exhaled, feeling that the strength brewing in his body had also dissipated.
Zheng He said: Not yet, our family is ordered to come over quickly and report on military information first.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered: There are only two roads in this situation. You may continue to fight or leave the battlefield quickly...
Zheng He asked: What is King Gaoyang’s idea?
Zhu Gaoxu didn't speak for a moment. He looked at the formation of the official army in the distance, listened to the magnificent footsteps and drums, and was silent for a long time.
...The situation on the battlefield was ups and downs, but at this time, the turmoil in Zhu Gaoxu was even more ups and downs. He finally calmed down from his intense emotions just now.
Many things are like gambling, which can easily make people suffer.
I realized at first that something was wrong, but I just couldn't swallow that breath and insisted on ending... But there are often not so many miracles in the world. If the unfavorable situation continues, I will most likely lose even worse, and there will be no accidents!
However, it is easy to say and difficult to do.
Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said: The reinforcements of the Duke of Wei are a variable. We didn't consider him at the beginning, but now we are caught off guard... I tend to retreat first today, then wait a moment to find another favorable opportunity to fight.
He glanced at Zheng He and left a few more words, but my father still had to decide everything. He was wise and good at fighting, both civil and military, and would be able to make a more wise decision!
It’s not impossible to continue fighting at this time.General Qiu and General Zhu, guarded the directions of Qimeishan and Longhushan; my father's main force turned around to deal with Xu Huizu first, and defeated them one by one, and then there was a chance... But the risk was a bit high, and our division defeated two generals in a row, and then we had to turn around and attack the sudden enemy army, losing a lot of energy.
Zheng He clasped his fists and said: What King Gaoyang said is reasonable.
...At this moment, several cavalry first arrived at Zhu Gaoxu's banner and turned toward him.The knight in the middle clasped his fists and said: Yàn Wang Jun Order!
When Zhu Gaoxu saw the knight dismounting and took out a letter, he quickly turned over and dismounted and took it with both hands.
He took the military order, and then opened it and looked at the sloppy handwriting written by King Yàn on it: Gao Xu, Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng attacked the floating bridge in the north one after another. Our army occupied the north bank (only one thousand people), and we strived to occupy the south bank.Our central army came from the north of Qimei Mountain, leaving a group of people behind Qimei Mountain Hall, and the army followed and attacked.
My father’s meaning is similar to what I said just now. If you don’t rush to fight to the decisive battle today, you have to stabilize your position first.Zhu Gaoxu handed the military order to Zheng He to see.
The military order of King Yàn was written casually, but the words were interesting... The Northern Army was obviously caught off guard by Xu Huizu's reserve army, so they wanted to run away quickly, but there was no word such as escape or retreat in the military order, and only the saying of attack and attack.
Zhu Gaoxu reached out to take the order of King Wang, put it in his arms, and said: When Eunuch Zheng returned to the central army, he would first meet General Qiu and General Zhu, and confirm that they had also received the order of King Wang.
Zheng He answered with his fist and kicked the horse and turned around.
Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said: Without further ado, he immediately sent a command from Veda to retreat from Qimeishan as soon as the central army arrived!The commander Zhang Wu and Jier to follow me to attack the floating bridge!
Two personal soldiers around him said: Get the order!
The army behind the palace will definitely be in danger if it leaves!
Zhu Gaoxu didn't want Veda to stay behind the mountain, so he issued a special military order.
There will always be a Wu who will be unlucky, but Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want it to be Veda... He originally wanted to marry Veda, but Princess Xu regretted it. He apologized for Veda and did not want to cheat him.
So Zhu Gaoxu took the lead in leading a large number of cavalry to detour north.
The cavalry ran for several miles, and Zhu Gaoxu saw a small team of official cavalry in the south, heading towards the northeast.He turned around and shouted: Chen Dahui, lead a team of cavalry and take down the people there!
Get order!Chen Dahui said.
Zhu Gaoxu looked back again, thinking in his heart that Ping An has always been cunning, would that group of people go to send orders to burn the floating bridge?
He quickly slapped his horse and accelerated, saw the banks of the Sui River, and then deviated eastward.
Soon, Zhu Gaoxu had already seen a row of floating bridges on the river surface, shaking slightly on the water waves. There was no fire in the distance, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
On the south bank of the floating bridge, a tent could be seen from afar, and two square formations were set up against the horse team on Zhu Gaoxu's side.
Zhu Gaoxu turned around and shouted: The commander of his personal army and Wang Bin's troops to turn right at the moment of battle and attack the enemy soldiers on the back!
The troops gradually approached, and at this time, Zhu Gaoxu raised his cherry gun and shouted: Kill!
Countless shouts of killing were suddenly rumored!
A large iron cavalry crossed a ridge of the dry fields and rushed into the official army.
The infantry in the front two rows of the official army were all holding large shields and spears, setting up a formation to resist the enemy.
After Zhu Gaoxu led his troops to approach, he suddenly detoured to the right wing.
Cracking... The strings in the array trembled, and many arrows were shot out from the array.
Zhu Gaoxu heard the arrows whizzing in his ears, so he continued running with his teeth.
A personal soldier on the left was pulling the bowstring. With a bang, a shield fell down in front of the formation immediately; the personal soldier shot flat at a distance of several steps, and his archery technique was very accurate!
This is also the reason why Zhu Gaoxu ordered to surround the right. Most people are accustomed to holding the bow with their left hand and pulling the string with their right hand.The cavalry detours to the right and can use bows and arrows to hit the enemy soldiers on the left!
The sound of strings continued, and the arrows shot in the air and the arrow feathers shot by cavalry cavalry flew back and forth like insects. From time to time, people were shot and screamed.
The iron hooves roared, and Zhu Gaoxu had already gone around the side of the official army formation. Seeing that there was a sparse spear in front of him, he grabbed the cherry gun and pointed it at a soldier with a gun shield and threw it. The cherry gun flew down from above, and a scream immediately came.
Zhu Gaoxu drew out his long sword, pointed at the other side and shouted: Kill!
The cavalry rushed up one after another, and the sound of fighting suddenly rose, and soon the people and horses over there were in chaos.Zhu Gaoxu led his army to continue to surround the north, and soon a square formation of the official army was surrounded.
At this time, Zhang Wu's men arrived, with twelve cavalry rushing, and there were a lot of men and horses!
The two infantry phalanxes on the official army were soon submerged in a large cavalry.
The square formation was instantly broken through, and the cavalry did not surround the official army, but rushed left and right, constantly dividing its queues. There was chaos in the middle and the shouts were deafening.
Zhu Gaoxu held nearly 10,000 cavalry in his hand and easily wiped out the official army at the bridgehead of the south bank, so he first set up his troops on guard by the river.
To the south, there were rumbling cannons coming from afar.
The terrain is flat here and the shining fires on the horizon are visible from afar.
After the main force of the Northern Army passed Qimeishan, it seemed that it began to contact Ping'an and He Fu's formation.
Not long after, infantry and cavalry appeared in sight.Looking at the iron helmets and flags from a distance, you can recognize the troops of King Yàn, and the brim of the northern army's hat is narrower than that of the southern army.
When the tribes arrived at the south bank of the small river, they crossed the river through several floating bridges one after another.
When Veda's men arrived, Zhu Gaoxu ordered the troops to cross the river one after another before the troops arrived at the gap by the river.
He rode his horse across the pontoon bridge and looked back at the south, and couldn't help but sigh.
Shi Ping'an and He Fu's more than 100,000 troops will soon be able to meet with Xu Huizu's elite Beijing camp, and their troops may exceed 200,000!
The Northern Army no longer has any advantage, and has also driven southward into the enemy's territory and marched continuously for nearly a year. The situation is a little unfamiliar.
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