Chapter 736: Lost me

The more than 30,000 people in the Beijing camp led by Zhang Fu and other generals, carrying a large number of firearms, first took the Chaohu Navy's warship and then moved to Guilin Prefecture. The waterway was nearly 3,000 miles, and it took more than a month and a half. If it weren't for the establishment of rivers and waterways, the Ming army would have only taken longer to walk.

Pei Youzhen took the imperial edict to call the local governments to gather a large number of corvee-service men and ships, and advanced along the water and land, and sent the belongings of the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp to Nanning Prefecture.

Everyone was in Nanning Prefecture and received tens of thousands of troops recruited from Guangxi and Guangdong, and continued to march towards Annan.

It was already mid-September when the army passed through the original border and Zhenyi Pass (Liberation Pass).

According to the seasons in Annan, the dry season entered last month; and the dry season was divided into cool season and hot season, among which the cool season is undoubtedly the most comfortable season. As the name suggests, it is cool and not hot, and the roads are dry and easy to walk, and there are few diseases and insects.

This cool season only has some months in autumn and winter, three or four months.

However, it took more than a month for the Ming army to be on the road.

This is impossible. The time between the court's decision-making and dispatching troops is short enough; if we miss this year's dry season, we can only wait for more than a year.

Liu Sheng followed Zhang Fu and rode a horse to a hillside. He saw that Zhang Fu's face was not very good, but he didn't know if it was a waste of time.

But perhaps what made Zhang Fu unhappy was actually Liu Sheng himself.Along the way, Liu Sheng always felt that Zhang Fu's words were a bit choking.

At this time, Liu Sheng didn't say anything, so as not to make things boring.

The generals looked south together, and there was still a little mist on the ground, but you could see it when standing at a high place, and there was a small basin on the other side; there was a mountain forest around, and there was only a slightly flat place in front.

The branches are narrow.A general said.

But that was the name of the Annan people, and now the Ming army gave it a new name: Lang San Wei.

From the Central Plains dynasty to the east and west, it is closer to the Guangxi than to Yunnan; and from Guangxi, it is the Honghe Plain area, which is flat.

Therefore, there is a proverb from Annan people: If you lose me, you will lose the world.

Having said that, Annan Kingdom has never set up a larger system here.No one knows what happened; perhaps because of the supply problem, the Annan government is difficult to maintain for a long time?

The surrounding mountainous areas live in the Yao, Miao and other tribes, and they often rebel; Annan Kingdom is also a place with many young people, and it is difficult for them to receive enough taxes from young people.

However, as soon as the Ming Emperor Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, he immediately issued an order to set up a guard in Lang Son.

The Ming Dynasty government not only dispatched troops from Dongguan (also known as Shenglong, now Henoi) to garrison and build cities here; it also built post roads, set up official shops, post stations, and fort systems, and allowed the Annan Governor's Office and Guangxi Administration and the Guangxi Administration Commission to supply the place along the post road regardless of losses.

Liu Sheng walked along the way and stood on the hillside and looked at the map for a while. He not only sighed: There is a person who is the commander of the army to be the emperor, at least it will save trouble if he fights a war.

Only those who know how to fight don’t need to seek the opinions of their ministers, and they will understand where the military strategists are.

However, Liu Sheng did not say it because Zhang Fu was still not very happy.The commander looked at the mountains and rivers and the army on the post road with a serious expression, and his expression made people a little afraid and dared not act rashly.

The Ming army at the foot of the mountain, including the garrison troops and the soldiers of the baggage battalion, had a total strength of only tens of thousands, but the march on the post road between the mountains and forests was still very grand, and the vast team was nowhere to be seen.

The mountains and forests on all sides were very quiet. The Ming army controlled the entire area and there were no accidents in the march.There is only the movement of the army, and there is a sense of majesty and solemnity inexplicably.

The footsteps of the infantry and riders are like some kind of instrumental ensemble, maintaining a uniform rhythm and moving neatly in the sound of the cowhide drum.

Donkey carts and wheelbarrows seemed to fill the entire valley together with the army, and the mist and dust in the air were mixed together like clouds.

Zhang Fu seemed to be unable to help it, turned to Liu Sheng and said: Our army is not in sufficient strength.In front of the emperor, An Yuanhou really came up with a wonderful idea and even divided more than 20,000 soldiers.

This guy finally told me about his unhappiness. Liu Sheng had guessed that this was the case and could not confirm it. Now he was very happy.

It turned out that Liu Sheng thought that his personal relationship with Zhang Fu was good.

After all, they fought against the Han Wangjun and surrendered together. They usually have contacts with each other for whatever their family does.

However, Liu Sheng suddenly felt that all friendship was just wishful thinking; in Zhang Fu's heart, military merit was the most important.

Perhaps Zhang Fu was not very happy to make great contributions in Mongolia and Liu Sheng last year.

Liu Sheng said quietly: The last one is just making a claim. Are the people who make the decision?

Humph... Zhang Fu let out a light sound from his nose, passing Lang Sang Wei to Annan, without any obstacles, Anyuan Hou insisted on taking the sea route, do you understand the sea affairs? If more than 20,000 soldiers encounter any mistakes in the sea, I will see how you explain it.

Liu Sheng didn't buy it and continued to refute: I don't understand very much, but the eunuch Hou Xian patted the chest.That time in Rouyi Hall, the general was also present.Hou Xian will not say anything. There is a bay north of Qinghua, with Qiongzhou (Hainan Island) and Leizhou Prefecture blocking the east, so there is not much wind and waves. The navy from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian can also come here, let alone the sea ships from the capital?

Zhang Fu frowned and looked at Liu Sheng, who looked at him for a while.Zhang Fu didn't say more.

As long as Liu Sheng did not disobey the military order, he would not be afraid of Zhang Fu's actions.Because he worked with Zhang Fu for a long time and knew Zhang Fu very well.

This person is a bit hypocritical and often very unkind. For example, when Zhang Fu felt that the Han King was in a weak position, he directly captured the chief of the Han King's Mansion and sent the capital to seek credit.

But Zhang Fu is also a qualified general. He will not abolish the public or affect the situation of the war. During the Battle of Pinghan, Zhang Fu was dissatisfied with too many people and did not do anything about it.

Only one time people thought that the matter of hiring the public and reporting private affairs was to deal with He Fu; the truth was revealed later. He Fu did have a strange intention, and Zhang Fu did not wrongly accuse him...

The army successively arrived at the flat area near Lang Sang Wei, and each army selected places to camp.The generals entered the acropolis and came to the temporary central army headquarters.

Soon a general came to the headquarters of the Central Army to report the matter. The person who came was Li Bin, who looked very familiar with Zhang Fu.

Liu Sheng knew that when the Yongle Dynasty conquered Annan, Zhang Fu was also commanding troops in Annan. It seemed that Li Bin was Zhang Fu's old subordinate; Liu Sheng did not come that time and didn't know the situation very well, so he was just guessing.

Li Bin brought Huang Zhong's letter.

The current deputy governor of the Annan Governor's Office (the governor is King Annan) is Huang Zhong. During the civil war in the Ming Dynasty, the man was from the deposed prince. He also refused to surrender the Han Palace many times, and he was helpless to obey the imperial edict until the capital was captured.

But the emperor did not purge these people, and still asked Huang Zhong to lead troops in Annan; probably because Huang Zhong was Zhang Fu's old subordinate and even recognized Zhang Fu as his benefactor.

This makes Liu Sheng feel that the current emperor and Zhang Fu are the same kind of people, and generally they will not deal with someone just because of their likes and dislikes.

Li Bin said: Governor Huang said it several times in a row, and the general was to apologize in front of the general, saying that he had lost the general's kindness.

While unpacking the letter, Zhang Fu immediately asked: What did he do?

Li Bin said: Governor Huang withdrew the troops from Beijiang Prefecture and Cishan Prefecture (now Beining Province, Vietnam).Now the post road between Dongguan Prefecture (Hanoi) and Lang Sang Vai has been cut off, so you can only walk from the west to contact us.

Since last month, rebels have advanced northwards, with more and more troops and fierce arrivals.Neither the Dongguan Prefecture nor the Langsan Guard dared to abandon it. Governor Huang was worried that the troops would be dispersed and lost, so he abandoned Beijiang and other places and gathered troops to defend Dongguan and Langsan for assistance.Later, all these places were occupied by rebels, and Governor Huang felt that he could not stand it without fighting, and he was known to be wrong...

However, Zhang Fu reacted calmly and looked like he was not caring.He breathed a sigh of relief, as if he felt that the matter was not serious.

Li Bin said again: Since this month, the rebels have gathered heavy troops in two places, one in the lower reaches of the Huangjiang River (Honghe) in Dongguan Prefecture, threatening the important areas of Dongguan.One place is in Beijiang Prefecture, where the rebel generals were Ruan Shuai; they had received news from somewhere, as if they had known in advance that reinforcements were coming from Lang San Guard.

Zhang Fu quickly ordered: Send someone to take a detour and tell Huang Zhong that he would immediately mobilize the main force to cross the Huang River, control the coast of Dongjiang (the tributary of the Honghe River east of Hanoi), and burn down all the boat bridges.

Li Bin was stunned for a moment, as if he felt he had heard it wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Master General, don't you need to defend Dongguan City?"

Zhang Fu frowned and asked: If Huang Zhong doesn’t leave Dongguan, who will cut off the retreat of the rebel Ruan Shuai?

Li Bin bowed and reminded in a deep voice: To the southeast of Dongguan Prefecture, there are a large number of rebels, and there may be a hundred thousand...

Zhang Fu said coldly: Haven’t you arrived at Dongguan yet?

Yes, yes.Li Bin had no choice but to hold his fists to agree.

Zhang Fu turned around and looked at Liu Sheng: The more than 20,000 people from Anyuan Hou will set sail tomorrow. After leaving the Langshan Mountain area, he will go straight to Zhiling Village.You must first let the vanguard army board the boat bridge, cross the Taiping River, and then detour from the east to attack Zhiling Village.In this way, crossing the river will not be disturbed, and you can cross the river a few times less.

Liu Sheng came to Annan for the first time, but he was not as familiar with Zhang Fu; Liu Sheng could not remember some small place names and specific areas.He hurriedly found a map and looked for the place mentioned by Zhang Fu's military order.

The place that marked Zhiling County was found immediately, very conspicuous, just at the confluence of the four rivers.

The Taiping River flows north and south. As Zhang Fu said, cross the river first to the east of the Taiping River, and then you can go straight to Zhiling County by land; otherwise you have to cross the Shang River, the Jian River, and the Taiping River.

Liu Sheng had to show an admiration.

Zhang Fu said again: After Anyuan Hou took down Zhiling Village, he would first station troops for several days and control the northern section of Taiping River. When this general wiped out the rebel Ruan Shuai, you would call the sand ships from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, along the Songtai River (now the river north of Haifang City) to receive artillery and supplies, and go to the entrance of the sea.

Liu Sheng clasped his fists and said, "I will get the order!"