The troops of the Ming army, Liu Ying, first went out of the Zhenxi Tusi Mansion, and had both guards and guards under his command, a total of 2,000 people. They marched along the north bank of the Taiping River. Zhu Gaoxu also led his troops to set out later.

When the sun was rising, the soldiers were walking to a river beach; the tributaries of the Taiping River converged here to form a wide area of ​​water. People all looked up at the beautiful scenery by the river.

In this wilderness, the only beauty is probably this natural scenery. Even though it is autumn now, the land is still full of green mountains and green waters.

White clouds are floating in the azure sky, the edges of the white clouds are reflected by the golden light of the sun, the clear water surface is sparkling, and the mountains and rivers are splashing white waves. There are reeds by the water, and white flowers are waving in the wind. There is a wonderful and magnificent gorgeous scenery between the world.

But no one wants to leave the road and get close to the refreshing river water and the green green mountains. There may be lees in the water, and sometimes crocodiles can be seen. There are various snakes and insects in the forest, and there are also many mosquitoes at night.

No matter how beautiful things are, sometimes you can only see them.

The further the army went, the mountains on both sides of Taiping became higher and higher. By the third day, the roads on the Taiping River and the riverside had almost become valleys, with narrow roads and obvious rapid water flow.

The soldiers seemed to be isolated from the world and were slowly advancing in the lush mountains. Except for the troops on the road, there was no one here.

...In the dense forest, a group of Ming soldiers were walking forward carefully. The man in front was holding a hatchet in his hand, cutting off the branches and leaves blocking the road while walking gently. A sergeant behind pulled out the fire break and blew it a few times. Seeing that the fire break was smoking and shining, he quickly covered the lid.

The rainy season has ended, and there has been little rain recently, but it was still a little rain last night. The soldiers gently pushed away the branches, and occasionally a wave of water droplets fell on the treetops, dripping on the hats and making a "whirring" sound.

"Ga!" With a bird's cry, a flapping sound came from the depths of the treetops. Everyone looked up nervously, and soon someone cursed in a deep voice: "This livestock!"

Everyone accidentally found a high slope with good vision and climbed up to look south. People's eyes crossed the sparse treetops and could see the water surface of the Taiping River and even heard the vague sound of water flowing. Seeing the Taiping River, the soldiers felt much more at ease, at least they could conclude that they were not lost.

Suddenly, a strange sound came. The group suddenly saw an object inserted into the hat of a soldier beside him. Suddenly, several people had not come to their senses, because the sergeant who was caught in the arrow didn't even say a word. However, the hatchet in the soldier's hand had fallen onto the stone, and a stream of blood flowed to his forehead.

"There are enemy soldiers!" The little flag leader shouted. Everyone bent down and rolled and slid down the hillside.

The little flag leader hurriedly took the arrow from the quiver, hid behind a tree, looked at it, and saw a branch moving, and then pulled the bow and shot an arrow. A scream immediately came from the other side.

Then there was a "crackling" sound in the forest, and arrows flew straight among the leaves. The figures in the woods were shaking, and the branches everywhere were turbulent. Seeing this, the soldiers turned around and ran eastward with the flag leader, because the forest in front was full of people, and there were more than ten or eight enemy soldiers!

The little flag captain quickly lifted the hat and put on the wide-eaved iron helmet hanging around his neck. At this time, the forest started to scream, and everyone couldn't understand what the natives were shouting.

Several soldiers ran for a while, and the little flag leader asked, "Huozhezi?"

A sergeant replied, "There is fire!"

The little flag leader immediately took out a thick bamboo tube from his bag, unscrewed the lid, and asked the soldier to take the fire fold over. The lead wrapped in gunpowder was ignited and burned very quickly.

"Bang!" A fire in the forest rose with smoke of gunpowder, and a firework rushed into the sky. After a while, the fireworks exploded in the sky, and the sound was very melodious in the quiet forest.

A moment later, a huge cannon sounded suddenly on the mountain on the north bank of the Taiping River. A flowering bullet exploded in the clear air, and a cloud of black smoke was like a drop of ink was thrown into the clear water.

Seeing this, all the Ming army vanguards on the road stopped moving forward. The flowering bullet was the message sent by the generals sent to the mountain; the scout You Yong in the mountains and forests in the north was unable to win the enemy and was about to retreat!

The Ming army sent many You Yong up the mountain and wanted to run away at this time. They must have encountered a large number of local soldiers attacked.

...The road on the road on the Taiping River River was relatively narrow. The soldiers in front prepared their weapons and waited for the battle. The front army had to wait for the people behind to leave first, and then everyone retreated one after another according to the order.

After a while of delay, there were already surging local soldiers on the road to the west, and even the colorful colors on the cylinder hats worn by some natives could be seen clearly. The Ming army shot arrows, and the natives followed one after another, but did not rush up.

Soon, there was a noise in the mountains and forests, and many javelins and stones were thrown down from a steep slope. The Ming army soldiers were stabbed by the javelins, killing and injured several people. Everyone held bows, arrows, and muskets and fought back at the top.

"Rumbling..." Suddenly a large stone rolled down from the hillside, and all the Ming soldiers looked at each other. Fortunately, the stone rolled into the middle of a few very close trees and suddenly got stuck there. It staggered and did not roll down, only some gravels fell down.

The Ming army soldiers who were originally in the forefront now fell behind, and they turned around and ran eastward; the native horses on the road followed behind.

Suddenly, a group of local soldiers rushed out of the hillside, and the chief soldiers on the road rushed up desperately and attacked the Ming soldiers on the road.

The Ming army infantry formed a dense array of guns and shields to resist the enemy, and fought and retreated. The dark-skinned soldiers on the front rushed up with a strange cry, but the messy crowd was stabbed by spears and died in vain.

While rushing, the natives on the hillside kept bidding javelins and throwing stones, causing the soldiers of the Ming army's infantry formation to continue to suffer casualties. The enemy soldiers dived with swords and guns. They were first hit by the muskets, and soon they met in close combat.

The sound of killing on the valley riverside was shaking the sky, and they were shouting, but no one understood what they shouted.

The elephant soldiers of the enemy soldiers on the front also rushed over, as they seemed to want to defeat the Ming army's formation from the front.

The Ming army was always in retreat, but after the troops in the east retreated, the vanguard ran faster and too fast; the elephants of the Turkish army walked slowly, and a large group of people followed the road and chased them until noon, and failed to defeat the Ming army from the front for a long time.

...The messy Ming soldiers ran eastward and gradually exposed a huge cannon. The Hongwu cannon had been removed from the chariot and placed it in the middle of the road. The black muzzle was facing the road. The surging chieftain soldiers stared at the muzzle.

"Boom!" A loud noise that shook the sky and the earth suddenly came out! A dazzling flame shot out from the muzzle, and the thick smoke rolled, which was very terrifying. The mountains and forests seemed to be shaking, and the water surface of the Taiping River seemed to be trembling in the sound of cannons.

Countless iron balls and stones flew out of the flames, and a piece of local people in front of them fell down, and many of them were scared to the ground. The screams and shouts were deep in the smoke, like ghosts crying and howling.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" In the white reeds on the riverside, a moment later, the fire flashed and the sound of cannons was deafening.

In the reeds below the road, guns, ma Dan and other cannons were fired together, and the formation was like a volcano erupting, as if the entire river was fired.

The road here is higher than the riverside. The shells emitted from the reeds are not accurate at all. The lethality of the tilt shot is really limited, and the range of the slight Ma Dan may not even be that far.

Apart from the scary situation, the native army did not suffer much after this round of artillery attack. However, the sound was too loud, the fire was chaotic, and the spray was very terrifying, and the countless war elephants on the road could not stand it.

Many war elephants were frightened and turned around and ran away, rushing around in the crowd, and no longer listened to the beast tamers. The war elephants had fangs and sharp weapons tied to their noses, and started to madly. The crowd was terrible, with countless natives hit and trampled on them.

Countless people were frightened and frightened. Some climbed up the hillside with their hands and feet, and some were squeezed off the road. In the reeds, the natives and Ming soldiers who had fired their cannons were running, and they were in a mess.

"Woo..." The elephants were stabbed by their owner and let out a long and sad cry. Between the mountains and rivers, all living beings were as crazy as if they had gained and lost their hearts.

The shouts of killing in the east suddenly arose, and the Ming army, who were already retreating, suddenly rushed backwards. The loud drums, gongs, trumpets and people's shouts echoed in the mountains, and the entire mountains and rivers suddenly boiled.

...Zhu Gaoxu was riding on his brown horse, listening to the sounds in the distance. At this time, a cavalry ran towards him, and the knight shouted before he even got off the horse, "Terminal Commander Liu! Our troops have lured the enemy soldiers to set up an ambush, and the artillery was fired together, which shocked the soldiers and the enemy was defeated!"

The generals were suddenly in an uproar, and the generals clasped their fists and said, "The prince's divine calculation..." "Congratulations to the prince for winning the first battle..."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and raised his hand and said, "The battle has not been finished yet, please feel free. However, in my opinion, the Si Family chieftain only relies on high mountains and long roads. If you really want to compete with us for strength, it is indeed a bit short of it!"

I heard that many of the chieftain's army were slaves and looted villagers, and it was difficult to fight when their soldiers were not under the supervision; Zhu Gaoxu believed that the chieftain could not play jungle guerrilla warfare. No matter how this battle was fought, it was nothing more than the battlefield and the Central Plains.

What's more, the local army has poor military discipline. Once defeated, it is estimated that it will take longer than the Ming army to regroup and form combat effectiveness... Unless the Si family's defeat just now is also a trick to lure the enemy, otherwise in recent times, the enemy will not be able to effectively resist the Ming army!

When Zhu Gaoxu thought of this, he shouted: "Go and send orders Chen Ying and continue to pursue the enemy soldiers!"

"Get orders!"
Chapter completed!