In the Xishan camp, the war horses of the entire guard under Zhu Gaoxu were all covered with colorful tiger skins. Because he received reports, the enemy troops in Heishui River had many elephant soldiers.

The fake|tiger disguised as a horse is ridiculous, and people look like it is fake, perhaps the elephant knows it; the bright tiger skin can still make the elephant afraid! So all the members of the Ming army learned this trick.

Zhu Gaoxu also prepared a large number of firearms in the infantry camp, which were also used to deal with elephant soldiers. In the field battle formation, except for elephant soldiers, Zhu Gaoxu did not take Annan Army seriously at all.

He ordered the camp to move twenty miles eastward, give up the valley entrance, wait for Annan army reinforcements to set up a formation, and then defeat the enemy head-on!

After waiting for a few days, the Annan Army had not yet left the mountain and walked too slowly.

Five days have passed since Duobang City was broken, and the enemy soldiers in Xishan should have known this news. Zhu Gaoxu even questioned whether the enemy soldiers in Xishan would continue to go north after they had lost their chances of fighting?

A general asked for an initiative to attack, but Zhu Gaoxu finally endured it and continued to wait and see the situation... He really didn't want to go into the mountain to get entangled with the enemy soldiers.

At this moment, Duobangcheng sent another military newspaper, and two other people were traveling with the messenger: Ruan Zhi and Jin Shitou.

The spy sent by Zhu Gaoxu before finally came back!

...Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the two people who were exhausted and Zhang Fu's messenger. He calmed down and didn't say anything for the time being. He opened the military newspaper and took a look.

Zhang Fu wrote: Many countries were destroyed, the enemy was scared, and the people of Shenglong City were in a state of turmoil. The opportunity for the war should not be missed. The last general asked to take advantage of the victory to march into Shenglong and seize the important area of ​​the eastern capital of Annan Kingdom in one go!

Zhang Fu said something reasonable. However, the main force of Annan Army in Duobangcheng was destroyed, and Shenglong, an important city in the eastern capital of Annan Kingdom, was like taking objects. There was no need to attack urgently... But who will attack Shenglong? Zhang Fu's position is closer to Shenglong from the east, so he must have wanted to get the great achievements of Shenglong himself?!

The Eastern Capital Shenglong used to be the capital of Annan Kingdom, and now it is also a member of the capital. The capture of this city is of great fame and military achievements... Zhu Gaoxu said that he did not need military achievements, but he did not think about it in his heart.

But he also considered that the hard battle in Duobang City was taken down by Zhang Fu; if Zhu Gaoxu went to pick peaches at this time, it seemed a bit too much.

Zhu Gaoxu made a quick decision, picked up his pen and wrote a simple reply, and ordered Zhang Fu's troops to march towards Shenglong. He handed the letter to the messenger and took it back.

"Chen Xingwang hasn't come back?" Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to send the messenger away and asked immediately.

Ruan Zhi bowed and said, "Prince, Mo Jiang and others have found the whereabouts of the queen. Chen Xingwang has gone to see the queen. Therefore, only Mo Jiang and Brother Jin rushed back to report."

"Oh..." Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up a little, "I really found it! Where is she, what's going on?"

The whereabouts of Queen Annan, there are many conflicts in the news everywhere, and the fog is foggy. Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but be curious and couldn't wait to know the truth.

Ruan Zhi replied: "The queen is not in the palace of the Chen clan family of her parents.

After the Mo Jiang arrived at Shenglong City, he secretly found out the news and had no clue for a month. Later, the Mo Jiang heard that the Ming army was besieging Duobang City, and Duobang City was not far from Shenglong. We discussed giving up our responsibilities and going to Duobang City to report first.

Unexpectedly, the generals of Mo Zhi learned about the news that the Western Capital's powerful manor Li Li was surrounded by troops sent by the left prime minister Hu Yuancheng! The generals met some people in the Shenglong officialdom and only learned the inside story after asking from many sources.

It turned out that the one who redeemed the queen was not the Chen clan clan, but the powerful Lili in the Western Capital. The matter of Lili in privately hiding the queen was accidentally exposed, and Hu Yuancheng besieged his manor and was about to search.

When Chen Xingwang heard that the queen was in Lili Manor, he risked his life to sneak in despite dissuasion. The generals had to leave Shenglong quickly and report the truth to the prince as soon as possible. We were arrested by the Ming army scout near Duobang City. After a general asked about the origin of Brother Jin, he sent someone to the prince's camp."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said, "I thought that the Chen clan clan would definitely not be able to protect the queen. It turned out that the queen had asked someone else for help. I heard that the Hu clan's surname was Li before, so Lili and the pseudo-king Hu clan were the same clan?"

Ruan Zhi said: "As far as the general knows, they may have a relationship, but they are not related. However, Li Li's grandfather was a powerful family in Qinghua, Xidu. Now the Li family has raised tens of thousands of generals, and the power cannot be overlooked."

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "Will Li Li compromise with Hu and hand over the queen?"

Ruan Zhi said: "I will not know until the end."

"Come!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted. He walked the general Zhao Ping in from outside the door, clasped his fists and said, "What are the instructions of the prince?"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand, wanted to say something but stopped, and suddenly swallowed the words he had reached his mouth. He stood up from the chair, paced back and forth for a few steps, pressed his hands on the square table, brushed the map on the table, looked at it for a while and asked, "Is Lili Manor outside Shenglong City?"

Zhao Ping looked confused.

Ruan Zhi bowed and said, "Outside Shenglong City, more than ten miles southeast."

Shenglong City is located on the west bank of the river, surrounded by a vast plain. Except for the river in the northeast, there is no danger to guard within a radius of a hundred miles!

Zhu Gaoxu quickly thought about all kinds of things in his mind.

He now has five thousand elite cavalry soldiers, and he is ready to go; he was going to deal with the Annan army reinforcements in Xishan, and he can be mobilized immediately.

Annan Army encountered a devastating blow in Duobang City, and it was difficult to mobilize heavy troops for a while. If Zhu Gaoxu immediately led the cavalry to Shenglong, Zhang Fu would definitely be nervous about the fat meat at his mouth; there was no need to urge him, Zhang Fu's army would soon come to Shenglong... What's more, who could stop Zhu Gaoxu's cavalry in all directions near Shenglong?

Zhu Gaoxu slapped the picture with a palm and said, "Tell Veda came to see him. He ordered Wang Bin to gather the elite cavalry of the Xishan camp and immediately pull out the camp!"

"Get orders!"

After a while, a "clang" sound of armor came from outside the door. Veda walked to the door of the tiled room. He handed his sword to the guards, walked in and saluted, "The last general is ordered to come and pay homage to the prince!"

Zhu Gaoxu took out a golden seal, breathed a few breaths, and covered the undried paper hard, saying, "Commander Wei took over the military power of the Xishan Camp, transferred the cavalry of Li Rang from Duobangcheng to the west, and handed over to Command Wei to command. If the enemy reinforcements come out from the Xishan Mountain, you will fight and defeat them!"

Veda clasped his fists and said, "The last one will be ordered!"

...Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry to the east, and the horse team left the camp before noon.

The Xishan garrison was only more than 100 miles away from Shenglong City, and the cavalry approached the southeast of Shenglong City along the plain road. When everyone arrived at the Li family manor, the sun was approaching the horizon of the west.

General Wang Bin asked Zhu Gaoxu if he chose a place to camp and go to battle tomorrow. Zhu Gaoxu refused to comment and asked Ruan Zhi to take him, and a team of people approached the Li family manor first to inspect.

The group arrived at the west side of the manor, and the sunset was shining from behind to the building complex in the distance. The Li family manor looked a bit spectacular and not large in size, but there were rammed earth walls, gate towers and arrow towers around it, like a fortress.

Sure enough, a large number of Annan troops were besieging outside. At this time, the Annan troops should have discovered that the Ming army was approaching and were gathering people to the west of the manor.

Then Lili is a powerful figure in Qinghua. Even if his power is not small, his foundation is not in Shenglong, so he will definitely not be able to stop the attack of the army. Hu Yuancheng sent so many troops to surround his manor, but he has not taken action for a few days. What's even more strange is that Lili has been surrounded for several days and has not compromised. In this case, what conditions are Lili going to discuss?

Zhu Gaoxu watched silently for a while, then suddenly turned to Wang Bin and said, "Transfer the order, Leli is ambitious. Those who have captured this person will be rewarded with great reward!"

Wang Bin said: "At the end, I will send someone to order the generals immediately."

Zhu Gaoxu had long said that the throne of Annan was still in the air, and many ambitious people would have thoughts. This Leli is obviously one of them!

The strange situation of the Li family manor is only one explanation: Li Li is covering up his ambitions and cheating Hu Yuancheng!

Why did Hu Yuancheng's men not attack the manor immediately? Naturally, they were unwilling to easily make enemies with the Li family, the powerful Li family in Qinghua. Even after the Li Liwo and the Chen family, as long as they did not show obvious ambitions and wanted to replace Hu's family, Hu Yuancheng would think twice.

Li Li seized Hu's thoughts. If he faced threats, he would immediately compromise and hand over the queen. The motives of the nest were obvious, and it was nothing more than for power. Since it was for power, of course, he would sacrifice the queen without any pressure... But Li Li's approach was very bold. He still refused to hand over after being surrounded for a few days, as if he wanted to fight to the death for the queen.

In this way, Hu Yuancheng will be confused, and he will have the illusion: Li Li is bold and arrogant | Queen of the Tiger may be confused by beauty, so she is so crazy!

If Lili's motivation is the latter, Hu obviously can compromise. So the two sides have been able to tell the truth until now?

But Zhu Gaoxu didn't believe in Li Li at all, even if he didn't know this person!

The Annan soldiers and horses in the distance have withdrawn their siege and are successively deploying their formations in the direction of the Ming army, as if they are going to fight against the Ming army. They have a large number of infantry, and now they may not be able to escape if they want to run. In addition, there are actually cavalry?

The Annan Army's cavalry horses were very short, but they were finally horse teams. Zhu Gaoxu watched for a while, smiled on his face, immediately turned his horse's head and shouted: "Prepare for attack and end the battle before dark."

Zhu Gaoxu returned to the army with a team of cavalry, and made a simple deployment, which saved the tactics. He only asked the vanguard to rush to the enemy's wings, and then rode his bow and shot, and immediately circled around the sides of the manor, taking over the siege of Annan's army... Of course, it was for Li Li.

He took a long-handled horse and knife tied it to his back, and then took an iron shield and a long gun. The Annan Army's firearms were relatively sharp, and Zhu Gaoxu was wearing three layers of armor and took another pair of shields.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his cherry gun and waved it forward gently.

"Kill!" A general shouted, leading his troops from the left side first. The right-wing light cavalry then activated the horse's hooves.
Chapter completed!