As expected, after the Annan State Central Secretariat, in the first month of the fifth year of Yongle, people came to the Ming army camp to surrender almost every day.

Chen Yuanzhi, the minister of Annan State, brought Princess Tianhui and the whole family to surrender; then the generals of Annan State came with their men and horses... There was even a man named Ruan Rijian who had no official position, but took advantage of the situation to kill the tutor of Annan State and took the heads to the Ming army camp to seek credit.

More and more people betrayed the Hu father and son. If they drag on it, they may have the consequences of being betrayed by their relatives and being surrounded by enemies.

In the Ming army camp, civil officials made generous speeches in the central army, saying that those who have obtained great righteousness will win! Zhu Gaoxu did not believe that great righteousness is so magical, but he had to be sure that such invisible things have their own effects. At least when the situation in the "defection" side is not good, people will have more excuses to change their appearances.

Zhu Gaoxu believed that the time was ripe and ordered the army to set off and go to the selected battlefield.

The tactical possibility of a hundred thousand troops ambushing and attacking is not high. This time, the deployment of waiting for the effort is nothing more than one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten.

...In the middle of the first lunar month, the sky was gray. The two camps of the Ming army set up their formations on both sides of Zhujiang.

This section of river flows north and south, and the mountains on the east bank stand rocks. The mountain is called Langshan, which stretches to the riverside. The land roads on the east bank are very narrow.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu's central army camp was not on the east bank, but on the river beach on the west bank. He expected that the Annan Army would attack the flat west bank with its main force, after all, it would be more difficult for the enemy to attack the Langshan camp.

Under the dim sky, Langshan outside the fog was filled with colorful flags to increase its momentum. Zhu Gaoxu took his eyes back. The terrain here is low and his vision is not wide. He can only see the heavy water vapor on the river beach and the river surface.

On both sides of Zhujiang, there were a total of 100,000 troops in each battalion! However, it seemed a little empty at this time. Perhaps the place was too big and the military discipline of the Ming army was also relatively good.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the hazy river, and there was no feeling of a war coming.

In the distance to the south, the vision was blocked by the morning fog, and there was no movement at all. If the scout had not reported the military information, Zhu Gaoxu would not have known that Annan Army would come today.

After waiting for more than an hour, the sky was still gray and the fog had not completely dissipated. If it was a sunny day, it would be noon now.

A general said: "I am afraid that it will rain today, so the firearms will be useless. I wonder if Annan Army will come again."

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "Neither firearm can be used on both sides, and the enemy's elephant soldiers are better."

As soon as he finished speaking, a shout came faintly from the depths of the water vapor on the river. The shouts from afar came from the mountains and rivers, and the sound was very strange.

The Ming army soldiers who had been waiting quietly for a long time finally had some vitality and started talking.

Zhu Gaoxu shook the reins, turned his horse's head and said to the generals: "We were originally the strength to attack the city. Now in the wild | war, our army will take the initiative to choose the battlefield and wait for work. No matter what, it will definitely win! As agreed in advance, if it rains, the sound of drums will be replaced by the sound of cannons."

The generals held military salutes one after another, and there was a sound of response.

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and everyone slapped the horses and left the central army and dispersed.

The shouts in the distance were getting closer and closer. At this time, Zhu Gaoxu felt a coolness on the back of his hand, and two drops of rain fell on his hand. After a while, the sound of rain turned into a circle, "Rush..." The sound of rain covered some shouts in the distance, and the rain hit the helmet, making it very crisp.

The sky was covered with a layer of rain, and the vision was even more unclear. Even the flags on the mountain on the other side were gradually unable to see clearly.

At this time, the masts and ship shadows on the river gradually entered their sight and continued to sail north. It seemed that the Annan Army would not postpone the final battle of the war because of the rain.

The wind and rain are swaying. The sky is dull, the ground is hazy, and the sky is depressed. The sky is filled with depression.

However, Zhu Gaoxu's mood did not change with the environment. Before the battle started, victory was already in his heart. He did not issue any military orders, but just silently watched the changes on the battlefield, waiting for that moment to arrive.

As the king who has been in the battle formation since he was over ten years old, Zhu Gaoxu really couldn't think of a reason to lose such a battle!

...The Annan warships that were sailing from the fog on the river were not blocked on the water, and Zhu Gaoxu's troops did not prepare for a navy in this battle. Many warships had crossed the Ming army's land front from the water. The Ming army occasionally threw arrows on the river, but it was very sparse.

Rain not only affects firearms, but also affects bows and crossbows. Many of the components of the bows and crossbows are made of animal tendons and glue, which can easily soften when touched with water. They can be used barely at the beginning, but they are easily damaged. So when the two armies approach, long-range attacks are better than nothing.

At this time, the enemy troops on the land also appeared faintly. This time, the Annan army advanced together with water and land, and was coming in full force.

The sound of "rumble" drums sounded in the noise of the rain. The enemy's shouts became louder, and the crowds appeared in a mess. I don't know if it was because the battle formations of the Annan Army were like this or the roads were gradually muddy.

The spring rain didn't fall heavily, and it didn't last long, but there were too many people, and they repeatedly trampled on the soil, so that the ground was full of half-dry and half-wet mud. The enemy shouted and kept marching, but they didn't know whether it was a brave roar or a fearful ejaculation.

The artillery did not sound at all, and the two armies on the front had not yet met the enemy. At this time, the rear of the river beach on the west bank of the Ming army had already started fighting.

The Annan Navy's plunger ship sailed straight to the beach and shallow water. The enemy troops on the ship jumped off the ship, trying to attack the back of the Ming army's war and attacked the Ming army forward and backward.

But he immediately met the Ming cavalry, and the cavalry brave team attacked from south to north along the river beach, breaking through the enemy infantry that could not form a formation, spears and horses and swords waving with the iron hooves of the war horses.

There was chaos and noise on the river beach, and countless people were struggling in the shallow water, and people kept screaming and pouring into the water. The river water was turbid, and the mud and blood quickly mixed together, and the muddy water was faintly red.

The attack of the Ming cavalry and brave team delayed the Annan Navy from the ship and stood firm. At this time, several square formations of the Ming army also successfully changed directions. The iron armored square formations pressed towards the river bank, and the mud was trampled and splashed everywhere. The sound of soldiers and swords crashing, shouting, and crying. Countless sounds floated on the water surface and echoed on the walls of Langshan.

Some warships quickly ignited a raging fire. Even if it was raining in the sky, it could not extinguish the flames of the fierce ignition and tung oil. Black smoke rolled and the flames soared into the sky. The smoke and dust mixed with water mist, making the earth even more dim and misty.

...The front of the Ming army's formation was also the sound of killing sounds shook the sky. Several enemy soldiers rushing in front first collided with the Ming army's gun, shield and heavy infantry, and then they met in close contact everywhere. The front of the two armies soon became a group of killing.

The Ming army's infantry formation was very dense, and the shields were simply connected into a wall, with long guns like thorns. Annan army's infantry was fighting and attacking, and they could not break the formation at all. Screaming everywhere, some enemy soldiers were stabbed by two long spears squeezed together, and blood was bursting from the gaps in the front row.

The red battle flag with the word "Ming" was slammed in the wind and rain, slowly moving forward. Under the flag, there were heavy infantry phalanxes in formation, advancing forward like countless iron carts.

At this moment, the gun and shield soldiers behind each formation were dispatched from both wings of each unit and attacked forward with columns. The array of infantry in Annan Army was relatively loose and could not stop the Ming army's column from attacking its depth.

The enemy soldiers from somewhere began to escape, and the collapse began to disperse like a plague, and the front army of Annan Army was greatly defeated!

The sound of horse hooves came from the west of the battlefield. The cavalry of the Ming army was dispatched. The cavalry was jogging slowly over the infantry formation and rushed to the scattered enemy soldiers behind the scattered escape.

At that time, the left wing of Annan Army was the Ming cavalry and the right wing was the Zhujiang River. However, many enemy soldiers did not run back and fled to both wings, and countless people died.

"Woo! Woo..." A loud cry as strong as a trumpet came from the hazy fog. Many tall elephants appeared behind the battlefield like towering ships. No wonder the enemy soldiers ran to both sides, and the battle elephants behind and dense infantrymen were blocking the back road. Annan's defeated soldiers could not escape from there.

Rows of elephant soldiers were driven straight to the front, but the elephants charged in the mud and were not fast. The battle elephants kept roaring, and the shouts of the Annan soldiers were also shocking.

The right-wing cavalry of the Ming army's powerful team detoured on the ground and stopped the momentum of continuing to pursue.

At this time, the infantry column in front of the Ming army also retreated and returned from the middle of the various formations. The front army's horizontal line also cleverly changed one row into two rows to make the queue more sparse, and then replaced the rows of infantry behind them.

The guns and shields of the Ming army's heavy infantry were weighing dozens of kilograms. The rows of soldiers in front fought fiercely for a while. When they retreated, many people were panting.

However, the new soldiers were all full of energy. Above the instigation of the generals, shouts from the Ming army's formation came one after another.

The whole row of elephant soldiers on the opposite side was gradually approaching, with sharp weapons on the teeth and noses of the war elephants, and some even made some leather armor outside the thick elephant skin. There were a variety of enemy soldiers sitting on the back of the elephant, waving long weapons high.

At this moment, suddenly, a gong rang in the Ming army's formation, and the battle elephant, which was tall and powerful, like a giant beast, was actually scared to the point of patrol. Occasionally, a bold battle elephant rushed to the front of the Ming army's formation.

There was a chaos in front of the Ming army, and the battle elephant rushed into the crowd in a wild manner. The Ming army infantry surrounded it on all sides. The enemy soldiers on the elephant's back were covered with wide-eaved iron helmets, and they held weapons and didn't know who to attack.

A war elephant was stabbed by a knife, gun, and stabbed, and fell down with a bang. The enemy soldiers on the elephant's back were screaming and were quickly swallowed up by the sea of ​​people.

At this time, the enemy infantry behind the battle elephant took advantage of the situation to rush to the place where the formation was broken, and the battle between the two armies became increasingly chaotic.

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(I wish you good luck in the new year, book friends.)
Chapter completed!