The army was about to arrive at Naxi County, Luzhou, and it was only two days away; it started to rain lightly in the sky. Zhu Gaoxu ordered camping inside and outside a small town called Jiangmenji, waiting for the rain to stop.

There is no wind in the air, and the drizzle is drizzling. It looks like rain or fog from a distance, but it is like plum rain. The climate in Sichuan is indeed different from that in Peking and Yunnan. It is still in October. If it is in Beijing, it will rarely rain, and it is even harder to see such drizzle.

The road gradually became muddy. Zhu Gaoxu's boots were covered with mud on his calves, and even mud spots on his back seemed to splash on his body while walking.

The soldiers in the army requisitioned a tiled house as the headquarters of the central army. Zhu Gaoxu and others walked into this small town that had been occupied by the army and saw moss growing on the stone slabs on the side of the road, and the streets and alleys in the rain seemed quiet and simple. Zhu Gaoxu looked up and could see the mountain that was neither high nor low. It is said that the one you can see now is called Jiuding Mountain.

However, the arrival of the army immediately injected a lively atmosphere into the market. The horses were neighing, and the neat footsteps were heard one after another on the road, and the atmosphere was also very noisy.

The temperature in Sichuan is not low in early winter. Even if it rains, it is probably nearly ten degrees. It will not freeze at night. But as long as people sit down and don’t move, they will feel biting cold and wet. Zhu Gaoxu asked the locals how to live in winter, and they replied that as long as they work, they will sweat!

This light rain lasted for three days, and there was no sign of stopping. There was no fierce storm, lightning and thunder, but it was quite lingering and endless.

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to order to trek to Naxi County in the mud in the rain, after all, it was only two days away; but even if they arrived in Naxi County, they could not cross the river for the time being, so he gave up. The soldiers traveled for more than a month and were just resting for a few days.

Zhu Gaoxu stood on the eaves outside the tiled house and looked up at the distance. At the end of the hazy rain curtain, winter was still green mountains, just inside sight.

The generals had not come here today. Under the surrounding roofs, three or five people were together with some personal guards on duty.

Miao Jin's voice said, "I asked someone to bring the stove to the main hall and boil water to make tea for King Han. If you get cold, sit next to the stove."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her, and Miao Jin's gaze immediately avoided.

That day, Zhu Gaoxu saw the people in the market and asked casually how to spend winter. At this time, Miaojin thought he was afraid of the cold, so he mentioned the stove?

At this moment, Miao Jin asked softly again: "I haven't asked you yet, how many wives and concubines are there in the palace, why did you take me to join the army alone?"

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't answer. He thought too much about his mind every day, and not everything was done for a reason. But when he thought of the stove, he immediately had a speech and replied: "I can learn more about you."

Miao Jin's voice was a little bit complaining or coquettish, "After so long, the King of Han still doesn't know me?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "No matter what happens in Peking or in the capital, I and you are always experiencing some ups and downs. But perhaps, only by living together day and night can you truly understand someone?"

Miao Jin didn't say anything anymore, as if thinking about Zhu Gaoxu's statement.

Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts immediately became uncontrollable and moved to military information, various news, military rations maintenance, etc.

But when he spoke again, he did not mention the situation in front of him. He only pointed to Jiuding Mountain in the distance and said, "That mountain blocked the view. As soon as he went out, he saw the mountain. He could not see anything else."

After a while, he continued, "But even if you cross Jiuding Mountain, it will still be the case. This kind of place has hilly terrain, passing a big mountain and a small hill, and the view is difficult to open."

Miao Jin nodded slightly, but didn't say anything. She probably didn't understand what Zhu Gaoxu wanted to say before she could understand.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "There is a kind of heart disease called claustrophobia. It is very scary to stay in a closed place. I don't feel this way, but seeing the mountains always makes me feel comfortable."

When Miao Jin heard this, she looked up at Jiuding Mountain and silently looked at Zhu Gaoxu's face.

Sometimes people's language may not be able to understand, but others can guess through expressions and physical body; this is also the reason why the Han and natives cannot communicate with each other when they interact with each other, but they can barely communicate information?

Zhu Gaoxu didn't know how to express his thoughts accurately. Anyway, he was in a very unhappy now. Because there were all kinds of things, not just a mountain blocking his vision...

In the past, he was born in the countryside of hilly areas in the mainland. In the 1980s and 1990s, his hometown was the same as in ancient times, such as ox plowing, shoulder carrying, dirt roads, grass and tiled houses. But he knew there were cars, planes, tall buildings outside. Therefore, he always felt bad about being in the mountains, and he had an indescribable persistence towards the sea, probably because the coast was rich first. But when he stood on the hillside, he looked around, except for the mountains.

You can't see anything, you can only rely on hearing, guessing, and imagination.

Miao Jin's voice broke his trance, "The King of Han will definitely be able to overcome the difficulties."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head slightly, and his thoughts were probably guessed by Miao Jin.

"Well..." Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly and made a habitual voice.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu was indeed very upset, and he even began to question the strategy he had decided was wrong!

He took so many people to cross mountains and ridges, and walked hard for more than a month, but almost no battle was fought, except for mountains and mountains! Today, he is advancing and retreating, with many obstacles ahead, and the enemy is still far away from thousands of mountains, and he doesn't know what the direction will be.

The areas on the south bank of the Sichuan Provincial Administration and the Sichuan Provincial Administration are mostly mountainous areas and hills, with the people not rich and the population limited. Zhu Gaoxu and other two armies had a 70,000 army, and the food route was cut off. Although it can still be maintained for the time being, over time, there will definitely be problems in the requisition of military rations.

If the main force entering Sichuan cannot make any breakthroughs, the situation will be very embarrassing... In the south, Shengyong, Ping'an only has more than 20,000 regular troops, and Gu Cheng, Guizhou, is ready to move; Zhang Fu may have been mobilized from both sides. In the west, Mu Sheng's troops are still weak, but now they are separated by mountains and ridges, making it extremely difficult for the two armies to communicate.

For many days, Zhu Gaoxu has never dared to show any slight wavering in front of the soldiers. But he is inevitably shaken in his heart. Sometimes people can't help but think about things in a bad way. The more they care about things, the more they will be like this.

He even thought for a long time, should he change his strategy so as to get out of this situation? However, it was useless. Everyone had already discussed it in Kunming before, so how easy is it to change temporarily?

Zhu Gaoxu's face must be very ugly at this time. I don't know how long it took, when he turned to look at Miao Jin, he saw the light in Miao Jin's beautiful eyes also caressing his face. The pair of beautiful almond eyes were not decorated and very beautiful. She was wearing a Taoist robe, but she couldn't hide the beauty of her body. The outline of her hips was slightly wider than her shoulders, but her waist was graceful and soft.

Such a stunning beauty came from a scholarly family. The late emperor wanted to be a concubine but she was unwilling to do so, but she was willing to follow Zhu Gaoxu to travel in this mountain nest.

Miao Jin said in Taoyuan, Wushan that what moves women the most is not your glory and wealth. Zhu Gaoxu thinks she may be the truth, but he made another interpretation... If he only has glory and wealth, he will definitely not be able to move some women who are not lacking in wealth, but it is definitely not possible if not. After all, the experience of his previous life told him that white, rich and beautiful women were just delusions.

Zhu Gaoxu cared about living in the palace, being respected and respected, and making the beauty moved. He also cared about his family and all the people he knew around him, his family and lives were bet on this!

Zhu Gaoxu did not admit this war, but he knew in his heart that it was for selfish interests! And what he cared about the most was selfish interests and people who could see with his eyes.

"All this is hard-won. Besides, what I had agreed at the beginning was to take revenge and resist their slander against me." Zhu Gaoxu murmured, "I think I can think of a way."

After a while, he said again: "The water conditions on the upper reaches of the river are complicated. It may not be easy for Xue Lu to think of a government order to block the river. There must be somewhere to cross the river, sure!"

The moment Miao Jin faced his eyebrows and eyes, he nodded seriously, and his eyes seemed to be encouraging him.

At this moment, Weida, Liu Ying and Hou Hai walked into the courtyard and brought a messenger. After several people met, the messenger presented Qu Neng's personal report. For more than a month, Zhu Gaoxu and Qu Neng communicated through letters and had already become familiar with Qu Neng's handwriting.

Zhu Gaoxu opened the letter and took a look.

Qu Neng wrote that since the Song Dynasty, people have called the upper reaches of the river the Jinsha River. The Jinsha River is narrower, with many water flowing fast, and the water flowing is slower in places where there are more curves. At the end, they will cut wood and boats on the banks of the Yongning River, and on the other hand, they have divided their troops to take Yibin County to find a ferry in the Jinsha River section. Because there are official warships on the Tuojiang River, our troops are smaller in new boats, or they may not be able to make profits in water battles. If the Tuojiang official navy goes upstream into the Jinsha River, it will be quite difficult and time-consuming, so our troops can take the opportunity to cross the river.

After reading the letter, Zhu Gaoxu looked back and pretended to be calm and said, "General Qu has a way to cross the river, so you can take a look."

After saying that, he handed the letter to the several passers-by around him.

...The next day, it was sunny after the rain. In the small Jiangmen Town, inside and outside the military camp, the road became even more lively and noisy. Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse and walked around everywhere, shouting loudly to the soldiers from time to time.

"Xue Lu, a slut, is not worthy of carrying shoes to this king. He is so anxious that he burns the ship and wants to use the river to block this king. This king will lead his brothers across the river and defeat the villain Xue Lu!"

"This battle will definitely be won! Everyone in the world will see that the Han King's army is the most capable elite in the Ming Dynasty. Only the Han King is the brothers' own people."
Chapter completed!