Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry to evacuate Nanhuokou, and the infantry also escorted the prisoners, took away the wounded soldiers from both sides and retreated one mile after another. The war calmed down a little.

The hazy sun had reached a position westward in the sky. Wenwu from Yuanjin Temple sent people to the dam of the back mountain and asked the baggage team to deliver food. Under the arrangement of the central army, the baggage and mates came down in an orderly manner with food boxes and buckets. Each hundred-house team had about eight or nine to more than ten miscellaneous soldiers, waiting for the battle soldiers of each team.

Zhu Gaoxu and the generals sat cross-legged beside the war horses and ate the same thing. A ball of rice was placed on the cabbage or cabbage leaves, with a few pieces of pickles and a small piece of boiled Sichuan bacon on it; the soldiers took out spoons from their waist bags and wiped them clean and ate them. Everyone carried a lot of gadgets, knives, flints, spoons and other items on them.

"Fill some cool and dry water." Qu Neng handed the cowhide water bag and shouted.

Countless soldiers squat or sit on the ground, burying their heads to eat. People on the hillside ate a few bites while looking up at the distance, just like deer drinking water.

At this moment, a horse rushed over from the camp, dismounted and clasped his fists and said, "Report to the prince, the enemy troops in the remaining Jin Temple are approaching, and there are extremely large numbers!"

Zhu Gaoxu stood up and said, "Governor Qu, General Liu, look at the scene of Nanhuokou. General Wei and I go to the headquarters of the Central Army."

"I will wait until the order is received!"

Zhu Gaoxu put down the vegetable leaves and took a group of people to walk north on horseback.

They rushed to Shengjin Temple. Before they could reach the place, they saw many official military formations slowly advancing eastward. On the side of Shengjin Temple, there was a steep slope below Sajinba; there was a large gentle slope, with many fruit trees planted, some sparse small trees that had not grown, and dark green weeds.

The entire slope is more than one mile deep. Even if the government army reaches the hillside and wants to attack upwards, it will not take a moment.

When Zhu Gaoxu saw many soldiers standing up and watching, he shouted: "Let me finish lunch, brothers!"

He was still sitting on the horse's back and watching, looking at the situation on the plain from time to time. After a while, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Who was the first general to enter the infantry formation of the official army at Nanhukou?"

A moment later, among the cavalry soldiers who had already dismounted and stood on the ground, a young man who was less than twenty years old stood up. He was not tall, had a national face and had a clear edges. He clasped his fists and said, "The last general was the chief cavalry flag of the guards in the middle of the morning. The last general rushed forward and shouted that the King of Han would win!"

Zongqi's face was a little red and nervous, but his voice was loud and he looked energetic.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Rao Qiyuan, you did a good job, I remember this name."

Rao Qiyuan was praised and looked even more excited. He was a little confused. But his voice became louder and louder. "The last one is from Wudu City, Guizhou (Xi Shui). I didn't expect to break into the enemy formation before..."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and directly interrupted Rao Qiyuan's self-introduction and battlefield thoughts. He looked straight into Rao Qiyuan's eyes and said, "Do it well, you can always win with me."

Zhu Gaoxu himself dared not guarantee that he would always win, but if he lost, he would definitely be doomed. If that time came, no one would care about his boasting things.

This young man may not believe Zhu Gaoxu's words, but was infected by his eyes. He believed in the firmness in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes... Zhu Gaoxu will use his hands very hard when he supports others, and often looks at the other person's eyes when he speaks. These detailed acting skills can make people feel his sincerity and concentration, which is more effective than talking.

So much so that Zhu Gaoxu rode away from here on a horse, Rao Qiyuan still looked at him and watched him.

At this time, below the remaining Jin Temple, the front-line formation of the official army had already reached the edge of the slope, about one mile away from this place. The cavalry was behind the infantry formation, and heavy artillery was pulled in front of the formation with a cart, as if they were setting up guns.

"Boom boom boom..." Several cannons rang out, and the huge round rock flew into the air, landed on a steep slope, and rolled down along the weeds.

The cannon sounded silent for a while, and then more loud noises came again.

"Ah!" A scream came from a distance. Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and saw a soldier lying on the ground, with blood on his face, and rice grains and vegetable leaves all over his face. The soldiers around him surrounded him and helped him up, but the soldier's body was already soft and motionless.

People who can see their eyes have changed their expressions. This kind of stone bullet cannot be said to have a killing area, but it has a long range and has a deterrent power.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything and thought to himself: Hongwu cannon. Only that kind of cannon can be easily fired for more than a mile.

The Ming Dynasty had unique craftsmanship. The muskets were a little behind Annan before; but the casting artillery technique was very exquisite. Except for the Ming Dynasty, no other place could imitate casting steel cannons. Zhu Gaoxu saw the cracks of the Hongwu cannon after the explosion, and felt that the broken place did not look like cast iron, but a bit like steel. The Ming Dynasty casting artillery master had special skills.

Unfortunately, there are no Hongwu cannons in the Han Wang army now, so it is not convenient to carry long-distance marching.

"This place is very dangerous. Please come to the headquarters of the Central Army." Hou Hai's voice persuaded.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at him, hummed and said nothing, but he had no intention of leaving. How unlucky would it be to be hit by a stone bullet in more than one mile?

The heavy artillery of the government army roared one after another. Zhu Gaoxu ordered: "Please the bowl gun to the side and set off the artillery!"

A general was stunned for a moment, and still clasped his fists and said, "I'm sure you want to do it!"

Even if he was shooting down from the high ground, the bowl gun could not hit that far, and he could not reach the official army formation at all. So the general was a little hesitant just now and did not talk much in the end.

After a while, white smoke rose everywhere above the slope, and the sound of Han Wangjun's cannons also roared.

It doesn't matter whether it hits or not. In the depth of the Jinba, most soldiers cannot see the scene under the hillside. It only takes everyone to think that the two armies are shooting at each other with cannons, and everyone is not just sitting here and being bombarded.

At that time, the scouts reported that the government army had a small group of infantry and cavalry entered the mountains and forests north of Sajinba. The terrain was complex, with rolling forests and ponds. Zhu Gaoxu asked the army to send troops to block the attack, and at the same time set fire to the forest everywhere.

By the afternoon, there were many thick smoke in the mountains and forests in the north, and fires occurred in many places. Once the woods burned, they would be invincible in one day; just like the pine forest slopes in the south, a fire was ignited early in the morning and it was still burning. The army of the government army could no longer advance from the mountains and forests filled with thick smoke.

The large array of official troops in the east were bombarded one after another, and the roared for more than an hour until Shen Shi did not calm down. At this time, the official troops launched an attack from the southern gap again, and the large number of square formations under the hillside were still not moving.

The main force of the Han King's Central Army was in the middle of Sajinba. The government army could only play a role by attacking multiple phalanxes of tens of thousands of people; but if the government army wanted to climb a large slope of more than one mile to fight, such a decision seemed to be too risky.

Zhu Gaoxu did not order the troops to dive. Before the Nanhuokou front collapsed, most of the Han Wang army had been sprinkled in the middle of Jinba and did not move.

Under the continuous bombardment of the Hongwu cannons of the official army, there were casualties in the square formation of the Han Wang Army. But as the artillery continued, the soldiers gradually calmed down... People would always subconsciously follow the experience. The cannon fired solid bullets more than a mile away, and without any accuracy. Ten cannons may not kill a person; while there were tens of thousands of people in the Han Wang Army. People have already recovered from the initial worries.

However, except for the fierce battle in the Nanhukou battlefield, most of the entire camp did not go up to work. People only heard the sound of cannons and the sound of killing in the distance, and the soldiers seemed a little anxious.

The sun is gradually approaching the plain horizon.

Even the generals around Zhu Gaoxu looked very irritated. They looked at Zhu Gaoxu from time to time, staring at the flashing fires under the hillside from time to time and white smoke rising.

At first glance, the official army attacked the Han Wang army; but the Han Wang army traveled more than a thousand miles to Sichuan, but in fact, the Han Wang army attacked the Sichuan official army. Now the Han Wang army has been shrouding on the Sajinba Highlands for a whole day, waiting for the official army to attack, which is indeed a bit strange.

Zhu Gaoxu stood beside the horse, looked back and forth, and finally spoke: "I have fought many battles. From the experience, defense is more beneficial than offense. So I chose Sa Jinba and stayed still first, which means I want to take advantage of Xue Lu."

After hearing this, many generals looked at each other, but didn't say anything.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "But the results of defense are very small. After all, if you succeed, you can only remain unbeaten. If you cannot defend, you can defeat your opponent. You have to fight back!"

When the generals heard this, they gradually became vital and started to discuss. Some people volunteered to be the vanguard, wanting to attack the main force of the official army under the hillside from a high point.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and looked at the scene at the foot of the mountain for a while, but he still did not order an attack. He looked at the formation on the plain intent and pondered: "I think that when people do things, they only breathe. No matter how high a mountain is, they hold their breath and make up their minds to climb up, so that they can move forward; if someone suddenly tells him halfway up the mountain that there is an inn to rest, and the momentum is relaxed, they will never be able to climb..."

While speaking, the orange-red sun on the field seemed to be lying flat on the horizon.

The roaring cannon sound also stopped. Standing on the high ground, you could vaguely see the people behind the official army formation gradually moving westward.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately held the horse's back, stepped on the stirrup, and turned his head and said, "Continue to beat the drum, and send the whole army to the decisive battle. The time for victory or defeat is here!"

"Get order!" The generals roared in unison.

There was a noise around, and many sitting squatting soldiers stood up. The shouts of the generals could be heard everywhere, and the formations began to form formations.
Chapter completed!