"Why don't a man bring Wu Gou and collect the fifty states of Guanshan Mountain? Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, and you will be a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households?"

A chanting poem full of some strong emotions came from the hillside, as if he was gritting his teeth. Marquis of Jiangyin Wu Gaoxun climbed up the hillside and indeed saw Geng Hao, the grandson of Marquis of Changxing, Geng Bingwen.

Now Geng Hao is Wu Gao's son-in-law. He married Wu Gao's daughter who was nearly thirty years old but was about the same as a three-year-old child. Of course, this is also the reason why Wu Gao took Geng Hao and his son out of the imperial prison.

Wu Gao stroked his gray beard and said, "Are you very dissatisfied with your current situation?"

Geng Hao turned his head and saw Wu Gao, his face was immediately pale, and he hurriedly held his fists and bowed deeply, "I pay homage to my father-in-law. I dare not be dissatisfied with the wise and powerful father-in-law who can serve under the command of a wise and war-going father-in-law, and I dare not be dissatisfied at all! The son-in-law just now remembered this and was just trying to make achievements and live up to his father-in-law's high expectations."

"Take it slowly, don't worry." Wu Gao glanced at him, "Although you are the descendant of Changxing Marquis, you have never fought a war. You need to practice more."

Geng Hao said: "Abide by the teachings of my father-in-law."

Wu Gao said again: "There is no son-in-law in the army!"

Geng Hao clasped his fists very obediently and said, "Yes, the Grand Marshal."

Wu Gao climbed the hillside and ignored Geng Hao. He looked up at the wind and watched the scene in the west.

This place is called Maoyunba, which is about 200 miles away from Guizhou City. It is a relatively flat place surrounded by mountains. When the official army arrived, there were also Guizhou military households who had farmed.

Last year, the imperial court decided to fight the rebellion at the end of November. After the decision, Wu Gao received the imperial edict and the seal of the commander, and immediately arrived at the Huguang Dusi at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

At that time, the imperial government troops had gathered large troops in the Huguang area, but were mainly deployed along the river. Wu Gao ordered the elite troops of various units to be mobilized to Changde Prefecture and rectified them. It took more than half a month to go when the army set off. This was impossible. The government orders and military affairs were complicated, and it was also due to Wu Gao's familiarity with the military affairs of the government and military affairs.

Wu Gao led a large army to advance west along Huguang Road. One month later, he arrived here in the late first lunar month of the first lunar year of Hongxi (the sixth year of Yongle). Maoyunba is located in the mountainous area on the south bank of the Qingshui River.

However, at this time, the mountain road in front of the official road had been occupied by rebels...

After a while, the young Duke Cheng Guo, Zhu Yong, and the left and right deputy generals Chen Mao, and Liu Sheng also climbed onto the hillside.

Chen Mao is the son of Chen Heng. He has the same virtue as his father, and he is very brave and fierce. Chen Mao didn't even say hello and asked directly: "How many rebels are there in the mountain opposite?"

Wu Gao turned his head to look at him and said, "General Chen looked to the west. There were mountains on both sides of the official road, and the rebel camps were in the mouth of the valley in the middle. I sent several groups of people to see, about 20,000 or 30,000 infantry and cavalry."

Chen Mao asked, "Then what fortifications are we building here? Why don't we attack?"

Wu Gao pointed to the distance, "How many rebels are there in the mountains and forests on both sides of the north and south?"

Chen Mao frowned and said, "I can't see anything, I don't even have a flag."

"This is the most dangerous place!" Wu Gao said, "If the rebels erected flags in the mountains and wanted me to think that there were all plants and trees, I would not be so worried. But in the current situation, the rebels seemed to want the official army to fight into the valley and then attacked with ambushes from both sides of the mountains and forests!"

Wu Gao continued: "There must be rebels in the mountains on both sides of the north and south. The scouts who entered the mountains had two small teams, and none of them came back!"

"Report!" A voice came.

After a while, a general climbed up the hillside and clasped his fists and said, "Let's take a detour to report the details of the west, and the rebels' large number of troops have come to reinforce!"

Wu Gao hurriedly asked, "How many people are there?"

The general said: "One of them said in detail was 50,000 or 60,000, and the other said 100,000! What they said was that flags blocked Taoist people and horses like long dragons, without seeing their heads and tails!"

"Blind!" Wu Gao cursed, "I see that the troops from the King of Han went south are more than 100,000. Where did the reinforcements come from? Send people to explore!"

"Get orders!" the general bowed.

Right Deputy General Liu Sheng was much more steady than Chen Mao. He didn't say a word before, and then he spoke: "Duke Wu, is the main force of the Han Wang Army in Guizhou City or Mao Yunba?"

"General Liu asked well, this matter is the top priority of this battle!" Wu Gao said, "No matter what, the King of Han will never be able to divide the two groups, regardless of the severity. There is no such reason for using troops."

Wu Gao pondered for a moment and said in a mandarin with a Liaodong accent: "At this time, it is advisable to strengthen the fortifications and keep the whole army on guard; and explore the surrounding paths to prevent being attacked from being attacked from both sides. We must first understand the main force of the Han King's rebel army, what is going on!"

Liu Sheng clasped his fists and said, "What Mr. Wu said is very true."

Wu Gao's eyes were still focused on the mountains and forests in the distance, pointing to the front, saying, "Continue to send scouts into the mountains to inquire."

Perhaps Wu Gao also knew that there were enemy soldiers in such a big mountain, and it was difficult for the scout to find out the situation. He said again: "There is another way to find out how many rebels are under Guizhou city, and then you can infer the truth."

Chen Mao said: "There are still 200 miles of Guizhou City, and the official road to the west has been blocked by the rebels. Let's send people to come and go, when will we wait?"

Wu Gao said calmly: "Guizhou City has always been guarded by the Gu family. Now our army is here to rescue Guizhou. Don't they actively send people to inform us of military information?"

When Chen Mao heard this, he seemed to think it makes sense and nodded.

The generals around were silent for a moment, and followed Wu Gao to watch the mountains in the distance for a long time. So the shape of the mountain could be imagined as various things. Dragons, nobles, and beauties could all be associated with many mountain names. This is probably how they got them.

After many battles and fighting so many battles, Wu Gao never got the military information in advance that was perfect and correct. There were various problems, exaggerated words, false news from the enemy, tricks to confuse opponents, etc., which were all in one go. At this time, the commander must be able to distinguish the authenticity! After all, after Sun Tzu wrote the "deception of war" into the book, the military strategists were open and use any means.

He thought for a long time, and when he was in the capital, the advice of Duke of Wei Xu Huizu came to his mind again: If the Marquis of Jiangyin rushed to Guizhou, he must take out his courage and fight with him!

But the current situation on the battlefield made Wu Gao very embarrassed... Wu Gao still tended to think that the King of Han would try to eat his reinforcements first!

Wu Gao suddenly raised his hand, and the generals looked at each other.

Wu Gao said: "I think that if you can set up a formation tomorrow, you can try the details of the rebels first! First, you must ensure that the formation of more than 100,000 troops is safe, dig a trenches and studs in front of the formation to prevent the enemy from counterattacking. Then use the former soldiers and horses to attack the enemy's formation!"

Chen Mao immediately stood up and looked at Wu Gao with anticipation.

But Wu Gao turned his head and looked at Liu Sheng and said, "General Liu is the leader of the vanguard. Remember to obey orders and not make a rash move!"

Liu Sheng clasped his fists and said, "I will get the order!"

...The weather is clear on the 22nd day of the first lunar month. But early in the morning, there was thick fog between Maoyunba and the mountains on all sides. The mountain was invisible and the fog covered it like clouds.

The main force of Wu Gao's army went out of the camp and marched to the valley two miles away to set up a large formation, and immediately built fortifications in front of the formation and flanks, deploying a vehicle formation.

After thousands of years of repeated battles in Jiuzhou, they had long stopped raising any challenge letters. They asked the other party whether they would accept it or not, and they all started to do it directly. However, the rebels were actually assigned to the government army and did not shrink into the camp. They also arranged a large infantry and cavalry formation at the entrance of the valley!

This gave Wu Gao an unknown premonition. If the rebels here were just partial divisions and the purpose was to prevent Wu Gao's army from reinforcement of Guizhou, then the troops would definitely be insufficient; their chief general should not have the confidence to set up a battle!

When the sun appeared on the top of the mountain, Wu Gao ordered the front army to start an attack.

The drums of war suddenly sounded in the mountains and the sound of cannons vibrated. Wu Gao heard the roaring and neighing of the horse's hooves, but the fog was hazy, so he couldn't see the situation ahead, so he took his personal guards and rode his horse to the back of the front army, and watched with his own eyes with his shells.

The black shadows of arrows in the air swayed and the shouts of people were deafening. The cavalry in front wandered and raided, and the insurgent formation of the government began to advance, and the sound of drums and footsteps made the ground very noisy.

In the vast white front, fires of all sizes flashed. Countless infantry soldiers were like flying insects, thinking about attacking ahead.

The fight lasted for more than an hour. At this time, the fog had not been completely dispelled by the sun, but it was much clearer than in the early morning. The rebel infantry formation advanced and retreated properly, and Liu Sheng's progress seemed not to be smooth.

At this moment, a horse suddenly came with a military flag. The person who came dismounted and clasped his fists and said, "Report to the Grand Marshal, several square formations of the rebels in front were defeated by General Liu, and all the rebels behind them retreated into the valley!"

Wu Gao ignored the dissuasion of his generals and immediately rushed to the front. He looked around and saw that although the enemy soldiers nearby were in chaos, the troops who took the initiative to withdraw from the distance were skillful in changing their queues and were very organized.

"Liu Sheng!" Wu Gao shouted. He looked around, pointed at Liu Sheng's banner, and turned his head and said, "Immediately send military orders to Liu Sheng to stop chasing and call the gold to withdraw his troops!"

"Get orders!"

This is a plan! Wu Gao made a judgment without hesitation.

The rebels in front were simply pretending to be defeated and wanted to lure the official army to chase into the valley. Wu Gao looked up again at the majestic green mountains on both sides of the official road ahead.

After a while, the bronze bars in the army rang. Liu Sheng also found Wu Gao and rode over on his horse. He clasped his fists on the back and said, "Master General, the enemy must be defeated!"

It turns out that Liu Sheng and Wu Gao have the same view.

After approaching, Liu Sheng continued, "This enemy formation is strict and advances and retreats in moderation. It is intentional to retreat in this way! Otherwise, if the official army wants to defeat them, they can only rely on their superior forces to replace the Quanguo team in the camp."

Wu Gao didn't say anything, just nodded slightly. He looked up and looked at him again, thinking: If there is no purpose in deception, then isn't the enemy general doing this?

"Report!" A cavalry rushed from the camp, "The Grand Marshal, the scout, found the enemy cavalry in the valley to the south!"
Chapter completed!