The old house with earthen walls and tiles is a bit gloomy at night. Fortunately, there are many people around you. Even when it is late, you can still hear vague speeches and horses from time to time in the house.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu had nowhere to expose his anxiety. In this remote place in the mountains, there was neither a delicacy that could arouse appetite nor a car repair immediately, and he felt even more dull.

He thought to himself: When this battle is won, I will find a hundred young and beautiful little ladies to have fun!

Looking at the oil lamps as big as beans, Zhu Gaoxu even began to imagine what it would be like to be surrounded by a hundred beauties. The place must not be in such a dilapidated yard, but in a luxurious and spacious mansion. There is a steaming pool, so that he can first bathe and change clothes while admiring Yanshou’s fat beauty, and pick and choose to look at the people he likes the most. Countless beauties are surrounding him, their eyes full of awe, and their yearning and desire for wealth and status. The fiery eyes are both vulgar and exciting.

Miao Jin once said that Gao Xu is a greedy person.

Zhu Gaoxu had never thought about this problem before, but now he feels that Miao Jin is right at all.

Sometimes he will find it difficult to control himself and his heart is filled with various desires. Such thoughts are like the devil hidden in his heart, and when he is anxious or dull, he will uncontrollably enter his mind; it is also like a bad idea hidden in his heart. People sometimes fantasize about how to do bad things, similar to this feeling.

So when Zhu Gaoxu first started to raise an army, he thought he was to protect himself. Later, he found that he was full of enthusiasm for the great benefits of war; at this time, he could not deceive himself, and fighting was also to get more!

Temptation, fear exists in his heart at the same time. This is probably his mentality when he had nothing. After so many years, his nature is still difficult to change.

Zhu Gaoxu tossed and turned, finally turned over from the wooden bed and put on a robe. The temperature difference between day and night in the mountains was very large, and the coolness was rising after night.

He moved the oil lamp left behind and shone it on the map on the table. He looked at it for a long time. He felt a mess in his heart, so he closed his eyes a little, sat there silently, adjusting his breathing.

He could hear the sound of his breathing, gradually becoming even.

Zhu Gaoxu's mind gradually became clear. From a rough map with only lines and circles, he imagined mountains, woods, roads, houses, crops... and even scouts with all faces flashed through his mind when describing the landscape.

Zhu Gaoxu used to not like writing and was used to keeping things in his mind. This was very energy-intensive, but it also had benefits. The speed of analyzing and judging things would be very fast. Of course, what was written on paper was not as flexible and fast as a person's mind...

The next morning, Zhu Gaoxu got up a little late. He was woken up by the sound of horns, drums and various noises.

By the time he went to the square table in the living room for breakfast, the civil and military officials were already dressed neatly and ready for a new itinerary.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly finished breakfast, stood up from the square table, changed to a wooden bench, looked back and said straight to the point: "I think Zhang Fu wanted to rely on the Xiangjiang River to fight us in Huguang. Wu Gao wanted to go to Guilin Prefecture first, then along the Li River, Lingqu to Xing'an County, Guilin Prefecture, and enter the Xiangjiang River Basin to reach the main force of the enemy in Huguang."

His tone was very calm and his expression was calm and calm. In front of people, he no longer had the hesitation and impetuousness of last night.

All the confidant generals and civil servant Hou Hai nodded one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "Wu Gao's army had more than 100,000 troops. Once he moved closer to Zhang Fu, the power balance of the future battles would be even more unfavorable to us! Our current goal is to prevent Wu Gao from advancing to the Xiangjiang River; it is best to catch Wu Gao and annihilate him in Guangxi!

Hou Changshi immediately compiled a book later and informed Sheng Yong, the commander of the Southern Army, and informed us of our goal. Sheng Yong’s army should cooperate with the Central Army to complete the battle to intercept and destroy Wu Gao.”

Hou Hai bowed and said, "The emperor obeys the order."

Hou Hai thought about it and said, "The prince must explain the strategy more thoroughly, which may be of some benefit to General Sheng Yong."

Zhao Ping also asked: "Last night, the prince said that Wu Gao's army would arrive at Liuzhou Prefecture earlier. How should we catch up with him? Prince, if we speed up the march from today, can we arrive at Liuzhou Prefecture before Wu Gao?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said, "Wu Gao led his troops a little timid, but he can't underestimate him anymore. He is cautious in combat, rarely wins a complete victory, but he has almost never defeated! If we march for a long time, both of our troops are exhausted and our troops are less than Wu Gao, it is hard to say whether we can defeat him. However, the most likely thing that Wu Gao found that after we accelerated the march, he might not continue to go north, but would turn around and avoid the battle in the direction of the Guangdong Provincial Administration Commission."

It is not that easy to march for a long distance. The soldiers have been marching normally for more than 40 miles a day. They walk more than twenty kilometers a day with loads every day. Zhu Gaoxu knows what he feels.

Zhao Ping thought for a while, clasped his fists and said, "What the prince said is very true. With the temperament of Jiangyin Marquis, I'm afraid he will really make the prince say it right."

Zhu Gaoxu waved and asked a few people to approach, "So I decided to give Wu Gao an unexpected surprise! Only when something unexpected happened will Wu Gao make a mistake in panic and give me the opportunity to break him!"

Zhu Gaoxu pointed at the location of Qingyuan Prefecture on the map, "Before the main force of the army arrived at Qingyuan Prefecture (Hechi City), everything was still marching. The variable was in Qingyuan Prefecture. After the central army arrived here, they immediately changed direction and marched towards Rongxian (Rongshui Miao Autonomous County); then took the mountain road to the south of Guilin Prefecture!

Wang Bin's vanguard first pretended to march to the Liuzhou official road to the east and took a walk along the road for fake news. After Wang Bin arrived at Liucheng County, the west of Liuzhou, he immediately turned north and walked to Rongxian, and the vanguard turned into a rear army."

Zhao Ping hurriedly said: "Prince, the army is walking on this road without official pavings on the post road. The road along the road is rugged and mountains. It is probably a bit difficult to move forward!"

"That's why we can't be surprised!" Zhu Gaoxu said seriously, "Building troops for a thousand days will last for a while. I believe that my brothers can not only march on the spacious official road and fight a battle with a great chance of victory; but also overcome difficulties and do things that people cannot do! When the central army arrived at Qingyuan Prefecture, they immediately sent orders to various departments to change their routes!"

Everyone stopped dissuading and answered with their fists.

Zhu Gaoxu turned to look at Wang Yu and said, "The commander of the king sent scouts to bring local officials to the road to Rongxian to find out the terrain, route, and water sources. You should make more friends with local natives and persuade them to serve as guides; remember to bring some cloth and silverware from the Central Army, and all natives like silver jewelry."

Wang Yu clasped his fists and said, "The last general is in charge!"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, "Some of the central army have set out to set out, so you can also prepare. The recent march is still the same."

Everyone answered and said goodbye. Hou Hai said: "The official will go and write the letter immediately. After writing, I will send it to the prince for a review."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, looked at the map on the table, and said without raising his head, "Hou Changshi stays, I have a few more words to say to you."

Everyone walked out of the door of the tile house one after another, and only Hou Hai stood in front of the square table.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "In the letter you wrote to Sheng Yong, it is clear that it is impossible to determine which path Wu Gao will take at this time. It depends on Wu Gao, to see when he discovers our itinerary. This king will pass through the safe road stronghold and inform the South Army of the South as soon as possible."

Hou Hai bent down and bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "From Libo County to Liuzhou Prefecture, it is a main official road. Since Wu Gao has learned that our army has moved south, he must have a detailed scout near the official road. However, the native villages in the mountainous areas are easily overlooked by him.

If Wu Gao's army had just left Liuzhou Prefecture and discovered the route of our division, he would not have gone north again and might have changed direction to He County, Pingyue Prefecture (Hezhou City). On the contrary, if Wu Gao discovered it too late, he would be trapped between the mountains on both sides of the Li River and could not advance or retreat; then he would probably turn around and return to Liuzhou Prefecture first.

The letter said that Sheng Yong planned the route based on this military situation. He could adapt to the situation and based on Sheng Yong's safe side, he asked them to make full power to decide on the military affairs of the South Route Army."

Hou Hai said: "Sir, obey the order!"

Zhu Gaoxu turned to the guard and said, "Collection of the map and things, let's set off later."

The personal guard said, "Yes, the prince."

Zhu Gaoxu continued to sit next to the square table, looking thoughtful, and was stunned.

Many royal nobles in the court criticized him and said that Gao Xu was cunning. But he himself did not care and was always deceiving. If he fought honestly, it would be strange if he could catch Wu Gao!

In the south with diverse terrain, both sides' armies are mainly infantry. Because the traffic at this time mainly relies on feet, and the efficiency of information transmission and marching is very low. If one side is unwilling to fight, a war will be difficult to happen.

Even now, Zhu Gaoxu is still doubtful about whether he can capture Wu Gaojun. The number of people on both sides is 100,000, and the various things that happen are really beyond the control of one person.

But Zhu Gaoxu hopes that even if this military use cannot be annihilated and destroyed, he must be forced to go to the direction of the Guangdong Provincial Administration Commission.

Otherwise, the main force of Zhang Fu's army would increase by 100,000 again, and Zhu Gaoxu's confidence in the battle in Huguang would be much lower... Both sides were mainly the main army of the Ming Dynasty's garrison, and the gap was not very big from equipment training to combat capabilities. If the number of people was too different, such a large battle would not be determined by tricks.

And as Zhang Fu thought, Zhu Gaoxu also hoped that this battle in Huguang would happen.

The two of them have different perspectives on the problem. Zhang Fu wanted to relied on water transportation to gather a large army and occupy the advantage of the territory; Zhu Gaoxu wanted to solve the various crises faced by the Han Palace once and for all. But they all had the same endeavor and wanted to use a large-scale decisive battle to solve the problem as soon as possible!
Chapter completed!