On the evening of the seventh day of the August 19th, Zhu Gaoxu learned about Wang Bin's attack on Wu Gao's troops in the military camp south of Guilin Prefecture.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't sleep well all night.

The defeat of the vanguard army led by Wang Bin is a destined thing, and Zhu Gaoxu has no expectation for victory or defeat; while trying his best to face reality, he also has a faint sense of luck. All he hopes is that Wang Bin's troops can survive from death and avoid the misfortune of the entire army!

Wu Gao has an army of 100,000 under his command, so it is impossible to give Wang Bin a chance to win. If Wu Gao is really so incompetent, Zhu Di would not need to use a divisive strategy to deal with Wu Gao. Because stupid mediocre generals are beneficial to the enemy.

Such a waiting was quite painful. Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be waiting for the result of the verdict, his heart was hanging in the air and could not land; he really let go of the opportunity of luck.

The scenery in the southern part of Guilin Prefecture is very good, with green mountains and clear waters on the flat land.

The next morning, when Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse onto the official road, he had no intention of enjoying the beautiful scenery. Perhaps the beauty of the scenery was not important, and what really touched people was his own state of mind.

In the afternoon, the troops of various tribes began to camp and sent people to prepare some food everywhere. Zhu Gaoxu finally got news from Wang Bin's troops again.

As expected, Wang Bin's vanguard army was defeated, with nearly two thousand soldiers dispersing and most of the baggage and weapons lost! Fortunately, they avoided destruction... After retreating, Wang Bin and others used a lake terrain to resist until dark; they took advantage of the enemy's retreat and retreated to the northwest overnight, and finally left the battlefield.

In a tile-roofed house, the generals circulated the report, and everyone was silent. Some people paid attention to Zhu Gaoxu's expression.

Zhu Gaoxu's face was sunburned into a bronze color, and sometimes turned red and sometimes turned white, and his anger was suppressed. His mood was very complicated.

Perhaps because he was mentally prepared, he was still a little lucky now. Although Wang Bin's army suffered a lot of losses and it was difficult for him to join the war again for a while, at least most of the soldiers survived; as long as the people are still there, they can still recover their combat power in time!

But a temporary glory cannot cover up Zhu Gaoxu's anger. This was a completely avoidable defeat, but it had a serious impact on the entire battle situation.

The first battle of the Han Wang Army failed, and morale will surely increase and decrease.

Originally, Wu Gao's army fled everywhere, and the soldiers under their command must be depressed, but their first victory will make Wu Gao win the trust of the soldiers again... If the coach is not trusted, it is a very bad situation. If the military order is passed on, it will be questioned, and problems may occur when the deployment is implemented; the battle is like a winner taking all, and the advantage of the main general who wins continuously will only become greater and greater!

Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu's central army was insufficient, so he had been against the trend before when dealing with Wu Gao; now more than 10,000 people in Wang Bin's army have lost a lot of combat power, and it is difficult to recover within a few days, and Zhu Gaoxu has only less than 60,000 infantry and cavalry left.

There was a silence in the simple main hall. Zhu Gaoxu did not mention Wang Bin, but he finally said: "Tomorrow, the camp will be drawn, and the troops of the central army will continue to move south according to the original arrangement! Wu Gao had not dispatched heavy troops to destroy Wang Bin's troops, and the enemy still wanted to run away; Wu Gao's first destination must be He County. Judging from the distance, we can intercept them near Pingyuefu."

Zhao Ping clasped his fists and said, "The King's Governor's men are still north of Luorong County. Before Wu Gao's army arrives at Pingyue Mansion, they may not be able to arrive. We have less than 60,000 people. If we get close to the enemy, will Wu Gao fight to the death?"

Zhu Gaoxu pondered endlessly, and he felt that there was a possibility.

Now the Wu Gao army marched eastward, and the Han Wangzhong Route Army marched eastward toward the south. The two armies were moving towards the same place, and the distance was getting closer and closer. In the south of Guilin Prefecture, the sight was relatively wide and there were many roads. In this way, the scouts had a short time to go back and forth, making it easier to inquire about each other's military information, and it was difficult for Zhu Gaoxu to hide how many troops there were.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, then said decisively: "That has to be held back Wu Gao! When Sheng Yong's army arrives in Wuzhou, then head north; if the Wu Gao's army has not arrived in He County, we can use our superior forces to launch a decisive battle against Wu Gao's army!"

The risk is indeed not small, but Zhu Gaoxu is determined to take risks. Otherwise, if the 100,000 Wu Gao's army were allowed to go to Jiangxi, the future battle between Huguang might be the enemy army, and the Han Wang army would be even weaker.

Without long-term considerations, there will be immediate worries. Zhu Gaoxu has determined that the adventure at this time is worth it...

From the eighth day to the ninth day of the eighth month, some reports came from Luorong County intermittently, including letters from civil servants and reports from military generals in the northern command of the Imperial Palace. Gradually, Zhu Gaoxu learned the specific details of the battle in Luorong County.

He felt that Chen Zhen, the commander of Lu Liangwei, had some generals. So he sent someone to the vanguard camp and ordered Chen Zhen to temporarily lead the military power of the vanguard army and summon Wang Bin back to the central army to report his duties.

On the evening of the ninth day of the lunar month, the army selected places to camp. Zhu Gaoxu summoned the Chinese civil and military personnel of the army and summoned Wang Bin to the headquarters of the Central Army.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on a square table bench in a dilapidated main hall, with the generals and civil servants standing on both sides. After waiting for a while, he saw Wang Bin walking into the room with poor lighting from the light at the door.

Wang Bin knelt straight on the ground and kowtowed, "The last general did not listen to the prince's military orders and was defeated in front of Wu Gao's army. He deserves the crime. Please give up the prince! The last general has no complaint."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, a trace of change that was not easy to be noticed flashed in his eyes. But he was even more furious and slapped the wooden table with a "bang", pointing at Wang Bin and cursing: "Hey|mother|! Do you think that if you have blocked the gun ball for this king, you will be able to be arrogant and be arrogant because of your favor?!"

After hearing this, the people around him looked at each other.

Zhu Gaoxu was extremely angry and shouted, "Come on, please pull me out..."

"No!" Zhao Ping immediately interrupted Zhu Gaoxu's words and said with his fists, "Please think twice! Although the prince's governor has failed, he has made contributions. If he has made up his merits and demerits, he will ask the prince to show mercy."

Hou Hai also quickly said, "If the King's Governor was not confused by the enemy's troops, Wu Gao was afraid that he would not be trapped in Luoqingjiang. The subordinates also asked the prince to give up his slight despair for the sake of the King's Governor's contribution."

Zhu Gaoxu said angrily: "Military law is unkind, how can we forget this?"

The generals followed suit and pleaded with each other. Everyone had the same attitude, and there was no one who could take the blame. Wang Bin was not easy to get along with and had a bad relationship with many people, but at this time there were many people who suddenly pleaded with.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu was still angry and said loudly: "Wang Bin! In view of the fact that my brothers plead for you, the death penalty can be avoided, but the life penalty cannot be escaped. People come, take it out and beat me to death! I will immediately remove the position of governor Wang Bin from his position!"

Wang Bin followed several soldiers out without saying a word, neither thanking nor calling for injustice. After a while, a "crackling" whip sounded outside, but Wang Bin's screams were not heard.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "He is it? Wang Bin is a stubborn donkey. If you make such a mistake next time, it will be useless for anyone to persuade me!"

Everyone said, "The prince is kind."

Zhu Gaoxu stood up angrily and left with his sleeves.

The main hall was a little dark just now, but at least it faced a main door. The earthen walls inside were even darker; the windows were very small, and before it was dark, the room had to light an oil lamp.

At this time, Miaojin walked in and said, "I'll bring the food in for the King of Han."

Zhu Gaoxu waved and said, "Miaojin will do another thing first. I have the medicine brought by Yunnan in my bag. The bottle of trauma treatment should be taken for Wang Bin."

The light was not very good, and Miao Jin's face could not be seen clearly. She seemed to want to speak but stopped. Finally, she whispered: "I used to think Gao Xu was a person with temperament, but it was true that others said you were cunning."

Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice: "There is no way. If I openly favoritism and abuse the law, military law will be useless; but if I kill the chicken to warn the monkey, I can't use Wang Bin to attack you!

At first glance, I have hundreds of thousands of followers, but I have all kinds of thoughts in it; but Wang Bin is different. No matter how capable he has, at least even if I am defeated, he will not betray me even if he dies."

Miao Jin said: "I'll go find medicine."

Zhu Gaoxu then sighed, "The old saying goes, one general succeeds and thousands of bones are undone. How can the generals be so easy to forge their talents? They are all talented by the blood of the corpse and the sea. Therefore, I took huge risks back then and wanted to protect Sheng Yong and others. In the battle of Luo Rong, if Sheng Yong and Ping An Qu could lead the troops, there would definitely be no such mistake.

Wang Bin was very brave in charge in the "Jingnan Battle", but I think he is currently a good commander at most, and no matter how powerful the military power is, it will be unreliable."

Miao Jin found a medicine bottle from the cloth bag, opened it and stuffed the wood, then turned around and walked out.

Zhu Gaoxu sat alone, with his elbow on the dark table next to him, and he didn't move or make a sound. He was in deep thought, as if he had entered a state of meditation. The light of the oil lamp was very weak. If someone came in at this time, he might not be able to find someone sitting in the room.

...Night fell, Wang Bin lay on the bonfire in front of the tent without saying a word, his teeth clenched tightly. The fire shone on his face, and the veins on his forehead were obviously bulging, looking stunning.

At this time, Miaojin walked to the fire, her face behind the scarf could not be seen clearly. But Wang Bin recognized her at a glance, and she was the only woman in the army.

Miao Jin took out a bottle of medicine and squatted down in front of Wang Bin. She placed the medicine bottle in front of him and said softly: "The King of Han personally asked me to send medicine here. Yunnan medicine is very effective in treating trauma."

Wang Bin didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear it.

Miao Jin stood up and couldn't help but turn his head to say something, but suddenly he saw a flash of water in Wang Bin's fierce round eyes. His face was full of regret and pain, but he just said nothing.
Chapter completed!