On the afternoon of August 12, the northwest wind was still blowing in the mountains of Pingyuefu, and the sun appeared and disappeared in the clouds.

A large area of ​​Wu Gao's troops in the hilly area to the west are slowly retreating. The two armies have entered a confrontation since yesterday, but only on the vanguard of the Han Wang Army, a small-scale fierce battle occurred; and now the main force of the enemy has begun to retreat again.

Several generals around Zhu Gaoxu immediately rushed to pursue the enemy!

But Zhu Gaoxu shook his head without hesitation and said, "The situation this time is completely different from the previous situation of pursuing Xue Lu's army. The terrain here is unstable, which is not conducive to the rapid advancement of the army; Wu Gao did not gather the main force of the army together. Moreover, the enemy's morale and combat power have not been damaged. If we are anxious to pursue, we will definitely be counterattacked by the main force of the enemy."

The number of troops of Wu Gao's army far exceeded that of Zhu Gaoxu's troops; the Han Wang army would lose the geographical advantage when they went down the mountain, and the chances of winning the battle were not high.

As for the enemy's orderly and slowly retreat, if Zhu Gaoxu pursued some of his troops, it would be useless.

When Wu Gao counterattacked, he was very likely to rely on his superior forces to conduct roundabout encirclement; by then, the Han Wang Army had to rescue the vanguard, and the scale of the battle would continue to expand and eventually evolve into a decisive battle!

Zhu Gaoxu could not control everything about the nearly 60,000 army, and he could only observe the general situation. But so far, he had not seen any factors that could take advantage of it; the entire battle also lacked a cause for his confidence.

Just like when the Chengdu City was captured, Wan Quan, the escort general of the Shu Palace, was the inducement to Zhu Gaoxu to feel confident; he at least saw the possibility of victory...

The enemy troops were slowly moving away from each other in sight, and the Han Wang Army was still holding their troops, so everyone gradually relaxed a little. The generals around were talking, and the "buzzing" sounds were becoming more and more obvious.

The brim of the iron hat on Zhu Gaoxu's head was pressed down to block the dazzling sunshine coming out of the clouds. He sat on the horse's back without saying anything, looking thoughtful.

What he thought of first was the floating bridge that was being built on the Lechuan water.

In half a day, Zhu Gaoxu could not find an effective way to persuade the prefect Chen to refuse to build a bridge. Because the prefect sent someone to apologize, it was obviously not enough to surrender, otherwise why didn't he even have a seal? Prefect Chen was just worried that the official army would withdraw, so he wanted to leave a way out.

Even though the prefect Chen Yongsheng surrendered to the Han Wang army, Wu Gao still had a way to cross the Lechuan water west. The river was too narrow, and the water surface of the ferry was even narrower, which was really not a barrier that could block the army. Crossing the river was nothing more than a matter of time...

The Lechuan Water Ferry in the north of Pinglefu City is composed of several very narrow water surfaces. As long as there are enough boats and wooden boards, the bridge will be built quickly.

Zhu Gaoxu guessed that if Chen Yongsheng did not dare to disobey the military order under the surveillance of the official army, the floating bridge could be set up within today. Wu Gaojun would likely cross the Lechuan River overnight.

If you want to take the opportunity to attack Wu Gao, the Han Wang army can only attack at night. Large-scale night attacks are undoubtedly quite risky, let alone dealing with people like Wu Gao.

Based on Zhu Gaoxu's experience of fighting with Wu Gao many times, I feel that this person sometimes misses the opportunity, but never has any major negligence or omissions. Now that the two armies are close, Wu Gao will definitely try his best to guard against it.

For a moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt like he was unable to get down, like gnawing a walnut. However, it was because his troops were too small, otherwise he could take advantage of the situation to pursue him and decide the victory and defeat on the hilly land to the west.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly spoke, "You have to soak it in water before you can get it."

The generals stopped talking and looked at him in confusion.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said, "We must find a way to weaken Wu Gao's army first before we can defeat it." He paused for a moment and finally made up his mind, "I ordered all the troops to camp on the mountain. Today everyone has rested to keep their energy!"

Because Zhu Gaoxu personally led his troops to fight and had almost never been defeated, the military order was rarely questioned. All the generals agreed.

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes turned to Zhao Ping and said, "The troops under Deputy General Zhao are on the north slope; from then on, the army will march northward, and your troops will be the vanguard. You will take the vanguard and the baggage team down from the north from the mountain and go westward. There is a narrow water area of ​​Lechuan Water; you can set up the boat bridge there, and be sure to set it up before the fifth day of tomorrow morning!"

Zhao Ping clasped his fists and said, "The last general is in charge!"

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, then looked back and said, "The governments in Guangxi have been ordered by the pseudo-emperor; Wu Gao's military supplies must mainly rely on various prefectures and counties. In the morning, the prefect Chen from Pingle City sent someone to reveal the news of preparing military rations for Wu Gao, so I guessed that the enemy might be short of food.

Going north is Yangshuo County. Wu Gao should have wanted to go to Yangshuo County first, so that he can not only get some military supplies, but also rely on the pass to fight back the pursuers.

So we have to make an initiative to arrive in Yangshuo County first! Wu Gao knew that as long as we occupy the county town first, we could cut off the enemy's supply in one halfway and occupy a favorable terrain. With the city, we could harass and attack the side and rear wings of Wu Gao's army.

Our army's current location is slightly closer to Yangshuo County; if Wu Gao finds our marching target, he can only accelerate the marching. In addition, they are likely to cross the river at night tonight, and the enemy soldiers are exhausted overnight. If they forcefully march, their physical strength and morale will be greatly weakened."

After hearing this, everyone worshiped.

Originally, Zhu Gaoxu judged that Wu Gao wanted to go to He County first and take advantage of the time difference between Sheng Yong's troops and get rid of the dilemma of being attacked. Zhu Gaoxu formulated a set of strategies to deal with this.

However, the battlefield is changing at any time. Today, Wu Gao decisively and quickly gave up the first battle, and temporarily changed the route, trying to turn back to the direction of Guilin Mansion. Zhu Gaoxu could not predict these situations in advance, at least it was difficult to determine.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu could only change his plan.

His new strategy was a little hasty. Throughout the afternoon, when the soldiers of each battalion began to repair, he was still improving the deployment one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu first wrote two letters and sent someone to the camp of Chen Zhen’s army west of Pingyue Prefecture. One was a military newspaper handed over to Sheng Yong to inform the specific military information ahead. The other was an order to Chen Zhen, asking more than 10,000 Chen Zhen’s army to arrive at Pingyue Prefecture and immediately enter the palace city and force the suburbs to make a forcing the suburbs to make a forcing the will to rush to suburb.

Then he ordered the right chief of the Chief Secretary of the Chief Office to also lead the guardian Hou Hai, to select an envoy who is not afraid of death from the soldiers of the Northern Division and go to Pingle Mansion again. The envoy would make the request of the Han Wang Army: order Chen Yongsheng to delay the delivery of the three thousand stones of rice to the enemy.

Zhu Gaoxu originally wanted to ask for the three thousand stones of military rations, but considering the difficulty of implementation, he decided to make a temporary compromise.

After all, if Chen Yongsheng only delays time, it is much simpler. He can find a hundred reasons why he cannot transport it on schedule; but if Chen Yongsheng gives military rations to the Han Wangjun, it would be equivalent to surrendering immediately.

...The sky gradually dimmed, and except for the soldiers who took turns on duty, many soldiers went to bed early. Everyone marched for many days, and most of them were very tired. People fetched water and made meals in several small ponds on the mountain, and lie down in the straw shed or tent to sleep after eating.

Zhu Gaoxu's central army headquarters was located on the north slope. There is a small mountain village here, composed of only a few yards, all of which are from the same clan; the strong man, young lady and daughter-in-law all ran away, leaving only the elderly, weak, women and children. The personal soldiers requisitioned most of the houses and left a yard for the rest of the people to temporarily live.

Zhu Gaoxu was sitting in a tile house, busy until now. From time to time, scouts came in to talk. When he was not receiving the soldiers, he looked at the map to figure things out.

As a prince, Zhu Gaoxu's physical fatigue was less than that of the soldiers in the army; he marching and riding horses saves effort, and he mostly stays in private houses. The houses on the way were mostly dilapidated, but they were more comfortable than living in tents. However, he must be the one who was most troublesome.

At this moment, the voice outside the door said, "Prince, Deputy General Zhao is asking for a meeting."

"Come in and talk." Zhu Gaoxu said.

The tall and thin Zhao Ping walked in and saluted. He said, "According to the order of the prince's army, the last general vanguard army has arrived at the Lechuan waterfront in the afternoon. Tonight, the boats transferred to the upstream will be able to build the boat bridge; it will be repaired before the fifth update tomorrow."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, "Wu Gao also managed to repair the bridge where we crossed the river yesterday. I guess the enemy will really cross the river tonight. I am about to send someone to deliver a letter to General Zhao. Since you are here, I will have one more thing to tell you."

After saying that, he waved his hand and Zhao Ping walked to the front of the table.

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to a picture and said, "From the location where the river crosses, Wu Gao's army will not go the same way as our army.

Look here, Yangshuo County is on the west bank of the Li River, while both enemy and our army are on the east bank of the Li River; so I judged that after the Wu Gao army crossed the Lechuan River, they would cross the Li River and then go straight to Yangshuo County along the official road.

Our army was walking on the north road, closer to the distance. There was a ferry more than ten miles east of Yangshuo County. General Zhao's vanguard led the way and sent people to build a boat bridge. So that Wu Gao could believe that we would cross the Li River and take Yangshuo County. This would give Wu Gao a sense of oppression and force him to speed up the marching!"

Zhao Ping clasped his fists and said, "The last general is in charge!"

At this moment, there was a sudden "bang" sound, and Zhu Gaoxu looked up and saw that the wooden door at the door was blown to the wall by a strong wind. The strong and cool breeze hit him, and he felt a little cold on his body.

"This morning, locals reported that the weather has changed in the past two days, and it may rain and cool down. General Zhao's men should also prepare to keep the cold." Zhu Gaoxu reminded casually.

Zhao Ping responded, clasped his fists and said, "I will say goodbye until I'll go back to the camp."

Zhu Gaoxu thought that Zhao Ping had become a forward this time and would not meet for at least several days. He stood up from the chair, personally sent Zhao Ping out, and ordered the guards to send him a few hats.

Sure enough, cold raindrops gradually floated in the world, and the water droplets flashed faintly in the night in the light, and the sounds were also "rustling..." between the sky and the earth.
Chapter completed!