The capital was far from finding out the truth about King Zhao's rebellion; but the Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan proposed a speculation of "fraudulent accusation". Emperor Zhu Gaochi immediately seized this statement and sent the cabinet chief Hu Guang to appease Gao Sui.

Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to care too much at the moment, and he couldn't make a big move to calculate various forces; at this moment of decisive battle that was related to the destiny of the country, Zhu Gaochi only wanted to maintain the expediency of all parties, in order to put the power of the court into this battle as much as possible!

The emperor not only sent envoys to appease King Zhao, but also instructed Duke Xu Huizu of Wei to write a letter to He Fu. He asked He Fu to put the overall situation first and as long as he made contributions on the battlefield, he would treat him fairly after the war.

At the same time, the court sent eunuchs to Changsha Prefecture to commend Zhang Fu's loyalty and issued an order to grant Zhang Fu the right to take action first and then report on the battlefield; of course, the court would never mention that Zhang Fu wanted to frame Wu Gao...

After the eunuch was announced, the eunuch went to the lobby of the army headquarters of Changsha Prefecture to take his seat.

The eunuch said to Zhang Fu: "The Emperor said that the rebels of the King of Han swept across the southwest in a raging way. If the British Duke could quell the rebellion for the court, he would make great contributions to the Ming court. The British Duke was very famous and would be the king's humble man! The Emperor had great trust in the British Duke and entrusted him with important responsibilities. He hoped that the British Duke should put the overall situation first and live up to the emperor's earnest heart."

Zhang Fu hurriedly stood up and bowed to the northeast, choking with gratitude and tears, "The emperor is worried and exhausted, and they are all the crimes of me! I have received the kindness of the emperor and I will never dare to slack off at all. I will try my best to quell the rebels to repay the great emperor's kindness!"

But within two days, Zhang Fu learned that the Jinyiwei sent to Hengzhou had stopped inquiring about He Fu... The soldiers of the Jinyiwei were mainly obedient, and the commander of the Jinyiwei and the commander of the Beizhenfu Department.

So Zhang Fu understood that he could not seize the military power of He Fu's left deputy general. Zhang Fu still did not trust He Fu very much and could only make a secret plan to avoid putting He Fu in a vital position when deploying military affairs.

It was late September, and in late autumn and early winter, the wind in Huguang became colder.

A general hurriedly walked in outside the lobby gate, and came forward with a report, and said directly: "General Liu (Liu Sheng Changde) sent a quick horse report. The rebel Guizhou division is heading east and has arrived at Chenxi County, Chenzhou Prefecture!"

After hearing this, the civil and military officials looked at each other side. After reading the report, Zhang Fu looked at the map without saying a word. He silently picked up the paper and waved it, signaling the guards to pass it down to the generals around him.

The most important official road from Guizhou Dusi to Huguang Province is the "Enk Huguang Road". The official road enters Huguang from Guizhou City to the northeast. Chenxi County is an important post station to enter Huguang Road.

To the east of Chenxi County is the northern foot of Meishan (Xuefeng Mountain); that area is surrounded by mountains and roads are difficult to walk on. Only the main road leading to Changde Prefecture is convenient for the army to walk on. Because of the two dynasties of the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the "Entering Huguang Road" was repeatedly explored and repaired.

After a long time, Zhang Fu suddenly looked up and said, "Immediately write a military order and transfer the main force of Liu Sheng's troops to march towards Changsha Prefecture!"

Everyone quickly became arguing, and soon a general held his fist and persuaded him: "The rebel Guizhou army is heading towards the 'Enk Huguang Road', and this road leads to Changde Mansion. Why did the general transfer the Changde army at this time? In this way, he could only sit down and watch the rebels occupy Changde Mansion!"

Several generals around him were the first to agree.

Zhang Fu looked back and said, "What I just said was a military order."

When the generals in the lobby heard this, they stopped. The civil servants of the army hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "The subordinate official will obey the order and submit a military order later. Please ask the general to sign the custody!"

The civil servant stood up and walked towards the hall behind. At this time, Zhang Fucai said to everyone: "The rebels of the King of Han, more than 100,000, plus Wu Gao's surrendered soldiers, are all in the direction of Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi to the south; what should the rebels in Guizhou go to Changde Prefecture?"

No one can answer any of the generals.

Zhang Fu said: "I know better than you when the King of Han uses troops. At this time, he is mobilizing his troops to approach Huguang, and he must gather his troops and intend to engage in a major battle! The King of Han has always been like this in wars. He looks down on the dispersed defense of the bandits and the Annan rebels the most. He must focus on the main battle.

Therefore, the Guizhou rebels will not go to Changde Mansion far away from Guangxi. They will walk the mountain road from Chenxi County and then turn to Xinhua County and Baoqing Mansion; in order to move closer to the main force of the Han King's rebel army."

Zhang Fu's tone might have been a little heavy, and the lobby was silent. At this time, Zhang Fu began to explain, and finally a general stood up and said, "The last general is dull, but he still can't figure it out. The road to Xinhua County to the east of Chenxi County is full of mountains and forests, and there is almost no way to do it! How can we go to the army? How can the rebels go to Xinhua County?"

Zhang Fu asked, "Is there anyone in the mountains?"

The general thought for a while and said, "This... there should be a village and a trace of people."

Zhang Fu said coldly: "If there is no way to go, how did the locals get in?"

The general could not answer such a replies, but his expression still looked incredible. After all, when the Ming army was in war, it was too difficult to walk, so he could only give up almost all heavy weapons, and military ration supplies would also be extremely risky.

Zhang Fu, however, dissatisfied with the opposition and said, "Don't worry, I have no mistake in my judgment! The 50,000 Jingzhou army has already captured Kuizhou, which has formed a great deterrence to the Sichuan Provincial Administration Commission. If the rebels do not reinforce Sichuan, they will definitely attack Huguang nearby to fight to the decisive battle. The general had expected this before, so he divided his troops to attack Sichuan and forced the rebels of the King of Han to come and fight!"

After hearing this, the generals stopped admonishing Zhang Fu.

In the past two days, Zhang Fu has once again mobilized and deployed his army. He ordered the two armies of Nanchang Prefecture, which were advancing westward, to mobilize them to Changsha Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture respectively; they were a total of 100,000 troops of Chen Mao's army and Tan Zhong's army.

Zhang Fu also transferred 100,000 Yuezhou troops from the right deputy general Xue Lu to march towards Changsha Prefecture; the garrisons from Changsha and Tanzhou crossed the Xiangjiang River one after another.

The Changde army's Liu Sheng's troops were 100,000, and they also received military orders to move southeastward...

Just like the deployment of the rebels of the Han King, the main force was gathering in the west bank of the Xiangjiang River in Huguang, and Zhang Fu was also trying his best to gather all armies to the expected battlefield. In this battle, the main force of Zhang Fu's army could gather up to more than 400,000 troops!

There are 100,000 troops of the left deputy general He Fu, 100,000 troops of the right deputy general Xue Lu, 50,000 troops of Chen Mao, 50,000 troops of Tan Zhong, 100,000 troops of Liu Sheng, and Zhang Fu's central army guards more than 40,000 infantry and cavalry. The total army's total force is about 450,000 troops.

The military powers that Zhang Fu originally led were 700,000 land and land, but more than 100,000 Wu Gao's army had been destroyed, and the Annan army was too far away, so the morale was unbearable. Therefore, Zhang Fu was able to gather more than 400,000 troops in Huguang, and it was already at its limit.

Not only did he not avoid the main battle strategy of King Zhu Gaoxu of Han, but he wanted to use this strategy to the extreme, that is, he tried to gather the main force and engage in an unprecedented battle in the "Ping Han Battle"!

Most of the ships of the Ming Navy were used to transport grain and ammunition, but Zhang Fu still mobilized some naval warships to go south to Yongzhou to harass the rebels' official ships.

... Looking back at the Yicheng Wall of Chenxi County, there are mountains and ridges everywhere.

Qu Neng, the commander of the North Road of the Han Wangjun, pressed his left hand on the hilt of the waist knife and looked into the distance. The scarf and cloak on his body were floating in the wind, and his face became darker and thinner than before. Qu Neng's facial bones were thicker, and the outline seemed more prominent at this time.

Although the road from Guizhou to Chenxi County is also mountainous, there are stations and warehouses along the way, so there are no need to worry about food and fodder. The next journey will be full of dangers and unknowns.

Qu Neng said nothing, and his eyes stayed between the shadows of the mountains on the east for a long time. That was the direction the Northern Route Army was about to march! After each unit arrived in Chenxi County one after another, everyone changed the route and walked through the mountainous area on the east, and marched towards Xinhua County, Baoqing Prefecture.

This section of the road is very difficult to walk, and it tests the soldiers' patience. Qu Neng plans to divide the army into several routes, marching along the mountain road, and then gather in the army after arriving in Xinhua County.

On the road outside Yicheng, teams of soldiers were moving in an orderly manner. Between the sound of drums and music, people shouted from time to time. However, most of the soldiers in the army did not know that Kuizhou had fallen! Many people may not know what the loss of Kuizhou means.

Qu Neng has strictly ordered the generals of the ministry to keep the news confidential; and promised that the generals' families would be responsible for the responsibility of the Xiping Hou Musheng, and moved to Chengdu Prefecture when necessary, and Mu Prefecture would be responsible for protecting it. Because the Northern Army has many Sichuan military soldiers, if they know that their hometown is about to be lost, it would be difficult not to be shaken...

Previously, the Han Palace issued an order to advance according to the original strategy. Qu Neng was very clear about the Han King's consideration, which was to use attack instead of defense and give up reinforcements to Sichuan; intending to use the victory of the Battle of Huguang to restore the dangerous situation at this time!

The King of Han seemed to realize that there would be various dangers on this path. Therefore, in the military orders Qu Neng obtained, in addition to the orders written by the Chief Secretary’s Mansion to advance according to the strategy, there was also a line of words added by the King of Han: Acting on camera.

The meaning of the four words is to allow Qu to change his route if he really cannot complete the established strategy; after all, if he cannot complete the plan, the Northern Route Army would rather give up.

At this moment, the two cavalry rushed towards the gate of Yicheng. After a while, a strange general quickly climbed up the city wall. After the general was checked, he walked to Qu Neng. He knelt on one knee and presented a letter: "Master General, this is the news that the brothers guarding the Beisi of the Imperial Palace had just sent to the Chenxi stronghold!"

Qu Neng took it, glanced at the lacquer seal, tore open the envelope, and read the words in the letter: Liu Shengjun from Changde Mansion had already left all over and drove towards the southeast official road.

After reading this news, Qu Neng's expression became more serious; his face has always been serious, and his expression suddenly became very terrifying!
Chapter completed!