When the British Duke Zhang Fu led hundreds of rides to Xinhua County, it was already dawn. At this time, the sun had not yet risen, and the mist of early winter enveloped the hilly rivers, and the sky and the earth were covered with white colors.

Zhang Fu rushed into the rebel camp and looked back at the mess. The wooden stakes of fences and tents were thrown away in mess on the camp. There were also many overturned stone and earth stoves, which were scattered in blue smoke and smoke from the charcoal embers, which were not burned yet.

But there is no one here!

The deputy general of the Central Army, Xu Heng, then rushed over and watched the scene of the enemy camp with Zhang Fu. Both of them remained silent and the atmosphere became very strange. The young Xu Heng looked very ugly and kept paying attention to Zhang Fu's reaction.

Zhang Fu's face turned ashen, and a trace of sick Yin|Hong was revealed. He suddenly turned his upper body on the horse's back and looked at Xu Heng; Xu Heng was also observing Zhang Fu, and the two looked at each other.

Xu Heng said awkwardly: "The general of the late general received the command from the general's military and moved the central army to the west coast according to the order. As the rebels advanced, the last general had few soldiers, but they did not dare to take a step back! They had to set up a camp on the spot. At that time, it was getting late, and the rebels were camping several miles away. The general of the last general thought that the rebels had many powers and would attack this morning..."

According to military law, Xu Heng was not very wrong, and he did not disobey or retreat. But what angered Zhang Fu was that Xu Heng arrived in Xinhua County at least two days before the rebels, and did nothing!

There is a tributary of Zishui in the north and a mountain in the south. Xu Heng led tens of thousands of central troops here, with so many people available, but he did not take any measures at all, trying to stop the rebels from moving south, and even didn't even release a single arrow. What's even more ridiculous is that the rebels drove away overnight last night, and Chen Heng did not respond at all!

Zhang Fuxin said: Although Xu Heng is a nobleman, his ability is far inferior to that of the generals who have been fighting for many years.

Zhang Fu took a few heavy breaths, finally holding back the great anger in his heart. He sighed and said earnestly: "Your grandfather is fighting on the battlefield, and he is sick in hard work. It is not easy to be awarded the title. General Xu must cherish it."

Xu Heng's face was flushed and he lowered his head and answered speechlessly.

Zhang Fu looked back and said, "The Battle in Huguang has begun! If you don't do your best, it may affect the overall situation and let the emperor down! You should do it yourself!"

The cavalry general of Liu Sheng's army clasped his fists and said, "The last general asks for his order and immediately lead the cavalry to pursue him!"

Zhang Fu glanced at the general, "You arrived in Xinhua County last evening. After a whole night, General Xu (Xu Heng) hadn't told you the terrain here?"

Xu Heng's face turned redder, like pig's liver.

"As soon as Quneng rebels left, Xinhua County was useless, and the entire army was deported!" Zhang Fu ordered, "The cavalry first, and the central army's troops followed. The troops followed the south of the county town and walked the road between the valleys to enter Baoqing Prefecture (near Shaoyang City)."

The generals clasped their fists and said, "The last general is waiting for orders!"

Two days ago, when Zhang Fu left the headquarters of the Central Army in Changsha Prefecture, he sent officials to various places to inform the generals: the headquarters of the Central Army has moved to Xinhua County so that the generals of each army can be sent to the Central Army in Xinhua County as soon as possible.

On the fifth day of the October 10th, Zhang Fu received military reports from Liu Sheng, Chen Mao, Tan Zhong and Xue Lu in the Central Army. They reported the location of the army. Each unit usually uses nearby cities as a reference to estimate the distance.

This is what Zhang Fu ordered the generals to do. It is not easy to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops. If you cannot grasp the trends everywhere, it will inevitably be very difficult to deploy.

Only the report from the left deputy general He Fu has not received it yet! The recent military report from He Fujun was five days ago.

Zhang Fu sent a small team of horses to Baoqing Mansion to find He Fu's main force, and ordered He Fu to inform him of military information immediately...

That night, more than 50,000 troops from the Central Army of the Office and Liu Sheng's vanguard team camped between the valleys more than 40 miles south of Xinhua County.

The large area south of Xinhua County is full of mountains that are crisscrossing north and south; however, there are valleys and hilly areas with different widths and narrow areas, and roads lead to Baoqing Mansion in the south. The road that Zhang Fu took is located east of the route where the Quneng rebels fled, and is slightly flattering and spacious than the terrain on the Quneng side.

There are mountains and forests on both sides, but the valley in the middle is also very wide, and there are some villages around. The dogs in the nearby villages are barking one after another, which is very noisy.

However, after nightfall, the barking of dogs made people feel a little more breath of people. Without cannons or guns, there was no enemy situation around here. After nightfall, I could no longer feel the atmosphere of the battle formation.

Zhang Fu lives in a green tiled room, under the oil lamp, and he is still sitting in front of the table busy.

He put down his brush and listened to the movements around him for a while. He could only remind himself in his heart that the war was very urgent. The grand battlefield cannot be felt directly with his eyes and ears, but can only rely on imagination!

Originally, Qu Neng's troops appeared in Xinhua County and were expected in advance. This incident made Zhang Fu feel that the battle started smoothly; but soon he was poured with cold water! The poor performance of deputy general Xu Heng made the strategy of blocking the besieging Qu Neng's troops in the first stage fail; the most tense situation shifted southward.

However, Zhang Fu cannot understand the military situation in the south because of He Fu's troops. The situation at this time made him feel very troubled...

However, based on He Fu's position five days ago, Zhang Fu estimated that if He Fu's troops marched normally according to military orders, they should have approached Baoqing Prefecture City at this time. He Fu's army has now become the closest to Qu Neng's army!

This is not a situation that Zhang Fu was willing to see. It is because Liu Sheng's army set out from Changde Prefecture, which is the farthest from Baoqing Prefecture; Xue Lu, Tan Zhong and Chen Mao arrived at Changsha Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture, and they had to take a boat to cross the river and missed some time. He Fu's army, located on Hengzhou Prefecture, the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, became the fastest soldier to arrive at Baoqing Prefecture.

Zhang Fu carefully pondered the map on the table and compared the files prepared in advance, it was estimated that the closest route for Quneng's troops to reach Zishui was about 200 miles. Because a section of mountainous roads in the south of Xinhua County were difficult to walk, Zhang Fu judged that it would take at least four days and one night for Quneng's rebels to arrive at the north bank of Zishui.

Only on the evening of the eighth day of the 10th month or the ninth day of the 10th month can Qu Neng approach Zishui.

Zhang Fu randomly drew a triangle on the paper, hooking three, four, and four, and five. If He Fu's army goes on the oblique edge and marchs southwest, it will be the route that can get close to Quneng's rebels as soon as possible... Zhang Fu speculated and judged that if He Fu's army did arrive near Baoqing Mansion, as long as they turn southwest, they will definitely be able to intercept Quneng's rebels!

But what is He Fu doing? Is this person trustworthy?

Zhang Fu has not received any news for the main force of the Han Wang Army in Yongzhou.

He hoped that he could not only get the news reported by He Fujun, but also get news from many aspects such as scouts from the Central Army who were dispatched to the distance, Jinyiwei and other sources to support military information. At the same time, obtaining news from multiple places is a safe way to prove the accurate military information; Zhang Fu led his troops to fight more than once, and he still had these experiences.

Zhang Fu thought carefully for half a night, and there were only two choices before him: either give up the goal of the first phase of the battle and let Qu Neng's troops go south; or he could only rely on He Fu's army to continue to complete the early strategy of the battle!

...The next morning, the army set off the camp, and Zhang Fu received a lot of military information reports one after another. After searching for a while, he found the seal of Deputy General Zuo's seal, and immediately took it apart. Zhang Fu thought to himself: He | Mother |, He Fu finally sent the report.

He Fujun is indeed close to Baoqing Prefecture City!

The report said that He Fu wrote a military newspaper two days ago and sent it to Changsha Prefecture (Zhang Fu has not received it yet). After they approached Baoqing Prefecture City, they had already crossed Zishui from Zhouqiao; they also found that a rebel was in the mountainous area south of Xinhua County, and He Fu decided to march southwest to intercept the rebels!

Zhang Fu turned two pages and saw what was written later... roughly described the movements of the Han King's rebels. The main force of the rebels had exited from the north of Yongzhou Prefecture City; while thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of partial divisions were located to the west, advancing north from the Dayang River. He Fu had sent scouts to keep an eye on the positions of the Han King's rebels.

Seeing this, Zhang Fu's expression gradually became excited and vague hope spread in his heart. Fighting opportunities were fleeting! Military achievements were always a result of fire!

Seeing this, the generals riding horses around him looked at each other. Zhang Fu handed He Fu's letter to the people around him to circulate it, and couldn't help but say in public: "Marquis Ningyuan is a veteran after all, and he doesn't know anything, so he has to arrange it himself."

After he said that, he no longer hesitated and immediately made a decision and ordered: "I will write the military order immediately and send the horses to He Fu's army. The general agreed with his approach and asked him to march forward while urging the officials of various counties to send the ships on Zishui to the water gate of the city, or burn them down. He also set up camp strongholds along Zishui coast, and surrounded the rebel Quneng troops on the north bank of Zishui!"

The civil servant of the central army bowed and said, "The subordinate official obeys the order."

Zhang Fu said again: "Tell He Fu again that within two days after intercepting Qu Neng's rebels, he will definitely receive 60,000 reinforcements; within five days, most of the main forces of our official army will approach him!"

...The first achievement in this battle may be He Fu, who Zhang Fu distrusts!

As long as He Fu stopped Qu Neng's troops, even if he could not destroy Qu Neng's rebels immediately, he could still gain a great advantage for the official army.

As long as the He Fujun and Qu Neng rebels were wasted a few days, reinforcements from both sides would arrive one after another and start a war near Zishui.

The Quneng rebels had just walked over a thousand miles of mountain roads, and their troops were exhausted and lacked food and clothing. However, the total force of the rebels was against the trend, but the entire army had to drag them into the vortex of the war... Hundreds of thousands of people could not do it just by leaving the battlefield? At this time, the decisive battle was held, and Zhang Fu really couldn't think of a reason to be defeated.

The decisive fighter has cleared the fog and appeared vaguely in front of him. No matter how Zhang Fu is suspicious of He Fu, his huge military achievements are placed in front of him. In any case, Zhang Fu is reluctant to let go!
Chapter completed!