I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 193
Standing on the boat tower, surrounded by Wang Tingshan, Gu Xianglin and others, Zhao Deyu looked north.

Those are the iron cavalry of the official army, not many in number, only a hundred or so, and they are always hanging behind the rebel brigade.

Liu Taiqing sighed and said: "For three days, the cavalry of the Northern Army has been behind, and it is uncertain when they will pounce. Fortunately, Dudu Xue used his troops skillfully, so that the various ministries took turns to cover and retreat, and did not give the officers and soldiers a chance. , these tens of thousands of troops will be on this road.”

In the past few days, the rebels could only march forty miles a day, and then set up camp along the river.When marching, the various ministries also took turns to cover, just to prevent being raided by the cavalry of the official army.

Xue Changqing tried to lead the cavalry to charge forward to drive away the cavalry behind him.

But the small group of cavalry didn't fight the rebels at all, and the big cavalry couldn't fight the half-baked cavalry, so they could only stick close to the infantry and cover each other.

Fortunately, the rebels don't have to worry about the food road being cut off, because there are naval divisions.

The officers and soldiers were also very cautious when pursuing them, and it seemed that they had no plans to wipe out all the rebels in one go.

Just constantly harassing.

Dozens of miles behind the rebels, an army of tens of thousands of people marched forward at a leisurely pace.

The densely packed infantry walked continuously from high ground or low-lying places, one after another, as if there was no end.

Walking slowly, the spears are high like a forest, and countless military flags are swaying with the wind, connecting together like waves rolling endlessly.

The cavalry escorted on both wings, like a long dragon, meandering forward.

The larger the army, the more limited its movement is by terrain.When a large army is marching, it needs to advance alternately, and several units are parallel. If it is arranged in a long snake formation, once it is cut off by the enemy, it will be impossible to look at the head and tail.

The tooth soldiers of all members of the Mingguang armor are located in the Chinese army, with a big banner hanging high and a helmet standing in the sky.

Under the umbrella, the Lord General Fu Jinchuan and His Royal Highness Zhao Yuanzhang, King Qi, walked side by side.

"There's been very little movement in the past few days. What's the plan? Why don't you send a cavalry detour to outflank it?"

In the past few days, the officers and soldiers did not act like they were chasing after the rebels. They only sent a cavalry army to follow and harass them, but they did not fight them.

The reason why Zhao Yuanzhang asked this question did not mean to ask questions, but simply to ask for advice.

"Return to the teacher and don't hold back."

"I see."

At present, the rebels are eager to return to the south of the Yangtze River. If their way back is cut off at this time, their will to die will be aroused. It is obvious that Fu Jinchuan does not want to push the enemy too far, so as not to cause greater casualties to his side.

It's not that Zhao Yuanzhang has never read Art of War, no less than Fu Jinchuan, and he understands the truth.But after going into battle, compared with Fu Jinchuan, who already has the demeanor of a famous general, he looks like an unknown soldier.

And Yangzhou also got news from Shouzhou a few days later.

Once the siege of Shouzhou was resolved, the rebels had no choice but to retreat the same way, and the main force had been disabled, which can definitely be called a great victory.

In this battle, Fu Jinchuan led the cavalry to detour Huaibei instead of directly attacking along the Feishui River, which is destined to become a classic that later generations of military strategists will talk about.

In a restaurant in Yangzhou City, Wang Luqiu, a staff member of the Governor's Mansion, walked into the private room under an umbrella, saw his friend Zhang Zhixun and said with a smile: "I'm busy with business, brother Zhixun, you have been waiting for a long time."

"Brother Luqiu, are you still being polite to me like this? Come on, come on, sit down and drink a bowl of wine to get rid of the cold."

It was his good friend Zhang Zhixun who was waiting for him in the private room.

Zhang Zhixun came to Yangzhou with Wu Yaoshi, and he didn't have any job in the Marshal's Mansion. He was just a candidate for the entourage of Prince Yan's son. He walked around Yangzhou City and its surroundings all day long, drinking and listening to music.

It turned out that he had long wanted to meet his friend Wang Luqiu for a drink.

However, as a staff member of the Governor's Mansion, Wang Luqiu's affairs are extremely heavy, not only him.

Xu Yinglong, Xie Anchi, Cui Shuji, Cui Fengyi, etc., including Shi Cui Fangyi, the head of the Governor's Mansion, were all very busy.

After all, it was wartime, the military, armament, ordnance, food and grass of the seven states under the Dudu Mansion, the training situation of the regiments in each state, and the defense situation in various places.

In addition to these left behind, the same is true for several staff members who went out with the governor. Zhang Gao and Li Fazhen also have to deal with various affairs.

The news of today's great victory came, and it was rare for Cui Fangyi to let several of his staff rest for half a day.

Wang Luqiu was free to attend the appointment.

"Brother Zhixun, you are very chic these days, aren't you?"

Wang Luqiu picked up the wine cup, took a sip of the warm rice wine, and said to his very leisurely friend opposite.

Zhang Zhixun said with a smile: "Hahahaha, I'm only chic. Brother Luqiu voted in the Marquis of Wu'an's shogunate, and since then he has made great progress. It's no problem."

Wang Luqiu shook his head with a smile: "I have self-knowledge. With my talent, I can only be regarded as a middle-class person in the governor's shogunate. I can only do some copywriting. In the shogunate, Xu Yinglong's poetry and prose Absolutely, Xie Anji is good at making decisions, the Cui brothers are good at governing the government, Zhang Gao and Li Fazhen are good at military strategy, they are all talents with outstanding intellect, brother Ruoxun, your great talent may not be compared with him This is because you and the princess don't know what to do?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhixun smiled: "In the past six months, I have come south with the son, and I have passed several letters with the princess."

Wang Luqiu clapped his hands after waiting: "It seems that Brother Zhixun, you are going to be the son-in-law of Prince Yan's mansion?"

Zhang Zhixun smiled: "The horoscope has not been written yet."

Wang's guess is not wrong, after all, can an unmarried woman communicate with anyone casually?

And Zhang Zhixun's answer was even more ambiguous.

"Hahaha, then wait for the good news."

Zhang Zhixun said with a smile: "I'm afraid there will be no good news in a year and a half."

"Oh?"

"When is peace in the south of the Yangtze River? Only the Grand Marshal, His Royal Highness, can return to Beijing. Now that Prince Wu is also an official in the Marshal's Mansion, I will naturally return to Beijing with him."

Wang Luqiu nodded and said: "That's true, but the governor has already lifted the siege of Shouzhou. If Wu Ni's main force can be wiped out in Jiangbei, it will be able to settle down within this year."

Zhang Zhixun shook his head and said: "It's difficult. Wu Nishui's division is still here, and it's spring again, and the rains are increasing. Jianghuai has the benefits of rivers and lakes. I'm afraid it will be a little difficult this year."

Pharmacist Wu is in the military of the Marshal's Mansion. Although he only has a title and doesn't need to do anything, it's not a problem if he wants to know these military reports.

Yaoshi Wu knew about it, so naturally Zhang Zhixun also knew about it.

Wang Luqiu said with a smile: "However, in the battle of Shouzhou, the governor of the capital took [-] cavalry troops to attack for eight days, detoured Huaibei, defeated the rebels, beheaded [-] enemies, and fell into the water and trampled the dead. Countless. The great governor uses troops, and there are few opponents in this world."

Zhang Zhixun smiled and said, "It's natural."

A pair of old friends, drinking wine in a restaurant, talking about wars, heroes, and Jianghuai customs.

It wasn't until the Golden Crow fell to the west and the Jade Rabbit rose to the east that we said goodbye.

Zhang Zhixun returned to the small courtyard of Wu Yaoshi in the post house, this elder son also just came back from drinking.

The difference is that Zhang Zhixun drank with men, and Wu Yaoshi drank with women.

"Have you talked with Judge Wang of the Dudu Mansion until now?"

After seeing the other party nodding, Wu Yaoshi smiled and said, "I really don't know what you two men have to talk about."

Zhang Zhixun shook his head helplessly and said, "My lord, don't you have any friends?"

Pharmacist Wu was stopped by this question, he thought for a while, it seems that his friends really don't have such an old friend, two men can talk for a long time, but there is still one.

"Isn't it true?" Zhang Zhixun asked curiously.

Yaoshi Wu came back to his senses and smiled, "Yes, one."

It reminded me of some heartless young man.

(End of this chapter)