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Chapter 122 Military situation at night

Zhao Kuo had already sent a cavalry messenger to Dali according to Zhu Chu's instructions.

Putting aside the matter between Hu Yuan and the Golden Tooth Guard for the moment, Hu Yuan probably did not expect that he would be killed.

Of course, Hu Yuan is not unjust. We will talk about it in detail later.

At this time, Zhu Zhen led the army and had arrived at the edge of Nujiang River.

The Nujiang River, which is named after it, is extremely fast as you can imagine.

This is because the source of the Nu River is located in Jire Paige at the southern foot of the Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Due to the influence of the height difference, the Nu River is more rapid than ordinary rivers.

Zhu Chu originally planned to cross the river overnight, but there was also a simple wooden bridge across the two banks in front of him.

I don’t know how much manpower and material resources it took to build this bridge with the technology and means of the ancients.

This bridge is also the only nearby channel connecting the two banks.

"The water in the Nu River is too fast and the depth is unknown. If we cross the river overnight, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary danger," Zhu Zhen sighed. Although he was eager to pursue the fierce rebels, he did not rush forward.

After all, under the ancient road environment, marching at night was not easy. If a large army were to risk crossing the river, if someone accidentally fell into the water, there would be no way to save them. I am afraid that the person would be submerged or washed away in the blink of an eye.

So Zhu Chu could only give up and let the whole army set up camp and prepare for rest.

While the entire army was busy with some affairs, Zhu Zhen came to the edge of the Nu River alone, and tentatively took his beloved horse to the bridge to try it out.

Speaking of which, this war horse has been following Zhu Chu for a long time. When Zhu Chu practiced equestrian for the first time, Wang Fu gave him a specially selected old horse.

From that time until now, when they are fighting in the north and south on the Yunnan battlefield, the war horses seem to be almost human.

Therefore, the war horse was not afraid of the rapids of the river under the bridge. He followed Zhu Ming silently, and he and his master were on the bridge, while exploring whether there were any damaged or missing areas on the bridge deck, and at the same time testing the load-bearing capacity of the bridge deck.

Until Mu Qiu came over and called: "Your Highness, it's time to eat."

Zhu Ming then turned around and led the horse off the bridge.

"What are you doing?" Mu Qiu asked in confusion.

Zhu Ming replied casually: "Nothing, just to test whether the bridge is strong. When the army crosses the bridge tomorrow, if the bridge collapses, we will all be drowned."

Mu Qiu rolled his eyes. How could anyone describe himself as a chicken or a dog?

Not to mention.

"You are a rich man, why should you put yourself at risk? If you are worried, you can let tens of thousands of people go up to try it out early tomorrow morning, and then the whole army can cross the bridge together," Mu Qiu said casually. .

Even though she is a woman, she is still a young and beautiful girl, but she seems to be better at using the privileges of her status than Zhu Chu.

Originally, since ancient times, how could any general risk his own life to test the dangers of his soldiers?

Zhu Ming said funnyly: "I was just looking around for a while, but it made you complain. I finally got rid of Wang Fu, so you started again, right?"

"Your Highness," Mu Qiu stamped his foot, who did he come for?Is he still making fun of himself?
Zhu Chu's eyes lit up. It was rare to see Mu Qiu doing this little daughter's gesture, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.

The main reason was that Zhu Chu and Mu Qiu were a little unfamiliar and awkward when they first met. Na Mu was disrespectful and wanted to use a beauty trap on himself, which made him feel a little repelled by Mu Qiu.

Later, they met on the battlefield. Mu Qiu was also brave and heroic, not inferior to Wang Fu, Zhao Kuo and other generals. He also followed Zhu Min to kill the enemy bravely.But in fact, Mu Qiu is only a 15-year-old girl.

"Let's go eat first, go eat first," Zhu Zhen coughed slightly and came to his senses. He crossed the wooden Qiu in front of him and led the horse back to the temporary camp.

Mu Qiu looked at Zhu Zhen with a strange expression, always feeling that His Highness was a bit mysterious.

That night was supposed to be uneventful, so it ended with the words "no words at all."

But in the middle of the night, Muchun and Mu Sheng hurriedly arrived at Zhu Chu's camp.

"Uncle Xiao Wang, come outside and take a look," Muchun called Zhu Chun.

Zhu Ming thought that Hu Yuan was really a hero. He had noticed his thoughts and was coming to attack him at night?

However, there was no sound of fighting in the camp, so they could only follow the Muchun brothers outside the camp with a strange look on their faces.

While still on the march, Zhu Zhen killed 10,000+ enemies with night attacks, so when he was resting, he would not take off his clothes, only his armor.

When he arrived outside the camp, Zhu Zhen looked towards the other side of the river in the direction pointed by Muchun.

I saw a lot of firelights in the distance. I don't know what happened. Could it be that a mountain fire accidentally started?
While Zhu Chu was still wondering, others including Zhao Kuo and Mu Qiu also came over.

Among them, the Curie Room looked into the distance, and he had some calculations in his mind. He hurriedly said to Zhu Zhen: "Your Highness, if this villain's guess is correct, that place should be Tengchong Town."

"Oh?" Zhu Ming agreed noncommittally, but he didn't react yet.

Until someone on the side reminded: "Your Highness, maybe Dao Gan Meng's troops happened to pass through Tengchong. And the chieftain in Tengchong is Dao Gong."

Tokoshikawa?

Zhu Ming immediately thought of a person who was sent by Tengchong chieftain Dao Gong, Dao Yuechuan.

Originally, the Dao Gong family was from the Han family in the Central Plains. Zhu Yuanzhang specially gave him the Dao family name and made him a chieftain.

Zhu Ming's heart moved, and he immediately understood something, and said: "You mean, the Tengchong Dao Gong clan sent troops to intercept them, and there was a battle with Dao Ganmeng's troops?"

"Obviously," Muchun also became excited and asked hurriedly: "Your Highness, are we going to cross the river immediately, attack front and back with the Tengchong troops, and wipe out the fierce troops in one fell swoop?"

But Zhu Ming looked at the unfathomable Nu River in front of him. Especially at night, the Nu River seemed even more dangerous.

"Your Highness, this opportunity is not to be missed. Although it is a blessing for the entire army that you love your soldiers like your own son, if the opportunity is missed, not only will the Tengchong Dao Gong family suffer heavy losses, but they may even be slaughtered by Dao Gan in a fit of rage. The whole city. Let’s just say that when the sword-fighting troops return to Yingjiang, relying on the city’s defense, we will have to sacrifice more soldiers’ lives to break through the city gate,” Mu Chun persuaded with earnest words.

In fact, in ancient siege battles, the siege party often had to send several times more troops and even suffered huge and heavy casualties in order to successfully siege the city.

For example, in the defense battle of Hongdu, Chen Youliang used 60 troops, while Zhu Wenzheng was said to have only 2 troops. As a result, it took more than 80 days and nearly three months, and Chen Youliang did not conquer Hongdu.

Zhu Wenzheng's merits can be described as unparalleled achievements.

So Muchun's worries were not unfounded. If the [-]-strong army returned to Yingjiang with their swords and swords, how many people would Zhu Chu have to die to break through with the advantage of holding on to the city wall?

But now, Dao Ganmeng's 15-strong army is intercepted in the wild by Tengchong Dao Gong's family. Once Zhu Chu's [-]-strong army comes from behind and kills them, if they are lucky, they can annihilate Dao Ganmeng's entire army.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhen finally made up his mind, waved his hand and shouted: "The whole army marches out, cross the bridge."

(End of this chapter)