Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 123 The army crosses the river
Due to the sudden military situation, Zhu Zhen finally gritted his teeth and let the entire army cross the river.

Zhu Chu himself took the lead, riding a horse and taking the lead on the wooden bridge.

After all, this is just a simple bridge from ancient times, and below it is the fast-flowing Nujiang River. It is also at night, or even late at night.

Even Zhu Xi himself had no confidence.

But relying on his strong attributes, he can be said to be a very brave person. If something unexpected happens, he can react quickly. He can even rush to the other end of the bridge as fast as possible, or turn back temporarily. .

In fact, he still has a lot of force value that he has not wasted, and he can only think about it and make plans after the chaos in Yunnan is completely settled.

So Zhu Ming has his own self-confidence.

But immediately Zhu Chu heard a movement behind him and turned around to see Mu Qiu, Mu Chun, Mu Sheng, Zhao Kuo, including Na Mu Chu, Ju Li Wu, E Tao and others, who were also silent. Loud followed up.

"You guys," Zhu Zheng was about to speak.

Muchun clasped his hands in his fists and shouted loudly: "His Highness is considerate of us and will not hesitate to risk his own life to test the bridge himself. We should follow suit."

Even the highest ranking generals in the army, who were second only to Zhu Zhen, set an example like this, not to mention the lieutenants under their command and the entire army.

The entire army spontaneously gathered at the bridge. Looking at the generals on the bridge and the prince surrounded by them, their eyes shone brightly in the darkness.

They could see with their own eyes that their prince would not treat them like cannon fodder and squander their wealth and lives at will.

Who would not want to follow such a commanding king?

Zhu Zhen also became energetic and said with a smile: "Okay, then we will go to the other side of the river first, and then meet our army."

There is a saying, even if it is not the number one in history, what Zhu Zhen did at this time can be regarded as setting a precedent.

How can a general lead his army to the other side of the river alone when the situation is unclear, and then wait for his own army to come over?

What's more, he was still a vassal king, so he shouldn't have been allowed to take such risks.

But the generals under his command are already familiar with Zhu Zhen's character. If he decides, it will be really difficult to persuade him.

The entire army had tried to persuade Zhu Zhen not to kill the 20 prisoners, but they almost failed to persuade him.

In the end, the chief culprits were killed, and Zhu Zhen was willing to give up.

So the generals just silently followed behind Zhu Chu. Following Zhu Chu, they finally reached the other side of the river without any danger.

Needless to say, the entire army of 15 troops began to step onto the bridges one by one in an orderly manner and prepare to cross the river.

The first to go were the infantry, because the horses needed to be taken care of, which was more troublesome.

Moreover, the few cavalry units in the army can arrive first, allowing them to pass last and catch up with the leading troops.

There was also an episode. It turned out that the Ming army was brave and naturally they had to follow the prince without hesitation.

But the native troops of the Mu clan and Otao were not happy. They also followed His Highness to fight in the north and south, and they refused to fall behind.

In the end, we can only let the three troops advance together, three people in a row at a time, and up to ten rows at a time.

For safety reasons, Zhu Zhen did not dare to let too many people cross the river together. What if the bridge collapsed?
This kind of thing cannot be rushed. Once the bridge collapses, not only will countless people drown, but they will no longer be able to cross the river.

As the saying goes, haste makes waste.

In this way, after a lot of delay, 6 people came first.

Among them, [-] were the subordinates of Muchun and Zhao Kuo, [-] were from Etao, and [-] were from the Mu clan.

Zhu Ming made up his mind that after this incident was over, he should think about road construction.Otherwise, although the mountain roads in Yunnan are not as difficult as the roads in Shu, there are still many inconveniences.

"Mu Sheng, Mu Chu, you stay here and wait for the follow-up army. Mu Chun, Zhao Kuo, E Tao, and A Qiu, you follow me and lead your own troops to chase Dao Gan Meng," Zhu Chu couldn't wait any longer. , after saying hello, he will lead these front troops to continue chasing Dao Ganmeng.

"Your Highness, what about me?" Curiewu realized that he had been forgotten, and said quickly: "Your Highness, my people are also here, and they can go into battle with you to kill the enemy."

What surprised Zhu Zhen was that there were only more than 900 members of the Curie House clan, not even 1000. Did he not expect that they would all come over?

"Then come with me," Zhu Ming waved his hand and asked Curie House to lead his own tribe.

So after a brief preparation, the army was divided into three teams: the front, middle and rear. The front troops were led by Zhao Kuo and Muchun, and the Ming army formed the vanguard. The middle army was led by Mu Qiu again from his own tribe of 2 people, mixed with the troops of Curie House. There were more than 900 people, including Zhu Zhen.

Finally, there are the troops of Otao.

The mighty army of more than 6 people began to rush towards Tengchong Town under the darkness of night.

They should also hold on tight, otherwise once Dao Gan's fierce troops defeat the Tengchong Zhendao Gong family, it will be too late.

At the same time, looking at the other side, this is not Tengchong, but Xinzhai.

Curie House had previously made a judgment that the fire he saw at night was in the direction of Tengchong Town.

But Zhu Chu believed it.

But in fact, the Nujiang River is still far away from Tengchong. If Tengchong really turned into a battlefield, it would be impossible to detect it. No matter how big the flames were, it would not be visible unless it ignited a mountain.

(Just to interrupt, the author really thought that the Nu River was at the foot of Tengchong after seeing my group leader. Mine.)
Therefore, the real place where the war broke out was not in Tengchong, but in Xinzhai.

There used to be a small tribe here, but it was not big. It was just the size of a small village. It could barely be considered as having a village chief-level chieftain.

Due to the difficult mountain road, Nadao Ganmeng chose to take this road after coming from Nujiang after his failure in capturing Dali City, and then changed his way back to his own territory, Yingjiang, via Tengchong.

Dao Ganmeng was very upset at this time. He thought that Silunfa was causing trouble in Yunnan now, and Muying would not be able to take care of Dali.

And from the beginning, Dao Ganmeng never paid attention to the young prince Zhu Chu. Although Zhu Chu looked very tall, when he heard that he was only 12 years old, Dao Ganmeng stopped paying attention to him.

But he never expected that not only would the defenders of Dali City be brave, but 4 people from the Mu clan would come to support them later.

However, Dao Qianmeng thought he could win the battle quickly, so he didn't bring enough food and grass. After several consecutive days of failed siege, he saw that the morale and morale of the army were affected. In addition, the food and grass were about to bottom out, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

But just when Dao Ganmeng passed by Xinzhai, an accident happened.

Because Dao Qianmeng sent troops suddenly before, Tengchong's Dao Gong clan didn't have time to notice, and by the time they realized it, it was already too late.

The Dao Gong family was personally dispatched by Zhu Yuanzhang. He was originally responsible for controlling and monitoring Dao Ganmeng. After receiving the news, he was shocked, fearing that he would be responsible for a serious crime.

Then the Dao Gong family quickly mobilized their troops, but they were fully prepared, but there were only 2 people.

Just this, and most of them were spontaneously followed by the natives in Tengchong City, otherwise there would not even be 2 people.

It turned out that when Dao Gong was guarding Tengchong, he was only followed by soldiers from the first guard station, which was only more than 1000 people.

But even so, the Dao Gong clan still had no hesitation and led the army to leave Tengchong, preparing to rush to Dali or Kunming, either to plead guilty to His Highness King Min, or to go to General Muying to report the situation, and then find Dao Gan. Watch the whereabouts of this force.

As a result, when the Dao Gong family passed through Xinzhai, it happened to be the place where Dao Ganmeng's troops retreated. The two sides encountered each other here without any precautions.

While the Dao Gong clan only has 2 people, Dao Gan Meng has an almost complete army of 7 people.

(End of this chapter)