high official

Chapter 269 Goal
Tibetan Horse Valley, as the name suggests, countless horses in the valley are quietly eating feed.Even though they were fighting in the field for a long time, the cavalry still fed their horses with the best bean cakes, but they could eat the roughest food, because the horses were the greatest guarantee of their lives.Compared with life, food is of course the second place.

Among these knights, quite a few are not Han Chinese. They have flat faces, thin and long eyes, and they look like Mongols at first glance...but they are wearing Ming military uniforms, and they speak blunt Chinese when speaking to each other.This is not some Mongolian invasion in disguise, but the most elite Three Thousand Battalion of Ming Dynasty, composed of Qing Yishui Mongolian cavalry!This is not uncommon. When Zhu Di raised his troops back then, he relied most on the Duoyan Sanwei borrowed from King Ning, which was the invincible cavalry composed of Mongols attached to him.

The stronger the empire, the more people from other races would join in and even become soldiers of the empire. This was the case in the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the case in the Ming Dynasty.

The place where the Three Thousand Battalion is located is naturally where the handsome camp of the Han King Zhu Gaoxu is located.In the tall camp, Zhu Gaoxu frowned and meditated facing a huge sand table. The sand table not only marked the valleys, hills, and rivers in the exercise area, but also clearly marked the movements of the opponent's troops.

Zhu Gaoxu led the army at the age of 16. He has won countless battles for many years, not only because of his unparalleled bravery, but also because of his outstanding military talent.He is one of the few generals in Ming Dynasty who can use the powerful mobility of cavalry to the extreme. From the very beginning, the movement of the opponent's army of more than a dozen groups was under the supervision of thousands of scouts he sent. There were many good opportunities to launch an attack, but they were only sent out with small groups of troops to try to stop them.Because he knew very well that what the emperor asked for was not a fierce battle, but torture for the troops. The longer the torture, the more effective it would be.

Until he received the news that his father had returned to Beijing and the prince was in charge of the camp, Zhu Gaoxu knew that he could do something, and the profound meaning of his father's move made him very excited... His father was clearly signaling himself, so he beat him up. The prince has a meal!

This made His Royal Highness King of Han, who was frustrated because Yao Guangxiao hinted to support the prince, looked up to the sky and laughed for a whole quarter of an hour.After laughing, he redoubled his scouts, watching the opponent's movements day and night, and if he didn't make a move, he had to make a move!
"In the past few days, according to the information fed back by the scouts, the opponent has lost his sense of proportion." The King of Han was older in the army, and he was naturally surrounded by stars. At this time, it was Wang Bin, the commander of Long Xiang's left guard, who spoke in a deep voice: " Under our mobilization, they are exhausted, and the lineup is completely out of touch. We are fully equipped to insert from the junction and go straight to the central army!"

"Without the help of those old ministers around me, the boss is just a waste..." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, looking at the dozen or so small flags around the other party's central army flag, with a sneer on his face.But beside him, another general said in a deep voice: "But the meat of this waste is too thick. After all, this is not a real fight with real swords and guns. The power of the cavalry is greatly reduced. It would be too embarrassing if they were entangled and encircled." gone."

"That's right." Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head again and said, "It's impossible to really step into the joint camp. Only relying on strong attacks and hard fights is not enough to win, and it can't show the ability of being alone." He sneered.

"What does Your Highness mean?" The generals have been with him for many years and know that His Highness has an idea.

"You still have to fight, but if you want to play well, you have to pick up soft persimmons." Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the sand table and said, "Tell me, where is the softest persimmon?"

"I know!" His eldest son Zhu Zhanhe rushed to say: "Young Army!"

"That's right, it's the young army." Zhu Gaoxu nodded approvingly, stroked his neatly trimmed beard and said, "Since my father wants me to imitate the Mongols, I will simply imitate them to the end, and use the main force to pretend to attack the camp of the Chinese army and force all the troops to attack the camp." Come to rescue, and at the same time wipe out the young army with superior force, and then the army quickly withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the capital!"

"Only attack the young army?" The generals hesitated and said, "It's inevitable that the victory will be invincible..."

"If you fight in the identity of this king, it will not be like this." Zhu Gaoxu said lightly: "But we are playing the role of the Mongols now. In the past 30 years, when have the Mongols not been like this?"

"Your Highness's words are justified." All the generals agreed together, dismissed their differences, and asked instead: "Which troops should be sent to deal with the young army?"

"If Gu Ruo does it himself, wouldn't that be an excuse to bully the younger generation?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at the generals, and his eyes sat on the two sons.

Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhantan stepped forward knowingly, clasped their fists together and said: "My child is willing to share the worries for the father!"

"Hehe, that's fine, you are younger brothers," Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "Your younger brother beats your elder brother, isn't it bullying?"

"Of course not!" The generals didn't understand, it was because the prince was upset when he saw Zhu Zhanji winning the lottery, and insisted on making his son look bad to him.Beating the son and bullying the father, the prince can't stand it anymore, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone! "Isn't His Royal Highness the grandson of the world, how can he take the younger brother seriously?"

"Hmph, then teach him an unforgettable lesson!" Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, "That's it, you two go!"

"Yes!" The two brothers responded loudly and smiled at each other. They were more jealous of Zhu Zhanji than their father was for their uncle.After all, Zhu Gaoxu was more loved by his father than Zhu Gaochi, but they couldn't catch up with Zhu Zhanji even when they were with the emperor's grandfather.

Why are they all the grandsons of Grandpa Huang?You are loved by thousands of people, and we are born to be foils?This kind of resentment grew up since childhood, and under the influence of their father, it turned into resentment.Although they are brothers with Zhu Zhanji, they are the people in the world who want to see him unlucky the most. Especially this time the young army won the first prize in the military exercise. There is nothing better than the opportunity to make it a reality with your own hands.

Before setting off, Zhu Gaoxu called the two brothers aside again, and said softly: "There are three armies near the young army. Once the father's side starts fighting, they will return to the Chinese army with all their strength."

"That is to say?" Zhu Zhantan's eyes lit up and he said, "There will be no reinforcements for the young army?" It turned out that the father had contacted the opponent's general in private in order to win.

"Within a day, there will be no reinforcements, and no matter how long it takes, I will not be able to explain to the emperor." Zhu Gaoxu said coldly: "If you can't solve them within a day, just find a piece of tofu and kill them, don't come back see me."

"Yes!" The two sons replied confidently, "I will not disappoint my father!"

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The young army team is marching southwest according to the instructions of the camp.

After more than 20 days of marching in the field, the army has been exhausted, but under Wang Xian's superb encouragement, they barely support it.Wang Xian himself was even more haggard, with an unshaven face and red eyes like a rabbit. Zhu Zhanji was impressed by his hard work... When he was in the camp, Wang Xian never cared about chores, but Zhu Zhanji still I thought that just like myself, they were all hands-off shopkeepers.

With Wang Xian's dedicated assistance, Zhu Zhanji could concentrate on marching and fighting. Unfortunately, for more than 20 days, he was exhausted like a silly rabbit, and he didn't even see an enemy cavalry, let alone fight.Bored, Zhu Zhanji competed with the Xue family brothers in archery to vent his excess energy.

It happened to be the season when the sky was high and the clouds were clear and the geese flew high and fast. Only the top archers could attack them. However, both Zhu Zhanji and the Xue family brothers practiced riding and archery since they were young. It's so natural, just take it for a test.

At this time, a group of wild geese flew over the head in a herringbone shape. Both sides took turns to shoot their bows, and the arrows were like shooting stars. Amidst the mournful cry, several wild geese fell down.The entourage hurriedly cheered and rode out, wanting to pick up the wild goose and show it to the three of them.But I saw a horse galloping from a distance, holding a black flag high in his hand, it was a scout released by the young army...

"Report, the main force of the enemy army appeared ten miles northwest of the camp!" The scout found Zhu Zhanji, got off his horse, and knelt on one knee to report.

Holding the bow in one hand, Zhu Zhanji frowned slightly and said, "The main force?"

"It can be seen from twenty miles away, and the sky is covered by smoke and dust in the northwest direction, at least [-] riders." The scout said.

"What order from Daying?"

"No order yet."

"Where are the nearby armies?"

"They all started to move closer to the camp."

"Explore again!" Zhu Zhanji burst out two words from his teeth, sent the scouts away, and said to the generals who surrounded him: "What should we do?"

"We must quickly get closer to the camp." Wang Xian had already asked Mo Wen for advice on various possible situations.The situation at this time is exactly as expected. "The distance of fifty miles between us and Daying is too far, we must quickly shorten the distance, otherwise once we are targeted, there will be a catastrophe!"

"Well." Zhu Zhanji nodded, this was the most correct choice, so he immediately ordered to move closer to the Chinese army camp.

However, just a quarter of an hour after the army went out, the scouts came to report again: "There is a large group of cavalry encircling from the east and west!"

Zhu Zhanji's expression changed drastically when he heard the words, knowing that he had become the opponent's target, he hurriedly ordered the young army to immediately line up to defend against the enemy.Fortunately, these days, Wang Xian urges his subordinates to practice formation every day, so that they can complete the formation before the opponent's cavalry arrives.

Although it was just a drill, there was still a tense atmosphere in the young army that had never been on the battlefield. "Don't worry, the guns are all made of wood and have no heads. Arrows also have no arrowheads. They will only leave white marks on your body, but they won't hurt you at all!" Wang Xian's emergency pre-war mobilization can be described as wonderful: "So just treat it as a daily drill, don't panic!"

Let him say this, the tense atmosphere dissipated immediately, Zhu Zhanji whispered: "You said this too straightforwardly, is there such a practice?"

"You're still practicing, they're here for you! It's more important than anything else to save your face." Wang Xian whispered, "How can we make the little ones relax?"

"This is cheating..." Zhu Zhanji scratched his head.

"Never mind him, the training is over, winning or losing is the most important thing now!" Wang Xian said in a deep voice, "Here we come!"

(End of this chapter)