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Chapter 83 A little intolerance leads to chaos and big plans ([-]rd watch today, [-]rd watch)

Zhu Yousong concluded that Gao Jie must take this road, the weather is hot, from here to Yangzhou for more than forty miles, not too far, not too close, they must be tired and exhausted when they come here, they must go to the river to be fed by people, it is they Great opportunity to get your hands on it.

Looking at the two sides of this small river, except for the woods, there are wormwood, the woods are luxuriant, the wormwood is waist-deep, and stretches for hundreds of meters, which is just suitable for ambushes, so Zhu Yousong decided to choose the ambush site here.

Finally, a suitable ambush location was determined. The two days of hard work were not in vain. Zhu Yousong was happy as if he had won a battle. He forgot all about the excitement, heat and thirst, and left here excitedly with his entourage. .

I thought His Majesty would take them to have a refreshing drink, but Zhu Yousong left excitedly. The guards of the imperial camp could only look at the river and sigh, including Zu Hai, who followed Zhu Yousong back to the camp angrily, but soon Zhu Yousong returned to the camp. You Song let them solve their thirst.

In the evening of that day, Zhu Yousong's army lay in ambush among the woods and wormwood near the small river.Considering that after the ambush started, the nearby Sizhou soldiers would come to rescue after getting the news. Sizhou in the late Ming Dynasty is the modern Sixian, Xuyi, and Tianchang area. The distance of two to three hundred miles is not a long distance for the cavalry. Therefore, Zhu Yousong did not put all his eggs in one basket, and ambushed [-] troops here.

The specific deployment of troops is that Zu Hai led 5000 troops to ambush Xiaohe Yin, Li Quan led 1 troops to ambush Xiaohe Yang, including crossbowmen and light firearm battalions, and the remaining 3000 troops were led by Zhu Yousong himself. Leading the Chinese army as the imperial camp, the Chinese army camp is hidden on the hill five miles away from the ambush site, which can be regarded as his rear headquarters.

After everything settled down, Zhu Yousong ordered people to fetch water from the small river, but Zhu Yousong calculated the time, and Gao Jie's troops would pass by here at the latest tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so he told the military academy to be more careful when fetching water, not to stay by the river. To lay down any clues, and be sure to pay attention to the opponent's scouts.

It has always been a hard job to squat in the pit and guard the point, not to mention that this is in the mountains with few people. Fortunately, it is the end of summer and early autumn. Dripping pain.

In addition, after all, Zhu Yousong is the emperor, and he is far away from the ambush site, so Li Quan ordered people to set up a small tent for him, which can be regarded as a temporary palace, with an incense box, so that he can lie down and rest without being attacked by mosquitoes. gas.

Zhu Yousong inspected the ambush general with his guards, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and he returned to his temporary palace at the second watch.

This is the fourth day after they left Chuzhou, they slept in the mountains. For Zhu Yousong, who had already adapted to the life of the emperor's palace, it was like being transferred from the hotel in the presidential suite to the hut in the backcountry. It's easy to be extravagant, but difficult to change from extravagant to simple, so he hasn't had a good rest in the past few days, and his food and drink are incomparable to those in Chuzhou. Coupled with the hardships of marching and reconnaissance for several days, he is already extremely exhausted physically and mentally.

Relying on his young age and ability, he was a poor peasant for three generations before crossing his household registration, so he could bear all these.

However, when I lay down, I couldn't fall asleep. I could hear the chirping of insects in the middle of the night, and the slight footsteps of patrolling guards.

Unlike two days ago, now I can finally quench my thirst by looking at the plum blossoms. Zhu Yousong thought of the battle tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. In terms of strategy, at least he wasn't completely defeated.

As soon as Zhu Yousong calculated his family fortune, Huang Degong had 5 troops, Henan's 20 horses, and the nearly 20 Beijing camp. He now has nearly [-] dead loyal teachers, generals Zheng Hongkui, Zu Hai, Huang Degong and others. Li Quan is all his die-hard fans, even if the Donglu and the bandits are here now, he has the capital to compete with them. A [-]-strong army is already quite powerful, and Chang Yuchun also has the arrogance of [-] soldiers and horses to rule the world.

In addition to Zhu Yousong's heroism, he also thought of the hardships of the past two months. His heart was surging and he had mixed feelings, which made it even more difficult to fall asleep.

It was at this time that he heard the voice of a guard in the outer tent: "Lord Li, I just lay down, it's already such a time, if you have something to do, let's play tomorrow."

"I can't bear to disturb you, but it's a major event in Yangzhou..." Li Quan's voice.

"Xuan, Li Quan, come and see you." Zhu Yousong was not asleep at first, but got up after hearing this, and shouted outside the tent, soon after Li Quan came in, he knelt down, "I have seen the emperor." This is inside the account, and outside the account they collectively refer to Zhu Yousong as "Master".

"You don't need to be too polite, let's be flat." Zhu Yousong said while arranging his clothes.

"Thank you, my lord." Li Quan got up from the ground and stood there, the lights were busy with the wind and dust, and his face was slightly tired.

"What's going on in Yangzhou?"

"If you go back to the master, a fight broke out. The rebel Gao Jie was so bold that he even bombarded Yangzhou City. After the factory fans found out, they rushed to report to the master."

"It's okay for heaven to do evil, but people can't live for evil. Gao Jie really wants to die..." Zhu Yousong said with a heavy breath, and walked back and forth in the tent for a few steps. Li Quan bowed his body and looked at Zhu You secretly. Song's expression didn't dare to vent his breath, and the tent was eerily quiet.

Zhu Yousong could vaguely hear the rumble of cannons forty miles away. He seemed to see Gao Jie commanding thousands of troops to attack Yangzhou. With 3 horses killing them overnight, he finally held back, saying that a little intolerance can lead to chaos and big schemes.

Let Li Quan pay close attention to the situation in Yangzhou and Gao Jie's movements, and report to him at any time. Zhu Yousong lay down again with his clothes on, and he didn't enter Mengxiang until the sky was gray and bright.

A familiar voice woke him up. Zhu Yousong opened his eyes and it was already high in the sun. The Chinese Army Banner Leader knelt down and played: "I report to the Emperor, the news from Mr. Li Quan. The master is very predictable. Gao Jie's troops are all here." Retreat, hastily coming this way like a bereaved dog, the vanguard is only twenty miles away."

"Oh, how many groups are they divided into? Where is Gao Jie?" Zhu Yousong's eyes lit up immediately, as if a fisherman was excited when he saw a big fish.

"Returning to the Lord, there are two groups of troops. The vanguard is about [-], all cavalry. The leader is Gao Jie's deputy general Hu Maozhen. The rest of the troops are infantry and luggage, and Gao Jie himself leads them."

Zhu Yousong nodded, "Has the cannon been set up?"

In order to build momentum, Zhu Yousong deliberately brought a few cannons from Huang Degong's artillery battalion during this expedition. The reason why he didn't bring all of Huang Degong's artillery battalions over was because this time it was an ambush rather than an annihilation war, and the main purpose was not to kill or injure the enemy. The active forces, apart from Gao Jie and other culprits, are mainly based on deterrence and submission.

"Returning to the emperor, it has long been arranged in a suitable place. There are a total of eight big red barbarian cannons, and the official road and both sides of the small river are within range."

After Zhu Yousong thought about it, "Pass in my oral order, don't startle the vanguard, unless you have to ambush people like Gao Jie."

The commander of the banner of the Chinese army is the herald, and he promised to withdraw just as Zhu Yousong added: "Wait a minute, tell Zu Hai and Li Quan to lie in ambush. If anyone is exposed in advance, they will be killed!"

　The third one was delivered, and I finally did not break my promise. Please support me a lot.

　　
　
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