Bright Spring

There was no trumpet beating in the army this morning.Zhu Gaoxu got on his horse and led a group of pro-army galloping around the barracks.

Facing the freezing wind, he felt a little difficult to breathe.The horse's muscles were tense, and the heavy hooves were full of strength. He liked riding horses more and more.The speed and strength made Zhu Gaoxu feel powerful!

Perhaps it was because he was helpless and weak that he was so obsessed with everything that implied power.

If there is no wealth, how can he pick up Du Qianrui from his hometown and raise him in the house without any pressure?How could he know Miao Jin if he had no status?If there is no power and power, how can so many people around him be willing to listen to his orders?

Zhu Gaoxu galloped on the horse, and said in a deep voice: If you defeat the government army today, one person will be under tens of thousands, just around the corner!

...Zhu Gaoxu led more than [-] people on foot, crossed the small river one after another, and followed Li Bin's men not far or near.

At this time, the sky had already turned pale, and the soldiers had no torches. When marching, the flags and drums were lowered, and the horseshoes were wrapped in cloth. Although there were voices, horses, and clanging noises from time to time, these sounds could not be heard far.

"Woof woof..." A dog barked in the distance.A person in gray and white clothes stood under the eaves, facing this side.

Zhu Gaoxu was riding on the horse, and when he turned his head to follow the sound, he saw Zhao Ping, the soldier behind him, staring at the man in the distance for a long time.Zhu Gaoxu then said: "Don't worry about it, it's impossible for two 10,000+ people to act without leaking a little bit of news. What we want is tactical surprise."

Zhao Ping hurriedly clasped his fists in response, seeming to understand Zhu Gaoxu's words.Zhu Gaoxu added another sentence, "A large number of people gather in formations, and it takes time to deploy and arrange. If the time is rushed and the officers and soldiers are not prepared enough, we will have a great advantage."

At this moment, the people and horses in front of the road suddenly stopped.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned, and patted his horse from the dry field beside the road.When he rode to the front, he saw a group of soldiers cut down trees and blocked the intersection.

"What's going on?" Zhu Gaoxu pointed at the soldiers standing at the intersection.

A general clasped his fists and said, "We are Li Qianfeng's troops. There is a town in front of this road called Lanzi Town, which is guarded by fortifications and officers and troops. Fearing that it would scare the snake away, Li Qianfeng sent troops to block several roads leading to Lanzi Town. , Surrounding the entire town! Li Qianfeng has already sent someone back to report the situation of King Yan's army. You have to take a detour."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the thick fog deep in the road, but he couldn't see any towns just by looking at it.

A burst of anger burst out of his heart, and he thought to himself: Li Bin was confirmed as the forward yesterday morning, why didn't that guy check out the terrain and road surface yesterday?

If it had been known earlier that Lanzi Town was garrisoned by officials and troops, the army should have chosen another route.Rather than temporarily diverting the route like now, this will not only delay time, but also risk exposure!

Zhu Gaoxu forcibly suppressed his anger, and then restrained the sullenness in his chest.He can't tell these middle and low-level generals clearly, and it's useless to get angry!

"Detour!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted back.

Seeing that the dry fields next to the main road had been trampled hard and had already been stepped out of the way, he took the lead in patting his horse over there.

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Lanzi Town is not big, but earth walls were built on all sides, and a small river was dug outside the wall to surround it.

Luo Baihu, who just arrived here yesterday, is a dark-skinned, broad-faced man. He is a military general of the guard in the central capital, and he is serving He Fu.He has more than 200 sergeants under his command. In addition, there are more than [-] local braves in Lanzi Town.

"General Luo!" An old man in a robe and scarf grabbed Luo Baihu's hand and stared at his black face.

The old man's withered hands were trembling, "Looking at the face of thousands of unarmed women and children in Lanzi Town, you should pretend that Master Yan is coming, and none of us will tell!"

Luo Baihu said in a deep voice, "There are only a thousand people in Lanzi Town, but the main force of our army has 10,000+ people!"

The old man hurriedly said again: "Master Yan is not going to attack Lanzi Town, as long as we don't move, everyone will survive. But if the general fires the cannon, Master Yan will become angry, and Lanzi Town will be wiped out! The general will not even think about surviving! "

A young woman next to him also persuaded: "General Luo, think about your lovely wife and parents at home. Don't be confused. Going home alive is better than anything else."

"I will be living on the salary of the Ming court, so my duty is!" Luo Baihu clasped his fists and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

The old man suddenly grabbed Luo Baihu, and the woman next to him tore off his collar a few times, exposing a piece of skin, then hugged Luo Baihu and shouted, "Let go of General Luo, General Luo can't do this..."

"Damn it!" Luo Baihu slammed the woman to the ground violently.

At this moment, there were two "bang bang", and the helmet of the sergeant standing at the door was hit twice with a wooden stick, and a group of young and strong men jumped in.

"Shua!" Luo Baihu immediately pulled out the Yanling Saber, stepped back a few steps and put his back against the wall, a dozen young men with sticks and spears surrounded him, but no one approached.

The old man said: "Come on! This man is actually lustful|disgraceful to the old man and daughter-in-law, tied him up!"

Unexpectedly, Luo Baihu rushed up first, and swept the knife, with a "clang", the blade made a metallic trembling sound, and a man covered his neck with his hands, spitting blood and fell to his knees.Luo Baihu swung the knife and slashed again, and there was a scream in the room immediately, and blood spattered everywhere.A dozen strong men suddenly turned around and ran out the door.

Luo Baihu turned his head and glared at the old man and the woman, the old man took a step back.

Luo Baihu jumped out of the threshold and ran out of the courtyard with a knife dripping with blood. A group of men gave way one after another.Seeing this, a young general outside asked, "Luo Baihu, what's wrong?"

"Go and pull out that Hongwu cannon immediately!" Luo Baihu shouted, "The whole army prepares for war, prepares for war!"

Luo Baihu ran to the main gate, and soon saw a cannon mounted on a cart being dragged by a horse.A group of soldiers were busy carrying the artillery out of the wooden cart, and carried it to a base of soil on the inner side of the earth wall to mount the artillery.

Everyone was busy loading gunpowder and big iron pellets again. At this time, many men with sticks, knives and guns rushed over, and there were many people behind.Countless pairs of eyes stared at the cannon, but no one spoke...

"Boom!" A huge cannon sound shook the ground trembling!The tiles on the nearby roof "rusted" and fell, and a large piece of tiles broke on the ground.Gunpowder smoke quickly diffused from the wall to the surroundings.

Luo Baihu raised the Yanling saber and said, "Brothers, Lanzi Town is where we will be buried today! Fight to the last man, and we will never steal our lives!"

The soldiers stared round their eyes and shouted: "Never steal a life!"

At this time, the sound of the cannon seems to be still echoing on Qimei Mountain in the distance, and the lingering sound is not exhausted.Luo Baihu looked at Qimei Mountain, hoping that the officers and soldiers in the camp heard the sound of the cannon and understood what he meant.

Luo Baihu withdrew his eyes, glanced at the group of young men and the common people, and said: "If you all don't want to be enemies with Master Yan, our soldiers will rush out of Lanzi Town to fight against Master Yan!"

At this time, a scribe said: "Langzi Town has walls and rivers. Please stay here and guard the town with the common people to defend against the enemy!"

After hearing this, Luo Baihu said: "If that's the case, we still have a ray of hope. We will stick to this town and wait for the army to come to help us."

The scribe held a thin sword and said, "General Luo, please send troops. We are willing to obey orders."

Luo Baihu nodded and said: "The weather is cold. Master Yan hastily came without siege equipment. He will not jump into the river. The main gate is most likely to be attacked. The main force of my soldiers will be deployed here. Everyone, defend the three walls, and I will send Soldiers come to help."

"Ka Ka Ka Ka..." The sound of orderly and heavy footsteps has already been heard in the distance.

Chapter 126 Lan 3

Zhu Gaoxu led the crowd to walk for a long time, then he heard a huge cannon sound in the distance, it was like a sudden thunder in the sky.Many soldiers looked sideways at the direction of the voice.

Not long after, the firecrackers over there started fighting "bang bang bang...".Zhu Gaoxu sighed suddenly, feeling that today's battlefield is about to start in chaos again.

Zhu Gaoxu was not a forward at first, but now most of the forward Li Bin went to block and encircle the basket, so Zhu Gaoxu became a forward again.

He gazed at the mountain shadow in the distance, and the black shadow in the white mist loomed.The two sides of Qimei Mountain are arched, and there is a valley in the middle. From a distance, it does look like two eyebrows.

Although Qi Meishan's shadow can be seen now, according to Zhu Gaoxu's experience, it will take a while to walk there.

The sound of the cannon just now was too loud. I guess it was not a battle that can be done with a muzzle gun, but it was Hongwu Cannon!The Northern Army's "unexpected" action this time has no concealment. As long as the more than [-] officers and soldiers are not deaf, someone will always hear them.

Considering that the Hongwu cannon is not a common firearm in the field army, the number is limited; the officers and generals must know where the cannon is placed... Thinking about it this way, the position of the Northern Army is also exposed now!

A large group of cavalry advanced on the main road, and walked for a while.At this time Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and shouted: "Wang Bin is ordered to rush to the foot of Qimei Mountain immediately, abandon his horse and occupy two commanding heights!"

Zhao Ping rushed to answer immediately: "Decree!"