After the tenth day of September, it would be the middle of the month. The army in Yunnan had not yet been fully assembled, but Zhu Gaoxu's 34,000 troops were ready. He could lead this large force to set off first.
Mu Sheng's army of 17,000 people are mainly garrison troops near Dali Prefecture. They will be reorganized in Dali Prefecture City. After Mu Sheng arrives in Dali, he can go north from the west.
The remaining troops are gradually arriving at Kunming City. Together with the remaining royal guards, the total strength of infantry and cavalry is about 22,000. General Sheng Yong led the main force of this army, plus Ping'an's more than a thousand cavalry, to defend Kunming City and even the entire Yunnan Chief Envoy.
The weather in Kunming is fine and the sun is very bright.
Zhu Gaoxu had a rare opportunity to accompany Guo Wei and three others for a walk in the garden behind the front palace. He felt that his affairs in Kunming had probably been
By the end of September, Qu Neng's army had occupied Yongningwei (Xuyong County) in Xuzhou. The Northern Division of the Han Wang Guarding Office was doing the work of spies and spies; at this time, the Han Wang army passed through Yongningwei, and it became easier for the Northern Division to send more people into the hinterland of Sichuan.Li Rang, the rear guard commander of Chengdu, returned home after finishing his shift. His servants quietly told him that a man who claimed to be his cousin had been waiting for him for half an hour.Li Rang entered the mansion and went to a room at the back door, and asked someone to bring his "cousin" in.During the Hongwu reign, Qu Neng was appointed as the Sichuan Commandery. Li Rang followed Qu Neng to suppress the rebellion of Juru Temur in Jianchang. Because of Qu Neng's merit, Li Rang was promoted to the deputy governor of the Commandery. However, during the Yongle reign, Li Rang was excluded from the Sichuan Com
The army was only two days away from reaching Naxi County, Luzhou. But it started to rain. Zhu Gaoxu ordered the army to camp in and around a small town called Jiangmenji, waiting for the rain to stop.There was no wind in the air, and the drizzle was drizzling. From a distance, it looked like rain or fog, just like the plum rain. The climate in Sichuan was indeed different from that in Beijing and Yunnan. It was still October, and it rarely rained in places like Beijing, let alone this kind of continuous drizzle.The road gradually became muddy. Zhu Gaoxu's boots and calves were covered with mud, and there were even spots of mud on his back, as if it had been splashed on his body while he was walking.The soldiers requisitioned a tile-roofed house as the headquarters of the army. Zhu Gaoxu and his companions walked into the small town occupied by the army and saw moss growing on the stone slabs on the roadside. The streets and houses in the rain looked quie
The winter in Beiping was dry and cold. All the grass and trees had withered, and there was not a single green leaf to be seen in the city. The entire city was filled with houses, as if it was built in the desert.Only the colorful lacquer paintings on the palace in Prince Zhao's mansion added a bit of color between heaven and earth.Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui liked to sit on the throne in the front hall, burn a whole row of smokeless charcoal in the main hall to keep it warm, and then listen to the civil and military ministers talking about this and that in a condescending manner.The face of the palace's chief official was very red. He was trying hard to explain some complicated content. "There are roughly three major forces in the north. Although this is biased, it is difficult to distinguish the ones that are fighting each other, but this is the only way to roughly explain it...After the Northern Yuan Khan Toghon Temur was killed, the tribes called
It is already the end of October, and the eleventh lunar month, known as the winter month, is beckoning ahead.The Han army had successfully crossed the Jinsha River. What impressed Zhu Gaoxu the most was the scene when he climbed up a high mountain cliff and looked down at the river after crossing the river. It seemed like an aerial painting in front of him.Between the green mountains, gray stones and brown soil, the light yellow river meanders, like a huge snake suddenly entrenched in it.Just as Qu Neng said, as you go upstream along the river, the terrain becomes increasingly different in elevation, and the water flows rapidly in many places; if the wind direction is not right, it is almost impossible for a wooden boat to go upstream in such a place.However, in the winding places like a "coiled giant snake", the water flows much more gently, and the river is slightly narrower during the dry season, so even a simple small boat can cross the river.
The sun had already set behind the hillside, houses, treetops, etc., and the surrounding objects were still visible, but gradually became slightly blurred. Zhu Gaoxu walked to the blue-tiled pavilion built by civil engineering.Sichuan Province is a basin, but the plain area seems to be small. Zhu Gaoxu has not seen a real plain so far. There are also mountains in Luzhou. Standing on the pavilion, you can see the unique streets outside the garden... The narrow hillside road paved with old stone slabs, with small shops on both sides, makes people feel very quiet and lonely.There are some big houses with large tiles on the roof, which look small and dense. People with trypophobia may feel uncomfortable. Such a big roof and so many tiles make people worry that it will collapse; however, those houses look very old and are obviously still solid.Miao Jin said goodbye, leaving Zhu Gaoxu standing alone behind the wooden railing. There were many soldiers walking ar
The water level of Tuojiang River was very low, revealing gray-yellow sand and stones. It looked like only half of a river was left, or like a giant snake that was shedding its skin.On the flat river dam, the infantry marched in a line in a very coordinated pace. The vehicles and wheelbarrows pulled by mules and horses were also slowly moving northward; on the hilly road to the west, many cavalry were also walking slowly. The large number of people and horses on the river bank was a spectacular scene.Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse slowly in the procession, surrounded by people in front and behind. Only at this speed could he keep pace with the large number of infantry and baggage. He didn't put his hands on the reins, but looked down at a map, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll."Are we almost at Zi County (north of Neijiang)?" Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the surrounding scenery.A general beside him said, "Your Majesty, we will definitely arrive this after
It was less than 300 li from Jiading Prefecture to Chengdu Prefecture, while it was about 300 li from Zixian to Longquanyi, and there were still dozens of li from Longquanyi to Chengdu. Zhu Gaoxu could easily judge that if Xue Lu had a clear goal, he would definitely arrive in Chengdu earlier than him.The composition of the two armies was not much different, mainly composed of the princes' guards and the garrison troops. Although the armies in different places were slightly different, the training and marching methods were very similar... Xue Lu had river shipping, while Zhu Gaoxu could only rely on vehicles and mules to transport baggage, which was a disadvantage in marching. Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu had to let Xue Lu go to Chengdu first, otherwise the continuous rapid march would inevitably drag down the combat effectiveness of the battle formation.Qu Neng's vanguard cavalry of 8,000 is already a large force as a mobile attack force, but it is impossible to accomp
On the eleventh day of the eleventh lunar month, Zhu Gaoxu led his troops from Longquanyi to the south and arrived at Taipingchang that afternoon.The vanguard led the soldiers to requisition many local houses, and gave five coins to each house to show the attitude of the Han army. After Zhu Gaoxu's main force arrived, they stationed on the spot.Today, the marching route of the Han army is along the western foot of the Longquan Mountains, heading south and west; Huayang County is also southwest of Longquanyi. So after a day of marching, the distance from the Han army to Huayang County has hardly changed, still only about 50 miles!There have been many frictions between the two armies and the cavalry scouts...When the Han army arrived at Longquanyi yesterday morning, Xue Lu's army was already in Huayang County. And until Zhu Gaoxu received the last report from the scouts today, there was no movement in the government army camp in Huayang County. It se