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Chapter 423 Empty Promises
On the second day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Yongle, the icy rain had not stopped and the roads were muddy.
Zhu Gaoxu ordered the governor Liu Ying to lead the left and right patrols and the vanguard, a total of three armies, to leave the baggage behind and move on.
After the advance army arrived at Guizhou City, Liu Ying would leave left and right patrols under the command of the deputy general to set up camp in Guizhou City first; while Liu Ying himself would lead the remaining vanguard troops and continue to march towards the Huguang Road.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait for the rain to stop. The Ming Dynasty was too vast, and the weather in each province was likely to be different. It was raining in Bozhou, but it might be sunny over there.
If Wu Gao’s army approaches Guizhou first, all previous strategies will have to be scrapped and we will have to think of new plans!
...At that time, the strength of the three armies of the Han a
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