A few days later, just as Zhu Gaoxu arrived at the parade ground, a torrential rain suddenly broke out in the sky, with lightning and thunder in the clouds. The heavy rain poured down on the earth dam like a bucket, and the splashing water mixed with the dust that had not yet settled, and it seemed as if a fog had suddenly appeared on the ground.
Zhu Gaoxu's black hat and robe were soaked in an instant. He looked at the surrounding scene, the soldiers who were training kept their formation in the rain, without a trace of confusion. After all, most people here had experienced wars and encountered worse things on the battlefield, so a rain would not affect them.
At this time, the eunuch Wang Gui rode his horse and rushed over here in the rain.
Wang Gui reined in his horse, dismounted and ran to Zhu Gaoxu's horse, saying, "General Chen Dachui is back, he just arrived a while ago."
"Go back!" Zhu Gaoxu immediately gave the order. He shook the reins, squeez
After Zhu Gaoxu made up his mind, the progress of things suddenly accelerated.All officials and their families of the Prince of Han's palace will be moved to Guizhou City, and housing will be arranged for them by Liu Ying, who is stationed in Guizhou.Xiping Hou Mu Sheng was appointed as the governor of Sichuan, nominally controlling the three divisions. Li Rang was promoted to the left commander of Sichuan, replacing Wei Da in the Guangyuan area; Wei Da was transferred to Chongqing Prefecture and became the commander of the land and sea forces in the east of Sichuan. The four generals Sheng Yong, Ping An, Qu Neng, and Wang Bin were to serve as the main commanders of the Han army's eastern expedition.Zhu Gaoxu mobilized troops from all over the country, gathered as many elite troops as possible, and was forming three armies.The northern army was led by Qu Neng and gradually gathered in Guizhou; the central army was led by Zhu Gaoxu himself, with Wan
After Madam Xu arrived at the Prince of Han's mansion, the Prince of Han was very busy and hardly paid any attention to her; but now he suddenly met her, he just wanted to use her.Fortunately, Princess Guo Wei of Han treated her well.Once the prince's wife, Xu Niangzi was now divorced. Guo Wei seemed to be very sympathetic to Xu Niangzi. Guo Yan often asked about her well-being and ordered the eunuchs to provide her with generous food and clothing.It's not a good feeling to be pitied by a woman, because they are all women, and it's inevitable that they will compare with each other. But not long after, Xu found that Guo Wei was kind-hearted and didn't mean to look down on her, so she gradually appreciated it...Lady Xu didn't know much about military affairs, but her father, Xu Zhang, was a military commander in the guard of the Prince of Yan's palace and became a general after the "Battle of Jingnan". Because Lady Xu was chosen as the Princess of Zh
In late June of the sixth year of Yongle (the first year of Hongxi in the capital), the Southern Army of the King of Han had almost assembled in Yunnan Prefecture, and the Central Army in Guizhou Prefecture. Only some troops of the Northern Army had not yet arrived at Guizhou Prefecture because they were transferred from Sichuan to the south.Zhu Gaoxu decided that in early July, the southern and central armies would march towards the Guangxi Provincial Administration at the same time.After bidding farewell to the officials of the Han Palace and his reluctant family, Zhu Gaoxu led a team of troops to Guizhou City. He would directly command the central army of about 70,000 infantry and cavalry.A group of people rode horses and rushed to Guizhou City along the post road. It was the evening of the end of June...The Guishan Mountain in the north had turned into a dark, undulating mountain shadow; the towering Guizhou City Tower was severely damaged by H
The weather in Wuchang is clear and crisp in autumn. Under the clear sky today, the north wind blows and the river is misty.The Duke of England, Zhang Fu, who was in his thirties, was riding his horse by the river. At this moment, he could not help but look up to the wind and gaze at the huge fleet on the river. The main fleet of the Ming navy, which had been transferred from the upper reaches of the river, was sailing southward from Wuchang Prefecture with the wind; the bulging sails were full of wind and looked like pieces of white clouds.The sound of drums and military music came from the water, mixed with the "gurgling" sound of the wheels of the boats, which was extremely majestic.On the south bank of the river, on the wide plain between the river and the lake, lines of infantry and cavalry were advancing southward in parallel. From a distance, the armies looked like long dragons on the ground.Zhang Fu looked back at Wuchang City and could sti
On the afternoon of July 17, Zhu Gaoxu followed the central army and arrived at Libo County, Guangxi Provincial Administration.The vanguard Wang Bin's troops had continued southward along the Zhangjiang River the day before yesterday, and the barracks and houses left in Libo County were just right for the central army to live in. During the march, the baggage soldiers and some scouts were in the front, and the baggage soldiers had cleaned those houses before the main army arrived.Zhu Gaoxu led his brown horse to the bank of Zhangjiang River and let the horse drink water and eat grass by the river.The setting sun was shining on the river, making it sparkle. He turned his head to look at the west bank, where he saw only the dilapidated earthen walls and the low houses around them; the backward and simple scene over there was not as bright as the waves on the water.Miao Jin also appeared in the west. She was wearing a hat and her head and face were co
The old house with mud walls and tiled roofs was a bit eerie at night. Fortunately, there were many people around, so even at night, I could still hear faint voices and horse noises in the house from time to time.At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu's anxiety had nowhere to vent. In this remote place in the mountains, there was no delicious food to whet his appetite, nor could he indulge in repairing the car right away, which made him feel even more bored.He thought to himself: When this battle is won, I will find a hundred young and beautiful girls to have fun as much as I want!Looking at the bean-sized oil lamp, Zhu Gaoxu even began to imagine what it would be like to be surrounded by a hundred beauties. The place must not be in such a dilapidated courtyard, it should be in a luxurious and spacious mansion. There was a steaming pool, so he could take a shower and change clothes while admiring the thin and plump beauties, picking and choosing the ones he liked the
On the morning of July 29th, the first year of Hongxi, the sky was clear and the ground was moist.The surface of the Liujiang River east of Liuzhou City was covered with a layer of mist. The milky white mist drifted slowly and gracefully in the breeze, which was gentle in its own way.However, the soldiers wearing wide-brimmed iron hats marching in formation on the floating bridges on the river were full of masculine energy. The noisy voices were often accompanied by foul language and curses, and the vulgar language had completely destroyed the atmosphere of the beautiful scenery.Geng Hao rode silently on the horse, standing beside his father-in-law Wu Gao.At this time, a donkey cart loaded with cannons and wooden barrels was unable to move forward beside the floating bridge. The driver whipped the donkey, but the donkey was very stubborn and did not move. Wu Gao got off the horse, walked over to push the donkey cart, and turned back to say to his g
On the evening of August 2, the main force of Zhu Gaoxu's army had reached the mountainous area east of Rong County. Three full days had passed since they passed through Rong County.No one knows which government office governs this place, maybe Guilin Prefecture. People say that Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, but there is obviously no such beauty in the mountains here. Looking around, there are only lush forests and different shades of green on all sides...Half a month ago, the main forces of the King of Han's army left Libo County on the morning of July 18th.They walked along the official road for about eight and a half days, covering more than 300 miles, and arrived at the Qingyuan Prefecture area on the afternoon of July 25th. At that time, they were still more than 100 miles away from Yishan County of Qingyuan Prefecture, so the army stopped advancing towards Qingyuan Prefecture.Then the central army, the rear army, the left and r