The study room of the jade shop was filled with a dusty and old smell.
Yang Yong of Jinyiwei is short in stature but good-looking. His features are regular and his face is very fair. With an expression of admiration, he bowed, "Sir, you have a wonderful plan. From now on, I will worship the Prime Minister in court!"
Gao Xianning immediately shook his head and said, "General Yang has informed me of so many things, so I can only speculate and make wild guesses. How can I make a good plan?"
Gao Xianning was not very interested in being a prime minister, because there was no prime minister in the Ming Dynasty. If his teacher Qi Tai was not with the King of Han, and the King of Han treated him with both soft and hard tactics, threats and favors, Gao Xianning would not have wanted to come out again... At that time, it seemed that Gao Xianning came to serve as an official because of Ji Gang's orders. He found him out; secretly, he still wanted to do it for the sake
The capital was far from finding out the truth about the rebellion of the Prince of Zhao, but Xue Yan, the Minister of Justice, proposed a "false accusation". Emperor Zhu Gaochi immediately seized on this theory and sent the chief minister Hu Guang to appease Gao Sui.Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to care too much at the moment, and he couldn't clear out various forces on a large scale; at this critical juncture of a decisive battle that affected the fate of the country, Zhu Gaochi only wanted to maintain the temporary stability of all parties, in order to devote as much power of the court as possible to this battle!The emperor not only sent an envoy to appease King Zhao, but also instructed Duke of Wei Xu Huizu to write a letter to He Fu himself, asking He Fu to put the overall situation first and that as long as he made meritorious contributions on the battlefield, he would be treated fairly after the war.At the same time, the court sent eunuchs to Changsha Pre
The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the undulating waves of the Yuan River, glittering with light. At this time, about 70,000 soldiers of Qu Neng's army had set up camps in various places. According to the military order issued two days ago, the generals of various units came to the central army headquarters one after another to discuss matters.The general of the scout camp standing on one side of the case had not yet understood the changes in the military situation. He was explaining the terrain ahead to the generals around him.The general pointed to the map on the table and said, "From Chenxi County to Xupu County, this section of the road is not difficult to travel. As long as our army moves eastward along the Yuan River, we can reach Xupu County in three days. But if we continue eastward, we will enter the mountainous area at the northern foot of Meishan Mountain. There is no official road to take, so we can only take the small path in the valley.
A large number of navy warships gathered on the river banks of Changsha Prefecture and Tanzhou Prefecture. Looking from the shore, it seemed as if a floating city had been built out of thin air on the water.The armies of Xue Lu, Tan Zhong, and Chen Mao, totaling 200,000 infantry and cavalry, will soon arrive near Changsha and Tanzhou; these warships are preparing to transport soldiers from various units to the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.At this time, Zhang Fu received a report from the civil servant of the Central Army Headquarters. After reading it, he said, "Prince Min is leading more than 6,000 people to Changsha Prefecture."Immediately, a general began to complain, "Won't King Min's arrival at this time delay the army's crossing of the river?"Zhang Fu was also unhappy, but he did not say it out loud. He only said, "Arrange some ships to transport a group of soldiers to the west bank, and then send King Min's troops over."The vassa
When Duke Ying Zhang Fu led hundreds of cavalry to Xinhua County, it was already daybreak. The sun had not yet risen, and the early winter mist was shrouding the hills and rivers, and the sky and the earth were covered with a vast expanse of white.Zhang Fu rushed into the rebel camp and looked around to see a mess. Fence stakes and wood left over from tents were scattered all over the camp, and there were many overturned stone and earth stoves with smoke curling out of them and charcoal embers smoking, which had not yet burned out.But there is no one here!The deputy general of the Central Army, Xin'an Earl Xu Heng, came over and watched the situation in the enemy camp with Zhang Fu. Both of them were silent, and the atmosphere became very strange. The young Xu Heng had a very ugly face, and he was always paying close attention to Zhang Fu's reaction.Zhang Fu's face turned pale, then a sickly red. He suddenly turned his upper body on horseback and l
He Fu's army of more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry had passed the Baoqing city and was marching in a southwesterly direction on the north bank of the Zishui River.Chen Dachui, who rode with the central army, felt that the road near the city was more difficult to travel than the previous one. The population around the city was dense, and there were many paddy fields. The flattest depressions between the hills were almost all paddy fields; there were even many terraces on the hillsides.On the small path between the fields, the cavalry marched in a long single-file column. Chen Dachui looked at the hillsides to the north, and could see long lines of troops at the end of his sight, moving in formation like ants carrying food. The army was so long that it stretched for at least several miles.Just then, a burst of laughter came from the south.When Chen Dachui turned around, he saw a young woman standing in the paddy field. She was wearing a headscarf
On the morning of October 9, just after dawn, He Fu had already arranged the battle deployment against the two rebel armies in a village called Niuyeling.There are many mountains and forests in this area. To the south and east is the Zishui River, and to the west is the Huangbei River. The rivers surround this area like a "concave" character, and He Fujun was in the middle of the concave character...The rebel Qu Neng's troops, located on the west bank of the Huangbei River, are currently stationed around a market town called Nanyue Township.On the river near the market, there is a stone arch bridge called Wenchang Bridge, which was built with funds from the local gentry. To the south, there is a river beach and a river island. Because the water level is low in winter, you can wade across the river directly from there. However, the east bank of that place is covered with mountains and forests, and the terrain is complex. He Fu had sent soldiers to guard th
Many officers and soldiers around were attracted by the angry curses under the central army flag, and they all looked over here. Zhang Fu's face was red, and his eyes were filled with anger and hatred! He seemed to have determined that He Fu was colluding with the enemy.At this time, He Fu felt very guilty. If he really didn't do it and was wrongly accused, he would be very angry at this time; but since he really did it, it is inevitable that he felt guilty.He Fu tried his best to adjust his emotions. He knew that he must not admit it at this time, otherwise the He family would be finished! In an instant, He Fu remembered that it was impossible for the two witnesses, Chen Dachui and Zhang Sheng, to be caught... He just hoped that Chen Dachui would not be so stupid and would not come back to fall into the trap again!Zhang Fu has no evidence!He Fu stared at Zhang Fu and said with gritted teeth, "Duke Ying, we must put the overall situation first and
The Han Wang Army, located to the south of He Fu's official army, had a total strength of more than 130,000 troops, with Sheng Yong as the commander; the vanguard cavalry general was Ping An.When Zhu Gaoxu granted him military power, he said that Sheng Yong and Ping An had a good understanding and a good relationship. But Ping An said that he and Sheng Yong had a bad relationship and he had nothing to say!Together with Sheng Yong's army and Qu Neng's army that arrived from the north, the Han King's army has gathered almost all of its main forces here!At this time, Zhu Gaoxu's troops in the southeast mainly consisted of Wu Gao's 80,000 surrendered troops and 7,000 to 8,000 cavalry. The King of Han often appeared in various places on the eastern front and met some local celebrities and gentry, for fear that others did not know he was there.The number of Wu Gao's troops who surrendered was very large, second only to the number of garrison troops in Si