Zhu Neng died of illness in the army. According to military law, Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng and the Deputy General of the Right of the Conquering Yi, immediately temporarily led the command of more than 100,000 troops of the Eastern Army, and led his army to continue to march into the territory of Annan Kingdom.
In mid-September, Zhang Fu captured Beijiang Prefecture City and advanced towards the north bank of the Dajiang (Red River).
Soon after, the imperial edict quickly arrived at the front line, and ordered Zhang Fu to formally lead all the Ming army in the Eastern Route Army.
At this time, the Ming army had a total of 300,000 soldiers and civilians, and had completely advanced to the north bank of the river; the army was stationed in the east and west directions, facing the Annan army's thousand-mile defense line.
When Zhang Fu led the cavalry guards to Zhu Gaoxu's army, Zhu Gaoxu was preparing to siege Mumaruzhou City.
...Mumaru Prefecture is located on the north bank of the river, at the intersection with the Baihe River. The city is strong and has heavy troops to defend, and it is obvious that it is a hard bone to crack.
So Zhu Gaoxu did not intend to attack the city at first, but later several Annan officials who surrendered voluntarily brought news: the name of the head general of Mumaru Prefecture was Ruan Gonggui.
Only then did he change his mind.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately thought of Ruan Zhi, who was sent to Hanoi as a traitor.
Ruan Zhi once talked about his distant uncle named Ruan Gonggui, who was a nobleman in Hanoi.
Ruan Zhi is the relationship path that he takes when he becomes a military general.
Ruan Zhi was very greedy for life and fear of death. His uncle Ruan Gonggui was valued because he was born into a noble family and took the initiative to surrender to the Hu family.Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but wonder, Ruan Gonggui really has a general?
Zhu Gaoxu felt that a person's ability is related to innate talent and acquired experience.
There are differences in status and status, but there is no talent. Whether aristocrats or civilians, there is a certain probability that a person with good talent will be born.
Therefore, the proportion of mediocre qualifications among the nobles is similar to that among ordinary people; but the chances of aristocrats being able to hold important positions are much greater.
So Zhu Gaoxu judged that Ruan Gonggui was most likely a mediocre person.
He then felt that there was an opportunity, and he ordered the entire army to prepare to attack Mumaru Prefecture.
Trenches and fences and other siege fortifications have been built outside Mumaruzhou City, and soldiers and craftsmen are logging wood to build ladders, which is a busy scene.
The Ming army could not siege this city because there was a water gate in the city and an Annan army had a navy.
To siege the city, Zhu Gaoxu first built fortifications. In order to prevent the people in the city from suddenly rushing out to counterattack and destroying his siege equipment.
When Zhu Gaoxu was guarding Yongping, he was attacked by the Liaodong army of Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin. Wu Gao was a long-time general on the battlefield and came up to build the fortifications of the siege first.Zhu Gaoxu remembered these methods in his heart.
...Zhang Fu came to the dusty camp and dismounted his horse to salute Zhu Gaoxu.Zhu Gaoxu also turned over and dismounted and bowed politely. He respected this Xincheng Marquis very much.
After all, Zhang Yu, the father of the Marquis of Xincheng, sacrificed his life for the great cause of the Yàn royal family and the imperial power of Zhu Di's family.
Zhang Yu fought to the death in the siege, and was shot like a hedgehog, without a good skin all over his body; he was even worse than Zhu Neng, and he had not even had a good life, and he was only awarded the title after his death.
While greeting, Zhang Fu carefully observed the scene on the camp.
The place is very noisy, with the noise of sawing wood, the jingle and clanging sound, and the shouting and singing of men when they work hard, as if they are on a construction site or mine.
I was very sad when I heard the bad news about Duke Cheng and didn't sleep well for several nights.Zhu Gaoxu said.
Zhang Fudao: The misfortune of Duke Cheng Guo is really a pity, and all the soldiers are sad.But I have comforted the soldiers so as not to damage the morale of the army.I tell you an old story. When King Kaiping (Chang Yuchun) conquered Yuan, unfortunately he was in danger of being invaded by the army. Duke Cao (Li Wenzhong) replaced him and finally defeated the Yuan army.
When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Fu, the majestic young general in his early thirties.Zhang Fu's expression was calm and serious, his behavior was calm and calm, and he had a bit of demeanor.
People who have benefited from the merits of their parents also have a promising future, and Zhang Fu may be such a person.
If his father Zhang Yu had not made great contributions to Zhu Di, Zhang Fu would not have been able to be a marquis and commanded an army of more than 100,000 at a young age.
Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: Fortunately, Duke Chengguo has a son, so my father will definitely not treat the descendants of the heroes unfairly.
Zhang Fu sighed: Chengguo is in his prime. If it were not for this disaster, why would the Zhu Yong brothers have no choice but to rely on it?Zhu Yongfang was in his teens, so he had to take on the responsibility of the entire clan, alas!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded quietly and said yes.
He thought to himself: Zhang Fu has indeed completely gotten rid of his support for Zhang Yu, and only those who can control the other side can say this.
Zhu Gaoxu had seen some young people before, but his parents were gone and they were happy because they could squander at will.
The two of them were grateful for Zhu Neng for a while, and Zhang Fu immediately asked about the important matter. He pointed to the large fortifications in front of him and said: The Annan Army built a defense line along the river. His Highness the King of Han besieged Mumaruzhou with this action. Are you trying to open a gap from the west?
Zhu Gaoxu casually said: I'm considering it.
After hearing this, Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: I attacked Mumaru Prefecture, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, I just think that this city can be pulled out.
Zhang Fu: ... He was stunned for a while before he gently reminded: Before paying homage to the King of Han, he looked at the city. The city was very strong and there were many defenders on it.
Zhu Gaoxu said: No matter how the city is, people are guarding it, and it still depends on people.
Zhang Fu didn't argue much, and he nodded without comment.
The two patrolled together for a while fortifications in the siege, and Zhu Gaoxu invited Zhang Fu to the headquarters of the Central Army.
Several lonely tiled houses, the surrounding houses were demolished by the Ming army.
There are mud-rammed walls, many bamboo furniture, and maps, files and paper and pens are placed in the simple central army's marching gear.
Zhang Fu looked at the pictures hanging on the wall for a while, and clasped his fists and said: The Annan Army defended along the river, and in order to delay the progress of the official army, he wanted to retreat without fighting in the plague and rain.If our army wants to break through this place, it must first cross the river, and secondly, it must capture Shenglong, the eastern capital of Annan Kingdom (the western capital is Qinghua).I wonder if what I said below makes sense?
What the Marquis of Xincheng said was very true.Zhu Gaoxu agreed.
After hearing this, Zhang Fu continued: Duobang and Shenglong have the most enemy soldiers.We have two ways to capture Shenglong.If you go west, you must successively pull Mumaruzhou, Duobangcheng, and Shenglong to attack important towns. The advantage is that if the Han King can capture Mumaruzhou and open up the intersection of Baihe River and the Great River, the river surface here is narrower, making it easier to cross the river.
If you go east, the river is wide in the lower reaches, and the main force of the Annan Navy is here, and the battle between the rivers requires a hard battle.
However, as long as you can cross the river from here, you can bypass the fortifications of Kimaruzhou and Tabon City and head straight to Shenglong City; if you besiege the city and attack the reinforcements and lure the enemy soldiers of Tabon City to come to rescue each other, there is no need to attack Tabon City forcing them.
I heard the news that the Hu family and son of Annan Kingdom sent people to build Duobang City many times, and built the fortifications of this city as solid as a soup and were very difficult to attack.
Zhu Gaoxu asked: Which road does Xincheng Hou think is better?
Zhang Fudao: The military strategy is about the above-mentioned military plan, the next step is to attack diplomatic relations, the next step is to attack troops, and the next step is to attack the city.I think it seems easier for the army to build warships on the Mikatsu River and then go straight to Shenglong City after the water battle.
The government army temporarily built warships, which could capture the surface of the river?Zhu Gaoxu asked.
Zhang Fu hesitated and said: I should try my best to win the water battle.
Zhu Gaoxu took two steps. Since we cannot guarantee that we will succeed, we should cast a wide net and create more opportunities for success.The Marquis of Xincheng built a ship in the Mikatsu River and prepared for a water battle; our troops first took down Mumaru Prefecture and tried to build a floating bridge to cross the river.When the army can cross the river, the two armies will join forces to concentrate their forces to attack the important city!
Zhang Fu was silent for a moment, and said firmly: The last one will obey the order!
At this moment, a loud bang suddenly came from the air, making people mistakenly think it was thunder.But it soon became more and more frequent, and it was the Ming army's cannon.
Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the sky outside the door and said: Our troops will officially start siege early tomorrow morning.Let’s do our own things first and do our best to succeed.
Zhang Fu clasped his fists and said: Since that's the case, there will be no more generals left. He will immediately return to the army and build the warships according to the orders of the King of Han.Goodbye!
Zhu Gaoxu personally sent Zhang Fu to the door of the wafang, and then asked Zhao Ping to send Zhang Fu out of the camp.
In the fortifications of the Ming army, there were smoke everywhere, and artillery fires flashed like lightning in the clouds; the infantry of the Ming army was watching behind the fortifications, but they had not yet arrived.
In the open space behind the fortification, countless craftsmen were still rushing to work on ladders, rushing vehicles and other equipment.
In front of the fence, five hundred steps away is the city wall of Mumaruzhou.Only the Ming army's artillery was fired, and the Annan army did not fight back... Because the counterattack was useless, the Annan army's artillery could not be so far away.
The heavy artillery of the Ming army was called the Hongwu artillery. It looked big, stupid and thick, and it was loaded with stone or iron bullets weighing dozens of kilograms. It did not have accessories such as sight, so it looked very rough.
But it is still the most advanced iron cast heavy cannon at this time. Without that casting technology, the iron cast cannon will easily crack.
The Hongwu cannon acts similar to the stone thrower at a long distance. It is bombed and flew into the air, then smashed a pit on the ground, or fell on the city wall, causing the soil to crack and gravel to splash.
At close range, you can also plug the horse into a fine soil and load the shotgun. The gravel small iron balls can be killed in the area. When it is close, the effect is better.
Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse and patrolled the fortifications along the barriers, observing the soldiers setting off firecrackers there.
The sound of the earth shaking is very large, but the accuracy and lethality of the shells are indeed limited. A distance of 500 steps, most shells cannot hit large targets such as the city wall, and the range of killing is not large if they hit.
This is how the most powerful weapon of this era looks.Zhu Gaoxu knew very well that the final decision on the outcome was to rush forward and use swords, guns, bows, crossbows, and firearms to distinguish the level.
In mid-September, Zhang Fu captured Beijiang Prefecture City and advanced towards the north bank of the Dajiang (Red River).
Soon after, the imperial edict quickly arrived at the front line, and ordered Zhang Fu to formally lead all the Ming army in the Eastern Route Army.
At this time, the Ming army had a total of 300,000 soldiers and civilians, and had completely advanced to the north bank of the river; the army was stationed in the east and west directions, facing the Annan army's thousand-mile defense line.
When Zhang Fu led the cavalry guards to Zhu Gaoxu's army, Zhu Gaoxu was preparing to siege Mumaruzhou City.
...Mumaru Prefecture is located on the north bank of the river, at the intersection with the Baihe River. The city is strong and has heavy troops to defend, and it is obvious that it is a hard bone to crack.
So Zhu Gaoxu did not intend to attack the city at first, but later several Annan officials who surrendered voluntarily brought news: the name of the head general of Mumaru Prefecture was Ruan Gonggui.
Only then did he change his mind.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately thought of Ruan Zhi, who was sent to Hanoi as a traitor.
Ruan Zhi once talked about his distant uncle named Ruan Gonggui, who was a nobleman in Hanoi.
Ruan Zhi is the relationship path that he takes when he becomes a military general.
Ruan Zhi was very greedy for life and fear of death. His uncle Ruan Gonggui was valued because he was born into a noble family and took the initiative to surrender to the Hu family.Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but wonder, Ruan Gonggui really has a general?
Zhu Gaoxu felt that a person's ability is related to innate talent and acquired experience.
There are differences in status and status, but there is no talent. Whether aristocrats or civilians, there is a certain probability that a person with good talent will be born.
Therefore, the proportion of mediocre qualifications among the nobles is similar to that among ordinary people; but the chances of aristocrats being able to hold important positions are much greater.
So Zhu Gaoxu judged that Ruan Gonggui was most likely a mediocre person.
He then felt that there was an opportunity, and he ordered the entire army to prepare to attack Mumaru Prefecture.
Trenches and fences and other siege fortifications have been built outside Mumaruzhou City, and soldiers and craftsmen are logging wood to build ladders, which is a busy scene.
The Ming army could not siege this city because there was a water gate in the city and an Annan army had a navy.
To siege the city, Zhu Gaoxu first built fortifications. In order to prevent the people in the city from suddenly rushing out to counterattack and destroying his siege equipment.
When Zhu Gaoxu was guarding Yongping, he was attacked by the Liaodong army of Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin. Wu Gao was a long-time general on the battlefield and came up to build the fortifications of the siege first.Zhu Gaoxu remembered these methods in his heart.
...Zhang Fu came to the dusty camp and dismounted his horse to salute Zhu Gaoxu.Zhu Gaoxu also turned over and dismounted and bowed politely. He respected this Xincheng Marquis very much.
After all, Zhang Yu, the father of the Marquis of Xincheng, sacrificed his life for the great cause of the Yàn royal family and the imperial power of Zhu Di's family.
Zhang Yu fought to the death in the siege, and was shot like a hedgehog, without a good skin all over his body; he was even worse than Zhu Neng, and he had not even had a good life, and he was only awarded the title after his death.
While greeting, Zhang Fu carefully observed the scene on the camp.
The place is very noisy, with the noise of sawing wood, the jingle and clanging sound, and the shouting and singing of men when they work hard, as if they are on a construction site or mine.
I was very sad when I heard the bad news about Duke Cheng and didn't sleep well for several nights.Zhu Gaoxu said.
Zhang Fudao: The misfortune of Duke Cheng Guo is really a pity, and all the soldiers are sad.But I have comforted the soldiers so as not to damage the morale of the army.I tell you an old story. When King Kaiping (Chang Yuchun) conquered Yuan, unfortunately he was in danger of being invaded by the army. Duke Cao (Li Wenzhong) replaced him and finally defeated the Yuan army.
When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Fu, the majestic young general in his early thirties.Zhang Fu's expression was calm and serious, his behavior was calm and calm, and he had a bit of demeanor.
People who have benefited from the merits of their parents also have a promising future, and Zhang Fu may be such a person.
If his father Zhang Yu had not made great contributions to Zhu Di, Zhang Fu would not have been able to be a marquis and commanded an army of more than 100,000 at a young age.
Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: Fortunately, Duke Chengguo has a son, so my father will definitely not treat the descendants of the heroes unfairly.
Zhang Fu sighed: Chengguo is in his prime. If it were not for this disaster, why would the Zhu Yong brothers have no choice but to rely on it?Zhu Yongfang was in his teens, so he had to take on the responsibility of the entire clan, alas!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded quietly and said yes.
He thought to himself: Zhang Fu has indeed completely gotten rid of his support for Zhang Yu, and only those who can control the other side can say this.
Zhu Gaoxu had seen some young people before, but his parents were gone and they were happy because they could squander at will.
The two of them were grateful for Zhu Neng for a while, and Zhang Fu immediately asked about the important matter. He pointed to the large fortifications in front of him and said: The Annan Army built a defense line along the river. His Highness the King of Han besieged Mumaruzhou with this action. Are you trying to open a gap from the west?
Zhu Gaoxu casually said: I'm considering it.
After hearing this, Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: I attacked Mumaru Prefecture, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, I just think that this city can be pulled out.
Zhang Fu: ... He was stunned for a while before he gently reminded: Before paying homage to the King of Han, he looked at the city. The city was very strong and there were many defenders on it.
Zhu Gaoxu said: No matter how the city is, people are guarding it, and it still depends on people.
Zhang Fu didn't argue much, and he nodded without comment.
The two patrolled together for a while fortifications in the siege, and Zhu Gaoxu invited Zhang Fu to the headquarters of the Central Army.
Several lonely tiled houses, the surrounding houses were demolished by the Ming army.
There are mud-rammed walls, many bamboo furniture, and maps, files and paper and pens are placed in the simple central army's marching gear.
Zhang Fu looked at the pictures hanging on the wall for a while, and clasped his fists and said: The Annan Army defended along the river, and in order to delay the progress of the official army, he wanted to retreat without fighting in the plague and rain.If our army wants to break through this place, it must first cross the river, and secondly, it must capture Shenglong, the eastern capital of Annan Kingdom (the western capital is Qinghua).I wonder if what I said below makes sense?
What the Marquis of Xincheng said was very true.Zhu Gaoxu agreed.
After hearing this, Zhang Fu continued: Duobang and Shenglong have the most enemy soldiers.We have two ways to capture Shenglong.If you go west, you must successively pull Mumaruzhou, Duobangcheng, and Shenglong to attack important towns. The advantage is that if the Han King can capture Mumaruzhou and open up the intersection of Baihe River and the Great River, the river surface here is narrower, making it easier to cross the river.
If you go east, the river is wide in the lower reaches, and the main force of the Annan Navy is here, and the battle between the rivers requires a hard battle.
However, as long as you can cross the river from here, you can bypass the fortifications of Kimaruzhou and Tabon City and head straight to Shenglong City; if you besiege the city and attack the reinforcements and lure the enemy soldiers of Tabon City to come to rescue each other, there is no need to attack Tabon City forcing them.
I heard the news that the Hu family and son of Annan Kingdom sent people to build Duobang City many times, and built the fortifications of this city as solid as a soup and were very difficult to attack.
Zhu Gaoxu asked: Which road does Xincheng Hou think is better?
Zhang Fudao: The military strategy is about the above-mentioned military plan, the next step is to attack diplomatic relations, the next step is to attack troops, and the next step is to attack the city.I think it seems easier for the army to build warships on the Mikatsu River and then go straight to Shenglong City after the water battle.
The government army temporarily built warships, which could capture the surface of the river?Zhu Gaoxu asked.
Zhang Fu hesitated and said: I should try my best to win the water battle.
Zhu Gaoxu took two steps. Since we cannot guarantee that we will succeed, we should cast a wide net and create more opportunities for success.The Marquis of Xincheng built a ship in the Mikatsu River and prepared for a water battle; our troops first took down Mumaru Prefecture and tried to build a floating bridge to cross the river.When the army can cross the river, the two armies will join forces to concentrate their forces to attack the important city!
Zhang Fu was silent for a moment, and said firmly: The last one will obey the order!
At this moment, a loud bang suddenly came from the air, making people mistakenly think it was thunder.But it soon became more and more frequent, and it was the Ming army's cannon.
Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the sky outside the door and said: Our troops will officially start siege early tomorrow morning.Let’s do our own things first and do our best to succeed.
Zhang Fu clasped his fists and said: Since that's the case, there will be no more generals left. He will immediately return to the army and build the warships according to the orders of the King of Han.Goodbye!
Zhu Gaoxu personally sent Zhang Fu to the door of the wafang, and then asked Zhao Ping to send Zhang Fu out of the camp.
In the fortifications of the Ming army, there were smoke everywhere, and artillery fires flashed like lightning in the clouds; the infantry of the Ming army was watching behind the fortifications, but they had not yet arrived.
In the open space behind the fortification, countless craftsmen were still rushing to work on ladders, rushing vehicles and other equipment.
In front of the fence, five hundred steps away is the city wall of Mumaruzhou.Only the Ming army's artillery was fired, and the Annan army did not fight back... Because the counterattack was useless, the Annan army's artillery could not be so far away.
The heavy artillery of the Ming army was called the Hongwu artillery. It looked big, stupid and thick, and it was loaded with stone or iron bullets weighing dozens of kilograms. It did not have accessories such as sight, so it looked very rough.
But it is still the most advanced iron cast heavy cannon at this time. Without that casting technology, the iron cast cannon will easily crack.
The Hongwu cannon acts similar to the stone thrower at a long distance. It is bombed and flew into the air, then smashed a pit on the ground, or fell on the city wall, causing the soil to crack and gravel to splash.
At close range, you can also plug the horse into a fine soil and load the shotgun. The gravel small iron balls can be killed in the area. When it is close, the effect is better.
Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse and patrolled the fortifications along the barriers, observing the soldiers setting off firecrackers there.
The sound of the earth shaking is very large, but the accuracy and lethality of the shells are indeed limited. A distance of 500 steps, most shells cannot hit large targets such as the city wall, and the range of killing is not large if they hit.
This is how the most powerful weapon of this era looks.Zhu Gaoxu knew very well that the final decision on the outcome was to rush forward and use swords, guns, bows, crossbows, and firearms to distinguish the level.
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