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Chapter 153 Unprecedented Victory
Chapter 153 Unprecedented Victory
It's just that Gu Xingzu was still taken aback when he settled the money and food.
After the Hu family usurped power, they collected a lot of money just in case.
In addition, there are these searched Hu clan relatives, and their wealth is immeasurable.
It will take a lot of time to search for gold and silver now.
But the hoarded food far exceeded Gu Xingzu's imagination.
"General." Gu Xingzu excitedly found Zhu Gaoxu, and said cheerfully, "Our food and grass are sufficient. Even if there are 5 horses in the four guards and one battalion, it is enough to supply ten or twenty years without any problem."
Zhu Gaoxu was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
"The Annan people's food is far beyond our imagination." Gu Xingzu said: "This place is rich, and the food can be ripened three times, and most of it is fertile soil."
"Not only that... the Hu family was afraid of the conquest of the Ming Dynasty, so they made preparations early, expropriated and expropriated a lot of food, just to prevent it from happening, he prepared at least 10 people's rations for two or three years, and other military supplies ...and quite a few."
Gu Xingzu grinned cheerfully and said: "Fortunately, our attack is very fast, and the food is intact. If it is a real fierce battle, after a year or two, the food will be slowly consumed by hundreds of thousands of Annan people. If the battle is tragic , I am afraid that a lot of food will be burned in the flames of war."
"In addition... there are other military supplies... There are a lot of mules and horses here... Of course...these horses are not very useful as war horses. They are all short in size and lack of strength. Leg strength, but far enough."
At this time, his eyes were bright, and he counted the harvest like a treasure: "As for gold and silver... there are too many. After the Hu family came to power, he appointed a large number of his cronies. I have led people to search for more than 100 gold and silver. home, as well as the internal funds of the palace, Annan's treasury, these...the sum of gold and silver...is far beyond our imagination."
"At first, I thought that Annan was just a small country and must be very poor. Who knew...they were so rich."
Zhu Gaoxu also showed a smile, and said happily: "Very good, hurry up and check the booklet."
Gu Xingzu said: "How to deal with the former ministers of Annan? Many of them have colluded with the Hu family, but if they are wiped out..."
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Brother has already explained, let them perform their duties, you find out the situation of these people, and then...register them, understand their situation, in the future...you can work for our firm."
"it is good."
With so much money and food, I am happy to be happy, but Gu Xingzu has some headaches. To be honest, the workload is too much.
However, people like Zhu Gaoxu don't care about this.
There is also Qiu Song, who would rather go to tan his belly every day than care about other nosy things. The four murderers in the capital, except for marching and fighting, are the four uncles. Therefore, the rest of the affairs are all on Gu Xingzu's body.
Poor Gu Xingzu is the youngest in generation, and he doesn't even have a chance to complain.
He suppressed a little helplessness, nodded, and was about to leave.
At this time Zhu Yong came excitedly and said: "My father sent someone here, my father sent someone here."
And see Zhu Yong leading a person in.
The man was very haggard, ragged, without armor, and staggered in.
He opened his mouth and said: "I am a lieutenant under the account of the Chinese Army. I was ordered by General Yi to search for the little generals. God is sorry to see you, the little generals are safe...It's really great."
After all, he shed tears.
This way went deep into the hinterland of Annan, the captain was close to death, he didn't dare to wear Daming's military uniform, and disguised himself as a commoner in Annan, broke through countless obstacles, and almost lost his life many times.
After going through untold hardships and hardships, it was not easy... only to learn that Zhu Gaoxu and the others were not defeated, but victorious.Now he excitedly found Shenglong City and came to see Zhu Gaoxu and others.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at him: "General Zhu Neng, how many people did you send here?"
"There are 11 people... but..." the captain said sadly: "I'm afraid... only I have arrived here, and the rest..."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and wiped away his tears.
Zhu Gaoxu said: "How is the situation of the Chinese army?"
"Already preparing to enter the army, waiting for the follow-up food and grass, I am afraid it will take half a month."
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "I know."
The man said: "I'm afraid I have to go back to the Chinese army, so that I can teach the general to know that you are safe, so I can rest assured."
Zhu Gaoxu was happy, and looked at Zhu Yong.
Zhu Yong pulled the captain over and said, "I see that you are very tired, so don't go back, just stay here."
The captain said: "This... this is not going to happen, the general is still waiting for news."
Zhu Gaoxu was very straightforward and said: "Come here, take him down and serve him well."
The captain was shocked: "Ah... this..."
Several guards have dragged him out.
He was still yelling: "You have a military order for your humbleness, general... general... my own people..."
When the figure of that person was gone, Zhu Yong said with a smile: "Who is with him, my father is my father, and we are us."
Zhu Gaoxu also said happily: "Let the soldiers take a good rest. The Chinese army is going to attack. I'm afraid we won't be able to hide our news for a long time. It's not enough for us to win a Thang Long. Next, we have to continue All the way to the south, attacking the city and conquering the land, taking down the whole Annan, not even a single county in Annan is left to the Chinese army!"
"Hmph, they want to grab our food and land, but they have a good idea."
Zhu Yong also said with the same hatred: "Yes, our enemy now is not Annan people, and the most important thing to guard against is my father."
Zhu Gaoxu patted Zhu Yong's shoulder.
All of a sudden, he found the feeling of being a brother...Xu Zhu's heart seemed to suddenly feel a lot easier.
So he said: "Second brother is really sensible, well, after letting the soldiers have a good rest, except for the central guard of the King of Han who is stationed here, the rest... all went south quickly, and our brothers divided up the troops. Siege the city!"
It was agreed, and the next day began to march.
At this time... Annan's country was already in shock, and the dragons had no leader.
Fortunately, it seems that at this time, the Ming army only punished the chief villain of the Hu family, and the rest of the ministers did not commit any crimes.
Coupled with many rumors, it was said that the Ming army came with 50 troops, then it became 100 million, and then it became 300 million.
It seems that the endless sea of people is already mighty, pushing all the way south.
Coupled with the overnight defeat of the Hu family, Annan's country was already in mourning, knowing that he was invincible.
Therefore, advancing troops all the way can be described as extremely fast.
Wherever it passes, the wind is invincible, and the descendants are like clouds.
Occasionally there are some stubborn ones.
Their luck is not good.
Because they soon discovered that the vanguard Ming army was all elites, and the methods of attacking the city were also varied.
Dig a hole on the ground, take out the gunpowder packs, and bomb directly under the city into the city.
This kind of bombing cannot break through the city wall, but it has a great impact on the defenders in the city.
Immediately, the bombing site turned into a sea of flames, and most of Annan's buildings were thatch and wood. As a result, the city was instantly engulfed in flames, and the sky was full of screams, which was horrible.
Almost all the elites of the Annan Army were transferred to the north. Facing the Central Army of the Ming Dynasty, the Annan states and counties in the rear were nothing more than a group of rotten fish and rotten shrimp.
It can be said that there is no power to fight back.
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Chinese Army.
Zhu Neng was so anxious that his teeth hurt, he held his cheeks, but none of the people he sent out to investigate came back.
Therefore, several guerrilla generals were ordered to attack the northern line of defense.
But soon, they discovered that in order to trap the lone army, the Annan people strengthened the defense in the north, and guarded against death at many passes.
The Chinese army lost a lot, and Zhu Neng couldn't directly gamble with hundreds of thousands of troops just to save his nephews.
So apart from cursing all day long, all he had to do was wait for the continuous supply of food and grass, as well as the arrival of equipment for attacking the city.
After another seven or eight days, a strange situation appeared ahead.
A guerrilla general on the other side of the Baihe River led more than a thousand troops to attack the Annan army stronghold at a pass, but found that this time...the opponent hardly counterattacked.
Soon, the military stronghold was breached, and the Annan people fled.
He questioned the captives and said that Thang Long City was broken.
Of course, he couldn't believe these words.
One day later, he easily took down another military fort. The opponent's morale had obviously dropped to the bottom, and he had no intention of fighting at all.
For this sake, the guerrilla general felt that something was wrong, and quickly sent someone to send a letter to Zhu Neng.
Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu looked at the letter, but they looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Could it be a trick of suspicious soldiers?"
"General, I humbly think... this is very possible! Mrs. Hu is cunning, so I have to guard against it."
Zhu Neng murmured: "Since this is the case, we should be more careful. Tomorrow, we will send a team of people across the river to continue to explore the truth."
Zhang Fu nodded.
Zhu Neng still felt a little uneasy, so he frowned and said again: "You said, maybe those boys really hit the big luck..."
But Zhang Fu said: "This is where the strange thing is. If they won a big victory, why didn't they send someone to send the news? Up to now, the traffic has been cut off, and all the scouts have disappeared. If they win, they will definitely contact us. "
Zhu Neng nodded and said: "My son, I know it. You are right. If he wins, he must be eager to beat the gongs and drums and teach everyone to know."
After finishing speaking, he gritted his teeth and said: "This Mr. Hu is really insidious and cunning, this despicable and shameless villain, if my son does anything good or bad, I will definitely kill him."
Zhang Fu also had a sad look on his face. There is no news about his brother so far!
He sighed silently, and turned to say: "The general is recovering from a serious illness, it's better not to work so hard, let alone get angry, the most important thing is to take care of your body."
Probably when people are not feeling well, people are particularly easy to be sad. Zhu Neng's eyes were red, and he said with a bit of worry: "How can this teach people to take care of their bodies? Hey... where I am..."
After finishing speaking, he sat down and murmured: "These days, I've been so worried and tossing and turning... My son, although he usually messes around, but his heart is still good. He is a filial son. You don’t say it on your lips, but in your heart... you think about me as a father everywhere.”
As he spoke, tears couldn't help falling down.
Zhu Neng wiped his tears, and said: "I'm teaching you to laugh at this kid. Hey... I think he is so reckless this time, he must want to show his face in front of me, young people, don't they all have this idea?"
But when it came to the deep pain, Zhu Neng choked up again: "But me, I'm really not a thing. I only beat him or scold him on weekdays. Such a filial child, but I am so strict on weekdays, I'm not human. "
As he said that, Zhu Neng slapped his own face.
Zhang Fu didn't stop him, and he felt like a big stone was blocked in his heart.
At this moment, someone came in a hurry.
"Report, report..."
Zhu Neng held back his tears and looked at the captain who rushed in.
The captain said: "Our vanguard soldiers broke through a pass to Gaoping. We thought there would be a fierce battle, but who knew...the top of the city was actually my Ming's flag."
"Afterwards, I found out that it was King Wei of the Han Dynasty and Tian Cewei who attacked the city. They had already occupied Shenglong City, nearby counties, and surrendered in anticipation of the wind! General Zhu led the main force and went all the way south to hunt down the remnants of the Hu Clan."
Zhu Neng: "..."
Zhang Fu was a little disbelieving, and said, "How is it possible, is it... a strategy to lure the enemy?"
The captain smiled wryly and said: "At first I really thought it was to lure the enemy, but this Gao Ping has won..."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu both looked at each other in unison.
Yup!
Even a fool can understand that this is not the way to lure the enemy. What they are facing is the Daming Central Army, a lone army that can lure people in, but the main force of the Ming Dynasty, they dare to abandon the rolling mountains in the north and take the Daming Central Army. Lured to the plains for a decisive battle.
The only possibility is...
Zhu Neng slapped his thigh and yelled: "Order, order, Zhang Fu, you lead the left battalion, go forward immediately, and I will personally lead the Chinese army behind."
Zhang Fu didn't dare to neglect, and immediately said: "Yes."
So an army of [-] people crossed the river overnight and rushed straight to Gaoping, the gate of Shenglong City.
But when they arrived at Gaoping, the Tiance Guards in the city did not open the door.
Zhang Fu called for a long time, but the other party only said that in order to prevent attacks, only Zuoying was allowed to station outside the city.
After much difficulty, we waited for the arrival of the Chinese army from the rear.
Zhu Neng rode aggressively on his horse, and led the guards to the base of the city. Holding a whip in his hand, he shouted to the people on the city: "Whoever is in charge here, come out and speak."
A general poked his head out, "What's the matter?"
Zhu Neng said: "Do you know who grandpa is?"
The general answered directly, "I don't know."
"I am Zhu Neng, the general who conquered barbarians!" Zhu Neng said angrily.
The general said: "I have seen the general."
Zhu Neng said: "Open the city gate for me, grandpa is tired and wants to go into the city to rest."
The general said: "But I was ordered to be here, and the order I received was that no one is allowed to enter the city, no matter if it is Annan people or Daming's army horses, if one of them is allowed in, my head will be beheaded."
Zhu Neng was furious: "Boss? Your boss is my son. You are afraid that he will chop off your head. Are you not afraid that I will chop your head off?"
The general said: "The general, Zhu Yong's battalion officer, has also given an explanation."
Finally got the news of his son, Zhu Neng felt a little warm in his heart, and his tone softened a bit: "What do you mean?"
"Officer Zhu Yong said that the Heavenly King and I are not allowed to enter the city. If the Chinese army comes, they will stay outside the city! He also specifically explained that even his father will honestly stay outside the city."
Zhu Neng: "..."
I saw the general then said: "General, the humble is also obeying orders, the general calm down."
Zhu Neng said angrily: "If you also have a son and treat his father like this, can you appease your anger?"
General: "..."
A roar came from the city: "Fuck his mother, fuck his mother, you bastard, why did I give birth to such a little beast!"
Cursed for a while.
But there seems to be no way.
You say it's time to have fun, but Zhu Neng can't enjoy it anymore.
If you say cursing, it seems to be cursing the air.
At that moment, Zhu Neng said: "He is not benevolent and I am not righteous. I want to impeach this little bastard."
After leaving this sentence, he obediently beat his horse and left.
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Yi Shiha knew that His Majesty's mood at this time was extremely bad, so he was cautious in everything.
Every one or two days, there will be the previous memorials.
And these memorials, without exception, were all played by Zhu Neng and Gu Cheng.
These two armies and horses have continuously explained the situation of the central army and the right army.
But... there is no news about Zhu Gaoxu and the others.
No news is the worst news.
Sometimes Zhu Di sat silently on the desk, crying, looking at Zhu Neng's memorabilia, and muttering in his mouth: "Zhu Qing's family...is in the same mood as I am, but he still sits in pain and refuses to mention the haste of marching troops." What happened, hey... I am both fortunate to have such a beloved general, and also feel sorry for him."
Yi Shiha didn't dare to say a word at this time.
After a while, Zhu Di closed the memorial, and said again: "After all, I'm still to blame! I'm really confused. There is nothing wrong with Zhang Anshi's plan. The mistake is that Zhu Gaoxu, a rebellious son, should not be chosen as the commander. Zhu Yong, Zhang Fu, and Qiu Song were killed."
He stood up slowly, but paced with difficulty.
In the past few days, he has not returned to Da Nei, and he really has no face to face Empress Xu.
Another day later, someone brought Zhu Gaoxu's son in front of him, looked at and looked at, this infant child... Naturally, he didn't know what happened, but he still grinned happily at him.
As for Zhu Di, he couldn't hold back anymore.Turning his head away, he wiped away his tears desperately.
As a mediocre person, when encountering the pain of a loved one, it is inevitable that he will be more emotional than others.
He took a breath, and then ordered Zhao Wang to enter the capital.
Zhu Gaosui, king of Zhao, did not actually become a vassal. Out of trust in this young son, Zhu Di ordered him to stay in Beiping.
Holding the [-] elite soldiers in Beiping, guarding against the outside of the pass.
At this time, he suddenly wanted to order Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui to enter the capital, and it was clear that his majesty must have regretted that his second son might die in battle, so he thought of his three sons, and without one, he eagerly hoped that all his sons would be with him. side.
So, he nodded hurriedly and said: "This servant girl will convey His Majesty's instructions to the Secretary of the General Administration."
Zhu Di nodded and said: "Let King Zhao come back and accompany his mother. The crown prince has too many things to do and can't always accompany his mother and queen. King Zhao can do it for him."
Zhu Di immediately said: "My second son, apart from being a little stupid, everything else is good, but it's a pity... I usually neglect to discipline him. If something happens to him this time... he should be restored to his kingship, so that he won't wear him The body of sin went to see Emperor Taizu Gao."
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"And Zhang Anshi." Zhu Di said, "What has Zhang Anshi been doing recently?"
"He is very well-behaved and reads at home every day."
Zhu Di said faintly: "Ask someone to tell him, don't be afraid, I won't anger other people, this matter...it's me and Zhu Gao...it's the fault of me and the King of Han, my fault lies in choosing the wrong coach, Zhu Gaoxu's fault I'm rushing into troops."
Yi Shiha said: "This servant will pass on His Majesty's oral instructions."
Zhu Di shook his head: "Let's see the minister tomorrow, and let the prince and Zhang Anshi come to discuss the campaign against Annan. Now many people want to urge Zhu Neng to enter the army. This matter... I want to speak in front of the minister. Say it."
"The more it is at this time, the more we can't mess around. The hundreds of thousands of troops are responsible, and we are not people in the capital who can make irresponsible remarks! I don't dare to make irresponsible remarks, how dare they?"
After a pause, he said again: "Tomorrow I will come to warn them that this matter of entering the army... must be cautious, and must not be rushed. Zhu Neng has a responsibility, and he has his own ideas."
After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to signal Yi Shiha to leave.
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In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Anshi woke up early, and his work and rest in the past few days have improved a lot.
And even the second phase of the house, which is about to be launched, is also planning to wait for a while.
On weekdays, I stay behind closed doors, and hide in my study every day to read Spring and Autumn.
Wait until Zhu Di is summoned.
He immediately changed into the court clothes in a serious manner, and took a look at the bronze mirror again and again to make sure that he was not always dressed crookedly like before.
Such gowns are cumbersome to wear and require the patience of servants to dress properly.
Zhang Anshi doesn't like having big men groping his body.
As for women...
The princess concubine of his family sent a few women to take care of her, but unfortunately...all of them are older than Zhang Anshi's deceased mother.
Straightening his clothes, he took repeated photos in the mirror to make sure there was absolutely no problem.
Just now he obediently went out, led some guards, and rode to the Meridian Gate.
At this time, he saw the prince.
Zhu Gaochi looked very tired, saw Zhang Anshi, and waved to Zhang Anshi: "Come."
Zhang Anshi obediently stepped forward and said, "Brother-in-law."
Salutation is like a ceremony, and it is well-organized.
Zhu Gaochi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be sad."
Zhang Anshi nodded: "I'm not sad, no, I'm sad..."
Zhu Gaochi said: "Don't be afraid when you see the father, the father has taught you no need to be afraid."
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Gaochi nodded, and wanted to say something, but because of his haggard look, he was stunned for a moment, but he had no words.
Finally he said: "You haven't visited Zhanji these few days, Zhanji misses you very much."
"I'll see you later."
"Ah."
The other ministers also arrived.
Come to greet Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi only nodded. At this time, he no longer had the familiarity he used to have, but was a little more aloof.
Seeing Zhu Gaochi's appearance, Xie Jin shook his head in his heart. His Royal Highness...is really not a person who does great things, he is too merciful. Originally this time...the King of Han...no, it would be better if Zhu Gaoxu died in Annan, so why bother yourself? .
He didn't have any expression on his face. In fact, he had already felt Xie Jin's alienation from him. This feeling made his heart sink to the bottom, but at this moment... he still looked okay.
Wait for everyone to enter the hall.
Then I saw Zhu Di in the Wulou.
There were 30 people who came, all of whom were ministers of civil and military affairs located in the center.
All the ministers saluted...Zhu Di only nodded.
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A letter from Annan was sent to the palace quickly.
This quick play is sent directly to the Secretary of General Administration, without going through the Ministry of War.
After getting the quick play, the eunuch of the Tongzheng Department didn't dare to neglect when he saw the signature of Zhu Neng, the general who conquered the barbarians, and rushed towards the Wulou.
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Zhu Di took a deep breath, he finally recovered his usual demeanor.
He smiled: "There are a few things today, let's discuss them together. Let's talk about Beiping first. I have ordered Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui to return to Beijing. There is a vacancy in Beiping. Who do you think can take on the big responsibility?"
Ministers, you look at me, and I look at you.
Zhu Di mused, "This person has a lot of connections. Doesn't Qing and others have anyone to choose?"
It is inconvenient to give suggestions on how to solve this matter.
Even if it was published, Zhu Di would not listen.
Xu Huizu pondered for a moment: "It's really not possible, let me go."
Xu Da had guarded Beiping back then and was in charge of the entire military campaign against the outside of the pass.
And Xu Huizu is a stable person, and he is Zhu Di's eldest brother-in-law. Even Xu Huizu knows that he may be the best candidate.
After hearing this, Zhu Di said, "I've also thought about it. Xu Qing should go and guard Beiping. The responsibility is not small."
Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Di. In fact, he wanted to say something before leaving, but at this point in time, he couldn't say anything.
Zhu Di said: "However, there is no need to hurry. There are many generals in Beiping, all of whom I trust. Let's talk about it after Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui enters Beijing."
"The minister obeys the order."
Zhu Di said again: "About the matter of conquering Annan this time, I have received a lot of memorials, and there are different opinions. After thinking about it, I still want to call all the ministers to warn me that Annan's military affairs, except for food and supplies, have nothing to do with me. There is no need to discuss any more, Zhu Neng, the general who conquered barbarians, can take care of himself."
Xie Jin and others saluted: "I will obey the order."
Zhu Di's eyes fell on Zhu Gaochi: "I have been restless these days. In the future, except for the affairs of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, the prince can handle the rest by himself, and there is no need to report everything. What's the matter?" The prince and Wenyuan Pavilion still have six departments to discuss about it."
Zhu Gaochi saluted: "I obey the order."
Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhu Gaochi: "You don't have to be sad, there are always days in this world, do you understand?"
Zhu Gaochi forced a smile: "My son knows."
Zhu Di patted Zhu Gaochi on the shoulder, and said gently: "You are a simple and honest person, but...you are the prince, sometimes you can't blindly be lenient, just master your measure."
Immediately, Zhu Di said, "As for the matter of Zhu Gaoxu and others, I know that the officials have already whispered to each other."
Speaking of this, Zhu Di's expression suddenly became solemn: "There are even some people who say a lot of right and wrong in private, and some people gloat!"
As soon as these words came out, the palace suddenly became tense.
Almost everyone held their breath.
Zhu Di's eyes fell on Xie Jin: "Xie Qing's family, you are a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, have you heard these rumors?"
Xie Jin suddenly felt that Rumang was on his back, and he said cautiously: "Chen... I haven't heard of it."
Zhu Di suddenly flew into a rage: "Really? How come you haven't heard of it?"
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