Chapter 185 The Villa
In the central army's tent, Mu Chun, the general in front of the attack, looked worried in front of the map.
He was dressed similarly to Lan Yu, both of which were lightweight chain mails covered with leather armor, but there was a dark heart protection glass on his chest.
"Black Lan Yu, I've met the Grand Marshal!"
"Zhu Gaoxu has met the general!"
Mu Chun looked up and smiled on his bronze face, "Old Marquis, did you deliberately ruin me?"
"You are handsome, you are a general, there is a difference between the top and bottom of the army!" Lan Yu said seriously.
Mu Chun smiled and asked someone to bring a stool for them.
At first, Lan Yu and Zhu Gaoxu came to his subordinates, and it was fake that he said it was a pseudo-nothing. Not to mention Lan Yu, he was a person whose father had to tolerate three points. Yunnan was the one who was defeated by them. Not to mention Zhu Gaochi, the emperor's prince, could he really be regarded as a big-headed soldier?
But after arriving at his subordinates, the two of them were really not arrogant or pretending to be airs, and they rushed to do all the hard and tiring work.
"How is the military situation?" Mu Chun asked.
Lan Yu didn't say anything and gave the opportunity to Zhu Gaoxu.
The latter replied, "When he returned to the Grand Marshal, he went deep into the front five hundred miles and found nothing. The barbarians were trying to make the walls clear the fields. All the villages were burned, the wells were blocked, and the road was filled with rocks. There were a few places to be wanted first, and they deliberately caused the mountain to collapse and blocked the way of our army."
"We have tens of thousands of tiger and wolf army, and they can't stand it head-on, so they can only use these despicable things!" Mu Chun nodded and said, "These barbarians have done this over the years. I know that our logistics is not easy. I drag us to secretly guerrilla attack!" As he said, he sighed, "Oh, it's so miserable!"
Indeed, facing these barbarians, even if the Ming army had famous generals and tigers and wolves, they felt like tigers were catching mosquitoes and could not exert their strength.
The enemies that the Ming army had to face were in addition to the elusive barbarians, and there were also bad weather and difficult roads and ubiquitous traps.
Fortunately, it is winter now, otherwise there will be insects and poisonous snakes...
Whenever I fought with those barbarians, the proportion of soldiers who were not damaged by war was as high as 20%.
"Old Marquis, now the army has all gathered. According to your opinion?" Mu Chun asked after pondering.
Lan Yu still didn't say anything, but looked at Zhu Gaoxu.
The latter said, "Mush, I think that since the mountain road ahead is difficult to move, and the walls are clear, the barbarians must be secretly watching. Besides, we are foreign kings, and we can do every move under the eyes of others."
"So the mark is that it is not appropriate to start the entire army directly at this time, as the target is too large and the enemy can easily find out our reality!"
"At this time, we might as well bluff and act like we want the entire army to attack. Then select elite vanguards and perform surprise attacks may work!"
"Oh?" Mu Chun smiled, "What kind of surprise attack method?"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Lan Yu, and the latter nodded to him and encouraged him.
He stood up and walked to the edge of the map and said, "Ship Mu, look, this is Gaoliang Gong Mountain, the terrain is steep and there is no way to go, and the army is difficult to cross. But if you choose a pioneer and death-seeking man, after crossing this mountain, you can directly attack Nandian (southwest of Tengchong)."
Mu Chun thought, "If this mountain is not guided, it is impossible to climb over."
"The barbarians think so too, so they must be unprepared. Our soldiers are in danger, just like divine weapons falling from the sky. The barbarians cannot understand our reality and will definitely be in chaos without fighting!" Zhu Gaoxu said seriously, "Ship Mu, I am willing to be the pioneer..."
"No!" Mu Chun shook his head, "You are the emperor's grandson. If something happens to you..."
"There is first the Ming general Zhu Gaoxu, and then the Ming emperor's grandson!" Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said, "It is my duty to fight for the country and my responsibility!" As he said that, he held his fists and bowed, and looked like a volunteer.
"Do you dare to issue a military order?" Mu Chun said with his eyes narrowed.
"If not, Gao Xu brings up his head to see you!" Zhu Gaoxu said with great enthusiasm.
"Okay, the younger generation is terrifying!" Mu Chun laughed and immediately said solemnly, "Lan Yu, Zhu Gaoxu obeys the order!"
"The last one is here!" The two of them stood up at the same time.
"You two are former generals, commanding five thousand soldiers as the vanguard of the army!" Mu Chun looked at them and continued to say seriously, "What do you have to ask?"
Lan Yu said, "Give more archers, He Fuzhai can be good at attacking difficulties, and mark them!"
"Okay! Is there any more?" Mu Chun said.
Lan Yu shook her head and smiled slightly.
Mu Chun looked at Zhu Gaoxu again, "Military law is ruthless. If the army's combat opportunities are delayed, you know the consequences!"
Zhu Gaoxu held his fists silently and his face was firm.
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In the military tent, Zhu Gaoxu retreated first, and Mu Chunlanyu sat opposite each other.
A pot of wine on the table, a charcoal rack, and a wild boar's legs were grilled.
Lan Yu cut the meat with a knife and stuffed it into her mouth, "Damn, the wild boar is not delicious, not to mention the oil and water, the meat is also hard!"
Mu Chun smiled and filled him with a glass of wine.
Then, look at the out-of-the-book, "That kid, you have been well trained!"
"He?" Lan Yuzhi said that he was talking about Zhu Gaoxu, and sneered, "It's a far cry!"
"This age is already very rare!" Mu Chun sighed, and he was a little reluctant to speak, "Old Marquis, he is the son of Yan Fan. If you teach so carefully, you are not afraid of future...?"
"His father dare not blow up the thorns, he dares?" Lan Yu smiled contemptuously, and then said seriously, "Good seedlings! I taught him that he is a good seedling, it's a pity to delay it." As he said, he said, "The biggest blessing for an old guy like me is to look at our warriors, and there are successors. You can't not teach him just because I don't like his father. I, Lan Yu, can't do such a stingy thing!"
"However, I just teach. It depends on him wherever he can go in the future. It is much more difficult for those who are in the army to become talents than scholars!"
Mu Chun drank a sip of wine, "Actually you don't have to be a pioneer..."
"I have been a pioneer since I took a knife in my life!" Lan Yu ate the pig's legs in big mouthfuls.
Mu Chun sighed and said nothing.
After a moment, Lan Yu said again, "How is the morale in the army?"
"Not very good!" Mu Chun smiled bitterly, "The soldiers were unhappy when they caught up with the Chinese New Year war. Besides, the guards were all used this time, which was not as warlike as the border troops and the Beijing camp."
"Have you been rewarded?" Lan Yu asked.
"I've been sent out long ago!" Mu Chun also took a bite of the meat, "I just sent 300,000 silver dollars in cash, but I didn't leave a penny, and I handed it all over the hands of the men. I also issued an order, and this battle will be happy, and it will be their own robbery. I won't take this penny!"
"Haha, what can I rush for in this broken place?" Lan Yu laughed, "It's not okay to have a bad morale, otherwise this battle will be difficult to fight."
"Do you have a trick?" Mu Chun poured wine and smiled.
Lan Yu thought about it and whispered, "There are many single men in the army!"
"Yeah!" Mu Chun smiled, "Seven out of ten are bachelors, haha!"
"Then tell them, I will make my wife after winning the battle!" Lan Yu smiled wickedly.
Mu Chun was stunned, "This joke is not good. Where can I find a woman for them?"
"Stupid!" Lan Yu smiled and scolded, "Aren't the barbarian women also women? Then the barbarian women will be captured and the army will not keep accounts, and they will be directly..."
Mu Chun widened his eyes, "Ten thousand people..."
"You're stupid, you won't rob the prisoners?" Lan Yu ate the pig's legs, "I'll send a special army to rob the barbarians and go all over the place. Anyone who is a soldier can do it, who cares about his ugly and handsomeness?"
Mu Chun drank a little wine and looked at Lan Yu who was smiling.
He suddenly felt that although he was young and joined the army to fight and killed countless people, he was still too kind compared to the previous generation of old killers.
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Lan Yu had enough food and drink, and walked out of the Central Army's tent.
In his tent, the generals and officials who were pioneers had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing him appear, with a whistle, the armor and the fierce generals stood up and saluted silently.
"Send the order!" Lan Yu stood at the door of the tent, pressing his waist knife, "Prepare four days of dry food, bring more axes, saws, and ropes. Now start eating, and get a 3-way drum for me to gather. Those who don't have the opportunity to kill you will not be merciless!"
"Here!" everyone answered with a loud bang.
Chapter completed!