Of course, Zhang Fu noticed that Zhu Zhen and Mu Sheng were observing him, and he could even guess that they were sizing him up and whether he was worthy of his majesty's trust.
Of course he knew the rumors circulating in the army and even among some civil servants about why he was able to become a general; he also understood that even those who were truly fair and objective would not immediately believe the emperor's vision and would secretly observe Can I live up to His Majesty's trust?
But he didn't care. After Zhu Di was captured during the Luxie Rebellion, most of the ordinary soldiers of King Yan's three guards were transferred to other places to serve as soldiers because they were just deceived. However, his father Zhang Yu, who was a member of a thousand households, also knew about Zhu Di's intention to rebel. , was convicted and exiled to Guangxi. From then on, there were many rumors surrounding him, and many people secretly said that it was Zhu Di's conspiracy that he came to the Martial Arts Hall to study, so that he could rebel in the future. He got the secret information here, completely ignoring that Zhu Di was not willing to go to school when His Majesty appointed him; also completely ignored that he became a key surveillance target after the news of Zhu Di's intention to rebel, although because of Yunxi's trust, he could know Some confidential matters, but he knew that as long as he made any move to convey information, he would be immediately taken down.
At first he was very angry about this. Although he would not explain it to anyone, he often told others about it. But then he thought about it: it is useless to explain such things. People who doubt him will find other evidence after hearing the explanation. , those who trust him will continue to trust him without explanation. The most important thing is that the emperor trusts him as always, and still makes him worry about General Shiren. This year, he was appointed as a staff general. Since even the emperor who should doubt him the most If you don't doubt him, why should he care about other people's opinions?
Zhang Fu arranged for all the soldiers to light a fire and eat. After eating, he hurriedly grabbed a few mouthfuls of rice and gave instructions to four commanders and twenty thousand households. After a few words, he spoke with the commander of the left guard of Yulin Sang Jing and the commander of the right guard of the Fu army. Send Song Xuan to Zhu Chu and Mu Sheng's tent.
After several people finished the ceremony, Zhu Chu sat in the main seat, Mu Sheng sat on his left, and Zhang Fu sat on Zhu Chu's right. Although Sang Jing was an earl, he was at war at this time, so no one dared to be disrespectful unless he was a prince. , the rest of the people sat according to their military positions, so he and Song Xuan sat under Zhang Fu; under Mu Sheng sat several generals from the right army.
After everyone exchanged some pleasantries, Zhang Fu said: "His Royal Highness King Min, Lord Mu, about the afternoon after tomorrow, Marshal Lan will be able to lead the remaining 90,000 troops of the front army to Baihe."
"Yes. I understand. But when they arrive at Baihe, they will have to set up their own tents. I won't let my soldiers work for them." Mu Sheng complained, and then said: "But this is something I have known for a long time. Even if If he can't arrive the day after tomorrow, he will be able to reach Baihe the day after tomorrow."
"I want to know now, what is Lan Zhen's next plan? As his chosen pioneer, you should know." Mu Sheng stared at Zhang Fu and said.
"Master Mu," Zhang Fu said after careful consideration, "Shuai Lan wanted to attack Duobang City immediately after Baihe repaired for a few days without waiting for the central and rear armies, but he was afraid that he would not be able to capture it for a long time, so he decided to come here. Take a look at the terrain and then make a plan.”
"Lan Zhen is a safe opinion." Mu Sheng nodded and said: "I have seen the situation here in the past two days. The Annan people have placed wooden stakes in the middle of the Tao River and Furiang River for more than 70 miles, so that ships cannot pass. The south bank of the Gengjian River is covered with thick and tall trees, and there is only a beach in front of Duobang City without woods, making it difficult to attack."
"If this is the case, we can only cross the river in the middle of the night. If we cross the river in the daytime, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties." Zhang Fu thought for a while and said: "After dark, soldiers without night blindness can cross the river on wooden rafts that do not draft, occupy the beach, and wait for the army in the daytime. How about swimming across and attacking the city?"
"It might have worked in the past, but it doesn't work now." Mu Sheng glanced sideways at Zhu Ming, and then said: "Last year, His Highness King Min led his troops to march south to Ava, and it has been rumored that he used two thousand musketeers to defeat the Ava army. When they arrived in Annan, Hu Jiyou and Hu Hancang were greatly frightened by this and exhausted their national strength to build muskets and artillery."
"Last night, in order to find out the loopholes in Duobang City's defense, I ordered a guard to conduct a test strike. But as soon as the raft reached the beach, it was bombarded by artillery from the top of Duobang City, causing heavy casualties and causing chaos; and then there were Annan muskets. The soldiers and archers took advantage of our army's unbalanced formation and went out to attack the city. The whole army was defeated, and only less than two thousand people escaped back on wooden platoons."
"Well, General Annan, who surrendered to our army before, didn't say that they now have muskets and artillery?" Zhang Fu frowned.
The Ming Dynasty sent troops to Annan under the banner of revenge for the Chen Dynasty. Before Zhang Wen sent the troops, he ordered many small wooden plaques to be made, on which the sins of Hu Jiya and Hu Hancang were written, and they were floated down the river; and Hu Jiya's The Dayu regime was indeed unpopular at this time. Not only the ordinary people were disgusted, but the aristocratic families were also very disgusted. Therefore, there were not many Annan troops who were willing to sacrifice their lives for Hu Jiya along the way, and Ruan Xun and others took the initiative to lead their troops to surrender. Only then could they do this Bai He was successfully defeated. Logically speaking, these people who took the initiative to surrender shouldn't hide such an important thing?
‘Is it Ruan Xun, Mission Impossible, or Infernal Affairs? On the surface, he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but secretly he still worked for Hu Ji Yao?’ Zhang Fu thought of two words that Yun Xi had accidentally said before to guess Ruan Xun’s behavior.
"They probably didn't come to pretend to surrender." Mu Sheng guessed what Zhang Fu was thinking and explained: "Firstly, the test last night was not useless. The soldiers who escaped captured an Annan Musketeer alive and interrogated him. Later, I learned that Hu Jiya's creation of muskets and artillery was very hidden, and even his sons except Hu Hancang did not know about it. These generals who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty could not be Hu Jiya's cronies, so it is normal not to know; "
"Both, the Ming Dynasty is not Cao Wei, and Annan is not Soochow. Huang Gai's false surrender allowed Sun and Liu's coalition forces to defeat Cao's army and Wei Wu had no power to go south for several years. Later, it formed a tripod, allowing Soochow to survive; and now The Ming Dynasty's national power is far superior to that of Annan. Even if Ruan Xun pretends to surrender and Annan defeats us, your majesty can recruit another army to conquer Annan, but Annan still has no chance of winning. The Annan generals also know that even loyal ministers will only fight to the death and will not do anything. Such a thing would lead to a wrong reputation after death."
"If the wife, children, and children are detained by Hu Jiyou..." Before Zhang Fu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Mu Sheng: "Whether they live alone or the whole family dies and their blood is cut off, I believe they have their own considerations."
