The news of the 50,000 Gale Spear Cavalry and 200,000 Ink Armor Heavy Infantry going south could not be hidden at all.
Liu Yu didn't want to launch any sneak attacks, so he directly held a swearing-in ceremony.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the citizens of Beijing, the 250,000 strong army slowly left.
When the Donglin Party in Nanming heard the news, they panicked.
Although they had 700,000 soldiers, they were not confident.
The Donglin Party still had some ideas, but some people didn't.
For example, Gao Jie, who led 300,000 troops to attack Xu Prefecture, was one of those people who did not know how to count.
"What? The Great Han Dynasty only sent 100,000 troops, and the 50,000 cavalry went to Huai 'an?”
After Gao Jie received the secret report from the Jinyiwei, she had a bold idea.
"Yes, General Gao. Our spies in Shandong have reported that the Great Han's fifty thousand cavalrymen have already arrived at Jinan Prefecture.”The Thousand Households of the Embroidered Uniform Guards answered with certainty.
"Bring me the map of the Xuzhou area.”
Gao Jie was very excited. He felt that he was going to make a great contribution this time.
If the Han Dynasty had also sent 50,000 cavalry, he would definitely not have attacked Xu Prefecture. However, since the enemy's cavalry had not come, it would have been easier.
Looking at the map of the Xuzhou area, Gao Jie made a bold decision, which was to kill the 100,000 strong army of the Han Dynasty.
The roads in ancient times were different from modern times.
When marching and fighting, one had to use the pipeline, otherwise, the grain would not be transported.
If the Han Dynasty's army wanted to reach Xuzhou, they had to go through the pipeline.
"Siege warfare, 300,000 against 100,000, not easy to fight.
However, in the wild, it was still an ambush. 300,000 against 100,000, I can kill them all.”
Gao Jie was very arrogant. He wanted to devour 100,000 ink-armored heavy infantrymen.
Not to mention that Gao Jie was foolish and whimsical, there weren't many smart generals in this period of the Ming Dynasty.
The few that remained had all died in battle in the north and the capital.
Among the generals of the four towns in Jiangnan, except for Shi Kefa, who defended Yangzhou to the death, the rest had all surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
For such a general, it was already very good that he could come up with such an idea.
Just like that, Gao Jie ordered the army to hurry. He wanted to set up an ambush.
On the other side, Du Yao, who was on his way to Xuzhou, also received a secret report from the Military Intelligence Bureau.
"What is it? Gao Jie is leading an army to kill my 100,000 strong army?”After Du Yao received this secret report, he was a little stunned.
"Yes, Gao Jie is afraid that if you go to Xu Prefecture to defend the city, he won't be able to break through Xu Prefecture, so he's prepared to intercept and kill you outside Xu Prefecture.”The secret agent from the Military Intelligence Bureau replied.
Defend the city in Xuzhou?
Du Yao pursed his lips. The other party was really thinking too much.
Liu Yu's order was not to defend the city, but to attack Nanming.
The reason why they split into two armies was to kill Nanming in one wave while attacking from Fengyang and Yangzhou at the same time to pincer Nanjing.
However, Gao Jie jumped out and wanted to kill his army.
"That's good too. Gao Jie jumping out like this also saves me a lot of trouble.”Du Yao smiled happily.
Next, Du Yao continued to advance toward Xu Prefecture according to the marching route. He didn't even send out any scouts, allowing the scouts sent by Gao Jie to constantly investigate the situation of the army.
After learning about Du Yao's situation, Gao Jie was very happy.
"Hahaha…that general of the Han Dynasty didn't even send a spy. Is he here to fight?”
"Congratulations, General. When you conquer Xuzhou and restore the Ming Dynasty, you will definitely be conferred the title of Marquis and Minister, and your name will be recorded in history.”
"General's bravery is comparable to the Marquis Champion.”
Gao Jie was very happy when she heard her subordinate's flattery. She laughed and said,"Don't worry, when I become a marquis and minister, I will definitely guide you.”
"I will definitely not let you down.”
"Come, come, come…let's drink."
In a noble tent, a group of generals were drinking and eating.
When he drank too much, he even bragged that he would lead 10,000 troops to attack the 100,000 troops of the Great Han Dynasty.
It could be said that ever since Gao Jie supported King Fu to ascend the throne and obtained the merit of following the dragon, his entire person began to swell.
Now, it was even more inflated and was about to explode.
Three days later, the travel-worn Du Yao led 100,000 soldiers to a place 30 kilometers outside Xu Prefecture.
At this time, Gao Jie's army was already ready to go.
Gao Jie rode her horse to the front of Du Yao's army.
"Hahaha…you didn't expect this, did you? You're finished.
I am Gao Jie, the commander of Henan. You rebels, surrender quickly.”
Gao Jie mocked the army, looking as if she wanted them to surrender.
In the end, no one paid attention to him.
Although the 100,000 ink-armored heavy infantrymen did not form a formation, the 20,000 people at the front looked at Gao Jie as if they were looking at a retard.
"Kill, kill for me!"
Gao Jie flew into a rage out of humiliation and gave the order to attack.
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