Chapter 46 Drinking Horses and Yangtze River (3)

The Yan army's retreat in eastern Hebei did not completely reverse the situation of Pingyan. After learning about the Zunhua War, Ping'an violated Xu Huizu's general order and led his troops to 50,000 out of Zhending to attack Zhuozhou north.

Meng Shan, the commander of the Lu Long Guard of Zhuozhou, was a veteran lieutenant general of the Yan army. Lao Cheng was polite. On the one hand, he led his troops to resist the city. On the other hand, he ordered the Zhuolu Guard, who was guarding Zhuozhou, to leave the city in advance and wait for the opportunity.

Ping An attacked for five consecutive days, but the generals were damaged but the situation was not opened up. Zhuolu Guard suddenly broke out while the Southern Army was exhausted. The Southern Army caught off guard and suffered huge losses.

Just when the two sides were in a confrontation, the reinforcements of the Yan army had arrived. Zhenshuo Guard, Ding Bianguard, Xuanfu, and the Right Guard suddenly arrived under the leadership of Tan Yuan. These Xuanda border soldiers were originally strong in combat, and they retreated unscathed in the just-concluded Battle of Hebei and did not suffer any loss of strength and morale.

Tan Yuan led the Yan army to advance, and the defenders in the city rushed out in and out.

Although Ping An led the way, he had no choice but to fight except for his silver medal army. The two sides fought for a long time, and the Southern Army finally couldn't hold on and collapsed across the board.

Ping An was injured in three arrows and was snatched out by the Silver Medal Army. He ran back to Zhending and stayed in the door.

This defeat came, and Xu Huizu sighed to the sky and scolded Ping'an for making progress: "Ping Baoer destroys my Ming Dynasty!" Xu Huizu was so angry because among the troops on the southern front, the Jinan army led by Xu Huizu were mostly fugitives and new soldiers who had disbanded in the previous battles. It was impossible to fight without a year or two of a year and a half of training.

Therefore, the only mobile force of the Southern Army was the 50,000 army led by Ping'an. Originally, Xu Huizu hoped that he would wait for the new army to be trained in another half a year, and then make an appointment with the King of Liao to advance from the southeast direction and attack Beiping.

But after Ping An attacked like this, the last force of the Southern Army that could be used for mobile combat was explained. Now the southern line is full of 120,000 new recruits. Not to mention joining forces with the Liao King, even if they protect themselves, it is very dangerous.

The only thing that can be comforted is that the Yan army has not had a good life. The main force has suffered a great blow and has not recovered its vitality.

Xu Huizu knew that everyone was fighting for time now to see who could recover his offensive ability first.

On the one hand, he wrote a letter to ask the King of Liao to launch another offensive to relieve the pressure on the southern line, and on the other hand, he urged the court to dispatch the last Yunnan Mu family army with strong combat power to go north to reinforce.

The general reminded Xu Huizu that the court had mobilized two powerful troops from Liaodong to reinforce Shandong. Xu Huizu only said one sentence: "The Guanning Iron Cavalry is a guest army. Can this general be in command?"

When Liaodong received the imperial decree, everyone was stunned. Everyone understood this time.

What exactly did the court want to do? Whenever the court had an advantage, it always thought of laws to restrict and was suspicious of the Liao King; when the Yan army was aggressive and fought hundreds of thousands of Southern Army to collapse, the court immediately looked pitiful, giving money and comforting, in short, it was to ask Liaodong to work hard for the court; the Liaodong army had just brought the situation back to a city, and the court relapsed.

He actually jumped out immediately to split the Liaodong Army.

This time, not only did the Liaodong Army generals slam the table, but even Tie Xuan, who had always been calm, became a little angry: "Fang Xiaoru is a priest, when is it time, and he is still suspicious of Your Highness.

I really don’t know what they are thinking! Your Highness, this kind of edict is clearly a way to break away from Your Highness and his humble position. How can I obey the edict?”

Wang Feng sneered: "Your Highness, everyone has achieved this, what else do you think about? First destroy Yan Ni, then kill Yingtian to succeed the throne..."

"Shut up!" Zhu Zhixiang said angrily. "I think it's a good thing for all three of you to be promoted. I can trust you. No matter where you go, you are all my Zhu Zhi."

Qu Neng said: "My Qu Neng's life was given by Your Highness. You can do whatever you say."

Wang Feng said: "You can give me the official title, fuck it, don't want it for nothing. But don't even think about it when you transfer to Shanxi. Military Secretary Yang. What do you think I'm sick?"

Yang Rong looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Everyone, don't worry first. Your Highness is confident about this. Since the court does this, we can only follow the flow." As he said that, he looked at Zhu Zhi with his eyes.

Zhu Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, since they opened the door and asked us to enter Shandong, why not go! Dingshi, you lead two guards to go first, but when will they go to fight, how will they go to fight? Where will they go to fight? No other orders will be followed by my king.

"Tie Xuan quickly clasped his fists and agreed.

"Since you let General Qu go to the capital, you can go. But it is not enough to go without some troops. I will give you a scout, Qianhu, as a guard, and also show off the power of the Liaodong Army. When I arrive in the capital, I have important tasks left to you.

"Zhu Zhi smiled and said to Qu Neng.

"As for our Lanling Marquis King Xiaoma, if he doesn't want to take office, he will write a book to say that he is sick. I really need someone to bring his army around me." Zhu Zhi said last.

Seeing Zhu Zhi say this, Wang Feng finally laughed: "I will listen to your order."

On the one hand, the court found ways to force the Liaodong army, but on the other hand, it was really worried that the Liao King would resist the order. Now the court has no other power to rely on except the Liao King.

Fang, Huang and the others were waiting for a month in fear, and finally received a reply from the Liaodong Clippers. Liaodong was ordered, but Wang Feng was seriously ill and could not take office in Shanxi.

With such a result, the court and the country were all relieved. Of course, the officials who supported the Liao King at the time admired them even more and let the villains see them! No matter how you think about the way to deal with them, the Liao King still takes the overall situation into consideration and obeys the imperial court's orders.

Liaodong's noble character actually shows how Fang Xiaoru is a villain.

In the last two months of the first year of Jianwen, the entire land of China finally calmed down. Whether it was the Eastern or Southern Front, the two armies showed considerable restraint.

Even when the bell of the first year of Jianwen, scouts from both sides met and gave each other gifts. After all, everyone had been in a trench.

However, the restraint of each army was different. The Liaodong Army was busy summarizing combat experience, replenishing new equipment, and drawing out two main cavalry teams gathered in Shanhaiguan, and boarded the ship as soon as the ice in the port melted. The Yan Army drew veterans with combat experience and recruited new soldiers from the guards on the north side of the Western Front to recruit new soldiers to supplement them to the autumn, among the several main guards who were crippled in eastern Hebei.

The Yan army was also licking the wounds; the main force of the court on the southern line was training day and night. Faced with more than 100,000 new recruits who had never been to the battlefield, Xu Huizu could only ask God for blessing. Before the summer of the second year of Jianwen, the Yan army should not take major actions.

After receiving the order from the court, the Mu family in Yunnan barely sent a 5,000 guards to provide symbolic support. The emperor in Yunnan was far away, and the court could only helplessly. Against the backdrop of the Mu family's behavior.

The officials and civilians of Yingtian felt that the Liao King was tall and famous. The people all gave a thumbs up: "Look, they are worthy of being the Qianlijiao of the late emperor's family. To pacify the Yan chaos, the Liao King has to rely on the Liao King."

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The defeat of Zunhua made Zhu Di feel like he had grown ten years old all of a sudden. One winter, he rarely left the palace. The former king of Yan, who was so arrogant and fearless, gradually disappeared in everyone's eyes.

Snowflakes were floating outside, and this winter was particularly cold. King Yan tightened his fur tightly. When he opened the window, several plum blossoms stubbornly showed red among the snowflakes, which made Zhu Di feel a little warmth.

Suddenly, a Buddhist voice came from the yard, and it was the monk who was chanting the scriptures again.

Zhu Di followed the Buddha's voice and walked over. The monk's Zen room was next to Zhu Di's bedroom, so that he could find him a consultant at any time. Zhu Di walked to the door and wanted to push the door, but his hand was placed on the door and never moved.

"Since you're here, please come in." The house sang scriptures and Mu Yu stopped abruptly. Then the door opened with a creak, and a little monk put his hands together and bowed to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di nodded and walked into the Zen room. He saw Daoyan facing the wall. When he heard Zhu Di come in, Daoyan slowly turned around. He bowed to Zhu Di: "Amitabha, Your Highness hasn't been looking for me for a long time."

Zhu Di smiled slightly and said, "The weather is cold, I don't want to disturb the Master's rest."

Daoyan smiled and said, "It's not that the weather is cold, I'm afraid your highness is cold."

Zhu Di was stunned. Without saying a word, he sat down on the chair. A stove of sandalwood was burning in the middle of the room, and the green smoke slowly rose into the air. Daoyan sat down beside him and said, "What are your plans now?"

Zhu Di was stunned at Sandangxiang, and after a while, he slowly replied: "I remember the master said that Tiandesity and me, but I am very suspicious now. Who is Tiandesity and who is it with?"

Daoyan's muscles twitched twice and said, "If you give a great responsibility to this person, you must first suffer his mind. Why should your highness be so concerned about a mere small defeat?"

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "In the past two months, Gu Wu re-deduced the battle of Zunhua in his heart countless times and made countless arrangements. Unfortunately, there was only one result in the end, that is, our Yan army would be defeated. So Gu couldn't think of any way to defeat the fifteenth brother.

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Daoyan gave Zhu Di a cup of hot tea, and took a sip and said, "If any problem can be solved on the battlefield, the Jingnan will be simple."

Zhu Di looked up at Daoyan: "What does the master mean?"

Daoyan said: "According to the local information coming from the capital, I'm afraid the Liaodong Army has been seriously injured recently."

Zhu Di said: "You mean Tie Xuan, Qu Neng and the others?"

Daoyan said: "Yes, in fact, the imperial court is in a difficult position. They have to rely on Liaodong to deal with His Highness, but if His Highness is defeated, Liaodong will be the only one who can't stand it.

So on the one hand, they used the Liao King to deal with His Highness, and on the other hand, they had to be on guard against Liaodong. I think that dealing with Liaodong is in politics but not in military affairs.

On the contrary, the Liao King was also very clear about this principle, so he let His Highness go in Zunhua. He knew that if His Highness was defeated in Zunhua, then the court would sooner or later take him to hide his bow. The Liao King became more and more skilled in playing with power.

Zhu Di frowned and said, "The master is right, but it is not a solution to continue like this."

Daoyan smiled relaxedly: "It is precisely because I have seen the trump card of the Liao King clearly that Your Highness should be more at ease. Although the Liao King knows the key points, isn't it the two ends of the rat? Your Highness is a shield, and he feels very comfortable staying behind.

The King of Liao’s hesitation is His Highness’s chance. The King of Liao does not dare to force His Highness to death, so he will die the other way around!”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up: "Please give me some advice."

Daoyan smiled and said, "Your Highness has been revived for a year and a half, and has defeated nearly one million troops in the Southern Army. All the elite soldiers and generals of the court were defeated by Your Highness. The children in Jiangnan dared not cry when they heard the name of Your Highness.

Such martial arts have made people from all directions watch, but they only regard the success or failure of Jinling as the backbone. If they conquer cities and lands, they must wait for the submission of the four directions before they can discuss fundamental plans. Then they will delay the time and change easily. The urgent situation of Jingnan is in the capital, not the four directions.

Your Highness is a descendant of the late emperor. In the future, he will enter the capital. He will imitate the changes of the Xuanwu Gate of the Li Tang Dynasty. Without a dynasty, how can the people in the world not be convinced? Therefore, my strategy is to light the army and make quick progress, drink horses and the Yangtze River, fight down to respond to the sky, and determine the overall situation.

By then, the King of Liao was still in Liaodong and was beyond reach. When he realized that His Highness had ascended the throne and became emperor, and the king was the king in the south. The world could make a decision. What kind of storm can arise in just Liaodong?"
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