Jinyi Night Walk

"General, general, come here!" Li Jian, the left deputy general of Geng Bingwen's army, saw the old general Geng running wildly on his saddle. Zhang Yu brandished a big gun and chased after him. The army of the headquarters was fighting with Zhang Yu's pursuers. Xia Xun rode a horse and swayed to the left. His clothes are the same as those of the Ming army at the moment. Wouldn't it be better if he was hit by the Yan army indiscriminately and killed? Injustice?So he has been chasing King Yan's banner in the Ming army, and only when he is in front of this acquaintance can the Yan army know his identity.

However, Yan Wang Zhu Di personally led four thousand cavalry, and the horses stepped into the company battalion of the Ming army. As soon as the charge stopped, the advantage of the cavalry disappeared. It was as if a gust of wind had already swept away the people, leaving only a mess like a pot of porridge behind. Xia Xun was looking for himself, and suddenly saw the flag of Geng Zi waving towards him, and a big flag was not far behind, but it was a Zhang Zi, knowing that Zhang Yu had chased him, squeezed towards him.

When Xia Xun came close, he saw a fierce general wielding a long lance. He was unstoppable and knocked down several warriors of the Yan army. Although the Yan army was brave, no one could rush within five steps of him. Zhang Yu used a long spear and was eager to step forward to fight him, but was entangled by more than a dozen Ming soldiers' swords and shields, unable to escape for a while.

When Xia Xun saw it, he threw away the steel knife in his hand.With a whining sound, the knife turned into a ball of light, whizzing straight to Li Jian's back, but Xia Xun had never practiced flying knives, let alone such a big flying knife, and the knife was thrown very accurately. But the hilt came first. With a "clang" sound, Li Jian's back was hit hard by the handle of the knife. Fortunately, he was wearing leather armor, otherwise his spine would have been smashed black and blue...

It was my own people behind, how could they be attacked?

Li Jian was slightly taken aback, only this distraction, there was a cavalry pawn of the Yan army in front of him, surnamed Xue Mingliu, seeing many of his brothers in Paoze being killed by the envoy, he was very angry. With a yell of blood piercing his pupils, he risked his life, and charged straight at Li Jian with his spear, just when Li Jian was startled, it was too late to say, Li Jian had no time to assassinate Xue Liu and Xia Xia, and Before he could lift his horse to dodge, Li Jian yelled and was stabbed in the chest by Xue Liuyi's spear, and fell off the horse on his back.

"No, the son-in-law is injured, the famous son-in-law is injured!"

As soon as Li Jian fell to the left and right, the Ming army was in an uproar, Xue Liu'e stepped forward fiercely, and was about to stab this Ming general to death with another spear, when he suddenly heard the Ming army shouting and hurriedly stopped the spear, standing next to him Several sword and shield fighters of the Yan army had already known the opportunity and rushed forward, dragged Li Jian's feet without hesitation, and dragged him into their camp.

It turned out that this Li Jian was not only the left deputy general of the rebellious army, but also a son-in-law. He was the husband of the seventh princess of Zhu Yuanzhang, the uncle of the current emperor, and the brother-in-law of Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

Xue Liu didn't expect that a small cavalry soldier of his own could win a son-in-law.

Li Jian was shot in the chest with a spear, hurting his lungs, and blood foam was overflowing from his mouth. He was still fierce, and roared furiously: "Who stabbed someone in the back? Who stabbed someone in the back! Come out! Come out! Fight with a certain person for [-] rounds !"

"Come here, help the famous son-in-law down, and let the military doctor take good care of him!"

After Zhang Yu gave the order, several Yan soldiers ran back carrying Li Jian who was furiously cursing. Zhang Yu raised his head and saw Xia Xun standing not far away, waving at him, with nothing under his ribs. , only one scabbard, Zhang Yu couldn't help but smile..."

In the battle of Hutuohe, the defense line of the Ming army was first opened by Zhang Bao and Xia Xun from the inside, and then Zhu Di, king of Yan, personally led a company of [-] iron cavalry selected from the three guards of Yanshan, causing a mess. Zhu Neng and others launched a fierce attack, and the Ming army was in complete chaos. In the middle of the war, even the top and bottom don't know what to do, the soldiers will have nothing to do, and they will be defeated and defeated in one battle.

Relying on the few remaining strong bridges, the Ming army fled back to the south bank one after another. Li Jian, the lieutenant-in-law of the horse, was seriously injured and captured, and senior generals such as the right deputy general Ning Zhong and the commander Liu Sui were successively captured alive by the Yan army. , Trampled to the death of countless people, more than 2 people abandoned their armor and surrendered.You must know that this war is different from fighting with aliens. Fighting against aliens, in addition to instinctive resistance and deep hatred accumulated in the past, the soldiers also have to consider the consequences of being trapped in aliens after surrender, always inferior to others, and serving as slaves.

But surrendering to the King of Yan was just a change of banner, and he was still his soldier. There was no change in other aspects.In the eyes of some scholars, King Yan is treasonous, but in the eyes of these soldiers, this is just a personal grievance between the royal family's uncles and nephews. After careful calculation, it is the emperor who was unkind first, and the emperor has been contemptuous since he ascended the throne. The actions of the warriors also chilled the hearts of the soldiers. Various factors caused the Ming army's fighting spirit to be weak, and they surrendered immediately after defeat, which was very different from their brave style when they fought against the alien Hulu.

Geng Bingwen fled back to the south bank in embarrassment under the protection of his pro-army guards. He looked back and saw that his army was in a state of disarray, and the soldiers stranded on the north bank were still fighting hard. Being swept away by the roaring river, I couldn't help crying. "

In this battle, the king of Yan raised his troops by fighting, and the more he fought, the stronger he became.The King of Yan crossed the Hutuo River without stopping, and his troops approached Zhending City. He built various siege equipment and stormed Zhending City. He also asked the imperial court to urge Anlu Hou Wu Jie and Jiangyin Hou Wu Gao to speed up their journey and arrive as soon as possible.

When Geng Bingwen's defeat table was sent to Jinling, Zhu Yunqi was still discussing Zhou rituals with Fang Xiaoru.As soon as Fang Xiaoru's well field system was put forward, he was strongly opposed by many civil and military officials, including most of the civil officials who were originally on the same side as him. The activists didn't take this seriously, and when they debated with the officials, they changed their usual modest and gentleman style. Sometimes their voices were stern and angry, which was completely different from his usual appearance.

In Fang Xiaoru's mind, restoring Zhouli and the system of well fields is the only way to resolve all contradictions in the world and restore the rule of sages in ancient legends. For his highest ideal of guarding, he will spare no effort.However, the spring is white and the snow is high and few. There are too many opponents. What is consoling is that the emperor agrees with him very much. The two monarchs and ministers often talk about the ancient system together, reveling in the tranquility and tranquility of the ancient pastoral style.

Right now the court's top priority is to cut down the vassals. Although Zhu Yunwen is a naive rookie like Fang Xiaoru in politics, he also knows that it is not appropriate to make earth-shaking changes to the court at this time, but he still learns tirelessly from Fang Xiaoru So, he planned to get rid of King Yan, cut off all the vassal kings, and after concentrating all the power in his own hands, he would implement, implement, and advance step by step according to Mr. Xiaozhi's vision, and finally achieve great rule in the world, and the sage will do nothing.

For Zhu Di, the King of Yan, Zhu Yunwen was afraid from the bottom of his heart, but he was blindly confident in the force he possessed. He always believed that under the careful planning of his two gentlemen, "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young", he would Under the righteous call of heaven and the orthodox emperor, Yan Wang and his ilk are bound to be defeated, so when he ordered Xie Gui and others to arrest Yan Wang, he was full of confidence. This time, Geng Bingwen led the rebellion He was also full of confidence in the army's northern expedition.

But twice in a row, he made a wrong prediction. What Geng Bingwen rushed to send him was not the battle report of the big hammer, but the memorial of the plea. Geng Bingwen is fatuous and incompetent, and the soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death. They are really disappointing me, deeply disappointing me."

A group of close ministers who hurriedly heard the news looked at each other. Geng Bingwen's defeat was too fast, which was completely beyond their expectations. Before, they were very optimistic about the war. They agreed that once the imperial army arrived, the eradication of King Yan would be just around the corner. Now they finally realized It turns out that the cutting of the feudal clan has reached a thorny point, and this Zhu Laosi is not a persimmon that is easy to pinch.

Qi Tai comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and the first battle cannot determine the overall situation. Now the armies of Wu Jie and Wu Gao are marching north. Old General Geng, a veteran of the country, was just careless. After seeing Yan Ni's trick, he lost the upper hand, His Majesty can give him a severe reprimand, and then order him to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, I believe Marquis Changxing can..."

Before Qi Tai finished speaking, Zhu Yunqi suddenly said: "Geng Bingwen is too weak and incompetent to be of great use! How can I use him again? I should change to another general, lead the rebellious army, and punish the rebellion for me."

Qi Tai changed his expression and said: "Your Majesty, you absolutely must not. Changing generals just before the battle is a big taboo in the army. What's more, Old General Geng has experienced many battles and is resourceful. How can His Majesty abandon him just because of temporary gains and losses? Looking at the government and the public, he is comparable to Old Geng." Who else is a famous general who can rival the general?"

Huang Zicheng said: "Who said that there will be no famous generals in my court? Your Majesty, I recommend one person to share your majesty's worries."

Zhu Yunwen hurriedly asked: "Who do you recommend?" Huang Zicheng said: "Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.

Qi Tai hurriedly said: "Duke Cao only used to train troops for the imperial court, why did he ever fight for the country? When Cao Guogong goes out, I'm afraid it's not Yan Ni who has been fighting in the northern border for a long time. He can take over the post of marshal against rebellion. For one thing, Xu Huizu went to war with his father when he was young, and he has experienced the battlefield. In addition, General Xu Da is the first commander in our Ming army. There are still many Xu Da in the army. The general's former troops, if Xu Huizu takes command and goes out to fight, the morale of the army will definitely be boosted."

Huang Zicheng said: "Those who are good at training soldiers will naturally be good at fighting. Master Qi, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, doesn't he even understand such a simple truth? As for Xu Huizu, although Wei Guogong is loyal to the king's affairs and has never helped the tyrant, but his sister is after all. Concubine Yan Wang, if the Duke of Wei could not bear it on the battlefield and manipulated the enemy's power a little, wouldn't he be taken advantage of by the King of Yan? Cao Guogong Li Jinglong is the son of the general Li Wenzhong. "

Zhu Yunwen said in his heart: "Jiujiang is my cousin, so he is more reliable than Xu Huizu. It's because Mr. knows what I want. Jiujiang is the best candidate for the command!"

Then he said with a hammer: "Mr. Yi, I worship Cao Guogong Li Jinglong as the general who will fight against the rebellion!"

Zhu Yunwen slammed his fist on the imperial case with a "bang", and said fiercely: "Wu Jie and Wu Gao, plus the imperial army in Zhending City, have a total of 25 troops. I will give Cao Guogong another 25 troops this time." Thousands of soldiers, 50 troops, Yan Ni is undefeated, what is the law of heaven!"! ~!