Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Zhu Di didn't respond, looked at Zhen Wu who was silent at the moment, and asked, "What do you think?"

Zhen Wu said in a deep voice: "The siege of the city in the past two months shows that the defenders of the city are not mediocre. Even if we dig the embankment, there is no guarantee that the other party will not think of other ways to deal with it. Moreover, the matter of digging the embankment and His Highness's reputation will always come together." No problem, if I say it, it’s better to follow the plan.”

"Tell me in detail."

Zhen Wu nodded, and said in detail: "Since we know that they have surrendered falsely, we can make preparations in advance. Didn't they let our army retreat ten miles? Our army can retreat, but we can still secretly detour more than ten thousand soldiers and die near Jinan City. Your Highness will bring fifty elite soldiers to Jinan City. We can hide our shields and canopy carriages. The gates of the city are narrow, and Shi Leng will lead people to respond in the city. Soldiers and horses will come near the city, and more than ten thousand soldiers and horses will pour into the city, and no one will be able to drive them out for a while, and when the army arrives, the city of Jinan will surely fall."

"It's just... It's just that if this method is used, His Highness will be in danger, so it's up to His Highness to choose." After Zhen Wu finished speaking, he fell silent again.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Di said with a ruthless expression on his face: "I haven't encountered any danger in these years, so I will act according to this plan. It is best if Jinan City is really surrendered. If it is a false surrender, then we will take the opportunity to fight in."

At this moment, Zhang Yu was thinking, and said at the same time: "Is 50 people too small? It's too risky for His Highness."

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "It's not many, but there's no other way. If there are more people, Tie Xuan, Shengyong and others will definitely be vigilant, and they won't open the city gate."

"Your Highness, do you think it is possible for the people with a few carriages to drop behind you to say that they are delivering food to them? Jinan City should be short of food. Another point is that the carriages do not go with His Highness. If they want to If His Highness is to be killed, His Highness should not be prevented from entering the city because of this, but as long as there is a fight, these people will be able to support His Highness as quickly as possible."

"This method is fine, but there should not be too many carriages."

……

After that, in the tent, all the generals began to discuss in a hurry, and they worked together to maximize the odds of winning bit by bit.

In the following days, the Yan army first retreated ten miles, and then Zhu Di sat in a luxurious carriage and took fifty elites to Jinan City. Behind him, several carriages were filled with food and grass. follow far away.

At the foot of Jinan City, Zhu Di got out of the carriage, mounted a horse sent by Zhen Wu, and directed at the defenders on the city, motioning them to put down the suspension bridge.

These fifty elites are all elites in the Yan army, Zhen Wu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Wu, Xue Lu, etc. are all mixed in. They watched the suspension bridge slowly come down, and the gate of Jinan City also opened from inside. Opening it slowly, they all took a deep breath at the same time.

Then Zhu Di took the lead and led the crowd towards the city.

Tie Xuan on the top of the wall, Sheng Yong and the others watched Zhu Di slowly approaching, with a smile on their faces, as if they had seen the scene of Zhu Di's death.

Once Zhu Di dies, the war will cease.

They slowly counted the seconds in their hearts, and the heavy pendant specially hung inside the city gate glowed with a dark light, making the whole passage as icy and cold as Huangquan Road.

They just wanted to smash Zhu Di to death, and they didn't care how many carriages followed Zhu Di.

But at this time, Zhu Di and the others had already secretly become vigilant, and Zhen Wu, who was beside Zhu Di, was mobilizing all the muscles secretly, and even the sitting horse felt a bit of tension.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Finally, Zhu Di walked into the gate. Countless southern troops in front of the city watched Zhu Di slowly walk to a position, and suddenly they all shouted: "The thousand-year-old is here."

The voice was a bit abrupt, but it made sense.

The sound waves rolled over and reached Zhu Di's ears, making Zhu Di a little dazed.

But Zhen Wu suddenly jumped up from his horse and rushed towards Zhu Di. He was entrusted by the whole army to protect Zhu Di at close range. Everyone else can relax, but he can't. After the voice sounded, Zhen Wu had to ensure Zhu Di's safety as soon as possible, regardless of whether there was any problem with the voice.

Zhen Wu moved like a rabbit, and was as fast as a thunderbolt. He flew through the air and threw Zhu Di off his horse. Immediately, the two fell to the ground and rolled forward.

A loud noise followed.

Zhen Wu's eardrums ached from the loud voice, but what he saw in his eyes made him even more terrified. He saw that Zhu Di's horse had been smashed to pieces by the falling brake.

The slightly hot horse blood splashed all around, and also splashed on the faces of Zhen Wu and Zhu Di, making them feel unusually hot.

Zhu Neng and the others reacted immediately, urged their horses to protect Zhu Di behind them, and the countless southern soldiers in front of the city gate had all drawn out their bows and arrows, and the sharp arrows were shooting at them like rain. come over.

"Avoid the horse's belly."

"Get the shield quickly."

……

Several people shouted at the same time, their voices were so high that they broke, Zhen Wu and Zhu Di also turned over and hurriedly looked for shelter.

Puff puff.

Countless arrows flew in, and the sound of arrows hitting the horse rang out continuously.

Blood splashed with the neighing of the war horse.

Many war horses were instantly shot into hornet's nests, and some soldiers who were hiding or were not fully prepared also died under the rain of arrows.

The round of arrow rain finally stopped.

At this time, all the soldiers of the Yan Army started to move. They were all strong men and veterans of many years in the battlefield. They knew that after the rain of arrows stopped, there must be a few breathing spaces. At this time, they did not take shields. When to pick it up? !

"Position."

A shield defensive circular formation was finally laid out with difficulty after the second round of arrow rain washed away and several soldiers died.

At the same time, fires broke out in countless places in Jinan City, and Shi Leng personally led his men to attack the city gate. In the carriages that followed Zhu Di far outside the city, soldiers of the Yan Army turned over and headed towards the city. Door support.

Qiu Fu brought the fine cavalry who came round and killed them at the fastest speed.

Tie Xuan and the others at the top of the city did not expect this change at all. In their hearts, they thought that Zhu Di would die. Even if they retreated [-] steps and let Zhu Di escape with his life by chance, they would not worry about breaking the city.

Sheng Yong hurriedly shouted: "Everyone give it to me."

The southern army in the city rushed towards Zhen Wu and the others like a surging river, and Zhen Wu and the others were like a rock, fixed firmly at the gate of the city.

From time to time, Zhen Wu's horse lance pierced through the shield formation, and it would inevitably take the life of a soldier of the Southern Army. After a while, a lot of corpses accumulated beside the shield formation.

However, the Southern Army did not have other options.

After a while.

Zhu Neng yelled loudly: "Fuck, there are chariots, dodge."

But that came in a hurry.

With a bang of the chariot, Zhen Wu and his formation were knocked away, and several soldiers were crushed to death on the spot, but it was too late to be sad at this time, countless spears were already stabbing at Zhen Wu, Zhen Wu quickly dodged, and took advantage of the momentum to sweep across Suddenly, all the Southern Army soldiers surrounding him were swept away by Zhen Wu.

At this time, Zhen Wu saw that Zhu Di was in danger, and he was very anxious. He picked up a dead horse's leg beside him, and the veins on his arm suddenly appeared. With a loud roar, he swung a war horse up.

Countless soldiers of the southern army vomited blood and flew out, while Zhen Wu aimed at Zhu Di's direction, let go, threw the horse in front of Zhu Di, besieged Zhu Di's southern army soldiers in fright, and all ran for their lives in a hurry.

Zhen Wu saw how good his mother is, he stepped forward and swung a war horse to sweep away.

Zhu Di, Zhu Neng and others, as well as the soldiers of the Southern Army were all speechless in their hearts. What kind of monster is this? It can swing a war horse like a chicken.

And Tie Xuan and others who saw this scene from afar couldn't help being shocked in their hearts.

It has long been rumored that Zhen Wu is the number one general of the Yan Army.

But they never expected to be so fierce.

Is that human being? !

Are they fighting humans in general? !

……

However, no matter how brave Zhen Wu is, as time goes by bit by bit, it will not change the fact that Zhen Wu and his team are getting fewer and fewer people, and every time someone is missing, the pressure on all of them will be doubled. It has begun to be unstoppable, and even Zhen Wu has the idea of ​​breaking out of the siege, with Zhu Di and others thinking of running away.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes sounded outside the city.

Qiu Fu led the fine cavalry across the suspension bridge, rushed into the gate, and scattered the southern army soldiers who besieged Zhen Wu and others in an instant. Qiu Fu and the others nimbly harvested lives one by one on the horse, looking very beautiful .

Zhen Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

Finally the fuck came.

Jinan City was finally about to be captured.

Zhen Wu looked back at Zhu Di, and Zhu Di couldn't help showing a smile on his face at this moment. Jinan City is different from Hejian and other places. This strategic significance is enough to be called a turning point. It's worth it, and it's worth breaking through this dangerous situation.

But at this time, it was not the time to be discouraged. Zhu Di encouraged the soldiers and started chasing and killing the Southern Army with all the soldiers. Guard the open city gate and wait for the army to come.

Half an hour later, the Yan army finally arrived under the leadership of Zhang Yu.

Countless Yan troops began to attack the city, reaping the fruits of their battles.

As the results of the war gradually expanded, Jinan City had no more resistance, and Tie Xuan, covered in blood, stood on the top of the city, looking at the impending doom of Jinan City, and spat out blood in grief and indignation.

He looked at the Yan army that was besieging him, and stood on the top of the city. He looked up to the sky and was furious: "Zhu Di, you will be punished by heaven for acting against the law."

Then he jumped down from the top of the city and fell to his death at the foot of the city.

And Gao Wei hid behind a residential house, found a rope with tears all over his face, and hung himself on the beam looking at the direction of the southern capital. The two of them were worthy of their previous promises and their beliefs.

Sheng Yong led his troops out from another city gate and fled towards Yanzhou Mansion. On the way, he looked at Jinan City, which was full of swallow flags, thought of Tie Xuan and Gao Wei being trapped in the city, and thought of the situation that the court would face afterward. , burst into tears.

In this battle, Zhu Di once again shocked the world.

And Zhu Yunqi, who had always been full of confidence, started to panic for the first time, and for the first time, he also had the idea that he might lose.

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Chapter 292 - Decision-making by both parties under the new situation

Jinan City is lost!

After Zhu Yunwen got the news, he sat in the study and kept echoing these words in his mind. Even if he didn't know anything about the war, he still knew how important Jinan City was.

He didn't understand why the army was defeated again and again, so defeated that they couldn't even keep Jinan City.

He couldn't figure it out either.

Is it because he has fewer generals, or less food?

He obviously mobilized several times more troops than Zhu Di, and also raised a mountain of food, grass and equipment, why did he still lose? !

And why can Zhu Di use a small city of Beiping to develop to where he is today.

Inexplicably, a fire of jealousy burned in Zhu Yunwen's heart.

The frustration that Zhu Di gave him reminded him of the way his older uncles looked at him when he was a child. In their hearts, he was a bastard. Even if his mother was righted, he was still a bastard without any foundation.

King Qin, King Jin, King Yan, King Zhou...

They are proud, relying on the identity of the Taizu's parents and sons, relying on his father's tolerance, unscrupulously displaying their talents and martial arts, and they are proud of themselves at their most prosperous age.

But what about him?

Compared with his uncles, he is not like a son of a royal family.

Others said that Zhu Yunxi lived cautiously, but he was not like that.

He thought that when he ascended the throne as the emperor, everything would be settled and everything would be fine, but why did it become like this?

In the study, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng argued loudly, and Zhu Yunwen had a headache, which made him, who was already irritable, unable to help but release his anger.

"What face do you have to quarrel? Didn't you say that at the beginning, the army was overwhelmed by force, and Yan Fan could succeed in a single battle, but now? The Yan army not only attacked Beiping Mansion, but also Jinan. Next Is Huai'an also lost, or should I give my capital to the Yan army?!"

Zhu Yunqi's scolding voice sounded in the study.

It seems to reverberate for a long time.

Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng didn't dare to argue any more, and even Fang Xiaoru, who was silent at the side, knelt down in panic.

Huang Zicheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please calm down, please."

"How do you want me to calm down?!" Zhu Yunqi glared at Huang Zicheng and the three kneeling on the ground: "One defeat after another, how can I not be angry when I am beaten into this situation."

Huang Zicheng said again: "Your Majesty, although the current situation has suffered setbacks for a while, the foundation of Yan's army is not stable. There are not many soldiers, and they will not be able to make progress. Although we are newly defeated, we can still gather hundreds of thousands of troops. What's more, Yanzhou is prosperous now. Yong, Dongchang has Xu Kai, Zhengding has Wu Jie, and Ping'an is also circling behind the Yan army, as long as we boost our morale, we will definitely be able to regain Jinan City, and even capture Zhu Di directly in Jinan City."

Speaking of this, Huang Zicheng said emphatically: "Your Majesty, no matter how angry you are now, it will not help the matter. The most urgent task is to re-elect generals and take back Jinan."

Zhu Yunwen was panting heavily. Although he didn't like Zhu Di, and even hated Zhu Di who caused him so much trouble, he had to admit Zhu Di's ability. He looked deeply at Huang Zicheng, and after a while, he still Unable to resist the anxiety in his heart, he said in a tangled voice, "If we negotiate peace with King Yan and let him return to Beiping, is that okay?"

The trio, who were determined to cut down the feudal clan, looked up at Zhu Yunqi together for a while, and Zhu Yunqi was a little flustered.

Fang Xiaoru firmly said: "Your Majesty, although our current army is defeated, it is still in Shandong, Hebei and other places. It is not difficult to gather it together, but if your Highness negotiates a peace, it will be difficult to let the army disperse. When the time comes If the King of Yan commits misconduct, who will stop it?"

Zhu Yunwen was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking of this, he hammered the table irritably.

"In your opinion, what should we do now?"

"In my opinion, Sheng Yong can be reused. Although Jinan City was lost, Sheng Yong performed well in the defense stage of Jinan City. On the one hand, His Majesty can order him to gather the defeated army, and on the other hand, he can send more troops from the Huai'an capital. Let him unite with Xu Kai, Wu Jie, Pingan and others to fight the Yan army again." Huang Zicheng suggested.

Fight again?

can.

嗏

Zhu Yunqi questioned quietly: "What if Sheng Yong loses again?"

These words fell into Huang Zicheng's ears, and Huang Zicheng's eyes were a little suspicious.

Zhu Yunqi actually doubted his decision.