Seiwa

Knowing that something is about to happen, but not being able to say it, will undoubtedly make people upset and anxious.

Meng Qinghe is currently in such an embarrassing situation.

The king of Yan ordered Jinan to be flooded. In order to protect himself, Tie Xuan would definitely set a trap as in history, release the most attractive bait, and wait for the king of Yan to catch him.Once there is a slight mistake and Tie Xuan really succeeds, then the joke will be big.

"My lord, this move may lead to criticism from the court."

Some of the generals also raised questions, not about the tactics themselves, but about how to deal with the aftermath of Jinan.

There are defenders and civilians in the city.The king of Yan held the banner of Jingnan and shouted to help the country, but he flooded the people with water. Not to mention the officials in the court, scholars all over the world can jump three feet high.If Emperor Jianwen took the opportunity to launch a public opinion offensive, King Yan's reputation would plummet.The image of kindness created before will be scolded as fishing for fame and acting like a villain.

The general's worries are not unfounded, nor are they aimless.Zhu Di had seriously considered it before ordering it.Is it worth it to lose the reputation you have earned so hard for a city?

King Yan is not Emperor Jianwen after all, he is a thorough practicalist.His ultimate goal is to travel thousands of miles, the dragon chair in Nanjing.

For Zhu Di, reputation is very important, and country is even more important.

For the current plan, the only way to conquer Jinan and remove all obstacles to Nanjing is fundamental.

Conquering the country and sitting on the dragon chair are nothing more than a mouth and a pen of a scholar.Besides, if he doesn't beat Jinan, can scholars stop scolding him?Obviously idiotic.

Zhu Di is a stubborn person, once he has made a decision, he will not waver easily.From the beginning of the army, it was difficult to ascend the Ninth Five-Year Plan, to the five out of the frontier to sweep the grasslands, all enemies who were targeted by him could only consider themselves unlucky.

Jinan City became the only exception in his life.Like a cinnabar mole on his heart, he will remember it firmly for the rest of his life, and he can't let it go until he goes to see his father.

At the moment, Zhu Di didn't know that he was about to step into Tie Xuan's trap, but Meng Qinghe, the only one who knew the inside story, couldn't speak out to remind him.For one thing, he only knew that Tie Xuan planned to feign surrender, but he didn't know the specific process.Furthermore, words need to be trusted.After Li Jinglong ran away, Jinan City was built like an iron barrel by Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong. During the three-month siege, did any of the secret workers in the city die prematurely? Tie Xuan set up a trap for King Yan?How did a colleague of yours know?

Meng Qinghe couldn't think of a suitable excuse.Helpless, can only keep silent.

The king of Yan has made up his mind, and the generals in the tent will not touch the big brother's brow again.In fact, the three-month siege has exhausted the entire Yan army.The fighting power is still there, but the fighting spirit is obviously not as high as before.

Once the soldiers have no intention of fighting again and feel war-weary, the battle will be impossible.

Not fighting is very beneficial to Emperor Jianwen.He can have enough time to mobilize more troops to encircle and suppress the uncle who rebelled under the banner of Taizu.

For Zhu Di, stopping the attack is very dangerous.The rebellion relies on a lot of energy. If the energy is gone, it is inevitable that some people will think about it. What if they don't want to continue to rebel?

Therefore, Zhu Di would rather not be famous, but also win Jinan.It's not just for breath, but also for the morale of the army.

After the generals took orders, they walked out of the big tent.

Meng Qinghe frowned deeply, and his footsteps were slightly hesitant.

"What?" Shen Xuan stopped and looked at him sideways, "What's wrong?"

"No." Meng Qinghe shook his head, feeling a heavy weight in his chest, "Commander, the injury from the humble position is no longer a hindrance, and you can go out with the army. For this embankment digging, please leave the command to the humble position."

Shen Xuan didn't say yes or no, he quietly glanced at Meng Qinghe, turned around and walked away.

Meng Qinghe hurriedly followed, wondering, did he agree or did he not?

The next day, the Yan army's battalion did not sound the horn to attack again. The defenders at the top of Jinan City were surprised and immediately reported to Tie Xuan.

Tie Xuan frowned, and after discussing with Sheng Yong, he put down the scouts in a hanging basket to inquire about the specific movements of the Yan army.

The scouts didn't dare to get too close, lying on the ground, they saw Yan Jun from a distance who seemed to be logging, blocking the streams outside the city, and Yan Jun, who was shirtless and brandishing tools, seemed to dig a dam.

"God!"

This is to dig dikes to release water and flood the city of Jinan!Once the city is flooded and the defenders have no way out, how can the people in the city escape?

The scout's heart was beating wildly, his face was pale, and he hurried back to the city to report.

Hearing the scout's report, commanded the yamen to be silent.Fear appeared on the faces of everyone, and the confidence that had just been built showed signs of disintegration.

This plan is really vicious, I don't want King Yan to be so ruthless!

Once King Yan's plan is completed, Jinan will definitely not be able to hold on.

After taking Jinan, how will King Yan treat people like himself?Don't even think about the treatment in Texas, it's a blessing to keep the head of the project.

Panic began to spread. King Yan was a terrible enemy. It is a miracle that Jinan City has been defended until now.Thinking of all the possibilities after breaking the city, some people couldn't sit still.

Tie Xuan couldn't help sighing in his heart, others can be swayed and afraid, but he can't.He is the Shandong chief envoy personally ordered by the emperor, and his duty is to guard Jinan.

Even if the city is broken, he will never bow to King Yan!

The matter of loyalty to the emperor is the integrity of a scholar and the foundation of a court official!

"Everyone, although this plan is vicious, there is no need to be too afraid." Tie Xuan coughed lightly, "King Yan's vain attempt to flood Jinan shows that his methods have been exhausted, and the soldiers are exhausted. There is no other way."

"What Uncle Fang said is true." Sheng Yong continued, "We will defend the city for three months, and the Yan army will not be able to attack for a long time. They will go all out, then decline again, and be exhausted three times. If this poisonous plan can be broken, Yan Ni will definitely retreat. !"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, still hesitating.

Easy to say, how to break the plan?Send someone to sneak attack?

Since Jinan was besieged, although the imperial court had reinforcements, it was a drop in the bucket.The Yan army outside the city still holds the upper hand.Defending the city is already the limit, leaving the city to meet the enemy is definitely courting death.

"You don't have to worry, Hyun has a plan to defeat Yanni."

"Fang Bo is serious?"

There was a rare smile on Tie Xuan's serious face, and he said: "If this plan is successful, the crisis in Jinan can be solved, and the rebellion outside the city can be wiped out, Dezhou can be recovered by taking advantage of the situation, and the imperial army can be assembled to attack Beiping!"

Everyone was shocked, were they joking?Or is it a gesture to calm people's minds?

"You don't have to doubt it, I won't speak nonsense." Tie Xuan slightly raised his voice, "There is only one word for this plan, feign surrender!"

Fraud?

Everyone is suspicious again, is it feasible?

"If one person surrenders, Yan Ni will definitely have doubts. If there are thousands of people, so what?" Tie Xuan looked around the crowd and said calmly, "Jinan city is in danger, and Yan Ni must think he has a plan and relax his guard. We will design to lure them Entering the city, the ambushing generals are captured in one fell swoop, and the army outside the city throws rats, and the army's morale will be confused. Why don't you worry about your great achievements?"

"Great trick!"

"Great!"

"Where you need to be dismissed, Fang Bo just orders."

"So, we will work together to wipe out Yanni!"

As soon as the plan was decided, Tie Xuan started to implement it immediately.

Those who leave the city to surrender must be strictly selected, and they must not show any flaws, which will make King Yan suspicious.What's more, we should not allow people who swing left and right to mix in, so that false surrenders become real surrenders.

The preparatory work before the false surrender was presided over by Sheng Yong.On the top of the city, the defenders rotated day and night, swearing loudly at the Yan army outside the city, and crying after scolding, the content was the same, but there was only one theme, "Jinan fish is dead, and there is no day to die! Yan Nizhen is not a fucking thing!"

The Yan army outside the city heard it, and they didn't pay attention to it at all, and continued to do what they should do.

Flooding Jinan was a big project, and the actions of the Yan army could not be hidden from the inside of the city at all. The curses from the defenders at the top of the city just proved that this plan was feasible.

Therefore, the King of Yan ordered to speed up, and Jinan stood in front of him for three months, no matter how much patience he had, he had already run out.

Meng Qinghe commanded his soldiers to cut logs to block the stream. Amidst the rumbling noise, he straightened his back and looked at Jinan in the distance.

There is no city that cannot be conquered, only an indestructible heart.

Tie Xuan, Sheng Yong, the defenders of Jinan, their tenacity is admirable.Different positions are destined to become enemies.Having such an enemy is something to be proud of.

If the southern army were all idiots like Li Jinglong, the historian would not waste more ink and ink, just to describe the battle for the throne between the uncles and nephews of the Zhu family.

At most, there are only a few records left in the history books, which describe that on a certain day of a certain year, Zhu Di, the vassal king, rebelled under the banner of Jing Nan.All the way is like breaking a bamboo, first go to a certain place, then to a certain place, and then to a certain place.On a certain day of a certain month in a certain year, he finally succeeded in entering Nanjing, kicked Emperor Jianwen off the throne, and sat on it himself.Since then, the year name has been changed, the Taimiao has been worshiped, the new emperor has a new atmosphere, and so on.A few modal particles are used at the end to summarize Emperor Jianwen's short emperor career, that's all.

In the absence of evenly matched opponents, in the historian's writing, the Yan army should become a warrior with one enemy against ten, and generals such as Zhang Yuzhu, Neng and Shen Xuan are even more warriors among warriors.What is it that Zhao Zilong enters and exits Cao Ying seven times and seven times? The warriors of the Yan army can wear Li Jinglong's Chinese army into a sieve!

Thinking of the excitement, Meng Qinghe applauded his brain power.

Ding Zongqi hadn't seen Meng Tongzhi speak out for a long time. He glanced at the strange smile on his face, and subconsciously stepped aside.Based on Ding Zongqi's experience as a fifth-rank official in the imperial court, it is advisable not to get close to Meng Tongzhi in a short time.

However, within two days, Yan Jun's project outside the city had achieved initial results.

The water level of the river flowing through Jinan has risen significantly.At night, the sound of the rushing water can be heard in a trance.

Tie Xuan knew that the best time had come.At this time, if you go out of the city to feign surrender, King Yan's vigilance will be minimized.

A team of 1000 people has been selected. Apart from some defenders, many ordinary people in the city also played in friendship.Supporting the old man with white beard and hair, Tie Xuan bowed to the ground, words of gratitude were unnecessary at this time.

The defenders at the top of the city no longer cursed, but cried.While crying, he helped his comrades hang the prepared iron plates on the city gate, waiting for the prey to arrive.

The defenders tried the power of the iron plate at night. As long as it fell, it would not be able to be hit from the outside. Maybe it could be broken with a cannon, but with King Yan in hand, the Yan army outside the city would never dare to do so.

Everything is ready, the wind has gradually picked up, and there are sporadic drizzles in the sky.

In the rain, the Yan army was still busy digging embankments, and the city gate of Jinan suddenly opened wide. Thousands of defenders and civilians supported each other and walked out of the city gate.

Yan Army Camp

King Yan sat in the big tent and read "On Zhou Gong Fu Cheng Wang" written by Gao Xianning, a Confucian scholar in Jinan.He nodded while watching, and praised his literary talent from time to time.Seeing the issue of the strike mentioned in the article, he sneered with displeasure on his face.

The battle lasted for three months, costing countless money, food and soldiers.The city is about to be captured, so stop at this time?When he is Zhu Yunqi with a hole in his head?

At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the camp, and King Yan frowned.

"Zheng He, what's going on outside?"

With the sound of footsteps, Zheng He walked into the tent, bent down and said: "Go back to the lord, the slaves are about to report that more than a thousand old and young in Jinan and the defenders have left the city to surrender."

"what?"

King Yan stood up suddenly, almost kicking down the low table in front of him.

"Is this true?"

"Return to the prince, it is absolutely true."

With joy on his face, Zhu Di strode out of the king's tent, took the reins, jumped on his horse, and rushed straight out of the camp with a whip.

Zheng He hurriedly followed, and he was outside the camp in an instant, and saw the kneeling people and defenders from a distance.

"Your Highness is a thousand years old!"

Seeing King Yan, thousands of people shouted in unison.

King Yan got off his horse, and the surrounding Yan soldiers stared at the crowd with their hands on their waist knives, keeping vigilant and avoiding any possible danger.

When the surrender team arranged by Tie Xuan left the city, Meng Qinghe happened to be nearby, so he immediately stopped logging and reported to Daying.

Looking at the old man in the crowd, Meng Qinghe was a little unsure, is it really a trap?Let alone King Yan, he was taken aback when he saw the battle in front of him.

Thousands of people pretended to surrender, if it was really planned by Tie Xuan, it would be really amazing.How can he be sure that no one will show his feet, and no one will sell him after seeing King Yan?

Just as he was thinking, King Yan had already approached and helped an old man himself.

Meng Qinghe subconsciously shouted: "My lord, be careful!"

King Yan laughed loudly, "Meng Tongzhi is a little too nervous."

The old man seemed to be moved by King Yan, and cried loudly: "The old man heard that there were treacherous ministers who were unfaithful, which made His Highness worry about the country, and raised troops to calm the situation. The people of the East China Sea are not used to fighting. When seeing the army arrive, they don't know that Your Highness is safe for the world." Yi, at a time of fear and uneasiness, being deceived by the traitor and making a big mistake, I regret it endlessly, and I am willing to vote for Your Highness. Please retreat ten miles and ride into the city alone. The fools have already tied up the traitor, and a pot of milk is waiting for Your Highness."

The old man spoke earnestly, and everyone fell to the ground to worship, and the fortifications at the top of Jinan city were being dismantled, which was quite "sincere".

Seeing that the king of Yan was moved, the old man said again that the king of Yan is a hero of the world, and the people of Jinan have admired him for a long time.And there are good deeds in Dezhou, if there are no traitors to bewitch, they will definitely not stop the army for three months.Everyone knows that mistakes can be corrected, and they have decided to take refuge in King Yan.If the King of Yan ignores the past, he must do his best to repay the grace of not killing.

After listening to the old man's words, Meng Qinghe was more than [-]% sure that this was a trap, the purpose was only to lure King Yan into the city.When he wanted to speak out to dissuade him, King Yan first agreed to the old man's request.

"Don't worry, old man, the solitary army is to destroy the treacherous minister Qing Jun, and there will be no offense when entering the city."

King Yan agreed too quickly, Meng Shierang couldn't stop him in time, and burst into tears immediately.

Didn't you say that King Yan was suspicious?How did you believe it so easily?

What's the point of this? !

When the generals learned that King Yan was going to enter the city alone, they all spoke out against it.

The prince is the commander-in-chief of the army, the backbone of the rebellion, how could he put himself in danger?No, definitely not!

Who knows if it's real or fake?If it is a trick, wouldn't it be more dangerous for the prince to enter the city alone?

Glancing at Zheng Heng who was talking, Meng Qinghe raised his eyebrows. There are more smart people under King Yan than he imagined.

Shen Xuan also disapproved of King Yan taking risks alone.Zhu Neng said bluntly, leading a group of soldiers into the city, forgive the other party for not being able to say anything.

"If the surrendered person insists on blocking it, there must be fraud in it!"

King Yan was a little hesitant, Meng Qinghe, who was standing behind Shen Xuan, gritted his teeth, stepped out of the line, and said, "My lord, I have something to say about my humble position."

"Say."

"Your Highness is the noble family of heaven. You can enter the city without troops, but you cannot be exempted from the guard of honor when traveling. Your Highness promises to enter the city alone, and you must have cavalry to escort your Highness to the bottom of the city."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's brows loosened, and the eyes of the generals in the tent also lit up.

That's right, if you don't bring troops into the city, you can't avoid the guards of honor and guards that you should have.

Zhu Di is a general in charge of the army, and even a vassal king. He entered Jinan alone?Discord!

As a wake-up call, Meng Qinghe stepped back immediately, shut his mouth and made no sound.

In the tent, the generals no longer discussed the issue of King Yan riding into the city alone, but began to compete for the position of the standard bearer next to King Yan.

When a vassal king travels, he needs an umbrella, a king's flag, and escorts to accompany him.

This is the most streamlined guard of honor.

Zhu Di is used to riding a horse, and the umbrella cover is rarely opened, so he can fly a king flag to the sky.This time, everything is inevitable.If it wasn't for the accompanying gifts from the palace, even the golden melons and golden drums would have to be displayed.

After some fierce competition, the winner was finally decided.

For the umbrella cover, Zhang Yu hit it; Wang Qi, Zhu Neng supported it; Shuai Qi, Tan Yuan did his part.In addition, the banner guards were divided up by Shen Xuan, Zheng Heng and others, and as the strategist, Meng Qinghe also got a position.

Zheng He changed into a round-neck sunflower shirt, put on a fur head, and accompanied him as an eunuch.The white dog also wanted to follow, Zheng He glared, but he is a newcomer, dare to fight with our family?

The white dog suddenly died down, and hid in the corner to grow mushrooms and draw circles.

The competition is too fierce and the qualifications are not enough, so we have to continue to work hard.

Although the guard of honor is streamlined, its high level is unique.

Zhu Di ascended the throne and ranked Jing Nan's heroes. This time, almost all those who put up umbrellas and flags can be found in the first rank.

The Duke of the State holds up the umbrella and raises the king's flag, the Marquis carries the commander's flag, and the starting point of the standard-bearer guard is at least a second-class uncle.Looking at the history of the Ming Dynasty and even the entire feudal dynasty, it is also unique.

Tie Xuan in the city received the news and ordered the warriors ambushing on the gate of the city to stand in full force and be cautious.

With a guard of honor, Zhu Di led Jinqi across the bridge and went straight to the city.

The eyes of the ambushes in the city and the strong men on the city gate suddenly became dizzy.

Isn't it a guard of honor?Why are nine out of ten big men?Even eunuchs are incomparable men.The only incongruous one is the one holding the five-element flag. The length and width are so different, it must have gone through the back door.

The horseshoe is approaching, and the guard of honor of King Yan is about to enter the city.

Sheng Yong pretended to be bound inside the gate, Tie Xuan led the civil officials out to welcome him, and bowed first to invite King Yan to enter the city.

King Yan didn't doubt that he was there, he kicked the horse's belly, step by step, he was about to walk into Tie Xuan's trap.

Tie Xuan was very excited, his nostrils were slightly opened, and the nerves of the ambush soldiers were stretched to the extreme like the strings of a bow.

Meng Qinghe held the reins tightly, raised his head inadvertently, saw the height of the city gate, his pupils shrank suddenly, and immediately shouted, "My lord, there is an ambush!"

At the same time, the signal for action sounded in the city, and the preset iron plate crashed down!

Because of Meng Qinghe's yell, King Yan instinctively pulled the reins, and the horse retreated two steps. The falling iron plate failed to trap King Yan in the city, but smashed the horse's head.

Arrows rained down on the top of the city in an instant, Zhang Yu and the others broke out in cold sweat, and cursed, "Zhu Zi'an dare!"

Zhu Neng immediately jumped off his horse, asked Zhu Di to get on the horse, and said anxiously, "My lord, let's go!"

One horse, two burly men, absolutely cannot run fast.

Zhu Neng dismounted, intending to use his life to become the queen of Yan Wang.

"My lord, general!" Meng Qinghe didn't move too slowly, "You can ride a humble horse!"

After handing out the reins, Meng Qinghe ran to Shen Xuan's side in three or two steps, and he was dragged to the horse without saying hello, but the posture was not very elegant, lying on his stomach.

"Get on the horse!"

Not to think too much, King Yan jumped onto Zhu Neng's horse, Zhu Neng changed to Meng Qinghe's mount, Tan Yuan, Zheng Heng and others made spears from the banner, and swept away the rain of arrows flying behind them.

The accompanying cavalry pulled out their waist knives one after another to cover King Yan from crossing the river.

The pursuers in the city had already set out, but they were blocked by more than a dozen people, and they could only watch helplessly as Zhu Di escaped.

After returning to the camp and jumping off the horse, Zhu Di was already in a cold sweat.

In case of being trapped in the city, the result is simply unimaginable!

The 1000 people who went out of the city to pretend to surrender did not all return to the city. They stayed in the camp to win the trust of King Yan.The safe return of Yan Wang means that the plan has failed, and it also means that these people will not see the sun of tomorrow.

Meng Qinghe was helped off the horse by Shen Xuan, clutching his chest, his face turned pale.

The situation was indeed urgent, but being carried back like a sack was really not a good experience, even riding with Commander Shen.

"Commander Shen, Tongzhi Meng, the prince summons."

Zhu Di held back his anger, and the last bit of kindness in his heart was crushed.

It was too slow to dig dikes to release water, so he simply ordered to bombard the city with cannons.

It doesn't matter whether it can be hit or not, let's get out of this breath first.

While venting his anger, King Yan praised Zhang Yuzhu Neng and others, and Shen Xuan and Zheng Heng were not left behind.Meng Qinghe made great contributions again, King Yan patted him on the shoulder vigorously, he didn't say much, but his meaning was very clear. Starting today, Meng Qinghe has truly become the confidant of King Yan, and all the hard work in the past has been rewarded at this moment .

Meng Qinghe was very excited, walked out of the king's tent, took a deep breath, but was stung by the head hanging outside the camp.

Lowering his eyes, he will be completely exhausted.

If Tie Xuan succeeds in trapping King Yan in the city, his own head will hang on the city of Jinan.

This is war, not a child's play, and there is no room for hesitation.

King Yan has no way of turning back, so why is he not the same.

One step further, glory will be added to the body, one step back, and the body will be smashed to pieces.

Taking a deep breath, Meng Qinghe clenched his fists, success is not far away, he must go on!

Shen Xuan who was walking in front suddenly stopped, seeing the change in Meng Qinghe's expression, he clasped his wrist, without saying anything.

Some things need to be thought about and done by yourself, and no one can replace them.

He believes that the person he holds in his hand is destined to stand side by side with him.