Seiwa

In the first month of the fourth year of Jianwen, the king of Yan left Beiping, and Fengrui pointed to Shandong again.

Sheng Yong and other court generals never expected that King Yan would come so soon.

The war has been fought for three years, and the two sides have already reached a tacit understanding. There will be no war in the first month, and the attack will be in the spring.

King Yan suddenly didn't talk to Sheng Yong and others about the rules. He fired artillery during the first month and shouted at the imperial army.

"Yan Ni came here, the picture must be not small."

In the city of Jinan, Sheng Yong had just received the news that the imperial court would send troops to reinforce him, and there was still a lot of food and pay for the army.

Someone has food, how good is it?

As a result, King Yan suddenly sent troops, and all plans were disrupted, and he couldn't laugh anymore after laughing halfway.

Sheng Yong gritted his teeth, but the new year?Well, that's all!He wants to see if King Yan can really conquer Jinan!

After receiving the order, the generals immediately accelerated the construction of the city defense.Soldiers lined up in several teams, went outside the city day and night to collect firewood, transported back a large number of logs and boulders, and collected military rations in the countryside, in case the Yan army cut off the food roads and besieged the city.

Jinan made preparations and waited for the arrival of Yan Jun.King Yan's move was once again beyond everyone's expectations. The army gave up the previous marching route, crossed Gaocheng, took the river to freeze, crossed the Hutuo River at night, and turned to Wei County to enter Shandong.

The generals of the southern army were a little confused, unable to figure out what King Yan's intention was.Could it be that there will be another Dongchang war?

I don’t think that King Yan didn’t stop in Dongchang at all, he took Guantao all the way to the south, won the crown county, Dongping, Yuncheng, Juye, Dingtao, Shan county, and passed through Shandong in less than two months, making great strides Stepped into Jiangsu.

The Yan army ignored the Shengyong army in Shandong, and did not worry about being taken back. They marched wholeheartedly. As long as the weather permits, they will travel day and night. The second cavalry broke through Zou County and pursued the soldiers, which was really unstoppable.

Under the leadership of Zhu Di, the Yan army is like a bullet that has been fired, and it will never stop until it hits the target.

After entering Jiangsu, a more violent attack was launched, and Fengxian and Peixian changed hands one after another.

Yan Bowei, the magistrate of Peixian County, refused to surrender and did not have enough troops to defend. Before King Yan entered the city, he sent his son back to his hometown. !"

The posthumous text scolded the king of Yan for not being a minister, and hanged himself to death.

The son who was sent out of the city turned back halfway, saw his father's body, fell to the ground and cried, and then killed himself.

After Yan Bowei's death, Wang Xian, commander of Pei County, opened the city gate to welcome King Yan into the city.

Meng Qinghe was ordered to search for the imperial court's "fine works" in the city, and when he entered the county government, he found that the master book of Pei County and the history of the classics were all in official uniforms, sitting in the lobby, waiting for the arrival of the Yan army.

Looking at the righteous master and the others, Meng Qinghe smiled wryly.

No matter how you look at this scene, it looks like a contest between the righteous side and the evil forces.

In the eyes of these people, he rebelled with the king of Yan, and he was a traitor and a model villain who helped the tyrant.

"Shameless thief!"

Under the leadership of the chief secretary, a group of people in the county government launched a merciless attack on Meng Qinghe and others, and severely punished them.They don't know who Meng Qinghe's surname is, but they don't prevent him from attacking him personally and swearing at him.

This fight, life or death, will be remembered in history!

"The thief will die!"

Being scolded like this in person, no matter how good your mentality is, you can't calm down.

Meng Qinghe somewhat understood why King Yan was so angry with Fang Xiaoru that he went on a killing spree. Even if he wasn't a perverted murderer, he couldn't maintain his sanity when he encountered such a thing.

"My friend, why are you still talking nonsense with them, Biaoxia will do it himself, and tie the matter!"

Ma Chang pressed his waist knife, his eyes were red.

It wasn't just Meng Qinghe who was scolded, the Yan army who broke into the county government counted one by one, and none of them were spared.

Don't dare to "speak out" to the King of Yan, what kind of skill is it to catch the soldiers to greet the ancestors?

Guarding the frontier all the year round and fighting against Bei Yuan, and daring to rebel with King Yan, none of the soldiers had a good temper.

They rebelled, what's the matter?

Knowing that they are a group of rebellious officials and thieves, but still dare to spit in front of their faces, their bones must be very hard!Man likes hard bones!

Unfortunately, only someone like Yan Bowei deserves to be called a man!

These?

Ma Chang's face was gloomy, and when a civil official scolded his father, he pulled out his waist knife

Meng Qinghe stopped Ma Chang.

The Yan army entered Jiangsu and was getting closer and closer to the capital. Every move would be infinitely magnified and affect the reputation of King Yan.Good or bad is only a matter of thought.

When the soldiers passed Cao County, they found a Southern Army soldier lying down on the side of the road. The King of Yan personally ordered to treat him, and said: "The soldiers are raised alone to wipe out treacherous ministers. How can we not save the soldiers."

This move is obviously suspected of brushing reputation.

Meng Qinghe knew it well, and so did the generals of the Yan Army. If they encountered scattered court soldiers along the way, whether they were scattered or slipped away on the battlefield, they would gather them all up and give them food and clothing.Many people were moved and changed into Yanjun's looped jackets, joined the rebel team, and vowed to serve the King of Yan.

With the joining of these people, the benefits are obvious, and the speed of the Yan army's advance has more than doubled.

Don't look at it as just a group of small soldiers, but these small soldiers played the most critical role in the war.The terrain and city defenses along the way of the army are like a girl whose veil has been lifted, every detail is revealed, and there are no longer any secrets.

Before, King Yan only had topographic maps drawn by Shen Xuan and Yang Duo, but now he has a group of live maps.

Earning prestige is indeed a lucrative business, Yan Wang said, if you don’t want to be white, you have to go wherever you want!

The king of Yan has orders, and the generals under his command naturally cannot dismantle the stage, not only cannot dismantle, but also follow along.

With the halo of a rebel on his head, even if he sits on the throne, he will be accused of wrongdoing.Zhu Di must find a way to clear himself up.It is not impossible to sharpen the gun in front of the battle, but with the usual accumulation, the gun can be sharpened even more.

Thinking of this, Meng Qinghe suppressed the anger in his heart, clasped his fists, and saluted the director Tang Ziqing and others who were still yelling endlessly.

The scolding voices of the director and others were choked in his throat, and Ma Chang and Yan Jun were also stunned, saluting the person who scolded him?Is Meng Tongzhi confused by anger?

Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Meng Qinghe said: "You are all loyal people, loyal to the court, fearless in the face of danger, awe-inspiring righteousness, generous to die, I admire you very much. Would you like me to help you prepare the rope? The rope is troublesome, why not hit the wall? From my point of view, the walls and ground of the county government office are very solid and should not be damaged. I admire you all so much that I really can't bear to let my subordinates use a knife to hurt their feelings."

Everyone in the county government: "..."

Yan Jun present: "..." Tong Zhi was really confused by anger, right?

Seeing the expressions of the people in the county government as if swallowing a fly, Meng Qinghe coughed, and suddenly changed the subject, "Although I admire your righteousness, I cannot agree with you. But listen to the words of Confucianism, don't think about the love of relatives, and cut down the vassal on a large scale, forcing the death of the vassal king, can it really be regarded as benevolent? His Royal Highness Yan Wang raised troops, following the instructions of Emperor Taizu Gao, in order to sweep away the traitors in the court , and return the country to Qingming!"

Looking at the county yamen book and wanted to refute, Meng Qinghe deliberately raised his voice, "The army passed by, and Qiu did not commit any crimes. In consideration of the hardships of the people, His Royal Highness King Yan ordered several times to release food. You have never heard that people from Dezhou and other places lined up to see His Highness off. ?”

The Master Book and Dian Shi said angrily: "It's just a traitor and traitor pretending to be kind! The common people are ignorant and don't know the righteousness. They are willing to follow the thief for the benefit in front of them. You are shameless! Death is not a pity!"

"Foolish people?" Meng Qinghe shook his head, "I don't think so."

"Strong words make sense!"

Meng Qinghe shrugged his shoulders and did not intend to continue arguing with them.

King Yan is indeed a rebel, so it doesn't make sense at all.

Since you are working for King Yan, you have to stand firm.Carrying Emperor Hongwu out time and time again is just to rectify the name of King Yan.

The winner is the prince and the loser is Kou. The strength determines who can have the last laugh. This is not something that can be easily changed by cursing a few words.Even if you scold me, the result is the same.

After finishing what he had to say, Meng Qinghe left the lobby with Ma Chang and others, and retreated outside the county government office. Seeing people gathering around him, he curled his mouth, clasped his fists and saluted the door, and said loudly: "Meng and his subordinates admire you!" All of you are righteous! The king of Yan is determined to wipe out the treacherous ministers and return the country to the Qingming. You all understand the righteousness and understand the difficulties of the king of Yan. Please accept the next obeisance!"

Ma Chang and the others still hadn't turned the corner, but when they saw Meng Tongzhi salute, they could only bend down.

After the ceremony, Meng Qinghe clasped his fists to the people around him with a smile, and then whispered to Ma Chang: "Take people to the back door, so..."

As soon as Ma Chang grinned, he knew that, as Meng Tongzhi was a man, how could he put his face in the face after being slapped, it must be a kick.

The scene in front of the county government office was soon reported to King Yan.

After pondering for two seconds, King Yan smiled, and said to Shen Xuan: "Xuan'er really has the ability to understand people, and it is indeed best to leave this matter to Meng Tongzhi."

"Your Majesty's praise."

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui brothers exchanged opinions in a low voice, Zhu Gaosui was a little puzzled, Zhu Gaoxu explained to him, regardless of whether those people in the county government were diehards or surrenderers, Meng Qinghe's move blocked their retreat.

"If you don't take refuge with your father and run back to Nanjing, the court will no longer trust them."

"If it's dead?"

"That has nothing to do with my father." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "It must be that they know that the traitors in the court are making trouble, they are powerless, and they can't persuade them. They can only use death to show their ambitions and use death to remonstrate."

Zhu Gaosui clicked his tongue, this Meng Qinghe is really amazing.

Before it was time for a cup of tea, there was another news that Tang Ziqing, the chief secretary of the county government, and Huang Qian, the Dian Shi, had all abandoned their secrets and turned to the bright, and under the "protection" of Meng Tongzhi, they arrived at Daying.

As for whether he left by himself or was gagged and knocked unconscious... Anyway, the person has already arrived, and the result is confirmed, so there is no need to delve into the process.

The king of Yan praised Tang, Huang and others for their understanding and righteousness, and at the same time ordered the county magistrate to be honored and resettled their families properly.In front of the people in the city, he shed two hot tears and sighed loudly: "Magistrate Yan is a loyal man, he really is a loyal man!"

Pei County Commander Wang Xian and others looked sad and cried "Brother Yan" in their mouths, but they stepped on the shoulders of dead people and climbed to a higher official position.

After counting the warehouses of the county government, according to the usual practice, King Yan ordered the release of grain.

The people in Peixian County mentioned the food they had distributed, and they all thanked King Yan for his kindness.

Tang Ziqing, Huang Qian and others, who were kidnapped by Meng Qinghe from the back door of the county government office, were filled with displeasure when they saw the elders in Lizhong and the big households in the city who entered the camp to pay respects to King Yan.He wanted to swear a few more words, but was glared at by the fierce soldier, his big fists were clenched tightly, and the knuckles were crisp.

Meng Tongzhi said, to persuade people with reason.

Soldiers have always been used to reasoning with their fists, so it can be seen how exciting life will be for Master Tang and others.

After staying in Pei County for only three days, the army set out again.

The pioneers who explored the road first crossed Fengshui, gathered ships along the way, and aimed directly at Xuzhou.

At this point, Sheng Yong and Pingan couldn't sit still anymore, and they finally understood King Yan's true intentions.

Jinan, he stopped fighting.

Site, it doesn't matter.

King Yan's destination is only the capital!

There were not enough defenders in the capital, and the Yan army was aggressive. Sheng Yong and others were trembling, and no longer guarded the city strictly, they mobilized troops one after another, and followed closely behind King Yan.

King Yan must be stopped, at least Zhu Di must be slowed down.At the same time, he rushed to deliver letters to the capital. Once King Yan invaded Nanjing, everything would be over.

Ping'an was relatively close, and he led an army of [-] to rush up first.

The Yan army is all cavalry, and Ping'an's army is not a weak brigade. Both sides are chasing after each other. As long as they seize the opportunity, the Ping'an army will bite the Yan army's tail.For a month in a row, the King of Yan had no peace in attacking the city and setting up a camp. He became impatient, so he adopted Shen Xuan's suggestion and set up an ambush in the Fei River, which was a big blow to his safety.

The terrain on both sides of the Fei River is flat and the trees are sparse, so it is not the best place to set up an ambush.

Ping An never expected that King Yan would wait here to shoot him bricks. When crossing the bridge in the evening, a large number of Yan soldiers covered with leaves and withered grass suddenly jumped up from the bank, and they were really frightened.

Due to the dark sky, the first reaction of the Ping An Army was not to encounter an ambush, but to encounter a ghostly mandrill.In addition to being frightened, the bridge was crowded, people were trampled under the bridge, and countless people fell into the water.

The Yan army took advantage of the momentum to pursue and kill, and the Ping'an army was defeated.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was also dressed in dead leaves and grass, wiped the dirt on his face, laughed and patted Meng Qinghe's shoulder, "Meng Tongzhi is indeed a great talent, I admire him for thinking of this plan!"

Although the image is a bit bad, and you have to roll in the soil, the effect is quite good.

Grabbing the withered grass tied to his head, Zhu Gaoxu patted Meng Qinghe twice, "Don't say that Meng Tongzhi looks like a little girl anymore, Meng Tongzhi is definitely a man, pure!"

Meng Qinghe: "..."

It should be a good word, right?But what happened when he heard that he wanted to beat someone up?

After defeating Ping'an, the first stumbling block to the south was cleared. The King of Yan ordered Shen Xuan to lead the vanguard to cut off the grain road in Xuzhou.

On Bingwu in March, Shen Xuan led an army to Dadian, just in time to bump into the army led by Tie Xuan.

Coincidentally, Tie Xuan and Xu Huizu were ordered to support Jinan, and before they left Jiangsu, King Yan called.

It's better to come early than to come early. Where to fight is not to fight.

Tie Xuan, who had defeated Zhu Di in Jinan, was very confident and ordered the soldiers to take the initiative to attack, determined to swallow up this Yan army with superior force.

Tie Xuan had a good idea, and the strategy he made with his generals was quite satisfactory. Unfortunately, he overestimated himself and underestimated the enemy's combat power.

In the final analysis, the victory in the Battle of Jinan has a lot of luck factors.Without the divine card of Emperor Taizu Gao, it may not be possible to force King Yan to retreat.

Shen Xuan is a murderer through and through. Most of Tie Xuan's army is recruited by Qitai Huang Zicheng. They have never experienced a real bloody massacre, let alone a fierce man like Shen Xuan. was broken up.

Regardless of the frontier army or the Mongolian cavalry, it was the first time since the start of the war that they encountered such a vulnerable enemy.

As soon as the knife was raised, the man ran away.

Although the combat effectiveness of the southern guards is slightly inferior to that of the northern frontiers, it's not so much worse, right?

Is it another trick to lure the enemy?

Such means were often used by the imperial army.

Yan Jun's attack hesitated for a moment, but Shen Xuan, the general, did not stop. Holding a long knife, he launched a third charge to the collapsed Tie Xuan's army.

The master rushed over, even if it was really a trap, the subordinates had to follow suit.

So, regardless of March 21 and [-], the forward troops swept away like a flood.

Meng Qinghe wanted to keep up with Shen Xuan, but found it difficult.

Shen Xuan rushed too fast, and Tie Xuanjun didn't run too slowly.

Two legs are chased by four legs, and the distance can be extended by a few meters. It can be seen that the potential is amazing, and the explosive power is equally amazing.

Under the protection of Gao Fu and others, Meng Qinghe no longer rushed forward with the main force, but fell behind and started to pick up leaks.

Having been in the army for four years, Gao Fu, who is not as experienced as he is, can also see that something is wrong with these southern troops.It didn't look like a guard, but like a farmer who was temporarily dragged into the battlefield.

When I met someone who was still alive, I stopped Gao Fu and others who wanted to make up the knife, and asked a few key points. Sure enough, most of the people in this army were recruited.

It took less than half a month from putting on the jacket to going to the battlefield. It is no wonder that such an army can have combat effectiveness.

"I heard Zongqi say that going to Jinan is unthinkable..."

Go to Jinan?

Meng Qinghe suddenly realized that [-]% of the imperial court thought that King Yan would wait until spring to launch an attack, and the troops could be trained in Jinan as well.If there are too many people, you can also build momentum.Guarding in the city, did Yan Jun's scouts know if it was the guard or a makeshift young man?

The abacus was well done, but it was a pity that it came to nothing.

"Rescue people first, wait for Commander Shen to come back, and listen to the command to make a decision."

"Follow the order!"

Following behind the big troops, Meng Qinghe picked up three people from a hundred households, two from the general banner, and more than 20 small banners and soldiers.The injuries of these people are not too serious, and it is absolutely no problem to follow them.

Meng Qinghe wasn't worried that they would suddenly explode and take his own life.Not injured, they are not opponents of Gao Fu and others, let alone now?

As he walked, Gao Fu found another seriously injured Southern Army.Wearing the looped jacket of an ordinary soldier, but with a beard of a literati.His face was covered with blood and dust, and his face could not be seen clearly.There were hundreds and thousands of Southern soldiers who fell beside this man.Looking at it from the lying down position, it actually guards him faintly.

Gao Fu felt something was wrong, Meng Qinghe also frowned, and called the three hundred households who followed behind, "Do you recognize this person?"

Gao Fu dragged him over, and the three hundred households exclaimed at the same time, "Iron servant?!"

Iron servant?

A thought flashed through Meng Qinghe's mind, and he asked eagerly, "Who do you say he is?"

"Hui Tongzhi, this person is Tie Xuan, the left servant of the Ministry of War."

Meng Qinghe's eyes widened suddenly, looking at Tie Xuan who was furious but unable to make a sound, my lord, Commander Shen missed this one after killing all the way?

"Fellow, do you see?"

"Help him up quickly...Gao Fu, don't pull your clothes, what if you strangle him to death?" Meng Qinghe stared, this is not easy to pick up, God sees his sincerity?

Gao Fu loosened Tie Xuan's collar and put him on the horse's back with his head down, as if carrying a sack.

Tie Xuan is a tough guy, he can be killed but not humiliated.

Being rescued by the enemy first, and then being "tortured" like this, he was so annoyed that he couldn't breathe and passed out directly.

"My friend, what should I do?"

Meng Qinghe waved his hand, fainted and fainted, stop the bleeding first, don't let people die.There is no need to change clothes, and there is no need to wipe the face. After the army arrives, it is directly sent to King Yan.

Tie Xuan didn't speak just now, did he hurt his throat?

In order to be safe, after returning to the camp, think of a way to prevent him from talking. Even if King Yan must kill him, he should be happy.

If you don't kill... Meng Qinghe shook his head, this task is really too difficult.

However, he remembered that Tie Xuan was arrested when the city of Nanjing was broken?

I missed it so early, is it a coincidence or the butterfly's wings fluttered again?

Unable to figure it out, Meng Qinghe simply didn't want to think about it, and only waited for Shen Xuan to come back before making further calculations.

At night, after the vanguard set up camp, Meng Qinghe informed Shen Xuan of the capture of Tie Xuan.

"What does the commander think is appropriate?"

Shen Xuan took off his saber and loosened his cuff, "When the army arrives, I will hand it over to the prince."

Meng Qinghe nodded, that's all he could do.

I hope that Tie Xuan can continue to be dumb, if not, I can only resort to extreme measures.

Salt or sugar?There is no need to smoke, which is too much.

Just as he was thinking, his chin was suddenly lifted, and he met a pair of deep black eyes.

"What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing."

Meng Qinghe Xiaoxiao, it is very difficult to save Tie Xuan's life, but he owes the other party a favor, and he always finds a way to repay it, no matter what Tie Xuan thinks, as long as he is worthy of himself.

Shen Xuan didn't ask any further questions, but pecked Meng Qinghe's lips, "Go to sleep."

The fire and candles were extinguished, and he lay down with his clothes on. Outside the tent, there were footsteps of soldiers patrolling the camp.

Accompanied by the familiar warmth, Meng Qinghe slowly fell asleep.

Amidst the sound of long breathing, Shen Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes swept over the sleeping Meng Qinghe, and after a while, he took him into his arms, and there was only silence in the tent.

The army arrived two days later and learned that Meng Qinghe had captured Tie Xuan. King Yan immediately sent someone to invite him. Seeing that Tie Xuan was seriously injured, he ordered the doctor accompanying the army to treat him.

After two days, Tie Xuan regained some strength, only his voice was not good.Seeing Zhu Di, he was not polite or scolded, but straightened his back and glared, expressing extreme anger with his facial expressions and body language.

"Bo Tie has something to say to Gu?"

Fang Bo is another name for the chief envoy, and Zhu Di called Tie Xuan Fang Bo instead of a servant, which shows how deep his resentment towards the Jinan War is.

Tie Xuan sneered, "Rebellious ministers and traitors, how dare you stand in the world!"

The voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like the pulling of a broken bellows.

Meng Qinghe was frightened, and the military doctor said clearly that he couldn't speak!If I knew it earlier, I should have filled it with sugar water!

King Yan's face was gloomy, and Tie Xuan still said word by word: "Calling Jing Nan is actually a rebellion! Such a big rebellion will be punished by the heavens! God will not accept it, and there will be no reward! He will be in front of Taizu's spirit..."

boom!

Tie Xuan failed to continue, but was kicked away by Zhu Gaoxu.

"Bastard! What are you, dare to insult the father like this!"

Blood dripped from the corner of Tie Xuan's mouth, and he stood up without fear, still sneering at Zhu Di.

"you……"

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to go forward, but was stopped by Zhu Di.

"Uncle Tie wants to die with all his heart, and he will fulfill you alone! Come!"

With an order, two soldiers entered the tent and dragged Tie Xuan out.

The hoarse cursing gradually faded away, Zhu Gaoxu said: "Father, I want to kill this person with my own hands!"

"Go."

Zhu Gaoxu pressed the knife with one hand, and strode out of the tent. Soon, the scolding disappeared, replaced by spattered blood and heads rolled to the ground.