Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 1 The Great Emperor Hongwu _ Chapter 27 Had to Reverse!
After receiving the secret report from the two men, Emperor Jianwen was very happy for a while, and the mental patient Zhu Di was naturally also very happy. He finally had time to prepare his own plan.
Zhu Di thought things too simply. Due to an accident, his plan went bankrupt.
Zhu Di miscalculated, because the chief minister Ge Cheng betrayed him. He told Emperor Jianwen that Zhu Di was pretending to be crazy, and secretly reported that Zhu Di was about to raise troops. Qi Tai, the Minister of War, who had always been hesitant, finally made the right decision. He
Three orders were given:
1. Immediately order the envoys to go to Peiping;
2. Instruct Zhang Bing and Xie Gui to take immediate action to monitor King Yan and his relatives, and take direct action if necessary;
Third, order Zhang Xin, the commander of the Peking capital, to arrest Zhu Di immediately.
It should be said that this is a good contingency plan, but as we said before, the execution of the plan is the most important. There is no problem with the first and second points of this plan, and the bad thing will happen in the third point.
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Zhang Xin cannot be said to be a close confidant of Emperor Jianwen. He is the commander of the capital personally appointed by King Yan. It is child's play for Qi Tai to entrust him with such an important task! I think this bookworm has listened to too much storytelling, and it is in his mind
Here, arresting people is just like "ambushing five hundred swordsmen and axemen behind the tent, and breaking the cup as a sign", which completely fails to estimate the complexity and cruelty of the power struggle.
After Zhang Xin received the task, he hesitated for a long time and still couldn't make up his mind. He had a good relationship with King Yan, but after all, he was paid by the court. If he informed King Yan, it would not only violate professional ethics, but also
From a senior state cadre to a rebel, once you get on the pirate ship, you can't get off.
Life and death are tied by a thread, and this thread is now in my hands!
At the critical moment, Zhang Xin's mother helped him make a decision. As soon as she heard that King Yan was going to be arrested, she immediately stopped Zhang Xin and said: "You must not do this (arrest King Yan). I often hear people
He said, King Yan will definitely conquer the world in the future, people like him will not die, and you cannot catch him."
We may wonder, how could this old lady know such a "secret" if she never leaves the house or takes a step outside the door? Based on the analysis of various situations, this old lady is probably influenced by those who spread the streets and vegetable markets.
Influenced by the rumors spread by fortune tellers, we came to such a conclusion.
It is really ridiculous that such an important decision was ultimately made under the influence of such ridiculous reasons and arguments.
Feudal superstition kills people.
Zhang Xin’s decision
Zhang Xin is a person who takes action immediately after making up his mind. He immediately went to Prince Yan's Mansion to report the news. But to his surprise, there were no foreigners in Prince Yan's Mansion. It can be said that this means that King Yan's energy has been exhausted, and no one who came to report the news was seen.
Is there any other way? But it happens that this Zhang Xin is a very persistent person. He is determined to overcome all difficulties and must become a rebel.
He disguised himself and sneaked into the palace, then revealed his identity and asked to see King Yan. King Yan had no choice but to see him, but King Yan did not forget his identity as a mental patient. He lay on the bed, moaning and speechless, as if he had suffered a stroke.
The patient Zhang Xin kowtowed for a long time, but the patient's brother didn't say a word.
Zhang Xin waited for a long time, but still did not wait for King Yan to speak. It seemed that the patient did not intend to speak.
Zhang Xin finally spoke: "Your Highness, please stop being like this, I have something important to tell you!" That means stop pretending to be a grandson, there are urgent things to do!
Unexpectedly, Zhu Di was so stubborn that he continued to pretend to be confused and pretended not to understand what Zhang Xin said.
Zhang Xin couldn't bear it anymore (it seems that it is not easy to rebel against a thief), so he stood up and said loudly: "Stop pretending, I have an order (arrest warrant) for your arrest. If you are interested, I will
Just stop hiding it from me!"
As a result, a miracle in the history of medicine happened. Zhu Di, a long-term stroke patient and mental patient, miraculously recovered his health. Zhu Di completed a series of complicated actions such as getting up, standing, and kneeling down in an instant, which is really amazing.
Zhu Di saluted Zhang Xin and said repeatedly: "You saved my whole family!" He immediately called out Dao Yan, who had been waiting beside him for a long time, and began to discuss countermeasures.
Things have changed since then.
Qitai's backup plan
Zhang Xin has been silent for a long time, which should be expected by Qi Tai. Judging from the development of things, he has already expected this, because just a few days after Zhang Xin went to Yan Prince's Mansion to report the news, Zhang Bing and Xie Gui came to the palace with their hands in hand.
He issued an edict to arrest the officials of King Yan, and led a large number of troops to surround the palace of King Yan.
It seems that Qi Tai has long expected that Zhang Xin is unreliable, so he is prepared with both hands.
At this point, starting from the reduction of vassalage, things developed step by step and finally reached the point of being out of control.
Take off the mask, the moment of final decision has arrived!
Not long after Zhu Di recovered from his illness, he immediately became energetic, but he did not expect that the enemy would come so quickly. At the critical moment, he summoned generals Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng to lead the guards to guard the palace. Due to the sudden incident, the army had no time to assemble, and the people outside
There are far more soldiers than the palace guards. Zhu Di is facing one of the biggest challenges in his life. To conquer the world, he must first conquer Peiping, and now he can't even get out of the palace!
What to do?
This was one of the most dangerous situations in Zhu Di's life. There were shouting and killing outside, and they were surrounded like an iron barrel. If they wanted to fight head-on, it was obvious that they were going to fight with eggs against stones. What should they do? Should they just surrender and be captured?
There is no way. As the saying goes: capture the thief first, capture the king. As long as the leader is eliminated, these soldiers will become a mob. But it is not easy to do this. The other party is coming for you. Will they put down their weapons and walk into the palace?
Let yourself catch it?
At the critical moment, Zhu Di suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something?!
What are these people outside here for? This seems to be an obvious question. From their neat uniforms, fierce facial expressions, and shiny weapons in their hands, it can be judged that they are definitely not here to participate in the party. But the question is
The question is, are they really here to catch me?
Zhu Di's judgment was correct. Zhang Bing and Xie Gui did not receive an order to arrest King Yan. The order they received was to arrest King Yan's officials, but there was no order to arrest him himself!
This is really a secret, and the courage of King Yan can also be seen. The so-called guilty conscience, some people who have violated the law will run away when they see a big-brimmed hat on the street, regardless of whether the person is a police officer or an urban management officer. There is no other reason.
It's just a guilty conscience. Zhu Di was able to think calmly even after the government came to his door, and he was a thief without a guilty conscience. This is really impressive.
So Zhu Di ordered Zhang Bing and Xie Gui to enter the palace. These two people were not fools, and they refused to go in. When Zhu Di saw this, he listed the list of arrested people and said that these people had been caught and were to be handed over to the government and needed to take the lead.
to verify the identity of the prisoner.
Now the two of them had to go in, because looking at the current situation, the work could not be completed without entering the palace, and the edict did not say that King Yan would be arrested. After discussing it, the two decided to enter the palace. Originally, they brought a lot of
The guards entered the palace together, but were rejected by the palace guards because the other people were not of high enough rank. It was normal for the palace to be an important place and no one could enter, but in an emergency, it would be too pedantic to stick to the rules. But these two are just so pedantic.
He actually took the initiative to signal the soldiers to follow the guard's instructions, and then the two of them walked side by side and strode into the gate of hell.
As soon as they entered the palace, they couldn't help it. When they arrived in the lobby, they were surprised to find the mentally ill Zhu Di sitting there, leaning on a crutch, looking weak. He didn't get up when they came, but was asked to sit down. This scene
It was very similar to the scene in today's gangster movies where the lame gang boss holds a meeting. Zhu Di, the gang boss, didn't even look at them.
Zhang Bing and Xie Gui began to beat drums in their hearts. But since they had already arrived, it was too late to say anything. Fortunately, the atmosphere was harmonious at the beginning. The host and guest exchanged some opinions on issues of common concern, and the situation was greatly eased for a while.
sign.
Just when the two of them were secretly rejoicing, a maid brought melon slices (probably watermelon). King Yan Zhu Di suddenly stopped lame. He personally took two pieces of melon to Zhang and thanked the two for coming. The two were frightened and got up.
Thank you King Yan. But how did they know that King Yan was playing tricks this time? He seemed to think that throwing a cup as a prestige was too old-fashioned, and he wanted to innovate.
The two were about to pick up the melon, but Zhu Di refused to give it. King Yan suddenly turned into the King of Hell. He was full of anger, pointed at their noses and cursed: "Even ordinary people pay attention to brotherhood and clan ties. As the emperor, I
My uncle, but I still have to worry about my own life. If the court treats me like this, there will be nothing that cannot be done in the world!"
After saying that, Zhu Di threw melons as a sign, and the guards in Prince Yan's Mansion tied up Zhang and Xie. These two usually went to restaurants for free, but they didn't expect that they lost their heads eating melons and were caught at the same time.
Ge Cheng and Zhu Di also ordered to kill them all.
From this point of view, it was really not easy to eat melon in those days.
Zhu Di threw away the crutch in his hand, looked at the people around him with solemn eyes, and shouted loudly: "I am not sick at all. It was the traitor who framed me and I had to do this. Now that it has happened, you can't blame me!"
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break!
Before the blood of the murdered man was wiped away, Zhu Di issued his statement, and the scene fell into a terrible silence.
The soldiers knew that a war was about to begin, and they had to tie their heads to their belts and fight for their lives. The relatives of King Yan knew that their fate would change. They would either be promoted from princes to royal relatives, or be demoted to death row. In any case, change
The status quo, especially the good status quo, is always hard to accept.
After all, everyone is human and has their own considerations. Things like rebellion are really not worthy of celebration, especially before success. Even Zhu Di himself, who speaks righteously and righteously, must be weak in his heart. But there is one person who is truly elated.
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This person is Dao Yan. For him, this is the best opportunity. He is already sixty-four years old, and he has given everything he has to wait for this opportunity! There is no high-spirited youth in his life.
There is no sensual pleasure, only a rough life and hard study day after day under a solitary lamp.
He is full of talents and learning, but he has not yet prospered in officialdom; he has a heart for the world, but no one knows it. He has been hiding it for so many years, and if he doesn't show it now, how can he wait for it?
Come on, come on, with so many people by your side, you won’t be lonely on the road to hell!
If you don't reach bliss, you will go to hell. This life will not be wasted!
Zhang Bing and Xie Gui were killed, but their guards were still waiting outside the door. When the soldiers saw that the people had left and never returned, the first question that came to their mind was not that they were in any danger, but their own belly problems.
After all, soldiers are also human beings. They follow you with a knife to fight, and you have to take care of the food. But it is obvious that the two eldest brothers today are not loyal. Of course, there is good food and drink in the palace, but the brothers are left outside to enjoy the wind. As time goes by,
It was getting long, it was getting dark, and there was no overtime pay if we kept waiting, so everyone went home, those who were having fun, and those who were having fun dispersed one after another.
But there is no airtight wall in the world. Soon the news that Zhang and Xie were killed by King Yan spread like wildfire. The boss was killed, which was not bad, so many soldiers picked up their weapons and went back to surround the palace.
There were many, but there was no general to command them. Although individual soldiers were brave, they were quickly defeated.
There is no turning back once the bow is fired. Once you have done it, do it to the end!
Zhu Di immediately issued the second order to capture Peiping!
General Zhang Yu led his troops to attack the nine gates of Peiping at night. At this time, the soldiers of the nine gates could not react at all and did not put up a fierce resistance. Zhu Di took control of the nine gates without much effort.
At that time, as long as you controlled the city gates, you basically controlled the entire city. The so-called idiom of closing the door and beating the dog is not unreasonable. Emperor Jianwen spent countless efforts and dispatched countless generals to control the city of Beiping, which was controlled by King Yan within three days.
Zhu Di was completely occupied.
The generals and soldiers in the city fled one after another. When Song Zhong, the Ming general outside the city, heard the news, he immediately fled and retreated to Huailai with 30,000 troops.
Zhu Di finally captured Beiping City. This city that was once the capital of the Yuan Dynasty is now in Zhu Di's hands, and he will start his own hegemony here!
Give me a reason to rebel
Zhu Di had been preparing for this day for a long time. He had plenty of soldiers, weapons, and food, but he still lacked one thing, and that was the reason for rebellion.
Does rebellion need a reason? Yes, very much. In the activity of rebellion, reasons seem to be insignificant, but in fact, although reasons are not necessary, they are also necessary.
This is especially true for Zhu Di. He is a vassal king, not a poor peasant, and the object of his rebellion is the legally recognized emperor. No matter from which aspect, he is in the wrong. So it is really necessary to find a reason.
Even if you can't fool others, you can at least fool yourself.
So Zhu Di and Dao Yan began to find their own basis from the vast Ming Dynasty legal provisions. This is a bit like the lawyers in the court today looking for legal loopholes. The hard work paid off, and they finally found the loopholes in the legal rules.
Hit a beautiful marginal ball.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not completely unaware that his son might rebel against his grandson in the future. He formulated a set of extremely complex regulations to restrict the vassal king. However, in order to prevent so-called treacherous ministers from causing rebellion, he also stipulated that the vassal king could do so in critical moments.
Raising troops to serve the king is the so-called "when there are no honest ministers in the dynasty and there is evil in the government, the prince will train the troops and be on standby, and the emperor will secretly issue orders to the kings and lead the troops to bring peace".
But there is a key point in this regulation, that is, it requires a secret edict from the emperor. In the eyes of Zhu Di and Dao Yan, this problem is not difficult to solve. They gave full play to their thick and black learning skills, turned a blind eye to this point, and openly declared
There are treacherous ministers in the court, and they want to send troops to "pacify Nan" and clear the emperor's side.
What's even more unbelievable is that they actually wrote this set of crooked arguments into a memorial, openly reported it to the court, and asked for people from the court, showing an expression of indignation. It was like a gangster on the street slapping each other in the face.
Then he excitedly asked about the whereabouts of the perpetrator and expressed that he must seek justice for the other party.
The proposal and development of the "Jingnan" theory fully demonstrates that Zhu Di has mastered an important principle in the rules of maneuvering:
If you like someone else's stuff, bring it over and defense lawyers will always find it.
——Original by Frederick II
ominous premonition
Now that everything is ready, just do whatever you need to do, but China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times. Even rebellion requires a ceremony. The leader must speak first, mainly outlining the purpose and great significance of the rebellion.
, and introduced the specific implementation methods and issues such as pensions and resettlement allowances. Then other people made additional remarks. The soldiers applauded to express their understanding, and then the meeting adjourned and the fight began.
Zhu Di's rebellion was no exception. A month before he killed Zhang and Xie, he had gathered some of his subordinates for a swearing-in ceremony. Of course, it was conducted in secret. But during that event, something happened
An accident gave Zhu Di an ominous premonition.
It was on June 7th that he summoned a group of people who participated in the rebellion to announce the rebellion plan and boost their morale. But just when he was talking happily, a sudden wind and rain came, and the tiles on the houses were blown off. Everyone
Suddenly his face turned earthy.
This is really not a good sign. People at that time would not look for reasons from the quality of the houses or the weather conditions. The original discussion was about shameful things, but suddenly it happened like this. Could it be that God was against their rebellion?
Zhu Di was also panicked. When he was talking happily, God came to disrupt the situation. Suddenly, he was stunned. At the critical moment, Dao Yan played a role. He said loudly: "If the dragon is flying, there will be wind and rain."
Along with it, now that the tiles have fallen to the ground, it is a sign of good luck!"
So after a feudal superstitious propaganda, the falling tiles became the ironclad proof that God supports Zhu Di. It seems that God is really an easy-going person and always acts according to people's wishes. The so-called words of doing justice for God cannot be believed.
The soldiers are easy to fool. They don't have much culture. They have never seen God or the emperor. They believe whatever their superiors say. But Zhu Di is different. He knows very well what the so-called emperor is and what God's will is.
The stars in the sky are all made up by myself, used to fool others and comfort myself. When it comes to a critical moment, you can only rely on yourself.
He has compared himself with the current emperor more than once. No matter from the military or political aspects, he is far better than that little kid. And he has absolute confidence in his army. Those in the capital
The troops are pampered and have not been in battle for a long time, so naturally they are not as good as these tiger and wolf troops under their own hands.
But after all, the man in the capital is the real emperor, and he is just a vassal king. If he wants to ascend the throne, he still has a long way to go, and the dangers are unpredictable.
Zhu Di's premonition was not wrong. He was about to embark on an extremely difficult road. As a prince, he had to go through a life-and-death battle on the battlefield to seize his own world. And the enemies he encountered were extremely difficult.
Not only are there incompetent people like Huang Zicheng, but there are also many very powerful opponents waiting for him, and he will suffer from these people in the near future.
No need to think about it anymore, even if the road ahead is difficult and dangerous, it is still better than sitting there and waiting to die!
Raise troops! Zhu Yunwen, give me your throne!
Song Zhong's response
Song Zhong was a man with an unlucky name and average military ability. Originally he was not an important figure in Emperor Jianwen's plan, but things took a turn for the worse, pushing him to the forefront.
All the Southern troops near Peiping rushed to where he was, and the situation was chaotic. At the critical moment, Song Zhong showed amazing courage. He accommodated and arranged many soldiers in a short period of time and reorganized them. However,
He could not calm the panic of the soldiers. In many cases, the best way to calm the panic was to be angry. In order to restore the soldiers' combat effectiveness as soon as possible, Song Zhong decided to tell a lie. He may have lied many times in his life, but the facts proved that
This lie is relatively lame.
Song Zhong sent people to spread rumors that the families of the soldiers who lived in Peiping had been killed by the King of Yan. The soldiers were indeed excited and prepared to fight to the death. Only then did Song Zhong calm down and prepare to fight the King of Yan.
But when King Yan's army really launched an attack, something unexpected happened. The enemy soldiers in the lead did not rush forward to fight, but kept shouting. The content of the shouts was similar to today's departure from the airport and train station.
The words he said when he was talking to people, all of a sudden, the shouts of father, son, brothers, cousins came one after another.
It turned out that Zhu Di learned of Song Zhong's lie, and he specially arranged for the relatives of these soldiers to take the lead in order to undermine Song Zhong's military morale. This trick was very effective, and Song Zhong's soldiers felt fooled and fled one after another. Song Zhong did not
The only solution was to go into battle himself, but the situation was irreversible. As a result of the battle, Song Zhong's entire army was wiped out, and he himself was captured alive.
Zhu Di once wanted to persuade Song Zhong to surrender, but he sternly refused, and was eventually killed by Zhu Di. Although Song Zhong was not very talented, he had the courage to fight decisively and would rather die than surrender, which was worthy of the word "loyalty" in his name.
News of the defeat soon reached the court, and Emperor Jianwen was shocked. He finally understood that what he had been afraid of had finally happened, and now he could only speak with his sword.
the only candidate
The evil consequences of Zhu Yuanzhang's killing of heroes finally appeared. When Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen looked around, he was surprised to find that it was difficult for him to find someone with real combat experience to deal with Zhu Di.
Only Geng Bingwen was left.
Geng Bingwen was a fellow villager of Zhu Yuanzhang. He had experienced hundreds of battles and had rich battlefield experience. He was trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang and was named Marquis of Changxing after the war, a first-class hero. It is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang killed countless heroes but left him alone.
It’s for today’s changes.
Zhu Yunwen's consideration was right. The only candidate at that time could only be Geng Bingwen, but he also made a mistake. He didn't seem to think carefully about a question: why did his grandfather keep Geng Bingwen?
During the Hongwu period, there were many famous generals. Although Geng Bingwen was a good general, he was not very outstanding. In that era when there were a lot of famous generals, there were countless generals who were better than him, and there were also many who were more low-key than him. Zhu Yuanzhang killed
There were so many heroes who founded the country, but he was left behind. What is so special about this man?
In fact, the secret is hidden in his title. The reason why Geng Bingwen was named Marquis of Changxing was because he had been stationed in Changxing for ten years and resisted Zhang Shicheng's attack. The city was impregnable and had not been breached, which greatly restricted Zhang Shicheng's power.
Every general has his own strengths and weaknesses. Geng Bingwen's strength is defense. Putting it all together, you have to admire Zhu Yuanzhang's shrewdness. Lan Yu and Wang Bi were both killed by him, but Geng Bingwen, who was good at defense, was
He was retained. Even if Geng Bingwen really had different intentions in the future, he would not be able to cause much trouble, and if there was an invasion from a foreign enemy, Geng Bingwen could come in handy.
However, the task assigned to him by Zhu Yunwen was to attack, and the target of the attack was Zhu Di, who had been among famous generals since he was a child and was well versed in the art of war. His military talent was not inferior to the first-class generals of the Hongwu Dynasty, and it happened that his strengths were exactly the same.
It's an attack.
Geng Bingwen accepted the mission, and a confrontation between spear and shield was about to begin.
Zhu Yunwen knew very well that his uncle Zhu Di was here to risk his life this time and could not be careless, so he handed over the command of the 300,000-strong army to Geng Bingwen, hoping that he would wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop. In order to show that he attached great importance to this matter, he
He also personally sent Geng Bingwen off to the expedition. It was during this send-off event that Zhu Yunwen did the stupidest thing in his life.
While handing over the army to Geng Bingwen, he said to him earnestly: "Please do not let me bear the crime of killing my uncle."
Although he has done many stupid things in his life, I think this is the stupidest.
This is like taking a knife and fighting someone hard. After cutting the target, stop, then send the other person to the hospital, and then continue to fight after he is discharged. Although Zhu Yunwen learned a lot from Zhu Yuanzhang, he did not understand the key rule.
, this is also Zhu Yuanzhang’s lifelong creed.
Either don't do it or do it at all.
Presumably Geng Bingwen, who received Zhu Yunwen's order, was also confused. Why can't he hurt the opponent's coach in a fight? But he still set off despite the confusion. What awaited him was a dangerous and uncertain fate.
In August, Geng Bingwen led the army to Zhending. He sent Xu Kai to garrison in Hejian, Pan Zhong to garrison in Mozhou, and Yang Song as the vanguard to garrison in Xiongxian. He waited for the main force to gather before launching an attack. It can be seen that Geng Bingwen was indeed experienced.
He knew that when fighting deep into the enemy's territory, he should fight steadily. The triangular formation he set up fully reflected his rich combat experience and solid geometric skills.
Everything is ready, all we have to do is wait for Zhu Di.
Zhang Yu’s rants
Zhu Di knew Geng Bingwen better than his nephew. He understood that this veteran general was not simple and could never underestimate the enemy. So before the war, he sent his first general Zhang Yu to reconnoitre the enemy's situation. However, after Zhang Yu reconnoitred the enemy's situation, he
He got an unexpected reply.
The young Zhang Yu did not seem to take the old man seriously. He told Zhu Di that the enemy's discipline was loose, Pan Zhong and Yang Song were both unscrupulous, and Geng Bingwen was just an old guy. It would be easy to defeat them and open the way south.
In our experience, those who utter arrogance before the war often do not end well, but sometimes those who utter arrogance have sufficient capital.
Zhang Yu had this capital. He said this after careful analysis and research. Zhu Di also agreed with his view. He personally led his troops to Lousang and prepared to launch his first wave of attack.
The target of Zhu Di's attack was Xiong County where Yang Song was stationed. He also chose an excellent time for his attack - the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Zhu Di chose to start the attack on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival after careful consideration. Soldiers are also human beings. Even when fighting, they must spend holidays and think about their parents, wives and children at home. But for those soldiers in Xiong County, their longing will be
So far.
Zhu Di's soldiers did not celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. They quietly climbed up to the top of the city in the dark. At this time, the soldiers in the city were all drunk and unprepared. They were shocked when they suddenly saw these uninvited guests. Of course, they were also
They would never mistake these people for Chang'e or Wu Gang. So the coach Yang Song sent people to Pan Zhong for help while organizing the soldiers to resist. Yang Song knew that his army was like a horn. If Pan Zhong could come to the rescue in time, he would be able to attack.
Retreat the enemy troops.
Unfortunately, due to being outnumbered, Yang Song himself and his troops were all killed in the battle, and he was unable to wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
Where are the reinforcements?
Pan Zhong did receive Yang Song's request for help. He immediately realized that the battle had begun and the situation was urgent. If Yang Song's Xiong County fell, he would be doomed, so he personally led the cavalry to attack Xiong County.
Speed up! Yang Song, you must hold on, reinforcements will be here soon!
His speed was indeed not slow, and he soon reached a stone bridge called Yueyang Bridge. At this time, Pan Zhong naturally had no intention of caring about where this place was, but if he had been here before, he would take a closer look.
, you will find a lot of water plants under the bridge.
Just after Pan Zhong and his troops ran across the bridge, gunfire suddenly broke out. The water plants under the bridge disappeared. Countless soldiers emerged and occupied the bridge, cutting off Pan's army's retreat. A large number of Yan troops also appeared on the roadside and in front.
, launched a fierce attack on Pan Zhong. Pan Zhong was unable to advance or retreat, so he was surrounded and beaten fiercely. In a short time, the entire army was wiped out, and he himself was captured alive. It seems that he had not recovered enough when he was captured.
Zhu Di was not a simple-minded person. He saw through Geng Bingwen's formation and understood that the strength of his troops was to support and take care of each other. As long as something happened in Xiong County, Pan Zhong would definitely come to rescue and attack from both inside and outside. But Geng Bingwen did not expect Zhu Di.
The action was so fast, and there was a time lag with blitzkrieg. After Yang Song was eliminated, he actually set an ambush on the road where reinforcements must pass. Killing two birds with one stone is really powerful.
Zhu Di won the victory, but he also understood that the real decisive battle and test was still to come. Soon he would face Geng Bingwen and his 300,000 troops. That was the real test.
fighter plane
Just as Zhu Di was planning the next offensive, a man came to his military camp. This man was named Zhang Bao, a general of Geng Bingwen. This man was not pretending to surrender. He provided Zhu Di with important information, that is, the Ming army was currently dispersed.
According to the current situation, the 300,000 troops have not yet arrived, and now there are only more than 100,000 troops distributed on the north and south banks of the Hutuo River. If they can be defeated separately, they will win a great victory.
After hearing the news, everyone was very happy. They also believed that they could win by attacking while the opponent's troops were dispersed, and they should attack immediately. However, Zhu Di's reaction was beyond their expectations.
He did not attack the dispersed Ming army as Zhang Bao said, but arranged for Zhang Bao to return to camp and tell Geng Bingwen that his army was approaching, so that Geng Bingwen could prepare.
This is another puzzling move. Could it be that Zhu Di thinks there are too few enemies?
That's right, he just felt that the enemies were too few and too scattered. His real plan was to let Geng Bingwen get the news and join forces together, and then fight him decisively! In his opinion, it would be difficult to defeat the enemy if they were divided into two places. He might have
They will be attacked from both sides, so it is better to gather them together and deal with them.
Judging from this plan, Zhu Di has strong confidence in his command ability. In his opinion, Geng Bingwen's army is not terrible. All he needs is a face-to-face decisive battle!
As Zhu Di expected, Geng Bingwen gathered his troops together and waited for Zhu Di's arrival. Regardless of whether Zhang Bao was a spy or not, this was his only choice.
For Geng Bingwen, who is already in his sixties, it is not a pleasant thing to have to fight at the age of retirement. And when he learned that his carefully laid formation was broken through, Yang and Pan Ruqie
When Cai Yi was dealt with by Zhu Di, he couldn't help but marvel at the military capabilities of this genius general who was only forty years old. He was a man who had seen the world. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and others accompanied him a lot.
Years ago, their overwhelming offensive and unpredictable judgment skills left a deep impression on him. At that time, he could only do what he could under the light of these people. With the passing of these people
, he also once arrogantly believed that the world can fight, but there are not many people who can fight.
But now, he finally fully realized that he was facing a terrible enemy, an enemy who was very good at fighting and difficult to deal with.
His specialty is not offense, but Zhu Di's army keeps approaching him. He has no choice but to join forces and wait for the opponent's attack. This is really a shame for a general who leads an army of 300,000. It is a death.
There must be a result in life, Zhu Di, come on!
True defeat
After Zhu Di learned that Geng Bingwen had joined forces, he immediately began to attack. However, his so-called decisive battle did not mean leading all the troops to fight the opponent, because he knew that there were many ways to achieve a decisive battle.
Geng Bingwen finally saw Zhu Di's flag, and he waited for Zhu Di's arrival.
The Battle of Zhending began, but in this battle, the Northern Army did not designate a general to be the vanguard, because Zhu Di himself held this honorable position, and of course no one would compete with him.
Zhu Di loves war. He was born in the flames of war and seems to have an indissoluble bond with war. When he mounts his horse, listens to the familiar sound of horns and shouts, and wields his saber to kill the enemy, he seems to be able to find his own existence better.
value.
The cry of death is his music, the armor is his clothing, the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood are his pictures, he belongs to this place.
Geng Bingwen waited for a long time. He believed that Zhu Di was watching him somewhere in the opponent's formation. But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't see Zhu Di play. What kind of trick was he doing?
Geng Bingwen was destined to be unable to wait for Zhu Di, because Zhu Di did not attack from the front. He did not go to Geng Bingwen's appointment and let the other party go. Instead, he personally led thousands of people in a circle and suddenly rushed out from the southwest of the city.
!This time Geng Bingwen was really caught off guard. Two battalions were attacked and suffered heavy losses. However, he was worthy of his experience and did not panic. He immediately went out into battle. He believed that his troops were not at a big disadvantage compared to the opponent.
You can put it together.
However, the reaction of the Northern Army was as fast as lightning. As soon as he led his troops to fight, the Northern Army in front immediately launched an attack!
The long-awaited Northern Army, led by Zhang Yu, Tan Yuan, and Zhu Neng, launched a fierce attack on Geng Bingwen's Southern Army. The combat effectiveness of these Northern Army, which often dealt with the Mongols, was naturally far superior to that of the Southern Army, which was neglected in fighting positions.
Under their attack, the Southern Army's defeat began to appear, and Geng Bingwen in the formation received another unfortunate news. The guerrilla Zhu Di had already come around to launch an attack from behind.
It's over now.
Under two flanking attacks, Geng Bingwen could no longer withstand it. He led his troops to retreat to the east of Hutuo River, but the Northern Army general Zhu Neng was hot in pursuit. Geng Bingwen was not a coward. When he calmed down and carefully observed the enemy's situation, he was surprised.
It was discovered that Zhu Neng, who was pursuing his tens of thousands of troops, only brought about thirty people with him.
A few dozen people dared to chase an army of tens of thousands! It was too bullying. Geng Bingwen immediately ordered to stop retreating and re-form. He wanted to see if these people were really invulnerable.
Desperate Zhu Neng
Zhu Neng found that the Confederate army had stopped retreating and had lined up its troops to prepare for battle. He understood that the Confederate army would fight tooth and nail for the sake of the basic honor of soldiers. Don't pursue the enemy. If you know the current situation, it seems that you should withdraw.
But Zhu Neng was obviously a man who did not care about his life. A man who did not care about his life was not afraid of those who dared to fight. Instead of stopping his pursuit, he accelerated his speed and led the remaining dozens of people to rush into the enemy formation risking their lives! Facts have proved that,
As long as people are not afraid of death, they can create any miracle. Geng Bingwen's Southern Army was already defeated, but after Zhu Neng's charge, it collapsed again. More than 3,000 people abandoned their armor and surrendered.
Geng Bingwen no longer had any confidence, so he led the remaining soldiers to retreat into Zhending City. Only in the city could he show his strengths.
The Northern Army was victorious, and they then attacked the city, but Geng Bingwen once again proved that it was no accident that he was chosen to survive. I wasn't afraid of Zhang Shicheng back then, so am I still afraid of you people?
The Northern Army attacked for three consecutive days. Geng Bingwen relied on these remaining soldiers to hold on to the truth, making the Northern Army make no progress. If these attackers knew that Geng Bingwen had held on to the city for the longest time, they would probably faint.
But no matter what, Geng Bingwen knew very well that he had lost and was convinced of his defeat. He seemed to see the shadow of Li Wenzhong in Zhu Di.
Zhu Di, you have won. You have surpassed others and become the best general of this era. But I have been eliminated. I am no match for you.
But is there really no one in this era who can compete with you? No, God is fair. He will not let you perform alone. Your opponent will eventually appear, although it is not me.