Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 1 The Great Emperor Hongwu _ Chapter 29 Zhu Di's opponent
A person in charge of food and wages
When Li Jinglong was engaged in the Battle of Baigou River, a Shandong official took on the task of escorting food and wages for Li Jinglong's army. He was very responsible and there was never a shortage of food and wages. But his hard work could not save the defeat of the battle. Li Jinglong's defeat
At that time, he retreated with Li Jinglong, but his retreat speed was much slower than that of the long-legged coach.
Along the way, he continued to gather the defeated soldiers and organize them. In the eyes of people at the time, this was really a behavior that was difficult to understand. The so-called building was about to collapse and it was difficult to support it alone. With Li Jinglong's
After the defeat, all the prefectures and counties along the way heard the news and surrendered. The country may change hands at any time, and everyone has begun to plan for their future. But this person is still doing such a job. In fact, it is not only the officials and generals who do not understand
, even the soldiers he took in didn't understand. They didn't know why this man wanted to take them in and where he planned to take them.
"Jinan." He said, "We are going to defend Jinan."
"The coach has run away, sir, can you hold on?"
"I am participating in politics in Shandong and an official appointed by the imperial court. This is my responsibility."
This man who delivers food and wages on time, fulfills his duties conscientiously, and steps forward in critical moments is called Tie Xuan.
Tie Xuan was born in Dengzhou, Henan (today's Dengzhou City, Henan). His resume is not eye-catching, but what is surprising is that he is an intellectual who does not understand military affairs. During the Hongwu period, he was born under the Imperial Academy
He was directly appointed as the Ministry of Rites to Shizhong. After Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, he was appointed to participate in the political affairs of Shandong.
However, it was such an intellectual who did not understand military affairs who shouldered the heavy burden that no one wanted to bear - to save the country from danger.
Tie Xuan is not the kind of person who was familiar with the art of war at a young age and danced after hearing the chicken. Before that, his life was to read good books and be an official. When he saw the bloody massacre on the battlefield for the first time, he also hesitated and
Although he was timid, given his official position, he could make a good future if he was willing to defect to Zhu Di. But in the end, he chose to stick to his principles and beliefs.
Because in his eyes, Zhu Di was not a hero who was persecuted by treacherous ministers and forced into trouble, but just a treacherous minister and traitor who disturbed the peaceful times and had evil intentions. His moral concept made it impossible for him to accept such a person as the new master of the country.
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It is easy not to accept, but it is difficult to stand up and resist. Although Tie Xuan is a scholar, he also understands that war is no child's play. If he chooses to fight, he will face the best commander of this era - Zhu Di.
On his way to organize soldiers to rush to Jinan, he met a man named Gao Wei, who strengthened his will.
Gao Wei, a native of Liaozhou (now Zuoquan County, Shanxi Province), had known each other for a long time and had a deep friendship with Tie Xuan. Just when officials were running to seek refuge with Zhu Di, Gao Wei escaped from Zhu Di's territory.
His purpose is the same as Tie Xuan's - to pledge his life to the country.
Tie Xuan met this old acquaintance in Linyi. The two held each other's hands and cried, expressing their feelings and vowing to protect Jinan until death.
Even if your enemy is extremely powerful, even if you don't have a good way to deal with it, as long as you have the determination and courage to face a powerful enemy, you will find that miracles can be created.
Tie Xuan and Gao Wei led a group of remnant soldiers to Jinan with the determination to die. However, when they arrived in Jinan, they unexpectedly found that Li Jinglong had suffered another defeat. It turned out that Li Jinglong fled to Jinan in one breath and reorganized his troops.
At that time, he still had hundreds of thousands of men. He originally planned to resist, but he didn't expect that Zhu Di didn't leave him this opportunity.
Zhu Di led the army to launch a fierce attack on Li Jinglong, but Li Jinglong was already suffering from Zhu Di's fear and collapsed at the first touch. This time he escaped even more completely, running back alone and giving hundreds of thousands of soldiers to Zhu Di.
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It was under such circumstances that Tie Xuan entered Jinan. He would not have thought that as a scholar, he would make immortal achievements here and be praised by people in this city for generations to come.
It was in the city of Jinan that Tie Xuan met another person who influenced his life. This person was called Sheng Yong, who was the commander of the capital under Li Jinglong. Although this Sheng Yong had the word "Yong" in his name, he was by no means mediocre.
.On the contrary, he is a general with great military talent, but under Li Jinglong, no matter how talented a person is, it is useless.
Li Jinglong's escape is also a good thing for them. Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong can finally get rid of this crappy guy and create their own miracles.
Jinan’s persistence
At this time, the city of Jinan was crowded with panicked fleeing people and remnants of defeated soldiers. The public security situation was not good, and there was an extreme shortage of combat-effective soldiers. Tie Xuan was faced with such a mess. And there was no God.
Give him more time, Zhu Di has already led his hundreds of thousands of troops to prepare to attack the city.
This is another battle that seems to have a huge disparity in outcome. If many people were in the role of scholar Tie Xuan, they would have surrendered long ago. The fact is that Li Jinglong's most powerful army of 600,000 has been defeated.
Now the people in the city are just some fish that have slipped through the net, and in terms of military quality, Tie Xuan and others cannot compare with Zhu Di.
Zhu Di seemed to think so. He was uncharacteristically no longer timid, but took the initiative to take the offensive for the first time. He lined up all his troops and camped under the city. He had defeated all powerful enemies and had stronger strength.
Countless state capitals surrendered to him, but to his surprise, the weak city in front of him refused to surrender and blocked his way!
He decided to change his tactics and fight hard to make the city completely surrender to him.
Zhu Di was so complacent that he seemed to have forgotten how he defeated an enemy stronger than himself. What determines the outcome of a war is not necessarily advanced weapons and the number of soldiers, but human determination and wisdom.
Good defenders lurk under the Nine Earths
Although Tie Xuan did not have a professional background and did not understand military affairs, he was a very savvy person. He tempered himself in harsh wars, understood the laws of war, and was eventually elected as the defender of Jinan City.
Sheng Yong, who has rich military experience, has become his right-hand assistant. The combination of these two people will give Zhu Di trouble in the next few years.
After Zhu Di was fully prepared, he sent soldiers to launch an attack on Jinan. The Northern Army attacked day and night. Tie Xuan personally directed the battle on the city and took the lead. His behavior touched the originally dejected soldiers. In the eyes of these defeated people,
Tie Xuan is a person who can be trusted and relied on. Encouraged by Tie Xuan, the morale of the defensive officers and soldiers was greatly boosted, and they repelled Zhu Di's many attacks. The Northern Army lingered under the city for several days without any access, except for carrying back countless weapons every day.
Corpse, no further progress.
Zhu Di was never a reckless person. After observing the terrain of Jinan, he came up with a very vicious strategy. He broke the embankment and released water, hoping to flood Jinan City and destroy the will of the defenders in the city. This move was indeed
It was amazing. It was impossible for the defenders to swim and have a water fight at the same time, and this artificial watering method could not be blocked with woven bags. Seeing that the city was about to be lost, Tie Xuan did not panic. He came up with an ingenious idea.
This method can not only alleviate the immediate crisis, but also hopefully complete the battle.
Tie Xuan's plan was this. He prepared a thousand men to fake a surrender, and hoped that Zhu Di would ride into the city alone to accept the surrender to show his sincerity. He believed that Zhu Di would not doubt his surrender at a critical moment.
Sure enough, Zhu Di was fooled. He really came alone. The gates of Jinan City were wide open, seeming to be waiting for the arrival of its new owner. In fact, this undefended city was an open mouth of Tie Xuan.
The sack is waiting for the prey to arrive.
Just when Zhu Di was about to enter the city on horseback, someone in the city suddenly shouted: "Qiansui!"
This was the signal for action. The shouting continued, the sack had been closed, and an iron plate similar to the mechanism in a martial arts movie was suddenly lowered from the city gate, with the intention of trapping Zhu Di in the city.
This can be regarded as an extremely exquisite design. Unfortunately, the man who operated it was a little too hasty. The iron plate did not block Zhu Di, but hit his horse's head. Zhu Di was confused by this iron plate falling from the sky.
He panicked and immediately changed his horse to escape.
This incident made Zhu Di very angry. It was rare for him to trust others, but he was deceived. His impure heart was ruthlessly hurt by Tie Xuan, so he ordered his soldiers to attack Jinan City again, but Jinan was still tightly defended.
Zhu Di fought for three months without making any progress.
In order to break the deadlock, Zhu Di decided to use his last secret weapon - cannon. Cannons from the Ming Dynasty have been widely used on the battlefield. In the Battle of Jingnan, both the northern and southern armies used this weapon, but in general, the northern army used
The frequency is much less. The reason may be that the Northern Army mainly relies on cavalry, and Zhu Di’s tactics are surprise attacks. Such tactical characteristics determine that they are unwilling and unable to carry these soldiers weighing hundreds of kilograms at any time.
Man. But now that it's a siege, artillery comes in handy.
Now Tie Xuan finally had to face the biggest crisis since he was guarding Jinan. At that time, Tie Xuan did not have rocket launchers in his hands, and it was impossible to destroy the opponent's artillery position with firecrackers and bows. He could only watch the Northern Army soldiers.
While singing a little tune, he loaded the ammunition, then lit the fuse, and gave himself special gifts-various large iron balls in the form of airborne drops.
Of course, a capable person can always come up with a solution when there is no solution. If Tie Xuan was really at his wits end and allowed the Northern Army to attack the city, I believe there would be no Tiegong Temple in Jinan City to commemorate him today.
.By the way, I also went to worship him, because even based on the wisdom he showed in handling the crisis of bombarding Jinan, he is qualified to be worshiped by future generations.
Just as Zhu Di was preparing cannons and ammunition to bombard Jinan City, a scene on the top of the city stunned him.
He immediately ordered no artillery fire. Because when he saw those things hanging out of the iron fence on the city wall, he knew that whether Jinan could be defeated or not was just a small matter. If the artillery fire destroyed these things, it would be a real big trouble.
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What on earth made Zhu Di so desperate? Tie Xuan didn't seem to have anything valuable in his hands, and even if he had something valuable, as long as he fired artillery into the city, everything would be his.
What?
This is where things get funny. The gadgets Tie Xuan hangs out are worthless at all, but they are really deadly. Even if you kill Zhu Di, he won't dare to fire.
Because Comrade Tie Xuan hired someone to make more than a dozen large signs overnight, with the words "Ming Taizu Gao Emperor's Divine Sign" neatly written on them, and they were hung around the city wall.
These wooden signs were really more effective than bulletproof vests. Zhu Di was furious and cursed outside the city, but he didn't dare to take action seriously. All of this had been anticipated by Tie Xuan.
There is nothing in this world that Zhu Di dare not do. He dared to be rude to the emperor, dared to look down on the emperor, and dared to rebel openly. And these wooden signs were just a few words written on ordinary wood. Why did Tie Xuan judge Zhu Di?
You absolutely dare not damage these wooden signs?
If there was psychological warfare at that time, then Tie Xuan should be the master. He accurately grasped Zhu Di's weaknesses. Zhu Di did not have many weaknesses, but there were indeed some. His weaknesses were the reasons for sending troops.
Although everyone in the world knows that Zhu Di is a rebel, Zhu Di still has certain theoretical support after all. This support is the legacy of his father Zhu Yuanzhang. The so-called vassal king is in trouble, and the treacherous ministers are eliminated. In fact, it is to use grandpa to suppress
Grandson. But now that Tie Xuan is displaying his father's magic cards, if he attacks the city with cannons, wouldn't he dare to destroy his father's throne?
This is absolutely impossible. Why doesn't Zhu Di know that these so-called magic cards were probably made by Tie Xuan who sent people up the mountain to cut the wood and find a few calligraphers to write them? How sacred is this? But the strange thing is here,
Everyone knew that this thing was fake, but no one dared to smash it. Zhu Di's mentality of being a bitch and wanting to build a memorial arch was also fully exploited by Tie Xuan, and he created such a funny scene.
Zhu Di under the city had all the artillery and strong soldiers and horses. As long as he ordered the attack, Jinan would have it at his fingertips. However, he was furious and had difficulty expressing his anger, but he did not dare to fire. Tie Xuan on the city was very proud, beating the so-called trees that might have been trees in the mountains yesterday.
The magic card, looking at Zhu Di below with a provocative look, almost shouted out such bold words as "shoot at me", which seemed to mean: If you have the guts, just shoot!
Zhu Di had no idea of firing, so he had to withdraw his troops and return to camp. This should be the most useless and depressing day in Zhu Di's military career.
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Zhu Di finally felt the strength of his opponent. A group of defeated soldiers, a scholar who had never fought in a war, and a city that seemed to make a few bricks fall with just one kick, actually blocked him. And this was also his first failure in the war.
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God will not let one person dominate this era, he can only teach others.
But can he leave if he wants to?
Tie Xuan in the city was keenly aware of the signs of Zhu Di's retreat. He and Sheng Yong led the army to pursue them and beat him hard. Zhu Di panicked and retreated hundreds of miles. Tie Xuan took advantage of the situation to attack and regained Dezhou.
The victory of this battle brought a glimmer of light to Emperor Jianwen, who had been depressed for a long time. He promoted Tie Xuan to be the Chief Envoy of Shandong, and then made him the Minister of the Ministry of War. This scholar who was not born in the military was able to serve as the highest military officer.
I really have to thank Zhu Yuanzhang for his campaign to purge heroes and Li Jinglong for his stupidity and ignorance.
Emperor Jianwen finally made a very wise decision. He replaced Li Jinglong as commander-in-chief and awarded this position to Sheng Yong. Facts have proved that at that time, Sheng Yong was indeed the most suitable candidate for this position.
At the same time, Li Jinglong, the champion of the escape competition, returned to the capital in a hurry. This man really left people speechless. The 600,000-strong army when they left the army was completely defeated, and only he himself ran back naked. Even the original
Huang Zicheng, who recommended him, wanted to chop him to death with a knife. Huang Zicheng felt that he had sinned deeply and hated Li Jinglong, so he teamed up with the imperial censor Lian Zining and the censor Ye Xixian to make a generous speech to Emperor Jianwen: Li Jinglong should be beheaded immediately!
But Emperor Jianwen rejected their request, and the reason for his refusal seemed to be very good. Li Jinglong was his relative.
Emperor Jianwen had always been compassionate and philanthropic, and he cared deeply for his uncle who rebelled against him, not to mention a cousin who had lost the war. And in his view, Li Jinglong's defeat was a fait accompli, so he would kill him
It's not of much use, and raising him only costs more food every year, so why do we have to take human lives?
But Emperor Jianwen was wrong. He would not have thought that Li Jinglong, who had lost the battle, actually had a second identity, and that he would have an important impact on the situation in the near future.
In any case, the Southern Army finally recovered from the confusion and confusion after the war. They did find a general who could deal with Zhu Di and began to gather the strength to counterattack.
After rest and recuperation, the rearranged Southern Army is ready to launch a counterattack against Zhu Di. The conservative Geng Bingwen and the foolish Li Jinglong will no longer appear. Zhu Di will face the strongest lineup of the Southern Army composed of a new generation of outstanding generals, and will also welcome him.
The most painful failure in life.
Those who are good at attacking move above the nine heavens
Zhu Di was never a passive person. After learning that Sheng Yong was preparing for the Northern Expedition, he had made preparations in advance and started the attack.
In November of the second year of Jianwen, Zhu Di launched an attack on Cangzhou, where the Confederate Army was heavily stationed, annihilating tens of thousands of Confederate troops, and capturing General Xu Kai. After that, Zhu Di continued to launch fierce attacks without stopping, conquering Dezhou, Jining, Linqing and other places.
At this time, the commander-in-chief Sheng Yong, after learning that Zhu Di had struck preemptively, accurately judged the situation and prepared to switch from offense to defense to attract the Northern Army to advance. He understood that a small fight would not solve the problem, and a decisive battle with Zhu Di was inevitable.
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After carefully surveying the terrain, he selected Dongchang, the battlefield for the decisive battle, which was about to become the collective cemetery of the Northern Army.
In order to attract Zhu Di to come to the decisive battle, Sheng Yong abandoned many cities to avoid his edge. He systematically arranged his army to retreat step by step to lure Zhu Di to continue to advance. He believed that Jinan's failure would inevitably make Zhu Di more offensive.
, and it is easier to fall into the trap set by oneself.
Sheng Yong's estimation was correct. At this time, Zhu Di did have a stronger desire to attack than before. Jinan's failure made him sleepless and sleepless, especially when Tie Xuan used means such as hanging a god card to force him back, which made him more vulnerable.
He felt like he was being tricked. But he still had full confidence. No matter how smart Tie Xuan was, it was only his defensive ability. What really determines the outcome of the battlefield is the offense.
When it comes to offense, look around the world and see who can rival you!
It was not that he was unaware of Sheng Yong's intentions, but he was fully confident. When he was young, he had joined the army, received guidance from countless famous generals, experienced bloody battles on the battlefield, and defeated countless terrible enemies.
With sufficient combat experience, the generals of the Southern Army were either too old or too young to become their opponents.
There is only one Ping'an who can be called his rival in the Southern Army. This person is indeed a strong enemy. If he becomes the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, it will be really difficult to deal with. But the good news is that Zhu Yunwen seems to have made another mistake. He appointed Li Jinglong's governor
Sheng Yong took over the command position and let Ping An become Sheng Yong's deputy.
He had also investigated the situation of the enemy coach Sheng Yong in advance. As expected, Sheng Yong had no outstanding achievements. He was just a subordinate of Li Jinglong. Moreover, this person had a weakness, that is, he was not good at commanding.
cavalry.
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was the main force in war. In the past, when dealing with the invasion of foreign nomads, cavalry was the main military reliance. In Zhu Di's era, the most outstanding cavalry general recognized by the Northern and Southern armies was Zhu Di himself.
. He personally led an army deep into the desert to annihilate the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and accumulated rich military experience. He also had proud commanding abilities and strong soldiers, but his opponents were only subordinates of his defeated generals. Compared with himself, Sheng Yong
Just a nobody.
In Zhu Di's view, there was no suspense in this battle. He firmly believed that in a face-to-face confrontation, the elite Northern Army cavalry would crush the enemy to pieces, and he would be destined to be the final winner of the battle.
However, facts have proved that although everyone has his own shortcomings, he must also have his own strengths. Although Sheng Yong does not have Zhu Di's excellent cavalry commanding ability, he also has his own troops that he is good at commanding.
Zhu Di's army was still advancing. In December of the same year, the Northern Army successively captured Dong'a and Dongping, and continued to advance towards Dongchang, the battlefield pre-designed by Sheng Yong.
At Huakou, not far from Dongchang, Zhu Di encountered a forward force led by Sheng Yong's general Sun Lin. It seemed that just as he expected, Sheng Yong's army was vulnerable, and he defeated his opponent without much effort. This
This made him more convinced that Sheng Yong would be defeated by him just like Li Jinglong, and then fled back in despair. The high-spirited Zhu Di finally got rid of the shadow of the Jinan battle, and he led more than 100,000 troops to the final decisive battle site -
—Dongchang.
Sheng Yong is waiting for him here.
Speaking of Sheng Yong, this person is really a bit legendary. The first sentence of "History of Ming Dynasty·Sheng Yong Biography" is: "Sheng Yong, I don't know who he is." The seemingly funny language shows that this is a person whose life is unknown.
, in today’s terms, is a black man. His place of birth, date of birth, and parents are not specified. But one thing is clear, that is, he has fought many defeats.
He first served as a general under Geng Bingwen and experienced the defeat of Zhending. Then as Li Jinglong took Geng Bingwen's place, he turned to follow Li Jinglong. It should be said that under Li Jinglong, Sheng Yong learned a lot of things, such as defeating battles
How to escape, how to choose an escape route, how to deal with the defeated soldiers, etc.
In those failed battles again and again, he had become accustomed to the role of the defeated. He seemed to have spent the first two years of his military career being chased. When others ran, he ran too, from Zhending to Zhending.
From Peiping to Dezhou and Jinan, he has been chased back and forth like a duck.
For Sheng Yong, the so-called dignity of a soldier is nothing more than a joke. If he fails, flees, fails again, flees again, what dignity can there be in living like a bereaved dog?
Of course, if Sheng Yong continues to live like this, there will be no biography of Sheng Yong in history. At most, he will leave a record in history such as a certain general named Sheng Yong was killed in a certain battle. Later
Facts have proved that he is a man with outstanding military talents.
Sheng Yong had seen Zhu Di in the formation many times. Zhu Di's quick attacks and breakthroughs, sudden timing and accurate battlefield judgment all left a deep impression on him. Every time he saw
Zhu Di took the lead and led his elite cavalry to and fro in unstoppable majesty. He would have endless emotions and questions: Can this person be defeated?
In the repeated failures, Sheng Yong continued to learn, and he gradually figured out Zhu Di's offensive routine and method, which was to use cavalry to attack the flanks, which was in line with Qisheng's military strategy.
After the defeat of Baigouhe, he fled to Jinan and met Tie Xuan, who was not from the military. At that critical moment, he and Tie Xuan worked together and finally defeated Zhu Di's army for the first time. This incident made
He realized that Zhu Di was not the so-called God of War, and he could also be defeated.
After careful planning, he specially designed a unique set of tactics based on Zhu Di's attack methods, and set up a battlefield in Dongchang to prepare for Zhu Di's attack.
In fact, Sheng Yong also knew very well that the victory in the Battle of Jinan was somewhat of a fluke, and it was very difficult to defeat Zhu Di in a field battle. The Northern Army led by Zhu Di had long relied on cavalry as its main force, and had conquered Mongolia many times.
Sheng Yong was extremely good at field combat, and as Zhu Di expected, Sheng Yong was not an outstanding cavalry commander, but he dared to fight Zhu Di because he had secret weapons and battle strategies that he was good at using.
The outpost has reported to Sheng Yong the news of Zhu Di's arrival in Dongchang. Sheng Yong knew that he would finally face this terrible enemy. In this battle, he no longer needed to report military information to anyone, but this may not be the case.
A good thing, because all the responsibilities and burdens have fallen on me, and there is no one else to rely on.
To the surprise of Sheng Yong's generals, Sheng Yong did not choose to hold on to the city. These generals, like Sheng Yong, had suffered enough from Zhu Di in several defeats, and were well aware of his power, and were prepared to fight Zhu Di head-on.
He had more or less fear. So when Sheng Yong announced that he would line up behind the city to fight, his generals were in an uproar, and arguments broke out.
Sheng Yong didn't speak, he stuck to his plan.
Fight against the city, advance or retreat, live or die! You can no longer run away, even if it is for the dignity of a soldier, you must fight to the death!
Zhu Di, let me show you how powerful I am, a nobody!
Decisive Battle of Dongchang
Zhu Di led his elite troops to Dongchang and began a decisive battle with Sheng Yong. As he expected, Sheng Yong's army had neither many nor skilled cavalry, but these soldiers were equipped with another kind of weapon-firearms and
Crossbow.
Sheng Yong knew very well that defeating Zhu Di in a cavalry confrontation was tantamount to wishful thinking, so he gave full play to his expertise and equipped a large number of firearms and crossbows. In order to increase the lethality, he also ordered people to place arrows on the crossbows.
After applying poison, the injured soldiers were not given time to wait for the ambulance, and they must be killed with one blow.
When Zhu Di saw this formation, he finally understood that the attacker was not evil, but the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
After giving the order, Zhu Di personally led the cavalry to attack. As before, he chose the direction of attack from Sheng Yong's army's left wing. However, under his full attack, the left army remained motionless. Zhu Di attacked repeatedly, but to no avail.
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Zhu Di's move was really old-fashioned, and Sheng Yong had been prepared for it. Not only did he send heavy troops to protect his left wing, he also designed a trap that Zhu Di could not have dreamed of.
After the attack failed, Zhu Di adjusted his army deployment in time. He decided to change the breakthrough point and attack Sheng Yong's Chinese Army with central breakthrough tactics in order to achieve a complete defeat. He reorganized his troops and moved to the direction of the Chinese Army, preparing to launch a fatal attack.
Attack. But what he didn't expect was that when he majestically organized his troops to prepare for the attack, he and his troops were already standing at the mouth of Sheng Yong's sack.
Soon, Zhu Di led his cavalry to launch the largest attack. As he expected, Sheng Yong's central army collapsed at the first touch and fled backwards. Zhu Di was overjoyed and launched the entire army to pursue the enemy. However, his pursuit did not last long, and Zhu Di
They were surprised to find that the further they advanced, the more Confederate soldiers there were, and they did not look like fleeing soldiers. They all had firearms and crossbows in their hands, aiming at their own army.
A thought flashed through Zhu Di's head instantly: "I've been fooled!"
This was exactly Sheng Yong's plan. He expected that Zhu Di would turn to attack the Chinese army after his left-wing attack failed, so he set up a trap. When Zhu Di attacked, he arranged for the Chinese army to retreat, and then encircled and launched an attack after Zhu Di entered the encirclement.
Zhu Di was once again in crisis. This time he could not deceive the enemy coach like he did in the Battle of Baigouhe. Sheng Yong was not Li Jinglong, and Zhu Di had already become the winner. This time he broke his riding whip.
, it will no longer have any effect.
reinforcement
At this time, a large number of Zhu Di's soldiers gathered outside the encirclement, but because the coach was surrounded, everyone was at a loss. Experience tells us that heroes will always appear at critical moments, and this time it was Zhu Neng who acted as the hero.
He followed Zhu Di to attack the Southern Army, but after a dazzling formation change, he found that he had lost his commander, which was a big deal! If he didn't find him, the whole army would be in danger of collapse!
When he learned that Zhu Di had been surrounded, he immediately led his own soldiers to rush towards the encirclement of the Southern Army. This man is really a rare brave and loyal man, and he is also famous for not taking his own life. He had led three soldiers before
A glorious record of more than ten people chasing an army of tens of thousands. This time he did not disappoint Zhu Di. After fighting from left to right, he actually found Zhu Di in the rebel army and broke out of the encirclement with him.
At this time, Sheng Yong, who was commanding from a distance, was furious. He did not expect that Zhu Di would jump out of the trap he had designed so carefully. Since Zhu Di had escaped, he would attack the Northern Army soldiers and not let any of them slip away!
As the saying goes, every loss must have a gain. Although the trap set by Sheng Yong failed to catch Zhu Di, it did catch another person.
After Zhu Di was surrounded, it was not only Zhu Neng who was most anxious, but Zhang Yu was also one of them. He was recognized as the number one general under Zhu Di. He had taken the lead and made great contributions in previous battles. Zhu Di also made friends with him.
Seeing that his beloved leader was trapped, Zhang Yu also followed Zhu Neng's example and rushed into the encirclement with all his strength.
After fighting to the death, Zhang Yu finally rushed in, but what he saw was not Zhu Di, but the smile of the God of Death.
At this time, Zhu Di had been rescued by Zhu Neng, and the Southern soldiers, who were red-eyed, saw the duck they had obtained fly away, and were looking for someone to vent their anger. Zhang Yu's appearance just fulfilled their wishes. So everyone swarmed forward, manpower
With one knife, Zhang Yu was chopped into pieces. At this time, the generals who had been chased by Zhu Di in the past all realized that the time had come to retaliate when there was a grievance, and the time had come to take revenge. There was no need to mobilize, but a desperate pursuit, and the Northern Army was immediately defeated and out of control.
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It is said that when the house leaks, it rains all night, and when the drum breaks, thousands of people beat it. When the whole army was retreating, another enemy of Zhu Di, Ping An, arrived with his troops, joined forces with Sheng Yong, and ran after Zhu Di.
Zhu Di, who had almost never lost a battle in his life, was defeated at the hands of an unknown soldier.
The Battle of Dongchang made Sheng Yong famous, and the myth of Zhu Di's invincibility was broken.
It is said that swords have no eyes on the battlefield. No one is absolutely safe. Even Sheng Yong, the victorious commander of the Southern Army, is in danger of being hit by the arrows and crossbows of the Northern Army. It is very funny, although Sheng Yong used a large number of firearms in this battle.
and crossbows, and almost annihilated Zhu Di's Northern Army. In this battle, the safest person was Zhu Di, the commander of the defeated army. No matter how brave the soldiers of the Southern Army were, those firearms and crossbows did not dare to greet Zhu Di. This
This is also the main reason why Zhu Di survived the rebellion.
The creator of this rare phenomenon was Zhu Di's mortal enemy Zhu Yunwen. It was his will not to harm Zhu Di's life that allowed Zhu Di to escape death several times. And the soldiers who fought were not fools, they knew the stakes very well.
relation.
Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen are uncles and nephews. Although the current conflict between us is a conflict between ourselves and the enemy, if one day the two decide not to fight and hold a family recognition meeting and then reconcile, it will turn into a conflict among the people.
It's very bad. Maybe Zhu Di can still be a prince and write a memoir when he has nothing to do. He remembers that on a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, so and so slashed me or shot me with an arrow in a certain battle. Although
At that time, Zhu Di might not be very satisfied with his official career, but it was still very easy to command a small army.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Zhu Di was spared from the chaos. The most powerful thing about Zhu Yunwen's order was not the order itself not to harm Zhu Di, but the countless Southern generals and soldiers.
From this order, they saw the possibility of reconciliation between the two. The enemy in front of them might even become their master one day, so not many people would do such a thankless task as killing Zhu Di.
If God doesn't take it, he will be blamed for it.
Wearing a body armor, Zhu Di returned to Peiping. Although he himself did not suffer much losses in the battle, the elite troops of the Northern Army he had worked so hard to manage were almost completely wiped out. This was his biggest loss. At this time, the Northern Army finally
Understand that they are not victorious in every battle and dominate the world. Their opponent, the Southern Army, is also very powerful, and the defeat in the decisive battle of Dongchang brought their morale to the lowest point.
In a depressed mood, Zhu Di went to his adviser Dao Yan to discuss countermeasures as usual, but this time he was no longer amiable and treated him with more courtesy.
He looked at the monk in front of him and was furious. If it weren't for this monk, he wouldn't have resolutely embarked on this road of no return. It's too late to say anything now, so he had to ask this monk.
What’s the next step?
Dao Yan is not as anxious as Zhu Di. For him, the game has just begun.
He told Zhu Di unhurriedly that there was no turning back now, and the most important thing should be to straighten up morale immediately and prepare for the next battle.
The Northern Army had just suffered a major defeat, and it was not easy to restore morale. But Dao Yan always seemed to have a way. He provided Zhu Di with a person who could be used to write emotional articles-Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu was known as Zhu Di's first general and had high prestige. Zhu Di also lamented his death, so he went along with the situation and held a grand funeral for Zhang Yu and ordered all his subordinates to attend. Because Zhang Yu
He died in the rebellion, and there is probably no body, so there is no way to hold a farewell ceremony for the body. However, Zhu Di still worked hard. He personally wrote a eulogy for Zhang Yu and took off his clothes in front of everyone.
Burned as a sign of mourning. Although according to his wealth estimates, he had a lot of clothes, this move touched many people present, and they shed tears and expressed their willingness to continue fighting and avenge Zhang Yu.
Zhu Di told us a truth with his wonderful performance: dead people are often better utilized than living people.
no retreat
After completing the performance task, Zhu Di sat tiredly on a chair and looked at Dao Yan, who was meditating opposite him. Even though he had followed this weird monk for more than ten years, he still thought he was a strange person. This monk never lived at ease.
, wholeheartedly wanted to rebel. What amazed Zhu Di even more was that no matter what emergency situation this person encountered, he was always calm and relaxed.
This is an elusive person.
Zhu Di took a deep breath. From the time he sent out troops to now, he truly realized the difficulty of the emperor's road. If he wanted to obtain the supreme glory, he had to pay a huge price. Even if he had unparalleled military and political talents
, but it was still extremely difficult, and this failure reminded him once again that the road ahead was extremely dangerous.
Zhu Di seems a little tired of this kind of life. He spends every day in fear. When will it end?
He took another look at Dao Yan, who was sitting opposite. The instigator seemed to have turned into a person who had nothing to do with this matter at this moment. He shook his head, smiled bitterly and said to Dao Yan: "This time the crisis is so difficult, it is really difficult."
Unexpectedly, it would be a pleasure to become a monk together with the master."
Hearing Zhu Di's words, Dao Yan, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly stood up and walked towards Zhu Di opposite. He did not salute Zhu Di as before, but made an unexpected move.
He grabbed Zhu Di's sleeve and shouted to Zhu Di in an almost roaring tone: "Your Highness, there is no turning back! We have committed the crime of treason and are already traitors. If we fail, we will only die!"
Zhu Di was stunned. It was not that he didn't know the meaning of these words. He also understood that the only outcome after his failure was death, but he was still unwilling to face this cruel reality. If you don't become an emperor, you can no longer be a human being.
Under Dao Yan's terrifying gaze, Zhu Di lowered his head with a helpless expression. After a while, he raised his head again, and his face had returned to its previous cold expression.
"Yes, you are right, we have no retreat."
Fight again with Sheng Yong
The Battle of Dongchang fulfilled Sheng Yong's reputation. This general who grew up in failure finally achieved a real success. Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed and decided to go to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices. He thought that the content of the sacrifice was nothing more than telling his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang, your grandson Zhu Yunwen
I defeated your son Zhu Di. I really don’t know how Zhu Yuanzhang would feel if he had a spirit in heaven.
Sheng Yong used this battle to establish his position as commander-in-chief, and Zhu Yunwen finally handed over the army to the correct commander, but unfortunately, it was no longer the right time. The best opportunity to eliminate Zhu Di had been missed by Li Jinglong.
Although Zhu Di's main force was damaged, his strength still remained. He would eventually meet Sheng Yong on the battlefield, but he would no longer underestimate the enemy.
In March of the third year of Jianwen (1401), Sheng Yong led an army of 200,000 to encounter Zhu Di's army again in Jiahe, where he would challenge Zhu Di for the second time.
Zhu Di no longer dared to underestimate his opponent. It was obvious that Sheng Yong had fully studied his attack characteristics and found an effective method to deal with him. Relatively speaking, he did not understand Sheng Yong.
Zhu Di understood that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. This required detailed reconnaissance of the enemy's formation and formation, and finding out the opponent's weaknesses.
But the problem is that Sheng Yong is good at using firearms and crossbows. If he sends cavalry to reconnaissance, he is afraid that he will be beaten before he gets close. But if he does not understand the enemy's situation, the chance of winning this battle will be even slimmer. Zhu Di
With an idea, he decided to take advantage of a loophole in the battlefield rules and send his own death squad to detect the enemy's situation.
It should be said that people who perform such tasks do dare to die, because the probability of death is quite high, but the death squad sent by Zhu Di does not have to worry about this problem, because he is leading this team, and he is wearing
The body armor Zhu Yunwen prepared for him.
Early the next morning, Sheng Yong's army marched out of the camp fully armed. His formation was no different from last time. Shields were placed in front of the team and on the left and right wings to prevent the Northern Army's surprise attack. They were also equipped with a large number of firearms and crossbows to prepare for the attack at any time.
Can attack the Northern Army cavalry.
Sheng Yong observed the enemy's movements in the middle army. Soon as he expected, the enemy's leading cavalry rushed over. But what he didn't expect was that the man who rushed over turned out to be Zhu Di!
He had dreamed many times that he would catch Zhu Di with his own hands and wash away the shame of his previous failure. Now this man actually rushed in front of him alone, and his great work was about to be accomplished!
However, Zhu Di did not approach the formation he had set up, but passed by. It was obvious that his purpose was reconnaissance. At this time, Sheng Yong finally realized that he could not do anything to Zhu Di. To deal with this kind of reconnaissance cavalry, the final step was to
The best way is to give him a shot and knock him off his horse, but His Majesty the Emperor's teachings are always lingering in my ears. In any case, you can't shoot or shoot arrows, because that will make the benevolent Emperor bear the crime of killing his uncle.
Although Sheng Yong had doubted the appropriateness and feasibility of the emperor's almost mentally retarded benevolence more than once, and although it was difficult for him to endure the extreme pain and loss that he could see but not eat, he still did not dare to disobey orders.
.He could only send his own cavalry to pursue the opponent, but of course the result was nothing.
Zhu Di, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, reviewed Sheng Yong's troops generously. Although everyone in the queue gave him angry looks and loud scoldings, he still completed the review task calmly. In this battle
In the system, Zhu Di is a cheater who takes advantage of the rules, and the first person he wants to thank is Zhu Yunwen, the maker of the rules of this stupid system.
Zhu Di completed the reconnaissance mission, but he had no better attack method, because he found that there seemed to be no flaw in the formation, and no benefit could be gained from attacking from any side. Sheng Yong was not in vain, this man was deeply skilled in the art of war.
Mysterious. Zhu Di seemed to be turning around in a circle, but in fact it was just a spiritual victory method. Sheng Yong was still waiting for him there.
After careful consideration, Zhu Di still chose to attack the left wing of the opponent's formation. In fact, Zhu Di's action was just to find out the truth and did not mean to attack the entire army. However, his subordinates did not think so, so
Something unexpected happened to Zhu Di.
At the same time when Zhu Di launched a tentative attack, Zhu Di's general Tan Yuan saw the battle on the left wing. He probably mistakenly thought it was the beginning of a formal attack due to poor eyesight and being too excited. Without saying a word, he led his troops into the battle, but when
When he arrived in front of the enemy's formation, he realized that he had changed from a sidekick to the protagonist.
Sheng Yong clearly understood the situation in the Chinese army, and he immediately ordered the rear army general Zhuang De to lead the army to attack Tan Yuan. Zhuang De was always famous for his bravery in the southern army. He launched an attack on Tan Yuan under the command of Sheng Yong.
During the flanking attack, Tan Yuan did not take precautions and was hacked to death by Zhuang De.
Tan Yuan was a general in the Northern Army after Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng. His death was a big blow to the Northern Army. But Zhu Di once again showed his expertise in using the dead. He quickly turned grief and anger into strength and used
The Confederate army was temporarily confused due to Tan Yuan and launched a general offensive!
Sheng Yong is a very cautious general. His tactics are mainly defensive counterattacks, which can restrain Zhu Di's blitz flank tactics. He will not launch an attack before judging Zhu Di's accurate course of action. However, Rough Man Tan
Yuan's reckless actions forced him to mobilize the Chinese army for encirclement and suppression and defeated the Northern army, but it also exposed flaws. Although the flaws appeared for a short time.
It would be fine if he was facing an ordinary general, but unfortunately, his enemy was Zhu Di.
Zhu Di is a born war animal, and his sense of timing is as sensitive as a shark's sense of blood. The short moment of fighting that Tan Yuan exchanged for his life was firmly grasped in Zhu Di's hand.
At this time, the sky was already dark. Carrying out sneak attacks in the dark was Zhu Di's strength. He immediately led Zhu Neng, Zhang Wu and others to launch a fierce attack on the rear of the Confederate army where there was a gap. Under the sudden impact of the cavalry, the Confederate army's formation was overwhelmed.
, the general in the army, Zhuang De, who had just killed Tan Yuan, also died in the rebellion. He probably would not have thought that glory and death were so close.
But Sheng Yong was so powerful that he stabilized his position in time and withstood Zhu Di's cavalry attack. Zhu Di keenly noticed the restoration of the Southern Army's formation. He immediately realized that the battle could not continue and decided to withdraw his troops.
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During the evacuation, Zhu Di, a social youth, played another cheating trick. Taking advantage of his body armor, he personally led a small number of cavalry to the rear and left. He would continue to use this trick in the future and regard it as his
One of the important capitals for victory.
Stupid Zhu Yunwen didn't really understand his uncle Zhu Di. In a sense, Zhu Di was a rogue. He could use any method he wanted as long as he could achieve his goal. And Zhu Yunwen's biggest mistake was that he
I don’t know. To deal with rogues, you can only be rogues.
Zhu Di, who returned to the camp, summoned his generals to hold a military meeting. However, the atmosphere at the meeting was really depressing. These generals have all experienced hundreds of battles, and they can all see that it is difficult to defeat their opponents.
And Sheng Yong, the defeated and unknown general under his command, is indeed very powerful. Thinking that the road ahead is uncertain and he might lose his head tomorrow, these generals who originally opened their mouths to attack the capital and swept the Confederate army became mute.
No one spoke, because everyone knew that at this critical moment, the person who should speak was the person who took them aboard this pirate ship—Zhu Di.
Faced with this unbearable silence, Zhu Di finally spoke. He smiled and said in a relaxed tone:
"The reason why Tan Yuan's attack failed was because his timing was not correct. Now the two armies are facing each other. Our army is highly mobile. As long as we find the enemy's gap and fight bravely, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy!"
Then, he struck while the iron was hot, pulled out the sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "In the past, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu dared to break through Wang Xun's army of hundreds of thousands with a thousand men. What do we have to fear? When the two armies fight, the brave will win!"
He ended his speech and looked at everyone with confidence. He believed that he would be able to inspire the courage of these generals.
He did indeed do it. People who had lost hope in victory gathered around him again. They believed in the man in front of them just like they did three years ago. They believed that this man was the real man and could lead them to the final victory.
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But the question is, does Zhu Di believe it himself?
fear
The generals have returned to camp. They have to prepare for tomorrow's battle, and then enjoy what may be the last sweet dream in this life. But Zhu Di has a hard time falling asleep, because he knows better than anyone else that he is not sure of victory. To encourage others is
Very easily, exciting words, feudal superstition, and a few tears when necessary can drive these chess pieces to fight for themselves.
But he couldn't encourage himself, absolutely not. He knew better than anyone else what kind of person he was, and any talk about the emperor's destiny was bullshit. As long as Sheng Yong's sharp knife gently made a rotating movement on his neck, he could do it.
There will be a big scar like others and it is guaranteed that a second head will never grow.
Sheng Yong is so terrifying, he knows himself too well. His formation is so perfect, and the terrifying firearms and arrows can turn anyone who attacks them into a hedgehog. In addition to fighting to the death and charging into the battle, it seems that
There is no better way to defeat the enemy. Although he is Liu Xiu, Sheng Yong is definitely not the stupid Wang Xun.
Three years have passed, and this has been an extremely difficult road. There is not a single day where I can sleep peacefully, and there is not a single day where my heart is free from worries. What I can’t wait for all day long is Fang Xiaoru’s sharp-tongued crusade documents, batch after batch of rebukes.
The contemptuous looks of the army and the people of the world, and the glorious title of "anti-thief" that he talks about every day.
And these are not what Zhu Di fears most, what he is really afraid of is failure. Even if everyone in the world is against him, as long as the rebellion succeeds, people will naturally come to worship him. But the question is, can he really succeed? He has defeated countless
enemies, but more and more powerful opponents appear. Victory is out of reach, out of reach! Is this the life you want? Spend every day in fear, and then face the unknown fate of tomorrow.
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Zhu Di, who was sitting in the dark, was meditating quietly, but thinking could not solve any problems. Things had reached this point, and fear was of no use. What should come will always come, so go and bravely meet the upcoming fate. He stood
He got up, walked outside the camp, and stared at the endless night.
"It's almost dawn."
Second time winning
It's another sunny day. The clear river water keeps rushing with the sound of water. The green grass in early spring has begun to sprout. People are wearing armor and holding swords, and they are about to start the second fight.
Before the battle began, both sides arranged their formations, with the Northern Army arranging to the northeast and the Southern Army arranging to the southwest. It is said that this arrangement direction should be unintentional and there is nothing special about it, but it is estimated that Zhu Di
I would never have thought that it was the direction of the formation that determined the outcome of this battle.
Zhu Di was still the first to attack in this battle. He changed his previous strategy and led his cavalry to attack from both wings of Sheng Yong's army at the same time. His purpose was simply to make Sheng Yong lose sight of one thing and miss the other, and then find his flaws to launch an attack. Zhu Di made a good fight
Zhu Di's abacus, but Sheng Yong, a shrewd businessman, made Zhu Di miscalculate.
Sheng Yong had already anticipated Zhu Di's move. His army's left and right wings were very strong, leaving no chance for the Northern Army. Although the Northern Army fought hard, they still could not break through Sheng Yong's military formation. The two sides fought fiercely for a long time.
The outcome was decided. But the mood of the coaches of the two armies was completely different.
Sheng Yong was not in a hurry. He originally wanted to exhaust the energy of the Northern Army through solid formations before launching an attack. The longer the stalemate, the more beneficial it would be for him. But Zhu Di was different. He led a motorized cavalry unit, but it was not
The mobility of mechanized tank troops and cavalry troops depends on people and horses, and both of them need to eat, eat grass and get enough rest. Drinking gasoline will not solve the problem. If you get into a hard battle, it will not last long.
Although Zhu Di understood this, he could not change the situation. Sheng Yong was like a tortoise huddled in its shell. It would not show its head when Zhu Di attacked, and would bite back from time to time. When encountering such an enemy, Zhu Di had no choice but to do anything.
The two sides were killing time and people's lives in one attack and one defense, and the battle was completely deadlocked. Zhu Di and Sheng Yong were doing their best to support it, because they both knew that no matter what kind of deadlock, there would always be a moment when it would be broken.
, it depends on who can persist.
They were all right. The moment to break the deadlock finally came, but in a way that none of them could have imagined.
Next, something strange happened again. The plot was as follows: "It was a clear sky, but suddenly the color of the sky and the earth changed, sand and rocks were flying, and evil winds were everywhere!"
I have used this sentence before, and I can only use it again in the Battle of Baigouhe. Because with my ability, I really can't explain why this evil wind always blows at critical moments and key places. I think about it at that time.
Neither side of the war has the ability to forecast weather, the large blower has not been invented, and the battlefield is not chosen by either side, so the role of human factors should be eliminated. Regarding the repeated occurrence of this phenomenon, I can only sigh: This world is very magical.
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Not only did the wind pick up, but it was also a northeasterly wind. It was really bloody. The soldiers of the Southern Army could not open their eyes despite the strong wind and sand, let alone fighting. The soldiers of the Northern Army defeated them like chasing ducks. Sheng Yong
Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately packed up his troops and fled. He seemed to realize that God was not on his side.
Zhu Di seized the opportunity in time, launched a general attack on the Southern Army, and finally defeated Sheng Yong. This was the second time he won the lottery. Both times, he was assisted by strong winds. It is said that he was destined by fate, and I believe it.
The defeated Sheng Yong did not need to feel ashamed of the defeat. He had done his best, and he should have learned a lot from this battle. He could have shouted to the sky, "If heaven wants to destroy me, it must be fought."
"Sin" and the like, because this is the fact. The frequent occurrence and impact of sandstorms also tell us that environmental protection is really a big issue, and sometimes it will evolve into a serious political and military issue.
The victory in the Battle of Jiahe greatly boosted the morale of Zhu Di's army. Wu Jie, who originally supported Sheng Yong's army, and the Ping'an troops fled upon hearing the news of their army's defeat and instead garrisoned at Zhending. The war situation once again took a turn for the worse.
It is conducive to the development of Zhu Di.
Zhu Di carried forward the spirit of continuous fighting, and implemented his long-standing tactical thinking of not using scheming, but only playing dirty tricks, to induce the Zhending defenders to fight. Wu Jie was indeed fooled, and fought another battle with Zhu Di at Hutuo River. In this battle
, Zhu Di still gave full play to the role of his body armor, and at the most critical moment of the battle, he received the help of Gale, and defeated the enemy with the wind, defeating Wu Jie's army.
I won’t talk about this battle because there are too many similarities between this battle and the previous battles, the same battle situation and the same strong wind.
As an important battle of the Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Jingnan had two elements that are difficult to understand.
The first one is Zhu Di, who can never be killed. It is hard to believe that this man seems to have become the immortal superhero in American blockbusters. He has experienced hundreds of battles and charged into battle, but has never been seriously injured.
Knowing that swords have no eyes, the probability of being killed is not much different between the generals and soldiers who lead the charge on the battlefield. The reason why Zhu Di is so powerful is not because of his super powers, but because of the stupid orders of his enemy Zhu Yunwen
His subordinates are not allowed to harm his life. This kind of unfair competition really makes people feel uninterested.
The second one is the strong wind that blows all the time. It is normal for the north to be windy and sandy. The problem lies in the time and place of the wind. Every time it does not blow early in the morning and not late in the evening, but it happens when the battle between the two armies is fierce.
The wind began to blow. The northern territory is so large, but the wind and sand like to visit such a small battlefield. What is even more incredible is that every time the wind blows, it is beneficial to Zhu Di. It either breaks the enemy's commander's flag or fiercely attacks the Confederate army.
Blow, so that the soldiers can't open their eyes. I once doubted whether Zhu Di had invented something like a blower at that time, otherwise how could the wind be like the one raised by Zhu Di's family, blowing as much as he wanted, and blowing as he wanted.
Without the above two puzzling factors, Zhu Di's grave would probably be ready for harvesting.