Han Du immediately fell silent and looked at An Qing quietly for a while.
"What, what's wrong?" An Qing asked confused.
Han Du said calmly, "The sword has no eyes on the battlefield. I am not sure that I can escape unscathed. How do you expect me to save his life?"
Zhu Yunwen did such a thing in history. Many people attributed Zhu Yunwen's defeat to his words: "Today, you and other soldiers are facing off against the King of Yan. You must also take this into consideration, so as not to bear the name of killing your uncle."
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But Han Du believed that the real meaning of this sentence was that Zhu Di could not be killed by Zhu Yunwen himself. Therefore, Zhu Di could die on the battlefield or commit suicide, but he could not be captured and taken back to Nanjing to be executed by Zhu Yunwen himself.
The generals were well aware of this, so Zhu Di did not enter and leave the battlefield like Zhao Zilong because of Emperor Jianwen's order, but instead almost died many times.
The vanguard general Ping An once rushed into the Yan army's formation, attacked Zhu Di with a horse spear, and almost stabbed him; the governor Qu Neng chased Zhu Di, but also almost hit him with a machete. Qu Neng's son Qu Yu shot an arrow into Zhu Di's helmet; the Jinan defender
Tie Xuan pretended to surrender and trapped Zhu Di in the Wengcheng with a thousand-jin gate, and then ordered the crossbowmen to fire a volley. If the guards had not fought to protect him, Zhu Di would have been shot into a hedgehog.
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Only Li Jinglong took the order "Don't let me have the reputation of killing my uncle" seriously, and ordered not to harm King Zhu Di of Yan.
From then on, Zhu Di began to act like a god, and even led more than a dozen cavalry to spy on Li Jinglong's camp. After being discovered, no one dared to attack. The army watched Zhu Di leave, and not even one person fired an arrow.
Of course, since Li Jinglong later opened the Jinchuan Gate and allowed Zhu Di to enter the city without any troops, it was really difficult to guess Li Jinglong's position.
Jinling City was built by Lao Zhu with painstaking efforts throughout his life. It is absolutely the strongest city in the world.
The city of Beiping was in disrepair for a long time, yet even Li Jinglong's army of 500,000 people failed to break through!
If Li Jinglong hadn't secretly opened the Jinchuan Gate, Zhu Di might not have been able to break through Jinling.
When An Qing heard Han Du's words, she instantly panicked. On one side was her husband, on the other was her fourth brother, and her palms and backs were full of flesh. Of course she hoped that both of them would be safe, but the war pushed the two of them against each other.
"I, I" An Qing lowered his head in pain.
Han Du stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms and comforted her softly, "Don't worry, since he has chosen this path, he will be prepared for any outcome."
Although Zhu Biao had already made preparations and had all the food, grass and weapons ready, it still took ten days for the army to go on the expedition.
On this day, Zhu Biao led hundreds of officials to the stage to worship Han Du as general and went north to suppress the rebellion.
The army crossed the Yangtze River, followed the Grand Canal northward, and reached Xuzhou.
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As soon as he arrived in Xuzhou, Han Du ordered the Grand Canal to be blocked. Shipwrecks, debris, sandbags, everything that could be thrown into the canal were thrown in, blocking the canal for hundreds of meters. It was blocked to death.
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Entering Xuzhou City, Han Du stood on the city wall and looked around.
He smiled and said to Geng Bingwen, "What a throat of the North and the key to the capital. Today we have seen it. The reputation of the Marquis of Changxing for being good at guarding is well-known throughout the world. This will help the defense of Xuzhou City."
"Your Majesty, you are welcome. General, please take your orders!" Geng Bingwen's face showed neither joy nor sadness.
Han Du nodded, knowing that Geng Bingwen was not good at words by nature. But it didn't matter, it wasn't a war of words, as long as Geng Bingwen could defend Xuzhou City.
In view of the general environment,
And Han Du was also full of confidence in Geng Bingwen. Based on his past record, he could rest easy when leaving Xuzhou City to Geng Bingwen.
Han Du would not let Geng Bingwen lead an attack. He was good at defense and not good at offense. They were two extremes. He would be much more powerful than Geng Bingwen in handling the offense himself.
Cannons were moved to the top of the city one after another. Han Du only glanced at the busy Geng Bingwen and walked down the city wall calmly.
When it comes to defending the city, Geng Bingwen is a master. He doesn't need to make any suggestions at all. Perhaps his suggestions will hinder Geng Bingwen's arrangements.
Zhu Di arrived at Jinan City. After resting here for a day, he immediately led his army southward.
"Where is that ahead?" Zhu Di was riding on horseback, followed by Feng Sheng and Monk Dao Yan.
"Your Majesty, the front is Pei County. At this speed, your Majesty will be able to attack the capital in less than half a month!" Monk Daoyan replied with a congratulatory smile.
Zhu Di was not as happy as he was, but felt uneasy in his heart.
Feng Sheng's expression also turned dark, and he opened his mouth and sighed, "Your Majesty, behind Pei County is Xuzhou. I'm worried that the imperial court will stop us in Xuzhou."
"???????????????Hahaha, so what if the court blocks it?" Monk Daoyan dismissed it at all, "It's not like we haven't encountered any blockade these days, and the result is like a mob.
Vulnerable."
Feng Sheng looked like an idiot and said in a deep voice, "You don't think that the imperial court is really so vulnerable, do you? The smoother our journey goes, the more it means that the imperial court has gathered its forces and is preparing to fight us decisively.
Woolen cloth!"
"That's not necessarily true, right? Even if the imperial court wants to have a decisive battle with the prince, why would it choose Xuzhou?" Dao Yan didn't think there were other possibilities, but he just didn't want to see Feng Sheng in Zhuge Liang.
Continue to make meritorious deeds in front of Di.
If this continues, Zhu Di will trust Feng Sheng even more. How can he still have the position of monk Daoyan?
Zhu Di knew that the two were at odds, but he never said anything to stop them. In his opinion, it was precisely because of the discord between the two that it was more conducive for him to control them.
But now that the war with the imperial court is imminent, he needs the two of them to work together.
Then he opened his mouth to ease the tension between the two of them, "Xuzhou is the throat of Jiangdong. If Xuzhou falls, Jinling will no longer be able to defend it. Therefore, the imperial court will not give up Xuzhou no matter what."
Seeing that the two of them were no longer targeting each other, Zhu Di said again, "Send someone to find out if it is true or not."
"Come here! Send a detective horse to Xuzhou to find out the situation."
Han Du didn't even try to hide it at all, and directly hung the flag on top of Xuzhou City.
Therefore, the Yan army's scouting horses quickly discovered the situation in Xuzhou City and hurried back to report to Zhu Di.
"Report, the flags are fluttering at the top of Xuzhou City, and a large army is stationed!"
Zhu Di's face darkened. Hearing the worst news, it was strange that he was in a good mood.
"Can you see who is guarding it?"
"Prince Zhen Guo, Han Du!"
Zhu Di's face turned darker and he took a long breath before calming down.
"What else did you find?"
"Back to my lord, the canal is blocked and our ship cannot pass."
"What? The canal is blocked? What's going on?" Zhu Di was more concerned about the canal being blocked than the news about Han Du in Xuzhou.
If he couldn't take the canal, then he would have no way to reach the capital quickly.
"Can it be unclogged?"
"Impossible!" The captain who came to report shook his head vigorously, "It has been blocked for dozens of feet with debris and is completely blocked by water. If we want to clear it, we have to dig another river to divert the water away."
"Let's go, take this king to see." Zhu Di's face was extremely ugly.
Feng Sheng and Monk Dao Yan also looked bad, and quickly rode their horses to follow.
Zhu Di came to the blocked area and saw that a long section was tightly blocked. He didn't speak for a long time.
"Han Du! I and you are incompatible with each other!" Zhu Di shouted feebly at the debris filling the canal.
He turned his horse's head and turned away.
It is simply impossible to dredge the canal in a short period of time, and it is useless for Zhu Di to stay here. Moreover, this place is not far from Xuzhou City, and Han Du will not let him dredge the canal with peace of mind.
Han Du stood on the top of the city and clearly saw through the telescope a large number of Yan troops approaching Xuzhou City. Not only did they not
Not worried at all, but instead
A smile appeared on his face.
"Marquis Changxing, the next step is up to you."
"Don't worry, Duke Zhen. If the Yan thief wants to pass through Xuzhou City, he will have to step over the corpse of the general!" Geng Bingwen said lightly. He was indeed qualified to despise Zhu Di.
Zhu Di glanced at the "Han" flag flying high on the top of the city, then looked at the river and hilltop in front of him, feeling a deep sense of helplessness.
filled his mind.
He took a deep breath and sighed, "What does Song Guogong think?"
Feng Sheng pondered for a moment and sighed, "Xuzhou has been easy to defend but difficult to attack since ancient times. It may not be easy to break this city!"
Of course Zhu Di knew it was not easy, otherwise he wouldn't feel so powerless.
"I would like to ask Duke Song, is there any way to attack this city?"
"There is no way." Feng Sheng sighed, "In the past thousand years, Xuzhou has fought hundreds of small and large battles, and all conceivable solutions have been thought of by the predecessors."
Feng Sheng didn't say something directly. If you want to conquer Xuzhou City, you can only fill it with human lives inch by inch.
Of course Zhu Di also knew that this was the only way, but he was unwilling to do so. Although he had an army of 600,000 under his command, it was said to be one million.
But even if Xuzhou City was conquered, he was not sure how many troops would be left.
If the losses here are too great, what will he do to attack Jinling?
As for avoiding Xuzhou City and attacking Jinling directly, Zhu Di did not consider it at all. He knew that if that was the case, Han Du would definitely pursue him and kill him.
Zhu Di ordered, "Come here, continue to inquire, and be sure to find out the situation in Xuzhou City for me."
That night, Zhu Di got the general situation of Xuzhou City.
"Coach Han Du, deputy generals Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying have stationed 300,000 troops in Xuzhou City, and are fully stocked with food, grass and weapons."
When Zhu Di got the news, his heart couldn't help sinking. He even preferred not to know the news, so that maybe his heart would feel better.
Not only Zhu Di, but also everyone else looked concerned.
Geng Bingwen's reputation for being a good defender shocked the world. Now he came to defend a fortified city like Xuzhou. It would be extremely difficult to break it.
"Isn't Geng Bingwen guarding Jiayuguan? How could he be called back?" Monk Daoyan had also heard of Geng Bingwen's famous name, and there was dissatisfaction in his tone.
Feng Sheng glanced at him lightly and snorted in his heart. He was so naive. He didn't even care what time it was. Would Zhu Biao still leave a good general unused?
A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength, Zhu Biao would not commit such a stupid thing.