Chapter One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Five: The bloody battle of Xuzhou Nine
"Qiu Fu"
Zhu Di was heartbroken.
"Let's go!" Qiu Fu didn't know where he got the strength to throw Zhu Di up with one arm.
Zhu Neng caught it with both hands and suddenly held down Zhu Di who was about to rush towards Qiu Fu, "Let's go, Your Majesty! If you don't go, it will be too late!"
Zhu Di was still silent in his sorrow, and then he came back to his senses and looked up, only to see the Ming army chasing him.
"Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw!"
Zhu Di got on his horse, immediately picked up the reins and whipped off.
Seeing the Yan army collapse and fleeing in all directions, the Shanzi camp also began to counterattack.
When Guo Ying saw Zhu Di forcefully breaking through the blockade and fleeing toward the north, he immediately led his cavalry to pursue him.
However, due to the desperate obstruction of the Yan army and the terrain restrictions of Jiuli Mountain, the passes at the north and south ends were very small. In the end, Han Du could only watch Zhu Di escape through the pass...??.
The telescope glanced at the chaotic battlefield, "Send the order, those who abandon their swords will not be killed!"
"My lord has an order: Those who abandon their swords and soldiers will not be killed!"
"Those who abandon swords and soldiers will not be killed!"
The Yan army had already fallen into despair. The reason why they were able to resist desperately was because the fear of dying made them continue to fight back.
Now that they heard the order that spread throughout Jiuli Mountain, the Yan army's courage disappeared and they dropped their weapons one by one.
"well"
Although he won, Han Du was not happy at all.
The sounds of fighting quickly subsided, and everyone on the battlefield felt extremely uncomfortable.
Regardless of whether it is the Yan army or the Ming army, in the final analysis, they are all people of the Ming Dynasty. It is only because of the selfish interests of Zhu Di and certain people that the situation today has occurred. There may be former colleagues and brothers among them.
The defeated side was in deathly silence, and the victorious side did not cheer loudly as usual. The entire battlefield could only hear the gentle mountain breeze blowing through the treetops.
What the hell is this?
An old Yan Army soldier put his hands together and stepped forward, sighing with mixed feelings, "Tie him up!"
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and they all looked at the captain.
The captain's eyes turned red, and he quickly lowered his head to avoid everyone's gaze. He waved his hand vigorously, "Tie him up."
In the history of history, the prisoners were the most cooperative and the winners were the most perfunctory. An operation to accommodate the prisoners was launched in Jiuli Mountain.
After the prisoners were tied up and under guard, the Ming army officers began to clean up the battlefield.
In fact, there is nothing to clean. The first step is to take back the caltrops. After all, this thing can be reused and its value is not low.
The second is to bury those who died in the war.
The captives of the Yan army saw the Ming sergeant
The soldiers continued to carry the dead together, and then began to dig the soil.
A prisoner came forward and spoke a few words to the general guarding them.
The general was just about to scold the prisoners to go back, but after hearing his words, he lowered his head and hurriedly ran to Han Du.
"My lord, my lord." The general greeted Han Du and Xu Chengfei.
"What's wrong?"
"Sir, those" the general stopped talking.
Guo Ying looked worried, and the next moment he kicked the general's calf, "If you have something to say, you will fart! Act like a girl."
The general's face turned red and he said bravely, "Those things, Yan Jun wants to bury himself."
"Are they going to bury themselves?" Guo Ying became even more angry and kicked the general again. "Are you confused? It took a lot of effort to catch them, but what if you let them go and ran away?"
The general did not speak, but looked at Duke Zhen intently.
Han Du lowered his eyes, pondered for a while, raised his eyes and asked, "Do you think they want to escape, or do they really want to help?"
"My lord! I think they really want to help." The general blurted out, "We have so many cavalry watching them. Even if we loosen their bonds, they can't escape anywhere."
Han Du nodded slightly, "Then untie them and let them bury it with their own hands!"
"Yes, thank you sir!" The general was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately ran away.
After a while, I saw a large number of prisoners of the Yan army on the opposite side kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you so much for your kindness! Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Han Du heard the noise and looked up at the Yan army prisoners. These soldiers, who were supposed to guard peace for the Ming Dynasty, did not die on the road to foreign campaigns, but died under the sword of their own people.
The most distressing thing is the fight between roommates! Zhu Di, Zhu Di, you really deserve to die!
"Good news! Good news!"
"Great victory in Xuzhou! The Zhenguo public formation killed 100,000 people!"
As the cavalry carrying the flags galloped past Chang'an Avenue, two groups of people were left behind, talking about each other.
"The Duke of Zhenguo is awesome, another great victory!"
"Hahaha, the formation has killed a hundred thousand people. Now let's see how bold Yan Ni still has the guts to go south!"
"Silence! No matter what you say, he is still the emperor's younger brother. You'd better not speak nonsense."
Zhu Biao was discussing the war in Xuzhou with Xu Huizu, pointing to the terrain map, "Huizu, if you were to fight the battle in Xuzhou, what would you do?"
Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Biao in surprise
, his heart moved slightly, and he asked slowly, "Your Majesty, is there someone slandering you in front of you?"
Zhu Biao did not give a clear answer. He waved his hands impatiently and urged, "Just tell me what you think. If you defend Xuzhou, how will you fight?"
Xu Huizu thought that this was not a trivial matter, and if he was not careful, he might lose everything.
Taking a deep breath, "Your Majesty, if someone comes to you and says that the Duke of Zhen Guo is not good, I believe that this person must be harboring evil intentions and can be executed immediately!"
Xu Huizu looked solemn and solemn, puffed out his chest and faced Zhu Biao without hesitation.
Zhu Biao was slightly startled. Seeing what he said was so serious, he couldn't help but take it seriously.
After pondering for a moment, he asked lightly, "Why?"
Xu Huizu said quickly, "Your Majesty, does anyone think that the Duke of Zhen should not defend Xuzhou, but should attack King Yan from the north and drive him back to Beiping so that he can occupy Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places?"
"How do you know?" Zhu Biao was greatly surprised and looked at Xu Huizu in disbelief.
Xu Huizu laughed, shook his head vigorously and sighed, "There is no surprise. Almost all scholars who have never been in a battle will talk like this on paper. This is the scholar's opinion!"
Zhu Biao's face turned red. He felt that what the man said was very reasonable. Why did it come to Xu Huizu's mouth?
However, Zhu Biao fully recognized Xu Huizu's ability. Since he said that the person was wrong, that person must be wrong.
Xu Huizu stretched out his palm: "Your Majesty, please see why Xuzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Because it is a key node between the north and the south."
"If you occupy Xuzhou in the north, you can sweep across Jiangdong. The same goes for the south. If you occupy Xuzhou, you can go north to Qilu and Beiping. And if you occupy Xuzhou, you will have the convenience of advancing, attacking, retreating, and defending. Needless to say, I don't need to elaborate on the benefits of this.
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Zhu Biao nodded lightly, this is equivalent to being in an invincible position, of course there are many benefits.
"I have to admire the foresight of Duke Zhen Guo. He saw the key to Xuzhou at a glance and took it before Zhu Di did." Xu Huizu praised.
Ruo Ruo then reminded him meaningfully, "If Zhu Di is allowed to occupy Xuzhou, then I am afraid that the imperial army will be blocked at Xuzhou City."
Zhu Biao originally asked Xu Huizu that way. It was indeed because someone suggested that Han Du had guarded Xuzhou for two months without any success, and was suspected of wasting the court's public funds. Some people even suggested that Han Du and Zhu Di secretly colluded to put on a show in front of the emperor.
The reason is also very good. The three princes of King Yan have all studied in the academy for several years, and it is inevitable that they will not have close contact with Han Du.
But after listening to Xu Huizu's words, Zhu Biao now felt that he was lucky to have Han Du guarding Xuzhou.
Otherwise the trouble will be even greater.
Zhu Biao nodded, "I understand."
The slightest doubt about Han Du that had arisen in my heart these days disappeared with these words.
Xu Huizu felt relieved and agreed with a smile, "Didn't the Emperor want to ask what would happen if I guarded Xuzhou?"
"Oh? What will happen?"
Even though he knew he was wrong, Zhu Biao was still very curious about this issue.
Xu Huizu shook his head seriously, "If I were to guard Xuzhou, I would not be as good as the Duke of Zhenguo!"
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, shook his head in disbelief, pointed at him and said, "You shouldn't have any contact with Han Du. How could you say good things to him at the cost of lowering your status? As far as I know, Han Du's land battle is not as good as
you!"
Xu Huizu smiled and nodded, "It is precisely because the Duke of Zhen Guo is not as good as the minister on land, so he can do better than the minister in guarding Xuzhou."
"Ah?" Zhu Biao's brain was running out of ideas and he couldn't keep up with Xu Huizu's thoughts.
Since Xu Huizu thought Han Du was inferior to him in land warfare, why did he think it would be better for Han Du to guard Xuzhou?
Xu Huizu explained calmly, "Your Majesty, Xuzhou not only has the Duke of Zhenguo, but also the Marquis of Changxing."
"But what does this have to do with you? Do you have a grudge with Marquis Changxing?" Zhu Biao was still confused.
"That's not the case." Xu Huizu patiently explained, "The ability of Marquis Changxing in defending the city is known to the world, and even my father lamented that he is not as good as him. But I can also defend the city, maybe not as well as Marquis Changxing. If I were in Xuzhou, I would definitely intervene in the defense.
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"Isn't this bad? It just so happens that you and Geng Bingwen can learn from each other's strengths." Zhu Biao asked in a daze.
Xu Huizu gave a bitter smile and shook his head, "There is no need to learn from the strong points to make up for the shortcomings. We can only use the weak points to make up for the shortcomings. If I had a hand in the arrangement of Marquis Changxing, the arrangement would be disrupted. Maybe it would be worse than Marquis Changxing's own arrangement."
"That's why I said that Duke Zhen Guo did a better job in guarding Xuzhou than I did. It's precisely because he knew that he didn't know how to defend the city, so he only asked the Marquis of Changxing to have full authority to defend the city."
"The Duke of Zhen is also a man of quick response. He and Marquis Changxing, one is only responsible for defending the city and the other is responsible for military affairs. They complement each other. Even if I were to defend Xuzhou, I would not do better than them."
After hearing the explanation, Zhu Biao finally understood. He nodded heavily, "What you said does make sense. It seems that I was rash."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be too humble," Xu Huizu cupped his fists and bowed, "I also ask Your Majesty to trust Duke Zhenguo and Marquis Changxin, and I believe they will not disappoint the Emperor."
Zhu Biao smiled and nodded.
At this time, the prince came in with a memorial: "Your Majesty, I am so happy, Xuzhou has won a great victory!"