When Li Jinglong learned that King Yan personally led an army to rescue Yongping, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "Yan Ni was so stupid that he actually sent out all his troops to rescue Yongping. Doesn't he know that Peiping is his foundation?"
Hahaha……"
The governor, Qu Neng, was also overjoyed. He hurriedly left his post, clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, King Yan's whole army is going to aid Yongping. This opportunity is extremely rare. The general thought that the Duke should immediately send a group of troops to besiege Beiping and block King Yan's return.
On the way to the division, I personally lead the army to Yongping. If I can trap King Yan in Yongping and win the battle, that would be the best. If not, I can also make King Yan lead a group of remnant soldiers to wander around like lonely ghosts.
Outside, it’s hard to return home.【】”
Li Jinglong changed his expression and said: "It's ridiculous. Peiping is the place where King Yan must rescue him. How can we divide our troops to form an siege? Sun Tzu's Art of War says: If ten are to encircle an enemy, if five are to attack it, if it is doubled, then fight it. If the enemy is divided, it can be divided. If it is small, it can be defeated.
If you don't defend it, you can avoid it. Our army is now ten times the enemy's, so we should besiege Beiping. Are we afraid that Yan Ni will not come back to help? By then, we can control it so that he can neither survive nor die!"
Governor Qu couldn't laugh or cry, and explained helplessly: "My lord, our army has 500,000 people. Even if we divide our troops, how can it weaken our army's combat strength? Even if we divide our troops into half a thousand, each of them will throw away 250,000."
Everyone, please don’t forget that there is still a 60,000-strong army in Shanhaiguan in Yongping. In this case, we will divide 250,000 troops to surround Beiping. The defenders of Beiping City now only have 10,000 people, which is 25 times that of the enemy.
Yes.
As for Yongping, the Duke commanded an army of 250,000 troops, which combined with Yongping's 60,000 troops inside and outside, totaling 310,000 troops. Are you afraid that he will not be able to defeat King Yan's 50,000 troops? Even if he escapes.
Go, as the Duke said, Peiping is the place where he must be rescued. If we then send troops to Peiping, are we still afraid that this lost dog will not be able to avoid the confrontation? "
"No, no, no, no..."
Li Jinglong shook his head like a rattle and said with a triumphant smile: "The King of Yan came to save Yongping because he probably wanted to lure me into dividing our troops. Hey! He wants to divide and attack. How can I do that?"
His treacherous plot and military tactics require the enemy to be unpredictable and clever, so how can I let him lead me by the nose?"
Governor Li heard that this brother who was a member of the same family five hundred years ago spoke in an inhumane manner. He couldn't help but stand up and said: "Beiping, I want to do whatever I want, and King Yan also wants to do what I want. King Yan is here,
Only Peiping has the value of existence. If King Yan dies in battle, Peiping will be within easy reach. When the imperial court seeks rebellion, it will be King Yan, not the city that can never escape from Peiping. It is rare for King Yan to march out with his entire army. Such a good opportunity, what can we do?
Can I miss it?"
Li Jinglong laughed loudly, pointed at him and said: "Captain Li, you only know one, but not the other. If I follow what you said, then my prince can also say, I want it in Beiping, and the King of Yan also wants me."
Whatever you want. If Peiping is there, the King of Yan will be the King of Yan. Without Peiping, the King of Yan will be nothing more than a first-rate military officer. What's the point? If Peiping is in hand, the King of Yan will naturally be at his fingertips."
Governor Chen Hui stood up and said: "My lord, the general will think..."
Li Jinglong took a picture of the commander's case and said in a loud voice: "Don't think so. Divide your troops and divide your troops. Geng Bing divided his troops. What will be the result? Xiongxian is lost first, then Mozhou, and then everything is lost. We are really waiting for the city to shrink."
Reinforcement, does my lord want to follow in the footsteps of Changxinghou? You can stop making noises. Geng Bing's defeat was due to the division of his troops, so that the king of Yan took advantage of the opportunity and came in and defeated them one by one. I have made up my mind and immediately sent out troops. The troops were trapped.
If anyone in Beiping City makes any comments that disrupt the morale of our army, he will be killed without mercy!"
After hearing this, all the governors did not dare to say anything. Li Jinglong was very high-spirited and immediately ordered all the armies to march towards Peiping. It took a whole day just to command and dispatch the army of 500,000. It took a whole day to march out battalions. The army was so majestic.
Dang, with no head in sight and no tail in sight, leaving Dezhou Camp and heading straight for Beiping Mansion.
On the Lugou Bridge on the Yongding River, there are 140 pillars and 627 stone lions of various shapes, quietly watching the imperial army flowing along this stone bridge that was first built in the reign of Jin Zhangzong.
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Li Jinglong rode his horse to the bridge, pointed at Beiping City in the distance with his whip, and said with a triumphant smile: "Haha, this river is two hundred feet wide. If the Yan army destroys this bridge, or they can take advantage of the inability of the soldiers and horses on the bridge to move around, they will defend it.
Therefore, how can my lord easily command his troops below the walls of Peiping? This shows that the general of the Yan army has no insight! This is a good sign that our army will win!"
Qu Neng, Li, Chen Hui and other governors could only look at each other and smile bitterly after hearing this. However, they just felt that following the Duke's instructions would extend the time to annihilate Yan Ni for nothing. There was no doubt about the victory or defeat.
Yes, there is no possibility that the balance of victory will tip to King Yan's side. How could it be possible?
They are like the German army that attacked Moscow in 1941. The three armies are unanimously optimistic that they will be able to end the war before the harsh winter comes. Victory will definitely belong to them, it is just a matter of a few days sooner or later...
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At the top of Yongping City, on the blood-stained city tower, a large flag with the word "Yan" was flying. The city was once again in the hands of King Yan, but there were not many officers and soldiers guarding the city. There were only some wounded soldiers and veterans who stayed to clean the battlefield.
King Yan showed his usual fighting style: beating snakes to death, sending Buddhas to the west, and chasing after Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, towards Shanhaiguan.
Wu Gao defended Yongping for only a day and a half. Although they had almost the same number of troops, they still occupied the advantageous location and were waiting for work. However, the Yan army knew that defeat would mean death, and the only way to survive was to die, so they were very decisive. The imperial army was
There is no such awareness. Some of these 60,000 troops come from Liaodong, some from Shanhaiguan, and some from Jiangnan.
The lower-level officers and soldiers either sympathized with the King of Yan, or worshiped the King of Yan, or were dissatisfied with the imperial court's suppression of military power, or felt that Cao Guogong still had an army of 500,000 men, and there was no need for them to die here with the desperate King of Yan, Zhu Di.
Well, in short, no one has the determination to fight to the death.
As for the senior generals? Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, was determined to defend the city and hold back the King of Yan to create opportunities for Cao Guogong to lead troops to help. Yang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, built fortifications in the north of the city, assembled war horses, and was always ready to attack the enemy camp, break through the gap, and kill.
Preparations for returning to Shanhaiguan; Governor Geng, on the other hand, was obsessed with finding a place for his father, Geng Bing, and lined up alone in Dongcheng, gearing up to fight to the death with King Yan.
With the senior generals like this, and the junior officers and soldiers like this, how can we fight this battle? We fought a defensive battle with slightly more troops than King Yan, but this army only lasted for a day and a half. This was because Geng's 30,000 Southern troops were determined to die.
To resist the effect of King Yan's cavalry, as soon as Geng's camp was broken through, it was like an invisible plague virus spread. The entire defensive line began to collapse in unison, just like the snowy mountains blown by the spring breeze, the ice and snow melted, and they were completely defeated.
Fortunately, Wu Gao had a stable temperament and arranged for Yang to be stationed in Beicheng in advance. Although this was also a factor that contributed to the failure of the imperial army, with their military morale, if they had blindly defended or fought to the death, Yan would have been defeated.
Wang Zhudi's wish was made into a dumpling, becoming a rare and outstanding example in history of a few soldiers surrounding a large number of soldiers and annihilating them all.
Although they were defeated now, they had at least retained half of their troops. Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, and Yang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, fled all the way to Shanhaiguan with their cavalry. King Zhu Di of Yan wanted to eat this powerful cavalry, so he pursued them closely. The governor
Geng then took advantage and was able to escape. He led a group of remnants of the defeated generals he brought out and fled to Dezhou in panic. On the way, he heard that Cao Guogong Li Jinglong had rushed to Peking.
Went to Peking to complain.
Wu Gao and Yang fled all the way, leaving behind countless grain, grass, baggage, and even musical instruments and tents. The cotton uniforms they brought out to keep out the cold but had not been put on because the season was not yet arrived all became supplies for the King of Yan. If Li Jinglong really sent all the troops
When Ma came to Yongping, even if King Yan could fight a victorious battle ahead of them, he would not have time to take away these ephemeral supplies calmly. Unfortunately, Li Jinglong did not do so.
As a result, he became the captain of the transportation team of King Zhu Di of Yan.
Zhu Di pursued him all the way to the foot of Shanhaiguan. Facing this majestic pass, he could not go any further. Shanhaiguan dominated the world, so it was not easy to break through. At this moment, Li Jinglong had already trapped Beiping City, and he had to return in time to attack the south of the besieged city.
The army implemented a harassment strategy and dragged them under the walls of Peiping City until the severe winter came, and they had to mobilize their troops immediately.
However, there are two generals in Shanhaiguan. Yang is brave but lacks strategy. Although Wu Gao has the habit of being timid in battle, he is cautious and good at seizing opportunities. They have their own strengths and weaknesses, but they are not complementary, so they are a good match.
Once he returns to the army, will Wu Gao, who is eager to atone for his sins, send troops to hold him back and carry out counter-harassment?
Zhu Di was hesitant and difficult to choose. In the end, he was forced to give up Shanhaiguan because he was concerned about the safety of the country. Before leaving, Zhu Di wrote a letter and sent a small school to Shanhaiguan. Wu Gao didn't know what King Yan wanted.
, ordered people to carry the elementary school to the city in a bamboo basket, and took out a letter. He couldn't help but laugh and cry.
It turned out that Xin Zhu Di seemed to be destined to victory after just fighting this one battle. He first proudly boasted about his illustrious martial arts, and then praised Wu Gao for his bravery, strategy, and ability.
The general's demeanor, how much he appreciated him, and finally talked about Wu Gao's daughter and son-in-law, expressing deep regret and anger at the tragic death of his brother King Xiang and his sister-in-law Wu, and then wanted to recruit him for his own use.
Wu Gao was furious, tore up the letter, and kicked the small school out of Shanhaiguan. Zhu Di stopped fighting and broke camp and went straight to Peiping. When Yang saw this, he became suspicious and hurriedly wrote down the story of King Yan's surrender in secret and sent someone to send him away.
Arrive at the capital.
"A plan to divorce!"
A naked and unabashed plan to alienate each other. Who would believe such a stupid plan?
Zhu Di didn't take this matter to heart. He just wanted to disgust Wu Gao and let Wu Gao spend his time and energy on explaining to the court so as not to cause trouble to him. Wu Gao didn't take this matter to heart either.
This matter was only mentioned once in the battle report describing the defeat of Yongping, and then submitted to the capital.
But obviously, they all overestimated the IQ of some people.
More than half a month later, Wu Gao had reorganized his troops and horses, prepared food and wages, and refinanced winter clothes. Although there were fewer troops and horses than the last time he went on an expedition, after the last disastrous defeat, the fierce morale of the Liaodong soldiers had already improved.
After being fully mobilized, without Geng, the commander-in-chief who always opposed him, the entire army had unified orders, strict discipline, and a completely new fighting style.
Wu Gao was full of confidence, and the banner with the word Wu was fluttering under the cold north wind. The Marquis of Jiangyin pledged his troops and was preparing to send out troops again to take the road behind Queen Yan. Zhu Yun's imperial edict was rushed at a speed of eight hundred miles like a spark.
The land was sent to Shanhaiguan: all the Shanhaiguan soldiers and horses were put under the control of Yang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and his position as Marquis of Wugao was reduced, his military post was taken away, and he was exiled to Guangxi.
A letter from King Yan easily defeated a general in the imperial court.
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