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 was so stupid that he 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 face and said: "It's ridiculous. Beiping 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 soldiers. Even if we divide our troops, how can it weaken our army's combat strength? Even if we divide our troops into 50%, each of us will throw away 250,000 soldiers."
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 in Beiping City now only have 10,000 people, which is 25 times that of the enemy, which is enough.
Yes.
As for Yongping, the Duke of Guo commanded 250,000 troops and joined forces with Yongping's 60,000 troops, totaling 310,000. 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? "
"It won't happen, it won't happen, it won't happen..."
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 my own prince do that?"
I have fallen into his treacherous scheme, and the way of using the army requires the enemy to be unpredictable and clever, so how can I let him lead me by the nose?"
Governor Li Wen heard that this brother who was a member of the same family five hundred years ago spoke in an inhumane manner, and couldn't help but stand up and said: "Beiping, I want it, and King Yan also wants me. King Yan is here
, Peking has the value of existence. If King Yan dies in battle, Peiping will be at your fingertips. The court will fight against King Yan, not the city of Peiping that can never be escaped. It is rare for King Yan to come out with his entire army. Such a good opportunity, we
How could you 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 able to get it easily."
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 loudly: "Don't take it for granted. Divide your troops. Geng Bingwen divided his troops. What's the result? Xiongxian was lost first, then Mozhou, and then everything was lost. He hunkered down in Zhending City and waited for reinforcements.
, Do you want to follow in the footsteps of Chang Xinghou? You should stop making noises. The defeat of Geng Bingwen was that he divided his troops, so that the King of Yan took advantage of the opportunity and entered 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, and to march out battalions one by one. 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 the bridge, or takes advantage of the fact that the soldiers and horses on the bridge cannot be manipulated, they will defend it.
Therefore, how can the Duke of our country 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 Wen, 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. The victory or defeat was not insignificant.
Questioning, 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.
Son……
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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 Buddha to the west, 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 survive, so they were very decisive. The imperial army
But there was no such awareness. Some of these 60,000 troops came from Liaodong, some from Shanhaiguan, and some from Jiangnan.
The middle and 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 and promotion of literature, or felt that Cao Guogong still had an army of 500,000 troops, 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 Wen, 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 and break through the gap.
Preparations for returning to Shanhaiguan; as for the governor, Geng Ying, he was obsessed with finding a place for his father, Geng Bingwen, and lined up alone in Dongcheng, gearing up to fight to the death with King Yan.
With the senior generals like this, and the middle and lower-level 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 the 30,000 Southern troops under Geng Feng's tribe were determined to die.
To withstand the effect of King Yan's cavalry, once Geng Gu'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 Yang Wen 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 blindly fought, they might have failed.
The wish of King Zhu Di of Yan was made into dumplings, which became a rare and outstanding battle example in history where a small number of soldiers surrounded many soldiers and wiped them out.
Although they were defeated now, they had at least retained half of their troops. Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, and Yang Wen, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, fled all the way to Shanhaiguan with their cavalry. The King of Yan, Zhu Di, wanted to eat this powerful cavalry, so he pursued them.
Only then did the governor, Geng Gu, take advantage and escape. He led a group of remnants of the defeated generals he had single-handedly brought out and fled to Dezhou in panic. On the way, he heard that Cao Guogong Li Jinglong had rushed to Peiping, so he turned around again, and was wronged.
He rushed to Peking to complain.
Wu Gao and Yang Wen fled all the way, leaving behind countless supplies of food, grass, and tents, as well as musical instruments and tents. The cotton uniforms they brought out to keep out the cold but had not been put on because the season had not yet arrived all became supplies for the King of Yan.
When the soldiers and horses came to Yongping, even if King Yan could fight a victorious battle ahead of them, he would not have time to take away these timely supplies. 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 Shanhaiguan. Facing this majestic pass, he could not go any further. Shanhaiguan was so powerful that it could not be easily broken. At this moment, Li Jinglong had already besieged Beiping City. He had to return to the army 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 command their troops immediately.
However, there are two generals in Shanhaiguan. Yang Wen is brave but lacks strategy. Although Wu Gao is timid in front of the 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 pair.
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, took out the letter and read it, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.
It turns out that in the letter, Zhu Di seemed to be destined to be victorious after just one victory. First he proudly boasted about his illustrious martial arts, and then he praised Wu Gao for his courage and resourcefulness.
He has the demeanor of a general, how much he appreciates him, and finally talks about Wu Gao's daughter and son-in-law. He expresses deep regret and anger for the tragic death of his brother King Xiang and his sister-in-law Wu's wife, and then wants to recruit him for his own use.
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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. Yang Wen became suspicious when he saw this, and hurriedly wrote down the story of King Yan's surrender in secret, and sent people
Sent to the capital.
"A divorce plan!"
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 it was 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 the commander-in-chief Geng Gu 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 Yunwen's imperial edict was rushed at a speed of eight hundred miles like a spark of fire.
He was sent to Shanhaiguan: all the Shanhaiguan soldiers and horses were put under the control of Yang Wen, 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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