This meeting was over, and the atmosphere in the big tent was a little more relaxed. Cao Zhen, Zhang Wen and others went out to give instructions. Zhu Mengjiong said: "I never expected that Sheng Yong of Yanzhou Prefecture could really be in Xie Cheng's hands.
Defend Yanzhou City below. He won't be another famous city defender in the Ming Dynasty." Because Yunxi chose to trust Zhu Jixi and showed his usual trust in the clan, these clans can still chat relatively easily.
After hearing Zhu Mengjiong's words, everyone else couldn't help laughing. The famous general who defended the city in Zhu Mengjiong's mouth naturally refers to Geng Bingwen. Of course, the word "famous general" is very good, but adding the word "defensive city" in front of it makes it a bit ridiculous.
Yunxi said: "I am not surprised that Yanzhou City can be defended. Sheng Yong is not only very good at defending the city, he can also command the army to attack in the future. He can be regarded as an important member of the next generation of generals such as Cao Zhen and Zhang Wen of the Ming Dynasty.
Already."
Several clan members present looked at each other. They did not expect that Yunxi would give such an evaluation to Sheng Yong. A general with a mediocre previous resume could receive such an evaluation just because he defended the city this time?
Yunxi continued: "And the defense of the city this time is not only due to Sheng Yong, but also to Tie Xuan, who patrolled Yanzhou Road in Shandong Province. The two of them cooperated closely and were able to defend Yanzhou City."
Some people are even more puzzled: The detailed memorial on Yanzhou's defense of the city has not yet arrived. How can Yunxi dare to conclude that a person who participated in politics also contributed to the success of the city's defense?
At this time, some people remembered the rice paper that Yunxi had pasted on the side of the bookshelf in his study room with the names 'Sheng Yong' and 'Tie Xuan' written on it. Could it be that the performance of these two people before was taken a fancy by His Majesty?
?'Some people think so.
But no one would ask Yunxi for confirmation on such a matter.
Then they chatted for a few more words and then dispersed. However, although Yunxi was very tired from rushing all the way from the capital, he did not go to his tent immediately. Instead, after everyone else had gone out, he stopped the last guard.
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Gaoxu, please wait a moment."
Yes, even when Zhu Di might rebel, Yunxi did not let Zhu Gaoxu stay in the capital, but took him to Xuzhou. In addition, this time Yunxi also asked Zhu Yunxu to go to the battlefield, but he just followed Zhu Shou.
The right army went to fight.
Zhu Gaoxu stopped, turned around and said, "What did your brother call me for?"
Yunxi said to him: "You have been silent these past few days, which is not like your usual behavior."
"Brother Huang also knows that you are a little embarrassed because of your relationship with your fourth uncle. In fact, you don't have to be like this."
"The fourth uncle is the fourth uncle, and you are you. Don't confuse the two of you. Since you did not follow the fourth uncle, then you are still the king of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Gaoxu's expression didn't change at all, he just said: "Brother Emperor, I just ask the Emperor to let me lead troops to kill the thieves."
Yunxi took a deep look at Zhu Gaoxu, and then said: "Well, the emperor asked you to follow Cao Zhen's former army to Jinan and Tai'an to kill the thieves."
After that, they talked a few more words, and Zhu Gaoxu returned to his tent. Although Yunxi also walked towards his tent, he was thinking in his heart: 'What exactly is Zhu Gaoxu thinking?'
After a while, Yunxi returned to his camp and was just about to rest for a while. At this time, a Zhongshusheren who accompanied the army saluted Yunxi and handed several reports to Yunxi, and said: "Your Majesty, from the capital.
Report."
Yunxi could only force his tired body to take the report, waved his hand to signal them to be quiet, and then opened the report and read it carefully.
After a while, Yunxi said with a smile: "Li Ren did a good job, the food and grass are already sufficient; Yan Zhenzhi did a good job too." Then he said to the people in Zhongshushe on the side: "Draw up a decree to commend Li, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Ren, Yan Zhenzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Then Yunxi continued to read the next memorial. This time it was shorter. Yunxi almost only glanced at it for a few times before smiling and saying: "Great, now I am more sure to put down the rebellion as soon as possible. I want to commend them."
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Guard Li Bo asked: "Your Majesty, what is it that can be more certain to put down the rebellion as soon as possible?" Not only him, but several other guards were also curious.
Yunxi did not tell them, but smiled and said: "You will know in a few days."
On the same day, in Xingji County, Hebei Province.
Zhu Di led the army of the three guards of the King of Yan to march across the land of Yan and Zhao. Although the weather had turned a little cold now, Zhu Di's face was still covered with sweat.
And although the troops of the three guards of King Yan who are marching are still in neat formation, if you look closely, you can see that their steps are already staggering, which proves that they are very tired.
At this time, Zhu Neng, who was in charge of the cavalry, rode his horse and said to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, let the army rest for a while. Everyone is very tired. Not only the soldiers, but also the animals pulling the carts are too tired."
Zhu Di looked at the marching team, and of course he knew that everyone must be very tired now.
But Zhu Di said: "We can't rest now. We can wait until we reach the hill in front and rest again."
Zhu Neng had no choice but to retreat.
After some time, when the sun was about to set, they finally arrived near the hill that Zhu Di pointed out just now. Only then did Zhu Di agree to set up camp and rest.
After receiving the order to rest, the soldiers put down their weapons and immediately collapsed on the ground, regardless of the stones that might be on the ground. Even if someone scratched his arm by a stone, he just bandaged his arm and put it somewhere else before continuing to lie down.
Although the officers at all levels were very tired, they still managed to get the soldiers to get up and set up camp. After a while, they succeeded in getting most of the people up and setting up camp.
The first big tent to be set up was naturally Zhu Di's. After the big tent was set up, Zhu Di called a few of his cronies to come to the big tent to discuss matters.
Although they all had horses to ride on, riding on horseback was not a pleasant experience, especially since they were still marching continuously, so everyone was a little tired. Zhu Di asked someone to unload a few deck chairs from the car and let them all lean on the chairs.
After a break, everyone began to discuss matters.
It was Zhu Neng who said: "Your Highness, with such a hasty march, although we can reach Cangzhou tomorrow, if Cangzhou City does not open its gates, it will never be possible to attack the city immediately. It will take a few days to repair."
Zhu Di smiled bitterly and said: "Of course I know what you said, but we don't have time to go south now. We must rush to Shandong day and night."
"His Majesty is doing things too quickly. We got the news on the second day of the new year that hundreds of thousands of imperial troops have arrived in Xuzhou."
"And His Majesty must already know that we want to clear the emperor's side. Although there is no news yet, His Majesty will definitely send more troops. At least the army will be increased from 200,000 to 300,000. Depending on the situation, the army can be increased again.
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"And we only have three guards of the King of Yan. Even the guard posts around Beiping that are under my command, except for the Tongzhou Guard, I have not moved, for fear of arousing their suspicion."
"Although this allows us to pass through so many places without fighting, it not only puts Beiping City surrounded by many guards who obey the imperial court's orders, but also results in us not having many soldiers. If we cannot defeat Xie Cheng when the southern army marches north,
The main force had previously joined Xie Cheng's army and would have been locked in Hebei. The next step was for the imperial court to use their steady stream of fresh troops to fight against our very small army. Among the southern army, Cao Zhen, Zhang Wen and other generals
Still, although I am a little frustrated, I do not have the confidence to command the three guards of King Yan to defeat more with less."
Zhu Di told the truth. In fact, even if Zhang Wen and others were dead in the previous life, Zhu Di could have been defeated in the end if Geng Bingwen continued to command. After all, the imperial court had far more manpower and material resources than Zhu Di. Geng Bingwen defeated Zhu Di by defending the city.
It would be no problem to pin him down in Hebei and then use the huge manpower and material resources of the imperial court to kill Zhu Di.
"So, we must march urgently and try to get to Dezhou as soon as possible. As for Cangzhou, we can only hope that the officials in Cangzhou will not be suspicious."
Tan Yuan said hesitantly: "But what if..."
Zhu Di interrupted him and said: "There is no if!"
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a little tense, Zhu Neng said immediately: "There is no need to mention those things. But Your Highness, Peiping is still surrounded by troops loyal to the imperial court. Even if we join Xie Cheng's army, Peking will still be very difficult."
It's dangerous. If Peiping is lost, our military morale may suffer."
"So, what should we do after joining Xie Cheng's army?"
Zhu Di said: "It depends on the situation. There are too many troops in the imperial court, and it may be difficult to defend many places. If it doesn't work, give up other places and fully garrison the line from Jinan to Dezhou. Qingzhou will have no choice but to give up."
"Jinan is a big city, one of the most famous in the world. Even an army of hundreds of thousands may not be able to defeat it easily."
"After we joined Xie Cheng's army, we stationed our elite troops in Jinan. Then we went north to attack Hejian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and other places to ensure the safety of Beiping City. Then we sent our troops south to compete with the Southern Army for most of Shandong again. Now the capital of Hebei is
All the people in the department have been placed under house arrest by me, and the Hebei Guards Station is empty, so it won’t be too troublesome."
'But then came the real hard battle: all the southern army should have arrived in the north, and the armies in Shanse and other places had been organized. The army was besieging them from three sides. Zhang Wen, Cao Zhen and others were veteran generals. Even if they defended Jinan,
The next battle will be extremely difficult.' Zhu Di thought. However, he did not say this.
Zhu Di then gave them some instructions and then let them go out.
After that, Zhu Di wanted to lean on the chair and take a complete rest, but when he looked sideways, he saw that one person had not gone out. And this person was Dao Yan.
