Zhu Di did not hold a grand celebration banquet in Xiongxian County, he expected that Pan Zhong, a Ming general stationed in Mozhou, would definitely lead troops to reinforcements when he knew that there was something in Xiongxian County, and urgently ordered Zheng He to lead more than 1,000 people to cross the Yuexiang Bridge and ambush in the water.

Zheng He asked the reason, and Zhu Di said: "Pan Zhong couldn't imagine that Xiongxian City would be captured by our army so easily, and we would definitely be able to capture this general alive if we ambushed and intercepted it halfway." ”

Pan Zhong heard that the vanguard army was attacked, and sure enough, he led his army to Xiongxian to kill. Just crossed the moon-like bridge, suddenly saw the Yan army in the distance on the opposite side rushing towards him, and in the midst of the shock, the artillery on the side of the road was great, and the Yan army covered in water rushed out of the water under the bridge, and raised his knife to chop the Ming army.

Pan Zhong wanted to retreat, but the Yuexiang Bridge had been occupied by the Yan army, and the advance and retreat were lost, and the Ming army fell under the bridge and drowned, and Pan Zhong himself was captured by the Yan soldiers.

After a series of victories, Zhu Di himself felt overjoyed and urgently asked the generals what to do next. Zheng He came up with an idea: "It should go straight to the truth, our army's new victory is sharp, and it can be broken in one fell swoop by taking advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold!"

Halfway through, Geng Bingwen's subordinate Zhang Baolai surrendered and informed that 130,000 of the 300,000 troops of the army had arrived at the Hutuo River first, and divided the north and south banks. Zhu Di appeased Zhang Bao and asked him to return to the Ming camp first, using his defeat and capture and taking the opportunity to escape as an excuse as an internal response to the Yan soldiers' attack.

The generals of the Yan army felt that it was inappropriate, and thought that they should take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and suddenly attack the Ming army, and should not let Zhang Bao back. Zhu Di was scheming and said his strategy: "The Ming army is divided into the north and south banks of the Hutuo River, which shows that they already know that our army is advancing and are prepared. Now let Zhang Bao answer that the Ming army told us that it was approaching, and the Ming army must transfer all the soldiers and horses on the south bank to the north bank and merge to fight with our army, so that we can wipe out the 130,000 Ming troops on the north and south banks in one fell swoop. ”

"If the Ming army is divided into the south and north banks, after our army defeats the Ming army on the north bank, when we are tired and breathing, the Ming army on the south bank suddenly attacks, we will definitely be defeated. Moreover, we showed off our military might to the Ming army, informing them that the armies of Xiongxian and Moxian had been annihilated, and their soldiers must be discouraged, and we could destroy their prestige in one fell swoop. ”

After the Yan army was properly arranged, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, only led three horsemen to the east gate of Zhending, broke into the logistics troops of the Ming army transporting grain, caught two tongues, and asked, the Ming army had indeed moved south and north.

Zhu Di led dozens of light cavalry, shouting and charging, around the southwest of the city, and stirring up two battalions of the Ming army. Geng Bingwen heard the news and hurriedly led his troops to attack, Yan generals Zheng He, Ma Yun, Zhu Neng and others led the Yan soldiers to rush forward to attack, Zhu Di led hundreds of strange soldiers to attack from behind along the city, and the group crossed the southern formation of the Ming army like a tiger.

The Ming army was not on a stable foothold, and it was defeated for a while, and Geng Bingwen saw that the Ming army had been defeated, so he hurriedly retreated. Retreating to the east of the Hutuo River, Geng Bingwen reorganized tens of thousands of remnants and re-arrayed to confront the Yan soldiers.

Yan general Zhu Neng raised his lance and shouted, taking the lead in rushing into the Ming army's formation, and the Yan soldiers also shouted wildly, following the main general into the formation to kill. Seeing the bravery of the enemy, the soldiers of the Ming army turned around and fled for their lives, ravaging each other, and countless people died.

Geng Bingwen rode his horse and ran straight into Zhending City. The remaining Ming troops who ran fast were in a panic, fought for the door, and squeezed and trampled many people to death, and finally only a few Ming troops entered the city, put down the heavy city gates, and stood in the city. The Ming general Wu Jie and others came to the rescue, but before they could arrive, they heard that Geng Bingwen was defeated, and the Ming army was all hugging their heads.

The field battle can be won by courage in one rush, but the siege is another matter, the Yan army stormed for three days, and the Ming army in the city was really defended. Zhu Di saw that the Yan soldiers were tired, anyway, they had already won the victory, and the army's morale was stable, so he led the army back to Beiping to rest.

When the news of the defeat was transmitted back to Beijing, Emperor Jianwen was furious: "Geng Bingwen, a veteran, was defeated in a battle, what should I do in the future?"

Huang Zicheng comforted Emperor Jianwen: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and now we will transfer another 500,000 troops to surround Beiping together, and defeat the enemy with the outnumbered." ”

Huang Zicheng also suggested that Geng Bingwen be replaced by Li Jinglong, and Emperor Jianwen personally saw off Li Jinglong by the river, Li Jinglong's father Li Wenzhong was Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew, so he was Emperor Jianwen's cousin, and Emperor Jianwen gave him the rhinoceros belt to heaven, and ordered this general to have the right to conquer and kill.

Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, was proud of the spring breeze at this time, and he had the power of tyranny and autocracy in his hands, and he was fortunate to have such a blessing and scenery in his life thanks to the rebellion of King Yan. He rushed to Texas in a luxurious royal stagecoach, collected the remnants of Geng Bingwen's defeated generals, mobilized 500,000 troops and horses from all walks of life, and set up a large camp in the river. Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, a Ming general who had been guarding Liaodong, and Geng Zhen and others led an army to surround Yongping City, where the Yan army was stationed.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was very worried at first when he heard that the Ming army had 500,000 soldiers and horses to attack, and then heard that it was Li Jinglong as the commander, Zhu Di frowned, and laughed: "Li Jinglong anointed Liang Erzi, scheming and arrogant, fierce and discouraged, did not often practice soldiers to see the battle, Emperor Jianwen gave him 500,000 people, it was simply digging his own grave." ”

The generals of the Yan army did not know the truth and truth, and they had never dealt with Li Jinglong, a high-ranking cadre, before, and persuaded Zhu Di not to underestimate the enemy.

Zhu Di said with a smile: "There are five defeats in the art of war, and Li Jinglong has already committed them." In order to not repair the government decrees, the top and bottom are different, firstly; the early cold in Beiping, the clothes of the southern soldiers are thin, not enough to withstand the wind and snow, plus the soldiers have no surplus food, and the horses have no grass to live in; second; they do not measure the danger and risk, and rush in to seek profits; third; they do not lead but do not govern, they lack wisdom and trust, they are full of courage and courage, and they have no authority; fourth; the troops are noisy, the golden drums are unrestrained, they are good at being happy, and they are full-time villains. Li Jinglong has five defeats, how can he make a difference?"

At the same time, Zhu Di made an extremely bold decision: "Li Jinglong knows that I myself am guarding in Beiping, and I will definitely not dare to attack." I am going to rush to the aid of Yongping now, Li Jinglong knows that I am not in the city, I will definitely gather a large army to attack the city, and then I will return to the division to counterattack, the fortified city is in front, the army is behind, and I will be able to break the enemy. ”

Although Zheng He thought that King Yan was reasonable, he still believed that the army in Beiping City was too small and outnumbered. Zhu Di also said: "The troops in the city are not enough to fight, but there is more than enough to defend the city. I led the army outside, improvised, I did not send troops to save the siege of Yongping, but mainly to earn Li Jinglong to besiege the city. Jiangyin Hou Wu Gao is timid, as soon as I arrive, he will definitely withdraw from Yongping, and then I will not delay outside, and immediately kill the horse pistol. ”

Before leaving, Zhu Di sternly instructed his son Zhu Gaochi to stick to Beiping and not to fight. Zhu Di has always won with surprise soldiers, and when he personally led the Yan soldiers to Yongping, the Ming army of Wu and others in Jiangyin was still camping outside the city. King Yan came suddenly, Wu Gao was defeated, thousands of Ming troops were killed, and retreated to Shanhaiguan.

Zhu Di is brave and strategic, and thinks that although Wu Gao is cowardly in battle, he is meticulous and good at defending the city. So he made a counter-plot and wrote a letter to Wu Gao to praise him for his good fighting and kindness. When Emperor Jianwen heard the news, he immediately issued an edict to cut down the marquis of Wu Gao, demoted him to Guangxi, and ordered the Ming general Yang Wen to guard Liaodong.

Zhu Di ignored Beiping, and took advantage of the victory to lead the Yan soldiers straight to Daning. Stationed in Daning was Zhu Yuanzhang's other son, Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, who was Zhu Di's seventeenth brother. Daning is outside the mouth of Xifeng, Guhuizhou, east of Liaozuo, west of Xuanfu, is a giant town, with 80,000 soldiers, 6,000 leather cars.

After Emperor Jianwen succeeded to the throne, he was deeply afraid that Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, would conspire with Zhu Di, and issued an edict to reduce Zhu Quan's three armies. When Zhu Quan was depressed, he suddenly heard that King Yan was going straight to Daning from Liujiakou, and before he could react, the Yan soldiers had already conquered the west gate of Daning. Zhu Di rode into the palace alone, explaining that he was persecuted by Jianwen's ministers, and the two brothers hugged their heads and cried.

Zhu Di attacked Daning, this move is to win in danger, killing two birds with one stone. Because at that time, most of the Ming troops under Daning Zhu Quan were soldiers subordinated to Mengyuan and had extremely strong combat effectiveness, and they all gathered at Songting Pass for defense. The families of these soldiers are all in Daning City. After Zhu Di entered the city, he cared for the families of the Daning soldiers, and the Mongolian soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in Songting Pass heard that their children, women and children were safe, and they secretly joined them.

Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, did not know anything about the outside world, and Zhu Quan and his imperial brother Zhu Di drank and complained about their grievances, because he himself did not rebel against the imperial court. Seeing that everything has been done, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, resigned, and Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, must say goodbye to the imperial brother. As soon as he arrived in the suburbs, he was holding a wine to say goodbye, and the ambushes were everywhere, and the Yan soldiers hijacked the tearful King Ning, entered the customs and went west, and went straight to Beiping. Accompanying the Yan army, there were also brave Mongolian soldiers who had surrendered before fighting with the Yan army, tens of thousands of Duoyan guards and thousands of chariots.

Blessings and misfortunes, this Ning King Zhu Quan was coerced into rebellion, and was kidnapped by the fourth brother and the princess and concubines in a foolish manner. Zhu Quan is good at scheming, and can write articles, but after being kidnapped, he is also dead set on the ground, and often writes essays for King Yan in person. Zhu Di promised him at that time that after success, he would share the world, of course, this is just that.

After Zhu Di was proclaimed emperor, Zhu Quan knew that he would definitely be suspicious if he asked to return to Daning, so he asked Zhu Di to make himself king in Suzhou or Hangzhou. Zhu Di thought that the two places were too close to Nanjing, and they were not allowed, and finally sealed him in the remote Nanchang.

Zhu Quan knew that the imperial brother was suspicious of murder, so he built a luxurious villa, read and played the piano all day long, and Zhu Di never thought about him during his reign. After Zhu Di's death, Mingrenzong Zhu Gaochi succeeded to the throne, Zhu Quan relied on the old and sold the old, and wrote that Nanchang was not his feudal country, and he wanted to return to Daning.

Ming Renzong replied and rolled his eyes: "In the land of Nanchang, it has been more than 20 years since my uncle was entitled, and Daning is no longer your fiefdom. After touching the nail, Zhu Quan simply didn't think about anything else, and drank and wrote poems with a group of scribes every day, and the good finally got into the room.

Li Jinglong was very happy when he heard that Zhu Di himself commanded the army to attack Daning, and hurriedly led the Ming army to cross the Lugou Bridge and approach Beiping. There were no Yan soldiers guarding the bridge, Li Jinglong was complacent, and said: "Even this bridge is not guarded by soldiers, which shows that the Yan soldiers have no knowledge." ”

In fact, Zhu Di said before he set off: "It is necessary to trap Li Jinglong under the fortified city of Beiping." Therefore, the Yan army guards of the Lugou Bridge were removed.

Li Jinglong led the Ming army to besiege Beiping City like an iron barrel, built a fortress at Jiumen, and attacked Beiping with an army. Although there was siege artillery at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was still very difficult to attack the city, and the king of Yan had been prepared since the army, the deep ditch was high, and the city wall was thickened, and the 500,000 Ming army was helpless for a while, and could only watch the attacking soldiers follow one after another under the city.

A Ming army attacking the main gate of Beipingli was very strong in combat, and a force had already broken through the city gate, forcing a group of women in the city to throw tiles and stones on the city to help the Yan soldiers resist the enemy. If Li Jinglong commands well and sends thousands of reserve troops, Lizhengmen will undoubtedly be broken. No matter how strong a strong city is, as long as one gate is breached, the whole city will soon fall.

However, Li Jinglong's orders were not strict, and the Ming army, which had already landed in the city, suddenly retreated, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is not weak, and the binding force is very poor. The Ming army attacking the main gate of Li saw that there was no backup behind, so they took it upon themselves to return to the camp to rest.

Frightened by this, the defense of the Yan army in Beiping became stronger and stronger, and at the same time, Zhu Gaochi, the son of Yan Shizi, made strict arrangements and used people properly. Yan soldiers and Yan generals often take the night to break into the Ming camp and kill indiscriminately, the Ming army is disturbed, and the Ming army retreats ten miles.