CHAPTER XXXVI
It rained heavily overnight, and in the early morning, the river rose, and a faint mist filled the banks.
Before dawn, the Yan army camp beat drums, and the soldiers lined up to come out.
The horses snorted, and the armor rubbed against each other with a terrifying sound of gold and iron. Compared with yesterday, today's Yan Jun is very silent, but the silence is terrifying.
Before the battlefield, the killing intent has already permeated the team.
The division of a hundred battles, the division of the king, the Yan army, which terrified the Northern Yuan, will continue to fight with the southern army today. Whether it is life or death, whether it is to glorify the descendants or go to the Yama Temple, it all depends on this experience.
At dawn, the Yan army had all crossed the river and headed south.
On the other side of the river, the imperial army was also in formation, and the army led by Du Du Ping'an was still in the vanguard, followed by Qu Neng, Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, Wu Jie, Marquis of Anlu, and Yu Tongyuan, Marquis of Yue, who arrived not long ago, led the army to the left and right. Li Jinglong's Chinese army stayed at the back of the line, first, to supervise the formation, and secondly, the generals were worried that this unreliable commander was timid in battle and commanded indiscriminately, so it was better to let him stay honestly behind.
Yu Tongyuan, Marquis of Yue, is a veteran of the Hongwu Dynasty and the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Hongwu was rarely kind, did not ask for Yu Tongyuan's life, nor did he let his whole family be exiled, but only made him return to his hometown and die old. Compared with other generals of the Hongwu Dynasty, Yu Tongyuan was really not ordinarily lucky.
It's a pity that not long after An's birthday, Emperor Jianwen cut the domain, King Yan pulled the flag and rebelled, and Yu Tongyuan was activated again with an edict from the imperial court. The old gentleman didn't farm for long, and he had to put on armor and fight with the Yan army.
Originally, Yu Tongyuan was reluctant to take on this errand. is so old, has a lot of beard, and has to lead troops to fight, but he really doesn't have the strength.
But no matter how willing he is, Emperor Jianwen pulled over among the military generals of the Manchu Dynasty, and there were not many people who could lead troops, and there were many goods like Li Jinglong. Geng Bingwen is not successful, Guo Ying, Wu Jie and others have been sent out, and veterans like Yu Tongyuan will become the firefighting team in the eyes of Emperor Jianwen.
Lost title? It's okay, Revenge!
No official position? No problem, Confer Officer!
The fire burned his eyebrows, and Mr. Yu had to agree if he didn't agree.
After walking around Nanjing, Yu Tongyuan was driven to the shelves and led the troops to the battle. Looking back at the city gate, he really didn't understand why Emperor Tai-Zugao, who was famous for his martial arts, would choose such an heir.
No wonder the vassal king is rebelling.
Yu Tongyuan's idea can be called a big rebellion, but the old gentleman has been dragged to the battlefield, how can there be no resentment in his heart. Don't talk about the chatter behind your back, just spray a few words in front of you, Emperor Jianwen wiped off the spittle stars, and praised the old general for his uprightness.
In the face of such an emperor, Yu Tongyuan was really helpless.
In a sense, such unscrupulous means are somewhat similar to Emperor Hongwu. When Emperor Hongwu pulled up the rebel team, except for Li Shanchang, who took the initiative to defect, most of the ministers were "invited" by various methods, and the treatment was not as good as Yu Tongyuan, at least he had a marquis, representing the imperial court. What about them? There is only one big poke of the rebels.
There are not many veterans like Yu Tongyuan who have been driven to the shelves, because Emperor Hongwu has too little time to show kindness. Most of the time, Zhu Yuanzhang pursues the highest code of conduct of cutting grass and eradicating roots. Zhu Yunwen's eyes widened, and with a radar-like scan, there were only three or two veterans who could be found.
Fortunately, there are Xu Huizu and Qu Neng and others, if they are all wine bags and rice bags like Li Jinglong, there is no need to fight, he directly removed the crown belt, walked off the dragon chair, and asked his uncle to enter Nanjing.
On the bank of the Baigou River, the fog gradually dissipated, the positions of the two sides of the battle had opened, and the long horn sound kicked off the prelude to the war.
Governor Ping'an once again took the lead and charged ahead. Guo Ying and Wu Jie led the army to meet the enemy from the flank, and Yu Tongyuan was good at cavalry combat, leading the cavalry of the Southern Army to form a cone formation and charge the right army led by Chen Heng.
Not to be outdone, the Yan army pressed the whole army.
Shen Xuan led the forward cavalry against the team of Ping'an, and the two teams of cavalry collided together like two sharp spears.
For a moment, it seemed that the sound of gold and iron could be heard, and the spear and spear breaking.
Meng is also dressed in armor and carries a knife into battle. The whole Yan army went into battle, and even the promoted officer grabbed a long knife and charged, and Meng Tongzhi, who was the new officer, could not continue to stay in the camp and did not move, so he had to rush forward!
It doesn't matter how many times you get cut, it doesn't matter if you lie down for a few more months, as long as you can save your life.
Without Shen Xuan's orders, Gao Fu and the others protected Meng to ensure that no one could hurt Meng Tongzhi's life. Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang also wanted to make a move, but they were temporarily incorporated into Xu Zhong's front army, and the military order was like a mountain, so they could only tell Meng again and again, it doesn't matter if you charge with the army, don't have a hot head, this is not Kaipingwei, and there is no bunker to block arrows for him.
Meng grinned and nodded, but he made up his mind in his heart, no matter what, he had to follow Shen Xuan closely, and the situation like yesterday would never happen again!
The battle was at a stalemate from the very beginning, both sides knew each other's strength, and any temptation and reservation was useless. If you want to win, you have to use all your strength from the first sword.
There were no shouts of killing on the battlefield, even cursing was rare, only the screams of knives and spears piercing armor, tearing flesh and skin, and blood splattering.
Everyone is fighting, raising their waist knives, wielding their spears, and doing their best to kill the enemy in front of them.
Often just after cutting down the opponent, he will be hacked behind him.
There is no "fair and fair" on the battlefield, if the sneak attack is a foot soldier, there is still a fighting force, if it is a cavalry, I am sorry, I can only say goodbye to the beautiful life.
Ping An and Shen Xuan fought for a few rounds, and they were comparable, and they both killed each other.
The two sergeants and generals tried to come forward to help, but they didn't want to fight against the two unscathed, but they were either killed or wounded. According to Meng Shishilang's words, these two are the eyes of the typhoon, and those who dare to approach will have to be swept in, and there will be no good end.
Xu Zhong, who did not believe in evil, lost two fingers, and Chen Heng, who was not convinced of the old age, was almost killed by Ping'an. The generals of the Southern Army also tried, and the results were not much better than Xu Zhong and Chen Heng.
The general can still block a few times, and the soldier can only be killed by cannon fodder.
After a few times, Shen Xuan and Ping'an fought in the dark, flying sand and stones, but no one dared to come forward to help. A vacuum was formed around the two, and both the Yan army and the southern army were fighting outside the circle, not stepping into the circle.
Just set up a notice board and read: This place is dangerous, there are two fierce beasts inside, be cautious!
The soldiers of the two armies in the battle, when they see the opponent stepping into the circle, will remind them that they have crossed the line!
The reminded hurriedly retracted his feet, wiped the cold sweat, thanks!
Remind people to wave their hands, nothing to do, no thanks. Then the knife is raised, and the fight is again!
Faced with this situation, Ping An and Shen Xuan were also helpless.
Shen Xuan had a wound on his shoulder, and Ping'an was also full of muscle aches, and if he could have a help, neither of them would refuse, but looking around, whether it was his comrades or the enemy-army, they all seemed to have forgotten them, and they were fighting lively, and they were not close to life or death.
Therefore, sometimes, it's not a good thing to be too strong in combat power, and you can't find friends!
Meng was willing to help, but his combat power was there, and he was going to deliver food. Let Gao Fu shoot arrows? What should I do if I mistakenly hit Commander Shen?
Helpless, I could only watch Shen Xuan fight with Ping'an, and wait until one side showed its decline before making plans.
Meng Shishilang judged the situation and found that after Shen Xuan and Ping'an surrounded the vacuum area, he had been guarding the edge, and when the southern army rushed up, he stepped in, took advantage of the other party's hesitation, and slashed it over, not dead but also injured.
"Insidious, shameless!"
Picking out his ears, Meng Shishilang made up another knife, and listened to it seven or eight times, can you change it to a new word?
Using this method, Meng Tongzhi played at a super level, beheaded the fifth level, and slashed seven or eight enemy soldiers, and the name of "good fighting" soon spread. mentioned Meng Tongzhi, the military man of the Yanshan guard immediately appeared and said, man, absolute man!
At noon, both the soldiers and the generals began to rumble in their stomachs.
In the war, it is impossible to stop temporarily, go to eat first and come back to fight again, so you can only hold on, and if you cut a few more, you may be able to collect the troops and return to the camp early.
Driven by hunger, the soldiers on both sides suddenly burst out with huge combat effectiveness, which surprised the generals and commanders.
Li Jinglong was still puzzled, but Zhu Di found the right fighter.
"Attack Li Jiujiang's Chinese army!"
Take the Chinese army, and don't worry about the southern army.
Originally, Zhu Di wanted to hand over this arduous task to Zhang Yu, and he didn't want Zhang Yuzheng to lead troops to relieve the siege for the rear army. I don't know when, Qu Neng bypassed the advance of the Yan army and entered the rear army, Fang Kuan was not an opponent at all, so he could only ask for help.
Zhang Yu doesn't have time, so can Zhu Neng.
Helplessly, the battlefield is chaotic, where is Zhu Neng? I don't know what to do.
Xu Zhong severed his fingers, Chen Heng was in a coma, and Li Bin had already been cut down peacefully.
If a few main generals can't do it, then Shen Xuan!
Zheng Heyao, who accompanied the army, pointed to an artificial vacuum on the battlefield, and Shen Xuan was inseparable from Ping'an.
Zhu Di didn't have a point, he looked at Qiu Fu who was staring at him, smacked his lips, he really couldn't find anyone, just him.
Qiu Fu received the order and immediately led the cavalry to attack Li Jinglong's Chinese army fiercely, but after attacking for a long time, he could not rush in, and was also injured by the few crossbow arrows of the southern army.
After getting the battle report, Zhu Di covered his face, and he knew what he said!
It doesn't matter, Qiu Fu can't do it, he goes on it himself!
King Yan ordered his troops and personally led thousands of Mongolian cavalry to break through from the left of the southern army. Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Gaoyang County, led his cavalry to follow in his father's footsteps and rushed into the formation to slash and slash. The generals under the command of King Yan were familiar with his habit of using troops, and when they saw King Yan personally leading his troops to charge into battle, they all moved closer to him, trying to completely disrupt the formation of the southern army from the left side.
The danger of the rear army is temporarily resolved, Zhang Yuyi patted Fang Kuan's shoulder, and the brothers supported themselves, and a certain family was going to help the prince!
Zhang Yu slapped his horse and left, Fang Kuan gathered the army, but Qu Neng was killed with more southern troops. Fang Kuan was beaten bitterly, fighting hard and scolding at the same time, Qu Neng was so insidious!
King Yan led the Mongolian cavalry to rush left and right, rushing to find that something was not quite right, and when he looked back, he was dumbfounded.
The southern army actually copied his rear road, and surrounded him and the charging cavalry layer by layer, separated by sections, with a very obvious intention, and ate them one by one.
Zhu Gaoxu's situation is not much better than that of his father, the only thing to be thankful for is that Zhu Neng has rushed to fight him, and the two of them joined forces to desperately rush in the direction where King Yan is, and they must rescue King Yan no matter what.
Ping An knew Zhu Di very well, and expected that he would definitely lead the cavalry to break through from the left side of the army, and formulated this strategy before the battle to lure the enemy deep and encircle and suppress with superior forces. No matter how high Zhu Di's force value is, if the ants swallow the elephant, it will consume him to death!
This plan should have been carried out by Ping An himself, but unfortunately the plan did not change quickly, and as soon as the war started, he was trapped by Shen Xuan.
Guo Ying, Wu Jie and others were deeply involved in the chaotic war, and they had no time to separate, Sheng Yong's qualifications were not enough, and Li Jinglong ...... No one dared to entrust him with such an important task. The veteran Yu Tongyuan could only take the baton and command the generals to wait for the best opportunity.
As Ping An expected, King Yan quickly fell into the trap, but it was not so easy to catch him.
Emperor Jianwen said first, King Yan must not be killed! Even if the emperor wants to hit the wall because of his momentary brain twitching, the will has been made and cannot be easily overturned.
The next decree said that he repented, who can slaughter Zhu Di and get a promotion and a salary increase?
The saliva of the official of the court can drown him.
Emperor Jianwen put a tight spell on the generals of the court, which is equivalent to putting a protective shield on Zhu Di. Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong did not dare to order Zhu Di's life, and Yu Tongyuan would not "defy the law".
The noble officials who experienced the Hongwu Dynasty always spared no effort to carry out the emperor's orders. Whatever the emperor says, they do.
Looking at the essence through the surface and speculating on the holy will? Resolutely do not do it! are all surnamed Zhu, who knows whether Emperor Lu Dao is really benevolent or fake merciful, in case it is the latter, who will reason with the black cauldron?
As a result, a strange scene appeared in the battlefield.
Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was surrounded by the Southern Legion, and he could shoot him into a sieve with a single random arrow. I am worried that my archery level is not good and I accidentally injure my comrades, so it is not a problem to cut directly with a knife.
But no matter whether it was a bow or an arrow or a knife or a gun, no one dared to greet Zhu Di from beginning to end, and killed all the cavalry that followed him, so he could only exert his strength on the war horse under him.
As the saying goes, the shooter will shoot the horse first, and this move is also theoretical.
Unexpectedly, King Yan dealt with cavalry all the year round, and his horsemanship was as superb as his killing skills. If a horse falls and then change it, whether it is your own or the enemy's, it will be his!
The southern army did not dare to hurt the life of King Yan, but Zhu Di had no scruples.
The bow and arrows on horseback were finished, the long knife in his hand was curled, the spears and spears he had snatched were broken one after another, and even the portable swords that were more decorative than practical were used, but they still failed to break out of the encirclement.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng were about to go crazy, Zhang Yu and the injured Xu Zhong arrived one after another, Zheng He and the dog who had accompanied King Yan as the queen of the army were particularly brave, and Qianhu Huaju, who saved Zheng Heng's life, also rushed to the front, and Chen Hui and Teng Ju, who took refuge in King Yan halfway, were even more desperate.
The Yan army didn't care what the formation was, the whole army charged, and rescued the Yan King first.
Ping An and Shen Xuan, who were in the battle, noticed the changes in the battlefield, and both wanted to rush over, but also wanted to stop each other at the same time.
Seeing a gap, Shen Xuan shook a shot, pulled the horse back two steps safely, and was about to step forward, when several arrows flew head-on, and safely stopped to block with the gun, taking advantage of this time, Shen Xuan turned around and rushed in the direction of the fiercest battle.
As soon as Shen Xuan left, Meng immediately ordered Gao Fu and the others, who had been guarding him, to shoot arrows at Ping'an, "If you can't shoot him, you have to drag him down!" ”
Gao Fu and the others received the order, although they failed to trap Ping'an, they also bought enough time for Shen Xuan to enter the southern army formation, and opened a bloody road with only one person.
"Tongzhi, do you want to keep up?"
Meng shook his head, it was a drag to keep up, Gao Fu could help, but he was good at bows and arrows, and he was average when it came to fighting immediately.
"Let's deal with the enemy in front of you first!"
After a day of fighting, Meng was tired and hungry, and a ball of anger accumulated in his heart, and as soon as his head was hot, he raised his knife and rushed forward.
It's worth it!
Gao Fu and the others were taken aback, but the Yan army, who didn't know the details, was infected by Meng Tongzhi, and once again burst out with powerful combat effectiveness, almost pressing and beating the southern army twice as large as themselves.
Meng Tongzhi's name as a man has once again obtained ironclad evidence.
After the desperate rescue of Shen Xuan, Zhang Yu and others, King Yan finally broke out of the encirclement, and when he was out of breath, he saw Li Jinglong's banner of the Chinese army, and suddenly had a plan.
Regardless of his own safety, he ran up to the top of the embankment, raised his whip, and waved it vigorously. Changing people, daring to do this in front of hundreds of thousands of Southern troops, is simply looking for death, what a good target!
But it was Zhu Di, no one dared to shoot him, so he could only let him wave a horsewhip at the highest part of the river embankment and shout loudly.
Li Jinglong was misled by Zhu Diwu, thinking that the Yan army still had an ambush at the river embankment, and ordered the army to retreat.
At this time, all the generals of the Southern Army were fighting on the battlefield, and Li Jinglong only had civilian personnel such as Du Ping by his side, and no one could stop him from giving this order.
Hearing the order, Qu Neng and the others were almost angry.
The 300,000 troops under King Yan, except for the defense of Beiping and Biansai, are all here, where did the ambush come from?
Sprinkle beans into soldiers, and make people out of the soil?!
The order has been given, and it is impossible to withdraw.
With the help of Li Jinglong's cowardice and stupidity, King Yan once again led the cavalry to charge, slashing and killing. Anyway, only he cuts other people's shares, no one dares to cut him, and he still dares to rush alone.
Shen Xuan followed closely by King Yan's side, Zhang Yu, Xu Zhong and other generals also went out, if they died, they were unlucky, if they didn't die, they could cut one and count one.
Ping'an led the cavalry to rush towards Zhu Di, but was stopped by Zhu Neng. Zhu Gaoxu led his subordinates to entangle Ping'an's subordinates, completely cutting off the possibility of this team moving closer to King Yan.
The two armies were in a bitter battle, and the victory and defeat were still not decided at dusk, and in general the Southern army had the advantage, after all, there were many people.
The battle lasted all day, and the soldiers who were still alive on the battlefield were covered in blood, like demons crawling out of hell. The double anti-dump has lost its strength, and Yan Jun has even run out of oil.
Mingjin collects troops and fights again tomorrow? Ping An and the others will not give Yan Wang this chance.
Qu Neng, the governor of the southern army, slashed Teng Ju who was fighting with one sword, gathered hundreds of soldiers, raised his spears, and rushed towards King Yan with a shout.
"Kill the Yan!" As soon as the slogan came out, it instantly boosted the morale of the imperial army.
Qu Neng's fighter plane was very accurate, and the cavalry led by King Yan had been fighting for a long time, and this charge, not to mention the last straw that crushed the camel, was not much worse.
With Qu Neng, who took the lead, Yue Hou Yu Tongyuan, Wuding Hou Guo Ying, and An Lu Hou Wu Jie led troops one after another, and the Chinese army also sent a team, and everyone shouted "Kill Yan", like a rolling torrent rushing forward, which was frightening.
King Yan's face changed suddenly, and the generals of the Yan army were also sweating in their palms.
Seem...... Unstoppable.
Just when Qu Neng and the others rushed into the battle formation and gave the Yan army the last blow, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, and there was a muffled sound of thunder in the clouds, and lightning crawled through.
A strong wind suddenly rose on the flat ground, rolling up the sand, gravel and soil, and with a click, Li Jinglong's general of the Chinese army was actually broken. The five-colored feathers on the feather were blown away by the wind, fluttering and fluttering, and drifting far away.
The southern army was stunned, and the Yan army was also stunned.
General, it's broken?
There are no figures like Dao Yan and Meng in the imperial army, who can turn the roof tiles and lightning into good signs. What's more, the general is the banner of the Chinese army, given by the emperor, and the symbolism is extraordinary, and it was broken by the wind? There has never been such a miracle since ancient times.
Could it be a warning from heaven?
Unlucky, too unlucky!
Seal-Jian-Superstition-Belief was very marketable in the Yan army, and it was the same in the imperial army.
Taking advantage of the chaos of the imperial army, King Yan led his troops to launch a counterattack.
Feng Shui takes turns, taking advantage of your illness to kill you!
The army of the imperial court was panicked, and it was a dream to counter-charge, and it was difficult to organize an effective defense.
King Yan joined forces with the king of Gaoyang County, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng joined forces, first beheaded Qu Neng, and then cut Yu Tongyuan, and the governor Ping'an was not hacked to death but was wounded and retreated.
Shen Xuan led the Yanshan rearguard to attack Li Jinglong's army, and Qiu Fu's unbreakable camp collapsed like a paper clay sculpture in front of Shen Xuan.
Meng determined the direction of the wind, and when he saw that the heavy rain could not fall for a while, he immediately followed Shen Xuan on his horse and shouted loudly: "Commander, set fire on a windy day!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Yan Jun and Nan Jun changed at the same time.
Yan Jun: Great idea! A thumbs up is a must!
Southern Army: Despicable, insidious, villain! It deserves to be struck by lightning!
Whether insidious or villainous, the battlefield has never been a place to pay attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality.
Shen Xuan ordered all the rockets to be concentrated and fired at the most dense places of the southern army. With the sound of explosions and explosions, the pungent smoke rose and was quickly blown away by the wind, but the sporadic flames became a prairie fire and ignited.
Knowing that the fire was set by Shen Xuan, King Yan slapped his palm and smiled, "Okay! ”
The fire caused the Chinese army to disperse, and the Yan army took the opportunity to launch a general attack, and the southern army completely lost its will to fight and retreated.
The soldiers had no intention of fighting again, and the generals could not support it alone.
An Luhou Wu Jie was wounded and captured, Ping'an was defeated with the army to the south, and Wuding Marquis Guo Ying went west alone, I don't know if he didn't find the right direction or had other plans.
Li Jinglong ran the fastest, all the way south, straight to Shandong.
The Yan army pursued all the way, picking up the equipment discarded by the defeated army and carrying countless weights. Duoyan Sanwei and the newly surrendered Mongol cavalry rushed to the front, and the strong men expressed their disinterest in these baggage, and only the heads and prisoners who could be exchanged for cattle and sheep were their highest pursuits.
The rout army ran all the way, the Yan army chased all the way, and chased to the vicinity of the Yueyang Bridge, the southern army had been corpsed for hundreds of miles, and there were countless surrenderers.
The pursuing Yan army was blocked by a team that suddenly appeared, and the leader of the troops was none other than Xu Huizu, who had never shown up. The Mongol strong men tried to charge, but they were beaten back, and when they put on a shelf again, most of the rout had already run away.
When King Yan arrived, Xu Huizu had already repelled three charges from the Mongol cavalry.
King Yan knew that Xu Huizu was powerful, considering that his own soldiers were tired, it didn't matter if he chased after the defeated army, and it was not a good chance to win a battle with tens of thousands of people under Xu Huizu. It's better to withdraw for the time being and make plans again. Anyway, the 600,000 army was defeated in his hands, and tens of thousands of people could set off any storms.
Take a step back first, wait until the army is rested, and directly hit Hebei and enter Shandong!
Seeing that King Yan gathered his army and no longer pursued, Xu Huizu also withdrew to Shandong. His task is only to be the queen of the palace, and the 600,000 army can't defeat Zhu Di, and the tens of thousands of people under him have no effect.
At this point, the Battle of Baigou River ended, the dominant 600,000 southern army was defeated, Qu Neng and Yu Tongyuan were killed, Guo Ying was defeated and retreated, Wu Jie was captured, Sheng Yongjuan left Hebei in the rout, and Wei Guogong led his troops to the palace, and finally made a way out for the rout.
Coach Li Jinglong played what he was best at, left the army, and threw away the axe and Jingxuan rewarded by Emperor Jianwen, and rushed to Texas alone.
Incredibly, he traveled all the way unscathed, which is a miracle.
When the news of the defeat of the 600,000-strong army reached Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen accidentally broke the teacup and his eyes widened in disbelief.
Lost again?!
A sweet throat, he didn't believe it!