Zhu Di saw that the southern army was coming, and he was in a hurry, and pretended to use a horse whip to beckon the descendants of the embankment to come immediately, Li Jinglong saw it, and was suspicious, thinking that the Yan army was in ambush, and ordered the army to stop the pursuit for the time being, wait for a while, and check the movement.

Coincidentally, at this time, Zhu Gaoxu led the army to arrive, jumped out from behind the embankment, and killed the southern army, which was shocked and retreated.

Zhu Di hurriedly grabbed Zhu Gaoxu and asked, "The generals are fighting fiercely, why are you here?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Father, rest assured, everywhere is fine." I heard that my father was a thief with dozens of horses, and he came to support. ”

Zhu Di let out a sigh of relief and said: "Okay, I'm tired of fighting, you pick it up, attack the thieves, you can't let them have a respite." ”

Zhu Gaoxu obeyed the order, led thousands of elite horsemen to rush down the embankment, and entered the southern army's formation, like a tiger driving sheep, a dragon breaking the waves, and the southern army dodged one after another. However, the number of the southern army was too large, and after a while, they were brought together again, surrounding Zhu Gaoxu and others.

At this critical juncture, a gust of wind suddenly blew on the flat ground, blowing Li Jinglong's flag off, and the southern army did not know why, all of them changed color, and the formation was in chaos.

King Yan saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and said to the left and right: "I don't advance quickly, the thief does not retreat quickly, and the kings and I can only break the enemy by fighting to the death." Then he led hundreds of strong soldiers to go around behind the enemy, broke through and galloped, and the southern army was less moved, and was defeated, and abandoned the army.

As the saying goes, the defeat of the army is like a mountain, Li Jinglong's Chinese army is defeated, and the large formations involved everywhere are also defeated, the southern army is defeated and the sound of running is like thunder, Zhu Di led the army to chase the defeated soldiers to its camp, Guo Yingben defended in the camp, and the Yan army set fire to the wind, burned its camp, and the smoke rose to the sky. Guo Ying and the others couldn't resist it, so they scattered to the west and fled in the direction of Zhending, but Li Jinglong still fled to the south and wanted to escape back to the Texas base camp.

The southern army camp abandoned heavy equipment, piled up like a mountain, cattle, horses and livestock, incalculable, even the axe and banner given by Emperor Jianwen were captured by the Yan army, the southern army was beheaded more than 100,000 level, drowned in the Baigou River innumerable.

Zhu Di did not chase Li Jinglong, he ordered the army to pursue Guo Ying closely, this time it was necessary to take Zhending, the Yan army had been following Guo Ying in hot pursuit, when Guo Ying fled to the Yueyang Bridge, suddenly a cannon rang out on the bridge, a team of military horses blocked the way, Guo Ying shouted: "My life is resting." ”

A person on the bridge was eight feet tall and had an extraordinary bearing, and shouted at Guo Ying: "Guo Hou don't panic, Xu Huizu is here." ”

The person who came was Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, the son of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, and the eldest brother of Xu Miaoyun, the princess of Yan.

When Guo Ying saw Xu Huizu, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his hands, and said with tears: "The virtuous nephew came at the right time, I will be defeated in the Baigou River, and the Yan soldiers behind are chasing closely, you go and help me resist it." I will return to Zhending, straighten out the army and horses, and fight again in the coming day. ”

Xu Huizu said well, ordered his army to set up a formation in the river, and defended the bridge, and Guo Ying led the remnants of the defeated army to escape across the bridge.

Less than an hour later, the smoke and dust were billowing in the distance, the flag was waving, Zhu Di led the Yan army to the side of the bridge, and when he saw Xu Huizu under the door, he slapped his horse and stepped forward, raised his horse whip and said: "Is it Wei Guogong on the other side?" ”

Xu Huizu arched his hand on the horse and said, "It's exactly below." I haven't seen him for a few years, and King Yan's demeanor is the same as before, but I don't know if my sister is okay? ”

Zhu Di smiled and said: "The princess has always been fine, but she is just worried about the eldest brother's tightness. Wouldn't it be better for my eldest brother to go to Peking with me, reunite with my family, and share the joy of family? ”

Xu Huizu said coldly: "No need, thank you King Yan for your kindness, as the saying goes, if you have a son, you must have a father, and sure enough, the rebellious ministers and thieves are out of the same door." My family is a loyal minister and a filial son, and I don't want to be with you. ”

Zhu Gaoxu heard his sarcastic remarks on the side, and said angrily: "Uncle, my father is kind and persuasive, but you don't know how to lift up. Li Jinglong's million-strong army was defeated by us, and you have a few soldiers and horses, and you don't dismount and surrender early, so as not to lose your sword and lose your life. ”

Xu Huizu raised his head and said: "As the Duke of Wei, the son of the King of Zhongshan, I have received great favor from the country, and I can't repay it. Let your horses come and fight me to the death. ”

With that, he was about to give the order to release the arrows. Yan Wang Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Wait." Big brother, you and I belong to our closest relatives, how can we meet each other in arms. I think it's okay to stop the army, you are really sure to retreat, I will return to Beiping, do you think it's okay? ”

Xu Huizu snorted and said, "King Yan is also interesting. ”

King Yan said again: "The last time Xiao'er was rude and stole your thousands of miles of horse flying feathers, but unfortunately this horse died on the bank of the Baigou River, today I picked out a hundred horses from the army and paid you compensation, you and I will be cleared." ”

After that, Zhu Di ordered someone to bring a hundred good horses and hand them over to Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu looked at those war horses, and sure enough, they were tall and handsome, comparable to his own flying feathers, and nodded: "King Yan, if you give me these good horses, I won't appreciate it, and the next time we meet, I will still fight with you to the death." ”

Zhu Di said with a smile: "The next time we meet, you will give me three kneels and nine bows." ”

Xu Huizu said: "You are delusional. ”

Zhu Di did not answer, and ordered the whole army to retreat, and the brigade returned to Beiping.

On the way, the generals were puzzled and asked: "King Yan, our army can defeat Xu Huizu, why did we withdraw and return to Beiping?" ”

Zhu Di said: "Xu Huizu's army is neat, after the battle of our army, it is extremely tired, and I am afraid it will take some effort to win." Our army claimed to return to the north, and suddenly turned to the southeast to take Dezhou, Li Jinglong was bound to be unprepared, Texas is at his fingertips, there are a lot of savings here, our army can supplement and repair here a little, and then go straight to Jinan, if we can take Jinan, half of the country can be determined. ”

After hearing this, the crowd was excited.

After the Yan army passed Xiongxian, it suddenly folded east along the Daqing River, went down the river, came to Shengfang Town, stopped here for a while, went south along the Grand Canal, advanced by land and water, and arrived at the city of Dezhou in only a few days.

Li Jinglong had just returned to Texas, and he was unsure of his breath, when he suddenly heard that the Yan army had arrived, and he was about to abandon the city and flee. Gao Wei, who joined the army, persuaded: "General, there are more than 200,000 defeated soldiers who retreat to Texas everywhere, and the city here is high and deep, and the grain and grass are sufficient, which is enough to hold on." The Yan army is good at field warfare, but it is not good at attacking cities, not to mention the end of the strong crossbow, which is not able to penetrate Lu Min. As long as our army works together, we will definitely be able to defeat the Yan army. ”

Li Jinglong sighed and said, "Although there are many soldiers, there are no generals. Guo Hou, Sheng Yong, Ping'an and others are nowhere to be found, although there is a Zhang Shixing, but no one is hopeful, and it is difficult to pick the beam. Jinan is the capital of Shandong, and the city is in great difficulty, so it is better to wait for the imperial court to send reinforcements. ”

Li Jinglong then ordered the withdrawal of Dezhou, and without a fight, he led his army to flee to Jinan. Gao Wei couldn't persuade him, so he had to withdraw with the army.

On May 9, Zhu Di led a large army into Texas. He ordered the governor Chen Heng to be a servant of the people, collect the treasury, and obtain more than 100,000 stone of grain. The soldiers and civilians of Shandong greeted the military gate with cow wine, and there was an endless stream, hoping that the Yan army would not harass the place, and Zhu Di would not accept the cow wine, and sent the villagers and fathers to their homes after comforting them. Immediately ordered the sergeants to strictly prohibit the invasion of the township, and the city of Texas was in order.

Zhu Di and the generals discussed: "Li Jinglong is in Jinan, collecting the defeated, intending to recover. Now that our army is pursuing the victory, the southern army is bound to collapse. ”

The generals nodded yes.

So Zhu Di ordered Chen Heng to lead an army of 10,000 to defend Dezhou, he led the army to start the camp, the next day arrived at the north of Yucheng twenty-five miles to the camp for a short rest, in the sun (three or four o'clock in the afternoon) to set off, double the road, suddenly appeared under the city of Jinan at dawn.

At this time, Li Jinglong still had more than 100,000 people left, and the formation was undecided.

Zhu Di wanted to personally lead the elite cavalry to charge into battle, and the generals on the left and right grabbed his horse's head and persuaded: "Your Highness, our army has galloped all night, exhausted, let me rest for a while, and then fight." ”

Zhu Di said angrily: "Under the thunder, I can't hide my ears, I have to rush to attack the thief, if it is slowed down, the thief's formation is slightly fixed, and it may be difficult to break the enemy." ”

Zhang Yu persuaded: "In this case, we should do our best, and there is no need for His Highness to fight." ”

Zhu Di said: "If you can't take the lead for a general, how can you serve the public." Come with me. With that, he urged the war horse and rushed towards the southern army.

After the defeat of the Baigou River, the southern army has become a frightened bird, and when they saw the Yan army killed, they did not have time to meet each other, and fled in all directions, and were beheaded more than 10,000 levels, and more than 17,000 horses were obtained. Li Jinglong fled alone, and the rest of the people surrendered.

When the Yan army entered the city of Jinan, they saw that the four gates were closed, Zhu Di stepped forward and shouted to the city: "Listen to the truth of the army and horses in the city, the lonely Yan King, Li Jinglong's hundreds of thousands of troops have been defeated by me, and wait for the city to open the city and surrender quickly, otherwise my army will enter the city, the jade will be burned, and the chickens and dogs will not be left." ”

At this time, a head poked out of the city, with a high nose and deep eyes, not like a Han from the Central Plains, the man said in a loud voice: "Jinan City only has a dead iron Xuan, and there is no descending stone, you can come to attack the city." ”

King Yan woke up suddenly, and then remembered that the person in the city was Tie Xuan, who participated in politics in Shandong.

This man was about thirty-five or sixteen years old, and his ancestors were lustful people, with a strong temperament, wisdom and determination. In Hongwuzhong, the Guozi Sheng gave the rites to the middle of the matter, and then transferred to the governor's office to judge the matter, and the case was sentenced to prison, which was clearly organized and decided. Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang appreciated his talent and gave him the word "Keystone" as a reward.

After Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, Tie Xuan was sent out to participate in the politics of Shandong, and was responsible for raising food and salary for Li Jinglong's army.

Yan Wang Zhu Di smiled slightly: "Tie Xuan, I respect you as a good man, don't make senseless sacrifices, you are a literati, how can you resist my army of tens of thousands?" ”

At this time, two people turned out from behind Tie Xuan, and one of them shouted: "Shandong Dusi commands Sheng Yong here." ”

One person shouted: "Xiaolingwei commanded Zhang Shixing here." ”

It turned out that after Sheng Yong failed in the battle of Baigou River, he fled directly back to Jinan City. Because he is the commander of the capital of Shandong, after all, it is the responsibility to defend the territory. After he returned to the city, he met Tie Xuan, who participated in the politics of Shandong, and the two agreed to defend the city to the death and fight to the death.

Zhang Shixing retreated to Jinan with Li Jinglong, and after being defeated by the Yan army under the city, he escorted Gao Wei, who joined the army, and the two fled into Jinan City, where they met Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong.

There were only more than 20,000 soldiers in the city, but fortunately, Tie Xuan had just raised more than 100,000 stone of grain, which could be used for several months.

The four of them made an alliance with blood, reorganized the army and horses, and swore to defend Jinan City.

When Zhu Di saw Sheng Zhang and the others, he was shocked at first, and then laughed and said: "The general of the defeated army, the rabble, how dare you speak bravely." With that, he waved his horsewhip, and a large number of Yan troops rushed up behind him.

The bows and crossbows in the city were fired, the arrows rained down, shooting a lot of Yan troops, plus the Yan army ran all night, and just experienced a big battle, it was really exhausting, many soldiers were afraid of difficulties, and refused to come forward, Zhu Di had to order the retreat, camp ten miles outside the city, and first surround the city of Jinan.

But then the Yan army attacked for several days, but failed to break through the city, Zhu Di became anxious, and Zhang Yu, the governor of the Chinese army, saw it in his eyes, and stepped forward to offer advice: "His Royal Highness the King of Yan, I have a plan, I don't need to spend a single soldier, I can take Jinan." ”

Zhu Di was overjoyed when he heard this: "What a beautiful world (Zhang Yuzi), it is really full of wisdom." If you have any plans, let's talk about them quickly. ”