When Zhu Di, the king of Yan, heard the report, he had to bite the bullet, brought more than ten personal guards, came to the front of the battle, and said with his fist to Ping'an: "General Ping, you are the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and you also call me the fourth brother on weekdays. The fourth brother thanked me here. "Say that, bow deeply on the horse.

Ping'an sneered and said: "His Royal Highness King Yan, don't you want to Fengtian Jingjing, kill the Jingshi, and use the Qingjun side, how can you return to Beiping?" As a brother, you will show you the way, you turn the horse's head, and go south along the canal, and it will not take a few days to reach the capital division, and then you will be able to fulfill your wishes, why bother begging me here? ”

King Yan smiled embarrassedly and said, "In the past, I captured the soldiers of the Southern Army and released them all. Can't you be accommodating today and let me live? ”

Ping An said with a straight face: "His Royal Highness King Yan is a fierce tiger, and the tiger returns to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles. Either you dismount and surrender, and I will spare your life, or you will come and fight with your whole army, and you will defeat me, and you can go back. ”

King Yan groaned for a long time, jumped off his horse, and made a gesture to kneel.

Ping An looked up to the sky and laughed: "Zhu Di, Zhu Di, I didn't expect you to have today." ”

Suddenly, I heard a bowstring sound, a feather arrow flew like lightning, it was Zhu Neng, Ping An hurriedly turned to one side, the arrow hit his shoulder socket, Ping An screamed, his body shook twice, almost planted the horse, did not dare to fight again, turned the horse's head and fled to the team.

Zhu Di flew on his horse, waved the sword in his hand, and shouted: "When I die!" Then he took the lead and rushed towards the southern army.

The Yan army behind him also cheered up and shouted to kill the southern army.

Due to Ping'an's injury, the southern army was leaderless, resisted for a while, and then retreated to Zhending, and the Yan army was able to escape and return to Beiping on the 16th day of the first month of the third year of Jianwen.

In the battle of Dongchang, the elite of the Yan army was lost, and Zhang Yu was killed in battle, which was the first major defeat since the king of Yan raised his army. Although the battle of Jinan did not defeat the enemy, it was the Yan army that took the initiative to retreat, and the losses were not large. However, in the battle of Dongchang, the Yan army lost in the field battle for the first time, and the general died, which shocked all the soldiers a lot, and for a while he was afraid of the disease of "mediocrity", and it was very noisy.

In order to appease the army, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, led the generals to Taimiao to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers.

After Zhang Yu's death, the generals were headed by Zhu Neng, and as soon as Zhu Neng led the generals to step into the hall, they knelt down together, and pleaded guilty without crowning: "The last general is incompetent, so that Dongchang is useless, Zhang Yu died, please punish His Royal Highness." ”

Zhu Di hurriedly stepped forward and helped everyone up one by one and said, "You guys are flat." The defeat of Dongchang this time is the crime of Feier and others. It's the result of being alone and ignoring the enemy. Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, but you are reluctant to make achievements, and the ancestors and gods will be blessed, and they will be ashamed. ”

On the side of the main hall, Dao Yan led a group of monks in Qingshou Temple to chant and knock on the chime, and made a big water and land conference for Zhang Yu and other fallen soldiers.

Zhu Di's eyes were full of tears, and he read the sacrificial text and said: "Evil gathers troops, wantonly kills, and endangers the sect." As a last resort, you will be loyal and righteous, and swear to die and live together to repay the grace of my emperor. Now you are fighting hard, dying for the country, and you don't hate with you, but how can you love this life? So there is still one breath. The evil has not been eliminated, and the country has not been at peace. Lonely could not bear to overturn the sect, Ling Er and others were indignant underground, mourning, and eager to give their hearts. Woohoo lament, heart-wrenching! After reading, Zhu Di took off the python robe he was wearing and burned it in front of the incense case.

When Zhu Neng saw it, he hurriedly dissuaded: "King Yan, don't do it." This thing is too valuable, I'm afraid Zhang Yu and others can't afford it. ”

King Yan said: "Zhang Yu and I have a deep relationship, for my Han Xin, this great thing has not been completed, the work has not been completed, and he has left me, how can I forget it?" I burned it with him, saying that I would live and die with him, and that he might know it under the earth and understand my heart. After that, I wept bitterly.

When all the soldiers heard this, they wept and were all moved. When the family members of the dead inside and outside the temple saw it, they all said with tears in their eyes: "In a hundred years of life, there will eventually be a death, and the king cries and sacrifices like this, what regret is the husband?" We will work hard to report to the country and avenge the grievances of the deceased. ”

For a while, the Yan army soldiers were furious, and they asked for help.

At the same time, in the imperial city of Beijing, Emperor Jianwen also held a grand victory ceremony in the Taimiao Xiangdian. The three animals are ready, the bells and drums are ringing in unison, the halogen books are lined up, the dance and music are dancing, Emperor Jianwen led the civil and military officials to perform three kneels and nine bows to the ancestors and ancestors.

After the ceremony, Emperor Jianwen excitedly said to the ministers: "The ancestors and gods bless, the Yan thief has been defeated by this, the elite has been lost, Sheng Yong will recover Beiping in the near future, and the world will be uncertain." ”

Fang Xiaoru smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there was a fire in Chengtianmen before, and the diviner thought that the celestial phenomena were a warning, and all the ministers advised His Majesty to stop the army. Duchen said: 'The fire of Chengtianmen should be extinguished among the princes. And change the gate of heaven to the gate, the end gate for the door, the noon gate for the end door, the temple for the heart of the temple, since then the army has won repeatedly, and the fruit has been fulfilled. ”

Emperor Jianwen stroked his back and said: "Mr. is my son's room, Sheng Yong is my Han Xin, and the swallow thief is like Xiang Yu, how can he be invincible." ”

The ministers knelt down again and kowtowed, and the mountain shouted long live, long live, long live.

In February, thousands of miles away in Beiping, the spring is cold. On the carrier hall, the monk Daoyan, the son of King Yan, said to Zhu Di: "His Royal Highness King Yan, after the battle of Dongchang, the thieves are arrogant and are getting closer and closer. Now we should take advantage of the fact that they have not arrived, and send troops to attack them first, and we should not sit back and wait for them to attack, but be controlled by them. ”

King Yan hesitated and said: "Our army is newly defeated, and it has not been a month since we returned to the city to recuperate, and we have to go on an expedition again, for fear of being resented by the soldiers." ”

Monk Daoyan said: "Your Highness, because of the new defeat of our army, we must hurry up and fight another battle to turn the tide of the war, otherwise the people's hearts will be unstable and the big thing will go." ”

Yan Wang Zhu Di said: "What if this battle is also lost? ”

Dao Yan smiled when he heard this: "When did His Highness become so unconfident? If this battle is lost again, the old man and His Highness will kill themselves together to thank the world. ”

Zhu Di's face turned red and said: "What the mage taught is that if you can't defeat Sheng Yong, how can you talk about the world?" It's so decided, and Lone immediately sent troops to Baoding. ”

On February 20, King Yan led a large army into Baoding and convened the generals to discuss the end.

Zhu Neng said: "The military and civilians of Dingzhou have not gathered, the city has not been solidified, and it can be attacked." ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said: "Our army is long in field battles and short in siege cities. If I do not attack the city, and the army is under the city, the two will come to the aid together, the fortified city is in front, the strong enemy is behind, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable. Now Zhending and Dezhou are more than 400 miles apart, our army is out of it, luring the enemy to attack, the enemy will come to meet the battle, our army can take things from it, the west will attack the west first, the east will attack the east first, and each will break through. ”

Zhu Neng said worriedly: "Four hundred miles is not a long way, our army is between two thieves, if the enemy advances from east to west, the elite cavalry can be reached in one day, and then I will be attacked by the enemy." ”

Zhu Di snorted and said: "The ancients who traveled a hundred miles a day will be a general." Four hundred miles? The army is fighting, a hundred miles away, the momentum is not compatible, the two fight, the victory or defeat lies between the breaths, although within ten steps, they cannot save each other. Don't be afraid, try to see the lonely break. ”

The generals looked at each other and were silent.

Zhu Di shouted: "We will wait for Fengtian to be appeased, and we can work together to win all battles." In the battle of Dongchang in the past, he retreated when he touched the enemy, and it was a pity to abandon the previous victories. If the battle of the Baigou River, the southern army is cowardly, and if it meets me, it will leave, so it will be killed, and the so-called fear of death will die. Wait for the knife and saw in front and not afraid, Ding Wok in the back and not frightened, sacrifice death in battle, regardless of life, so you can die a whole life, the so-called donor will live. If you are afraid of death, you are asking for death. You don't have to worry about the merits of victory, and you are careless. Those who violate discipline will be killed! ”

When all the generals heard this, they all thanked him: "I am willing to serve death!" ”

The next day, King Yan led his army to the southeast, preparing to fight to the death with Sheng Yong's army, and sent suspicious troops between Dingzhou and Zhending to confuse the Ping'an army.

After a night of camping, the red velvet robe worn by Zhu Di, the king of Yan, suddenly appeared on the crystal frost flowers, condensed into dragon patterns, with scales and beards, as beautiful as embroidery.

All the generals were shocked, and they all stepped forward and said: "The dragon is the king's elephant, and the destiny of heaven returns, so with this good sign, you will get a great victory." ”

Zhu Di's face was calm and said: "I and Qing and I have to survive against difficulties, and we have to do it." And the prosperity of the emperor has its own destiny, how can it be obtained? I hope that the young master will wake up, be treacherous and ambushed, and the sect and society will be safe, and the lonely will still have to keep the feudal seal forever, and you will also have their own place. If your wish is enough, how dare you look at him. ”

On the first day of the first month of March, Zhu Di led the army to the west bank of the Hutuo River, camped along the river, and waited for the southern army when the enemy rushed back and forth.

On March 12, Zhu Di heard that Sheng Yong's army had reached Shanjiaqiao, so he personally led his division to cross the river from Chen's family to prepare for a counterattack, but he searched the east bank and did not see the southern army.

Zhu Di was greatly frightened, worried that Sheng Yong had secretly joined the Ping'an army, and personally led the reconnaissance to ride to the people who crossed the river several times, but there was still no trace of the enemy.

Suddenly I saw a tiger, proudly standing on the rocks on the bank of the river, roaring at everyone, Zhu Di opened his bow and arrows, and an arrow shot out, hitting the tiger's bloody mouth, the tiger jumped up more than a zhang high, and then fell down and died on the spot.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, happily said to the left and right: "The tiger is the king of all beasts, and now he is shot by me, and it is auspicious to defeat the enemy." ”

After a few more days, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, finally discovered that Sheng Yong's army was stationed in Jiahe, so he led his army south and set up camp forty miles away from the southern army.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, summoned the generals and said face-to-face: "Every time the thief is arrayed, the elite is in front, the old and weak are behind, and tomorrow will fight, I will take the strength of the master as the front, destroy its elite, and Yu will be terrified." Zhu Neng led the Chinese army to the thief five or six miles away, the formation was strictly treated, I forced its formation with fine cavalry first, around its back and hit it, such as the momentum of covering, push it forward, the thief hurried five or six miles, panting and fatigue, the Chinese army waited for it to run over, and then hit it, I tiptoed behind, took advantage of the situation to chase the north, and the thieves would be defeated. Be careful not to fight back, the thief will fight to the death in order to survive. ”

Zhu Neng and the others will say yes.

Zhu Di told the generals again and again, fearing that they would not be solved, so he drew arrows again and drew the ground and instructed the generals. Later, he was worried that his understanding was not perfect, so he drew a formation and ordered Zheng He to teach them one by one in each battalion, and ordered them to be restrained, which was very detailed.

The battle between the rivers is imminent.