Zhu Zhen was defeated, there is no doubt about it.

Zhu Wen deliberately provoked Zhu Zhen, making Zhu Zhen lose his mind a little and send troops in anger, so it is strange that he can win.

However, Xuanwu's side didn't get a good deal, and he couldn't leave Zhu Zhen and Shi Pu's reinforcements, but it wasn't that he didn't gain anything.

That is, after defeating the reinforcements, Suzhou became an isolated city, and it was only a matter of time before the city was broken.

"It's a pity that I couldn't leave this rebellion!"

Seeing Zhu Zhen retreating with the remnants of the army, Zhu Wen's face showed regret.

That's right, Zhu Wen's face was only regretful, not angry.

Annoyed by Zhu Zhen's betrayal?

At first, it did, but after all this time, the anger was largely gone.

If it was because of a person's betrayal, he lost his mind, and he would not be Zhu Wen.

Without Zhu Zhen, he also has generals such as Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Zhu Yougong, and Hu Zhen. What's more, even if Zhu Zhen takes refuge in Zhu Jin? The situation of Taining and Xuanwu has not changed much.

"Your Highness, but Suzhou is still a problem, if you can't put down the rebellion in Suzhou, I'm afraid it will cause a chain reaction." Pang Shigu reminded.

"Suzhou! Suzhou! At the mention of Suzhou, Zhu Wen's expression froze, "Pass the order, if anyone is the first to attack Suzhou City, this king will reward him with a thousand times and be promoted to three levels in a row!" ”

"Your Highness, why don't you use trebuchets? It can be used to test the power of the trebuchet, if the power is good, it can be used not only to attack Suzhou, but also to attack Xuzhou. Jing Xiang on the side suggested.

Zhu Wen's eyes suddenly lit up, "Yes, this king forgot about this thing and sent an order to Bianzhou to transport the built trebuchet over." ”

Seeing the direction of Suzhou, Zhu Wen immediately had confidence. If the trebuchet is really so easy to use, it will not be difficult to capture Xuzhou.

It was not only Zhu Wen who faced the problem of siege, but also the ancient wars.

It is difficult for ordinary siege weapons to break through fortified cities, especially large cities like Xuzhou and Bianzhou. At the beginning, Qin Zongquan's hundreds of thousands of troops besieged Bianzhou, but they were not able to capture it in the end, because of the lack of siege weapons.

This is also the reason why ancient wars were generally besieged cities, and they could not enter the city for several months.

Historically, it was not until the Mongolian army's return cannon appeared that the siege was much easier, and the city wall of Xiangyang was also smashed open by the return artillery.

The advent of gunpowder and the artillery behind it made siege warfare much easier.

But that was hundreds of years later.

The previous battle in Hedong made Zhu Wen very stimulated.

The siege speed of the forbidden army was too fast, Luzhou City was broken in less than a day, and the dangerous passes of Lengquan Pass were also vulnerable.

And the hero who gave the forbidden army such a siege ability was the Tiance Cannon, which was a trebuchet.

That's why Zhu Wen tried every means to get the Tiance Cannon, but he didn't succeed so far, but he also copied some trebuchets, but it was not as powerful as the Tiance Cannon.

But in the end, you have to try to find out.

As for Zhu Wen wanting to use a trebuchet to break through the city wall of Suzhou, Shi Pu didn't know, even if he knew, it was useless.

The reinforcements he sent and the troops reinforced by Taining were defeated by Zhu Wen, and he could only watch Suzhou become an isolated city. Thinking that Suzhou would be lost and lost again not long after, Shi Pu was helpless in his heart, but he couldn't help it at present.

In that battle, the 70,000 army suffered a crushing defeat, and what is even more interesting is that it was the current friendly --- Zhu Zhen who defeated his 70,000 army.

The failure of reinforcement Suzhou made Shi Pu completely give up the previous situation and turn to fully defend Xuzhou, anyway, Xuzhou City has thick walls and sufficient food, and it is no problem to hold on for a year or two, so he doesn't believe that Zhu Wen can afford to spend it with him.

And here Zhu Zhen returned to Yanzhou with the remnants of the army, and he was mentally prepared to meet Zhu Jin's scolding, and he himself knew that he was a little impulsive, resulting in the loss of soldiers.

"Jie Shuai, the last general has not been able to complete the trust of the Jie Shuai, please punish the Jie Shuai!" Zhu Zhen made a big salute and admitted her mistake in a sincere tone.

It's not that he is loyal to Zhu Jin, but that he defected to the Taining Army in the first battle, which made him feel a little ashamed.

Zhu Jin hurriedly helped the other party up, "Brother Xian's words are serious." Xuanwu is powerful, there is a lack of soldiers and major generals in the hands of the virtuous brother, and it is normal to lose to Xuanwu, and the virtuous brother does not have to blame himself so much. The elder brother knows that with the talent of a virtuous brother, it will not be like this.

Brother Xian should not face the Xuanwu army in a short time, how about taking the army to Ziqing? ”

"Ziqing?" Zhu Zhen was puzzled.

"It's Ziqing." Zhu Jin nodded, "Wang Shifan ignored the imperial decree and resisted Cui Jieshuai's entry into Qingzhou by force.

Therefore, the elder brother decided to take the virtuous brother as the commander, led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to Ziqing, obeyed Cui Jieshuai's orders, and lived in Cui Jieshuai to pacify the rebel king teacher. In addition, the elder brother will also send 5,000 foot cavalry to accompany the virtuous brother. ”

"What about Yanzhou? Zhu Wen's troops are many generals, and the last general will leave, what if Zhu Wen's army attacks? Zhu Zhen said worriedly.

"Brother Xian, don't worry, Yanzhou City has high walls and thick walls, and Zhu Wen's army can't attack it." Zhu Jin said with a smile.

"Now that the marshal is prepared, the last general is relieved!" Zhu Zhen said with confidence.

seemed to be a friendly scene, but after leaving, Zhu Zhen's face changed. He thought about what Zhu Jin would do with him who was defeated, but he didn't expect it to be this trick.

Letting him assist Cui An in attacking Wang Shifan not only makes Zhu Jin's impression in front of the imperial court better, but also makes it, a newly surrendered general, unable to threaten his position, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

However, this is not an opportunity for Zhu Zhen, it is better to face the Qingzhou soldiers than to face the Xuanwu army.

The results of the three towns of Taining, Wuning, and Tianping and the Xuanwu War have been obvious, the three towns are called the alliance, but they are not united, and they can't unite how the alliance can fight against the powerful Xuanwu army.

And Zhu Jin didn't fully believe him, otherwise he didn't forcibly reinforce Shi Pu before, but went to attack Caozhou, and then seize Huazhou. If that's the case, the battle situation still has a chance, but Zhu Jin's distrust of him, his idea is destined to not come true.

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"Alang, are we still waiting here? We have been waiting for many months, but the king of Dongping has not summoned you, the master, the master might as well go directly to Chang'an, the jinshi is not easy to test, you can test the Ming Sutra and the Ming Law! ”

Bianzhou, in a small courtyard in a monk temple outside the city, a simplely dressed guy saw the master who was struggling to write a book, and some of them were not worth it for the other party, not to mention wasting so much time here, and he didn't even see Zhu Wen's face.

The man who was struggling to write was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, and he looked quite old, but he could write with ease.

Looking at it like this, he is composing a poem, and the name is 'Ode to Virtue', but I don't know who it is singing praises to.