When Zhu Yunwen was rewarding in Beijing, Zhu Di did not rest in Beiping. Due to the death of Fang Kuan, the commander of the rear army, he had to appoint Tan Yuan as the chief general of the rear army. In all fairness, Fang Kuan's death, he did not regret it, Fang Kuan's person is good at geography and strategy, shorter than leading troops, he is a bit similar to the previous Beiping general Yang Wen, it is okay to fight a war step by step, but it is not suitable in the current situation. Today's Yan army needs to take the initiative to attack and fight desperately in order to break free from a little bit of vitality in a situation of ten thousand deaths.

What made him regret was Qiu Fu's death, although in terms of combat merits, ability, and martial arts, Qiu Fu was not as good as Zhang Yu. But Qiu Fu's advantages are incomparable to anyone, brave in battle, not relentless, not crowding out chatter, strictly obeying orders, such a person he can use at ease. As for Zhang Yu, although his ability is good, Zhu Di still has a space in his heart to think about and observe him at any time to prevent this person from moving.

Today's Beiping, although it is not said that all industries are depressed, but it is almost the same, since the rebellion, the south has not transported a grain of grain, Beiping has a cold climate, the land production is not high, so the people can only have food and clothing, let them feed the army of 200,000 is unrealistic. The vicious Zhu Yunwen had already prepared and restricted the grain stocks in Beiping, although the collection of grain stocks near Beiping, plus the grain brought by Feng Sheng from Daning, could support it until April at most. But the Chinese New Year can't be without rewards, it will affect the morale of the army, so Zhu Di had to take out armor and weapons to trade with Arutai and Mahamu, but fortunately, he captured a lot of armor and weapons, in exchange for more than 20,000 cattle and sheep, distributed to the army, and restored morale a little.

However, what made Zhu Di happy was that after nearly two months of cultivation and reorganization, after the elimination of the old and weak, his army still had as many as 150,000. Among them, there are 50,000 guards, 20,000 in Juyongguan, 10,000 in Yongping, 10,000 in Beiping, and 10,000 in Baoding, and the remaining 100,000 troops can attack with all their might. It's just that these 100,000 troops sound like a lot, but the number is not as good as any of Ping'an and Shengyong, which can't help but make Zhu Di envy Zhu Yunwen's wealth.

On the first day of the first month of the first month, all the generals came to pay New Year's greetings, and Zhu Di took the opportunity to hold a military meeting, and the participants were not only the main generals of the five armies, but also Dao Yan and Feng Sheng, but although Zhu Di was very polite to Feng Sheng, Feng Sheng never spoke unless Zhu Di asked.

After everyone sat down, Zhu Di ordered Zhang Yu to make a summary of the current situation and make a return. Zhang Yu was prepared, took out a piece of paper, looked at it roughly, and then stood in front of the map and said, "Lord Wang, masters, generals, Shimei will make a simple report below." ”

"First of all, we have three months to run out of food, so we have to break the situation in three months."

"The current situation is like this, our army began to settle on September 25 last year, and by October 23 it joined forces with the king of Zhou, and our army controlled most of the cities in Beiping, Yongping, and Baoding.

"The line of the Great Wall in the north is also under the control of our army, but beyond the Great Wall are the Mongols, and our army cannot be taken lightly."

"The imperial court ordered Geng Bingwen to Zhending on October 1, to be appointed as a general, to recruit 300,000 troops, and to wait for the opportunity to go north. The prince was wise and martial, killed Geng Bingwen and Li Jian in battle, persuaded Gu Cheng to surrender, and the 40,000 troops under the city surrendered to our army, but unfortunately General Qiu Fu was killed by Qu Neng and lost more than 5,000 people. ”

"The biggest loss was caused by peace, the Xishan camp was attacked by surprise, our army lost more than 40,000 people, and the main general of the rear army, Fang Kuan, was killed. But then our army went out of Xiongxian County, Kemo Prefecture, and between the Yaowu River, beheaded more than 10,000 people and surrendered more than 10,000 people. ”

"In addition, Yongpingwei commanded Gu Xiangzhong to die in ambush, losing more than 4,000 people."

"The current battle situation is as follows," Zhang Yu picked up the baton, pointed to the map and said: "Xu Huizu is eyeing Juyong Pass, there are still battle reports today, but it is only sporadic harassment, Juyong Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, our army has 20,000 people stationed, it should be no big problem; Geng Xuan sat in Shanhaiguan, from time to time to send troops to harass Beiping, especially after the news of his father's death, the harassment was even more crazy, and its scattered cavalry even appeared in Jizhou, Luanzhou, Zunhua area, but Yongping City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as Geng Xuan does not capture Yongping, he will not dare to move westward and threaten Beiping, so the east and west roads are safe for the time being. ”

"To the south, Ping'an sits in Zhending, threatening Baoding and Beiping; Xu Kai sat in the river, choked my southward passage, after Xiongxian and Mozhou were burned down by our army, they did not send troops to move in, I don't know why; Sheng Yong sits in Cangzhou, has a confluence with the Zhigu Guo key, goes upstream, and attacks Beiping through Tongzhou, which must be guarded against. ”

"That's the rough picture!" After Zhang Yu finished speaking, he nodded to Zhu Di and sat down.

"Okay, Shimei has finished the introduction, what do you think?" Zhu Di said with a smile.

"General Zhang, what is the current trend of Ping'an, Xu Kai and Sheng Yong's department?" Zhu Neng asked.

"So far, nothing has happened!"

Zhu Neng was a little surprised, turned his head to look at Zhu Di, and everyone also looked at Zhu Di together. Zhu Di smiled and said: "Ping'an and Sheng Yong are both fortunate to enter, and they don't know anything about military affairs today, but they learned from their predecessors to create martial arts, and they were shocked at first sight in martial arts, and they relied on them as confidants. First, martial arts instructors, such as Qu Neng, Sheng Yong, Ping'an, etc.; Then there is the Martial Arts Academy, that is, Zhang Lun, Cao Yushu and other little-known little people. These people are often trusted and given tens of millions of armor soldiers. A group of fortunate people, how can they not lead the troops? ”

"There are two possibilities for him to stand still, one is the order of today, thinking that our army has little food and wants to win without a fight; One is that its army has not yet been reorganized. ”

"So this king is ready to attack the river, no matter what the situation, you will know it at a try."

"The prince is wise!"

After everyone left, Zhu Di left Daoyan and asked, "Master, why did this king teach me this time when he went south?" ”

Dao Yan thought for a long time and said: "With the power of the prince, it should not be difficult to defeat Sheng Yong and Ping'an, even if he does not win, he will not be defeated." But Lao Wei was a little worried about Juyongguan and Yongping. ”

"Why? Juyongguan and Yongping are not in the middle of the month, and it is too late for the king to send reinforcements. ”

"The old man can't be sure," a hesitant expression appeared on Dao Yan's face for the first time: "The old man is just worried about today." ”

"Yunwen Xiao'er?"

"I'm afraid that the main direction of attack today is not the south, but the north."

"This ......" Zhu Di was shocked when he saw Dao Yan's hesitant expression, in his memory, he had never seen Dao Yan so uncertain. But he thought about it for a while, and finally said: "Master, since we can't figure it out, don't think about it, this king will make Li Bin and Liu Jiang vigilant, and even if there is a problem in Juyong Pass and Yongping, Beiping is not something that can be broken overnight, this king will still break Ping'an and Shengyong first, and then talk about it." ”

"Well, that's fine!"

Definitely.

After arriving safely, he ordered most of the grain, grass and ordnance to be transported into the city, and a small part remained outside the city, canceled the large camp on the south bank, and deployed all the troops on the north bank of the Hutuo River, and set up two large battalions outside the city, which were horns against Zhending City.

The rest of the time, what Ping An did was similar to Zhu Di, all of which were to visit the soldiers, interview with the generals under his command, and understand his character and ability, Ping An was a bold and generous person, so he quickly established his prestige in the army, of course, Wu Jie and Qu Neng's assistance was indispensable, Qu Neng beheaded Qiu Fu and forced Zhu Di to withdraw the army, which naturally won the favor and recognition of the Zhending general; Wu Jie, as a noble marquis, has a very high prestige in the army, and he was indeed a little dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangement of him to be a subordinate of Ping An at first. Zhu Yunwen had expected this, so he wrote him a handwritten letter, and after Wu Jie read it, he was very moved and sincerely assisted Ping'an.

Wu Jie can still remember the content in his heart: "...... The general has been a marquis in a hundred battles, and his qualifications are not comparable to peace. However, the selection will be capable, use its strengths, and avoid its shortcomings. The north is competing for power, the advantage is in the cavalry, and the merit is in the field, which is the director of peace. pacify the southwest, and peace is the forerunner of the general; The north competes for power, and the general assists Ping'an. Yanshu people are very comparable, and the cavalry is comparable to the king of Kaiping in the past, and the general's meticulous and brave peace is worthy of it. I hope that the general will put national affairs first, carefully assist in peace, and on the day of success, I will not forget the general's merits, and do not worry about wealth and ......"

After Wu Jie saw it, he really admired the emperor's insight and foresight, although he knew that Ping An became his boss today, and unless he made a big mistake in the future, it would be impossible to become his precursor, but this was the situation of the times, and Wu Jie had nothing to complain about. Since then, Wu Jie has assisted Ping An solidly, so that Ping An does not have to worry about trivial matters and can concentrate on the enemy.

Zhu Yunwen also wrote letters to Qu Neng and Ping An, Qu Neng was not dissatisfied, Ping An and his personality were similar, and their experiences were similar, after Qu Neng's father Qu Tong died of illness, Qu Neng took up the post of governor of the Governor's Office, and later served in Sichuan, and made many military exploits; Ping'an's father, Pingding, was killed in the battle to conquer Dadu, and Ping'an was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang as his adopted son.

Zhu Yunwen's letter to Ping An specifically stated: "...... Yanshu people should not be underestimated, only the general can be deserved, Qu can be brave, and can be the general's auxiliary; Wu Jie is meticulous, can check and fill in the gaps for the general, and sits in the rear. I hope that the general will make good use of it, and on the day of the triumph of the rebellion, I will hold a banquet for the general in the Fengtian Palace to celebrate his achievements......"

The peace of the letter was deeply convinced by the emperor's ability to recognize people, and he also thanked the emperor for his kindness, and since then he has concentrated on preparing for war and fighting the enemy wholeheartedly.

When Zhu Di went south, Ping'an was standing on the head of Zhending City looking at the north, and the cold wind in the north was blowing on his face, making his face a little tingling, but he didn't dodge, he knew that Zhu Di was coming.