After the sting, the Nanling area gradually entered the rainy season, and on the day Emperor Longwu was robbed, it began to rain non-stop. &1t;/p>

Every day from morning to night, I can't see the sun, the sky has been gloomy, the drizzle is intermittent, dripping and dripping is always headless, I feel cold and unbearable, and Emperor Longwu's mood is as disheartened as this weather. &1t;/p>

On the night of being kidnapped, Emperor Longwu, who was angry and angry, suddenly fell ill, with a high fever, which scared Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong, but fortunately, after taking medicine in time, his condition quickly stabilized, but he needed bed rest, Emperor Longwu had been lying down from morning to night, with a straight face, unwilling to talk to anyone, but he was a tenacious person, and he had no intention of committing suicide from the beginning, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong saw that he had calmed down, no longer tied his hands and feet, and just sent people to stay by his side for a moment. &1t;/p>

Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong were in a very good mood, they went to Daozhou to be kidnappers, not only tied Emperor Longwu and Empress Zeng back, but also Tang Laihe, Wang Kun, Ma Jixiang and others to add to the head, and rescued the arrested Chu Xun officials, this bold adventure can be described as a great success, and after the follow-up troops converged, temporarily got rid of the danger, as long as they returned to Huguang safely, no one could stop Emperor Longwu from going to Nanjing. &1t;/p>

The only regret is that the prince was not found. &1t;/p>

After Yao Qisheng heard about this, he repeatedly exclaimed pity: "The two generals were careless and did not arrest the Tang King Zhu Yulu together, since the whereabouts of the prince are unknown, the Tang King has become very important, and it is not suitable to fall into the hands of others." &1t;/p>

Tan Xiao slapped his thigh and said regretfully: "Oh, I was only looking for the Son of Heaven at that time, but I didn't expect this relationship!" Otherwise, let's just go to Daozhou again and tie up His Royal Highness King Tang back? ”&1t;/p>

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty lived very little, Emperor Longwu was nearly fifty years old, and various physical problems continued, and it was difficult to say how many years he could live. &1t;/p>

Zhou Guodong disagreed: "Forget it, let's go to Daozhou now, how dare Tang Wang show up?" You can't find it anywhere you dodge, so you can only run for nothing. Hehe, in fact, it's not a big deal, if you can't find the prince all the time, it's a big deal to inherit one from the side clan. ”&1t;/p>

Tan Xiao was still uneasy, and asked, "He Wufu and Chen Zizhuang, will they support the Tang King?" &1t;/p>

Yao Qisheng shook his head and smiled: "When the Son of Heaven arrives in Nanjing safely, worships the filial piety tomb, and announces it to the world, the court is no longer indisputable, as long as He Wusu and Chen Zizhuang are not mad, they will never dare to support the Tang King." &1t;/p>

Tan Xiao knew that the other party was reasonable, but he still had to raise the bar: "That's not for sure, if He Wuyu and Chen Zizhuang must support the Tang King, what can you do with him?" &1t;/p>

"You can't do anything with him, just watch him defeat himself." Yao Qisheng was not in a hurry or annoyed, Wen Yan smiled and said: "There are no two days, there are no two masters in the country, Zhu Yulu and Brother Nai compete for the throne, it is a taboo against the norm, as long as he dares to announce his accession to the throne, he will definitely betray his relatives and leave, and wait until Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places to raise the banner of righteousness, and the spread can be determined to be ......"&1t;/p>

In order to avoid unnecessary friction, the Chu army bypassed the county seat of Daozhou, and slanted into the past from the northwest, preparing to go to Lingling, but just halfway through, the scouts sent a report, Liu Fangliang, Dang Shousu and He Zhen's troops blocked the road to Lingling, and played the banner of King Qin's rescue, and the soldiers were pressing towards the Chu army in three ways, obviously coming towards Emperor Longwu. &1t;/p>

At the same time, the news that Emperor Longwu was kidnapped by Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong quickly spread throughout the nearby state capitals, and the reactions of various forces were mixed, heavy troops are stationed at various passes in Nanling, obviously with a cautious attitude of "one slow, two look at three passes". &1t;/p>

In this way, the Chu army is in an embarrassing situation where the enemy is on all sides, and the space for activity is very small, there is almost no room for detours, according to the previous tactical principles of the Chu army, if the enemy in the front is strong, it should be retreated as an advance, or interspersed with a detour to the flank, and mobilize the enemy through movement warfare, so as to find fighters and jump out of the enemy's encirclement, but Liu Wenxiu's tens of thousands of western troops are behind, and the flank is the southern ridge with dangerous terrain. to break through. &1t;/p>

This battle seems to be inevitable, and it must be fought! &1t;/p>

However, Tan Xiao still wants to make a final effort. &1t;/p>

"Damn, Liu Fangliang and Dang Shousu, the two white-eyed wolves, who ate Lao Tzu and took Lao Tzu back then, now turn their heads and beat Lao Tzu, there is no royal law." Tan Xiao scolded Yao Qisheng and said to him: "Your pen is the sharpest, help me write."

sent a letter, scolded Liu Fangliang and Dang Shousu, the two bastards, and then told them that as long as we let us go, it would be a great achievement, and Wang Junmen was now the time to employ people, and they were welcome to rejoin the Chu army. ”&1t;/p>

The Chu army is now in a very dangerous situation, Emperor Longwu is like a powerful magnet, attracting Liu Wenxiu's tens of thousands of Western troops to chase after him, if he is entangled by Liu Fangliang, Dang Shousu and He Zhen again, there is really a danger of annihilation of the whole army, and finally a chicken and egg are beaten, so Tan Xiao rarely put away his stinky temper, and planned to say a few soft words to Liu Fangliang and Dang Shousu, and strive to turn the war into jade silk and tide over this difficulty. &1t;/p>

"It doesn't work to write a letter, let's go there in person, when I was in Jingzhou City, Liu Fangliang owed me a favor." Zhou Guodong also knew that the situation was dangerous, and planned to take the risk to meet Liu Fangliang. The Chu army is now trapped in the mountains around the Nanling Mountains, whether it is Liu Danghe's camp or Liu Wenxiu's Western Army, they are all elite troops who have experienced a hundred battles, and they can also be called strong enemies for the Chu army, and the opponent's strength is several times that of the Chu army, and the chance of winning this battle is very small. &1t;/p>

"You can't go!" Tan Xiao's attitude was very resolute and did not allow Zhou Guodong to take risks. &1t;/p>

During the Battle of Huguang that year, Liu Fangliang fell into a heavy siege under the city of Jingzhou, thanks to Zhou Guodong who came in time to relieve the siege, which was equivalent to saving his life, as well as thousands of his subordinates, but this matter has been a long time ago, and it is difficult to persuade Liu Fangliang to change his position only by relying on his personal friendship back then. &1t;/p>

In the end, Yao Qisheng wrote a letter to Liu Fangliang in the name of Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong, and the messenger sent it to Liu Fangliang's army. &1t;/p>

At this time, the two armies were not far apart, and the envoy quickly stepped up, going and returning on the same day, which was very efficient. &1t;/p>

However, he did not bring back the good news that Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong were looking forward to. &1t;/p>

"Liu Fangliang tore up the letter and said that he was going to cut off my head, but quietly put me back." The envoy looked a little frightened, and said: "Liu Fangliang also asked me to bring back a word, as long as we let the Son of Heaven go, he will get out of the way." &1t;/p>

"! Liu Fangliang's guy is really a thief, this is a robber again, 'I want to pass by from now on, leave the money to buy the road', isn't it? Lao Tzu worked hard to tie up the Son of Heaven, why did he let him eat black? Tan Xiao was already very conscious of being a kidnapper, and after thinking about it, he ordered someone to escort Ma Jixiang over: "Old Ma, I want to borrow something from you, don't be reluctant." &1t;/p>

Ma Jixiang's eyes rolled, and he asked cautiously, "What does General Tan plan to borrow?" &1t;/p>

Tan Xiao smiled brightly: "Borrow your head, Lao Tzu has been in trouble tying up the ticket, and now he has to tear the ticket!" &1t;/p>

cut off Ma Jixiang's rank with a knife, sent someone to Liu Fangliang's army, and at the same time sent a letter, there was only one sentence on the letter - retreat twenty miles, otherwise the next time it will be Wang Kun's level, then Tang Laihe, and finally Emperor Longwu. &1t;/p>

"Such false words and intimidation are too obvious, I am afraid that Liu Fangliang will not be able to scare them." Yao Qisheng felt that Ma Jixiang was still useful, it was too wasteful to kill him like this, and it was impossible for the Chu army to easily kill Emperor Longwu, this kind of intimidation was meaningless. &1t;/p>

"It's called losing people and not losing battles, you know?" Tan Xiao is like a gambler who plays psychological warfare, knowing that Liu Fangliang has a good hand, he must also open the cards to see his hole cards, I am so two, I am so leng, say everything to compare with you to compare the hole cards, don't want to steal chickens in front of me: "Only kill one Ma Jixiang, of course I can't scare Liu Fangliang, I just borrowed Ma Jixiang's head to tell him, don't force Lao Tzu to be anxious, otherwise, it's a big deal, it's a big deal, Lao Tzu cut off the head of the Son of Heaven and give it to him......"&1t;/p>."

Facts have proved that Tan Xiao's intimidation is still quite effective, although Liu Fangliang does not believe that he really dares to kill Emperor Longwu, but there are no eyes on the battlefield, once the war starts, how to ensure the safety of Emperor Longwu on the battlefield of thousands of troops is a difficult problem in front of Liu Fangliang. Although he did not retreat twenty miles as Tan Xiao said, the degree of advance slowed down, and because there was no perfect plan for the time being, he did not dare to press Tan Xiao too hard. &1t;/p>

The current situation is that the hemp rod is afraid of the wolf, for Liu Fangliang and others, Emperor Longwu can't have the slightest mistake, in case Tan Xiao is forced to use any radical means, it will complicate the problem, and it will be difficult to remedy it, Liu Danghe agreed that it is the safest way to lead Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong to Ningyuan to fight, defeat them in one fell swoop, and then quickly rescue Emperor Longwu. &1t;/p>

At the same time, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong also suddenly accelerated their march and went straight to Ning Yuan. &1t;/p>

"As long as you pass Ningyuan, you can get out of the Nanling Mountains and leave Liu Fangliang behind the horse's butt to eat ashes, everyone, let's send the Buddha to the West Heaven, whether we can send the Son of Heaven to Nanjing smoothly depends on this battle!" Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong have been fighting in the north and south in the past few years, and they are already battle-hardened veterans, they only look at the map, and they know that the Qinwang army will not ignore Ningyuan, the transportation hub, and must deploy heavy troops to guard it here, but the Chu army has no other choice now, and must break through from Ningyuan. &1t;/p>, wonderful! ( = )