Three days later, Shen Ruoyu received all the necessary battlefield equipment, including a set of armor, an entourage, as well as the Son of Heaven's letter of appointment and bookcase, etc., and then set off on the road.

He didn't want to follow him, but Zhu Yunwen didn't follow him, saying that it was not in line with the etiquette. He picked an inferior stove soldier from the second guard of Yulin and brought it with him. The armor is silvery-white, a little dazzling, and the bright red robe underneath can definitely steal the limelight from the general; He felt that he would not dare to put on this armor, but after much hesitation, he decided to take it anyway.

He set off early in the morning, Nangong Qiu had to send him to the river, but he still refused to leave when he saw him cross the river. The entourage stove soldier's name was Zhong Kexi, sixteen or seventeen years old, he was very weak, and his swords and guns seemed to be unstable. Shen Ruoyu asked him and learned that his family had been following Taizu since his grandparents. He is the youngest son in the family, and there are two older brothers, one of whom succeeded his father in the Jinwu Zuowei Flag School, and the other served his parents and farmed at home. He was a new recruit this year, because he was weak, at first the recruiting officers did not agree to him to join the Royal Forest Army, and wanted him to go to the local guard station to temper and temper; Later, because he missed the time for the troops to be unified and pulled, the Yulin Left Guard happened to lack a stove soldier to burn the fire, so it was difficult for him to enter the Yulin Left Guard. And the reason why Shen Ruoyu chose him was only because he wanted to find a person who was the most useless in the second guard of Yulin to be his entourage. He didn't want anyone to take the opportunity to do nothing, so he said that he used his power for personal gain, and transferred the Imperial Forest Army around the Son of Heaven to be his guard. At the moment, it is difficult for people with ulterior motives to pick out any thorns in the fire stove soldier who has just enlisted in the army and is still a hairy child. Of course, for Zhong Kexi, it is naturally a great honor and opportunity for the commander to serve as the supervisor of the Pingyan army and choose himself to accompany him. In any case, if nothing else was good, at least he was given a good horse, a sharp spear, and enough military rations to feed himself, to ensure that he was up to the task.

Shen Ruoyu quickly stepped up, went straight north, and arrived in Texas on the third night.

When passing by Jinan, he hesitated a little, but still walked around the city. He was afraid to see Iron Willow again.

After entering Texas, he found the Texas Guard command post where Li Jinglong was resting. When the guards saw the gold medal of the Son of Heaven, they immediately ran in to report to the general.

Soon, the general Li Jinglong personally came out to greet the angel prison army. Although General Cao Guogong, who was in the prime of life, was not wearing armor and was wearing a uniform, he was still majestic and dignified, and when he saw Shen Ruoliao, he just politely saluted, took the letter of appointment handed by Shen Ruoliao and the document given to the general by the Son of Heaven, looked at it carefully, and ordered his subordinates to immediately prepare a place for the prison lord. Then, after the general just said a few polite words, he said that it was not early, the overseer came from afar, and he had worked hard all the way, so please rest early, if there is any military affairs, Jing Long will report to the adults in detail tomorrow.

However, the next day, Shen Ruoyu came to Li Jinglong early in the morning, but heard that the general's patrol had gone. He went out of the city to find Li Jinglong, and Li Jinglong invited him to patrol with him, but he did not say anything else to him. After the patrol was completed, they returned to the command post in the city, Li Jinglong handled various military affairs as usual, sent messengers from all sides, listened to the spy report on the enemy, completely left Shen Ruoliao aside, did not say a word to him, and seemed to have completely forgotten that there was still a supervisor sent by the Son of Heaven on the side, or he didn't see him at all.

Shen Ruoliao spent a day like this, returned to the apartment, and watched that Zhong Kexi like a conscientious orderly, cooking on the fire, serving the overseer to dinner, but he went to the stable to feed the horses and clean the yard, and then saw Shen Ruoxiao After eating, he came to wash the dishes and sweep the floor, very diligent. His heart moved, and he said to him:

"Don't be busy, put on your leather armor and go out for a walk with me."

Zhong Kexi raised his head and looked at him, as if he didn't understand, and scratched his head a little overwhelmed.

Shen Ruoyu said: "Throw down the work in your hands." This kind of thing should be done by someone else, and your task is to follow me anytime and anywhere. Put on our armor and go for a walk. ”

Zhong Kexi hurriedly threw down the broom, ran into the house, hurriedly put on his battle armor, wrapped himself in a handkerchief, and followed Shen Ruoyu out of the door.

Shen Ruoyu took the small stove soldiers around the city of Dezhou, and secretly looked inside and outside the barracks, the officers and soldiers. King Yan's army retreated to Beiping at this moment; And Li Jinglong's ideal army of 500,000 has not yet been gathered, and he is still waiting. The morale of the imperial army was somewhat low; Shen Ruoyu just took a superficial look outside, and did not go in to take a closer look. He thought it was better not to let everyone notice him as a prisoner. Li Jinglong's attitude, he has seen it very clearly; The general was ten thousand unhappy with the arrangement of the Son of Heaven. will be outside, and the Lord's order will not be affected; The same is true for the supervising army, he can act according to his own will, and does not need to pay attention to the emperor's decree to report on the internal situation of the army at any time.

The next day, he didn't go to Li Jinglong again, and went around the barracks for a day, only taking Zhong Kexi alone.

Soldiers and horses from all walks of life finally arrived at Huiqi one after another, with a total of 500,000 troops, which completely met Li Jinglong's requirements. The general then led the army out of Texas on the afternoon of the next day, and on the morning of September 11, the third day, he entered Hejian Province, where he gathered all the generals and made plans for the subsequent battle. When the general sent someone to invite the overseer to the big tent, the generals had basically finished discussing it and were waiting to listen to the order.

When Li Jinglong saw Shen Ruoyu walking in, he smiled and said:

"Lord Overseer is here? Jinglong hasn't introduced the generals to the Prison Commander yet. ”

He pointed out to Shen Ruoliao one by one to the generals present, some of whom Shen Ruoliao had heard of for a long time, and some of whom he had even seen. The left deputy general is He Fu, who is training troops in Dezhou and has been promoted to the governor of the left capital by Emperor Jianwen; The right deputy will be the thin and quiet An Luhou Wu Jie; The rest of the people include Chen Hui, Sheng Yong, Ping'an, and Qu Neng, four generals who he has admired for a long time, as well as Yu Tongyuan, the Marquis of Yueshan, who has just been restored, and Teng Ju, Zhuang De, Chu Zhi and other generals who he doesn't know at all.

Li Jinglong said: "Fang Cai Jinglong has agreed with the generals that the anti-king only has a total of 150,000 soldiers and horses, and they are divided into Beiping, Yongping, Baoding and other places, and the total number of troops in Beiping City at this moment is only 80,000. The imperial army numbered 500,000 people. We should wave our army straight up, go straight to Beiping, and defend against Wang Yingcheng, and 80,000 soldiers and horses can only survive for a while, just like the result of him beating me with 80,000 people in Xiongxian County, no matter how brave and invincible the Yan army is, there is only a dead end in front of my 500,000 army. Beiping is also the base camp of the entire rebel army, the nest of the anti-king, so a battle can determine the overall victory or defeat. What does the Overseer think? ”

Shen Ruoyu thought for a moment and said: "You are a great general, the Son of Heaven lets you do everything cheaply, so naturally you have the final say." ”

The others turned their faces away with expressionless expressions as they heard him. Li Jinglong was confident and smiled gracefully:

"The Overseer also agreed, and the battle was decided. The Liaodong soldiers and horses of Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao are besieging Yongping at the moment, and they can go down every day; Most of the grain and grass of the Yan army were hoarded there, and the Yan army must have been in turmoil at this time, and the army attacked Beiping at this time, at least occupying the two major advantages of time, man and people, and could not destroy the rebels. After ordering all the troops to rest for three days, we rushed to Beiping, camped under the city of Beiping, and encircled and suppressed the rebels. ”

Three days later, the 500,000-strong army marched slowly from the river, and five days later, reached Zhengcunba on the north side of Tongzhou. Before the army could gain a firm foothold, Li Jinglong received a report that surprised and unbelievable him: just an hour before the army arrived, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, had just left Beiping with 50,000 elite soldiers and marched to the northeast to rescue the important town of Yongping, which had been besieged by Wu Gao for nearly 20 days.

Li Jinglong immediately summoned all the generals to the big tent to discuss what was going on.

Du Du Qu Neng said without thinking:

"The 500,000-strong army crushing the city is known to the whole country, and it is impossible for Beiping not to know. The anti-king must have been frightened and didn't know how to deal with it at all, so he panicked so much that he came up with this strategy and divided his troops to rescue Yongping. It must be known that there are a total of 80,000 horses in Beiping City, and 50,000 troops are divided to rescue Yongping, so there are only 30,000 defenders left in Beiping; 30,000 against an army of 500,000 is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Please give the general an order to attack quickly, and Beiping can be ordered immediately. ”

Qu Neng was about forty years old, and he was obviously a hard-core general who had been tempered by countless trials and hardships, with dark and rough skin and thick and hard lines. Shen Ruoyu had heard of his name a long time ago; This Qu Neng inherited his father's position as the governor of the capital, and the heir showed extraordinary bravery at the beginning, first following the general Lan Yu out of the Dadu River to fight against the Xifan Rebellion, and made military achievements; Later, as the deputy commander-in-chief, he once again followed Lan Yu's northern expedition to Jianchang to defeat the rebellion of Yuelu Timur, and personally led the vanguard army to break the thieves in Shuangwolf Village; Later, he followed He Fu to Luchuan, Yunnan Province to crusade against the Daoganmeng rebels, and once again made his first contribution with his bravery and fearlessness. Right now, this famous general can't wait for the general to give the order to attack the city.

Wu Jie, the right deputy general, raised an objection: "The Beiping rebels are actually more than 80,000 people. Otherwise, King Yan would never dare to lead 50,000 people to aid Yongping, leaving only 30,000 people to hold on. It is necessary to know that there are still Miyun, Zunhua, Tongzhou and Juyongguan fortresses around Beiping, and now Tongzhou is close to our army, once Tongzhou is lost, then Beiping will lose its support and will fall immediately, and the anti-king will never take Tongzhou lightly. And with only 30,000 people, how can we ensure the safety of Beiping and Tongzhou? The anti-king was relieved and boldly led 50,000 elite soldiers to leave, leaving Beiping alone, it can be seen that the defenders of Beiping are by no means more than 30,000 at the moment. ”

Li Jinglong waved his hand impatiently, waved a secret report in his hand, and said:

"An Luhou doesn't need to hypothetically analyze, I have received a secret report here, and the anti-king has already ordered the defenders in Baoding, Juzhou, Xiongxian to Lugou Bridge to abandon their positions and withdraw to Tongzhou and Beiping while I am transferring troops. In addition, the anti-king recruited a group of young and strong recruits to join the army and expand his army. At this moment, the Yan army has a total of about 200,000 horses, of which 50,000 are guarding Tongzhou and taking 50,000 to Yongping, and counting the Yan army trapped in Yongping City at this moment and the rebel troops guarding Miyun, Zunhua, and Juyong Pass, there are still 50,000 left to defend Beiping. For our 500,000 army, there is no difference between the 50,000 Yan army and the 30,000 Yan army, it is the same as hitting a stone with an egg, and General Wu does not have to worry. ”

"In that case, why would King Yan be so bold and take a third of his people to rescue Yongping?" He Fu said slowly, "As the last general knows, King Yan is not a person who can be frightened. He brought 50,000 people to rescue Yongping, and there must be his calculation behind it. ”

"Yongping hoarded most of the grain and grass materials of the Yan army, and Wu Gao was surrounded for more than half a month, so of course the anti-king could not help it. The loss of Yongping is equivalent to announcing his doom. Ping An on the side said.

This peace was born short and concise, with a wide forehead, a short and thick mustache, and a blazing eye, and very brave; He is also one of the many adopted sons of Emperor Taizu Gao Zhu Yuanzhang, the small character Bao'er, who has been known for his martial arts and courage since he was a child, and the fourth brother of King Yan has also been regarded as a brother for many years. At this moment, General Ping does not seem to be tolerant of the fourth brother of King Yan, just like the current Shen Ruoliao, who will want to pacify the Yan army as soon as possible.

Sheng Yong, who was generous and had a calm face, was inspired by peace and asked:

"Could it be that the anti-king wants to respond to the city from the outside and attack from both sides?"

"He is so beautiful," Li Jinglong said, "even if he uses all his men and horses, 200,000 against my 500,000 army?" Dream of his yellow sorghum. ”

"Probably not," Chen Hui shook his head and said, "There are 100,000 people in Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao, and the anti-king rescued Yongping with 50,000 people, so it's hard to say what the result will be, let alone kill the horse pistol." When the time comes, Wu Gao and us will be the real two-sided attack, and the anti-king will lose. The Yan army will be defeated. ”

"And it will be a fiasco," Qu Neng cut the railway.

Li Jinglong patted the armrest of the chair and said, "Okay! All the generals are united, and great things will be accomplished! Qu Neng, you are responsible for leading the troops to attack the Changyi Gate in the west; Sheng Yong, your men are in charge of Pingzemen; Ping'an is in charge of Desheng Gate in the north, Yuejun Hou is in charge of Anding Gate, Teng Ju is in charge of Chongren Gate, Zhuang De is in charge of Qihua Gate, Chu Zhi is in charge of Xuanwu Gate, and Chen Hui is in charge of Chongwen Gate. General He, An Luhou, you two come to attack Zhengyang Gate, the south gate of Beiping, with all your might. The imperial army attacked from all sides, so that the rebels in Beiping could not take care of each other. The generals must work together to break through Beiping soon! ”

All the generals immediately shouted in unison: "We will work together, follow the general, and break through Beiping!" ”

Li Jinglong added a sentence gloomily: "In addition, we must make a big siege momentum, and at the same time release a message to the city of Beiping: If the people of the city do not surrender quickly, they must follow the anti-king, and if they resist stubbornly, the day the city is broken, it will be the time when my 500,000 army will slaughter the city!" Tell them to think about it. ”

He Fu saw that Shen Ruoyu was silent, his face was full of sadness, and asked:

"Lord Warden seems to have something to say?"

They all looked at Shen Ruoyu. He was slightly taken aback, couldn't help blushing a little, smiled embarrassedly, and said:

"I just think that King Yan shouldn't be so lacking in heart, I'm just afraid that he will go to help Yongping, in fact, there is some deeper plan...... However, I have never fought in a war, so I can say that I have no experience, so it is better for the generals to take the idea, I am just learning from the sidelines, and I don't have much to say. ”

The rest of the people all seemed to smile with some disdain. Li Jinglong smiled:

"Lord Overseer doesn't have to worry about it at all; The anti-king rescue of Yongping can only be fruitless, and my 500,000 people are waiting here, even if he can escape from Wu Gao's siege alive, he will never be able to escape from me. On the one hand, we have 300,000 troops to attack the city, and on the other hand, there are 200,000 troops left here - Zhengcunba, to replace the army that replenishes the siege front line at any time, and at the same time wait for the king of Yan to withdraw from the defeat of Yongping and enter our encirclement. At that time, there was no hope of any luck for the anti-king. ”

Shen Ruoyu's face turned even redder, nodded like a young student, and said:

"The general is so thoughtful, why should I worry? I just don't know, what can I do? I shouldn't just be a spectator, right? ”

Li Jinglong laughed and said, "Since Lord Prison has never fought, what's the harm in visiting twice? It's best for adults to find a hidden and safe high place to watch the battle, and don't worry about anything else; If we hurt you, none of us can afford it. ”

He looked at the lieutenant generals present.

"Any other questions?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Li Jinglong said: "Okay; Then stop talking nonsense. Go back and fight your own troops; Tomorrow at noon, launch an attack on time. ”

Shen Ruoyu left Zhengcunba with the army and stationed under the city of Beiping. He has complete freedom of movement, and if he doesn't speak, there is basically no one to talk to him. The siege camp was only five miles from the city wall. He returned to Beiping in this way, and in such a strange way, followed the 500,000 troops who shouted that they would slaughter the city to the foot of Beiping, surrounded the tall city walls that he was familiar with and friendly, and waited wholeheartedly for the soldiers and civilians in the whole city to starve to death, including his mother-in-law Lu Jiang, including Ye Laixiang, including the whole family of King Yan, the whole family of Yao Biao, as well as Daoyan, Yuan Heng and his son, Jin Zhong, Luo Yang, Ma Sanbao and all the people he liked.

There is also the third brother and the sixth brother...... the group of beggars who disappeared from the world; Where did they go?

Shen Ruoyu opened the large map he brought from Jingshi and hung it in his camp, and then faced Beiping and Yongping on the map, stared and pondered for a long time, pondering and guessing repeatedly, until midnight, he couldn't figure out what King Yan's move was. Rescue Yongping? Of course, it makes sense, after all, most of the Yan army's baggage is in Yongping, and it can't be missed. However, Beiping is the general rear of King Yan, in contrast, it is better to lose Yongping than to lose Beiping, and King Yan will not fail to deal with this weight. Now, 500,000 troops are crushing the city, and it is difficult to say what the chances of victory are even if the 200,000 Yan army is on the capital. At this juncture, King Yan ran away with 50,000 elite soldiers and ran to Yongping, which was far less important; 50,000 were allocated to Tongzhou, and 50,000 were scattered in other fortresses, leaving only 50,000 to defend Beiping. There must be a calculation in this, there must be.

Perhaps, it was precisely because of the calculation of the Yan King that the 200,000 Yan army together could not resist the imperial army, but it was just to prolong the period of death, but it was even more tormented, and the 200,000 brothers would be lost. Rather than doing this, it is better to take a risky move, surprise it, attack it unprepared, and maybe you can win. But what exactly is this risky move? The imperial army is already waiting for Zhengcunba, and even if King Yan's 50,000 elite soldiers kill a horse gun, they will definitely not be able to take advantage of it. What kind of strange soldier is King Yan's plan?

Yongping must have what King Yan wants. He desperately went to Yongping to rescue, and even lost Beiping. Yongping may have a privately trained secret army that he had hidden for some time, and such a secret army numbered tens of thousands of his people, and he was enough to kill a powerful horse gun.

It seems that there can only be one such explanation.