Just when King Yan and these people were discussing how to deal with the Ming reinforcements, Geng Bingwen had already led the army to Zhending Mansion, which had been captured by King Yan's army ten days ago, and at this time, there were only less than 10,000 defenders left in the city.

Zhending Mansion, one of the famous administrative centers in ancient China. Five dynasties of the Tang Dynasty changed the town to the state, and then the province was complex and changeable. Zhending County of Song Dynasty (now Zhengding County, Hebei), the jurisdiction of the territory of today's Hebei Province between Jingcheng, Yuanshi, Luancheng, Gaocheng, Xinle, Xingtang and Fuping. For the real Dingfu road governance. In the Song and Jin periods, it was the West Road of Hebei. Yuan changed to Zhending Road, and Ming Hongwu was restored to the government at the beginning. The eastern part of the jurisdiction has expanded to Dingzhou, Shenzhou and Nangong and other cities.

The location of Zhending Mansion is extremely important, as long as you control here, you can pose a threat to the rear of King Yan, Geng Bingwen is really powerful, and he suddenly touched the lifeblood of King Yan, that is, the rear.

King Yan raised troops from the fiefdom and went all the way south, which is equivalent to fighting from the north to the south, and the length of the middle front can be imagined, even if he has an army of hundreds of thousands, he can't control all the key points along the way.

Therefore, the easiest way to play is to choose a few main strongholds, and then send soldiers and horses to guard them, and the rest of the soldiers and horses can attack the southern army in the capital to the greatest extent.

Zhending Mansion is one of them, as long as you control this place, you can take into account the situation around Baoding Mansion, so that the grain, grass and armaments transported from Beiping can pass here unharmed.

This point was also taken into account by King Yan, so he would raise troops to attack Jinan on a large scale, the purpose of which was to attract all the main forces of the southern army to Jinan, and then conduct a decisive battle.

This is the consideration of King Yan, Geng Bingwen's move is even more powerful, although it is not a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, it is enough to make King Yan uncomfortable, the army is close to starting a war immediately, although Geng Bingwen is mainly defensive, and the army also carries siege equipment.

For a while, the shouting of killing shook the sky, 50,000 soldiers and horses were divided into five camps to attack the city wall in turn, and the archer battalion held its position under the city with the help of the shield battalion, and with the rounds of arrows fired, the defenders of the city suffered heavy casualties.

It was the generals under King Yan who guarded the Zhending Mansion, and he was really startled when he looked at the black pressure in the distance, how many people must be there, there is no way, King Yan gave a death order before leaving, and the city is in the people, so at this time he can only defend it.

"Smash, smash."

The city wall is full of big stones, as the siege soldiers approach, the soldiers who lift the stones are directly smashed, this method of falling stone defense has a long history, it still exists after thousands of years of evolution, it is enough to prove the power of this way of fighting, as the boulder falls, the person who is attacking head-on falls with a scream and falls down, several people along the way are affected at the same time, this is the terrible thing about falling rocks.

Of course, there are also flaws, the stones are too bulky, and the number is limited, Geng Bingwen has too many soldiers and horses to attack the city, and the arrows shot up below are always non-stop.

"General, brothers are going to die."

Geng Bingwen was in a hurry to march, so he didn't carry a city truck, because it was too cumbersome, this kind of climbing ladder was relatively convenient, it could be turned into several sections, and then placed on the material truck to transport, and when used, as long as the disconnected parts were quickly connected together, it could be used.

"Stand back."

With the order of the main general, the defenders on the city wall quickly retreated downward, and there was almost no cover on the city wall, and there was no way to block the dense arrows below.

Of course, it was just a retreat, not an escape, as the defenders retreated, Geng Bingwen's soldiers and horses quickly controlled the city wall, the city gate opened from the inside, first the infantry rushed in to stabilize the position, and then there was a sound of horses' hooves.

The cavalry is the fastest, and it is extremely suitable for pursuing the opponent in the city, the moment the city gate opened, Geng Bingwen did not let the cavalry rush in immediately, just worried that there was an ambush in the city, because the cavalry was on horse, and some of the conditions under the feet could not be taken into account, with the infantry in front of the road, the whole situation was much better.

A large number of cavalry poured in, and the old general Geng Bingwen entered the Zhending Mansion under the protection of the guards, and the scale of the entire Zhending Mansion was not small, and the scale of the city was far above the ordinary state capital.

As Geng Bingwen approached, suddenly shouted and killed, the defenders who had just retreated suddenly came out, a battle, more than half of the defenders were killed and wounded, at this time, they dared to rush out directly and enter the elite cavalry into the city, this courage is admirable, at that moment, Geng Bingwen also frowned, looking at those fearless figures, Geng Bingwen couldn't help but sigh, no matter what, these are the people of the Ming Dynasty, the army of the Ming Dynasty, this civil war has too much impact on the national strength and combat power of the Ming Dynasty, The foundation that the emperor had worked hard for decades was completely destroyed with the two wars.

Don't look at the small number of defenders, the momentum is not weak at all, after all, it is the elite of the northern army, far above the southern army, and the northerners are strong and powerful because of the cold weather, and they are extremely fierce.

At this time, the two camps approached, hand-to-hand combat, the southern army suddenly suffered, after all, it was obvious in size, people rushed over with weapons, the southern army almost raised its head to look at each other, the momentum was obviously inferior to the tall and fierce Yan army, and the strength was not good, there was no way, it could only rely on the numerical advantage, two people or even three people to fight one person.

"Kill."

The general defending the city is on the horse, leading a thousand cavalry to kill, these are heavy cavalry, the absolute king of the battlefield, the only thing that suffers is that the speed can not be compared with the light cavalry, at this time the heavy armored cavalry came out, the front camp was in chaos, a thousand heavy armored cavalry with the main general to kill, the momentum was amazing, where they passed, the southern army that rushed into the city fell to the ground.

"Put the ropes."

Geng Bingwen gave an order, and the infantry behind began to lay ropes, and soon the ground was covered with dense ropes, which was what the cavalry was most afraid of, because the legs of the war horses were slightly fragile, especially under the rapid impact, it was easy to trip over the rope.

The infantry formed a formation behind them, looking at the ropes all over the ground, and the cavalry camps on both sides could only retreat and shout for the leader: "Who is coming?" Can you hear me? ”

Geng Bingwen was on horseback, and there were only more than 1,000 troops left on the defending side, "Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, was ordered by the emperor to crusade against the thieves. "Don't look at Geng Bingwen's age, his voice is not small at all.

The guard general heard it clearly, and couldn't help but change his expression slightly, he didn't expect it to be the old marquis, Geng Bingwen has a very high status in the army, and he is also the only remaining veteran of the founding of the country, which is extremely admirable from this point.

"Old general, my prince respects the general, today the heavens warn, the traitors are in charge, the people are suffering, the old general should follow the prince into the capital, get rid of the traitors, is beyond the outline, and protect the foundation of the Ming Dynasty."

Geng Bingwen laughed, "Joke, today's saints are diligent, love the people like sons, and they are sealed by the emperor and returned to the mandate of heaven. ”

The infantry advanced with shield ropes, and at this time, the space left for the defending cavalry became smaller and smaller, and the cavalry lost room to attack, so they could only be slaughtered by the infantry.

"Let's go."

This time is different from the last time, at this time, the general trend has gone, the reinforcements from the imperial court are constantly fighting, and only relying on these more than 1,000 people is the opponent of hundreds of thousands of people, the leader turned his horse and quickly retreated with the remnants of the defeated army.

Geng Bingwen occupies Zhending Mansion and quickly restores the surrounding states and counties controlled by the rebel army, of course, at this time, as long as the direction of the main city is controlled, Geng Bingwen's intention in doing this is to tell all the people here that the army of the imperial court has arrived.

On the other side, Li Jinglong rushed to Jinan City with an army of 150,000, and the army of King Yan had already arrived in the city, and there were only 50,000 defenders in Jinan, many of whom were temporarily recruited.

Under the city wall is the black pressure of the Yan King rebellion, the officials guarding the Jinan Mansion began to panic, fortunately, the city wall is strong enough, the Yan King has been stunned for a few days and did not fight down, at this time, someone came to report that the reinforcements of the imperial court have arrived.

At this time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, since the imperial court sent reinforcements, the problem was solved, although King Yan was menacing, after all, the strength could not be compared with the imperial court.

Li Jinglong entered the city with an army of 150,000 mighty, almost at the same time, the rebellious army of King Yan quickly retreated, retreating three times in one day, Li Jinglong laughed when he got the news, "It must be that the rebellious army is afraid of me Li Jinglong." ”

At this time, on the other side, King Yan was executing his plan, that is, to consume Geng Bingwen's main force, although this style of play was thankless, because Geng Bingwen was difficult to deal with, King Yan did this for the final victory, forcing Zhu Yunwen to take Li Jinglong as his general.

Zhu Di mobilized the three-way army to attack Zhending Mansion, at this time the most afraid of the common people, today is the control of the southern army of the imperial court, and was soon counterattacked by the army of King Yan, at this time, the people can no longer care about who is right and who is wrong in this civil war, and it is important to save their lives at this time.

Zhu Di led the army to approach, Geng Bingwen had to face the battle, first of all, Zhending Mansion must not be lost, once the Zhending Mansion was lost, the impact on the entire battle situation would be too great, so that King Yan could attack Jinan without fear, or go down the river to take the capital.

The camps of the two sides set up a position, the battlefield was filled with smoke and dust, Geng Bingwen asked the horse, Zhu Di saw it from a distance, and still respected Geng Bingwen, "Old general, it's better to listen to my kind words and persuade you." ”

Geng Bingwen laughed, "Lord Wang, don't think that the old man is a three-year-old child, the current emperor is sealed by the first emperor, and the destiny of heaven returns, you are a traitorous thief when you support the army, no matter what the victory or defeat, you will be infamous through the ages, even if the old man spills blood on the battlefield today, he is also worthy of his ancestors and the former emperor." ”

Geng Bingwen's hair is white, and the prestige of the old general's army is even higher than Zhu Di's, and after a few words, there was a commotion in the northern army camp, and many people followed the coaxing, and they didn't know what the situation was, many people thought that the current emperor was deceived by traitors, and this time it was completely to force the emperor to kill traitors.

Zhu Di wants to be the emperor himself, so once he enters the capital, he will definitely not let go of Zhu Yunwen and his old ministers, and the loss of the Ming Dynasty's national strength in this civil strife can be imagined.

"Fight, those who retreat, will be killed."

King Yan waved the big flag in his hand, and the camp behind him quickly came out, this time, King Yan brought an elite, Geng Bingwen also did not expect it, with the shaking of the flag, the infantry camp in front of him quickly divided left and right, and the black cavalry behind him quickly rushed out.

Duoyan Sanwei, the elite of King Ning, at this time, as soon as Duoyan Sanwei came out, the southern army was instantly defeated by the other party, worthy of being the absolute elite of the Ming Dynasty, with amazing attack power, and these cavalrymen bent their bows and arrows on the horse to shoot forward, this kind of ability to shoot on horseback is something that the Ming cavalry can not learn, only those nomads who grew up on horseback can control the stunt, and the shooting is very accurate, almost no arrows.

As the distance between the two sides approached, I saw Qi Bin quickly hang his bow and arrow on the side of the war horse, and took out the scimitar at his waist and slashed at the neck of the southern army in the defensive camp in front.

There was a burst of blood light, Geng Bingwen saw that he was invincible, so he had to quickly retreat, and a number of arrows and rolling stones fell from above the city wall, and Duoyan Sanwei saw that he could not attack and could only retreat.