Baoding Mansion.

The Yan army is stationed in the city, since the Yan army entered the city, the city gate has been closed, more than 100 Hongwu cannons accompanying the expedition have all been erected on the head of the city, all kinds of boulders used to defend the city, tung oil, saltpeter, gunpowder and other ordnance are also placed on the city wall horse road, the grain and grass from the Beiping business have entered the official warehouse in the city in an endless stream, and all the things and objects related to the defense of the city are all ready.

The generals in the Yan army, such as Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu and others, naturally understood what Zhu Di meant when they saw this posture.

The prince is planning to stick to Baoding.

According to the geographical location, Baoding Mansion is close to Beiping, is the last barrier in the south of Beiping, if the city is lost, can only retreat to Beiping, that is really beaten to the nest, if Beiping is besieged by the imperial army, basically the general trend has gone.

Several major battles in succession, except for the battle of Baigou River because of God's help, so that the Yan army took a little advantage, the rest of the battles were beaten to the ground by the imperial court, Jinan City was attacked for more than ten days and was not captured, and tens of thousands of Yan soldiers were killed in the first battle of Zhending Mansion, and the Yan army also completely lost the initiative on the battlefield because of the battle of Zhending, and the soldiers under Zhu Di are very clear that the current situation is not optimistic.

History has always been written by the victors, rebellion is gambling, whether willing or unwilling, everyone's net worth and surname have been arrogantly bet on the gambling table by Zhu Di, winning, the ugly side of the rebellion and usurpation will be beautified by the historians of later generations, this is the real "Fengtian Jing", it is the righteous battle of the prince against the mediocre court, lost, rebellion is rebellion, the identity of 100,000 Yan soldiers in the history books must be chaotic ministers and thieves, and they have been scolded by later generations for hundreds of thousands of years, of course, these are none of their business, If they lose this war, what awaits them will be the ruthless butcher's knife of the imperial court.

Although there is no lack of classic examples of winning more with less, but those are all far-sighted, the right time and place and the premise of occupying the victory, those war examples can not be replicated, this kind of thing can only be regarded as an occasional fleeting miracle in the long river of history, not any war can happen a miracle, most of the time, the war depends on the strength of both sides, whoever has a hard fist can win, more people must be able to bully less, this is the truth, Just as the sun rises in the east every day, it subverts the unbreakable truth.

In the current situation, there are many people in the imperial court, and the fists of the imperial court are hard.

Everyone in the Yan army knows that the current situation is afraid that something is not good, after the Jinan War was forced to retreat by Xiao Fan's rogue moves, the long breath that the Yan army held back seemed to be pierced by a needle, a thousand miles, irretrievable, the good luck of the march all the way seemed to have been used up, after the defeat of Jinan, the Yan army was defeated again and again, and was finally forced to retreat to the doorstep.

The imperial army is about to be pressed, will this battle still be lost?

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the most conspicuous tent in the middle of the camp, and their eyes were full of panic and fear.

Inside the tent.

Zhu Di stared blankly at the dim lone lamp on the bookcase in the tent, and was speechless for a long time.

There seemed to be a smell of the end of the day in the air.

Wrong, this war was wrong from the beginning.

This is the conclusion that Zhu Di has reached. It's too hasty, the one who becomes a big thing plans to move later, and he didn't do it, he is too anxious, the inflated ambition can make a person strong, but also make a person impulsive, Zhu Di, who has been through the wind and waves for a long time, is very clear that becoming a big thing is like a stewed soup, and it can only be stewed with the freshest taste by simmering slowly, the fire is big, the stewing time is less, and this pot of soup is bound to be a failed soup.

The rebellion is the same, the peace is to accumulate strength, wait for the opportunity, once the time is ripe, then move like the Nine Heavens Dragon, to the enemy with a thunderous blow, the timing is not right, the fire is not enough, it will inevitably lead to a painful defeat, the soup can be stewed again, the rebellion failed can be re-simmered, can it be reversed again?

Of course, Zhu Di had a reason why he had to rebel, the court slowly showed his fangs to him, and Xiao Fan even implemented a military system change against him, all these actions made Zhu Di unable to sit still, he could only wait for death, but maybe there was hope to sit on the dragon chair, but unfortunately, he underestimated the army of the imperial court too much, and also underestimated Xiao Fan's handsomeness.

Xiao Fan seems to be a nemesis specially sent by God to suppress him.

Now that he has been defeated again and again, he has been forced to retreat to Baoding Mansion, how to go down the road?

The dim light flickered, and Zhu Di let out a long sigh, looking lonely and depressed.

After several years of fighting, I realized that Xiao Fan was terrible, if he could go back to the past, Zhu Di swore that he would not offend this young man, let alone send someone to assassinate him several times, and now his failure is actually to pay for his rash decisions back then.

The curtain of the handsome tent was lifted, and Monk Daoyan hurriedly walked in.

"Lord Wang, there is something that is not very good...... Dao Yan, who has always been calm, suddenly had a rare look of panic on his face at this time.

Zhu Di's heart sank, it must be very serious bad news for Dao Yan to have such a look, and there has been too much bad news since this time.

"What's going on?" Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.

It was autumn, Dao Yan's face was sweating slightly, he wiped his face, and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Wang, just now many generals reported to the poor monks, many soldiers in the camp have become lazy recently, and they are weak and weak when they practice, and it is common for the soldiers to be sleepy and dozing off, looking like they can't wake up, and they yawn all day long......."

Zhu Di's heart was relieved, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and said disapprerovitically: "That's it? What's the big deal about this, our army has lost several times recently, presumably the morale of the soldiers is a little low, and they must be slack when they are training, and it is normal to not be able to fight. ”

Dao Yan shook his head solemnly: "Lord Wang, there is something strange, it's not that simple, this situation has only appeared in the last two days, and it is not a small number, all the sergeants in my Yan army camp are basically like this, the poor monk thought it was because of morale at first, and then called a few people to try it, only to find that things are not good......

"How did you try?"

"The poor monk from many generals picked dozens of powerful people, these are a hundred battles of elite soldiers, Ping said that they can pull a strong bow of six stones, with great strength and praise for the whole army, the poor monk today said that they can not even pull the bow of the four stones, the bow of the three stones is also very laborious, and a team of close heavy knife hands of the prince, they are usually responsible for the safety of the prince, if the prince is in distress, he is responsible for the task of blocking the enemy behind the palace, and a long knife of more than 50 catties is danced in the flat and tiger, and now the poor monk lets them practice, They only danced very reluctantly, and some of them were accidentally smashed on the head with large knives......"

Zhu Di's relaxed expression just now gradually disappeared, and a look of horror appeared on his bearded face.

"Sir, I mean...... The strength of my Yan soldiers has become smaller? ”

Dao Yan shook his head and said: "Not only that, the poor monks went to the camps to take a closer look, and found that the spirit of the soldiers was very poor, and the soldiers who were originally alive and vigorous were like tuberculosis one by one, languishing and lifeless......

Zhu Di's burly body trembled unconsciously, and the look of horror on his face became more and more intense, and he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Have you ever seen it among the soldiers in the camp?"

"Lang Zhong has seen it, and he doesn't dare to draw conclusions, but Lang Zhong is sure that the appearance of the soldiers is not normal, and it is not caused by morale, look at this symptom, it seems to be an evil ......"

Zhu Di laughed in a trembling voice, sounding like crying: "All the 100,000 soldiers have fallen into the evil cult? What bullshit is this! Could it be that this king has summoned the plague god of the heavenly court? This king has such a big face? ”

"The poor monk didn't quite agree with these Langzhong's statements, and after thinking about it, this matter has nothing to do with evil, but it's a bit like being poisoned......"

Zhu Di gasped: "Poisoning? What do you mean? Could it be that Xiao Fan's subordinates sneaked into my camp and poisoned it again? ”

"This is impossible, the grain and grass of each battalion of our army are scattered in the hands of various generals, and those ghostly people may be able to throw poison in one or two places, and it is impossible to throw poison all over the entire battalion! The grain and grass that 100,000 soldiers eat every day are piled up, and the place where my big camp is stationed stretches for dozens of miles, even if the dozens of people under Xiao Fan sneak in, it is impossible for them to cast all the huge camp. ”

"What's going on?"

Dao Yan was silent for a while, gradually lowered his eyelids, and said in a firm tone: "This situation has occurred in the soldiers of the entire battalion, which shows that the problem lies in the root!" ”

Zhu Di was shocked: "You mean...... Beiping granary? ”

Dao Yan pulled the corners of his mouth, smiled coldly, and said: "Maybe it's the Beiping granary, maybe it's the person who escorted the grain and grass to Baoding halfway, maybe ...... It's the one who sells grain and grass to the prince! ”

Zhu Di's face was covered with coldness: "The person who sells grain and grass? Sir is talking about the shopkeeper of the Great Harvest Grain Store,...... Wang Gui? ”

"Aside from this, does the prince have a better explanation?" Dao Yan's face was grim.

Zhu Di's body swayed slightly as he sat behind the bookcase, and the light in the tent reflected his iron-blue and murderous face, which was particularly hideous and terrifying under the dim light.

"Whether it's Wang Gui or not, I'd rather kill the wrong one than let it go! Immediately call someone Pegasus to go to Beiping, take Wang Gui down, and send him to Baoding Mansion, this king will personally try him! ”

Dao Yan nodded slightly.

"Also, the grain in the camp is sealed and no longer allowed to be eaten, so ask the grain supervisor to go out of the camp immediately and go to the surrounding towns of Baoding to buy grain from the local grain merchants. Remember, sir! ”

"The poor monk can save it, lord, if the soldiers are really poisoned...... Dao Yan became a little hesitant.

Zhu Di smiled miserably: "If we are really poisoned, what else are we going to fight with Xiao Fan?" What strength do you have to fight him? This king has no return for all his blood, and his life is gone! ”

"The matter hasn't been clarified yet, the prince can't give up on himself, everything is still to be taken down by Wang Gui, and the reason will be made after careful interrogation."

Zhu Di sighed sadly and remained silent.

He now trembled from the bottom of his heart, the Yan army is his capital to compete for hegemony and seize the position, if he was really poisoned, it is equivalent to someone unknowingly draining his capital, he can't imagine how an army that can't hold swords and guns and can't ride a war horse can fight with others in blood, that kind of situation, I'm afraid only the part of being slaughtered, right?

If the person who instructed the poison was his old rival Xiao Fan...... Zhu Di suddenly shivered fiercely, his body trembled uncontrollably, if it was really Xiao Fan's instructions, this young man would be too terrible, what would happen to him as an enemy of such a person?

The fact that the soldiers were poisoned was undoubtedly worse for the Yan army, which was not in a favorable situation at present, and the future became more and more bleak.

(To be continued)