Beiping City, the final decisive battle between the Southern Army and the Yan Army, is also the final decisive battle between Xiao Fan and Zhu Di.

Hongwu 30 years to the present, more than two years, Xiao Fan and Zhu Di's grievances have long been known to the world, the two from Beijing to Beiping, all kinds of deeds have been spread by the world, these two seem to be born enemies, even if they still hang the name of Weng's son-in-law, but on the battlefield swords and soldiers to meet, never die.

Now that the 350,000 troops of the Southern Army are surrounding Beiping, the last city that Zhu Di can control, the people of the world are looking at the north with their eyes open, and they are waiting for the final outcome of this pair of old enemies.

The city of Beiping has been in a panic, the city gate has been closed, there is no trace of people on the streets, the merchants have long been closed, the people are hiding at home in panic, for them, whether Beiping can keep is already related to their net worth and surname, after all, this is the base of Zhu Di's career, if the imperial court captures Beiping, how will it treat these ordinary people? Will they be labeled as "thieves" and then go on a killing spree?

No one has an answer to this question, and the only person who can decide the fate of the people of Beiping City is the chief military officer who commanded the siege of the southern army outside the city.

Although he has always been reluctant to become a big man who decides the fate of civilians, but now, Xiao Fan has inevitably walked to the top of the Golden Pagoda, and inadvertently held the surnames of thousands of people.

Fate arranged him to become a big man, and then he arranged the fate of others, who is arranging whom?

Beiping City is full of rumors, all the plants and trees are soldiers, all the ordnance defending the city has been moved to the city wall, and the soldiers of the Yan army have not recovered their morale from one defeat after another, but they have to pick up the sword and implement Zhu Di's will.

Zhu Di's will is to defend Beiping and never surrender.

He was once the first emperor's favorite and most relied on son, he was praised by the world as the northern barrier, the hero of the Han family, he fought against the Tartars, several expeditions to the grassland desert, and made great achievements for the Ming Society, he expanded the territory of the Ming Dynasty, expelled the former Yuan Emperor, captured the former Yuan Prime Minister alive, annihilated countless Tartars, he has a noble identity, has great achievements, his life is surrounded by a golden halo, he is the fourth son of the emperor Yan Wang!

Even if he is so down, Zhu Di still has his own pride, he can die, but he must not descend, although the hero is defeated, he is worthy of the hero, today except for him, who can be called a hero?

Maybe only one.

Xiao Fan, the man who defeated the hero, this young man who made Zhu Di hate to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, the waves washed the sand, and Xiao Fan's brilliance had gradually covered his edge.

In the last battle, although there is no suspense, Zhu Di still chose to pick up the sword, this battle has nothing to do with the victory or defeat, Zhu Di just wants to end the aura of his life and defend his last bit of dignity, that's all.

When is the hatred in the world, not for the heroes, Chu Ge dominates Tuxiu!

Outside the city of Beiping, people roared and neighed, and gold and iron were strong.

Everything is arranged in an orderly manner, and the ancient siege convention is generally "encircling three and one", that is, encircling three sides of the city, but deliberately letting go of one side, leaving the last bit of hope for the enemy defending the city, so as not to make the enemy anxious and desperate, so as to reduce their own casualties, which is also the earliest psychological tactic.

However, this attack on Beiping, Xiao Fan did not follow this convention, the art of war must be learned and used, Zhu Di only has this last city left, and the soldiers of the Yan army have been poisoned by weakness, and they can't change the battle situation if they don't fight hard, so Xiao Fan ordered an army of 350,000 to surround Beiping on all sides, so as not to let the Yan army escape.

In the handsome tent, Xiao Fantie's face was blue, trembling all over, and he looked like he was about to vomit.

It is naturally not an ordinary thing to make Xiao Houye, the chief military officer of the rebellion, change his expression greatly.

Delu Kuchar, this guy is carrying two bloody heads, dangling in front of Xiao Fan, with a smug look on his face, as if he has made a fortune for Da Ming, of course, the implication is that I have cut off the heads of so many anti-thieves for you, I have to reward a few, right?

Xiao Fan's teeth were gritted loudly, and he desperately squeezed out a smile of approval, and his tone became sharp and ugly.

"It's hard to get rid of adults, and the soldiers of Duoyan Sanwei are hard...... Everything you have done for the Ming Dynasty, the official has seen it, rest assured, in the future, the Son of Heaven will reward you greatly, now...... Is it possible to put these two things down for a while? I promise to ...... account."

Delu Huzar was very happy, the goal was achieved, these two heads naturally did not have to be taken out to show off, so he simply threw the heads out of the tent, poofed two muffled sounds, and the soldiers standing outside the tent saw the two heads flying out for no reason, and they couldn't help but scream in fright.

Clapping his hands, Tuolu Huzar grinned: "Immortal Heaven blesses Marquis Xiao with wealth and longevity, respected Marquis Ye, the lower official is not surnamed Tuo, you can call me by my full name directly." ”

"Your full name is too tongue-twisting, old and ......"

Tuolu Huchaer was stunned, and then a little depressed, although he is a Mongolian, he can also speak Chinese, old and old, what is this called? Why is a good name so silvery?

"Lao Tuo, this time in the battle of Bauhinia Pass, you Duoyan destroyed more than 30,000 enemies, and the credit is quite great, and the official class teacher said that he will play tomorrow, and ask for merit and reward for your Duoyan Sanwei......"

When he heard this, his eyes suddenly showed greed, and he didn't care about the name and title, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "There is the Marquis of Lao Xiao, and the lower officials swear to His Majesty the Son of Heaven on behalf of Duoyan Sanwei that they will always be the most loyal servants of the Son of Heaven, and Duoyan Sanwei will swear allegiance to the Son of Heaven for generations." ”

Rolling his eyes slyly, Trukhuzar continued, "...... In addition, Duoyan Sanwei is willing to defend Daning for the Son of Heaven forever, Daning is the first barrier for the northern territory of the Ming Dynasty, please Marquis Xiao. ”

Xiao Fan frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Daning, this ...... We can look at it again. ”

Tulu Kuchar's heart tightened, and his face was a little unsightly: "What are you studying?" Marquis Xiao, this is the condition we said at the beginning, you passed the decree on behalf of the Son of Heaven and divided Daning Mansion into my fiefdom, did Marquis Xiao forget? Or are you going to break your promise? ”

Xiao Fanqiang said with a smile: "This official has always been a promise to speak, and he has always broken his word, how can he break his word?" Mainly...... Daning, you see, it is the fief of His Royal Highness King Ning, what about you, originally under the jurisdiction of King Ning, and now I want to seal Daning to you, King Ning is probably not very happy, and the Son of Heaven is also embarrassed......"

Tulu Kuchaer sneered: "Could it be that Master Hou deceived me for not understanding the government? After the rebellion of King Yan, it is an ironclad matter for the Son of Heaven to cut the domain, and since the King of Yan is destroyed, who will dare to rebel against the king of the world again? In the end, all the vassal kings will inevitably follow the will of the Son of Heaven, unload the fiefdom and military power, obediently return to Beijing to be an idle prince, and live a lifetime, King Ning will not be exempt, isn't Daning Mansion still our faceless in the end? ”

Xiao Fan was stunned, and then his face was a little unbearable, how could he have been so exposed by someone who has been in a high position for a long time, this Mongolian barbarian really doesn't know how to speak tactfully, and he is so justified in asking for a fief, Lao Tzu is born to owe you?

Under the strong pressure, full of anger, the corners of Xiao Fan's mouth gradually revealed a cold smile.

Yang Tian snorted, Xiao Fan smiled: "Old Tuo, why are you so unbreathable?" I didn't say I wouldn't give Daning to you, don't worry, as long as you capture Beiping City, Daning must be yours, I'll pat my chest and pack the ticket! ”

Tulu Huchaer was overjoyed, and immediately bowed down and stroked his chest and said: "Immortal Heaven favors the generous and bold man, thank you to the Son of Heaven, thank you to Marquis Xiao for your generous gift." ”

Xiao Fan smiled: "Don't be in a hurry to thank you, this official has a bigger surprise for you......"

"And surprises?"

Xiao Fan raised his eyebrows mysteriously and said: "The war is about to settle, and under the great joy of the Son of Heaven, the Ming Dynasty has recently launched a preferential package activity of giving one away again and again......"

Trukhuzar's eyes straightened: "Preferential ...... Package? ”

"That's right! Discounted Package! In other words, it's not enough to give you a Daning Mansion, we plan to give you another very rare treasure......"

At the mention of the word "baby", the eyes of Tarukur glowed with golden light: "What baby?" ”

Xiao Fan flipped his hands and pulled out two things from behind his back as if he were juggling, one was a package of black things the size of bricks and clay, and the other was a pole or two feet long, wooden and covered with gold and iron.

"What is this?" Tarukar was surprised.

The smile on the corner of Xiao Fan's mouth became more and more gloomy, and he said softly: "This package of black things is refined from a precious flower in the extreme south, which is very precious and rare, and the locals affectionately call it 'Paradise Flower'......"

"Paradise Flower?"

"Yes, as long as you pick a pinch with your little thumb, stuff it into this smoking gun, and then light it on the candle flame, and absorb the smoke released after it burns, you will feel energetic, such as heaven, that fluttering feeling, to a fairy is not changed, and this thing is green and environmentally friendly, no side effects, long-term inhalation of the body is strong, longevity, so, I gave it a very apt name, called 'Fushou ointment'......"

"This ...... Is it really that wonderful? ”

"It's wonderful, this small piece is more valuable than gold, and it's very difficult to refine, I want to get it tomorrow but can't get it, you helped me, our Han-Mongolian friendship is evergreen, I will give you this piece of Fushou paste for nothing, but this thing is too precious, this time for nothing, next time you can't give it away for nothing, if you run out of money and still want it, take the money to buy, of course, you are the brave generals and soldiers under the command of Duoyan Sanwei, I will also give them some, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy......"

Suspicious, he took the Fushou ointment and the smoking gun, and looked at it carefully in the palm of his hand.

Xiao Fan patted him on the shoulder, and his voice was as charming as a devil: "May you smoke more, this thing is the most ......"

Quang Ninh Gate, Beiping.

The Hongwu cannons of the southern army are lined up, the soldiers are neat, the swords and halberds are pointing to the sky, on the plain outside the city, a long column of shield bearers stands behind the cannons, followed by archers, and then behind is the main force of the siege.

The siege was about to begin, and after consulting with the generals, Xiao Fan decided to focus the siege on Guangning Gate.

Nearly 100,000 soldiers lined up in a neat phalanx, but they had no weapons in their hands, and each of them carried a sack of burlap weighing dozens of pounds, which was bulging and I didn't know what it contained.

The forward officer was safely riding on his horse, constantly shuttling back and forth in front of the formation, and his eyes looked anxiously at Xiao Fan with a calm face in the Chinese army formation from time to time, waiting for his general attack order.

On the upper floor of Beiping City, Zhu Di looked at the murderous Southern Army soldiers in the distance with a calm face, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Ten years like a dream, from Beiping, defeated in Beiping, everything has returned to the original point, things have passed, everything is completely different, you were the uncle of the emperor, but now it is a thief who is about to be annihilated by the imperial court, the heavens do not help, the Jing is not over, after all, it is inevitable to die in the fate of the field.

Dao Yan stood beside Zhu Di, he didn't look at the southern army under the city, the matter has come to this point, it makes no sense to look at it, his eyes only stared at Zhu Di, seeing Zhu Di's body trembling slightly, Dao Yan sighed softly, and a tragic desolation like the end of the day surged into his heart.

"Lord Wang, the southern army is about to attack the city...... Dao Yan said softly.

Zhu Di nodded with a calm face: "Xiao Fan is scheming, this king wants to see, how he plans to attack the city this time, Beiping was the capital of the former Yuan Dynasty, the city wall is high and strong, and if you want to attack it by a few ladders, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to ......"

"Xiao Fan is unpredictable, if he commands the siege, he will definitely not do this proper method......"

Dao Yan paused, his lips twitched a few times, and then said, "Lord Wang...... The poor monk can't stand the prince, and he has been forbearant for more than ten years, but he still succeeds, and the poor monk ...... Shame! ”

Zhu Di turned his head, stared at Dao Yan's old face, and said quietly: "Mr. has helped me for many years, you and I are like brothers, why do you say anything out of sight?" The road I chose, I can't complain about others if I go wrong, it's a difficult thing for eternity, and it's just a death. ”

Tears welled up in Dao Yan's eyes, nodded vigorously, and laughed: "The prince is so generous, it is difficult for eternity, just death!" The poor monk is willing to die with the prince! ”

Zhu Di looked at the tears on Daoyan's face, and also laughed, the laughter was heroic and vigorous, reaching into the sky, startling a group of birds and birds perched on the city.

Knock knock knock!

The big drum sounded, Xiao Fan waved the order flag vigorously, and the southern army began to launch the final general attack on Beiping.

Ping'an dismounted with one leg off, pulled out the steel knife on his waist, and shouted: "Kill the enemy and eliminate the thief, and serve the court!" ”

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Kill the enemy and eliminate the thief, and serve the court-"

In the shouts of landslides and cracks, Ping An took the lead and was the first to rush to the Guangning Gate in Beiping, followed by thousands of shield holders, holding their shields high, and the arrows of the Yan army defending the city fell on the shields, making a jingling and crisp impact sound.

Behind the shields were 10,000 archers, who used the front shields as a cover, and ran all the way to within the range of bows and arrows two hundred paces in front of the city, and then took their bows and arrows, and the dense arrows like locusts shot towards the head of the city, pressing the defending Yan army under the city wall, not daring to raise their heads.

With the cover of shields and the suppression of bows and arrows, nearly 100,000 siege forces in the rear of the archers of the southern army rushed forward together, each carrying dozens of pounds of large bags on their backs, and ran all the way to the front of the Beiping moat, and then threw the bulging pockets into the river, one after another, nearly 100,000 big pockets gradually filled the river, and the river overflowed the ground uncontrollably.

On the city tower, Zhu Di's expression changed: "The southern army wants to fill the river and attack the city gate!" ”

Dao Yan's forehead sweated slightly: "There is a suspension bridge in front ......of the city gate, the Guangning Gate in the suspension bridge has been repaired many times, and the inside is reinforced with sand and stone, even if they use the door pile, they can't easily hit it, and the prince is relieved."

The voice has not fallen, boom boom! Three cannons rang out, and the big suspension bridge in front of Quang Ninh Gate made a strange squeak like a dying sound, and then like an old man who was dying, it fell weakly, just on the surface of the moat.

As if deliberately slapping Dao Yan, followed by another burst of dense cannon sounds, the hundred Hongwu cannons did not attack the city wall this time, but concentrated their firepower, all of them hit the strong city gate that Dao Yan said, Guangning Gate.

Sawdust and iron flew, and the city gate crumbled.

Dao Yan was shocked: "It's a cannon again......"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he stood on the city tower and scolded: "Xiao Fan, I say that your ancestors are eighteen generations!" If you don't use a cannon, you'll die! ”

"Lord Wang, calm down!"

(To be continued)