Dao Yan hung his head and said quietly: "I'm not crazy, hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court are chasing us, and the commander of the army is Xiao Fan, Lord Wang, if you ask a disrespectful word, the prince and the poor monk have repeatedly fought against Xiao Fan in recent years, whether openly or secretly, have we won against him?" ”

Zhu Di's face was blue and white, uncertain, and finally sighed and was silent.

Obviously, Zhu Di has "Xiao Fan's phobia", mentioning Xiao Fan's name, Zhu Di thinks of those unbearable memories who have suffered many losses, not only distressed, but also painful.

Dao Yan looked decadent, and said: "The number of the imperial army exceeds ours, after the change of the military system, the combat power has also improved a lot, the military spirit is stable, the morale is high, and the leader is Xiao Fan, who is good at trickery and unpredictable means, Lord Wang, if our Yan army confronts him head-on, what are the odds?" ”

Zhu Di shook his head and sighed: "This king is not sure, this time the army was originally very hasty, they were all forced by the imperial court's cutting of feudal domains and military system changes, if you talk about the strength of the imperial court army thirty-one years ago, this king can not be arrogant to say, they are not the opponent of the Yan army, although the number is numerous, this king can also defeat it, but the imperial court implements the military system change, this year, the thousands of households in various places have been training at night, the generals in the army have entered the martial arts hall, and the imperial court's martial arts selection talents are innumerable, these new policies have made the imperial army's combat power rise greatly, not to mention, the commander of the army…… Alas! ”

Zhu Di sighed deeply, his face was a little distorted, he didn't even want to mention Xiao Fan's name, it seemed that Xiao Fan had really disgusted him in the past few years.

"Since the prince knows that the combat strength of the imperial army has risen greatly, why is it still difficult to raise troops?" Dao Yan asked meaningfully.

Zhu Di showed a resolute look on his face, gritted his teeth and said: "If this king continues to sting, the final outcome will be that Zhu Yunwen Xiaoer cut off the prince and banned him from the Beijing Division, not only does the power fail, but he is controlled by others, and he is always a prisoner, sir, do you think this king is a person who is willing to swallow his anger?" ”

Dao Yan clasped his hands together as a salute and said: "The prince is a hero in the world, and he would rather be a broken jade than a complete tile." ”

Zhu Di said awe-inspiringly: "I don't dare to say that I am a hero in the world, but this king sits in the land of Youyan, and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, and he looks down on the world, and there are few enemies, at least this king can be regarded as a strong domain, right?" With such strength, how can the fate of this king be manipulated by Zhu Yunwen's yellow-mouthed child? Who qualifies him to fiddle with me? Is it because he is the Son of Heaven? This king will snatch this throne over! ”

Dao Yan's face was happy, although the current situation was at a disadvantage, Zhu Di did not lose confidence, the disadvantage stimulated his fighting spirit, this is enough, Dao Yan likes to see such a high-spirited Zhu Di.

"Knowing that you can't do it, it's wise or unwise, lord, no matter whether you succeed or fail in the future, you are a well-deserved hero, and the poor monk has to vote for the Lord in this life, how fortunate it is."

Zhu Di's eyes were red, and he was moved: "Mr. has assisted this king for many years, no matter what is good or bad, he has never left this king, and this king has to be assisted by Mr., it is like a fish in water......"

Dao Yan was grateful, and choked up: "Lord Wang......"

"Mr. ......"

Then, the two of them had a scene where if Xiao Fan saw it, they would be disgusted and trembling, their hands were tightly clasped together, rubbing each other gently, rubbing, and never letting go for a long time.............................. "Since the prince is not sure of winning Xiao Fan, it is better to lead him away...... Dao Yanji's feelings calmed down, and he said slowly: "...... The imperial court is now mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops to annihilate us, and it has been biting behind us for more than a month, and has not relaxed at all, such as today, everyone knows that the imperial court is strong, and my Yan army is weak, so it is natural to think that we only have to escape, and the poor monk believes that including Xiao Fan, is this kind of thinking, Lord Wang, this is our opportunity! ”

"What do you mean by that, sir?"

"When others judge us in this way, if we are surprised and do the opposite, we will definitely gain a lot." Dao Yan said excitedly.

Zhu Di frowned: "What does Mr. mean, we will lead Xiao Fan's army away, and then directly wave our army south to capture ...... Nanjing? ”

Dao Yan nodded heavily: "Yes, attack Nanjing!" In order to annihilate us, the imperial court transferred a lot of men and horses from the guards of various places, as well as the 24 guards of the Beijing Division, to pay Xiao Fan, and now the Beijing Division is empty of troops and slack in defense, if we take Nanjing by surprise, and lead troops into the palace to force Zhu Yunwen to take the Zen position, at that time the prince sat in the country, called orthodoxy, and issued an order in the name of the emperor, ordering Xiao Fan to give up resistance and submit to the prince, who dares not to obey? The identity and position have changed, and at that time we will be the orthodox court, and Xiao Fan will be a complete anti-thief......"

Zhu Di's heartbeat increased in vain, this is really a crazy idea, but ...... It's tempting, and it's very doable.

"Ben Wang...... Emperor? ”

"The prince is destined to return, why can't he be called the emperor?"

"If you capture Jingshi, will others take me as the master?"

"Zhu Yunwen's family has fallen into the hands of the prince, and there is no emperor in the dragon court of the Ming Dynasty, except for the prince, who in the world is qualified to sit on that dragon chair? In addition to serving the prince, what else can they do? Daming is the Ming of the Zhu family, and who is the emperor is also the business of the Zhu family, can outsiders interfere? Lord Wang, if you occupy the capital division, you will occupy the righteousness! The more Dao Yan spoke, the more excited he became, and his face glowed slightly red.

Zhu Di's heart was pounding, and the light in his eyes gradually appeared, like a dawn in the darkness, illuminating the dark future.

"Attack...... Capital......? ”

"Attack the Beijing Division!"

"Xiao Fan, he ......"

"This time, we have to win him once, only this time, Xiao Fan will never be able to turn over!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhu Di's right fist slammed into his left palm, stood up, and said viciously: "Okay!" Let's attack the Beijing Division! ”

Just made up his mind, the relieved smile on Dao Yan's face didn't last long, and a personal soldier quickly walked in outside the tent, and said with a panicked expression: "Lord Yu, Princess Xu sent someone to Pegasus to report the news, and safely led an army of 100,000 to besiege Beiping, and launched several sieges on Beiping in three days, Beiping is in danger!" ”

Zhu Di and Dao Yan's expressions changed drastically, and the two glanced at each other, seeing anxiety and fear in each other's eyes.

Most of the wives and children of the officers and men in the army are in Beiping, if they know that Beiping is lost, and the morale of the army is unstable, the Yan army will inevitably mutiny!

Without waiting for Dao Yan to speak, Zhu Di's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Order the whole army to set off and return to Beiping, quickly!" ”

Dao Yan said with a pale face: "Lord Wang, save Beiping first, and then attack the Beijing Division!" ”

At this time, Dao Yan still remembered to help him to be the emperor.

"Good!"

Ping'an led 100,000 troops to besiege Beiping City, and the news reached the Yan army camp in Fenzhou Prefecture, Shanxi, and more than 100,000 Yan troops were in an uproar, and the army was restless, and the soldiers begged for help.

In such a situation, Zhu Di could not hold an objection, the families of the soldiers were in Beiping, if Beiping was lost, more than 100,000 people under his command would inevitably be completely defeated, no matter from which position, Beiping must be saved.

Zhu Di gave an order, and the Yan army did not dare to delay, so he immediately set off, left Fenzhou Mansion, and marched all the way to Beiping.

The Yan army was forced back to the north, and then the imperial army rushed to catch up and engaged the Yan army in a head-on decisive battle near Beiping Mansion, quelling the rebellion in one go.

Xiao Fan's strategic goal of dividing 100,000 troops was achieved, Beiping was besieged, and the Yan army had to return to the division, all of this is not a conspiracy, but an upright conspiracy, the way of the soldiers, nothing more than the word attack and defense, the good attacker moves above the nine heavens, and the good defender hides under the nine lands.

Xiao Fan officially made a move.

Zhu Di, you have no choice, you have to fight me!

At the beginning of June of the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Di led more than 100,000 Yan troops to leave Shanxi and return to Beiping, more than 100,000 people were like the wind and clouds, and they hurriedly went north.

At the same time, he ordered Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, to lead a provincial guard in Henan, dozens of thousands of households, and a total of more than 70,000 troops to withdraw from Kaifeng Mansion, go north to station in Zhangde, stick to the city, and allocate military rations to help the people of Zhangde Mansion who had lost the Yan army.

At this point, Geng Bingwen was stationed in Zhangde, Guo Ying was stationed in Daimyo, and the two veterans were one left and one right, like two nails nailed to the way south of the Yan army, plus the 100,000 troops under the command of Ping'an who surrounded Beiping, and Xiao Fan's 400,000 main force that closely pursued Zhu Di.

The Yan army marched very quickly, and after more than 20 days of rapid march, they rushed from Fenzhou to Zhending Mansion, and there were small battles with the scattered guards near Zhending Mansion, and the march time of the army was delayed for one day.

At this time, news came from Beiping, the 100,000 troops under the command of Ping An suddenly withdrew, and slowly withdrew in the direction of Xuanfu, and the outside of Beiping Mansion, which had been surrounded by Ping'an regiments for more than a month, became clean overnight, leaving not a single sergeant. Outside the city, there is no one to live, these people are used to being besieged, the imperial army suddenly withdrew, Princess Xu was not used to it for a while, and felt empty, lonely and cold for no reason...... Zhu Di learned that the siege of Beiping was relieved without a fight, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and the morale of the soldiers of the Yan army gradually stabilized.

However, Xiao Fan's army of 400,000 followed, like a fierce and patient cheetah, biting its prey to death.

Ahead is Beiping, Zhu Di has no way to retreat, there is no way to avoid it, and if he retreats, he can't even keep his base camp.

Since we can't retreat anymore, Xiao Fan, let's have a real decisive battle!

At the Baigou River outside Xiongxian County, Hebei, Zhu Di ordered the Yan army to stop advancing, set up a position, and prepared to fight to the death with the imperial court.

The trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and the decisive battle is coming as scheduled.

On the ninth day of June, Baigou River in Xiongxian County, Hebei Province, the wind roared on the plain, and the sand and stones were flying.

In the yellow sand, hundreds of thousands of people have clear barriers, the two sides are separated by several miles, facing each other from afar, the black oppressive crowd covers the verdant grass of the plain, the snow-bright halberd stands towards the sky, emitting a faint cold light, repeatedly flashing people's eyes, the breath of death in the air is clearly audible, and the smell of corrosive rust-like blood permeates and extends in the yellow sand...... The Yan army took Zhu Neng as the vanguard officer, Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu as the commander of the left and right armies, Zhu Di led the Chinese army to press, the vanguard was at the forefront, 10,000 cavalry lined up, followed by tens of thousands of crossbowmen, the crossbowmen lined up into a neat huge phalanx, and the horizontal and vertical Qianmo pressed the formation with 100,000 swords, shields, guns and halberds, and on the vast plain, one after another phalanx was brightly dressed and armored, like a big cake cut into five large squares by a clever chef, neatly placed on the plain next to the Baigou River. Between the squares, the various battle flags of the Yan army hunted in the wind, covering the sky, and the war drums that lifted the army's morale shook the ground.

Pingrong Wanquan Array, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi created a formation, with cavalry or chariots as the front army, bows and crossbows behind, long and short weapons for the Chinese army to press the formation, can expand the depth, can also compress the defense, is a kind of offensive and defensive universal formation.

On Xiao Fan's side, the whole army was divided into left and right wings, 400,000 people were arranged in echelons, stretching for dozens of miles horizontally, forming a V-shape, like an ape's arms stretched forward, and like an all-encompassing scabbard, just right to wrap the formation of the Yan army, in front of the bow and crossbow column, behind the long halberd, and the sword and shield pressed the formation. Sheng Yong led the left wing, Qu Neng led the right wing, and Xiao Fan led the central army.

The goose-shaped formation, specially used to outflank the roundabout formation, is mainly attacking.

The two sides are in position, and the decisive battle is imminent.

On the hundred-mile plain, hundreds of thousands of people were silent, a dull and suppressed murderous aura filled the air, the shiny sword light halberd shadow flickered with snow-white light, the heavens and the earth changed color, and the wind howled and groaned, as if lamenting for the creatures that were about to be destroyed.

Xiao Fan is wearing battle armor, riding a war horse to stand in the Chinese army, more than ten zhang behind him, on the handsome flag on a black background and white edge, embroidered with a blood-red dazzling "Xiao" word, the handsome flag stands at the tail of the goose-shaped array of the whole army, the flagpole is several zhang high, and the soldiers ten miles away are clearly visible.

A gust of wind mixed with yellow sand blew across Xiao Fan's face.

Xiao Fan's face was distorted, his expression was painful, and he snorted twice in succession, spitting out the dust in his mouth.

"This kind of ghost weather is really not suitable for fighting, killing and killing, I should have known that I should have asked Master to calculate a hexagram for me first......" Xiao Fan looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.

Cao Yi, who was protecting him closely, also said with a bitter face: "The wind is too strong, and the weather is full of yellow sand, and it is very laborious and hard to fight......

Xiao Fan's eyes flashed, revealing a very innocent smile: "Or ...... Send someone to the opposite side of the Yan army to deliver a letter, saying that our army is not in a good state today, and make an appointment to change the name to fight again, what do you think? Yan Wei must not refuse, right? ”

Cao Yi was speechless, silent for a while, and said: "Lord Xiao, Marshal Xiao, you are now the commander of the First Army leading hundreds of thousands of people, please don't be so naïve?" Can we talk about something mature? ”

Xiao Fan sighed heavily, Cao Yi was reasonable, the formation was laid out, the two sides were ready to go, just waiting for an order, if you tell the soldiers at this time, we won't fight today, the country will give you a day off, go back to the camp to wash and sleep...... It is estimated that the morale of the soldiers will be lost, and they will not have the courage to pick up swords and guns in the future.

"Terrible weather, why is it windy at this time...... Xiao Fan looked up at the gray sky very dissatisfied, and put down Zhu Di's rebellion to fight here, and he could sit back and relax in the future, but ...... It's really not a good day for war!

There was a faint sense of foreboding, which arose spontaneously in his heart, Xiao Fan secretly pondered for a long time, was there something he had neglected? Which detail didn't you notice?

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Fan noticed everything he felt should be paid attention to, there was really nothing to ignore, military affairs, related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, Xiao Fan never dared to take it lightly.

But where does this bad luck come from?

"Brother Cao, I say that my left eyelid is always jumping today, why do you say this?" Xiao Fan felt uneasy for no reason.

"Jumping wealth in the left eye."

"But my right eyelid also jumps ......"

"Disaster in the right eye."

"The point is...... Both of these eyelids jumped together. ”

Cao Yi glanced up at Xiao Fan and said slowly, "...... This is a precursor to a stroke. ”

“…………”

No matter what, the arrow has been wound, the knife has been unsheathed, there is no turning back, it has come to this point, it is impossible to call the soldiers to withdraw their troops and avoid the battle just by the inexplicable foreboding in their hearts.

Looking at the Yan army camp more than ten miles ahead, the neat squares revealed a terrifying murderous aura, and then looked at the soldiers on his side holding weapons in their hands, eager to move their hands and feet, Xiao Fan smiled with satisfaction.

The morale is high, the military spirit is available, and it is ready to fight.

In the whirring wind, Xiao Fan lightly gave the general order: "The whole army is ready to attack!" ”

The beating of war drums was deafening, and everyone's heart seemed to tremble quickly with the rhythm of the war drums.

At this time, he suddenly heard a rumbling war drum in the Yan army camp opposite, and Zhu Di couldn't help but attack first. The black cavalry urged the horses together, like a black tide, overwhelmingly rushing towards Xiao Fan, the sound of horses' hooves overshadowed the sound of drums, and the sound was getting closer and closer.

Xiao Fan smiled coldly: "The bow and crossbow stepped forward, ready to meet the enemy!" ”

The bow and crossbow at the front of the geese-shaped array quickly took two steps forward, with arrows in hand, pointing diagonally at the sky.

The cavalry of the Yan army rode their horses and galloped wildly, the narrow and snowy saber was already unsheathed, and the blades of the iron armor made a rustling sound, three miles, two miles, one mile...... "Draw the bow!" ”

In front of Xiao Fan's camp, the crossbowmen and generals gave orders one after another.

The bowstring slowly pulled away, squeaking and pointing at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer.

Xiao Fan nodded lightly in the face of the fierce wind with an expressionless face, and the herald behind him waved the red order flag in his hand fiercely, as if a puff of scarlet blood was spilled into the earth.

"Shoot the arrows!"

"Shoot the arrows!"

Seeing the flag waving, the generals gave orders hoarsely.

A dull humming sound swept by, and the gray sky suddenly turned black, and the rain of arrows in the sky was like locusts in transit, and like a sudden rainstorm, it poured mercilessly towards the cavalry of the Yan army.

The swift arrow shot into the ** in the blink of an eye, and a dull pop sound came from the middle of the battlefield between the two armies.

The terrible screams of the Yan cavalry and the painful screams of the war horses before their deaths were intertwined, and the people in the middle of the battlefield turned on their backs, crying and shaking the sky.

Xiao Fan looked at the tragic scene in front of him, his heart was mixed, and his body couldn't help trembling slightly, and he couldn't tell whether it was excitement or fear.

Raising his hand, Xiao Fan's fingers trembled and pointed forward, staring at the sky in the middle of the battlefield that seemed to have been washed into blood, trying to suppress the agitated emotions, and said: "Continue to release arrows and shoot all Yan Yi's cavalry in front of the battle!" ”

The pro-soldiers who gave the order faithfully carried out Xiao Fan's order, and the scarlet order flag waved down again.

There was another rain of arrows in the sky, covering the sky, and the black pressure shot towards the Yan cavalry like lightning.

On this battlefield, everyone has become a soulless shell, rushing to kill, building a bow, releasing strings, and living life is planted one by one on the verdant grass under this ancient killing tool, and the endless grass has been stained with a thick layer of blood, like hell on earth.

The number of cavalry of the Yan army gradually decreased, but they also rushed through the death zone of the bow and arrow range, urging the horses to rush to the front of the goose-shaped formation.

The saber was raised high and slashed down like lightning, and after a scream, the archers at the front fell in large numbers.

"Bow and crossbow retreat! Spearmen on! ”

One after another military orders were issued, the crossbowman flashed, and retreated into the rear of the military formation, and then two rows of sergeants with sharp spears and hooks and sickles stepped forward, without waiting for the general's order, the snow-white spear tip pierced into the body of the cavalry or war horse, and the spear head was twisted and pulled, bringing out the blood mist in the sky, red as the remnant sun.

The two armies clashed fiercely, and when the fierce battle was in full swing, an accident happened.

The wind blew violently, one after another, Xiao Fan squinted and observed the battlefield battle in front of him, and suddenly there was a very piercing squeak in his ears, and then he heard a "click", and something behind him seemed to break.

Xiao Fan only cared about the battle situation in front of him, and was not interested in looking back at all, so he still commanded the left and right flanks to retract the formation and outflank the Yan army in a roundabout way.

After the order was issued, Xiao Fan was stunned to find that all the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army were frozen, staring at him with dull eyes, looking frightened and frightened.

"What a flute! Attack! Xiao Fan drew his sword and was furious.

The soldiers in the Chinese army still did not move.

Before Xiao Fan could react, a voice in front of him suddenly shouted, "It's down!" It's poured! ”

Xiao Fan was taken aback, raised his head and asked loudly, "What did you fall?" Who fell? ”

No one answered him.

After the soldiers were stunned, there was a sudden boom, the entire Chinese army formation was completely chaotic, the soldiers scattered, ran, threw down their weapons, ran with their heads in their hands, and the goose-shaped formation was all scattered and shapeless, and hundreds of thousands of people shouted "Fall, fall." "All the soldiers suddenly retreated like a tidal wave.

Zhu Di's side also reacted quickly, and under the rapid wave of the flag, more than 100,000 Yan troops rushed towards the imperial army like a tiger out of the cage.

Xiao Fan was shocked, he didn't understand, why did he fight well, the morale of his own army suddenly collapsed completely, could hundreds of thousands of people fall into evil at the same time?

Hurriedly looked back, there was a haze behind him, the wind blew up the yellow sand in the sky, and only the looming figure could be seen moving, routed.

"What the hell is the situation?" Xiao Fan pointed at the sky with a sword, and hissed with grief and indignation.

The sudden rout made Xiao Fan puzzled, the absolute superiority of the forces was the time to gather the formation and annihilate the rebels with all their might, why did hundreds of thousands of people say that the rout was defeated? Could it be that all the Yan army has a fox smell?

"Fuck! Today I am destined to hit a demon, it's too evil! Xiao Fan yelled angrily.

Cao Yi grabbed the reins of Xiao Fan's war horse and said hurriedly: "Don't worry about the reason first, you follow and retreat first, and I will come to the palace!" Fast! ”

Cao Yi slapped Xiao Fan's war horse's buttocks fiercely, the war horse was in pain, neighed, and quickly followed the rout army to the rear gallop away.

Zhu Di couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised when he saw the sudden rout of the imperial army in the array.

This decisive battle was completely forced by the situation, Zhu Di went into battle with a bit of a dying mood, the defeat of the Yan army was expected, but he never thought that the first round of charge had just been launched, and the imperial army was inexplicably defeated, could it be that God helped him?

"The whole army presses up, quick, quick!!" Zhu Di was so excited that he waved his hand again and again, and the Yan army made a loud noise, like a reservoir flooding, let go of the formation, and attacked on all fronts.

The armies were routed faster.

Xiao Fan rode on his horse and fled with the defeated sergeant, and at this moment he felt full of grief and indignation.

In a hurry, Xiao Fan turned around and yelled at the soldiers behind him: "We can't let Yan Shun have a better time if we lose, give the order to fire!" Shoot at the Chinese army that is rebellious against Yan! Blowing up one counts as one! ”

The soldiers quickly gave the order, and soon, hundreds of Hongwu cannons roared, and the Yan army was caught off guard by an iron bullet.

In the Yan army array, Zhu Di got up from the ground with a gray face and roared angrily: "Xiao Fan, you tasteless bastard!" If you lose, you will put me together! ”

…………………… Why did the battle formation, which was sure of victory, suddenly lose? What went wrong?

When Xiao Fan fled in embarrassment, he couldn't figure it out.

With a casual hand, he grabbed a rout soldier beside him, Xiao Fan glared and asked loudly, "What are you running?" ”

The rout was so frightened that he trembled, and said, "How do I know? When others run, I run with ......"

Xiao Fan said angrily: "If others run, you will run too?" Don't you feel ashamed? ”

"Aren't you running too?"

“…………”

…………………… In June of the first year of Jianwen, the imperial army and the rebels fought a decisive battle at the Baigou River in Xiongxian County, and the imperial army was inexplicably defeated, retreating for a hundred miles, until it retreated to Zhending Mansion, and the defeated army could be able to contain the defeat.

Xiao Fan lost the battle for the first time in his life.

Later, after collecting the defeated soldiers and under severe interrogation, Xiao Fan finally knew the reason for the sudden rout of the army.

The reason is very simple, just because the strong wind blew the flagpole of the handsome flag ten zhang behind him at that time, the handsome flag fell to the ground, and the soldiers could not see the handsome flag, thinking that the Chinese army was broken, morale was lost, and finally it was defeated.

This is simply a real and reason.

(To be continued)