Zhu Di's eyes looked deeply at the city wall of the Daimyo's Mansion in the distance.

He has always believed that the Yan army under his command is invincible in the world, as long as he gives an order, his soldiers can break through any city in the world, this is not his arrogance, the Yan army of Beiping has been guarding the country for decades since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, fighting with the Tartars, more than 100,000 soldiers are rolling in blood and fire, the first emperor personally conquered Mongolia five times, he Zhu Di also led the Northern Expedition several times, the Yan army has been at the right time, each time has made a lot of contributions.

Is the fierce border army that has been bloodied in a hundred battles comparable to those weak imperial court troops who have never been on the battlefield and have never killed anyone?

It is precisely because of the confidence in the combat power of the Yan army that Zhu Di made up his mind to rebel, he is very clear about the difference in strength between the enemy and me, he feels that he has a chance to win a Bo, he gambled on his net worth, won a million profits, and from then on faced the south and the king, lost, but just died.

Rebelled, captured the nine gates of Beiping, broke the Yong Pass, and Kehuai came to the city, everything went smoothly, but he didn't expect that the invincible Yan army planted a heel in the Daimyo's Mansion.

The process of attacking the city he saw in his eyes, not that the Yan army was not brave, but that the soldiers defending the city were too powerful, and in the past ten days, the Yan army launched no less than twenty or thirty attacks on the Daimyo's Mansion, and each time they all returned with a feather, and nearly 10,000 corpses were thrown under the Daimyo's Mansion.

Zhu Di looked at the figure like a javelin standing on the wall of the Daimyo, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

Guo Ying...... It is worthy of being a veteran who followed the birth and death of the first emperor, and the defense of the city is not leaky, and he has the art of using soldiers. ”

Dao Yan said coldly: "Lord Wang, the name is not acceptable, we can't delay any longer, and the hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court will press up, and what awaits us at that time will inevitably be the result of the annihilation of the entire army." ”

Zhu Di's eyes flickered, and he hesitated: "Mr. means to turn west?" ”

Dao Yan nodded and said: "Yes, give up the daimyo, turn to Shanxi, the road to the south has been blocked, the scout reported that Xiao Fan ordered Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen to guard Kaifeng, Henan, Geng Bingwen is also a veteran, especially good at defending the city, the daimyo and Kaifeng are difficult to attack, we continue to go south There are many disadvantages, only by turning to Shanxi can we survive." ”

"Guo Ying, Geng Bingwen ......" Zhu Di lost his mind and muttered to himself: "Xiao Fan's arrangement is ruthless, since ancient times, Daimyo and Kaifeng are important towns, and soldiers must fight, and the two veterans who are the best at defending the city in my Ming Dynasty stick to these two cities, which is equivalent to planting two nails in the heart of this king...... Shanxi, is there a way to survive in Shanxi? ”

"Taiyuan, Shanxi is the fief of the King of Jin, and there are more than 100,000 border troops under the command of the King of Jin. If we can send a person close to lobby, maybe we can say that the king of Jin will join us in the army, and then we will have more than 200,000 horses, enough to fight with the imperial army, and Shanxi is not far from Beiping, if the imperial army goes north to attack Beiping, we can also rescue ...... in time."

"What if the King of Jin doesn't agree to raise an army? What if he in turn helps the court to attack me? ”

"Prince, Taiyuan is also a border, in the past, the prince had joined forces with the Jin army, the Ning army, and the Tartars, the friendship accumulated over the years is quite deep, even if the Jin Wangfu died, his eldest son is the throne, but this friendship is still there, even if he is unwilling to raise troops to make it difficult, I believe he will never meet with the prince's sword soldiers, and even if it is not good, he will not move, just stand by and watch, what else is the prince worried about?"

Zhu Di gradually moved a little, raised his eyes and looked at the Daimyo's Mansion that had not been attacked for a long time in the distance, Zhu Di sighed very depressedly, gritted his teeth, he urged the war horse to run a mile or two to the Daimyo City, which was worthy of reaching the range of the Daimyo's defenders' arrows and crossbows, Zhu Di took a deep breath, raised the horsewhip in his hand and shouted loudly: "Old General Guo, do you dare to lead the army out of the city and fight to the death with this king?" ”

Guo Ying, who stood still on the city wall, didn't even raise his eyebrows, his mouth pursed, and he spat hard at the city.

"Phew!"

Zhu Di was furious, this damned but immortal old fox! What kind of attitude do you have!

- It seems that the Daimyo's Mansion really can't be captured.

"Good! You've got a kind! This king doesn't pee on your pot, what can you do with this king? ”

"Phew!"

Zhu Di was so angry that the blood in his chest was churning, and he turned his horse and walked back.

"Soldiers, withdraw the troops!"

More than ten days later, when Xiao Fan led the army to Dongchang Mansion in Shandong, a military report came from the scouts.

Yan against Zhu Di gave up attacking the Daimyo's Mansion, the rebels turned around and went west, attacking Henan Zhangde Mansion, the prefect Xu Sen, Zhangde garrison Zheng Tai led thousands of defenders to hold on, three days later, Zhangde fell, Zheng Tai was martyred, the prefect Xu Sen surrendered Yan Rebellion, the city was broken, the Yan army entered the city to loot and slaughter, and the people were killed and injured countless times.

Xiao Fan was furious when he heard the report, and ordered the army to speed up the march and rush to Zhangde, Henan.

The 500,000 army is a behemoth, and the commander's words to speed up the speed are really not very effective, so many people are next to each other, shoulder to shoulder, pushing and shoving, and they can't get up fast if they want to.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty did not produce many horses, most of the 500,000 troops were infantry, and the cavalry was only a few hundred thousand people.

Xiao Fan was anxious, he finally understood the difference between leading hundreds of thousands of troops and leading thousands of cavalry, the two were too different, and at this time, his feverish mind gradually calmed down.

So, when the army marched for several days, and there were still more than 300 miles away from the lost Zhangde Mansion, Xiao Fan beat the drum and gathered the generals, summoning Sheng Yong, Ping'an, Wu Jie, Cao Yi, Qu Neng and other generals to discuss the affairs in the tent.

"Yan Wei gave up attacking the Daimyo, went west instead, and captured Zhangde Mansion, what is his intention?" Xiao Fan's eyes were glued to the map, touching his chin and groaning.

Cao Yi said: "The Daimyo's Mansion has 80,000 defenders, sufficient food and grass, and the leader of the troops is the veteran Guo Ying, who is good at guarding the city, and the soldiers are strong in the city, and Yan can't attack against him, and then change to attack elsewhere, which is also reasonable." ”

Xiao Fan shook his head and said, "But he didn't attack so many cities, why did he attack Zhangde?" ”

The generals shook their heads in confusion.

Xiao Fan stared at the map for a long time, and said, "Commander of the First Army, any decision he makes is purposeful, it is impossible to catch which one is pleasing to the eye, Yan counterattacked Zhangde, I estimate that his strategy may have changed." ”

When all the generals heard this, they all looked up at Xiao Fan.

"You can't take it straight, so you ask for it in the song, the road to the south is blocked by us, and turning back to the north is completely contrary to his usurpation attempt, to the east, after Shandong is the sea, there is no way forward, the only choice left is to go west, west...... After Zhangde Mansion, it is the realm of Shanxi, does Yan Reverse want to go to Shanxi? ”

Saying that, Xiao Fan raised his head and unconsciously swept his gaze over the generals.

Cao Yi was swept by Xiao Fan's eyes, and he couldn't figure out Zhu Di's intentions, so he scratched his head and said, "Shanxi...... Shanxi Fenjiu is good, strong enough! ”

"Fenjiu? Is it delicious? Xiao Fan's train of thought was also interrupted by Cao Yi and he was distracted.

Cao Yi slapped his thigh: "It's so fucking delicious!" The entrance is pure, the stamina is long, and the drink is very pleasant! ”

All the generals are good drinkers, and they all nodded in agreement.

Sheng Yong looked back on the taste: "Du Mu Shiyun: By asking where the restaurant is, the shepherd boy refers to Xinghua Village, this Xinghua Village is in Shanxi, Xinghua Village's Fenjiu is the most famous, it was the palace tribute wine of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, famous all over the world, and the feeling of drinking it is ......

The topic was interrupted, and the atmosphere in the tent suddenly became much more lively, and the generals described the taste of drinking Fenjiu, and the discussion was very enthusiastic, and it was a grand sugar and wine party.

Xiao Fan's train of thought drifted farther and farther away, touching his chin and muttering: "Fenjiu is so delicious, if Jinyiwei sneaks into Shanxi secretly, puts a little arsenic in all the brewed Fenjiu, and is drunk by Yan Wei, it will be ......."

The generals immediately stopped talking, staring at Xiao Fan in horror, sweating profusely...... Cao Yi wiped his sweat and said: "My lord, Yan is very strict in governing the army, and alcohol is never allowed in the army. ”

Xiao Fan paused, and then sighed: "What a tasteless guy......"

Facing the complicated gaze of the generals, Xiao Fan finally came back to his senses, his face couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, and he slapped the case with shame: "Why did you get involved in drinking?" Let's be serious, we're having a meeting here! ”

........................ "Yan Rebellion is probably going to take Shanxi." Xiao Fan tapped the map a few times, and his tone gradually became affirmative.

"There is no way forward, only a detour, although Shanxi is not as rich as Jiangnan, but Yan reverse grain and grass enough, you can recruit recruits on the spot, but also can be the Son of Heaven has no way, in the name of the emperor's uncle Jingnan, incite the people to rebel, Shanxi's geographical location is also more favorable to Yan Rebellion, enter Henan, Keruning, detour and then go straight to Beijing, retreat can return to Beiping, it is to attack and retreat, the most terrible thing is that there are two princes who defend Shanxi, one is the Jin king of Taiyuan, and the king of Datong, the king of the king of soldiers and horses is not three guards, there is no need to worry, But the king of Jin has more than 100,000 troops under his command, and if the king of Jin is moved by Yan and rebels with him, the trouble for the court will be great......"

Cao Yi said: "Take Shanxi, then go back to Henan, and finally take the Beijing division?" ”

Xiao Fan nodded: "The imperial court army is overwhelming, Yan Wei does not dare to fight a decisive battle with us, and if he wants to avoid the main force of our army, he can only take a detour." ”

Cao Yi smiled bitterly: "It's really far enough, this can be regarded as a long march." ”

Xiao Fan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Yes, Long March, they are indeed Long March." ”

Cao Yi patted his chest and said heroically: "Then let's speed up and catch up, and chase them along the road in a brutal and inhumane way, and the last general is willing to be the vanguard!" ”

Xiao Fan smacked his lips, such a familiar scene, how could these words reveal a reactionary smell? If there are planes dropping bombs and dropping leaflets now, it will be more like...... "Encirclement and interception is not appropriate, we will always be passive, it is easy to be swallowed by Yan Rebellion, if an army moves several provinces in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is easy to coerce hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, then it is not easy to clean up, this war can not drag on for too long, nor can it affect too much scope, otherwise the future will be endless!" ”

Staring deeply at the map, Xiao Fan drew a small circle on the map with his finger, and said: "I want to force Yan to retreat to Beiping, and then I have to fight a decisive battle near Beiping, this is the way to do it once and for all." ”

"How?"

Xiao Fan thought for a long time, and two words burst out from between his teeth: "Divide the troops." ”

Second, the army continued to set off, Xiao Fan divided 100,000 soldiers and horses, ordered Ping An to lead 100,000 troops out of the main force, straight to the north, went to Beiping, Xiao Fan instructed Ping'an, before Zhu Di returned to Beiping, 100,000 soldiers and horses only besieged Beiping, if Zhu Di learned that Beiping was surrounded, ten ** will lead the army to help, then Ping An and Xiao Fan led the main force to attack at both ends, or can force Zhu Di to have a decisive battle.

Ping An led the army to the north, and Xiao Fan led the main force of the 400,000 army, still going straight to Zhangde, Henan as originally planned.

Although it is clear that Zhu Di will most likely flee from the wind, but Zhangde can't help but go, war doesn't matter whether justice or evil, but Xiao Fan is still willing to imagine himself as the righteous side, the people of Zhangde are crying and humiliating under Zhu Di's silver power, and they are in dire straits, waiting for the righteous division of the imperial court to regain the lost land, the Central Plains in the north, and the family sacrifice is to tell Naiweng...... At the same time, a group of more than 20 men in plain clothes also quietly left the camp on Xiao Fan's order, and rode quickly towards Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi, their mission was to intercept and kill.

More than ten days later, it is May.

An inconspicuous tea shop outside the square in front of the palace of the Jin Dynasty in Taiyuan, the tea shop is very simple, located in the dwelling outside the palace, several wooden boards are put together into a burrow room of more than ten zhang square, there are four or five tables scattered in it, and in the coarse porcelain tea bowl on the table, the inferior tea is steaming with the slightest heat.

More than 20 men dressed as folk servants sat scattered everywhere, with their clothes open, their chests exposed, chatting and greeting each other without a match, but their eyes glanced at the gate of the Jin Palace's mansion from time to time, as well as the palace guards who kept patrolling back and forth at the door, seemingly leisurely and casually, but their eyes flashed with a capable and fierce light.

At the time of the Yan rebellion, the vassal kings were very uneasy, and the king of Jin was no exception, although he had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but his reaction was no different from that of other vassal kings, not only the palace strengthened its vigilance, but also the king of Jin also said that he was not sick, and refused to see any foreign guests.

The general trend of the world is too elusive, not long after the death of the old Jin King, the eldest son Zhu Jixi just attacked the throne, and the butt was not hot before this happened, Zhu Jixi was a little panicked, he knew very well that the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands were a big fat meat, although the court and Zhu Di were fighting, but their eyes were on him, who knew if the court and Zhu Di regarded him as a friend or an enemy?

Before the situation is clear, the disease is still sick...... In the tea shop, the tea doctor with a dark face and a slight hunchback carried a large copper kettle, and added tea to the twenty or so men in the store one by one.

While pouring water, Dr. Tea chatted diligently in Shanxi dialect: "Look at your old and local, right?" ”

The men in the store glanced at each other, and then looked at Dr. Tea blankly with the eyes of a dog looking at the stars.

Dr. Tea was bored, laughed twice, and walked away after adding tea.

Not long after, a five-short man walked into the tea shop, dressed like a peddler, and his appearance was so ordinary that he could forget it immediately at a glance.

The man entered the tea shop, sat down slowly at a table, and said in a very low voice: "They are here, they have just entered the city, and a group of six people are coming towards the palace." ”

The men in the tea shop all nodded quietly, and the first burly man threw a piece of broken silver at the tea doctor, and the twenty people got up at the same time and walked towards the gate of the palace like a leisurely stroll.

As soon as they approached, the guards at the gate of the palace glared at them and shouted, "Are you blind? Is the gate of the palace for you vulgar men to walk around? Hurry up and get out of the way! Or I'll kill you! ”

The man at the head looked frightened and frightened, and he arched towards the guards again and again, and then hurriedly retreated.

Just as there was a lot of confusion, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and six sturdy men in coarse cloth clothes walked far away to the palace.

The guards of the Jin Palace's eyebrows lifted: "Ho! It's so lively at the gate today, and they're all coming to our palace, are you here to catch the market? Get out of the way! No idle people are allowed to pass by at the gate of the palace! ”

The twenty men glanced at each other, and the man who entered the tea shop to report the news nodded lightly without a trace, so the expression of the man at the head changed rapidly, and his panicked expression instantly became hideous and terrifying, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

When six men were leading the horses, only two feet away from everyone, they suddenly heard a loud shout: "Do it!" ”

Six people were in a row, and then they saw more than 20 men dressed as people and peddlers at the gate of the palace rushed forward, everyone cooperated tacitly, as if it had been arranged a long time ago, three people as a group, each group was responsible for killing one person, the six people only felt that the figure in front of them flashed, and then saw a few snow daggers with a chill across a dazzling arc, and a small red line suddenly appeared on the necks of the five people, and finally blood gushed out from the red line uncontrollably.

Five of the six were stabbed in the throat, and the movements were clean and beautiful!

The rest of the people were lucky enough to be knocked on the back of the head before they could draw their knives, and then they lost consciousness.

It was only at this time that the guards at the gate of the palace reacted, pointed at the twenty men and said in horror: "You guys...... How dare you ......"

The man at the head handed over the person who had fainted to his subordinates, then reached into his arms, took out a copper waist card, threw it to the frightened palace guards, and said coldly: "Tell His Royal Highness the King of Jin that we are the Jingshi Jinyi Guard, and we were ordered to intercept and kill Yan's henchmen, and this interception has nothing to do with the King of Jin, please don't worry." ”

Ignoring the stunned guards, twenty men carried the only captive and swaggered away.

- In front of the door of the Jin Palace, in front of the guards of the Jin Palace, the secret envoy sent by Zhu Di to Taiyuan to lobby the King of Jin to rebel must be intercepted, and it is best to leave a living mouth to bring back for interrogation, this is the order given to them by Xiao Fan.

The command was done perfectly.

(To be continued)