On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, a full moon hung in the sky, and the silver light like water poured down, and the fields and mountains were peaceful inside and outside the city.

Occasionally, wild birds frightened, and the 20,000 Yan army sat quietly on the ground to rest, and suddenly heard the screaming and cursing of the city tower at the end of the field of vision, and the sound was heard very clearly in the quiet night.

"It's just a rebellion that dares to sneak attack, dream about it."

"Come on, come on, Lao Tzu invites you to come up to eat, drink and admire the moon, and chant poems, haha!"

Xu Hao, who was holding the clairvoyant mirror, knew that King Yan's strategy had failed, and the festival had failed to make the defenders in the county relax, so he spit out the grass in his mouth and ordered: "Siege the city." ”

The horn sounded soon, and the Yan army strode forward in an orderly formation, and Xu led the army to fight for the first time tonight, so he couldn't help but be a little nervous, but fortunately, there were three generals under him, Zhu Neng, Zhang Yuqiu, and Fu, and they commanded calmly according to the backup plan.

In the face of the tide of the enemy, Yang Song, who was ordered to garrison Xiongxian, did not dare to send 9,000 light cavalry out of the city to meet the battle, because the soldiers and horses were very tired because of the rush for several days.

When the Yan army surrounded the city gate and put the iron thistle terrestris, it was too late to kill out of the city, and Yang Song ordered the few archers to try their best to shoot a few rounds of arrows.

Xu Hao, who knew that the enemy was tired, waited for the official army to enter the city and surround it and then fight, and the military order he received was to completely annihilate the enemy, and the cavalry came and went like the wind and could not fight in the field, and when he entered the county seat, he would catch turtles in the urn. Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival to sneak attack, but since it didn't work, I had to turn into a strong attack, so in order not to startle the snake and not alarm the people of the Xiongxian County government, I have been ambushing outside the city.

Thirty miles away, there were 30,000 elites of the imperial court general Pan Zhong, and King Yan led 20,000 people to ambush in the middle of the road, ready to lure the snake out of the hole.

The imperial court is ten times stronger than its own, and its own side must quickly defeat its vanguard and strive for the initiative, otherwise it will be passively attacked everywhere.

The combat effectiveness of the knight who dismounted will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. At the same time, the soldiers of Hebei have not fought for many years, the city wall of the county is low, and after a few loud bangs, the gunpowder bag was lit by the sergeant of the Shenji Battalion carrying the shield, and three gaps were blown out.

The Yan army howled and brandished weapons into the city, and the layers of temporary defense line were ruthlessly breached, and in only half an hour, the guard Yang Song was hacked to death by Zhu Neng, and then the whole army surrendered.

Xu Hao sighed, this time the imperial court has used a large number of officials of the second generation and the third generation of officials. Compared with the fathers, they can be called straw bales, greedy for life and afraid of death, there are as many as 1,000 people who have never experienced the battlefield, as the old saying goes, a soldier is a bear, and a nest of bears, no matter how good a soldier is, he is not willing to work hard for his incompetent boss, no wonder Zhang Yu personally took the scout to reconnoiter around, and when he came back, he dared to say that the enemy army had no military discipline and was dead.

Suddenly, Zhang Yu hurriedly came over and said hurriedly: "The defeat of the official army is defeated." But the incessant scolding angered some of the sergeants, and the king of Goyang ordered the captives to be slaughtered. ”

"He dares." Xu Hao's face sank, and he strode towards the city. Seeing thousands of soldiers crowded into the open space, Zhu Gaoxu was wielding a knife to kill the officer who was standing at the front and scolding, and suddenly there were Yan troops around him who moved towards the cursing people, killing hundreds of people in a row.

Xu Hao said: "Stop. Arrest Zhu Gaoxu. ”

Zhu Gaoxu carried a bloody war knife in his hand, and said angrily: "Who dares to touch this king?" ”

Xu Hao stepped forward without saying a word, and gave Zhu Gaoxu a big mouth with his backhand, and said coldly: "Disobey our military order." No mercy! ”

This move frightened Zhang Yu and the others into a horrified discoloration, and everyone said that the boss was not afraid of being hated by the prince? Such recklessness will sooner or later be settled by the queen of the autumn.

The problem is that Zhu Gaoxu, who has always been recognized as unruly and lawless in the army, not only did not jump like thunder, but said stupidly: "If you don't kill, you won't kill." ”

"Get out of the way."

Xu Hao didn't give him a good face, he has been with him for so long, Zhu Gaoxu is a spoiled child, with a violent personality and strong martial arts that surpass his elders, but he is far from his grandfather's father's eloquence and resolute character, unstable and careless, willful and reckless in speaking without thinking, in general, it is no different from most of the second generation of officials who rely on their family background.

Compared with Zhu Gaochi, who is calm and cautious and talented, Xu Hao dares to conclude that the throne will definitely not belong to Zhu Gaochu, unless Zhu Di is blind and lets his reckless son with an empty belly inherit the world.

Xu Hao turned his head and sneered at the officers and soldiers who were still cursing loudly: "Don't think that I am here to be a good person, catch the most vicious person who scolds and behead him on the spot." ”

This move immediately aroused the spirit of the Yan army, whose morale was slightly low, and they rushed into the group with a cruel smile and dragged out nearly 100 people.

"Kill!"

More than 100 people fell in a pool of blood, and the officers and soldiers were aroused to anger and shouted louder and louder.

Xu Hao said disdainfully: "I didn't see you waiting for such courage before, just a dog struggling to the death, General Zhu is responsible for escorting them back to the camp." ”

In this battle, the Yan army got more than 10,000 war horses in vain, as the commander Xu Hao decisively killed, so that the morale of the whole army was high, at dawn Zhu Yong led 2,000 people to escort more than 7,000 prisoners back to the rear, Zhu Gaoxu Qiufu led 10,000 soldiers on horseback to rush to support the king of Yan.

In the county office, Zhang Yu asked with some worry: "With your talent, why don't you take advantage of the situation and understand the reason?" Or lock people up, there is no need to order killing to achieve a murderous reputation, and there is no need to offend the prince. ”

Xu Hao was silent and said: "You and I are both courtiers, there is no need to win the hearts of the army and the people, as for Gao Xi, what if you offend?" ”

Zhang Yu thought for a while, nodded and said, "I see, I understand." ”

The next day, Zhu Di led the army to Xiongxian, and was very dissatisfied with what happened last night, and reprimanded in front of all the generals: "I have repeatedly warned you not to kill people, what you are doing is not to survive but to die quickly." Killing and surrendering pawns is counterproductive, making the officers and soldiers firm in their hearts, and everyone is afraid of death to fight to the death. I think that in the past, Cao Bin went down to the south of the Yangtze River, did not kill a person indiscriminately, and his descendants prospered, and often those who were good at killing were extinct, this time you Xu Hao pulled out a city, killed hundreds of people indiscriminately, gained very little, lost a lot, can you be guilty? ”

Xu Hao lowered his head and said, "Guilty." ”

Zhu Di said: "This matter is not an example, this time the merits and demerits will be offset, and you will not be punished." ”

Zhang Yu secretly admired in his heart, and said that Xu Hao was young and thoughtful, although he was reprimanded by His Royal Highness in public, he invisibly helped His Highness establish a good reputation for treating prisoners leniently, and the credit was not small, if he didn't give orders last night, he would definitely win the support of the surrendered officers and soldiers, and it would not be a good thing in the long run.

Sure enough, after most of the generals dispersed, Zhu Di smiled and said: "You kid is the same virtue as Gao Xi, and he doesn't care about anything when he is impulsive, and he is young in the end." ”

Xu Hao said to Zhu Gaoxu, who was still in an atmosphere: "I really wanted to order all the people to be killed, but when I thought that my uncle appointed me as the main general, I couldn't be righteous to Gao Xi, and I had to take into account the overall situation, but I couldn't swallow my breath, so I ordered to kill a group of people." ”

Zhu Gaoxu laughed and said: "Then I won't be wronged by this slap." ”

Xu Hao sneered: "If you don't listen to me, don't say slap me, see if I beat you to death." ”

"Humph!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted unconvinced: "If it weren't for respecting you as an elder brother, you would not be my opponent." ”

Zhu Di said helplessly: "You two are all raccoon dogs, you are not young and so childish, get out of here, don't bother me." ”

Xu Hao hurriedly said: "Last night, there will definitely be hidden officers and soldiers running back to report, maybe it will lead Pan Zhong to lead the troops to rescue." ”

Zhu Di nodded and said: "Nine thousand forward cavalry were captured, Pan Zhong can't help it, he can't afford to lose the charge of losing his soldiers, and this king wants to capture him alive." ”

Zhang Yu and other henchmen and generals couldn't figure out how King Yan wanted to capture the enemy generals alive, so they heard Zhu Di ask Xu Hao: "I heard you say that Mu Hui and his subordinates are all practicing water, and this king loves to lead Tan Yuan to lead the water division for eight years, so he ordered the two of them to lead more than a thousand soldiers who know how to hide in the river and wait for orders." ”

Then Tan Yuan and Mu Hui were summoned to the handsome tent, and after Zhu Di explained, they asked together: "I don't know how long you want to hide in the water?" Fear of revealing your whereabouts when you breathe. ”

Xu Hao said without thinking: "You can use a bunch of water chestnut grass on your head, use reeds as straws to breathe air, and wait for the cannon command when the time comes." ”

From Juzhou to Xiongxian County, you have to pass through a wide river, and a stone arch bridge spans both banks, called Yuexiang Bridge. Pan Zhong, who was eager to defeat King Yan and rescue his subordinates, rushed over with an army of 30,000 without asking for instructions, and the vast yellow dust was rolling.

Pan Zhong watched the Yan army guarding the bridge flee into the desert, his heart was overjoyed, he glanced at the imperial flag on the head of the city, and said sharply: "The whole army rushed over and surrounded the county town to capture Zhu Di alive." ”

Xu Hao, who was on the other side of the city, was speechless for a while, and said in his heart that such a person who lacked heart and eyes could lead an army of 30,000? Seeing Pan Zhong lead nearly 3,000 cavalry to the side of the bridge with a fierce attitude, and the foot soldiers walked in a long line on the bridge, he was a little unbearable.

Zhu Di, who had been waiting in the city gate for a long time, let out a long laugh, ordered the four gates to be opened, and led the whole army to attack. Pan Zhong spotted King Yan at a glance, and he was not afraid and rode straight to him.

Thundered! Dozens of artillery salvos, pieces of cavalry fell, Mu Hui, who heard the movement, ordered his subordinates to light the fuse, and hurriedly dived into the water again, Tan Yuan led more than 1,000 people to touch the shore and attack the officers and soldiers from the rear.

There was another rumbling explosion, the entire stone bridge was blown up, and countless officers and soldiers fell into the water one after another, wearing heavy armor and sinking to the bottom without waiting for a few struggles.

Because of the attack on the belly and back of the Yan army, the 5,000 officers and troops were defeated in a blink of an eye, Pan Zhong was captured alive, and the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers on the other side were so frightened that they turned around and fled.

Zhu Di rode a horse and asked Pan Zhong, who was kneeling in front of him, "Are you willing to surrender?" ”

Unexpectedly, the defeated Pan Zhong swept away the previous fearlessness, without the courage of the nine thousand cavalry to regard death as home, and shouted: "The last general is willing to surrender, and now that Juzhou hears that I am defeated, I must go, I should take it urgently, nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses are at my fingertips, and the last general will be dedicated to the prince." ”

In this way, Zhu Di personally led more than 100 elite cavalry as the vanguard, and Pegasus marched to the Yanzhou Mansion, and Xu Hao led 10,000 people to follow.

That night, the Yan army smashed the enemy camp, and Pan Zhong contacted him, and all the officers and soldiers defending the camp surrendered, but it was the Yan army that all the men and horses were worth.

In just three days, the Yan army won three battles and three victories, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and Zhu Di thought that he should take advantage of the victory and attack and fight quickly. (To be continued......)