It is also helpless to withdraw the whole army at this moment, after all, the Yan army has limited strength and cannot stretch the battle line too long, and there are not enough men and horses to firmly control the occupied place, which is also the lesson that Zhu Di summed up after taking the initiative to attack this time.

The whole army finally returned to Beiping Mansion, and the prince Gao Chi, accompanied by Daoyan, led local officials out of the city to greet him.

Seeing that his eldest son, who was only twenty years old, was already a young man, and his demeanor was very solemn and calm, Zhu Di was also quite pleased.

Returning to the handsome hall of King Yan's mansion, seeing that all the generals were still sullen, Zhu Di comforted everyone, and then asked everyone to go back to the house to rest for a while, and after they all left one after another, he returned to the study he was familiar with with Dao Yan.

Although he has been comforting his subordinates, after all, his heart is not so happy, and after coming to the study and sitting down, he sighed and said,

"I didn't expect to be stopped in Jinan by a civil official whose name I hadn't even heard of before, which really makes people laugh and cry."

"It's not like what you can say, my lord,"

Dao Yan looked at him and said,

"This is the first time that the lord has taken the initiative to attack, and he has fought with the southern army outside the sphere of influence of Beiping Mansion, and he has been shocked and shocked by such a record. And the fact that most of the lords go to the wind, is not this a good proof of how far and far your reputation has risen? ”

"But isn't all the place that we finally occupied lost? Haven't these months been fought in vain? ”

Zhu Di still looked a little depressed.

Dao Yan smiled slightly,

"The place seized cannot be occupied for a long time, and you also know that our army has limited strength, and wherever it goes, it is necessary to concentrate all the existing horses to confront the southern army, and there is no extra manpower to guard all sides. Therefore, why should we care about the gains and losses of one city and one place? ”

"The master means ......"

When Zhu Di heard this, he felt that he had just pointed out the biggest difficulty in his heart, and immediately raised his head and said,

"Our army doesn't have to take those cities and towns at all?"

"Although it is not absolute, after all, the grain road still has to be controlled. However, the focus of the battle should be on effectively depleting the troops of the Southern Army and destroying their morale, and there is no need to consider anything else. ”

Dao Yan's tone was very firm and clear, which made people feel confident suddenly.

According to Zhu Di's intelligence, he was naturally able to understand the meaning of the other party immediately, and he also regained his bearing of "the first general of the Ming Dynasty", nodded and said,

"The meaning of the master, Xiao Wang has already understood, after the soldiers of the whole army rest for a period of time, I will definitely send troops to the south again."

Zhu Di has already made up his mind and will never stop there.

But Dao Yan looked at him thoughtfully, and then said after a moment,

"However, there are some things that the old man still has to say hello to the lord in advance, I hope you will be mentally prepared in advance."

"What does the master mean?"

Seeing his solemn face, Zhu Di couldn't help but be a little worried, and hurriedly asked.

Once he got serious on his side, Dao Yan smiled instead, waved his hand and said,

"The lord doesn't have to be nervous, in fact, it's not a big deal, it's just because of some of the situations that happened on the battlefield, the old man has feelings, and I want to give you some advice."

"Oh, I see,"

Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief lightly, and said,

"So, what advice does the master have for me?"

"My lord,"

Dao Yan's gaze became very deep,

"This battle is a very difficult battle, and there will be many unexpected things happening, because after all, you are experiencing a cruel and ruthless battlefield, so it is inevitable to face the death of the soldiers. Your lord, you are a person who values love and righteousness, and you have a very close relationship with these soldiers under you, but you must not lose your mind and act impulsively, after all, as the commander of the three armies, your every decision can affect the entire battle situation. ”

"Oh......"

Hearing what he mentioned about this, Zhu Di couldn't help but reflect on it, and then became silent.

Dao Yan looked at him again and continued,

"The old man heard that after witnessing the heavy casualties of your subordinates due to fire and thunder, you desperately started a decisive battle with the other party, and put yourself in danger several times, although you later turned the danger into a disaster, but that kind of approach is still absolutely undesirable, what does the lord think?"

"That's what the master said,"

Thinking of this, Zhu Di also began to be a little afraid, to be honest, in the decisive battle of Baigou River, if it weren't for that magical wind, I am afraid that he would really be killed on the spot, so he also admitted this, and nodded and said,

"This, Xiao Wang will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

"It's not enough to pay attention, you must control yourself,"

Dao Yan still instructed uneasily,

"The future battles will definitely be more brutal, your subordinate soldiers, including those confidants and favorite generals, may die at any time, the lord must not make impulsive decisions because of a moment of anger, the more critical the time, the more calm you must be, so as not to disappoint these loyal soldiers who follow you."

"Xiao Wang wrote it down, thank you for the master's teachings."

Zhu Di has always almost obeyed Daoyan's words, not to mention, this advice really went to the bottom of his heart, so he nodded again and again to express his acceptance, but this topic immediately reminded him of Chen Heng, who returned to Beiping for treatment due to serious injuries, so he hurriedly asked,

"By the way, master, how is General Chen Heng's injury? Has it ever improved? ”

"The lord doesn't ask, and the old man wants to tell you,"

Dao Yan sighed, shook his head and said,

"Old General Chen's injuries are too serious, and Old Man Gu is no longer able to return to the sky."

"What?!"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment,

"How so? However, in the barracks, when the Lone King went to see him, he obviously told me that he was much better, and he would be fine if he raised him......"

"That's General Chen, he was afraid that your lord would be distracted, so he insisted on saying that to you."

Dao Yan smiled bitterly and said,

"The place where he was injured is in a critical position, and his internal organs have been severely damaged, and there is no way to heal it, and the old man has found the best Langzhong in Beiping City for him, but to no avail, I'm afraid it won't last long."

"Yes......"

It was probably completely unexpected by him, so Zhu Di's voice trembled a little,

"Then, I'm going to see him, and I'm going to go now!"

"I'll go with you, I'll place him and his family in a house not far from Qingshou Temple, and I'll lead you directly there."

Dao Yan also stood up and said. Immediately, the two of them and Zheng He took out the horse and rushed to Chen Heng's mansion together to visit.

In fact, to be honest, Zhu Di was not very familiar with this Chen Heng in the past, but he only paid attention to it because he came to join him at a critical time, and during the battle of Baigou River, it was also because he wanted to appease these generals and let them know that His Royal Highness King Yan was never suspicious, so he was specially arranged to be the vanguard of the right army.