After Li Jinglong arrived in Dezhou, Shandong, his generals gathered and stationed in Hejian, and the news spread to the Yan army camp.

Geng Bingwen, who had been on hunger strike for several days, struggled to stand up and said, "What did you say? Your Majesty has removed my rebel general! Call me a traitor. ”

Geng Bingwen really couldn't believe that there were so many generals in the imperial court, and the sons of the Xu family had combat experience, why did he send Li Jinglong, a fool, His Majesty was really dizzy.

"Believe it now, General Geng, I didn't lie to you." Zhu Di looked at Geng Bingwen and untied his rope: "Drink water and eat, I don't want Changxinghou to starve to death in my camp." ”

"King Yan, why did you let the old man go?"

Zhu Di said: "If it were someone else, this king would definitely fall with a knife in his hand, and he would be quick after killing, but General Geng, you are a hero of the Ming Dynasty, and I Zhu Di will not be an ungrateful person." ”

Geng Bingwen followed Zhu Yuanzhang back then and made a lot of contributions to the Ming Dynasty, which no one can erase.

Zhu Di didn't have much effort and Geng Bingwen's ink, and the imperial court had already given Li Jinglong 300,000 soldiers and horses, plus 250,000 soldiers and horses in Zhending City, and the 500,000 army was a particularly difficult bone to gnaw.

The Chinese army's big tent, the 500,000 soldiers and horses of the imperial court not only held Zhending, but Li Jinglong threatened to attack Beiping City in the north.

Zhu Di didn't care about Geng Bingwen, so he gathered all his generals and immediately discussed the method of fighting.

According to Wenchen's recommendation, the imperial court appointed Li Jinglong, the son of Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao Guo, as a general to replace Geng Bingwen to fight against the Yan army.

Zhu Di is not the naïve child like Zhu Yunwen who only looks at Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, but the king of Yan who can bend and stretch, and this time he can pay so much attention to it, which also shows that there is a big problem.

Before Cheng Yuan thought of a solution, he would never export it, and what Zhu Di needed was a way to solve the problem.

Dao Yan pondered: "Beiping Mansion, you must not lose it." ”

Xu Zengshou frowned. "In order to attack Zhending, Mr. Cheng, Master, several generals have come here, and there are only a few troops left in Beiping Mansion, King Xiang and Gu Cheng, and how can those female dependents resist the 500,000 army of the imperial court."

Yuan Rong said: "Why don't we fight to the death with the Southern Army?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Old man, as long as you give the order, I will dare to fight." ”

The problem is that the 300,000 soldiers and horses led by Li Jinglong have already arrived in Dezhou, Shandong, and are ready to continue to go north, while there are still 250,000 troops in Zhending City.

Zhu Di is also in trouble, since he was in Beiping, every time he goes out to fight, he is hundreds of thousands of troops, and he has at least the bottom in his heart.

This time, the imperial court had an army of 500,000, and the number of Yan troops was less than half of the 500,000 army, and the disparity in power was too great.

What they are faced with is whether they should attack or retreat to Beiping Mansion, and they must have a suitable strategy.

But Zhu Di shook his head at everyone's suggestions, feeling that it was inappropriate. I had to look at Cheng Yuan for help.

Cheng Yuan thought for a while, and when he was about to answer, he pointed to Geng Bingwen outside and said, "Lord Wang, Geng Bingwen." ”

Geng Bingwen came in, he had been on a hunger strike for the past few days and had not drunk water, his mouth had turned white, and he was thin and out of shape, and said, "Lord, Geng Bingwen...... Willing to follow King Yan. ”

Everyone was stunned, how could Geng Bingwen suddenly be willing to surrender, would there be fraud, Zhang Bao next to him glanced at Geng Bingwen and said, "Let's let people take General Geng to eat first." ”

Geng Bingwen said: "Lord, Li Jinglong doesn't have much combat experience, I can go to Beiping to defend the city for the prince." ”

Hearing Geng Bingwen's words, Zhu Di did not reply immediately, but still looked at Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan: "Old General Geng, you have eaten your full meal first, and the prince will naturally arrange things for you at that time." ”

Zhu Di glanced at Cheng Yuan, understood what he meant, and motioned to take Geng Bingwen down.

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Only Cheng Yuan and Zhu Di are left in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Only then did Zhu Di say: "Boy, do you believe in General Geng?" ”

When Cheng Yuan heard Zhu Di's words, he was stunned and then said: "Lord Wang, now that the 500,000 troops of the imperial court have gone north, the situation is urgent, whether Geng Bingwen's return to obedience is true or not, we still need to investigate for a while."

Now the situation is critical, and taking a wrong step will destroy the foundation of the prince. ”

Zhu Di said: "You also think of this? ”

Cheng Yuan nodded, Beiping Mansion is the foundation of Zhu Di and Yan Jun, and the family members are all in Beiping, so they must not lose Beiping.

can let Zhu Di retreat from Zhending to Beiping Mansion like this, and he always feels very unwilling.

"If the Beiping Mansion is not defended, the Yan army's grain and grass will lose its source, and the female dependents will become the bargaining chips of Li Jinglong and the southern army."

"But if we go back to defend Beiping, the place that the prince recovered before will be lost, and when the imperial army besieges Beiping Mansion, it will only be a matter of time before the Yan army is defeated."

After listening to this, Zhu Di nodded and said, "This king is the same as you think." ”

"Lord, if it was before. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses against tens of thousands, 100,000 are no problem, this time relying on 500,000 soldiers and horses, the disparity in strength is too great, even if you use human lives, the 500,000 army will consume Beiping Mansion to run out of ammunition and food, and consume people to death. ”

The two combined, Cheng Yuan said: "Beiping Mansion must be guarded, but it is not the prince who will guard it, the prince can be in other places." ”

"Boy, do you mean to send someone to guard Beiping City, and this king is not far from Beiping Mansion to do some containment? But I'm afraid we don't have enough troops to crush the 500,000 army. ”

Cheng Yuan said: "There are not enough manpower, you can use King Ning's, although King Ning has been cut three guards, but King Ning has the fortress of the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongolian cavalry he took in before can be borrowed." ”

Zhu Di said: "I'm afraid that King Ning will not lend me troops." Last time, the king raised troops, and King Ning did not respond. ”

Cheng Yuan said: "But King Ning did not return to the imperial court, which means that the prince still has a chance." ”

Then Cheng Yuan said: "When the southern army first arrives in the north, it will be a little uncomfortable, besides, they have 500,000 horses, and the grain and grass and physical goods consumed every day are huge, and we can drag them down from the grain and grass." ”

As long as the main force of the southern army is slowly eliminated, there will be no major problems, Cheng Yuan also put a secret next to Li Jinglong, as long as Li Jinglong does not leave the barracks, his affairs in the camp will be monitored.

Cheng Yuan slowly sorted out the thoughts in his mind, and now the most important thing is to send someone to borrow King Ning's soldiers and horses.

Another thing is to immediately select capable generals to return to Beiping to guard, and Zhu Di's men and horses delayed the southern army and slowly fought guerrilla warfare with the imperial army.

The north is about to enter winter, and the southern army lacks military clothes and rations, as long as they are dragged and let their food and grass consume, it can also weaken part of the southern army's combat effectiveness.

"You said that this king dragged the southern army and fought while dragging?" Zhu Di asked.

"Yes, the prince can't go back to Beiping Mansion, he can only fight guerrillas in various places, and Beiping Mansion must immediately send people back to guard."

After Cheng Yuan finished speaking, Zhu Di said: "Who do you think can guard Beiping Mansion, is it possible that you think Geng Bingwen can?" ”

Cheng Yuan shook his head, Geng Bingwen had just been returned to Zhu Di not long ago, and there was too much time, and he still needed to observe and observe.