Ping'an had already been reported by the scout who was in charge of exploring the way, knowing that Xuzhou, the thoroughfare of the five provinces that could not be lost, was still firmly in the hands of the imperial army, and his heart was suddenly relieved. At this time, Yan rebelled against Zhu Di's army under the city, why should he endure the humiliation for a while? As long as the rebels are firmly dragged down, when Sheng Yong's army follows the pursuit, and the imperial court reinforcements surround it, it is a situation of catching turtles in an urn.

Zhu Quan saw that the enemy army was avoiding the battle, and secretly said in his heart that he would "not do anything for himself" if he was lucky, and led a group of high-morale Yan cavalry back to the camp.

Ping'an saw that the enemy army was retreating, so he immediately passed down the military order, so that more than 30,000 cavalry under his command to camp under the city of Xuzhou, and immediately showed the Xuzhou garrison general the order of the city wait, Pingyan general Sheng Yong's arrows, and took over the defense of Xuzhou city.

After Zhu Quan returned to the camp, he immediately ordered Ma Sanbao to lead thousands of soldiers out of the camp, cut wood in the woodland not far away, transport it back to the camp, and pretend to build ladders and other siege equipment under the fanfare, so as to storm Xuzhou when they are ready.

At dusk, in the continuous Yan army camp, thousands of soldiers set fire to the firewood and grass prepared during the day in the open space. ”“

At this time, the 60,000 foot soldiers in Xuzhou City plus 30,000 cavalry under their own command in Xuzhou City, although the battle with the powerful rebels outside the city was slightly insufficient, it was no risk to hold Xuzhou, not to mention that he had already dispatched more than a dozen scouts all the way north to report the military situation to Sheng Yong, who was following the pursuit. The anti-thief Zhu Di, Zhu Quan's power went thousands of miles from the north to the south like a mad tiger, ignoring Shandong, and forcibly marched here.

Ping An has gone through great wars since the suppression of the rebellion, and knows Zhu Di's treachery and resourcefulness, and strictly guards the city. Zhu Quan's troops were not strong, and seeing that the enemy army did not go out of the city to attack, he secretly prayed for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, so he ordered Zheng He, Jing Jun and others to lead the army to cut down trees.

Two days later, when the dawn first appeared, Zhu Quan instructed Jing Jun and others to reorganize the cavalry, and on the other hand, beat drums to gather a group of generals and colonels in the army.

After about half a pillar of incense, Zhu Quan, who was neatly clad in armor, glanced at the people in the tent and said in a deep voice: "This king is in the heavens, it is a last resort to protect himself, and it has nothing to do with you. After saying that, he threw away the generals who looked at each other below, hurried out of the tent, stepped on the "dark clouds and covered snow" and led a group of cavalry to roar out of the camp, galloping all the way south, heading towards Suzhou. He knew very well that if he wanted to sneak away with the 20,000 horses who had fallen to the old and weak under the nose of peace, it would be tantamount to a fool's dream, so he immediately led the army to flee.

In the city of Xuzhou, all commanded the safety of the scouts, in the early morning, a team of Yan cavalry went south, immediately climbed the city tower to check, saw several people in the wilderness rushed with their bare hands, and immediately stopped Zhang Bow and arrow, intending to shoot the soldiers under the command of the comer.

It turned out that more than half of the 20,000 foot soldiers left by Zhu Di were captured by the southern army soldiers after going south to conquer the four small cities of Dong'e, Wenshang, Zou County, and Pei County, and the main force of the Yan army was already unstable after going south, and there were two thousand Yanshan escort cavalry under Zhu Quan's command on the side, and they had no choice but to act on orders, and did not dare to act rashly.

Ping'an Fox immediately gathered 30,000 cavalry outside the city and slowly approached the Yan army camp. Seeing thousands of Yan soldiers pouring out of the camp in the distance, they all threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground, so he completely relieved himself and led the army commander to drive straight into the camp.

Seeing that in all directions, there were traces of burning firewood and grass in the open space within reach, recalling that Zhu Di had already led the army commander to drive south, and Ping'an realized that he had fallen into Zhu Quan's treacherous plan when he was cautious, and couldn't help but scold, while ordering his subordinates to return to the city and let the Xuzhou defenders send troops to collect the rout, while riding his horse out of the camp and leading all the cavalry under his command to pursue south.

In Daning City, in the palace of King Ning, the bright sunlight shone obliquely on the body of an old man in a green shirt in the small pavilion. I saw that his brows were slightly furrowed, and he gently crossed the sheepskin map on the flat table with the index finger in his hand, and went south from Beiping, bypassing Dezhou, Jinan followed the route of the Yan army to the south until Guantao, and crossed Dong'e, Wenshang, Zou County, and Pei County, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Although this kind of tactic is wonderful, it is also extremely dangerous. "It is Jing Kun, the teacher of Ning Wang Zhu Quan.

Qin Zhuofeng, who was dressed in gray, saw that Pei County, where Jing Kun's fingers were staying, was not far from Xuzhou, and couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that Quan'er and their thousand-mile surprise attack is for Xuzhou, to control the canal, and cut off the grain route for the imperial army to go north?" ”

"The Yan army poured out of the nest, and it was already a trend of breaking the kettle. Although Xuzhou is a north-south rush, it is difficult for the army to be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court, and it is difficult to storm this city is a dead end. Jing Kun chuckled and said, "Instead of dragging down the imperial army after a long battle, it is better to attack with a thousand miles and seal your throat with a sword." Between the words, the index finger of the right hand crossed from the side of Xuzhou without pause, pointing directly at Yingtian, the master of the Ming Dynasty. In the past two years, although they have lived in Daning peacefully, they are extremely concerned about the war between the two armies, and early this morning received news from the scouts under the command of Feng Tieling, saying that the Yan army drove all the way to Peixian, and immediately discussed the battle situation here.

Qin Zhuofeng couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, and muttered: "Where are they fighting, it is clear that they are rushing to play with their lives and send them to death." Although he has no talent to lead the army, he grew up in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty since he was a child, and he has also seen Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng several times in the past. Although he had no intention of participating in the battle of Jingyan in this battle between uncle and nephew, out of concern for his apprentice Zhu Quan, he still faintly hoped that Yan Jun would win in his heart.

"If it is against other heroes in troubled times, Dao Yan Bald Donkey will never come up with such a bad idea of going deep alone and completely ignoring the rear." Jing Kun turned around and stood with his hands in his hands, looked up at the blue sky, and said softly: "It's a pity that His Majesty the Emperor today actually put back Zhu Di's third son when he cut the domain, and once gave hundreds of thousands of troops to Li Jinglong, the son of a gentleman, and even let him lead the southern army to capture Beiping in winter. Speaking of this, he turned to look at Qin Zhuofeng and said in a deep voice: "If Zhu Di changes the dynasty, I am afraid that Zhu Quan will be in danger." ”

Qin Zhuofeng knew that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was the same as his Laozi Emperor Hongwu, and he was by no means a good man and a woman, and when he heard his old friend's solemn words, his heart couldn't help but sink, and he frowned and asked, "You mean Zhu Di crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?" ”

"At this time, the two of them are naturally in the same boat, once the country changes hands, I am afraid it will be difficult to say." Jing Kun said as he slowly sat down.

Qin Zhuofeng couldn't help but feel quite upset when he thought of Zhu Quan's safety, but he knew that his old friend was a man of great resourcefulness, and at this time, seeing his thoughtful face, he forced himself to hold back his temperament, took the wine gourd and poured it hard, and drank the stuffy wine.

Jing Kun took the teapot on the stove on one side, gently poured the boiled tea into the teacup, and after drinking half a cup, he suddenly said softly: "Although His Majesty the Emperor is stupid and incompetent, after all, he is the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of Emperor Hongwu has decreed to the world. If you want to save Zhu Quan's life, there is a plan to do, and you still need to go south. ”

When Qin Zhuofeng, who was wearing a Fan Yang hat, galloped his horse and headed south along the official road, the Yan army under Zhu Di had already bypassed Suzhou and diverted from the foot of Qimei Mountain to the east, and the place in front of him was Lingbi.

At dusk, 100,000 Yan troops set up camp, Zhu Di looked at about two miles away, it can be said that it was close at hand, and the southern army camp that drove continuously was extremely heavy, and turned his head to Zhu Quan, who arrived this morning, and said: "Brother Fool turned to Lingbi to avoid the army from the direction of Fengyang Mansion in the imperial court, but he didn't expect that people were not as good as the sky, and he still blocked the way for Pifu Ping'an and others. "It turned out that the nearest way from Suzhou to Jingshi Yingtian was originally from the vicinity of Fengyang Mansion, the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, but Zhu Di estimated that Zhu Yunwen, the Emperor of Jianwen, had already learned that he was leading his army south at this time, and he would inevitably mobilize a large army to besiege and block on this road. The house leak happened to rain overnight, about an hour ago, the cavalry under the command of Ping An finally followed and pursued, crossed their own camp more than ten miles away, and went to the camp of the southern army to gather, tomorrow they need to face at least more than 100,000 enemy troops.

"If Sheng Yong learns that we have not attacked Xuzhou, I am afraid that your intentions have been exposed, and there will be no advance or retreat tomorrow, and we can only fight to the death." Zhu Quan shook the silk cloak behind him and said in a deep voice.

Zhu Di knows that he is not with me at the moment, Sheng Yong will inevitably pursue madly after seeing through his intentions to attack Yingtian, and there is not much time left for him, rather than being attacked by the enemy, it is better to move forward, so that there is a chance to win, and after making up his mind, he immediately rode back to the camp, passed down the commander's order, and led the army out of the camp early tomorrow morning.

One of the generals looked at each other and stood up, clasped his fists and bowed: "There is an interception in front, and there are chasing soldiers in the back. "It is Qiu Fu, the general under Zhu Di.

When the generals heard this, they all stood up and agreed. It turned out that the situation faced by the Yan army at this time was too sinister, although the generals were accustomed to battle, thinking that there was peace in front of them, He Fu Zhulu army intercepted, and Sheng Yong chased after him, and he couldn't help but secretly retreat in his heart.

Zhu Quan said categorically when he heard this: "At this time, if we retreat from the army, we will be able to bite the peace, and on the way back, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to avoid Sheng Yong's army. ”

Zhu Neng knew that Zhu Di would never allow the generals to retreat at this time, stood up and said loudly: "We are waiting to follow His Highness Fengtianjing to come here, there is no way back, if the army is defeated, who can escape the great crime of rebellion and destroy the disaster of the whole door?" Since Zhang Yuzhan died, he has become the head of the Yan army, and at this time, he has his own prestige.

When the generals of the Yan army saw Zhu Quan, Zhu Neng was so tough, so they reluctantly suppressed their disobedience and ordered them to return to the camp separately.

At the same time, in the tent of the commander of the Southern Army, in accordance with the order of His Majesty the Emperor, the military department urgently ordered He Fu, the commander of the army led by Xuyi to intercept the Yan army, frowned and said to Ping'an: "The grain and grass of our army have not yet arrived, so it is better for us to retreat a little and choose a deep ditch and high fortress, drag the anti-thief army, and wait for the arrival of the army led by Licheng, and the front and rear attacks will definitely be broken." "It turned out that He Fu hurriedly led the army after the urgent order of the military department, and the grain and grass required by the army were still hundreds of miles away, and Ping An rushed from Xuzhou City, and it was impossible to carry a large amount of grain and grass to slow down the march, and the grain and grass in the army were only enough for two days.

"Yan rebelled to lead the army thousands of miles away, was intercepted by my army, and the enemy's strength was not far away, and I will fight tomorrow to frustrate the enemy's spirit, and the army will not be in turmoil. It will not be too late for us to march back and lead the army back. Ping An Urn said angrily. As a battle-hardened general, he knows that there is no need to fight a decisive battle with the Yan army tomorrow, and only a small victory can severely demoralize the enemy.

The sky was high and the clouds were light, the wind was mild, and the 30,000 cavalry of the Southern Army slowly left the camp under the leadership of Ping'an and lined up in the open space.

Zhu Di saw that the enemy army was unwilling to fight a decisive battle, and all the foot soldiers were strictly guarding the camp, and if he attacked hard, he would inevitably suffer heavy casualties, so he had no choice but to whisper to Zhu Quan After a few words, he rode a sweaty horse and personally led more than 20,000 Yan cavalry out of the camp to line up.

In the sound of the horn, the Yan army generals Bai Yi, Wang Zhen, and Liu Jiang rode forward, and 5,000 cavalry galloped towards the enemy.

Seeing the enemy attacking, he immediately carried a spear, urged the gray horse under his crotch, and personally led 5,000 cavalry to meet the battle. He knew that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was good at commanding cavalry, so he deliberately used this conceited tactics of Zhu Di to severely defeat the rebels.

Tens of thousands of horses and horses galloped between the two armies, and arrows flew like locusts in the air.

Ping'an saw a Yan general galloping on a horse, and immediately rode his horse to meet him, and the spear in his hand opened the opponent's spear, and when the war horse staggered, he suddenly turned around and struck back the horse gun, hitting the enemy general in the back of the heart. The Yan army stabbed Wang Zhen off his horse and drowned in the ensuing torrent of iron hooves.

The two armies staggered past each other, and the knights turned and fired their bows and arrows, which were only a few feet away from each other, and the arrows were so easy to get accurate that the arrows of the enemy were shot one after another, and the horses fell to the dust.