Zhu Neng, the general of the Yan army, and Zhang Yu, who died in battle, were the most friendly, and at this time, seeing that this defeated general was so strong, he couldn't help but be angry, and he pulled out a three-foot long sword and wanted to step forward and kill him on the spot, avenging Zhang Yu. After several major battles such as Beiping, Baigou River, Dongchang, etc., several generals in the Yan army died in his hands, and for a time the generals of the Yan army who stood on both sides of the Yan army were lying on obscenity and scolding, clamoring to ask the king of Yan to break the corpse of this stubborn horseman into ten thousand pieces, in order to set an example.

Zhu Di saw that this great enemy in his life was so stubborn, and he couldn't help but recall Zhang Yu, who was relied on by himself as his right-hand man and died in Dongchang, and recalled the past when he was defeated and fled under Dongchang City in the past, and he almost fell into the hands of this person, and he couldn't help but be angry.

Zhu Quan saw that Zhu Di's face was pale, and immediately stepped to his side, and said in a low voice: "Fourth brother, the imperial court generals and soldiers captured in the army are not counted, if you kill him at this time, I am afraid that I will ......"

When Zhu Di heard this, his eyes swept over the generals of the Southern Army who were kneeling in the open space, and his mind was clear, and he secretly thought to himself: What Lao Seventeen said is good, our army has captured a large number of people, if this horse is killed, it can vent his anger for a while, but it will inevitably make the rest of the generals fearful, which is not conducive to me appeasing the hearts of the generals. More importantly, there is still Xuyi in the south, Yangzhou and other cities must be attacked, if you rashly kill prisoners, will not let those officials who may serve the king have no way to retreat and fight to the death? After making up his mind, he forced himself to press the anger in his chest, waved his hand, stopped the noise of the Yan generals under his command, turned his head to look at the generals of the Southern Army with a look of surprise on their faces, and said in a deep voice: "Fengtian is difficult, but this king is forced by the traitors in the court, and he has no choice but to protect himself. In the past, it was understandable that you were ordered by the imperial court, and from now on, you will be loyal to this king, and you will not be guilty of the past, and you will still be in your original position and lead the old department. As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked his own soldier Qianhu Jigang to escort Ping'an down. ”“

Seeing that His Royal Highness King Yan was so open-minded, even Ping'an, the person he hated the most, did not kill, and their hearts were settled, and when they heard Zhu Di's words, they learned that their lives and official positions could be preserved, and they couldn't help but be very heartbroken, and they expressed their willingness to serve.

Zhu Quan has followed Zhu Dijing to go through the war, he has had the pain of the defeat of Dongchang City, and he has also won the battle of Lingbi today, and he knows that the grudge between Ping An and Zhu Di is too deep, and it can be resolved in a few words. However, the courage of a rat-eyed horseman could not escape defeat in the end. If Zhu Laosi was a guy who was easily carried away by victory, he would not have come to this point today, let alone here.

Seeing that the generals had dispersed and returned to their respective camps, Zhu Di suddenly chuckled and said: "Old Seventeen, in the past, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, defeated the overlord of Chu not far from here, making Xiang Yu Wujiang kill himself, thus creating a centuries-old foundation of the Han Dynasty. Today, our army fought a decisive battle with the imperial army here, and won by luck, but it was not the will of heaven in the dark. ”

"Xiang Yukeng, the overlord of Chu, killed the Qin army and burned down the Afang Palace. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, once made three chapters with the father of Guanzhong, and the middle and high made a judgment. In the past, his father had strict military discipline in the troubled times, and he was not allowed to kill in vain, which was better than Liu Bang. Therefore, Zhang Shicheng, who can sweep away a corner of Gou'an, cannot forgive Chen You. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, which shows that it is not a lie. Those who say that they are lucky do not understand what the human heart is. Only short-sighted people attribute the success and victory of others to the word fluke, so as to cover up their own incompetence. Zhu Quan said with a smile. Listening to Zhu Di talk about the battle of Qixia, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart, and said: Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, and Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, can be said to be the people with the most similar experiences in China's thousand-year-old history. The way to success for the two is to truly understand what people want in troubled times.

More than 100 miles north of Texas, in the continuous southern army camp, a sweaty war horse galloped forward. When he came to a place more than ten zhang outside the tent, the horse roared and its hooves were so soft that the dusty knight could not take any more look at the mount that had fallen to the ground from exhaustion, and got up with both hands and feet, and galloped forward with a special form of command flag in his hand.

About half an hour later, in the tent of the commander of the southern army, in Licheng, General Sheng Yong, Pingyan, saw that all the generals in the army were ordered to gather, frowned and said in a deep voice: "I just got an urgent report of the military situation, the imperial army was defeated by Lingbi, and Yan went south in a big way and turned to Xuyi. ”

When the generals of the Southern Army suddenly heard the bad news, they couldn't help but stand up one after another, with panic, disappointment, and anger on their faces. According to the current itinerary of the army, it is estimated that the command is safe, He Fu only needs to firmly block the rebels in Lingbi for four or five days, and the 130,000 troops under Sheng Yong can chase after the tail, and the anti-thief Zhu Di is isolated under the surprise attack, and there is no chance of victory under the enemy.

Wuding Marquis Guo Ying clasped his fists and bowed down and asked, "General, are we going south in a hurry to pursue the traitors?" ”

Sheng Yong turned his head to look at the map made of several sheepskins on the side of the hanging, and after a moment of silence, he pointed to the winding Huai River, slowly shook his head and said: "If our army follows and pursues, it will inevitably be blocked by the thief army in the Huai River. Since he learned that Zhu Di was diverted in Suzhou, he had already seen that Zhu Di's move was intended to avoid the imperial reinforcements that came to intercept in the direction of Fengyang Mansion, and intended to take Yangzhou and Gaoyou, and attack Jingshi Yingtian after clearing the periphery.

After pondering for a while, Sheng Yong's finger swept across the right side of Fengyang Mansion, and said slowly: "At present, the morale of the thief army is high when it is victorious, and there are tens of thousands of elite horsemen, even if we catch up with the enemy army, it is difficult to win in the wilderness battle, so we can only change the route and move quickly, and use the power of the water division to fight to the death on the bank of the Yangtze River." "It turned out that the cavalry under the command of Sheng Yong was all commanded by Du Ping'an, and the first battle of Lingbi was almost completely annihilated, and the army that was chasing under him was all foot soldiers, fighting with the army under Zhu Di in the wilderness, and tens of thousands of Yan cavalry were enough to decide the victory or defeat. The Jianghuai River basin is large and small, it is bound to slow down the march of the Yan army, Yangzhou can delay for a few days even if it is not good, as long as he leads the army to move quickly, he wants to be able to rush to Puzikou before Zhu Di crosses the river, ** the first line, wait for work, and fight to the death.

The generals of the southern army are also experienced in the battlefield, and they know the power of Zhu Di's cavalry, and they can listen to Sheng Yong's explanation of the battle situation at this time, and they also feel that according to the rivers, it is the best policy to cooperate with the naval division and the Yan army in a decisive battle, and they all agree with it.

"You will return to the camp to pass on the general's order, and tomorrow you will abandon all the unnecessary baggage, and the army will march lightly, replenishing grain and grass in the prefectures and counties along the way, and heading south." Sheng Yong's eyes swept over the generals and said in a deep voice. It turned out that although Zhu Di's soldiers did not attack Xuzhou after coming to the city, they ordered Zhu Neng to lead the army to loot the official ships that transported grain north on the canal line, and burned all the grain and grass that could not be taken away, so as to slow down the imperial army that followed the pursuit.

After the generals of the Southern Army received the promise, they turned around and walked away.

In the first battle of Lingbi, the southern army was completely annihilated, and it was difficult for the imperial court to gather a large army in a hurry. The Yan army took advantage of the situation to cross the Huai River and drove straight in, conquered Xuyi and went straight down to Yangzhou. Wang Bin, the superintendent of Yangzhou, who was ordered to guard the imperial palace, wanted to resist, but was betrayed by his subordinate officials, and tied him up while he was bathing. On May 18, Yangzhou surrendered without a fight. Within a few days, Gaoyou also fell, Zhu Di effortlessly, Lianke two important towns, the Yan army was greatly invigorated, and the Beijing division should be shaken.

At midnight, the imperial study of the Forbidden City was still brightly lit. Zhu Yunwen, the emaciated Jianwen Emperor wearing a five-clawed dragon robe, asked a middle-aged man in front of the desk who looked like he was wearing civilian clothes: "The thief army is connected to Yangzhou, Gaoyou, and approaching the Yangtze River, can our division have a clever plan to break the enemy?" Since learning that he was safe and He Fu was defeated in Lingbi, he couldn't sleep at night, and ordered Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng to depose him again and Lian Zining, Huang Guan, Wang Shuying and others to go out to recruit troops and return to King Qin. Tonight, Fang Xiaoru was summoned to discuss the military situation.

Fang Xiaoru's face showed a solemn expression, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly: "At present, the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in the city are in turmoil, and in the opinion of the ministers, Your Majesty might as well issue an edict to appease the hundred officials, the hearts of the army and the people." At present, the thief army is approaching the Beijing Division, so it is better to delay the army, send envoys to see him, temporarily promise to cut the land to seek peace, and wait for the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin in various places, and then exterminate them. ”

"Your Majesty, this plan must not be used." Zhuo Jing, the head of the household department, heard Fang Xiaoru's plan to delay the army, and bowed down in shock and said: "Jingshi Yingtian has been operating for decades by Emperor Taizu Gao, which can be described as solid and solid as a rock, and there are still 100,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and there is no need to worry about holding on to help. Thinking that the swallow thieves have 200,000 soldiers, why can't they do it in Jinan, His Majesty only needs to go to court every morning and decide to fight to the death with the anti-thieves, so as to appease the hearts of the hundred officials. Thinking that Zhu Di is cunning and cunning, he is well versed in the way of deceit, how can such a plan to delay the army be concealed? Self-defeating shows the enemy weakness and disrupts the hearts of our army in vain. It turned out that although Zhu Yunwen was extremely disliked by Zhuo Jing in the past, he also knew that he was quite capable, and he was valued by his grandfather and father in the past, so he issued a decree two months ago to promote him to the head of the household.

Fang Xiaoru is a personal disciple of Song Lian, the former founding minister, and Zhu Biao can be said to have been taught by the same school, and Zhu Yunwen was taught earnestly when he was young. When the Yan army was approaching, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but trust this teacher who had been respected since he was a child, and after thinking for a while, he finally made up his mind, and sent the county lord of Qingcheng to the Yan army camp, expressing his willingness to cut the land and sue for peace, and ordered the general Sheng Yong of Ping Yan to intercept the Yan army on the bank of the Yangtze River, and the prefects of Suzhou, Ningbo, Huizhou and other places were the king of fire and Qin.

Zhuo Jing walked on the imperial road of the imperial city, looking up at the dark sky, thinking back to the Jingtian system that Fang Xiaoru tried his best to restore, his heart was uncontrollable with grief and indignation, and he secretly thought to himself: Mr. Fang, who is quite literate, is just a corrupt Confucian who talks about misleading the country, and it is just a matter of repairing books in the Hanlin Academy, but he has come to mix in some military affairs, and he really misleads the country and the people.

A few days later, in the handsome tent of the Yan army's camp, a woman in beautiful costumes who was about thirty years old made her intentions clear to Zhu Di after the handsome case.

Zhu Quan, who was sitting on one side, heard that this was the niece of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu, Zhu Laosi and his nominal cousin conveyed the meaning of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen wanting to cut off the land and sue for peace, and couldn't help but slowly shake his head and smile. Sheng Yong's army is still there, and the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin will swarm in a few days, although the Yan army is already approaching the Yangtze River, and it seems that the soldiers are sharp, but they are also in great danger of sailing against the current, and if they do not enter, they will be overturned. It seems that His Majesty the young emperor really fooled Zhu Laosi and himself like a three-year-old naughty boy.

"Such a plan to delay the army, but the traitors in the court and the middle of the country are clever words, waiting for the arrival of soldiers and horses from all over the country, how can this king sit back and wait for death?" Zhu Di laughed and stood up, looked at his cousin and said categorically: "This king came here in the face of the emperor, with the intention of eliminating the courtiers in the court, and when the army is in the city, you brothers and sisters should go to the filial piety tomb to take refuge in the spirit of your father and emperor, so as not to be injured by mistake in the chaos." ”

The county lord of Qingcheng is also a pungent character, at this time, when he heard that Zhu Di not only did not allow peace, but also threatened himself like this, he couldn't help but be furious, and scolded: "His Majesty the Emperor is the Emperor Hongwu who announced to the world and is the Ming Emperor who is righteous. The eldest brother used to be kind to you, but you are the side of the Qing monarch, punish the adulterer, and wait for the Jingshi, and see if you can treat him like this. Yan Yan glared at Zhu Quan on one side, and walked away angrily.

Zhu Di heard the words of the county lord of Qingcheng, and recalled that although he had been bloodied with the imperial army in the past few years, and he had survived the danger, he had always followed the strategy of his teacher Daoyan and showed the world in the name of Fengtianjing and Qingjun. If he is defeated and dies, if he really leads the army to conquer Jingshi Yingtian one day, how should he face this emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who was deeply feared by his father, who told the world to take over the throne and be justified? Thinking about it, I only felt that it was extremely tricky, Rao was extremely resourceful, and after being scolded by the county lord of Qingcheng, he couldn't help but have a headache. This matter cannot be announced before the generals, it can really be said that a dumb man eats yellow lotus, and there are words of suffering.

Zhu Quan turned around and walked out of the tent, looking at the carriage of the county lord of Qingcheng from a distance, he couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart, while slowly returning to the tent, while secretly thinking to himself: Everything has its advantages and disadvantages, and our rebellion and chaos This banner of Fengtianjing is difficult to clear the monarch's side, so that many court generals are unwilling to fight to the death, and it is easy to surrender after being captured. But it also gave Zhu Laosi the realization of his long-cherished wish, and set up a big stumbling block, which can really be described as a cocoon. Anyway, I just want to enter the Beijing Division and save my life, so this problem will be left to Zhu Laosi, who wants to reign in the world, to have a headache for himself.