Chapter 148: No War on the Western Front

Seeing that the king of Jin arrived at the gate of the camp, Geng Bingwen immediately went to greet him.

King Jin shouted, "Geng Bingwen, what's the matter with you? I sent so many people for help. Why don't you send troops, are you waiting for me to die?"

Geng Bingwen secretly said in his heart, "You really guessed right." But the truth is unspeakable. Geng Bingwen immediately said in surprise, "Really? I didn't see anyone on my side, which is why I didn't dare to send troops. After all, there is no distinction between you and me in the dark, and if you accidentally hurt yourself, you will hurt Your Highness, and the old minister can't afford it."

King Jin suspected in his heart that this old guy was doing it on purpose. But this is not the time to think about these things. King Jin secretly gritted his teeth and said, "Hurry up and send troops."

Send troops faster, and you can also gather some remnants. The dispatch of troops is slower, and even the remnants of the army will not be able to gather much. In that case, the loss of King Jin will be even greater. Now it's time to stop the loss.

Geng Bingwen still smiled, "No hurry. His Royal Highness the King of Jin, in fact, there is one thing I have always wanted to tell you, that is, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and there are few clans in Nanjing. His Majesty has always wanted to have an elder of the clan to sit in Beijing, and he has long been waiting for the vacant position, so he asked His Royal Highness the King of Jin to return to Beijing to be the Zongzheng. Please also ask His Royal Highness the King of Jin, remembering His Majesty's hard work, don't refuse."

King Jin's face changed suddenly. Pointing at Geng Bingwen was about to say something. He found that there were a lot of armor soldiers around him. The armorers were all close together, and seemed to be standing next to his guards.

King Jin is the one who fought in the end. Look at the battle. I knew I was in control.

In an instant, the confidence of the hard mouth was gone. King Jin was silent for a while, sighed, and said, "Forget it. I want to go back to Nanjing, too."

He knew that he didn't really have a choice.

If he doesn't go back, he will go back.

After today, in the second half of his life, it would be good to have a rich idler.

All dreams are gone.

King Jin seems to have aged many years all at once.

Geng Bingwen still smiled and waved his hand. before the counteroffensive began.

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Ping An did not have much contact with Geng Bingwen's army at all. He withdrew to the outside of Zhending City and set up camp.

It is a corner with the real city.

As a result, the situation in Zhending Castle has also changed.

Originally, Zhending City was a fortified city, but it was also a lonely city, and there were not many soldiers in the city, so there was no possibility of going out of the city to fight in the field. Because of this. Geng Bingwen is under the city of Zhending and has the right to move freely.

But that's no longer the case.

As soon as Ping An arrived, he fought a great victory and boosted the morale of the Northern Army, and Ping An was stationed outside the city and did not enter the city, in itself to maintain the offensive ability of the cavalry. With peace outside the city, Geng Bingwen can't treat Zhending City as nothing.

Thus bypassing the true freedom of movement.

Geng Bingwen's time window is over.

For the same problem, Geng Bingwen also has to clean up the mess.

Geng Bingwen won the king of Jin in one fell swoop, which represented that the Nanjing court officially took Shanxi, and the northwest army could advance eastward without any scruples.

This is naturally a good thing in the long run. But now, it's not.

The king of Jin was deeply rooted in Taiyuan. Taiyuan also has some troops in the hands of the prince of Jin. If you want to clear the influence of King Jin, it will take a certain amount of time. This period of time is not suitable for war.

So Geng Bingwen decided to retreat first. It's not too late to fight again in the future.

It's hard to say whether Geng Bingwen's approach is right or wrong. It's just that he did. lost the ability to contain the army on the Western Front, thus putting the pressure on Fu Youde.

However, at this time, Geng Bingwen, Nanjing, and even most people in the world didn't think it was a big deal.

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Cangzhou Wharf.

Numerous ships blocked almost the entire canal, and the largest ship occupied the main waterway, making it impassable for other boats. This is Mishu.

Liaodong's shipbuilding capacity is almost the top in the entire Ming Dynasty.

To build a ship for Zhu Xiongying, it is naturally easy to capture.

Zhu Xiongying got off the boat, and He Xi took Ye Shen, Tie Xuan and other civil and military ministers to greet him without going into details.

The emperor's personal expedition is a very morale-boosting thing.

As soon as Zhu Xiongying came, He Xi immediately felt that the morale of the army was several layers higher.

This made He Xi have to admit that what some people said was right. At least the Chinese in this era have an emperor in their hearts. They need an emperor.

After the ceremony, Zhu Xiongying had time to have a detailed discussion with He Xi, Ye Shen and others.

Zhu Xiongying took out the good news of Zhending City at the beginning and gave it to He Xi. said, "Uncle, what do you think of General Ping'an?"

He Xi understood in his heart that Zhu Xiongying did not trust Ye Shen. I didn't trust it from the beginning, and I just gave He Xi face before. Now Ye Shen has lost the battle. It is even more distrustful. At this moment, Ping'an's record is certainly to boost morale and let the soldiers know that in the near future, there are no worries.

At the same time, it is also a subtle temptation. Replacing Ye Shen with peace is not feasible.

He Xi said, "General Ping'an, it is the person used by Emperor Zhenzong, and it is left by Emperor Zhenzong to your majesty. Today, I saw Emperor Zhenzong's eyes like a torch."

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

He Xi, this is too great. Emphasis on Emperor Zhenzong, that is, the crown prince Zhu Biao. It is to emphasize Zhu Xiongying's orthodoxy. This is political correctness in Beijing. Couldn't be more correct. But he avoided Zhu Xiongying's temptation.

That is, I do not agree with Ping An replacing Ye Shen.

Because in He Xi's opinion, there are almost no people who can complete the firearms army today. Ye Shen may not be the best. But definitely the least bad one.

Ping An brought thousands, tens of thousands of cavalry, and perhaps could drive thousands of miles and sweep the whole army. But let him command these firearms armies, there is a good chance that he will not be able to play.

He Xi smiled when he saw Zhu Xiongying. said, "Your Majesty, please ask Ye Shen to tell you about his plan for this battle."

He Xi also knew that to eliminate Zhu Xiongying's lack of confidence, it was necessary to take concrete measures. Straight to the point. Let Ye Shen prove himself. Look at the book

Zhu Xiongying said, "Okay. I hope General Ye won't let me down."

Ye Shen said, "The minister will not let His Majesty down."

Then let the big sand table come in.

This sand table is the sand table of the entire river house.

Ye Shen simply drew three lines and said, "The minister is ready to attack in a big way. The army was divided into three routes, one along the canal to the south, the other along the Hutuo River to the south, and the other to the southeast of the canal. All three go hand in hand."

Zhu Xiongying listened to Ye Shen's opening remarks, and for a while, he didn't know what to say. He looked at He Xi, and the implication was that.

Such a plan can be proposed by even a child. It's about drawing three lines on the map.

He Xi saw something and said, "Don't sell it, talk about it carefully."

Ye Shen said, "Your Majesty, there is something I want to explain here. It was during this period of time that the Ming army was newly established. The minister is ready to add the army to the first rank. An army has three guards or five guards."

"And the most basic infantry has also changed from a phalanx to a horizontal formation. When marching, it is a column, and when it encounters the enemy, it quickly transforms into a horizontal formation. That's it."

Ye Shen laid out a long list of white chess pieces. This first laid out a column, that is, a vertical. Then separate the pieces from the left and right, and quickly turn the pieces into a horizontal team.

These formation transformations will be taught during some military training. Of course. As a core skill of the step formation. This kind of formation transformation is not complicated. Zhu Xiongying can understand. But I don't understand. He didn't understand, why did Ye Shen cover up such a situation?

Ye Shen said, "When you meet cavalry, the horizontal formation can become a phalanx, and the phalanx can also become a horizontal formation."

Then the pieces are arranged into squares for a while, and hollow squares for a while.

Zhu Xiongying was a little impatient. He said, "What the hell are you talking about? Something to say. It's not that I don't understand anything, and I want you to start from the very basics

Speaking of which."

Ye Shen said, "That minister only said. The minister said that the army was divided into three routes, but in fact, it was centered on the canal, and on a wide area of nearly 200 miles from east to west, an army was arranged for every 10 miles or so. A rolling torrent was formed, from Cangzhou to Texas. So as to take Fu Youde's logistics base in one fell swoop."

Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment and said, "He Xi, you just let me listen to this."