The Northern Army was able to defeat the Mongols because there were a considerable number of cavalry in the Northern Army, and the Mongol army came less and was eaten directly, and when it came more, it became a decisive battle, and the infantry participated in the battle to assist the cavalry and use firearms to strike, which finally led to the defeat of the Mongol army.

However, although there were cavalry in the Southern Army, there were not many of them. According to the proportion of cavalry in the Northern Army, such an army is enough, but what Ping An didn't expect was that he would have to face the pigeon release tactics of as many as 20,000 Shunyi iron cavalry, which would be too little.

I still suffered the loss of intelligence.

Ping An lined up in the field, ready to fight a decisive battle with the other party, but when he felt the rumbling vibration of the earth, he realized that something was wrong.

Yan Keng had no intention of fighting the other party, and the cavalry came violently, but when they were about to enter the range of muskets and bows and arrows, they made a sharp turn, so that the soldiers of the Southern Army who were waiting for them were in the air.

So repeatedly, again and again, again and again, the tense nerves of the Yugoslav army were constantly teased.

Ping'an was also disturbed by the other party, knowing that the troops would collapse sooner or later, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops back to the city.

But in an open area like the north, if there is not enough cavalry, there will really be a great disadvantage.

The Shunyi Iron Cavalry took a team of several hundred people, hundreds of meters apart from each other, three to four teams each time, approached the southern army in turn, attacked with arrows, and sometimes made a charge formation, causing the southern army to hurriedly line up, but laughed and rode away.

And once the southern army really relaxed, they immediately attacked, and the rear army of the southern army showed its flaws, and the Shunyi iron cavalry suddenly became like a shark smelling blood, and several hundred-man teams gathered into an army of 1,000 people to charge the formation, almost crushing the rear army.

Yan Keng saw that there was an opportunity here, and immediately commanded a large force of cavalry to approach, but fortunately, he returned to help in time, and finally forced the northern army to retreat, but even so, the southern army was killed and wounded by thousands.

Ping'an's cavalry was only two thousand, and they did not dare to send it out to fight at all.

Fortunately, he is also a veteran general who has followed King Yan on the expedition, under his command, the southern army has a strict lineup, and the cavalry is guarded outside, although it cannot avoid losses, but there is no major rout, Yan Keng saw this, and he couldn't help him for a while.

stumbling, I finally arrived at Lingqiu City.

Ping An breathed a sigh of relief.

You are strong in cavalry, so what? If you attack the city, you still have to dismount and climb the ladder obediently.

He immediately set up a garrison of the city.

30,000 against 20,000, you can't win a field battle, and you can't defend the city? Anyway, his mission was only to prevent Yan Keng's troops from supporting Datong.

One day, two days...... Three days passed, but Ping An didn't even see Yan Keng's shadow.

He suddenly realized that the other party was going around the city.

Yan Keng's target was not them in the first place, they just wanted to rescue the acting king, and if they could, stab Feng Sheng in the back.

The Shunyi Iron Cavalry was originally separated from the brigade, and Zhu Wenzheng ordered them to "give food on the spot", so there was no need to worry about the logistics being cut off if they surrounded the city.

Peace is urgent, if he really rescues the acting king for the other party, and then steals the ass of the army, then he is really dead.

He immediately ordered the whole army to attack.

After four days of rapid marching, he finally got the news that not long ago, the Shunyi Iron Cavalry had just broken through a county town in front of him, and was opening a warehouse to replenish supplies and rest.

Ping'an was overjoyed, but he also knew that his tired army was no longer capable of fighting, so he ordered to set up camp and prepare to rest before fighting.

At night, the southern army fell asleep, and even the sentries were sleepy and embarrassed, but at this time, the Shunyi iron cavalry was like the undead of the underworld, rushing towards the southern army camp in the night.

Yan Keng has been waiting here for a long time.

The defense measures of the southern army were like paper paste in front of the 20,000 iron cavalry, and the iron cavalry easily broke through the defense and broke into the camp.

At this time, the soldiers of the Southern Army were so exhausted that they didn't even want to get up.

Ping'an's 30,000 army was wantonly trampled by the brave Shunyi iron cavalry, and he was not given a chance to gather the army at all, so that Ping'an only took a few hundred cavalry to get out in the end, and the rest were either captured or killed in battle, and the southern army was almost completely annihilated.

Then Yan Keng quickly marched east to Datong and attacked the 20,000 southern troops.

Seeing the chaos outside the city, the acting king immediately led his army out of the city and defeated the southern army.

Feng Sheng's two armies left behind collapsed.

The acting king led more than 6,000 remnants of the army to abandon Datong, and marched east with Yan Keng, trying to give Feng Sheng a blow from behind, but Feng Sheng also received a report from the rout at this time, and there was nowhere to start under the strong defense, so he had to give up.

A standoff ensued between the two sides.

And Yan Keng, as the first merit of this battle, was praised by Zhu Wenzheng.

However, at this time, there was news from the south, which broke the heart of the general, who had just made great achievements.

Yan Ya, the Duke of Yue and the head of the Yan family in Ningbo Prefecture, announced that Yan Keng, the second son of King Jingping, followed the rebellion, resisted the imperial court, and even attacked and killed the imperial court to suppress the rebellion, and his actions could be punished. As the head of the family, he expelled him from the clan.

The family tree is removed from the name, and it is not allowed to be buried in the ancestral grave after death.

When Yan Keng learned of this, he cried bitterly in his camp tent and almost fainted, and the generals of the Yan army rushed to condole, and even Zhu Di wrote to care.

However, there is a bit of grief in his heart, but it is worth studying.

After all, before the Yan King Uprising, there was a caravan of the Yan family, which traveled between the north and the south at a very dense frequency. Whether they're in business or something else like messengers, only God knows.

And for this matter, the southern court is naturally happy to hear about it.

"Okay, Yue Guogong is the real loyal minister, and he should be an example for all the ministers!" Emperor Jianwen patted the dragon chair heavily and said to the ministers below, his eyes full of joy.

This is the second and only noble who took the initiative to stand up in solidarity with him besides Li Jinglong.

For the hearts of the military generals, there must be a certain effect, although it has been thirteen years since the death of King Jingping, but the rest of the shadow still covers the line of the Duke of Yue.

Yan Ji is not a saint, and of course he wants to help his nephew, so he said:

"The Duke of Yue has always been loyal to the imperial court, and in the past, King Jingping led a giant ship to Taizu, and life and death followed; Today, there is a public career in the country, and he endures the pain and expels his brother from the clan, which shows his loyalty. In the opinion of the ministers, His Majesty should reward him generously, in order to show the fairness of His Majesty's handling of things and to accept the hearts of martial artists. ”

"Okay, okay." Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed, and agreed: "Just reward him, reward him......" but paused for a while. Yan Ya, the Duke of Yueguo, was both a horse and a high-ranking official, and what valuable rewards he gave made him difficult.

"Your Majesty is slow, this matter depends on the minister's opinion, I am afraid that there is something hidden, I am afraid that he is conspired by the Yan family and has a good show." Taking advantage of Zhu Yunwen's pause, Wu Bozong suddenly spoke, his eyes staring at Yan Ji tightly, with a hint of ruthlessness.

Yan Ji was furious when he heard this, and said in his mouth: "What nonsense! What is my plot? Your Majesty, the minister has a red star heaven and earth to learn! Wu Bozong slandered him so much, please punish him! ”

Emperor Jianwen also said: "Aiqing can't talk nonsense, Yan Fuchen is loyal to the country, you need to know that 'internal actions do not avoid relatives', the Duke of Yue has this loyalty, and it is also the right thing to give rewards." ”

(End of chapter)