In September of the first year of Jianwen, Geng Bingwen's defeat angered the Ming dynasty and his ministers, and the court decided to launch an unprecedented large-scale attack on King Yàn!
The strategy of attacking the north and south was decided, with Duke Cao Li Jinglong leading the Central Army to 500,000 to the south; Marquis of Jiangyin Wu Gao leading the Liaodong Army out of the Liaoxi Corridor, in the north.
With the attack on both sides, it is expected that Jianwen will resolve the troubles of the Peking rebellion within the first year!
Li Jinglong told the soldiers that after fighting in Peiping, go home for the New Year!
...In Hejian Prefecture, large armies gathered inside and outside the city, and Li Jinglong stood at the top of the city.
Facing the cold wind of late autumn, his heart was filled with passion.
Looking at the rushing iron cavalry on the plain, the tents and countless soldiers, he seemed to be standing on the clouds.
It's okay, right!
Li Jinglong was wearing military uniforms outside, but his collar was red and blue, and there were fine embroidery on it.
His body was spotless, his jewel-clad scabbard shone with shimmering, and his sword was brand new and never used.
Standing on top of thousands of troops with his head held high, Li Jinglong's phoenix elegance was like a general of Yushan.
Li Gong was both civil and military, and was a literary master. He compiled the "Taizu's Versatile Records" in the Wuping rebelled and rebelled. He was famous generals and capable ministers in ancient times. He was far away from the present and had no one to the right.He bent down and walked.
Li Jinglong narrowed his eyes, not saying anything, but just reached out to gently smooth out the beard on his lips.
At this moment, a soldier came over, knelt on one knee on the city wall, clasped his fists and said: "Report to the general, Governor Qu Neng, please see me!"
Take him up.Li Jinglong waved his hand gently.He was the Duke of the State and was in charge of the chief commander of the official army. Now, no matter who it is in the army, he must listen to him.
Not long after, Qu went to the city to hold military salutes.
Li Jinglong glanced slightly and saw that Qu Neng was too serious, with a bitter and deep hatred, as if someone owed him rice or paid him back.
That face is also quite suitable for Qu Neng. His plain forehead looks like a miserable person. His rough skin seems to be not washed clean, and his beard on his mouth is also messy. How can he be the governor like this?
What's the matter with Governor Qu?Li Jinglong spoke.
Qu Nengdao: I heard that Mr. Li wanted to transfer all the troops north?
Li Jinglong was slightly displeased: Didn’t I just sent the order yesterday, don’t you know?
Qu Neng said in surprise: The official only knows.The officials are brave enough to say something!There is no danger to defend this place from Beiping. Now hundreds of thousands of officials and horses gather in the river, and there is not enough food. If the entire army rashly dispatches, how can we maintain it after arriving at the city of Beiping?Beiping has been a major town in Hebei since ancient times, and the previous dynasty was the Yuan Dynasty. It was not easy to break through...
Governor Qu is scared?Li Jinglong's face had been pulled down.
The officials are indeed afraid that the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are dependent on us, and we have to make up our plans for food, drink and expenses. How can we not be afraid?Qu Neng said seriously.
snort!Li Jinglong shook his sleeves hard, raised his finger and pointed at Qu Neng, shouting sternly, "You are so brave, why are you fighting?"!
The subordinate hurriedly bowed and advised: Li Gongxiao.
Qu Neng's face was not changed, and he was not scared at all. He still stood there and said with his fists: There is insufficient military rations, and the people in the rear want to transport grain to Peiping. Will they not be disturbed by cavalry in the wilderness?The army gathers under the enemy city. How to deal with the turmoil of the army if the food shortage is turbulent?
Li Jinglong's face turned red and cursed: I hold an army of 500,000!Can't defeat a city in Peiping?Can't the military rations last even two months?
Qu Neng still wanted to speak, and after taking a deep breath, Li Jinglong said coldly: I understand!
A few days later, Li Jinglong personally led a large army to head towards Beiping!
Hundreds of thousands of people advanced along several roads on the plains, and for a moment, the people and horses spread to the north like huge trends.
……
At that time, the North Official Army had already moved south quickly and the troops were approaching Yongping City!
Zhu Gaoxu ordered the four cities of Yongping to be closed and the whole city was martial law.
He received news that the coach of this team from Liaodong was Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin.Wu Gao's army has been at the city for two days, and he has not released a single arrow. He has built trenches and fences outside as soon as he comes up...
Zhu Gaoxu climbed to the northern city and stood at the top of the city to watch. There was only noisy and noisy people and horses outside, and there was no sound of cannons and guns. The enemy soldiers had not yet begun to attack the city.
Looking into the distance, you can see many people building wooden ladders.
Judging from this posture, Wu Gao is preparing to attack Yongping City!
Wu Gao should be steady, with his troops at least ten times that of Zhu Gaoxu, but he first built fortifications to defend and was not in a hurry to attack the city.
Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to do anything, and there were too few troops. It seemed that it was not cost-effective to attack the fortifications of superior troops.
A group of military generals and civil servants from Yongding Mansion stood beside Zhu Gaoxu, and everyone was talking about the defensive strategy.
Ask the people to collect the feces. When they boil, they will be made of gold juice. That thing is poisonous and will rot wherever it is hot. No medicine is useful, just waiting for suppuration, sores and ulcers!
At night, I mixed some mud on the city gate to prevent the enemy from attacking, and burned the city gate with gunpowder...
You must prepare the rolling wood and stones, and call the people to come to the city to help...
...The crowd quarreled for a while, and Veda clasped his fists and said: Prince, how should the last general defend?
Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word for a long time and kept looking outside. Then he turned around and said: I'll find someone to prepare the methods you just said.But the most useful thing in this situation is...
What is it?Everyone was afraid and anxious, and several people blurted out.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said: Reinforcements.
Everyone gradually became silent, and finally a civil servant asked: I heard that Duke Cao Li Jinglong had a 500,000 army of troops to attack Beiping. Does King Yàn have any troops to help?
Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: Yes, my father has sent someone to tell me, and ask me to guard for a while and reinforcements will arrive.
The depressed atmosphere just now gradually rose again. Sure enough, everyone immediately found hope. King Gaoyang is the prince that King Yàn loves the most and will definitely come to save him.Fortunately, King Gaoyang is here, otherwise King Yàn would not be able to take care of Yongping City...
Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything and said in his heart: You are really thinking too much. If it is a big deal, King Yàn will definitely choose to sacrifice my son. Do you believe it?
A real man can’t even bear to give up a son, can he still call him a real man?
But he couldn't say it. As the current guard of Yongping City, the only thing Zhu Gaoxu could do is to deceive everyone in the city.
Otherwise, why do you have to work hard to defend a city without hope?
He can only do this, there is nothing else!Then Wu Gao clearly wants to do it hard. What other tactics can Zhu Gaoxu have besides being tough with him?
If he insists on his own, Zhu Gaoxu thinks that he is not as good as those on the stand. For example, some of the tricks they said just now were not heard of.
However, those tricks can only delay time, and there is no use.
The key to hard work lies in strength and number of people. You can’t stay alone in the city, right?
As long as people die, more than 3,000 people will be slowly lost and then scattered to the four walls, where there will be weak troops.
So Zhu Gaoxu didn't have any method, so he could only tell you: reinforcements are coming soon.
...At night, Zhu Gaoxu had deployed the commanders of each city and left the city.
When Veda entered the entrustment room, he wanted to speak but stopped and finally asked: Prince, when did we receive the news from King Yàn?
There were only two people in the signing room. Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said: No news.
Veda: …
However, he quickly understood Zhu Gaoxu's intention and lowered his head and sighed.
Just now, Zhu Gaoxu was very calm and calm on the top of the city, but now his face was ugly and he was very depressed... I did nothing, just obeyed the military orders, but why was he always in a siege?
The two of them were thinking about something and were silent for a while. Zhu Gaoxu said again: Wei Qianhu, don’t give up hope. My father may come, it depends on whether our affairs will be successful.
Veda raised his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a little confusion.
Zhu Gaoxu said: If our affairs were done, my father would be willing to bear to take over the Beiping City and would take the risk of first collecting the elite troops of Daning, expanding his strength, and then fighting the main force of Li Jinglong's army.My father was going to Daning. In addition to Songting Pass (Xifengkou) which was also in the hands of the Daning Army, the best choice for overturning the Great Wall is Liujiakou. My father will definitely come to Yongping to save us.
Veda nodded and said: The prince is right.I hope it will be successful!
Zhu Gaoxu did not comment. His wish was the same as Veda... but he was still hanging in his heart. After all, that kind of trick could not have no loopholes; whether one of the loopholes would be discovered depends on his fate!
Veda bowed his fists and said: He will go to various cities to inspect again.Zhu Gaoxu nodded and waved his hand to let him go.
After dinner, Zhu Gaoxu also asked someone to lead the horse out and took a team of personal soldiers to inspect the city defense.
The late autumn season in the north is already very cold, and the water may freeze in less than a month.At this moment, the cold wind blew on his face, and Zhu Gaoxu felt a little tingling, and his skin became drier and dryer.
Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu was only grateful to King Yàn, thanking that he had a prince's father who could get so many benefits, but could not bring in the relationship between father and son... Otherwise, he might be like the prince at this moment, and would be emotionally hurt?
After all, no matter what kind of sufficient reason, it is not pleasant to be abandoned by your own father and not care about life or death.But because Zhu Gaoxu was not troubled by family affection, he could understand King Yàn instead.
Prince!The prince... The soldiers behind the wall clasped their fists.
Zhu Gaoxu suppressed his inner depression and worry, nodded expressionlessly and said: When the enemy soldiers attack the city, you should also pay attention to saving your life when fighting.We still have to preserve our strength and wait until King Yàn’s reinforcements arrive, and we will defeat Wu Gao in the inside and outside!
He walked forward for a while and said to the soldiers here: Reinforcements are coming, let’s guard for ten days and half a month first.
Reinforcements are coming!
Reinforcements are coming...
Zhu Gaoxu was as long-winded as Xianglin Sao, constantly giving hope to the soldiers.
The strategy of attacking the north and south was decided, with Duke Cao Li Jinglong leading the Central Army to 500,000 to the south; Marquis of Jiangyin Wu Gao leading the Liaodong Army out of the Liaoxi Corridor, in the north.
With the attack on both sides, it is expected that Jianwen will resolve the troubles of the Peking rebellion within the first year!
Li Jinglong told the soldiers that after fighting in Peiping, go home for the New Year!
...In Hejian Prefecture, large armies gathered inside and outside the city, and Li Jinglong stood at the top of the city.
Facing the cold wind of late autumn, his heart was filled with passion.
Looking at the rushing iron cavalry on the plain, the tents and countless soldiers, he seemed to be standing on the clouds.
It's okay, right!
Li Jinglong was wearing military uniforms outside, but his collar was red and blue, and there were fine embroidery on it.
His body was spotless, his jewel-clad scabbard shone with shimmering, and his sword was brand new and never used.
Standing on top of thousands of troops with his head held high, Li Jinglong's phoenix elegance was like a general of Yushan.
Li Gong was both civil and military, and was a literary master. He compiled the "Taizu's Versatile Records" in the Wuping rebelled and rebelled. He was famous generals and capable ministers in ancient times. He was far away from the present and had no one to the right.He bent down and walked.
Li Jinglong narrowed his eyes, not saying anything, but just reached out to gently smooth out the beard on his lips.
At this moment, a soldier came over, knelt on one knee on the city wall, clasped his fists and said: "Report to the general, Governor Qu Neng, please see me!"
Take him up.Li Jinglong waved his hand gently.He was the Duke of the State and was in charge of the chief commander of the official army. Now, no matter who it is in the army, he must listen to him.
Not long after, Qu went to the city to hold military salutes.
Li Jinglong glanced slightly and saw that Qu Neng was too serious, with a bitter and deep hatred, as if someone owed him rice or paid him back.
That face is also quite suitable for Qu Neng. His plain forehead looks like a miserable person. His rough skin seems to be not washed clean, and his beard on his mouth is also messy. How can he be the governor like this?
What's the matter with Governor Qu?Li Jinglong spoke.
Qu Nengdao: I heard that Mr. Li wanted to transfer all the troops north?
Li Jinglong was slightly displeased: Didn’t I just sent the order yesterday, don’t you know?
Qu Neng said in surprise: The official only knows.The officials are brave enough to say something!There is no danger to defend this place from Beiping. Now hundreds of thousands of officials and horses gather in the river, and there is not enough food. If the entire army rashly dispatches, how can we maintain it after arriving at the city of Beiping?Beiping has been a major town in Hebei since ancient times, and the previous dynasty was the Yuan Dynasty. It was not easy to break through...
Governor Qu is scared?Li Jinglong's face had been pulled down.
The officials are indeed afraid that the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are dependent on us, and we have to make up our plans for food, drink and expenses. How can we not be afraid?Qu Neng said seriously.
snort!Li Jinglong shook his sleeves hard, raised his finger and pointed at Qu Neng, shouting sternly, "You are so brave, why are you fighting?"!
The subordinate hurriedly bowed and advised: Li Gongxiao.
Qu Neng's face was not changed, and he was not scared at all. He still stood there and said with his fists: There is insufficient military rations, and the people in the rear want to transport grain to Peiping. Will they not be disturbed by cavalry in the wilderness?The army gathers under the enemy city. How to deal with the turmoil of the army if the food shortage is turbulent?
Li Jinglong's face turned red and cursed: I hold an army of 500,000!Can't defeat a city in Peiping?Can't the military rations last even two months?
Qu Neng still wanted to speak, and after taking a deep breath, Li Jinglong said coldly: I understand!
A few days later, Li Jinglong personally led a large army to head towards Beiping!
Hundreds of thousands of people advanced along several roads on the plains, and for a moment, the people and horses spread to the north like huge trends.
……
At that time, the North Official Army had already moved south quickly and the troops were approaching Yongping City!
Zhu Gaoxu ordered the four cities of Yongping to be closed and the whole city was martial law.
He received news that the coach of this team from Liaodong was Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin.Wu Gao's army has been at the city for two days, and he has not released a single arrow. He has built trenches and fences outside as soon as he comes up...
Zhu Gaoxu climbed to the northern city and stood at the top of the city to watch. There was only noisy and noisy people and horses outside, and there was no sound of cannons and guns. The enemy soldiers had not yet begun to attack the city.
Looking into the distance, you can see many people building wooden ladders.
Judging from this posture, Wu Gao is preparing to attack Yongping City!
Wu Gao should be steady, with his troops at least ten times that of Zhu Gaoxu, but he first built fortifications to defend and was not in a hurry to attack the city.
Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to do anything, and there were too few troops. It seemed that it was not cost-effective to attack the fortifications of superior troops.
A group of military generals and civil servants from Yongding Mansion stood beside Zhu Gaoxu, and everyone was talking about the defensive strategy.
Ask the people to collect the feces. When they boil, they will be made of gold juice. That thing is poisonous and will rot wherever it is hot. No medicine is useful, just waiting for suppuration, sores and ulcers!
At night, I mixed some mud on the city gate to prevent the enemy from attacking, and burned the city gate with gunpowder...
You must prepare the rolling wood and stones, and call the people to come to the city to help...
...The crowd quarreled for a while, and Veda clasped his fists and said: Prince, how should the last general defend?
Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word for a long time and kept looking outside. Then he turned around and said: I'll find someone to prepare the methods you just said.But the most useful thing in this situation is...
What is it?Everyone was afraid and anxious, and several people blurted out.
Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and said: Reinforcements.
Everyone gradually became silent, and finally a civil servant asked: I heard that Duke Cao Li Jinglong had a 500,000 army of troops to attack Beiping. Does King Yàn have any troops to help?
Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: Yes, my father has sent someone to tell me, and ask me to guard for a while and reinforcements will arrive.
The depressed atmosphere just now gradually rose again. Sure enough, everyone immediately found hope. King Gaoyang is the prince that King Yàn loves the most and will definitely come to save him.Fortunately, King Gaoyang is here, otherwise King Yàn would not be able to take care of Yongping City...
Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything and said in his heart: You are really thinking too much. If it is a big deal, King Yàn will definitely choose to sacrifice my son. Do you believe it?
A real man can’t even bear to give up a son, can he still call him a real man?
But he couldn't say it. As the current guard of Yongping City, the only thing Zhu Gaoxu could do is to deceive everyone in the city.
Otherwise, why do you have to work hard to defend a city without hope?
He can only do this, there is nothing else!Then Wu Gao clearly wants to do it hard. What other tactics can Zhu Gaoxu have besides being tough with him?
If he insists on his own, Zhu Gaoxu thinks that he is not as good as those on the stand. For example, some of the tricks they said just now were not heard of.
However, those tricks can only delay time, and there is no use.
The key to hard work lies in strength and number of people. You can’t stay alone in the city, right?
As long as people die, more than 3,000 people will be slowly lost and then scattered to the four walls, where there will be weak troops.
So Zhu Gaoxu didn't have any method, so he could only tell you: reinforcements are coming soon.
...At night, Zhu Gaoxu had deployed the commanders of each city and left the city.
When Veda entered the entrustment room, he wanted to speak but stopped and finally asked: Prince, when did we receive the news from King Yàn?
There were only two people in the signing room. Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and said: No news.
Veda: …
However, he quickly understood Zhu Gaoxu's intention and lowered his head and sighed.
Just now, Zhu Gaoxu was very calm and calm on the top of the city, but now his face was ugly and he was very depressed... I did nothing, just obeyed the military orders, but why was he always in a siege?
The two of them were thinking about something and were silent for a while. Zhu Gaoxu said again: Wei Qianhu, don’t give up hope. My father may come, it depends on whether our affairs will be successful.
Veda raised his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a little confusion.
Zhu Gaoxu said: If our affairs were done, my father would be willing to bear to take over the Beiping City and would take the risk of first collecting the elite troops of Daning, expanding his strength, and then fighting the main force of Li Jinglong's army.My father was going to Daning. In addition to Songting Pass (Xifengkou) which was also in the hands of the Daning Army, the best choice for overturning the Great Wall is Liujiakou. My father will definitely come to Yongping to save us.
Veda nodded and said: The prince is right.I hope it will be successful!
Zhu Gaoxu did not comment. His wish was the same as Veda... but he was still hanging in his heart. After all, that kind of trick could not have no loopholes; whether one of the loopholes would be discovered depends on his fate!
Veda bowed his fists and said: He will go to various cities to inspect again.Zhu Gaoxu nodded and waved his hand to let him go.
After dinner, Zhu Gaoxu also asked someone to lead the horse out and took a team of personal soldiers to inspect the city defense.
The late autumn season in the north is already very cold, and the water may freeze in less than a month.At this moment, the cold wind blew on his face, and Zhu Gaoxu felt a little tingling, and his skin became drier and dryer.
Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu was only grateful to King Yàn, thanking that he had a prince's father who could get so many benefits, but could not bring in the relationship between father and son... Otherwise, he might be like the prince at this moment, and would be emotionally hurt?
After all, no matter what kind of sufficient reason, it is not pleasant to be abandoned by your own father and not care about life or death.But because Zhu Gaoxu was not troubled by family affection, he could understand King Yàn instead.
Prince!The prince... The soldiers behind the wall clasped their fists.
Zhu Gaoxu suppressed his inner depression and worry, nodded expressionlessly and said: When the enemy soldiers attack the city, you should also pay attention to saving your life when fighting.We still have to preserve our strength and wait until King Yàn’s reinforcements arrive, and we will defeat Wu Gao in the inside and outside!
He walked forward for a while and said to the soldiers here: Reinforcements are coming, let’s guard for ten days and half a month first.
Reinforcements are coming!
Reinforcements are coming...
Zhu Gaoxu was as long-winded as Xianglin Sao, constantly giving hope to the soldiers.