Chapter 29 Chapter 28 A Life-and-Death War

Geng Bingwen is very shrewd. He knows that as long as he sticks to this place, the Northern Army will gradually disintegrate, and then they will be able to defeat themselves, because after all, these people are rebels. But then a dispute in the court made his wishful thinking come to naught. When the news of Geng Bingwen's defeat reached the court, Zhu Yunqi realized the seriousness of the problem, and he finally panicked. At this time, Huang Zicheng came up with another bad idea. He proposed that Li Jinglong be the coach.At the critical moment, Qi Tai resolutely opposed this proposal, but unfortunately, his opinion was not adopted.

Huang Zicheng once again misjudged the situation. It is not difficult for one person to do one stupid thing, but it is difficult to keep doing stupid things.It is only necessary to review the various genius ideas that this man has offered in the past to see that he has indeed accomplished this difficult task.If this person hadn't died loyally, he might not be able to escape being suspected of being a spy by the King of Yan. So the playboy Li Jinglong became the new commander. This time his strength reached 500,000. He led his army to the battlefield in a mighty manner, taking away with him Zhu Yunqi's hope of victory.

Zhu Di was worrying in his camp, but Geng Bingwen was indeed an old fox, knowing that he couldn't fight for a long time, so he couldn't hold out.This trick made Zhu Di extremely anxious but unable to do it. Time is not important to Geng Bingwen. He can pass the time by drinking tea and watering flowers every day, but to Zhu Di, time is more precious than gold.Because Zhu Di is a rebel.In a sense, rebels can be classified as counterfeit and shoddy products. This kind of thing may still have a market in troubled times, but now it is a peaceful world, and there are not many people who are dissatisfied with the government. It is really difficult to find troublemakers. It's not easy. If one day these people don't want to rebel and become good citizens, and leave themselves alone as a polished commander, it will be bad.

This issue must be resolved as soon as possible. At this time, his intelligence personnel told him that Geng Bingwen was dismissed and Li Jinglong took over the command position. Zhu Di couldn't believe his ears, he jumped up and gave a speech happily.If you want to give this speech a name, it can be named "On Li Jinglong's Military Idiot and the Inevitability of His Failure". There are five points in the speech, so I won't list them here. In short, the conclusion is that Li Jinglong will lose! A commander who has just taken office and has not fought a battle yet makes the opponent's commander dance happily!

sorrow!Li Jinglong, I feel so sad for you! No matter how incompetent Li Jinglong is in Zhu Di's eyes, he has 500,000 troops after all.Zhu Di can look down on Li Jinglong, but he cannot look down on those soldiers.After a short period of happiness, he fell into deep thought again. With my current strength, if I want to fight recklessly, the chances of winning are not great, and the opponent's logistics supply ability is far superior to my own, and it is not an ideal way to fight for consumption.Only by accumulating strength and giving the opponent a fatal blow can the problem be solved fundamentally.

But his own strength is not enough. Although the soldiers are strong in combat, they are not many in number, and they have to send people to defend the large base areas near Beiping.But there are only so many combat-ready soldiers that can be summoned at present, what other strength can we use? There is only that person, and the only way to ensure victory is to rely on his strength, there is no other way! But this matter must be carefully planned and executed personally, because no one else can deal with that person.But no matter how idiot Li Jinglong is, the enemy is at hand. As long as he knows that he is leading troops out, he will definitely attack Beiping.Can Peiping withstand the attack of an army of 500,000 troops?

I can't take care of that much anymore!It's more dangerous to stay here, anyway, I've already risked it, so let's take a gamble! Zhu Di handed over the task of defending Beiping to his eldest son Zhu Gaochi, and solemnly told him: "I entrust the city to you, and you must defend it. When my army returns, it will be a complete victory!" It was the first time for Zhu Gaochi, who was disabled, to see his father talking to him in such a serious tone. He vaguely felt that a severe test was coming. Zhu Gaochi's feeling is correct, this battle will not only determine Zhu Di's fate, but also affect his own future life.

Zhu Di has always had a very high vision. Among the many vassal kings, there are only a few people he looks up to, and King Ning is definitely one of them.Sometimes someone commented on the kings, and there is a saying that "the king of Yan is good at fighting, and the king of Ning is good at planning".Considering that such a cunning person as King Yan actually has the words of King Ning's plan, it can be seen that this person is really powerful. In Zhu Di's opinion, the most powerful thing about King Ning is his special armed force - Duoyan Sanwei.This is an army that Zhu Di dreamed of, and it was also the army with the strongest combat effectiveness at that time.But these troops have been clearly ordered to be under the command of King Ning, and there is only one way to get involved, and that is to deal with King Ning first.

King Ning was not spared in this struggle to cut down the vassal. Emperor Jianwen was not at ease with this uncle who was good at fighting.While attacking King Yan, he also extended his hand to King Ning, and King Ning obviously did not have the spirit of resistance like Zhu Di. Although he was unwilling to obey, he had no attempt to rebel.However, in his heart, there is indeed a complex emotion of sorrow for the death of the rabbit and the fox. Zhu Di took advantage of this. He led his army to King Ning's territory, which aroused King Ning's vigilance. Although he was not happy with his current situation, he still didn't want to be a traitor.He ordered his army to be ready, and if there was an accident, he would teach the good-looking King Yan a lesson.

But Zhu Di's behavior surprised him. The brother Wang deployed the army outside the city and entered the city single-handedly. Only then did King Ning receive him.As soon as they met, Zhu Di put on a look of bitterness and hatred, denounced Emperor Jianwen's persecution of him, and said that he had nowhere to go, so he had to come to his brother as an intermediary to plead with the court and pardon him, by the way here Eat and drink. King Ning finally figured out Zhu Di's reason for coming, and he readily agreed to Zhu Di's request. In his opinion, this man who has always been known as the strongest among the vassal kings is just a softie. The letter will be written naturally, but whether the court forgives him or not is none of his business.

At this time, Zhu Di, who looked pitiful, cautiously made another request. Since his subordinates were all outside the city, it would be inconvenient, whether he could allow some of his officials to enter the city, so as to arrange related matters.Of course, a large number of troops will not enter the city. King Ning was a little hesitant at first, but after getting a guarantee that the army would not enter the city, he agreed.He believes that a group of unarmed people cannot overcome the huge waves. Zhu Di strictly abided by the regulations and did not send a large number of troops into the city, but the people he sent into the city carried another powerful weapon—money. Zhu Di stayed in King Ning's territory, chatting with King Ning every day except eating and drinking. Unexpectedly, he did not persuade King Ning to join his team, nor did he make any excessive demands.Such a guest is naturally welcomed by King Ning, but the meaning is enough. King Ning reminds himself all the time that the person in front of him is a traitor after all, so it is better to send him out as soon as possible. But before he could express his intention, Zhu Di proposed it himself. He said that he had stayed here for too long and hoped to go back.King Ning was overjoyed, the plague god was finally about to open his way.He was very happy and said he would go see him off in person. The farewell ceremony was held in the suburbs, so no matter if it was true or not, there was naturally some farewell.King Ning was also a little guilty at this time, and regretfully said to Zhu Di: "It's a pity that I can't help my brother." Zhu Di laughed. He grabbed King Ning and said, "In this case, why don't you go to Jingnan with me?" This is not a polite word, and King Ning immediately said seriously: "If you need anything, you can tell me directly, and don't joke about Jing Nan." Zhu Di looked into his eyes and shook his head earnestly, "I really need you, not only you, but also your Duoyan Sanwei and everything you have. Come with me." King Ning finally understood Zhu Di's purpose, but he would not admit defeat easily. "Do you think you can do whatever you want in my jurisdiction?" "I understand," Zhu Di smiled again, "That's why I asked you to see me off in the suburbs." At Zhu Di's order, the ambushes that had been set up came out together, and the situation was under control. King Ning also wanted to do something, but found that his subordinates were no longer in control. It turned out that the leaders of the Duoyan Sanwei who were open to money had already been sent into the city by Zhu Di. People bribed and became Zhu Di's people.In an instant, Zhu Di changed from a guest to a host. Except for the general Zhu Jian who fought hard and died, the others had already put down their weapons. People are really unreliable. King Ning, who is known for his resourcefulness, was hijacked by another resourceful person, and together they embarked on the road of peace.His depressed mood is understandable, but in the current environment, he can only succumb, and his attitude made Zhu Di very satisfied. In the end, he and his descendants were resettled in Jiangxi, which was regarded as a gift for him. good ending. Of course, Zhu Di would never have imagined that a hundred years later, this descendant of King Ning would follow the example of a gourd to rebel against his descendants.This really fits the famous saying: Out to mix, sooner or later have to repay. Just when Zhu Di was planning a conspiracy at King Ning, Beiping was also attacked. As Zhu Di expected, Li Jinglong personally led 500,000 southern troops to besiege Beiping. He built forts at the nine gates of Beiping and sent troops to attack Tongzhou. He also set up nine camps in Zhengba Village as a support for the attack. After everything was ready, he launched an attack on Peiping. At this time, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Di's eldest son, was stationed in Beiping. Zhu Gaochi was a disabled person. According to historical data analysis, he may have suffered from polio or other diseases when he was young.In the eyes of many people, he is just a useless person.But Zhu Di knows this son who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside very well.He believed that this cripple was much stronger inside than his appearance, and this time he handed over the task of defending Beiping to Zhu Gaochi, which also showed his trust in this son. But trust is one thing, and whether you can keep it or not is another. Facts have proved that the siege of 500,000 people is no joke. The southern army used a large number of artillery to cooperate with the siege. Hundreds of thousands of people climbed up the city wall like ants. Although the defenders in the city were mentally prepared, they were still intimidated by such a large formation. It's bad, it was this stupid effort that changed the situation of the battle. Due to lack of preparation, most of the defenders at the Shuncheng Gate collapsed. The Southern Army seized the opportunity and stormed the gate. It was about to break through. A group of women also displayed the spirit of not loving red makeup and loving arms, and used special weapons-bricks and tiles to attack the siege troops. From this point of view, the theory of using bricks to shoot people has a long history and has existed since ancient times. Of course, it is hard to say how effective this attack was, but at least it boosted the morale of the defenders and helped them resist the attack. After fierce fighting, the troops besieging Shun City Gate were repelled, and Peiping was temporarily saved. Zhu Gaochi's thinking is much faster than his actions. He understands that if this continues, Peiping will be lost sooner or later. If he wants to keep his father back, he must think of other ways, so he made a bold plan. At this time, Li Jinglong looked at the crumbling city of Beiping, and felt very proud. He was the son of Li Wenzhong, and he was born with a handsome appearance, but people always said that he was just a dude with little ability.Of course the dude would never admit that he is a dude.He is always looking for opportunities to prove himself. This is an excellent opportunity. He believes that as long as he captures Beiping and defeats Zhu Di, he will be able to get out of his father's shadow and let everyone recognize him! Facts have proved that fighting does not seem to be difficult. The city in front of me can't hold on for long. What kind of tricks can a lonely city play? The day of victorious entry into the city is not far away. However, when night came, there was an unexpected change in the battle situation. The northern army in the city actually jumped out of the city, divided into small groups, and launched a surprise attack on the army outside the city!The southern army never expected that the lone army in the city would dare to take the initiative to attack, and there was chaos for a while. In order to ensure safety, Li Jinglong ordered to retreat ten miles and set up camp. But not everyone is as ignorant and cowardly as Li Jinglong. The governor, Qu Neng, is a man of insight. The time of chaos is the best time to break the city! After carefully observing the defense of the city, he identified Zhangye Gate as the weakest link, and led his thousands of people to storm the gate. The situation was exactly as he expected, the Northern Army was indeed bluffing!Under his attack, Zhangyemen's defenders retreated one after another. Seeing that the city gate was about to be breached, Li Jinglong did something shameless. Sure enough, Li Jinglong lived up to his reputation as a military idiot, and Zhu Di's expectations for his sudden mental retardation. Seeing that the city gate was about to be breached, he immediately ordered the attack to stop. Long Jizhi). With a boss like Li Jinglong, even a god can't win the battle. It is reasonable to say that if you don't take what you give, you will be blamed. Just when Li Jinglong was preparing to gather troops to attack again, God came out to speak. It was November and the temperature was extremely low.Although the name of this place has changed many times from Beiping to Beijing over hundreds of years, the weather has not changed much except for the increasingly frequent sandstorms.There are snow-melting vehicles constantly clearing the roads on the streets today, and pedestrians wear thick cotton coats and non-slip shoes to work with caution.But what the Confederate soldiers had to do at that time was to attack the city in the ice and snow. Although Zhu Gaochi in the city has never studied physics, he should also have good natural science attainments. He asked people to pour water on the city, and when he came to see it the next day, Beiping City had turned into a city of ice. The method seems to also be used to make ice sculptures, simple and practical. The soldiers outside the city were suffering, let alone attacking the city, the big ice brick in front of them didn't even have a place to hold hands, so they could only look at the city and sigh. With Li Jinglong's stupidity and the help of God, Zhu Gaochi held on to the city and waited for his father's return.The defense of Beiping was Li Jinglong's shame, but it was Zhu Gaochi's opportunity. It was this battle that won him enough political capital.When he ascends the throne in the future, he must also thank Li Jinglong. Zhu Di is back, and the Zhu Di at this time is no longer the Zhu Di of a month ago.Under his command finally gathered the most powerful Duoyan Sanwei cavalry at that time. For Zhu Di, an excellent general with strong foreign aid, the strength of his soldiers is directly proportional to the overall combat effectiveness of the army. For a military idiot like Li Jinglong Generally speaking, the quality of a soldier is often only related to his own success rate of escape.Although Zhu Di's troops are still far inferior to Li Jinglong's, he understands that Li Jinglong, the commander of the so-called 500,000 troops, is just an egg that is hard on the outside and soft on the inside, and now he will completely crush Li Jinglong's egg! Li Jinglong's headquarters is located in Zhengcunba (20 kilometers away from Beijing). Although he was unresponsive, he also knew that Zhu Di would return one day after leaving Beiping. Wan cavalry went to stop him, but what made Chen Hui dumbfounded was that he didn't have a specific location or target to attack, because Li Jinglong who sent him out didn't know where Zhu Di was either! But the order still had to be carried out, so Chen Hui took his 10,000 subordinates on a long journey to find people.However, when the weather was cold and the visibility was low, where to find someone, Chen Hui had no choice but to take his troops around, but what Chen Hui didn't know was that Zhu Di was heading towards Beiping not far from him. advance. I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, but Chen Hui and Zhu Di's army passed by each other without encountering each other.But when Chen Hui passed Zhu Di's previous marching route, he found a lot of horseshoe prints and marching marks, and finally found the enemy!Chen Hui was extremely excited, and followed Zhu Di's army along the traces. He didn't attack immediately, but prepared to approach the army's base camp and attack back and forth. It should be said that this plan was good, but it is a pity that Chen Hui is not Sapphire, and Zhu Di is not the emperor of Beiyuan on the seaside of Yuer. Not long after Chen Hui found Zhu Di, Zhu Di realized that he was being followed. They didn't talk nonsense with Chen Hui, and sent the newly recruited Duoyan cavalry to attack Chen Hui. These Mongols had just accepted Zhu Di's favor and were looking for an opportunity to show their abilities. All 10,000 soldiers were defeated, and Chen Hui himself was lucky and escaped back. This battle greatly enhanced the morale of the Northern Army, and soon the Northern Army arrived at Zhengcunba, Li Jinglong's headquarters. Li Jinglong, who had already received the news, had already prepared the army and was ready to face his childhood partner.And Zhu Di will also give a real military theory lesson to his cousin who talks about military affairs on paper here. The Battle of Zhengcunba began here. Zhu Di sent the strongest Duoyan Sanwei to attack the Southern Army's camp with the central breakthrough tactics. These Mongolian cavalry really deserved their reputation. Running away, this also profoundly shows that as long as the price can be afforded, good foreign aid can be hired. Although the southern army suffered a disastrous defeat, it still had strength after all. After some rectification, it gradually stabilized its position and began to fight against the northern army.The stalemate in the war situation is not good for Zhu Di, because he is not suitable for fighting a war of attrition. In order to resolve the battle as soon as possible, he seeks combat opinions from people around him. At this time, a man named Ma Sanbao clearly pointed out that the key point of the southern army was Li Jinglong's central army. As long as Li Jinglong moved his position, he could take advantage of his unstable foothold to attack left and right with surprise soldiers, and he would surely win.After thinking about it, Zhu Di adopted Ma Sanbao's opinion, and appointed Ma Sanbao as a general to participate in the battle together.It was already dark at this time, Li Jinglong really couldn't hold back, and personally led the Chinese army to fight, Zhu Di immediately sent surprise soldiers to launch a fierce attack from his two wings, Li Jinglong really couldn't resist, and was defeated. Since both sides suffered too much loss, they reached a tacit agreement not long after, and they each withdrew their troops. Zhu Di took this opportunity to arrange his soldiers and prepare for tomorrow's battle.However, something happened that he didn't expect.Li Jinglong was far more incompetent than he thought. Not only did he have no military talent, but he was also as timid as a mouse. In the past, he didn't care about the tragic situation on the battlefield that he had heard from his father, but when he saw the scene of brutal massacre with his own eyes, He was really shocked. This is not a joke, nor is it an idle talk. This is the massacre of hundreds of thousands of people and the destruction of countless lives. War should not be like this. It should be as stated in the military book, strategize and win thousands of miles. How arrogant is that! It can't go on like this, I'm not going to win, this is not where I should be. Li Jinglong made up his mind and fled south overnight. Ordinarily, this is also a way to preserve the main force, because he probably can't beat Zhu Di, but the hateful thing about this person is that he only cares about his own escape, but forgets to notify those who are still besieging Beiping. Soldier! Those who attacked Beiping are really pitiful. In such a bad weather and with such a bad coach, there is no reason for them to be invincible.Under the siege inside and outside the city, the siege troops collapsed across the board. So far, the Battle of Zhengcunba ended with Li Jinglong's complete defeat and Zhu Di's complete victory. This battle is of great significance to many people.In this battle, Li Jinglong used practical actions to show that his reputation for incompetence was not false, and he also proved himself.And Zhu Di gained a large number of new troops and initially established the initiative on the battlefield.Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of Zhu Di, gained his father's attention and love by virtue of his victory in the Beiping Defense War, and accumulated political capital.And the man named Ma Sanbao was also used by Zhu Di because of his outstanding performance in this battle, and he was cited as a confidant. When this man was born, his parents meant that the world was peaceful and he grew up safely. Because of his great achievements in Zhengcun, Zhu Di gave him the surname "Zheng", and he changed his name to Zheng He thereafter. The news of the defeat quickly reached Huang Zicheng's ears. He was very panicked, because Li Jinglong was recommended by himself. If Li Jinglong was unlucky, he would be dragged into the water. After careful consideration, he made up his mind to conceal the real situation.Keep Li Jinglong's command position. Now that the treasure has been bet on Li Jinglong, we can only go to the dark with him, Li Jinglong, I believe you again! After the disastrous defeat, Li Jinglong finally became a little sober. He finally understood what was going on in the war. It wasn't the wind and snow, it wasn't talking about soldiers at night, but the creepy sound of the sword piercing the body, which was splashing everywhere. The bright red blood is the hoarse screams of dying soldiers. Li Jinglong doubted himself. In this cruel war, can I really defeat Zhu Di?But no matter what he thinks, as long as the court does not order the commander to be replaced, he is still the commander in chief of hundreds of thousands of people. The arrow is on the string, it has to be fired, there is no other way, let's treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor. After the defeat, Li Jinglong retreated to Dezhou, reorganized his troops, and prepared for the next decisive battle here. He knew very well that although he could excuse himself by saying that winning or losing was commonplace in military affairs, if he failed again, it would not be commonplace.Holding hundreds of thousands of heavy troops but constantly losing to the Northern Army, which has fewer numbers than himself, let alone returning to the capital and being unable to confess, even the faces of his subordinates will not look good. After all, he is the son of the famous general Li Wenzhong, so he still wants to save face.As long as he defeats Zhu Di, he will definitely be able to restore his reputation. But defeating Zhu Di is not easy. Obviously, the military ability of this childhood friend is far stronger than his own. Although the soldiers under him are not as many as his own, the quality is higher than his own. This is a formidable opponent indeed, and help must be sought in order to defeat him. Who can I ask for help? Is there anyone in this world who can rival Zhu Di?The answer is yes, Li Jinglong has found someone who can defeat Zhu Di for him.In a sense, he did find the right person. Li Jinglong finally had a bottom line in his heart, and he began to seriously plan the preparations for the attack. In fact, in Li Jinglong's view, the main reason why he couldn't beat Zhu Di was that he was not as capable as Zhu Di, and the strength of the southern army was not as good as that of the northern army.It is undeniable that these are one of the reasons, but definitely not the main reason.The fundamental gap between him and Zhu Di lies in determination. At this time, the victorious Zhu Di celebrated his victory with a smile on his face, but his heart was still uneasy. He knew very well that for him, every battle was a decisive battle. Already charged with the crime of rebellion.Except for those few confidants who fear that the world will not be chaotic, there are not many people in the world who support him. Can the elated subordinates in front of you really trust me? Who can guarantee that they won’t take their heads to ask for an official position one night? I have extraordinary military talents. I am not the emperor, I can defeat Zhu Yunqi ten times, and he is still the emperor, but as long as Zhu Yunqi defeats me once, I may never stand up and become a prisoner of death! This is really a very risky business. Every day may be the last day, and every battle may be the last battle. The mental pressure and torture day after day made him have to fight with his life constantly!And this is by no means what Li Jinglong can understand.Li Jinglong can go home if he loses the war, if he can't, he will surrender, but if Zhu Di fails, all that awaits him is death and humiliation. The most painful thing in life is having to play a game that you must never lose. Under the shadow of death, Zhu Di must face a new challenge. Li Jinglong from Texas has sent an attack signal, and he must fight and defeat him.For Zhu Di, winning is not about seizing the throne, but about living. In the second year of Jianwen (1340), after making preparations, Li Jinglong led his army and set off. His goal was Baigou River, where he would join his helpers. He has two assistants, one is Wudinghou Guoying, and the other is Anluhou Wujie.These two people can also be regarded as veterans of the former court, with rich combat experience, and they will play a great role in the upcoming battle. Although Guo Ying and Wu Jie are good, the most powerful helpers Li Jinglong found were not them, but someone else. Just when Li Jinglong was about to launch an attack from Dezhou, Zhu Di also learned of this military information through his intelligence network. He was not worried about an opponent like Li Jinglong. In his eyes, Li Jinglong was just a lamb with a heavy burden on his shoulders He was the captain of the transport brigade who transported military supplies for him. He easily assigned military tasks to the generals, and after the first two battles, Zhu Di's military talent and prestige were recognized by everyone. They believed that as long as they followed Zhu Di, they would not have to fear any enemies. As in the past, Zhu Di also asked the names of Li Jinglong's generals. When they learned that the vanguard of Li Jinglong's army was a man named Ping An, his subordinates were surprised to see a flash of light on Zhu Di's usual calm face. Panic look. It should be said that Li Jinglong still did a few correct things in this battle, and choosing the governor Ping An as the vanguard was one of them. For Zhu Di, Ping An is an extremely terrible enemy.Not only was this man brave in battle, but he also had an advantage over Zhu Di that no one else had, that is, he was once Zhu Di's subordinate and had followed him in battle for many years, so he knew Zhu Di's methods of using troops very well. Ping An understands Zhu Di, just as Zhu Di understands Li Jinglong. It is really difficult to fight against such a person who knows his details. But things have come to this point, no matter who the opponent is, they must continue to fight to the end. Zhu Di led his army to advance towards the Baigou River. When they arrived at the predetermined location, Li Jinglong had joined forces with Guo Ying and Wu Jie and was waiting for him. This time, what Zhu Di saw was more soldiers, horses, and tents than last time, arranged according to the law of war, in an orderly manner.The constant flow of people is very spectacular. It is impossible not to be spectacular, because this time Li Jinglong is also ready to fight for his fortune. He has brought a total of 600,000 people, known as a million, and he must beat Zhu Di. But in Zhu Di's eyes, the 600,000 people led by Li Jinglong's sheep are not terrible. In his eyes, the real enemy is peace. He specifically asked the generals: "Pingan, this boy, used to fight with me, and he understands my method of using troops very well. Don't worry about others, you must defeat him first!" In fact, there was no need for Zhu Di's entrustment at all, because after learning the news of the arrival of Zhu Di's army, Ping An had already started his first charge. After the Northern Army arrived at the Baigou River, they camped at Sujiaqiao, but unfortunately, they happened to meet the vanguard Ping An's troops.Ping An should be regarded as an extremely brave person. He never yelled "Brothers go up" in battle, but he often showed the moral style of "Follow me, comrades". This time was no exception. He took up his spear and set an example, and took the lead in charging towards the Northern Army. Qu Neng and his son, who had performed well in the last battle, saw the general rushing forward, not to be outdone, and followed Ping An to charge.The soldiers under them were stunned by this scene, and finally realized after being dazed, the leaders charged, how could the soldiers stay still! So Ping'an's vanguard rushed into the Northern Army camp like crazy, slashed and killed wantonly, went back and forth, and defeated the Northern Army.The northern army did not expect that the southern army, which had always been weak in their eyes, would be so brave. They were unprepared and retreated one after another. This situation happened at the beginning of the war, which was not expected by the Northern Army. In desperation, they had no choice but to retreat.It can be seen that the power of role models is infinite. But the nightmare of the Northern Army is not over yet, because another general, Guo Ying, has prepared an unexpected gift for them. Guo Ying set off from Zhending and arrived at Baigouhe later than Li Jinglong. Although there were no brave generals like Ping'an in his army, he carried a large number of new weapons-firearms.From the analysis of historical data, these firearms can be buried in the soil to attack the enemy, then we can give this firearm a modern name-landmines. When Ping An confronted the Northern Army, Guo Ying was not idle. He predicted the Northern Army's course of action and planted a large number of landmines on their only path.When the Northern Army was defeated and retreated, they received this gift from Guo Ying in time. The poor Northern Army didn’t have mine detectors, nor did they have so-called engineers. If they wanted to go there, they had to use people to clear the mines, so everyone rushed forward, and those who stepped on the mines could only be counted as unlucky. If you reincarnate in your next life, you will be lucky. It is considered a life.According to historical records, during this battle, Zhu Di, the King of Yan, "came from the rear of the Three Cavalry Palace". I have always been moved by Comrade Zhu Di's spirit of self-sacrifice and self-sacrifice, but it seems that this is not the case. Zhu Di in the back of the palace was not bombed by landmines, but he also had a lot of trouble. Due to the defeat of the Northern Army, the situation was chaotic. It was late at night when the truce came, and Zhu Di lost his way.Of course, in that place, it is impossible to ask the police uncle for directions. Zhu Di had no choice but to get off his horse and lay down on the ground to identify the direction of the river (this action seems not elegant), and after searching for a long time, he finally figured out the east, west, northwest, and then returned to his camp in disgrace. Returning to the camp, Zhu Di became more and more angry as he thought about it. It was the first time since he dispatched troops that he was in such a state of embarrassment. His anger drove him to make a bold decision not to reorganize the troops as before.Order all the generals to prepare for the battle immediately, the day of dawn is the day of the decisive battle! Li Jinglong was very excited. He finally saw a victory. This shows that Zhu Di is also an ordinary person, and he can also be defeated. I can't hold my head up, the time has finally come to wash away my shame. Zhu Di, I lost my glory on you, so I will take it back from you! Both sides prepared the same thing on the same night, polished their armor, sharpened their weapons, and waited for the moment of dawn.For many of them, this will be the last night, they will not think about the meaning of their lives, for them, the only thing to do is to wait for that moment to come, and then take up the sword and kill those who are themselves People I don't know. The night was extremely long, yet extremely short. The time for the decisive battle finally arrived. Zhu Di led all his troops to the battlefield, and Li Jinglong's 600,000 troops were waiting for him on the other side. The battle was still initiated by the Southern Army. Ping An and Qu Neng, who had performed well yesterday, were even less polite, rolling up their sleeves to fuck guys, but if you think that these two are brave and foolish, you are wrong.What they attacked was not the front of the northern army, but the rear wing! Ping'an and Qu Neng led their troops around a large circle and ran to the back of the northern army. They chose to attack the rear army led by Fang Kuan.Ping An took the lead, charged into the enemy's formation, swept the Northern Army with long spears, wounded many Northern Army generals, and no one could stop them!Under the command of these two madmen, Fang Kuan's army quickly collapsed. Zhu Di's battle plan was disrupted in this way. In the chaotic situation, he made a calm judgment. The only way to win is to attack Li Jinglong's Chinese army with all his strength. As long as the Chinese army is repelled, the battle situation will definitely be great changed. In order to achieve this goal, he ordered the general Qiu Fu to lead his army to attack the opponent's central army. After Qiu Fu took the order, he tried his best to attack Li Jinglong's central army, but it had no effect. Li Jinglong's central army remained motionless. In this battle, Qiu Fu He failed Zhu Di's expectations, and later historical facts proved that this was not the last time he disappointed Zhu Di. Although Qiu Fu's failure disappointed Zhu Di, it did not affect his plan, because to some extent, Qiu Fu was just a chess piece for him to draw the opponent's attention, and he would make the fatal move by himself. Those who have fought against Zhu Di will find that although he has a reputation for being good at fighting, he likes to use insidious tricks.He seldom charged his opponent from the front, but often launched a sudden attack from the opponent's flank.This is exactly what is called in the Art of War, "Use righteousness to achieve victory with odds".It is also the biggest feature of Zhu Di's conducting art. This time was no exception. Not long after he gave Qiu Fu the order to attack the central army, he personally led the army to the left flank of Li Jinglong's army, where he would completely defeat Li Jinglong. Victory has been achieved by similar means, he believes, and this time will be no exception. But when he reached the enemy's left flank and was about to launch an attack, he heard the noise of his rear army, and something he never expected happened.Li Jinglong's army turned against Zhu Di in his own way, copying Zhu Di's flank and launching an attack while he was turning.Now the Northern Army is in a bitter fight. 这下朱棣傻眼了，他万没有想到战局会发展到这个程度，这其中有很大一部分原因在于他把李景隆当成了真的白痴，要知道李景隆虽然会出现间歇性弱智的病状，大部分时间却还是个正常人，他已经在朱棣的这一招上吃了很多亏，无论如何都会长记性的。 此时的朱棣已经陷入极其危险的境况，他深入敌境，已成为众矢之的。南军已经将他团团围住，只等着拿他邀功请赏。 在这种情况下，朱棣展现了他的勇将风范，等别人来救是不现实的，只有自己救自己。往年征战炼就的真功夫此时派上了用场，朱棣如同困兽一般，奋死拚杀，他先用弓箭射击敌军，随身携带的箭只射完后，他又抽出随身宝剑，乱砍乱杀，结果连剑也被砍断，座下战马已经换了三匹，鲜血染红了他的盔甲，他也实在无法支撑下去了。 朱棣明白，继续在这个地方呆下去定会死无全尸，这么多人围着，即使每人只砍一刀，把自己剁成肉馅包饺子也是绰绰有余的，他决定退回河堤。 可是仗打到这个地步，不是他想退就能退的，等他千辛万苦到达河堤时，南军大将平安和瞿能也如约赶到，如果不是部下拼死相救，只怕战役就到此结束了。 眼见战局大好，李景隆发布了命令：全军总攻！ 北军只能苦苦支撑，此时的朱棣已经没有任何预备队和后着，而李景隆的大军正向河堤逼近，这是朱棣有生以来最为危急的时刻。眼看九五至尊的梦想就要破灭，万念俱灰的朱棣似乎已能够感受到冰冷的长枪刺入自己身体时的感觉。 就在最后的时刻，朱棣居然想出了一个不是办法的办法，他决定再玩一次花招。 他不顾危险，骑马跑到河堤的最高处，不断的挥舞马鞭作出召唤人的动作，这似乎有剽窃三国演义中张飞守长坂桥的手法的嫌疑。朱棣这样做并不是想成为箭靶子，他的行为类似今天街上的流氓打架时那一声吆喝：“你小子别走，等我叫人来收拾你！” 但这一招是否有用并不决定于朱棣本人，而是取决于另一个人的愚蠢程度，他之所以要跑到高处，也正是希望自己的这个举动被此人看见。 这个人就是李景隆，这一次他又没有辜负朱棣的期望，看见朱棣的这一行动后，他作出了错误的判断，即认为北军有埋伏，随即号令南军退后。就趁着这个时机，朱棣终于逃离了河堤，北军也获得了暂时的喘息之机。 李景隆虽然判断错误，但他毕竟仍然占据优势，而此时的朱棣却是真正的叫苦不迭。自从起兵到现在，还未经历过如此惨烈的战役，自己的全部军队已经投入战场，再也拿不出一兵一卒，而自己本人也已经身被数创，极度疲惫，难道自己长达十余年的准备和隐忍就要到此结束吗？ 不会，我绝不甘心！坚持下去，只要能够坚持下去，事情一定会有转机的！ 就在这样的信念支持下，朱棣率领他的军队继续与南军血战。 坚持固然是可贵的，但是坚持就一定能够换来胜利吗，从此时的战局来看，朱棣翻盘的机会微乎其微，看来除了指望老天爷帮他外，其他的可能性都不存在了。 而且如果朱棣真的相信有老天爷的话，他恐怕也不会造反了。 朱棣的厄运还远没有到头，此时的北军虽然处于劣势，但由于其素质较高，一时之间倒也能够形成僵持的局面，然而就在此刻，南军的一名将领又发动了新的攻势，打破了这个僵局。 大将瞿能是南军中最为勇猛的将领之一，仅次于平安，而在这场战役中，他更是极其活跃，状态上佳，如同打了兴奋剂一般。他左冲右突，砍杀了无数北军士兵，勇猛过人。但此人绝非只有匹夫之勇。 在僵持的战局中，他以自己敏锐的直觉察觉到了战机，朱棣已经抵挡不住了，只要再来一次冲击，他就会被完全歼灭！成此大功，舍我其谁！ 此时战场上的士兵们已经杀红了眼，自天明打到中午，双方队形已经完全混乱，夹杂在一起，仅凭衣着展开激战，完全谈不上什么战术了。 瞿能以其冷静的头脑重新组织了大群士兵，并将他们重新整队编排，他要发动最后的攻势，彻底打败朱棣！在准备妥当后，他大呼“灭燕！灭燕！”的口号率先向北军发动冲锋，估计队伍中也有人喊“同去，同去！”他手下的士兵见主帅如此拼命，大受鼓舞，纷纷冒死向敌阵冲去。 瞿能的冲锋彻底打乱了朱棣的防守体系，原本已经十分薄弱的防线又被南军骑兵分割成几段，看来朱棣的天子之路就要到此为止了。 但接下来却发生了一件让人匪夷所思的事情，这件事出乎所有人的意料，而其诡异之程度实在不能无法用历史规律来解释。 此事发生在瞿能发动冲锋，朱棣军队即将崩溃时，要形容这件事情，我们必须换用《封神榜》或是中的语言：“本是晴空万里之天，突然天地变色，飞沙走石，妖风四起，但见那妖风缠绕营中帅旗，只听得咔喳一声，旗杆折断，大旗落地！” 这件事实在令人匪夷所思，这风早不刮晚不刮，单单就在这个时候刮起来，这么大的战场，刮点什么不好，偏偏就把帅旗刮断了。若非此事载于正史，也真是让人难以相信。 南军懵了，这个变故是谁也没有想到的，当时的士兵们十个里面有九个都是封建迷信的受害者，朱棣起兵时房上掉两片瓦，都要费尽口舌解释半天。如今连当打仗的旗帜也被吹断了，就如同做生意的被人砸了招牌，惶恐不安之际哪里还有心思去打仗？ 而朱棣却是大喜过望，他的运气真是太好了，毫无出路之时竟然出现如此转机，其发生概率大概相当于我们今天买两块钱彩票中五百万巨款。当然更让他想不到的是，在他后来的军事生涯中，他还会再中两次五百万。 朱棣是一个能够抓住战机的人，他趁着南军惊恐不安之时，绕到南军后侧，发动了猛攻，南军惊慌失措之余无力抵挡，全军溃败。朱棣好人做到底，送佛送上天，借着风势顺便放了一把火，火借风势，风助火威！在漫天大火之中，北军发动了总攻击。 突然发生的变化，让瞿能大为意外，回眼望去，大本营已经陷入一片火海，士兵们四散奔逃，北军骑兵到处出击追杀逃跑的南军。败局已定，大势已去，而自己突入敌阵已被重重包围，想要突围也是不可能的事了，他回望一直跟随自己拼杀的儿子，苦笑道：“今日即在此地为国尽忠吧。”随即率军奋死拚杀，父子俩最终都死于阵中。 南军大败，最能作战的平安也撑不住了，抵挡不住北军的攻势，率军败走，而素来有逃跑传统的李景隆更是二话不说，率大军向南方逃窜，老前辈郭英也不甘人后，估计他对李景隆失望已极，逃命都不愿意和他一起走，独自向西逃去。 此战南军损失十余万人，其余全部逃散，所谓兵败如山倒，朱棣自然不会放过追击的机会，他下令北军全线发动反攻，誓要将南军六十万人全部一网打尽。按照战场的形势，他本来是很容易达成这个愿望的，但一支军队的出现打破了他的美梦。 当朱棣追击时，意外地发现一支士气高昂，未受损失的精锐部队挡住了他前进的路线。率领这支军队的正是徐辉祖。徐辉祖怎么会突然率领一支毫发无损的部队殿后呢，这还要从战前说起。 在此战开始之前，朱允炆曾单独召见徐辉祖，并交给他为大军殿后的任务。因为朱允炆虽将大军交给李景隆，却也对此人的指挥能力有所怀疑，为以防万一，他特地让徐辉祖断后。没有想到这一招竟然真的起了作用。 徐辉祖的掩护为军队的撤退赢得了时间，也为下一次的反攻保留了力量。 白沟河战役结束了，在此战中，朱棣战胜了强大的南军，虽然胜得有些侥幸，但毕竟还是胜了，他从此初步掌握了战场的主动权，而此战的胜利也使他的声望达到了顶点，即使是他的敌人也不得不承认，朱棣确实是这个时代最为优秀的将领。 而京城的朱允炆应该也从此战中获得了不少教训和经验，在我看来，至少有三条：1、李景隆确实是军事蠢材，应该像扔垃圾一样扔掉；2、环境保护是个大问题，应该多搞点绿化，防止大风扬沙天气的蔓延；3、旗杆应该换成铁制，不可偷工减料。 获得胜利的朱棣带着满身的伤痛和疲惫回到了自己的大营。这实在是他经历过的最为艰苦的战役，若不是那场大风，胜负谁属还很难说，但不管怎样，他还是赢了。 自从起兵以来，他终于能够睡个安稳觉了，李景隆的六十万大军被打败了，是被仅有十余万军队的自己打败的！这是一个了不起的成就，自信一点点在他的胸中蔓延开来，他甚至开始认为，这个时代就是为自己而设置的舞台，在这个舞台上，没有人可以做他的对手。他将继续独自表演，直至走向这条天子之路的终点。 放眼天下，何人是我敌手！ 就在朱棣为他自己的战绩得意时，李景隆的拙劣表演还没有结束，他抵达德州没多久，北军就追了过来，李景隆二话不说就弃城逃跑，他忠诚的完成了为朱棣运送军用物质的使命。给北军留下了上百万石粮食。而得到粮食的北军似乎从这位运输大队长身上尝到了甜头，继续追着他不放，一直追到了济南。 朱棣原先的军事行动都是在自己属地附近进行的，所以南军即使被击败，也可以再次组织进攻，但是这次不同了，如果北军占据了济南，他们就将占据这个水陆要冲，退可保北平，进可攻京城。这就好比在朱允炆家门口修了个炮楼，什么时候心血来潮就打两炮过去，到那个时候，南军就真的回天无力了。 可是局势已经到了这个地步，南军的最强主力也已经被击败，谁还能挽救危局呢？ 其实朱棣也是这样想的，朱允炆手下那几条枪他闭着眼睛都能数出来，还有什么人能抵挡自己呢？他已经收拾好行李，准备去城内的大明湖钓鱼了。 到此为止吧，朱棣，上天毕竟还是公平的，你所期待的对手已经到来了，他就在你眼前的这座城市里等待着你！