Chapter 69
【In July of the first year of Jianwen, news of Zhu Di's rebellion finally reached Zhu Yunwen's ears.】
【Zhu Yunwen was shocked. What he had been afraid of had finally become a reality. Now he could only send troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible.】
【After hearing that Zhu Di was raising troops in the name of the Qing emperor, Zhu Yunwen immediately issued an edict. I thought Di was the closest to me and could not bear to deal with it. Today, he is claiming to be ill and creating chaos in an attempt to endanger the clan and society. He has sinned against the ancestors of heaven and earth and cannot be forgiven.】
【Zhu Yunwen's edict issued to the world directly put King Zhu Di of Yan into the ranks of rebellious ministers, and he was determined to devote all the power of the country to crusade and quell this rebellion.】
【At this time, Zhu Yunwen was a legitimate and orthodox emperor, with moral and legal principles in place. He had the power to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the world. No matter how powerful the Yan army's soldiers and horses were, it would be difficult to resist the nearly one million regular imperial army.】
【Therefore, although many vassal kings were dissatisfied with Zhu Yunwen's reduction of vassals, they did not dare to follow Zhu Di and raised troops to respond.】
【In order to prevent collusion among the vassal kings, Zhu Yunwen directly issued an order to order the northern kings to return to Beijing to report their duties.】
【Among them, the king of Gu, Zhu Su, had a fiefdom in Xuanfu, which was closest to Huailai, which was conquered by the Yan army. On July 24th, in order not to be implicated, the king of Gu fled his fiefdom and went straight to Yingtian.】
【In August, Qi Tai and others were worried that King Liao and King Ning would help King Yan, and suggested that the capital should be recalled. Because the entrance to the pass had been blocked by Zhu Di, the King of Liao could only choose to return to the capital by sea.】
【However, King Ning was indifferent and continued to choose to sit in Daning and watch the tiger fight from the mountain. The court then cut off King Ning's bodyguard. However, at this moment, the imperial edict of the court had little impact on King Ning outside the pass.】
【After Song Zhong died in battle, his general Chen Zhi retreated to Datong. King Dai originally wanted to raise troops to respond to Zhu Di, but was controlled by Chen Zhi and was placed under house arrest in Datong Mansion.】
【While Zhu Yunwen was summoning the vassal king back, he was also actively preparing for war, preparing to send a large army north to attack Zhu Di.】
【After choosing for most of the day, Zhu Yunwen finally selected the commander-in-chief, Geng Bingwen.】
【Geng Bingwen was a fellow countryman of Zhu Yuanzhang. He had experienced hundreds of battles and had rich battlefield experience. He was trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang and was named Changxing Hou after the war, a first-class meritorious official.】
【During the Hongwu period, there were many famous generals. Although Geng Bingwen was a good general, he was not very outstanding. In that era when there were a lot of famous generals, there were countless generals who were better than him, and there were also many who were more low-key than him.】
【But at that time, only Geng Bingwen remained among the famous generals in the Hongwu period. The reason why he can survive to this day is also related to his ability.】
【The reason why Geng Bingwen was named the Marquis of Changxing was because he had been stationed in Changxing for ten years and resisted Zhang Shicheng's attack. The city was impregnable and had not been breached. He greatly restrained Zhang Shicheng's power and made great contributions to Zhu Yuanzhang's seizure of the world.】
【Everyone has their own strengths, and naturally they also have their own weaknesses. Geng Bingwen’s strength is defense.】
【For this expedition, Zhu Yunwen mobilized an army of 300,000 troops and asked Geng Bingwen to take these elites from the imperial court and go north to conquer Zhu Di, hoping that Geng Bingwen could wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop.】
【In order to show that he attached great importance to this matter, Zhu Yunwen also personally sent Geng Bingwen off to the expedition. It was during this send-off event that Zhu Yunwen did the stupidest thing in his life.】
【While handing over the army to Geng Bingwen, he said to him seriously: Please do not let me be charged with killing my uncle.】
【Although Zhu Yunwen has done many stupid things in his life, there is no doubt that this is the stupidest one.】
【Zhu Di had made it clear that he was raising troops to rebel. The two sides were already incompatible with each other. It was a life-or-death outcome, but Zhu Yunwen actually asked Geng Bingwen to show mercy.】
【War is not a child's play. Now that you are on the battlefield, you must do everything you can to kill your opponent.】
【Now that the war has not started, Zhu Yunwen directly restrained Geng Bingwen's hands and feet. It is extremely stupid.】
【He thought he was sure of victory and despised Zhu Di. He believed that Zhu Di had only 100,000 troops and was vulnerable to an elite army of 300,000 people.】
【But he didn't know what a terrifying opponent he was facing Zhu Di.】
【As the prince whom Zhu Yuanzhang valued, he had been stationed in Peiping for many years and had rich combat experience. In addition, Zhu Di had been among famous generals since he was a child. Zhu Di's military qualities had already grown to the point where he was no less than the first-class generals of the Hongwu Dynasty.】
【Facing such a terrifying opponent, Zhu Yunwen actually wanted to capture Zhu Di alive. He was really naive and stupid.】
【Although Zhu Yunwen learned a lot from Zhu Yuanzhang, he did not learn the key thing. He either did not do things or did them absolutely.】
【Geng Bingwen, who received Zhu Yunwen's order, was confused. He didn't understand why he couldn't hurt the opponent's coach in battle.】
【But he still set out despite the confusion, and what awaited him was a dangerous and uncertain fate.】
【In August, Geng Bingwen led the army to Zhending. He sent Xu Kai to garrison in Hejian, Pan Zhong to garrison in Mozhou, and Yang Song as the vanguard to garrison in Xiongxian. They would launch an attack after the main force gathered.】
【The Yan army was still immersed in the joy of winning many battles, but when they heard that the imperial court was sending an army to the north, everyone's smiles instantly froze on their faces, and they began to worry about their own fate.】
【Zhu Di has been in the military camp since he was a child. He naturally knows how powerful Geng Bingwen is. He understands Geng Bingwen better than his nephew. He understands that he must not underestimate the enemy in this battle, otherwise his family will be doomed.】
【In order to find out Geng Bingwen's military situation, Zhu Di sent his first general Zhang Yu to investigate the enemy's situation.】
【However, after Zhang Yu investigated, he gave Zhu Di an unexpected reply.】
【The young and strong Zhang Yu didn't seem to take the old man seriously. He told Zhu Di that the enemy's discipline was loose, Pan Zhong and Yang Song were both unscrupulous, and Geng Bingwen was just an old guy. Defeat them and open the way south. , easily】
【Since ancient times, arrogant soldiers must be defeated. Zhang Yu despises his opponents so much that it seems that he is about to usher in the first major defeat of the Yan army! 】
Ming dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had calmed down a little, snorted coldly when he saw Zhang Yu's arrogant speech after Geng Bingwen's army pressed forward:
"Humph, a yellow-mouthed boy, uttering arrogant words"
"When you were still nursing, Geng Bingwen had already started fighting. Although his record was not impressive, Geng Bingwen was extremely strict in running the army."
"Otherwise, it would not have been possible to stop Zhang Shicheng's 200,000-strong army from madly attacking with only 5,000 soldiers and horses."
"Now you are only a mere 100,000 people. If you want to fight Geng Bingwen head-on, you are really asking for death."
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di angrily.
Zhu Di had a solemn look on his face. He naturally knew Geng Bingwen's record. For such an opponent, he now felt that he was no match.
However, Zhu Di still said to Zhu Yuanzhang stiffly:
"Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don’t bully young people into poverty"
"Even Heaven praises my military talent. Marquis Changxing is indeed powerful, but after twenty years, it is still unclear who will win."
"I believe in myself and I will never lose to anyone!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, although he still had a look of disgust on his face, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes inadvertently.
At this time, Lan Yu stood up and sighed:
"His Royal Highness King Yan is indeed very brave, but there is something unclear about the matter. Emperor Jianwen selected generals to go to war, why didn't he choose ministers? ?"
"Although Chen's ability may not be as good as that of Changxing Hou, at least he has no problem being a lieutenant."
"Moreover, I was probably only in my fifties at the time. He was younger and stronger than the Marquis of Changxing. Logically speaking, he should be more suitable for the expedition."
"Maybe you were already dead at that time. Zhu
Biao glanced at Lan Yu and replied:
"The world is impermanent, birth, old age, sickness and death, who can say clearly about such things?"
After all, Zhu Biao himself was only in his forties, and he died suddenly in bed.
When Lan Yu heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she sighed slightly: (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
"I didn’t expect that I, Lan Yu, would also die of illness on the bed."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at Lan Yu, not knowing what he was thinking.
Ming Dynasty, Yongle Dynasty
"Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu!"
Zhu Di looked at the high-spirited Zhang Yu, and couldn't help but feel pain in his heart. Zhang Yu was his eternal pain during the crisis.
This brother who fought side by side with him and depended on him for life and death died in the battle in order to save himself. , Zhu Di felt extremely sad every time he thought of this.
"If Zhang Yu had not died, he would probably have become a figure comparable to Wei Guogong in the future."
"Oh, what a pity, what a shame!"
"Father, General Zhang died for righteousness. He died in the right place. Please express your condolences."
Zhu Gaochi saw Zhu Di's sad expression and couldn't help but comfort him.
Zhu Gaoxu also changed the subject, pointed at Geng Bingwen and said:
"This Geng Bingwen is really an old turtle. He defends the city without leaking water."
"It's just that Zhu Yunwen used the wrong person. If this person is allowed to defend Yingtian, I'm afraid we may not be able to defeat Yingtian so easily."
Zhu Di straightened his expression a little, shook his head and said:
"Don't underestimate Geng Bingwen. If Zhu Yunwen hadn't been too stupid, maybe Geng Bingwen could have forced us into a desperate situation."
"Why did dad say this? Didn’t we win a big victory over Geng Bingwen? He was just a defeated general, why did dad praise him so highly? Zhu
Gaoxu was puzzled, but Zhu Di looked up at the sky and said quietly:
"Keep reading and you will know".......Dividing line..[]
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