"Have you seen the reinforcements?" Wang Zhen rushed across the muddy road in the village, reined in his horse under a locust tree, and asked the general who was retreating towards him.
The general shook his head and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Wang Zhen looked back at the surging crowd on the plain, wanting to find a way to break through.
He was originally just a small centurion in the guard of Prince Yan's Palace. Since the "Jingnan" campaign, he has experienced dozens of battles, big and small, and made meritorious services many times. He has risen rapidly from a centurion to a high-ranking commander-in-chief!
Wealth and glory were within his reach. He had just bought a fifteen-year-old concubine before going to war at the beginning of the year, and he had not had time to enjoy her yet...So although Wang Zhen fought bravely, he did not want to die!
At this moment, there were loud shouts and screams from the village behind him. When Wang Zhen
In the morning, Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu led their troops to arrive at Qimei Mountain one after another, and the combat effectiveness of Zhu Gaoxu's vanguard cavalry was greatly boosted.The cavalry of the government army did not dare to advance rashly, and had to hold on to the infantry formation, with the infantry and cavalry supporting each other. Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse on the battlefield. Through the drifting smoke and dust, he could see the large formation of Ping An and He Fu, which was roughly in the shape of a half moon and faced the direction of Qimei Mountain.The Northern Army cavalry attacked for a while, and just as they retreated, the government army began to slowly advance to the southwest. On the wide battlefield, swords and spears were like a forest, and horses and men were like a sea. The mountains, rivers and fields seemed very noisy and lively at this time.Zhu Gaoxu looked back and saw that the high ground on both sides of Qimei Mountain wa
It was raining lightly from the sky, and it sprinkled on the glazed tiles of Qianqing Gate, making a soft rustling sound, and already making everything in the open air wet.Zhu Yunwen, wearing a blue dragon robe, stood on the edge of the corridor, looking up at the misty rain in the sky with his hands behind his back. His brows were furrowed, and sadness spread around him like rain.A group of eunuchs and maids nearby stood on the corridor with their heads bowed, not daring to say a word.After a while, Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru came over from the diagonal corridor. They kowtowed to the ground and said, "I will pay my respects to the Holy One."Zhu Yunwen turned around, waved his robe sleeves slightly, and the group of palace people behind him bent down and retreated towards the exit of the inclined corridor."Stand up." Zhu Yunwen said.The two men climbed up from the ground. They did not dare to look at the emperor, but they could obv
In the Prince's Mansion in Beiping, Zhu Gaochi was furious as he was helped down from the sedan chair by several people. He stared at the Prince's Consort Zhang who came up to him, "How dare you!""Why are you so angry, my Lord? If you have something to say, just speak slowly." Zhang was not afraid at all after being reprimanded. Her tone was neither soft nor harsh, which made it difficult for Zhu Gaochi to lose his temper for a while.She then said to the servants around her, "You guys go down.""Yes." Everyone knelt down.Mrs. Zhang then came forward to support Zhu Gaochi's arm. Zhu Gaochi shook his arm angrily, but did not shake it off, and said, "As a woman, why do you care about government affairs? It is only right that Tan Yuan's son kills people and pays for his life." ! If you plead for him in private and bend the law for personal gain, if your father finds out, will you spare us? "Zhu Gaochi paused slightly and continued to curse, "Tan
Duke Xu Huizu of Wei led his army away!When Zhu Gaoxu learned the news, he felt confused at first. He occasionally feels that his thinking is different from that of people of this era, and he cannot understand some of the ideas of the ancients...Soon after arriving at King Yan's Central Army, Zhu Gaoxu was sure: It was not that the imperial court had some clever strategy that was not understood by others, but it was really just a mistake of the imperial court!The generals in the big tent changed from the depression and decadence of two days ago. Everyone was noisy and burst into laughter from time to time.King Yan was describing in detail the details of the scene where Emperor Ming made this decision, why there was a sloping corridor from Qianqing Gate to Dongnuan Pavilion, and how many people there were. It was as if he saw it with his own eyes from a distance... Prince Yan's Mansion Being a spy is no small matter.Zhu Gaoxu was smiling, and
The Battle of Qimeishan broke out on the 22nd day of the winter month, and Xu Huizu was transferred away shortly thereafter; two days later, on the 25th day, Ping An and He Fu's army moved their camp to Lingbi.After Xu Huizu left, Ping An was even more short of cavalry. He was very negative at first and wanted to persuade He Fu to retreat to the Huai River and move the battle line south again.Ping An agreed to stay in Lingbi temporarily because of He Fu's persuasion. He Fu was mainly worried that retreating again and again would make the emperor and his ministers more dissatisfied; so he wanted to hold out in Lingbi for a while, and wait for the legendary "reinforcements from various provinces" to arrive, and then set up a decisive battle with the Yan army!...On the morning of the twenty-seventh day of the winter month, Ping An heard that the grain route was attacked, and immediately decided to lead his troops south to open up the grain route.He ag
Inside and outside Lingbi County, there were more than 300,000 troops on both sides, which might be more than the population of the entire county.On the twenty-ninth day of the winter month, all the troops of the Northern Army arrived at the Lingbi camp and completed the encirclement of the government troops.The King of Yan summoned his generals in the central army and said, "He Fu's army has just been defeated, and morale is low. The official army is short of food, and the army is in turmoil. Our division urgently needs a big victory to boost morale. This king has decided to launch a large-scale attack on the camp tonight and take advantage of the situation to destroy Ping An and He Fu's army!"There was a commotion in the big tent, but no one stood up to speak for a while.Zhu Gaoxu originally thought that the government troops would sooner or later come out of the fortifications because they had no food. As long as he built another fortification o
Ping An rushed out of the east gate of the camp with his halberd and patted his horse. Outside, there was a crowd of people in chaos and flames. He turned around and saw that countless officers and soldiers were driven into the trench he had dug. He saw that the ditch was crowded with people, and the screams and cries of ghosts and gods were loud.He sighed and turned back to the barracks. At this time, a group of Yan's cavalry rushed over. Ping An looked carefully and saw that the person in front of him was not King Gaoyang.Now that defeat was certain, Ping An was too embarrassed to yell. He picked up his long halberd and decided to fight to the death with Zhu Gaoxu!"Damn it!" Ping An cursed in a low voice and rushed out on his horse.Unexpectedly, Gaoyang Prince Zhu Gaoxu shouted first, "General Ping, all you can do now is surrender to my father as soon as possible to reduce the unnecessary sacrifice of soldiers!"Ping An stared at Zhu Gaoxu,
It started snowing in the capital, and memorials from Huainan flew into the imperial city like snowflakes.The Yan rebels first asked Mei Yin of Huai'an and Xu An of Fengyang for permission to pass through the imperial mausoleum to pay homage and burn incense, but were rejected. Mei Yin also cut off the ears and nose of the Yan king's envoy.Then Sheng Yong wrote a letter, hoping to use the Huai River to delay the Yan army. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the Yan rebels crossed the Huai River and attacked Sheng Yong's camp from behind. Sheng Yong's army was defeated and retreated to the Yangtze River. The emperor then sent Xue Yan, the Minister of the Dali Temple, across the river to question Sheng Yong.Inside the imperial gate, Zhu Yunwen looked haggard, and his hair was a little messy. At this time, someone reported that Xue Yan had returned to the capital, so Zhu Yunwen summoned him to see the emperor.After Xue Yan finished his kowtow, Zhu Yunwen