"The best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack his alliances, the next best is to attack his troops, and the worst is to attack his cities."
The Yan Wang army crossed the Daji River and defeated Li Jinglong's remaining troops again, and was approaching the city of Jinan. At this time, Yao Guangxiao came to the army and had a few words with the Yan Wang.
There were not many people around him, all of them were Prince Yan's confidants, and Zhu Gaoxu was among them.
Several riders stood at the foot of Jinan City, watching from a distance of several hundred steps, not daring to approach. The black muzzles of the cannons on the top of the city walls were facing the outside. Jinan was the largest city on the ground in Shandong Province, and it had all kinds of heavy weapons. The towering towers and tall city walls made people feel very depressed.
Yao Guangxiao's voice continued, "The Art of War by Sun Tzu refers to the
First, Sheng Yong led his army to attack the camp outside the city at night, then Tie Xuan pretended to surrender, and the King of Yan also repeatedly sent people to persuade them to surrender... Everything was of no avail, and in the end they could only fight each other in Jinan City separated by a thick and tall city wall.In order to prevent the government troops from going out of the city to counterattack, a fortification was built outside Jinan City, with fences and trenches, which were built out of the range of artillery shells. Zhu Gaoxu rode a horse behind the fence to inspect the battlefield, and resolutely refused to cross the trenches."Kill! Kill..." A huge fire was rising up from the city wall. Many soldiers were holding shields and pushing ladders, shouting as they rushed towards the city wall. The air was filled with thick smoke, including white gunpowder smoke and black smoke from burning kerosene.Rockets flashed in the smoke like fireflies
The King of Yan finally withdrew his troops.As soon as the troops besieging the city withdrew, Li Jinglong immediately received an imperial edict from the capital, summoning him to return to Beijing immediately!...A team of cavalrymen escorted Li Jinglong's carriage as they headed south. Paddy fields gradually appeared on both sides of the post road. The rice in the fields had just been harvested, and bare rice stalks appeared in the turbid water, which was simply lifeless.Perhaps due to the fatigue from the long days of traveling, Li Jinglong in the carriage looked very haggard and had long lost his previous vigor and vitality.His hair was messy, as if a lot of white hair had grown in just a few months, making it look gray. The lining collar of his robe was still exquisitely embroidered, but it was wrinkled around his neck like a used handkerchief.Li Jinglong opened the curtain woven with rushes and saw a solitary white bird flying over the
The autumn in Peking is particularly bleak. The flowers, plants and trees do not change slowly like those in the south. When the autumn wind blows, they will wither and die. When the soldiers and horses enter the city, the wounded are among them, which makes the atmosphere full of murderous flavor.As soon as Zhu Gaoxu returned home, he took off his heavy armor. The arrow marks and damage on it were the marks of his blocking many open and hidden arrows. When he took off his armor, he was a little uncomfortable for a while, as if he had no protection and a little less sense of security... However, if there were "hidden arrows" in Peking, the armor would not be able to stop it, right?He changed into casual clothes, called Wang Gui and others, and went to Prince Yan's Mansion to report his safety to his mother.The double-eaved gatehouse of the Prince of Yan's Palace is very majestic and somewhat similar to the imperial city. The palace was originally rebuilt
Walking out of the small courtyard where Princess Xu lived and out of the wooden door, there was a corridor and a stone path between trees, which Zhu Gaoxu had walked many times.Even when he thought of Xu Miaojin, he would always think of this road. Most of their communication took place on this road."Five or six steps ahead, there is a cracked paving stone and no one has repaired it." Zhu Gaoxu said, breaking the silence.Xu Miaojin didn't say anything. After a while, she looked down and saw a crack on a stone on the ground. She was slightly surprised and turned to look at Zhu Gaoyang. "Prince Gaoyang has a good memory. Are you counting steps?"Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and pointed to a tree with only a few leaves left on the roadside. "That tree looks like a slingshot fork. That's what I thought when I first saw it. This cracked stone is right next to it."Xu Miaojin gave a forced smile, "In ancient times, there was a 'prince who held a bullet
Just after returning to Peking, Princess Xu invited Zhu Gaoxu to have dinner. Zhu Gaoxu declined politely and said he would rest for a few days before going... When he said this, it was originally just an excuse, but within a few days he actually went.I remember that the scenery I saw in Nanjing was so beautiful, but now when Zhu Gaoxu was riding a horse and walking in the city of Peiping, his eyes were full of gray colors. The neighborhoods are also flat and vertical, very monotonous.Only the red walls of Prince Yan's Mansion add a bit of color to the city of Beiping.Zhu Gaoxu entered Prince Yan's Mansion and met Princess Xu first. But Xu Miaojin was beside him, so he didn't ask anything and only talked about some household matters. When it was time to stay in You, Princess Xu asked Zhu Gaoxu for dinner again, and Zhu Gaoxu took advantage of the opportunity and agreed.I have never seen Xu Miaojin eat with the Prince of Yan and the Princess, and to
"Ding ding, bang bang..." The sound of metal knocking continued for the whole morning.Zhu Gaoxu walked into a room with a roof over his head and saw a big man with rolled-up sleeves swinging a hammer to forge something, with a charcoal fire burning red beside him. Chen Dachui and two men were also standing in the room. They saw Zhu Gaoxu first and bowed in greeting."Bang!" Another hammer hit the chopping board.Chen Dachui turned around and said, "Zhang Junjiang, the prince is here."The military craftsman then turned around to take a look, put down the hammer, clasped his fists in salute, but said nothing."Is it almost repaired?" Zhu Gaoxu pointed at the heavy armor hanging on the wooden rack.Zhang Junjiang said, "Your Highness, your armor is made of cold-forged Qingtang iron. I couldn't find good material at the moment, so I had to repeatedly forge the material to repair it. It takes a lot of time and it will take at least five days."
Originally, Zhu Gaoxu wanted to ride a horse to the Prince of Yan's Mansion, but it suddenly started to rain, so he changed to a felt carriage.The rain was getting heavier and heavier. When he lifted the straw curtain to look, a gust of rain was blown over by the wind and splashed on his face.It was almost dusk, but not yet the evening hour, and the sky and earth were already covered in dark clouds. It seemed like it was still daytime and early in the morning, but suddenly, it seemed like night was about to fall... It was completely unprepared.The rain was drifting in the wind, and from a distance it looked like wisps of white smoke. The vision became blurred, and even the gate tower of Prince Yan's Mansion was dim and could not be seen clearly.A small group of horsemen guarding Zhu Gaoxu, all wearing straw hats and raincoats, were traveling in the rain, which looked mysterious.When the carriage entered the gatehouse, the eunuch stepped forw
People living in the capital city look at Zhongshan Mountain, and are fascinated by the mountains towering in the clouds like a fairyland, and always want to climb the mountain themselves.Xu Huizu and Fang Xiaoru were no exception. After making an appointment, they climbed up Zhongshan Mountain during their ten-day holiday."Huff, huff..." When Fang Xiaoru climbed up with his back bent, his breathing was like a bellows. He pressed his hands on the ground, as if he was climbing up, and finally straightened up with great difficulty.Xu Huizu took a deep breath and then calmed down. He looked at Fang Xiaoru with a smile and said, "Doctor Fang is not feeling well!"Fang Xiaoru waved his hands and almost sat down. He glanced at Xu Huizu and saw that Xu Huizu was standing there straight and tall as if nothing had happened, so he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.After resting for a while, Fang Xiaoru stood on a high place and looked at the entir