Xuanfu.
A giant town in northern Xinjiang during the Ming Dynasty.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was Shanggu County.
This place borders Peking to the south, controls the desert in the back, controls the danger of Juyong on the left, and embraces the solid ground in the clouds on the right. It is really an important frontier place.
It's just that this important frontier land has now easily fallen into the hands of King Yan Zhu Di!
The reason is very simple. The defenders had no intention of resisting.
As for the vassal king of Fan Xuan Mansion, it was Gu Wang Zhu Sui. This guy was scared out of his nerves long after the Yan army broke through Huai Lai.
After receiving the secret edict from the court, Zhu Sui set off without stopping and fled to the imperial capital of Jinling with his wife and children.
He would rather be a prisoner trapped in Jinling than believe in the brotherly relationship between King Gu and King Yan.
Zhu Sui ran away on his own, but the soldiers stationed at Xuanfu couldn't run away!
After Song Zhong's general Chen Zhi was defeated and retreated to Xuanfu, he felt that this place was too close to Peking and the Yan army could attack at any time, so he forcibly gathered the Xuanfu army and went straight to Datong, so that Xuanfu was It was abandoned by the imperial court in disguise, leaving only five thousand old, weak, sick and disabled people to garrison.
Zhu Di had just led the Yan army's cavalry to Xuanfu. He had not yet officially launched an attack, but only symbolically persuaded him to surrender. Unexpectedly, Xuanfu surrendered directly.
There was no decent resistance in such a large military town. This was indeed beyond everyone's expectation, not even Zhu Di.
However, Zhu Di also learned from Jiang Jun that the Xuanfu army had been transferred to Datong by Chen Zhi.
Now that Chen Zhi is guarding the important town of Datong, with a force of one hundred thousand, he seems to be a hard nut to crack.
After resting for a few days in Xuanfu, Zhu Di led his army to attack Datong again.
Datong guard Chen Zhi was originally a general of Song Zhong's army. Unexpectedly, Song Zhong died in Juyongguan in the first battle. After Chen Zhi retreated to Huailai and was defeated by Tan Yuan's army, he once again led his army to flee back to Datong, and forcibly recruited people in the name of the imperial court wherever he went. The defenders from various places gathered a hundred thousand troops.
During this period, Chen Zhi also forcibly suppressed the military action of Dai Wang Zhu Gui and imprisoned him in Dai Wang's Mansion, looking like a warlord leader.
After learning the news, Zhu Di was instantly furious.
His twelfth brother, King Zhu Baicai of Xiang, was forced to death by Zhu Yunwen, and now his thirteenth brother, King Zhu Gui, was humiliated by a common man. He was really rebelling against Tiangang and the ultimate bastard!
Whether it is Zhu Bai, the King of Xiang, or Zhu Gui, the acting king, they are all the real Taizu Xueyin. How can they be the biological sons of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and suffer such a great humiliation?
Without much thought, Zhu Di was ready to order an attack on the city.
However, Datong is also an important town in northern Xinjiang, and its city is strong and powerful. It is not easy to conquer it in a short time!
In addition, the Yan army was mainly based on cavalry and was indeed not suitable for forcibly attacking the city.
Therefore, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and other generals spoke out to dissuade him, hoping that Zhu Di could return to normal and stop being so impulsive.
They could also see that their prince had been completely pissed off because of the incident involving King Xiang Zhu Bai.
Now when he heard that the acting king Zhu Gui was imprisoned by Chen Zhi again, he was even more angry.
It's not child's play to go to war, so how can we act on impulse?
The fierce opposition from the generals once again made Zhu Di furious.
However, none of the generals were willing to carry out the military orders, and Zhu Di was unable to force him, so he could only temporarily order the three armies to rest and reorganize.
But Zhu Di was Zhu Di after all. After just one day, he successfully recovered.
He did not forget these blood feuds, but kept them in his heart, and was prepared to let the court pay for them with his life.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, the meeting began.
Zhu Di was the first to admit his mistake and was very pleased with the performance of the generals.
Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and others were happy from the bottom of their hearts when they saw Zhu Di returned to normal.
But the problem before them now is how to conquer the important military town of Datong.
After Zhu Di quietly listened to the generals' suggestions, a light suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"Generals, do you feel that this scene looks a bit familiar?"
"When our army attacked Songting Pass, didn't we face the same problem?"
When the place Songtingguan was mentioned, all the generals looked at Chen Mao.
After Chen Heng surrendered to Yan, he had been stationed in Yongping Mansion to guard against the attack of Yang Wen, Wu Gao and others from Liaodong.
However, Chen Heng was also a smart man. He specially handed over his most promising son Chen Mao to Zhu Di to fight on the battlefield with Zhu Di.
So now when Zhu Di mentioned Songting Pass, all the generals subconsciously looked at this young general, hoping to hear his opinion.
Chen Mao was suddenly surrounded by so many people and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"In the battle of Songting Pass, the main reason was that General Bu Wan and Liu Zhener were too harsh on the soldiers, so that a mutiny broke out among the three armies. The defenders killed each other after the camp was bombed. Naturally, there was nothing to fear."
"But it shouldn't be easy to use the same method to break through the important town of Datong. After all, Songting Pass had an internal agent last time..."
Chen Mao analyzed it honestly and told everything he knew.
When he said this, Zhu Di waved his hand.
"No!"
“There’s one in Datong Town too!”
"My thirteenth brother is not a good person!"
The thirteenth brother of King Yan, the acting king Zhu Gui!
But isn't this acting prince imprisoned in the acting prince's mansion now?
All the generals were confused and didn't know what kind of medicine Zhu Di was selling in his gourd.
"Although he is imprisoned now, she is Taizu Xueyin after all, so she should still have some background."
"Send people to collect arrow rain and tell all the Datong defenders the news of the disastrous defeat of the army led by Geng Bingwen!"
"In addition, tell them that I am here only to rescue King Dai this time. If they are willing to release King Dai, I can forget about it and leave here directly."
"But if they continue to imprison Taizu Xueyin, then don't blame me for being ruthless. After breaking through Datong Town, he slaughtered all the chickens and dogs in the city!"
Upon hearing this plan, the generals' eyes lit up.
They were vaguely aware of their prince's thoughts.
Next, it depends on how Chen Zhi responds.
Soon a hail of arrows broke through the sky, carrying shocking news, and shot into the important town of Datong.
The news of the defeat of the army led by Geng Bingwen also successfully caused an uproar among the Datong defenders.
Chen Zhi was furious and threw the letter to the ground!
"waste!"
"What a bunch of trash!"
"Then Geng Bingwen commanded an army of 130,000 people. Why was he so defeated?"
"Thanks to him, he is still a veteran of the founding of the country. He is really an out-and-out trash!"
All the guards looked at the furious Chen Zhi and were afraid to speak.
It wasn't until he finished getting angry that someone cautiously asked: "General, what should we do now?"
"The Yan army has already reached the city. Our army has no reinforcements. I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?" Chen Zhi stared at the man fiercely, and the latter was too frightened to say anything.
"Our army has 100,000 troops, and the majestic city of Datong is defending it. How can the Yan army defeat it in a short time?"
"Geng Bingwen is indeed defeated, but the imperial court will definitely mobilize the army again, so we just need to hold on to the city!"
"As soon as the imperial army arrives, King Zhu Di of Yan will be a clown, and he can annihilate them at will!"
Chen Zhi's eyes were filled with murderous intent and he ordered in a cold voice.
"Send the order to seize these letters immediately, and strictly prohibit anyone from spreading rumors or discussing this matter!"
"In addition, increase the number of manpower and keep an eye on the Prince's Mansion at all times to ensure that there is no abnormality in it!"
