Baoding Fucheng.
The Yan army all evacuated, and the southern army marched straight in.
This majestic and fortified city was recaptured in an instant, and the morale of the Confederate army was greatly boosted!
After Li Jinglong led his army into Baoding City, he convened the military council again.
Qu Neng and his son continued to lead the vanguard army towards Peiping, clearing obstacles along the way for the main army.
Li Jinglong is in a very good mood now, which can be said to be extremely good.
When he was put on the shelf and forced to take command to go on an expedition, he was a little scared and uneasy, and he was in constant panic all day long.
After all, Li Jinglong knew his level very well, but he was just a master of verbal skills and a boaster. He had never even fought a decent battle, and suddenly he commanded an army of 500,000 to go on an expedition, which made everyone feel a little uneasy.
What's more, the opponent is King Zhu Di of Yan, the heir to the mantle of General Xu Da, who is famous for his ability in warfare.
But no one expected that this battle would become like this.
King Zhu Di of Yan fled to Daning, and the Yan army completely retracted its defense lines. The imperial army marched straight in. Soon they would be able to attack the Huanglong soldiers at the gate of Peiping!
This unexpected success, coupled with the compliments from the generals in the army, made Li Jinglong feel a little elated.
It seems that King Zhu Di of Yan is not as powerful as the rumors say!
You, Zhu Di, have already fallen before you even took action?
Or do you mean that you really are a master of military art and a generation of war gods, and that Yan King Zhu Di and his like are just in vain?
No matter what the truth is, at least the facts are in front of you.
So Li Jinglong was very happy at the moment, and he didn't know his last name.
After all, once King Zhu Di of Yan is wiped out, then with his great achievements, Li Jinglong will definitely be able to become the most noble person in the Ming Dynasty and the absolute confidant of His Majesty the Emperor. It will be easy to leave a name in history and be famous for generations. His old Li family will also be able to survive for generations. By inheriting the title of Duke, the descendants will be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come.
"Generals, General Ping'an has sent word that Yongping Mansion has been captured!"
Li Jinglong said with a smile, his face full of pride.
When the generals in the imperial court heard this, they also looked happy.
After all, the land of Yan that King Zhu Di of Yan really controls is the three prefectures of Beiping, Yongping and Baoding.
Now that Baoding Prefecture and Yongping Prefecture have been recovered by the imperial court one after another, only Beiping Prefecture is left in Yan.
And in the entire Beiping Mansion, except for the Beiping City, there is no pass or fortified city. The imperial army can march straight in and fight all the way to the Beiping City!
Once the city of Beiping is captured, King Zhu Di of Yan and the Yan army under his command will be reduced to bereft dogs. At that time, the imperial army will only need to set up encirclements to encircle and annihilate them one by one. This expedition will be complete!
And these generals will naturally have great military achievements.
Although the bulk of it was taken away by Li Jinglong, they were able to share a lot of rewards.
After all, everyone knows that Emperor Zhu Yunwen hates King Yan Zhu Di deeply. He and others captured him alive and brought him to Emperor Zhu Yunwen. That is a great achievement. With Emperor Zhu Yunwen's temperament, the reward will definitely satisfy everyone!
The local military leader was thinking about whether he could get a title, even if it wasn't hereditary, that would be fine!
The noble disciples are dreaming about whether their current title can be further improved, at least to obtain a hereditary title and leave glory and wealth to future generations!
Veteran generals such as Guo Ying and Yu Tongyuan were eager to end the war, then disband and return to their fields, return home to retire, and completely withdraw from the Ming Dynasty.
For a time, the generals of the Southern Army were rejoicing and had their own little thoughts. They had already begun to think about the rewards and follow-up after the victory in this battle.
If coach Li Jinglong is like this, the generals will naturally not be far behind.
Everyone was talking and laughing at Yan Yan, who seemed to have completely defeated the Yan army and captured Yan King Zhu Di alive.
At this moment, a messenger rushed into the tent.
"Report——"
"General Qu Neng sent a message that the vanguard army has passed the Lugou Bridge and has not encountered any Yan troops. It will arrive at the gate of Peiping in the near future. Please ask the commander to march quickly and conquer Peiping in one battle!"
As soon as these words came out, the generals were overjoyed.
Li Jinglong couldn't help laughing loudly and said: "Haha... Yan Jun is really short-sighted!"
"The Lugou Bridge is the last strategic location outside Peiping City. The Yan army did not defend the bridge. I think they are really helpless!"
The generals also nodded and catered to the coach Li Jinglong.
The vanguard army commanded by Qu Neng and his son was originally intended to clear the way for the main army to advance.
Now that the vanguard army has cleared all obstacles and is about to arrive at the gates of Beiping City, naturally all the generals can't sit still, and they all ask for a fight and rush to Beiping.
Qu Neng and his son seized the position of the vanguard general and fought all the way, which was regarded as their first achievement.
If Qu Neng directly captured Beiping City in the past few days, they would not be able to drink any soup.
The generals expressed their pleas for war and asked Li Jinglong to hasten the march.
Li Jinglong was naturally aware of their little thoughts, but he did not reveal them.
No matter how these generals compete for credit, the real credit goes to him, Li Jinglong, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
But now that the vanguard army has cleared the marching obstacles, the main army will naturally speed up its march, reach the gates of Peiping City as soon as possible, and then decide the outcome in one battle!
"I am ordering the commander-in-chief to urge the soldiers of the three armies to march quickly and must reach the gates of Peiping within three days!"
"In addition, notify Ping An, Chen Hui, Wu Jie and other generals to rush to Beiping City at full speed. I will decide the outcome in a battle and encircle Yan King Zhu Di!"
Li Jinglong punched the location of Beiping City on the map, looking domineering.
At the same time, outside Peking City.
The dense army of imperial troops emerged, shocking Beiping.
Zhu Gaochi led the civil and military officials to the top of the city. Looking at the imperial army outside the city, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
"Two gentlemen, two generals, what should we do now?"
Big Fatty's face was a little pale, and his body was as tight as a string.
This was his first time presiding over a war, and it was with a small number of enemies, so he was inevitably extremely nervous.
Monk Dao Yan saw Zhu Gaochi's panic and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't panic. This is just the vanguard of the Southern Army. They will not launch an attack."
"So our army still has about three days to prepare for war, which is completely enough to deal with the early stage of the war!"
Chen Heng and Gu Cheng nodded one after another, forcing themselves to calm down their inner uneasiness.
"Master, you are now the backbone of Beiping City and the backbone of the Yan Army, so you must not panic, otherwise Beiping City will really be in danger of overthrowing!"
Monk Dao Yan lowered his voice and solemnly reminded Zhu Gaochi.
If Zhu Gaochi can't bear this huge pressure, then the city of Beiping will really be doomed, and the entire Yan army will be doomed as well!
Zhu Gaochi's expression became solemn when he heard this, and he took several deep breaths before finally calming down.
"Don't worry, everyone, Gao Chi understands."
"Everything is going according to plan. Thank you gentlemen and generals for taking the trouble!"
The four of them smiled and nodded, and then each got busy.
Zhu Gaochi touched the booklet in his arms, his face full of determination.
That was the city defense strategy given to him by Su Yang - "On How to Defend a Strong City in the Case of Insufficient Troops". The strategies written in it were great advice and were written entirely for this battle!
Therefore, Zhu Gaochi is now very confident that with the help of Su Yang, the banished immortal, he can definitely defend Beiping.
But Su Yang is not very optimistic!
Zhu Gaochi looked worriedly towards the west mountain and murmured subconsciously.
"Brother-in-law, you must survive!"
