As Zhu Yuanzhang fled westward, Yuan Shao's entire army was wiped out, and the situation in Hebei had completely shifted to the Sui army.
At this time, in Hebei, apart from the main force of Zhu Yuanzhang's army who fled westward and Zhu Wenzheng's troops trapped in Ye County, there was only Zhu Di's troops stationed along the Yellow River to confront Qin Qiong.
Naturally, Yang Gao could not sit back and watch Zhu Di's army keep Qin Qiong in check. While he led his army north to Youzhou, he sent generals Fu Youde, Wang Zhongsi, Guo Zhiyun and Pei Xingyan to lead 20,000 elite troops to attack Zhu Di's rear and join forces with Qin Qiong to wipe out the last enemy. An army capable of threatening the hinterland of Hebei.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already sent people to notify Zhu Di, but he did not wait until Zhu Di returned with his troops. Therefore, the situation was urgent at that time. God knows what Yuan Shao would do if the delay continued, and Qin Qiong would definitely chase Zhu Di as soon as he retreated, and the situation would become more complicated by then. Therefore, he can only place his hope on his beloved son Zhu Di, hoping that he can break through the siege with his own ability.
When Zhu Di received an urgent message from Zhu Yuanzhang and was preparing to withdraw his troops, news came that Yuan Shao had been defeated and his entire army was annihilated. This news immediately made Zhu Di's vision darken, and he almost fell over and passed out. Without Yuan Shao's restraint, even though the main force of the Sui army was eager to go north to Youzhou, it could still be done by dedicating tens of thousands of troops to intercept it.
"General, the scouts are reporting urgently. The Sui army generals Wang Zhongsi and Fu Youde have led an army of 20,000 people to fight against us at night. In addition, Qin Qiong's troops on the other side are also making rice. They think they will attack us soon. General attack."
The speaker was Zhong Shidao, a general of the Northern Song Dynasty who had entered the world a long time ago. He was also the old Zhong Jinglue Xianggong mentioned by Lu Zhishen in Water Margin. He was the backbone of the resistance against the Jin people's southward march in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Shortly after his death, The Jin soldiers then captured Bianjing and staged the most tragic humiliation of Jingkang in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
"The situation is urgent, sir, please make a decision quickly!" Another general, Sheng Yong, who was born in chaos, also said.
Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was an outstanding emperor who was not inferior to his father. He took a deep breath and quickly stabilized his mind. He walked quickly to the map and said in a deep voice: "Now our army is attacked from both sides by the Sui army. We want to It is impossible to escape unscathed. I wonder which general is willing to stay behind?"
"If you can trust me, I would like to stay as my queen!" Zhong Shidao stepped forward and said loudly without saying a word.
"Old General!"
Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a sore nose when he saw this. Leaving the queen behind was a narrow escape, but Zhong Shidao came out to receive the order without hesitation. He was obviously determined to die. He immediately stepped forward to hold Zhong Shidao's arms and said: "If nothing can be done, the old general will surrender to the Sui army. With the ability of the old general, he may have a place in the Sui army."
Zhongshi Dao laughed and said: "Young master, you underestimate me, Zhongshi Dao, right? A loyal minister has nothing to do with the two masters. Today, Zhongshi Dao is the only one who died in battle. No matter how safe I am, I will break out of the encirclement. As long as I am still alive, I will not be able to do anything." Don’t let Qin Qiong cross the Yellow River!”
"Zhu Di, thank you, old general!"
Zhu Di's eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't know what to say. He could only bow deeply. After a long time, he slowly straightened up, turned his back and ordered: "General Sheng Yong, please pass on the order immediately. After the whole army has had a good meal, he will immediately Set off and break through the interceptions of Fu Youde and Wang Zhongsi as quickly as possible."
Sheng Yong hurriedly handed over his hands and said: "I will obey your orders!"
Zhong Shidao also raised his fists and said to Zhu Di: "Young master, take care!"
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Zhu Di's troops numbered about 60,000, and 10,000 were left behind to be led by Zhong Shidao. Zhu Di led the remaining 50,000 to attack Fu Youde and Wang Zhongsi's troops, striving to break out of the encirclement in the shortest possible time.
However, because the news that the retreat route in the rear was cut off had spread, Zhu Jun's army was in an uproar. By the time Zhu Di gathered all his troops and prepared to withdraw to the west to break out, more than 6,000 soldiers were missing. In all likelihood, he did it because he thought the situation was not good. deserter.
"That's all. Everyone has their own ambitions, so why force it? It's better to run away before the war than to defect before the battle!" Zhu Di sighed sadly and led his army to the west.
After hearing the scout's report, Zhu Di left thousands of people behind and led his main force straight to kill his own army. Fu Youde and Wang Zhongsi keenly judged that Zhu Di was planning to cut off the strong man's wrists and sacrifice the troops at the rear to cover his breakout. The two generals combined their forces and immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing and seize strategic areas to stop Zhu Di.
"There are so many talented people in the Sui army!"
Zhu Di led his army along the way. He originally planned to meet the Sui army on a narrow road, but unexpectedly, Fu Youde and Wang Zhongsi did not rush forward greedily. Instead, they were fully armed in dangerous areas, ready with strong bows and crossbows, ready for attack.
Zhu Di sighed helplessly, turned around and ordered his deputy general Sheng Yong: "Instruct the three armies to defeat the Sui army blocking the road at all costs. As long as you can break out of the encirclement, I, Zhu Di, will not hesitate to reward you!"
"As you command!"
Accompanied by the loud shouts of killing, tens of thousands of Zhu Jun soldiers swarmed forward.
"Fire the arrow!"
The Sui army was condescending, and arrows rained down in an instant. Countless Zhu Jun soldiers fell down after being hit by arrows, and the battlefield was dyed red in an instant, with corpses strewn in layers on the road ahead.
"Hold on and charge forward!"
At this time, Zhu Di was already charging forward on horseback, waving his long spear in his hand and loudly boosting morale.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Zhu Di has entered a fighting state, the force is +4, the base force is 92, and the current force has increased to 96."
Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was also an emperor on horseback. He charged into battle many times during the Battle of Jingnan. His charges greatly boosted the morale of Zhu's army. All tens of thousands of Zhu's soldiers bravely stepped forward risking their lives over the corpses of their colleagues.
"All officers, follow me and kill! Whoever captures Zhu Di alive will receive a reward of one thousand taels!"
Seeing that Zhu Jun was gradually approaching, Wang Zhongsi shouted loudly, clapped his horse and rushed over first, wielding his sword.
"Pei Xingyan is here, who dares to fight me?"
With a roar, Pei Xingyan, who was wearing silver armor and a white horse, jumped over the crowd and rushed into the Zhu army first. A pair of bright silver hammers with plum blossoms were swung out in the hands, blocking them and causing injuries, and killing them if they touched them. It was really like entering a deserted land.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Pei Xingyan has entered the brave state, his force is +6, his base force is 102, and his current force has increased to 108."
"The Sui general is brave and brave. He ordered the generals not to get entangled with him and to avoid this person and break through quickly."
Pei Xingyan was well-known, and Zhu Di had of course heard of him. He knew that this man was so skilled in martial arts that few generals in Hebei could match him. He made a decisive decision and ordered his generals not to come forward to fight with him, and to be careful to prevent the generals from fighting. After his death, his soldiers lost their command.
Sheng Yong and other generals also saw Pei Xingyan's bravery in the midst of thousands of troops. Even though there were some who were unwilling to do so, they could only follow orders.
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