Peiping firmly guarded its people. The long city wall was as far as the eye could see. The tall wall was built of solid bricks and stones. The city top was filled with artillery and fully armed Ming soldiers. Standing guard. Their bodies are strong and their spears are sharp, which shows the powerful combat power of this army.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Ming army in the early Ming Dynasty was the best in the world at that time. They had extremely strong combat effectiveness and discipline.
Standing under the city, you can feel the strong oppression of this city. No matter what kind of enemy they are, they can only despair in front of such a majestic pass and such a guard.
As expected of the former capital of the Yuan Dynasty, it was indeed heavily defended.
Yan Keng sighed in his heart.
However, at this time, Beiping City was more lively than usual. A large number of troops gathered outside the city. Their flags were fluttering, and the "Ming" and "Yan" flags were flying high.
Is it going to use troops? Yan Keng had a guess in his mind.
The soldiers here must be the famous three guards of King Yan!
The three guards of King Yan, namely the middle guard of Yanshan, the left guard of Yanshan, and the right guard of Yanshan, total about 20,000 people. Among them are one commander and two commanders. They have followed the king of Yan in the north and south in recent years, leaving a illustrious legacy. Prestige. And Yan Keng is a commanding officer of Yanshan's right guard.
Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed interesting. He is a third-level warrior as soon as he takes action. Most martial artists spend their entire lives climbing up the ranks, and that's it.
In addition to these gathering soldiers, there was also a large group of people marching towards Beiping City in the distance.
Although Zhu Di's nominal troops only have three guards of King Yan, in fact, the army he actually controls is far more than that.
Although the Peiping Capital Command Division and the Peiping Command Division were not directly under Zhu Di, they were actually at the command of King Yan. Together with the three guards from Yanshan, King Yan's troops actually numbered 140,000.
As for the troops currently gathering in sight, Yan Keng made an estimate and came up with a shocking number.
His military training in the past two years was not in vain. The people who taught him and the two princes were very good generals. In just a few glances, he could tell that these troops alone numbered more than 60,000.
With so many troops gathering, is this going to start another war?
Needless to say, everyone knows who the targets of the war in the North are, and they must be the Mongols.
In the Battle of Yuerhai, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, and soon the emperor was also killed. As a result, the various Mongolian factions split and attacked each other, but they never forgot their old business-going south to plunder the Central Plains.
After all, the bitter cold outside the Great Wall is not as comfortable as the colorful world of the Central Plains. Even if we can't defeat it, we still have to at least grab a handful.
The mission of the Nine Great Wall Kings is to hold them back and tell them that the Central Plains does not belong to you.
Now it must be Mongolia moving south again.
Thinking of this, Yan Keng suddenly felt his body heat up. Even though he was usually calm, he couldn't help but feel excited at this time.
He has read history books and has grown up listening to the legendary stories of his fathers. He knows that his father once attacked Jiqing and fought against Poyang; he knows that Uncle Xu Da, who always has a gentle smile, once defeated Gusu. , occupying Beiping; he even knew that Uncle Lan Yu, who liked to prick him with stubble, had stepped into the royal court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty not long ago, drinking horses and fishing in the sea.
He had longed for such splendor and glory countless times, so when he received the order to go to the North to guard the border, he didn't know how excited he was.
What's more, I didn't expect that when I first arrived, I would encounter such a big event as King Yan gathering troops to go on an expedition.
Now, it's finally his turn.
"Let's go!" Yan Keng shouted excitedly and rushed towards the city with his guards.
After showing his credentials, the gatekeepers did not rush to intercept him, and even sent someone to lead the way to King Yan's residence.
Arriving outside Prince Yan's Mansion, Yan Keng handed over the invitation in a polite manner.
At this time, there was a murderous atmosphere in King Yan's palace, and all the main generals under King Yan gathered here.
King Zhu Di of Yan stood in the center, flanked by the commanders of two of the three guards, the commander of the Peking capital, Sidu, the commander of the Peking capital, Sidusi, and three fellow commanders. In front of them was a huge sand table. Taking a closer look, Yan Yunbei had a panoramic view. At this time, they were pointing at the sand table and discussing intensely.
The military situation is very urgent.
Not long ago, the former Yuan and Liao king Azha unreasonably gathered 80,000 troops to attack the border. Fu Youde, the Duke of Ying, was ordered to lead his army to attack the north. The left guard of Yanshan was sent by Zhu Di to fight, but his troops were too few. There are only more than 30,000 people.
Fu Youde was worthy of being called a famous general. He pretended to return to the army because he was afraid of the Mongolian army. Then he took advantage of the Mongolian army's unpreparedness to attack day and night and suddenly appeared in the Taoer River. The Mongolian army was caught off guard and the forward was defeated.
However, although Aza's unreasonable troops suffered some losses, the main force was intact. The more than 70,000 Mongolian troops occupied the Black Mountains and Hanshan Mountains with fierce momentum, and still coveted the pass. The Ming army was forced to divide into two groups. One group withdrew its troops to the border area, and the other group Following Fu Youde, he stationed at Jin'an Mountain to contain the Mongolian army.
Fu Youde's sentries recently discovered that the Mongolian army has begun to make some changes. A large number of sentries have been sent out, and many of them are haunting the Ming army's camps. It is very likely that they will go south again to invade the invaders. After all, there are more than 70,000 Mongolians. The army cannot stay idle in the mountains all the time.
This is 70,000 Mongolian troops. After the initial chaos in the late Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan army has gradually restored its former combat effectiveness. In the past few decades, they have been driven out of the Great Wall by the Ming army and have long lost their former corruption. Seven Tens of thousands of troops, the Great Wall can't stop them at all. Once they enter the pass, even if they are finally defeated, this colorful world will be in ruins.
You can't be beaten passively! Zhu Di made such a decision. He decided to strike first before the Mongolian army went south, and the decisive battle took place outside the Great Wall instead of inside the pass.
As a result, troops gathered near Peiping to prepare for war.
At this time, the discussions within the government also came to fruition.
"Okay, let's follow this plan." Zhu Di finally nodded, waved his hand and said:
"Everyone, go and prepare. Within three days, all the troops must be sorted out without any mistakes."
"Here!" the generals responded in unison.
At this moment, a guard of King Yan hurriedly walked in from outside the mansion.
"Your Highness, there is a young man outside the door who claims to be from the capital. His name is Yan Keng. He is the commander of the Yanshan Right Guards who has been appointed to the post. He wants to come and see you."
"Yan Keng?" Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and the commander of Yanshan's right guard behind him reminded:
"Your Highness, it has been some time since I last commanded my subordinates. Didn't Your Majesty send a new person from the capital to fill the vacancy? It must be this person."
After hearing this, Zhu Di finally remembered. He was so busy preparing for the war these days, but he had forgotten the person whom his father personally wrote to take care of. At first glance, he didn't think of it. Why do we need people?
He curled his lips disdainfully:
"At the age of fifteen, he is quite knowledgeable in military matters... Heh, I'm afraid he will be Zhao Kuo again."
"Let him in."
