What determines the outcome of a war is never advanced weapons and numbers, but firm will and determination.
Zhu Di seemed to have forgotten this because of his consecutive victories.
However, the blow at the foot of Jinan City made Zhu Di gradually wake up.
He decided to first destroy the will of the defenders.
To this end, he thought of a way to flood Ji. Nancheng.
More than one person has used this method in history, and Zhu Di will not be the last person.
The effect of this move was indeed good, and Jinan City was soon in danger.
No wonder the ancient generals would resort to water attacks if they encountered a tough nut to crack during a battle.
Tie Xuan looked at the city that was about to be lost and didn't panic at all.
He has already thought of a way to deal with it - to surrender.
Not only could it resolve the current crisis, but it could even end the tribulation.
He sent a thousand men to pretend to surrender, and hoped that Zhu Di could enter the city alone to accept the surrender to show his sincerity.
Zhu Di had no doubt, or in other words, he underestimated Tie Xuan's determination to resist.
After all, the city is about to be lost, and even if it doesn't surrender, it won't be able to hold on for long.
He rode alone and came to the city.
I saw that the city gate was wide open and undefended.
Zhu Di was slightly relieved.
Just as he was about to enter the city, an iron plate fell above the city gate.
This incident shocked Zhu Di, and he immediately realized that he had been fooled.
Without any hesitation, he quickly fled back to the camp.
Seeing Zhu Di go away, Tie Xuan felt very sorry.
Just a little bit, just a little bit close!
But he didn't have much time to regret.
He knew that if Zhu Di was deceived, he would definitely become angry and order an army to attack.
Tie Xuan quickly ordered people to strengthen the city defense and prepare for defense.
The facts were just as Tie Xuan expected. As soon as Zhu Di returned, he immediately held a military meeting and issued instructions to attack the city.
However, the tenacity of Jinan City exceeded his imagination. The fierce attack lasted for three months, but there was no progress at all.
To break the deadlock, Zhu Di used artillery.
They bombarded Jinan City.
The defenders had no effective countermeasures.
They had no artillery and could not conduct counter-battery operations.
However, the methods are all thought up by people.
Tie Xuan was worthy of being a person destined to go down in history. He found someone to make dozens of big signs overnight and hung them on the city wall.
When Zhu Di saw these signs, he immediately ordered to stop firing.
Because these signs have the words "Ming Taizu Gao Emperor's Divine Sign" written on them.
Although this thing may have been written by Tie Xuan on some random pieces of wood, it was fatal to Zhu Di.
He rebelled under the banner of Jingnan, which originated from the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" left by Lao Zhu.
But if he fired at the divine card, then his reason for rebellion would be lost.
It can be said that Tie Xuan's move directly hit Zhu Di's seven inches.
Zhu Di was furious, but there was nothing he could do to the other party.
When the news reached the capital, Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed.
As if seeing the dawn of victory.
All the time, he received news of Zhu Di's victory and the disastrous defeat of the imperial army.
Now, I finally received the news of Zhu Di's failure.
He directly issued an order to appoint Tie Xuan as the envoy to Shandong and Sheng Yong as the general to conquer Yan Ni.
At the same time, the former Changping Hou Mansion.
After reading the secret report, Yang Xuan couldn't help but sigh: "This Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong are really talented people."
"Why haven't you noticed it before?"
"Such a talented person cannot be killed by Zhu Laosi."
So, he wrote a secret letter and gave it to Lao Hu and asked someone to send it to Zhu Di.
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Ji. Under the south city.
Zhu Di's army is still surrounding Jinan City.
At this time, he was very confused whether to retreat or not.
It took several months and huge consumption, but in the end, it was blocked under this small city.
Want to ask him if he is willing?
Of course I am not willing to give in!
But now that Jinan City has the amulet, Zhu Di can't do anything at all.
It seemed that the only way to retreat was to retreat.
But at this moment, Yang Xuan's messenger found Zhu Di.
Zhu Di received him in person.
Then I received a secret letter from Yang Xuan.
After reading the secret letter, Zhu Di was overjoyed.
Then he ordered people to prepare some wooden boards.
He wants to treat others with their own treatment.
Talented people like Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong must not be released.
Otherwise it will bring him endless trouble.
Zhu Di also wrote the words "Ming Taizu Gao Emperor's Divine Card" on the wooden boards he found.
He also asked people to set up these planks around Jinan City.
Then organize his soldiers to carry out memorial activities in front of the "god card".
On the city wall not far away, Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong looked at the actions of the Yan army below, wondering why.
So someone was sent to inquire about the situation.
Zhu Di had no intention of hiding it and let the other party see it openly.
Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong soon knew what Zhu Di was doing.
Suddenly feel the pressure.
The other party actually held an event to commemorate Lao Zhu in front of them.
Originally, they were planning to find an opportunity to give Zhu Di a cruel blow.
But in this case, it would be difficult for them to attack Yan Jun.
Just as Lao Zhu's magic card became the talisman of Jinan City, it has now become the talisman of Yan Jun.
"Dingshi (Tiexuan), now that Yan Ni is following our example, this is not a good thing for us!" Sheng Yong looked worried.
"I'm afraid we won't be able to pass this level."
"If Yan Ni is like this every day, we may not even be able to get out of the city." Tie Xuan said.
During the memorial ceremony, Zhu Di did not withdraw those sacred cards.
Someone was even arranged to guard it day and night.
In the following days, Zhu Di held another memorial ceremony. The defenders in Jinan City could only watch them provoking outside the city, but they did not dare to make any counterattack.
Zhu Di's original depressed mood disappeared.
There are more smiles on my face these days.
According to Yang Xuan's secret letter, since Jinan City cannot be captured now, it is better not to fight but to surround it, lest the other party attack your rear.
After all, Zhu Di's ultimate goal is the capital.
No need to waste too much time here.
If we have this time, we might as well capture more places and enhance our own strength.
At the same time, it consumes the strength of the imperial court.
Finally find the opportunity to go straight to Huanglong.
Zhu Di has always fallen into a misunderstanding, thinking that in order to reach the capital, he must win Jinan.
The geographical location of Jinan is very important, but it is not necessary to win it.
Can't you just bypass it?
sure.
Zhu Di was very excited to understand this.
He ordered Zhang Yu to stay and lead 100,000 troops to surround Jinan.
He led the rest of the troops and returned to Peiping to rest.
There, there were hundreds of thousands of troops captured previously.
After several months of training, it is now ready for use.
After half a month's rest, Zhu Di led the army to set off again.
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