Chapter 148: All Quiet on the Western Front
Seeing King Jin arriving at the gate of the camp, Geng Bingwen immediately went to greet him.
The King of Jin shouted sternly: "Geng Bingwen, what's the matter with you? I sent so many people to ask for reinforcements. Why didn't you send troops? Are you waiting for me to die?"
Geng Bingwen thought to himself: "You are right." But this truth cannot be told. Geng Bingwen immediately said in surprise: "Really? I didn't see anyone here. That's why I didn't dare to send troops. After all, there is no distinction between you and me in the dark. I accidentally injured myself, my personnel is small, and my Highness was accidentally injured. Old minister, I can't I can’t bear it.”
King Jin suspected that the old guy did it on purpose. But now is not the time to worry about these things. King Jin secretly gritted his teeth and said, "Send troops quickly."
Sending out troops faster can also gather some remaining soldiers. If the troops are sent out slower, even the remaining soldiers will not be able to gather much. In that case, King Jin's losses would be even greater. Now it's time to stop the loss in time.
Geng Bingwen still smiled and said: "There is no rush. Your Majesty, Prince Jin, there is actually one thing I have always wanted to tell you, that is, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and there are very few clans in Nanjing. Your Majesty has always wanted to have an elder of the clan sitting in the capital, and the throne has been vacant for a long time. , please His Royal Highness the King of Jin to return to the capital to be Zongzheng. Please also His Highness the King of Jin, thinking of His Majesty’s painstaking efforts, please don’t refuse.”
King Jin's expression suddenly changed. Pointing at Geng Bingwen, he was about to say something. However, he found that many soldiers appeared around him. These soldiers were all very close to each other, and they seemed to be standing together with his personal guards.
After all, King Jin was a man who had fought in wars. Take a look at the formation. I knew I was being controlled.
In an instant, the confidence to speak harshly was gone. King Jin was silent for a while, sighed and said, "Forget it. I also want to go back to Nanjing."
He knew that he actually had no choice.
He will return even if he doesn't.
After today, for the rest of his life, it would be nice to have a wealthy and idle man.
All the sweet dreams no longer exist.
King Jin seemed to have aged many years all of a sudden.
Geng Bingwen still smiled and waved his hand. Only then began the counterattack.
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Ping An did not have much contact with Geng Bingwen's army at all. He withdrew to the outside of Zhending City and set up camp.
It is at odds with Zhending City.
As a result, the situation in Zhending City has also changed.
Originally, although Zhending City was a fortified city, it was also an isolated city. There were not many soldiers in the city, and there was no possibility of leaving the city to fight in the field. Therefore. Geng Bingwen had the right to move freely under Zhending City.
But things are different now.
As soon as Ping'an arrived, he won a great victory, which boosted the morale of the Northern Army. The purpose of Ping'an's stationing outside the city and not entering the city was to maintain the offensive capability of the cavalry. With peace outside the city, Geng Bingwen could not regard Zhending City as nothing.
Thus, one can move freely, bypassing true determination.
Geng Bingwen's time window is over.
With the same problem, Geng Bingwen also has to clean up the mess.
Geng Bingwen captured the King of Jin in one fell swoop, which meant that the Nanjing court officially captured Shanxi, and the northwest army could march eastward without any scruples.
In the long run, this is naturally a good thing. But from now on, it is no longer the case.
The King of Jin was deeply rooted in Taiyuan. Taiyuan also has some troops controlled by the Crown Prince of Jin. It will take a certain amount of time to eliminate King Jin's influence. This period of time is not suitable for fighting.
So Geng Bingwen decided to retreat first. It’s never too late to fight again in the future.
It's hard to say whether what Geng Bingwen did was right or wrong. It's just that he did it. Lost the ability to contain the Western Front army, thus putting all the pressure on Fu Youde.
However, at this time, Geng Bingwen, most people in Nanjing, and even the world did not think this was a big deal.
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Cangzhou Pier.
Countless ships almost blocked the entire canal, and the largest ship even occupied the main channel, making it impossible for other ships to pass. This is Yu Zhou.
Liaodong's shipbuilding capabilities were almost the best in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Building a ship for Zhu Xiongying was naturally easy.
When Zhu Xiongying got off the boat, He Xi took Ye Chen, Tie Xuan and other civil and military ministers to greet him, needless to say.
The emperor's personal conquest is a very morale-boosting thing.
As soon as Zhu Xiongying arrived, He Xi immediately felt that the morale of the army was several levels higher.
This forced He Xi to admit that what some people said was right. At least in this era, Chinese people have an emperor in their hearts. They need an emperor.
After a ceremony, Zhu Xiongying had time to talk in detail with He Xi, Ye Shen and others.
From the beginning, Zhu Xiongying took out the good news from Zhending City and gave it to He Xi. Said: "Uncle, what do you think of General Ping An?"
He Xi knew in her heart that Zhu Xiongying did not trust Ye Chen. I didn't trust him from the beginning. Before, I just gave He Xi face. Now Ye Chen was defeated. Even more distrustful. Ping An's record at this moment certainly boosts morale and lets the soldiers know that they have no worries in the near future.
At the same time, it is also a subtle temptation. It is not feasible to replace Ye Chen with Ping An.
He Xi said: "General Ping'an is a person who was used by Emperor Zhenzong and was left to your Majesty by Emperor Zhenzong. I just saw Emperor Zhenzong's eyes as bright as fire today."
Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but smile after hearing this.
He Xi, this is too great. Emphasis on Emperor Zhenzong, that is, Prince Zhu Biao. It emphasizes Zhu Xiongying’s orthodoxy. This is Beijing's political correctness. That couldn't be more true. But he avoided Zhu Xiongying's temptation.
That is to say, he does not agree with Ping An replacing Ye Chen.
Because in He Xi's opinion, there are almost no people in the world who can complete the firearms army. Ye Chen may not be the best. But definitely the least bad one.
Peace brings thousands or tens of thousands of cavalry, which may drive thousands of miles and sweep the entire army. But if you ask him to command these firearms armies, he will probably not be able to do it.
He Xi smiled when he saw Zhu Xiongying. He said: "Your Majesty, please ask Ye Chen to tell you his plan for this battle."
He Xi also knew that specific measures must be taken to eliminate Zhu Xiongying's lack of confidence. Get to the point directly. Let Ye Chen prove himself. Read the book
Zhu Xiongying said: "Okay. I hope General Ye will not disappoint me."
Ye Chen said: "I will not let your Majesty down."
Immediately let him bring in the big sand table.
This sand table is the sand table of the entire Hejian Mansion.
Ye Chen simply drew three lines and said: "I am preparing for a massive attack. The army is divided into three groups, one going south along the canal, the other going south along the Hutuo River, and the other going southeast of the canal. The three groups will advance together."
After Zhu Xiongying heard Ye Chen's opening remarks, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He looked at He Xi, and that was what he meant.
Even a child can come up with such a plan. Just draw three lines on the map.
He Xi noticed something and said, "Don't be too pretentious, tell me in detail."
Ye Chen said: "Your Majesty, there is something I need to explain here first. I have made a new organization for the Ming army during this period. I am planning to add a new level of troops. Each army has three or five guards. Place."
"And the most basic infantry has also changed from a square formation to a horizontal formation. When marching, it is a column. When it encounters the enemy, it quickly transforms into a horizontal formation. That's it."
Ye Chen laid out a long list of white chess pieces. First, set up a column, that is, one vertical line. Then separate the chess pieces left and right, and quickly transform the chess pieces into a horizontal formation.
These formation transformations are also taught in some military trainings. Of course. As the core skill of the formation. This formation transformation is far from complicated. Zhu Xiongying understands. But don't understand. He didn't understand why Ye Chen covered up this situation?
Ye Chen said: "When you meet cavalry, the horizontal formation can turn into a square formation, and the square formation can also turn into a horizontal formation."
Then the chess pieces were arranged into squares for a while and hollow squares for a while.
Zhu Xiongying was a little impatient. Said: "What on earth are you going to say? Say it directly. I don't understand everything, and I want you to start from the most basic level.
Speaking of it basically. "
Ye Chen said: "That's all I said. I said the troops were divided into three groups. In fact, with the canal as the center, a wide area of nearly 200 miles from east to west, one army was deployed every ten miles. It formed a rolling torrent. From Cangzhou, we went straight to Dezhou. We thus captured Fu Youde's logistics base in one fell swoop."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned and said, "He Xi, you just asked me to listen to this."
