"Master, is this really okay?" Zhu Di was a little worried, "Uncle Bingwen is already sixty-five, and he doesn't have such a thoughtful mind. I don't think he can tell."
Dao Yan smiled slightly, "Isn't there also the supervisor Li Qing?"
Zhu Di frowned and said, "Li Qing is quite embarrassed. If I were to compare my feelings with others, I wouldn't be able to see that the three fires have such a profound meaning!"
"..." Dao Yan rolled his eyes helplessly, "Your Highness, if Li Qingruo has no real ability, can he set up such a big trap?"
After a pause, he continued: "The victory of this battle has been decided. It will take about three months at least to wait for the imperial court to learn the news of the defeat, to hold accountable, to discuss, to select the commander, to mobilize the army, and to rush to Peiping.
With the princess' ability, this time is enough to complete the task of clearing the country. Therefore, after this battle, Her Highness should immediately lead the army to Daning and control the three Duoyan guards in the name of rescuing King Ning;
Then, use Peiping as the base to directly control Hebei. Peiping is too small to support the confrontation between the two armies. "
Zhu Di nodded lightly, "I think so too, but... Daning has changed its defenses. If we want to save King Ning, we must bring most of the army with us. If Jianwen captures his hometown, it will be over."
Dao Yan thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, hurry up and try to help Peiping within three months."
He advised: "Beiping City is not the Juyong Pass on the border. It is small and broken. The next time Jianwen sends troops, there will even be more than 300,000 troops. There is no way to hold on for a long time. Even if they can hold on, the food and grass will not be enough to consume;
If Peking is used as the basis, it will be difficult for Li Qing and others to release water;
Once it is irreversible and cannot be saved, they will make a fake show for their own benefit;
It must be typed out! "
Dao Yan pondered, "You can be sure that the next coach will definitely not be Geng Bingwen. Another coach may not be as easy to talk to as him;
We can't make things too difficult for others! "
Zhu Di nodded, "What the master said makes sense, so let's do this. As soon as this battle is over, I will lead the army to Daning and strive to occupy Hebei as soon as possible."
He looked up and saw the army making torches, and felt a little more confident.
There are four torches stuck on a wooden frame. This is a fool's errand. One person can hold four, which is really bluffing.
the other side.
Li Qing and Geng Bingwen were also actively preparing to mobilize their troops to march towards the Hutuo River.
More than ten days passed, and the army finally arrived at Hutuo River.
Geng Bingwen asked the army to set up camp and form corresponding formations, waiting for Zhu Di's arrival.
After waiting for three days, Zhu Di's army finally arrived late on the night of the fourth day.
When Geng Bingwen got the news, he immediately took up his stance and looked like he was going to fight Zhu Di desperately.
On the horse, Li Qing looked into the distance and saw the sparse sparks. His heart sank and he thought to himself: Did he guess wrong?
Geng Bingwen's face didn't look good either. With an army of 90,000 people watching, he couldn't let things go openly, could he?
Soon, the armies of the two sides were only a few miles apart. His expression became even more gloomy, and he whispered, "Li Qing, you are too evil-minded, what are you going to do now?"
Li Qing was also worried. According to the number of torches, the number of people was far outnumbered by his own, but now he was in a decisive battle posture.
If he fights in a full stance, Zhu Di may not be able to defeat him. Even if he can defeat him, his vitality will be severely damaged.
But it's really unjustifiable not to fight, so many people are watching, and there are 90,000 mouths, which can't be stopped at all.
Just when he was full of tangles, there was a sudden fire on the opposite side, and the dense fire points connected into one, like a sea of fire.
Moreover, the torches were extremely neat, like a square array. At a rough glance, they must have numbered more than 200,000.
If he hadn't known Zhu Di's details, he would have thought that Zhu Di really came here with an army of more than 200,000 to fight them.
The sudden change caused a commotion among the 90,000-strong army.
Without him, it’s too bluffing.
The huge psychological gap caused the soldiers' fighting spirit to plummet.
At this time, Uncle Bingwen immediately began to stabilize the morale of the army and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, everyone, 90,000 versus 300,000, the advantage is mine!"
Li Qing understood this in his heart, and immediately mobilized his true energy, letting it sink into his Dantian, and shouted softly: "Stay steady, we can win!
Don't run away, everyone, fight hard, we can win, don't run away...! "
Originally, the soldiers were just scared and had no intention of escaping, but after being told by Li Qing, they immediately started thinking wrongly.
It's easier to run in the dark.
More importantly, his generals were all moved to the front, and no one cared about them at all. If he didn't run away now, when would he wait?
A soldier looked around, quietly put down his weapon, broke away from the team, and then ran away.
When the soldiers around him saw it, they immediately imitated him.
In less than a quarter of an hour, sneaking away turned into running openly. Countless people lost their armor and lost their armor. It was out of control.
At this time, Geng Bingwen panicked and shouted quickly: "Come back, come back."
Li Qing couldn't help but be dumbfounded. If all the 90,000 troops ran away, how would he explain to Xiao Zhu when he went back?
But on the battlefield, once the decline is evident, it is not that simple to immediately reverse the decline.
Although the soldiers are straight-minded, they are not stupid.
Ninety thousand versus three hundred thousand, and there is ample opportunity to escape. If you don't run away now, what are you waiting for?
Waiting to die?
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Li Qing no longer cared about Geng Bingwen, and directly announced: "No more fighting, we will really hold on to the city, come back soon!"
Geng Bingwen immediately issued an order, asking the generals to quickly pack up the troops and then retreat.
It can’t be fought, it can’t be fought anymore.
The water was released like this, and Lao Geng was also trembling in his heart. It was too much. How should I explain it when I go back?
Fortunately, the fourth child was interesting enough and did not launch a general attack, but crossed the river in a hurry.
After half an hour, the army finally stabilized. A rough estimate showed that only about 30,000 of the 90,000-strong army remained.
An army of 130,000 people failed to fight a decent battle and lost 100,000 yuan. It is really unjustifiable.
Geng Bingwen was so angry that he yelled at Li Qing: "Who told you to scream like a blind chicken? You have ruined my plan."
"Commander, calm down, I...I didn't expect it to be like this!" Li Qing felt guilty and kept apologizing.
He also understood that this time he was out of luck, and when the news spread back to the capital, no matter how good-tempered Xiao Xiaozhu was, he would lose his temper.
If the battle ends like this, Geng Bingwen will never recover.
"What, our top priority is to rush back to Zhending City first."
"well……!"
Geng Bingwen sighed heavily and began to call for the army to retreat.
During the retreat of the imperial court's southern army, Zhu Di's northern army followed unhurriedly, neither fighting nor pursuing too closely.
He chases, he escapes...
Five days later, the army returned to Zhending City safely and assumed a defensive posture.
At the same time, the Northern Army also arrived in front of the city, and the two sides began a seemingly fierce offensive and defensive battle.
After a stalemate for five days, Zhu Di came to the city on horseback and said angrily: "Geng Bingwen, open the city quickly. I will let bygones be bygones."
"Don't be so presumptuous!" Geng Bingwen said angrily: "In the past, Zhang Shicheng's army besieged Changxing. I have been holding on to Changxing for more than ten years, but I have never let Zhang Shicheng step into the city gate!
I don’t even want to think about why I was granted the title of Marquis of Changxing! "
Geng Bingwen said proudly, "If you have the ability, try it and see whether it is your spear or my shield that is strong!"
"You...!" Zhu Di was furious, "Just try it."
…
Seven days later, when he saw that the performance was almost over, Zhu Di said: "You are so cruel!" and led the army back.
The soldiers were full of joy, but the generals all looked ugly, especially Geng Bingwen.
What he originally thought was that he would get a discount of about 50,000 yuan and then retreat. At worst, he would be reprimanded and fined several years of salary or something. But now that he has discounted it by 100,000 yuan, it cannot be justified.
Even though he was a veteran in the army, he felt that it would be difficult to return to life.
"It's all you...!" Geng Bingwen caught Li Qing and cursed him.
Li Qing was wrong and didn't say anything back. After he finished his anger, he said: "Commander, King Yan has really withdrawn. Should we go back?"
"Go back?" Geng Bingwen cursed, "Can I still go back now?"
"Then just stay here and stay?"
Geng Bingwen thought for a while and said: "Go and write a battle report: King Yan was too cunning and repeatedly attacked the weak points of our army. The army fought desperately and suffered heavy losses. Nearly 100,000 people were missing and killed;
However, the King of Yan did not get much advantage. Moreover, with only 30,000 troops, I used the small Zhending city to forcefully resist the King of Yan's army, preventing him from taking any further steps and making it useless. And return..."
After all, he was a veteran, and even his battle reports were of such a high standard that Li Qing was sincerely convinced.
However, Uncle Bingwen's record this time was too disastrous. No matter how well written the battle report was, it could not conceal the fact that a hundred thousand troops were wiped out.
He worriedly said, "I can artistically process battle reports, but...it's hard to fool the court!"
"You don't have to worry too much." Geng Bingwen said, "I have been in the army for so many years, how could my popularity become worse? In addition, the civil servants are domineering now, and the military generals will excuse me. The emperor today does not dare to deal with me under pressure If it’s a sin, just write it down.”
Li Qing nodded and said worriedly: "How about I go back and help you a little, the emperor still trusts me."
"If the army doesn't retreat, you, the supervisor, can't leave." Geng Bingwen decisively refused, "Because the emperor trusts you, you have to stay here the whole time, so that you can share the blame for me when you return to the court one day."
"……All right!"
Li Qing spent all his efforts, imitating the way civil servants wrote memorials, and wrote a splendid battle report, which was sent back to the capital.
…
The battle report reached the capital, and the court immediately exploded.
After all, no matter how beautifully written the battle report is, it cannot conceal the objective fact that a hundred thousand troops were defeated.
For a time, public sentiment was raging, and civil servants desperately impeached Geng Bingwen and went straight to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan.
At this time, the generals couldn't stand it anymore. Victory and defeat were commonplace for military officers. Although General Geng was a little miserable this time, it was not like this.
After losing the war, it is necessary to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. Is there any fucking reason for this?
