Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 115 The advantage is mine

"Our army now only has 200,000 soldiers, and there are still many soldiers who have not been reorganized. We are fighting against 300,000 Geng Bingwen.

In bad situation. It would be better to wait for the soldiers from various places to be reorganized and gather the entire army to go south, so that nothing could happen. "The old monk always does things without leakage. Only when he is absolutely sure will he think about a strategic decisive battle with the opponent. After all, a strategic decisive battle is not a game of house. The victory or defeat will directly determine the success or failure of both parties, so we must be cautious. But Zhu Di had his own ideas.

Zhu Di's two months in the Beijing camp were not in vain.

He carefully observed the military usage habits of various generals in the Beijing camp, especially Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen.

Others admired Geng Bingwen highly, but Zhu Di disagreed. He thought Geng Bingwen was too upright in his military use.

To put it bluntly, it is rigid, not flexible enough, and does not have the ability to adapt to changes.

Of course, this may be related to his old age, but in Zhu Di's view, there is no distinction between old and young on the battlefield. It was impossible for him to give Geng Bingwen his son-in-law because he was an old man. On the contrary, he would bully and bully this old man without respecting martial ethics. In the Beijing camp, there were only two people he feared, one was Qu Neng, and the other was Ping An. Qu Neng's literary and military skills are not inferior to his own, and he is good at fighting and extremely brave. If he were to face Qu Neng, Zhu Di felt that his victory would only be 50-50. Needless to say, Ping An was carefully trained by Zhu Yuanzhang. In addition, he has a very high level of understanding and martial arts. The most important thing is that this person has been under his command for two years and is extremely familiar with his own tactics. After the old monk finished speaking, Zhu Di did not answer, but looked at Bai Chu,

Now Zhu Di has become accustomed to Bai Chu's suggestions. This guy who never stops talking without surprising words doesn't know what surprises he can bring to him this time.

But this time, Bai Chu chose to remain silent.

Bai Chu had no good way to deal with a veteran like Geng Bingwen on the battlefield. Apart from being tough and tough, there was no other way to play tricks in front of such a veteran. I'm afraid it was just playing tricks in front of Guan Gong, not knowing whether to live or die. Seeing that Bai Chu didn't speak, Zhu Di frowned slightly and took the initiative to ask,

"Why, doesn't Mr. Bai agree with me going south to fight Geng Bingwen?"

"No, please don't get me wrong, Your Majesty."

Bai Chu shook his head gently and said

"I don't know much about Geng Bingwen, so I can't make a correct judgment for fear of misleading the prince." "The prince has been in the Beijing camp for several months, so he must know the details of this veteran."

"Now that the prince dares to fight Geng Bingwen, he must be sure of victory, otherwise the prince would never be like this.

"Hahaha, the one who knows me is Mr. Bai.

Zhu Di laughed loudly and said:

"Although Geng Bingwen is a veteran on the battlefield and has rich combat experience, I am not afraid of him.

On the contrary, after two months of contact, I have found a way to defeat him.

"As long as the two armies confront each other, I will be able to defeat them in one fell swoop and completely occupy the Hebei area.

When the generals saw Zhu Di being so confident, their morale immediately rose and they loudly said:

"The prince is so powerful that the heroes of Mobei are so frightened that they dare not invade the border. How can Geng Bingwen be able to compete?" "That is, we have been fighting with Tatar targets at the border all year round, and our men are all bloody men. How can we be weak-footed like those of the Southern Army? Are shrimps comparable?" "As soon as the prince's army arrives, it will definitely scare Geng Bingwen half to death.

Zhu Neng and other generals were making noises one by one. It seemed that they had decided to take over Geng Bingwen, but Yang Shiqi was deeply worried about it. Although he didn't know much about military affairs, Yang Shiqi still understood the principle that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Thinking of this, Yang Shiqi couldn't help but persuade:

"Your Majesty, even if you are sure of victory, please be more careful.

"There is a saying in the art of war that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Your Majesty should take this as a warning.

When Zhu Di heard Yang Shiqi's advice, the smile on his face slowly faded, and then he solemnly said to Yang Shiqi, "I've learned a lesson.

The plan was decided, and Zhu Di immediately planned to start reorganizing his troops and then quickly move south to occupy favorable terrain and wait for an opportunity to find Geng Bingwen for a decisive battle. Just when Zhu Di was about to leave, Bai Chu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, we are raising troops for the sake of the people of the world, and especially for the many vassal kings who were persecuted by Zhu Yunwen.

“Since they are all brothers of the prince and have a common enemy, the prince should invite them to work together on great things.

Bai Chu's words made Zhu Di's eyes brighten, but then he became lonely again and said dullly: "I have written to King Gu of Xuanfu, King Ning of Daning, and King Liao of Liaoyang before, but none of these people responded to me. of.

"I didn't even read the letter, and just returned the messenger and the letter intact."

"These people are afraid of Zhu Yunwen's power and don't think I can succeed, so they don't dare to contact me at all." "After all, if you are captured without mercy, you can still survive. If you get involved with me, I'm afraid you will die." Miserable. "Haha, you are really my good brother!"

Zhu Di smiled bitterly, feeling very helpless.

Zhu Yunzhi even put a knife on his neck. It is really sad that these people still have luck.

And as the boss, they stood up for them, but they were indifferent, just like a turtle, preferring to die in frustration rather than give it a try.

It would be great if the twelfth brother was still alive. With his tenacity, he would definitely respond to him in Jingzhou.

When Bai Chu heard this, he nodded understandingly. It is human nature to be greedy for life and afraid of death. "Your Majesty, although these people are unwilling to follow us, we cannot just let them sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers." "Especially Prince Ning, who has 80,000 soldiers in his hands, and Duoyan Sanwei, the world's most powerful soldiers, let alone Let him watch us behind our backs. "I have a way to prevent them from staying away, and even send troops to join the war to help us.

"When Zhu Di heard this, he looked surprised and asked quickly:

"Guo Zhi?"

"What do you need from me, Mr. Bai?"

Zhu Di has long been coveting the Duoyan Three Guards in the hands of King Ning, who are the strongest cavalry in the world. If this force is included in Moxia, Zhu Di feels that his winning rate in this Jingnan battle will be greatly increased.

Bai Chu shook his head with a chuckle and said: Nothing else is needed, as long as the prince lends me 800 elite soldiers and Gao Xu follows him.

"Okay, Gao Xu, from now on, you will follow Mr. Bai and never leave.

In the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen appointed Geng Bingwen as the general to conquer the rebellion against Yan and Zhu Di.

On the day of the expedition, Zhu Yunwen personally sent Geng Bingwen out of the north gate of Yingtian City. When he left, he solemnly patted Geng Bingwen's hand and said with no expectations:

“I’ll leave everything to the General.

"Remember, don't hurt my fourth uncle's life!"

Geng Bingwen was confused. The sword had no eyes. How could he care so much on the battlefield? Now that King Yan had rebelled, he still allowed himself to spare Zhu Di's life. It was really unreasonable.

However, Geng Bingwen didn't say much, he just bowed, turned around, and left on horseback.

Three hundred thousand troops marched along the official road from Yingtian City in a mighty and mighty manner, with their flags covering the sky and the sun, like a long red dragon.

Sweeping across the north.

After more than a month of marching, Geng Bingwen arrived at the border of Hebei at the end of February.

As soon as he entered the border of Hebei, Geng Bingwen immediately divided the army into three groups.

The prince-in-law Li Jian was the deputy general on the left, and the commander Ning Zhong was the deputy general on the right. They led an army of 300,000 to attack the Yan State. They advanced in several directions and were known as a million-strong army. At the same time, the three provinces of Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi were sent to supply military pay.

Geng Bingwen led his army to Zhending in early March, and divided his troops into Hejian, Yunzhou, and Xiongxian, forming a strong force.

However, when Geng Bingwen arrived at Zhending, he discovered that Zhu Di had already arrived for a long time and had already set up camp under Zhending City.

Geng Bingwen was surprised that Zhu Di dared to go out of the city to fight on his own. Thinking that Zhu Di was cheating, he retreated thirty miles until he reached the south bank of Lituo River before stopping to camp. He thought that Zhu Di would take advantage of his unstable footing to launch an attack. Geng Bingwen was there The south bank of the Lituo River is ready. But Zhu Di stood still, which made Geng Bingwen a little confused. Helpless, Geng Bingwen could only set up camp on the spot, planning to confront Zhu Di across the river. After finding out Zhu Di's true and false status, he would catch them all.

In any case, now it's 300,000 to 200,000, and I have the advantage. After two days, the army will rest, and that's when Zhu Di will be captured.

But what Geng Bingwen didn't know was that Zhu Di was not in the camp at all now, and he was brewing a huge conspiracy.

(End of this chapter)