Chapter 63 Li Jinglong

Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Yuchi Jingde sighed, "This is just adding fuel to the fire!"

However, he also knew that facing 9,000 elite soldiers, how could he not send troops to rescue? It was just that no one on Emperor Jianwen's side thought that these 9,000 people would be defeated so quickly, and Zhu Di's judgment was so accurate.

However, "This Prince of Yan really has the ability of a general!" he finally concluded.

Li Shimin agreed, "Geng Bingwen is likely to be defeated." On the one hand, the morale of the Prince of Yan is high, and he and his generals are quite capable; on the other hand, it will take time for Emperor Jianwen to mobilize the army. How many troops are gathered in Zhending now, and what is the status of these troops?

After occupying Luzhou, Zhu Di discussed with his subordinates how to deal with Geng Bingwen. Zhang Yu felt that although the enemy had a large number of people, they had just gathered and were in internal chaos, so they should take advantage of the victory to attack Zhending directly. Zhu Di agreed.

Oh~ At this time, a small gift package and the fifth traitor appeared!

Zhang Bao, a general under Geng Bingwen, came to surrender. Not only did he surrender, he also brought the latest news: Geng Bingwen now had only 130,000 men, and they were stationed on both sides of the Hutuo River!

Zhu Di asked Zhang Bao to go back and pretend that he had escaped, and told Geng Bingwen that Xiongxian and Luzhou had been defeated, and the Prince of Yan was now sharpening his sword to attack Zhending.

Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period.

In the hall, Geng Bingwen was also watching the sky curtain.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and sighed repeatedly: "I am going to lose. The King of Yan is really an accomplished military commander."

"Ah?" Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, was full of confusion. He didn't understand why Geng Bingwen was going to fail? It must be the problem of the fourth brother, right? Geng Bingwen had 130,000 men, and the fourth brother would definitely launch a surprise attack. And shouldn't a surprise attack be done secretly and without leaking the news?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Fu Youde and asked him to explain. He looked at Zhu Di and studied him carefully. It seems that we have underestimated the military talent of this fourth son. He immediately thought of this method.

Zhu Di showed a complacent smile.

Fu Youde had no choice but to explain seriously: "Only when Bingwen knew that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was coming to attack, would he unite the armies on both sides. And only by uniting them, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan could annihilate them in one fell swoop, avoiding being attacked by the army on the other side in the middle of the battle, or the army on the other side evacuating."

[Geng Bingwen indeed moved the South Camp to the North Bank.

On the 25th, Zhu Di personally led thousands of cavalrymen to take a detour to the west of Zhending City and captured the second camp of the Southern Army.

As expected, Geng Bingwen went out of the city to fight, while Zhang Yu, Tan Yuan, Zhu Neng and others fought hard and pinned Geng Bingwen down. At this time, Zhu Di led a cavalry to appear behind Geng Bingwen, attacking him from both sides. Geng Bingwen was defeated and wanted to retreat back into the city.

But how could it be possible? Zhu Neng led a death squad of 30 people and chased them all the way to the east of Hutuo River. At this time, although Geng Bingwen still had tens of thousands of people, their morale was low. Zhu Neng shouted and rushed towards the Southern Army, and the enemy began to disintegrate and trample on each other. More than 3,000 people surrendered.

In this battle, Zhu Di captured Gu Cheng, who then surrendered. Zhu Di then sent him to Beiping to assist the crown prince Zhu Gaochi.

Geng Bingwen eventually fled back to Zhending and held his ground. The Yan army fought for three days but failed to break through, so they also retreated to Beiping.

Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period.

The generals looked at Zhu Di with admiration and appreciation in their eyes.

Although they knew that the King of Yan had military ability in the past, how could his daily performance compare to his performance in actual wars? Now the King of Yan has not yet been enfeoffed, and has not yet participated in the border defense war. Therefore, it was only through the miracle that they truly understood how good the King of Yan's talent was.

In this series of battles, Zhu Di showed his overall grasp of the battlefield, and at the same time, his personal decisiveness, determination, and keen insight were also revealed. In addition, he obtained a variety of intelligence information...

Zhu Di puffed out his chest proudly. His father wouldn't beat him anyway, and he was so powerful. He was proud and proud!

[Next, a person appears! ]

The audiences from all dynasties couldn't help but sit up straight.

Is he a savior? Or a traitor?

[He is Schrödinger’s…]

Although no one had ever heard of the word Schrödinger, after Tianmu said it, everyone miraculously understood the meaning of the word.

Ming Dynasty, the 13th year of Hongwu.

At this time, Li Wenzhong, Duke of Cao, was still alive and was trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang. Naturally, he was one of the ministers who sat in the hall with Zhu's family to watch the miracle. Somehow, he suddenly had a bad premonition and shuddered uncontrollably.

Xu Da, who was standing beside him, noticed his shudder and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

Li Wenzhong shook his head. The feeling just now came suddenly and passed by. There was no need to mention it again.

The two then continued looking at the sky.

A time and space of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen.

"Why do I feel something is wrong?" Emperor Jianwen looked at Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and Fang Xiaoru on his left and right. He felt a little panicked. Although he knew that he had lost to his fourth uncle in the end, the feeling now was different.

[This person's evaluation in later generations is ambiguous.]

Some people think that he is the biggest traitor on Zhu Di's side, while others think that he is not a traitor, but just stupid. In any case, he participated in it, and his main role was to accompany him.

He is our Duke of Cao, Li Jinglong. 】

"Bang!", Li Wenzhong, the current Duke of Cao and father of Li Jinglong, almost fell off his chair. Xu Da and Tang He on his left and right hurriedly supported him, thus avoiding the tragedy.

"My son, my son..." Li Wenzhong couldn't understand. Li Jinglong was still studying, and he was doing very well. He was highly regarded by Zhu Yuanzhang. If he was a traitor, he didn't seem to be close to the Prince of Yan. You know, before the miracle, the Prince of Yan was going to be enfeoffed this year. How could he have close contact with officials in the capital in the future? But if he was stupid, it was hard to tell now.

At this time, in the mansion of Duke Cao, Li Jinglong sneezed and then continued to read the military book seriously.

The view returns to the palace.

After the group of people looked at Li Wenzhong at the same time, they looked at Zhu Yuanzhang silently and quietly.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored them and just looked at Li Wenzhong, comforting him: "Baoer (nickname), don't worry. Jiujiang grew up under my watch. He is devoted to serving the king and his ability is obvious to all among the younger generation. Who knows if something went wrong in the future." Li Wenzhong breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him quickly.

[When the news of Geng Bingwen's defeat reached the capital, Emperor Jianwen began to worry.

At this time, our classmate Huang Zicheng stood up and comforted him, saying "victory and defeat are common in the military", and recommended Li Jinglong. Although Qi Tai strongly opposed it, it was of no use.

On the 30th, Li Jinglong was appointed as the general. Emperor Jianwen personally saw him off and then recalled Geng Bingwen back to the capital.

This series of operations makes the entire battlefield process smoother. 】

A little man with Zhu Di's name written on him appeared in the sky, and a few words appeared above his head: "Jiujiang, a young man with a dandy appearance... He is the successor of Zhao Kuo!"

[On September 11, Li Jinglong arrived in Hejian, with a force of 500,000 men under his command. He stayed there until October 21. During this period, Zhu Di used a trick to seize Songting Pass and the troops of Daning, and his force was close to 100,000 men.

On October 21, Li Jinglong saw that the defense of Peking was weak (Zhu Di left 10,000 men behind), so he divided his troops into two groups, one to attack Peking and the other to wait for Zhu Di at Zhengjiaba.

He felt that this was a brilliant method of surrounding a point and attacking its reinforcements.

But the question is, did Zhu Di really not expect this? How could this not be Zhu Di's "throwing the burden to the enemy" and using Beiping as bait? 】

Ming Dynasty, the 13th year of Hongwu.

Zhu Di looked at the decisions he made in the sky, and his heart surged as he thought about them. He had a strong military talent. Although he had not yet been enfeoffed, he was not as experienced and sharp as he would be many years later, but he was still able to see through things at once. He was shouting in his heart: I am going to win! Li Jinglong is going to lose!
There were many people who also saw this point. Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Tang He...

Many of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty are still alive and gathered here. With their perspectives and Zhu Di's previous steps in the miracle, no one would think that Li Jinglong was talented enough and that this was the bait of the King of Yan!
Li Wenzhong looked at his son, who was full of energy and joy in the sky, and couldn't help wanting to close his eyes. It seemed that although Jiujiang was indeed a good student and had a good understanding, he still lacked real experience - the experience of fighting against those generals who were good enough. He did have experience, but it was just training troops and sweeping out bandits.

"Throw the burden to the enemy?" Xu Da noticed this sentence and couldn't help but sigh. It was really easy to understand! Beiping was the base camp of the King of Yan, a weak spot, and a burden. When the King of Yan carried it, his actions would be restricted. So, what if he threw this burden to the enemy? The enemy would definitely not give up, but the King of Yan would get the initiative and be more flexible.

"I don't know who came up with this idea, it must be a great talent!" Zhu Yuanzhang also praised.

On the fourth day of the eleventh month, Zhu Di led his troops back to Beiping. At this time, the weather was very cold and the river was frozen at night. Zhu Di crossed the river at night and directly defeated Li Jinglong's vanguard troops.

In fact, Li Jinglong's troops here had already had problems. To be more precise, it was the commander who had problems: Li Jinglong was afraid.

Since he began to attack Peking, he ordered his soldiers to be on martial law day and night, holding their guns and standing in the snow. As a result, many soldiers froze to death, and the limbs of the rest were also affected. As a result, the combat effectiveness was compromised.

On the fifth day, the Yan army and Li Jinglong fought at Zhengjiaba. Zhang Yu and others directly drove Li Jinglong to the outskirts of Beiping City, and the defenders in the city took the opportunity to escape.

Yes, it was another pincer attack, and Li Jinglong was defeated as expected, and he fled to Dezhou. 】

Han Dynasty, the first year of Yuanshuo.

Wei Qing watched the projection of Li Jinglong's transformation from high-spirited to fleeing south, and said, "The commander-in-chief's ability is important, but his mentality is also important. Even a momentary change in mentality will have an impact on the entire army and the battle situation." Li Jinglong felt fear, or perhaps not fear, but just over-vigilance, but his mentality was already unbalanced.

Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, agreed: "It's hard to find a general!" Since he ascended the throne, he has always wanted to conquer the Huns, but he has always failed. One of the main reasons is that there is no reliable general! There are so many people in the court, all of whom are incompetent! Fortunately, now there is Wei Qing. The victory of Longcheng can be said to have played the momentum of the Han Dynasty. In the future, he will definitely be able to destroy the Huns and create achievements that are not recorded in history books!

Thinking of this, he looked at Wei Qing with even more affectionate eyes.

[The first year of Jianwen is about to pass.]

In the remaining time, on December 24, Guangchang opened the city and surrendered to the King of Yan. 】

At the same time, the Prince of Yan once again used a strategy of sowing discord, causing Emperor Jianwen to strip Wu Gao of his title as Marquis of Huaiyin and exile him to Guangxi. As a result, Yang Wen, who did nothing, was left in Liaodong.

Ming Dynasty, the 13th year of Hongwu.

Seeing this, everyone shook their heads and sighed.

This is the second time, Zhu Yunwen was fooled again. Such a simple plot to alienate the emperor was nothing more than the Prince of Yan wrote a letter to Wu Gao, praising Wu Gao and belittling Yang Wen, and deliberately mailed it to the two in the wrong envelope. After the two received the letter and reported it, Emperor Jianwen began to suspect Wu Gao... What is the difference between this plot to alienate the emperor and the previous one to alienate Bu Wan! You can fall for the same trick for the second time? You have fallen into the same trap again and again. I really don't know what to say.

Maybe this is not uncommon for ordinary people, but you are the emperor!

Once again, everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang secretly.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was not good, but he was still calm. Perhaps from the various behaviors of Emperor Jianwen before, he had already seen that this grandson was really not good, so now he was not too angry about this matter.

I was angry, but not because Zhu Yunwen could do such a stupid thing, but because I was angry at myself for choosing such a useless person as my successor! I taught him for six years and paved the way for him before I died, so how could he do such a thing! I am afraid that if the fourth son did not rebel, the Ming Dynasty would have gone downhill, and I would not be able to rest in peace even in the underground.

Thinking of this, he let out a breath, turned his head and glared at Zhu Di, you little bastard!

Zhu Di was confused. Didn't his father already stop beating him? Why was he angry with him again? Never mind. It seemed that no matter who ascended the throne in the future, his good nephew would never be able to become emperor.

[The time came to the second year of Jianwen.]

At the beginning of the year, the Yan army was unstoppable.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Weizhou surrendered; in the second month, Baoding surrendered; on the second day of the second lunar month, the Yan army attacked Datong.

On April 24, the Yan army and the 600,000 southern troops fought near the Baigou River. During this battle, Zhu Di encountered danger several times, and at the same time, a strong wind blew off Li Jinglong's flag.

In the end, Li Jinglong was defeated and retreated southward to Dezhou, and all his baggage was left behind by the defeated soldiers.

On the 27th, the Yan army attacked Dezhou; on the 7th of May, Li Jinglong fled to Jinan; on the 9th, the Yan army attacked Jinan, and Li Jinglong fled again. The 600,000-man army was completely lost. In October, the court recalled Li Jinglong.

On the contrary, in this series of battles, the Yan army seized a large amount of food and supplies and replenished its troops.

From this perspective, Li Jinglong is no longer primarily a companion. He is still a transport captain. 】

(End of this chapter)