On February 12, Xu Hao participated in the Buddhist cultivation meeting to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, and did not stand on the left side of the head of the generals, but stood behind the three princes as a royal noble.

Xu Hao's official position is the general of Liaodong, just like the king of Liao, he is the nominal supreme commander, who can manage the army and the government but cannot interfere in everything. Now the king of Yan sent the governor Fang Kuan as the general army of Liaodong, stationed in Shenyang City, and commanded Sun Yan to serve as the general of Jinzhou and the deputy general of Liaodong, and these two people controlled the north of Liaoyang to Shanhaiguan.

That is to say, the entire Liaodong was divided into three, except for the generals, there were more or less eunuchs around each person, and the officials sent belonged to the dual jurisdiction of the Beiping political secretary and the generals, and the mobilization of the army needed to obtain the military order of the Yan Wangfu, and then Xu Hao could give orders to Fang Kuan and Sun Yan.

It is inevitable to restrict the military power of the generals, Xu Hao has no opinion on this, Fang Kuan and Sun Yan will never dare to disobey his decree, it is enough to be able to do this, and to manage his own power is for the sake of the family's future considerations, not for the sake of independence from King Yan.

At this moment, Zhu Di, who was dressed in a vermilion purple python robe, read out the sacrifice with tears in his eyes, and said to all the soldiers: ""Evil gathers troops, wantonly harms, and tries to endanger the sect. As a last resort, you will be loyal and righteous, and swear to die and live together to repay the grace of my emperor. Now you fight hard and die for me, and I hate not to be with you. However, how can you love this life, so those who still have eyes and breath have not been eliminated with evil and great revenge. I can't bear to make the sect mausoleum. Ling Er and the others were indignant underground, mourning and eagerly giving. ”

Zhu Di said emotionally, suddenly took off the python robe he was wearing, and wanted to burn it in public, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng and other generals hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him.

Zhu Di said with tears: "The soldiers treat me with deep affection, how can I forget?" Burn this to show that life and death are the same, and the deceased has knowledge and knows this meaning. ”

Looking at the burning python robe, infected and the death of the robes, the soldiers also cried with grief. Xu Hao looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was expressionless, and Zhu Gaosui, whose gaze was wandering. But Zhu Gaochi looked sad and shed tears.

Xu Hao secretly sighed, isn't this Cao Cao cutting his beard because his mount trampled on the wheat field, and Liu Bei fell on Changban Slope? Zhu Di is not pretending to be a gesture or acting, he is indeed a soldier who is heartbroken and killed, those are all subordinates who swear to follow him to the death, how can he not be sad? Xu Hao's mood is not sad? Of course, this is also King Yan's clever way of dealing with the world.

In the face of this sad situation, the audience was all moved, who of those relatives could not shed tears? Immediately, many people shouted: "In a hundred years of life, there will eventually be death, and the Lord of the Lord cries and sacrifices like this, what a regret is the husband!" We should try to report to the state. The next is the revenge of the deceased. ”

Countless soldiers' expressions gradually changed from sadness to perseverance, this is not servility but human nature, they chose to follow the king of Yan, but they are more willing to be a confidant, to respect their own king Yan to die, many of the families of the dead soldiers have asked to join the army, the solemn sacrifice field is full of agitated ambition.

At night, Zhu Di, who was a little tired, summoned a few henchmen and asked Xu Hao: "How many troops can be transferred from Liaodong?" ”

Xu Hao said: "The soldiers are fine but not many. 30,000 fine rides. It's a pity that the Jurchens are hostile to each other, and there are Koreans eyeing each other, so they can't recruit a large number of Jurchen knights in a short time. ”

Zhu Di said happily: "It's enough to replenish the damaged cavalry, this time it's a shame to be a snow Dongchang." ”

Even if you have to drive into the capital for a long time. The premise is that several official armies must be defeated first, so that they lose their combat capability. Thinking that the Yan army and the Shandong army and the people are each other's mortal enemies, I don't believe that the king of Yan is still so persistent that he has to take Jinan, and changing the direction of progress is the most realistic choice.

Zhu Di said: "This king is killing the enemy on the front line. You must stabilize the situation in Liaodong, the imperial court canonized and recognized the lord of Korea, and you must beware of the Korean state sending troops. I have ordered all the warships to be handed over to the commander of Mu Hui to prevent the imperial navy from attacking Liaodong. You also have to guard against the Mongol rebellion and the loss of food supplies, and you must try to be self-sufficient as much as possible, and not let Liaodong become chaotic. ”

"Yes!" Xu Hao said in a deep voice.

Coming out of the palace, Xu Hao went to the back garden of the palace alone, and in the attic, Xu Da was lying on the Taishi chair with his eyes closed.

"Hao'er, tell the old man, did your uncle die at the hands of Xu Wen?"

Xu Hao shook his head and said, "No." ”

Xu Da opened his eyes and said, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Xu Hao said: "In history, the uncle was imprisoned and depressed, and the fourth uncle was killed by Emperor Jianwen with a sword on the day the city was broken. ”

"I see." Xu Da stared at the night sky with blank eyes, "You wrote a letter to warn you to increase your longevity, if you are lucky, he will not die." And even if Huizu's stubbornness didn't die at the hands of Xu Wen, sooner or later, alas. ”

Xu Hao said in a low voice: "It's my fault, if I don't take you to Beiping." ”

"Needless to say." Xu Da waved his hand, "Even if the old man stays in the capital, everything that should happen will happen, because I am too old, the old man can't stop the eldest son, can't change the minds of the emperor and ministers, even on the battlefield, he can't finally defeat King Yan, and there is no one in the world who is his opponent, even if you are far from it." ”

Suddenly, Xu Da stood up and said with a smile: "The old man has nothing left, and he personally sent Zhu Di a ride after the last day, and he also wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to taste the pain of the eldest son's broken line." ”

That night, Xu Hao returned home, bid farewell to his relatives and embarked on a journey to Liaodong.

On February 16, Zhu Di led the army south, and on the 20th, the Yan army entered Baoding City and sent Zhu Neng to lead 20,000 cavalry to Zhending to confuse Wu Jie. Wu Jie sent a fast horse to inform Sheng Yong of the garrison in the Dezhou Mansion, and Sheng Yong immediately led his troops north.

On 20 March, the two armies set up camp on both sides of the Jiahe River, 40 miles from each other.

The generals came to the tent one after another, and found that there was a masked man sitting next to King Yan, who did not introduce who he was, but directly instructed the generals in high spirits.

The masked man took out an arrow and drew a military formation map for the generals on the ground, and King Yan personally explained it, which surprised everyone, and they couldn't guess who this holy person was?

This time, the combat strategy was explained very thoroughly, the masked man compared the personal guards to form a team, and taught the marching tactics one by one, so that the generals were convinced and convinced, and learned a lot of battle formation knowledge, Zhu Di repeatedly issued orders and constraints, which can be called the most detailed pre-war meeting since the start of the army.

On the 22nd, the 100,000 Yan army was silently arrayed, and Zhu Di gave an order, and the whole army advanced with the dull sound of drums, and crossed the Jiahe River at noon and stopped on the opposite bank.

At this time, Sheng Yong commanded 150,000 officers and soldiers to line up, and all kinds of train firearms, crossbow catapults, etc. were placed in front of the formation.

Half an hour later, Zhu Di ordered 10,000 cavalry carrying 5,000 foot soldiers to take the lead in the battle, and when the battle was about to be encountered, the foot soldiers turned over and dismounted and brandished the javelin made in advance, which was six or seven feet long and the end of the iron nail was crossed, and there was a hook at the end of the nail, and rushed towards the left of the official army, and the official army folded their shields to cover themselves.

The overwhelming javelins penetrated the canopy, making it difficult for the officers and soldiers to pull out for a while, and the movement would be implicated, making the shield array useless.

Suddenly, 5,000 foot soldiers lit up their muskets and opened fire in unison, and the officers and soldiers on the firearms positions who were caught off guard were killed and wounded, and then hundreds of artillery pieces launched a merciless baptism against them, and the whistling shells were like death messengers, bringing blood and fire, completely making the firearms of the officers and soldiers bombed to pieces.

10,000 cavalry braved the artillery fire to take advantage of the situation to enter the enemy formation, and the unstoppable smashing of the Chinese army, because the front was bombarded indiscriminately, the frightened Sheng Yong quickly ordered to retreat.

Zhu Di saw the smoke and dust rising from the enemy's formation, and knew that Lu Dao was retreating and defeated, so he sent Zhang Wu and many other generals to advance together.

The officers and troops were defeated, but there were also many generals and generals who resisted desperately, and the two sides launched a fierce melee, both commanding Zhuang De, Xiao General Chu Zhi, and fierce general Soap Qi Zhang were killed one after another. This battle was fought until it was dark, and then they retreated and returned to the camp.

The four fields are pitch black, you can't see your fingers, and a hook-like lower quarter moon hangs high in the sky. The red sun gradually reveals the horizon, and the sunrise on the plains is magnificent and gorgeous.

The 3,000 battalion soldiers of Zhu Di's father and son had a full meal, leading the war horses to watch the slowly rising sun, surrounded by scattered flags, soldiers lying horizontally and vertically, the tents were dyed with bright red brilliance, and the war horses were bowing their heads and gnawing on the grass.

Zhu Di's father and son actually stayed in the official army camp overnight, and in the face of enemies everywhere, Zhu Di let out a long laugh, turned over and walked towards the patrolling soldiers.

Seeing a hussar calmly passing through the camp, the leader was very popular, and the officers and lieutenants along the way did not dare to stop him, and before he could figure out what was going on, three thousand knights rode their horses and began to run, the speed became faster and faster, and rushed straight towards the big tent of the Chinese army.

When a battle flag of King Yan was erected with the wind, the long-awaited Yan army immediately cheered and shook the ground, and the sergeants all rushed forward in the volley of artillery.

Suddenly, a northeast wind blew, and the sand and gravel hit the surface, so that the officers and soldiers who were in a hurry to respond to the battle were closed by the headwind and could not move forward, while the Yan army shouted with the wind, and the whole army quickly attacked.

The sound of cymbals and drums shook the ground, the officers and troops were defeated, and they abandoned the troops and left, the Yan army chased to the Hutuo River, and the drowning and death were incalculable.

Thinking about the beginning of this battle, Sheng Yong, who had won a streak, was quite arrogant, thinking that this move would undoubtedly destroy the Yan army. Therefore, the generals carried gold and silver utensils and splendid clothes, prepared to break through the Beiping and banquets, and until the defeat, all the items they brought were obtained by the Yan army.

On the other hand, in the battle of Dongchang, the Yan army was defeated and the generals were defeated, and all the soldiers wanted to take revenge and blood shame, so everyone worked hard and dared to die. And there is another reason for the defeat of the official army, that is, Wu Jie and others, who are horns with Sheng Yong, failed to play a role.

Then there is the destruction of Yang Wen's Liaodong Army, and Xu Huizu, who has repeatedly threatened the safety of the Yan Army in history, has died one after another, and the most important thing is that the real behind-the-scenes commander of this battle is Xu Da, who was invincible in the world back then.

Wu Jie had 100,000 people, and he wanted to join forces with Sheng Yong, but when the army marched to 80 miles away from Sheng Yong, he heard that Sheng Yong had been defeated, and he chased Zhu Neng's 20,000 cavalry behind him, so he had no choice but to retreat to Zhending.

If Wu Jie dared to lead the crowd to help in the fierce battle between the two sides, the outcome was unknown. Even after the defeat of the Yong army, Wu Jie and others went to help, and it was possible to turn defeat into victory with a long-awaited elite army to attack and fight the exhausting journey.

As for the sudden rise of the wind in the battle, and the Yan army was in a tailwind, it was beyond the human power to reverse the expectation, in short, this battle made Zhu Di convinced of his father-in-law who was not old with the sword. (To be continued......)