Over the years, Zhu Di's painstaking management has not been in vain, there are too many loyal generals available in the north, Xu Hao feels very lucky, he is standing on the shoulders of the eloquent King Yan, so he seems to be full of wisdom, otherwise he will do half the work, and he will have to face unexpected risks at any time, and people's hearts are the most difficult to grasp.

Zhang Yu carefully selected a hundred warriors that night, and quietly climbed the head of the city along the rope at four o'clock in the night drum, sneaked into the city to kill the soldiers guarding the gate, and opened the city gate to welcome the army into the city.

There was no fierce fighting, Zunhuawei commander Jiang Yu saw that the general trend had gone, and quickly led the crowd to surrender, the news came out, and Zheng Heng, the commander of Miyunwei, who was confronting Zhu Neng, also surrendered the city, which made Geng Xuan, who led the army to help, quickly retreated back to Shanhaiguan.

The winning streak was soon delivered to Tongzhou, the morale of the whole army was high, Xu Wen learned that the third child had made a miraculous achievement and immediately lost his soul, compared to his merits are really insignificant, I can't help but secretly hate Xu Hao for not taking him with him, is it still a brother?

On this side, Zhu Di quickly issued a military order, ordering Zhu Neng to garrison Zunhua to defend the northwest, Zhang Yu to move to Langfang to defend the south, Qiu Fu led 5,000 troops and horses to attack Zhuozhou, an important town in the southeast, and the rest of the important generals were stationed in the surrounding prefectures and counties of Beiping to stabilize the local recruitment of new troops.

Monk Daoyan was busy urging civil officials to lead the people to harvest crops, dispatch grain, grass and weapons, and arrange for wounded soldiers to be treated and recuperated.

Xu Hao had the foresight to say that he was transferred to the military in order to get rid of the heavy logistics work, but unfortunately Zhu Di did not plan to let him go, and ordered him to rush back as much as possible.

At present, the biggest enemy army is the northern Juyong Pass, and the 30,000 troops in the hands of Huailai Song Zhong in the rear.

Just as the Yan army was preparing to attack, the Qing monarch's side document released by the Yan King spread to the Beijing division with the news of the successive defeats of the official army.

In just three or five days, Zhu Di occupied Beiping City and all the Tuntian guards in the suburbs with only more than 1,000 dead soldiers, and won nearly 10,000 soldiers, and then occupied Tongzhou, Suzhou, Zunhua, Miyun and other military towns without bloodshed, and then swallowed most of Beiping Mansion non-stop, shocking the world in one fell swoop.

Eight hundred taels of urgency killed a dozen good horses. Only then did he send the news as quickly as possible, and the court was shocked by this.

Zhu Yunwen hurriedly asked his confidant minister, Qi Tai coldly glanced at Huang Zicheng, who was weak-hearted, and said: "The top priority is to do everything possible to stabilize the morale of the northern army, mobilize the defenders of Hebei and Henan to defend the traffic arteries that the rebels will go south, and appoint Song Zhong with full authority to arbitrarily control the northwest soldiers and horses to lead the army to conquer Beiping, and order Liaodong Wu Gao Yang Wen to join Geng Xuan to lead the army out of Shanhaiguan, and attack from both sides in order to quell the rebellion. ”

Zhu Yunwen was relieved to see that Qi Tai was not in a hurry and calmly responded. said: "Then according to Aiqing's words, I will make an order immediately." ”

Just when the military department was in chaos and wanted to send envoys everywhere to convey the will, the Yan army started troops on the fourth day of July, Tongzhou was attached on the sixth day of July, and Zunhua Miyun was attached on the eighth day of July, and on the ninth day of July, Zhu Di had already personally commanded the elite 6,000 people of the Yan army on the way to Juyong Pass.

The movements of Song Zhong, the commander of the guards in his arms, were not unpleasant, and he did not wait for the order of the imperial court, and sent the general Yu Yao to Juyong Pass as soon as possible. After replacing the not very relieved guards, on the eighth day of the seventh month, that is, the fourth day after the king of Yan raised his army, he rushed to Juyong Pass with an army of 30,000 troops, trying to capture Beiping as quickly as possible.

Zhu Di said worriedly: "The mountain road of Juyongguan is steep. The throat of Beiping, guarded by hundreds of people, is not peeped into, according to which there is no worry about the north. Now Yu Yu has it. Profit is for the other, and it is imperative. For example, if you are a family in the back house, you can't tolerate abandonment and robbers. This is the first arrival. It is also plundered, and the people are not convinced, and it is very easy to take. If you don't take it, he will increase his troops to defend it, and it will be difficult to take it later. ”

Monk Daoyan sighed: "It's a pity that King Gaoyang and Zhang Fu failed to succeed, taking advantage of the short time that Song Zhong failed to arrive, they will capture Juyong Pass at any cost. ”

Xu Hao, who was recalled, said confidently: "Gao Xi and Zhang Fu are not waiting for an opportunity to seize the pass, but they have been robbing and killing the messenger halfway to find out the details of the other party, only a few days?" It was not easy for Song Zhong to get the news that the prince had raised troops, and he would definitely think that our army was still busy suppressing the vicinity of Beiping, and the number of troops was no more than 10,000. If he had received the exact news, how dare he bring 30,000 people to kill? Now Gao Xi has sent back the news that Yu Yao has gathered thousands of people, and I am afraid that he is a meritorious person and wants to take the initiative to go out. ”

Zhu Di resolutely ordered: "The whole army accelerated its speed and ordered Xu An and Zhong Xiang to lead four thousand light cavalry to ambush in advance. ”

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu, who was lurking on the mountainside, stared at the thousand-year-old Xiongguan standing proudly in the distance without blinking, and muttered: "I didn't come if I knew that I wouldn't come, people are fighting and fighting, but we are busy killing some stragglers, and we have been lying here for four or five days, which is really hot." ”

Zhang Fu said calmly: "This is a matter of overall victory or defeat, don't be anxious." ”

Suddenly, there was a slight commotion behind him, and Zhu Gaoxu turned around and said angrily: "What are you arguing about?" If you are alarmed, the king will kill you with his own hands. ”

A lieutenant explained: "The spies crossed the mountains and brought back the news that the Huailai army was no more than a day's journey from Juyong Pass. ”

Zhang Fu suddenly said in surprise: "Come out, the defenders are out, come and report to King Yan." ”

In front of Juyong Pass, Yu Yao was full of confidence to be a pioneer to clear the way for his boss in advance, mobilized a full 4,000 people from the neighboring county town, and practiced together for several days, to sweep away the indignation of the scouts of Yanwangfu, who could only watch the scale of 100 people in these days, wantonly shoot and kill the fleeing officers and soldiers.

Yu Yao looked forward to the left and right lieutenants, and said: "Lord Song has 20,000 former elites of the Yan Wangfu in his hands, Beiping has been fighting for several days, even if the King of Yan wins, it is just a tragic victory, and the number of soldiers and horses that can be fought will not exceed 3,000, at most it is not to be afraid of temporarily recruiting some rabble, we should kill the city first, forcing the King of Yan to be unable to attack and can only retreat in the city, and when Lord Song leads the army to come, several officials and troops will be encircled, and the recovery of Beiping is just around the corner." ”

Yu Tao, the former guard, frowned and asked, "Then why didn't the general wait for the army to come and set off?" Isn't it foolproof? ”

"If the pioneer doesn't set off first, still waiting for the Chinese army to fail? Confused. Yu Yao snorted coldly again: "I said that the lord's command is all the old department of King Yan, in order to prevent someone from defecting, the lord ordered me to arrive in Beiping first." ”

Yu Tao said suddenly: "I see, please give the general the order to go." ”

"Hmm!"

At that moment, Yu Yao sent several cavalry along the way to find the traces of the Yan army scouts, and he led the foot soldiers to follow behind, but he did not find the unscrupulous scouts in the past few days for a long time.

An hour later, the sun was about to set, and Yu Yao, fearing an accident, ordered the whole army to set up camp in the middle of the road. Soon when it was stationed, it was raided by nearly a thousand Yan troops. Yu Yao hurriedly ordered the whole army to resist, and the two sides shot bows and arrows at each other in the shouting of killing, and soon the Yan army retreated like a tide, and the official army held the camp safely.

Yu Tao, who had counted the casualties, ran over and said happily: "Fortunately, the general is good at fighting, more than 100 people have died, and the brothers can fight again." ”

"Fight a fart." Yu Yao scolded loudly, and said in fear: "I didn't expect the rebels to come out, but fortunately, the combat power is not strong." No, we have to withdraw to the Eternal Pass. The order was given to go down and throw away all the baggage, and to retreat at once. ”

In this way, the officers and troops took advantage of the dark night to fight and retreat, the Yan army pursued all the way, and the two sides repeatedly fought back and forth on the road all night. Firmly guard the road behind you.

On the fourth watch, seeing that the towering black shadow of Juyong Pass was close at hand, Yu Yao waved his sword and said sharply: "The rebels will definitely be desperate, let's fight with them." and without the enemy being slain, the gates shall not be opened. ”

Sure enough, the 4,000 Yan army came in formation, and after a melee on the narrow road, each side threw down more than 1,000 corpses. Among them, less than 1,000 officers and soldiers remained.

The Yan army retreated to three miles away, and Yu Yao, who was relieved, ordered to enter the pass, but he didn't expect that as soon as he walked up to the city tower, dozens of officers and soldiers below suddenly slashed at his own people with swords.

Yu Yao was startled, turned around and drew his sword and ran down. He was blocked by a young man who was carrying a large knife.

There was a snapping sound, Jin Ge slammed, and Yu Yao, who was blocked by the horizontal sword, screamed miserably. He found that the tiger's mouth was cracked, and the sword in his hand was gone.

The young man laughed and said, "Lao Tzu is Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Gaoyang County, and you are a fool in the province." ”

"Ben will be Yu Yao. Let no one let let him shoot an arrow, let him not be killed. ”

Yu Yao gritted his teeth and reported his surname, for fear that he would kill a prince in the chaos, and the guards around him suddenly roared and rushed up to capture the other party alive, Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved his knife to meet the enemy, his steps were calm and did not retreat, and the archers on the city wall hesitated to release their arrows when they saw this.

At this moment, in the dark night, Zhang Fu led hundreds of knights to rush into the pass, and the exhausted officers and soldiers were suddenly killed and wounded, and no one could hear Yu Yao's orders in the chaos.

"Hurry up and close the gates." Reacting, Yu Yao shouted desperately, and saw Yu Tao die tragically at the hands of the enemy.

But when the archers at the head of the city were all pale, a round of red sun appeared, and their scalps were numb as they stared at the overwhelming Yan army, how could more than 200 archers resist four or five thousand enemies?

Yu Yao regretted that he shouldn't have taken the initiative to advance, underestimated the Yan Wangfu, and knew that the current trend was gone, and the only remaining remnants of the defeated army might not be able to hold on for even half an hour, so he had to sigh: "Withdraw." ”

That night, Yu Yao took the remnants of the official army to join Song Zhong's army of 30,000, and the angry Song Zhong scolded and ordered to behead the general.

Yu Yao knelt on the ground and cried: "It's not a pity for the last general to die, and please allow your adult to die in front of the battle." ”

"Then save your life and make meritorious deeds." Song Zhong calmed down and said angrily: "Who is in command of the rebels? How many soldiers and horses. ”

Yu Yao lowered his head and said, "It should be King Yan, there are about 5,000 to 8,000 soldiers and horses." ”

"King Yan personally led the army here?"

Song Zhong, who was taken aback, hesitated, should he retreat immediately, or seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Yan Wangfu in one fell swoop, or even capture the Yan King Zhu Di alive? Finally, he said loudly: "Order the whole army to be ready to attack at any time." ”

Yu Yao shouted loudly: "Thank you for your grace not to kill, and the last general should fight to the death to wash away the shame of defeat." ”

And Zhu Di, who had just entered the pass, said to the generals: "Song Zhong supports the army, and Juyong Pass has a tendency to fight, because it has not arrived, you can attack it first." ”

Qianhu Zhongxiang arched his hand and said: "The thieves are outnumbered, it is difficult to compete with them, and it is not convenient to hit them, so it is better to stick to them and wait for them." After finishing speaking, the rest of the generals echoed one after another, and they all thought that if they relied on natural danger to treat Lao with ease, even if the enemy came ten times, there was nothing to do.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "The princes don't know anything, although I am not enough in terms of troops, I am more than enough to outwit." The Huailai defenders are all newly gathered, and the morale of the army is different, and there are more than 20,000 people in it, all of whom are brothers and sisters. Moreover, Song Zhong himself is stubborn and scheming, and if he adopts a smart attack, he will be able to win. ”

Monk Daoyan said with a smile: "Song Zhong dared to coerce my Yanjing disciple to come to his death, and today he will not come back." ”

Xu Hao, who was busy bowing his head to check the injuries of Gao Xi and his brother-in-law, secretly admired that when it came to the experience and talent of the real march and battle, as well as the confidence to defeat the enemy, he was probably not as good as one percent of Zhu Di.

At that moment, Zhu Di left a thousand households and Wu Yu to guard the pass, and the Yan army continued to advance without stopping with a mere number of less than 5,000, wanting to fight to the death with the official army with more than 35,000 people. (To be continued......)