Devil’s Advent

In the army stronghold, the soldiers of Shengle City were practicing under the leadership of Liang Cheng, while General Zheng was sitting on the sentry tower, basking in the sun and taking a nap.

He was clearly on the battlefield, but General Zheng gave him the peaceful atmosphere of a lazy old farmer in the fields.

The other three soldiers on the sentry tower were extremely excited about the opportunity to meet General Zheng at such close range. Their bodies were tense, their backs were straight, and they were scanning the surroundings with wide-eyed eyes. They were a hundred times more energetic than usual To monitor the surrounding situation, to protect their beloved General Zheng.

actually,

General Zheng regretted it a long time ago. He regretted why there were two demon kings in the house to guard the house. Isn't that a waste?

If I had known it earlier, I would have taken Si Niang with me.

On the other side of the Wangjiang River, both the Chu army and the savages started a series of mobilizations. The freezing of the Wangjiang River forced them to make some preparations.

Obviously, the Savage King and Qu Tiannan, the pillar of the Chu people, did not give up their vigilance against the Yan country's iron cavalry because of the last great victory, especially when they lost Wangjiang Tianchao and the support of the navy.

On Yingdu's side, since the defeat of the war, the Eldest Prince has started to make adjustments, relocate the defense line, take in Cheng Guo's auxiliary soldiers, rectify Cheng Guo's small court, and store food and grass in various aspects.

Among other things, at least one thing can be confirmed, that is, even if the battle is over for the people of Chengguo, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to recover in two years.

In fact, there have been many refugee groups. Under such circumstances, many ordinary people have chosen to vote with their feet and began to migrate to the west. Because of Situ's family attachment, local officials dare not stop them.

Shengle City, which has been suffering from a labor shortage, recently took in many refugees and took advantage of it.

Of course, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be regarded as overdrafting the potential of Chengguo in advance, and it will also facilitate the rule of Yanguo over Chengguo after the war.

However, the premise must be post-war.

If this battle cannot be won or the stalemate continues, then all previous ideas will come to nothing.

The winter sun was warm on his body, Zheng Fan opened his eyes slightly, and then slowly closed them again.

At this moment, he really has nothing else to do except sleep.

At this moment, the whistle sounded, and at the same time a soldier next to him knelt down facing Zheng Fan and reported:

General, there are cavalry approaching!

Um.

Zheng Fan nodded, and didn't take it seriously. Although his military camp is relatively independent, it is not in a state of isolation from Yingdu. From time to time, the two sides will still communicate with each other for information.

Of course, the exchanges between the two sides are limited to this. When the eldest prince first led the army to march east, Zheng Fan and Chen Yang, the military leaders of the Jingnan Army, could ignore him at all, not to mention the fact that the eldest prince has already After the defeat, the prestige thing has already plummeted.

But soon, the three knights came to the bottom of the camp and shouted directly:

General Sheng Le, Zheng Fan, received the military order from the Marquis of Jingnan!

………

The Sheng Le Army, which had been stationed in the northwest of Yingdu City for a long time, finally broke out and started, while Zheng Fan, accompanied by A Ming and more than ten soldiers, went to Yingdu according to the order of the Marquis of Jingnan.

It was also a coincidence that on the way, I ran into Chen Yang who was also accompanied by a group of guards.

Zheng Fan's General still bowed his head in front of Chen Yang, but the relationship between Zheng Fan and the Marquis of Jingnan was different, so although Chen Yang would not put on airs in front of Zheng Fan, he would not show his favor to Zheng Fan either. However, on the contrary, both parties in this relationship feel very comfortable when they get along.

The teams of the two merged, but the two leaders didn't speak, just looked at each other and smiled, and then continued to go to Yingdu.

The Marquis of Jingnan is here,

In fact, he came very slowly. Outside the city of Yingdu, how many troops have been waiting for him?

But he also came very quickly. The fast here means that there is no warning.

But no matter what, he came, so the war will continue.

For so many years, this is the first time that the Yan people have suffered such a big setback in a foreign war, and it is time to find their way back.

At a distance of more than ten miles from Yingdu, Zheng Fan and Chen Yang saw a Jingnan Army team in front of them. There were not many people, only about a hundred people, but one of them was so clear. .

Pixiu's size is much higher than that of ordinary war horses, and with that set of gilt armor, it's hard for people not to notice.

This team should be the vanguard led by Master Hou himself, and another 30,000 Jingnan troops are on their way, and they will probably arrive in a day.

This is what Zheng Fan asked the messenger. It is nothing to ask these things in Zheng Fan's identity. The messenger didn't hide it, and directly told the size of the army.

Yes, the Marquis of Jingnan only brought 30,000 Jingnan troops for reinforcements.

In fact, the Jingnan Army in Jindi was far more than that. Before the Three Kingdoms War, the size of the Jingnan Army was 50,000 main troops, and the rear battalion was 50,000 reserve soldiers.

In the Three Kingdoms War, the Jingnan Army, like the Zhenbei Army, suffered a lot of losses in the battle, but after the war, the Jingnan Army's replenishment speed was also extremely fast. In Liang Cheng's words, it was the Jingnan Army that The number of troops is small, so the Marquis of Jingnan strives for perfection, and the quality of individual soldiers is very high. It is a bit similar to Germany after World War I and before World War II. Soldiers were trained as reserve officers, so before World War II, violent soldiers could be quickly activated. model.

It is roughly estimated that the size of the Jingnan Army in Jindi should reach 150,000. This is not counting the Jindi servant army attached to the Jingnan Army. In the main army system of the Southern Army, because there are many Jin troops under its command, it is more like a servant army.

Originally, everyone thought that if the Marquis of Jingnan came, at least 70,000 to 80,000 Jingnan Army would have to be transferred here. In terms of combat effectiveness, it must surpass the Eastern Expeditionary Army before the war.

But Jingnanhou only brought 30,000. You can understand that there are too many places in Jin that need to be fortified and suppressed. Part of the defense area of ​​the city must also be replaced by the Jingnan Army.

But these are all reasons. If you really want to bring 70,000 to 80,000 troops, there is absolutely no problem. If you break the boat a little bit more, it will be no problem to match the 100,000 Jingnan Army with 50,000 to 60,000 Jin Army servants.

Therefore, this is probably the reason why a famous general is a famous general. Looking at the wars led by the Marquis of Jingnan, all the victories he has fought have been victories with less victory, so it seems that the gold content is particularly rich.

The team in front seemed to have found their side, and stopped, as if waiting for them.

Zheng Fan and Chen Yang rode out together, came to the front and back of the team, and dismounted together:

The last general, Zheng Fan, see Lord Hou!

The last general, Chen Yang, see Lord Hou!

Get up.

Thank you Marquis!

Thank you Marquis!

After getting up, Zheng Fan had time to observe Tian Wujing, and found that Tian Wujing's eyes were not looking at him at all.

In the past, Tian Wujing probably would have a chat with himself, but this time, no.

What emanated from Jingnan Hou was an aura of isolation and indifference.

That white hair made Zheng Fan feel a little distressed.

The team began to advance again, and soon came to the city of Yingdu.

Having received the notice in advance, all the dignitaries and common people in Yingdu City flocked out of the city to meet this accomplished Yanren Nanhou.

actually,

There is an embarrassing thing,

That was the specific purpose, and it did not come to Yingdu.

According to the imperial court's regulations, it would take time for the Marquis of Jingnan to receive the edict first and make preparations, and then let the eunuch who made the edict go to Yingdu for the Marquis of Jingnan to issue the next imperial edict.

In this second imperial edict, there are reprimands and punishments for the eldest prince, from being a general of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to being a member of the Pioneer Battalion, followed by a series of personnel changes. The person in charge of the war, our Yan people have changed, and your Situ family must do a good job in logistics and auxiliary work.

But it happened that the first two eunuchs failed to declare the decree, and they were killed directly.

Eunuch Huang's declaration was successful, but after Jingnan Hou said I know, he didn't stop at all, and he didn't make any preparations at all. After he ordered the recruitment of three ten thousand cavalry to follow, he led a team of pro-barracks and headed east and go.

Therefore, the decree for Yingdu's side is still on Eunuch Huang, and Eunuch Huang is still rushing on the road exhaustedly, how could they run faster than Jingnanhou?

Some decrees cannot be issued in advance. For example, before the Marquis of Jingnan receives the imperial decree, the arrangements for the eldest prince cannot be changed, because the court also knows that even though the eldest prince is defeated, Yingdu must also have a status Enough people to control the situation, can't the old boss be removed before the new boss comes up, so that the frontline troops don't even have a nominal commander-in-chief. Isn't that a joke?

However, the situation at this time did not cause any disturbances because of an imperial decree.

When Jingnan Hou and his party appeared outside Yingdu City,

Situ Yu led a group of retainers and officials from the palace to kneel down directly on the avenue outside the city gate to greet them.

Mountain call:

Xiao Wang sees Lord Jingnan!

I'm waiting to see Lord Jingnan!

It seems absurd for a prince to kneel down and pay respects to a marquis.

But no matter whether it was the surrounding Yan army or the Chengguo army, or the civil and military people nearby, or the people in the outer periphery, they didn't feel that there was anything wrong or inappropriate.

Indeed, if Situ Lei hadn't died, he didn't need to kneel.

But right now, Situ Lei has died long ago, and the new head of the Situ family is this half-grown child, who already lacks prestige;

Furthermore, to be honest, the title of the northern and southern second princes of the Yan Kingdom sounds like a marquis, but what is the difference between his actual status and the prince's status?

And he is still the prince who controls the military power!

At the same time, the background at this time was the defeat of the Yan army, and the Chu people and savages on the east bank of the Wangjiang River could move westward at any time. It was a time when people were panicking, which highlighted the importance of Jingnanhou.

Li Fusheng, the general of the Zhenbei Army, see Lord Jingnan!

Li Fusheng also knelt down facing Tian Wujing.

The First Prince silently took out the Son of Heaven Sword from his waist, took it off, and at the same time put his handsome amulet on the ground in front of him, took two steps back, and knelt down:

Ji Wujiang, see Lord Hou!

There is no decree,

no army,

Just myself, with some personal guards,

without even saying a word,

He has already taken over this Yingdu city, the entire Great Yan's Eastern Expeditionary Army, and Chengguo's soldiers and horses.

This is,

What a prestige!

Tian Wujing got off the Pixiu,

Slowly approaching the crowd,

The armor made a dull rustling sound due to friction.

He walked in front of the eldest prince, in front of the former commander of the Eastern Expedition Army who voluntarily handed over his seal.

He said:

Get up.

Thank you Marquis!

Thank you Marquis!

Situ Yu and other Cheng Guo officials got up, and Li Fusheng and other generals also got up.

The eldest prince hesitated for a moment, then stood up too.

But a boot stepped on Ji Wujiang's shoulder.

boom!

The eldest prince was kicked to the ground.

for a while,

The audience fell silent.

The kicker was naturally the Marquis of Jingnan, and the kicked was the eldest son of Emperor Yan. At the same time, it was under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Tian Wujing is the uncle of the First Prince,

Although not blood relatives,

But according to the current rules, the kinship of the aunt will naturally have a joint impact on the bastard.

Tian Wujing's elder sister is the queen, so he is naturally the uncle of all the princes.

But even if you don't look at the identity of the uncle, the elder, or the identity of the Marquis of Jingnan,

Purely depending on the strength of both sides,

It is almost impossible for the First Prince to resist in front of Tian Wujing.

This is a Marquis who can defeat a Juggernaut!

The eldest prince who was kicked to the ground didn't care about wiping the blood stains from the corners of his mouth, and he didn't care about recuperating the internal injuries caused by the surge of qi and blood, and immediately knelt down in front of Tian Wujing again.

Left army, middle army, right army, three-way army, three elements, who taught you to fight like this!

When Ji Wujiang heard the words, his body trembled, and he immediately put his forehead on the ground, and shouted loudly:

Wujiang is wrong!

Among the Left Route Army, as long as there are 10,000 Zhenbei Army, the tragedy of tens of thousands of drowned people in that day's rout will not happen.

Because if there are a few wolves in a flock of sheep, they will naturally follow the order of the wolves, not only in terms of discipline after crossing the river, but if there is a Zhenbei army at that time, it can completely help the left army The coalition of those army chiefs resisted the first wave of wildling offensive.

At least,

The battle situation will be that the two sides will fight outside the camp, regardless of winning or losing,

In short, it will not be reduced to being compressed into the river like a duck!

boom!

Tian Wujing kicked again at the eldest prince who knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake,

The eldest prince was kicked over again,

But soon, he endured the pain again, and knelt down in front of Jingnanhou again.

Wujiang is wrong!

You are the commander in front. Your Majesty has never led soldiers outside and fought in battle in this life. Your Majesty doesn't understand some things, don't you?

Are you a general leading the army outside, or a clay statue standing in the hall!

The division of the three armies was determined by Emperor Yan.

Gathering the military chiefs in Yan Kingdom and handing them over to the First Prince to polish on the battlefield is also Yan Emperor's policy. There is nothing wrong with this, and it is also a way of centralizing power.

The problem is that when the three-way army set off, it was the three-way army, and when the war was fought, it was also the three-way army. The First Prince only purgeed the left army, but did not dismantle and integrate it.

You know, when the Marquis of Jingnan and Marquis of Zhenbei entered the South Gate together to close the Jin Dynasty, the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army didn’t have you hitting me and I hitting you, but Zhenbeihou completely handed over the command, Let the Marquis of Jingnan carry out unified allocation and distribution.

The two big men and the two aces fought like this before the battle, what are you, you dare to play like this?

The last one to play this way was Qianguo, and soldiers from all walks of life came in a swarm, but was directly killed by the Northern Army of Liuwan Town to the city of Shangjing.

Of course, when the words Your Majesty doesn't know you don't know were spoken,

The hearts of many people present jumped subconsciously.

Perhaps only the Marquis of Jingnan dared to say such rebellious words.

Prince Cheng and head of the Situ family, Situ Yu, this half-grown child, was so frightened that he was about to cry when he saw Jingnan Hou kicking the eldest prince, and almost knelt down again.

It's not that this child is too timid, no matter what, he is Situ Lei's son, so he can't be so unbearable, but his feelings are different from others. When others see Jingnan Hou kicking the eldest prince, what they feel is Jingnan Hou's status is terrifying, and the relationship between Jingnanhou, Yanhuang and Zhenbeihou is unusual.

As for Situ Yu, his position is that he felt Tian Wujing's contempt for imperial power and blood.

And bloodline is the fundamental reason why Situ Yu is able to stand in this place today, otherwise, what military achievements and contributions do you have, what talents do you have, to be able to sit in this position?

The eldest prince was kicked over again and again, and knelt back again and again, not daring to resist in the slightest, not even daring to show the slightest anger on his face.

It is only natural for the elders to teach the younger ones.

Standing behind and watching this scene, Zheng Fan thought to himself, it seems that the Marquis of Jingnan is really a tradition to discipline the prince...

The prince's mother clan destroyed the two families. Although the third prince was abolished by himself, it was still completed under Tian Wujing's instructions.

Among Yanhuang's six adult princes, Marquis Jingnan has already picked up three, and this one is the fourth.

Knowing that the navy of Chu State appeared, but still forcibly crossing the river to attack Yupan City, you thought you were going to die and survive, but it was nothing more than that you didn't want to lose. Because you didn't want to lose, you buried a general soldier, and you buried more Five thousand Zhenbei elites!

What kind of thing are you that they have to die for your stupidity just because your surname is Ji?

With the appearance of the Chu State Navy, the probability of Chu State sending infantry is also very high.

Wujiang is wrong!

The eldest prince just kept admitting his mistakes loudly.

Don't think that you didn't kill yourself, you are still alive, and you feel that you have suffered a great grievance;

As a general, if you lose, you are incompetent, and there is no other reason!

Yes, Wujiang knows what's wrong.

At this time, A Ming, who was standing behind Zheng Fan, leaned over and whispered, My lord, is it too much?

In front of everyone, directly to the First Prince like this, tsk tsk.

Zheng Fan shook his head slightly,

whispered back:

No, he's willing. After being kicked and beaten, he can take off his burden.