Bright Spring

Pingan turned his head and saw the light of the torch reflected in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, the voice and words he spoke just now were very strange.

Ping An was a little confused, and didn't understand for a while, what Zhu Gaoxu asked himself to remember so mysteriously.Pingan finally said: "Those three cannon fires made me suffer so much! How could it be such a coincidence that I happened to be rushing with Master Yan?! If it wasn't for bad luck, the victory or defeat is still unpredictable... Sigh! This is the end of the matter, If you want to kill, you have to do whatever you want."

Zhu Gaoxu gave a wry smile, and then whispered: "Brother Yi will understand my words in the future."

... In the Battle of Lingbi, the Northern Army won a complete victory!The 10,000+ officers and soldiers hardly escaped, more than 30 military officers above the third rank were captured, and more than [-] civil servants and eunuchs were arrested, but another member of the army, General He Fu, was missing.

The sky had turned white, and the soldiers stayed up all night, but there was still a lot of excitement inside and outside Lingbi, with cheers one after another.The unprecedented victory made everyone feel at ease.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, all the generals of the northern army shouted to kill, and they all asked King Yan to kill him on the spot!

Zhu Gaoxu had complicated emotions in the crowd. Seeing such a scene, he felt that Ping An was a great general. He must have suffered too many Northern Army generals to be hated.On the one hand, I was a little worried about safety, for fear that this capable person would be chopped down.

But Zhu Gaoxu was helpless, all power of life and death was in the hands of King Yan.No matter what reasons everyone has, the final decision is made by King Yan... because King Yan also has his own reasons, and he doesn't necessarily listen to others.

At this moment, King Yan raised his arms to calm down the generals, and he said, "Taizu's supporter, now there is only Ping Baoer who can be used. I can't bear to kill him. I will send him back to Beiping."

No one from the generals shouted to kill anymore. Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help admiring his father's control.

Then King Yan ordered people to release more than 100 civil servants and eunuchs, showing great tolerance!

Zhu Gaoxu thought of the violence in the legend that the king of Yan would always treat the barbarians, and seeing the benevolent style of the king of Yan, occasionally he was a little confused.He has been trying to figure out his father, but he still doesn't know how deep King Yan's heart is.

But at the moment, Zhu Gaoxu has some understanding of what King Yan is doing:

King Yan's methods of dealing with all forces are very sophisticated.Now Jing Nan has not won yet, so he is very lenient to the civil servants; because the role of civil servants in the war is not very great, it belongs to the stage that can be shelved for the time being.When King Yan can really control the world, maybe the situation will be different.

King Yan is not Emperor Jianwen. The biggest difference between them is that Jianwen will suddenly create many enemies for himself;But the results of the intentions of the superiors may be the same, and that is to maintain their own power and arbitrariness.

In his previous life, Zhu Gaoxu was just a commoner, with low education and little interest in things unrelated to life.After coming to the backward Ming Dynasty, he felt that his knowledge was improving...not only because he was surrounded by powerful people, but also because he had the advantage of being able to think for himself and not copying what others said.

... He was addicted to gambling in his previous life, and he finally woke up later because he could think.Once I saw a probability theory in my cousin's textbook.The probability of an event will tend to a fixed value due to too many repetitions, just like flipping a coin.And as a gambler, his probability of winning is no more than [-]%. The more he gambles, the more he will lose.Only then did he realize how stupid gambling is.

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On the south bank of the Huaihe River, Sheng Yong looked at the river with a very lonely expression.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the first light snowfall in Huainan came early, and the fine snowflakes floated on the water and disappeared in an instant.Snowflakes fell on Sheng Yong's temples and turned gray. He seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden.

"Marshal, it's snowing, let's go back to camp." The general persuaded.

Sheng Yong sighed: "I suddenly feel that there is only one person left in this world."

He seldom has sad spring and autumn.At this time, the generals persuaded: "The commander-in-chief has family members, and so many brothers in the army are still there."

Sheng Yong said: "Actually, I don't have a deep personal relationship with Ping An. Before the Battle of Pingyan, we didn't have much contact. But when Ping An was lost, I felt so lonely in the world! I remembered that I was one step closer to Ping An at the Beiping Chief Envoy. A horse echoes each other, this general has fought countless battles all his life, but he has never been so compatible with others..."

"The civil servant who came back said he was safe and well. The king of Yan treated him like a guest, entertained him with good wine and good food, and sent elite soldiers to escort him to Peiping." The general said again.

Sheng Yong shook his head and sneered, "Sooner or later it will be a dead word."

The father of Ping'an was the adopted son of Taizu, and he was close to the emperors and dignitaries; Sheng Yong was born as an ordinary general, but he knew more about the struggles in court than Ping'an... That's why Sheng Yong climbed faster than Ping'an, and Tie Xuan Forming alliances and currying favor with Huang Zicheng, he finally got his wish and got the title of General Pingyan.

Sheng Yong continued: "Yan Ni doesn't kill Ping An, it's just hypocrisy, and it's for the rest of our officers and generals to see. No matter what the battle situation is, Ping An will die!"

Two generals in a row asked doubtfully, "Why?"

Sheng Yong didn't answer.

The chances of the King of Yan's battle being unfavorable are very small. Right now, the government and army have been defeated again, and there are very few soldiers left to fight.If King Yan is at a disadvantage, Ping'an will die too. There are too many generals who hate Ping'an.

If King Yan wins... with so many heroes of "Jing Nan" raising their heads and rebelling, will the benefit be Ping An who is completely in the wrong position?Sooner or later, it will be cleared to make room for it!

Sheng Yong felt a sense of sadness when the rabbit died and the fox died.But maybe his feelings are wrong, and in the end, I am afraid that he should feel safe and feel sorry for him?

At least the Ping'an family has a good relationship with the Ming royal family... What does Sheng Yong have?People who hate Ping An hate Sheng Yong even more!The danger caused by Ping An to Master Yan is even worse than that of him.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yong realized that his sadness was not due to his friendship with Ping An, but in fact, he didn't care much about Ping An's life or death!

What he cares about is Ping An's talent, which is very helpful for the court to win the war.He was captured safely and could no longer fight side by side with him. This war was even more difficult to fight.

Sheng Yong was very unwilling, he tried his best to get where he is today.He was born and died on the battlefield, racking his brains behind his back, but once the battle of Pingyan fails, all this will come to naught!

He didn't want to lose his glory and wealth, his glory recognized by the world, and he didn't want to die.

Sheng Yong said: "We still have another chance! The reinforcements from the guards of the provinces that were added half a year ago are finally here. What I want are elite soldiers! As long as we get this force, we can still fight."

The general hurriedly praised: "When the country is in crisis, the one who is most loyal to the sage is the commander-in-chief! The eunuchs and Jin Yiwei in the army should really report the commander-in-chief's words back to the court."

Sheng Yong was noncommittal, he was so persistent in working for the court, not because the civil servants talked about morality, but because he was fighting for opportunities for himself.

"Go!" Sheng Yong put away those useless sorrows.Anyway, the past is a foregone conclusion, it is better to plan for the future.Sheng Yong has always been a calm and calm person who assesses the situation.

With a few generals, he patted his horse and left the river bank.

After Sheng Yong returned to the camp, he wrote a secret letter to his son-in-law Mei Yin, telling him to stick to the city and key points in the east, and not let Master Yan go south by way.On the one hand, he wrote to Xu An, the magistrate of Fengyang, to burn all the pontoon bridges and boats in the territory.Then the officials in the army were sent to the upper reaches of the Huaihe River to order Zhuzhou counties to burn ships, and all the Huaihe River was under martial law.

After he was deployed, he personally inspected the river section near the camp to make sure that the soldiers had controlled all the boats.

Although there are many people in Sheng Yong's hands now, most of them are composed of village braves and yamen servants.After he came to Huaihe from Shandong, he has been recruiting troops. However, these troops cannot fight in the field against the elite Yan masters!

His consideration is that relying on the Huaihe River, it will count as long as it can be delayed.Everything he is doing right now is to slow down the speed of Master Yan going south.

Sheng Yong only waited for the reinforcements from the imperial court, and then looked for an opportunity to compete with Master Yan for the final battle!

Chapter 136

It was snowing in the capital, and the memorials from Huainan flew into the imperial city like snowflakes.

Yan Ni successively wanted to borrow an excuse from Mei Yin in Huai'an and Xu An in Fengyang, and wanted to go to the imperial mausoleum to worship and offer incense, but they were all rejected.The envoy of King Yan had his ears and nose cut off by Mei Yin.

Then Sheng Yong wrote a letter, wanting to rely on Huaihe to delay the master of Yan.Unexpectedly, within a few days, Yan Ni crossed the Huai River and made a detour to attack Sheng Yong's camp.Sheng Yong's army collapsed at the first touch, was defeated, and retreated to Dajiang.The emperor then sent Xue Yan, Minister of Dali Temple, across the river to question Sheng Yong.

Inside the imperial gate, Zhu Yunwen's face was haggard, and his temple hair was also messed up by him.At this time, it was reported that Xue Yan had returned to Beijing, so Zhu Yunxuan announced his audience.

After Xue Yan performed the prostration ceremony, Zhu Yunqi immediately asked: "Sheng Yong said he could use the Huaihe River to stop Master Yan, why did he lose in a few days?"

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, there were officials in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River who surrendered to the enemy privately. Yan Ni got a boat to cross the river, and then went east to attack Sheng Yong. Sheng Yong's soldiers were unbearable and defeated." Xue Yan said.

Zhu Yunwen clenched his fists and placed them heavily on the imperial case, "Sheng Yong wrote again that he wanted to retreat straight to the river, so Huainan just surrendered?"

Xue Yan said: "The minister also asked Sheng Yong face to face. He replied that when Yan Nibing arrived in Huainan, people's hearts were in turmoil, and those who surrendered must be many; at this time, a victory is needed to inspire the army and the people, and let the onlookers support the court. But Sheng Yong With mediocre hands and no elite soldiers, he wanted to retreat to Puzikou City, and urged the imperial court to cross the river with reinforcements, and then he went north to meet the Yan army."

How long has it been?Master Yan is going to Dajiang!

Zhu Yunwen stood up from the throne, paced back and forth, his face was very pale.His hands were trembling a little, and he suddenly stopped and said, "Immediately order Sheng Yong to restrain all the soldiers and horses in Huainan, and strictly order him to meet Yan Ni in Huainan!"

Unexpectedly, ten days later, there was a Tang newspaper in Beijing, and Sheng Yong led his army to face Yan Ni in Liuhe, and he was defeated!He himself has gone straight to Puzikou on the bank of the great river.