The situation suddenly reversed, and now the king of Yan had ships but the court had no ships.
Sheng Yong's troops deployed along the river watched helplessly as the Northern Army crossed the river in great force.
In fact, Sheng Yong's defense force along the river can still fight. After all, for an army that rushes to land on the beach, another army that has built many fortifications on the shore has the upper hand, and the most powerful cavalry of the Northern Army also has the upper hand.
It was useless, but the fighting spirit of the Confederate army was gone. No matter how much the troops shouted and encouraged, the soldiers simply did not have the courage to fight.
They held their spears and bows, eager to try. They were just waiting for the moment when the Northern Army rushed into the camp. At that moment, they would let out a shout, break away from the shackles of the generals, and run away to each other.
The building is about to be built, but the hozens have already dispersed!
When the Northern Army rushed to land on the beach, they could neither ride horses nor wear heavy armor. The first team to rush ashore met the direct troops Sheng Yong arranged at the front. This was also his most loyal unit. If he could fight
Defeating an attack by the Northern Army may save some of the morale of the three armies. However, good steel is used on the blade. The stormtroopers arranged by Zhu Di only have 800 people, but they are 800 Arhats!
As soon as the ship docked, many monks wearing gray robes and two rows of scars on their heads jumped out of the ship.
This is a group of monk soldiers that Zhu Di got when he arrived in Henan. With a letter written by Master Daoyan, he went to Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain and visited Master Daoyan's friend, Abbot Jie Kong. There were only 800 monk soldiers, but they were all superb in martial arts. At the critical moment
, it can have the effect of King Yan's three thousand colorful cavalry charging into battle.
This was the first time since the Thirteen-stick Monks rescued the King of Tang that Shaolin monks appeared on the battlefield between the two armies. Eight hundred powerful monks were brandishing swords and whistle sticks for shoveling, and their sleeves were full.
The strong wind rushed into Sheng Yong's central army like kites, and King Yan's large army followed closely behind. In just one stick of incense, Sheng Yong's unbreakable central defense line collapsed.
Immediately, as if the most important cornerstone of the tower was removed, the entire line of defense collapsed. The southern army was defeated. Those who had no time to escape surrendered with their weapons. Seeing that the situation was overwhelming, Sheng Yong only led dozens of soldiers.
Flee in despair.
"Your Highness, shall we go straight to Jinling?"
Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng and other generals escorted Zhu Di to the shore and asked excitedly.
"No! Zhenjiang is the throat of the imperial capital. If we attack Jinling directly, we must be careful not to cover it up from behind. There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers there. We must capture Zhenjiang first and then surround Jinling!"
When he set foot on the south bank of the Yangtze River again, Zhu Di's confidence suddenly increased. He knew that the most dangerous time had passed. Now that he had crossed the river, the threats from the two Ming armies from Huai'an Meiyin and Zhongdu Fengyang were approaching.
No longer exists, success is within easy reach, and his tone becomes unusually calm and determined.
The guard general of Zhenjiang was Tong Jun. Seeing Zhu Di's army approaching with great momentum, Tong Jun was at a loss. Immediately afterwards, the Yan army stopped at the foot of the city, and several letters were fired into the city. These were from Yangzhou, Gaoyou, Tongzhou, Taizhou, Jiang
There were letters from the governor of the prefecture and the naval commander Chen Xuan. These generals either had a close personal relationship with Tong Jun or had dealt with them. They came out to persuade Tong Jun to surrender. Tong Jun followed suit and immediately surrendered. Zhu Di took Zhenjiang without a bloody blow.
, the soldiers and horses fought all the way to Longtan, relieved their worries, and then turned to Jinling.
Hearing that the King of Yan had crossed the river, which could hold hundreds of thousands of soldiers, Zhu Yunwen was so frightened that he turned to all the civil and military officials for advice, but no one offered any advice. Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to send Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, Minister of War Ru Chang and Commander Wang Zuo to the Yan army.
The camp negotiated peace again. Among these three people, except for the governor Wang Zuo, the other two were leaders of the peace negotiation faction. The Yan army was approaching the city. Zhu Yunwen really wanted to negotiate for peace this time. He would rather cede half of the country in the north of the Yangtze River just to get this guy angry.
The fourth uncle quickly withdrew his troops.
Zhu Di was dressed in military uniform and met them in the army before the camp was set up. Li Jinglong looked calm and unflustered. He had surrendered Zhu Di long ago. Now Zhu Di's success was imminent. He was only happy in his heart. How could he panic? However, although Ru Chang
They were his allies, but they had not yet surrendered. The governor, Wang Zuo, was the main combatant and was sent as his deputy. He was actually monitoring them. He did not dare to say anything to their face.
But when he saw Xia Xun standing next to Zhu Di, Li Jinglong looked at him deeply, his eyes full of gratitude. Yes, he was very grateful to Xia Xun. If Xia Xun hadn't instigated rebellion, how would he be today?
Once King Yan conquered the world, he would follow the merits of the dragon. With such kindness, the grudge between a woman and Xia Xun in the past would have been wiped away long ago.
Zhu Di was riding on his horse, looking at the three court envoys kneeling in front of him, and sneered: "What are you doing here, sir?"
Ru Chang glanced at Li Jinglong and saw that he was silent, so he could only bow his head in panic and said: "I have been ordered by the emperor to come to your highness to seek peace. The emperor is willing to follow the previous proposal and cut off all the land north of the Yangtze River and divide the north and south of the Yangtze River with your highness.
, jointly control the world, as long as His Highness agrees, the Emperor can issue an edict to the world first, and then ask His Highness to withdraw the troops."
Zhu Di looked up to the sky and laughed. Before his laughter stopped, he glared and said sternly: "I Zhu Di had no fault in the past, but the emperor made me guilty for no reason. The emperor wanted to grant me the title of Beiping vassal country, but the emperor was instigated by treacherous ministers. Not only did he want to
To seize my fiefdom, I will be turned into a prisoner of his subordinates. Zhu Di asked for peace from heaven, and all he asked was to eliminate the traitor. The last time Princess Qingcheng came, I had entrusted the "Treacherous Traitors List" to Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty does everything
To punish the traitors in the list, Zhu Di immediately retreats his troops. If this is not possible, then Zhu Di will go to Jinling in person to eradicate the traitors according to what he told the world when he launched an army to put down the traitors!"
"Your Highness..."
Ru Chang was still waiting to talk, and Zhu Di rolled his sleeves and said, "Go!"
The three of them did not dare to say anything. Weiwei stood up. Li Jinglong stood up and glanced at Xia Xun uneasily. Xia Xun smiled quickly at him and nodded unobtrusively. Li Jinglong suddenly felt at ease and was busy.
With a look of panic, he followed Ru Chang and Wang Zuo back.
Watching the three of them walk away, Xia Xun rode his horse to Zhu Di and said, "Your Highness will probably have to enter the city before he leaves. Has Your Highness ever thought about how to face the Emperor?"
You must know that King Yan raised an army to quell Nanjing in the name of Qing Jun. So what will happen after he arrives in Nanjing and kills those "treacherous sycophants" who have set an example to the world? Replace him with the emperor? That is not beating himself up.
What about his face? Zhu Di could fight against the Heavenly Army in the name of Jingnan, he was righteous and confident, and he was not afraid of being criticized behind his back, but if he kicked his nephew off the throne, it would really be unjustifiable.
The most difficult thing for Zhu Di right now is this matter. When things have reached this stage, after getting rid of Fang Xiaoru and others, will he really return to Peiping? That is impossible. No idiot will do that. If you kill the snake, there will be endless troubles.
Is it difficult to wait for the emperor to regain his breath and then implement another peace? What's more, time has changed and today, the throne is within easy reach. In the past, he dared to think but not dare to do it. Now, as long as he is willing, he can take his place at any time. For that throne
How could he not be tempted?
But what gave him a headache was that he had no reputation. Facing a confidant like Xia Xun, Zhu Di naturally did not have to hide his ambitions. When he heard this, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked: "How do you want Wenxuan to be treated?"
Xia Xun said: "I want to sneak back to Jinling before His Highness's army and act according to the opportunity."
Zhu Di was a smart man. He knew the elegant meaning of the strings when he heard them. There were some things he couldn't say clearly, so he just nodded and said, "Okay, you can make arrangements yourself. If you need any cooperation from me, just tell me everything."
Xia Xun smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, you can fight whatever you want here. There is no need to worry. As long as I enter Jinling City, I can mobilize the power of the flying dragon. This is not a confrontation between two armies. With them, it is enough."
Li Jinglong, Ru Chang, and Wang Zuo returned to Nanjing City. After saying this, Zhu Yunwen's face turned pale. Once upon a time, King Zhu Di of Yan retreated step by step, handed over his military power, handed over the three guards of Yanshan, handed over his three sons as hostages, and ran away.
I went to the streets of Peiping to pretend to be crazy, just to ask him to give up the pursuit. Who would have thought that today, he would try to cut off half of the country, but he would not be able to do so?
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen looked gloomy and all the civil and military officials remained silent, Fang Xiaoru had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, in order to show your sincerity in seeking peace, why not... please invite the kings to negotiate for your Majesty's peace. The troops of King Qin from all walks of life are still on the way.
The general trend may not be unavoidable, and as long as we can delay it for a while, the war situation may change again."
Zhu Yunwen now had no idea at all and was like a puppet. As soon as he listened to Fang Xiaoru's suggestion, he immediately obeyed it regardless of whether it was useful or not, and then issued an edict, ordering the kings of Gu, Zhu Su, An, Zhu Ying and other princes to go to the Yan army camp to sue for peace.
When Zhu Di said that the brothers were coming, he opened a tent to welcome them, invited them to come in, opened a banquet, and entertained them warmly.
As soon as the Valley King Zhu Su explained his intention, Zhu Di laughed and said, "My dear brothers, please think carefully. Are your Majesty's words sincere?"
Zhu Su gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Huang has learned from the truth. Judging from my brother and others, His Majesty is indeed sincere in negotiating peace."
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Zhu Di sent his army south to capture the treacherous ministers in the court. Now the treacherous ministers have not been captured. If he retreats like this, how will Zhu Di explain to the world? How will he show his gratitude to the countless soldiers who have stained their robes with blood in hundreds of battles in the past four years?
The loyal soldiers will give an account?"
Zhu Su wanted to say more, but Zhu Di looked at him and said: "Nineteenth brother, we are brothers. The emperor was bewitched by traitors and forced your eleventh brother's family to commit suicide. It was terrible. Your fifth brother, seventh brother, twelve brother
My brother is still in prison. If I hadn't been intolerable and raised my troops to calm down the situation, would you and I still be drinking here today? Maybe you and I would have been locked up in the high wall of Fengyang, separated by a wall, and we would not be able to see each other.
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When Zhu Su heard this, he remained silent. Zhu Di glanced at his younger brothers and said, "Brothers, think about it carefully. Has the emperor shown any affection to our close relatives since he ascended the throne? Today,
The emperor wants you to come to negotiate peace with me, so what happened to his treatment of you yesterday? For the past four years, you have been in the capital, under his nose, carrying out your duties with your tail between your legs, and you are especially afraid of his majesty's cruel attacks again.
Today, we want to relieve the siege of the Emperor. Once my army withdraws and King Qin’s troops go to Beijing, who will rescue me? When I, Zhu Di, are wiped out by the imperial court, and the Emperor’s butcher’s knife is placed on your heads, who will come to rescue you?
Will they rescue you? Those traitorous ministers you want to protect today? They only hate all the members of the Zhu Ming royal family, and they cannot die!"
When the kings heard the words, they fell silent. Zhu Di raised his glass and said: "Brothers, please think carefully about these words. Well, it's rare for you and I to meet again today. Today we will only talk about brotherhood, not military affairs.
The banquets in the army are simple, please accommodate yourself, and we brothers will have a drink at the same table in Jinling City someday!"