Li Jinglong's army was stationed in Texas for several months, and the supply of military supplies gradually became difficult.
The three provinces of Shandong, Hebei, and Shanxi were originally major grain-producing provinces. However, firstly, there were a large number of troops, and secondly, the harassment by the Yan army affected the food transportation between Shanxi and Hebei. Shandong Province was somewhat unable to support itself. The army originally had three meals a day of dry rice and steamed buns, which gradually became two meals a day and one thin meal. Gradually it became two meals a day, and gradually became one dry rice and one thin meal. When Li Jinglong was patrolling the camp, he often heard the sergeants lamenting that they didn't have enough to eat, and even fighting and grabbing food, so he had to submit memorials repeatedly to ask for food. Qi Tai hurriedly tried to work with the Ministry of Revenue to transport grain from Liaodong and even Zhili, but more than half of it was lost along the way, which was a waste of life and money.
Zhu Di was in Prince Yan's Mansion, but he was also a little worried. Now, even with the Daning Guards, the Yan army has nearly 100,000 people, but it only occupies the three prefectures of Beiping, Baoding and Yongping. Sooner or later, supply will become a problem. The last major defeat of the Confederate army was mainly due to the fact that the Southern soldiers were not used to the severe cold. Now that the Confederate army retreated to Texas, a battle was bound to come in the spring. Can we just wait? When the Confederate army can fight
Zhu Di looked at Dao Yan and stopped talking.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but said: "Father! We can't let Li Jinglong rest in peace! It's better to fight to Shandong!"
Zhu Di shook his head: "When we hit Shandong, the Southern Army recuperated its strength. Our army is a tired army and has a very small chance of winning." On the other hand, he looked at Dao Yan.
Dao Yan twisted his beard and smiled and said: "I have a plan. The prince will lead thousands of troops and go to Datong with great fanfare. Now that Datong is retreated by Song Zhong's general Chen Zhi, he will definitely report to the court, and the court will definitely urge Li Jinglong to come to rescue."
Zhu Di understood immediately after hearing this: "Then I said I should fight or not, and then I said I should fight again, and just dragged Li Jinglong back and forth."
Zhu Gaoxu applauded: "Datong is even colder than Peiping! The southern army is exhausted and the cold will kill them! Master Daoyan, you are poisonous!"
Dao Yan laughed: "Work with ease, move with peace of mind, and subdue others' troops without fighting."
Sure enough, King Yan led three thousand cavalry and came out of Juyongguan to Datong in a show of force. Chen Zhi was shocked when he heard the report. He hurriedly reported the memorial to the Ministry of War for 800 miles. Datong was an important town and could not be lost, and King Dai had been demoted. Qi Tai had to quickly order Li Jinglong to rescue Datong. Li Jinglong did not dare to delay, so he ordered 90,000 troops and horses overnight, left Zijingguan, and flew to Datong day and night.
It was the harsh winter of January, the coldest time in Shanxi and Hebei. The commander of the Southern Army was in the south of the Yangtze River. Many soldiers had never seen snow before. They walked on the snow and ice and fell repeatedly. They also lacked food and clothing, and countless people froze to death and starved to death along the way. After finally arriving in Datong, Chen Zhi was moved when he saw Li Jinglong's hard work. The scouts came to report that the Yan army had withdrawn from Datong. The two of them couldn't help but be overjoyed. Zhu Di pretended to attack Weizhou on his way back, so Li Jinglong had to lead his troops again to rescue him at night. By the time Li Jinglong arrived, Zhu Di had already retreated to Peiping. The Confederate army walked back to Texas in the snow. Every time they went back and forth, they lost half of their 90,000 soldiers, and lost an unknown amount of their baggage and food.
However, Li Jinglong believed that he had frightened off the King of Yan twice. He wrote in the memorial: "Relying on the power of heaven, I defeated the Yan army. I have fulfilled my mission. Fortunately, Datong and Yuzhou were saved. Today I am victorious."
Zhu Yunwen was very happy to see the memorial, but he was still worried that if King Ning and King Yan joined forces, Li Jinglong might not be his opponent. Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng discussed it and suggested that they send four more generals, Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, Wu Jie, Marquis of Anlu, Ping An, and Hu Guan to join forces with Li Jinglong. Zhu Yunwen was still uneasy and sent an additional 50,000 troops to reinforce the rear. Now basically all the available troops of the imperial court were available.
In April, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. The willows are green. "The jasper is as high as the tree, and thousands of green silk ribbons are hanging down." Li Jinglong looked at the willow trees in Lu, and thought of the spring scenery reflected in the deep and blue waves in the garden of Cao Guogong's mansion. He suddenly felt a little melancholy. .
General Zhenglu sent troops from Dezhou, together with reinforcements from Zhending and Zhili, a total of 600,000 people, and marched towards Peiping again. King Ning of Yan came to the conclusion that he could not sit still and prepare to attack head on. So only a few thousand people were left to guard the city, and all the remaining troops, 150,000, were dispatched from Peiping. In late April, the Southern Army and the Yan Army arrived at Baigouhe (today's Xiongxian County, Hebei Province) at the same time.
The Southern Army's Li Jinglong was in charge of the Chinese army's tent, and the governor Ping'an was the vanguard camp. Qu Neng and his son followed closely behind, serving as each other's horns. The three battalions of Guo Ying, Wu Jie, and Hu Guan surrounded the Chinese army. The mighty army camped for thirty miles, the flags shone brightly in the sun, and the momentum was breathtaking.
Zhu Di stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the Confederate camp in the distance, thinking silently. Zhu Quan stood aside with a serious look on his face.
Zhu Gaoxu ran over in a big stride: "Father! Our army has set up a camp on each side of the river. The camp on the south bank only has 60,000 people. Wouldn't it be bad if the southern army swarmed up?" Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu followed with worries on their faces.
Zhu Di glanced at his son: "Xu'er, do you know there is an idiom called 'The more, the better'?"
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned: "I know. 'Han Xin leads troops, the more the better'".
Zhu Di nodded: "The Marquis of Huaiyin, who is unparalleled in the country, has more talents, the better. Li Jinglong has never even been on the battlefield before, how can he command these 600,000 troops well? Guo Ying is senior, Ping An is headstrong, and both of them are not convinced. Li Jinglong, Wu Jie, what happened to Hu Guanji?" He looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng and said: "The only ones you are afraid of are Qu Neng and his son. You two must pay attention to the three father and sons of the Qu family during tomorrow's battle."
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng nodded in agreement. Zhu Quan smiled and said: "Fourth brother! Why are you scaring children? No matter how powerful Qu Neng is, can he be more powerful than the Mongols?" He turned to Zhu Gaoxu and smiled: "Tomorrow you will be with the three thousand guards. Those southern barbarians can't move." you".
When Zhu Di heard this, he suddenly remembered that on the summer afternoon of that year, on the school field of Daningwei, she ran over on Xiaoxue, her light blue clothes fluttering in the wind. That day, while he was training three thousand guards, Zhu Yunwen was looking for Princess Yining...
Zhu Di shook his head slightly, threw away his memories, and said in a deep voice: "Give me the order, the army will rest at the hour of the hour tonight. Let's fight to the death with the Southern Army tomorrow!"
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On April 24th, the weather was sunny and the sky was blue.
Zhang Yu's army was in the middle, Zhu Neng's left army, Zhang Xin's right army, Ning Wang Zhu Quan was the successor, and Zhu Gaoxu led three thousand guards to support him. King Yan himself ignored the opposition of everyone and insisted on being the vanguard, bringing only his deputy general Chen Heng. The entire Yan Army brigade had crossed the Baigou River before dawn and pressed directly against Nanying.
On the south bank of Baigou River is an open wilderness. Although it is located in the middle of Hebei Province and has some ups and downs, it is overall flat and uniform, which is suitable for the confrontation between the two armies.
Zhu Di wore scales and armor and stood in front of all the troops. The big "Yan" character on the flagpole beside me was fluttering in the wind, and several large flags "Fengtian Jingnan" were also flapping in the wind. Behind him, four thousand cavalrymen followed the King of Yan, and then Chen Heng led a phalanx of shield soldiers, archers, spearmen, and sword and ax soldiers steadily behind. The left and right armies Zhu Neng and Zhang Xin are also in a similar formation.
The sun was a little dazzling, Zhu Di squinted his eyes, and the person directly in front of him was the veteran Guo Ying. The formation was also composed of cavalry plus square formation, but the number of people was much greater than that of the Yan army. The cavalry alone was a huge black area, and the giant shield soldiers and archers behind the cavalry were even more endless. On the big flag is a huge word "明". Zhu Di looked at this flag and felt pain in his heart. He had used this flag for many years in the Northern Expedition! Today I have to fight against it!
Wuding Marquis Guo Ying's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something. What's there to say? How could he, a minister, understand the intricate contradictions between the vassal prince and the court, and how he could understand the pressing steps of the villain? How can one understand that oneself, the upright son of Taizu, would rather die than bend the knee
Zhu Di raised his sword, pointed it at the Confederate army, slashed it down, and roared loudly: "Kill!"
Riding on the green horses and riding Juechen, they went straight to the south camp. The cavalry behind them shouted "Kill! Kill!" in unison, with the rumble of hooves and the sound of wind and thunder as they rushed towards the battlefield.
Guo Ying also waved his long sword, shouted "Charge!", and led the Confederate cavalry to meet them overwhelmingly.
In the huge Jizhong wilderness, dust and smoke suddenly billowed, and the ground shook. The rushing horses neighed, and the half-standing soldiers on horseback shouted with enthusiasm. Murderous aura filled the sky and the earth, and the sky was about to collapse and the earth was about to split.
The archers on both sides began to fire arrows, and the clear blue sky suddenly changed color. The flying arrows roared like locusts, covering the sky and blocking the sun. The cavalry raised their shields to block the rain of arrows, but one after another, horses and cavalry fell down wailing. The galloping horses' hooves did not stop, stepping on the flesh and blood on the ground and continued to move forward. The originally neat cavalry formation gradually formed a cone shape.
The two teams of cavalry from the north and the south ran closer and closer, and finally they collided with each other with a loud "bang". This collision was accompanied by rolling winds and thunder that shook the earth!
The Yan army was fierce, either slashing with long swords or smashing bones, and the Confederate soldiers fell one after another. However, there were so many Confederate soldiers that they surrounded and beat each other, and the Yan army continued to fall. The ground instantly turned blood red.
Zhu Di brandished his sword and rushed to the front. Where the blade flashed, the head flew away and blood splattered, and the ground became a river of blood. The original green color of the green horse can no longer be seen, and its armor is even red. On the noisy battlefield, King Yan's sword was like lightning and thunder, the sound was deafening.
Under the sun, Zhu Di suddenly squinted his eyes, patted his horse and ran out towards Guo Ying, who was a few feet away. Guo Ying also saw Zhu Di, hesitated for a moment, and urged his horse to fight head on.
The green horse galloped with lightning speed, running with huge momentum. As soon as it met, the thunderous sound of the machete flew towards the face. Guo Ying knew he was no match, so he closed his eyes and waited for death. However, he saw the broadsword suddenly turned diagonally, and the blade took off Guo Ying's helmet. He shouted loudly: "This is Dai Taizu, please forgive me!" The green horse was already far away. Veteran Guo Ying sighed and stood silently.
Zhu Di led the vanguard cavalry and rushed through Guo Ying's square formation and rushed to the central camp of the Confederate Army. The cavalry suffered a lot of losses, but the remaining ones were the most fierce and fierce, with their eyes red and murderous.
Zhu Di shouted "Kill!" and there was a roar of "Kill! Kill!". The horse's hooves were tumbling. Faintly, he could already see the big "Li" flag of the Central Military Camp. Under the flag were more densely packed formations. A giant square array.
At this time, there was a sudden uproar behind him: "Chen Heng is dead! Chen Heng is dead! The Yan Army's vanguard is over! The Yan Army's vanguard is over!" The Southern troops all over the mountains and plains shouted loudly.
Zhu Di's heart tightened, and he looked at the seemingly indestructible giant phalanx in front of him under the banner of "Li", turned his horse's head, and rushed back. The sword was opened and closed, and heads fell one after another. In front of us are Qu Nengsan and his son!
Seeing that King Yan had turned around, Qu Neng was overjoyed and called to Qu Yu and Qu Tao: "Everyone can punish the rebellious ministers and traitors! Come together!" The three men immediately surrounded Zhu Di.
Zhang Yu was shocked when he saw it from the north. Pegasus came to rescue him, but was blocked by Ping An. The two of them fought hard to separate. Zhang Yu was anxious, and Ping An slashed his left arm with a knife when he rushed in. Zhang Yu had no choice but to fight with all his strength. Looking at King Yan from a distance, one against three, he was blocking more than attacking.
The three fathers and sons of the Qu family are famous generals in Shu. They have fought against barbarians and Shengfan, and they are extremely brave. Qu Neng could see that Zhu Di was gradually losing his strength and shouted ecstatically: "King Yan can't hold it anymore! Qu Tao! Fire the arrow!". The Qu family's Luoyue Arrow is a famous divine arrow that has made many military exploits since Zhu Yuanzhang founded his country. Zhu Di had to block Qu Neng and Qu Yu's combined attack, and he also wanted to use flying arrows, and danger suddenly arose.
Suddenly there was a loud shout: "Father, don't be anxious!" A young general came with three thousand cavalry guards, it was Zhu Gaoxu! The white horse under its crotch is covered with snow, it is Xiaoxue.
As soon as Zhu Di's arm was loosened, Qu Neng had been taken over by Zhu Gaoxu, who was dancing with his long spear. The five fathers and sons on both sides were fighting together, and it was difficult to tell the winner.
It was past noon, and the sun was shining brightly. The golden sunlight slanted down from the blue sky, illuminating this bloody hell on earth. The Yan army had already rushed out, and even Ning Wang Zhu Quan's rear troops had entered the battlefield; while the southern army's central camp and rear guard camp had not moved.
Zhu Di blocked the left and right, and glanced across the south side of the station. Through the waves of people shouting horses, he seemed to see the eager horseshoes of Li Jinglong's team next to the mighty "Li" flag.
Is it possible that the entire army will be wiped out here today
Suddenly, his chest felt warm, and Zhu Di's heart moved. He swung his knife to force Qu Yu away, and put his hand into his arms. Sure enough, the glazed tower was shining again!
Zhu Di ignored Qu Tao's moon-falling arrows, raised the glazed tower high, and shouted: "Fengtian Jingnan!"
The roar shook the sky, and many soldiers from the two armies in the melee looked over. Seeing Zhu Di holding the glittering pagoda in his hand, they were all shocked, stopped fighting, and stared up blankly.
Suddenly, a whirlwind emerged, and the "Li" flag of the South Central Military Camp folded in the wind!
Amid the chorus of exclamations from the sergeants on both sides, a gust of wind blew up the sand and dust from the north to the south and headed towards the south camp. Suddenly there was flying sand and rocks, and it was so vast that no one could see it. The dark clouds rolling overhead looked like dragons. There was a faint sound of wind and thunder in the sky. In the darkness, only the light of the Glazed Tower illuminated Zhu Di's tall figure like a god, standing in the wind with his hairpin fluttering.
The officers and soldiers of the Yan army shouted in unison: "Buddha bless Yanxing! Buddha bless Yanxing!" The crowd was excited and the morale of the army was boosted. The soldiers of the Confederate Army stared blankly, their weapons were rattling, and many of them fell to the ground.
Qu Neng was shocked and couldn't help but look towards the central military camp. Zhu Gaoxu, with his quick eyes and quick hands, was stunned. Qu Neng couldn't turn around and fell off his horse. Zhu Gaoxu shouted: "Qu Neng is dead! Qu Neng is dead!" The Southern army was immediately in chaos. Qu Yu and Qu Tao were shocked and turned pale. They all clapped and rushed to rescue him. Zhu Gaoxu was flying with his long branch. In the darkness, Qu Yu and Qu Tao were saddened by the death of their father and died. King Ning Zhu Quan arrived in the chaos and joined forces with Zhu Gaoxu's uncle and nephew, and immediately beheaded Qu Yu Qu Tao under his horse.
Zhu Gaoxu shouted: "The Qu family is dead! The Qu family is dead!" While urging Xiaoxue, he went straight to the central camp of the Southern Army, followed closely by Zhu Quan. At this time, the new wind was howling in the wilderness and the flying sand was blinding. The soldiers of the Confederate Army could not go north or even turn north. Everyone had to hide their faces and go south. The two took advantage of the wind and reached the central camp without any effort.
Li Jinglong's military camp was very firmly established and remained motionless in the strong wind. The uncle and nephew took advantage of the darkness and walked around to the side of the camp. Zhu Gaoxu blocked the wind, and Zhu Quan took out a flint and lit it on fire. He tore off his clothes, lit them, and threw them on the tent. The fire took advantage of the wind and the tent suddenly burned. When I got up, the fire spread quickly to the camp in the north wind. The two then set fire, and soon the entire central camp of the Confederate Army became a sea of flames.
Li Jinglong and Guo Ying were standing in front of the camp together. They were blown by the wind and couldn't open their eyes. Suddenly they saw a fire in the camp. They couldn't help being frightened and ordered the sergeants to put out the fire. But the wind and fire were so strong that it was difficult to even get close. How could we save him? From a distance, I saw Zhu Di, Zhang Yu, and Zhu Neng waving their troops and rushing down in the wind. The Confederate army had no fighting spirit and abandoned their weapons and fled. The governor was safely wrapped up in the fleeing team, like a tide, pouring southward.
Li Jinglong's eyes were about to burst, and he shouted and was about to meet him, but the soldiers around him fled in all directions, and there was no one left. Guo Ying held Li Jinglong back: "General! Retreat temporarily for today!" The two followed the fleeing army and returned to Texas again.
The Battle of Baihegou was another turning point in the Battle of Jingnan. From then on, the Yan army switched from defense to offense. In this battle, the Yan army turned from a great defeat to a great victory. The King of Yan narrowly escaped death because of an incredible strong wind.
Zhu Di stared at the glazed tower. It no longer glowed, but the color seemed closer to transparent.
Is the Glazed Pagoda really the result of God's will or fate? Where will this war take us
Note: Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty thought of the loyalty of the Qu family and his son, so he ordered his bones to be returned to his hometown for burial. King Fu of the Ming Dynasty gave Qu Neng the posthumous title "Pingyang Bo". There is still "Qu Gong Temple" in Hefei City today.