The Running Man Team, led by Li Jinglong, ran around exhausted and finally found the ancient city of Jinan. They got a chance to catch their breath and gather the remnants. At this time, a large amount of food and grass from the south had finally arrived, and they also had cotton-padded clothes. Li Jinglong regrouped and counted his soldiers. He came with 500,000 southern troops, plus the 100,000 troops left by his predecessor Geng Bingwen, a total of 600,000.
How many are left now? More than 400,000.
The predecessor lost 100,000 troops, and Li Jinglong lost more than 100,000 troops, which was twice as many as his predecessor. The loss was more than twice as much as his predecessor. Li Jinglong was not even as good as the veteran Geng Bingwen.
What to do? Before the expedition, Li Jinglong wrote a military order, boasting that the battle would end in autumn and the army would return victorious. Now it is winter, and the Southern Army has never won a single battle. It is embarrassing that 600,000 Southern Army soldiers are being chased and beaten by 100,000 Yan Army soldiers!
Li Jinglong thought, no matter what, he had to win back a game, otherwise the battle report would not look good.
So Li Jinglong ordered to defend Jinan and wrote a memorial saying that it snowed and froze in October in the north, and a large number of southern soldiers fell ill and froze to death because they could not adapt to the cold weather here. The thief King Yan took advantage of the situation and launched a sneak attack on our rear, causing heavy losses to our army.
There was once an opportunity in front of me, but I did not cherish it. If the emperor is willing to give me another chance, I am willing to pay the price of my life to win.
At present, our army has sufficient food and grass in Jinan, and our army is guarding Jinan to prevent the Yan army from pursuing the victory and harassing the people in the south. Therefore, I once again beg the emperor to give me another chance. When spring comes and the weather turns warmer, and the ice wall of Beiping City melts, I will immediately lead the southern army to attack the King of Yan...
The Southern Army suffered another crushing defeat. 300,000 lost against 100,000, and 600,000 also lost against 100,000.
When the news reached the capital, the government and the public were in an uproar. The prepared celebration banquet was delayed and seemed to be becoming a distant prospect.
Everyone made fun of Li Jinglong, saying that his army of 600,000 was being chased and attacked by an army of 100,000, and he was running around like a stray dog. They said he should change his name to "Li Paopao".
At the grand court meeting, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others impeached Li Jinglong and asked Emperor Jianwen to remove him from his post as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition. The two regents pretended to forget that it was they who had strongly recommended Li Jinglong in the first place.
But some ministers also wrote letters to plead for Li Jinglong, saying that Li Jinglong was a royal relative, a descendant of a military family, and a great contributor to the reduction of the power of the feudal lords, and that he should be given another chance.
Emperor Jianwen thought, if he changed the commander twice in a row, wouldn't it shake the morale of the army? Besides, there was no one more suitable than Li Jinglong to be the commander-in-chief.
What's more, Li Jinglong stayed in Jinan and blocked the Yan army from moving south, keeping the "source of trouble" trapped in the north. This was also a merit. Otherwise, it would have been even more troublesome if the Yan army had attacked the Central Plains directly.
Therefore, Emperor Jianwen rejected all objections and allowed Li Jinglong to make amends for his crime and defend Jinan. He also sent a large amount of supplies and ordered Li Jinglong to guard the gate well and launch a second attack as soon as spring came.
Li Jinglong was relieved when he received the imperial edict. He knelt down and said, "I, the guilty minister, will die to thank the emperor for his grace!"
The Yan army chased to Jinan. Jinan was an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack city, so the Yan army did not linger in the battle and instead turned to deal with the northeastern garrison in the heart of Yan territory.
The leader of the garrison was Wu Gao, a descendant of a general, timid but meticulous, in other words, he was wise but not brave. The deputy commander was Yang Shou, who was bold but simple-minded, in other words, he was brave but not wise. The two complemented each other and cooperated well. After several battles with the Yan army, the Yan army did not gain any advantage.
Zen Master Daoyan proposed a counter-espionage plan. First, the King of Yan wrote a letter to the Prince of Yan who stayed in Beiping City, saying that Wu Gao was a talented general and that he was willing to persuade Wu Gao to join the Yan army camp, and that there had been progress. Then, when the spy was delivering the secret letter, he was deliberately discovered by the Southern Army, so that the spy could be captured and the letter could be found.
When Li Jinglong saw the letter from Prince of Yan, he was overjoyed. Even if he didn't win the battle, it was good to catch a big traitor who had defected. Even a small amount of money is still good.
So, Li Jinglong exaggerated the story and wrote to Emperor Jianwen, saying that Wu Gao wanted to surrender to the King of Yan and offer Liaodong.
When Emperor Jianwen saw this, he was furious, thinking that he had fallen into Prince Yan's counter-espionage scheme. He immediately ordered Wu Gao to be removed from his post as commander and demoted him to a minor officer in Guangxi, thousands of miles away. He then ordered Yang Shou to take over the post of commander.
When Wu Gao received the appointment and dismissal letter, he felt even more wronged than Yue Fei. He immediately scolded Li Jinglong for being the reincarnation of Qin Hui and for wrongly accusing a loyal minister.
But as mentioned before, Wu Gao had more strategy than courage, and he did not dare to disobey the order on the grounds that "a general is not entitled to obey orders from the king when he is away from home", so Wu Gao left in tears.
As soon as the guarding sheepdog Wu Gao left, the cunning wolf King of Yan came and immediately attacked Liaodong. Yang Shou used to follow the orders of his superior Wu Gao and attacked wherever he was told. He had no ability to lead troops. As soon as the Yan army arrived, the Liaodong army was immediately defeated. The wolf King of Yan took Liaodong away in this way.
From then on, Liaodong belonged to Yan territory, and there was no need to worry about being attacked from the middle.
Therefore, the first meritorious official for the Prince of Yan to gain Liaodong was Li Jinglong, and the second meritorious official was Emperor Jianwen...
When Li Jinglong learned about the failure of Liaodong, he was dumbfounded: What should I do? I thought that mosquito legs were also meat, but I didn't expect that the King of Yan was so cunning that he even hid the soul-enchanting drug in the mosquito legs!
Now, we have not won a single battle and instead lost Liaodong.
What to do? The last time Emperor Jianwen believed his excuse that the Southern Army was not good at winter warfare, he forgave him and gave him another chance. Now that Liaodong has been lost, what excuse can he make
Li Jinglong is worthy of being a legendary figure who is known as "the greatest general of all time". He thought of a clever move: Besiege Wei to save Zhao.
After the Yan army conquered Liaodong, they immediately attacked the important military city of Datong. Datong was an important gateway to the Central Plains, and its military value was no less than that of Jinan.
Li Jinglong decided to send troops to rescue Datong. If he succeeded in protecting Datong, it would be a great achievement that could offset the guilt of losing Liaodong.
It was already January, the second year of Jianwen. The willow trees in the south had already turned green, but the north was still freezing cold. After a cold winter and with sufficient supplies, the Southern Army had barely adapted to the cold in the north.
Li Jinglong was full and warm, thinking of military achievements, so he decided to lead his 400,000-strong army to support Datong in the icy and snowy weather.
This time, Li Jinglong learned his lesson and brought enough food to ensure that the soldiers were well fed and well clothed. With morale high, he marched straight to Datong in a mighty force, ready to attack the rear of the Yan army and avenge his previous defeat.
However, Li Jinglong's more than 400,000 reinforcements trudged through the snow for half a month, climbed snow-capped mountains, crossed glaciers, and arrived in Datong. Not to mention the Yan army, they couldn't even find a single hair!
Where is the Yan army going
The defenders of Datong told Li Jinglong that the Yan army had retreated.
It turned out that when Li Jinglong left Zijing Pass, the Yan army had already returned to Beiping City from Juyong Pass.
The two armies missed each other perfectly.
More than 400,000 Confederate troops returned empty-handed, which was equivalent to a running battle of more than 400,000 brothers in the wilderness in winter.
A great shame and humiliation.
Li Jinglong returned to Jinan dejectedly and held a meeting: "There is a traitor among us, otherwise how could the Yan army have strayed from our army by such a coincidence?"
The Southern Army was arguing and passing the buck to each other, reporting each other as spies. Li Jinglong needed a scapegoat to take responsibility for this joke-like field training.
So, Li Jinglong pushed out Geng Bingwen, the old subordinate who always contradicted him, forged documents with Prince of Yan to frame him, and had people tie him up and bring him to the capital to be punished.
Li Jinglong wrote to Emperor Jianwen in tears: It was not that our army was incompetent, but that a traitor appeared and leaked our army's marching route, causing the two armies to cross each other and miss the opportunity to fight. The traitor has been found and escorted to the capital. Please punish him severely.
However, when the Yan army heard that our army was supporting Datong, they immediately withdrew. This shows that the Yan army was afraid of our army, so they fled in fear.
The weather in the north is still very cold, and the glaciers have not yet melted, but winter is over, so how far can spring be? Your Majesty, please trust me and give me some more troops. In April, I will lead my troops to pacify Peking.
Li Jinglong's memorial to the emperor was, as always, full of promises, and the emperor, as always, believed in Li Jinglong and added hundreds of thousands of troops to make up the initial 600,000 troops.
You must win this time!
While Li Jinglong was asking for money, food, and people, the Prince of Yan was not idle either. He led his troops to besiege Baoding Prefecture, and Baoding Prefecture surrendered without a fight.
Prince Yan's Palace.
Finally, in April, the weather was warm, everything was reviving, and it was neither too cold nor too hot. Li Jinglong saw that the 600,000 troops had almost finished their training, so he ordered another attack on the city of Peking.
This time, the Prince of Yan had dealt with all the enemies in the northwest, northeast, and the front lines, and they were all under the jurisdiction of the Prince of Yan's Mansion. The Prince of Yan would not allow the Southern Army to pose any threat to the city of Peking again. He did not meet the enemy in the city, but took the initiative to fight the Southern Army with 100,000 Prince of Yan and Mongolian surrendered cavalry.
The two armies met in Hebei. The Yan army was brave and familiar with the terrain. The Southern army had more people and better equipment, and even had the latest mines developed by the □□ factory. The two armies had their own victories and defeats.
Until the final battle, an incredible scene occurred.
When the battle reached its climax, both sides were blood-thirsty. Suddenly, a strange vortex of wind arose from the ground, similar to a tornado.
Moreover, the wind blew and blew my pride and indulgence, and it actually rolled up the flag of Li Jinglong, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army. The strange wind was not only proud and indulgent, but also incredibly powerful, and it actually blew down the flagpole. With a click, the flagpole symbolizing the commander-in-chief fell down with a loud bang.
The Yan army took the opportunity to shout: "Li Jinglong is dead! Surrender immediately!"
The Southern Army did not believe it at first, but they turned back to look for Li Jinglong. However, not only did they not find Li Jinglong, but even the commander-in-chief's flag was not raised again, or a spare flag was raised.
You have to know that in ancient times, there were no mobile phones or satellite positioning. Everything was directed by the sounds of drums, gongs, and flags.
The commander-in-chief's flag is like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea. Once the flag falls, it means that something has happened to the commander-in-chief. Therefore, on the battlefield, capturing a flag can gain more military merit than capturing a head.
The commander's flag disappeared, the Dinghai Shenzhen fell, and the Southern Army was in chaos. Some fled, some surrendered, and the Yan Army pursued them.
In this battle, hundreds of thousands of Southern troops surrendered—the number of surrenders was actually more than the total number of the enemy Yan army.
All the food and supplies carried by the Southern Army were seized by Prince of Yan. Li Jinglong was simply the captain of the army and material transportation brigade of Prince of Yan's palace.
Li Jinglong is dead
Of course not. As the permanent representative of the large-scale outdoor reality show Running Man, Li Jinglong is just doing what he is good at: running away.
That's right, as soon as the commander's flag fell, a tornado swept up the sand and rocks. Li Jinglong thought that the Yan army had attacked the central army camp and cut off the commander's flag. Oh, the change came too fast like a tornado, and it was impossible to escape from the storm circle. Li Jinglong thought to himself, I can't think about it anymore, I'd better run!
Li Jinglong was so frightened that he didn't even have time to confirm whether it was true or not. He ran away without even thinking about it!
As a result of this run, the Southern Army, which had a chance of winning, collapsed collectively. They had no intention of fighting and just ran away.
Li Jinglong fled to Dezhou, but before he could even eat a bite of roast chicken, the Yan army had already caught up with him. Li Jinglong ordered the Southern Army to defend Dezhou strictly - and then he ran away through the back door.
Seeing that their commander was so irresponsible, the Southern Army lost all desire to fight and became disheartened. They symbolically resisted for a while before surrendering.
The Yan army occupied Dezhou.
Li Jinglong ran and ran until he reached Jinan. Jinan was easy to defend but difficult to attack, with sufficient food and grass, but Li Jinglong had already defeated his 600,000-man army at an alarming speed and was hiding in Jinan.
When the news reached the capital, the people inside and outside the government were so shocked that they could not describe it: 600,000 people could not defeat 100,000
Shocked to the extreme, there was an eerie calm instead.
The royal family members were all in the capital, but their hearts were already leaning towards Prince of Yan. This had been determined before the court's Northern Expedition.
The biggest psychological change occurred among the court officials. Since Emperor Jianwen was the legitimate successor to the throne, before the Northern Expedition, most officials thought that the Prince of Yan was a traitor, a rebel, and bullying his nephew. However, after the Northern Expedition suffered a series of defeats, the court officials realized:
How terrible it is for an incompetent king to lose his fortune. Fortunately, Emperor Gaozu had previously conquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty several times and had defeated it without the ability to fight back, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would have been in danger!
After repeated failures in the Northern Expedition, the court's attitude changed secretly. Many officials secretly changed their positions and tended to believe that the Ming Dynasty needed a powerful leader rather than a naive little emperor who treated war as a joke and sent out an army of 600,000 in less than a year.
Otherwise, how could Emperor Gaozu squander the wealth he had accumulated over 31 years of hard work
People are so strange. In the past, during the Hongwu Dynasty, officials secretly complained that Emperor Gaozu was too harsh and would always call for war and killing. But now that the new emperor is in power, he doesn't even blink an eye when he makes stupid moves and ruins his family. There is no harm without comparison. A strong emperor is always better than a foolish emperor!
The actions of Yan Wang Zhu Di were very similar to those of Emperor Gaozu. He was also aggressive, unscrupulous in achieving his goals, smart, courageous, and had incredible luck. He was surrounded by many young generals who were good at fighting...
Of course, the officials did not dare to say it openly, and had to use the pretext of missing Emperor Gaozu to cover up their inner changes.
Emperor Jianwen also knew that he had disappointed the court, and in order to restore his dignity, Emperor Jianwen no longer believed Li Jinglong's excuses, and ordered an immediate dismissal and investigation, recalled Li Jinglong, and sent the military general Sheng Yong as the Grand Marshal of Pingyan to replace Li Jinglong.
Sheng Yong led 200,000 southern troops and recruited scattered remnants of the army along the way, determined to fight the Prince of Yan and restore the dignity of Emperor Jianwen.
Li Jinglong returned to Beijing in disgrace. At the grand court meeting, many people clamored for Emperor Jianwen to kill Li Jinglong. Emperor Jianwen did not agree, but he dismissed him from all his positions, even the title of Duke of Cao. He was not allowed to attend court again and was ordered to reflect on his mistakes at home.
Li Jinglong spent the whole day at home drinking to relieve his sorrow. When he got drunk, he went crazy and smashed the wine jars. "Reflect on your mistakes! People say I'm a loser! If you can do it, come on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice rang out, "Duke Cao is right. Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are bitter oranges. Duke Cao is a man of great talent, but the foolish ruler failed to recognize the value of gold and jade, causing the pearl to be covered in dust and become dull. As long as Duke Cao finds the right wise ruler, the pearl will surely shine."
"It's you! You really went to seek refuge with the King of Yan! No wonder we couldn't catch you." Seeing this man, Li Jinglong was like seeing a ghost in broad daylight, "I am no longer the Duke of Cao."
Ji Gang smiled sweetly, "When you become the insider and help the King of Yan ascend the throne, I will immediately restore your title of Duke of Cao."
The author has something to say: I will continue to do united front work, and I estimate that I will be able to finish writing about the Jingnan Campaign by the weekend. After all, no matter how fast Li Jinglong ran, he could not be as fast as Emperor Jianwen in ruining his family.
In addition, the script for the ancient Chinese drama "Mu Mansion Fengyun", which will take over from "Hu Shanwei" in the future, has been finalized today. I'm posting it here for everyone to see. If you haven't collected it yet, please support it and give me some confidence.
This time the story is set in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the most prosperous and bloody period. The male protagonist Mu Chaoxi is the eighth generation of the Mu family, the female protagonist Bai Zhu is the student of Tan Yongxian, the granddaughter of the imperial physician Tan and Ru Siyao, and Huang Weide's nephew Liang Chu will also appear as an important supporting role.
Bai Shu, a sixth-rank female doctor in the Ming Dynasty palace, cheated on someone - she stole the young, handsome and relatively fresh body of Emperor Zhengde. Is this a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality
A special kind of "rabies" has quietly developed, with patients afraid of light and biting anyone they see. Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster
Mu Chaoxi, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was ordered to investigate Bai Shu. However, he discovered that all this was actually related to his own Mu Mansion.
Baizhu: Let me grab a handful of Chinese herbs and make a special prescription to treat your bite.
Mu Chaoxi: I believed your lies—it was clearly you who bit me last night.
Impure spectators: Oh? Oh!
The nearsighted female doctor who doesn't recognize her relatives when she takes off her glasses vs. the official who has been a Jinyiwei for ten years but has never been promoted
One sentence introduction: Plastic couple solves the zombie crisis in Ming Dynasty
The story that was promised to be started eight years ago is finally going to be filled and dug, seamlessly following "Hu Shanwei". Friends, come to the pit quickly.
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