Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 121 Huang Zicheng makes new achievements again

Xu Huizu was Xu Da's eldest son. He inherited Xu Da's title of Wei Guogong, and also inherited some of Xu Da's military talents.

It can be said that Xu Huizu is also very outstanding among the second generation generals.

He is rigorous in running the army and is good at leading troops. Although he has only been on the battlefield a handful of times, his results are pretty good.

Therefore, Xu Huizu's status in the capital camp was also quite high.

Originally, Xu Huizu should have been highly regarded by Zhu Yunwen, and Xu Huizu was indeed very loyal to Zhu Yunwen.

It is a pity that Xu Huizu's other identity did make him very afraid of Zhu Chongwen.

That is, Xu Huizu is Zhu Di's brother-in-law and Xu Ruoyun's younger brother.

Now that Zhu Di is Zhu Yunwen's number one enemy, it is naturally impossible for Zhu Yunwen to trust Xu Huizu as much as before, even though Xu Huizu said many times that he had severed ties with Zhu Di.

All dealings.

But how can family ties be cut off immediately? Naturally, Zhu Yunwen could only temporarily ignore Xu Huizu, and then re-employ Xu Huizu after Zhu Di was eliminated.

This made Xu Huizu very depressed. Originally, he was very prosperous in Beijing, and his status was second only to Geng Bingwen.

Now, even the playboy Li Jinglong has climbed onto his head. This really frightens Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu knows the ingredients of Li Jinglong better than anyone else, and Chun Chun is nothing more than a wine bag and rice bag.

The reason why he was not exposed in the court was just to save some face for his relatives. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yunwen actually wanted to hand over 700,000 troops to this man.

The key is that Li Jingjiang didn't have any self-awareness at all, and accepted the post of rebel general with a shameful face. Wasn't this sending an army of 700,000 people into a pit of fire?

Even if you want to send someone to be the general, you should be the one, not that loser Li Jinglong.

The more Xu Huizu thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it.

Back at the house, Xu Huizu was also furious and didn't look good on anyone.

Xu Zengshou was Xu Huizu's brother. When he saw Xu Huizu like this, he was very puzzled. He went to Xu Huizu privately and asked what happened.

General Xu Huizu gave Xu Zengshou an overview of the appointment of Li Jinglong as the general to fight against rebellion and the recruitment of 700,000 people to fight against Zhu Di.

After hearing this, Xu Zengshou's eyes flashed with panic, but then he pretended to be calm and said:

"Li Jinglong is familiar with the art of war and knows strategies well. Maybe he can defeat Zhu Di this time."

Xu Zengshou also served in the Beijing camp, and naturally he had heard a thing or two about Li Jinglong's name.

But Xu Huizu chuckled and said:

"How can an armchair warrior defeat a battlefield veteran like Zhu Di?"

"Your Majesty, with this move, I am afraid that disaster is not far away."

Xu Zengshou could only comfort Xu Huizu with a few words, and then the second brother said goodbye.

After Xu Zengshou returned to the study, he quickly wrote a secret letter and had it quietly sent out through the back door.

Peking Mansion.

Zhu Di is thinking, how can he capture Hejian Mansion?

Since Zhu Di wiped out Hebei, only Hejian Mansion has not been captured, and Zhu Di is very worried about this.

Hejian Mansion is like a nail, firmly blocking his route south.

If he left it alone, and when he led his army southward, and Geng Bingwen jumped out to cut off his food route, his army of hundreds of thousands would probably be in chaos immediately.

But if he stormed Hejian Mansion, Zhu Di would really be tortured by Geng Bingwen and lose his temper.

With the talent of city defender Geng Bingwen, Zhu Di was not confident that he could capture the strong Hejian Mansion from such a master of city defense.

The two sides were at a stalemate, but Zhu Di was anxious.

Because he knows that he cannot fight a protracted war at all.

The slight advantage they can gain now depends entirely on the morale they aroused at the beginning. If he and the Confederate army were in a stalemate, over time, the soldiers would probably become war-weary and have low morale, and by then he would probably be doomed.

Geng Bingwen probably took a fancy to this, and to defend Hejian Mansion was to burn himself to death in the Hebei area.

Not to mention anything else, just relying on a corner of Hebei and not having that much food and grass to support himself in fighting a protracted war in the Southern Dynasties.

Zhu Di frowned, and while he was thinking hard, Wu Feng walked in from the door and said:

"Your Majesty, two secret letters came from Yingtian."

Zhu Di was so excited that he quickly took the secret letter and opened it to read.

After reading the secret message, Zhu Di laughed excitedly:

“Hahaha, God is really helping me!!”

The old monk and Yang Shiqi next to him were shocked when they saw Zhu Di like this, and quickly asked what happened.

Zhu Di handed the secret letter to the two of them and said happily:

"Zhu Yunwen changed his generals before the battle, which is really asking for his own death."

"I was worried about how to deal with Geng Bingwen, and now Zhu Yunwen actually pulled the people out himself."

"Mr. Bai is right. Huang Zicheng's work really makes me feel at ease, hahaha!"

At the end of the sentence, Zhu Di remembered the previous discussion about the sacred pig. Hahaha too laughed again.

The old monk Yang Shiqi looked at each other, and then began to read the secret letter. They wanted to see what made Zhu Di so happy.

After reading the secret letter, the two of them suddenly looked worried. They were really not as open-minded as Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, now that the imperial court has sent 700,000 troops, why is your Majesty still so happy?"

Yang Shiqi first asked:

"Even if we have recruited a lot of soldiers and horses from the Confederate Army now, we only have about 300,000 soldiers. There is a huge gap with the strength of the Confederate Army."

Yang Shiqi was worried. Judging from the comparison of military strength, he felt that the next step would be a hard battle.

But Zhu Di shook his head and said:

"The Confederate Army's 700,000 soldiers and horses are indeed outnumbered, but it also depends on who is in command."

"If Geng Bingwen had 700,000 horses, I might still be afraid, but now these 700,000 horses are in the hands of Li Jinglong, which is 700,000 pigs, which are not worth a cent.

carry!"

"Who is Li Jinglong? He is a dandy from the capital. He has nothing but a good skin."

"We grew up together. In the past few months, I had frequent contact with this person in Jingying. I know this person very well."

"To be honest, in my opinion, there are five defeats in the art of war, but this idiot Li Jinglong is guilty of all of them. He will definitely lose this battle!"

The old monk immediately asked:

"May I ask your lord, which of the five losers?"

Zhu Di slowly stretched out his fingers and told the two of them one by one about Li Jinglong's flaws:

"First, the government orders are not revised, and the top and bottom are separated. Li Jinglong's prestige in the capital camp is simply not enough to convince everyone, and it is impossible to unify the government orders and act like an arm."

"Secondly, the soldiers are not suitable for the frosty and snowy climate in Peiping, and there is insufficient food and grass. It is already autumn, and when Li Jinglong leads the army to Peiping, it will be the beginning of winter." Transportation is bound to be a big issue as well.”

"Thirdly, regardless of the dangers, we go deep to seek benefits. Our army is located in Beiping. From Yingtian to Beiping, it is more than a thousand miles away. Our army is waiting for work at ease, and we will definitely win."

"Fourth, he is eager to win and willful, but lacks wisdom and trust, and lacks benevolence and courage. Li Jinglong is very proud, but lacks talent and learning. He can only talk about military affairs on paper, does not know geography, and cannot

When you know the sky, how can you be my opponent?"

"Fifth, their troops are all rabble, and they are not united. They are no match for our elite Yan army. In addition, our army's weapons and armor are made of steel. Even though the southern army is large, it is not enough."

consider!"

"Of course, in addition to that, there is the most important point."

At the end of the sentence, a mysterious smile appeared on Zhu Di's lips. This last point was enough to put Li Jinglong to death!

(End of this chapter)