Chapter 389 Because the previous attitude of the Yan army towards the captives was to surrender and not kill, and then freely choose to stay, and even distribute coils if they want to leave.Therefore, when fighting with the Yan army, once they fall into disadvantage or the organization is disrupted, the first choice of the soldiers of the imperial court is to disarm and surrender.This time, there were even many middle- and lower-level officers who directly led their subordinates to surrender after discovering that the army had no command and the commander was missing.A large number of formations surrendered, which reduced the intensity of the Yan army's pursuit a lot, and greatly improved its efficiency.Soon after, more than thirty percent of these captives even chose to stay and join the Yan army, which greatly increased the strength of the Yan army.Under this situation, the imperial army suddenly fell into passivity, and the other army, which was originally defeated in Shanxi, also retreated all the way to Shandong, and the offensive and defensive situation changed immediately.However, the Yan army did not continue to move south and launched an attack on the imperial army.Although this time the Yan army was a big victory, but in fact, Zhu Di was also in danger, personally led the elite of the Yan army to attack Shanxi to relieve the siege, and the number of the imperial army was much more than his own fierce battle, after the victory left the wounded soldiers in Shanxi, after the local reorganization, immediately returned to the division, regardless of fatigue, several battles all the way, directly defeated Li Jinglong's main force of the Northern Expedition.Although it was an overwhelming victory with less, the number of troops on both sides was already very different, and the casualties of the Yan army in the early stage were also a lot.Zhu Di is different from Li Jinglong, he can be said to be an old man, he is very clear about the state of the soldiers under his command, and he also understands when he can continue to fight and when it is not appropriate to fight again.At present, although he successfully defeated Li Jinglong's Northern Expedition army, he won many victories, and obtained a large amount of grain and grass, and a large number of prisoners joined the Yan army.However, the main force is tired, and the newly replenished soldiers must be screened and organized, otherwise, not only will it not be able to improve its combat effectiveness, but it will be a hidden danger in battle.Therefore, after Zhu Di, the king of Yan, arranged enough scouts to investigate, he let the main force start to rest on the spot, and then used the money, silver, grain and grass to directly reward the three armies, reward meritorious deeds, and stimulate morale.When Wang Ge returned from Jiangnan and entered Shandong, the north and south had once again entered a period of confrontation.What surprised Wang Ge was that after this defeat of Li Jinglong, there was no reaction in the Jiangnan and Zhili areas, and many people didn't even know that the imperial army had fought another big defeat, and compared with the last time Geng Bingwen was defeated, the movement caused was very different.The imperial court not only did not hold Li Jinglong accountable for the defeat, but even continued to allocate troops, horses, money and silver from all walks of life to continuously send them to Shandong.After returning to Qingzhou, through the intelligence system of the Yan Wang family, Wang Ge learned that although the imperial court knew that Li Jinglong had been defeated, it thought that it was only a trivial defeat, and the situation was still stable, so he didn't care too much.There is no doubt that there must be someone in the Jinling court to help Li Jinglong cover up, otherwise, such a large army is outside, there are many people, and there are all kinds of news channels in the court, not to mention that there are many rout troops to the south, and sooner or later they will flow into the area of Zhili and the capital, and even the people will know about it.Thinking of recommending Li Jinglong is Qitai Huang Zicheng, Wang Ge can understand this situation.In the current Jinling Imperial Court, Qitai Huang Zicheng is Emperor Jianwen's most trusted right-hand man, and he has great influence among the courtiers.However, this situation is very good for Wang Ge and them.The Jinling Imperial Court may feel that there is no need to suspect people, and there is no doubt in employing people, and the more difficult it is, the more it must fully support Li Jinglong.But the problem is that the people they support are simply too much to use.When Wang Ge and Zhang Jue went north and went to the north to meet King Yan, a group of people also entered the temporary residence of the general in Dezhou City.…… For the great general Li Jinglong, this defeat can be described as a great blow.Since he was a child, he has been very pretentious, thinking that even if he does not rely on his father's shadow and does not attack the lord, he will still make achievements if he only relies on his own talents.thinks that he was born at the wrong time, if it is in chaos, when Taizu founded the country and fought against Mengyuan, he will be able to show what he has learned, make contributions, and become a generation of famous generals.Moreover, he is indeed familiar with the art of war, is very good at adapting to changes, is very shrewd, and when talking about military affairs with others, he cites scriptures and classics, is clearly organized, and speaks the truth.In his early years, he often taught Zhu Yunwen the art of war in the East Palace, and won Zhu Yunwen's trust and even admiration, Zhu Yunwen also believed that if there was a suitable opportunity, Li Jinglong would inevitably become a generation of famous generals.Later, it was also because Zhu Yunwen made suggestions to Zhu Yuanzhang that Li Jinglong had the opportunity to frequently train troops in Huguang, Shaanxi and other places.After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, Li Jinglong became his most trusted person in the army.Originally, Li Jinglong was also full of ambition this time, thinking that his ambitions would finally have the opportunity to be displayed, but he didn't expect to suffer this blow and lose so badly.Li Jinglong didn't think that his plan was wrong this time, but thought that his strategy had actually succeeded in deceiving Zhu Di to Shanxi, and the Beiping garrison was empty, and it was the time to seize his lair in one go, but the soldiers under his command were unfavorable in battle, and failed to seize this opportunity, but let the other party relieve the siege of Taiyuan and then returned to catch them off guard.Li Jinglong wrote to the imperial court, also saying that there were generals who made their own decisions and did not completely obey him, otherwise, as long as there was another half a day, they would be able to take Beiping, and then Yan Rebellion would lose its fundamentals, collapse without a fight, and defeat Yan Rebellion, and the Jin, Dai, and Ning feudatories should not be worried.It's a pity that he failed to do his job and suffered a small defeat, but fortunately he commanded properly, so he saved his troops and horses, retreated to Texas, and defeated the counteroffensive of the Southern Army.But he did not tell the court that his "small defeat" had lost more than half of the soldiers and horses of the Northern Expeditionary Army and most of the heavy grain and grass, not to mention the demoralization and discouragement caused by it.On the contrary, he took the opportunity to dispose of several generals in the army who were not very good with him, and even the main generals who led the troops to Shanxi were all punished by him with an excuse.Now, if nothing else, there is indeed no one in this army who dares to question his absoluteness anymore.It's just that it is unknown whether there are complaints at the bottom.At this time, it was already the second watch, Li Jinglong was not sleepy, wearing a big hat, holding an oil lamp, standing in front of a huge map hanging and staring and pondering, thinking about what kind of tricks should be used to reverse the situation, and it was best to decide the outcome in a battle and kill Zhu Di.In this way, he can regain the face he lost before.Suddenly, a warm voice sounded in his ears: "Does the general have a strategy to break the swallow?"
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