Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 87: Advance to Yingtian Prefecture!

"See Your Majesty!"

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying came before Zhu Yunwen and bowed.

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "Get up. What do you want from me?"

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, we want to participate in the defense of Yingtian Prefecture." Geng Bingwen said.

"Hmm?" Zhu Yunwen frowned and remained silent.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were both from the Huaixi noble lineage, and Zhu Yunhuan had a close relationship with the Huaixi nobles.

When Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying saw Zhu Yunwen's appearance, they smiled bitterly in their hearts. They had guessed this result a long time ago.

It was because they came to ask for a fight, so it was right for Zhu Yunwen to suspect them.

"I appreciate your kindness, but there are enough people to defend the city for now. When I need more people, I will call you first." Zhu Yunwen made a decision not to use Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying.

Under the current circumstances, he cannot take any risk. Perhaps Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying are better at fighting than Li Jinglong, but what he needs now is not ability, but loyalty.

The most important thing is that he felt that Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai were right. Defending a city did not require strong abilities; just holding on to it was enough.

"Alas," Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying sighed in their hearts, feeling bitter.

Zhu Yunwen repeatedly entrusted important positions to a useless person like Li Jinglong, but he turned away two truly capable people. It really makes people speechless.

"If there is nothing else, you can leave first." Zhu Yunwen waved his hand.

"We will take our leave!" Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying bowed and turned to leave.

They planned to go to Zhu Yuanzhang to talk and throw the problem to him. It was not that they were unwilling to defend the city, but that Zhu Yunwen did not allow them to defend it.

As soon as they walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they were stopped by a palace maid: "My Lords, the Empress Dowager invites you!"

"Huh? Empress Dowager?" Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were stunned and confused.

They didn't have much interaction with the Lu family, and couldn't understand why the Lu family would come to them at this time.

Guo Ying came back to his senses and shrugged, saying, "Let's go and see what the Queen Mother wants to talk to us about. Maybe there's something unexpected."

"Okay!" Geng Bingwen nodded.

Afterwards, the two followed the palace maids towards Kunning Palace.

After a while.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying came before Lady Lu and bowed, "Greetings, Queen Mother!"

"Please stand up, my two lords." Mrs. Lu waved her hand.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying stood up.

"Empress Dowager, I wonder what you want to talk to us about?" Geng Bingwen asked.

Madam Lu's face was solemn. She said, "My two lords, Jiangning City has fallen. The traitor Zhu Yunhuan may attack Yingtian Prefecture at any time. I would like you to lead the defense of Yingtian Prefecture. What are your opinions?"

She really didn't trust Li Jinglong.

In comparison, Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying are much more reliable. Both of them are old men who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, and they both have real achievements.

Perhaps Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying are old now and not as brave as they were when they were young, but even so, Lu still feels that they are stronger than Li Jinglong.

Especially Geng Bingwen, this man is famous for being good at defending the city. He may not be able to attack the city, but he is good at defending the city. Who in the world does not know the legend of defending Changxing for ten years?
At that time, Geng Bingwen was able to resist Zhang Shicheng's 100,000 troops for ten years with only 7,000 soldiers.

Now he led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city to resist Zhu Yunhuan's less than 100,000 cavalry for ten days.

It shouldn't be a big problem, right?
Ten days later, support from the princes arrived, and that would be the end of Zhu Yunhuan.

"Is this really an unexpected surprise?" Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were stunned and a little surprised.

Intentionally planting flowers but not blooming, unintentionally planting willows and willows make a shade.

They took the initiative to ask Zhu Yunwen to fight, but were ruthlessly rejected by Zhu Yunwen.

They came to see Lu with a try-it-out attitude, and Lu took the initiative to invite them to participate in defending the city.

The two looked at each other, both feeling a little amused and helpless.

"What? Generals, are you unwilling?" When Mrs. Lu saw that Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying were silent, her heart sank and a gloom flashed in her eyes.

She took the initiative to invite them, but Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying actually put on airs. It was really disgusting!
However, she did not show her dissatisfaction. Instead, she was thinking about how to persuade Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying. The situation was not good now, so she had to defend Yingtian Prefecture first. As for dealing with Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

"The Empress Dowager has misunderstood. We two are willing to defend the city. To be honest with you, we just came from His Majesty's place. We went to see His Majesty because we wanted to participate in the defense of Yingtian Prefecture." Geng Bingwen explained.

"Oh? So I misunderstood." Mrs. Lu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What did Your Majesty say?"

Guo Ying's face was full of bitterness. He said, "His Majesty said that he has already arranged for the defenders of the city, and there is no need for the two of us."

Mrs. Lu was startled, then waved her hand and said, "I'll tell His Majesty. You two should prepare and make sure to defend Yingtian Prefecture."

"Yes, Queen Mother!" Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying said in a deep voice.

"Go down!" Mrs. Lu waved her hand.

"I'm taking my leave!" Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying bowed and turned to leave.

Mrs. Lu shook her head, speechless for a moment: "Yun Wen, what are you thinking?"

She was speechless. Why not use Geng Bingwen, a top city defense talent with a brilliant record, and choose Li Jinglong, a misfit? What was he thinking?

After calming herself down, Lu called out to the outside of the hall, "Someone come!"

"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do for you?" A palace maid came over and asked respectfully.

"Go, and let His Majesty come to me when he has time." Mrs. Lu said lightly.

She didn't know what Zhu Yunwen was thinking, but no matter what, she had to let Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying participate in the defense of Yingtian Prefecture.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The maid nodded and turned to leave.

"Huh!" Lu took a long breath and murmured, "I hope I can hold on."

Zhu Yunhuan's advance was so fast that she felt under great pressure and panic.

She considered giving up Yingtian Prefecture and leaving, but in the end she chose to stay with Zhu Yunwen.

One reason was to stabilize the military morale, but more importantly, if Yingtian Prefecture was breached, what would happen even if she escaped?

Would Zhu Yunhuan recognize her as the empress dowager when he took the throne? Most likely not.

So, she had no choice but to hide her identity, find a place to hide, and live in fear every day.

For her, such a life would be worse than death!
At the same time, all the princes received the news that Jiangning City had been captured, and each of them had a complicated expression.

"What the hell? This kid Zhu Yunhuan is exaggerating! How come his advancing speed is almost the same as ours? Or even faster!"

"It fell directly, and fell again. Is there not a single city that can stop Zhu Yunhuan for a bit? Are the commanders of those cities all pigs?"

"Damn it! Stop resting! Speed ​​up the march! We must get to Yingtian Prefecture as soon as possible. Otherwise, by the time we get there, Zhu Yunhuan will probably have already entered Yingtian Prefecture."

"Unbelievable! This guy Yun Hu is truly terrifying. We absolutely cannot let him enter Yingtian Prefecture. Otherwise, if he takes the throne and reduces the power of the feudal lords, how can we resist him?"

"Damn it, Zhu Yunhuan, you are such a despicable fellow! Even if you advance quickly, we will still wipe you out even if you break into Yingtian Prefecture."

"Who would have thought that Zhu Yunhuan would actually invade Yingtian Prefecture? However, even if he does, we cannot let him take the throne. Otherwise, we will have no good days."

"Yun Hun, what on earth are you messing around with? Even if you manage to break into Yingtian Prefecture, what good will it do? Won't you still be suppressed and annihilated in the end?"

"Damn it, Zhu Yunhuan, are you really that outrageous? Don't rest, keep going. Zhu Yunhuan has already captured Jiangning City. The next step is to attack Yingtian Prefecture. We must hurry to Yingtian Prefecture, otherwise, by the time we get there, the daylily will be cold."

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The princes were shocked, their faces gloomy, cursing and gritting their teeth as they continued on their way.

Although they felt that they were actually traveling very fast, Zhu Yunhuan was even faster. They had no choice but to continue to speed up their march.

Furthermore, the princes were extremely puzzled. They couldn't understand why Zhu Yunhuan's troops were all cavalry, and cavalry were not good at attacking cities, yet now cities were being taken down like dumplings. What the hell was going on?

Beiping, Prince Yan's Mansion!

Zhu Di looked solemn and summoned his confidants including Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui, Yao Guangxiao, Yuan Gong, Zhang Yu, and Qiu Fu.

"Is there another incident in the south?"

Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui, Yao Guangxiao, Yuan Gong, Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu and others were all startled when they saw Zhu Di's expression.

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, then said, "I received news that Jiangning City has been captured by Yun Hun. Now, there are no checkpoints on his way to Yingtian Prefecture."

"What's going on? They were captured directly again. Are the imperial guards all pigs?"

Everyone was stunned and frowned.

They were really impressed to see that cavalry could attack a city so swiftly.

"Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong are also useless. I thought they were capable before, but I didn't expect that after they arrived at Jiangning City, they couldn't even hold out for a day." Zhu Gaosui was full of disdain.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaosui and said, "Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong did not defend the city. They defected to Yun Hu."

"What?" When everyone heard Zhu Di's words, they were all stunned and looked incredulous.

"Dad, did you say something wrong? Tie Xuan defected to Hun Ge'er?" Zhu Gaochi looked astonished.

Because Tie Xuan had previously stabbed Zhu Di in the back, everyone in Beiping knew him intimately. Would this pedantic, stubborn fellow surrender? Hilarious!
"You are right. Although I don't know how Yunhu did it, Tie Xuan did surrender to him. Moreover, he surrendered earlier than Sheng Yong." Zhu Di had a complicated expression.

Among everyone, no one knew Tie Xuan better than him, but Tie Xuan made moves that he could not understand time and time again.

Of course, although he could not understand Tie Xuan's behavior, he knew that Tie Xuan surrendered to Zhu Yunhuan not because he felt that he could not defend the city, nor because he wanted to gain wealth. He was certain of this.

"What's going on? How did the Emperor Yunhuan do it?"

"Does the Emperor's grandson Yun Hun really have such great charisma? First it was the Second Young Master and Zhu Neng, and now even Tie Xuan has joined him."

"Since Tie Xuan has already surrendered, it seems understandable that the Second Young Master and Zhu Neng would surrender to the grandson of the Emperor Yunhu."

"How did Hunge'er do it? Tie Xuan was like a stone in a toilet. I wouldn't even dream of trying to persuade him to surrender, but Hunge'er just took him down."

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Everyone looked strangely, with all kinds of thoughts in their minds. In an instant, they all felt a strong curiosity about Zhu Yunhuan.

Yao Guangxiao calmed himself down and said, "Your Highness, now that the Emperor's grandson Yun Hu has captured Jiangning City, he's only one step away from Yingtian Prefecture. Can the princes really catch up in time?"

"Shhhhh!"

When everyone heard what Yao Guangxiao said, their faces changed. This was the biggest problem brought about by the fall of Jiangning City.

Next, it entered a stage of racing against time, and Zhu Yunhuan had an absolute advantage. If Zhu Yunhuan really broke into Yingtian Prefecture, there would definitely be many variables.

"I don't know. However, after the princes received the news of the fall of Jiangning City, they would definitely rush on their way at all costs. But whether they can reach Yingtian Prefecture before Zhu Yunhuan captures it depends on whether Yingtian Prefecture can be defended." Zhu Di shook his head.

"Your Highness, why don't we send troops as well?" Zhang Yu said.

When Zhu Gaosui, Qiu Fu and others heard this, their eyes lit up. The fighting in the south was in full swing, and they were jealous and wanted to join in.

"Dad, I think we can send troops!" Zhu Gaosui suppressed the throbbing in his heart and spoke out.

Yao Guangxiao smiled wryly and said, "Third Young Master, General Zhang, I understand your feelings, but now is not the best time to send troops. If Emperor Yunhuan really does capture Yingtian Prefecture, then by the time we arrive in Yingtian Prefecture, we might just catch up with the vassal kings encircling and suppressing Emperor Yunhuan's grandson. Should we then go to meet Emperor Yunhuan's grandson's army?"

"This..." Zhu Gaosui and Zhang Yu looked hesitant and choked with words.

Should we go and meet Zhu Yunhuan's attack? Of course not!
They would not do such a stupid thing as using their military forces to fight a war of attrition with Zhu Yunhuan. However, if they did not send troops, would the princes be willing when the time came?

If you stay in Peking honestly, maybe nothing will happen and no one will pay attention to you. But once you get involved, how can you want to stay out of it? There is no such good thing in the world.

It is possible that the princes would get too carried away and after destroying Zhu Yunhuan, they would turn around and destroy Zhu Di as well.

"The monk is right. Now is indeed not a good time to go south. However, you all need to be prepared. We never know when we will have to go south." Zhu Di said.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Everyone nodded.

"Okay, the Crown Prince and Yao Guangxiao stay for a while, everyone else can go down." Zhu Di waved his hand.

"I'll take my leave!" Everyone bowed, stood up and left.

Jiangning City!
Zhu Yunhuan hosted a dinner party, and Zhu Gaoxu, Ma Sanbao, Zhu Neng, Tang He, Tie Xuan, Sheng Yong and others were among the invited guests.

Except for Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong who seemed a little unnatural, everyone else looked very happy.

"It's a pity that we didn't arrive first. In the blink of an eye, we are about to march into Yingtian Prefecture. It feels like a dream." Zhu Gaoxu's face was full of emotion.

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and said, "Second brother, stop sighing. The more critical the situation is, the more we cannot let our guard down. It won't be too late to express your feelings after we enter Yingtian Prefecture."

"Hehe, Brother Hu, am I not excited? Don't worry, I won't be proud." Zhu Gaoxu scratched his head and smiled.

"Zhu Neng, catch it." Zhu Yunhuan took out a telescope from his arms and threw it towards Zhu Neng.

Zhu Neng subconsciously stretched out his hands to catch the telescope. When he saw that the object in his hand was a telescope, he was stunned: "Your Highness, this..."

Although he went to Jiangning City on Zhu Yunhuan's orders, this contribution was obviously not enough to obtain a treasure like the telescope.

"This is a telescope!" Tang He was stunned at first, and then he became extremely envious. He also wanted a telescope, even in his dreams.

Although he has now bid farewell to the battlefield, which general doesn't like a telescope?
In addition, not going to the battlefield does not prevent him from collecting one. Although he is not going to the battlefield, he still has a son. After getting the telescope, he can give it to his son.

After a burst of excitement, Tang He's mood slowly calmed down. He didn't need to think about the telescope for the time being. If Zhu Yunhuan broke into Yingtian Prefecture in the future, perhaps he still had some chance.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled broadly and said, "Although you didn't capture Jiangning City, I saw your performance. This is what you deserve."

He saw all of Zhu Neng's performance. Although he didn't make any great achievements, it wasn't Zhu Neng's fault. It was just that he was a little unlucky.

Take the Jiangning City in front of us for example. This city was firmly in the hands of Zhu Neng. Who would have known that Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong would just surrender the city? Who can you go to for justice?

Of course, if you insist, he has some responsibility. If he had not persuaded Tie Xuan to surrender, Sheng Yong would probably not have surrendered. At that time, Jiangning City would have to be attacked, and if Jiangning City had been attacked, Zhu Neng would have received the credit.

So, everything is a chain reaction.

Zhu Neng carefully put away the telescope, took a deep breath, stood up and knelt before Zhu Yunhuan, his expression solemn: "Your Highness, I cannot speak. Please watch my performance, Yingtianfu."

"What's going on? What did Emperor Yunhu give to Zhu Neng? Why is he in such a state?" Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong looked at each other with confusion.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong's faces, Tang He smiled and explained, "That thing is called a telescope. It covers your eyes and can see scenes dozens of meters away very clearly."

When he spoke, his tone was full of envy.

"Telescope? Can it see the scene dozens of meters away?" Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong looked at each other in confusion.

real or fake?

Dozens of meters? Is that really that outrageous?
Suddenly, Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong's expressions changed color, and their eyes were filled with surprise and doubt.

Tang He saw the expressions of Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong and smiled. He said, "You two are quite responsive. It's just as you thought. The defense of Jiangning City, where it's tight and where it's lax, has long been clearly seen."

"This can't be true? If it's true, it's too perverted!" Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong looked at the telescope in Zhu Neng's arms with surprised and doubtful eyes.

If things were really as Tang He said, then wouldn't the telescope be a priceless treasure? How could Zhu Yunhuan be willing to give away such a treasure?

"You don't have to doubt it. What I said is what I have experienced personally. There is no exaggeration at all. If you don't believe me, you can go find Zhu Gaoxu or Zhu Neng to feel it yourself later. However, it is hard to say whether they will let you feel it or not." Tang He said softly, as if he was a worm in the hearts of Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong.

Seeing Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong look like they had never seen the world before, the frustration he felt for not getting the telescope disappeared, and he felt much better!

"Telescope!" Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong looked at each other and memorized the name.

The next second, the two of them seemed to have telepathy and looked at the telescope in Zhu Neng's arms at the same time, their eyes flashing. They also wanted such a treasure.

Although the two found Tang He's words hard to believe, after calming down, they felt that it was true. First, Zhu Neng's attitude was there, and second, Tang He had no need to deceive them at all.

Silent all night.

The next day, the hundreds of thousands of troops ate and drank their fill in Jiangning City, and then, at Zhu Yunhuan's command, they marched towards Yingtian Prefecture in a mighty force.

(End of this chapter)