Chapter 235 Seize Power by Order

King Ning Zhu Quan learned about the news of Qin and Jin's attack on Yan almost immediately. He had a spy in the palace of Yan in Beiping. His spies were informed by him that the King of Yan was no longer in Peiping and led an army south. Zhu Quan immediately realized that the two kings of Qin and Jin were in danger. In fact, he was not optimistic about Qin and Jin. He had been in the north for many years and had a deeper understanding of the strength of the three kings of Qin and Jin than the court. The strategy and command of the King of Yan were not comparable to the two kings of Qin and Jin. If it were not for the alliance of Qin and Jin, he could be sure that Qin and Jin would lose. However, after the alliance of Qin and Jin, the military strength of the two sides was very different, so he could not be sure that King of Yan would win.

But from this time when the King of Yan used troops, he could draw a conclusion again that Qin and Jin would lose, but after this conclusion, Zhu Quan became deeply worried again. If the King of Yan killed Qin and Jin and his strength increased greatly, would he turn around to deal with Liaoning? It was yes. The King of Yan must first unify the north before he could go south without worries.

This worry made Zhu Quan insomnia for two nights. He thought that there would be two ways for King Yan to attack Liao. One was to go to Shanhaiguan and go north along the western Liaoning Corridor. With the might of Shanhaiguan, the King of Yan might not be able to attack. Then he would choose another way, that is, to go to Zunhua and attack from the north. The possibility of this path is extremely high. In this way, his Daning army was the first to be affected. What should he do? Is it a war or a peace, and he and Li Weizheng and Zhu Zhi united with each other to deal with the King of Yan? Should he leave a way out?

But just when Zhu Quan was in a daze, he suddenly heard a news that shocked him. Zhu Zhi actually ordered Li Weizheng to temporarily serve as the general of Liaoxi and entrust military power to him. Isn’t this equivalent to attracting a wolf into the house? Then, Li Weizheng indeed led his troops into western Liaoxi and acted as the general of Liaoxi in an open land. Zhu Quan immediately realized that the western Liaoxi was over, and how could he vomit the meat he had eaten again? Zhu Zhi must have been plotted against.

Li Weizheng's capture of Liaoxi made Zhu Quan panic. He knew that Li Weizheng's next goal must be himself. Zhu Quan thought for three days and finally made a major decision. On the one hand, he wrote to the court and reported that Li Wei was planning to Liaoxi. On the other hand, he decided to surrender to the King of Yan and support the King of Yan to seize the throne. At the same time, he also wrote to the King of Yan to express his intention to surrender.

The two letters were sent out at the same time five days ago. The letter from the court went to Shanhaiguan, and the letter from the King of Yan left Zunhua. After sending the letter, Zhu Quan began to prepare for war.

At present, he has 80,000 troops, including 40,000 guards, 10,000 troops he recruited himself, and 30,000 Mongolian cavalry who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the three guards of Duoyan.

Although Zhu Quan had many troops in his hands and could be ranked among the top among the kings, he also had a fatal weakness, that is, his vassal state was located on the edge of the grassland, with sparse population and barren arable land, and almost all had to rely on the supply of the court. The supply route was transported by sea to Tianjin Wei before the 27th year of Hongwu, and then from Tianjin Wei to Beiping, and finally to Zunhua to Daning. The journey was long. After the 27th year of Hongwu, the supply route was changed to northwest Liao. In addition, because Goryeo was pacified, Zhu Yuanzhang decided that part of the army of Liao and Ning Wang was supported by Goryeo. In this way, the supplies of some of the army of Liao and Ning Wang were actually controlled by Li Weizheng. Now that Li Weizheng has controlled western Liao, the supplies of the Daning army were completely controlled by Li Weizheng. This is why King Ning was panicked.

In fact, this situation has happened. The food that should have arrived ten days ago has not arrived yet. The food in his hand can only last for up to five days. Zhu Quan was anxious, a bit like an ant on a hot pan.

At this time, a sound of horse hooves came from far away. The soldiers who reported the news came. Zhu Quan immediately rushed out of the tent. Several cavalrymen rushed over and turned over to report: "Report to Your Highness, the cavalry of Duoyan's troops stopped fifty miles away. Tuoluhuchaer said that there was no food and grass and could not move forward. He asked Your Highness to send him food and grass, and they came."

"This bastard!" Zhu Quan was so angry that he cursed. He had raised the Duoyan cavalry for so many years, but he gave him a secret move at the critical moment.

No matter how much he scolded, he had no choice but to do anything. Since Duoyanwei refused to come, he had to make the final decision. He turned around and returned to the tent and resolutely said to his personal guards: "So quickly pass my order, and the army immediately set up camp and headed towards Zunhua."

In July of the first year of Jianwen, Ning Wang Zhu Quan led a large army to leave the vassal state of Daning, and moved to Zunhua with more than 100,000 people.

On Zhending Prefecture, on the north bank of the Tiao River outside Luancheng County, food and various military supplies were piled up like mountains. Groups of dejected soldiers were walking west tiredly, while the cavalry beside them shouted loudly, urging them to speed up, and whipped them from time to time. This was a scene just after the battle. The 30,000 rear troops of the Qin and Jin coalition were attacked by 20,000 Yanshan cavalry suddenly attacked from Jingxing. The Qin and Jin army were defeated and had no way to go when they fled to the north bank of the Tiao River. They knelt on the ground and surrendered one after another. Thousands of the 30,000 rear troops were killed, and 20,000 became prisoners of war, and almost all the food and supplies were seized by the Yan army.

On a hill not far from the shore, King Yan Zhu Di looked at the group of prisoners of war with a gloomy expression, without any joy after the victory. Yes, he was really not happy. He had just received the news that the 100,000 army of the imperial court suddenly appeared on the line of Lincheng and Baishan a hundred miles away, blocking the 180,000 main army of Qin and Jin. Just near Yaoshan not far ahead, his generals Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng had already ambushed the 70,000 army, preparing to take advantage of the news that the Qin and Jin coalition forces had missed Jingxing and the rear army was attacked and panicked. Then his cavalry attacked from the north again, and the Qin and Jin coalition forces would inevitably be defeated.

But the sudden appearance of the imperial army disrupted his deployment, and the imperial army in Shanxi also appeared, blocking his way into Shanxi, which means that he could no longer attack Taiyuan.

Zhu Di knew that the court was unwilling to kill the Qin and Jin coalition forces easily, so he sent troops to intervene. If he was not tactful and still wanted to fight with Qin and Jin, it would be very likely that the court and Qin and Jin would join forces to deal with him. This situation would be difficult for him to resist. Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh and could only bear this tone first.

"Transfer my orders, Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu are not allowed to attack, so they are waiting for my orders on the spot."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Lu, the adviser beside him, immediately advised: "Your Highness, since you don't attack the Qin and Jin coalition forces, it would be better for the two generals Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu to leave the place as well. The subordinates are not worried about the timidity of the King of Qin, but they are a little worried about the King of Jin. After all, he is also a man who has brought troops. If he insists on fighting with Zhu and the two generals Zhang, the court army may not be stopped. Maybe they will create opportunities for the Qin and Jin coalition forces. I suspect that the court's intention is to use the Qin and Jin coalition forces to weaken us."

Zhu Di suddenly realized that the general who led the imperial army must not be Zhang Xin, otherwise he would tell himself that Han Lu reminded him, and he immediately changed his order and said, "Appoint Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, do not stay in place, and immediately detour to Peking."

Zhu Di nodded gratefully to Han Lu. At the critical moment, the strategist was still useful. When he thought of the strategist, he couldn't help but think of Lu Siyuan. In fact, he should have followed his advice on the spot and took the initiative to send troops to Shanxi with the excuse of destroying Lan Yu to kill the King of Jin first. It was only when he considered King Zhou at that time that the King of Qin had the opportunity to send troops to Shanxi. Now the situation of the Qin and Jin coalition has been completed, so it would be a bit inappropriate to take this move. We can only wait for the opportunity!

At this moment, a pair of message soldiers rushed over from afar, and they heard them shouting from afar: "Your Highness, Peking is in urgent need of the matter!"

Zhu Di was stunned, urged the horse to meet him, and asked sternly, "Why are you in a hurry?"

The messenger turned over and dismounted, raised a letter high, and said anxiously: "The military advisor was in a hurry!"

Zhu Di took the letter casually and opened it. In the letter, Daoyan only wrote one sentence: "In the Liaoning strife, King Ning intends to surrender to Peiping, so he can take Liaodong first."

Zhu Di was overjoyed. Now Jingxing is trapped, food and grass are taken away, and the morale of the Qin and Jin coalition forces is floating. They will inevitably go back to Shanxi from the south and will not dare to come again within a few months. They will give him time to take Liaodong. Now the internal strife in Liaoning is a great opportunity. He immediately said to the general Chen Heng around him: "I will give you two thousand troops, and leave this place to sort out the prisoners of war. If there is any abnormal movement, they will be killed and will not be lenient."

"Abide by the order!"

Zhu Di shouted loudly and urged his war horses to run down the hills. He led the Yanshan Iron Cavalry back to Beiping.

Because he dragged more than 100,000 military families, the Ning Wang army walked slowly. He only walked more than 100 miles in two days. Moreover, his team was very long. The front and rear troops were ten miles apart. Zhu Quan walked in a hurry, not because he was worried that Li Wei was chasing him. He knew that Li Wei was busy recruiting the Liaoxi Army and had no time to take care of him. He was worried that there would be insufficient military rations. He only had five days left. There was a journey from Daning to Miyun Great Wall. He was afraid that it would not be enough. However, yesterday he reorganized the military rations and the food of the military family, and found that the food could last for seven days. In addition, this morning, he got more than 2,000 sheep from a Mongolian nomadic tribe, which added some military rations to him, and he also calmed down...

The sky gradually became dark, and the grassland was vast. The dirt river not far away stretched straight towards the distant north like a black jade belt. The night wind was strong, and a wave of sand and stones made people feel tired. Zhu Quan put his hands on the curtain and looked at the north. An hour ago, like a black dot, the rear army was no longer visible. It was probably fifteen or sixteen miles apart.

He sighed and ordered: "Everyone is camping on the spot and wait for the family to arrive."

The soldiers got off the horse and got busy. Some camped, some went to the river to fetch water, some buried pots and cooked rice. There was a noisy sound on the banks of the Tu River. Zhu Quan was also very tired, so he found a clean grass and lay down. He looked at the sky full of stars, but was thinking about his upcoming meeting with his fourth brother. He had ambitions before, but after returning to the capital, he knew that he had no hope and gradually died of his heart. Although he could not ascend the throne, he also dominated.

The idea of ​​being the king of the party was that he took a fancy to Goryeo, and thought that he was the king of Goryeo, but this conflicted with Li Weizheng's ambition again. Although he and Li Weizheng had always had a good personal relationship, he would not talk about personal relationships in the face of power. He was a dignified vassal king of the Ming Dynasty and royal blood. Li Weizheng was just a small minor in Fengyang, how could he compare with him? When he met the fourth brother this time, when he made it clear about this matter, he believed that the fourth brother would definitely agree to him. Before he knew it, Zhu Quan fell asleep.

I don’t know how long he slept, but he was suddenly pushed by his personal soldiers. “Your Highness wakes up! You’re the Highness wakes up!”

He opened his eyes and found that he was already in the big tent. He was too tired and didn't know that his personal soldiers had moved into the big tent. He sat up and asked, "When is it now?"

"Your Highness, you have been sleeping for two hours, but the army still hasn't come. We are very worried!"

"What?" Zhu Quan was shocked, "They haven't arrived yet, have they sent someone?"

"It's been a long time, but the people sent here have not come back now."

Zhu Quan was a little stunned. What's going on? Is it more than ten miles apart? It's impossible! He saw them in the afternoon.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a very slight vibration, and the candle in the tent jumped up suddenly. Soon, the water cup on the table began to shake, and the vibration became more and more powerful.

"No! A cavalry is coming." Zhu Quan jumped up and ran out of the tent. Sure enough, under the moonlight, he saw a black line in the north being covered with the sky, and the sentry in the camp also discovered it, and the bell rang.

"Get on the horse quickly! Get ready to face the enemy." Zhu Quan shouted with a neighing voice. He had only one idea now. They had encountered the Mongol cavalry of the Tatars. He felt a little disappointed. Needless to say, his rear army and more than 100,000 families of the accompanying army had all been destroyed, but no one fled back to report the news, which made him a little strange.

At this time, the military camp was in chaos, and all the soldiers were thinking about their wives, children, and old people were shouting and screaming, and some even started crying. But no matter how much they prepared, it was too late. The overwhelming cavalry had reached a mile away, with a total of 60,000 or 70,000 people.

Suddenly someone shouted, "It's not the Mongolians, it's the Ming army!"

Now, everyone saw clearly that it was the banner of the Ming army, and their armor was all the Ming army. Since they found it was their own army, everyone's panic disappeared immediately. Many people even took off their half-wearing armor and covered their faces and cried with joy. Since it was their own army, their wife and children would be fine.

But at this time, Zhu Quan's heart sank into the abyss. He knew that it was not the King of Yan coming to greet them, but Li Weizheng's army was chasing him. He was prepared for the so-called reorganization of the Liaoxi Army was just for his own view. It is estimated that the 30,000 Yan troops were also instigated by him.

Now, he didn't tell the soldiers that Li Weizheng was already an enemy, and even most of his generals didn't know that he didn't want to shake the morale of the army. Zhu Quan's legs became weak and he sat down.

At this time, tens of thousands of pursuers had surrounded him. Because of the temporary rest, the camp did not have a fence, and the cavalry went directly into the camp. At this time, two people came out of the army, one of them was wearing armor, with thick eyebrows and heavy eyes, and the eyes were majestic. It was Li Weizheng, and behind him, the one wearing a royal robes was the King of Liao, Zhu Zhi. Li Weizheng urged him to come forward and took out a volume of imperial decree and shouted sternly: "Liao King Zhi, Liaodong General Li Weizheng came to the court's order, and King Ning received the order!"

All eyes looked at King Ning, and there was a urge in his eyes. At this time, King Ning was already in disgrace. Li Weizheng not only controlled the army's family, but also had the emperor's imperial edict. How could he resist the order and rebel? Then no army under his command would follow.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Zhu Quan slowly walked forward and knelt down on his knees. Li Weizheng launched the imperial edict and proclaimed the edict loudly: "Ning Wang Quan colluded with the King of Yan and wanted to rebel against the court. I specially ordered King Zhi of Liao. Li Weizheng, the general of Liaodong, to seize his military power and seize his vassal state. Ning Wang Quan returned to the capital to meet the saint today, and I admire this!"
Chapter completed!