The cold winter was short and snowflakes were flying. The two armies fought from noon to dusk. The heavy casualties gradually disappeared, and groups of soldiers knelt down and surrendered from time to time.

The warlike Yan army was also exhausted from fighting all the way. The sound of shouting and killing and the sound of swords and guns colliding with each other gradually became sparse, and even the war horses under their crotch could not run. Zhu Di then ordered the call to call the gold and collect the army.

Li Jinglong, who was anxious and afraid that the entire army would be defeated, was asking for help, so he quickly sent an order to withdraw his troops at the same time.

At night, soldiers were struggling with their lives to help each other. The hearing was heartbroken. The two armies had a tacit understanding in front of the formation to treat each other's wounded soldiers. They set up camp tents and lit bonfires to keep warm, and they were only three miles away from each other.

The weather was so cold that Zhu Di, who was listening to the war report, saw more than a dozen officials and soldiers surrounding him unconsciously. The guards drew out their weapons and came forward to scold him loudly, not allowing anyone to approach.

Zhu Di hurriedly stood up and said, "These are all heroes who are not afraid of life and death, so they are not allowed to stop them. Hunger and cold are the most difficult things to endure. I wear heavy Qiu Shang and feel cold. How can I not allow others to come and cook the fire? Just wait and bear it?"

Just a few short sentences made all the surrendered soldiers who had survived the disaster cry. Compared with the court generals who were alive and dead, it was said that the King of Yan was the truly benevolent and righteous person. Soon the whole army was circulating this incident, and the King of Yan conquered countless people overnight.

The next morning, a scout came to report: "The government army escaped at night, leaving behind all the wounded soldiers in the camp."

Zhu Di was excited and immediately ordered: "Send three thousand battalions to find out the truth."

Soon, the exact news came, and Li Jinglong actually withdrew his troops and turned south. Zhu Di, who was overjoyed, did not chase him and ordered the injured to be taken to various places for treatment. He ordered 10,000 cavalrymen to guard against the government troops and returned, and obtained a large number of abandoned horses, weapons, food and grass.

Two days later, the Yan army drove directly outside the city of Peiping.

The drums were sounding like thunder and horns were scattered. Zhang Yu urged the Yan army to line up and slowly advance towards the official camp with his sword, and poured out the sharp arrows that covered the sky and the sun.

Zhu Di, who had to lead the army every battle, still led the cavalry to wander around the two wings, waiting for an opportunity to move. Zhang Fu commanded the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to be arranged neatly, under the Central Army Commander. A hundred rumbling artillery fired at the enemy behind him.

At this moment, the besieged officers who had gone south, who were still fighting to the death under the command of Qu Neng and his son. The defenders on the top of the city cheered and clamored, and all the people, regardless of gender, were crowded on the city wall to watch the battle.

Xu Hao, who breathed a sigh of relief, ordered the city gate to open, and led the remaining more than a thousand people to come out on horseback, and attacked Zhu Gaoxu's three thousand cavalry from the diagonal thorn outside the city.

Seeing that his morale was soaring, Zhu Di knew that the battle was already sure to win. He didn't want the troops to be too severe, so he ordered the soldiers to shout that Li Jinglong had fled.

Listening to the enemy's shouts, the officials couldn't help but look at the central army camp. There were only hundreds of soldiers and experienced lieutenants who knew they had been ruthlessly abandoned by the commander. The government troops captured inside and outside gradually collapsed. Some people left their weapons and turned around and ran south. Seeing this, the people around them also threw down everything and ran away. Soon they infected the entire army like a plague.

Almost all the officials who besieged Beiping were from the south, so few surrendered on the spot. The only wish of countless soldiers such as Wang Peng was to run home as soon as possible to reunite with their relatives. Even through the sea of ​​swords and fire, thousands of mountains and rivers were everywhere.

In this way, the Yan army once again won a great victory effortlessly. Tens of thousands of people and almost all of the baggage horses were captured. Faced with an unprecedented victory, all the generals praised the King of Yan's magical strategy and far-sightedness. Only Zhu Gaochi and Xu Hao and other Beiping guards lowered their heads and remained silent.

Zhu Di, full of joy, ignored his son, nephew and others, and rode his horse into the city first, and was immediately shocked by everything in front of him. Even though he had expected the tragic situation, he did not expect it to be so miserable.

In addition to the inner city which was generally kept intact, the entire outer city was almost completely destroyed by rocks or demolished to resist the enemy. Bodies covered with white cloth could be seen everywhere, with a sharp drop of at least 30%, and the male population was almost completely injured and killed.

Finally, all the soldiers and common people had smiles on their faces, not as dead as they had seen before. They were just because the careful Princess Yan and other female relatives worked together to take out countless money, grain and clothing, empty their houses to accommodate the people, and all the orphans and widows were properly placed. All the injured were carefully treated. Since they were trapped, there was no shortage of three meals in the city. There was no one who was not covered in clothes and food but did not fill their stomachs. The soldiers still maintained the determination to die to the last soldier.

The silent military and civilians rushed up to welcome the King of Yan, and suddenly there was a deafening cheer, and then everyone burst into tears, which shocked all the soldiers entering the city.

In the main hall of the Yan Prince's Mansion, Zhu Gaochi told the whole story of defending the city. At the end of his speech, his voice choked and his eyes turned red.

Even Zhu Di, who was used to life and death, was deeply moved by it and said with honor: "Thank you all for your hard work. The soldiers and civilians who defended the city in this battle should remember their first achievements and everyone would highly reward them."

The generals felt miserable. No one dared to take on the important task of staying in Peiping that day. Only Xu Hao immediately expressed his willingness. As expected, it was really too tragic. Many generals of Daning looked at Xu Hao with a hint of admiration and respect.

Xu Hao said calmly: "I have caused heavy casualties and injuries to the military and civilians because of my improper command. I also asked the prince to punish him."

Zhu Di said with relief: "You have made contributions but you have made no contributions. Xu Hao was immediately promoted to the left-behind general of the Peking Prefecture to assist the prince in managing the rear."

"Congratulations to the General." All the generals congratulated each other in congratulations.

Since the King of Yan led his troops to rescue Yongping in late September, he went north to Daning Prefecture and defeated Li Jinglong's army for more than a month.

During this period, from October 25th, Li Jinglong besieged Beiping City to rescue the siege on December 12th today. All the soldiers and civilians, led by Zhu Gaochi and Xu Hao, fought for a month and a half, which was more than twice as many as the twenty-three days in history. The number of casualties was almost the same. Xu Hao's wings inadvertently caused great harm to himself.

The Yan army took advantage of the victory and pursued it again and occupied all the cities north of Baihegou. The Yan Prince's Mansion ordered the cessation of progress and prepared to repair and reward the soldiers of the entire army.

Li Jinglong fled south to Dezhou, and Xu Kai and others led the remnants of their headquarters back to their original positions. The news of defeat spread wildly and soon spread throughout the capital, causing an uproar among civil and military officials.

This made Li Jinglong, who wanted to hide it, hurriedly apologize. Unexpectedly, Huang Zicheng defended him and concealed his defeat. He sent his confidant to inform Li Jinglong to rewrite the memorial overnight.

In fact, how could Zhu Yunwen in the Forbidden City not know the truth? Qi Tai and other confidants had long exposed it. Compared with ministers such as Huang Zicheng who was not aware of the country and the people, this time the young emperor showed great tolerance and patience. He recommended that people continue to reuse Li Jinglong recruited troops and waited for the next year to fight again.

Because Li Jinglong was worried about being frustrated, his power was weak and his prestige fell sharply, and his prestige was not enough to command the general. Emperor Jianwen awarded the title of Prince Grand Tutor, and rewarded seals, gold seals, treasures, sable fur and other items. In the first month of the following year, he sent angels to give him yellow axe bows and arrows, promising to sever the power to sever the conquest.

When Xu Hao learned about it, he sighed: "When you should be firm, you are not firm when you should be firm, but when you should not be firm, you will be employed without doubt. Sooner or later you will suffer the bitter fruit."

The Chinese New Year is about to come, but everyone in the Xu family is sad and has no intention of celebrating the festival. More than 20 people died in the Xu family after the disaster, and no one is injured. Among them, the worst of the injuries was the third uncle Xu Zengfu, who was pierced through the chest by a wandering arrow. He is still unconscious.

Xu Hao's father Xu Qingtang was also injured. He was slashed on the shoulder with a knife during the fight. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious, so he could just rest for a few days. Xu Hao had a foresight to keep his younger brother Xu Song and half of the male Ding beside Zhang Fu, and several of his illegitimate brothers were sent away. At this moment, most of them returned safely, retaining their vitality for the Xu family. Otherwise, they would have left all widows like the Yang family.

Every household in the city has passed away. Just like the Xu family, there is also the relief of survival. Therefore, after burying the corpses of relatives in tears, the living must work hard to continue to live. Therefore, the city is soon filled with a festive atmosphere due to the great victory.

The fact that the Yan Prince's Mansion ordered the whole city to wear lights and celebrate the festival, and defeated nearly 500,000 troops, made King Yan Zhu Di's prestige reach its peak. This time it was recognized that thanks to the desperate efforts of the military and civilians of Peking. Xu Hao became famous in this battle, and many planned deeds were widely circulated and recognized as the most important military division around the King of Yan.

Xu Hao became the highest left-behind general in Peking. His first thing was to start building the martyrs' mausoleum, preparing to break ground in the spring of the following year, and move the remains of all the soldiers who died in battle for future generations to pay tribute to future generations.

Although many civil officials complained about this and thought that it was a little over, most generals supported it together. Zhu Di nodded in favor of not encountering any resistance. It was the first time to commemorate the unknown soldiers and had a profound impact on future generations.

The ministers in the court, thousands of miles away, were puzzled, and officials from all over the country were confused, and Emperor Jianwen could not understand. What kind of benevolence and righteousness of the King of Yan to the military and civilians? Why could so many people be willing to rebel against the emperor and serve their lives to the death?

The answer is actually very simple. Xu Hao did not play much role. King Yan himself was the fourth son of Emperor Taizu. He had an undisputed imperial bloodline. He made great contributions to guarding Peking for many years. For most northerners, King Yan was able to defeat the alien race and ensure that everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, which is a natural choice worthy of service.

The King of Yan represents the emperor represents justice. Zhu Di said that there were treacherous ministers in the court, and then the military and civilians would think that this Jingnan battle was a righteous battle, and sometimes the people were so cute and blind.

Zhu Di, who had always had clear rewards and punishments, could not have been grateful to all the soldiers and civilians of Peking Prefecture in the face of brilliant victory. In order to continue to let the soldiers and civilians follow him to fight the world in the future, he would be rewarded without any stinginess in all the seized spoils.

The Xu family received the most rewards. Xu Hao went out to political considerations and did not give them to the people of Peking. He followed suit and gave them all to the whole family and added his own money. The families of the dead relatives were equivalent to 1,000 taels of silver, 800 taels of silver for disabled people, and 800 taels of silver for injured people, and 800 taels of silver for injured people.

On New Year's Eve, the spiritual signs of the ancestors of the war were placed in the ancestral hall with the ancestors of the Xu family for the first time, and they accepted the kneeling of the whole family. The touching servants of the Xu family were all filled with tears.
Chapter completed!