It is said that Shen Yizhong is quite famous for leading troops in battles, and he is also the eldest brother of Shen Yuyao in the Ning Palace!
Let Shen Yizhong fight with Xia Yu. No matter whether they win or lose, she and Xia Chongwen will naturally win!
"Summon Duke Wei, Shen Yizhong, to the palace to discuss matters!"
Xia Chongwen glanced at the eunuch Wang beside him and said, "What are you still standing there for? Obey the Queen Mother's order and summon the Duke of Wei to me!"
Eunuch Wang said, “Yes!”
Shen Yizhong is worthy of being Shen Ao's eldest son. He has followed his father in battles since he was young, and he has learned the essence of Shen Ao by leading troops in battles.
When he went to the palace and heard that the new emperor and the empress dowager wanted him to quell the rebellion of Prince Ning, he pointed out Xia Yu's weakness in one sentence.
At this time, the closest powerful army to Xia Yu was the Three Guards of Doyan of King Beilin. The court only needed to send a general to take over these three guards. Once the court's army arrived to quell the rebellion, Xia Yu could be captured in one fell swoop.
After saying that, Shen Yizhong did not avoid suspicion and directly recommended himself to go to King Beilin to take charge of the army.
Unexpectedly, when Empress Dowager Lu heard that Shen Yizhong was going to Beilin to take charge of the troops in person, she became a little worried about Shen Yizhong, just like Xia Chongwen.
"My dear Lord Shen, there's no need to go in person." Empress Dowager Lu said with a smile, "Ai Jia and the Emperor cannot live without the Duke of Wei for a day!"
After all, Shen Yizhong is Xia Yu's brother-in-law. If the two armies confront each other and the fight does not happen as she hoped, but instead he turns against Xia Yu in the battle and then joins forces to deal with her and her son, that would be very bad.
"Eunuch Wang, please draft an edict. Appoint the veteran general Geng Yiwen as the Grand Marshal to suppress the rebellion, and lead his troops to Beilin to take over the three guards of Doyan." After careful consideration, Xia Chongwen discussed with Empress Dowager Lu behind the curtain and finally spoke.
"yes!"
"Wait, Prince Ning Xia Yu and Princess Ning Shen Yuyao, I want them alive!" Empress Dowager Lu stood up and walked away from the court, adding a special sentence.
All the ministers in the hall praised the Empress Dowager for her kindness and the Emperor for his wisdom.
After dismissing the court, Xia Chongwen just walked out of Fengxian Hall and hurried to Shoukang Palace.
"Mother, I know you didn't want me to be accused of killing my uncle, so I said that when we left the court," Xia Chongwen said as soon as he saw Empress Dowager Lu. "But you also know that my fourth uncle loves to fight in the battlefield himself."
"General Geng is going to quell the rebellion this time. If Fourth Uncle really goes to the battlefield, swords and spears are merciless. If anything were to happen to him, I, your son, would be powerless to stop him!"
"Your Majesty, the reason I said that was simply to earn you a reputation as a benevolent and righteous monarch," Empress Dowager Lu said after a brief pause. "However, if Xia Yu really died on the battlefield, that would truly be his wish!"
A look of resentment flashed in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Unfortunately, I won't let him have his wish!"
Three days later, the old general Geng Yiwen led 130,000 elite troops of the imperial court and set out towards where Xia Yu was.
Unexpectedly, Xia Yu not only did not defend, but also let Qiu Xiaofu attack Xiong County at night.
You must know that there are more than 40,000 elite troops of the imperial court stationed here. If Xia Yu can capture these 40,000 elite troops in Xiong County, he will truly have the strength to fight against Xia Chongwen.
As if by divine help, when Qiu Xiaofu rushed to Xiong County, all the soldiers in Xiong County were living in a drunken stupor.
Those soldiers of Xia Yu who had sneaked into Xiong County earlier, took advantage of the cover of night and, under the leadership of General Zhang Yu, quickly eliminated the soldiers guarding the city gate.
After Zhang Yu opened the city gate, Xia Yu and Qiu Xiaofu led the army and rushed in quickly.
The imperial soldiers in the city were still drinking big bowls of wine. What they didn't know was that the wine they drank had been laced with knockout drugs by Zhang Yu, who had sneaked into Xiong County.
It didn't take long before all the soldiers who had been drinking were knocked unconscious.
In this way, at a very small price, Xia Yu captured another city and gained 40,000 soldiers and horses.
At this time, Geng Yiwen, who led troops to quell the rebellion, was in a very passive position.
He cursed the defenders who had fled Xiong County, "One day! Not to mention 40,000 men, even killing 40,000 pigs or 40,000 sheep wouldn't be possible!"
Helplessly, after scolding, Geng Yiwen could only change his previous strategy. He gathered all his troops together to avoid being defeated one by one by Xia Yu again.
The war is about to break out.
The sky brightened and then darkened, darkened and then brightened.
The personal guards in Xia Yu's military camp changed their shifts at the hour of Mao, and the ones guarding outside his camp were the ones he had originally left with Shen Yuyao to protect Prince Ning's Mansion.
Led by Shen Yuyao, the two hundred personal soldiers rushed to Xia Yu's base overnight.
Shen Yuyao was worried that the battle between Xia Yu and General Geng would be difficult, so she insisted on leading her troops to help.
She left her three sons, Xia Lin'an, Xia Ping'an and Xia Yong'an, in Yanjing to garrison.
Xia Yu sent out all the generals who were discussing matters together, leaving only Ma Sanbao.
"Old Geng, although we have 130,000 elite soldiers, they were gathered from various places. They are not under the same command with each other, and some of the generals have never even met each other. We should just change into their clothes and sneak into the city like we did in Xiong County, and then go straight to Old Geng's camp!"
As soon as Xia Yu saw Shen Yuyao sit down, he eagerly told her his strategy.
"Your Highness is right. I, the Eastern Depot, have intelligence. Geng Yiwen's army is in complete disarray, and he's worried about how to reorganize his army. Your Highness, charging into the city now is indeed the best strategy."
Shen Yuyao nodded and said, "It would be best if Your Highness could capture General Geng. If not, Your Highness, please do not pursue him!"
"Don't worry, Princess. I know you once called General Geng "Uncle Geng" and that you hold him in high esteem. I will naturally not push you too far!"
Shen Yuyao saw that Xia Yu had agreed, and her expression relaxed a little. "If my guess is correct, if General Geng escapes from the city, what he does next will make it impossible for the prince to take even a single step forward!"
"Yuyao is right. Among the generals who followed my father in the rebellion, each has his own strengths in attack, but when it comes to defense, no one can defeat General Geng!"
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Sure enough, Xia Yu raided Geng Yiwen's camp and almost captured Geng Yiwen alive.
With the desperate protection of his personal guards, Geng Yiwen managed to escape and stationed all his troops in Zhending City.
No matter how Xia Yu cursed and challenged him, he just stayed in Zhending City and refused to leave.
Xia Yu was blocked outside the city and was unable to break through.
"General Geng also had all the trees within a ten-li radius around Zhending City cut down, widened the moat, and built new chevaux de frise and sheep-and-horse walls."
Zhu Aneng reported the military situation of Zhending City to Xia Yu in the big tent.
Xia Yu frowned when he heard this. It was indeed Geng Yiwen, the king of defense.
In this way, the current Zhending City is as solid as a fortress, and not even a fly can fly in!
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