"This king swears to fight Li Jiujiang to the death!"
Xia Yu entered Yanjing City and saw that countless soldiers and civilians were injured in order to defend Yanjing. He stood in the military tent and gritted his teeth.
Although he had experienced this scene in his previous life, when he saw the casualties of the people again, he still felt a surge of emotions in his heart, just like in his previous life.
And the strongest demand is that the opposing coach must pay the price!
"Your Highness, although our army has now surrounded Li Jiujiang's army, given Li Jiujiang's temperament, he will definitely fight to the death with our army."
"And if we really fight to the death with Li Jiujiang's army right now, I'm afraid even if we win in the end, it will definitely be a pyrrhic victory!"
Zhu Aneng bowed to Xia Yu and said that he had always believed that Xia Yu's army should preserve its strength at this time and let Li Jiujiang go for the time being. After both sides had rested, they would fight to the death!
But another general, Zhang Yu, disagreed. He said bluntly, "Your Majesty, there are always casualties in war."
"If we let Li Jiujiang's army go now, and give them some time to regroup, they will definitely be elite soldiers and strong generals when they come back to fight!"
Ma Sanbao also agreed with Zhang Yu's opinion. He said, "If we can't wipe out Li Jiujiang's army in one go, the imperial court might think that our Jingnan Army is afraid of them. Only by defeating them once and for all will anyone who leads the army next time think twice."
Xia Yu heard this, but was not in a hurry to express his attitude.
Because he knew that in the previous life, this battle was a battle with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Xia Yu glanced at the generals present. Based on his memory, he knew that one or two of the generals in the camp would die in tomorrow's battle.
He specifically called out the two generals and told them to be careful on the battlefield tomorrow.
Although he didn't know whether doing so could change the fate of the two generals, at least he had done it, and he would feel more relieved.
The general died on the battlefield and returned wrapped in his horse's hide!
Zhang Yu's estimation turned out to be correct. Li Jiujiang was also giving a pre-war oath to his generals at the same time.
"Pass on this general's order!" Li Jiujiang's eyes widened, and he shouted through gritted teeth, "Now, our army is in a desperate situation. If we want to have a chance of survival, we have to fight to the death!"
"I will fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
The subordinate generals also responded.
The next day, the troops of both sides were ready for battle.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong on Xia Yu's side.
He had been lying in bed since last night, neither getting up nor giving any orders.
Ma Sanbao went to his resting tent and called him again and again, saying that today was the day of the decisive battle with Li Jiujiang!
But he still just lay straight in bed and slept.
Just when all the generals thought that Xia Yu wanted to let Li Jiujiang's army go, he stood up with a relaxed smile on his face.
......
Outside the city of Yanjing, the wind and sand blocked out the sun.
Li Jiujiang's imperial army to suppress the rebellion and Xia Yu's army to pacify the rebellion fought from sunrise to sunset.
In this battle, although Xia Yu's army had some advantages in terms of the number of enemies killed, the Jingnan army also suffered heavy casualties.
Xia Yu knew that if the two armies continued to stalemate like this, it would be hard to say who would win in the end in this life-and-death game.
After nightfall, when he and Zhang Yu were inspecting the wounded, Ma Sanbao suddenly rushed over.
"This humble general pays homage to His Majesty!"
"Sanbao? You came here in such a hurry, is there any new military intelligence?"
"Your Majesty, Sanbao has a plan to defeat the enemy!"
"oh?"
Xia Yu frowned slightly, "Tell me about it quickly."
"Li Jiujiang's army has never experienced such a fierce battle since the expedition. Now that both sides have withdrawn their troops, their defenses will surely be relaxed at night."
"We only need to send a small group of people disguised as imperial soldiers to first find their arsenal and set it on fire, then burn their food and fodder, and then let their horses escape."
"The imperial army has always had ample supplies of horses and food. Now that we've done this, they'll be starving. So, what will they have to fight us with the next day?"
Ma Sanbao told Xia Yu all the strategies he had come up with in one breath. Xia Yu thought it was a good idea, so he asked Qiu Xiaofu to take a small team of elite soldiers from the palace, put on the uniforms of the imperial army, and attack Li Jiujiang's camp at night.
Sure enough, after Li Jiujiang was attacked by Xia Yu at night, all his war horses were released and all his food and grass were burned by Qiu Xiaofu.
Li Jiujiang was defeated!
"Tell me, my lords, am I here to suppress a rebellion, or to deliver food, men, and military merit to my fourth uncle?"
Upon hearing the news, Xia Chongwen frowned, shook his head and sighed in Fengxian Hall!
"Your Majesty, although General Li has been badly defeated, it is impossible for Xia Yu to be unscathed. Sending a large number of reinforcements now to directly wipe out Xia Yu's remnants will enable the court to better quell the Ning Wang Rebellion." Minister Huang Zicheng stepped forward and said.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chongwen frowned even tighter, and gently supported his forehead with his left hand, looking worried.
"Your Majesty, Li Jiujiang led the troops to suppress the rebellion this time, but he mobilized the entire Great Xia Dynasty, recruiting 500,000 troops. The troops and horses in Yanbian have been withdrawn and there are only a few left. There are no defenders on the road from Zhending to Jinan. If Xia Yu leads his troops south at this time, the road will be deserted. If nothing unexpected happens, he will reach Jinan within a few months!"
Hearing that the civil servants in the court still had a lucky heart, Shen Yizhong, who was determined to serve the court, finally couldn't help but come out and say to Xia Chongwen.
"Then according to your words, how should I respond?"
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Great Xia Dynasty, Jinan Prefecture.
After fleeing all the way, Li Jiujiang finally had time to rest in Jinan Prefecture.
But at this time he was like a defeated rooster. No matter how Tie Xuan tried to persuade him, he just drank alone.
"Report!"
"Xia Yu's troops have been spotted ten miles outside the city!"
Li Jiujiang still didn't care and just drank his wine.
Seeing that Li Jiujiang was no longer willing to listen to his advice, Tie Xuan had no choice but to go to the city wall alone.
In the distance, Xia Yu's army raised a cloud of dust and approached Jinan Prefecture. Xia Yu came so quickly!
Just as Tie Xuan was frowning and thinking hard, the scout brought him news that stunned him.
"Reporting to Lord Tie, General Li has escaped from the south gate of Jinan Prefecture!"
Li Jiujiang! He actually deserted the battlefield!
Li Jiujiang escaped, and now only Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong, one civil and one military, were left to guard the city.
Jinan Prefecture no longer has a head coach!
Xia Yu didn't care who was guarding the city of Jinan now. He told Zhu Aneng that five days later, he wanted to see the flag of the Jingnan Army planted on the city wall of Jinan.
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