Jiang Bin finally won the battle, and for a moment he was full of ambitions and felt that he could already compete with Chen Xi and become a famous minister.

That night, Jiang Bin called Xu Tai and other generals to discuss the defense of the camp, and the arrangements were detailed. At the same time, he continued to send a large number of scouts to investigate the situation of Ning Wang’s troops.

"There is no trace of the main force of the bandit within a radius of 100 miles... Next, you can ask Your Majesty to organize troops to march towards Jiujiang Prefecture and recover the lost territory."

Jiang Bin showed strong confidence at the meeting, as if he regarded himself as the commander of the three armies, and even Zhu Houzhao could be dispatched at will.

Xu Tai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Jiang, I don't know the main position of King Ning now. What if King Ning suddenly comes from behind after we send troops?"

Jiang Bin looked cold: "When can you not gain the ambition of others to destroy your own might? Ning Wang’s army just suffered a big defeat, how could it be possible to organize an effective counterattack? Besides, we sent so many scouts, and if there is any movement, we will definitely be able to learn about it as soon as possible."

Xu Tai quickly praised: "What Lord Jiang said is very... You are wise and powerful, and will definitely help Your Majesty achieve the final victory in this war of rebellion."

Jiang Bin's face finally looked a little better, and he waved his hand and said, "We can't take it lightly. Many people in front of His Majesty are staring at me, preparing to watch my jokes... Humph, it's pure delusion."

"That's! That's!"

Xu Tai was timid, then turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Master Jiang, when we were chasing the bandits eastward, we found more than a dozen beauties. We were originally going to send them to His Majesty opposite Jiang, but now it's dark, look..."

Jiang Bin's eyes lit up: "Beauty? Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Xu Tai said: "You have been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield before. Where can you have the leisure to care about such trivial matters? I helped arrange it... These beauties are spoils. When will you send them across the river and let His Majesty appreciate them?"

"I'll pass my eyes first. If my appearance is unbearable, don't send it to your Majesty to be unhappy." Jiang Bin's eyes were a little hot when he said this.

Xu Tai understood why Jiang Bin looked so. He raised his eyebrows and leaned forward and smiled flatteringly: "They are all very good-looking. You can tell at a glance that they are not from a small family, at least they are concubines from wealthy families. Maybe they were captured by King Ning to reward the meritorious soldiers. Two of them are beautiful. Lord Jiang can stay and appreciate them..."

As Jiang Bin's most "loyal" ally, Xu Tai knows Jiang Bin's temperament very well. Although Jiang Bin usually finds women for Zhu Houzhao, private hiding happens from time to time. This is also the difference between Jiang Bin and Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan and other officials from the internal supervision system.

Jiang Bin is very selfish. Only in front of the emperor can he show a loyal attitude to the emperor and serve the country. He said that he could not even want his life for the sake of the emperor, but that was more of a performance and a very effective political speculation method. He considered himself more, unlike the slave nature revealed in his bones such as Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan.

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That night, the other side of Qingfu City was quiet. Ning Wang's troops did not launch a night attack, while Jiang Bin rested at ease and was stumbling with the woman in the tent.

That night, a war broke out in the Jiuhua Valley, more than 150 miles away from Anqing Prefecture.

Xu Qi, Duke of Wei, led 50,000 infantry and cavalry to fight fiercely with about 30,000 main forces under King Ning. After lunch, the two sides encountered each other. First, they repeatedly tug-of-war around several hills. Then the imperial army attacked the Jiuhua Valley and fought with the Ning army who was fighting. The shouts of killing were shocking, and the battle did not stop until night fell.

That night, through Fei Ge's letter, Chen Xi, who was staying in Xincheng, learned that Jiang Bin led his troops across the river to achieve a rare victory. At the same time, he also learned that Xu Qi, Duke of Wei, had been captured by King Ning's plan to lure the enemy into depth and was lured to the Jiuhua Valley, and was currently in fierce confrontation.

"...The number one general under King Ning is Wang He who was promoted before, Lord... In order to encourage the morale of the army, King Ning personally went to the front line to supervise the battle... However, no one expected the place where the war happened. It was the Jiuhua Valley at the foot of Jiuhua Mountain more than 150 miles east of Anqing Prefecture... "

Yun Liu looked solemn.

The thing Yunliu feared most was that King Ning became bigger. Now he has confirmed that Wang He joined King Ning. He also knows that Wang He used the elite soldiers cultivated when Chen Xi was the governor of Huguang and Jiangxi to fight against the troops led by Duke of Wei Xu Qi. After obtaining the information, he was uneasy.

When Chen Xi led his troops to quell the civil unrest in the southwest, Wang He made great efforts. Some of his soldiers were transferred to the north to participate in the battle against the Tatars, and most of them remained in the local area.

This time, Wang He had somehow defected to King Ning, which was equivalent to opposing the court with the soldiers trained by Chen Xi. Even though most of the troops were not directly under Chen Xi, Chen Xi was marching and training at the time. His philosophy of leading troops was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and middle and lower-level officers were well trained. In this way, the army used by King Ning to rebel was much stronger than the mob in history.

Chen Xi took the map and observed it carefully, and finally shook his head and said, "It seems that Anqing Mansion has indeed gathered in large numbers for a time. Fortunately, His Majesty made a quick decision, so the decisive battle did not happen early."

"King Ning was chasing him and arrived at the other side of Anqing Prefecture City. Unfortunately, all the navy equipment under his command was small boats, which was difficult to threaten the navy of the court. It was too difficult to launch a crossing of the river directly."

"At this time, Old Man Xu led another army to come quickly. Facing the two imperial courts to suppress the army, King Ning must make a choice. He insisted on attacking Anqing Prefecture City, Old Man Xu was eager to save his troops and would definitely launch an attack at all costs. On the contrary, if he attacked Old Man Xu's troops, His Majesty might not know the movements of King Ning's troops, and even if he knew, he might not dare to send reinforcements. The two weighed the pros and cons, so he put the main attack target on Old Man Xu."

"The reason why Jiang Bin's previous crossing of the river was that he faced a partial army that King Ning used to confuse the enemy and was not interested in fighting. In this battle, Old Man Xu had an advantage in terms of military strength, which seemed to be fine, but King Ning bent on his boats and cleverly introduced the imperial troops into the preset battlefield, occupying the right time and place, and Old Man Xu was very likely to fail."

"Once King Ning wiped out the troops of Old Man Xu, the Chizhou Prefecture has no established imperial troops from Nanjing, and the strategic generals will take the initiative. Even if His Majesty has high walls to protect in Anqing Prefecture, he will feel like he is on pins and needles and no longer safe."

Yun Liu looked nervous: "Sir, you should respond as soon as possible. Your Majesty is in Anqing Prefecture, and the soldiers and horses are unable to rush to Jiuhua Valley in time. The two groups of soldiers and horses are divided by the river and cannot echo each other. The Duke of Wei is in danger..."

Chen Xi sighed: "The situation has developed to such a point. No matter how much I say, it is useless. I can only see how good Old Man Xu is able to adapt... If he finds a trap, intends to save the main force, and retreats east or north, there will be a glimmer of hope. I am afraid that Old Man Xu will not know how to advance and retreat and continue to use troops, then it will be a big trouble..."

Yun Liu's face was heavy, but she still looked at Chen Xi with anticipation, feeling that Chen Xi should have a way to turn the tide.

Chen Xi said again: "In fact, even if Old Man Xu is defeated, he will not be able to destroy all his men. As long as he is a little decisive and finds a city to defend on the way to withdraw troops, he will likely still be in a confrontation... Now it depends on whether King Ning has the determination to cut off his arm, and he will take all his bets and take over the Duke of Wei at all costs. In this way, he will revitalize the entire situation, otherwise he will still be unable to avoid the failure."

Yun Liu said: "When will the sir?"

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty has not issued an order, I can only stay in the new city... Only when something goes wrong with Anqing Mansion, Your Majesty is in danger, or if the rebels are at the city of Nanjing, can I bypass the emperor's order to send troops. For me, I can only act as a bystander outside the battlefield now, but in fact, standing in this position to see the situation is the clearest... Haha, this is probably the end of the master who is highly skilled, right?"

At the end, Chen Xi's tone was a bit sad, and he had a kind of resentment that he devoted himself to his dedication but could not get a good end.

Yun Liu naturally knew Chen Xi's distress and bowed: "I will send someone to collect the frontline battle reports and inform the lord of the battle situation as soon as possible."

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Yunliu did a good job. No matter what happened on the front line, she would immediately pass the news to Chen Xi.

The scouts under Yunliu were the most outstanding in the entire Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, they did not serve the court or the emperor, but simply worked for Chen Xi. The scouts sent by the emperor were still at the level of the Yingzong Tumu Fort Incident, and many things were later realized.

Even when the war broke out in Jiuhua Valley, Zhu Houzhao was still unknown. Jiang Bin claimed to have sent thousands of scouts, but he did not find out where the war occurred.

During the day, Jiang Bin claimed to have chased him for hundreds of miles, but in fact he was less than thirty miles away. He chased him eastward to the old river mouth on the north bank of Shengjin Lake, but because he lacked river crossing boats, he gave up the pursuit.

Sima Lan led the remaining troops and horses all the way east, walking along Tongshan, Wanluo Mountain, and Ma Ya. The next morning, he entered the pun and happened to encounter the retreating Xu Qi's troops. After a fierce battle, he was wrong and forced the official army to retreat east. Of course, this is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.

Returning to the original story, King Ning was afraid that Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao would know that he led his troops to sneak into the Jiuhua Mountain area and was preparing to wipe out the troops of Duke Xu Qi of Wei, so he went eastward to sneak all the way. On the way, all villagers would be brought into the army or simply killed them, so he did not reveal his whereabouts.

Under the urging of the imperial edict, Xu Qiu seized the time to rush to Niutou Mountain in the southwest of Chizhou Prefecture. As a result, the front army was almost at Guichi County. Later, the food and supplies team were defeated by the bandits, burned, killed and looted. Finally, the bandits retreated to the Jiuhua Mountain area with the seized supplies.

Xu Qi quickly led his troops to pursue him. In front of Guanguan, on the pier, he arrived at the mountains in front of Jiuhua Valley. He thought it was the old nest of bandits, so he ordered the attack on the mountain. After the fierce battles were fought to capture the top of the mountain, the front line advanced to Miaoqian Town at the foot of the mountain. The war became more and more intense, and Xu Qi realized that the situation was not good.

Wang He, the number one general under King Ning, personally led his troops to fight with Xu Qi's troops. Compared with the firearms of both sides, the use of firearms of Wang He's troops was much more proficient than that of the imperial court. The battle between the two sides was not simply a sword facing each other, but was closer to the shooting between long spears and short guns.

At first, Xu Qi's troops had the advantage. First, Xu Qi's troops had the advantage in the number of troops and horses, and the officers and soldiers were full of confidence. Second, King Ning's troops intentionally or unintentionally attracted the imperial army to the center of the valley.

Unfortunately, Xu Qiu did not judge the enemy situation well. At first, he thought it was a bandit, but later he thought it was a partial army sent by King Ning to harass him. In the end, he realized that he had encountered King Ning's main force.

After a fierce battle overnight, the troops led by Duke Xu Qi of Wei were unknowingly eaten up. When Xu Qi found that the two elite cavalry under his command had basically lost all their losses, he realized that he might not be safe in his later years.

"Mr., the situation is wrong, why don't we withdraw quickly."

As Xu Cheng, as Xu Qi's aide, was usually resourceful, but he had no experience in dealing with the situation when he first went to the battlefield. At this moment, he could only persuade Xu Qi to retreat to reduce his losses.

Xu Qiu was in a dilemma at this time. If he directly withdrew his troops, it would be inevitable that his troops would be defeated. When he encountered this situation when he followed the emperor who was very happy to be successful in his battle, he would be afraid that his title would be lost and he might even threaten his life.

Xu Qi asked with a dark face: "How many people do we have?"

Xu Cheng seemed helpless: "Mr., it's not clear yet. Our troops are scattered in various parts of Jiuhua Valley and have not gathered together. However, we still have 10,000 troops in the central army. Even if there are losses... there are only a few thousand people, and we have achieved good results, so we may not be really defeated."

Xu Qi said angrily: "I can't win and escape, so I'm not defeated? We retreat. Will the Ning King's soldiers chase? Turn around and attack Anqing Mansion City. Your Majesty will always know that I am not in the process of leading troops, right?"

"That master..."

Xu Cheng didn't know how to respond. At present, the soldiers and horses of both sides were entangled. Although the situation was not good, they could still persist. If they retreated, they might really suffer a big defeat.

But at this time, Xu Cheng could not think of any other good way except for the retreating tricks.

Xu Qi sighed and shook his head and said, "Forget it, now gather the troops and rush to the north. How much can you protrude? I want to see how many ambush troops King Ning arranged."

Xu Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Then Master, the villain will arrange the withdrawal of troops now."

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When Xu Qi issued an order to withdraw troops, it was already dawn.

The imperial soldiers, who had been exhausted from dealing with the rebel attack all night, could finally breathe a sigh of relief and protect Xu Qiu to retreat to the pier.

Then, King Ning fought all the troops from the surrounding mountains, and another bloody battle was fought.

Originally, Xu Qi thought he could rectify his troops and horses and fight again, but when he found that the number and combat effectiveness of Ning Wang's troops and horses that were killed exceeded that of his troops and horses, he was unwilling to fight, but he didn't know that Ning Wang was just setting up a suspicious formation. In fact, Ning Wang's troops suffered a lot that night.

On one side, he was unwilling to fight, while on the other side, he was eager to make achievements. The balance of victory and defeat was completely tilted to the side of Ning Wang's troops after dawn.

Xu Qi had no experience in leading troops, so he thought of first withdrawing more than 10,000 troops from the encirclement.

King Ning was indeed unable to send troops to attack Xu Qi's central army. The main attack direction was also the flank of Xu Qi's troops. Xu Qi was fighting and retreating. Who knew that he encountered troops retreating from Anqing on the pun. There were pursuers in front and blocking the back. He was still in shock. He turned the road east, crossed mountains and ridges to retreat to Qingyang County.

He ran forty miles all the way, and only at noon did he find that King Ning's troops were not chasing him.

"Mr. It seems that the enemy has retreated."

Xu Cheng was frightened throughout the journey, afraid that the entire army would be wiped out and he would suffer. But in the end, he found that King Ning was just using troops.

Xu Qi looked at the mountains in the distance: "What's going on? King Ning didn't send troops to chase him? How many other groups of people will withdraw?"

Xu Cheng looked embarrassed: "General Zhang's troops have returned, but the losses are heavy. As for General Lan and General Li's troops... I don't know where they are. The soldiers and horses under our command are now gathered together, and I'm afraid there are less than 20,000..."

"Well."

Xu Qi couldn't help but take a breath.

Originally, he brought 50,000 people to come, but this was not the case. The loss in one night exceeded 30,000, which was not considered a fleeing civilian.

Xu Cheng said: "It seems that in yesterday's chaos, some soldiers and horses were staggered with the central army, and the losses were not necessarily too great, and we also achieved considerable results. Now this place is no longer a place to stay for a long time, so we should have made plans early..."

Xu Qi said in annoyance: "King Ning has not come here now. He should be fighting with those soldiers who have not withdrawn. He will immediately send a scout to investigate the situation. Remember not to fight. If you find that any soldiers are besieged, report it quickly."

Xu Cheng said nervously: "Then Master, will we withdraw?"

Xu Qiu said angrily: "Retreat now means admitting failure. Even if we lose our troops and generals, we must first drag King Ning's troops and wait for the Nanzhili and Fujian and Zhejiang to mobilize troops to reinforce... The reputation of the Duke of Wei's Mansion for several generations cannot be destroyed in my hands."

"Get orders."
Chapter completed!