After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 233 King of Defense

Shen Yizhong is already famous for leading troops in battles, and he is also the eldest brother of Shen Yuyao from Prince Ning's Mansion!

Let Shen Yizhong fight with Xia Yu. No matter winning or losing, she and Xia Chongwen will naturally be the winners!

"Summon Duke Wei Shen Yizhong to the palace to discuss matters!"

Xia Chongwen looked at the eunuch Wang beside him and said, "What are you still standing there for? Follow 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 a child, 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 queen mother wanted him to quell the rebellion of Prince Ning, he immediately revealed Xia Yu's weakness.

At this time, the closest powerful army to Xia Yu was the Three Doyan Guards of King Beilin. The court only needed to send a general to take over the three guards. Once the court's army arrived to quell the rebellion, Xia Yu could be captured in one fell swoop.

After saying this, Shen Yizhong did not shy away from recommending himself to be in charge of the troops under King Beilin.

Unexpectedly, when Empress Dowager Lu heard that Shen Yi Zhong was going to Beilin to command the troops in person, she became a little worried about Shen Yi Zhong, just like Xia Chongwen.

"Lord Shen, you don't have to go in person." Empress Dowager Lu said with a smile, "I 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 to appoint the veteran general Geng Yiwen as the commander-in-chief to suppress the rebellion, and have him 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 left the court, adding this sentence deliberately.

All the ministers in the hall praised the Empress Dowager for her kindness and the Emperor for his wisdom.

After retiring from court, Xia Chongwen 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 I left the court." Xia Chongwen said as soon as he saw Empress Dowager Lu, "But mother, 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 knives are merciless. If he really gets into trouble, my son will 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 slight pause, "However, if Xia Yu really died on the battlefield, that would be his wish!"

There was a look of resentment 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 soldiers of the imperial court and marched 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, then he will really have the strength to fight against Xia Chongwen.

As if with divine help, when Qiu Xiaofu rushed to Xiong County, all the soldiers in Xiong County were drunk and dreaming.

Those soldiers of Xia Yu who had sneaked into Xiong County earlier, under the cover of night and led by 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 drunken soldiers were knocked unconscious.

Just like that, at a very small cost, 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 situation.

He cursed at the defenders who had fled Xiong County: "One day! Not to mention 40,000 people, even killing 40,000 pigs or 40,000 sheep is impossible!"

Helplessly, after scolding, Geng Yiwen could only change his previous strategy. He gathered all his forces together to avoid being defeated one by one by Xia Yu again.

War is imminent.

The sky brightened and then darkened, darkened and then brightened.

The personal soldiers in Xia Yu's military camp changed their shifts at the hour of Mao, and those guarding outside his camp were the same personal soldiers that 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.

"Lao Geng, although there are 130,000 elite soldiers, they are gathered from various places. They are not subordinate to each other, and some generals have never even met each other. We should change into their clothes like we did in Xiong County, sneak into the city first, and then attack Lao Geng's camp directly!"

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 chaos right now. He is worrying about how to reorganize the army. It is indeed the best strategy for Your Highness to charge into the city at this time."

Shen Yuyao nodded and said, "It would be best if Your Majesty could capture General Geng. If you can't, Your Majesty, please do not pursue him!"

"Don't worry, Princess. I know you have called General Geng "Uncle Geng" and you have great respect for him in your heart. I will not push you too far!"

Shen Yuyao saw that Xia Yu had agreed, and then her face 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 have any chance to move forward!"

"Yuyao is right. Among the generals who followed my father in the rebellion, each has his own strengths in attack, but in terms of defense, no one can beat 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 soldiers, 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 ordered the felling of all trees within a ten-li radius around Zhending City, widened the moat, and built new chevaux de frise and sheep-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!