Chapter 44 Hollow out the gunpowder in Haozhou!
"Subor Guo Xing!"
"Subor Guo Ying!"
"Greetings to Marshal Du!"
Brother Guo Xing and Guo Ying are worthy of being among the twenty-four generals in Huaixi. They are born with a tiger-back and bear-bear waist, and they are obviously good at charging.
"Haha, two heroes, we have heard of you a long time ago. From now on, we will be our own brothers, and we will kill the Tartars together to earn military merits!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
After all, Guo Zixing was still in front of him, so he was not convenient to say it if it was too warm.
"Marrior Xie Du, subordinate!"
Guo Xing and Guo Ying also bowed their fists. The two of them had been in Guo Zixing's army for a long time. They had long admired Zhu Yuanzhang's military discipline and reputation. Now they turned to his command, they were simply happy to be from the sky.
The two brothers wanted to go into battle and kill the enemy immediately and show their abilities to Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang!
After arranging Guo Xing and Guo Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said to Guo Zixing.
"Father-in-law, our first troops are almost enough. I just discussed with me and planned to leave Haozhou in five days to fight. I will ask my father-in-law to bring his troops tomorrow and prepare to take over the city defense of Haozhou!" Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously.
"Five days, it's too...too urgent!"
Guo Zixing looked happy and said, "It's so good" almost blurted out, and forced himself to hold it back.
"It's not a hurry. Now the rebels in various places are conquering cities and territory. If we don't start early, we might not even be able to drink soup!" Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously.
This is not a fool for Guo Zixing, but that's the case.
Liu Futong, the leader of the Red Turban Army, has prepared three northern expeditions to the Mongolian Yuan, Xuzhou, Guide, Ruyang and other important towns have been captured by the Red Turban Army. Even Huainan and other places have already taken the banner of the Red Turban Army.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that if he didn't send troops south quickly, perhaps Dingyuan, Chuzhou and other places would be occupied by some Red Turban Army.
At that time, I was in a dilemma. I couldn’t attack the Red Turban Army’s friendly forces in order to seize territory.
In that case, I will have no place to stand.
"Okay, then I'll go back and prepare now!" Guo Zixing quickly agreed.
He didn't dare to be polite anymore. If Zhu Yuanzhang delayed for another two days, it would be unsatisfactory.
After Guo Zixing returned, he asked his three sons Guo Tianci, Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue to command the troops and prepare to take over the city defense and the territory left by Zhu Yuanzhang at any time.
He took out the handsome seal of "Marshal Guo of Haozhou City" that he had prepared long ago.
He was always in his arms and was ready to issue an order for the Anmin military to be issued as soon as Zhu Yuanzhang led his army to leave.
What is the purpose of comforting the people but not resting the people is secondly, mainly to highlight the "Marshal Guo of Haozhou".
In Haozhou City, Zhu Han was making final preparations to leave Haozhou City.
Hu Yiba ran in with a hurried face.
"Sir, I have bought all the gunpowder in the city, and it has not been left at all!" Hu Yiba said excitedly.
For Zhu Han, nothing is more useful than gunpowder.
The next step to attack Dingyuan and Chuzhou, the quick battle will depend on gunpowder.
"Where is the tincture, sulfur, sugar and spirits in the city?" Zhu Han asked again.
Nitrogen and sulfur are the raw materials for making gunpowder. Another raw material, charcoal, is very easy to obtain, so there is no need to stockpile it specifically.
As for sugar and strong liquor, it is another big killer that Zhu Han is preparing to test.
Distilled and purified high-concentration alcohol, coupled with the thick, ignited sugar, is definitely the most powerful incendiary bomb.
The infantry array used to deal with the Yuan army will have significant effects.
"Sir, all these things have been bought out all the shops and pharmacies in the city!" Hu Yiba said.
After everything is ready.
Zhu Yuanzhang finally led a large army to leave Haozhou. Five heroic generals including Guo Zixing and Sun Deya took their subordinates out of the city to see him off.
"Marson Zhu won the championship and defeated the thief as soon as possible!"
"If Marshal Zhu needs it, just speak up, Sun will definitely help!"
Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and others gave each other a drink together, wishing that Zhu Yuanzhang would go far immediately.
Whether it is Guo Zixing or Sun Deya, they all feel that after Zhu Yuanzhang leaves Haozhou, they themselves will win in the new battle.
After all, Guo Zixing has the title of Marshal of the Capital, and Sun Deya and others have a numerical advantage when they work together.
"Zhu is in Haozhou. Thanks to your help, I am really reluctant to leave this time!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with a glass of wine.
As soon as these words were said, Zhu Han saw Guo Zixing, Sun Deya and the others all looked embarrassed.
He laughed in his heart, these people were afraid that their brother Zhu Yuanzhang would not leave.
At this moment, he saw Guo Tianxu, the second son behind Guo Zixing, staring at Zhu Yuanzhang's army with his eyes fixed on him.
Zhu Han followed his eyes and saw that there was a team of Zhu Yuanzhang's family members, among which his sister-in-law Ma Xiuying was commanding everyone to line up and prepare to set off.
Guo Tianxu's eyes fell on his sister-in-law Ma Xiuying.
"This guy Guo Tianxu, a toad wants to eat swan meat, and my brother has already gotten married, but he is not giving up. Fortunately, he is going to leave Haozhou City, otherwise this guy will definitely make trouble!" Zhu Han said in his heart.
Soon, after some politeness, Zhu Yuanzhang got on the horse and waved his hand, and the entire army officially set off. Ten thousand soldiers and almost the same number of families marched forward in a mighty manner.
Under Zhu Han's suggestion, the entire army was divided into two armies.
The front army was the three thousand Longxing's personal army and most of the recruits, while the back army recruited a small number of soldiers and all their families.
The front army was personally led by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The rear army was led by Tang He, and the marshal's wife Ma Xiuying was also in the rear army.
Zhu Yuanzhang had never understood the truth about this arrangement. Now that the army is marching, he asked Zhu Han next to him.
Zhu Yuanzhang now feels that if he doesn’t ask Zhu Han’s questions every day, he will miss a lot of progress and improvement.
"Brother, why do you insist on dividing it into two armies?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Brother, our marching is very far, hundreds of miles away. If the soldiers are allowed to be with their families, once they encounter a battle, the soldiers will first protect the families beside them, and then quickly make them line up to meet the enemy. After all, protecting their relatives is a natural habit." Zhu Han said.
Hearing this statement, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.
Especially the three thousand dragons and their personal soldiers have gone through hardships and never given up their relatives. If there is a crisis, they will definitely protect their families.
"If this is the case, can't they get together once every once a while? For example, after fighting Dingyuan City, they get together once. Why do you have to be prepared to conquer the entire Chuzhou area before letting them gather?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
This time they went south to make a plan, Dingyuan and Chuzhou were two important nodes, and the other dozen counties also had to be seized.
After this battle, there is no need to think about the end of two or three months.
Chapter completed!