The Meng Yuan navy, which was surrounded by artillery on both sides of the water and land, had no power to fight back.

The trebuchets or racquet sticks on their battleships can only deal with enemies at very close distances. For artillery bombardment a hundred steps away, there is no other way but to wait for death.

With the bombardment of the Red Turban Army's artillery, the Huguang Pingzhang's ship finally could no longer hold up. The large broken hole in the hull poured into the river, causing the hull to tilt and eventually capsize.

"Surport early to avoid death!"

"Surport early to avoid death!"

Under Zhu Han's order, the Red Scarf Army suspended their bombardment and began to shout in unison to persuade them to surrender!

The Yuan army warships, like turtles in an urn, signaled their surrender one after another.

The news that the Chuzhou Red Scarf Army defeated the Huguang Yuan Army at Anjiangdu in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces quickly spread to all directions.

In Jiqing Mansion, which was the first to receive the news, Bolu and Fan Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xingji died in battle, and more than 30,000 remaining troops surrendered to Zhu Han. More than a hundred warships, large and small, also surrendered to Zhu Han."

Bolu stared blankly at the secret report in his hand, but there was no joy on his face that the conspiracy had succeeded. Instead, there was a look of deep worry.

Fan Yao also had the same expression, "This Chuzhou Red Scarf Army is so terrifying! Although it is a sneak attack, the method of firing thousands of cannons makes it impossible for any general, no matter how powerful, to parry it."

"If brother Zhu Han falls out one day, will you and I end up like Xingji?" Bolu asked worriedly.

Fan Yao thought for a moment and said seriously: "Pingzhang, what you are talking about is the future. Our current matter is that we must not allow the officers and soldiers from Huguang and Jiangxi to station in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Otherwise, we don't have to wait until Zhu Han turns his back. The court will first

They confiscated our homes and exterminated our clan!"

Both Bolu and Fan Yao were from the north, and their relatives and family members were all from the capital. They could run away from the monks but not from the temple.

"Oh, what you said makes sense, let's just focus on the present!" Bolu sighed.

Fan Yao steeled himself again and said to Bolu: "Sir, now that the Huguang army has been defeated and has suffered all losses, the only ones left are the Jiangxi army. I wonder if the same strategy will be used again to allow Zhu Han to make a sneak attack.

where are they?"

"There is no other way. As long as it works, just use it again." Boru said.

....

Bolu and Fan Yao wanted to repeat their old tricks and continue to deceive Ji Tong from Jiangxi.

However, Jiangxi Pingzhang Jitong was no fool, and he soon smelled something unusual from the rumors he received.

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers were not attacked early or late, but they were attacked unexpectedly when they were approaching Jiqing Mansion.

To say that there is no conspiracy in this, Ji Tong simply doesn't believe it.

The official army of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces was destroyed, and the official army of the Huguang province was destroyed. The strongest troops of the Yuan Dynasty south of the Yangtze River were only the Jiangxi province.

Ji Tong immediately became cautious and led tens of thousands of land and water troops to stop at Jiujiang at the mouth of Poyang Lake, and then refused to move any further.

The imperial court's plan to restore water transportation on the Yangtze River is all to hell.

Jiangxi Pingzhang Jitong hoarded a large number of troops and set up a turtle formation in Jiujiang, which made Zhu Han somewhat difficult to deal with.

If the Jiangxi Yuan army did not come to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to die, then Zhu Han would really have nothing to do with them.

Jiujiang is too far away from Chuzhou. If you go upstream by yourself, it will be very inconvenient just to supply supplies.

Moreover, the northern and southern banks of Jiujiang are basically the territory of the Yuan army. Even if you want to find supplies, it will be very difficult.

Suddenly, Zhu Han decided to wait on the Yangtze River for now and wait and see what happens.

However, the "change" of the Jiangxi Yuan Army did not wait, but the "change" in the other direction did.

Prime Minister Tuotuo of the Yuan Dynasty led a million-strong army southward.

They divided their troops into two groups, one group went straight to Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou, Huaidong, and the other group turned their guns from Huaiyang and went straight to Chuzhou!

"This Tuotuo actually came to our Chuzhou?"

Zhu Han was also shocked after receiving the information.

According to the intelligence sent by his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Tuo Tuoqin led an army of 600,000 to attack Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou, and his younger brother Timur also led an army of 400,000 to attack Chuzhou.

"Yes, there are less than 10,000 people on the front line in Chuzhou now. The deputy commander should hurry back to Chuzhou and prepare to meet the enemy." Hu Weiyong, who came to deliver the message, said.

"To meet the enemy, we must meet the enemy. However, no matter how fast Timur is, he will not be able to fly to Chuzhou. I still have at least a few days to find a way to deal with the threat of the Yuan army in Jiangxi.

Otherwise, they will gather a large army in Jiujiang. Once they come out one day, they will be attacked from both sides." Zhu Han said.

"What does the deputy commander plan to do?" Hu Weiyong asked.

Zhu Han didn't think about how to solve this problem for a while.

Jiangxi's nearly 100,000 yuan army looks really scary. Even if it is a paper tiger, it will seriously affect the influence of the Red Turban Army on the Yangtze River.

Faced with Zhu Han's dilemma, Liu Bowen, who happened to come to discuss the matter, immediately gave him an idea.

"It turns out that the deputy commander is worried about this matter. In fact, Jiangxi Pingzhang Jitong is not difficult to deal with. He is just a greedy and lustful person. Now you can see it by looking forward and backward. To deal with such a person, of course, it is coercion.

Lure!" Liu Bowen said lightly.

It turns out that Jiangxi Pingzhang Jitong once served as Liu Bowen's immediate boss, and Liu Bowen knew exactly what kind of temper he was.

"It turns out he is such a person, then I am so happy. I would like to ask you, sir, to teach me how to use coercion and inducement?" Zhu Han said.

"This Jitong is different from Xingji. Xingji is a single-minded martial artist, but Jitong has many thoughts. The Mongolian and Yuan court forced them to go to war with the rebels, so let's go to war. Fight openly and mutually.

Retreating the troops after suffering heavy losses can actually be negotiated privately!" Liu Bowen said.

"Sir, what do you think Naji and colleagues are discussing?"

"Give him money!"

"Give him money? You mean to distribute the salt sales to Jiangxi officials such as Ji and other officials?" Zhu Han guessed.

Liu Bowen nodded and said with great confidence: "Deputy Commander, I have some friendship with Na Jitong. I am willing to go see him on behalf of the Deputy Commander and ask the retreating troops to return to Nanchang and never set foot on the Yangtze River again!"

In fact, Liu Bowen had already clearly understood the thoughts of the officials of the Meng Yuan Dynasty.

Most of the officials in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, faced with the collapse of the world, rarely thought of working for the court, and they just barely managed to survive.

If they were asked to fight to the death, they would not give up their lives.

If they were asked to surrender to the rebels, they would not bear the lives of their families and relatives.

Liu Bowen dressed up in disguise and quickly arrived in Jiujiang by boat, where he met Ping Zhang Jitong, the provincial governor of Jiangxi.

Ji Tong was greatly surprised by Liu Bowen's arrival.

"Bowen, why are you here!"

"Pingzhang, Liu Ji is here to help you solve your problems!" Liu Bowen said with a smile.

"What do you mean by sharing worries and solving problems?" Ji Tong wanted to pretend to be confused at first.

When Liu Bowen saw this, he smiled and said: "It seems that Liu Ji made a mistake. Pingzhang wanted to die with the traitor and be loyal to the country. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

After that, Liu Bowen was about to leave, but Ji Tong quickly stopped him.

"Bowen, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Liu Bowen smiled slightly and said, "Pingzhang, do you know that half a year ago, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces defeated the Red Turban Army?"

"I know." Ji Tong nodded and said.

"Does Pingzhang know what's going on?"

"Inside story? Hey, Bowen, this is not the place to talk. Come with me to the inner room!"

Liu Bowen's words seemed to hit a point in Ji Tong's heart that he had been doubting for a long time!

The two of them entered the inner secret room and had a secret conversation that did not end until nightfall.

....

Huaidong, Gaoyou.

As the news came that the Xuzhou Yuan Army began to move south, Huaidong Marshal Zhang Shicheng's life began to become difficult.

First, the subordinates stationed on the Huaihe River surrendered to the Yuan army one after another, allowing the Huaihe River barrier to collapse. Then, when a large number of people heard that the murderous Asu Army was attacking, they all fled to Gaoyou City.

Moreover, there are many people spreading rumors in the city, saying every day, "The Yuan army has approached Gaoyou!"

Gaoyou City was shocked three times a day.

Listening to the panic rumors from all directions, Zhang Shicheng felt restless and restless in his heart.

He is in the hands of the Yuan army. As long as he dies, all his generals will also die. The momentum of the Yuan army is too strong now. If he does not send troops out of the city to stop it, I am afraid that tens of thousands of his troops will eventually die.

will be exterminated.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Shicheng decided to send troops to block the Yuan army's progress, so Zhang Shicheng immediately sent 10,000 troops and horses to march north from the left, middle and right routes, with the goal of slowing down the Yuan army's attack speed.

However, when the left army, which had just set off, saw the shadow of the Yuan army, it immediately broke up and fled back.

Zhang Shicheng already knew that he had no other option but to gather his troops to defend Gaoyou City.

Unless, he is shameless, abandons his people and flees from Gaoyou.

However, Zhang Shicheng was not this kind of person. The only remaining hope was to hold on to Gaoyou City and wait for reinforcements from Zhu Yuanzhang's brother in Chuzhou.
To be continued...