After all, according to their original plan, they were to conquer most of the capital, but now they couldn't even conquer a small famous city. It was really unreasonable.

"Prime Minister, how about we try for another half month?"

"If we still can't break Daming Mansion, it's not too late to retreat." Han Lin'er said from the side.

Liu Futong nodded, "Your Majesty, this is exactly what I mean!"

Seeing their pair of monarchs and ministers unwilling to fail, Mr. Guan and others were already as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, you must not do this!"

"The Tartars in Daming Mansion are just a bunch of rats, relying on the strength of the city to resist stubbornly. It won't be too late to deal with them in the future!"

"And if we lose Bianliang in the rear, it will be extremely harmful. Not only will our retreat be cut off, but our supply of food and grass will also be unsustainable. The morale of the army will definitely be in chaos."

After repeated admonitions from Mr. Guan and others, Liu Futong, Han Liner and his ministers finally swallowed their anger and accepted the result.

They ordered the entire army to retreat south across the Yellow River and return to Bianliang.

Under such circumstances, the Yuan army, which was victorious in defense, did not slack off at all. They took advantage of the Red Scarf Army's retreat, and Wang Baobao led his army in conjunction with Boluo Timur, Li Siqi and others to pursue them.

On the bank of the Yellow River, he ate more than 10,000 people who were behind the Red Scarf Army. For a while, Wang Baobao's reputation resounded throughout Hebei and Henan.

Many Red Turban Army generals watched helplessly as Wang Baobao wiped out this group of friendly troops, but they had no choice but to do anything.

In just one month, the Red Scarf Army went from a powerful imperial commander personally conducting the Northern Expedition to a hasty retreat back to Bianliang in a rout.

Not only did it consume a year's worth of food, grass and baggage, but it also cost more than 30,000 people.

The original strategy of going directly north from Daming Mansion to attack Dadu suddenly came to nothing.

The Yuan Dynasty ushered in a rare victory!

After all, this was a great victory achieved by Emperor Han Lin'er who defeated the Red Scarf Army in person.

Wang Baobao was immediately praised by the Empress Dowager, the Regent of the Yuan Dynasty!

Empress Dowager Qi went to the imperial palace in the capital city and personally praised the young general in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

Especially, after seeing Wang Baobao in person, Queen Mother Qi couldn't help but her eyes suddenly lit up.

Because this Wang Baobao was not only a loyal minister and fierce general, but also a handsome young man. According to his age, he was only a few years younger than the Empress Dowager Qi.

I saw that Wang Baobao was eight feet tall and had a face like a crown jewel.

Moreover, he does not have the reckless temperament of a martial artist, but has an elegant and bookish air.

After some questioning between the emperor and his ministers, Empress Qi finally found out that Wang Baobao had read poetry and books since he was a child.

Although he is a Mongolian and has the Mongolian name of Timur, he has always been walking around the world with the Chinese name of Wang Baobao.

This is really in line with Empress Dowager Qi’s appetite!

Although she was the empress dowager of the Yuan Dynasty, she had never been fond of the rude and rude Mongolian customs.

For such an elegant Wang Baobao, Empress Dowager Qi immediately favored him. For three days in a row, she gave Wang Baobao a banquet in the palace.

In fact, rumors quickly spread in the capital city.

People secretly said that Empress Dowager Qi was attracted to the handsome young man Wang Baobao.

The two of them flirted in the palace for three days!

The imperial court of the Yuan Dynasty gave Wang Baobao, Chahan Timur, Hama and Kong Kejian the title of "Loyal Ministers in Suppressing Rebellion" to praise the people of the world.

And allow them to open mansions in their respective jurisdictions!

This is equivalent to recognizing their local emperor status.

Suddenly, many powerful gentry who were originally hesitant felt that Dayuan was kind and much better than the Red Scarf Army who wanted to fight, kill and seize their property and distribute it to the Mudlegs.

Many regiments have emerged in Hebei, Shandong, Henan and other places. They train troops to protect themselves. They no longer respond to the Red Turban Army's call for food and conscription. Instead, they actively and secretly contact the Yuan Dynasty army in order to help the Yuan Dynasty army counterattack.

There was sudden chaos in Henan and other places!

Liu Futong, Han Lin'er and others wanted to whip corpses on Yuan Dynasty, but they didn't expect...

It actually revived the Tartar energy.

The war situation in the north changed because of these loyal ministers of the Yuan Dynasty.

And the Red Scarf Army, which was originally so powerful, suddenly turned into a crisis-ridden one.

The weakness of the Red Turban Army's control over local political power was immediately apparent.

At the same time, in Jinling City.

Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang were also caught off guard by a new problem they were facing.

"Brother, have you heard? Recently, people in Jinling City have been spreading rumors that 'Jinling Mansion has the spirit of the emperor'!" Zhu Han said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said seriously: "I heard that this is not a good thing!"

Although Jinling Mansion is a good place, if you want to be emperor-like, it means someone wants to flatter you and kill you.

"We here in Jinling, as a famous ancient capital, have the spirit of the emperor, I definitely believe it, but if there is a lot of discussion at this time, then it is really going to start an internal fight." Zhu Han said.

Even if there is no internal fighting, if Han Lin'er and others take it seriously, they will get into trouble because of suspicion.

Just imagine, Han Lin'er issued an edict announcing that he would move the capital to Jinling Mansion. That would be quite difficult.

After all, if Han Lin'er moves the capital to Jinling, he will definitely not come alone. He must bring his family with him, lest hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses come to Jinling.

Brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han fell into a passive position.

Zhu Han immediately sent people to secretly investigate the rumors circulating in Jinling City that Jinling Mansion was filled with emperor spirit.

After some visits and investigations, Zhu Han breathed a sigh of relief when he found out.

Taking the report from his Jinyi pro-army, he said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "Brother, it seems that we are worrying too much about this matter. It's not that someone is secretly trying to provoke us, but that the people of Jiangnan want to sincerely

Support us sincerely!"

After many inquiries, it turns out that this is really not someone deliberately trying to sow discord within the Red Turban Army.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It was spread among the people in wine shops and teahouses in the south of the Yangtze River.

They all felt that compared to the disorganized Red Scarf Emperor Han Lin'er and others in the north, the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers managed Jiangnan in an orderly manner in just a few months.

And not only in terms of martial arts, but also in terms of martial arts, he also conquered Goryeo and quelled civil strife!

He is a powerful person who is good at both civil and martial arts.

They also hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang could rule in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and were afraid that the Red Scarf Army from the north would flood into the south of the Yangtze River and cause damage to themselves.

Han Lin'er, Liu Futong and others did not know how to govern local areas. They used the method of governing a large area such as Henan with all the people as soldiers, which caused all industries to wither. All kinds of food, grass and military supplies could not be self-sufficient. They all needed Zhu Yuanzhang brothers to allocate support from the south of the Yangtze River.

All the people in Jiangnan are well aware of all this. If Liu Futong, Han Liner and others from the Red Scarf Army are allowed to move into Jiangnan, they will definitely plunder Jiangnan. It would be better to let Zhu Yuanzhang brothers from the Red Scarf Army really live in Jiangnan.

The Yongzhen side.

It happened that at this time, Liu Bowen and Shi Naian came together to ask for an audience with Zhu Yuanzhang.

They gave their suggestions to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han.

"King Wu, you must take into account the wishes of the people in Jiangnan now. These are the people's will!" Liu Bowen said.

"What do you mean, sir? Is it really impossible to betray the Song Dynasty?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a serious face.

This situation now puts him in a bit of a dilemma. Han Lin'er, Liu Futong, and others have suffered repeated setbacks in their Northern Expedition, and were even beaten up by an unknown young general Wang Baobao in front of Daming City. It is really not good for them.

"King Wu, Jinling has the spirit of the emperor. Although it is a rumor among the people, it also shows that the will of heaven is where the will of the people is! The right way is to follow the will of heaven and the hearts of the people!" Shi Naian said next to him.

"So, we would like to implore the King of Wu, for the sake of the people in the south of the Yangtze River and for the sake of the soldiers to serve their lives with peace of mind, please ask the King of Wu to entrust the two places south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River!" Liu Bowen said.

"Seal Jiangnan?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were slightly startled when they heard the words 'Seal Jiangnan'.

The two brothers looked at each other with a hint of happiness on their faces.

'Yes, although now is not the time to proclaim the emperor and establish a country, it would be great if we could seal the south of the Yangtze River!' Zhu Han thought in his mind.

The title awarded to the king by the Red Scarf Army does not have an actual fief, it is just a title.

Although it has attributes in place names, it has never stipulated the salary, salary, housing, and settlement of kings, princes, and dukes.

After all, the Bianliang court of the Red Scarf Army needed the support of Zhu Yuanzhang, a wealthy man, even for military rations, and it was impossible to provide salary subsidies to princes everywhere.

"As for the actual seal, it's really a good idea." Zhu Han immediately agreed.

"Please ask the King of Wu to report that the forty-six prefectures in the two provinces south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River will be responsible for the 218 counties, and the Kingdom of Wu will be officially sealed!" Liu Bowen continued to persuade.

Forty-six prefectures and 218 counties.

This is almost the entire boundary between Jiangbei and Jiangnan.

King Wu actually sealed Jiangnan and Jiangbei, which was equivalent to truly turning Jiangnan into an independent kingdom.

Even if the Song Dynasty is restored in the future, Zhu Yuanzhang will still be a country within a country.

Although this suggestion is good, it also has some shortcomings and shortcomings.

This is equivalent to having a real rift with the Song Dynasty court of the Red Scarf Army!
To be continued...