Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 1 The Great Emperor Hongwu _ Chapter 5 Saving Capital
Zhu Yuanzhang’s first pot of gold
Zhu Yuanzhang came to Dingyuan again. For him, La Zhuangding was already familiar with the road, and soon he organized a force of thousands of people. He heard that there was a force of 3,000 people in Lupai Village near Dingyuan, and now
Isolated and helpless, he needed to find a new boss, so Zhu Yuanzhang came up with the idea of this army.
He came to Lupai Village in person, and when he saw the owner of the village, he was overjoyed: "It turns out it's you!"
He knew this village owner, and had previously interacted with him before, and the village owner called him "Mr. Zhu."
After two people meet, they naturally have to talk about their friendship. Who do I know? Do you know me? Oh, who are you talking about? They know each other, or they are brothers. Also, Zhang San is dead, Li Si is sick, etc.
, the more we talk about our feelings, the better, so we eat together.
At the dinner table, Zhu Yuanzhang finally told his purpose. Since you don't have a master at the moment, why not follow me and become famous in the future? I will have your shares. The village leader is also a real person and he immediately agreed.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy, but he forgot the Chinese habit and could only believe half of what was said at the wine table, sometimes less than half.
Zhu Yuanzhang probably thought later: He really should have signed a contract at that time.
Three days later, Zhu Yuanzhang's envoy arrived at the village, and the village owner warmly received him.
Come on, please take a seat. You're welcome. What are you here for? Let's go together? We still have to think about this.
What? I already promised?
When was it? Three days ago? It doesn’t seem like it was there? (Looking back at his subordinates) Think about it, was it there at that time? Yes, it wasn’t.
Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, we must carefully consider what you said and tell Mr. Zhu not to be anxious.
What, you want to leave? Don't leave, sit down for a while. Ah, I won't keep you if I have something to do. Go back and take care of Mr. Zhu. Come and play when you have time!
In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely fooled.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was not easy to bully. He asked his subordinates to treat the village leader to a meal, especially the famous dishes that had been prepared for a long time. As soon as the village master heard that there was a dinner, he came over in a hurry. As soon as he arrived at the camp, Zhu Yuanzhang
He was tied up, and the rice was not eaten, but he became rice dumplings himself. Then Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the people in the village to move in the name of the village leader, and in this way, three thousand people became Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates.
The next target is Hengjian Mountain. There are 20,000 troops in this place, but this is not a force that can be persuaded to surrender. The commander of this force is called Miao Daheng (you can tell his identity from this name). He originally followed the Yuan army to besiege Hao.
He hoped to rob the state, but he failed to capture it, so he led his troops to guard here. Zhu Yuanzhang led 4,000 people to attack him.
This was the first battle with few versus many led by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang cleverly avoided daylight and launched a night attack on this armed force at night. Of course, a country bumpkin like Miao Daheng was no match. He surrendered without much resistance, so Zhu Yuanzhang's army became 20,000 people.
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Zhu Yuanzhang reorganized the troops. Surprisingly, he did not say anything like sharing life and death, sharing blessings, etc. Instead, he condemned the surrendered soldiers and asked them to reflect on why such a large army
He had no fighting power and surrendered easily. Then he came to the conclusion that this was because there was no discipline and training. If he wanted to succeed in his career, he could only strengthen training and establish strict discipline.
These words were reasonable and reasonable, and everyone was convinced after hearing them.
It was after this time that Zhu Yuanzhang's troops were essentially different from the ragtag peasant riot army. In his hands, he had an elite army.
At this time, two brothers came from Dingyuan to join Zhu Yuanzhang. One was named Feng Guoyong and the other was named Feng Guosheng. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that both of them were talented people, so he kept them. This Feng Guosheng later became a powerful figure in the world and swept across Mongolia.
Feng Sheng.
In the thirteenth year of Zhizheng (1353), Zhu Yuanzhang decided to attack Chuzhou. At this time, a man walked into his military camp.
This was a middle-aged man in scholar's uniform with a gentle appearance. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about this person at first. He just saw that his handwriting was good and made him a clerk. This person didn't care at all and still did his job well.
Work.
One day, Zhu Yuanzhang was warming himself by the fire in the barracks, and seemed to mutter to himself:
"We are fighting every day and everywhere, when will it end?" (Fighting in all directions, when will it end?)
The man calmly replied:
"During the chaos of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was also born in the common people. He was open-minded and generous, knew people well, and became an emperor in just five years. Now the world is no longer Yuan, Marshal, your residence is in Haozhou (
(Gong Hao), not far from Liu Bang's hometown, even if he doesn't have the royal aura, he can still have some influence." At this point, he stopped, and then said the two most crucial sentences:
"As long as the marshal can learn from Liu Bang and act according to his actions, the world will definitely be yours!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the scholar in front of him in surprise. Yes, this is exactly his direction. Liu Bang can do it, why can't I?
So, he straightened his sitting posture and saluted the person in front of him.
This person's name is Li Shanchang, the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Chuzhou has a dangerous terrain. Ouyang Xiu in the Song Dynasty once said that "Chuzhou is surrounded by mountains", which shows that this is indeed a key place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
However, Chuzhou's defenders were far less difficult to deal with than the terrain. At the beginning of the war, Zhu Yuanzhang's brave general Hua Yun led thousands of cavalry to attack the opponent's position using central breakthrough tactics. The Yuan army was defeated, and Zhu Yuanzhang led the entire army to capture Chuzhou in one fell swoop.
After occupying Chuzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang ushered in three important people, namely his nephew Zhu Wenzheng, brother-in-law Li Zhen and nephew Li Wenzhong. Please remember these names, they will all be responsible for the earth-shattering event later.
The protagonist of the war.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had strong soldiers and advisors, and occupied Chuzhou, a dangerous place that could be attacked, retreated, or defended. His vision was no longer the small Haozhou or Chuzhou, but the whole world!
This year, he was twenty-six years old.
the last obstacle
Zhu Yuanzhang's success did not seem to bring good luck to his father-in-law. Guo Zixing was being punished quite hard at this time. In today's terms, it was a struggle. Every meeting was always criticized for four. Sun Deya wanted to take action several times. Think about it.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not far away and it was difficult to deal with the aftermath, so he squeezed Guo Zixing out of Haozhou City and laid him off to find his own way out.
At this time, Guo Zixing understood the difficulties of life. He had no other choice but to seek refuge with his son-in-law Zhu Yuanzhang, but thinking about how he treated him before, could he still treat himself kindly?
When he arrived in Chuzhou, his worries were dispelled. Not only did Zhu Yuanzhang not hold back his old grudges, but he also gave up the position of commander-in-chief to him. What was even more surprising was that Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision that no one could have imagined.
He decided to hand over the command of his 30,000 elite troops to Guo Zixing. The position of commander was just a virtual one, after all, but the military power was also handed over, which was surprising. Guo Zixing had mixed feelings. In fact, he had never trusted him.
This son-in-law even considered harming him.
He also asked Zhu Yuanzhang why he did this to himself.
Zhu Yuanzhang said sincerely, without you, I would not be where I am today, and I cannot forget your kindness.
Guo Zixing finally understood that he was wrong and Zhu Yuanzhang was right.
After learning the news, the people who originally tried to kill Zhu Yuanzhang also admired him greatly, including Guo Zixing's son Guo Tianxu.
A person never relies on violence to show his strength. Those who challenge this norm will inevitably be eliminated from the ranks of the strong by history. This has always been the case.
Guo Zixing brought tens of thousands of his troops, but Chuzhou's food supply was not enough. Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Hezhou, and after capturing it, he lived there and gave Chuzhou to Guo Zixing.
At this time, Sun Deya in Haozhou City, because he had more soldiers and less food, forced him to go to Hezhou to make a living. Zhu Yuanzhang was having a headache, but he got another news at this time. Guo Zixing learned that Sun Deya was coming, and he brought tens of thousands of people with him.
, wanted to attack Sun Deya. So the small Hezhou was crowded with hundreds of thousands of people at once, and the two enemies happened to meet, so let's fight.
But I can't fight. Why?
Because there are too many people, and Hezhou is just a small county town. Hundreds of thousands of people came at once, and the city and outside were choked with water. It was like our Golden Week tourist attractions today. Let alone a war, it was difficult to turn around.
Since we can't fight, let's talk.
It seems that Sun Deya is still reasonable. He said that he is a foreigner after all, so he should go on his own. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately went to see him off. At this time, Sun Deya was in the city, and his soldiers were accompanied by Zhu Yuanzhang outside the city, but no one expected that
, there is another person who is ready to make a move.
This is Guo Zixing. Guo Zixing is unreasonable. He only remembers that Sun Deya humiliated him many times, and he can't care about his integrity. Seeing that there are no soldiers around Sun Deya in the city, he orders his men to arrest Sun Deya. This is harmful.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still outside the city.
When Sun Deya's soldiers heard that their coach had been arrested, they concluded that it was Zhu Yuanzhang who had instigated it. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also got the news. The scene was extremely tense. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the situation was not good, he turned his horse and went back. The soldiers had already been prepared.
An iron rope was placed on Zhu Yuanzhang's head. Come down, please. Sun Deya's soldiers caught Zhu Yuanzhang and went to negotiate with Guo Zixing.
Guo Zixing was drinking while admiring Sun Deya's expression. Suddenly the news came that Zhu Yuanzhang had been caught. He was confused. Although Sun Deya didn't want to let him go, Zhu Yuanzhang was also indispensable, so he had to decide to let him go.
But who should be released first became a problem again. At this time, Xu Da stood up. He was willing to trade himself for Zhu Yuanzhang. After Zhu Yuanzhang returned, he would release Sun Deya, and after Sun Deya returned, he would release Xu Da. This has become a jingle,
Trouble.
The problem was finally solved, but Guo Zixing couldn't hold back the enemy he had captured and ran away. He fell ill and died a month later. It can be seen that people who are not broad-minded cannot do great things.
But this is not bad news for Zhu Yuanzhang. He was extremely benevolent and now he can finally let go. His real career is waiting for him.