After sending away Zhou Huiniang and Jiang Puxin, Zhang Ximeng was a little disappointed. He tried to establish a powerful intelligence system. Not only to deal with Tuotuo, but also to dominate the next struggle and win smoothly.
But today's technical conditions are really worrying. For example, if Wu Datou and others are unfortunately exposed or even poisoned by the Yuan army, Zhang Ximeng may not know anything about it.
In the end, it can only be classified as a missing person. This result is really too tragic.
How about simply not sending any troops, and relying on clever calculations to anticipate the enemy's opportunities? It's a pity that there is no living god in the army.
Whether it is Zhou Huiniang or Wu Datou, when they take on this task, there is a kind of hope in their hearts, and they have ideals.
Zhang Ximeng had a feeling that he needed to write something to summarize this ideal and make it the common belief of the entire army and even everyone.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the four peoples are equal, the farmer has his own land, the prince commits the same crime as the common people, there is a difference in status between people, there is no distinction between superior and inferior, people have a childlike heart, which is better than an innocent child... Thoughts are flying in Zhang Ximeng's mind, intensely
Collision, fierce confrontation.
How will the Ming Dynasty go forward in the future, or what should the future world look like?
Zhu Yuanzhang is undoubtedly an emperor with great molding value. He cherishes the people, has strong executive ability, is selfless, diligent and willing to work hard, and eats and sleeps day and night... Especially since he was born among the people, he is well aware of the sufferings of the people.
As long as we can convince him to accept this concept, it is very likely that it will become a reality.
So what exactly should be instilled in Zhu Yuanzhang?
Zhang Ximeng thought about it again and again, picked up the pen, and wrote down benevolent government and kingly way on the paper, then erased it and wrote Datong again, still frowning.
Or call it people-oriented or people-oriented doctrine... These ideas were eliminated one by one by Zhang Ximeng. He needed to brew something convincing enough that most people, from Zhu Yuanzhang to ordinary people, could accept and understand it, and
Willing to take action personally.
At this moment, Zhang Ximeng finally understood the difficulties of being an ideological theorist. Behind those seemingly simple and popular theories in the textbooks, there is no telling how many brain cells have to be killed and how many bald foreheads have to be endured!
There is no doubt that this is the most difficult job, but it is also the responsibility of a time traveler.
After all, no one knows the future better than me... Zhang Ximeng suffered from insomnia for the first time. He held his pen and fell into painful thoughts.
While Zhang Ximeng was thinking about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang was also planning a war. He didn't need to think so long-term, because the immediate situation was enough to make him miserable.
Yuan Tingzhi Privy Councilor Xuexue gathered 30,000 troops and besieged Tianchang. From the beginning, Xu Da was in a bitter battle. The reason is simple. Although Xu Da barely repaired the Tianchang city wall, there was a serious lack of defensive equipment and the city wall was low.
, and there was no time to dig a trench deep enough.
It can only be said that Xu Da was tenacious enough to withstand it. The Yuan army attacked the city again and again, but he was defeated all times.
The fierce battle has lasted for three days. Xu Da did not sleep at all. His eyes were bloodshot, and his soldiers were not much better.
Because someone was too tired, he lifted a stone and threw it outside the city. When he was throwing it outside the city, his feet shook and he fell down with the stone... The Yuan army relied on the strength of their numbers and launched wave after wave of attacks.
Xu Da’s rest time.
And something more terrible happened.
In order to march in a hurry, Xu Da carried very limited food. After arriving in Tianchang, the people here were devastated by war and became poor, unable to get food at all.
Without food supplements, Xu Da's troops did not have much rations left.
If another day passes, he may face the risk of running out of food, be exhausted, and lose food. Xu Da may not be able to bear it for long.
Therefore, no matter what, we must defeat Xuexue tomorrow, completely defeat the Yuan army, and break the siege of Tianchang.
At this moment, it was only three days before Timur was defeated.
Continuous high-intensity assault operations are a huge test for soldiers and generals. They have no time to adjust their status before they have to engage in new battles.
How to deal with the enemy is really a huge problem.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought hard and gradually came up with a plan. He subconsciously looked around and planned to find someone to discuss it, but unfortunately, Zhang Ximeng did not come with him.
Lao Zhu could only touch his nose and laugh twice.
"Without him, we can't win the battle? Ball!"
Lao Zhu held his head and took the time to rest. When the fourth watch came, Zhu Yuanzhang woke up on time. At this moment, the Zhu Jiajun was already preparing breakfast and preparing to go on an expedition.
Just opposite, two Mongolian troops of ten thousand people were also preparing.
Xuexue did not let Lao Zhu launch an attack, but chose to separate two ten thousand households to take the initiative to block Zhu Yuanzhang's troops.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to rescue Xu Da and defeat the Yuan army.
But here in Xuexue, they surrounded the area to call for reinforcements and severely damaged the red thief.
He has this confidence, because in Xuexue's hands, there is a Western Region cavalry with a number of up to 3,000 people. This is a strong force transferred by Tuotuo, which is quite as majestic as the Mongolian cavalry.
With such a team of men, he was sure of winning even if he faced tens of thousands of red scarf thieves.
To be honest, the reason why Xuexue is willing to stay in Tianchang and tangle with the red thief is because she wants to sit back and watch the success or failure, so as to embarrass Timur first.
If he could overthrow Tutuo, this million-strong army, he would have the final say.
In this world, even a three-year-old child knows what it means to hold a heavy army!
Since the red thief dares to come, give him an unforgettable lesson!
The Mongolian soldiers were dispatched. In the dim morning light, the cavalry assembled. They were wearing armor, holding scimitars in their hands, compound bows on their backs, and quivers filled with heavy arrows.
In a daze, I seemed to have seen the Mongolian cavalry more than a hundred years ago. At that time, they followed Genghis Khan and swept across the entire continent, destroying cities, annihilating countries, and destroying civilization... Wherever the Mongolian cavalry passed, chickens and dogs
No one was left. Fully forty countries perished at the hands of the Mongols.
Countless ancient civilizations were wiped out by them and wiped out in ashes.
The fierce Jurchens are gone, the tenacious Xixia has perished, and the Khorezm cannot last even a year, and the world is wailing.
The Southern Song Dynasty also fell hopelessly after decades of support.
However, it was these decades that weakened the Mongols and prevented them from destroying the Han civilization. Although they were squeezed to the limit, and although many traditions were lost, the pride of the Yanhuang nobles and the Chinese Miao people was not lost.
Xingtian dances with Qianqi, Jingwei fills the sea.
The people of the Han family did not die, and after regrouping, they launched the most violent counterattack decades later. The territory was thousands of miles away and war was everywhere.
The end of the Yuan Dynasty has come!
The main force of the Chinese military camp led by Tang He appeared, grabbed an open area, and formed a formation. The spearmen were in front, the archers followed closely, and the sword and shield soldiers were behind.
The neat square formation, high morale, and sufficient training show that this is a strong army that can compete with the Mongols.
When the Zhu Jiajun took up their stance, Xuexue suddenly had a moment of hesitation. Originally, he planned to gather the cavalry and break through the Red Turban Army in one wave, achieving a hearty victory.
But seeing that the other party was well prepared and should not be underestimated, Xuexue hesitated again.
He only has three thousand armored knights, so even if he can win, he will still lose a lot.
In this case, it is better to avoid the important and take the easy, attack the red thief's weak flank, and win in one fell swoop!
Xuexue quietly changed his tactics. He asked the well-prepared cavalry to move slightly back, and first released two thousand households, launching a tentative attack on Tang He's military formation.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was watching the battle from the heights of the Chinese army, saw this scene and smiled inexplicably. At the same time, he subconsciously looked at Hu Dahai on the left.
He had few soldiers and horses, less than 600 men. Due to his background as a bandit, his team was far less organized than others, and there was a small puddle behind Hu Dahai.
This is a typical situation after the Yellow River overflows. Soon, a Gaoyou Lake will be silted up to the east of Tianchang, but at the moment it is just a scattered pond.
The puddle behind Hu Dahai is even smaller, only about twenty feet tall. However, people in the Yellow River Flood Area know that there is very little clear water in this kind of puddle, but there is a lot of silt underneath, and it is thick and heavy.
, once you fall into it, it’s almost a dead end.
Lao Zhu is betting on this trap that is not a trap.
The battle began, and the Yuan army's monsters screamed and pounced on Tang He's troops.
Faced with this situation, Tang He was not surprised at all and just ordered the archers to go forward and prepare.
Arrows were fired at each other, and the advancing Yuan army's losses were almost twice as much as those of Zhu's army. They charged wildly under the rain of arrows, and the distance continued to close.
After completing three rounds of shooting, the archers had to retreat to the queue, and then the spearmen and the soldiers of the Yuan army collided with each other.
In an instant, the spear penetrated the flesh and penetrated the body, and screams came one after another.
But there are always some lucky ones who rush in through the gap between the spearmen. At this moment, the sword and shield soldiers behind them decisively stepped forward and fought with the Yuan soldiers.
The collision of weapons, the wails of the wounded, and the intense bloodshed made this battle destined to be cruel from the very beginning.
Tang He personally held the sword in front of him, shouted loudly, and killed three Yuan soldiers in a row, staining his armor with blood.
Xuexue saw that Zhu Jiajun's counterattack was sharp, and her two thousand households were insufficient, so she invested more troops one after another, until the number increased to six thousand households.
Facing the tidal wave of attacks from the Yuan army, Tang He performed stably and refused to retreat, completely holding back the Yuan army.
As time went by, Xuexue became more and more unwilling to endure it.
Time to play the cavalry card!
The little moves of the Yuan army were not hidden from Lao Zhu.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared into the distance, his hands breaking into a cold sweat.
Three thousand cavalry were activated, and they roared out. As expected, they rushed towards the weak left wing of Zhu's army.
In their eyes, the red thief in front of them is like a broken house. As long as they kick it, it will collapse immediately.
These iron cavalry roared in, thousands of troops rushed to kill, and thousands of horses galloped.
Although there are only three thousand cavalry, they are earth-shaking and their momentum is like a rainbow. Just this rushing posture can make people's legs weak.
Hu Dahai spat fiercely, "Grandma, I will also get a cavalry to show off later!"
The Yuan Army's cavalry was getting closer and closer. Hu Dahai subconsciously rubbed his hands and tightened his axe. His men and horses only touched the Yuan Army's cavalry slightly, and then they broke up and ran away.
If you look carefully, you will find that they are running around the puddles.
But the Yuan army's cavalry didn't care, or in other words, they thought how could a small puddle stop the invincible cavalry of the Western Regions!
rush!
The cavalrymen scrambled and fell into the quagmire.
Soon they discovered something was wrong. The mire was much deeper than they thought, and the thick and heavy mud trapped the horses' hooves, making it impossible for the horses to move.
Almost instantly, the formation of the Yuan army was in chaos.
But at this moment, standing opposite the puddle, there turned out to be a team of three hundred crossbowmen.
"put!"
These crossbowmen don't wear heavy armor, and they don't have hundreds of kilograms of war horses to ride. They can just get close and shoot. This is no longer a battle, but a massacre!
The crossbowmen seemed to be saying, let me see which little cutie is lucky enough to get a crossbow arrow...
The Yuan army's cavalry was suddenly hit hard, and they knew they had been fooled, so they immediately avoided the puddles and regrouped to attack.
It was a pity that the Zhu Jiajun did not give them any time. Hu Dahai turned around as quickly as possible, led his soldiers, and rushed forward waving his ax.
Their goal is very clear, which is the horse's legs.
Click, click, the sound of broken bones sounded, and the horses fell to the ground, slamming the knights on them to the ground.
The cavalry, which had lost its speed advantage, was completely passive and was beaten.
In a short period of time, more than five hundred people were either killed or injured... The cavalry's combat effectiveness was directly reduced by one-sixth, and the remaining cavalry were also panicked and retreated one after another, unwilling to fight again.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang finally waved his sword decisively, and Hua Yun led 1,500 cavalry and plunged hard towards the left wing of the Yuan army.
Same tactics, different effects. Hua Yun's appearance completely exceeded Xuexue's expectations. He was like a sharp blade, piercing the Yuan army's defense line.
Hua Yun took the lead and attacked the central army.
Xuexue gritted her teeth. She should have won with this tactic, so why did she become a red thief?
He was furious, but he could only be forced to retreat, and the same was true for his handsome flag.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who keenly captured this scene, rode decisively to stand out!
"rush!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was in front, Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Feng Guosheng, Chen De, Li Xincai, Zhou Dexing... every general was galloping to take the lead, unwilling to lag behind.
Tang He was anxious. I've obviously been at the front for so long, and you guys want to take the credit?
"kill!"
Tang He also launched a counterattack. The Yuan army in front kept retreating. Tang He was invincible. Suddenly, he felt severe pain in his thigh. It turned out to be an arrow that penetrated his thigh at a tricky angle. Blood gushed out for a while.
Tang He gritted his teeth and took the lead in charging regardless of his injuries.
The Zhu family army, like a tidal wave, destroyed Xuexue's military formation with its unstoppable momentum. All the generals were chasing behind them and refused to let go.
The Yuan army was defeated, and the Yuan army that was still surrounding Tianchang was quickly shaken, and they retreated.
Xu Da, who had been depressed for three whole days, finally got his chance.
"The superior has come to rescue us. Brothers, follow me and fight out to get revenge!"
The Zhu Jiajun counterattacked frantically and launched a ferocious attack.
After a long battle, Zhu Jiajun won an indisputable victory.