Faced with his wife's reminder, Zhu Yuanzhang was confident. In fact, during these days of fighting with his opponents, Zhu Yuanzhang had already figured out the details of these Yuan army generals.
It is not necessarily true that they are useless, but it is not necessarily true that they are very clever.
All in all, in Lao Zhu’s opinion, it’s a pretty average level!
In fact, facing the siege from all sides by Zhu Jiajun, the Yuan army did not fail to take advantage. They once dispatched 30,000 troops and captured Jilong Mountain.
That was the time when Chang Yuchun missed the opportunity to fight, Lao Zhu was so angry that he kicked Chang Yuchun to Zhang Ximeng, asking him to plead guilty and meritorious service.
Jilong Mountain is located in the north of Hezhou City and has a dangerous terrain. The Yuan army stationed troops here and then moved north to capture Lingyang Pass.
In this way, the Yuan army's defense became a line.
Originally, the Yuan army wanted to use Lingyang Pass as the basis, continue to fight north, directly attack Quanjiao County, and enter Chuzhou. In this way, they would cut off the arm of Zhu's army, and Hezhou would be in their pocket.
Even if the Zhu Jiajun cannot be completely defeated, they can still have an absolute advantage.
But the problem is that the Yuan army only captured Lingyang Pass and could not advance forward. Later, news came that Tongling had been lost, which made people panic. Many Yuan soldiers planned to return to Jiangnan immediately. In addition, some people thought that the victory was easy to obtain.
Can not give up.
Some people even suggested that since the Red Bandits had crossed the river, their rear would be empty, which would be a great opportunity to send out a surprise force to raid the Chuzhou bandits' nest... Such a genius strategy was, of course, rejected.
If you want to die, just say it quickly. Not to mention how many Zhu Jiajun there are, the Yuan army is already overwhelmed by the militiamen all over the place. This is not the way to find death.
The Yuan army was arguing endlessly and it was difficult to make a decision, but Zhu Yuanzhang discovered the opportunity and was ready to strike first.
"The Yuan army stationed 15,000 cavalry at Lingyang Pass, which can be regarded as elite, and stationed 20,000 people at Jilong Mountain, occupying a commanding position and occupying a favorable location. The remaining main troops were all placed in Hezhou City."
In front of Zhu Yuanzhang and the generals, the Yuan army spread out at three points, forming a snake shape.
Lingyang Pass is the snake's head, which hides its fangs and poisonous stings, and has the strongest attack power. Jilong Mountain is its neck, which is flexible and can take care of all directions. And Hezhou is the coiled body of the snake, with thick troops and horses, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
"Based on this layout alone, it is not easy to deal with this Yuan army. The key point is where to attack..." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his generals and said with a smile: "You all tell me what you want to do.
manage?"
Everyone looked at each other. If Zhang Ximeng was here, he must have made the decision with Zhu Yuanzhang, and the generals would just pick up the pieces and fill in the gaps. They would even tell Zhang Ximeng their ideas before the war started and ask him to help convey it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhang Ximeng is like an adhesive, which has a lubricating effect... but he is not here, and there is no one to weigh in. If you have any opinions, you have to face Zhu Yuanzhang directly, and the pressure is not small.
People like Miao Daheng, Fei Ju, and Tang Shengzong did not dare to speak.
But Tang He was not here, and even Feng Guoyong was not here.
Xu Da was the only one who could speak.
"Advanced, do I think we can attack Jiming Mountain first?"
"Why?"
"This is what I think. Jiming Mountain has the best terrain. If we can capture it, it will cut off the retreat route of Guanyuan Army in Lingyang and overlook Hezhou. The Tatars will have no choice but to be at our mercy. This is also the case here
The snake’s seven inches!”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "You are right, but I want to ask you, what if we attack Jiming Mountain first and the Tatars in Hezhou escape?"
Xu Da was suddenly startled. He smelled something different from Lao Zhu's words: "Sir, do you really want to annihilate all these Yuan Tartars?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled lightly and said, "They crossed the river with great difficulty. If we let them go, it would not be our way of hospitality!"
Now everyone was shocked.
Judging from the comparison of military strength, if Zhu Jiajun can defeat the Yuan army, it is already blessed by God, let alone think of anything else.
Zhu Yuanzhang not only wanted to defeat the Yuan army, but also wanted to annihilate them all in one fell swoop. How could he have such a big appetite?
But everyone understands that there are thousands of people in a family and one person is in charge. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has made a decision, apart from obeying, they will go all out without any room for bargaining.
Xu Da was shocked. In fact, he had thought about it, but he was not courageous enough and did not dare to say it. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he immediately understood.
"Shang Shang, do you mean to attack Hezhou?"
"Yes!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "The Yuan Tartars may not take us seriously because of the large number of soldiers in Hezhou. As long as they can capture Hezhou as quickly as possible, the other two Yuan armies will collapse without a fight!"
Lao Zhu wanted to take the general's head from the tens of thousands of troops and specifically look for tough enemies.
The question is can this be done?
"Boss, how fast is this maximum speed? If we can't do it, wouldn't we be attacked from both sides?" Xu Da asked bravely.
Lao Zhu muttered: "We thought about it and it can't take more than two days!"
"Absolutely not!" Xu Da waved his hands hurriedly, "Come on, although Hezhou is not a big city, the Yuan army has a large number of troops. It cannot be taken in a day or two."
Lao Zhu's smile did not diminish and he suddenly said: "Then what if there are four hundred return artillery pieces?"
"Hui Hui Pao?" Xu Da was shocked, "When did we have so many Hui Hui Pao?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Don't forget Mr. Jia. He started designing a new return gun last year, striving to have a longer range and greater power. Three months ago, he finally decided on it, and then mobilized supplies from various places and requisitioned them.
Skilled craftsmen worked together to make it. Eight thousand people were recruited in the entire Chuzhou. They worked day and night and finally made a batch of Huihui cannons."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very moved. Speaking of which, he didn't do anything, just divided the acres of land equally.
The rewards that the people gave him were beyond even Lao Zhu's expectation.
Take the production of Huihui artillery this time as an example. People in Chuzhou rushed to donate wood.
Someone brought the beams for building a house at home, and an old man brought coffin boards.
The soldiers refused to accept it, and the old man refused to accept it. He was so anxious that he burst into tears.
It doesn't matter if there is a coffin, just dig a hole and bury it. But once the Zhu army is defeated and Yuan Tatzi comes back, there will be no place to bury him.
The common people saw clearly, and it was precisely because of their support that Jia Lu was able to successfully supervise the construction of the first batch of four hundred trebuchets.
And unlike previous trebuchets, Ja Rule has developed a batch of powerful weapons that can throw explosives.
This is nothing, Jia Lu used the excess wood to build a five-seater Lugong car.
That's right, it was what Jia Lu used to attack Haozhou, and now Zhu Jiajun is also equipped with it!
When Fei Ju, who had participated in the Haozhou defense battle, heard this, he stood up in surprise.
What? How long has it been?
How come things have changed, and when I look back, the Yuan Army is actually me!
However, Fei Ju also hesitated; "Come on, when we were in Haozhou, Mr. Jia's tricks were useless!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh, "No matter how good a thing is, it must be used by someone! At that time, the Yuan army was intrigued by each other. Although there were many people, they were a bunch of rabble, and there were even trash like Toribuhua. Today's siege forces
It's not the Yuan army, it's not us who are defending the city... Let me ask you guys, are you confident in taking Hezhou?"
"have!"
Everyone agreed with a roar. At this point, whoever is more timid will be the grandson.
Zhu Yuanzhang made decisive arrangements. He first sent Hua Yun and the cavalry to Lingyang Pass as soon as possible, and combined with the militia, no matter what, they must hold back the Yuan army at Lingyang Pass and prevent them from going south.
Then he named Hu Dahai, "You are most familiar with the terrain of Jilong Mountain. If I give you 3,000 men, plus 10,000 militiamen, can you stop the Tatars in Jilong Mountain?"
"Yes! Yes!" Hu Dahai patted his chest and said: "Please rest assured, superior, we will nail the Tatars to Jilong Mountain even if we risk our lives!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and smiled happily.
Hu Dahai is not only a strong general, but also obeys orders absolutely. Soon, he will become his right-hand man.
However, Lao Zhu trusted Xu Da the most, and the main task of attacking Hezhou fell on Xu Da.
But at this moment, a letter suddenly arrived from Peng Zaozhu. The letter passed through Miao Daheng and was handed to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Your Majesty, there is a group of local soldiers in Xuyi. The leader is Deng Youde. His father and brother were both anti-Yuan martyrs and died in battles one after another. Deng Youde led his subordinates at the age of sixteen. He started every battle and was very popular. Now he is eighteen years old.
He has nearly 10,000 men. Now that Zhang Shicheng occupies the land of Huaidong and we are guarding Huaixi, soldiers and horses like Deng Youde no longer have much shelter, so Deng Youde decided to surrender to the superior and asked the superior to take him under his wing."
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly startled. Nowadays, he actually looks down on the armed forces in these places. Zhu Yuanzhang prefers to rely on his own ability to train troops honestly and truly cultivate useful confidants.
And once he has some free time, he will even take action to clean up these messy places.
In the territory under his rule, Zhu Yuanzhang, there can only be one Zhu family army!
This army can only take orders from one person, and that is Zhu Yuanzhang!
This is an iron law that cannot be questioned.
It's just that Lao Zhu hasn't had time to implement it yet... This man named Deng came over at this time, so he was considered a good boy.
"In that case, accept it, but tell him that military discipline must be strictly observed and no violations are allowed. We will make arrangements personally after the war."
Miao Daheng agreed, and just like that, Zhu Yuanzhang gained another new force.
Deng Youde is eighteen years old this year. He is very tall and handsome. This name may be unfamiliar to you, but his other name may be slightly more famous. He is Deng Yu!
Zhu Yuanzhang has prepared strong generals and strong troops. The mighty troops and horses are heading towards Hezhou. In the ranks of Zhu's army, there are civilians pushing tall return artillery forward, one after another, which is very impressive.
Overwhelmed.
Seeing this scene, the elders of the Zhu Jiajun, especially the old red scarf who had participated in the Battle of Haozhou, almost cried. They had been harmed by these people at the beginning, and many of their brothers were killed.
Now they are actually equipped with the Huihui Cannon, which can pay back tenfold the bullying they suffered in the first place!
The guys were gnashing their teeth and gearing up, but they didn't know that in the carriage behind, there was also the more terrifying Lu Gong's carriage, and at the end, there was the gunpowder bomb that Jia Lu had painstakingly developed.
Ten times is not enough, a hundred times is enough!