Zhu Yuanzhang was impatient to cross the river, and the navy also prepared a large boat for him. Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to board the boat, what was surprising was that Ma came again.
Lao Zhu is really angry. What's going on with this woman?
Any kind of excitement is fine. This is crossing the river, not playing. What's more, your belly is getting bigger every day, so you can't rest. Let us save some snacks?
Lao Zhu was thinking about how to express his anger appropriately, but his wrist was caught by Ma. "Jackie Chan, let me and my child accompany you in this moment! Our family is in the same boat, regardless of distinction.
each other!"
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say a word of blame. He just yelled at his men and quickly prepared more mats. He helped Ma with his own hands and boarded the ship.
Lao Zhu waited personally, and the couple held each other's wrists, raised the sails, and crossed the Yangtze River. The ship docked in Lugang Town.
Just on the shore, Zhang Ximeng led a group of civil and military officials to congratulate Zhu Yuanzhang on his arrival in the loyal south of the Yangtze River.
The two parties successfully reunited!
Lao Zhu got off the boat and called Zhang Ximeng over before he had anything to do.
"Are there any good houses?"
"have!"
"Is there any good midwife?"
Zhang Ximeng was startled, and he counted on his fingers, "Hey, it's not Zhu Biao who is about to be born, right?"
"Lord, what are you..."
"It's nothing. It's just that my wife insisted on accompanying us, saying that this time we work together as one and the same, it's extraordinary... You also know that she will give birth in a month and a half. When she gets to Jiangnan, we are afraid that there will be no suitable place.
live."
Zhang Ximeng finally understood what was going on, and he was actually a little sour. They were so harmonious that they worked together. No wonder Queen Ma could eat Lao Zhu to death.
High!
"Don't worry, my lord, there is no shortage of good places to live in other places in the south of the Yangtze River. The wealthy businessman Chen Di has a manor here with good scenery and comfortable living. He will also arrange a few doctors and midwives to order at any time. By the way,
I also need to prepare some high-quality nourishing food for my wife, and since this is the first child, I must be careful and careful..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a man who loved to save money. When he was in the army, he ate the same food as the soldiers. When sleeping, it was enough to have a wooden board. Even if not, he could make do with sleeping on the ground with his clothes on.
.
Only when it comes to treating my wife, no matter how devoted I am, I don’t frown.
"Sir, this matter is going to trouble you again."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "My lord, you are so polite, but don't forget that my wife also saved my life. I am afraid she is even three times more important than my lord!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Okay, then we can rest assured."
After settling the Ma family first, Lao Zhu summoned the civil and military officials from Jiangnan.
"Mr. Zhang, this is all your fault. Tell us who these heroes are and let us get to know them."
With a smile on his face, Zhang Ximeng first invited Yu Tingyu over.
"My Lord, this is Yu Tingyu, the old man from Grandma's Village in Chaohu, but he was the first to advocate joining the Lord."
Yu Tingyu hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, "I humble my position and pay my respects to my superior!"
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly picked up Yu Tingyu and said with a smile: "We have long heard about the reputation of the Chaohu Navy. It seems that we just won another battle. What is going on? Tell us quickly."
Yu Tingyu nodded and spoke briefly, Zhang Ximeng added next to him... Speaking of which, it was a coincidence. Didn't I mention earlier that Tu Jian asked Barbarian Hague to lead a giant building boat upstream to aid Chizhou?
But the problem is that Chizhou has long fallen into the hands of Zhu Jiajun, and the Yuan army was deceived.
After Barbarian Hague arrived in Chizhou, he wanted to land, but was blocked by the soldiers and civilians of Chizhou.
Now he also knew that something was wrong, so he could only order to return to the army.
But there is a saying that goes, a fisherman never loses money. When you come, you should make some money no matter what!
Needless to say, the virtue of the Yuan army was that they originally wanted to make a fortune by taking advantage of the opportunity to assist Chizhou, but in the end, not only did they not take advantage, but they also suffered a loss.
These guys are not willing to go all the way in vain and are bent on making money. Barbarian Hague can't stop them at this time. Otherwise, there may be a drama where the coach falls into the water and the salvage is not timely...
The Yuan army landed and looted wantonly in Anqing and other places, making the people miserable.
In anger, dozens of fishermen avoided the Yuan army's boats and found Zhu Jiajun. They repeatedly begged and they were willing to help and provided the Yuan army's movements, hoping that Zhu Jiajun could eliminate harm to the people.
Faced with the kindness of the people, Zhang Ximeng also hesitated a little. He was not sure what his chances of winning were.
But Yu Tonghai found him.
We captured several Yuan army ships at Ruxukou and repaired them all, and also made some changes, that is, the stone bullets that were so powerful in Hezhou were put on the ships.
After experiments, it was found that stone bombs loaded with explosives could not only explode and kill soldiers on the deck, but also cause fires and burn down wooden warships.
"Commander, take advantage of Yuan Tarzi not knowing that we have this, take action decisively and kill him! Even if you can't win a big victory, you can still scare them out of their wits!"
Zhang Ximeng agreed to the plan after repeated weighing, but he was not sure.
The reason is simple. The Yuan army's giant building ships were really terrifying.
It was exactly an aircraft carrier of this era, and it was equipped with a huge shooting pole. At Ruxukou, Zhang Ximeng saw with his own eyes that the Chaohu Navy ship was shattered into pieces.
Yu Tonghai wanted to fight because he wanted to take revenge. Zhang Ximeng did not want to overly suppress the navy's fighting spirit. However, Zhang Ximeng put forward his own ideas.
Simply give up the stone bombs, use gunpowder packets entirely, and add some kerosene bombs. If it succeeds, it would be best to light the ship. If it doesn't, just withdraw it quickly and think of another way.
Yu Tonghai naturally agreed, and he hurriedly modified the gunpowder bag. After confirming that it was indeed useful, the navy was dispatched.
Relying on the guidance of fishermen in Anqing, we successfully visited the water stronghold of the Yuan army.
Superstitious people say that God bless Zhu Yuanzhang, but those who truly understand the truth can only say that the Yuan army committed suicide.
They allowed the sailors to loot, but after the looting, the Yuan army did not board the ship, but continued to have fun on land. No matter how much the barbarian Hague urged, it didn't work.
As a result, when the navy came over, there were not even one-fifth of the people on the ship, so they had to be beaten passively.
The huge building boats were parked on the river. Under the reflection of the moonlight, they were extremely clear, and they were no different from living targets!
"Dog Tatar, if you are looking for death, leave me alone!"
Yu Tingyu, Yu Tonghai, and Yu Tongyuan, their father and son brothers, ordered the ships with trebuchets to line up and wildly throw gunpowder packets at the Yuan army.
Others may not work, but Zhang Ximeng at least knew the formula of gunpowder. These gunpowder packets fell on the deck, exploded, and indeed caused a fire.
This made the Yu family and his son particularly excited, as expected!
During the time of Ruxukou, you relied on Chuan Da to bully us. Now the time for revenge has come.
The sailors approached the Yuan army wantonly and threw packets of gunpowder within a range of less than ten feet. They were simply attacking in the face.
Not only gunpowder but also kerosene.
These things fell on the wooden ship. No matter how big the ship was, it was an accumulation of flammable materials.
Ships kept catching fire, and the flames soared, lighting up half of the river red.
Barbarian Hague noticed it, and finally did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly ordered to escape quickly.
The ships that were not affected quickly set sail, escaped from the fire, and sent the red thieves' boats to the river to feed the fish.
Barbarian Hague's order makes sense. If it were Yu Tonghai or Liao Yongan, he would do the same thing.
But the problem is still the Yuan army, which is an extremely rotten army... When faced with the fire situation, many Yuan soldiers simply ran away.
Even though other people boarded the ship, due to panic, they drove the ship everywhere, and the beautiful port water village turned into a collision scene.
Some weak ships were directly damaged.
However, this problem is not big and can be repaired after all.
But don't forget, there are some ships with flames! This is fatal.
Like a plague, the fire on one ship spread to two, then two to four... More and more ships were on fire, and the soldiers did not dare to stay. They jumped into the river to survive, which sounded like dumplings.
But the Yu family and his son were so happy that they finally got their revenge!
Although the naval force is more powerful than smaller ships, the role of technology cannot be ignored.
Even the Navy is a military that cares more about technology.
Just changing from stone bullets to gunpowder brought a completely different effect.
However, technological progress is not that easy. The Yu family and his son had five warships. Due to improper operation, they ignited the gunpowder in advance and set their own ships on fire.
Fortunately, Zhang Ximeng suggested using combustion-based gunpowder instead of stone bombs, otherwise once it exploded, he would also suffer heavy casualties.
But even so, more than a dozen sailors were swallowed up by the flames and burned alive, losing their lives.
The Chaohu navy was indeed brave. When they saw a ship on fire, the soldiers did not flee. Instead, they drove the ship and crashed into the Yuan army's building ship that was not on fire.
It wasn't until they set each other on fire that the sailors jumped down calmly.
At this point, Yu Tingyu was not polite at all, and he released twenty small fireships that had been prepared for a long time.
Originally, Yu Tingyu planned to use it to fight, but now he can set it on fire calmly. It is really uncomfortable.
As far as he could see, all the ships were on fire, and Yu Tingyu left with peace of mind.
In this battle, the Yuan army burned hundreds of large warships and lost more than 2,000 sailors... They no longer had an obvious advantage on the Yangtze River.
"You are indeed brave. From now on, the general will be rampant. It all depends on you." Zhu Yuanzhang immediately announced that he recognized Zhang Ximeng's appointment as the commander of the navy's left and right battalions, and said that he would only wait for Jinling to be captured, and there would be a heavy reward.
After the Yu family, came the Liao family brothers. Zhang Ximeng introduced their contribution in the siege of Nahachu, and then there was Zhang Desheng... He received a emphatically introduced by Zhang Ximeng, and with less than 2,000 troops and horses, he lost nearly half of the price.
, gave Zhu Jiajun the opportunity to annihilate thousands of cavalry households. At the end of this battle, Zhang Desheng had eleven wounds on his body!
When I met Zhu Yuanzhang today, his face was still pale and very weak.
Lao Zhu didn't have anything to give as a gift, so he took off the sword he carried with him and handed it to Zhang Desheng with both hands.
"Thank you for the superior's favor. I'm so humble!"
After talking about Zhang Desheng, it was Chang Yuchun. The first to reach Tongling and the charge to defeat Naha gave him enough capital to get rewards.
But facing Lao Zhu, Chang Yuchun had no reason to be discouraged, for fear of being hit by bad luck.
However, Lao Zhu was in a good mood today. He even gave Chang Yuchun a few words of encouragement and promised to reinstate him to his post as a Qianhu official. He would be promoted after he has achieved military exploits.
Chang Yuchun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally making no mistake.
After meeting these generals, it was the turn of the civil servants.
Zhu Sheng, Tao An, and Li Xi bowed together to pay homage to the superior.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at them and said with a smile: "These gentlemen are all famous people in the south of the Yangtze River. What should we do next? Please enlighten me?"
After a pause, Tao An immediately said: "The imperial capital of Jinling is surrounded by tigers and dragons, and there are natural dangers along the Yangtze River. The superior should plan for it as soon as possible!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "After entering Jinling, can I be called emperor? Can I be called king?"
Tao An was speechless for a moment, he had never thought about this.
At this time, Zhu Sheng said calmly: "If you want to conquer the world, you should build walls high, store up grain extensively, and slowly become king! Build walls high, and the foundation will be consolidated, and store grain widely, then you will have sufficient reserves, and slowly become king...
This can prevent the four parties from attacking. After entering Jinling, he can only be called marshal."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "What you said, sir, is as if it came from our hearts!"
Zhang Ximeng breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart and said with a smile: "My lord, Mr. Fenglin is a great talent in this world. With him making suggestions, I don't have to rush the ducks!"