This time Zhu Yuanzhang divided his troops and dispatched generals, changing his past style of concentrating his troops, and chose to attack across the board. This seemed to violate the policy of letting him come in any direction, and I only go all the way.
Why not concentrate our troops and make a decision at once?
In fact, if you open the map, you can understand that the Zhu Jiajun's territory is divided into Huaixi and Jiangnan. There is a river in the middle. If Zhu Yuanzhang wants to concentrate his troops, he must mobilize Huaixi troops to cross the river.
How could the transfer of over 100,000 people be concealed from Zhang Shicheng?
If Zhang Shicheng knew about it, he could choose to attack Huaixi, which was empty, or he could send troops back for reinforcements, or he could even assemble the navy to intercept and kill the fleet on the Yangtze River.
All in all, Zhang Shicheng has absolute initiative.
However, according to the current situation, Zhu Yuanzhang is attacking from all fronts, and Zhang Shicheng has no way to deal with it. He can only defend everywhere and be beaten everywhere...
To put it more bluntly, this is bullying, using the fast to beat the slow, the strong to beat the weak, the many to beat the few... What? I'm going to beat you, but you're still not convinced?
Then I'll beat you until you're convinced!
Peng Zaozhu and Feng Guoyong had nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses. If we include the civilians, the number would be nearly 300,000.
From these alone, it can be seen that the Zhu Jiajun has a strong accumulation.
The land in Huaixi was originally affected by the flooding of the Yellow River, with constant floods and droughts, and the people were extremely miserable.
If there is still a way to survive, who would be willing to rebel?
However, after the rebellion, wars continued, and the situation of the people became even worse. Countless people fled to death.
That is to say, after Lao Zhu took control of Huaixi, the people lived a somewhat stable life.
After the equalization of land, the people in Huaixi have grain fields free of tax, ample land for circulation, and a considerable number of mulberry fields... After one year of hard work, you will have a full stomach, and two years of hard work, you will wear new clothes, live in a new house, and work hard.
In three years, the family has enough food, and the son marries a bride!
From Haozhou to Dingyuan, from Chuzhou to Heyang, this sentence is praised everywhere.
This is indeed the case. In the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth years of Zhengzheng, in these three years, almost 70% of the people in Huaixi improved their lives. Business and trade prospered, markets flourished, and every village was built.
There is an endless stream of people getting married and having sex from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
Not to mention anything else, the dragon and lion dance masters alone can earn enough to build a house after working hard for a year.
In addition, the grain bank established by Zhang Ximeng has stored 3 million shi of grain in Huaixi!
At that time, some people still suspected that Zhang Ximeng wanted to build a granary and pay interest at a 10% interest rate.
Isn’t this a loss?
Can you hold it?
In fact, not many people would go to the food bank to make a run, because every household has a surplus of food, and food is not that critical.
If you want to build a house or get married, you need money. Instead of taking out food, hiring craftsmen, and buying betrothal gifts, it is more convenient to withdraw money directly.
In other words, after occupying Jinling and tinkering with treasure notes, Zhang Ximeng had already replaced all the original market coupons with treasure notes.
Food banks have also become similar to evergreen warehouses.
The common people deposited their grains and exchanged them for treasure banknotes... Zhang Ximeng still kept only 10% of the interest, which could be regarded as a little benefit to the common people.
Did the people suffer?
If you save one hundred kilograms of grain and take out one hundred and ten kilograms of grain, you can still get so much grain in the market. Not only is there no loss, but it is also convenient.
What about Zhu Jiajun?
What they paid was only banknotes, but what they got was real food... What's the 10% interest? If they sold it to Liu Futong, they could get a 50% premium. If it was someone like Fang Guozhen, they could just double the price!
Look, where is the food now? This is all serious new rice. If you think it’s expensive, I think it’s too expensive!
Do you want it?
Next time, don’t add sand and grass sticks and a shovel of chicken manure. Do you want it?
These days, if you have food, you will be tougher than Huaqiang.
Fang Guozhen didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he paid the money obediently, doubled the price later, added a lot of sand and chicken dung, loaded it on a ship, and sent it to Dadu.
For this reason, most of the nobles in the imperial court were so grateful that they praised Fang Guozhen for his loyalty!
In contrast, although the Jiangnan area was included in Zhu Jiajun's territory later, it recovered and developed faster due to its fertile land and excellent water and heat conditions.
Along the Yangtze River and east of Poyang Lake, these are the granaries of Zhu Jiajun.
With the implementation of more thorough land equalization, people in Changxing, Yixing, Changzhou, these places on the front line, actively participated in the civil war.
In each village, the best young men were selected to form a transportation team.
And in order to reassure them, each village has stipulated that whose family has more husbandmen, the people in the village must first help their family farm and harvest. Until their land is finished, they are not allowed to touch other families' fields.
All in all, we must let everyone feel at ease to fight with Zhu Jiajun.
We cannot afford to lose this battle!
Many of those gentry and landowners have gone to Suzhou, and they also carry land deeds with them!
The land deed in our hands is stamped with the seal of Zhu Jiajun.
If Wu Guogong is defeated, we will be doomed!
Even if we risk our lives, we can't lose!
If you need people and animals, you need animals. Men, women, old and young, they would rather die of exhaustion than lose the fields they have got.
Absolutely not!
With thousands of years of inheritance, farmers’ perseverance, tenacity, hard work and hard work are clearly demonstrated.
Transporting grain and grass, building bridges and paving roads, carrying baggage... No matter where you go, the people are prepared in advance. You just have to fight, and we will take care of the rest.
What's even more exciting is that among the civilian husbands, there are also many women who come over on their own initiative to help treat and care for the wounded soldiers.
Zhu Jiajun's women's policy finally worked.
All these gratifying changes are in Zhang Ximeng's eyes. If the attack on Hongdu can be regarded as a preview, then this time it is the official stage, from south to north, from east to west, a thorough test of the Zhu Jiajun's strength.
So far, Zhang Ximeng is still very satisfied.
Perhaps the outcome of the war has been decided at this moment.
Zhang Ximeng and other ministers of civil and military affairs accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang and stationed in Liyang. The governor had three groups of troops... There is no doubt that among these three groups, Xu Da was the main one, with Chang Yuchun and Hu Dahai as the assistants.
As long as Huzhou is captured, a hundred thousand troops will immediately go south and attack Hangzhou.
Once Hangzhou is obtained, the dragon's claws will penetrate deep into the sea. From then on, it will overturn rivers and seas, fly into the sky and escape from the earth, without any hindrance!
All other directions can be returned without success, but Hangzhou must be won.
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more confident, "The morale of the military is with me, the morale of the people is with me, and the heart of Heaven...is also with me!"
"So...this battle must be won!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's enthusiasm infected everyone.
At this time, it seems that I should compose a poem to inspire people!
Who among Zhu Jiajun's literary talents is the best?
There is no doubt that Zhang Ximeng is the first in knowledge, but his position is somewhat similar to that of a great Confucian, who wants to preach and learn. After Zhang Ximeng, Song Lian and others are also good in literary talent, but they lack a little status. How about inviting Zhu Yuanzhang to write a poem?
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It seems that he actually wrote it... Just as everyone was thinking about it, Wang Guangyang suddenly hurried over, holding a letter in his hand.
"The superior one was sent by Liu Futong."
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, Liu Futong?
It seems that this guy has been tinkering with the Northern Expedition since last year. What results have he achieved?
"Bring it to us."
Zhu Yuanzhang took the letter from Wang Guangyang, and after reading it for a few times, Lao Zhu's expression became solemn. After he read it, he handed it to Zhang Ximeng.
Zhang Ximeng held it in his hand and browsed it quickly... Gradually, his face didn't look so good.
Liu Futong said in the letter that last year, thanks to Zhu Jiajun's food supply, they successfully entered Guanzhong.
Now he has ordered a three-pronged Northern Expedition. Among them, Mao Gui commanded the Eastern Route Army of the Northern Expedition. They set out from Haizhou and landed in Jiaozhou. They succeeded in the first battle and killed Privy Councilor Shi Tuohuan of Yuan Tingqian.
After a short period of repairs, they captured Laizhou and killed Shi Jana, the deputy envoy of Xuanwei in Shandong of the Yuan Dynasty. Within half a month, they captured the important military town of Yidu. King Mainu of Yi of Dayuan escaped, and soon occupied Banyang Road and captured Binzhou.
.Just before the letter came, Juzhou was captured again.
"Bring me the map."
Lao Zhu took the map from Guo Ying and immediately showed it to the civil and military officials.
According to the marching route in the letter, it took Mao Gui less than two months to conquer half of Shandong in one fell swoop.
This speed of advance and this invincible momentum put even Zhu Jiajun to shame.
Zhu Yuanzhang's joy just now has faded a lot.
It’s not that Lao Zhu is afraid of Liu Futong, but that there are so many heroes in the world!
This Mao Gui was originally a subordinate of Zhima Li, but later he followed Zhao Junyong. When Zhao Junyong went against the grain, he did not join the Zhu family army, but went to Liu Futong.
At that time, it could only be regarded as an insignificant person escaping.
Now I can see that Mao Gui is no less important than any of Lao Zhu's generals. This is a dragon!
Finally there is room to show off.
Thinking about it again, it’s not just Mao Gui, but Tian Wan, is Zhang Dingbian great? Is Zhao Pusheng great?
Even Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng... was once a figure!
Living in troubled times is the greatest misfortune and the greatest luck.
How can we be proud and complacent if we compete with such a group of people for world supremacy?
"There are so many heroes in the world! It is a good thing to pass on our orders to the Northern Expedition. Whatever Liu Futong needs, we will try our best to help him and not hold him back."
Lao Zhu is becoming more and more organized.
Although there will inevitably be conflicts between him, Han Song and Liu Futong, Lao Zhu is still unwilling to follow the truth when it comes to the Northern Expedition.
And thinking of this, Lao Zhu said again: "Send a letter to Zhang Shicheng too! Let's be polite first and then fight."
When Zhang Ximeng heard this, he agreed, and Zhu Sheng also agreed. The task of writing the letter was given to Song Lian, and then Zhang Ximeng polished it, and finally handed it to Tang Su and sent it to Suzhou.
At the feet of King Cheng Zhang Gong: In the past, my brother defended Gaoyou and resisted the barbarians. Millions of heroes could not advance even an inch. All the righteous people in the world looked up to them. The red scarf rebel army can have the power it has today and the virtue of Lai Gong. Now the Northern Expedition of Han and Song Dynasties is bold and powerful, and the barbarians are
Despite the fear, the land of Shandong was restored, and the hometown of Confucius and Mencius returned to the Han Dynasty. It was a time when the whole world was celebrating and a day of great progress.
The public is a lofty idealist who fights against the Yuan Dynasty. He can sincerely remove the title of Taiwei given by the Hulu, win over people's hearts, and make it known to the world. The younger brother is willing to join hands with the elder brother in the Northern Expedition to destroy the rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty, and then discuss the affairs of the country together. Brothers are jealous of each other in foreign languages.
Its insult.
At this time, brother, don’t hesitate, it’s better to make plans early!
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"King Cheng, my Duke Wu Guo has made it very clear. Although King Cheng introduced the Yuan Dynasty to Zhao'an in the past, it does not hurt him. As long as he can stand on the side of the Northern Expedition at this time. Expelling the barbarians and restoring China. We are still friends. There is no need.
Swordsmen facing each other!"
Zhang Shicheng's eyes burned when he heard this. The disastrous failure in opera promotion just made him angry.
Now that he was threatening him again, he really didn't take him seriously. Zhang Shicheng stared at the letter, suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed it, tore it into pieces, and threw it on the ground!
"Zhu Chongba! He is a little beggar monk and a beggar on the street. Now he dares to teach me a lesson! How brave he is! He has bullied me again and again and wants me to join forces with him! Don't even think about it!
I am now a loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty, and I am about to use the elite soldiers and generals in my hands to take Zhu Yuanzhang's head and present it to the emperor of Dadu!"
Tang Su sneered: "King Cheng, you are going to die with the Tatars!"
Zhang Shicheng gritted his teeth, "I don't know who died yet...take him down first!"
People from the left and right rushed forward and captured Tang Su.
Tang Su had a faint sneer from beginning to end. This man was indeed short-sighted and hopeless.
