Toru Fuhua was shirtless and walking around irritably... What should we do? The Red Turban Army is coming!
It is impossible to fight. The remnant of his troops have fled a lot recently, and they may not even have 15,000 people. No, when they heard that the red scarves were coming to kill, many people took advantage of the city gate before closing it.
, sneaked away.
With such a military spirit, if a large army attacks, it will definitely collapse without a fight. It is impossible to imitate Haozhou and unite to defend the city.
If that's the case, then let's run?
If there had not been a previous defeat, Toru Fuhua would not have hesitated.
However, he was afraid of the enemy at first and asked Jia Lu to read a book.
Then Haozhou suffered a disastrous defeat and fled in defeat.
If Huaiyuan is lost again, there is really no way to survive. The people in the court will definitely kill him, and there will be no luck at all.
Can't fight but can't fight, can't run but can't run?
What can I do?
After thinking about it for a while, Cheribu suddenly came up with an idea... How about making peace?
Fortunately, I was smart before and didn't stop the Red Scarf Army from coming to exchange food, and even gave them a lot more. With this favor, there should be hope.
Cheri didn't bother to think about it, and felt that he was too wise.
However, peace cannot be made without sincerity, so he immediately asked people to gather his beauties, a total of twenty of them, all of whom had been snatched recently. But Cheribuhua was a little hesitant, and the person named Zhu would be as vulgar as himself.
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Although beautiful women are good, they may not be able to impress people.
He gritted his teeth and simply took out a horse from the Western Regions given to him by the imperial court, paired it with a pair of armor, and gave it to Lao Zhu with his own handwritten letter.
Huaiyuan is a small town, poor and barren, not worthy of a major war. I beg Mr. Zhu to show me your noble hand. I am extremely grateful. I will now give you a horse and a pair of armor as a show of respect. If you can spare Huaiyuan, I will definitely thank you very much.
When Lao Zhu saw the horse, his eyes lit up. This horse was a whole head taller than the average horse. Its dark fur was shiny and full of air. It was indeed a top royal horse. In future generations, this would be a top luxury car!
I wonder what man doesn't like cars? Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it for a while, and suddenly he was possessed by Xunzong. He jumped up and urged the horse to run away!
The war horse neighed, its hooves turned up, and like lightning, it rushed out.
It took a full quarter of an hour before Lao Zhu came back with his war horse. There was still sweat on his forehead. He patted the war horse's head lovingly.
"Okay, what a good horse!"
Zhang Ximeng has no interest in horses, but he also understands that there is no warrior who doesn't like good horses!
"My lord, are you planning to show your favor to Toru Nohana?"
Lao Zhu did not hesitate, "Of course we can't confuse him with one another. He burned Huangjue Temple and gave away a horse, which is not enough to atone for his sin! Besides, he actually has such a good horse. It is a waste of things... No, we have to increase the price.
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If Toru Nohana knew that things were like this, she would probably have a death wish. You guys have to play your cards according to the routine!
Obviously, his protest was ineffective. Under Lao Zhu's instruction, Zhang Ximeng increased the amount demanded to... five thousand war horses, three thousand pairs of armor, thirty thousand stones of grain, and ten thousand weapons...
If he can be handed over, he can be let go. If he is not handed over, Linhuai's soldiers and horses will immediately serve as the vanguard of the whole family and kill Huaiyuan, killing everyone.
This letter, which was full of lion's words, was sent to Toru Nohana's hands, and he was immediately stunned.
There were so many that he simply couldn't get them all together.
Unless all his men are disarmed, but in that case, it would be better to surrender directly.
What to do?
Cheri Buhua was extremely anxious. By coincidence, someone came from the Yuan court. Not only did they come, they also sent a batch of food, wages and weapons, including a handwriting from Prime Minister Tuotuo, telling Cheri Buhua that he must defend Huaiyuan.
The thieves cannot be allowed to succeed.
Tuotuo also warned, if you keep it, all crimes can be forgiven, if you don't keep it, your head will fall to the ground!
Does the court know everything?
Then, why do you still give yourself something?
Cherry didn't bother to think about it, and he quickly figured out the answer.
When the Yuan army attacked Haozhou, there was a salt dealer named Zhang Jiusi. He was from Taizhou. In the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, he took his two younger brothers with him. Counting him, there were a total of eighteen people.
A pair of poles made an alliance with each other in the salt field. They first killed the salt clerk, then took out the money, recruited soldiers, attacked Taizhou, and then captured Gaoyou!
Zhang Jiusi was so happy that he immediately changed his name to Zhang Shicheng and lit another beacon!
But Zhang Shicheng didn't know yet that he had violated the Yuan court's taboo. Gaoyou happened to be on the canal, and he also planned to seize Yangzhou, which would completely cut off the Grand Canal.
At this time, the Yuan Dynasty became anxious and tried to surrender and send troops to attack. However, Zhang Shicheng refused to give in and his power grew stronger day by day.
The Yuan court was so anxious that it was proposed that the prime minister should be freed, follow the example of the previous attack on Xuzhou, command a large army, and conquer on behalf of Heaven.
As the prime minister, Tuo Tuo is in charge of the affairs of the DPRK, and he also goes out to fight. This is very troublesome. In addition to making arrangements for the DPRK, he also has to prevent problems in other places.
Although Cheribuhua has a lot of problems, as long as he is still in Huaiyuan, he will not fall into the hands of the red scarf, and the enemies in the court will have no excuse to attack Tuotuo...
"Oh...I understand, I understand everything. Isn't this just a gift for me? The court no longer dares to do anything to me." Cheri Fuhua figured it out, he is quite beautiful.
It seems that the imperial court doesn't have to worry about it for the time being and can just concentrate on dealing with the Red Scarf Army.
Ouch!
If the Prime Minister can give me a gift, I will follow his example and give a gift to the red scarf, and reciprocity will be a natural thing.
"Okay, I agree!"
If Tuotuo found out about this, he would tear Cheribuhua to pieces.
I give you food, pay and weapons to recruit troops to defend the city, not to give you gifts!
But Tuotuo was far away in Dadu, so he couldn't take care of Cheri.
However, Cheribuhua also kept an eye on it and gave it a little discount. Three thousand horses, two thousand armors, twenty thousand dan of grain... The letter was given to Zhu Yuanzhang again.
"Yuan Ting is really blind, why did he use such a spineless thing!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but curse loudly. Even if Cheri didn't give him a gift, he would still scold him. How could he be as boneless as the emperor of the old Zhao family?
"My benefactor, I wonder if I can ask him for more? I think I can squeeze out some oil and water."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and came up with an idea, "Sir, you are right, but we have a better way to ensure that Cheri does not spend too much blood!"
Soon Lao Zhu replied to Cheribuhua.
The conditions can be agreed, but there is no way for the other Red Turbans to attack Huaiyuan. The only solution for now is to put on a show.
Linhuai's soldiers and horses pretended to attack Huaiyuan, and then Cheribuhua went to fight. The two sides delivered things, and Linhuai Red Scarf pretended to retreat. In this way, they could tell others that Huaiyuan was well guarded and difficult to capture, and persuaded the army to give up.
Huaiyuan.
After receiving this letter, Cheri couldn't calm down for a long time.
This method makes sense, but what if the other party goes back on his word?
Cheribuhua didn't want to take any chances, so another letter came from him.
Similarly, Lao Zhu wrote back to him, saying that you can lead five thousand soldiers, while Linhuai Red Scarf only has 2,000 soldiers. After the transaction between the two parties, Linhuai Red Scarf immediately retreated, ensuring not to harm a single hair of their hair.
But you have to hurry up, King Peng is already preparing to take the Huaiyuan sacrificial flag.
Cheribuhua was so frightened that she couldn't sleep at night. She kept sweating and felt depressed.
I can't wait any longer. Five thousand versus two thousand, the advantage is mine!
Cheribuhua made up his mind and sent a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang to make an agreement.
When it was time to set off, he picked a good horse for himself, and the royal horse was given to Lao Zhu. His white horse was only a little worse than the royal horse.
He also wore three layers of armor and a black battle robe outside, carried a long spear, carried a bow on his back, and carried arrows, so he was considered well-armed.
As for his subordinates, the same is true. They are equipped with all kinds of armors and weapons.
What's funny is that they were armed to such an extent that they actually took weapons and food to give gifts to the Red Turban Army... I don't know what they were thinking.
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"Sir, Cheribuka had no courage in the first place and only dared to rob the people. After experiencing a tragic defeat, his liver and gallbladder were even more split, and his soul flew into the sky. He only wanted to survive, and even if he was given a magic weapon, he would not dare to kill anyone!"
Lao Zhu laughed loudly, "Let's go over there and capture him!"
Zhang Ximeng came with him, and he was stunned, "My lord, are you going to show off your face and kill Cheribuhua?"
Lao Zhu glared and hummed: "We keep our word and never lie! Just wait and record the harvest!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang led 200 people, riding fast horses, to meet Cheribuhua.
When Cheribuhua heard the sound of horse hooves, he was so frightened that he quickly reined in his horse and asked someone to protect him.
After seeing the opponent's troops and horses clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"General Zhu is indeed a trustworthy person!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "The general must also trust people!"
"Well, I've got everything ready."
"Then I need to check first."
"Okay, please!"
Cheli Buhua had five thousand troops and faced two hundred red scarves. He never thought that if he took action, he might annihilate the opponent. Instead, he was cautious, fearing that Lao Zhu would be disadvantageous to him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not polite, he actually came over and inspected in a swaggering manner, without taking the five thousand yuan army into his eyes at all.
He looked like no one else was around, and after seeing it, he returned to Cheribuka and suddenly smiled.
"General, you are indeed trustworthy. We will cooperate more in the future. Let's have a drink this time!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked someone to take the wine bottle and pour a glass for Cheribuhua.
Cheribuhua was still a little hesitant, can I drink this wine?
Wouldn't it be poisonous?
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh. He drank his own wine first, then grabbed Cheribuhua's wine glass and looked around. When he saw a red flag flying not far away, Zhu Yuanzhang was reassured.
He smiled and said: "If you don't want to drink, don't drink. We have something to say here." He urged his horse forward and was less than five steps away from Che Li. Suddenly, Zhu Chongba suddenly hit his horse and rushed to Che Li.
Ubuka came closer, stretched out his hand, hugged Tobuka's waist and abdomen, and then used the momentum of the horse to gallop forward to lift Tobuka off the horse, like plucking a carrot.
"Ah!" Cheribusuki yelled, "Help!"
The Yuan soldiers under his command were so frightened that they didn't know what to do. Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly shouted angrily, "Don't move, we won't hurt anyone. Put down the horses, armor, and weapons, and then I'll let you leave safely!"
While they were talking, Tang He and Fei Ju led their troops and appeared from both wings, with flags flying, and they suddenly surrounded 5,000 people.