The plan of Zhima Li and others was very vicious. When the people of Xuzhou City heard the rumors spread by the Red Scarf Army, they immediately chose to believe the Red Scarf Army because in their impression, the Mongolian and Yuan armies had always done this.
Knowing that they were afraid, the people of Xuzhou spontaneously helped the Red Scarf Army defend the city and tried to block the attack of the Mongolian and Yuan armies, because they believed that this was the only way to have a chance of survival.
Seeing that with the help of the people of Xuzhou, the pressure on the Red Scarf Army of Zhizhi Li and others was reduced sharply, and the Mongolian and Yuan army outside the city soon discovered the difference. When they learned what happened in Xuzhou City, Tuotuo became
became very angry.
"Damn it! If Chuzhou City is conquered, we must let the army slaughter it for three days."
"Yes! Prime Minister!"
At this time, the Mongolian and Yuan armies were all excited. Of course they knew what three days of massacre meant. Not only could they rob Xuzhou at will, but they could also rape women unscrupulously. For them, this was the best reward.
Suning, who was paying attention to the war in Xuzhou ahead in Suining County, immediately learned about what was happening in Xuzhou City through the Jin Yiwei. Suning, who came from a later generation, was also quite sad, realizing that no matter in troubled times or prosperous times, ordinary people are always hurt.
In fact, Suning's mentality now is quite complicated. Seeing the sudden rise of Sesame Li, Zhao Junyong and others, Suning is also quite happy. After all, it can consume the strength of the Meng Yuan army to the greatest extent. When the Red Flag Army and Meng Yuan
When the army is fighting, you will feel much more relaxed.
...
Suning was stationed on the frontline battlefield in Xuzhou, and Zhu Chongba's Third Division was invincible. It quickly occupied Liyang, Lishui, Zhenjiang and other important towns, and its troops were approaching the edge of Hangzhou.
Chang Yuchun's second division was even more brave. They immediately surrounded Luzhou City. However, Chang Yuchun, who fought bravely, did not choose to capture Luzhou directly. Instead, he took a fancy to the many Mongolian Yuanmen outside Luzhou City.
Racecourse.
After the Mongols entered the Central Plains, they brought their herding habits with them. When they saw a large amount of fertile land, their first thought was not to grow food, but to let their slaves use it to herd and raise horses.
In the past hundred years, the Meng Yuan Dynasty built a large number of pastures in Luzhou, as well as many horse slaves with superb riding skills. Suning immediately thought of these high-quality cavalry sources, so he arranged for Chang Yuchun in the military order to immediately
Take control of these horse farms and horse slaves.
"Report! A pair of Mongolian and Yuan cavalry were found ahead, numbering about two thousand." At this time, a Red Flag Army man ran to Chang Yuchun to report.
"Oh? It seems that this is Meng Yuan's cavalry unit outside Luzhou City."
"Sir, do you want to eat them?" Xie Jinzhong looked at Chang Yuchun.
"No! Since we are besieging the city according to the plan, you will be in charge here.
I also want to lead the troops to occupy each racecourse, that is the most important."
"Yes! Master!"
Next, Chang Yuchun and Xie Jinzhong divided their forces into two groups. Xie Jinzhong led 2,000 soldiers and 10,000 auxiliary troops to besiege Luzhou City. In fact, it is more accurate to block the only way from Luzhou to the racecourse outside the city to prevent Luzhou City.
The Mongolian and Yuan troops in the city affected Chang Yuchun's actions.
Chang Yuchun led the remaining more than 20,000 Red Flag troops and rushed straight to the racecourse outside Luzhou City. He soon saw endless horses and horse slaves who were living a life worse than death.
Meng Yuan was very arrogant about his control here and did not leave much protective force. The two thousand cavalry he met just now may be the only force protecting the racecourse.
It was only then that the Meng Yuan cavalry realized Chang Yuchun's goal and could no longer care about the strategy of wandering without attacking. At the order of the general of the Meng Yuan cavalry, they rushed towards Chang Yuchun's army.
When Chang Yuchun heard the spy's report, he suddenly showed a disdainful expression, and then looked at the leader of his Red Flag Army cavalry regiment, "Zhou Dexing, take your cavalry regiment and eliminate this group of reckless Mongolian and Yuan cavalry.
"
"Yes! Master!"
After watching Zhou Dexing lead the cavalry regiment down, Chang Yuchun continued his plan and directly led his troops to occupy the racecourse.
Looking at the panic-stricken Ma slaves in front of him, Chang Yuchun raised his voice and began to speak to them, "Brothers, we are the Red Flag Army that will restore China.
I came to Luzhou this time just to rescue you!"
"..." Regarding Chang Yuchun's opening remarks, the horse slaves all looked at each other.
For the tens of thousands of horse slaves in front of him, Chang Yuchun couldn't make all the horse slaves hear him even if he shouted, so he could only arrange for his Red Flag Army to convey his words to the man slaves one by one.
"Under the oppression of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, we have lived a life worse than animals.
Today I will lead you to fight against Meng Yuan and make achievements with our club Suning."
When the Red Flag Army heard the speech of chief officer Chang Yuchun, they first shouted excitedly, "Make great contributions! Make great contributions! Make great contributions!"
The inspiring shouts of the Red Flag Army infected tens of thousands of numb Man slaves. Gradually, the Man slaves also began to shout, because some smart people among them knew that today was the time to change their destiny.
"Make great achievements!"
"Make great achievements!"
"Make meritorious deeds! Make meritorious deeds! Make meritorious deeds..."
Hearing the roar of tens of thousands of people, Chang Yuchun laughed happily, because he knew that he and the Red Flag Army had succeeded.
Then he led tens of thousands of horse slaves who mounted horses on the racecourse and returned to Luzhou City again. At this time, Zhou Dexing of the Cavalry Regiment was already cleaning the battlefield. Looking at the tens of thousands of horse slaves behind Chang Yuchun, he also felt passionate.
.
"Sir, I will finally live up to my trust.
The Mongolian Yuan cavalry has been eliminated and 1,200 Mongolian Yuan soldiers have been captured."
"Yeah! Very good!
Let’s go back and capture Luzhou City now!”
When the supervisor Xie Jinzhong saw the triumphant Chang Yuchun, he couldn't restrain his inner surprise. He knew that their Red Flag Army had won in Luzhou. As for the "local chickens and dogs" in Luzhou City, they really didn't notice it.
inside.
The highest official of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Daruhuachi Zarchi, on the wall of Luzhou City looked at the Red Flag Army outside the city with a fearful expression, and his expression happened to be clearly seen by Wu Jiang, the magistrate of Luzhou, and then Wu Jiang whispered
He suggested, "Sir, it is impossible for us in Luzhou to resist the Red Flag Army outside the city with our military strength alone?"
"Wu Zhizhou, do you have any suggestions?" Daruhuachi Zalchi looked at Wu Jiang with a surprised look on his face.
"Sir, Luzhou is surrounded by the Red Flag Army and the Red Scarf Army. It is impossible for us to find reinforcements.
Why don't we surrender directly in Luzhou?"
"Ah? Surrender? How is this possible?" Daruhuachi Zalchi's eyes widened. In fact, he was really moved.
How could the treacherous Zhizhou Wujiang not see what Daruhuachi Zalchi was thinking, and then continued to persuade with a smile, "Sir, what's wrong?
It is said that the Red Flag Army is different from the Red Scarf Army and has always treated us Mongolian and Yuan officials preferentially. As long as we are capable, we will still be reused by the Red Flag Army."
"Also, my subordinates heard that before you took up your duties in Luzhou, my lord, you had been serving as a member of the army for ten thousand households, and you were once the number one warrior in our Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
Sir, your ability to ride, shoot and lead troops will definitely be accepted by the Red Flag Army."
"Wu Zhizhou, you are right!
When it comes to riding, shooting and leading troops, I am indeed as good as others. I once led troops as far as the Danube River in Europe." Hearing Wu Jiang's compliment, Zharchi also remembered his great achievements.
"Haha, so we still have a lot of bargaining chips, and we will still receive preferential treatment if we surrender to the Red Flag Army."
"Wu Zhizhou, I heard that their Red Flag Army not only wants to confiscate property, but also makes our family members work. This is not what I want to see."
"Sir, why are you so confused?
Since we are willing to surrender, we can always make some demands, right?
I believe that the Red Flag Army will definitely agree, and with your ability, sir, you will be able to make contributions in the Red Flag Army very quickly."
"this......"
"Sir, I heard that the Prime Minister was unhappy with the fact that you were in court, so he sent you to Luzhou.
Now that Prime Minister Tuotuo is at the peak of his power, why should you be loyal to Dayuan?
You know, gold will shine wherever it goes!"
"Well! Wu Zhizhou, what you said makes sense.
But before surrendering, I have to ask Wu Zhizhou if you can go out of the city and negotiate with the Red Flag Army outside the city."
"Sir, don't worry!
I will go out of the city to negotiate tonight and try to get a reply tomorrow morning."
"Yeah! Very good!"
The reason Wu Jiang, the magistrate of Luzhou, was so confident was because he had early contact with the Jinyiwei in Luzhou City. At first, he just surrendered to the "golden bullet" of the Jinyiwei of the Red Flag Army. The situation soon developed.
He had to make some preparations in advance.
After Wu Jiang got off the city wall, he did not go directly out of the city to find the generals of the Red Flag Army. Instead, he went to a restaurant in Luzhou City and met the person in charge of Jin Yiwei in Luzhou.
“Shopkeeper You, fortunately you have lived up to your command!
Daruchi Zalchi of Luzhou City has agreed to surrender."
"Oh? This is great!
Wu Zhizhou definitely deserves the most credit for being able to recover Luzhou City without any bloodshed."
"Haha, Shopkeeper You, you are serious.
I just did something that Han people should do."
"Haha, Wu Zhizhou is so humble.
As soon as this incident in Luzhou is over, I will express my merits to Wu Zhizhou, the owner of our Red Flag Army."
"Then thank you so much, Shopkeeper You!" Wu Jiang was pleasantly surprised, and then remembered Daruhua Chi Zharchi's request, "Shopkeeper You, Zharchi also made his request."
"Oh? What's the request?"
"Even the Red Flag Army cannot confiscate his family property, and cannot let his family members go to work."
"Haha, these are all small things.
Our Red Flag Army should agree."
After agreeing on the matter, shopkeeper You was about to take Wu Jiang out of the city to negotiate with Xie Jinzhong and others. Suddenly he heard a chaotic noise outside the restaurant, "Surround this place for me, I can't let a rioter escape!"
Hearing the yelling outside, Shopkeeper You and Wu Jiang both looked ugly and ran out to check the situation. Sure enough, they saw Daruhuachi Zalchi in armor standing there with a stern look on his face.
"Sir, why is this happening?"
"Hmph! Wu Jiang, you don't really think that I will betray Dayuan, do you?
Childish!" Daruhuachi Zalchi looked at Wu Jiang with disdain.
"Wu Jiang, I have long suspected that you are having an affair with the Red Flag Army, but I have always suffered from the lack of evidence, so I have not dealt with you.
I didn't expect you to persuade me to surrender to the Red Flag Army!
I really don’t know whether I should say that you are driven by greed, or that you don’t know how to live or die?”
"Ah? Zharchi, for the sake of your family, you can't do anything random!"
"Haha, I have a conflict with Prime Minister Tuotuo.
But I am still a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Heavenly Khan, and it is impossible for me to betray my Great Yuan!"
Seeing the die-hard Daruhuachi Zalchi, Wu Jiang, the governor of Luzhou, turned pale, and then looked at Shopkeeper You next to him as if looking at a life-saving straw.
"Shopkeeper You, quickly send a signal to the Red Flag Army outside the city and let them attack the city directly!"
"Haha, no need!
Our Red Flag Army has its own plan for when to attack the city, and it is impossible to change it at will."
"Ah? What should I do?"
"Wu Zhizhou, since we joined the Red Flag Army, we have already made plans to sacrifice for our employer, so we will not be greedy for life or fear death." Shopkeeper You is not worried at all about his next fate, because they are all
People of faith.
Daruhuachi Zalchi did not directly kill Shopkeeper You and others, but directly took them into prison and tried to use them to negotiate with the Red Flag Army outside the city.
Although Zarchi fought bravely and was very loyal to Meng Yuan, he was still unwilling to waste the chess pieces in his hand. After all, he could not predict the next situation.
...
Chang Yuchun and Xie Jinzhong outside the city were unaware of the changes in Luzhou City, and they were struggling with a problem at this time, "Lao Xie, what do you think I should do?
Do you want to immediately lead the army back to help our boss in Xuzhou?"
"Commander, do you want to disobey military orders?
You must know that your boss ordered you to conquer Luzhou and Anqing."
"Lao Xie, I know everything you said.
But if our boss is defeated and captured, what if we capture the entire south?
Wouldn’t it still fall apart soon?”
"This..." Xie Jinzhong knew that Chang Yuchun's worries were justified.
"Lao Xie, my boss's eldest son is still young. It is impossible for us to command the proud and powerful Red Flag Army. How can we face our boss?"
"But...it's my boss's military order!"
"Lao Xie, why are you so pedantic!
The boss faced a million-dollar Mongolian Yuan army in Xuzhou. It was impossible for the Red Scarf Army of Sesame Li, Zhao Junyong and others in Xuzhou City to cause much damage to the Mongolian Yuan army.
Then, with less than 100,000 Red Flag troops in our hands, how can we resist the Mongolian and Yuan armies?"
"Lao Xie, we now have nearly 100,000 cavalry in hand, and we are fully capable of supporting our boss."
"I know you are still worried about the military order, but in order to save my boss, I would rather be punished afterwards.
Even if I am beaten to the end, I, Chang Yuchun, will have no regrets."
Seeing the impassioned Chang Yuchun, Xie Jinzhong, who had always been steady, felt excited, "Sir, I, Xie Jinzhong, are willing to go with you to support Xuzhou's boss, and I am willing to risk my own future."
"Haha, okay! Great!
We will set off immediately and we will definitely catch up."
The next morning, Daruchi Zalchi of Luzhou City climbed onto the Luzhou City Wall with an anxious look on his face, and found that the Red Flag Army outside the city had suddenly withdrawn without a sound.
At this time, Daruhuachi Zalchi was confused and realized that something big must have happened within the Red Flag Army, but he did not dare to go out of the city to pursue it because he did not have the strength now.
Daruhuachi Zalchi slapped the city wall in frustration. Suddenly, he felt that Meng Yuan was in a state of embarrassment everywhere, and it no longer had the glory it once had.