Daming: Brother, monks have no future, let’s rebel Chapter 101 The Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial commander personally conquered! A student from the Yuan Dynasty!?
Chapter 101 The Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial commander personally conquered! A student from the Yuan Dynasty!?
In the twelfth year of Zhizheng, November.
The Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was pleased with Timur and issued an edict to lead an army of one million soldiers to conquer Huainan, with the intention of completely eradicating the two red scarf thieves Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng who blocked the transportation between the south and north of the Yangtze River.
Following the issuance of the imperial edict for personal conquest, several edicts that followed were secretly distributed everywhere.
Among them, he issued an edict to Prime Minister Tuo Tuo who was fighting in Gaoyou, requiring Tuo Tuo to besiege Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou and Zhu Yuanzhang in Wulong River. However, they were determined not to launch a general offensive to eliminate the thieves, and had to wait until Emperor Yuan came to harvest in person.
The fruits of these two victories.
In addition, he also issued an edict to Pingzhang Bolu of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Pingzhang Ji of Jiangxi provinces and others, asking them to be prepared at any time to receive the large sum of food and grass sent by Emperor Yuan to reward the army after annihilating the red scarf bandits in Jiangbei.
, money, silk and other goods, and Emperor Tuohuan Timur of the Yuan Dynasty will also cross the Yangtze River to patrol the south, resume water transportation between the two rivers, sea transportation, salt administration, and finally transport more than a year's accumulated taxes to Dadu.
As for the edict to mobilize elite soldiers to protect the northern provinces, that is indispensable.
As soon as the news of Emperor Yuan's personal expedition came out, the world was immediately shocked!
Henan, Zhuxian Town.
The generals of the Red Scarf Army gathered together, led by Liu Futong, and surrounded Emperor Zhao Lin'er of the Song Dynasty to discuss military aircraft in the central military tent.
"Alas! The Tatar puppet emperor personally conquered the country. It seems that the Tatars still have the confidence. We, Bianliang, will not be able to conquer it for a while!"
Prime Minister Liu Futong sighed and said.
Mr. Guan, Mao Gui, Po Tou Pan and other generals below heard this and nodded frequently.
The Red Scarf Army began its northern expedition from Yingzhou to Bianliang in the autumn. It was originally planned to attack Mongolia and Yuan in three directions after conquering Bianliang.
However, they did not expect that in the Battle of Bianliang, several fierce generals appeared in Meng Yuan, such as Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and other regiment training generals, so that the Red Scarf Army could not make any progress under Bianliang City.
Even the acupuncture blasting method that Zhu Han taught them could not be used at all, because these Meng Yuan troops did not defend the city, but took the initiative to attack many times, making it impossible for the Red Scarf Army to form an effective acupoint attack, let alone
What exploded.
Seeing that more and more food and grass were being consumed, the Red Scarf Army took the initiative to retreat to Zhuxian Town, south of Bianliang, and began to discuss countermeasures.
At this time, the news came that Emperor Meng Yuan was preparing to lead a personal expedition. Liu Futong immediately planned to get off the road and return to Yingzhou first, waiting until the spring of next year.
"Prime Minister, if Bianliang City is not captured, won't our three-pronged northern expedition be in vain?"
Emperor Song Dynasty ‘Zhao’ Lin’er, who was sitting on a tiger-skin chair, asked.
Liu Futong respectfully handed over his hand. "Your Majesty, I have no choice. The Tatar Emperor personally marches to the north of the Yangtze River. Zhu Yuanzhang may not be able to withstand it. Our army may not take Bianliang or the Northern Expedition, but it must not be allowed to be recaptured by the Tatars."
Jiangbei!"
'Zhao' Lin'er's father, Han Shantong, died in the hands of the Mongols. Naturally, he wanted to rush into Dadu immediately to avenge his father.
He is only thirteen years old and has little knowledge. If Liu Futong had not supported him, he would still be herding sheep in the valley.
However, Liu Futong's attitude was respectful and he had no intention of slighting or neglecting the little emperor.
"Your Majesty, the taxes, grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River are all dependent on the transportation of the river and sea. Once Zhu Yuanzhang in the north of the Yangtze River is defeated, the Tatars will be able to continuously transport the grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River to the north and support millions of soldiers and horses. We will be in danger.
Although our army has not captured Bianliang, the Tatars there are no longer able to attack. As long as our army defends Jiangbei, we can find opportunities to start over again and compete with the army, regardless of temporary gains and losses!" Liu Futong said patiently.
After hearing this, Zhao Lin'er felt that it made sense, so she nodded and said, "What the Prime Minister said must make sense. I just hope that the Prime Minister and you guys will not forget to avenge my father!"
Liu Futong handed over his hand again. "Your Majesty, rest assured, we will never forget the hatred of the late emperor. When we hold Jiangbei and let the Tatar emperor retreat to the capital, we will then go on an expedition to the north and capture that dog Tatar alive!"
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"Okay, that's great. If anyone can capture the Gou Tar Emperor alive, I will make him the King of Yizi Bingjian!" Emperor Zhao Lin'er of the Song Dynasty said excitedly.
When Liu Futong heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes. The other generals also looked like they were suppressing smiles when they heard this.
"Hey, Lin'er, this kid, has been watching too many dramas recently. Where did he get the word "shoulder to shoulder"?" Liu Futong secretly complained.
Since there was no hope of capturing Bianliang, the Red Scarf Army immediately broke camp and returned to Yingzhou. The huge Zhuxian Town was soon emptied out.
Hedgehog gathered more than 100,000 Yuan troops in Bianliang, and it was only two days later that they learned the information about the retreat of the Red Turban Army.
Suddenly, there were cheers inside and outside Bianliang City.
Pingzhang Temur of Henan Province immediately reported to the emperor Tuohuan Timur, claiming that "Thanks to the divine power of the emperor, the thieves fled in the face of the wind, and I led the army to pursue them for thirty miles and captured countless enemies."
Emperor Yuan of the Yuan Dynasty, who received the memorial, was so happy that he smiled crookedly at Timur.
Under the relay of praise from Hama and others, Tuohuan Timur was even more convinced of the power of his personal conquest.
Several Mongolian nobles wrote to dissuade him from conducting the expedition himself, and they were immediately severely punished.
"Because of my reputation, the thieves will be defeated after hearing the news. If I personally conquer Huainan, why worry about the world being unfair and the thieves will never be destroyed. If you dare to stop me again, you will all be punished as thieves!"
Tuohuan Timur's harshly worded edict made the Mongolian and Yuan ministers dare not have any more opinions.
Especially for the purpose of his personal expedition, Emperor Tuohuan Timur ordered the eleven-year-old Crown Prince Aiyou to stay in the capital to supervise the country.
As a result, the crown prince's biological mother, Empress Qi, even united a group of ministers to brag about the emperor's personal expedition, and urgently mobilized 5,000 elite soldiers from Liaoyang Province and Korea, lest the emperor's personal expedition would fail.
"I want to lead the expedition in person, and I vow not to return to Beijing until we clear out the red scarf thieves, the Zhu brothers!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When the edict of Tuohuan Timur reached Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a group of close officials such as Pingzhang Bolu and Fan Yao of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province were immediately frightened.
For two days in a row, Bolu didn't think about anything, thinking hard about countermeasures.
Because in the edict, Emperor Meng Yuan had already expressed his determination to annihilate Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng, rebuild the salt officials, and rectify the tax debts in Jiangnan.
Each of these could kill Bolu. Not only his own life, but the whole family he left behind in Dadu might not survive either.
Today, Liu Bowen, who went to inspect the defense in eastern Zhejiang, came back. Bolu and Fan Yao couldn't wait to find Liu Bowen to discuss countermeasures.
"All the princes in the imperial court are just wine and rice bags. Why don't they stop His Majesty from carrying out his own expedition? The battle is fierce and dangerous. What if the dragon's body is injured?" Bolu shouted angrily.
Liu Bowen was on the side and already knew what Bo Lu and others were thinking.
Emperor Tuohuan Timur cannot come to Jiangnan under any circumstances. Once he comes to Jiangnan, the bad things Bolu, Fan Yao and the others have done will definitely be exposed.
Once exposed, the entire officialdom of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces would be in a bloody turmoil.
In particular, once Emperor Meng Yuan could come to the south of the Yangtze River, it would mean that the Red Turban Army in the north of the Yangtze River would definitely be defeated.
"Sir, the princes of the imperial court dare not dissuade you on this matter. We must dissuade you. Your Majesty, you should quickly write to your majesty to dissuade the emperor from going on a personal expedition." Liu Bowen said.
Bolu shook his head and sighed: "It doesn't work. I've already written twice, but I got a reprimand both times. If I write another letter to remonstrate, I'm afraid His Majesty will suspect that I have other motives."
Fan Yao also said from the side: "Bo Wen, you are resourceful, come up with a solution for us quickly, otherwise once His Majesty arrives with his army, you and I will both be prisoners!"
When Liu Bowen heard this, he already frowned.
When he was in eastern Zhejiang, he had already heard rumors that Emperor Meng Yuan was going south, and he had already prepared for the worst.
Liu Bowen pondered for a while, and then said: "Now that hundreds of thousands of troops are surrounding Gaoyou, and Timur's hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed in Wulong River first, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng are both in danger, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle."
As soon as they heard what Liu Bowen said, Bolu and Fan Yao started sweating on the spot.
"Bowen, if it wasn't so dangerous, we wouldn't be so anxious to let you come back," Bolu said.
"That's right, Bowen, think again, how can we make His Majesty take back his orders and not come to Jiangnan?" Fan Yao said anxiously.
Facing Bolu and Fan Yao's pleas, Liu Bowen thought for a moment before speaking.
"My lords, the current situation is unclear. Liu Ji's empty talk here will only do bad things. Why don't you let me go to Chuzhou overnight to find out the actual situation in Jiangbei!"
Upon hearing this, Bolu and Fan Yao nodded immediately.
All the Mongolian and Yuan armies in Jiangbei were under Tuotuo's control, but Tuotuo was already suspicious of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and Bolu and others were unable to detect any information at all.
Tuotuo had no other exchanges with Jiang and Zhejiang about all his orders and arrangements, except urging the formation of a naval army to transport military rations.
Time was running out, and Liu Bowen didn't even bother to return home. He immediately dressed up in disguise and took a boat to Chuzhou with two of his confidants, Bo Lu and Fan Yao.
Although Jiangbei was raging with war, the Red Scarf Army still firmly controlled shipping in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
After Liu Bowen's ship left the vicinity of Jiqing, they immediately hoisted the signal flag given by the Red Scarf Army and arrived at Chuzhou unimpeded.
As soon as they entered Chuzhou, special Red Scarf Army soldiers led them into the city.
Shi Naian, who was left behind in Chuzhou, immediately met with Liu Bowen.
"Bo Wen, you came all night, what do you mean?" Shi Naian asked.
When he saw two strangers following Liu Bowen, he asked in a deliberately cold tone.
Liu Bowen didn't care about any politeness and immediately introduced the two people behind him to Shi Naian.
As soon as he heard that these two people were Bolu and Fan Yao's confidants, Shi Naian was relieved on the spot.
If this is the case, it means that it is not something happened in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, but it must be for something else.
After several people sat down, Liu Bowen immediately asked.
"Brother Shi, do you know where the deputy commander is now?"
Shi Naian pondered for a moment and didn't know how to answer. After all, it's not easy to talk about military matters lightly.
"Oh, brother Shi, don't worry. Now Emperor Meng Yuan wants to personally conquer the south of the Yangtze River. You and I are on the same boat, so what should we worry about!" Liu Bowen was a little anxious.
"Well, to be honest, the deputy commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief are all in Wulonghe now!" Shi Naian said.
"Send me to see the deputy marshal and marshal!" Liu Bowen said.
"What, this can't work." Shi Naian was a little reluctant.
From the military orders and intelligence coming from the front, Shi Naian knew that the Wulong River ahead was in a tense confrontation. Timur had suffered a defeat first and had been dragged into the Wulong River. There would be another ten and a half days.
A month can trap them to death.
Zhu Yuanzhang's military orders came almost three times a day, causing Chuzhou and Dingyuan to empty their grain depots to support the front.
At such a critical time, Shi Naian felt that it was extremely inappropriate to ask Liu Bowen to take two Mongolian and Yuan officials to the front.
"The front line is an important place for military aircraft. If Bowen and you want to go, you need to ask the deputy marshal and marshal first." Shi Naian said.
Liu Bowen had no choice but to wait for Shi Naian to send someone six hundred miles away to deliver the letter urgently.
When Shi Naian sent someone to deliver the letter, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were also discussing the matter of Emperor Meng Yuan's personal conquest.
"This bitch Tatar emperor, I heard that he hugs his ladies every day to eat, drink and have fun. I never thought he would have the guts to come and lead the army in person." Zhu Yuanzhang said helplessly.
If the Emperor of Meng Yuan had led the expedition in person, he would have brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with him.
They are now dragging Timur in the Wulong River, just waiting to use up their food and grass and eat them, so that they can turn east to rescue Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now, Emperor Meng Yuan suddenly wants to go on a personal expedition, so they may not be able to rescue Gaoyou.
"After all, he is a descendant of a generation of ruthless Temujin, and he still has some blood. What's more, I guess he was sure that he would win the battle in Jiangbei, so he had the courage to come out and lead the expedition himself." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Brother, what do you think we should do? The Dog-Tatar Emperor has come with his army, and we just have to watch Zhang Shicheng being fucked to death by Tuotuo?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
To Zhu Yuanzhang, it didn't matter whether he was Zhang Shicheng or Wang Shicheng.
However, Gaoyou's salt industry has already given them huge benefits. Once Zhang Shicheng is defeated, they will lose their largest source of wealth.
Moreover, once Gaoyou falls into the hands of the Yuan army, the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will inevitably change dramatically. There are many remnants of shipyards built by Mongolian and Yuan officials in the Yangzhou area, so it is not a problem to restore a naval army.
"Gaoyou, one move can affect the whole body! There must be no mistakes, but I haven't figured out how to deal with the personal expedition of the Dog Tatar Emperor." Zhu Han said helplessly.
He had already begun to murmur in his heart that Tuohuan Timur, the last emperor of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties in history, was a famously foolish emperor.
Things like eating, drinking and having fun, the magic in the room of the demon monks in the Western Regions, the Sixteen Heavenly Demonic Dance, and the government orders that do not leave Dadu are all clearly recorded in history.
How can you come to lead the expedition in person?
Why did you come to lead the expedition in person?
Zhu Han has never figured out what went wrong with the direction of history.
The two thought hard, but couldn't find a good solution.
Early the next morning, Zhu Han and his two men received a notification from the guards, saying that Shi Naian of Chuzhou sent someone to send an urgent report.
After Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang saw the letter, they were immediately pleasantly surprised.
He smiled and said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang: "Great, I have thought of a good way to deal with this Dog Tartar Emperor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened immediately and he asked with surprise.
"Tell me quickly, what is the solution?"
Zhu Han raised the letter in his hand. "Let Liu Bowen, oh, no, let Bolu and the others help us capture the thief first and capture the king first!"
"Capture the king first before capturing the thief?" Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of doubts.
The envoys sent by Liu Bowen and the two Bolu Fanyao were soon escorted by the Red Scarf Army guards and arrived at the Wulong River at an accelerated speed of 600 miles.
As soon as they arrived at the battle line, Liu Bowen and the other three were shocked by the scene in front of them.
The vast wilderness is dotted with vertical and horizontal trenches and low walls, and densely packed with spikes to block horses.
Tens of miles of trenches and other obstacles blocked more than 100,000 Yuan troops on the banks of the Wulong River.
Even so, tens of thousands of Han people continued to build fortifications despite the severe cold. They weaved wooden strips and straw into frames, then filled them with soil and other debris, and finally stacked them layer by layer.
A low wall as tall as one person was built.
Liu Bowen was already extremely shocked.
"Brothers Zhu, are they born generals? They were able to make the people brave the wind and snow, and use this wonderful method to trap Tamerlane's army of more than 100,000 people. If they were not born with talents, it would be difficult to imagine.
Who did you learn this from?"
but.
The shock in Liu Bowen's heart was immediately wiped away by another even bigger shock after seeing Zhu Han.
As soon as they met, both parties didn't even bother to be polite and immediately got to the point.
After listening to Liu Bowen's narration, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han looked at each other, and then said calmly.
"Sir, we already understand what you mean. In other words, Bolu and the others don't want their emperor to go to the south of the Yangtze River, or even reach Gaoyou, right?"
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, before Liu Bowen could answer, the two accompanying envoys had already answered first.
"Yes, that's what my master told me!"
"Yes!"
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other and smiled slightly, then continued.
"Okay, if that's the case, then we can do you a favor and prevent Tuohuan Timur from coming to Huainan!"
The two of them were overjoyed when they saw this. They were both Bolu and Fanyao's confidants. Naturally, they put their masters first in everything. The Mongol Khan and the Yuan Emperor had to stand back.
Zhu Han took over the conversation and continued to talk to them.
"However, if you want us to help, you must provide us with something!"
"Deputy Marshal, I don't know what you want? Is it food, money, or cotton cloth?" Liu Bowen asked curiously.
He did not expect that brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han would agree to help so readily.
Liu Bowen has not yet guessed how the Zhu brothers wanted to solve this problem.
Zhu Han smiled slightly and started counting the things he wanted with his fingers.
"I want 10,000 military uniforms of your Yuan officers and soldiers and a set of flags and drums. They must be brand new!"
"Three thousand horses, delivered here within ten days!"
"We also need to know the number of soldiers and horses accompanying Emperor Meng Yuan, their marching route and accurate marching schedule!"
After listening to Zhu Han's request, Liu Bowen's expression changed drastically. He had already guessed what Zhu Han wanted to do!
Liu Bowen was known as Zhuge Liang of the time, so he naturally guessed Zhu Han's purpose for wanting these things.
After some explanations, Liu Bowen and the three finally remembered all the requirements.
In particular, the two confidants Bo Lu and Fan Yao said without any psychological burden that they would guarantee that their master would agree to the conditions of the Zhu Han brothers, no matter what method they used, as long as they could stop the Meng Yuan Emperor.
Since they cooperated so happily, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang already felt that they had received half a piece of reassurance.
"Don't worry, we swear to the bright moon and stars tonight that we will never let your emperor see the Yangtze River!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
The three of them, Liu Bowen, got what they wanted, and they didn't bother to rest after their hard work. They set off again overnight and hurried all the way back to Jiqing to resume their lives.
After the three of them left, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han discussed again.
"If you want to deal with the Dog-Tatar Emperor, you must hurry up and deal with people like Timur first!" Zhu Han said.
"We think the heat is almost over and it's time to close the net!"
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands, looking happy and excited.
In the late Yuan Dynasty, the climate was relatively cold, and there was snow and ice in the Huainan area.
Zhu Han and others mobilized the surrounding people and built a perimeter of trenches and low walls. After the heavy snow passed, Timur and others could no longer escape.
After two failed attempts to break through, Tamerlane had already exhausted all the military provisions and even his mounts.
Zhu Han estimated that the Yuan troops had been without food for two or three days.
"Yes, it's the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, so we can't wait any longer. It's time to close the net." Zhu Han also said with a smile.
Tamerlane, who had been besieged for nearly a month, had his eyes scorched and sunken, looking haggard and waiting to die.
"Sir, there was a fight in the army and seven or eight people died. How should we deal with it?"
A Yuan army general walked into the Chinese army tent with a sallow face and asked.
Timur first took a bite of dry and hard horse meat without raising his head, and then asked: "Who died?"
"A few semen." said the general of the Yuan army.
"Fighting for those who eat death?" Timur asked first.
"Yes!"
"Just die, don't worry about him." Timur said nonchalantly.
After the previous riots by Han Chinese in the Yuan army, tens of thousands of Han soldiers fled, and now most of the army is made up of hard-core traitor soldiers and semu soldiers.
If the Mongolian princes bully them, they won't care even if they are bullied to death.
Now he is like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, and he cannot save himself.
The army was without food for three days, but they could not break through the low walls of the trenches of the red scarf bandits, so they could only wait here for a turn.
but.
Even if Tamerlane wanted to be able to hide himself, it soon became a luxury.
The next day at Yin time, early in the morning.
Most of the soldiers of the Yuan army endured the cold and hunger all night and finally fell asleep. Suddenly, they heard bursts of roaring drums and cannons and loud shouts of killing in the night sky.
"Kill!"
"Kill the Tartars!"
boom!
Boom boom!
Wails and screams could be heard from time to time in the Yuan army camp.
First, Timur wrapped himself in a long robe and rushed out of the camp.
"what happened!?"
"Sir, it's not good, the red scarf thieves are about to attack!"
Several soldiers shouted in horror.
Timur first saw that under the dark night sky, the Yuan army camp was already in chaos.
The soldiers of the Yuan army, who had been starving for several days, no longer had much energy to organize a counterattack. They made no other moves except running around in panic.
boom!
Suddenly, with a loud noise, the gate of the Yuan army camp was shattered by a cannon blast.
Timur was shocked when he saw this. He didn't expect that the camp gate with the strongest protection could be blown open by the red scarf thieves so quickly.
"Quick! Fire up our big guns and beat the thieves hard!"
"Go quickly!"
Under the supervision of Yexian Timur, the Yuan army finally restored some order.
However, in the eyes of Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, all this was like a cornered beast still fighting at the end of the road, and there was nothing to fear.
"Haha, brother, your artillery is so well made! Such a strong camp gate was blown open in just a few strokes!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the broken door of the Yuan army camp in the distance and said happily.
At this time, several twelve-pound bronze cannons from the Red Scarf Army were still violently bombarding the Yuan army camp.
This nearly two thousand kilograms of bronze artillery is already the pinnacle of muzzle-loading artillery. Not only is it only half the weight of a gun with the same power, but it is also equipped with a gun carriage specially built by Zhu Han. It can maneuver quickly and blast away the Yuan army's camp.
Fragmented.
"It's still a bit inaccurate. If the training were better, the results should be better now!"
Zhu Han saw the Yuan army camp ahead. Some of the broken camp walls were broken from the upper half, which was very unfavorable for the Red Turban Army's attack.
The best result is naturally to uproot the enemy's camp so that the infantry can enter the camp unimpeded.
boom!
Suddenly, a roar came from the Yuan army.
Hundreds of artillery pieces carried by the Yuan army also launched a counterattack.
However, these primitive artillery were not only too small in caliber but also inflexible in movement. The large and small artillery of the Red Turban Army quickly took advantage of their range and destroyed them one by one.
By the time the sky became brighter, the entire Yuan army camp was already in a mess.
There are as many as twenty or thirty gaps, large and small.
"Brother, it's time!" Zhu Han said, looking into the distance.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded solemnly, then rode out and arrived in front of the army's formation.
I saw him pointing his finger at the Yuan army camp in front of him and shouting loudly.
"Brothers, it's time to make a contribution!"
"Kill the Tatars and gain military glory!"
"Kill the thief!"
One person shouted, and a crowd gathered to respond.
The entire Red Scarf Army formation immediately became excited.
"Kill the thief!"
"Kill the thief!"
The murderous intent that shot straight into the sky immediately plunged the Yuan army on the opposite side into a huge panic.
At first, Timur was still making his final struggle.
"Elite soldiers, all go block the gap!"
"Tori Buhua, you lead your troops to assemble and prepare to flank the thieves!"
With a series of orders issued, the Yuan army was ready for the final battle.
but.
The elite soldiers they deployed in the gap had no effect.
Because the artillery of the Red Turban Army moved forward with the infantry, it aimed at the gap in front and launched a fierce shotgun bombardment.
boom!
The iron beads spurted out, tearing apart the tough and tough Meng Yuan elites one by one.
Fierce wailing sounded in the camp. The soldiers of the Yuan army, who had been hungry for several days, could no longer hold on.
"Failed!"
I don't know who shouted, and the Yuan soldiers on the entire front immediately turned around and ran away.
Regardless of any military orders or supervising the troops, they completely gave up their plans to continue fighting and fled behind the camp like crazy.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Behind the Yuan army camp is the Wulong River. The Red Scarf Army also built a camp wall on the other side of the river. In order to escape for their lives, many people of the Yuan army began to jump
He entered the cold river water and prepared to swim downstream and then go ashore to escape.
However, they all overestimated their ability to swim, and most of them didn't swim very far before sinking into the cold river water one by one with their hands and feet twitching.
The remaining soldiers of the Yuan army did not dare to go into the water rashly anymore, but the shouts of killing behind them became more and more fierce.
In particular, the slogan of the Red Scarf Army shouting no prisoners was even more frightening to these Mongolian and Yuan soldiers.
Surrender is no longer possible!
"Look, there's a boat!!"
"There's a boat!"
Suddenly, among the rebellious troops, someone spotted a dozen ferries drifting over from upstream.
As if they had found a life-saving straw, these Yuan soldiers cheered.
However, these dozen ships became a reminder for Yuan army deserters.
Tens of thousands of defeated soldiers began to fight for the ship. They fought with each other, and then turned into killing each other, just to compete for the possibility of boarding the ship.
"Kill!"
"Kill the thief!"
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other generals led the soldiers to charge into the battle, and soon captured most of the Yuan army's camp.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han strode into the Yuan army camp surrounded by guards.
The remaining Yuan troops all crowded to the bank of the Wulong River. Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang boarded the arrow tower and saw at a glance the scene of the Yuan troops fighting among themselves for the ferry.
"Hahaha, the Tatars are starting to bite dogs!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
The dozens of ferries that suddenly appeared on the Wulong River were exactly what Zhu Han had ordered to prepare in advance.
The purpose is naturally to cause the Yuan army to defeat each other and kill each other.
"Our army is running out of food and grass. We cannot feed these Mongolian and Semu prisoners. When their numbers are smaller, we will send people to recruit them to surrender!" Zhu Han also said with a relaxed look.
Today, the Red Scarf Army's food and grass have almost been consumed, and most of it is used to supply the civilians who come to serve.
The defeated army of more than 100,000 yuan could not survive at all.
Only the dead Yuan army is a good Yuan army.
"Pass our military order to Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying, and Chang Yuchun. They should not be lenient and drive the Yuan army to the river and let them enter the water to feed the bastards!" Zhu Yuanzhang ordered loudly.
"As you command, Commander!"
Immediately afterwards, intense bursts of trumpet and drum sounds sounded among the Red Turban Army.
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others led the infantry to charge harder, and more of the defeated Yuan troops were either killed or driven to the Wulong River.
Under the howling of the cold wind, tens of thousands of Yuan troops stepped into the Bingling River, trying to make a living.
They hacked and trampled each other, and soon caused huge casualties on the shore.
Layers of corpses flowed down the river.
Because there were so many corpses, when the water flowed to a place where the water flow was gentle, it began to slowly accumulate and block the flow.
These Yuan army corpses blocked the river, making it impossible to flow.
It wasn't until noon that the Red Scarf Army went around to plunder the remaining soldiers.
A large number of Yuan soldiers were killed or wounded in trampling on each other, and only about 20,000 people survived and were captured.
Even with the remaining 20,000 people, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han both disliked them too much.
"Commander, all the more than 20,000 Tatar soldiers have lost their strength and cannot run away even if they want to!" Xu Da said happily.
"Twenty thousand is too much. We are only fifty or sixty thousand. Besides, there is not much food and grass in the army. It is not possible to support so many people anymore." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said.
"Then what should we do? How about I kill them all and throw them into the river to feed the fish!" Xu Da said bluntly.
Zhu Han quickly waved his hand to stop Xu Da's suggestion.
"No, although the Tatars are hateful, killing prisoners indiscriminately after the war is not conducive to recruiting surrenders and rebels in the future." Zhu Han said.
"What should I do? Give me the regulations and I'll just go ahead and do it!" Xu Da said loudly.
Zhu Han asked about the situation of these prisoners again and immediately had an idea.
"Half of the prisoners are lustful people. These people are white-eyed wolves who believe in evil cults. It is useless to save their lives. We must gather the nearby people who have been harmed and conduct public trials and executions to win over the people!" Zhu Han said.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and agreed with Zhu Han's decision.
"That's right, these lewd bastards are even more hateful than the Mongols. If we don't kill them, the people will not be angry!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"What about the remaining people?" Xu Da asked.
"The remaining prisoners are basically traitors and Mongolians. Take them all back to Chuzhou, where digging mountains and quarrying stones requires a lot of coolies. Give them a chance to make up for their mistakes!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
Chuzhou is preparing to build a large number of buildings, and the amount of quarrying work required is huge. Naturally, this manpower cannot be wasted.
"Well, okay, we think it's good. Just go and do it." Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction.
"As you command, Commander!"
Xu Da immediately took the order and left.
As waves of wailing and begging for mercy rang out among the Red Scarf Army, the soldiers of the Yuan Army who had always been proud and proud in the past were dragged to the high platform one by one like slaughtering pigs and sheep.
The surrounding Han people came to watch with their young and old in tow.
These men with lustful eyes were tortured one by one. As the people cried bitterly that their great revenge had been avenged, all the heads of the men with lustful eyes were chopped off.
"There are so many heads, nearly 10,000, what should we do?" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed as he looked at the mountains of human heads.
Zhu Han smelled the smell of blood and felt no discomfort in his heart. Instead, he felt that the air had become a little sweeter.
He smiled slightly and said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang: "Even if these lustful bastards are dead, they still have to be of some use. Their heads should be built into the capital and set up next to the Wulong River. Not only must they be
Commemorating this great victory can also be regarded as a consolation for the Han ancestors who died at the hands of the Semu people in the past hundred years since the Mongolian Yuan invaded the Central Plains!"
After hearing what his brother Zhu Han said, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.
"Brother, your idea is great. We think we should not only build a capital official, but also build a monument in the future so that future generations will remember it!" The more Zhu Yuanzhang said, the more meaningful this suggestion he added was very meaningful.
"Haha, brother, you have a good idea. I saw this inscription and let Mr. Shi Naian write it from now on. He has good writing skills, so this kind of thing is a piece of cake!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed the riding whip in his hand and issued an order to his subordinates very excitedly.
"Someone is coming!"
"Pass on our military order to erect the heads of these lewd bitches in the capital, right next to the Wulong River!"
The so-called Jingguan is a tall earth-enclosed building similar to a pyramid, except that the main material used is not soil, but the corpses or heads of enemies captured through victory.
Starting from the Zhou Dynasty, the Central Plains dynasties would often build temples to show off their military achievements after winning battles.
Jingguan can be said to be an important symbol of Chinese military culture, but it is a symbol that only the victor deserves.
Since the defeat of the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains dynasty has almost suffered consecutive defeats at the hands of stupid rulers and civil servants. It has been hundreds of years since they built a capital.
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang won a great victory this time. They used the heads of Semu people to build the Jingguan. It can be said that this was the first time since the two Song Dynasties!
The cold wind howls!
The Red Scarf Army summoned the surrounding people to dig out the frozen soil again and build the Semurenjing Temple.
After three days of construction, a sealing temple with a height of more than ten meters was built on the Wulong River.
The Red Scarf Army and the surrounding Han people cheered loudly, while the Mongolian prisoners of war in the military camp all looked pale.
They watched helplessly as the semen were stacked neatly and built into such a terrifying thing. Each one of them was terrified, not knowing what kind of torture they would face from the Red Turban Army in the future.
The news that the Red Scarf Army won a great victory at Wulong River and annihilated more than 100,000 Yuan troops immediately spread throughout the Huainan and Jiangbei areas.
After receiving the news, Tuotuo could hardly believe his ears.
In the name of "inspiring the morale of the army" and "falsely conveying military intelligence", Tuotuo killed two waves of defeated troops who reported the news.
However, the news inevitably spread, and the Yuan army outside Gaoyou City suddenly went into an uproar.
Just when Totuo was preparing to refute the news of his defeat, his younger brother Timur fled in embarrassment under the protection of several personal soldiers.
First of all, Tamerlane's tragic situation made Tuotuo's plan to 'refute the rumors' immediately become a joke.
"Death penalty, capital crime!"
"You have committed a capital crime!"
When Tuotuo saw his brother Tamerlane, who was like a lost dog, he immediately raised his riding crop and whipped him hard.
Now that the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty had taken advantage of Timur, he wanted to go on a personal expedition to deprive him of his military power. It was already full of dangers, but Timur was defeated and fled back. It was like he had booked in advance the crime of confiscating his house and beheading him.
"Brother, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in Gaoyou. Let's destroy Zhang Shicheng first, then Zhu Yuanzhang, and atone for our sins!" Ye Xian Timur begged bitterly.
He still didn't know the news that Emperor Meng Yuan was about to lead a personal expedition.
Tuotuo immediately became dejected. He slumped on the ground and told the story of the imperial commander's personal conquest with a grimace.
"ah!!"
First, Timur felt like the world was spinning, and he desperately escaped from being surrounded by red scarf thieves. Now Emperor Meng Yuan wants to target his brother, but he can't escape no matter what.
"Brother, attack Gaoyou quickly. Let's do a great job first so that the emperor will not dare to touch us!" Timur said suddenly.
"No, His Majesty issued a series of edicts, so that our army can only besiege the city but not attack it." Tuotuo shook his head and sighed.
"Ah, this..."
First, Timur suddenly understood that Emperor Tuohuan Timur was not only coming to reduce their brothers' military power, but he was also preparing to take all the credit for wiping out the Red Turban Bandits!