Daming: Brother, monks have no future, let’s rebel Chapter 115 Hot air balloon sea trade! What was it like to fly into the sky at the end of the Great Yuan Dynasty?
Chapter 115 Hot air balloon sea trade! What was it like to fly into the sky at the end of the Great Yuan Dynasty?
In history, Wan Hu in the early Ming Dynasty was the first person to write about aerospace exploration in textbooks. He came from a scholarly family and was proficient in various craftsmanship. He was full of yearning for flying into the sky. He was providing plans and tools for Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty.
After his meritorious service, Tao Guangyi was named "Wanhu", and his fame spread far and wide from then on.
Wanhu's obsession with flying led to his unfortunate death after a test flight with a kite and rocket.
"This is a rare person who dares to think and do something. I must get to know him."
Zhu Han immediately became interested in Tao Guangyi, a man of ten thousand households.
After the bustling Jinshi examination, the whole of Jinling and even the whole of Jiangnan soon knew the names of these new Jinshis.
King Wu Zhu Yuanzhang personally hosted the Qionglin Banquet in Jiangnan Province.
Groups of new scholars were enjoying great glory in Jinling City.
In particular, Tao Guangyi, the first person in the new academic field, has attracted much attention.
At Zhu Han's suggestion, Tao Guangyi was awarded the title of Editor of the Imperial Academy of Jiangnan Province.
The establishment of a Hanlin editor in a province was basically unique to the Red Scarf Army in the Song Dynasty. After all, Han Lin'er, Liu Futong and others still relied on the taxes, money and food from Jiangnan. This privilege was always given to the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers.
The official rank of Hanlin editor is the seventh rank, which is definitely a very high starting point for those who enter and exit the officialdom.
However, when faced with this official position, Tao Guangyi made a move that was unbelievable to everyone.
Tao Guangyi refused the official position in public.
"Tao Guangyi, don't you want to be a Hanlin scholar?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked doubtfully.
He had long heard from operas that the ideal path for a Jinshi was to first go to high school, then become a member of the Imperial Academy, then marry a beautiful wife and concubine, and finally lead a successful life as a minister.
The Tao Guangyi in front of me doesn't want to be a Hanlin scholar?
"Your Majesty, I am devoted to studying new learning. I am not very proficient in classics. I am afraid it will be embarrassing if I enter the Hanlin Academy." Tao Guangyi said.
"Haha, that's it, but don't worry, our Hanlin Academy in Jiangnan is different from other Hanlin academies. We are two separate Hanlin Academy. You can do whatever you need to do, and your new students will not be left alone.
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
Zhu Han on the side also laughed. It could be seen that not only Tao Guangyi, but also many new scholars were worried that their background in the new subject would be lower than that of the traditional imperial examination scholars.
"What King Wu said is right. If you study the new learning, you must support the great cause of expelling the Tartars. I won't let you be used as a book bag. You just need to do a good job in the new learning." Zhu Han said with a smile.
The Hanlin Academy in Jiangnan Province, named Hanlin Academy, was actually designed by Zhu Han to become an early version of the Academy of Sciences.
At the beginning of modern civilization, this kind of official academy of sciences was far ahead of the world in terms of efficiency and system.
"Then I'm willing!" Tao Guangyi quickly felt relieved.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang stated that the Hanlin Academy in Jiangnan Province would be under the jurisdiction of Duke Zhu Han of Huai State, and all matters could be decided by Zhu Han alone.
In this way, Tao Guangyi and others only followed Zhu Han's lead.
A few days later, when Tao Guangyi heard that Zhu Han was the real discoverer of Confucius' new learning, he admired Zhu Han even more.
Tao Guangyi came to Zhu Han almost every day to ask Zhu Han about the problems he encountered in the new study.
Zhu Han also admired Tao Guangyi, the studious scholar.
On this day, Tao Guangyi blocked Zhu Han in the government office again and asked about his novel ideas.
"Sir, it is said in this new study of things that boats can float in the water because of the influence of buoyancy, and the sky and the earth are filled with air. If there is something that can be lighter than air, wouldn't it be possible?
By the buoyancy of the air, can it also float in the air like a boat floating on water?"
When Zhu Han heard this, he couldn't help but feel very emotional.
He is worthy of being a ruthless person who will leave his name in history. He can think of this kind of problem so quickly.
However, Zhu Han also decided to whet Tao Guangyi's appetite first.
"Tao Hanlin, I already have the answer to the question you asked. Do you want to know?" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Please forgive me for your advice. I have been determined since I was a child to know the reason why birds fly!" Tao Guangyi said with a great gift.
"Haha, this matter is very simple. You just need to help me accomplish one thing. Not only will I tell you how to fly into the sky, but I will also promote you to the rank of Ten Thousand Households in the Hanlin Academy!" Zhu Han said.
The Ten Thousand Households of the Hanlin Academy are the new academic administrative officers set up by Zhu Han brothers in the Hanlin Academy.
In fact, he is equivalent to an engineering official, who specializes in supervising the design, design and manufacture of various workshops. His official position is basically equivalent to that of a leading commander, and he is a senior official.
Zhu Han would certainly be happy to see the "Ten Thousand Households" in history have a true identity of Ten Thousand Households.
"Thank you sir, no matter what it is, I will definitely finish it!" Tao Guangyi said excitedly.
"This is an instrument I want to improve. It's called a windmill. It uses wind power to lift water and grind flour. See if you can change it into a forging hammer, and then drive it with water, so that you can control the size of the hammer!" Zhu
Han said.
Chuzhou's iron smelting workshops have been able to produce large quantities of high-quality wrought iron.
We have also mastered the fairly mature process of carburizing wrought iron into steel.
In other words, Zhu Han's iron smelting workshop already has the technology to make metal plate armor.
You only need to beat the soft wrought iron into shape, and then carburize it in the furnace to turn the soft wrought iron plate armor into a plate armor that is tough on the outside and tough on the inside!
At that time, Zhu Han's infantry and cavalry will become real iron cans, killing people and killing people!
However, the process of hammering wrought iron into shape requires a lot of manual hammering, which is surprisingly slow.
Zhu Han decided to let Tao Guangyi and others improve a hydraulic forging hammer.
Anyway, there is sufficient water power in the south, and one water-powered forging hammer is almost worth ten skilled craftsmen.
"Don't worry, sir. I will go back and study this right now. Within five days, oh no, within three days, I will definitely give you an explanation!" Tao Guangyi said excitedly.
Zhu Han was also very confident in Tao Guangyi's words.
However, he never expected that Tao Guangyi would come up with the designed hydraulic forging hammer prototype on the second day in less than three days.
Wow!
As a burst of water fell from above, the wooden water conservancy paddles drove the forging hammer to make a clanging sound.
Click!
Tao Guangyi pulled a switch next to him, and the speed of the forging hammer became faster and faster. Then he pulled it again, and the speed of the forging hammer became slower again.
Zhu Han watched with admiration and was speechless. As expected, geniuses in some fields are far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
"Sir, how are you doing!?" Tao Guangyi asked with a worried look on his face.
Zhu Han nodded, "Very good, very good."
"So you are satisfied, sir?" Tao Guangyi said in surprise.
Zhu Han smiled slightly and said to Tao Guangyi: "Tao Wanhu, I am very satisfied!"
"Wanhu?" Tao Guangyi understood immediately.
His excitement subsided and he asked another question that concerned him the most.
"Sir, is there really something that can make people fly to the sky?" Tao Guang of Wanhu asked.
When Zhu Han heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, he is indeed a ruthless person who dares to fly into the sky with all his strength.
In this case, I, Zhu Han, will help you so that you can really realize your dream of flying!
"Tao Wanhu, have you ever seen smoke rising into the sky?" Zhu Han said.
"Smoke rising into the sky?" Wanhu Tao Guangyi's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, as if he was about to catch something.
"That's right, the reason why smoke rises into the air is that hot air has low density..."
Zhu Han then told Wanhu Tao Guangyi about the origin of the hot air balloon.
Finally, when he explained the principles of the Kongming Lantern, Tao Guangyi suddenly had a great enlightenment!
"I understand, I understand, I understand!"
Tao Guangyi clapped his hands and laughed, almost going crazy with joy.
Lan Yu and Chen Baodao on the side looked at him warily, fearing that Wan Hu would go crazy.
However, the worries of these two crude embryos were purely unnecessary, and Zhu Han was not worried at all.
He said to Tao Guangyi of Wanhu: "After you go back, you can use various materials to trial-produce this hot-air balloon. No matter how much money it costs, the Hanlin Academy has funds. As long as this hot-air balloon can be made, I will tell you something else."
A way to fly into the sky!"
"What, is there any other way?" Tao Guangyi of Wanhu said with shock on his face.
"Of course, go ahead and make this hot air balloon." Zhu Han waved his hand and said.
It is very simple to make a hot air balloon, but it is not that simple to make it. Not only must you choose the best and toughest linen, but you must also make the sealing and shape well.
Zhu Han estimated that Tao Guangyi of ten thousand households would not be able to make a prototype in less than a month or two.
Unexpectedly, Wanhu Tao Guangyi's ability once again surprised Zhu Han.
Less than ten days!
Wanhu Tao Guangyi made a hot air balloon.
On the school grounds outside Jinling City, four huge watchtowers stretched out a huge hot-air balloon at the four corners. The blazing flames inflated the hot-air balloon little by little.
Zhu Han took Zhou Dexing, Chang Yuchun, Liu Bowen, Shi Naian, Hu Weiyong, Kong Yuanlang, Shen Wansan and other civil and military businessmen to watch the whole process of the hot air balloon taking off.
When the hot air balloon lifted off little by little, and finally reached hundreds of feet in the air, not only the civil and military officials and sergeants in the entire school field saw this wonderful scene, but even the people in Jinling City also watched a huge Objects soar during the day!
"My lord, my lord! It's successful!"
Half an hour later, when the hot air balloon slowly landed, Wanhu Tao Guangyi came out of the basket and was almost crazy with excitement.
"Auspicious blessings from heaven!"
"Ascending in the daytime, wouldn't it be with the help of gods?"
"The King of Wu is benevolent and grateful for the wonders of heaven and earth!"
Other officials and common people did not have Tao Guangyi's new level of learning and studying things. They all thought that ascension was a matter for gods.
Seeing that Tao Guangyi, a member of the Ten Thousand Households family, had just flown high into the sky, and now came back safe and sound, he felt that he was being favored by God.
"Wanhu, you are truly Wanhu!"
Zhu Han was also very excited. This guy Wan Hu is simply the most efficient inventor!
"Rush to make a bigger hot air balloon immediately. In half a month, I will go to Korea. Korea is mostly mountainous. This hot air balloon has great potential!" Zhu Han ordered again.
Wanhu Tao Guangyi was naturally overjoyed at Zhu Han's affirmation.
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely make a bigger one within ten days!"
The impact of the hot air balloon's launch on this day far exceeded Zhu Han's expectations.
The entire Jinling City was talking about this magical scene.
"Jinling is the land of the emperor, so it really has the aura of rising dragons!"
"Yes, if there is no rising dragon energy, how can you fly in the daytime?"
"I saw a guy as big as three houses fly away as fast as he could!"
"Have you heard that the new champion Tao Wanhu is right there!"
"The number one scholar is Wenquxing who descended to earth. This time there is no mistake!"
"Xingxu descends to earth to assist King Wu. King Zhu Wu will be more than just a King of Wu in the future!"
All kinds of rumors are rampant. Even the generation in Jiangbei are spreading rumors that Jinling is a blessed land for emperors. Whoever occupies Jinling can rule the world.
Zhu Han had no time to deal with these rumors, so he just let people talk.
At this time, Zhu Han had already personally led an army of 20,000 people, riding hundreds of warships and heading north along the coast to kill the Mongolian Yuan loyal dog vassal state Goryeo!
The Jurchens and other barbarians from Liaoyang Province wanted to go south, so Zhu Han took Korea first and went straight to their home base to see if they dared to go south.
Moreover, although Goryeo's land was small and barren, it was geographically advantageous, allowing Zhu Han to threaten Liaodong and lay the foundation for his future invasion of Japan.
"Sir, ahead is Anton Guard in Shandong, where we can replenish supplies!"
As the fleet moves northward.
Zhu Han established a series of guard posts along the coast of Shandong and immediately played their role.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The logistical supply of tens of thousands of horses was completed quickly and easily.
After completing the last supply at Aoshanwei, Zhu Han led the fleet straight east, heading for Tamna Island, the first stop for conquering Goryeo.
Tamna Island, also known as Jeju Island in later generations, has a horse farm and a general administration office set up by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. There are about 100,000 horses. If you remove some old and weak people, you can also use 50,000 war horses.
It can be said that as long as Tamna Island is captured, Zhu Han and his Red Scarf Army will no longer lack horses, and will even be able to have a pure dragoon that marches on horseback.
Hubei, Hanyang.
Hanyang City, which was known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces in later generations, was already prosperous during the Yuan Dynasty.
Hanyang City not only has tall walls.
Moreover, there are more than ten large and small fortresses within a radius of more than ten miles, making it a first-class fortified city.
The capital of Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui of the Southern Red Scarf Army was also in Hanyang.
Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui was summoning his generals to gather together in Hanyang to discuss the next move.
In the simple palace of Hanyang, Xu Shouhui, wearing a yellow dragon robe, was sitting on the dragon chair, looking majestic as a ninety-five-year-old man.
"Now Zhu Yuanzhang and his men have occupied the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that they are extremely rich. Liu Futong and his two northern expeditions relied on Zhu Yuanzhang's food and grass supplies. We, Tianwan, are the orthodox ones. Do we have to watch them occupy the south of the Yangtze River?
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Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui took the lead in stating the theme of today's court meeting, which was the direction in which the Tianwan Empire would expand.
The Tianwan Empire now occupies almost all of Hubei and half of Hunan. Even many rebels in Chongqing and Xichuan have sent people to declare their allegiance. Located in Hubei, the main thoroughfare of nine provinces, the Tianwan Red Turban Army's next step
Where to expand will be a matter of life and death.
After hearing the words of Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui, the first person to speak was a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe. He was Zou Pusheng, the grand master of Tianwan Empire.
According to seniority rankings, Taishi Zou Pusheng is even older than Xu Shouhui.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, now the title of our country is Tianwan, which means to stabilize the pressure on the head of the 'Great Yuan'. Since the name of the country is like this, we should take the destruction of the Yuan and the crusade against the Hulu as our top priority, and we should advance westward first.
Bashu occupies the land of abundance, and the population, land and wealth there are not much worse than those in Jiangnan!"
"When Bashu is captured, we can then send troops to Hanzhong to seize Qinchuan in Guanzhong. This was the route used by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty when he unified the world."
As one of the first-class intellectuals in the Tianwan Empire and a veteran, Taishi Zou Pusheng's suggestion immediately gained support from many generals.
"Yes, we have to kill the Tatars, that's why we are rebelling!"
“If we don’t kill the Tatars, how can we still be considered rebels?”
"The Grand Master is right, we will fight wherever there are Tatars!"
However, most of these generals who supported Zou Pusheng were middle- and low-level generals. It was obvious that they had no overall vision and could not explain why. They could only simply stick to the original intention of fighting the Tatars.
However, Ni Wenjun, who was now the leader of the Red Scarf Army and supported Xu Shouhui as the founding emperor, was bent on seizing the Jiangnan area occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers.
"Haha, what the grand master said makes sense. We raise our troops just to kill the Tatars, but we can't just let us kill the Tatars desperately and let others take advantage at will!"
Ni Wenjun, who looked fierce, said loudly.
Among the Tianwan Red Scarf Army, Ni Wenjun and others had always felt that Zhu Yuanzhang could occupy the big fat country in Jiangnan. The main reason was because Ni Wenjun and others contained the strength of the Huguang Yuan Army.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang has exclusive control of Jiangnan.
Liu Futong and others' mouths were full of oil after eating, and Ni Wenjun was already very unhappy.
"According to me, the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are so big. How can that thief monk Zhu Yuanzhang eat them all? At least he has to give us Jiangxi!" Ni Wenjun said.
Although Jiangxi does not belong to the Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, according to rumors, Pingzhang Jitong, the Jiangxi province of Meng Yuan, was already planning to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.
The Hubei area was once the main battlefield between the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, and suffered huge war damage.
Coupled with decades of exploitation by the Mongols and Yuan Dynasties, Hubei's vitality is still far inferior to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and even inferior to Jiangxi.
Ni Wenjun and others felt that if the Tianwan Red Scarf Army wanted to grow stronger, it must capture Jiangxi.
Jiangxi has porcelain, copper mines, and grain, which are enough to give them the power boost they remember.
"Not only in Jiangxi, I heard that there is a shipping company in Quanzhou, Fujian, which is occupied by a group of Persians. They can make a net profit of one million taels of silver every year. We can march into Jiangxi and Fujian at the same time!" Next to Ni Wenjun!
One of the young generals said.
"Chen Youliang, what you said is right, Fujian can't be let go either!" Ni Wenjun happily said to the general.
This person is none other than Ni Wenjun’s general Chen Youliang!
As the most loyal subordinate of Prime Minister Ni Wenjun, Chen Youliang's prestige in the military is second only to Ni Wenjun.
"However, once we march into Jiangxi or Fujian, it will be equivalent to going to war with Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Futong." Emperor Tianwan Xu Shouhui was a little worried.
As a rebel who started against the Yuan Dynasty.
Although Xu Shouhui did not like the domineering Liu Futong and other northern red scarf troops, he did not want to kill each other.
After all, the influence of Meng Yuan has not yet been wiped out.
"Your Majesty is right, we'd better not provoke the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers now. They can kill Emperor Meng Yuan and annihilate millions of troops under Gaoyou City. They are definitely not easy to deal with!" Grand Master Zou Pusheng said.
Many generals and officials nodded in unison, feeling that this judgment was reasonable.
The two brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han could rise to become a powerful prince in less than three years. They are definitely ruthless people with super strength. There is no need to provoke them just to seize territory.
"Bashu is also a prosperous land. Our occupation of Bashu is no worse than our occupation of Jiangxi and Fujian. It's better not to provoke Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han." Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui said with a serious face. He wanted to play the final decision-making role.
However, it was clear that Ni Wenjun did not want to buy into Xu Shouhui's behavior.
"Your Majesty, you are wrong. Although Bashu is rich, it is not a place where great things happen. Since ancient times, except for Liu Bang, who has killed anyone from Bashu? Even Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and his ministers have not died of old age.
In Bashu? We don't have the skills of Zhuge Liang, and your Majesty, you are not Liu Bei. Once you enter Bashu, you are waiting to die." Ni Wenjun said loudly.
His words were very rude and did not take Xu Shouhui, the polished emperor, seriously at all!
After all, 90% of the army is in the hands of Ni Wenjun, and he has always been so open-minded.
Xu Shouhui was angry, but he had no way to show it.
"I heard that Zhu Han has already led his army to conquer Korea, and Zhu Yuanzhang is still in Huaixi and has not moved to Jiangnan. It is a good time for them to be empty. We immediately led our army to the east, first taking Jiangxi, and then Fujian. Wait until
Zhu Han and the others realized that we had already taken over the territory. If they are not convinced, how can we still be afraid of them with our army of hundreds of thousands?" Ni Wenjun shouted loudly.
The Tianwan Red Scarf Army has always had very good discipline and has a strong reputation in the Huguang area.
Many people are vying to join the army, and the size of the army has already exceeded 300,000!
However, the number of soldiers and horses is real, but the specific combat effectiveness is not high.
Finally, Ni Wenjun, who held military power, made the final decision!
On the spot, he appointed his subordinate Chen Youliang as Marshal of the Eastern Expedition and led an army of 150,000 to attack Jiangxi.
In addition, in order to save the face of Emperor Xu Shouhui and Grand Master Zou Pusheng, general Ming Yuzhen was also assigned to lead a force of 50,000 troops to attack Yuzhou, Chongqing to the west.
Ni Wenjun led the reserve army to sit in the rear.
As long as Chen Youliang wins at the front, he will immediately lead all his property, escort Emperor Xu Shouhui and others, and move the capital of Tianwan Empire to Jiangxi.
Once the Tianwan Empire moves its capital, Zhu Yuanzhang and his two brothers will have to fight tooth and nail against hundreds of thousands of Tianwan Red Scarf troops if they want to rob it again.
Ni Wenjun still didn’t believe it. Brother Zhu Yuanzhang could snatch away the Jiangxi he had eaten!
A few days later.
The mighty Tianwan Red Turban Army, led by Marshal Chen Youliang, sailed down the Yangtze River in thousands of large and small warships and headed towards Jiangxi.
The news of Tianwan's Red Turban Army's expedition spread all around in an instant, and the remaining Mongolian and Yuan forces from all walks of life surrendered in advance. In just half a month, Chen Youliang led his army to seize all the cities near the mouth of the Yangtze River in Poyang Lake and secure the Yangtze River waterway.
It's in your own hands.
Quanzhou, Fujian.
News that Chen Youliang led his troops to attack Jiangxi soon spread to Fujian.
However, no one from the local forces in Fujian paid any attention to this news, because the situation in Fujian was already in chaos.
Whether it is the remaining military officials of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty or the rebels from all walks of life.
Or the wealthy gentry and landlords in various places who were trying to protect themselves were all in panic.
They already have too much to take care of themselves, because a serious war has broken out in the Quanzhou Port in Fujian Province.
As the largest port in the world today, Quanzhou Port accounts for almost half of the Mongolian-Yuan maritime trade in annual revenue.
The prosperity of Quanzhou Port did not start with the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, but since the Tang Dynasty, a large number of merchants from all over the world have gathered here. By the Song Dynasty, a shipping department was established here, and even more
It pushed the prosperity of this sea trade port to a climax.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the most famous family was the Pu Shougeng family. They not only had a lot of taxation and financial autonomy privileges, but also received official appointments from the Southern Song Dynasty court, and were allowed to live in Quanzhou for generations to do business and preach.
The Pu Shougeng family has gained the trust of the Southern Song Dynasty court for hundreds of years.
But during the war between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, he chose to betray.
When the Mongols came to the city, the Pu Shougeng family in Quanzhou entangled a large number of Muslims to cause chaos in Quanzhou City. They not only killed many local Southern Song Dynasty clan members and officials, but also massacred civilians and robbed merchants.
Finally, the city gates were opened to welcome Meng Yuan into the city and they occupied Quanzhou.
The Mongolian and Yuan court admired Pu Shougeng's backstabbing behavior very much. After all, the people killed were all Han people, so what did it have to do with the Mongols?
Finally, the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties promoted the Pu family to official positions and titles, not only allowing them to continue to maintain their privileges under the original concession conditions of the Southern Song Dynasty, but also granted them additional rights such as training the army here and collecting taxes on behalf of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty.
After gaining the right to train troops, the Pu family completely occupied Quanzhou.
They introduced a large number of Muslims from Persia and Tianfang in Western Asia.
These Muslims were all tribal warriors provided by various places. After they came to Quanzhou, they helped the Pu family suppress the local Han resistance and quickly turned Quanzhou into an Eastern Islamic base.
The entire Han people in Quanzhou City, on the land where their ancestors have lived for thousands of years, have to pay taxes to the Semu people because they do not believe in Islam.
After nearly a hundred years of management during the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties, today's Quanzhou City has become an oriental holy land for Islam.
There are already more than 100,000 Semu people in the entire city, and the Dingzhuang among them are all soldiers. They are equipped with sophisticated weapons, artillery, armor and other heavy equipment. It is like an independent kingdom of Semu people.
When Bolu and others from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces surrendered to the Red Turban Army, the Yuan officers and generals in Fujian did not express their stance for a long time. They each maintained their own troops and wanted to be the backbone of the army.
But at this time, the Semu people led by the Pu family in Quanzhou launched a rebellion.
They killed the Mongols who served as officials of the Yuan Dynasty, and then took control of all power in Quanzhou themselves.
Soon, the Semu people began to kill the local Han people, and they were ready to kill all the Han people, Mongols and other non-believers in Quanzhou.
The remnants of the Yuan army and the powerful Han people in various parts of Fujian fled for a while, and hundreds of miles around Quanzhou became a deserted land without human habitation.
But not all people are timid and cowardly.
There were several regiment drills, such as Chen Youding and others, who immediately tried to win over the remaining soldiers and prepared to counterattack Quanzhou.
Chen Youding and others are all regiment training soldiers who were promoted during the suppression of bandits. They are weak in strength, have no strong combat experience, and do not have strong equipment support. They are basically useless to the Quanzhou Pu family that has been operating for hundreds of years.
It's like a stone hitting an egg.
After being defeated three times and twice, Chen Youding and others had no choice but to move to the mountains around Wuyi Mountain to escape.
As a result, the Pu family expanded outwards, occupying not only Quanzhou, but also other neighboring states and counties in Fujian. Most of Fujian fell under the control of the Semu Huihui people.
Fujian, Wuyi Mountain.
On a gentle slope in the mountains, an army of several hundred people is stationed here.
Their armor was thin, they didn't have many horses, and they didn't have many kinds of equipment.
This army was Chen Youding and others who had withdrawn from Quanzhou. They belonged to the army reserved by the remnants of the Yuan army.
Chen Youding and others were locked in a debate over what to do next.
Among them, the masters headed by Chen Youding belong to the main war faction. They advocate using Wuyi Mountain as the foundation to gather the remaining Yuan army soldiers in Fujian, and then prepare to return to Quanzhou to retake Quanzhou, a prosperous place. Finally, they will blockade Fujian's dangerous mountains and rivers and pass Fujian.
It became their separatist territory and continued to be loyal to the Yuan Dynasty.
However, other generals led by Liu San and others had different opinions. They advocated using Wuyi Mountain as their base and contacting the Red Turban Army to the north to request reinforcements.
"We were just farmers who farmed the land, and we were all promoted by the imperial court. Now we have received imperial food, become soldiers, and been promoted by adults all the way. We have become generals, deputy generals, etc. Now the imperial court is in trouble.
We can't be ungrateful, it's really not appropriate to throw the red scarf!"
Chen Youding was dressed in military uniform and shouted loudly with his face flushed.
Chen Youding was born a farmer. When Bai Lian taught his son to revolt in the north, many rebellions also occurred in various provinces in the south.
Bandits from all walks of life were killing people and setting fires everywhere. The Xuanwei Prefecture in Fujian Province of Jiangsu and Zhejiang organized their own troops to suppress the bandits.
It was at that time that Chen Youding was drafted into the army and became a member of the officers and soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty.
Then he repeatedly made military exploits and was promoted to the position of General of Qianhu, Fujian Province.
In Chen Youding's heart, he was still grateful to Meng Yuan and the imperial court.
Therefore, he did not want to surrender to the Red Turban Army, but kept gathering the remnants of the old army, hoping to use the high mountains and mountains of Fujian to prevent the Red Turban Army from entering Fujian.
Liu San and other generals did not take Chen Youding's suggestion seriously.
Liu San said: "Brother Chen, your idea is absolutely wrong. Now the emperor of the imperial court is dead, and a million troops were wiped out in a battle in Yangzhou! How can the Mongols still have the ability to return to Jiangnan, even if they still have soldiers?
Ma, I'm afraid it will be difficult to march south of the Yangtze River. We Fujian people cannot afford to be buried with the Mongols at this time."
Liu San's words won the agreement of most people. They all felt that the Meng Yuan was exhausted, especially the Han people in the south, who were even more hostile to the Mongols, such as Chen Youding, who was foolishly loyal to the Meng Yuan.
Those who are favored by promotion belong to a very small minority.
"Brother Liu San is right. The Mongols are already in trouble. How can they hope to survive?"
"These semu people from Quanzhou killed our relatives and robbed our fields and houses. If we don't take revenge, we will not be human!"
Several generals said, and after the others heard this, they all drew their swords and shouted.
He clamored to return to Quanzhou, kill all the Hui people, and avenge his dead relatives, brothers and comrades.
Suddenly, the cry for revenge resounded throughout the house. Although Chen Youding and others were unwilling, seeing this scene, they had to agree to surrender to the Red Turban Army in the north and asked for reinforcements to help them take back Quanzhou.
Just when Chen Youding, Liu San and other generals were discussing how to find the Red Scarf Army to ask for reinforcements.
A piece of news came.
Tianwan Red Turban Army Marshal Chen Youliang has led his army from Hubei into Jiangxi.
The news spread to Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province. When Chen Youding and others learned the news, they were all shocked.
Because Jiangxi is close to Fujian, if Chen Youliang's Tianwan Red Scarf Army occupied Jiangxi, it would only be separated by a mountain from Fujian.
For a while, many people felt that they should ask Chen Youliang. Reinforcements from the Tianwan Red Scarf Army should come faster than Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers.
Moreover, when the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces surrendered, Fujian and others all separated themselves to protect themselves and did not respond actively. If they really went to Jinling Mansion to ask for reinforcements, I am afraid it would not go well.
Chen Youding, Liu San and others have long known that the Red Turban Army from the North and the South do not deal with each other.
So they once again fell into a dispute over which Red Army should seek reinforcements.
While Chen Youding, Liu San and others were arguing, another news came from Jiangxi.
After leading his army to conquer Jiangzhou, Longxing and other places, Chen Youliang, the general of the Eastern Expedition of Tianwan's Red Turban Army, massacred the old Mongolian and Yuan officials and generals there. Thousands of old Mongolian and Yuan troops, together with their families, were massacred.
They were all thrown into Poyang Lake and drowned.
When the news came, Chen Youding, Liu San and others were shocked.
Because Chen Youding, Liu San and others were also old generals of the Meng Yuan Dynasty, and there were many officials of the Meng Yuan Dynasty under them, all of whom followed with their families.
At this time, if you defect to Chen Youliang's Tianwan Red Scarf Army, you will be seeking death no matter what.
In this case, there was no other way. They could only send people to Jinling Mansion to find Zhu Han, intending to hug Zhu Han's lap.
After all, in addition to killing many Mongolians and Semu people on the battlefield, Zhu Han also captured and surrendered Mongolian officials and generals who were all alive and well.
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Chen Youding, Liu San and others did not know that Zhu Han had led his army to leave Jinling Mansion to conquer Goryeo. Their envoys went north along the rugged mountain road and passed through Jinling, which they had gone through a lot of hard work, but failed.
Liu Bowen, who stayed in Jinling Mansion, immediately sent a clipper to convey the news about Fujian to Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang in Dingyuan, asking them to make a decision.
After receiving the news, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate and immediately sent Xu Da to lead 10,000 navy and army troops from Jinling to the south, preparing to go along the rugged mountain road to support nearby areas.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang already knew the news that Chen Youliang and others had captured Xu Jiangxi. If he did not go to rescue Fujian, maybe Chen Youliang would enter Fujian after taking Jiangxi.
At the same time, the clipper dispatched by Liu Bowen had also arrived in Shandong, and was getting ready in Shandong. Zhu Han, who was about to set off, also received the news.
Shandong, Haiyang County.
On the beach outside Haiyang County, Zhu Han was admiring the sea view.
The fishermen rush to the sea to pick up shellfish, small fish and shrimps under the setting sun. It is really a beautiful autumn scenery.
However, these women who were working at sea all had dark complexions, which did not allow Zhu Han to have any other thoughts.
suddenly.
Among the crowd rushing to the sea, a pair of slender, white legs caught Zhu Han's eyes.
Liu Sanniang held a small bamboo basket in her hand...it was filled with shells, crabs, small fish and shrimps picked up from the sea.
"Brother Han, look, I picked up a lot!" Liu Sanniang said happily.
Zhu Han also smiled when he saw this, "Yes, it seems that you have gained a lot. I can eat the seafood dinner you made tonight to make up for it!"
"I've been at a huge loss in the past two days!"
When Liu Sanniang heard this, her cheeks turned red with embarrassment and a rare shy expression appeared on her face.
He didn't even look like a female bandit who was robbing homes and homes.
"Brother Han, when you come back this time, will you take me back to Jinling?" Liu Sanniang quickly changed the subject.
However, her own voice was still very small, just like a mosquito humming.
Today, Zhu Han is more than seven feet tall, and his many years of military life have made Zhu Han look very mature. He does not look like a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, but like a young man of eighteen or nineteen.
Two days ago, Zhu Han also made an unceremonious move on Liu Sanniang, who had already fallen in love with him.
Zhu Han is now a real man.
He and Liu Sanniang have been inseparable together for several days, and tomorrow is the time for the fleet to set off for Tamna Island in Korea.
Although Liu Sanniang is one or two years older than Zhu Han.
But in front of Zhu Han, this former female pirate looked like a shy little woman.
Seeing Liu Sanniang's appearance, Zhu Han smiled slightly, and then said: "Don't worry, I will definitely take you back to Jinling when I come back from Gaoli. However, once I get to Jinling Mansion, if you want to go back to Hai
I’m afraid it won’t be so convenient here in Yang County.”
Regarding this issue, Liu Sanniang can be said to have vividly demonstrated women's extroversion.
After hearing this, she immediately laughed and said to Zhu Han.
"Brother Han, I have already told my father that when I go to Jinling Mansion and settle down, I will take them to Jinling to enjoy their lives. Whether they return to Haiyang County or not depends on Brother Han's decision."
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately became happy, "You went to Jinling, and your father also went to Jinling, so who will be the official in charge of Haiyang Wei here?"
