Chapter 132: Save the soldier Qi Xiang! Kill Chahan Timur!
"The Tatars are really insidious!" Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly.
"Chahan, Wang Baobao and others have already captured more than 200,000 strong men, and they will definitely go south to Huainan." Zhu Han said with a frown.
There are actually two ways to enter the Huainan Jiangbei area from the Central Plains. One is to walk along the land route to the Huaixi area, and then go eastward to the wealthy areas in the Huainan Jiangbei area.
The other road is to go east from Henan and enter the Xuzhou area!
From there, heading south along the canal, you can directly enter the prosperous Yangzhou.
A land route and a water route, it can be said that each has advantages and disadvantages.
As for which route Wang Baobao and other Yuan troops chose to attack, it is currently unknown.
Everyone discussed this matter for a long time, and in the end they all thought that Wang Baobao would probably go to Xuzhou to take the waterway first, because the land route took too long, and there were many Red Scarf troops along the way. Once he was hindered, hundreds of thousands of people would be trapped.
I'm afraid most of the refugees will starve to death.
It would be quite convenient if we take the Grand Canal on the eastern route. The waterway is fast and saves effort.
"To the north of Xuzhou is Qufu. If Wang Baobao wants to take the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, he will definitely be afraid of being attacked from both sides and attack Qufu first!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized the problem.
"That's right, although Qi Xiang in Qufu has more than 20,000 people, the real elite is only one or two thousand. If he fights against Wang Baobao, it will be dangerous." Zhu Han immediately realized the danger.
Thinking that Qi Xiang might be in danger, Zhu Han suddenly raised his voice.
He clearly remembered that Qi Xiang was still single and unmarried!
If Qi Xiang was defeated and killed in Qufu by Wang Baobao, then Qi Xiang would not have any descendants, which means that the military wizard Qi Jiguang would not exist.
"If Wang Baobao is allowed to go down the river, Yangzhou will definitely suffer a catastrophe, and the salt farm that he finally accumulated will be destroyed!" Zhu Han said worriedly.
After Zhu Han improved the salt field in Yangzhou, it had already exceeded its original scale. Zhang Shicheng, who had transformed from a warlord to a major salt merchant, was making a lot of money, and Zhu Han and the others were also making a lot of money.
If the refugee army led by Wang Baobao rushes into Yangzhou, Zhu Han will definitely not be able to survive even a single hair.
After all, there is nothing calm or rational about the refugee army who is about to starve to death.
In order to deal with the hundreds of thousands of refugee troops held hostage by Wang Baobao and other Mongolian generals, Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen discussed for a long time.
The more Zhu Han listened next to him, the more he felt that the development of this matter was a bit too magical. The Meng Yuan general Wang Baobao led the Henan refugee army towards the prosperous Jiangnan. Want to come and eat the big families of the Red Scarf Army?
"Damn it, I'm the rebel. Why does it feel like I got the wrong script?" Zhu Han couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
After some discussions, everyone felt that no matter how powerful the hundreds of thousands of refugee troops were, they could quickly defeat the small forces of Wang Baobao and other Meng Yuan generals if they used their special skills of 'opening warehouses and releasing grain'.
abacus.
After all, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian and Yuan generals had been immersed in the disasters in the north for too long, and they might not understand the prosperity of Jiangnan.
Zhu Yuanzhang now has a stock of grain and grass in his hands, let alone two to three hundred thousand victims. Even if it doubles again, he can still afford it.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is not only not afraid of the Henan refugee army coming, but is also afraid that they will not come and not give him a chance to show off his rich family background.
However, it is a bit dangerous for Qufu City, Qi Xiang and others who are hanging outside.
"Qufu is not a critical place. Let Qi Xiang lead his troops to evacuate eastward. It is not worth sacrificing his life for this place." Zhu Han suggested.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded in agreement.
However, it was too far from Jinling to Qufu. When Zhu Han's order was sent to Qufu, Qi Xiang could no longer leave.
Qufu.
The black army outside the city was like black clouds all over the sky. The banners of the Henan regiment and coalition were fluttering in the wind outside Qufu City. Hundreds of thousands of refugees came under the banner of the Yuan army.
Outside Qufu City.
Inside Qufu City.
Qi Xiang sat in the main tent, frowning.
"Zheng Qi, what should we do?" Zhang Yong, the deputy guard next to him, asked.
"What can we do?" Qi Xiang sighed: "The only choice now is to fight."
"Fight? Qi Zhenshou, I see that the refugee army has gathered at least hundreds of thousands of people now, and these refugee soldiers are all hungry and anxious guys. They don't want their lives at all. It's not easy to fight even if they fight hard?" Zhang Yong said worriedly
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Although Qi Xiang thinks that he still has a good way with tactics.
However, he did not expect that the situation would turn out to be terrible. Suddenly, so many Yuan army refugees came from outside, suddenly cutting off the traffic inside and outside Qufu City.
Qufu City is now completely besieged, and there are more and more enemy troops outside the city.
These refugee soldiers did not take their own lives seriously at all. Qi Xiang made several raids and killed many people, but he did not scare them away.
Qi Xiang shook his head and said: "Give me my order and everyone should prepare for battle. Wait for my order and prepare for a fire attack tonight."
"Yes, I obey." Zhang Yong nodded and immediately exited the main account.
There are too many of these refugees, and they are often scared away and soon gather again. For them, using sugar rockets is a waste!
As the refugees outside the city gather more and more!
The Mongolian and Yuan generals Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others led their troops and horses to the outside of Qufu City together.
When they saw the small city of Qufu, they all expressed their disdain for Kong Kejian and Hama who had been defeated and escaped.
"These stupid pigs, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, allowed such a small number of rebels to be wiped out? They were also hunted for dozens of miles. What a waste!" Chahan Timur cursed.
"Haha, uncle is right." Wang Baobao said with a smile.
"King Ruyang, how about we conquer Qufu this time and massacre the city for three days?" Polo Timur said with a smile.
"Okay! Send the order, and the whole army is ready to attack. After the city is broken, they will plunder for three days." Chahan Timur nodded and agreed with Polo Timur's suggestion.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
From the perspective of the Yuan army, once the city of Qufu is captured, the wealth here will be enough to make people happy for a few days. As for the people's support, it is not an issue for them to consider at all.
Soon, as Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and other Mongolian and Yuan generals arrived, the Yuan army outside the city began a fierce attack on the city. The first people to start the battle were the refugee cannon fodder under the Yuan army!
For these refugees who risk their lives for a morsel of food, only by conquering Qufu City can they continue to live.
When Qi Xiang, the general of the Red Scarf Army in Qufu City, and others saw the Yuan army beginning to attack the city, they led the defenders to launch a defense!
"Brothers, we must win today's battle." Qi Xiang shouted.
"Master Qi, let's fight hard!" the red scarf sergeant shouted loudly.
"Okay! Let's fight!" Qi Xiang also shouted, waving the sword in his hand, and led the defenders of the Red Scarf Army to fight with the Yuan army.
Under the city, the Yuan army launched a fierce charge. The weapons of both sides clashed with each other and sparks flew everywhere.
Qi Xiang wore fine armor, brandished a sword in his hand, and rushed to the front of the city wall.
As the fighting continued, the Yuan army quickly climbed onto the city wall relying on their numerical advantage.
"Brothers! Don't retreat, hold on!" Qi Xiang shouted loudly.
"Hold the city!" Another Red Scarf Army general also shouted.
"Defend Qufu to the death!" Every soldier shouted loudly.
"Hold!" Qi Xiang shouted, strode forward, brandished the sword in his hand, and rushed towards the Yuan general who climbed up the city wall.
The two soon fought together.
"boom!"
Qi Xiang roared and chopped off the enemy's head with a knife.
As the enemy's body fell to the ground, blood spurted out.
The generals of the Red Scarf Army at the city gate also became excited, waving their swords and guns, and fought harder.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Soon after, the Yuan army attacked the city again, but was repelled again by the Qufu defenders.
During the Qi Xiang battle, he counted the casualties of the soldiers and found that the defenders had dozens of casualties, while the Yuan army left thousands of corpses scattered all over the ground.
"Master Qi, this can't go on. If we continue to use up things like this, we will fall sooner or later!"
Another general said worriedly.
"There is no other way. We can only try our best to prevent them from attacking the city. Our troops are really too small." Qi Xiang said helplessly.
"Master Qi, why don't you send someone out of the city to ask for help?" an officer suggested.
Qi Xiang nodded: "Okay, quietly open the city gate tonight and send people out of the city to ask for help."
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Jiangnan, Jinling City.
The envoy Zhu Han sent to Qufu to ask Qi Xiang to withdraw his troops soon returned.
It is said that Qufu has been surrounded by the Yuan army and there is no way to get close to deliver information.
Upon hearing the news, Zhu Han was immediately shocked.
"Unexpectedly, Wang Baobao and other generals of the Yuan army could march so fast and reach Qufu City so quickly?" Zhu Han couldn't help but get up and pace back and forth.
Qi Xiang in Qufu must be in danger now.
Although the new army under Qi Xiang has good combat effectiveness, its number is too small after all, and the huge difference in military strength cannot be compensated by combat effectiveness.
Moreover, the people Qi Xiang was fighting were the famous Mongolian generals Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others, who were not easy to deal with.
"Deputy Commander, since Qufu is in crisis, why not send people to mobilize troops from all walks of life in Shandong to go to Qufu to support?" Shi Naian advised from the side.
"No, the Yuan army in Shandong is quite strong now. The other rebels may not be the opponents of Wang Baobao and others. Wouldn't it be better to let them die?" Zhu Han shook his head.
"That's true." Shi Naian nodded.
"However, now that Qufu is trapped, Qi Xiang and others are also in danger. I am worried that their lives will be in danger. It seems that I am the only one who can take action personally." Zhu Han said slowly after thinking carefully.
"That's true, it's just..." Shi Naian pondered for a moment and said.
"Nothing is wrong. I will personally take action and absolutely cannot let Qi Xiang and others make any mistakes." Zhu Han said.
Shi Naian thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
"Okay!" Zhu Han nodded, and then ordered: "Ten thousand new troops are enough to relieve the siege of Qufu!"
Two days later, after explaining the situation to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han personally led 10,000 new troops and left Jinling, aiming directly at Qufu City.
In Qufu City, Qi Xiang led the defenders to support themselves hard.
Because there were so many Yuan troops outside the city, they adopted wheel warfare in which they attacked the city day and night.
The energy of the defenders in Qufu City was greatly reduced by their consumption, and many people had not slept for two consecutive days and nights.
Qi Xiang's eyes were red and bloodshot.
The Yuan army's wheel battle outside the city made Qi Xiang exhausted, but Qi Xiang was not slack or discouraged at all.
Because Qi Xiang firmly believed that the Yuan army outside the city must also be exhausted.
As long as he waits for reinforcements to arrive, he will definitely be able to repel the Yuan army's siege!
Qi Xiang gritted his teeth and looked outside, waiting for reinforcements.
At this time, outside the city of Qufu, Chahan Timur and Wang Baobao were exhausted and sat on a small mound to catch their breath. An officer was holding a wine flask and pouring wine for them.
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With a tired look on his face, Chahan Timur picked up the wine bowl and drank the wine in large gulps.
At this time, Wang Baobao looked at Chahan Timur and said: "Uncle, you see, the small town of Qufu is a bit difficult to chew. If we continue to consume like this, we are afraid we will suffer a loss?"
After many days of attacks, the Yuan army failed to break through the city of Qufu. Instead, they lost many soldiers and horses. Although they were just some refugee troops, Wang Baobao still felt that it was wasted.
Wang Baobao felt that he should turn south at this time, ignore the rebels in Qufu, and directly enter the Huainan Jiangbei area, which is rich and food-rich.
"Hmph, if I can't conquer Qufu, then I'm just as useless as Hama! If I don't give the rebels a taste of their power, I'll be really sorry for the King of Ruyang who was given the title by the imperial court!" Chahan posted
Mu'er snorted coldly and said.
"Uncle, little Qufu, don't waste our time, retreat!" Wang Baobao advised.
"Retreat? You can't retreat!"
Chahan Timur snorted coldly and said.
Chahan Timur and others felt that Qufu City was already on the verge of collapse, and with a little more strength, they should be able to break through it quickly.
However, Qi Xiang and others in Qufu City relied on their tenacious willpower and fighting power!
They also inflicted heavy casualties on several subsequent attacks by the Yuan army.
The small city of Qufu turned out to be a fortress that Chahan Timur, king of Ruyang in the Yuan Dynasty, could not conquer!
Chahan Timur's face became extremely gloomy, and his heart was also very depressed.
He originally thought that with the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he would definitely be able to capture Qufu City.
Under the wheel battle, the red scarf thief was exhausted.
But……
Who would have thought that the fighting power of Qi Xiang and others would be stronger than he expected.
Chahan Timur looked at Qufu unwillingly, gritted his teeth, and decided to continue marching to Qufu!
"Continue to attack the city!"
Chahan Timur gave an order, and the soldiers of the Yuan army immediately began to launch a fierce attack on Qufu City.
In Chahan Timur's opinion, his elite Yuan army would never be defeated by the ruined city of Qufu.
However, Chahan Timur continued to attack for two days, but made no progress.
The Qufu garrison relied on muskets and artillery, as well as the arrow stamps and horse faces on Qufu City, to achieve almost no blind spots in defense. Occasionally, sporadic Yuan troops climbed to the top of the city and were immediately killed by the elites led by Qi Xiang.
All.
Just when the Yuan army suffered heavy casualties and was almost unable to launch a new attack.
suddenly.
The rangers outside came back to report to Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others.
"Reporting to Marshal, reinforcements from red scarf thieves are coming outside!"
"What, the red scarf thieves have come for reinforcements?"
When Chahan and others heard this, they were immediately shocked.
The Yuan army fortified the city for many days, but gained nothing and lost many soldiers and horses!
They can be considered exhausted, and now another reinforcement of red scarf thieves has arrived, making them extremely worried.
"How many reinforcements do the red scarf thieves have?" Wang Baobao asked quickly.
"Almost ten thousand!"
"Ten thousand?"
Upon hearing this number, Chahan Timur and others breathed a sigh of relief.
There are not many people, so they can definitely deal with them.
"Uncle, let's lead our elite troops to eliminate this red scarf bandit reinforcements and leave the refugees to continue the siege of the city. As long as the reinforcements outside the city are eliminated, the Qufu bandits will definitely collapse." Wang Baobao suggested immediately.
"Okay, let's do it!" Chahan Timur agreed quickly.
The entire Yuan army is full of confidence and will soon wipe out 10,000 red scarf reinforcements.
By dispatching 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops, victory is guaranteed.
However, Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and others never expected that the enemy they would face was not the ordinary Red Scarf Army, but the new army led by Zhu Han!
This new army is a standard early modern army!
Half of the soldiers in the entire legion use muskets, as well as a large number of armored spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, charge cavalry and musketeers, and more than forty artillery pieces.
In terms of firepower output alone, an average small city fortress may not have a powerful army.
Therefore, when Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others led the elite Yuan army to attack, they were immediately beaten by Zhu Han in a panic!
The 10,000 new troops led by Zhu Han were not only well-equipped with firearms and equipment, but also had extremely high tactical literacy. When they met on the battlefield, they defeated Chahan Timur and others.
The Yuan army led by Chahan Timur had almost no results, and they were killed by the Red Turban Army one after another!
The soldiers of the Yuan army were beaten to pieces one by one.
Chahan Timur looked at the fleeing Yuan army and gritted his teeth in anger. He was about to order the execution of the deserters.
Suddenly, after a burst of artillery roar, a three-pounder gun directly hit Chahan Timur's mount.
"ah!"
Chahan Timur screamed, and was crushed by his dead horse. He fell to the ground, twitching in pain, and his face was as pale as paper!
On the side, Wang Baobao was frightened to death when he saw this.
"uncle!"
Wang Baobao rushed to Chahan Timur's side, helped Chahan Timur up, and shouted anxiously.
However, Chahan Timur's whole body was limp and powerless, and it looked like he had been seriously injured!
With the help of several guards, Wang Baobao and others moved away the dead horses and rescued the seriously injured Chahan Timur.
However, Chahan Timur vomited blood and soon died.
"Quick, cough!"
Chahan Timur wanted to speak, but a mouthful of blood spurted out again, and he fell into coma again.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Wang Baobao and others were shocked and couldn't help but exclaimed.
After Chahan Timur passed out, Wang Baobao and others quickly carried Chahan Timur and ran to the rear.
On the battlefield, Zhu Han saw the Yuan army retreating in embarrassment, and his eyes shone with excitement.
The power of this firearms army is truly unstoppable.
The originally brave and capable Mongolian cavalry were simply a bunch of targets in front of the firearm phalanx.
"All troops, advance!"
"Target, Qufu City!"
Zhu Han shouted and ordered the entire army to pursue the Yuan army!
With the pursuit of the Red Scarf Army, the entire Yuan army of hundreds of thousands of people began to be completely defeated.
Those refugees have very poor fighting ability. They only want food and don't care about casualties.
Now that the defeat is certain, the refugees don't want to die in vain. Every one of them is desperately trying to escape, and they don't care about life and death!
Chahan Timur was rescued by Wang Baobao and others, and the Yuan army left behind was defeated. A great victory came easily as Zhu Han led his army.
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"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Woo!"
More than thirty miles northwest of Qufu City, a group of Yuan troops who had fled here were crying.
Their coach Chahan Timur has just passed away, and Wang Baobao's eyes are already red from crying!
Chahan Timur was called uncle, but he was actually the adoptive father who raised Wang Baobao.
Now, Wang Baobao felt extremely sad and angry, and wished he could go back immediately to avenge Chahan Timur.
"Uncle, I swear I will not be a human being unless I take revenge for this!" Wang Baobao roared in his heart, with a malicious light shining in his eyes!
"Master Wang, what should we do?" Several lieutenants looked at their subordinates, all with sad faces, and they didn't know what to do.
"Retreat!" Wang Baobao gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Otherwise, our entire army will be destroyed here!"
Now the city of Qufu is defeated!
Although Wang Baobao, Li Siqi, Polo Timur and others retained most of their elite troops, many of their auxiliary troops and baggage had been lost under Qufu City.
An army of hundreds of thousands turned into tens of thousands of remnants overnight.
In this case, naturally we can no longer go to Huainan.
In fact, even Henan was no longer able to return. After all, the loss of food and baggage was gone, and tens of thousands of troops returned hungry.
Under this situation, Wang Baobao decided to lead his troops to Bianliang first, take away all his family members and property, and then cross the river to go north to Dadu City.
After this great defeat, Henan will definitely be unable to defend itself. In order to save lives, it is better to go to Dadu early to make preparations.
The defeated soldiers of the Yuan army breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid that Wang Baobao would be impulsive and lead them back to die.
All the Yuan troops fled towards the rear.
Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others led the remaining troops and quickly retreated.
Seeing the defeated Wang Baobao and others, Zhu Han did not pursue them.
In Zhu Han's view, Chahan Timur and other Yuan troops did not pose the slightest threat.
There is no point in chasing Wang Baobao and others, it is just a waste of time.
Zhu Han glanced at the fleeing refugees and retreated. These were his targets.
"Send the order, and those who surrender will avoid death!"
"Don't kill the prisoners!"
These hundreds of thousands of refugees are all incredibly strong!
As long as he is given a few good meals, he can immediately become his own powerful source of soldiers!
Soon, Zhu Han's military orders were shouted everywhere on the battlefield.
"Those who surrender will avoid death!"
"Don't kill the prisoners!"
As the Red Turban Army shouted, more and more defeated soldiers began to no longer run away, but chose to surrender.
"Those who surrender will avoid death!"
"Don't kill the prisoners!"
"Don't kill the prisoners!"
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These loud and loud shouts were like a sharp sword, piercing the most vulnerable side deep in the hearts of the defeated soldiers.
"Surrender, surrender..."
Soon, a large number of refugees gathered outside Qufu City, and it was so dark that it looked very shocking.
The panicked and anxious expressions of each of these refugees showed the fear deep in their hearts.
They don't understand why the situation suddenly reversed!
How could the Yuan army, which was so powerful yesterday, turn into a loser in one day?
how so?
After some searching, the Red Scarf Army finally found more than 100,000 refugee prisoners.
Such a large number of people were quickly dispersed by Zhu Han's order, and they set up camp again outside the city. Then they took out a lot of food from the captured Yuan army baggage and gave it to the refugees who had not had a full meal for months.
A full meal.
In order to make the refugee army obedient, the Yuan army never let them eat enough.
So after Zhu Han ordered to give them a full meal, many of the refugees ate heartily while weeping.
After eating this hearty meal, all the captive refugees were extremely grateful to the Red Turban Army.
"Sir, we will kill the Tatars with you!"
"Yes, general, I will kill the Tatars with you from now on!"
"Kill the Tartars!"
The refugee army outside the city surrendered so quickly, which made Zhu Han very happy.
Especially, when Zhu Han entered Qufu City and saw the intact Qi Xiang among a group of exhausted Red Scarf Army soldiers, he felt even more happy.
"The deputy commander is invincible!"
As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Qi Xiang said excitedly.
Today's battle was something Qi Xiang never expected.
The hundreds of thousands of Yuan troops, under the attack of Zhu Han's 10,000 new troops, collapsed very quickly.
Apart from divine power, Qi Xiang couldn't find any other explanation for this.
"Haha, it's all the credit of the soldiers!" Zhu Han smiled and patted Qi Xiang on the shoulder, and then continued: "You did a good job. In this hard battle in Qufu, you did not embarrass our Red Scarf Army!"
Hearing Zhu Han's praise, Qi Xiang was greatly moved and said quickly: "Thank you for the compliment, sir! I am willing to go through fire and water for you, even if I die!"
Zhu Han waved his hands with a smile and said: "Okay, I know you are a loyal minister and a good general. You have made great achievements, so you will naturally be rewarded. When I return to Jinling, your reward will naturally be indispensable! Now, go back and prepare to rest.
I will handle all matters!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Xiang quickly bowed his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. I will resign!"
Qi Xiang, who hadn't slept for several days, really didn't have the energy to refuse.
"Well, go ahead, you did a great job!"
"Yes!" Qi Xiang cupped his fists and saluted, then turned and left.
Wang Baobao and others ran all the way and quickly fled back to Kaifeng City.
In the Ruyang Palace in Kaifeng City, a group of female relatives were wailing and crying. On the ground was the body of Chahan Timur.
Because the weather was too hot, Chahan Timur's body was already smelly and showed signs of decay.
"My lord!" All the female relatives are the concubines of Chahan Timur, King of Ruyang.
When they are crying now, they are not just crying for Chahan, but more for themselves.
Because, according to the custom of Mongolian princes, these concubines will be used for burial!
"Woo!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Because Chahan had no sons, Wang Baobao, his nephew and adopted son, took charge of everything.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing these crying female relatives, Wang Baobao did not care about them, but ordered that everything in the palace be packed up and everything that could not be taken away was packed.
Throw them all away.
"Brother, what are you going to do?" A teenage girl, her eyes red, obviously crying, came out and asked Wang Baobao.
"Minmin, go pack your things quickly. Kaifeng can't be defended anymore. Come with me to Dadu!" Wang Baobao said anxiously.
The girl in front of me is Princess Shaomin, the daughter of Chahan Timur, King of Ruyang.
"Aren't you going to avenge my father?" Princess Shao Min looked sad and angry.
Wang Baobao didn't want to take revenge, but now Henan had no food preparations. If he didn't go to Dadu first, he was afraid that all his troops would starve to death, and revenge would be useless.
Of course, even if Wang Baobao talked about these military aircraft matters, Princess Shaomin was not willing to listen.
"The dog thief Zhu Han killed my father. I must seek revenge on him!" Princess Shaomin said through gritted silver teeth.
Wang Baobao thought it was a little girl's angry words, so he didn't take it seriously.
However, in the evening, when the entire Ruyang Prince's Mansion was packed up and everyone was preparing to go to Dadu, Wang Baobao's men could not find any trace of Princess Shao Min.
Missing with Princess Shaomin were her personal maid Xiao Zhao, as well as some gold and silver jewelry, swords and horses.
After Wang Baobao learned this, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. This girl was so ignorant that she dared to run away privately.
Even if he wants revenge, is the traitor Zhu Han so easy to kill?
Not to mention Minmin's little daughter's family, even hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield can't do anything to Zhu Han!
Wang Baobao was deeply in love with his brother and sister Minmin, so he immediately postponed his plan to evacuate Kaifeng. That night, Wang Baobao led a large number of people to find Princess Shaomin.
However, no trace of Princess Shaomin was found until noon the next day, and Wang Baobao began to feel a little worried.
Princess Shaomin sneaked out of the city this time.
If he really went to assassinate the traitor Zhu Han, he would be in trouble and he would definitely die.
But everything was in vain. Wang Baobao didn't know how to recover Princess Shaomin. In desperation, he had to set off for Dadu.
Wang Baobao led tens of thousands of his troops and more than 100,000 Mongolian military family members, starting from Kaifeng and heading north to the capital of Yuan Dynasty.
Because of the severe drought, groups of refugees appeared outside the capital city.
Wang Baobao looked at these refugees and couldn't help feeling sad.
Judging from the situation outside Dadu City, the situation inside Dadu City is probably not optimistic either. There may not be much food to feed the army.
really.
When Wang Baobao entered the capital city, he was immediately invited to the palace by the Queen Mother Regent Qi to discuss state affairs.
In the Great Yuan Palace, there are silk and incense tents, jewels, fine wines and delicacies, so luxurious.
Wang Baobao and Empress Dowager Qi Yifanjin were both in a state of extreme clarity after they had an uproarious discussion about state affairs.
Wang Baobao put his arm around Empress Dowager Qi's slippery shoulders and sighed:
"Queen Mother, Dayuan is really in danger this time."
"How do you say that?" Empress Dowager Qi frowned.
For Wang Baobao, a young official who was handsome, strong and knowledgeable, Empress Dowager Qi had already fallen for him and almost obeyed his words.
"Now that there have been years of famine in the north, the imperial court will no longer be able to provide food and military pay. However, the Zhu brothers in the south are in need of money and food. There is really no way to continue this war." Wang Baobao said.
When Empress Dowager Qi heard this, her face immediately darkened.
She also knows...
Everything Wang Baobao said is true!
The entire Yuan Dynasty was already in a state of financial collapse. It was no longer possible to collect taxes in various places. There were rebels, large and small, in all states and counties.
The defeat of Wang Baobao and others this time was the last big gamble of the Yuan Dynasty to Stud.
The small city of Qufu used up the last batch of military supplies of the Yuan Dynasty!
This is something no one can believe.
Moreover, the death of Chahan Timur, a general, caused panic among the Yuan army.
"Then Baobao, what do you think we should do? Now that Aiyou is young and the ministers in the court are all a bunch of losers, the slave family will have to rely on you in the future." Empress Dowager Qi quickly said coquettishly.
Empress Dowager Qi was only in her twenties, and she was naturally beautiful and it was difficult to give up. After all the coy display, Wang Baobao was almost drunk.
Now that the Yuan Dynasty has been defeated one after another, several Mongolian vassal kings on the desert grasslands are ready to take action again. Especially the vassal kings who were descendants of Ali Buge felt that it was time for them to avenge their ancestors.
During the Great Mongolian Kingdom, two brothers, Ali Bu Ge and Kublai Khan, fought for the throne of the Mongolian Khan for a long time. In the end, Kublai Khan won and Ali Bu Ge died.
However, Ali Buge's descendants are still very powerful in the grasslands, and now they are once again showing their ambitions, ready to lead the grassland cavalry into the capital at any time and seize the throne of Emperor Aiyou.
Under such circumstances, Empress Dowager Qi could only count on the support of Wang Baobao, the generals who trained the Central Plains regiment.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, as long as I'm here, I won't let those rebellious officials and traitors do whatever they want!" Wang Baobao hugged Queen Mother Qi to show his loyalty.
"Then I'll be relieved." Empress Dowager Qi said.
Wang Baobao sighed, and then said: "In my opinion, we should find a way as soon as possible to restore the prestige of the Great Khan on the grassland and leave a way out for the future!"
"Route out?" Empress Dowager Qi was a little surprised.
"That's right, it's a retreat. If the red scarf thieves attack outside Dadu City one day, His Highness and the Great Khan can't leave the city and surrender, right?" Wang Baobao said.
Surrender, of course it is impossible to surrender.
Since ancient times, few emperors who surrendered met with a good end. Empress Dowager Qi did not dare to let her son surrender to the red scarf thief.
Empress Dowager Qi knew how unpopular the Mongols were in the Central Plains!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Once my son, the Mongolian Khan, falls into the hands of the red scarf thieves, he will definitely be doomed.
"Then what should we do? The grassland is wild and extremely cold. None of the civil and military officials in the court want to go to the grassland." Empress Dowager Qi said.
Wang Baobao sneered, "It's not up to them whether to go or not. As long as you don't want to die, you have to go to the grassland!"
Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, and brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han are so powerful, Wang Baobao feels that Dayuan has not much hope left.
The only way out is to retreat to the grassland and continue to be the Great Khan of Mongolia!
In this way, when there is civil strife in the Central Plains in the future, we can take the opportunity to go south to make a profit.
But if we don't retreat, when brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han annex Dayuan, it will be the end of Wang Baobao.
"What do you want to do?" Queen Mother Qi asked.
"What I mean is to send people to the grassland to appease the various tribes, and then build a city in Yuerhai to prevent unexpected events." Wang Baobao said.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you." Queen Mother Qi nodded and said.
Wang Baobao's suggestion was in line with her thoughts. Instead of waiting for death, it was better to take the initiative to find a way out.
"Then I will go back and gather troops and go to the grassland myself." Wang Baobao said.
"Okay, you have to go and come back quickly." Empress Dowager Qi nodded shyly.
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Henan, Yingzhou.
Due to months of drought, the entire land in Yingzhou has become dry and cracked.
There is almost no grass growing, and the people here are so hungry that their faces are sallow and skinny, and some old, weak, women and children cannot even move around.
What's even more frightening is that because too many people died of starvation and the weather was hot, many corpses had no time to bury, which allowed mosquitoes to breed and a large-scale plague began.
In just ten days, almost all the soldiers and civilians in Yingzhou City fled.
The Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty in Yingzhou City.
Emperor Liu Futong of the Han Dynasty was lying on the bed with a sallow complexion. Unfortunately, he was also infected with the plague. After being diagnosed by the doctors in Yingzhou City, he was already in the stage of being exhausted.
"Cough cough cough!"
Liu Futong had a weak cough.
There were no more maids and slaves in the entire palace, because they all fled, leaving only Liu Futong's old wife, Queen Zhu, to personally serve him.
In front of Liu Futong's hospital bed, there were not many generals and ministers in the past. Only Guan Duo and Dong Da were obeying orders, and the other generals led their troops to flee.
"I, cough cough..."
Liu Futong was about to speak, but another violent cough interrupted him.
After finally stabilizing himself, Liu Futong said weakly: "I feel that my illness will never be cured, and the big man will have to rely on you."
Guan Duo and Dong Da both looked sad. Now there are only more than 10,000 people in Yingzhou City. This Han Empire is really pitiful.
As Liu Futong spoke, he reached out and called his son Liu Wenju next to him.
He said to Guan Duo and Dong Da: "After my death, you will do your best to assist the prince. No matter what, you cannot surrender to the Tatars. As long as you survive this famine, you will be fine in the future."
When he said this, Liu Futong's eyes were empty, and it was obvious that his mental state was not very good.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Guan Duo will definitely assist the prince!"
"Your Majesty, I, Dong Da, will listen to you."
Guan Duo and Dong Dalian expressed their loyalty, and Liu Futong lay down on the bed again with confidence, still coughing non-stop.
Afterwards, Guan Duo and Dong Da walked out of the 'Han Palace'.
However, after taking only two steps, I heard someone calling me from behind.
"Brother Guan, Brother Dong, wait for me!"
When the two of them turned around, they found that it was Empress Zhu of the Han Dynasty who was chasing them.
Mrs. Liu Futong came from a small family, did not know how to read or write, and did not have much experience.
But she was kind-hearted, even after she became the empress of the Han Dynasty, she remained so. Guan Duo, Dong Da and others respected her very much.
"The Queen!"
"Empress!"
Guan Duo and Dong Da quickly asked for the gift.
Empress Zhu of the Han Dynasty didn't care and said directly.
"Brothers, don't leave in a hurry. Sit down and listen to me cheer you up!"
Empress Zhu of the Han Dynasty spoke fluent Henan accent, which made Guan Duo and Dong Dadun feel friendly.
"Empress, what do you want to say?" Dong Da asked immediately.
"As you saw just now, His Majesty Liu is already sick and confused, can you see that?" Empress Zhu said with a frown.
Your Majesty Lao Liu, such a down-to-earth and noble title can only be uttered by Empress Zhu.
